The 2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season was the first season and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.
The Sting were originally created to replace the Saginaw Sting, who had left the league to re-join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The Sting had an agreement to host games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as well as other cities throughout Western Pennsylvania.
On November 30, 2011, the Sting announced that Paul Pennington would be their first coach in franchise history.
On May 15, 2012, the Sting were suspended by the league due to a lack of funds.
The Sting were able to finish the season with an 0-7 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Schedule Key:
Regular season Week Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Friday March 1 at Erie Explosion L 7-81 0-1 Louis J. Tullio Arena 2 Saturday March 10 at Marion Blue Racers L 27-68 0-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3 BYE 4 Friday March 23 at Erie Explosion L 34-88 0-3 Louis J. Tullio Arena 5 Friday March 30 at Johnstown Generals L 30-46 0-4 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 6 Saturday April 7 at Cincinnati Commandos L 20-76 0-5 Cincinnati Gardens 7 BYE 8 BYE 9 Sunday April 29 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 8-105 0-6 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 10 Saturday May 5 at Johnstown Generals Cancelled 0-6 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 11 Monday May 14 at Mississippi Hound Dogs Cancelled 0-6 BancorpSouth Arena 12 BYE 13 Saturday May 26 at Johnstown Generals L 6-33 0-7 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 14 Saturday June 2 at Lakeland Raiders Cancelled 0-7 Lakeland Center 15 Saturday June 9 at Florida Tarpons Cancelled 0-7 Germain Arena
Standings
Final roster 2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Sean Malafronte Offensive linemen currently vacant
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve currently vacant
Inactive list QB
rookies in italicsRoster updated May 26, 2012 16 Active, 1 Inactive
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