2012 Columbus Lions season

2012 Columbus Lions season
Head Coach	Jason Gibson
Home Field	Columbus Civic Center
Results
Record	6–6
Place
Playoff Finish	Lost Semifinals (Albany) 36–60
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2011	2013

The 2012 Columbus Lions season was the sixth season for the professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

The team played their home games under head coach Jason Gibson at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia.

Schedule

Key:       Win       Tie       Loss       Bye

Preseason

Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Game Site	Recap
March 4	6:00 PM EST	Team James All-Stars	W 77–12	Columbus Civic Center	[1]

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Recap
				Final	Record
1	March 10	7:30 PM EST	at Richmond Raiders	L 64–58	0–1	Richmond Coliseum	[2]
2	March 17	7:30 PM EDT	Knoxville NightHawks	W 64–59	1–1	Columbus Civic Center	[3]
3	March 24	7:30 PM EDT	at Alabama Hammers	W 56–43	2–1	Von Braun Center	[4]
4	March 31	7:30 PM EDT	Alabama Hammers	L 63–60	2–2	Columbus Civic Center	[5]
5	BYE
6	April 14	7:30 PM EDT	Louisiana Swashbucklers	W 75–61	3–2	Columbus Civic Center	[6]
7	April 21	7:30 PM EDT	at Albany Panthers	L 57–40	3–3	Albany Civic Center	[7]
8	BYE
9	May 6	4:00 PM EDT	Albany Panthers	W 58–56	4–3	Columbus Civic Center	[8]
10	May 12	7:30 PM EDT	at Knoxville NightHawks	W 58–55	5–3	Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum	[9]
11	May 19	7:30 PM EDT	at Richmond Raiders	L 74–64	5–4	Richmond Coliseum	[10]
12	BYE
13	June 2	7:30 PM EDT	at Louisiana Swashbucklers	L 61–57	5–5	Sudduth Coliseum	[11]
14	June 9	7:30 PM EDT	Albany Panthers	L 57–54	5–6	Columbus Civic Center	[12]
15	June 16	7:30 PM EDT	Knoxville NightHawks	W 76–63	6–6	Columbus Civic Center	[13]

Postseason

Round	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Game site	Recap
Round 1	June 23	7:30 PM EDT	at Albany Panthers	L 60–36	Albany Civic Center	[14]

Roster

2012 Columbus Lions roster
Quarterbacks  5 Randy Hippeard Running backs 77 Gabe Hollivay Wide receivers  4 London Crawford  8 Maurice Dupree  1 Gerald Gales  2 Marcus Jones		Offensive linemen 58 Dion Small 72 Arthur Smith 65 Issac Williams Defensive linemen 74 Franklin Lloyd 50 Melvin Matthews 92 Lawson Scott  6 Armond Willis		Linebackers 42 Matt Dunham 51 Justen Rivers Defensive backs  3 Ramon Broadway 23 Derek Douglas  9 David Smith 14 Cortez Stubbs Kickers 11 Trey Crum		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 23, 2013 20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Division standings

Template:2012 PIFL standings

External links

• 2012 results