2012 Georgia Force season

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2012 Georgia Force season
Head coachDean Cokinos
Home fieldArena at Gwinnett Center
Results
Record9–9
Division place2nd AC South
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals (Sharks) 56–58

The 2012 Georgia Force season was the ninth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Force qualified for the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 9–9 record, but lost in the conference semifinals to the Jacksonville Sharks. Jacksonville kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to win the game 58–56. Following this season, it was announced that the Force had folded.[1]

Final roster[]

2012 Georgia Force roster

Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide Receivers

  Offensive Linemen
  • 68
  • 66
  • 70
  • 54
  • 53

Defensive Linemen

  Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

  •  7 Carlos Martinez
 

Injury Reserve

Other League Exempt

Refuse to Report

  • -- WR
  • -- WR

League Suspension

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 26, 2012
27 Active, 11 Inactive

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Standings[]

South Division
  • v
  • t
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
y-Jacksonville Sharks 10 8 .556 930 884 4–4 8–6 6–4 4–4
x-Georgia Force 9 9 .500 812 923 5–3 8–5 5–4 4–5
x-New Orleans VooDoo 8 10 .444 979 995 5–3 7–5 4–5 4–5
Tampa Bay Storm 8 10 .444 1021 1108 4–4 7–7 7–2 1–8
Orlando Predators 4 14 .222 770 902 2–6 4–11 4–5 0–9

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule[]

Regular season[]

The Force began the season at home against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 12. They visited the New Orleans VooDoo in their final regular season game on July 21.[2]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Monday March 12 7:30 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 41–39 1–0 Arena at Gwinnett Center [3]
2 Friday March 16 8:00 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 47–50 1–1 Tampa Bay Times Forum [4]
3 Saturday March 24 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 69–41 2–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [5]
4 Bye
5 Saturday April 7 7:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul L 42–92 2–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center [6]
6 Saturday April 14 7:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush W 70–49 3–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center [7]
7 Friday April 20 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 24–27 3–3 Amway Center [8]
8 Sunday April 29 3:00 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 27–60 3–4 Arena at Gwinnett Center [9]
9 Saturday April 5 8:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 55–52 4–4 Consol Energy Center [10]
10 Saturday May 12 7:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 44–41 5–4 Arena at Gwinnett Center [11]
11 Friday May 18 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 58–55 6–4 Bradley Center [12]
12 Saturday May 26 8:00 p.m. EDT at Kansas City Command L 27–39 6–5 Sprint Center [13]
13 Saturday June 2 7:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo L 35–57 6–6 Arena at Gwinnett Center [14]
14 Saturday June 9 7:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 56–39 7–6 Arena at Gwinnett Center [15]
15 Saturday June 16 8:00 p.m. EDT at Chicago Rush L 27–62 7–7 Allstate Arena [16]
16 Saturday June 23 9:00 p.m. EDT at Utah Blaze L 38–61 7–8 EnergySolutions Arena [17]
17 Sunday July 1 3:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 56–53 8–8 Arena at Gwinnett Center [18]
18 Bye
19 Saturday July 14 7:00 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power L 41–58 8–9 Arena at Gwinnett Center [19]
20 Saturday July 21 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 55–48 9–9 New Orleans Arena [20]

Playoffs[]

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Saturday July 28 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 56–58 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Force Fold". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 14, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Marissa Merritt (October 6, 2011). "2012 AFL Schedule Announced". Arena Football League. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Off to a Great Start". Georgia Force. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Force Fall to 1–1". Georgia Force. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "Force Destroy the Sharks". Georgia Force. March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Force Fall to the Soul". Georgia Force. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  7. ^ "Force Crush the Rush". Georgia Force. April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  8. ^ "Georgia Falls Short". Georgia Force. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Force Are Bitten by the Rattlers". Georgia Force. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  10. ^ "Force Shut Down Power". Georgia Force. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  11. ^ "Force Weather the Storm". Georgia Force. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  12. ^ "Force Run Over Mustangs". Georgia Force. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  13. ^ "Force Fall to Kansas City Command". Georgia Force. May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  14. ^ "VooDoo Top the Force". Georgia Force. June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "Force Chomp the Sharks". Georgia Force. June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  16. ^ "Force Feel the Rush". Georgia Force. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  17. ^ "Force Feel the Burn". Georgia Force. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  18. ^ "Force Defeat Predators". Georgia Force. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  19. ^ "Force Fall to the Power". Georgia Force. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  20. ^ "Force Overcome VooDoo". Georgia Force. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  21. ^ "An End to a Great Run". Georgia Force. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
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