2012 Indianapolis Enforcers season

Owner| K. C. Carter
General manager| K. C. Carter
Head coach| K. C. Carter
Home stadium| The SportZone
6601 Coffman Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Results
Record| 1–9
League place| 5th
Playoffs| did not qualify
Uniform

* <- 2011
* Indianapolis Enforcers

The 2012 Indianapolis Enforcers season was the second season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

For the 2012 season, the Enforcers played their home games at The SportZone in Indianapolis, Indiana after playing the 2011 season as a travel team.[1] The team removed defensive coordinator Tiny Lee, and replaced him with Brian Hendricks, who also served as the wide receivers coach in 2012. The team also announced the signing of CIFL veteran quarterback, Ron Ricciardi to help lead the offense.[2] Ricciardi brought instant stability to the offense throwing five touchdowns in his first game coming off the bench. Those 5 touchdowns were more than any Enforcers quarterback had thrown all season in 2011.

On March 31, 2012 the Enforcers recorded their first ever franchise victory, second due to 2011 forfeit victory over the Port Huron Predators, with a 40–34 win over the Chicago Vipers.[3]

## Players

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### Free agents

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Position | Player | 2012 team

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DB | Sharif Ali | Indianapolis Enforcers
DB | Todd Blanton | did not play
LB | Zachary Cavanaugh | Indianapolis Enforcers
WR | Anthony Connors | did not play
LB | Caleb Conrad | did not play
OL | Jerome Cook | Indianapolis Enforcers
OL | Josh Cox | Evansville Rage
DB | Jay Cross | Indianapolis Enforcers
DL | Michael Cupp | Evansville Rage
RB/DB | Ricky Emery | Chicago Vipers
RB | Quentin Harris | did not play
DL | Jawann Hollaway | Chicago Vipers
OL | Bob Hogan | did not play
DL/RB | DeRon Jenkins | did not play
OL | Joe Jekel | did not play
DB | Karl Jones | Indianapolis Enforcers
WR | Matthew Midkiff | did not play
OL | Dontesz Motley | did not play
LB | Ian Picurro | Chicago Vipers
DB | Drew Russ | did not play
QB | DeMarcus Simons | Lakeland Raiders
WR | Troy Summers | did not play
OL | Darnell Taylor | Indianapolis Enforcers
QB | Dean Vinson | did not play
QB/WR | Mike Whitaker | did not play
OL | Todd Whitner | did not play
WR | Montez Williams | Indianapolis Enforcers

### Signings

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Position | Player | 2011 Team

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QB | Ron Ricciardi | Chicago Knights
DB | Donavan Evans | Dayton Silverbacks
WR | Willie Tolon | Chicago Knights

### Final roster

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2012 Indianapolis Enforcers roster

Quarterbacks

* 9 Maurice Jones

Running backs

* currently vacant

Wide receivers

* 24 Lance Clay
* 86 Dontae Hart
* 2 Jeffery McClure
* 5 James Sharpe

|  | Offensive linemen

* 79 Damion Arrington
* 88 Robert Battle
* 14 Darnell Taylor OL/FB
* 56 Marcus Washington

Defensive linemen

* 95 Zachary Bohnenstiehl
* 93 Tony Gamble
* 72 John Jackson
* 61 Kenny Beal Jr.

|  | Linebackers

* 55 Marvin Davis
* 13 Donte Jordan

Defensive backs

* 30 Storm Alexander
* 20 Sharif Ali
* 21 Jay Cross
* 31 Morgan Williams

Special teams

* 7 Pavel Polochanin

|  | Reserve lists

* 11 Ron Ricciardi QB (IR)

Practice squad

* 6 Jamie Barnes WR
* 51 Zachary Cavanaugh LB
* 61 Jerome Cook OL
* 15 Anthony Duckett QB
* 8 Donavan Evans DB
* 94 DaVon Haney
* 4 Deshaun Holder RB
* 12 Karl Jones DB
* 61 Marshall Jordan OL
* 23 James King
* 23 Tim McMillon DB
* 22 Eric Veazy RB
* 3 Montez Williams WR

rookies in italics
Roster updated April 24, 2012
19 Active, 15 Inactive

## Regular season

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### Regular season

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Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site

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Final score | Team record
1  | March 11  | 3:00 P.M. EST | at Dayton Silverbacks | L 7–48  | 0–1  | Hara Arena
2  | March 17  | 7:30 P.M. EDT  | at Evansville Rage | L 35–63  | 0–2  | Swonder Ice Arena
3  | March 25  | 4:30 P.M. EDT  | at Saginaw Sting | L 18–91  | 0–3  | Dow Event Center
4  | March 31  | 3:15 P.M. EDT  | Chicago Vipers | W 40–34  | 1–3  | The SportZone
5  | April 7  | 3:15 P.M. EDT  | Port Huron Patriots | L 0–37  | 1–4  | The SportZone
6  | April 14  | 3:15 P.M. EDT  | Dayton Silverbacks | L 15–62  | 1–5  | The SportZone
7  | April 21  | 7:30 P.M. EDT  | at Evansville Rage | L 21–65  | 1–6  | Swonder Ice Arena
8  | April 28  | 7:30 p.m. EDT  | at Port Huron Patriots | L 8–62  | 1–7  | McMorran Arena
9  | May 5  | 7:30 P.M. EDT  | at Saginaw Sting | L 0–62  | 1–8  | Dow Event Center
10  | May 12  | 3:15 P.M. EDT  | Evansville Rage | L 18–41  | 1–9  | The SportZone
11  | Bye

### Standings

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2012 Continental Indoor Football League

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Team  | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK
x-Saginaw Sting | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 482 | 175 | 60.3 | 21.9 | W 8
x-Dayton Silverbacks | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 408 | 218 | 45.3 | 24.2 | L 1
Evansville Rage | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 392 | 308 | 39.2 | 30.8 | W 3
Port Huron Patriots | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 316 | 319 | 31.6 | 31.9 | W 1
Indianapolis Enforcers | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 162 | 565 | 16.2 | 56.5 | L 6
Chicago Pythons | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 207 | 383 | 23 | 42.5 | L 9

## Regular season results

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### Week 1: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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Week 1: Indianapolis Enforcers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Enforcers | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7
Silverbacks | 12 | 17 | 6| 13| 48

at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio

* Date: March 11, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Referee: Tommy Tyks
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Game information

1st quarter

* Dayton – (12:41) Marcus Fails 7-yard run (Jeff Hubbard kick failed), Dayton 6–0
* Dayton – (1:48) Bruce Peters 4-yard run (Jeff Hubbard kick blocked), Dayton 12–0
* Indianapolis – (0:55) Jamie Barnes 23-yard pass from Anthony Duckett (Pavel Polochanin kick), Dayton 12–7

2nd quarter

* Dayton – (8:11) Evan Sawyer 1-yard run (Jeff Hubbard kick), Dayton 19–7
* Dayton – (5:18) Safety Trey Jackson, Dayton 21–7
* Dayton – (4:07) Evan Sawyer 24-yard run (Bruce Peters rush), Dayton 29–7

3rd quarter

* Dayton – (6:21) Evan Sawyer 1-yard run (Jeff Hubbard kick failed), Dayton 35–7

4th quarter

* Dayton – (14:44) Evan Sawyer 8-yard run (Jeff Hubbard kick), Dayton 42–7
* Dayton – (1:58) Tyler Waller 11-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Jeff Hubbard kick failed), Dayton 48–7

Passing

* Indianapolis – Anthony Duckett: 7/21, 75 yards, 1 TD
* Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 9/23, 110 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

* Indianapolis – Eric Veazy: 1 att, 4 yards, 0 TD
* Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 8 att, 49 yards, 4 TD

Receiving

* Indianapolis – Jamie Barnes: 2 rec, 36 yards, 1 TD
* Dayton – Tyler Waller: 6 rec, 66 yards, 1 TD

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The first quarter opened with Dayton scoring in the first two minutes of the game on a seven-yard run by Marcus Fails. The extra point by Jeff Hubbard failed and Dayton led 6–0. With a minute left in the first quarter, Bruce Peters ran in from four yards out and Dayton was up 12–0. The Enforcers scored with 55 seconds left in the quarter when Jamie Barnes caught a 23-yard pass from quarterback Anthony Duckett. The PAT was good by Pavel Polochanin.

Dayton continued with a second quarter. Halfway through the quarter, Evan Sawyer scored on a 1-yard run. Jeff Hubbard added the PAT and Dayton led 19–7. With 5:18 to play in the half, Trey Jackson recorded a safety and the Silverbacks were up 21–7. The first half scoring closed with 4:07 remaining on Sawyer's 23-yard run. Peters ran in for the two-point conversion and Dayton led 29–7 at halftime.

The second half belonged to the Silverbacks as well. Dayton scored six points in the third to lead 35–7 after three and added two more scores in the fourth to win going away 48–7. Sawyer had a memorable CIFL debut as he recorded five touchdowns (four rushing and one passing). Duckett, on the other, had one to forget, as he set an Enforcers, and CIFL, record with 7 interceptions. The 7 interceptions by the Silverbacks set a CIFL record for a single game. The previous record had been 6, held by the Cincinnati Commandos who set the mark in 2011 against Indianapolis.

### Week 2: vs Evansville Rage

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Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Evansville Rage – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Enforcers | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Rage | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Swonder Ice Arena, Evansville, Indiana

* Date: March 17, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
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Game information

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Passing

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* Evansville – 
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Rushing

* Indianapolis – 
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* Evansville – 
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Receiving

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* Evansville – 
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With the victory, the Rage collected their first ever franchise victory. The Rage were led by quarterback Nate Samas who put the first points on the board with a four-yard keeper under two minutes into the game. Samas also added five touchdowns through the air. Rage running back Joe Casey played a versatile role in the victory as well. Casey racked up two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown. Wide receiver Dusten Dubose compiled three receiving touchdowns from quarterback Nate Samas and receiver Terrence Wright added one receiving touchdown. During the game, the Enforcers set a franchise record for points scored in a game, with 35. Their previous high had been 19.[4]

With the loss, the Enforcers fell to 0–2.

### Week 3: vs Saginaw Sting

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Week 3: Indianapolis Enforcers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Enforcers | 6 | 12 | 0| 0| 18
Sting | 14 | 39 | 26| 12| 91

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

* Date: March 25, 2012
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
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Game information

1st quarter

* Saginaw (10:00) Zac Nichols 20-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 6–0
* Indianapolis (6:40) Jamie Barnes 18-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (Pavel Polochanin kick failed), 6–6
* Saginaw (3:30) Andrew Beaver 12-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 14–6

2nd quarter

* Saginaw (14:30) Andrew Deweerd 40-yard interception return (Keath Bartynski pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 22–6
* Indianapolis (10:00) Willie Tolon 16-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (Ron Ricciardi pass failed), Saginaw 22–12
* Saginaw (6:34) Keath Bartynski 11-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 30–12
* Saginaw (2:00) Keath Bartynski 6-yard run (Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 38–12
* Saginaw (0:36) Charles Tarver 17-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick), Saginaw 45–12
* Indianapolis (0:10) James Sharp 3-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (James Sharp rush failed), Saginaw 45–18
* Saginaw (0:03) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 53–18

3rd quarter

* Saginaw (14:48) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Keath Bartynski rush failed), Saginaw 59–18
* Saginaw (13:20) John Jacobs fumble recover in the endzone (Anwar Jackson kick), Saginaw 66–18
* Saginaw (7:25) Keath Bartynski 10-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick), Saginaw 73–18
* Saginaw (1:55) Charles Tarver 18-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick failed), Saginaw 79–18

4th quarter

* Saginaw (6:50) Anwar Jackson 2-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 85–18
* Saginaw (2:20) Anwar Jackson 1-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 91–18

Passing

* Indianapolis – Ron Ricciardi: 10/21, 72 yards, 3 TD
* Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 14/15, 190 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

* Indianapolis – Deshaun Holder: 6 att, 28 yards, 0 TD
* Saginaw – Keath Bartynski: 7 att, 51 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

* Indianapolis – James Sharp: 5 rec, 29 yards, 1 TD
* Saginaw – Charles Tarver: 4 rec, 73 yards, 2 TD

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The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game. The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90–45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.[5]

## Coaching staff

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Indianapolis Enforcers 2012 staff

| Front office

* Founder/Owner/President – K.C. Carter
* Vice president/public relations – Tony Cunningham
* General manager – Sharon L. Bingham
* Secretary – Marcia Heath
* Lady enforcers – Antoinetta Richmond

Head coach

* Head coach – K.C. Carter

Offensive coaches

* Offensive Coordinator –
* Running backs/wide receivers – Brian Hendricks
* Offensive line – Darryl Holland

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Defensive coaches

* Defensive coordinator – Brian Hendricks
* Defensive line – Darryl Holland
* Linebackers – Brandon Journey
* Secondary –

## See also

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* The Forum at Fishers
* 2011 Indianapolis Enforcers season

## References

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1. ^ "Enforcers Announce Home Field and Kickoff Times for 2012 Season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
2. ^ "Indianapolis Enforcers 2012 Season Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 8, 2012.
3. ^ "Enforcers Win First Game at Home". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
4. ^ Steve Ford (March 17, 2012). "Samas sparks Evansville Rage to victory". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
5. ^ Kyle Austin (March 25, 2012). "Saginaw Sting set CIFL single-game scoring record in 91–18 win over Indianapolis Enforcers". mlive.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.

*[QB]: Quarterback
*[WR]: Wide receiver
*[LB]: Linebacker
*[OL]: Offensive lineman
*[DB]: Defensive back
*[RB]: Running back
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[PF (Avg.)]: Points For (Average per Game)
*[PA (Avg.)]: Points Against (Averages per Game)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak