2012 PIFL season
| 2012 Professional Indoor Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Indoor Football League |
| Sport | Indoor American football |
| Duration | March 10, 2012 – June 30, 2012 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Antwon Young (RICH)[1] |
| League Postseason | |
| 1 vs. 4 champions | Richmond Raiders |
| 1 vs. 4 runners-up | Louisiana Swashbucklers |
| 2 vs. 3 champions | Albany Panthers |
| 2 vs. 3 runners-up | Columbus Lions |
| PIFL Cup I | |
| Champions | Albany Panthers |
| Runners-up | Richmond Raiders |
| Finals MVP | Antwontis Cutts (ALB) |
The 2012 Professional Indoor Football League season was the inaugural season of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The regular season began on March 10, 2012, and ended on June 16, 2012. Each team played a 12-game schedule. The top four teams in the regular season standings commenced the playoffs on June 23. The final was played on June 30, with the Albany Panthers defeating the Richmond Raiders to win the inaugural championship.[2]
Regular season standings[edit]
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Richmond Raiders | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 722 | 589 | 61.2 | 49.1 | W6 | ||
| x-Albany Panthers | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 694 | 554 | 57.8 | 46.2 | L1 | ||
| x-Columbus Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 720 | 713 | 60.0 | 59.4 | W1 | ||
| x-Louisiana Swashbucklers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 639 | 647 | 53.3 | 59.9 | W1 | ||
| Alabama Hammers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 642 | 683 | 53.5 | 56.9 | L1 | ||
| Knoxville NightHawks | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 547 | 778 | 45.6 | 64.8 | L5 | ||
y - clinched home playoff game
x - clinched playoff spot [3]
Playoffs[edit]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 56 | |||||||
| 4 | Louisiana | 50 | |||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 56 | |||||||
| 2 | Albany | 60 | |||||||
| 2 | Albany | 60 | |||||||
| 3 | Columbus | 36 | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Staff (July 15, 2012). "PIFL: Raiders' Young named MVP". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ Aller, Danny (July 1, 2012). "Back-To-Back!!!". The Albany Herald. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "PIFL - 2012 Regular Season Standings/Schedulea". The Stat Guys. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "PIFL - 2012 Season Game Results". The Stat Guys. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.