The Pittsburgh Power season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team played their home games at Consol Energy Center. After a 2–8 start, head coach Chris Siegfried was fired and replaced by defensive coordinator Derek Stingley. The Power finished the season 5–13 and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Standings
Schedule The Power began the season on the road against the Orlando Predators on March 9. Their home opener was on March 23 against the Philadelphia Soul. They hosted the Jacksonville Sharks on July 20 in their final regular season game.
Week Day Date Kickoff (ET) TV Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Friday March 9 8:30 p.m. NFL Network at Orlando Predators W 40–26 1–0 Amway Center 2 Bye 3 Friday March 23 8:00 p.m. NFL Network Philadelphia Soul L 59–84 1–1 Consol Energy Center 4 Thursday March 29 8:00 p.m. WPCW at Milwaukee Mustangs L 40–63 1–2 Bradley Center 5 Friday April 6 7:30 p.m. WPCW Iowa Barnstormers L 42–55 1–3 Consol Energy Center 6 Saturday April 14 7:30 p.m. WPCW Orlando Predators W 57–54 (OT) 2–3 Consol Energy Center 7 Friday April 20 8:00 p.m. WPCW at New Orleans VooDoo L 48–51 2–4 New Orleans Arena 8 Saturday April 28 7:30 p.m. WPCW Cleveland Gladiators L 43–58 2–5 Consol Energy Center 9 Saturday May 5 8:00 p.m. WPCW Georgia Force L 52–55 2–6 Consol Energy Center 10 Saturday May 12 8:00 p.m. WPCW at San Antonio Talons L 52–68 2–7 Alamodome 11 Saturday May 19 7:30 p.m. WPCW Kansas City Command L 37–43 2–8 Consol Energy Center 12 Bye 13 Saturday June 2 9:00 p.m. WPCW at Arizona Rattlers L 45–55 2–9 US Airways Center 14 Friday June 8 8:00 p.m. at Cleveland Gladiators W 2–0 3–9 Quicken Loans Arena 15 Saturday June 16 7:30 p.m. WPCW Milwaukee Mustangs L 62–63 3–10 Consol Energy Center 16 Sunday June 24 6:05 p.m. WPCW at Philadelphia Soul L 34–69 3–11 Wells Fargo Center 17 Saturday June 30 8:05 p.m. WPCW at Iowa Barnstormers W 56–49 4–11 Wells Fargo Arena 18 Saturday July 7 7:30 p.m. WPCW Tampa Bay Storm L 61–65 4–12 Consol Energy Center 19 Saturday July 14 7:00 p.m. WPCW at Georgia Force W 58–41 5–12 Arena at Gwinnett Center 20 Friday July 20 8:00 p.m. NFL Network Jacksonville Sharks L 39–64 5–13 Consol Energy Center
Gray indicates that the game was played during a labor dispute. On March 9 against Orlando, some replacement players were used and the game went on as scheduled. Due to a players' strike within the Cleveland Gladiators, the Gladiators were unable to field enough players, and forfeited the game.
Final roster 2012 Pittsburgh Power rosterQuarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receiversOffensive linemen
Defensive linemenLinebackers
Defensive backs
KickersInjured reserve
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 20, 2012
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