The San Jose SaberCats season was the 16th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose. After finishing the regular season with a 12–6 record, the SaberCats qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the conference semifinals to the Arizona Rattlers, 48–51.
Standings
Schedule Regular season The SaberCats began the season at home against the Arizona Rattlers on March 10. They hosted the Iowa Barnstormers on July 14, in their final regular season game.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 10 7:30 p.m. PST Arizona Rattlers W 71–70 (OT) 1–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose 2 Bye 3 Saturday March 24 6:00 p.m. PDT at Utah Blaze L 59–60 1–1 EnergySolutions Arena 4 Friday March 30 5:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock W 69–35 2–1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 5 Friday April 6 7:30 p.m. PDT San Antonio Talons W 76–53 3–1 HP Pavilion at San Jose 6 Saturday April 14 3:05 p.m. PDT at Philadelphia Soul L 55–61 3–2 Wells Fargo Center 7 Saturday April 21 7:30 p.m. PDT Kansas City Command W 49–35 4–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 8 Saturday April 28 5:05 p.m. PDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 76–33 5–2 Wells Fargo Arena 9 Saturday May 5 7:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers W 77–70 6–2 US Airways Center 10 Friday May 11 7:30 p.m. PDT Utah Blaze W 70–59 7–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 11 Saturday May 19 5:00 p.m. PDT at San Antonio Talons L 47–72 7–3 Alamodome 12 Saturday May 26 7:30 p.m. PDT Chicago Rush W 84–77 (OT) 8–3 HP Pavilion at San Jose 13 Saturday June 2 5:00 p.m. PDT at Milwaukee Mustangs L 68–81 8–4 BMO Harris Bradley Center 14 Friday June 8 7:30 p.m. PDT Orlando Predators W 51–34 9–4 HP Pavilion at San Jose 15 Sunday June 17 Noon PDT at Kansas City Command L 41–57 9–5 Sprint Center 16 Saturday June 23 7:30 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock L 63–90 9–6 HP Pavilion at San Jose 17 Saturday June 30 5:00 p.m. PDT at Chicago Rush W 75–61 10–6 Allstate Arena 18 Saturday July 7 7:30 p.m. PDT New Orleans VooDoo W 55–31 11–6 HP Pavilion at San Jose 19 Saturday July 14 7:30 p.m. PDT Iowa Barnstormers W 57–48 12–6 HP Pavilion at San Jose 20 Bye
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report NC Semifinals Saturday July 28 7:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 48–51 US Airways Center
Final roster 2012 San Jose SaberCats roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemenLinebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve DB DB DB DB LB WR FB WR WR
League suspension DB DL
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Refuse to report Currently vacant
Other league exempt OL Inactive Reserve Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 26, 2012 23 Active, 12 Inactive
References