The 2012 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the second season as a professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of 16 teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks were members of the United Conference.
The team played their home games under head coach Chris Thompson at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Steelhawks earned a 6-8 record, placing 4th in the United Conference, qualifying for the 4th and final playoff spot. They were defeated in the United Conference Semifinals, 21-79 by the Sioux Falls Storm.
Schedule Key:
Regular season All start times are local to home team Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 BYE 2 Friday February 24 7:35pm Chicago Slaughter W 30-28 1–0 Stabler Arena 3 Saturday March 3 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 13-32 1–1 U.S. Cellular Center 4 Sunday March 11 4:00pm Bloomington Edge L 39-57 1–2 Stabler Arena 5 Saturday March 17 7:00pm Reading Express W 86-53 2-2 Stabler Arena 6 Saturday March 24 7:35pm at Bloomington Edge L 34-36 2–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 7 BYE 8 Friday April 7 7:00pm at Reading Express W 62-41 3-3 Sovereign Center 9 Saturday April 14 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 25-19 4-3 Stabler Arena 10 BYE 11 Saturday April 28 7:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 51-54 4-4 Stabler Arena 12 Saturday May 5 7:00pm at Reading Express L 34-37 4–5 Sovereign Center 13 Friday May 11 7:00pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 61-76 4-6 Resch Center 14 Saturday May 19 7:00pm Omaha Beef L 44-64 4-7 Stabler Arena 15 Saturday May 26 7:00pm Reading Express W 39-24 5-7 Stabler Arena 16 Saturday June 2 7:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 33-41 5-8 Stabler Arena 17 Friday June 8 7:35pm at Chicago Slaughter W 54-53 6-8 Sears Centre 18 BYE
Postseason Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record UC Semifinals Saturday June 23 7:00pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 21-79 0-1 Sioux Falls Arena
Roster 2012 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Injured Reserve Currently vacant
Exempt List
Practice Squad Currently vacant
Roster updated June 23, 2012 18 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS
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Division Standings
References
External links Lehigh Valley Steelhawks official website