2012 Cleveland Gladiators season
# 2012 Cleveland Gladiators season

The 2012 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 13th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the fourth while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the season with an 8–10 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. In this season, the Gladiators became the first team in the history of the league to forfeit a game. They did so on June 8 when the players went on strike prior to a matchup against the Pittsburgh Power in week 14.

## Standings

East Divisionvte :

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| z-Philadelphia Soul | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1228 | 919 | 4–2 | 12–2 | 7–2 | 8–1 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 8 | 10 | .444 | 879 | 875 | 4–2 | 6–8 | 5–4 | 3–6 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 5 | 13 | .278 | 960 | 1062 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 2–6 | 3–7 |
| Pittsburgh Power | 5 | 13 | .278 | 827 | 963 | 1–5 | 4–9 | 1–8 | 4–5 |

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

## Schedule

The Gladiators began the season on the road against the Georgia Force on March 12. Their first home game was on March 26 against the Kansas City Command. They hosted the Chicago Rush on July 21 in their final regular season game.

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Report |
| 1 | Monday | March 12 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Georgia Force | L 39–41 | 0–1 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Friday | March 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Kansas City Command | W 49–39 | 1–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 4 | Sunday | April 1 | 6:05 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 68–62 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 5 | Sunday | April 8 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 41–24 | 3–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 6 | Friday | April 13 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 48–69 | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 21 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 49–54 | 3–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 8 | Saturday | April 28 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | W 58–43 | 4–3 | Consol Energy Center | |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | Friday | May 11 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 69–48 | 5–3 | Bradley Center | |
| 11 | Monday | May 21 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 53–34 | 6–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 12 | Sunday | May 27 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 33–55 | 6–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 13 | Friday | June 1 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 62–70 | 6–5 | Wells Fargo Arena | |
| 14 | Friday | June 8 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | L 0–2 | 6–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 42–54 | 6–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 42–56 | 6–8 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 17 | Friday | June 29 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 69–32 | 7–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 18 | Friday | July 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 34–55 | 7–9 | Amway Center | |
| 19 | Friday | July 13 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Utah Blaze | L 63–83 | 7–10 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 20 | Saturday | July 21 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Chicago Rush | W 60–54 | 8–10 | Quicken Loans Arena | |

* $^a$ Due to a players' strike within the team, the Gladiators were unable to field enough players, and forfeited the game.
