Philadelphia Spinners 2012 season

The 2012 Philadelphia Spinners season was the inaugural season for the franchise, and their first and only in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The Spinners went 13-2 in the regular season to claim the number one seed in both the Eastern Conference and the league. The Spinners won the inaugural AUDL championship at the Silverdome in Detroit, MI 29-22 over the Indianapolis AlleyCats.

About

The 2012 season officially began on April 14, 2012 with the team's home opener at Franklin Field versus the Buffalo Hunters. The start time for the game was originally slated to begin at 8:05 p.m., however a large crowd of fans still entering the stadium caused the opening pull to be delayed. The game concluded with the Spinners defeating Buffalo 26-14 in front of 1,800 fans.

The season continued with a 13-2 record (with the only loses coming to the Connecticut Constitution on the road and the Detroit Mechanix at home, and one postponed game that was not re-played) and about 900 fans attending each home game. The Spinners clinched the first seed for the Eastern conference and home field advantage for the conference championship match. The Spinners were originally to play the second place Connecticut Constitution in the eastern conference championship, but due to a lawsuit, Connecticut was disqualified from the playoffs. The Spinners instead played the third place Rhode Island Rampage, who they defeated 35-21. This advanced the Spinners to the AUDL championship in Detroit at the Silverdome on August 11, 2012. The Spinners defeated the western conference champions Indianapolis AlleyCats 29-21.

Jake Rainwater represented the Spinners on the 2012 All AUDL team.

On August 2, 2012, the Spinners played the NexGen ultimate team (a group of 15 college all-stars from across the United States) in an exhibition match. The NexGen team won 24-17.

Schedule

Week	Date	Pull	Opponent	Results	Team Record	Venue
1	April 14	8:05 p.m.	Buffalo Hunters	W 26 - 14	1 - 0	Franklin Field
2	April 21	8:05 p.m.	Connecticut Constitution	W 22 - 16	2 - 0	Franklin Field
3	April 28	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island Rampage	W 30 - 22	3 - 0	Away
4	May 5	1:00 p.m.	Connecticut Constitution	L 23 - 29	3 - 1	Away
5	May 12	2:15 p.m.	Rhode Island Rampage	W 24 - 18	4 -1	Northeast High School
6	Bye
7	May 27	5:00 p.m.	Columbus Cranes	W 23 -20	5 - 1	Franklin Field
8	June 2	6:00 p.m.	Rhode Island Rampage	Postponed	5- 1	Away
9	June 9	5:00 p.m.	Buffalo Hunters	W 33 - 16	6 - 1	Franklin Field
10	June 16	1:00 p.m.	Connecticut Constitution	W 29-19	7 - 1	Away
11	June 23	6:30 p.m.	Buffalo Hunters	W 29-18	8 - 1	Away
11	June 24	3:00 pm	Connecticut Constitution	W 24-20	9 - 1	Franklin Field
12	June 30	5:00 p.m.	Detroit Mechanix	L 22-23	9 - 2	Franklin Field
13	July 8	2:00 p.m.	Buffalo Hunters	W 35-13	10 - 2	Away
14	July 14	7:30 p.m.	Indianapolis AlleyCats	W 19-16	11 - 2	Away
15	July 15	2:00 p.m.	Bluegrass Revolution	W 27-17	12 - 2	Away
16	July 21	1:05 p.m.	Rhode Island Rampage	W 29-20	13 - 2	Northeast High School

• The Spinners also played the NexGen team (a group of 15 college all-stars from across the country) in an exhibition match. The NexGen team won 24 - 17

Post Season

Date	Pull	Opponent	Results	Round	Venue
August 4	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island Rampage	W 35 - 21	Eastern Conference Finals	Franklin Field
August 11	1:00 p.m.	Indianapolis AlleyCats	W 29 - 21	AUDL Finals	Silverdome

Roster

Number	Player	Offense/Defense	Position	College
20	David Baer	Defense	Handler	Shippensburg University
28	Mike Baer	Defense	Handler	Drexel University
13	David Brandolph	Offense	Handler	Arcadia University
5	Kevin Chiang	Defense	Cutter	West Chester University
6	Leon Chou	Defense	Cutter	University of Pennsylvania
4	Dustin Damiano	Defense	Cutter	Messiah College
79	Matthew Gallin	Offense	Handler	University of Delaware
14	Matthew Glazer	Offense	Cutter	Ithaca College
8	Alex Grintsvayg	Defense	Cutter	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
33	Jake Herman	Offense	Cutter	Middlebury College
7	Nick Hirannet	Offense	Handler	University of Delaware
42	Matt Jaffe	Defense	Cutter	Penn State University
0	Ben Johnson	Defense	Cutter	The College of New Jersey
25	Trey Katzenbach	Offense	Cutter	University of Pennsylvania
31	Patrick Lindsey	Defense	Cutter	Swarthmore College
71	Ian McClellan	Defense	Handler	Penn State University
81	Sean Murray	Defense	Cutter	Louisiana State University
15	Greg Owens	Defense	Cutter	The College of New Jersey
21	Michael Panna	Defense	Cutter	Neumann University
27	Jake Rainwater	Offense	Cutter	Dickinson College
16	Arthur Shull	Offense	Cutter	Cornell University
24	David Stoddard	Defense	Cutter	The College of New Jersey
3	Harrison Treegoob	Offense	Handler	Penn State University
23	Stephen Thor	Offense	Cutter	Penn State University