title: 2012 Omaha Nighthawks season
text: # 2012 Omaha Nighthawks season
  
  The 2012 Omaha Nighthawks season was the third and final season for the United Football League franchise.
  
  ## Offseason
  
  Following the 2011 season, Joe Moglia was hired as head coach at Coastal Carolina. When the 2012 UFL schedule was released on August 1, 2012, so was the confirmation that Bart Andrus would be taking over the position.
  
  ## Television broadcasting
  
  For 2012, all Nighthawks games, as well as all other UFL games, were slated to be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.
  
  ## Season Cancellation
  
  The league suspended operations in October due to funding issues,
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Week | Date | Kickoff * | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Week | Date | Kickoff * | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
  | 1 | Friday, September 28 | 10:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 24–20 | 1–0 | Raley Field |
  | 2 | Wednesday, October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 6–41 | 1–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium |
  | 3 | Friday, October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia Destroyers | W 38–10 | 2–1 | TD Ameritrade Park |
  | 4 | Wednesday, October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 26-38 | 2-2 | TD Ameritrade Park |
  | 5 | Tuesday, October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Sacramento Mountain Lions | | | TD Ameritrade Park |
  | 6 | Wednesday, October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Las Vegas Locomotives | | | Sam Boyd Stadium |
  | 7 | Friday, November 9 | 8:30 p.m. | at Virginia Destroyers | | | Virginia Beach Sportsplex |
  | 8 | Friday, November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Destroyers | | | TD Ameritrade Park |
  | * All times are Central Time. |||||||
  
  ## Standings
  
  United Football League :
  
  | viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Las Vegas Locomotives | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 118 | 47 | W4 |
  | Omaha Nighthawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 94 | 109 | L1 |
  | Virginia Destroyers | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 70 | 106 | L2 |
  | Sacramento Mountain Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 78 | 98 | W1 |
  