The 2012 American Indoor Football season was the league's seventh overall season, and first under the AIF name. AIF Championship Bowl V was won by the Cape Fear Heroes who defeated the California Eagles and completed a perfect 9âÂÂ0 record (including playoffs).
The Nevada Lynx were a professional indoor football team that played in 2012. They competed in only four games during their brief existence. Their inaugural game was on March 6, 2012, on the road against the Arizona Outlaws, but lost 40âÂÂ13. One game was supposed to be played by the North Alameda Knights, but the Lynx stepped in. Then they competed in two early-season matchups against Arizona and Ontario, but then was shutout 92âÂÂ0 and fell 66âÂÂ6 later in the season.