The franchise fared better at the box office, placing seventh in the 19-team league for average home attendance.

The team's December 1, 2012, home opener against the Dallas Sidekicks was delayed by nearly two hours as the goals had not been properly installed by gametime.

[6] Blaming late shipping from the supplier for the delay, the team gave free popcorn and soft drinks to fans while they waited.

[7] In early October 2012, the Strikers held two rounds of tryouts for prospective players at the Cris Quinn Soccer Complex in Beaumont.

[9][10] On October 30, the team signed Thomas Shenton from Doncaster, England, Mikey Olabarrieta from Honduras, and Texas native Jeff LeBlanc.