2012 Chicago Rush season

2012 Chicago Rush season
Head coach	Bob McMillen
Owner	Arena Football League
Home field	Allstate Arena
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd NC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 2012 Chicago Rush season was the 11th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Bob McMillen and played their home games at Allstate Arena. The Rush finished the season 10–8 and missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Standings

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
z-San Antonio Talons	14	4	.778	1042	949	5–1	9–4	8–1	6–3
Chicago Rush	10	8	.556	1047	1044	4–2	5–6	7–2	3–6
Iowa Barnstormers	7	11	.389	948	1032	3–3	5–9	4–5	3–6
Kansas City Command	3	15	.167	705	938	0–6	1–12	2–7	1–8

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

Schedule

The Rush began the season at home against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 10. Their regular season concluded on July 21 on the road against the Cleveland Gladiators.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 10	7:00 p.m. CST	Tampa Bay Storm	W 70–48	1–0	Allstate Arena	[2]
2	Bye
3	Thursday	March 22	7:30 p.m. CDT	Orlando Predators	W 51–49	2–0	Allstate Arena	[3]
4	Saturday	March 31	7:05 p.m. CDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 62–61 (OT)	3–0	Wells Fargo Arena	[4]
5	Saturday	April 7	7:00 p.m. CDT	Kansas City Command	W 69–40	4–0	Allstate Arena	[5]
6	Saturday	April 14	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Georgia Force	L 49–70	4–1	Arena at Gwinnett Center	[6]
7	Saturday	April 21	7:00 p.m. CDT	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 62–61	5–1	Allstate Arena	[7]
8	Saturday	April 28	2:30 p.m. CDT	at San Antonio Talons	L 55–56	5–2	Alamodome	[8]
9	Sunday	May 6	3:00 p.m. CDT	Iowa Barnstormers	W 61–50	6–2	Allstate Arena	[9]
10	Saturday	May 12	9:00 p.m. CDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 43–77	6–3	US Airways Center	[10]
11	Bye
12	Saturday	May 26	9:30 p.m. CDT	at San Jose SaberCats	L 77–84 (OT)	6–4	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[11]
13	Sunday	June 3	3:00 p.m. CDT	Spokane Shock	W 73–62	7–4	Allstate Arena	[12]
14	Saturday	June 9	9:00 p.m. CDT	Utah Blaze	L 28–68	7–5	EnergySolutions Arena	[13]
15	Saturday	June 16	7:00 p.m. CDT	Georgia Force	W 62–27	8–5	Allstate ARena	[14]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Kansas City Command	W 59–41	9–5	Sprint Center	[15]
17	Saturday	June 30	7:00 p.m. CDT	San Jose SaberCats	L 61–75	9–6	Allstate Arena	[16]
18	Sunday	July 8	3:00 p.m. CDT	San Antonio Talons	L 54–61	9–7	Allstate Arena	[17]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Milwaukee Mustangs	W 57–54	10–7	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[18]
20	Saturday	July 21	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 54–60	10–8	Quicken Loans Arena	[19]

Final roster

2012 Chicago Rush roster
Quarterbacks  7 Luke Drone Fullbacks 43 J. J. Payne Wide receivers  1 Reggie Gray 16 Marquis Hamilton  6 Jared Perry  2 Terrance Turner		Offensive linemen 70 C. J. Cobb 51 Billy Eisenhardt -- Joe Gibbs 73 T. J. Watkins Defensive linemen 91 Broderick Binns 92 Darrell Campbell 17 Jermaine McGhee  5 Broderick Stewart		Linebackers 10 Russell Monk 37 Kelvin Morris Defensive backs 14 Jorrick Calvin 18 Boubacar Cissoko 22 Semaj Moody Kickers 25 Joe Houston		Injured Reserve  4 Vic Hall DB 75 Colin Madison OL 12 Russ Michna QB Refuse to report  5 Reggie Sullivan DB League suspension 56 Nekos Brown LB 21 Kelvyn Hemphill DB 93 Cedric McKinney OL/DL  9 Jerell Norton DB -- Jack Williams DB Other league exempt 90 Derek Walker DL Rookies in italics Roster updated July 21, 2012 19 Active, 10 Inactive

References

1. "2012 AFL Schedule Announced". Arena Football League. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
2. "Rush Begins Season With Dominating Victory Over Storm". Chicago Rush. March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
3. "Chicago Overcomes Slow Start to Defeat Orlando 51–49". Chicago Rush. March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
4. "Chicago Rush Land Overtime Victory Against Iowa Barnstormers, 62–61". Chicago Rush. March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
5. "Rush Rolls over Kansas City, Remains Only Unbeaten AFL Team". Chicago Rush. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
6. "Strong First Half Powers Georgia to 70–49 Win over Chicago". Chicago Rush. April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
7. "Chicago Outlasts Milwaukee in 62–61 See Saw Victory". Chicago Rush. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
8. "Chicago Loses Lead in Last Two Minutes, Fall 62–61 to Talons". Chicago Rush. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
9. "Rush Use Strong Third Quarter to Put Away Iowa 61–50". Chicago Rush. May 6, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
10. "Chicago Suffers 34-Point Defeat at the Hands of Nick Davila and the Rattlers". Chicago Rush. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
11. "Costly Fourth Quarter Mistakes Lead to Overtime Loss in San Jose". Chicago Rush. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
12. "Russ Michna Can't be Stopped in 73–62 Win over Spokane". Chicago Rush. June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
13. "Rush Suffer Worst Loss in Franchise History". Chicago Rush. June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
14. "Rush Continue Their Winning Ways at Home". Chicago Rush. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
15. "Rush Keep Pace in Playoff Race by Punishing Kansas City". Chicago Rush. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
16. "Rush Drops Game to San Jose, Still Has Hope For Playoffs". Chicago Rush. June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
17. "Rush Fight Until the Bitter End, Fall 61–54 to Talons". Chicago Rush. July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
18. "Chicago Claims Their Tenth Victory by Going North to Milwaukee". Chicago Rush. July 14, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
19. "Chicago Loses to Cleveland on Last Second Hail Mary". Chicago Rush. July 21, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.