2012 Chicago Rush season explained

Team:Chicago Rush
Year:2012
Record:10–8
Division Place:2nd NC Central
Owner:Arena Football League
Coach:Bob McMillen
Stadium:Allstate Arena
Playoffs:Did not qualify

The 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.

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]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 107:00 p.m. CSTTampa Bay StormW 70–481–0Allstate Arena[2]
2Bye
3ThursdayMarch 227:30 p.m. CDTOrlando PredatorsW 51–492–0Allstate Arena[3]
4SaturdayMarch 317:05 p.m. CDTat Iowa BarnstormersW 62–61 (OT)3–0Wells Fargo Arena[4]
5SaturdayApril 77:00 p.m. CDTKansas City CommandW 69–404–0Allstate Arena[5]
6SaturdayApril 146:00 p.m. CDTat Georgia ForceL 49–704–1Arena at Gwinnett Center[6]
7SaturdayApril 217:00 p.m. CDTMilwaukee MustangsW 62–615–1Allstate Arena[7]
8SaturdayApril 282:30 p.m. CDTat San Antonio TalonsL 55–565–2Alamodome[8]
9SundayMay 63:00 p.m. CDTIowa BarnstormersW 61–506–2Allstate Arena[9]
10SaturdayMay 129:00 p.m. CDTat Arizona RattlersL 43–776–3US Airways Center[10]
11Bye
12SaturdayMay 269:30 p.m. CDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 77–84 (OT)6–4HP Pavilion at San Jose[11]
13SundayJune 33:00 p.m. CDTSpokane ShockW 73–627–4Allstate Arena[12]
14SaturdayJune 99:00 p.m. CDTUtah BlazeL 28–687–5EnergySolutions Arena[13]
15SaturdayJune 167:00 p.m. CDTGeorgia ForceW 62–278–5Allstate ARena[14]
16SaturdayJune 237:00 p.m. CDTat Kansas City CommandW 59–419–5Sprint Center[15]
17SaturdayJune 307:00 p.m. CDTSan Jose SaberCatsL 61–759–6Allstate Arena[16]
18SundayJuly 83:00 p.m. CDTSan Antonio TalonsL 54–619–7Allstate Arena[17]
19SaturdayJuly 147:00 p.m. CDTat Milwaukee MustangsW 57–5410–7BMO Harris Bradley Center[18]
20SaturdayJuly 216:30 p.m. CDTat Cleveland GladiatorsL 54–6010–8Quicken Loans Arena[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 AFL Schedule Announced . October 6, 2011 . Arena Football League . February 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222141114/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/2012-afl-schedule-announced . February 22, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Rush Begins Season With Dominating Victory Over Storm. March 10, 2012. Chicago Rush. March 11, 2012.
  3. Web site: Chicago Overcomes Slow Start to Defeat Orlando 51–49. March 22, 2012. Chicago Rush. March 23, 2012.
  4. Web site: Chicago Rush Land Overtime Victory Against Iowa Barnstormers, 62–61. March 22, 2012. Chicago Rush. April 1, 2012.
  5. Web site: Rush Rolls over Kansas City, Remains Only Unbeaten AFL Team. April 7, 2012. Chicago Rush. April 8, 2012.
  6. Web site: Strong First Half Powers Georgia to 70–49 Win over Chicago. April 14, 2012. Chicago Rush. April 14, 2012.
  7. Web site: Chicago Outlasts Milwaukee in 62–61 See Saw Victory. April 21, 2012. Chicago Rush. April 22, 2012.
  8. Web site: Chicago Loses Lead in Last Two Minutes, Fall 62–61 to Talons. April 28, 2012. Chicago Rush. April 28, 2012.
  9. Web site: Rush Use Strong Third Quarter to Put Away Iowa 61–50. May 6, 2012. Chicago Rush. May 7, 2012.
  10. Web site: Chicago Suffers 34-Point Defeat at the Hands of Nick Davila and the Rattlers. May 12, 2012. Chicago Rush. May 13, 2012.
  11. Web site: Costly Fourth Quarter Mistakes Lead to Overtime Loss in San Jose. May 27, 2012. Chicago Rush. May 27, 2012.
  12. Web site: Russ Michna Can't be Stopped in 73–62 Win over Spokane. June 3, 2012. Chicago Rush. June 3, 2012.
  13. Web site: Rush Suffer Worst Loss in Franchise History. June 9, 2012. Chicago Rush. June 10, 2012.
  14. Web site: Rush Continue Their Winning Ways at Home. June 16, 2012. Chicago Rush. June 17, 2012.
  15. Web site: Rush Keep Pace in Playoff Race by Punishing Kansas City. June 23, 2012. Chicago Rush. June 24, 2012.
  16. Web site: Rush Drops Game to San Jose, Still Has Hope For Playoffs. June 30, 2012. Chicago Rush. July 1, 2012.
  17. Web site: Rush Fight Until the Bitter End, Fall 61–54 to Talons. July 8, 2012. Chicago Rush. July 8, 2012.
  18. Web site: Chicago Claims Their Tenth Victory by Going North to Milwaukee. July 14, 2012. Chicago Rush. July 15, 2012.
  19. Web site: Chicago Loses to Cleveland on Last Second Hail Mary. July 21, 2012. Chicago Rush. July 22, 2012.

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