2012 Kansas City Command season explained

Team:Kansas City Command
Year:2012
Record:3–15
Division Place:4th NC Central
Coach:Danton Barto
Stadium:Sprint Center
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Next:none
No Nextseason:true
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The Kansas City Command season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center. The Command finished the season 3–15 and did not qualify for the playoffs. It was announced after the end of the season that the Command would cease operations.[1]

Schedule

The Command had a bye week in the league's opening week, so they began their season at home against the Jacksonville Sharks on March 16. They went on the road to play the Arizona Rattlers for their final regular season game on July 21.[2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1Bye
2FridayMarch 167:30 p.m. CDTJacksonville SharksL 28–520–1Sprint Center[3]
3FridayMarch 236:30 p.m. CDTat Cleveland GladiatorsL 39–490–2Quicken Loans Arena[4]
4ThursdayMarch 297:30 p.m. CDTArizona RattlersL 28–560–3Sprint Center[5]
5SaturdayApril 77:00 p.m. CDTat Chicago RushL 40–690–4Allstate Arena[6]
6Bye
7SaturdayApril 219:30 p.m. CDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 35–490–5HP Pavilion at San Jose[7]
8MondayApril 307:00 p.m. CDTat Tampa Bay StormL 46–630–6Tampa Bay Times Forum[8]
9SaturdayMay 57:00 p.m. CDTSan Antonio TalonsL 31–410–7Sprint Center[9]
10SaturdayMay 127:00 p.m. CDTat Iowa BarnstormersL 42–620–8Wells Fargo Arena[10]
11SaturdayMay 196:30 p.m. CDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 43–371–8Consol Energy Center[11]
12SaturdayMay 267:00 p.m. CDTGeorgia ForceW 39–272–8Sprint Center[12]
13SaturdayJune 27:00 p.m. CDTUtah BlazeL 45–552–9Sprint Center[13]
14SaturdayJune 99:00 p.m. CDTat Spokane ShockL 46–702–10Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena[14]
15SundayJune 172:00 p.m. CDTSan Jose SaberCatsW 57–413–10Sprint Center[15]
16SaturdayJune 237:00 p.m. CDTChicago RushL 41–593–11Sprint Center[16]
17SaturdayJune 307:00 p.m. CDTat San Antonio TalonsL 48–583–12Alamodome[17]
18SaturdayJuly 77:00 p.m. CDTIowa BarnstormersL 27–543–13Sprint Center[18]
19SaturdayJuly 147:00 p.m. CDTSpokane ShockL 48–493–14Sprint Center[19]
20SaturdayJuly 219:00 p.m. CDTArizona RattlersL 22–473–15US Airways Center[20]

Roster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas City Command bows out; new team forms in new league – Kansas City Business Journal . Bizjournals.com . August 23, 2012 . January 5, 2013.
  2. Web site: 2012 Command Schedule Released . October 6, 2011 . Kansas City Command . March 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624073016/http://www.kccommand.com/2011/10/06/2012-command-schedule-released/ . June 24, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Command Fall to Jacksonville in Season Opener. March 16, 2012. Kansas City Command. March 17, 2012.
  4. Web site: Command Fall to Gladiators, 49–39. March 23, 2012. Kansas City Command. March 24, 2012.
  5. Web site: Arizona Tops Command 56–28 . March 29, 2012 . Kansas City Command . March 30, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120409100324/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/29/arizona-tops-command-56-28/ . April 9, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Chicago Tops Kansas City, 69–40. https://archive.today/20120907011504/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/07/chicago-tops-kansas-city-69-40. dead. September 7, 2012. April 7, 2012. Kansas City Command. April 8, 2012.
  7. Web site: Command Drop Hard Fought Game to San Jose, 49–35. April 22, 2012. Kansas City Command. April 22, 2012.
  8. Web site: Command Fail to Weather Storm, 63–46 . April 30, 2012 . Kansas City Command . May 1, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120628204708/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/30/command-fail-to-weather-storm-fall-to-tampa-bay-63-46/ . June 28, 2012 .
  9. Web site: Command Fall Short Against Talons, 41–31 . May 5, 2012 . Kansas City Command . May 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120709171144/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/05/command-fall-short-against-talons-41-31/ . July 9, 2012 .
  10. Web site: Kansas City Command Drop Eighth Straight . May 12, 2012 . Kansas City Command . May 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520143711/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/12/kansas-city-command-drop-eighth-straight/ . May 20, 2012 .
  11. Web site: Power Outage . May 19, 2012 . Kansas City Command . May 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523151716/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/19/command-lead-at-halftime-over-the-pittsburgh-power-27-20/ . May 23, 2012 .
  12. Web site: Georgia Forced out of Kansas City. May 26, 2012. Kansas City Command. May 27, 2012.
  13. Web site: Command Fail to Put out the Blaze. June 2, 2012. Kansas City Command. June 3, 2012.
  14. Web site: Command Stall in Spokane . June 10, 2012 . Kansas City Command . June 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615164509/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/10/command-stall-in-spokane/ . June 15, 2012 .
  15. Web site: Command Corral Sabercats in Kansas City . June 17, 2012 . Kansas City Command . June 17, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120623071505/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/17/command-corral-sabercats-in-kansas-city/ . June 23, 2012 .
  16. Web site: Command Fall to Rush . June 23, 2012 . Kansas City Command . June 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120629064506/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/23/command-fall-to-rush/ . June 29, 2012 .
  17. Web site: Command Held Down by Talons . June 30, 2012 . Kansas City Command . July 1, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120820221957/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/30/command-within-10-at-halftime/ . August 20, 2012 .
  18. Web site: Command Fall to Barnstormers. July 7, 2012. Kansas City Command. July 8, 2012.
  19. Web site: Command Come Up Short Against Shock . July 14, 2012 . Kansas City Command . July 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823031213/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/14/command-with-the-lead-in-the-4th/ . August 23, 2012 .
  20. Web site: Command Drop Final Game to Rattlers . July 21, 2012 . Kansas City Command . July 22, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120822162854/http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/21/command-fall-in-finale-47-22/ . August 22, 2012 .