2012 Chicago Rush season
# 2012 Chicago Rush season

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 Divisionvte :

| 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.

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