2012 Utah Blaze season
# 2012 Utah Blaze season

The 2012 Utah Blaze season was the sixth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Ron James and played its home games at EnergySolutions Arena for the second straight year. The Blaze finished the regular season 12–6 and qualified for the playoffs. They made it to the National Conference championship game where they played the Arizona Rattlers, but were on the losing end of a 75–69 score.

## Standings

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| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Arizona Rattlers | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1118 | 880 | 3–3 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 |
| x-San Jose SaberCats | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1143 | 1027 | 4–2 | 10–4 | 8–1 | 4–5 |
| x-Utah Blaze | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1128 | 1051 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 |
| Spokane Shock | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1063 | 1048 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 5–4 | 5–4 |

y - Clinched division x - Clinched playoff berth

## Schedule

### Regular season

The Blaze began the season in San Antonio against the San Antonio Talons on March 10. Their home opener was on March 24 against the San Jose SaberCats. They played the Philadelphia Soul in their final regular season game on July 22.

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | March 10 | 2:00 p.m. MST | at San Antonio Talons | L 48–54 | 0–1 | Alamodome | |
| 2 | Saturday | March 17 | 6:05 p.m. MDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 69–49 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Arena | |
| 3 | Saturday | March 24 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 60–59 | 2–1 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 4 | Saturday | March 31 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 57–72 | 2–2 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | Saturday | April 14 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 75–67 | 3–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 7 | Friday | April 20 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 63–62 | 4–2 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 8 | Saturday | April 28 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 61–58 | 5–2 | Bradley Center | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 5 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | Spokane Shock | W 84–63 | 6–2 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 10 | Friday | May 11 | 8:30 p.m. MDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 59–70 | 6–3 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 11 | Saturday | May 19 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 70–86 | 6–4 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 26 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | San Antonio Talons | L 61–64 | 6–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 2 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | at Kansas City Command | W 55–45 | 7–5 | Sprint Center | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 9 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | Chicago Rush | W 68–28 | 8–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 16 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | Spokane Shock | W 58–55 | 9–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 23 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | Georgia Force | W 61–38 | 10–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 17 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 18 | Friday | July 6 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at Arizona Rattlers | W 62–49 | 11–5 | US Airways Center | |
| 19 | Friday | July 13 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 83–63 | 12–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | |
| 20 | Monday | July 22 | 4:05 p.m. MDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 34–69 | 12–6 | Wells Fargo Center | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NC Semifinals | Friday | July 27 | 6:05 p.m. MST | at San Antonio Talons | W 35–34 | Alamodome | |
| NC Championship | Saturday | August 4 | 7:00 p.m. MST | at Arizona Rattlers | L 69–75 | US Airways Center | |
