2011 Chicago Rush season

The 2011 Chicago Rush season is the 10th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team is coached by Bob McMillen and plays their home games at Allstate Arena.

2011 Chicago Rush season
Head Coach	Bob McMillen
Home Field	Allstate Arena
Results
Record	3–0
Place	1st
Playoff Finish	TBD
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

Standings

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	Home	Away
Chicago Rush	3	1		213	165	0–0	2–0	1–1
Dallas Vigilantes	2	1		157	155	2–0	2–0	0–1
Iowa Barnstormers	2	1		147	169	0–0	1–0	1–1
Tulsa Talons	1	3		152	208	0–1	0–1	1–2
Kansas City Command	0	3	.000	137	174	0–1	0–0	0–3

Regular season schedule

The Rush began the season on the road against the Milwaukee Iron on March 14. Their home opener was on March 18 as they hosted the Philadelphia Soul. In their final regular season game, they will play Milwaukee at home.

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Monday	March 14	7:30 p.m. CDT	at Milwaukee Mustangs	W 49–41	1–0	Bradley Center
2	Friday	March 18	7:00 p.m. CDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 62–28	2–0	Allstate Arena
3	Friday	March 25	7:30 p.m. CDT	San Jose SaberCats	W 54–41	3–0	Allstate Arena
4	Saturday	April 2	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Cleveland Gladiators			Quicken Loans Arena
5	Bye
6	Saturday	April 16	7:05 p.m. CDT	at Iowa Barnstormers			Wells Fargo Arena
7	Friday	April 22	7:00 p.m. CDT	Kansas City Command			Allstate Arena
8	Saturday	April 30	7:00 p.m. CDT	New Orleans VooDoo			Allstate Arena
9	Saturday	May 7	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Tulsa Talons			BOK Center
10	Saturday	May 14	7:05 p.m. CDT	at Arizona Rattlers			US Airways Center
11	Sunday	May 22	3:00 p.m. CDT	Dallas Vigilantes			Allstate Arena
12	Friday	May 27	7:30 p.m. CDT	Tulsa Talons			Allstate Arena
13	Saturday	June 4	1:00 p.m. CDT	at Kansas City Command			Sprint Center
14	Bye
15	Saturday	June 18	9:00 p.m. CDT	at Spokane Shock			Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
16	Sunday	June 26	3:00 p.m. CDT	Iowa Barnstormers			Allstate Arena
17	Friday	July 1	7:30 p.m. CDT	Utah Blaze			Allstate Arena
18	Saturday	July 9	6:35 p.m. CDT	at Georgia Force			Arena at Gwinnett Center
19	Saturday	July 16	7:30 p.m. CDT	at Dallas Vigilantes			American Airlines Center
20	Saturday	July 23	7:00 p.m. CDT	Milwaukee Mustangs			Allstate Arena

Roster

Chicago Rush roster
Quarterbacks  8 Dominic Randolph 12 Russ Michna Fullbacks 37 Johnnie Kirton 40 Marcus Waugh FB/LB Wide Receivers  1 Reggie Gray 13 Brett McDermott 17 Charles Dillon 80 Micah Rucker		Offensive Linemen 73 T.J. Watkins 75 Vince Vance 77 Mike Turkovich Defensive Linemen 15 Joe Clermond 33 Mark Weivoda 96 Quartez Vickerson 98 Reggie Scott		Linebackers 11 Kelvin Morris 55 Asi Faoa Defensive Backs  2 Greg James  4 Vic Hall  5 Perry Kyles  6 James Simpson Kickers  9 Chris Gould		Injured Reserve  3 Todd Devoe 56 Beau Elliott Rookies in italics Roster updated April 5, 2011 22 Active, 2 Inactive → More rosters

Regular season

Week 1: at Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 1: Chicago Rush at Milwaukee Mustangs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rush 21 7 14 7 49 Mustangs 7 20 0 14 41 at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: March 14 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 3,157 Recap Game information 1st quarter Milwaukee – (10:30) Damian Harrell 20-yard pass from Eric Ward (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 7–0 Chicago – (8:27) Reggie Gray 27-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Tied 7–7 Chicago – (3:33) Charles Dillon 10-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 14–7 Chicago – (1:32) Reggie Gray 7-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 21–7 2nd quarter Milwaukee – (13:45) Antoine Burns 44-yard pass from Eric Ward (Garrett Lindholm kick), Chicago 21–14 Chicago – (9:50) Johnnie Kirton 2-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 28–14 Milwaukee – (5:31) Brent Holmes 6-yard pass from Eric Ward (Garrett Lindholm kick), Chicago 28–21 Milwaukee – (0:36) Eric Ward 5-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick failed), Chicago 28–27 3rd quarter Chicago – (13:30) Charles Dillon 13-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 35–27 Chicago – (2:55) Reggie Gray 11-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 42–27 4th quarter Milwaukee – (14:53) Brent Holmes 42-yard pass from Eric Ward (Garrett Lindholm kick), Chicago 42–34 Chicago – (9:20) Charles Dillon 23-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 49–34 Milwaukee – (0:55) Antoine Burns 15-yard pass from Eric Ward (Garrett Lindholm kick), Chicago 49–41 Passing Chicago – Russ Michna: 19/26, 240 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT Milwaukee – Eric Ward: 25/44, 296 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing Chicago – Marcus Waugh: 3 att, 16 yards Milwaukee – Eric Ward: 5 att, 16 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chicago – Charles Dillon: 8 rec, 109 yards, 3 TD Milwaukee – Damian Harrell: 9 rec, 90 yards, 1 TD

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Week 2: Philadelphia Soul at Chicago Rush – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Soul 7 7 7 7 28 Rush 21 19 8 14 62 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: March 18 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 10,582 Referee: Alex Kemp Recap Game information 1st quarter Philadelphia – (14:14) Syvelle Newton 34-yard pass from Justin Allgood (James Paul kick), Philadelphia 7–0 Chicago – (10:23) Johnnie Kirton 4-yard run (Chris Gould kick), Tied 7–7 Chicago – (6:48) Mike Turkovich 6-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 14–7 Chicago – (5:14) Marcus Waugh fumble return (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 21–7 2nd quarter Chicago – (10:08) Micah Rucker 9-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 28–7 Chicago – (10:08) Perry Kyles 3-yard net recovery (Chris Gould kick failed), Chicago 34–7 Chicago – (0:26) Johnnie Kirton 1-yard run (Chris Gould kick blocked), Chicago 40–7 Philadelphia – (0:00) Dominique Thompson 16-pass from Justin Allgood (James Paul kick), Chicago 40–14 3rd quarter Chicago – (5:27) Russ Michna 1-yard run (Vic Hall run), Chicago 48–14 Philadelphia – (0:13) Ryan Vena 2-yard run (James Paul kick), Chicago 48–21 3rd quarter Chicago – (12:42) Micah Rucker 8-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 55–21 Philadelphia – (8:27) Ryan Vena 3-yard run (James Paul kick), Chicago 55–28 Chicago – (1:00) Reggie Gray 14-yard pass from Dominic Randolph (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 62–21 Passing Philadelphia – Justin Allgood: 12/22, 165 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Chicago – Russ Michna: 21/29, 189 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Philadelphia – Ryan Vena: 4 att, 9 yards, 2 TD Chicago – Johnnie Kirton: 8 att, 16 yards, 2 TD Receiving Philadelphia – Donovan Morgan: 9 rec, 115 yards Chicago – Micah Rucker: 11 rec, 83 yards, 2 TD

Week 3: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 3: San Jose SaberCats at Chicago Rush – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total SaberCats 8 13 7 13 41 Rush 6 14 20 14 54 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: March 25 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 7,466 Referee: Tony Cannella Recap Game information 1st quarter Chicago – (12:13) Reggie Gray 46-yard pass from Russ Michna (Vic Hall pass intercepted), Chicago 6–0 San Jose – (12:13) Dwight Mclean PAT return, Chicago 6–2 San Jose – (6:29) Mark Lewis 13-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick failed), San Jose 8–6 2nd quarter San Jose – (9:46) Chad Cook 1-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick failed), San Jose 14–6 Chicago – (7:16) Russ Michna 17-yard run (Chris Gould kick), San Jose 14–13 San Jose – (3:43) Chad Cook 1-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 21–13 Chicago – (2:37) Reggie Gray 39-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), San Jose 21–20 3rd quarter Chicago – (12:03) Reggie Gray 22-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick failed), Chicago 26–21 Chicago – (7:40) Russ Michna 7-yard run (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 33–21 San Jose – (6:10) Rodney Wright 5-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Chicago 33–28 Chicago – (3:44) Charles Dillon 7-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 40–28 4th quarter San Jose – (13:58) Gabe Nyenhuis 7-yard interception return (Juan Gamboa kick), Chicago 40–35 Chicago – (12:58) Micah Rucker 4-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 47–35 San Jose – (10:47) Samora Goodson 10-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick failed), Chicago 47–41 Chicago – (4:41) Johnnie Kirton 1-yard run (Chris Gould kick), Chicago 54–41 Passing San Jose – Mark Grieb: 28/46, 279 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Chicago – Russ Michna: 15/21, 229 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing San Jose – Chad Cook: 3 att, 6 yards, 2 TD Chicago – Russ Michna: 9 att, 38 yards, 2 TD Receiving San Jose – Rodney Wright: 15 rec, 143 yards, 1 TD Chicago – Reggie Gray: 8 rec, 149 yards, 3 TD

Week 4: at Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Gladiators 0 at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Date: April 2 Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT

Week 6: at Iowa Barnstormers

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Barnstormers 0 at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Date: April 16 Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT

Week 7: vs. Kansas City Command

1 2 3 4 Total Command 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: April 22 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT

Week 8: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

1 2 3 4 Total VooDoo 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: April 30 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT

Week 9: at Tulsa Talons

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Talons 0 at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma Date: May 7 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT

Week 10: at Arizona Rattlers

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Rattlers 0 at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona Date: May 14 Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT

Week 11: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

1 2 3 4 Total Vigilantes 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: May 22 Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT

Week 12: vs. Tulsa Talons

1 2 3 4 Total Talons 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: May 27 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT

Week 13: at Kansas City Command

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Command 0 at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Date: June 4 Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT

Week 15: at Spokane Shock

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Shock 0 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington Date: June 18 Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT

Week 16: vs. Iowa Barnstormers

1 2 3 4 Total Barnstormers 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: June 26 Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT

Week 17: vs. Utah Blaze

1 2 3 4 Total Blaze 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: July 1 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT

Week 18: at Georgia Force

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Force 0 at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia Date: July 9 Game time: 6:35 p.m. CDT

Week 19: at Dallas Vigilantes

1 2 3 4 Total Rush 0 Vigilantes 0 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Date: July 16 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT

Week 20: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 Rush 0 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Date: July 23 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT