2012 Kansas City Command season

2012 Kansas City Command season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Danton Barto
Home Field	Sprint Center
Results
Record	3–15
Place	4th NC Central
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2011	2013

The 2012 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.

Standings[]

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
Central Divisionv · d · e
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 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.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Report
1	Bye
2	Friday	March 16	7:30 p.m. CDT	Jacksonville Sharks	L 28–52	0–1	Sprint Center	^[2]
3	Friday	March 23	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 39–49	0–2	Quicken Loans Arena	^[3]
4	Thursday	March 29	7:30 p.m. CDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 28–56	0–3	Sprint Center	^[4]
5	Saturday	April 7	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Chicago Rush	L 40–69	0–4	Allstate Arena	^[5]
6	Bye
7	Saturday	April 21	9:30 p.m. CDT	at San Jose SaberCats	L 35–49	0–5	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[6]
8	Monday	April 30	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 46–63	0–6	Tampa Bay Times Forum	^[7]
9	Saturday	May 5	7:00 p.m. CDT	San Antonio Talons	L 31–41	0–7	Sprint Center	^[8]
10	Saturday	May 12	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 42–62	0–8	Wells Fargo Arena	^[9]
11	Saturday	May 19	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Pittsburgh Power	W 43–37	1–8	Consol Energy Center	^[10]
12	Saturday	May 26	7:00 p.m. CDT	Georgia Force	W 39–27	2–8	Sprint Center	^[11]
13	Saturday	June 2	7:00 p.m. CDT	Utah Blaze	L 45–55	2–9	Sprint Center	^[12]
14	Saturday	June 9	9:00 p.m. CDT	at Spokane Shock	L 46–70	2–10	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	^[13]
15	Sunday	June 17	2:00 p.m. CDT	San Jose SaberCats	W 57–41	3–10	Sprint Center	^[14]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:00 p.m. CDT	Chicago Rush	L 41–59	3–11	Sprint Center	^[15]
17	Saturday	June 30	7:00 p.m. CDT	at San Antonio Talons	L 48–58	3–12	Alamodome	^[16]
18	Saturday	July 7	7:00 p.m. CDT	Iowa Barnstormers	L 27–54	3–13	Sprint Center	^[17]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:00 p.m. CDT	Spokane Shock	L 48–49	3–14	Sprint Center	^[18]
20	Saturday	July 21	9:00 p.m. CDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 22–47	3–15	US Airways Center	^[19]

Roster[]

Kansas City Command roster

Quarterbacks

2 Zack Eskridge
13 Matt Gutierrez

Fullbacks

44 Trey Bryant FB/DL
45 Victor Mann FB/LB

Wide receivers

1 Brad Chavez
3 Jackie Chambers
4 Xavier Lee
7 Shay Hodge
11 Armand Robinson
24 Anthony Parks

Offensive linemen

54 Kimani Jones
75 Ken Scott
99 Cornelius Dixon

Defensive linemen

12 Tommy Chavis
40 Chris Lyle
90 Richard Washington
92 MacKenzie Jacobs
94 Michael Robinson

Linebackers

19 Diyral Briggs

Defensive backs

6 J.C. Neal
18 James Rogers
21 Rashad Barksdale

Kickers

25 James Wilhoit

Injured reserve

5 Marcus Barnett WR
8 Bret Smith WR
10 Bubby Gill WR
16 James Lancaster LB
23 O. J. Simpson WR/DB
67 Allen Smith OL
75 Robert Brewster OL
81 Keith Eloi WR

Other league exempt

4 Samie Parker WR
45 Tressor Baptiste DB

Refused to report

3 Ryan Jones DB
15 Jason Jones WR

League suspension

2 Korey Askew DB
9 Sergio Gilliam DB
16 Terrance Sweeney DB
19 Carl Gettis DB
22 Ryan Travis FB
57 Austin Emerson OL
61 Dan Jones OL/DL
74 Andre Ramsey OL
94 Shaun Richardson DL

[1] updated May 23, 2012
24 Active, 21 Inactive

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References[]

↑ "2012 Command Schedule Released". Kansas City Command. October 6, 2011. http://www.kccommand.com/2011/10/06/2012-command-schedule-released. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
↑ "Command Fall to Jacksonville in Season Opener". Kansas City Command. March 16, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/16/command-fall-to-jacksonville-in-season-opener. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
↑ "Command Fall to Gladiators, 49–39". Kansas City Command. March 23, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/23/command-fall-to-gladiators-49-39. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
↑ "Arizona Tops Command 56–28". Kansas City Command. March 29, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/29/arizona-tops-command-56-28. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
↑ "Chicago Tops Kansas City, 69–40". Kansas City Command. April 7, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/07/chicago-tops-kansas-city-69-40. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
↑ "Command Drop Hard Fought Game to San Jose, 49–35". Kansas City Command. April 22, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/22/command-drop-hard-fought-game-to-san-jose-49-35. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
↑ "Command Fail to Weather Storm, 63–46". Kansas City Command. April 30, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/30/command-fail-to-weather-storm-fall-to-tampa-bay-63-46. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
↑ "Command Fall Short Against Talons, 41–31". Kansas City Command. May 5, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/05/command-fall-short-against-talons-41-31. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
↑ "Kansas City Command Drop Eighth Straight". Kansas City Command. May 12, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/12/kansas-city-command-drop-eighth-straight. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
↑ "Power Outage". Kansas City Command. May 19, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/19/command-lead-at-halftime-over-the-pittsburgh-power-27-20. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
↑ "Georgia Forced out of Kansas City". Kansas City Command. May 26, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/26/georgia-forced-out-of-kansas-city. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
↑ "Command Fail to Put out the Blaze". Kansas City Command. June 2, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/02/command-fail-to-put-out-the-blaze. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
↑ "Command Stall in Spokane". Kansas City Command. June 10, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/10/command-stall-in-spokane. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
↑ "Command Corral Sabercats in Kansas City". Kansas City Command. June 17, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/17/command-corral-sabercats-in-kansas-city. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
↑ "Command Fall to Rush". Kansas City Command. June 23, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/23/command-fall-to-rush. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
↑ "Command Held Down by Talons". Kansas City Command. June 30, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/30/command-within-10-at-halftime. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
↑ "Command Fall to Barnstormers". Kansas City Command. July 7, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/07/command-v-barnstormers. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
↑ "Command Come Up Short Against Shock". Kansas City Command. July 14, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/14/command-with-the-lead-in-the-4th. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "Command Drop Final Game to Rattlers". Kansas City Command. July 21, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/21/command-fall-in-finale-47-22. Retrieved July 22, 2012.

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[1] "2012 Command Schedule Released". Kansas City Command. October 6, 2011. http://www.kccommand.com/2011/10/06/2012-command-schedule-released. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

[2] "Command Fall to Jacksonville in Season Opener". Kansas City Command. March 16, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/16/command-fall-to-jacksonville-in-season-opener. Retrieved March 17, 2012.

[3] "Command Fall to Gladiators, 49–39". Kansas City Command. March 23, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/23/command-fall-to-gladiators-49-39. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

[4] "Arizona Tops Command 56–28". Kansas City Command. March 29, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/03/29/arizona-tops-command-56-28. Retrieved March 30, 2012.

[5] "Chicago Tops Kansas City, 69–40". Kansas City Command. April 7, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/07/chicago-tops-kansas-city-69-40. Retrieved April 8, 2012.

[6] "Command Drop Hard Fought Game to San Jose, 49–35". Kansas City Command. April 22, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/22/command-drop-hard-fought-game-to-san-jose-49-35. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

[7] "Command Fail to Weather Storm, 63–46". Kansas City Command. April 30, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/04/30/command-fail-to-weather-storm-fall-to-tampa-bay-63-46. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

[8] "Command Fall Short Against Talons, 41–31". Kansas City Command. May 5, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/05/command-fall-short-against-talons-41-31. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

[9] "Kansas City Command Drop Eighth Straight". Kansas City Command. May 12, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/12/kansas-city-command-drop-eighth-straight. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[10] "Power Outage". Kansas City Command. May 19, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/19/command-lead-at-halftime-over-the-pittsburgh-power-27-20. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

[11] "Georgia Forced out of Kansas City". Kansas City Command. May 26, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/05/26/georgia-forced-out-of-kansas-city. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

[12] "Command Fail to Put out the Blaze". Kansas City Command. June 2, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/02/command-fail-to-put-out-the-blaze. Retrieved June 3, 2012.

[13] "Command Stall in Spokane". Kansas City Command. June 10, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/10/command-stall-in-spokane. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

[14] "Command Corral Sabercats in Kansas City". Kansas City Command. June 17, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/17/command-corral-sabercats-in-kansas-city. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

[15] "Command Fall to Rush". Kansas City Command. June 23, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/23/command-fall-to-rush. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

[16] "Command Held Down by Talons". Kansas City Command. June 30, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/06/30/command-within-10-at-halftime. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

[17] "Command Fall to Barnstormers". Kansas City Command. July 7, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/07/command-v-barnstormers. Retrieved July 8, 2012.

[18] "Command Come Up Short Against Shock". Kansas City Command. July 14, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/14/command-with-the-lead-in-the-4th. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[19] "Command Drop Final Game to Rattlers". Kansas City Command. July 21, 2012. http://www.kccommand.com/2012/07/21/command-fall-in-finale-47-22. Retrieved July 22, 2012.

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