2011 Chicago Rush season
The 2011 Chicago Rush season was the 10th 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 regular season 13–5, qualifying for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season. As the 2nd seed, they defeated the Dallas Vigilantes 54–41 in the conference semifinals before losing to the Arizona Rattlers 48–54 in the conference championship.
2011 Chicago Rush season | |
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Head coach | Bob McMillen |
Home field | Allstate Arena |
Results | |
Record | 13–5 |
Division place | 1st NC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Conference Semifinals (Dallas) 54–41 Lost Conference Championship (Arizona) 48–54 |
Team DPY | Vic Hall |
Standings
Central Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Chicago Rush | 13 | 5 | .722 | 957 | 833 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 7–2 | 6–3 |
x-Dallas Vigilantes | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1061 | 1007 | 6–2 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
Tulsa Talons | 8 | 10 | .444 | 894 | 899 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
Kansas City Command | 6 | 12 | .333 | 854 | 974 | 3–5 | 4–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 |
Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 916 | 1116 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Schedule
Regular season
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 played Milwaukee at home.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Monday | March 14 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 49–41 | 1–0 | Bradley Center | [2] | |
2 | Friday | March 18 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 62–28 | 2–0 | Allstate Arena | [3] | |
3 | Friday | March 25 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 54–41 | 3–0 | Allstate Arena | [4] | |
4 | Saturday | April 2 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 48–55 | 3–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | [5] | |
5 | Bye | ||||||||
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 50–49 | 4–1 | Wells Fargo Arena | [6] | |
7 | Friday | April 22 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Kansas City Command | L 51–58 | 4–2 | Allstate Arena | [7] | |
8 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 50–28 | 5–2 | Allstate Arena | [8] | |
9 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Tulsa Talons | L 45–64 | 5–3 | BOK Center | [9] | |
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | at Arizona Rattlers | W 50–49 | 6–3 | US Airways Center | [10] | |
11 | Sunday | May 22 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | Dallas Vigilantes | W 69–57 | 7–3 | Allstate Arena | [11] | |
12 | Friday | May 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Tulsa Talons | W 49–48 | 8–3 | Allstate Arena | [12] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 1:00 p.m. CDT | at Kansas City Command | W 58–30 | 9–3 | Sprint Center | [13] | |
14 | Bye | ||||||||
15 | Saturday | June 18 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at Spokane Shock | L 60–63 | 9–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [14] | |
16 | Sunday | June 26 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 58–48 | 10–4 | Allstate Arena | [15] | |
17 | Friday | July 1 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Utah Blaze | W 59–35 | 11–4 | Allstate Arena | [16] | |
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 6:35 p.m. CDT | at Georgia Force | W 51–41 | 12–4 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | [17] | |
19 | Saturday | July 16 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Dallas Vigilantes | W 53–44 | 13–4 | American Airlines Center | [18] | |
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | L 41–54 | 13–5 | Allstate Arena | [19] |
Playoffs
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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NC Semifinals | Friday | July 29 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Dallas Vigilantes | W 54–51 | Allstate Arena | [20] |
NC Championship | Saturday | August 6 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 48–54 | US Airways Arena | [21] |
Regular season
Week 1: at Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Mustangs | 7 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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
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Week 3: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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
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Week 4: at Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 48 |
Gladiators | 7 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: April 2
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,305
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 5: BYE
Week 6: at Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 7 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 50 |
Barnstormers | 21 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Date: April 16
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,552
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 7: vs. Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Command | 7 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 58 |
Rush | 13 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: April 22
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 7,310
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 8: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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VooDoo | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Rush | 23 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 50 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: April 30
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,018
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 9: at Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Talons | 10 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 64 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: May 7
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 10: at Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 13 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
Rattlers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,000
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 11: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 14 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 57 |
Rush | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 69 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: May 22
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,535
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 12: vs. Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 6 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 48 |
Rush | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: May 27
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 7,350
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 13: at Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 7 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 58 |
Command | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 3,635
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 14: BYE
Week 15: at Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 14 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 |
Shock | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
- Date: June 18
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,499
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 16: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Barnstormers | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 48 |
Rush | 7 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 58 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: June 26
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,063
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 17: vs. Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Rush | 14 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 59 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: July 1
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 7,342
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 18: at Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 28 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 51 |
Force | 14 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: July 9
- Game time: 6:35 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,723
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 19: at Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 14 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 53 |
Vigilantes | 23 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: July 16
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 11,553
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Week 20: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 9 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 54 |
Rush | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: July 23
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 10,269
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Playoffs
National Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(3) Vigilantes | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
(2) Rush | 7 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 54 |
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National Conference Championship: at (1) Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(2) Rush | 6 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 48 |
(1) Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 54 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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References
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