The 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.
Standings
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.
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 L 48–55 3–1 Quicken Loans Arena 5 Bye 6 Saturday April 16 7:05 p.m. CDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 50–49 4–1 Wells Fargo Arena 7 Friday April 22 7:00 p.m. CDT Kansas City Command L 51–58 4–2 Allstate Arena 8 Saturday April 30 7:00 p.m. CDT New Orleans VooDoo W 50–28 5–2 Allstate Arena 9 Saturday May 7 7:00 p.m. CDT at Tulsa Talons L 45–64 5–3 BOK Center 10 Saturday May 14 7:05 p.m. CDT at Arizona Rattlers W 50–49 6–3 US Airways Center 11 Sunday May 22 3:00 p.m. CDT Dallas Vigilantes W 69–57 7–3 Allstate Arena 12 Friday May 27 7:30 p.m. CDT Tulsa Talons W 49–48 8–3 Allstate Arena 13 Saturday June 4 1:00 p.m. CDT at Kansas City Command W 58–30 9–3 Sprint Center 14 Bye 15 Saturday June 18 9:00 p.m. CDT at Spokane Shock L 60–63 9–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 16 Sunday June 26 3:00 p.m. CDT Iowa Barnstormers W 58–48 10–4 Allstate Arena 17 Friday July 1 7:30 p.m. CDT Utah Blaze W 59–35 11–4 Allstate Arena 18 Saturday July 9 6:35 p.m. CDT at Georgia Force W 51–41 12–4 Arena at Gwinnett Center 19 Saturday July 16 7:30 p.m. CDT at Dallas Vigilantes W 53–44 13–4 American Airlines Center 20 Saturday July 23 7:00 p.m. CDT Milwaukee Mustangs L 41–54 13–5 Allstate Arena
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report NC Semifinals Friday July 29 7:30 p.m. CDT Dallas Vigilantes W 54–51 Allstate Arena NC Championship Saturday August 6 9:00 p.m. CDT at Arizona Rattlers L 48–54 US Airways Arena
Regular season
Week 1: at Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Week 3: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 4: at Cleveland Gladiators
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: at Iowa Barnstormers
Week 7: vs. Kansas City Command
Week 8: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 9: at Tulsa Talons
Week 10: at Arizona Rattlers
Week 11: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Week 12: vs. Tulsa Talons
Week 13: at Kansas City Command
Week 14: BYE
Week 15: at Spokane Shock
Week 16: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
Week 17: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 18: at Georgia Force
Week 19: at Dallas Vigilantes
Week 20: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
Playoffs
National Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Dallas Vigilantes
National Conference Championship: at (1) Arizona Rattlers
References