The 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
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 Location Report Score Record 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 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 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
Final roster 2012 Utah Blaze roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve DL OL WR OL DB OL WR DB OL WR LB
Other league exempt Currently vacant
Refuse to report WR
Inactive reserve Currently vacant
League suspension Currently vacant
Team suspension DL WR
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated August 4, 2012 23 Active, 14 Inactive
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