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
Head coachBob McMillen
Home fieldAllstate Arena
Results
Record13–5
Division place1st NC Central
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals (Dallas) 54–41
Lost Conference Championship (Arizona) 48–54
Team DPYVic Hall

Standings

Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
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
Score Record
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
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

Week 1: Chicago Rush at Milwaukee Mustangs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 21 7 14749
Mustangs 7 20 01441

at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,157
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Week 2: Philadelphia Soul at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Soul 7 7 7728
Rush 21 19 81462

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

Week 3: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 3: San Jose SaberCats at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
SaberCats 8 13 71341
Rush 6 14 201454

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

Week 4: at Cleveland Gladiators

Week 4: Chicago Rush at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 7 12 141548
Gladiators 7 21 141355

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,305
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 6: Chicago Rush at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 7 27 7950
Barnstormers 21 6 15749

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
Game information

Week 7: vs. Kansas City Command

Week 7: Kansas City Command at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Command 7 31 61458
Rush 13 17 71451

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,310
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 8: New Orleans VooDoo at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 7 7 01428
Rush 23 13 14050

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,018
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: at Tulsa Talons

Week 9: Chicago Rush at Tulsa Talons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 14 14 71045
Talons 10 24 201064

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: at Arizona Rattlers

Week 10: Chicago Rush at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 13 7 131750
Rattlers 14 7 21749

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,000
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Week 11: Dallas Vigilantes at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 14 10 132057
Rush 14 14 202169

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,535
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 12: vs. Tulsa Talons

Week 12: Tulsa Talons at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Talons 6 20 71548
Rush 21 7 14749

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 27
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,350
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: at Kansas City Command

Week 13: Chicago Rush at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 7 16 72858
Command 0 9 14730

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: June 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,635
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: at Spokane Shock

Week 15: Chicago Rush at Spokane Shock – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 14 13 122160
Shock 14 28 14763

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
Game information

Week 16: vs. Iowa Barnstormers

Week 16: Iowa Barnstormers at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barnstormers 27 0 02148
Rush 7 20 131858

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: June 26
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,063
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: vs. Utah Blaze

Week 17: Utah Blaze at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blaze 14 14 7035
Rush 14 14 102159

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 1
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,342
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: at Georgia Force

Week 18: Chicago Rush at Georgia Force – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 28 10 6751
Force 14 0 72041

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
Game information

Week 19: at Dallas Vigilantes

Week 19: Chicago Rush at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 14 7 141853
Vigilantes 23 14 0744

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 11,553
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 20: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 20: Milwaukee Mustangs at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 9 21 141054
Rush 6 14 71441

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,269
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Playoffs

National Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Dallas Vigilantes

National Conference Semifinals: Dallas Vigilantes at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
(3) Vigilantes 10 20 14751
(2) Rush 7 20 72054

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,489
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

National Conference Championship: at (1) Arizona Rattlers

National Conference Championship: Chicago Rush at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
(2) Rush 6 13 02948
(1) Rattlers 14 14 131354

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: August 6
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,886
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

References

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  9. "Chicago Rush Fall to Tulsa Talons, 45–64". Chicago Rush. May 7, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
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  13. "Chicago Rush Take Command for Fourth Win in a Row". Chicago Rush. June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  14. "Spokane Shock Stun Chicago Rush, 60–63". Chicago Rush. June 18, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
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  16. "Rush Put Out Blaze to Clinch Playoff Spot, 59–35". Chicago Rush. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  17. "Chicago Rush Defeat Georgia Force, 51–41". Chicago Rush. July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
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