2012 Kansas City Command season
{{short description|Arena Football League team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL_season
| team = Kansas City Command
| year = 2012
| record = 3–15
| division_place = 4th NC Central
| coach = Danton Barto
| stadium = Sprint Center
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| next = none
| no_nextseason = true
| shortnavlink = Other seasons
}}
The {{afly|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. It was announced after the end of the season that the Command would cease operations.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/08/23/kansas-city-command-bows-out-new-team.html?page=all |title=Kansas City Command bows out; new team forms in new league – Kansas City Business Journal |publisher=Bizjournals.com |date=August 23, 2012 |accessdate=January 5, 2013}}
Standings
{{2012 AFL Central standings|team=KC}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kccommand.com/2011/10/06/2012-command-schedule-released |title=2012 Command Schedule Released |date=October 6, 2011 |work=Kansas City Command |accessdate=March 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624073016/http://www.kccommand.com/2011/10/06/2012-command-schedule-released/ |archivedate=June 24, 2012 }}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Day ! rowspan="2" | Date ! rowspan="2" | Kickoff ! rowspan="2" | Opponent ! colspan="2" | Results ! rowspan="2" | Location ! rowspan="2" | Report |
|---|
| Score
! Record |
| style=
! align="center" | 1 | colspan="9" align="center" valign="middle" | Bye |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 2 | align="center" | Friday | align="center" | March 16 | align="center" | 7:30 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Jacksonville Sharks | align="center" | L 28–52 | align="center" | 0–1 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 3 | align="center" | Friday | align="center" | March 23 | align="center" | 6:30 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at Cleveland Gladiators | align="center" | L 39–49 | align="center" | 0–2 | align="center" | Quicken Loans Arena |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 4 | align="center" | Thursday | align="center" | March 29 | align="center" | 7:30 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Arizona Rattlers | align="center" | L 28–56 | align="center" | 0–3 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 5 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | April 7 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at Chicago Rush | align="center" | L 40–69 | align="center" | 0–4 | align="center" | Allstate Arena |
| style=
! align="center" | 6 | colspan="9" align="center" valign="middle" | Bye |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 7 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | April 21 | align="center" | 9:30 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at San Jose SaberCats | align="center" | L 35–49 | align="center" | 0–5 | align="center" | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 8 | align="center" | Monday | align="center" | April 30 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at Tampa Bay Storm | align="center" | L 46–63 | align="center" | 0–6 | align="center" | Tampa Bay Times Forum |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 9 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | May 5 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | San Antonio Talons | align="center" | L 31–41 | align="center" | 0–7 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 10 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | May 12 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at Iowa Barnstormers | align="center" | L 42–62 | align="center" | 0–8 | align="center" | Wells Fargo Arena |
| style="background:#cfc"
! align="center" | 11 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | May 19 | align="center" | 6:30 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at Pittsburgh Power | align="center" | W 43–37 | align="center" | 1–8 | align="center" | Consol Energy Center |
| style="background:#cfc"
! align="center" | 12 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | May 26 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Georgia Force | align="center" | W 39–27 | align="center" | 2–8 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 13 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | June 2 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Utah Blaze | align="center" | L 45–55 | align="center" | 2–9 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 14 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | June 9 | align="center" | 9:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at Spokane Shock | align="center" | L 46–70 | align="center" | 2–10 | align="center" | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| style="background:#cfc"
! align="center" | 15 | align="center" | Sunday | align="center" | June 17 | align="center" | 2:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | San Jose SaberCats | align="center" | W 57–41 | align="center" | 3–10 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 16 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | June 23 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Chicago Rush | align="center" | L 41–59 | align="center" | 3–11 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 17 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | June 30 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | at San Antonio Talons | align="center" | L 48–58 | align="center" | 3–12 | align="center" | Alamodome |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 18 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | July 7 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Iowa Barnstormers | align="center" | L 27–54 | align="center" | 3–13 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 19 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | July 14 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Spokane Shock | align="center" | L 48–49 | align="center" | 3–14 | align="center" | Sprint Center |
| style="background:#fcc"
! align="center" | 20 | align="center" | Saturday | align="center" | July 21 | align="center" | 9:00 p.m. CDT | align="center" | Arizona Rattlers | align="center" | L 22–47 | align="center" | 3–15 | align="center" | US Airways Center |
Roster
| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:black; background-color:#ABCDEF; border: 2px solid black;" | Kansas City Command roster |
|---|
| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks
{{playern|2|Zack Eskridge}} {{playern|13|Matt Gutierrez}} Fullbacks {{playern|44|Lee Bryant}} {{playern|45|Victor Mann}} Wide receivers {{playern|3|Jackie Chambers}} {{playern|7|Samie Parker}} {{playern|11|Armand Robinson}} {{playern|23|O. J. Simpson}} {{playern|8|Bret Smith}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen {{playern|99|Cornelius Dixon}} {{playern |
| -|Charles Hayes}}
{{playern|54|Kimani Jones}} {{playern|75|Ken Scott}} Defensive linemen {{playern|92|Chris Asumnu}} {{playern|12|Tommy Chavis}} {{playern|40|Chris Lyle}} {{playern|94|Michael Robinson}} {{playern|48|Rico Reese}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers {{playern|1|Brad Chavez}} {{playern|26|Tyler Knight}} Defensive backs {{playern|21|Rashad Barksdale}} {{playern|5|Kendall Davis}} {{playern|9|Sergio Gilliam}} {{playern|6|J. C. Neal}} Kickers {{playern|25|James Wilhoit}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" |Injured reserve {{playern |
| -|Marcus Barnett WR}}
{{playern|75|Robert Brewster OL}} {{playern|19|Diyral Briggs DL}} {{playern|81|Keith Eloi WR}} {{playern|10|Bubby Gill WR}} {{playern|16|James Lancaster LB}} {{playern|4|Xavier Lee QB/WR}} {{playern |
| -|Ernest McCoy OL}}
{{playern|18|James Rogers DB}} {{playern |
| -|Allen Smith OL}}
{{playern|90|Richard Washington DL}} Other league exempt
Refused to report {{playern |
| -|Ryan Jones DB}}
{{playern |
| -|Jason Jones WR}}
League suspension {{playern |
| -|Ibrahim Abdulai DL}}
{{playern |
| -|Korey Askew DB}}
{{playern |
| -|Austin Emerson OL}}
{{playern |
| -|Carl Gettis DB}}
{{playern|16|Brian Jones QB}} {{playern|57|Dan Jones OL/DL}} {{playern|79|Andre Ramsey OL}} {{playern|94|Shaun Richardson DL}} {{playern |
| -|Terrance Sweeney DB}}
{{playern |
| -|Ryan Travis FB}}
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References
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{{Kansas City Command}}
{{2012 Arena Football League}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Kansas City Command Season}}