The 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.

Standings

TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
Central Divisionvte
z-San Antonio Talons144.77810429495–19–48–16–3
Chicago Rush108.556104710444–25–67–23–6
Iowa Barnstormers711.38994810323–35–94–53–6
Kansas City Command315.1677059380–61–122–71–8

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

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.

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1Bye
2FridayMarch 167:30 p.m. CDTJacksonville SharksL 28–520–1Sprint Center
3FridayMarch 236:30 p.m. CDTat Cleveland GladiatorsL 39–490–2Quicken Loans Arena
4ThursdayMarch 297:30 p.m. CDTArizona RattlersL 28–560–3Sprint Center
5SaturdayApril 77:00 p.m. CDTat Chicago RushL 40–690–4Allstate Arena
6Bye
7SaturdayApril 219:30 p.m. CDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 35–490–5HP Pavilion at San Jose
8MondayApril 307:00 p.m. CDTat Tampa Bay StormL 46–630–6Tampa Bay Times Forum
9SaturdayMay 57:00 p.m. CDTSan Antonio TalonsL 31–410–7Sprint Center
10SaturdayMay 127:00 p.m. CDTat Iowa BarnstormersL 42–620–8Wells Fargo Arena
11SaturdayMay 196:30 p.m. CDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 43–371–8Consol Energy Center
12SaturdayMay 267:00 p.m. CDTGeorgia ForceW 39–272–8Sprint Center
13SaturdayJune 27:00 p.m. CDTUtah BlazeL 45–552–9Sprint Center
14SaturdayJune 99:00 p.m. CDTat Spokane ShockL 46–702–10Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
15SundayJune 172:00 p.m. CDTSan Jose SaberCatsW 57–413–10Sprint Center
16SaturdayJune 237:00 p.m. CDTChicago RushL 41–593–11Sprint Center
17SaturdayJune 307:00 p.m. CDTat San Antonio TalonsL 48–583–12Alamodome
18SaturdayJuly 77:00 p.m. CDTIowa BarnstormersL 27–543–13Sprint Center
19SaturdayJuly 147:00 p.m. CDTSpokane ShockL 48–493–14Sprint Center
20SaturdayJuly 219:00 p.m. CDTArizona RattlersL 22–473–15US Airways Center

Roster

Kansas City Command roster
Quarterbacks 2 Zack Eskridge 13 Matt Gutierrez Fullbacks 44 Lee Bryant 45 Victor Mann Wide receivers 3 Jackie Chambers 7 Samie Parker 11 Armand Robinson 23 O. J. Simpson 8 Bret SmithOffensive linemen 99 Cornelius Dixon -- Charles Hayes 54 Kimani Jones 75 Ken Scott Defensive linemen 92 Chris Asumnu 12 Tommy Chavis 40 Chris Lyle 94 Michael Robinson 48 Rico ReeseLinebackers 1 Brad Chavez 26 Tyler Knight Defensive backs 21 Rashad Barksdale 5 Kendall Davis 9 Sergio Gilliam 6 J. C. Neal Kickers 25 James WilhoitInjured reserve -- Marcus Barnett WR 75 Robert Brewster OL 19 Diyral Briggs DL 81 Keith Eloi WR 10 Bubby Gill WR 16 James Lancaster LB 4 Xavier Lee QB/WR -- Ernest McCoy OL 18 James Rogers DB -- Allen Smith OL 90 Richard Washington DL Other league exempt Currently vacant Refused to report -- Ryan Jones DB -- Jason Jones WR League suspension -- Ibrahim Abdulai DL -- Korey Askew DB -- Austin Emerson OL -- Carl Gettis DB 16 Brian Jones QB 57 Dan Jones OL/DL 79 Andre Ramsey OL 94 Shaun Richardson DL -- Terrance Sweeney DB -- Ryan Travis FB updated July 19, 2012 24 Active, 23 Inactive