2012 Arizona Rattlers season

The 2012 Arizona Rattlers season was the 21st season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center. After winning their third consecutive division championship with a 13–5 record, the Rattlers were able to advance to ArenaBowl XXV, where they defeated the Philadelphia Soul 72–54 to win their third league championship in franchise history.

2012 Arizona Rattlers season
Head coach	Kevin Guy
Home field	US Airways Center
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	1st NC West
Playoff finish	Won Conference Semifinals (SaberCats) 51–48 Won Conference Championship (Blaze) 75–69 Won ArenaBowl XXV (Soul) 72–54
← 2011 Rattlers seasons 2013 →

Final roster

2012 Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks 10 Nick Davila 16 Jason Murrietta Fullbacks 32 Odie Armstrong Wide receivers  3 Jason Geathers  2 Maurice Purify 15 Kerry Reed  8 Markee White		Offensive linemen 54 John Booker 69 Michael Huey 56 Ronald Jones 74 SirVincent Rogers 59 Kyle Young Defensive linemen 91 Kyle Cordasco  6 Cliff Dukes 77 Anttaj Hawthorne 70 Marcus Pittman		Linebackers 94 Tyre Glasper 20 Kevin McCullough Defensive backs 21 Brandon Anderson 11 Arkeith Brown 19 Marquis Floyd  4 Virgil Gray 24 Kyle Whitehurst Kickers  9 Chris Gould		Injured Reserve  5 Chris Carter WR -- Sean Creadick WR 23 Trandon Harvey WR 44 Bret Manning FB 29 Da'Mon Merkerson DB -- Jerell Norton DB Team Suspended -- Vince Anderson DB -- James Hardy WR -- Greg Mathews WR Refuse to Report -- Ailao Eliapo OL -- Kyle Havens QB Other League Exempt -- Ahmad Carroll DB -- Will Hill DB Inactive reserve currently vacant Recallable reassignment currently vacant rookies in italics updated August 8, 2012 24 Active, 13 Inactive

Standings

West Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Arizona Rattlers	13	5	.722	1118	880	3–3	8–5	7–2	6–3
x-San Jose SaberCats	12	6	.667	1143	1027	4–2	10–4	8–1	4–5
x-Utah Blaze	12	6	.667	1128	1051	4–2	8–4	6–3	6–3
Spokane Shock	10	8	.556	1063	1048	1–5	5–7	5–4	5–4

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

Regular season

The Rattlers began the season on the road against the San Jose SaberCats on March 10. Their first home game was on March 17 when they played the Milwaukee Mustangs. They hosted the Kansas City Command in their final regular season game on July 21.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 10	8:30 p.m. MST	at San Jose SaberCats	L 70–71 (OT)	0–1	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[2]
2	Saturday	March 17	7:00 p.m. MST	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 71–65	1–1	US Airways Center	^[3]
3	Bye
4	Thursday	March 29	5:30 p.m. MST	at Kansas City Command	W 56–28	2–1	Sprint Center	^[4]
5	Friday	April 6	7:00 p.m. MST	Spokane Shock	W 57–53	3–1	US Airways Center	^[5]
6	Saturday	April 14	5:05 p.m. MST	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 54–56	3–2	Wells Fargo Arena	^[6]
7	Sunday	April 22	3:00 p.m. MST	San Antonio Talons	W 68–34	4–2	US Airways Center	^[7]
8	Sunday	April 29	Noon MST	at Georgia Force	W 60–27	5–2	Arena at Gwinnett Center	^[8]
9	Saturday	May 5	7:00 p.m. MST	San Jose SaberCats	L 70–77	5–3	US Airways Center	^[9]
10	Saturday	May 12	7:00 p.m. MST	Chicago Rush	W 77–43	6–3	US Airways Center	^[10]
11	Saturday	May 19	6:00 p.m. MST	at Utah Blaze	W 86–70	7–3	EnergySolutions Arena	^[11]
12	Saturday	May 26	5:00 p.m. MST	at New Orleans VooDoo	W 69–45	8–3	New Orleans Arena	^[12]
13	Saturday	June 2	7:00 p.m. MST	Pittsburgh Power	W 55–45	9–3	US Airways Center	^[13]
14	Saturday	June 9	7:00 p.m. MST	Iowa Barnstormers	W 55–48	10–3	US Airways Center	^[14]
15	Bye
16	Friday	June 22	5:00 p.m. MST	at Milwaukee Mustangs	W 52–37	11–3	BMO Harris Bradley Center	^[15]
17	Friday	June 29	8:00 p.m. MST	at Spokane Shock	W 61–35	12–3	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	^[16]
18	Friday	July 6	7:00 p.m. MST	Utah Blaze	L 49–62	12–4	US Airways Center	^[17]
19	Saturday	July 14	5:00 p.m. MST	at San Antonio Talons	L 61–62	12–5	Alamodome	^[18]
20	Saturday	July 21	7:00 p.m. MST	Kansas City Command	W 47–22	13–5	US Airways Center	^[19]

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Report
NC Semifinals	Saturday	July 28	7:00 p.m. MST	San Jose SaberCats	W 51–48	US Airways Center	^[20]
NC Championship	Saturday	August 4	7:00 p.m. MST	Utah Blaze	W 75–69	US Airways Center	^[21]
ArenaBowl XXV	Friday	August 10	7:30 p.m. MST	Philadelphia Soul	W 72–54	New Orleans Arena	^[22]

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