2012 Iowa Barnstormers season

Arena Football League team season

2012 Iowa Barnstormers season

Head coach| Mike Hohensee
Home field| Wells Fargo Arena
Results
Record| 7–11
Division place| 3rd NC Central
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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The 2012 Iowa Barnstormers season was the 12th season for the franchise, and the eighth in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mike Hohensee. The Barnstormers played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena. The Barnstormers finished the season 7–11 and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

## Offseason

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### Free Agency

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Iowa Barnstormers Free Agency  Position | Player | 2011 Team | 2012 Team

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OL | BJ Cambbell | ??? | Iowa Barnstormers
LB | Darnell Carter | Rookie F/A | Iowa Barnstormers
QB | JJ Raterink | Chicago Rush | Iowa Barnstormers
OL/DL | Darnell Whitley | ??? | Iowa Barnstormers
WR | Deryn Bowser | ??? | Iowa Barnstormers
FB | Brian Holley | ??? | Iowa Barnstormers
QB | Taharqa Rasshan | ??? | Iowa Barnstormers
DB | Cameron McGlenn | Iowa Barnstormers | Iowa Barnstormers
OL/DL | Cornelius Lewis | ??? | Iowa Barnstormers

## Standings

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Central Division

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Team  | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away
z-San Antonio Talons | 14  | 4  | .778  | 1042  | 949  | 5–1  | 9–4  | 8–1  | 6–3
Chicago Rush | 10  | 8  | .556  | 1047  | 1044  | 4–2  | 5–6  | 7–2  | 3–6
Iowa Barnstormers | 7  | 11  | .389  | 948  | 1032  | 3–3  | 5–9  | 4–5  | 3–6
Kansas City Command | 3  | 15  | .167  | 705  | 938  | 0–6  | 1–12  | 2–7  | 1–8

z \- Clinched division and conference's best record

## Schedule

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The Barnstormers began the season on the road against the Spokane Shock on March 12. Their first home game of the season was against the Utah Blaze on March 17. They hosted the San Antonio Talons on July 21 in their final regular season game.[1]

Week  | Day  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results  | Location  | Report

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Score  | Record
1  | Monday  | March 12  | 9:00 PM  | at Spokane Shock | W 69–63 (OT) | 1–0  | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [2]
2  | Saturday  | March 17  | 7:05 PM  | Utah Blaze | L 49–69  | 1–1  | Wells Fargo Arena | [3]
3  | Bye
4  | Saturday  | March 31  | 7:05 PM  | Chicago Rush | L 61–62 (OT) | 1–2  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [4]
5  | Friday  | April 6  | 6:30 PM  | at Pittsburgh Power | W 55–42  | 2–2  | Consol Energy Center | [5]
6  | Saturday  | April 14  | 7:05 PM  | Arizona Rattlers | W 56–54  | 3–2  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [6]
7  | Friday  | April 20  | 8:00 PM  | at Utah Blaze  | L 62–63  | 3–3  | EnergySolutions Arena | [7]
8  | Saturday  | April 28  | 7:05 PM  | San Jose SaberCats | L 33–76  | 3–4  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [8]
9  | Sunday  | May 6  | 4:00 PM  | at Chicago Rush  | L 50–61  | 3–5  | Allstate Arena | [9]
10  | Saturday  | May 12  | 7:05 PM  | Kansas City Command | W 62–42  | 4–5  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [10]
11  | Saturday  | May 19  | 6:00 PM  | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 19–55  | 4–6  | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [11]
12  | Friday  | May 25  | 7:05 PM  | Spokane Shock  | L 62–68  | 4–7  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [12]
13  | Friday  | June 1  | 7:00 PM  | Cleveland Gladiators | W 70–62  | 5–7  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [13]
14  | Saturday  | June 9  | 9:00 PM  | at Arizona Rattlers  | L 48–55  | 5–8  | US Airways Center | [14]
15  | Saturday  | June 16  | 7:00 PM  | at San Antonio Talons | L 35–57  | 5–9  | Alamodome | [15]
16  | Bye
17  | Saturday  | June 30  | 7:05 PM  | Pittsburgh Power  | L 49–56  | 5–10  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [16]
18  | Saturday  | July 7  | 7:00 PM  | at Kansas City Command  | W 54–27  | 6–10  | Sprint Center | [17]
19  | Saturday  | July 14  | 9:00 PM  | at San Jose SaberCats  | L 48–57  | 6–11  | HP Pavilion at San Jose | [18]
20  | Saturday  | July 21  | 7:05 PM  | San Antonio Talons  | W 66–63  | 7–11  | Wells Fargo Arena  | [19]

## Roster

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2012 Iowa Barnstormers roster

Quarterbacks

* 14 Chris Dieker
* 11 J. J. Raterink

Fullbacks

* 34 Rodney Filer

Wide receivers

* 1 Darius Reynolds
* 22 Jesse Schmidt
* 2 Collin Taylor
* 3 Marco Thomas

|  | Offensive linemen

* 79 Mike Garrity
* 77 Charles Johnson
* 60 Alex Linnenkohl
* 70 Jayson Palmgren
* 72 Dace Richardson

Defensive linemen

* 30 Darnell Carter
* 44 Rodney Gnat
* 9 Mantangi Tonga

|  | Linebackers

* 57 David Beford
* 32 Peter Buck

Defensive backs

* 12 Ter'Ran Benton
* 20 Cameron McGlenn
* 6 Jason Simpson
* 21 Brian Peters

Kickers

* 7 Craig Camay

|  | Injury Reserve

* Currently vacant

Refused to report

* Currently vacant

League Suspension

* Currently vacant

Team Suspension

* Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

* Currently vacant

* Rookies in italics
* Roster updated July 23, 2012
* 22 Active, 0 Inactive

## References

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1. ^ "Barnstormers Release 2012 Schedule". Iowa Barnstormers. October 6, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
2. ^ "Barnstormers Win OT Thriller in Season Opener". Iowa Barnstormers. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
3. ^ "Blaze Spoil Barnstormers Home Opener". Iowa Barnstormers. March 17, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
4. ^ "Barnstormers Drop Overtime Heartbreaker". Iowa Barnstormers. March 31, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
5. ^ "Barnstormers Blackout Power 55–42". Iowa Barnstormers. April 6, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
6. ^ "Iowa Storms Past Arizona 56–54". Iowa Barnstormers. April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
7. ^ "Utah Blaze End Barnstormers Win Streak". Iowa Barnstormers. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
8. ^ "Barnstormers Drop Second Straight". Iowa Barnstormers. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
9. ^ "Chicago's Second Half Rush Finishes Barnstormers". Iowa Barnstormers. May 6, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
10. ^ "Barnstormers Back on Track With Commanding Victory". Iowa Barnstormers. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
11. ^ "Barnstormers Shark-Bitten Once Again in Jacksonville". Iowa Barnstormers. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
12. ^ "Barnstormers Fall to Shock 68–62". Iowa Barnstormers. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
13. ^ "Barnstormers Slay Gladiators 70–62". Iowa Barnstormers. June 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
14. ^ "Barnstormers Snake-Bitten in Arizona". Iowa Barnstormers. June 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
15. ^ "Talons Extend Winning Streak to Seven Games". Arena Football League. June 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
16. ^ "Barnstormers Fall to Pittsburgh on Military Night". Iowa Barnstormers. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
17. ^ "Barnstormers Get Commanding Victory in Kansas City". Iowa Barnstormers. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
18. ^ "Barnstormers Lose Tough Battle With Saber Cats". Iowa Barnstormers. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
19. ^ "Barnstormers Win Shootout with Talons, 66–63". Arena Football League. July 21, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2012.

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Iowa Barnstormers

* Founded in 1995
* Based in Des Moines, Iowa
League championships denoted in bold

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Players

Arenas|

* Veterans Memorial Auditorium
* Wells Fargo Arena

Presidents|

* Foster
* Lamberti

Head coaches|

* Gregory
* Haege
* Bruce
* Gregory
* Smith
* Hohensee
* Brannen
* Wooten
* Ismail
* Moss

Playoff appearances (10)|

| AFL:|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1999
* 2000

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AF2:|

* 2009

IFL:|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021

Division championships (5)|

| AFL:|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1999
* 2000

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AF2:|

* 2009

ArenaBowl appearances (2)|

* X
* XI

United Bowl appearances (1)|

* 2018

Retired numbers|

* 13

Hall of Fame members|

* Jim Foster
* Mike Hohensee
* Jon Roehlk
* Kurt Warner

Leagues|

* Arena Football League (1995–2000; 2010–2014)
* AF2 (2001; 2008–2009)
* Indoor Football League (2015–present)

Seasons (21)

1990s|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* ~~2020~~
* 2021

* v
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2012 AFL season

| American Conference| National Conference

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| East Division| South Division

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* Cleveland Gladiators
* Milwaukee Mustangs
* Philadelphia Soul
* Pittsburgh Power

* Georgia Force
* Jacksonville Sharks
* New Orleans VooDoo
* Orlando Predators
* Tampa Bay Storm

| Central Division| West Division

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* Chicago Rush
* Iowa Barnstormers
* Kansas City Command
* San Antonio Talons

* Arizona Rattlers
* San Jose SaberCats
* Spokane Shock
* Utah Blaze

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