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2007 Chicago Rush season
Arena Football League team season
Arena Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Chicago Rush |
| year | 2007 |
| record | 12–4 |
| division_place | 1st |
| coach | Mike Hohensee |
| stadium | Allstate Arena |
| playoffs | Won Divisional Playoffs (Avengers) 52–20 |
| Lost Conference Championship (SaberCats 49–61 |
Lost Conference Championship (SaberCats 49–61
The ** Chicago Rush season** was the seventh season for the franchise. They looked to win the ArenaBowl again after winning it in 2006 with a 7–9 record. They won the American Football Conference Central Division with a 12–4 record and qualified for the playoffs as the #2 playoff seed in the conference, losing in the conference championship to the San Jose SaberCats.
Schedule
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 4 | Kansas City Brigade | Away | L 54–41 |
| 2 | March 9 | San Jose SaberCats | Home | W 48–45 |
| 3 | March 18 | New York Dragons | Home | W 61–40 |
| 4 | March 24 | Columbus Destroyers | Away | W 55–47 |
| 5 | April 1 | Los Angeles Avengers | Home | W 66–31 |
| 6 | April 7 | Nashville Kats | Away | W 66–54 |
| 7 | Bye | Week | ||
| 8 | April 21 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Away | W 75–54 |
| 9 | April 30 | Philadelphia Soul | Home | W 54–43 |
| 10 | May 7 | Colorado Crush | Home | W 59–48 |
| 11 | May 14 | Dallas Desperados | Away | L 52–48 |
| 12 | May 19 | Nashville Kats | Home | L 44–27 |
| 13 | May 26 | Arizona Rattlers | Away | W 53–47 |
| 14 | June 2 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | L 50–47 |
| 15 | June 9 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Home | W 55–32 |
| 16 | June 18 | Colorado Crush | Away | W 66–57 |
| 17 | June 23 | Kansas City Brigade | Home | W 48–21 |
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Divisional | March 4 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | W 52–20 |
| AC Championship | March 4 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 61–49 |
Coaching
Mike Hohensee started his seventh season as head coach of the Rush.
Personnel moves
Acquired
Departures
2007 roster
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) | 23 | DeJuan Alfonzo | DS | 6'0" | 205 | 13 | Kevin Beard | WR | 6'1" | 192 | 88 | D.J. Bleisath | OL/DL | 6'2" | 280 | 94 | Robert Boss | OL/DL | 6'5" | 296 | 75 | Jason Holshoe | OL/DL | 6'4" | 285 | 96 | E.J. Burt | OL/DL | 6'2" | 265 | 1 | Woody Dantzler | WR/DB | 6'0" | 205 | 10 | Matt D'Orazio | QB | 6'4" | 215 | 55 | Curtis Eason | OL/DL | 6'2" | 290 | 4 | Dan Frantz | K | 6'1" | 200 | 0 | Pete McMahon | OL | 6'8" | 330 | 44 | Bob McMillen | FB/LB | 6'3" | 260 | 85 | Andy McCullough | WR | 6'4" | 216 | 81 | Ahmad Merritt | WR | 5'10" | 195 | 8 | Russ Michna | QB | 6'2" | 220 | 66 | Frank Moore | OL/DL | 6'2" | 315 | 99 | John Moyer | OL/DL | 6'3" | 265 | 5 | Nick Myers | OL/DL | 6'3" | 285 | 20 | Jonathan Ordway | DB | 5'10" | 178 | 93 | Joe Peters | OL/DL | 6'5" | 275 | 21 | Dennison Robinson | WR/DB | 6'0" | 195 | 7 | James Sadler | WR/DB | 6'0" | 205 | 3 | Russell Shaw | WR/DB | 5'10" | 190 | 98 | John Sikora | OL/DL | 6'4" | 280 | 3 | Bobby Sippio | OS | 6'3" | 220 | 58 | Khreem Smith | OL/DL | 6'4" | 270 | 37 | Jeremy Unertl | WR/DB | 6'2" | 220 | 97 | Demetrios Walker | DL | 6'3" | 260 |
|---|
Stats
Offense
Passing
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt D'Orazio | 351 | 506 | 69.4 | 3789 | 82 | 10 | 48 | 122.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt D'Orazio | 61 | 134 | 2.2 | 12 | 18 |
| Bob McMillen | 35 | 91 | 2.6 | 5 | 14 |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 7 | 38 |
| Rob Mager | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 2 | 11 |
| Etu Molden | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Bobby Sippio | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ahmad Merritt | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Peters | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Russ Michna | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Buchie Ibeh | 1 | −2 | −2 | 0 | −2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sippio | 125 | 1739 | 13.9 | 53 | 48 |
| Etu Molden | 81 | 977 | 12.1 | 13 | 44 |
| Rob Mager | 75 | 811 | 10.8 | 13 | 45 |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 27 | 245 | 19.1 | 7 | 31 |
| Ahmad Merritt | 20 | 203 | 10.2 | 2 | 33 |
| Bob McMillen | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Buchie Ibeh | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Kevin Beard | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Robert Boss | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 2 | 14 |
| Woody Dantzler | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| John Moyer | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Touchdowns
| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sippio | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 318 |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 120 |
| Etu Molden | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 90 |
| Rob Mager | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 84 |
| Matt D'Orazio | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Bob McMillen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Jonathan Ordway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Robert Boss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Ahmad Merritt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| John Moyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Russ Michna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Joe Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison Robinson | 102 | 88 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 93 | 66 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 147 | 3 | 47 |
| Jeremy Unertl | 72.5 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 26 |
| James Sadler | 40 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Ordway | 39 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Bleisath | 32.5 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Moyer | 30.5 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 |
| Joe Peters | 25.5 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Burt | 21.5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Eason | 16.5 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Shaw | 14.5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Frantz | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McMillen | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Merritt | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etu Molden | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Sikora | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Boss | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sippio | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt D'Orazio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Mager | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special teams
Kick return
| Player | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Ordway | 40 | 812 | 3 | 57 | 20.3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Russell Shaw | 16 | 321 | 0 | 43 | 20.1 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 23.5 |
| Etu Molden | 12 | 126 | 0 | 16 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Dantzler | 6 | 101 | 0 | 27 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Mager | 3 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 4 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 8.8 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Bobby Sippio | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McMillen | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sadler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Ahmad Merritt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Dennison Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| John Sikora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Frantz | 104 | 115 | 11 | 27 | 56 | 0.407 | 137 |
Playoff Stats
Offense
Quarterback
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's |
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Running backs
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|
Wide receivers
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|
Special teams
Kick return
| Player | Ret | Yards | Avg | Long |
|---|
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pts |
|---|
Regular season
Week 1: at [[Kansas City Brigade]]
at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Scoring summary:
1st Quarter:
- 11:42 – CHI 18 yd Pass to Bobby Sippio from Matt D'Orazio (Failed PAT)
- 07:21 – KC 1 yd Run by Raymond Philyaw (PAT by Clay Rush)
- 02:07 – CHI 24 yd Interception Return TD by DeJuan Alfonzo (PAT by Dan Frantz)
2nd Quarter:
- 12:11 – KC 5 yd Pass to Jerel Myersfrom Raymond Philyaw (PAT by Rush)
- 11:29 – KC Safety
- 06:41 – KC 11 yd Pass to Jerel Myers from Raymond Philyaw (PAT by Rush)
- 01:10 – CHI 2 yd Pass to Bobby Sippio from Matt D'Orazio (Failed PAT by Dan Frantz)
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Week 2: vs [[San Jose SaberCats]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
Scoring summary:
1st Quarter:
- 10:40 CHI – Bobby Sippio 23 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 7–0 CHI
- 06:04 SJS – George Williams 5 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) – 7–7
- 02:00 CHI – Dan Frantz 56 yd field goal – 10–7 CHI
- 01:20 SJS – Rodney Wright 43 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) – 14–10 SJS
- 00:32 CHI – Jonathan Ordway 57 yd kickoff return (Dan Frantz kick) – 17–14 CHI
2nd Quarter:
- 03:26 CHI – Bobby Sippio 3 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 24–14 CHI
- 00:09 SJS – A.J. Haglund 25 yd field goal – 24–17 CHI
- 00:00 CHI – Dan Frantz 39 yd field goal – 27–17 CHI
3rd Quarter:
- 11:20 CHI – Andy McCullough 12 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 34–17 CHI
- 05:42 SJS – George Williams 2 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) – 34–24 CHI
4th Quarter:
- 14:14 CHI – Bobby Sippio 9 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 41–24 CHI
- 09:49 SJS – James Roe 9 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) – 41–31 CHI
- 05:58 SJS – James Roe 12 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) – 41–38 CHI
- 03:07 CHI – Andy McCullough 8 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 48–38 CHI
- 00:43 SJS – Ben Nelson 5 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) – 48–45 CHI
Week 3: vs [[New York Dragons]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
Scoring summary:
1st Quarter:
- 11:34 NYD – Ja'Mar Toombs 1 yd run (Carter Warley kick) – 7–0 NYD
- 06:44 CHI – Matt D'Orazio 4 yd run (Dan Frantz kick) – 7–7
- 02:01 NYD – Mike Horacek 4 yd pass from Rohan Davey (Carter Warley kick) – 14–7 NYD
2nd Quarter:
- 10:13 NYD – Carter Warley 48 yd field goal – 17–7 NYD
- 09:50 CHI – Jonathan Ordway 55 yd kickoff return (Dan Frantz kick) – 17–14 NYD
- 07:27 NYD – Kevin Swayne 25 yd pass from Rohan Davey (Carter Warley kick failed) – 23–14 NYD
- 05:52 CHI – Bobby Sippio 33 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 23–21 NYD
- 01:20 CHI – Bobby Sippio 15 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Bobby Sippio rush failed) – 27–23 CHI
- 00:32 NYD – Mike Horacek 29 yd pass from Rohan Davey (Carter Warley kick) – 30–27 NYD
3rd Quarter:
- 09:24 NYD – Carter Warley 24 yd field goal – 33–27 NYD
- 06:42 CHI – Bobby Sippio 24 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 34–33 CHI
- 00:53 CHI – Ahmad Merritt 9 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 41–33 CHI
4th Quarter:
- 13:09 CHI – DeJuan Alfonzo 2 yd fumble recovery (Dan Frantz kick failed) – 47–33 CHI
- 09:11 CHI – Bobby Sippio 12 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 54–33 CHI
- 05:14 CHI – Bobby Sippio 16 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 61–33 CHI
- 02:01 NYD – Ja'Mar Toombs 2 yd run (Carter Warley kick) – 61–40 CHI
Week 4: at [[Columbus Destroyers]]
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
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Week 5: vs [[Los Angeles Avengers]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Week 6: at [[Nashville Kats]]
at Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
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Week 8: at [[Grand Rapids Rampage]]
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Week 9: vs [[Philadelphia Soul]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Week 10: vs [[Colorado Crush]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Week 11: at [[Dallas Desperados]]
at the American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
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Week 12: vs [[Nashville Kats]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Week 13: at [[Arizona Rattlers]]
at the US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Week 14: at [[Los Angeles Avengers]]
at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
Scoring summary:
1st Quarter:
- 10:46 LA – Remy Hamilton 26 yd field goal – 3–0 LA
- 06:20 CHI – Rob Mager 19 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick) – 7–3 CHI
- 01:47 LA – Terrance Stubbs 10 yd pass from Sonny Cumbie (Remy Hamilton kick failed) – 9–7 LA
2nd Quarter:
- 14:18 CHI – Matt D'Orazio 6 yd run (Dan Frantz kick) – 14–9 CHI
- 08:51 LA – Lonnie Ford 1 yd run (Remy Hamilton kick) – 16–14 LA
- 04:49 CHI – DeJuan Alvonzo 10 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio – 20–16 CHI
- 00:33 LA – LaShaun Ward 13 yd pass from Sonny Cumbie (Remy Hamilton kick) – 23–20 LA
- 00:22 LA – Robert Quiroga 0 yd fumble recovery (Remy Hamilton kick) – 30–20 LA
3rd Quarter:
- 06:40 CHI – Joe Peters 1 yd run (Dan Frantz kick) – 30–27 LA
- 02:04 LA – Sonny Cumbie 5 yd run (Remy Hamilton kick) – 37–27 LA
4th Quarter:
- 14:55 CHI – Rob Mager 19 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (DeJuan Alvonzo pass failed) – 37–33 LA
- 12:31 LA – Rob Turner 21 yd pass from Sonny Cumbie (Remy Hamilton kick) – 44–33 LA
- 09:12 CHI – Bob McMillen 3 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Dan Frantz kick failed) – 44–39 LA
- 05:20 LA – Remy Hamilton 33 yd field goal – 47–39 LA
- 04:16 CHI – Rob Mager 20 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Matt D'Orazio rush) – 47–47
- 00:00 LA – Remy Hamilton 29 yd field goal – 50–47 LA
Attendance: 13,142
Week 15: vs [[Grand Rapids Rampage]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Week 16: at [[Colorado Crush]]
at the Pepsi Center, Denver
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Week 17: vs [[Kansas City Brigade]]
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Playoffs
Round 2: vs (4) Los Angeles Avengers
at Allstate Arena, Chicago
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Conference Championship: at (1) San Jose SaberCats
at HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
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