# 2012 Iowa Barnstormers season

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
### Free Agency

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

Central Divisionvte :
| 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

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