The team was coached by John Gregory and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Barnstormers failed to make the playoffs when they finished the regular season 6th in the National Conference with a 7–9 record.
Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo returned an interception from Brian Villanueva for a touchdown on Iowa's first play from scrimmage, sparking the visiting Rush to a 17–0 first-quarter lead.
After Iowa inserted Ryan Vena at quarterback for the second quarter trailing 17–0, he tossed touchdown passes to Jesse Schmidt and Todd Blythe to close the gap to 34–22 by halftime; however, Chicago would shut Iowa out in the third quarter and score early in the fourth to push the advantage to 47–22.
While Greisen continues to shine, it is his offensive counterparts that are successful in bringing the ball into the end zone.
WRs Nate Forse and Anthony “Tiger” Jones have proven to be Greisen’s perfect receiving duo.
Marcus Everett intercepted QB Ryan Vena’s first possession of the game, eventually leading to an Iron score.
WR Todd Blythe, known for his athletic catches, caught a pass deep in the corner of the end zone to bring the score to 6–13, but Milwaukee would never once trail throughout the game.
Oklahoma City scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left in the game, and attempted an onside kick down 7 points.
Iowa took the onside kick and returned it for a touchdown, effectively sealing the win for their first victory of the season.
In the 4th quarter, up by 7 points and inside the Predators' 10-yard line, Ryan Vena was intercepted by Marlon Moye-Moore.
Iowa's offense was unable to keep up with Cleveland's in the 2nd half, and after giving up the lead by allowing a 4-yard touchdown pass shortly before the end of the 3rd quarter, the Barnstormers never led the rest of the game, eventually losing by a score of 70–56.