2008 Cleveland Gladiators season

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2008 Cleveland Gladiators season
Head coachMike Wilpolt
Home fieldQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd NC East
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (Predators) 69–66
Won Divisional Playoffs (Force) 73–70
Lost Conference Championship (Soul) 35–70

The 2008 Cleveland Gladiators season is the 12th season for the franchise, their first season in Cleveland. The Gladiators finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, and made the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. In the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they defeated the Orlando Predators, 69–66. For their Divisional round game, they defeated the Georgia Force 73–70. In the National Conference Championship however, they were defeated 70–35 by the top-seeded Philadelphia Soul.

Standings

Eastern Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CONF Home Away
Philadelphia Soul(1) 13 3 .813 992 810 7–1 9–2 7–1 6–2
Dallas Desperados(3) 12 4 .750 861 798 6–2 9–2 6–2 6–2
Cleveland Gladiators(4) 9 7 .563 901 895 4–4 5–6 6–2 3–5
New York Dragons(6) 8 8 .500 822 819 2–6 4–7 5–3 3–5
Columbus Destroyers 3 13 .188 750 893 1–7 2–10 2–6 1–7


Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 March 3 New York Dragons Home W 61–49
2 March 9 Utah Blaze Home W 66–63
3 March 15 Columbus Destroyers Away W 59–57
4 March 21 New Orleans VooDoo Away L 24–63
5 Bye Week
6 April 5 Dallas Desperados Away L 51–58
7 April 11 Colorado Crush Home L 69–66
8 April 19 Los Angeles Avengers Away W 83–69
9 April 26 New York Dragons Away L 39–56
10 May 2 Philadelphia Soul Home W 67–55
11 May 9 Orlando Predators Home W 62–43
12 May 17 Colorado Crush Away W 50–46
13 May 23 Tampa Bay Storm Away L 48–58
14 May 31 Dallas Desperados Home L 52–68
15 June 7 Chicago Rush Home W 65–44
16 June 14 Philadelphia Soul Away L 61–62
17 June 21 Columbus Destroyers Home W 47–35

Playoff schedule

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
NC Wild Card June 30 Orlando Predators Home W 69–66
NC Divisional July 7 Georgia Force Away W 73–70
NC Championship July 12 Philadelphia Soul Away L 35–70

Coaching

  • Brian Partlow – Offensive Coordinator
  • Willie Wood Jr. – WR, DB and Special Teams Coach
  • Lee Johnson – Offensive/Defensive Line Coach
  • John Tsironis – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Matt Carlson – Video Coordinator

Roster

Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb)
2 Robert Redd WR/DB 5–10 195
3 Alex Teems WR/DB 5–11 195
5 Jose Davis QB 6–1 200
7 Sean Scott (IR) WR/DB 6–2 200
9 Raymond Philyaw QB 5–10 180
10 Otis Amey WR/DB 5–10 192
11 Jason Ball K 5–8 190
17 Sakeen Wright WR/DB 6–3 225
18 Kendrick Mosley (IR) WR/DB 6–2 210
21 Christopher Royal (PS) WR/DB 5–10 190
22 Ryan Bowers WR/DB 6–1 210
23 Alphonso Hodge WR/DB 5–9 203
24 Brandon Hefflin WR/DB 6–1 185
25 Tony Scott WR/DB 5–10 190
32 Marlion Jackson FB/LB 6–1 255
42 Joshua Rue (IR) FB/LB 6–2 245
54 Kimani Jones OL/DL 6–4 310
55 Elex Reed (IR) OL/DL 6–5 270
65 Tango McCauley OL/DL 6–4 305
72 Antonio Narcisse OL/DL 6–2 307
73 Donovan Arp (IR) OL/DL 6–3 285
75 Craig Heimburger OL/DL 6–3 320
88 Cornelius Bonner WR/DB 6–0 190
90 Silas Demary OL/DL 6–3 285
91 Karon Riley OL/DL 6–2 265
92 Ramon Richardson OL/DL 6–2 295
97 Bryant Shaw OL/DL 6–3 287
98 Joe Minucci OL/DL 6–3 298

IR = injured reserve
PS = practice squad

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New York Dragons

Period 1 2 34Total
NYD 0 21 141449
CLE 14 16 102161

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: March 3
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,391
Game information

Week 2: vs. Utah Blaze

Period 1 2 34Total
UTA 14 15 72763
CLE 9 23 132166

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,765
Game information

Week 3: at Columbus Destroyers

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 14 9 191759
CLB 10 21 71957

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: TBD
Game information

Week 4: at New Orleans VooDoo

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 0 10 01424
NO 21 14 72163

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: March 21
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,027
Game information

Week 5: Bye week

Week 6: at Dallas Desperados

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 7 17 101751
DAL 7 21 201058

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,497
Game information

Week 7: vs. Colorado Crush

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 7 24 211769
CLE 17 21 141466

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: April 11
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,079
Game information

Week 8: at Los Angeles Avengers

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 27 14 142883
LA 13 21 142169

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: April 19
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,863
Game information

Week 9: at New York Dragons

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 13 7 13639
NY 14 21 14756

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: April 26
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,991
Game information

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Period 1 2 34Total
PHI 20 14 14755
CLE 14 13 202067

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 2
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,721
Game information

Week 11: vs. Orlando Predators

Period 1 2 34Total
ORL 13 9 71443
CLE 7 20 211462

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 9
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,808
Game information

Week 12: at Colorado Crush

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 7 20 71650
COL 7 17 71546

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,214
Game information

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Storm

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 19 7 71548
TB 14 14 62458

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: May 23
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,976
Game information

Week 14: vs. Dallas Desperados

Period 1 2 34Total
DAL 7 27 142068
CLE 10 21 14752

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,717
Game information

Week 15: vs. Chicago Rush

Period 1 2 34Total
CHI 7 10 72044
CLE 21 17 72065

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,377
Game information

Week 16: at Philadelphia Soul

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 14 21 131361
PHI 20 21 71462

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,637
Game information

Week 17: vs. Columbus Destroyers

Period 1 2 34Total
CLB 7 14 7735
CLE 7 21 31647

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,397
Game information

Playoffs

National Conference Wild Card: vs. Orlando Predators

Period 1 2 34Total
(5) ORL 20 13 201366
(4) CLE 14 20 142169

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 30
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 13,896
Game information

National Conference Divisional: at Georgia Force

Period 1 2 34Total
(4) CLE 7 33 201373
(2) GA 14 28 72170

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: July 7
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,173
Game information

National Conference Championship: at Philadelphia Soul

Period 1 2 34Total
(4) CLE 7 14 14035
(1) PHI 14 21 211470

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: July 12
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 13,389
Game information

External links

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