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2008 Georgia Force season
Head coachDoug Plank
Home fieldArena at Gwinnett Center
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (Gladiators) 70–73

The 2008 Georgia Force season was the seventh season for the franchise. Starting the season 3–5, the Force finished the regular season with 7 wins in their last 8 games, ending with a 10–6 record, and winning their second consecutive Southern Division title, allowing them to enter the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the National Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in their first playoff game of the season by the Cleveland Gladiators, by a score of 73–70.

Standings

Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
y-Georgia Force 10 6 .625 927 848 3–3 6–4 6–2 4–4
x-Orlando Predators 9 7 .563 881 898 3–3 4–6 5–3 4–4
Tampa Bay Storm 8 8 .500 903 876 4–2 5–5 5–3 3–5
New Orleans VooDoo 8 8 .500 893 835 2–4 2–6 6–2 2–6

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 March 1 Dallas Desperados Home L 41–51
2 March 7 Tampa Bay Storm Away L 49–68
3 March 15 Los Angeles Avengers Home W 58–34
4 March 22 Orlando Predators Away L 45–50
5 March 29 Utah Blaze Away W 70–49
6 April 4 Kansas City Brigade Home W 70–63
7 Bye Week
8 April 19 Orlando Predators Home L 62–65
9 April 25 Arizona Rattlers Away L 61–66
10 May 3 New Orleans VooDoo Home W 66–39
11 May 12 Philadelphia Soul Home W 63–62
12 May 18 New York Dragons Away W 72–67
13 May 26 New Orleans VooDoo Away W 40–29
14 May 31 Tampa Bay Storm Home W 56–55
15 June 7 Columbus Destroyers Away W 63–34
16 June 14 Chicago Rush Home W 50–47
17 June 21 San Jose SaberCats Away L 62–68

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
NC Divisional July 7 Cleveland Gladiators Home L 70–73

Coaching

Roster

Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb)

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: vs Dallas Desperados

Period 1 2 34Total
DAL 14 13 71751
GA 13 7 02141

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: March 1
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,224
Game information

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Storm

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 7 13 141448
TB 14 17 172169

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: March 7
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 18194
Game information

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

Period 1 2 34Total
LA 0 7 141334
GA 6 16 201658

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,156
Game information

Week 4: at Orlando Predators

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 21 7 10745
ORL 10 21 71250

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,107
Game information

Week 5: at Utah Blaze

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 142170
UTA 7 21 02149

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,240
Game information

Week 6: vs. Kansas City Brigade

Period 1 2 34Total
KC 21 14 72163
GA 7 21 212170

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 4
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,052
Game information

Week 7

Bye Week

Week 8: vs. Orlando Predators

Period 1 2 34Total
ORL 21 10 142065
GA 7 26 141562

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 19
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,009
Game information

Week 9: at Arizona Rattlers

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 21 21 71261
ARZ 21 21 141066

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 26
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,444
Game information

Week 10: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Period 1 2 34Total
NO 12 7 13739
GA 21 17 141466

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,071
Game information

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Period 1 2 34Total
PHI 14 21 21662
GA 7 27 72263

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 12
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,278
Game information

Week 12: at New York Dragons

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 14 14 143072
NY 7 34 131367

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: May 18
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,634
Game information

Week 13: at New Orleans VooDoo

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 14 7 61340
NO 10 13 6029

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: May 26
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,005
Game information

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Period 1 2 34Total
TB 13 14 141455
GA 14 14 02856

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,400
Game information

Week 15: at Columbus Destroyers

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 141463
CLB 7 13 7734

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,948
Game information

Week 16: vs. Chicago Rush

Period 1 2 34Total
CHI 6 14 141347
GA 14 13 71650

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,073
Game information

Week 17: at San Jose SaberCats

Period 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 21662
SJ 14 21 201368

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,866
Game information

Playoffs

National Conference Divisional: vs. (4) Cleveland Gladiators

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 EST
  • Game attendance: 10,173
Game information

External links

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