The 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
Regular season schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordLocationAttendanceRecap1March 3New York DragonsW 61–491–0Quicken Loans Arena17,391Recap2March 9Utah BlazeW 66–632–0Quicken Loans Arena14,765Recap3March 15at Columbus DestroyersW 59–573–0Nationwide Arena15,946Recap4March 21at New Orleans VooDooL 24–633–1New Orleans Arena13,027Recap5Bye Week6April 5at Dallas DesperadosL 51–583–2American Airlines Center11,497Recap7April 11Colorado CrushL 66–693–3Quicken Loans Arena15,079Recap8April 19at Los Angeles AvengersW 83–694–3Staples Center13,863Recap9April 26at New York DragonsL 39–564–4Nassau Coliseum9,991Recap10May 2Philadelphia SoulW 67–555–4Quicken Loans Arena13,721Recap11May 9Orlando PredatorsW 62–436–4Quicken Loans Arena13,808Recap12May 17at Colorado CrushW 50–467–4Pepsi Center11,214Recap13May 23at Tampa Bay StormL 48–587–5St. Pete Times Forum15,976Recap14May 31Dallas DesperadosL 52–687–6Quicken Loans Arena11,717Recap15June 7Chicago RushW 65–448–6Quicken Loans Arena11,377Recap16June 14at Philadelphia SoulL 61–628–7Wachovia Center16,637Recap17June 21Columbus DestroyersW 47–359–7Quicken Loans Arena14,397Recap
Playoff schedule RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultLocationAttendanceRecap NC Wild Card June 30 Orlando Predators (5) W 69–66 Quicken Loans Arena 13,896 Recap NC Divisional July 7 at Georgia Force (2) W 73–70 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,173 Recap NC Championship July 12 at Philadelphia Soul (1) L 35–70 Wachovia Center 13,389 Recap
Coaching
Mike Wilpolt – Head Coach Brian Partlow – Offensive Coordinator Willie Wood Jr. – WR, DB and Special Teams Coach Lee Johnson – Offensive/Defensive Line Coach John Tsironis – Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Carlson – Video Coordinator
Final roster 2008 Cleveland Gladiators roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injury reserve
Refused to report currently vacant
Other league exempt currently vacant
Suspension currently vacant
Practice squad currently vacant
rookies in italicsRoster updated June 21, 2008 23 Active, 2 Inactive, 0 PS
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Regular season
Week 1: vs. New York Dragons
Week 2: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 3: at Columbus Destroyers
Week 4: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 5: Bye week
Week 6: at Dallas Desperados
Week 7: vs. Colorado Crush
Week 8: at Los Angeles Avengers
Week 9: at New York Dragons
Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Week 11: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 12: at Colorado Crush
Week 13: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 14: vs. Dallas Desperados
Week 15: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 16: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 17: vs. Columbus Destroyers
Playoffs
National Conference Wild Card: vs. Orlando Predators
National Conference Divisional: at Georgia Force
National Conference Championship: at Philadelphia Soul
External links Gladiators vs. Dragons Week 1 Box Score