2008 Chicago Rush season

2008 Chicago Rush season
Head coach Mike Hohensee
Home field Allstate Arena
Results
Record 11-5
Division Place 1st
Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rampage) 41-58
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2007 2010

The 2008 Chicago Rush season is the eighth season for the franchise. The Rush finished the regular season 11-5, making the playoffs again as they have in every year of their existence. They won their second consecutive Central Division title, and entered the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the Divisional round by the Grand Rapids Rampage, 41-58.

Contents

Standings

Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Chicago Rush 11 5 .688 6 0 1.000
Grand Rapids Rampage 6 10 .375 3 3 .500
Colorado Crush 6 10 .375 2 4 .333
Kansas City Brigade 3 13 .188 1 5 .267

Regular Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 March 3 San Jose SaberCats Home W 70-47
2 March 9 Philadelphia Soul Home L 49-60
3 March 14 Grand Rapids Rampage Away W 64-35
4 March 22 Colorado Crush Home W 70-35
5 March 28 Arizona Rattlers Home W 59-35
6 April 6 Orlando Predators Away L 56-57
7 April 14 Kansas City Brigade Away W 49-42
8 April 20 Grand Rapids Rampage Home W 55-52
9 April 25 Colorado Crush Away W 65-52
10 May 5 Tampa Bay Storm Away W 51-46
11 Bye Week
12 May 19 Los Angeles Avengers Home W 72-28
13 May 24 Utah Blaze Away L 48-51
14 May 31 Kansas City Brigade Home W 52-47
15 June 7 Cleveland Gladiators Away L 44-65
16 June 14 Georgia Force Away L 47-50
17 June 22 Dallas Desperados Home W 75-63

Playoff schedule

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
AC Divisional July 6 Grand Rapids Rampage Home L 41-58

Coaching

Roster

Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

  •  94 Robert Boss TE
  •  56 Beau Elliott C
  •  98 John Sikora G
  •  70 Rob McMackin
Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Kickers

Injured Reserve
  •  3 Talib Wise
  •  11 Rob Mager

Exempt List

Stats

Passing

Passer Rating ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LNG
Russ Michna 121.94 327-223-7 68.2 2540 53 45
Sherdrick Bonner 108.55 167-99-5 59.3 1287 25 45

Receiving

Receiver No. YDS AVG LNG TD
Donovan Morgan 113 1300 11.5 33t 24
Damian Harrell 94 1165 12.4 45t 25
Travis LaTendresse 91 1105 12.1 30t 20
Robert Boss 15 187 12.5 26 3
Dan Alexander 14 141 10.1 28t 5
Ryan Dennard 8 125 15.6 27t 4
BJ Barre 7 89 12.7 40 2
DeJuan Alfonzo 2 12 6.0 8t 1
Joe Peters 1 2 2.0 2t 1
John Peaua 1 0 0.0 0 0

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Jose SaberCats

1 2 3 4 Total
SJ 14 13 7 13 47
CHI 14 14 14 28 70

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 3
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,409

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul

1 2 3 4 Total
PHI 6 20 17 17 60
CHI 7 21 7 14 49

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,051

Week 3: at Grand Rapids Rampage

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 22 7 14 21 64
GR 7 0 7 21 35

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,594

Week 4: vs. Colorado Crush

1 2 3 4 Total
COL 7 21 7 0 35
CHI 13 27 9 21 70

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,036

Week 5: vs. Arizona Rattlers

1 2 3 4 Total
ARZ 7 7 7 14 35
CHI 14 14 7 24 59

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 28
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,058

Week 6: at Orlando Predators

1 2 3 4 OT Total
LA 14 7 14 14 7 56
ORL 13 14 0 22 8 57

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 6
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,483

Week 7: at Kansas City Brigade

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 14 14 7 14 49
KC 0 21 7 14 42

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 14
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,184

Week 8: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 7 17 7 21 52
CHI 13 14 13 15 55

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 20
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,112

Week 9: at Colorado Crush

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 7 21 17 20 65
COL 7 14 6 25 52

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: April 25
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,114

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 7 17 13 14 51
TB 7 17 6 16 46

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: May 5
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,491

Week 11

Bye Week

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

1 2 3 4 Total
LA 7 7 7 7 28
CHI 20 24 14 14 72

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 19
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,904

Week 13: at Utah Blaze

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 6 18 10 14 48
UTA 21 13 7 10 51

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,295

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Brigade

1 2 3 4 Total
KC 20 14 0 13 47
CHI 14 14 7 17 52

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,164

Week 15: at Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 7 10 7 20 44
CLE 21 17 7 20 65

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

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

Week 16: at Georgia Force

1 2 3 4 Total
CHI 6 14 14 13 47
GA 14 13 7 16 50

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

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

Week 17: vs. Dallas Desperados

1 2 3 4 Total
DAL 14 21 0 28 63
CHI 21 14 13 27 75

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: June 22
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,260

Playoffs

American Conference Divisional: vs. (6) Grand Rapids Rampage

1 2 3 4 Total
(6) GR 14 17 7 20 58
(1) CHI 7 14 14 6 41

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 6
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: TBA

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