2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season

2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season
Head coach Steve Thonn
Home field Van Andel Arena
Results
Record 6-10
Division Place 2nd
Playoff finish Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rattlers) 48-41
Won Divisional Playoffs (Rush) 58-41
Lost Conference Championship (SaberCats) 55-81
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2007 2009

The 2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season is the 11th season for the franchise. The Rampage finished the regular season 6-10, earning them a spot in the playoffs as the 6th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card playoff game, the Rampage upset the Arizona Rattlers, 48-41. In the Divisional round, the Rampage won in a bigger upset against the top seeded Chicago Rush, 58-41. The Rampage's playoff run was cut short however, after losing the American Conference Championship to defending champion San Jose SaberCats, 55-81.

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 Bye Week
2 March 10 San Jose SaberCats Home L 58-66
3 March 14 Chicago Rush Home L 35-64
4 March 24 Kansas City Brigade Away W 92-52
5 March 30 Los Angeles Avengers Home W 84-59
6 April 5 New York Dragons Away L 34-63
7 April 13 Orlando Predators Home L 56-75
8 April 20 Chicago Rush Away L 52-55
9 April 25 Kansas City Brigade Home W 72-38
10 May 2 Colorado Crush Away L 28-63
11 May 10 Dallas Desperados Away L 54-65
12 May 16 Tampa Bay Storm Home L 50-58
13 May 24 Arizona Rattlers Away L 48-52
14 June 1 Utah Blaze Home L 56-63
15 June 7 Colorado Crush Home W 85-64
16 June 14 Columbus Destroyers Away W 63-60
17 June 21 New Orleans VooDoo Away W 83-70

Playoff schedule

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
AC Wild Card June 30 Arizona Rattlers Away W 48-41
AC Divisional July 6 Chicago Rush Away W 58-41
AC Championship July 12 San Jose SaberCats Away L 55-81

Coaching

Roster

Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb)

Stats

Regular season

Week 1

Bye Week

Week 2: vs. San Jose SaberCats

1 2 3 4 Total
SJ 14 21 14 17 66
GR 13 17 14 14 58

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 10
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,833

Week 3: vs. Chicago Rush

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: at Kansas City Brigade

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 14 34 23 21 92
KC 17 14 7 14 52

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: March 24
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,943

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

1 2 3 4 Total
LA 14 16 8 21 59
GR 28 28 14 14 84

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 30
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,818

Week 6: at New York Dragons

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 0 0 21 13 34
NY 21 14 21 7 63

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,211

Week 7: vs. Orlando Predators

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 13 34 28 0 75
GR 7 14 14 21 56

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: April 13
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 6,946

Week 8: at Chicago Rush

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: vs. Kansas City Brigade

1 2 3 4 Total
KC 7 10 14 7 38
GR 20 21 14 17 72

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: April 25
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,102

Week 10: at Colorado Crush

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 7 14 7 0 28
COL 14 28 14 7 63

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: May 2
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,527

Week 11: at Dallas Desperados

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 13 17 14 10 54
DAL 16 21 14 14 65

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,476

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 3 4 Total
TB 7 28 20 3 58
GR 21 7 14 8 50

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: May 16
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,205

Week 13: at Arizona Rattlers

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 7 21 14 6 48
ARZ 14 21 0 17 52

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,559

Week 14: vs. Utah Blaze

1 2 3 4 Total
UTA 21 21 14 7 63
GR 7 7 21 21 56

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: June 1
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,252

Week 15: vs. Colorado Crush

1 2 3 4 Total
COL 10 14 19 22 65
GR 7 37 23 17 84

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,766

Week 16: at Columbus Destroyers

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 14 21 21 7 63
CLB 10 28 7 15 60

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A

Week 17: at New Orleans VooDoo

1 2 3 4 Total
GR 21 27 10 28 86
NO 14 21 14 21 70

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,006

Playoffs

American Conference Wild Card: at (3) Arizona Rattlers

1 2 3 4 Total
(6) GR 10 17 14 7 48
(3) ARZ 0 20 14 7 41

at US Airways Arena, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 30
  • Game time: 9:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,862

American Conference Divisional: at (1) Chicago Rush

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

American Conference Championship: vs. (2) San Jose SaberCats

1 2 3 4 Total
(6) GR 7 7 14 27 55
(2) SJ 14 24 10 33 81

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: July 12
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,072

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