2008 Orlando Predators season

2008 Orlando Predators season
Head coach Jay Gruden
Home field Amway Arena
Results
Record 9-7
Division Place 2nd
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Gladiators) 66-69
Timeline
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2007 2010

The 2008 Orlando Predators season was the 18th season for the franchise. Finishing the regular season with a 9-7 record, the Predators made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive year. In this season, they made the playoffs as the 5th seed in the National Conference. The Predators were eliminated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, losing to the Cleveland Gladiators, 66-69.

Contents

Standings

Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Georgia Force 10 6 .625 3 3 .500
Orlando Predators 9 7 .562 3 3 .500
Tampa Bay Storm 8 8 .500 4 2 .667
New Orleans VooDoo 8 8 .500 2 4 .333

Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 March 1 Philadelphia Soul Away L 56-77
2 March 9 New Orleans VooDoo Away L 53-54
3 March 14 Utah Blaze Home W 69-61
4 March 22 Georgia Force Home W 50-45
5 March 29 Columbus Destroyers Away W 47-44
6 April 6 Chicago Rush Home W 57-56
7 April 13 Grand Rapids Rampage Away W 75-56
8 April 19 Georgia Force Away W 65-62
9 April 26 Tampa Bay Storm Home L 41-48
10 May 3 San Jose SaberCats Home W 61-35
11 May 9 Cleveland Gladiators Away L 43-62
12 May 18 Kansas City Brigade Away W 58-51
13 May 23 Dallas Desperados Home L 41-67
14 May 31 Arizona Rattlers Home L 53-60
15 June 7 Tampa Bay Storm Away L 61-71
16 June 13 New Orleans VooDoo Home W 51-49
17 Bye Week

Playoff schedule

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
NC Wild Card June 30 Cleveland Gladiators Away L 66-69

Coaching

Roster

Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb)
1 Jake Eaton QB 6' 2" 215
2 Damon Mason DB 5' 9" 195
3 Ron Johnson WR 6' 3" 223
4 Ahmad Carroll DB 5' 11" 190
5 B.J. Cohen DL 6' 2" 280
9 Marlon Moye-Moore FB/LB 6' 2" 240
14 Shane Stafford QB 6' 3" 220
15 John Vaughn K 6' 0" 200
17 T.T. Toliver WR 5' 11 175
21 Chas Gessner WR 6' 5" 220
28 Kenny McEntyre DB 5' 11" 175
34 Odie Armstrong FB 5' 11" 265
42 Nick Allison DB 5' 11" 180
53 Steve Baggs LB 6' 2" 245
55 Chris Jahnke OL 6' 5" 315
62 Johnathan Clinkscale OL 6' 3" 315
68 Darrell Campbell DL 6' 4" 290
72 Jasper Harvey OL 6' 3" 315
75 Bobby Harris OL 6' 4" 315
96 Doug Miller DL 6' 2" 290
98 Charles Hill OL/DL 6' 3" 300

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Soul

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 9 13 14 20 56
PHI 14 21 21 21 77

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: March 1
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,869

Week 2: at New Orleans VooDoo

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 13 14 13 13 53
NO 7 27 7 13 54

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,042

Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze

1 2 3 4 Total
UTA 7 28 14 12 61
ORL 14 21 21 13 69

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,722

Week 4: vs. Georgia Force

1 2 3 4 Total
GA 21 7 10 7 45
ORL 10 21 7 12 50

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

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

Week 5: at Columbus Destroyers

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 7 16 7 17 47
CLB 10 6 14 14 44

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A

Week 6: vs. Chicago Rush

1 2 3 4 OT Total
CHI 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 Grand Rapids Rampage

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 Georgia Force

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 21 10 14 20 65
GA 7 26 14 15 62

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

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

Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 3 4 Total
TB 7 17 14 10 48
ORL 7 7 14 13 41

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 26
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,365

Week 10: vs. San Jose SaberCats

1 2 3 4 Total
SJ 7 0 21 7 35
ORL 17 10 14 20 61

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,733

Week 11: at Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 13 9 7 14 43
CLE 7 20 21 14 62

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

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

Week 12: at Kansas City Brigade

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 14 21 9 14 58
KC 14 17 13 7 51

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 18
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,992

Week 13: vs. Dallas Desperados

1 2 3 4 Total
DAL 7 21 25 14 67
ORL 14 14 6 7 41

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 23
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,366

Week 14: vs. Arizona Rattlers

1 2 3 4 Total
ARZ 7 22 14 17 60
ORL 6 7 16 24 53

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,821

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 3 4 Total
ORL 12 20 7 22 61
TB 21 21 15 14 71

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,344

Week 16: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

1 2 3 4 Total
NO 0 27 15 7 49
ORL 7 14 14 16 51

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: June 13
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,423

Week 17

Bye Week

Playoffs

National Conference Wild Card: at (4) Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 3 4 Total
(5) ORL 20 13 20 13 66
(4) CLE 14 20 14 21 69

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

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

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