2008 Utah Blaze season

2008 Utah Blaze season

Head coach	Danny White
Home field	EnergySolutions Arena

Results
Record	6-10
Division Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Crush) 44-49
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
2007	2010

The 2008 Utah Blaze season is the third season for the franchise. Despite losing their first 9 games, the Blaze were able to finish the regular season with 6 wins in their last 7 games, earning them a playoff berth as the 4th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card round game however, they were defeated by the Colorado Crush, 44-49.

Standings


Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
San Jose SaberCats	11	5	.688	6	0	1.000
Arizona Rattlers	8	8	.500	1	5	.167
Utah Blaze	6	10	.375	2	4	.333
Los Angeles Avengers	5	11	.312	3	3	.500

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
1	March 1	Arizona Rattlers	Home	L 62-63
2	March 9	Cleveland Gladiators	Away	L 63-66
3	March 14	Orlando Predators	Away	L 61-69
4	March 21	Columbus Destroyers	Home	L 49-52
5	March 29	Georgia Force	Home	L 49-70
6	April 5	Philadelphia Soul	Away	L 56-64
7	April 12	Los Angeles Avengers	Away	L 62-79
8	April 18	San Jose SaberCats	Home	L 40-61
9	April 25	New Orleans VooDoo	Away	L 56-70
10	May 3	Kansas City Brigade	Home	W 67-50
11	May 10	Colorado Crush	Home	W 71-36
12	May 17	San Jose SaberCats	Away	L 64-74
13	May 24	Chicago Rush	Home	W 51-48
14	June 1	Grand Rapids Rampage	Away	W 63-56
15	June 9	Los Angeles Avengers	Home	W 65-56
16		Bye	Week
17	June 21	Arizona Rattlers	Away	W 62-45

Playoff schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
AC Wild Card	June 28	Colorado Crush	Home	L 44-49

Coaching

Roster

Uniform #	Player	Position	Height	Weight (lb)

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: at Utah Blaze

	1	2	3	4	Total
ARZ	14	21	14	14	63
UTA	21	21	7	13	62

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: March 1
Game time: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 15,106

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:35 ARI - NICKERSON 4 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 7-0 ARZ
07:26 UTA - WHITTAKER 2 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 7-7
05:10 UTA - MANUPUNA 5 yd fumble recovery (VIDETICH kick) - 14-7 UTA
03:17 ARI - NICKERSON 27 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 14-14
01:58 UTA - WHITTAKER 40 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 21-14 UTA

2nd Quarter:

11:21 ARZ - HARVEY 14 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 21-21
08:57 UTA - BOONE 8 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 28-21 UTA
07:45 UTA - DOSTER 8 yd interception return (VIDETICH kick) - 35-21 UTA
03:51 ARZ - HARRIS 11 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 35-28 UTA
02:06 UTA - WHITTAKER 29 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 42-28 UTA
00:32 ARZ - NICKERSON 4 yd run (WITCZAK kick) 42-35 ARZ

3rd Quarter:

13:19 ARZ - JAMES 9 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 42-42
04:47 ARZ - JAMES 9 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 49-42 ARZ
02:01 UTA - JONES 9 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 49-49

4th Quarter:

10:35 UTA - JONES 9 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 56-59 UTA
07:00 ARZ - NICKERSON 5 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 56-56
05:45 UTA - WHITTAKER 2 yd run (VIDETICH kick failed) - 62-56 UTA
00:57 ARZ - HARVEY 6 yd pass from CAMPBELL (WITCZAK kick) - 63-62 ARZ

Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Julian Mapp; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Bud McCleskey
Offensive Player of the Game: Lang Campbell (ARZ)
Defensive Player of the Game: Reggie Doster (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Kevin Nickerson (ARZ)

Week 2: at Cleveland Gladiators

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	14	15	7	27	63
CLE	9	23	13	21	66

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: March 9
Game time: 12:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,765

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:41 UTA - Aaron Boone 14 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 7-0 UTA
07:51 CLE - Jason Ball 21 yd field goal - 7-3 UTA
04:53 CLE - Robert Redd 19 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (Jason Ball kick failed) - 9-7 CLE
02:26 UTA - Huey Whittaker 25 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 14-9 UTA

2nd Quarter:

13:24 CLE - Cornelius Bonner 5 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (Jason Ball kick) - 16-14 CLE
10:46 UTA - Aaron Boone 26 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 21-16 UTA
05:10 CLE - Ramon Richardson 1 yd run (Jason Ball kick) - 23-21 CLE
04:09 CLE - Sakeen Wright 7 yd interception return (Jason Ball kick blockd) - 29-21 CLE
00:09 UTA - Joe Germaine 2 yd run (Huey Whittaker rush) - 29-29
00:00 CLE - Jason Ball 46 yd field goal - 32-29 CLE

3rd Quarter:

11:30 CLE - Robert Redd 12 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (Jason Ball kick) - 39-29 CLE
09:20 UTA - JJ McKelvey 8 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 39-36 CLE
06:26 CLE - Otis Amey 10 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (Jason Ball kick blocked) - 45-36 CLE

4th Quarter:

14:55 CLE - Otis Amey 6 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (Jason Ball kick) - 52-36 CLE
12:09 UTA - JJ McKelvey 15 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 52-43 CLE
09:34 CLE - Robert Redd 34 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (Jason Ball kick) - 59-43 CLE
07:50 UTA - Huey Whittaker 16 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Joe Germaine pass failed) - 59-49 CLE
04:19 UTA - JJ McKelvey 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) 59-56 CLE
01:30 CLE - Marlion Jackson 1 yd run (Jason Ball kick) - 66-56 CLE
00:30 UTA - Huey Whittaker 8 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) 66-63 CLE

Officials: Referee: Dave Lambros; Umpire: Wes Fritz; Linesman: Neil Brunner; Line judge: Paul Engleberts; Back judge: Tony Lombardo
Offensive Player of the Game: Raymond Philyaw (CLE)
Defensive Player of the Game: Sakeem Wright (CLE)
Ironman of the Game: Robert Redd (CLE)

Week 3: at Orlando Predators

	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

Game information

1st Quarter:

14:43 ORL - TOLIVER, T.T. 54 yd kickoff return (VAUGHN, John kick) - 7-0 ORL
05:14 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 8 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) - 7-7
00:00 ORL - JOHNSON, Ron 7 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) - 14-7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

11:50 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 9 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) - 14-14
07:39 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 9 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) - 21-14 UTA
07:02 ORL - MOYE-MOORE, M. 2 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) - 21-21
01:41 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 12 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) - 28-21 UTA
00:54 ORL - GESSNER, Chas 47 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) - 28-28
00:33 UTA - GERMAINE, Joe 1 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick) - 35-28 UTA
00:07 ORL - TOLIVER, T.T. 20 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) - 35-35

3rd Quarter:

12:05 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 20 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) - 42-35 UTA
09:57 ORL - TOLIVER, T.T. 26 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) - 42-42
08:35 UTA - BOONE, Aaron 45 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) - 49-42 UTA
04:07 ORL - MOYE-MOORE, M. 2 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) - 49-49
01:57 ORL - MOYE-MOORE, M. 1 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) - 56-49 ORL

4th Quarter:

11:43 UTA - WHITTAKER, Huey 3 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick failed) - 56-55 ORL
06:34 ORL - GESSNER, Chas 5 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) - 63-55 ORL
01:01 UTA - BOONE, Aaron 5 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (WHITTAKER, Huey rush failed) - 63-61 ORL
00:27 ORL - TOLIVER, T.T. 5 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick failed) - 69-61 ORL

Officials: Referee: Dave Lambros; Umpire: Doug Wilson; Linesman: Kelly Saalfeld; Line judge: Brian Matthew; Back judge: Rich Wilborn
Offensive Player of the Game: BJ Cohen (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Marlon Moye-Moore (ORL)

Week 4: vs. Columbus Destroyers

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	13	7	14	18	52
UTA	14	21	0	14	49

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: March 21
Game time: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,717

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:11 UTA - MCKELVEY 31 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 7-0 UTA
11:01 UTA - MCKELVEY 23 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 14-0 UTA
06:18 CLB - SHELLEY 1 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick failed) - 14-6 UTA
01:47 CLB - NEAL 30 yd interception return (LEWIS kick) - 14-13 UTA

2nd Quarter:

12:44 UTA - WHITTAKER 10 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 21-13 UTA
01:54 UTA - WHITTAKER 15 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 28-13 UTA
00:54 CLB - MARSHALL 54 yd kickoff return (LEWIS kick) - 28-20 UTA
00:05 UTA - BOONE 7 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 35-20 UTA

3rd Quarter:

11:05 CLB - WELLS 3 yd run (LEWIS kick) - 35-27 UTA
06:48 CLB - WELLS 4 yd run (LEWIS kick) - 35-34 UTA

4th Quarter:

14:52 UTA - WHITTAKER 5 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 42-32 UTA
11:50 CLB - LEE 11 yd pass from NAGY (WELLS pass from NAGY) - 42-42
08:19 UTA - WHITTAKER 4 yd run (AZAR kick) - 49-42 UTA
03:36 CLB - MARSHALL 17 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick) - 49-49
00:00 CLB - LEWIS 35 yd field goal - 52-49 CLB

Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Dirk Bell; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanan
Offensive Player of the Game: Huey Whittaker
Defensive Player of the Game: Tremaine Neal
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 5: vs. Georgia Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
GA	14	21	14	21	70
UTA	7	21	0	21	49

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

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

Game information

1st Quarter:

09:36 GA - Matt Huebner 2 yd run (Carlos Martinez kick) - 7-0 GA
07:48 GA - Stephen Cason 15 yd fumble recovery (Carlos Martinez kick) - 14-0 GA
01:58 UTA - Aaron Boone 9 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 14-7 GA

2nd Quarter:

14:16 GA - Carl Morris 8 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 21-7 GA
09:53 UTA - JJ McKelvey 4 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 21-14 GA
02:53 UTA - Huey Whittaker 20 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 21-21
00:58 GA - Charles Pauley 12 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 28-21 GA
00:33 GA - Tiger Jones 8 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 35-21 GA
00:00 UTA - Huey Whittaker 9 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 35-28 GA

3rd Quarter:

10:37 GA - Tiger Jones 8 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 42-28 GA
02:34 GA - Tiger Jones 22 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 49-28 GA

4th Quarter:

14:20 UTA - Huey Whittaker 18 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 49-35 GA
12:48 GA - Carl Morris 7 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 56-35 GA
09:24 UTA - Huey Whittaker 28 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 56-42 GA
08:15 GA - Tiger Jones 22 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 63-42 GA
02:38 UTA - Aaron Boone 11 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 63-49 GA
00:21 GA - Tiger Jones 19 yd pass from Chris Greisen (Carlos Martinez kick) - 70-49 GA

Officials: Bill Athan; Umpire: Matt Jordon; Linesman: Allen Baynes; Line judge: Rusty Baynes; Back judge: Greg Wilson
Offensive Player of the Game: Chris Griesen (GA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Stephen Cason (GA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Damien Groce (GA)

Week 6: at Philadelphia Soul

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	14	14	14	14	56
PHI	16	20	14	14	64

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: April 5
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 16,390

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:07 UTA - WHITTAKER 15 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 7-0 UTA
09:53 PHI - JACKSON 13 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) - 7-7
06:44 UTA - MCKELVEY 8 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 14-7 UTA
03:55 PHI - D'ORAZIO 6 yd run (HUGHES kick) - 14-14
02:09 PHI - SAVE safety - 16-14 PHI

2nd Quarter:

11:23 PHI - JACKSON 9 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) - 23-14 PHI
10:02 PHI - JACKSON 7 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) - 30-14 PHI
08:24 UTA - BOONE 20 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 30-21 PHI
04:55 PHI - JACKSON 7 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick failed) - 36-21 PHI
00:22 UTA - FILER 2 yd run (AZAR kick) - 36-28 PHI

3rd Quarter:

11:04 UTA - WHITTAKER 8 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 36-35 PHI
07:42 PHI - BIBLA 14 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) - 43-35 PHI
06:48 PHI - BROWN 4 yd fumble recovery (HUGHES kick) - 50-35 PHI
01:32 UTA - FILER 1 yd run (AZAR kick) - 50-42 PHI

4th Quarter:

11:59 PHI - SMITH 3 yd run (HUGHES kick) - 57-42 PHI
08:51 UTA - WHITTAKER 6 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) - 57-49 PHI
06:39 PHI - JACKSON 19 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) - 64-49 PHI
02:36 UTA - FILER 1 yd run (AZAR kick) - 64-56 PHI

Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Darrel Leftwich; Back judge: Reggie Smith
Offensive Player of the Game: Chris Jackson (PHI)
Defensive Player of the Game: Bryan Save (PHI)
Ironman Player of the Game: Mike Brown (PHI)

Week 7: at Los Angeles Avengers

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	21	13	7	21	62
LA	23	21	28	7	79

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Date: April 12
Game time: 10:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,861

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:58 LA - LaShaun Ward 43 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 7-0 LA
10:50 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 17 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 7-7
07:13 LA - Kevin Ingram 12 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick failed) - 13-7 LA
05:57 UTA - Huey Whittaker 16 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 14-13 UTA
03:00 LA - David Davis 29 yd field goal - 16-14 LA
01:03 UTA - Devin Wyman 19 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 21-16 UTA
00:15 LA - Timon Marshall 57 yd kickoff return (David Davis kick) - 23-21 LA

2nd Quarter:

11:39 UTA - Aaron Boone 10 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick failed) - 27-23 UTA
04:47 LA - J.R. Tolver 10 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 30-27 LA
02:20 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 40 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 34-30 UTA
00:45 LA - LaShaun Ward 23 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 37-34 LA
00:00 LA - Josh Jeffries 3 yd net recovery (David Davis kick) - 44-34 LA

3rd Quarter:

12:17 LA - Clay Harrell 5 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 51-34 LA
10:22 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 0 yd fumble recovery (Steve Azar kick) - 51-41 LA
09:06 LA - LaShaun Ward 45 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 58-41 LA
05:02 LA - LaShaun Ward 26 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 65-41 LA
00:37 LA - Lonnie Ford 1 yd run (David Davis kick) - 72-41 LA

4th Quarter:

11:53 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 16 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 72-48 LA
07:39 UTA - Aaron Boone 8 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 72-55 LA
04:35 LA - Timon Marshall 24 yd pass from Tim Hicks (David Davis kick) - 79-55 LA
01:13 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 14 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 79-62 LA

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Al Granado; Linesman: Mike McCabe; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: James Cole
Offensive Player of the Game: Tim Hicks (LA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Damon Wheeler (LA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Josh Jeffries (LA)

Week 8: vs. San Jose SaberCats

	1	2	3	4	Total
SJ	7	27	3	24	61
UTA	10	17	6	7	40

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: April 18
Game time: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,701

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:35 UTA - Kelvin Morris 45 yd fumble recovery (Steve Azar kick) - 7-0 UTA
08:53 SJ - Frank Carter 1 yd run (A.J. Haglund kick) - 7-7
01:49 UTA - Steve Azar 23 yd field goal - 10-7 UTA

2nd Quarter:

13:29 SJ - Jason Geathers 34 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) - 14-10 SJ
09:24 UTA - JJ McKelvey 13 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 17-14 UTA
06:31 SJ - James Roe 23 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) - 21-17 SJ
00:54 UTA - Steve Azar 28 yd field goal - 21-20 SJ
00:43 SJ - James Roe 14 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick failed) - 27-20 SJ
00:36 UTA - Aaron Boone 8 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 27-27
00:06 SJ - James Roe 9 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) - 34-27 SJ

3rd Quarter:

11:12 UTA - JJ McKelvey 15 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick failed) - 34-33 SJ
04:21 SJ - A.J. Haglund 26 yd field goal - 37-33 SJ

4th Quarter:

11:56 SJ - Cleannord Saintil 21 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) - 44-33 SJ
07:40 SJ - Frank Carter 1 yd run (A.J. Haglund kick) - 51-33 SJ
06:28 SJ - Jason Geathers 9 yd fumble recovery (A.J. Haglund kick) - 58-33 SJ
00:51 SJ - A.J. Haglund 47 yd field goal - 61-33 SJ
00:00 UTA - JJ McKelvey 1 yd pass from Jason Gesser (Steve Azar kick) - 61-40 SJ

Officials: Referee: Dave Lambros; Umpire: Doug Wilson; Linesman: Kelly Saalfeld; Line judge: Brian Matthew; Back judge: Rich Wilborn
Offensive Player of the Game: Mark Grieb (SJ)
Defensive Player of the Game: Kelvin Morris (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Jason Geathers (SJ)

Week 9: at New Orleans VooDoo

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	7	7	14	28	56
NO	7	21	28	14	70

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: April 25
Game time: 8:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 15,041

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:01 UTA - Huey Whittaker 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 7-0 UTA
03:11 NO - Jordan, J. 15 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) 7-7

2nd Quarter:

14:53 NO - Dudley, J. 37 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 14-7 NO
11:48 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 16 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 14-14
05:36 NO - Jordan, J. 8 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 21-14 NO
00:36 NO - Lynch, J. 1 yd run (Todd France kick) - 28-14 NO

3rd Quarter:

12:49 NO - DeAndrew Rubin 31 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 35-14 NO
10:36 NO - Ross, I. 15 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 42-14 NO
09:17 UTA - Aaron Boone 37 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 42-21 NO
08:10 NO - DeAndrew Rubin 9 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 49-21 NO
04:53 UTA - Huey Whittaker 4 yd run (Steve Azar kick) - 49-28 NO
03:10 NO - Dudley, J. 25 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 56-28 NO

4th Quarter:

11:54 NO - Jordan, J. 18 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 63-28 NO
07:59 UTA - J.J. McKelvey 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 63-35 NO
07:19 UTA - Carlton Brown 4 yd net recovery (Steve Azar kick) - 63-42 NO
04:18 NO - Jordan, J. 11 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Todd France kick) - 70-42 NO
00:57 UTA - Aaron Boone 26 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 70-49 NO
00:07 UTA - Huey Whittaker 3 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 70-56 NO

Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Billy Beckett
Offensive Player of the Game: Danny Wimprine (NO)
Defensive Player of the Game: Henry Bryant (NO)
Ironman Player of the Game: Wendall Williams (NO)

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Brigade

	1	2	3	4	Total
KC	7	14	9	20	50
UTA	13	20	13	21	67

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: May 3
Game time: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,208

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:43 KC - Ces'are Manning 17 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) - 7-0 KC
11:16 UTA - Huey Whittaker 8 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick failed) - 7-6 KC
05:52 UTA - JJ McKelvey 27 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 13-7 UTA

2nd Quarter:

14:12 UTA - Huey Whittaker 2 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 20-7 UTA
08:45 KC - Jerel Myers 5 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) - 20-14 UTA
04:34 UTA - Aaron Boone 29 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 27-14 UTA
00:32 KC - D. Bryant 1 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) - 27-21 UTA
00:04 UTA - Huey Whittaker 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick failed) - 33-21 UTA

3rd Quarter:

12:43 KC - Jerel Myers 31 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick failed) - 33-27 UTA
09:33 UTA - Kautai Olevao 1 yd run (Jason Gesser pass failed) - 39-27 UTA
05:15 KC - Peter Martinez 58 yd field goal - 39-30 UTA
02:38 UTA - Joe Germaine 9 yd run (Steve Azar kick) - 46-30 UTA

4th Quarter:

11:49 KC - D. Bryant 3 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) - 46-37 UTA
10:13 UTA - Huey Whittaker 25 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 53-37 UTA
07:30 KC - Mike Horacek 13 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) - 53-44 UTA
06:33 UTA - JJ McKelvey 20 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 60-44 UTA
03:51 KC - Ces'are Manning 3 yd pass from D. Bryant (D. Bryant pass intcpt) - 60-50 UTA
01:30 UTA - Rodney Filer 15 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Azar kick) - 67-50 UTA

Officials: Referee: Perry Havener; Umpire: Tom Laverty; Linesman: Allen Baynes; Line judge: David Meslow; Back judge: Keith Washington
Offensive Player of the Game: Joe Germaine (UTA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Kelvin Morris (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: J'Sharlon Jones (UTA)

Week 11: vs. Colorado Crush

	1	2	3	4	Total
COL	7	7	15	7	36
UTA	10	20	6	35	71

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: May 10
Game time: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,787

Game information

1st Quarter:

08:25 UTA - JJ McKelvey 3 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 7-0 UTA
06:30 COL - Willie Quinnie 28 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 7-7
01:05 UTA - Steve Videtich 21 yd field goal - 10-7 UTA

2nd Quarter:

13:05 COL - Aaron Hosack 6 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 14-10 COL
08:33 UTA - JJ McKelvey 7 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick failed) - 16-14 UTA
04:38 UTA - Huey Whittaker 8 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 23-14 UTA
00:45 UTA - Rodney Filer 6 yd run (Steve Videtich kick) - 30-14 UTA

3rd Quarter:

12:25 COL - Chad Owens 23 yd pass from John Dutton (Aaron Hosack pass from DUTTON) - 30-22 UTA
06:57 UTA - Rodney Filer 7 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick failed) - 36-22 UTA
01:40 COL - Chad Owens 1 yd run (Deric Yaussi kick) - 36-29 UTA

4th Quarter:

14:11 UTA - Aaron Boone 9 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 43-29 UTA
07:45 UTA - Reggie Doster 48 yd fumble recovery (Steve Videtich kick) - 50-29 UTA
03:40 UTA - JJ McKelvey 12 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 57-29 UTA
01:58 COL - Willie Quinnie 16 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 57-36 UTA
00:52 UTA - JJ McKelvey 18 yd pass from Jason Gesser (Steve Videtich kick) - 64-36 UTA
00:44 UTA - Kelvin Morris 14 yd fumble recovery (Steve Videtich kick) - 71-36 UTA

Officials: Referee: Pat Garvey; Umpire: Paul King; Linesman: Bill Ward; Line judge: Bob McElwee; Back judge: James DeBell
Offensive Player of the Game: JJ McKelvey (UTA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Reggie Doster (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: J'Sharlon Jones (UTA)

Week 12: at San Jose Sabercats

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	14	28	7	15	64
SJ	14	28	15	17	74

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

Date: May 17
Game time: 10:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,252

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:22 SJ - ROE, James 4 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 7-0 SJ
09:34 UTA - FILER, Rodney 1 yd run (VIDETICH, Steve kick) - 7-7
08:25 SJ - SAINTIL, Cleann 28 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 14-7 SJ
06:13 UTA - WHITTAKER, Huey 22 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (VIDETICH, Steve kick) - 14-14

2nd Quarter:

14:54 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 14 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (VIDETICH, Steve kick) - 21-14 UTA
13:38 SJ - WRIGHT, Rodney 41 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 21-21
12:36 UTA - BOONE, Aaron 26 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (VIDETICH, Steve kick) 28-21 UTA
09:25 SJ - ROE, James 3 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 28-28
04:58 UTA - WHITTAKER, Huey 3 yd run (VIDETICH, Steve kick) 35-28 UTA
00:42 SJ - GEATHERS, Jason 1 yd run (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 35-35
00:37 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 11 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (VIDETICH, Steve kick) - 42-35 SJ
00:17 SJ - ROE, James 5 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 42-42

3rd Quarter:

14:30 SJ - SAINTIL, Cleann 8 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick failed) - 48-42 SJ
07:38 UTA - WHITTAKER, Huey 10 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (VIDETICH, Steve kick) - 49-48 UTA
04:56 SJ - SAINTIL, Cleann 9 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 55-49 SJ
03:38 SJ - WATSON, Steve safety - 57-49 SJ

4th Quarter:

13:35 SJ - HAGLUND, A.J. 24 yd field goal - 60-49 SJ
12:02 SJ - WRIGHT, Rodney 15 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 67-49
05:34 UTA - WHITTAKER, Huey 6 yd run (VIDETICH, Steve kick) - 67-56 SJ
01:15 UTA - MCKELVEY, J.J. 7 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (WHITTAKER, Huey pass from GERMAINE, Joe) - 67-64 SJ
00:53 SJ - ROE, James 9 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) - 74-64 SJ

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Wes Fritz; Linesman: Neil Brunner; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: Tony Lombardo
Offensive Player of the Game: Mark Grieb (SJ)
Defensive Player of the Game: Garrett McIntyre (SJ)
Ironman Player of the Game: Jason Geathers (SJ)

Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush

	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

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:15 UTA - BOONE 9 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 7-0 UTA
09:04 UTA - FILER 3 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 14-0 UTA
04:08 UTA - MCKELVEY 22 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 21-0 UTA
01:10 CHI - MORGAN 7 yd pass from MICHNA (FRANTZ kick failed) - 21-6 UTA

2nd Quarter:

12:07 CHI - ORDWAY 55 yd missed FG return (MICHNA rush) - 21-14 UTA
06:04 UTA - BOONE 17 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 28-14 UTA
00:58 CHI - MORGAN 5 yd pass from MICHNA (FRANTZ kick) - 28-21 UTA
00:24 UTA - WHITTAKER 21 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick failed) - 34-21 UTA
00:00 CHI - FRANTZ 41 yd field goal - 34-24 UTA

3rd Quarter:

14:30 CHI - HARRELL 45 yd pass from MICHNA (FRANTZ kick) - 34-31 UTA
10:44 UTA - FILER 1 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 41-31 UTA
05:30 CHI - FRANTZ 22 yd field goal - 41-34 UTA

4th Quarter:

10:08 CHI - HARRELL 3 yd pass from MICHNA (FRANTZ kick) - 41-41
01:57 UTA - MCKELVEY 4 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 48-41 UTA
00:43 CHI - MORGAN 6 yd pass from MICHNA (FRANTZ kick) - 48-48
00:00 UTA - VIDETICH 18 yd field goal - 51-48 UTA

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Scott Helverson
Offensive Player of the Game: Joe Germaine (UTA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Damon Mason (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Steve Videtich (UTA)

Week 14: at Grand Rapids Rampage

	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

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:25 UTA - WHITTAKER 42 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 7-0 UTA
07:46 GR - HIGGINS 27 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) - 7-7
05:56 UTA - MCKELVEY 49 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 14-7 UTA
03:21 UTA - MORRIS 4 yd fumble recovery (VIDETICH kick) - 21-7 UTA

2nd Quarter:

10:53 UTA - FILER 6 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 28-7 UTA
07:49 UTA - FILER 1 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 35-7 UTA
05:03 GR - MAGNER 4 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) - 35-14 UTA
00:02 UTA - WHITTAKER 3 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 42-14 UTA

3rd Quarter:

12:50 GR - HIGGINS 26 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) - 42-21 UTA
12:02 UTA - JONES 56 yd kickoff return (VIDETICH kick) - 49-21 UTA
08:53 GR - HIGGINS 2 yd run (GOWINS kick) - 49-28 UTA
03:43 UTA - WHITTAKER 2 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 56-28 UTA
01:28 GR - MAGNER 29 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) - 56-35 UTA

4th Quarter:

11:05 GR - HIGGINS 1 yd run (GOWINS kick) - 56-42 UTA
04:25 GR - MACPHERSON 3 yd run (GOWINS kick) - 56-49 UTA
02:05 UTA - MCKELVEY 15 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 63-49 UTA
00:26 GR - MACPHERSON 15 yd run (GOWINS kick) - 63-56 UTA

Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Tom Laverty; Linesman: Allen Baynes; Line judge: David Meslow; Back judge: Keith WashingtoN
Offensive Player of the Game: JJ McKelvey (UTA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Kelvin Morris (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: J'Sharlon Jones (UTAH)

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA	14	16	14	12	56
UTA	14	14	17	20	65

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: June 9
Game time: 10:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 16,054

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:54 LA - WARD 8 yd pass from CUMBIE (FREDRICKSON kick) - 7-0 LA
09:03 UTA - WHITTAKER 15 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 7-7
03:22 LA - INGRAM 8 yd pass from CUMBIE (FREDRICKSON kick) - 14-7 LA
01:21 UTA - CULP 24 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 14-14

2nd Quarter:

14:54 LA - WARD 37 yd pass from CUMBIE (FREDRICKSON kick failed) - 20-14 LA
09:52 UTA - FILER 3 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 21-20 UTA
04:08 LA - FREDRICKSON 29 yd field goal - 23-21 LA
00:58 LA - COBBINS 1 yd run (FREDRICKSON kick) - 30-21 LA
00:12 UTA - WHITTAKER 12 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 30-28 LA

3rd Quarter:

13:57 LA - MAZE 8 yd interception return (FREDRICKSON kick) - 37-28 LA
12:04 UTA - BOONE 45 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 37-35 LA
09:05 UTA - FILER 2 yd run (VIDETICH kick) - 42-37 LA
06:16 LA - COBBINS 1 yd run (FREDRICKSON kick) - 44-42 LA
03:11 UTA - VIDETICH 28 yd field goal - 45-44 UTA

4th Quarter:

13:12 LA - JEFFRIES 3 yd run (COBBINS rush failed) - 50-45 LA
06:46 UTA - WHITTAKER 5 yd pass from GERMAINE (GERMAINE rush failed) - 51-50 UTA
02:33 UTA - MCKELVEY 28 yd pass from GERMAINE (VIDETICH kick) - 58-50 UTA
00:24 UTA - MORRIS 14 yd fumble recovery (VIDETICH kick) - 65-50 UTA
00:00 LA - INGRAM 12 yd pass from CUMBIE (FREDRICKSON kick failed) - 65-56 UTA

Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Billy Beckett
Offensive Player of the Game: Huey Whittaker (UTA)
Defensive Player of the Game: Kelvin Morris (UTA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Rodney Filer (UTA)

Week 16

Bye Week

Week 17: at Arizona Rattlers

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	14	24	0	0	38
ARZ	0	13	19	0	32

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Date: June 21
Game time: 10:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,542

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:31 UTA - Huey Whittaker 20 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 7-0 UTA
07:00 UTA - JJ McKelvey 18 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 14-0 UTA

2nd Quarter:

14:20 UTA - JJ McKelvey 22 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 21-0 UTA
08:49 UTA - Steve Videtich 19 yd field goal - 24-0 UTA
07:07 ARZ - Siaha Burley 37 yd pass from Jeff Smoker (Eric Houle kick) - 24-7 UTA
01:40 ARZ - Chris Robinson 1 yd run (Eric Houle kick failed) - 24-13 UTA
00:52 UTA - Aaron Boone 9 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 31-13 UTA
00:01 UTA - Aaron Boone 19 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 38-13 UTA

3rd Quarter:

11:17 ARZ - Chris Robinson 1 yd run (Eric Houle kick failed) - 38-19 ARZ
06:16 ARZ - Trandon Harvey 31 yd pass from Jeff Smoker (Chris Robinson rush failed) - 38-25 ARZ
01:22 ARZ - Trandon Harvey 30 yd pass from Jeff Smoker (Eric Houle kick) - 38-32 ARZ

4th Quarter:

No Scoring

Officials: Referee: LAMBROS, Dave; Umpire: WILSON, Doug; Linesman: SAALFELD, Kelly; Line judge: MATTHEW, Brian; Back judge: WILBORN, Rich
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Playoffs

American Conference Wild Card: vs. (5) Colorado Crush

	1	2	3	4	Total
(5) COL	7	14	7	21	49
(4) UTA	14	10	7	13	44

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: June 28
Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 10,073

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:03 UTA - Aaron Boone 13 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 7-0 UTA
06:18 UTA - JJ McKelvey 15 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 14-0 UTA
02:15 COL - Robert Thomas 18 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 14-7 UTA

2nd Quarter:

12:18 UTA - Huey Whittaker 9 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 21-7 UTA
08:38 COL - Wendall Williams 5 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 21-14 UTA
04:10 UTA - Steve Videtich 30 yd field goal - 24-14 UTA
00:13 COL - Wendall Williams 2 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 24-21 UTA

3rd Quarter:

12:09 COL - Chris Watton 1 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 28-24 COL
10:33 UTA - JJ McKelvey 17 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 31-28 UTA

4th Quarter:

11:01 COL - Ben Nelson 1 yd pass from Robert Thomas (Deric Yaussi kick) - 35-31 COL
06:21 UTA - JJ McKelvey 23 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick failed) - 37-35 UTA
03:37 COL - Wendall Williams 4 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 42-37 COL
01:00 COL - Willie Quinnie 5 yd pass from John Dutton (Deric Yaussi kick) - 49-37 COL
00:36 UTA - Huey Whittaker 4 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Steve Videtich kick) - 49-44 COL

Officials: Referee: Pat Garvey; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Kelly Saalfeld; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: Keith Washington
Offensive Player of the Game: John Dutton (COL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Eddie Canonico (UTAH)
Ironman Player of the Game: Wendall Williams (COL)

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2008 Arena Football League

Related Articles: 2008 Arena Football League season | 2008 af2 season | ArenaBowl XXII | AFL Arenas

2008 Utah Blaze season

Contents

Standings

Regular season schedule

Playoff schedule

Coaching

Roster

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: at Utah Blaze

Week 2: at Cleveland Gladiators

Week 3: at Orlando Predators

Week 4: vs. Columbus Destroyers

Week 5: vs. Georgia Force

Week 6: at Philadelphia Soul

Week 7: at Los Angeles Avengers

Week 8: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 9: at New Orleans VooDoo

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Brigade

Week 11: vs. Colorado Crush

Week 12: at San Jose Sabercats

Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush

Week 14: at Grand Rapids Rampage

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

Week 16

Week 17: at Arizona Rattlers

Playoffs

American Conference Wild Card: vs. (5) Colorado Crush

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