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The 2008 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.
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Head coach | Mike Wilpolt |
Home stadium | Quicken Loans Arena |
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Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 3rd NC East |
Playoffs | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Predators) 69–66 Won Divisional Playoffs (Force) 73–70 Lost Conference Championship (Soul) 35–70 |
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Standings
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Philadelphia Soul(1) | 13 | 3 | .813 | 992 | 810 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
Dallas Desperados(3) | 12 | 4 | .750 | 861 | 798 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
Cleveland Gladiators(4) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 901 | 895 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 3–5 |
New York Dragons(6) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 822 | 819 | 2–6 | 4–7 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | .188 | 750 | 893 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
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Regular season schedule
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | March 3 | New York Dragons | W 61–49 | 1–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 17,391 | Recap |
2 | March 9 | Utah Blaze | W 66–63 | 2–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,765 | Recap |
3 | March 15 | at Columbus Destroyers | W 59–57 | 3–0 | Nationwide Arena | 15,946 | Recap |
4 | March 21 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 24–63 | 3–1 | New Orleans Arena | 13,027 | Recap |
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6 | April 5 | at Dallas Desperados | L 51–58 | 3–2 | American Airlines Center | 11,497 | Recap |
7 | April 11 | Colorado Crush | L 66–69 | 3–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,079 | Recap |
8 | April 19 | at Los Angeles Avengers | W 83–69 | 4–3 | Staples Center | 13,863 | Recap |
9 | April 26 | at New York Dragons | L 39–56 | 4–4 | Nassau Coliseum | 9,991 | Recap |
10 | May 2 | Philadelphia Soul | W 67–55 | 5–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,721 | Recap |
11 | May 9 | Orlando Predators | W 62–43 | 6–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,808 | Recap |
12 | May 17 | at Colorado Crush | W 50–46 | 7–4 | Pepsi Center | 11,214 | Recap |
13 | May 23 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 48–58 | 7–5 | St. Pete Times Forum | 15,976 | Recap |
14 | May 31 | Dallas Desperados | L 52–68 | 7–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,717 | Recap |
15 | June 7 | Chicago Rush | W 65–44 | 8–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,377 | Recap |
16 | June 14 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 61–62 | 8–7 | Wachovia Center | 16,637 | Recap |
17 | June 21 | Columbus Destroyers | W 47–35 | 9–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,397 | Recap |
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Playoff schedule
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Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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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 |
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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
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Regular season
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Week 1: vs. New York Dragons
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NYD | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
CLE | 14 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 61 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: March 3
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,391
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Week 2: vs. Utah Blaze
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UTA | 14 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 63 |
CLE | 9 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 66 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: March 9
- Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 14,765
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Week 3: at Columbus Destroyers
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CLE | 14 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 59 |
CLB | 10 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 57 |
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at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: March 15
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: TBD
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Week 4: at New Orleans VooDoo
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CLE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
NO | 21 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
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at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: March 21
- Game time: 8:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,027
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Week 5: Bye week
Week 6: at Dallas Desperados
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CLE | 7 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 |
DAL | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 58 |
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at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: April 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,497
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Week 7: vs. Colorado Crush
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COL | 7 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 69 |
CLE | 17 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: April 11
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,079
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Week 8: at Los Angeles Avengers
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CLE | 27 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 83 |
LA | 13 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
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at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
- Date: April 19
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,863
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Week 9: at New York Dragons
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CLE | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
NY | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
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at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: April 26
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 9,991
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Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Soul
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PHI | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
CLE | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 2
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,721
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Week 11: vs. Orlando Predators
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ORL | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
CLE | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 9
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,808
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Week 12: at Colorado Crush
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CLE | 7 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 50 |
COL | 7 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 46 |
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at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
- Date: May 17
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,214
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Week 13: at Tampa Bay Storm
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CLE | 19 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48 |
TB | 14 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 58 |
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at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: May 23
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,976
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Week 14: vs. Dallas Desperados
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DAL | 7 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 68 |
CLE | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 31
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,717
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Week 15: vs. Chicago Rush
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CHI | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
CLE | 21 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 65 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: June 7
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,377
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Week 16: at Philadelphia Soul
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CLE | 14 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 61 |
PHI | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
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at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 14
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,637
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Week 17: vs. Columbus Destroyers
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CLB | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
CLE | 7 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 47 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: June 21
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,397
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National Conference Wild Card: vs. Orlando Predators
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(5) ORL | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 66 |
(4) CLE | 14 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
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at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: June 30
- Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 13,896
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National Conference Divisional: at Georgia Force
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(4) CLE | 7 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 73 |
(2) GA | 14 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 70 |
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at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: July 7
- Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 10,173
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National Conference Championship: at Philadelphia Soul
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(4) CLE | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
(1) PHI | 14 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
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at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 12
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 13,389
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