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The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League. The regular season began play on February 29, 2008 and concluded on June 22. The playoffs began the following week, and ArenaBowl XXII was held in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 27 between the National Conference Champion Philadelphia Soul and the American Conference Champion San Jose Sabercats. This game was won by the Soul, 59-56.
Prior to the season, it was announced that the Austin Wranglers would move to the af2, and the Nashville Kats folded, thus leaving the league with 17 teams. The Las Vegas Gladiators relocated to Cleveland.
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Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 |
| Dallas Desperados | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
| New York Dragons | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | 0.187 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Georgia Force | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Orlando Predators | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Rush | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Colorado Crush | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage* | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Kansas City Brigade | 3 | 13 | 0.187 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| San Jose SaberCats | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Utah Blaze | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Gray indicates best conference record
* Despite having a better divisional record than Colorado, Grand Rapids was ruled as the American Conference's #6 seed.
Playoffs
| Wild Card Playoffs | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | ArenaBowl XXII | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cleveland Gladiators | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Force | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cleveland Gladiators | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Orlando Predators | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cleveland Gladiators | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| National Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia Soul | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dallas Desperados | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New York Dragons | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New York Dragons | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia Soul | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | San Jose SaberCats | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Philadelphia Soul | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Rapids Rampage | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chicago Rush | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arizona Rattlers | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Rapids Rampage | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Rapids Rampage | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| American Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose SaberCats | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Blaze | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado Crush | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado Crush | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose SaberCats | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
Statistics
As of the end of Week 12
Passing
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt D'Orazio, PHI | 212 | 292 | 72.6% | 2430 | 52 | 4 | 131.1 |
| Russ Michna, CHI | 130 | 181 | 71.8% | 1469 | 32 | 4 | 126.1 |
| Joe Germaine, UTA | 324 | 468 | 69.2% | 3762 | 76 | 10 | 123.9 |
| Tony Graziani, PHI | 78 | 117 | 66.7% | 1017 | 27 | 3 | 122.8 |
| Chris Greisen, GEO | 275 | 417 | 65.9% | 3471 | 68 | 12 | 119.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlion Jackson, CLE | 73 | 265 | 3.6 | 17 | 32 |
| Matt D'Orazio, PHI | 39 | 191 | 4.9 | 8 | 22 |
| Harold Wells, CLB | 74 | 189 | 2.6 | 12 | 10 |
| Josh White, DAL | 59 | 187 | 3.2 | 4 | 19 |
| Dan Alexander, CHI | 51 | 185 | 3.6 | 11 | 13 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.T. Toliver, ORL | 94 | 1364 | 14.5 | 25 | 43 |
| Huey Whittaker, UTA | 108 | 1309 | 12.1 | 25 | 40 |
| Chris Jackson, PHI | 101 | 1261 | 12.5 | 36 | 41 |
| Larry Brackins, PHI | 93 | 1244 | 13.4 | 25 | 43 |
| Derek Lee, CLB | 99 | 1227 | 12.4 | 26 | 45 |
Touchdowns
| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jackson, PHI | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 216 |
| Otis Amey, CLE | 34 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 206 |
| Huey Whittaker, UTA | 32 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 196 |
| J.J. McKelvey, UTA | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 186 |
| T.T. Toliver, ORL | 29 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 174 |
Defense
| Player | Ttl. Tackles | Solo Tackles | Assisted TKLs | Ttl. Sacks | Solo Sacks | Assisted Sacks | INT's | INT Yards | INT TD's | Longest INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Canonico, UTA | 85.5 | 75 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| Omarr Smith, SJS | 81 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Nate Coggins, CLB | 77 | 67 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Rashad Floyd, COL | 77 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 24 |
| Brandon Hefflin, CLE | 76.5 | 64 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
Kick Return
| Player | KR Ret | KR Yards | KR TD's | KR Long | KR Avg | FG Ret | FG Yards | FG TD's | FG Long | FG Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timon Marshall, LAA | 66 | 1261 | 1 | 57 | 19.1 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 25 | 20.7 |
| J'Sharlon Jone, UTA | 69 | 1259 | 0 | 54 | 18.2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 15.5 |
| T.T. Toliver, ORL | 66 | 1218 | 3 | 58 | 18.5 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 11.7 |
| Chris Martin, GRR | 57 | 1135 | 4 | 57 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown, PHI | 50 | 969 | 3 | 57 | 19.4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Haglund, SJS | 81 | 87 | 18 | 20 | 47 | 90.0% | 135 |
| Connor Hughes, PHI | 93 | 104 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 33.3% | 105 |
| Jason Ball, CLE | 68 | 82 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 75.0% | 104 |
| Seth Marler, TAM | 70 | 80 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 60.0% | 97 |
| Carlos Martinez, GEO | 79 | 89 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 62.5% | 94 |
Awards
| Award | Player/Coach | Team |
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External links
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