2008 Arena Football League season
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2008 Arena Football League season
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| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | February 29, 2008 – June 22, 2008 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Matt D'Orazio, PHI |
| AFL Playoffs | |
| National Conference champions | Philadelphia Soul |
| National Conference runners-up | Cleveland Gladiators |
| American Conference champions | San Jose SaberCats |
| American Conference runners-up | Grand Rapids Rampage |
| ArenaBowl XXII | |
| Finals champions | Philadelphia Soul |
| Runners-up | San Jose SaberCats |
| ArenaBowl XXII MVP | Matt D'Orazio, PHI |
| AFL seasons | |
| ← 2007 | |
The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League and final season before the 2009 cancellation. 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
| National Conference | |||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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| Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 3 | .813 | 922 | 810 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
| Dallas Desperados | 12 | 4 | .750 | 861 | 798 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 9 | 7 | .563 | 901 | 895 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 3–5 |
| New York Dragons | 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 |
| Southern Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| Georgia Force | 10 | 6 | .625 | 927 | 848 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
| Orlando Predators | 9 | 7 | .563 | 881 | 898 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 8 | 8 | .500 | 893 | 835 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 8 | .500 | 903 | 876 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
| American Conference | |||||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| Chicago Rush | 11 | 5 | .688 | 926 | 765 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 4–4 |
| Colorado Crush | 6 | 10 | .375 | 847 | 907 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 2–6 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 6 | 10 | .375 | 952 | 968 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 3–5 |
| Kansas City Brigade | 3 | 13 | .188 | 752 | 923 | 1–5 | 1–9 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
| Western Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| San Jose SaberCats | 11 | 5 | .688 | 945 | 875 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 8 | 8 | .250 | 842 | 907 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 5–3 |
| Utah Blaze | 6 | 10 | .375 | 941 | 959 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 2–6 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 5 | 11 | .313 | 847 | 1004 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1–7 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates division champion and conference's best record
Source: ArenaFan.com[1]
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Philadelphia Soul | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | San Jose SaberCats | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Regular season statistics
Passing
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating |
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| Matt D'Orazio, PHI | 301 | 416 | 72.4% | 3,331 | 72 | 4 | 131.3 |
| Raymond Philyaw, CLE | 357 | 514 | 69.5% | 4,320 | 83 | 10 | 126.5 |
| Joe Germaine, UTA | 411 | 605 | 67.9% | 4,869 | 97 | 13 | 122.9 |
| Russ Michna, CHI | 239 | 351 | 68.1% | 2,721 | 57 | 7 | 122.4 |
| Chris Greisen, GEO | 399 | 585 | 65.9% | 4,956 | 97 | 17 | 121.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's |
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| Marlion Jackson, CLE | 105 | 353 | 3.2 | 23 |
| Josh White, DAL | 88 | 265 | 3.0 | 8 |
| Dawan Moss, KC | 86 | 244 | 2.8 | 10 |
| Dan Alexander, CHI | 70 | 241 | 3.4 | 12 |
| Harold Wells, CLB | 103 | 224 | 2.2 | 17 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's |
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| Derek Lee, CLB | 142 | 1,762 | 12.4 | 32 |
| Chris Jackson, PHI | 140 | 1,692 | 12.1 | 49 |
| T.T. Toliver, ORL | 118 | 1,645 | 13.9 | 31 |
| Jason Willis, NY | 136 | 1,555 | 11.4 | 30 |
| Huey Whittaker, UTA | 126 | 1,547 | 12.3 | 32 |
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