2008 Georgia Force season

The 2008 Georgia Force season was the seventh season for the franchise. Starting the season 3–5, the Force finished the regular season with 7 wins in their last 8 games, ending with a 10–6 record, and winning their second consecutive Southern Division title, allowing them to enter the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the National Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in their first playoff game of the season by the Cleveland Gladiators, by a score of 73–70.

2008 Georgia Force season
Head coachDoug Plank
Home fieldArena at Gwinnett Center
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (Gladiators) 70–73

Standings

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Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
y-Georgia Force 10 6 .625 927 848 3–3 6–4 6–2 4–4
x-Orlando Predators 9 7 .563 881 898 3–3 4–6 5–3 4–4
Tampa Bay Storm 8 8 .500 903 876 4–2 5–5 5–3 3–5
New Orleans VooDoo 8 8 .500 893 835 2–4 2–6 6–2 2–6

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance Recap
1 March 1 Dallas Desperados L 41–51 0–1 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,224 Recap
2 March 7 at Tampa Bay Storm L 48–69 0–2 St. Pete Times Forum 18,194 Recap
3 March 15 Los Angeles Avengers W 58–34 1–2 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,156 Recap
4 March 22 at Orlando Predators L 45–50 1–3 Amway Arena 12,107 Recap
5 March 29 at Utah Blaze W 70–49 2–3 EnergySolutions Arena 15,240 Recap
6 April 4 Kansas City Brigade W 70–63 3–3 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,052 Recap
7 Bye Week
8 April 19 Orlando Predators L 62–65 3–4 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,079 Recap
9 April 26 at Arizona Rattlers L 61–66 3–5 US Airways Center 10,444 Recap
10 May 3 New Orleans VooDoo W 66–39 4–5 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,071 Recap
11 May 12 Philadelphia Soul W 63–62 5–5 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,278 Recap
12 May 18 at New York Dragons W 72–67 6–5 Nassau Coliseum 8,634 Recap
13 May 26 at New Orleans VooDoo W 40–29 7–5 New Orleans Arena 16,005 Recap
14 May 31 Tampa Bay Storm W 56–55 8–5 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,400 Recap
15 June 7 at Columbus Destroyers W 63–34 9–5 Nationwide Arena 12,948 Recap
16 June 14 Chicago Rush W 50–47 10–5 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 11,073 Recap
17 June 21 at San Jose SaberCats L 62–68 10–6 HP Pavilion 12,866 Recap

Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
NC Divisional July 7 Cleveland Gladiators (4) L 70–73 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,173 Recap

Coaching

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Roster

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Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb)

Stats

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Regular season

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
DAL 14 13 71751
GA 13 7 02141

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: March 1
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,224
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 7 13 141448
TB 14 17 172169

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: March 7
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 18194
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
LA 0 7 141334
GA 6 16 201658

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,156
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 21 7 10745
ORL 10 21 71250

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,107
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Week 5: at Utah Blaze

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 142170
UTA 7 21 02149

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,240
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
KC 21 14 72163
GA 7 21 212170

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 4
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,052
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Week 7

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Bye Week

Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 21 10 142065
GA 7 26 141562

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 19
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,009
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 21 21 71261
ARZ 21 21 141066

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 26
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,444
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
NO 12 7 13739
GA 21 17 141466

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,071
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 14 21 21662
GA 7 27 72263

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 12
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,278
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 14 14 143072
NY 7 34 131367

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: May 18
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,634
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 14 7 61340
NO 10 13 6029

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: May 26
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,005
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TB 13 14 141455
GA 14 14 02856

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,400
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 141463
CLB 7 13 7734

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,948
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Week 16: vs. Chicago Rush

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 6 14 141347
GA 14 13 71650

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,073
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 21662
SJ 14 21 201368

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,866
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Playoffs

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National Conference Divisional: vs. (4) Cleveland Gladiators

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(4) CLE 7 33 201373
(2) GA 14 28 72170

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: July 7
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,173
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