2008 Orlando Predators season

The 2008 Orlando Predators season was the 18th season for the franchise. Finishing the regular season with a 9–7 record, the Predators made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive year. In this season, they made the playoffs as the 5th seed in the National Conference. The Predators were eliminated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, losing to the Cleveland Gladiators, 66–69.

2008 Orlando Predators season
Head coachJay Gruden
Home fieldAmway Arena
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (Gladiators) 66–69

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 at Philadelphia Soul L 56–77 0–1 Wachovia Center 17,869 Recap
2 March 9 at New Orleans VooDoo L 53–54 0–2 New Orleans Arena 13,042 Recap
3 March 14 Utah Blaze W 69–61 1–2 Amway Arena 11,861 Recap
4 March 22 Georgia Force W 50–45 2–2 Amway Arena 12,107 Recap
5 March 29 at Columbus Destroyers W 47–44 3–2 Nationwide Arena 13,035 Recap
6 April 6 Chicago Rush W 57–56 (OT) 4–2 Amway Arena 12,483 Recap
7 April 13 at Grand Rapids Rampage W 75–56 5–2 Van Andel Arena 6,946 Recap
8 April 19 at Georgia Force W 65–62 6–2 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,079 Recap
9 April 26 Tampa Bay Storm L 41–48 6–3 Amway Arena 13,365 Recap
10 May 3 San Jose SaberCats W 61–35 7–3 Amway Arena 11,733 Recap
11 May 9 at Cleveland Gladiators L 43–62 7–4 Quicken Loans Arena 13,808 Recap
12 May 18 at Kansas City Brigade W 58–51 8–4 Sprint Center 10,992 Recap
13 May 23 Dallas Desperados L 41–67 8–5 Amway Arena 12,366 Recap
14 May 31 Arizona Rattlers L 53–60 8–6 Amway Arena 12,821 Recap
15 June 7 at Tampa Bay Storm L 61–71 8–7 St. Pete Times Forum 17,344 Recap
16 June 13 New Orleans VooDoo W 51–49 9–7 Amway Arena 13,423 Recap
17 Bye Week

Playoff schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
NC Wild Card June 30 at Cleveland Gladiators (4) L 66–69 Quicken Loans Arena 13,896 Recap

Coaching

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Roster

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Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb)
1 Jake Eaton QB 6' 2" 215
2 Damon Mason DB 5' 9" 195
3 Ron Johnson WR 6' 3" 223
4 Ahmad Carroll DB 5' 11" 190
5 B.J. Cohen DL 6' 2" 280
9 Marlon Moye-Moore FB/LB 6' 2" 240
14 Shane Stafford QB 6' 3" 220
15 John Vaughn K 6' 0" 200
17 T.T. Toliver WR 5' 11 175
21 Chas Gessner WR 6' 5" 220
28 Kenny McEntyre DB 5' 11" 175
34 Odie Armstrong FB 5' 11" 265
42 Nick Allison DB 5' 11" 180
44 Brian Ballantine LB 6'1" 235 53 Steve Baggs LB 6' 2" 245
55 Chris Jahnke OL 6' 5" 315
62 Johnathan Clinkscale OL 6' 3" 315
65 Tim Goins OL 6' 3" 300
68 Darrell Campbell DL 6' 4" 290
72 Jasper Harvey OL 6' 3" 315
75 Bobby Harris OL 6' 4" 315
96 Doug Miller DL 6' 2" 290
98 Charles Hill OL/DL 6' 3" 300

Stats

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Regular season

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 9 13 142056
PHI 14 21 212177

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: March 1
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,869
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 13 14 131353
NO 7 27 71354

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,042
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Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
UTA 7 28 141261
ORL 14 21 211369

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,722
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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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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 7 16 71747
CLB 10 6 141444

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A
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Week 6: vs. Chicago Rush

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Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
CHI 14 7 1414756
ORL 13 14 022857

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 6
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,483
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 13 34 28075
GR 7 14 142156

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: April 13
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 6,946
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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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Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 9: Tampa Bay Storm vs. Orlando Predators
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Storm 7 17 141048
Predators 7 7 141341

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 26, 2008
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 13,365
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
SJ 7 0 21735
ORL 17 10 142061

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,733
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 13 9 71443
CLE 7 20 211462

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 9
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,808
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 14 21 91458
KC 14 17 13751

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 18
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,992
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
DAL 7 21 251467
ORL 14 14 6741

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 23
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,366
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ARZ 7 22 141760
ORL 6 7 162453

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,821
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Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 15: Orlando Predators at Tampa Bay Storm
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 12 20 72261
Storm 21 21 151471

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: June 7, 2008
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 17,344
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
NO 0 27 15749
ORL 7 14 141651

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: June 13
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,423
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Playoffs

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National Conference Wild Card: at (4) Cleveland Gladiators

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(5) ORL 20 13 201366
(4) CLE 14 20 142169

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 30
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,896
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