2008 Arena Football League season explained

2008 Arena Football League season
League:Arena Football League
Sport:Arena football
Duration:February 29, 2008 – July 27, 2008
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Philadelphia Soul
Mvp:Matt D'Orazio, PHI
Playoffs:AFL Playoffs
Conf1:National Conference
Conf1 Champ:Philadelphia Soul
Conf1 Runner-Up:Cleveland Gladiators
Conf2:American Conference
Conf2 Champ:San Jose SaberCats
Conf2 Runner-Up:Grand Rapids Rampage
Finals:ArenaBowl XXII
Finals Champ:Philadelphia Soul
Finals Runner-Up:San Jose SaberCats
Finals Mvp:Matt D'Orazio, PHI
Finals Mvp Link:Most valuable player
Seasonslist:List of Arena Football League seasons
Seasonslistnames:AFL
Prevseason Link:2007 Arena Football League season
Prevseason Year:2007
Nextseason Link:2010 Arena Football League season
Nextseason Year:2010

The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League and final season before the 2009 season cancellation and subsequent bankruptcy of the original AFL corporate entity. 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.

Standings

National Conference
Eastern Division
Team
Philadelphia Soul(1) 1339928107–19–27–16–2
Dallas Desperados(3)1248617986–29–26–26–2
Cleveland Gladiators(4)979018954–45–66–23–5
New York Dragons(6)888228192–64–75–33–5
Columbus Destroyers3137508931–72–102–61–7
Southern Division
Team
Georgia Force(2) 1069278483–36–46–24–4
Orlando Predators(5)978818983–34–65–34–4
New Orleans VooDoo888938352–44–66–22–6
Tampa Bay Storm889038764–25–55–33–5
American Conference
Central Division
Team
Chicago Rush(1) 1159267656–09–16–25–3
Colorado Crush(5)6108479092–44–64–42–6
Grand Rapids Rampage(6)6109529683–34–63–53–5
Kansas City Brigade3137529231–51–92–61–7
Western Division
Team
San Jose SaberCats(2) 1159458756–09–16–25–3
Arizona Rattlers(3)888429071–53–73–55–3
Utah Blaze(4)6109419592–46–44–42–6
Los Angeles Avengers51184710043–34–64–41–7

Source: ArenaFan.com[1]

Regular season statistics

Passing

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT'sRating
Matt D'Orazio, PHI30141672.4%3,331724131.3
Raymond Philyaw, CLE35751469.5%4,3208310126.5
Joe Germaine, UTA41160567.9%4,8699713122.9
Russ Michna, CHI23935168.1%2,721577122.4
Chris Greisen, GEO39958565.9%4,9569717121.7

Rushing

PlayerCar.YardsAvg.TD's
Marlion Jackson, CLE1053533.223
Josh White, DAL882653.08
Dawan Moss, KC862442.810
Dan Alexander, CHI702413.412
Harold Wells, CLB1032242.217

Receiving

PlayerRec.YardsAvg.TD's
Derek Lee, CLB1421,76212.432
Chris Jackson, PHI1401,69212.149
T.T. Toliver, ORL1181,64513.931
Jason Willis, NY1361,55511.430
Huey Whittaker, UTA1261,54712.332

All-Arena team

Offense
PositionFirst teamSecond team
QuarterbackMatt D'Orazio, PhiladelphiaJoe Germaine, Utah
FullbackMarlion Jackson, ClevelandBrian Johnson, San Jose
CenterWill Rabatin, ColumbusKyle Moore-Brown, Colorado
Offensive linemanPhil Bogle, Philadelphia
Martin Bibla, Philadelphia		Howard Duncan, Columbus
Ryan Hayslip, Georgia
Wide receiverChris Jackson, Philadelphia
Huey Whittaker, Utah
T.T. Toliver, Orlando		Otis Amey, Cleveland
Kenny Higgins, Grand Rapids
Damian Harrell, Chicago
Defense
PositionFirst teamSecond team
Defensive linemanAaron McConnell, Colorado
Colston Weatherington, Dallas
Henry Taylor, New York		Bryan Save, Philadelphia
Gabe Nyenhuis, Philadelphia
Tim McGill, Tampa Bay
Middle linebackerSteve Watson, San JoseDuke Pettijohn, Dallas
Jack linebackerDeJuan Alfonzo, ChicagoNorman LeJeune, New Orleans
Defensive backDennison Robinson, Chicago
Marquis Floyd, San Jose
Billy Parker, New York		Clevan Thomas, San Jose
Eddie Moten, Philadelphia
Kenny McEntyre, Orlando

Notes and References

  1. http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=yearly&fpage=standings&year=2008&histleague=1 2008 Arena Football League Standings

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