| Team: | Cleveland Gladiators |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Record: | 9–7 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NC East |
| Coach: | Mike Wilpolt |
| Stadium: | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Playoffs: | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Predators) 69–66 Won Divisional Playoffs (Force) 73–70 Lost Conference Championship (Soul) 35–70 |
| Previous: | 2007 (Las Vegas) |
| Next: | 2010 |
| Shortnavlink: | Gladiators seasons |
The Cleveland Gladiators season is the 12th season for the franchise, their first season in Cleveland. The Gladiators finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, and made the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, they defeated the Orlando Predators, 69–66. For their Divisional round game, they defeated the Georgia Force 73–70. In the National Conference Championship however, they were defeated 70–35 by the top-seeded Philadelphia Soul.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 3 | New York Dragons | W 61–49 | 1–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 17,391 | Recap | |
| 2 | March 9 | Utah Blaze | W 66–63 | 2–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,765 | Recap | |
| 3 | March 15 | at Columbus Destroyers | W 59–57 | 3–0 | Nationwide Arena | 15,946 | Recap | |
| 4 | March 21 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 24–63 | 3–1 | New Orleans Arena | 13,027 | Recap | |
| 5 | Bye Week | |||||||
| 6 | April 5 | at Dallas Desperados | L 51–58 | 3–2 | American Airlines Center | 11,497 | Recap | |
| 7 | April 11 | Colorado Crush | L 66–69 | 3–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,079 | Recap | |
| 8 | April 19 | at Los Angeles Avengers | W 83–69 | 4–3 | Staples Center | 13,863 | Recap | |
| 9 | April 26 | at New York Dragons | L 39–56 | 4–4 | Nassau Coliseum | 9,991 | Recap | |
| 10 | May 2 | Philadelphia Soul | W 67–55 | 5–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,721 | Recap | |
| 11 | May 9 | Orlando Predators | W 62–43 | 6–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,808 | Recap | |
| 12 | May 17 | at Colorado Crush | W 50–46 | 7–4 | Pepsi Center | 11,214 | Recap | |
| 13 | May 23 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 48–58 | 7–5 | St. Pete Times Forum | 15,976 | Recap | |
| 14 | May 31 | Dallas Desperados | L 52–68 | 7–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,717 | Recap | |
| 15 | June 7 | Chicago Rush | W 65–44 | 8–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,377 | Recap | |
| 16 | June 14 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 61–62 | 8–7 | Wachovia Center | 16,637 | Recap | |
| 17 | June 21 | Columbus Destroyers | W 47–35 | 9–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,397 | Recap | |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC Wild Card | June 30 | Orlando Predators (5) | W 69–66 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,896 | Recap | |
| NC Divisional | July 7 | at Georgia Force (2) | W 73–70 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,173 | Recap | |
| NC Championship | July 12 | at Philadelphia Soul (1) | L 35–70 | Wachovia Center | 13,389 | Recap |