2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season explained

Team:	Grand Rapids Rampage
Year:	2008
Record:	6–10
Division Place:	2nd
Coach:	Steve Thonn
Stadium:	Van Andel Arena
Playoffs:	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rattlers) 48–41 Won Divisional Playoffs (Rush) 58–41 Lost Conference Championship (SaberCats) 55–81
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The 2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season was the 11th season for the franchise. The Rampage finished the regular season 6–10, earning them a spot in the playoffs as the 6th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card playoff game, the Rampage upset the Arizona Rattlers, 48–41. In the Divisional round, the Rampage won in a bigger upset against the top seeded Chicago Rush, 58–41. The Rampage's playoff run was cut short however, after losing the American Conference Championship to defending champion San Jose SaberCats, 55–81. With the ballclub's folding in 2010, this was the franchise's final season.^[1]

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Location	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye Week
2	March 10	San Jose SaberCats	L 58–66	0–1	Van Andel Arena	5,833	Recap
3	March 14	Chicago Rush	L 35–64	0–2	Van Andel Arena	10,594	Recap
4	March 24	at Kansas City Brigade	W 92–52	1–2	Sprint Center	12,943	Recap
5	March 30	Los Angeles Avengers	W 84–59	2–2	Van Andel Arena	5,818	Recap
6	April 5	at New York Dragons	L 34–63	2–3	Nassau Coliseum	8,211	Recap
7	April 13	Orlando Predators	L 56–75	2–4	Van Andel Arena	6,946	Recap
8	April 20	at Chicago Rush	L 52–55	2–5	Allstate Arena	16,112	Recap
9	April 25	Kansas City Brigade	W 72–38	3–5	Van Andel Arena	8,102	Recap
10	May 2	at Colorado Crush	L 28–63	3–6	Pepsi Center	14,527	Recap
11	May 10	at Dallas Desperados	L 54–65	3–7	American Airlines Center	11,476	Recap
12	May 16	Tampa Bay Storm	L 50–58	3–8	Van Andel Arena	7,205	Recap
13	May 24	at Arizona Rattlers	L 48–52	3–9	US Airways Center	12,559	Recap
14	June 1	Utah Blaze	L 56–63	3–10	Van Andel Arena	5,252	Recap
15	June 7	Colorado Crush	W 84–65	4–10	Van Andel Arena	7,766	Recap
16	June 14	at Columbus Destroyers	W 63–60	5–10	Nationwide Arena	12,831	Recap
17	June 21	at New Orleans VooDoo	W 86–70	6–10	New Orleans Arena	17,006	Recap

Playoff schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Location	Attendance	Recap
AC Wild Card	June 30	at Arizona Rattlers (3)	W 48–41	US Airways Center	10,862	Recap
AC Divisional	July 6	at Chicago Rush (1)	W 58–41	Allstate Arena	14,338	Recap
AC Championship	July 12	at San Jose SaberCats (2)	L 55–81	HP Pavilion	14,072	Recap

Regular season

Week 1

Bye Week

Week 17: at New Orleans VooDoo

Playoffs

American Conference Championship: vs. (2) San Jose SaberCats

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rampage dead as Arena Football League franchise. 5 March 2010.