2008 San Jose SaberCats season explained

Team:	San Jose SaberCats
Year:	2008
Record:	11–5
Division Place:	1st AC Western
Coach:	Darren Arbet
Stadium:	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Playoffs:	Won Divisional Playoffs (Crush) 64–51 Won Conference Championship (Rampage) 81–55 Lost ArenaBowl XXII (Soul) 56–59
Next:	2011
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The San Jose SaberCats season was the 14th season for the franchise. The SaberCats looked to improve on their 13–3 record from 2007 and defend their ArenaBowl title. Finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, though not as successful as the previous season, still won them a third consecutive Western Division title, and they went into the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. In their Divisional round game, they defeated the Colorado Crush, 64–51, to advance to the American Conference Championship. In that game, the SaberCats defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage 81–55, to advance to their second consecutive ArenaBowl. The SaberCats played the Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXII, which they lost, 59–56.

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Location	Attendance	Recap
1	March 3	at Chicago Rush	L 47–70	0–1	Allstate Arena	15,409	Recap
2	March 10	at Grand Rapids Rampage	W 66–58	1–1	Van Andel Arena	5,833	Recap
3	March 15	Arizona Rattlers	W 63–43	2–1	HP Pavilion	13,625	Recap
4	March 22	Dallas Desperados	L 56–59	2–2	HP Pavilion	11,472	Recap
5	March 29	at Kansas City Brigade	W 44–36	3–2	Sprint Center	13,146	Recap
6	April 5	at New Orleans VooDoo	L 43–72	3–3	New Orleans Arena	14,236	Recap
7	April 12	Philadelphia Soul	L 57–58	3–4	HP Pavilion	12,462	Recap
8	April 18	at Utah Blaze	W 61–40	4–4	EnergySolutions Arena	14,701	Recap
9	April 26	Los Angeles Avengers	W 70–42	5–4	HP Pavilion	13,083	Recap
10	May 3	at Orlando Predators	L 35–61	5–5	Amway Arena	11,733	Recap
11	May 9	at Arizona Rattlers	W 63–42	6–5	US Airways Center	11,514	Recap
12	May 17	Utah Blaze	W 74–64	7–5	HP Pavilion	13,252	Recap
13	May 24	Colorado Crush	W 59–42	8–5	HP Pavilion	13,147	Recap
14	May 31	at Los Angeles Avengers	W 66–56	9–5	Staples Center	15,174	Recap
15	Bye Week
16	June 14	Tampa Bay Storm	W 73–70	10–5	HP Pavilion	14,042	Recap
17	June 21	Georgia Force	W 68–62	11–5	HP Pavilion	12,866	Recap

Playoff schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Location	Attendance	Recap
AC Divisional	July 5	Colorado Crush (5)	W 64–51	HP Pavilion	12,479	Recap
AC Championship	July 12	Grand Rapids Rampage (6)	W 81–55	HP Pavilion	14,072	Recap
ArenaBowl XXII	July 27	vs. Philadelphia Soul (N1)	L 56–59		New Orleans Arena	17,244	Recap

Staff

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Regular season

Week 15

Bye Week

Week 17: vs. Georgia Force

Playoffs

ArenaBowl XXII

vs. (1) Philadelphia Soul

Notes and References

1. Web site: LA Avengers: Executive Bios . https://web.archive.org/web/20081223121631/http://www.laavengers.com/team/operations/executive-bios.php . dead . December 23, 2008 . Los Angeles Avengers . www.laavengers.com . August 1, 2017 . mdy-all .