2017 Cleveland Gladiators season explained

Team:Cleveland Gladiators
Year:2017
Record:5–9
League Place:3rd
Coach:Ron Selesky
Owner:Dan Gilbert
Playoffs:Lost Semifinals 59–73 (Storm)

The Cleveland Gladiators season was the 18th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their eighth in Cleveland. The Gladiators played at the Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators drew an average home attendance of 10,173 in the 2017 AFL season.[1]

Roster

2017 Cleveland Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

League suspension

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to report

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 14, 2017

Schedule

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[4]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayApril 87:00 PM EDTTampa Bay StormL 40–460–1Quicken Loans Arena12,865[5]
2SundayApril 163:00 PM EDTBaltimore BrigadeL 49–520–2Quicken Loans Arena5,758[6]
3SaturdayApril 227:00 PM EDTat Tampa Bay StormL 61–620–3Amalie Arena9,119[7]
4FridayApril 287:00 PM EDTWashington ValorW 48–341–3Quicken Loans Arena9,223[8]
5SaturdayMay 67:00 PM EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 67–691–4Quicken Loans Arena10,389[9]
6Bye
7SaturdayMay 207:00 PM EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 46–641–5Wells Fargo Center7,667[10]
8SaturdayMay 277:00 PM EDTat Baltimore BrigadeL 60–631–6Royal Farms Arena5,190[11]
9SaturdayJune 37:00 PM EDTat Washington ValorW 59–352–6Verizon Center9,901[12]
10SaturdayJune 107:00 PM EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 49–592–7Wells Fargo Center10,103[13]
11FridayJune 167:00 PM EDTBaltimore BrigadeW 59–483–7Quicken Loans Arena10,877[14]
12SaturdayJune 247:00 PM EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 28–593–8Quicken Loans Arena10,580[15]
13Bye
14SaturdayJuly 87:00 PM EDTTampa Bay StormW 41–394–8Quicken Loans Arena11,525[16]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 227:00 PM EDTat Tampa Bay StormL 27–574–9Amalie Arena10,567[17]
17SaturdayJuly 297:00 PM EDTat Washington ValorW 62–285–9Verizon Center11,127[18]
18Bye

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Attendance . https://web.archive.org/web/20170806000457/http://www.arenafan.com/statistics/?page=attendance . dead . August 6, 2017 . arenafan.com . August 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: Front office – Cleveland Gladiators.com . 2017-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150220014627/http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/front-office-directory . 2015-02-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: Coaching staff – Cleveland Gladiators.com . 2017-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309205458/http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/football-staff . 2016-03-09 . dead .
  4. Web site: Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule . arenafootball.com . January 5, 2017 . March 30, 2017 . March 31, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170331031229/http://www.arenafootball.com/2017-schedule . dead .
  5. Web site: Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 8, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . April 17, 2017.
  6. Web site: Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 16, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . April 16, 2017.
  7. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 22, 2017) . April 22, 2017 . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . April 24, 2017.
  8. Web site: Washington Valor vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 28, 2017) . April 28, 2017 . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . April 29, 2017.
  9. Web site: Philadelphia Soul vs Cleveland Gladiators (May 6, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . May 7, 2017.
  10. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (May 20, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . May 21, 2017.
  11. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Baltimore Brigade (May 27, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . May 30, 2017.
  12. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Washington Valor (June 3, 2017) . June 3, 2017 . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . June 3, 2017.
  13. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (June 10, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . June 13, 2017.
  14. Web site: Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jun 16, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . June 18, 2017.
  15. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (June 24, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . June 26, 2017.
  16. Web site: Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 8, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . July 11, 2017.
  17. Web site: Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 22, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . July 22, 2017.
  18. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators vs Washington Valor (Jul 29, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . July 31, 2017.
  19. Web site: Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Aug 14, 2017) . Arena Football League . www.afldigital.com . August 15, 2017.

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