# 2008 Arena Football League season

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 | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
| Philadelphia Soul$^{(1)}$ | 13 | 3 | .813 | 992 | 810 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
| Dallas Desperados$^{(3)}$ | 12 | 4 | .750 | 861 | 798 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
| Cleveland Gladiators$^{(4)}$ | 9 | 7 | .563 | 901 | 895 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 3–5 |
| New York Dragons$^{(6)}$ | 8 | 8 | .500 | 822 | 819 | 2–6 | 4–7 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
| Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | .188 | 750 | 893 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
| Southern Division ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
| Georgia Force$^{(2)}$ | 10 | 6 | .625 | 927 | 848 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
| Orlando Predators$^{(5)}$ | 9 | 7 | .563 | 881 | 898 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 8 | 8 | .500 | 893 | 835 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 8 | .500 | 903 | 876 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
American Conference :
| Central Division ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
| Chicago Rush$^{(1)}$ | 11 | 5 | .688 | 926 | 765 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
| Colorado Crush$^{(5)}$ | 6 | 10 | .375 | 847 | 909 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 2–6 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage$^{(6)}$ | 6 | 10 | .375 | 952 | 968 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 3–5 |
| Kansas City Brigade | 3 | 13 | .188 | 752 | 923 | 1–5 | 1–9 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
| Western Division ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
| San Jose SaberCats$^{(2)}$ | 11 | 5 | .688 | 945 | 875 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
| Arizona Rattlers$^{(3)}$ | 8 | 8 | .500 | 842 | 907 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 5–3 |
| Utah Blaze$^{(4)}$ | 6 | 10 | .375 | 941 | 959 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 2–6 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 5 | 11 | .313 | 847 | 1004 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1–7 |
* Clinched playoff berth
* Clinched division
* Clinched division and have conference's best record
Source: ArenaFan.com

## Playoffs

| Wild Card Playoffs | Wild Card Playoffs | Wild Card Playoffs | | | Divisional Playoffs | Divisional Playoffs | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | | ArenaBowl XXII | ArenaBowl XXII | ArenaBowl XXII |
| | | | | | 4 | Cleveland | 73 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Georgia | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cleveland | 69 | | | 2 | Georgia | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Orlando | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Orlando | 66 | | | | | | 4 | Cleveland | 35 | | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 4 | Cleveland | 35 | | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 1 | Philadelphia | 70 | | | | |
| 3 | Dallas | 63 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Philadelphia | 70 | |
| 6 | New York | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | New York | 77 | | | 6 | New York | 48 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Philadelphia | 49 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Philadelphia | 59 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | A2 | San Jose | 56 |
| | | | | | 6 | Grand Rapids | 58 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Chicago | 41 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arizona | 41 | | | 1 | Chicago | 41 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grand Rapids | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grand Rapids | 48 | | | | | | 6 | Grand Rapids | 55 | | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 6 | Grand Rapids | 55 | | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 2 | San Jose | 81 | | | | |
| 4 | Utah | 44 | | | | | | | | | 2 | San Jose | 81 | |
| 5 | Colorado | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 49 | | | 5 | Colorado | 51 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | San Jose | 64 | | | | | | | |

## Regular season statistics
### Passing

| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating |
| Matt D'Orazio, PHI | 301 | 416 | 72.4% | 3,331 | 72 | 4 | 131.3 |
| Raymond Philyaw, CLE | 357 | 514 | 69.5% | 4,320 | 83 | 10 | 126.5 |
| Joe Germaine, UTA | 411 | 605 | 67.9% | 4,869 | 97 | 13 | 122.9 |
| Russ Michna, CHI | 239 | 351 | 68.1% | 2,721 | 57 | 7 | 122.4 |
| Chris Greisen, GEO | 399 | 585 | 65.9% | 4,956 | 97 | 17 | 121.7 |

### Rushing

| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's |
| Marlion Jackson, CLE | 105 | 353 | 3.2 | 23 |
| Josh White, DAL | 88 | 265 | 3.0 | 8 |
| Dawan Moss, KC | 86 | 244 | 2.8 | 10 |
| Dan Alexander, CHI | 70 | 241 | 3.4 | 12 |
| Harold Wells, CLB | 103 | 224 | 2.2 | 17 |

### Receiving

| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's |
| Derek Lee, CLB | 142 | 1,762 | 12.4 | 32 |
| Chris Jackson, PHI | 140 | 1,692 | 12.1 | 49 |
| T.T. Toliver, ORL | 118 | 1,645 | 13.9 | 31 |
| Jason Willis, NY | 136 | 1,555 | 11.4 | 30 |
| Huey Whittaker, UTA | 126 | 1,547 | 12.3 | 32 |

## All-Arena team

Offense :
| Position | First team | Second team |
| Quarterback | Matt D'Orazio, Philadelphia | Joe Germaine, Utah |
| Fullback | Marlion Jackson, Cleveland | Brian Johnson, San Jose |
| Center | Will Rabatin, Columbus | Kyle Moore-Brown, Colorado |
| Offensive lineman | Phil Bogle, Philadelphia Martin Bibla, Philadelphia | Howard Duncan, Columbus Ryan Hayslip, Georgia |
| Wide receiver | Chris Jackson, Philadelphia Huey Whittaker, Utah T.T. Toliver, Orlando | Otis Amey, Cleveland Kenny Higgins, Grand Rapids Damian Harrell, Chicago |
Defense :
| Position | First team | Second team |
| Defensive lineman | Aaron McConnell, Colorado Colston Weatherington, Dallas Henry Taylor, New York | Bryan Save, Philadelphia Gabe Nyenhuis, Philadelphia Tim McGill, Tampa Bay |
| Middle linebacker | Steve Watson, San Jose | Duke Pettijohn, Dallas |
| Jack linebacker | DeJuan Alfonzo, Chicago | Norman LeJeune, New Orleans |
| Defensive back | Dennison Robinson, Chicago Marquis Floyd, San Jose Billy Parker, New York | Clevan Thomas, San Jose Eddie Moten, Philadelphia Kenny McEntyre, Orlando |
Special teams :
| Position | First team | Second team |
| Kicker | A. J. Haglund, San Jose | Remy Hamilton, Dallas |