# 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season is the team's seventh season. The Pioneers attempted to return to the ArenaCup after falling to the Tulsa Talons in ArenaCup VIII, the team's first championship appearance.

## Schedule
### Regular season

| Week | Kickoff | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | af2.com Recap |
| 1 | 8:00 PM EDT | March 28, 2007 | Quad City Steamwheelers | L 48–41 | 0–1 | iWireless Center | Recap |
| 2 | 3:00 PM EDT | April 6, 2008 | Daytona Beach ThunderBirds | W 68–14 | 1–1 | Ocean Center | Recap |
| 3 | 7:00 PM EDT | April 11, 2008 | Mahoning Valley Thunder | W 33–20 | 2–1 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 4 | 8:05 PM EDT | April 19, 2008 | Peoria Pirates | W 74–26 | 3–1 | Carver Arena | Recap |
| 5 | 7:30 PM EDT | April 26, 2008 | Manchester Wolves | W 68–50 | 4–1 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 6 | 6:30 PM EDT | May 5, 2008 | Mahoning Valley Thunder | W 77–47 | 5–1 | Chevrolet Centre | Recap |
| 7 | 7:30 PM EDT | May 10, 2008 | Quad City Steamwheelers | W 84–26 | 6–1 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | May 16, 2008 | Albany Conquest | W 69–27 | 7–1 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | 7:05 PM EDT | May 31, 2008 | Manchester Wolves | L 70–63 | 7–2 | Verizon Wireless Arena | Recap |
| 11 | 7:00 PM EDT | June 7, 2008 | Albany Conquest | W 69–27 | 8–2 | Times Union Center | Recap |
| 12 | 7:00 PM EDT | June 13, 2008 | Tennessee Valley Vipers | W 77–49 | 9–2 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 13 | 7:30 PM EDT | June 21, 2008 | Manchester Wolves | W 69–40 | 10–2 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 14 | 7:30 PM EDT | June 28, 2008 | Florida Firecats | W 59–56 | 11–2 | Germain Arena | Recap |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | 7:30 PM EDT | July 12, 2008 | Peoria Pirates | W 54–34 | 12–2 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 17 | 7:30 PM EDT | July 19, 2008 | Mahoning Valley Thunder | W 62–33 | 13–2 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 18 | 7:00 PM EDT | July 25, 2008 | Albany Conquest | W 51–37 | 14–2 | Times Union Center | Recap |

### Postseason

| Week | Kickoff | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | af2.com Recap |
| 1 | 7:30 PM EDT | August 2, 2008 | Quad City Steamwheelers | W 57–29 | 1–0 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |
| 2 | 7:30 PM EDT | August 9, 2008 | Tennessee Valley Vipers | L 34–30 | 1–1 | Wachovia Arena | Recap |

## Final standings

American Conference East Division :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers | 14 | 2 | .875 | 8 | 1 | .888 |
| Manchester Wolves | 9 | 7 | .562 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Albany Conquest | 5 | 11 | .312 | 2 | 8 | .200 |
| Mahoning Valley Thunder | 3 | 13 | .187 | 2 | 7 | .222 |

## Attendance

| Week | Opponent | Attendance |
| 3 | Mahoning Valley Thunder | 4,889 |
| 5 | Manchester Wolves | 5,128 |
| 7 | Quad City Steamwheelers | 5,324 |
| 8 | Albany Conquest | 4,733 |
| 12 | Tennessee Valley Vipers | 5,479 |
| 13 | Manchester Wolves | 5,360 |
| 16 | Peoria Pirates | 5,219 |
| 17 | Mahoning Valley | 5,623 |
| Playoff | Opponent | Attendance |
| 1 | Quad City Steamwheelers | 3,905 |
| 2 | Tennessee Valley Vipers | |
| Total | | 41,755 |
| Average | | 5,073 |