# 2015 Cleveland Gladiators season

The 2015 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 16th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their sixth while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished with an 8-10 record after going the previous year 17-1, but qualified for the playoffs again.

## Standings

2015 American Conference standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Points | Points | Points | Records | Records | Records | Records |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| East Division |||||||||||
| $^{(1)}$ Philadelphia Soul | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1060 | 823 | 6–0 | 11–3 | 9–0 | 6–3 |
| $^{(4)}$ Cleveland Gladiators | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 953 | 959 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 3–6 | 5–4 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 3 | 14 | 1 | .194 | 692 | 919 | 0–6 | 2–12 | 3–6 | 0–8–1 |
| South Division |||||||||||
| $^{(2)}$ Orlando Predators | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 1023 | 951 | 5–1 | 10–4 | 7–2 | 5–4 |
| $^{(3)}$ Jacksonville Sharks | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 971 | 901 | 2–4 | 8–6 | 7–2 | 3–6 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 820 | 942 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 5–4 | 2–7 |

## Schedule
### Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Friday | March 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 60–44 | 1–0 | Amalie Arena | 9,727 | |
| 2 | Saturday | April 4 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 70–42 | 2–0 | Smoothie King Center | 3,818 | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 41–49 | 2–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,776 | |
| 4 | Saturday | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 48–63 | 2–2 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,008 | |
| 5 | Friday | April 24 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 62–54 | 3–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,120 | |
| 6 | Saturday | May 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 56–55 (OT) | 4–2 | Amway Center | 9,212 | |
| 7 | Friday | May 8 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 43–46 | 4–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,872 | |
| 8 | Friday | May 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 64–42 | 5–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,127 | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 23 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 58–70 | 5–4 | SAP Center at San Jose | 7,474 | |
| 10 | Friday | May 29 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 42–63 | 5–5 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,670 | |
| 11 | Sunday | June 7 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Las Vegas Outlaws | W 63–44 | 6–5 | Thomas & Mack Center | 3,255 | |
| 12 | Friday | June 12 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 51–34 | 7–5 | Smoothie King Center | 4,131 | |
| 13 | Friday | June 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | L 48–52 | 7–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,123 | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 41–74 | 7–7 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,123 | |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Saturday | July 11 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 56–72 | 7–8 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,784 | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 18 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 58–65 | 7–9 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,186 | |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 19 | Saturday | August 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Spokane Shock | W 59–42 | 8–9 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,674 | |
| 20 | Saturday | August 8 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 33–48 | 8–10 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,474 | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 15 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 35–47 | Wells Fargo Center | | |