# 2017 Cleveland Gladiators season

The 2017 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.

## Schedule
### Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | April 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | L 40–46 | 0–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,865 | |
| 2 | Sunday | April 16 | 3:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | L 49–52 | 0–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 5,758 | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 61–62 | 0–3 | Amalie Arena | 9,119 | |
| 4 | Friday | April 28 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 48–34 | 1–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,223 | |
| 5 | Saturday | May 6 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 67–69 | 1–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,389 | |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 46–64 | 1–5 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,667 | |
| 8 | Saturday | May 27 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 60–63 | 1–6 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,190 | |
| 9 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 59–35 | 2–6 | Verizon Center | 9,901 | |
| 10 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 49–59 | 2–7 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,103 | |
| 11 | Friday | June 16 | 7:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | W 59–48 | 3–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,877 | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 24 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 28–59 | 3–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,580 | |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 14 | Saturday | July 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 41–39 | 4–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,525 | |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Saturday | July 22 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 27–57 | 4–9 | Amalie Arena | 10,567 | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 29 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 62–28 | 5–9 | Verizon Center | 11,127 | |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| AFL Semifinals | Monday | August 14 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 59–73 | Amalie Arena | 9,621 | |

## Standings

2017 Arena Football League standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Points | Points | Records | Records | Records | Records |
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | GB | STK |
| $^{(1)}$Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 1 | .929 | 817 | 590 | 7–0 | 6–1 | — | W3 |
| $^{(2)}$Tampa Bay Storm | 10 | 4 | .714 | 710 | 662 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3.0 | L1 |
| $^{(3)}$Cleveland Gladiators | 5 | 9 | .357 | 696 | 715 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8.0 | W1 |
| $^{(4)}$Baltimore Brigade | 4 | 10 | .286 | 620 | 749 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 9.0 | L4 |
| Washington Valor | 3 | 11 | .214 | 565 | 692 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 10.0 | W1 |
$^{(#)}$ - playoff position secured