2008 Columbus Destroyers season

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2008 Columbus Destroyers season
Owner John H. McConnell
Head coach Doug Kay
General manager Jim Renacci
Home field Nationwide Arena
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify

The 2008 Columbus Destroyers season was the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.

Contents

Standings

Eastern Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
z-Philadelphia Soul 133.8139228107–19–27–16–2
x-Dallas Desperados 124.7508617986–29–26–26–2
x-Cleveland Gladiators 97.5639018954–45–66–23–5
x-New York Dragons 88.5008228192–64–75–33–5
Columbus Destroyers 313.1887508931–72–102–61–7

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular season schedule

WeekDateOpponentHome/AwayResult
1March 2 Colorado Crush AwayL 47–50
2March 7 Dallas Desperados AwayL 36–46
3March 15 Cleveland Gladiators HomeL 57–59
4March 21 Utah Blaze AwayW 52–49
5March 29 Orlando Predators HomeL 44–47
6April 5 Tampa Bay Storm HomeW 51–49
7April 13 New York Dragons AwayL 44–62
8April 21 Philadelphia Soul HomeL 55–76
9ByeWeek
10May 3 Dallas Desperados HomeL 45–48
11May 10 Kansas City Brigade AwayL 43–59
12May 17 Philadelphia Soul AwayL 43–51
13May 24 New York Dragons HomeW 43–41
14May 30 New Orleans VooDoo AwayL 61–83
15June 7 Georgia Force HomeL 34–63
16June 14 Grand Rapids Rampage HomeL 60–63
17June 21 Cleveland Gladiators AwayL 35–47

Coaching

Roster

2008 Columbus Destroyers roster
Quarterbacks
  • Currently vacant

Fullbacks

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • Currently vacant
Offensive linemen
  • Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

  • Currently vacant
Linebackers
  • Currently vacant

Defensive backs

  • Currently vacant

Kickers

  • Currently vacant
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

League suspension

  • Currently vacant

Refused to report

  • Currently vacant

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
updated July 18, 2008
0 Active, 0 Inactive

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: at Colorado Crush

1234Total
CLB14719747
COL1410131350

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: March 2
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,265

Week 2: at Dallas Desperados

1234Total
CLB71071236
DAL14196746

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 7
  • Game time: 8:30 PM MST
  • Game attendance: 12,432

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

1234Total
CLE149191759
CLB102171957

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: TBD

Week 4: at Utah Blaze

1234Total
CLB137141852
UTA142101449

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 21
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A

Week 5: vs. Orlando Predators

1234Total
ORL71671747
CLB106141444

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

1234Total
TB14772149
CLB71432751

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,256

Week 7: at New York Dragons

1234Total
CLB31472044
NY721142062

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: April 13
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,346

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Soul

1234Total
PHI2121201476
CLB211471355

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: April 21
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,974

Week 9

Bye Week

Week 10: vs. Dallas Desperados

1234Total
DAL146141448
CLB13206645

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,310

Week 11: at Kansas City Brigade

1234Total
CLB71471543
KC1414141759

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,736

Week 12: at Philadelphia Soul

1234Total
CLB61571543
PHI71423751

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 18,741

Week 13: vs. New York Dragons

1234Total
NY21140641
CLB14166743

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,842

Week 14: at New Orleans VooDoo

1234Total
CLB1413132161
NO1420282183

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: May 30
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,206

Week 15: vs. Georgia Force

1234Total
GA1421141463
CLB7137734

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,948

Week 16: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage

1234Total
GR142121763
CLB102871560

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A

Week 17: at Cleveland Gladiators

1234Total
CLB7147735
CLE72131647

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,397

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