| 2008 Utah Blaze season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Jeff Russell |
| Head coach | Danny White |
| Home stadium | EnergySolutions Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–10 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoffs | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Crush) 44–49 |
The 2008 Utah Blaze season was the third season for this Arena Football League franchise. Despite losing their first nine games, the Blaze were able to finish the regular season with six wins in their last seven games, earning them a playoff berth as the fourth seed in the American Conference. In their wild card round game, however, they were defeated by the Colorado Crush, 44–49.
| 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 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1 | Arizona Rattlers | L 62–63 | 0–1 | EnergySolutions Arena | 15,106 | Recap |
| 2 | March 9 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 63–66 | 0–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,765 | Recap |
| 3 | March 14 | at Orlando Predators | L 61–69 | 0–3 | Amway Arena | 11,861 | Recap |
| 4 | March 21 | Columbus Destroyers | L 49–52 | 0–4 | EnergySolutions Arena | 13,717 | Recap |
| 5 | March 29 | Georgia Force | L 49–70 | 0–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | 15,240 | Recap |
| 6 | April 5 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 56–64 | 0–6 | Wachovia Spectrum | 16,390 | Recap |
| 7 | April 12 | at Los Angeles Avengers | L 62–79 | 0–7 | Staples Center | 14,861 | Recap |
| 8 | April 18 | San Jose SaberCats | L 40–61 | 0–8 | EnergySolutions Arena | 14,701 | Recap |
| 9 | April 25 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 56–70 | 0–9 | New Orleans Arena | 15,041 | Recap |
| 10 | May 3 | Kansas City Brigade | W 67–50 | 1–9 | EnergySolutions Arena | 12,208 | Recap |
| 11 | May 10 | Colorado Crush | W 71–36 | 2–9 | EnergySolutions Arena | 13,787 | Recap |
| 12 | May 17 | at San Jose SaberCats | L 64–74 | 2–10 | HP Pavilion | 13,252 | Recap |
| 13 | May 24 | Chicago Rush | W 51–48 | 3–10 | EnergySolutions Arena | 15,295 | Recap |
| 14 | June 1 | at Grand Rapids Rampage | W 63–56 | 4–10 | Van Andel Arena | 5,252 | Recap |
| 15 | June 9 | Los Angeles Avengers | W 65–56 | 5–10 | EnergySolutions Arena | 16,054 | Recap |
| 16 | Bye Week | ||||||
| 17 | June 21 | at Arizona Rattlers | W 62–45 | 6–10 | US Airways Center | 13,542 | Recap |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Wild Card | June 28 | Colorado Crush (5) | L 44–49 | EnergySolutions Arena | 10,073 | Recap |
| 2008 Utah Blaze staff | ||||||
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Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
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| 2008 Utah Blaze roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers | Injury reserve
Refused to report
Other league exempt
Suspension
Practice squad
rookies in italics | |||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARZ | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
| UTA | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 62 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UTA | 14 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 63 |
| CLE | 9 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 66 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UTA | 7 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 61 |
| ORL | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 69 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| CLB | 13 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 52 |
| UTA | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| GA | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 70 |
| UTA | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| PHI | 16 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UTA | 21 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 62 |
| LA | 23 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 79 |
at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ | 7 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 61 |
| UTA | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UTA | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 56 |
| NO | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 70 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| KC | 7 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 50 |
| UTA | 13 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 67 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| COL | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| UTA | 10 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 71 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 14 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 64 |
| SJ | 14 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 74 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| CHI | 6 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| UTA | 21 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Game information | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UTA | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
| GR | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 56 |
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| LA | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 56 |
| UTA | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 65 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Bye Week
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| ARZ | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| (5) COL | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| (4) UTA | 14 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
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