2008 Utah Blaze season

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2008 Utah Blaze season
General manager Jeff Russell
Head coach Danny White
Home stadium EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd
PlayoffsLost 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.

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Standings

Western Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONFHomeAway
San Jose SaberCats (2)115.6889458756–09–16–25–3
Arizona Rattlers (3)88.5008429071–53–73–55–3
Utah Blaze (4)610.3759419592–46–44–42–6
Los Angeles Avengers 511.31384710043–34–64–41–7

Regular season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordLocationAttendanceRecap
1March 1 Arizona Rattlers L 62–630–1 EnergySolutions Arena 15,106 Recap
2March 9at Cleveland Gladiators L 63–660–2 Quicken Loans Arena 14,765 Recap
3March 14at Orlando Predators L 61–690–3 Amway Arena 11,861 Recap
4March 21 Columbus Destroyers L 49–520–4EnergySolutions Arena13,717 Recap
5March 29 Georgia Force L 49–700–5EnergySolutions Arena15,240 Recap
6April 5at Philadelphia Soul L 56–640–6 Wachovia Spectrum 16,390 Recap
7April 12at Los Angeles Avengers L 62–790–7 Staples Center 14,861 Recap
8April 18 San Jose SaberCats L 40–610–8EnergySolutions Arena14,701 Recap
9April 25at New Orleans VooDoo L 56–700–9 New Orleans Arena 15,041 Recap
10May 3 Kansas City Brigade W 67–501–9EnergySolutions Arena12,208 Recap
11May 10 Colorado Crush W 71–362–9EnergySolutions Arena13,787 Recap
12May 17at San Jose SaberCats L 64–742–10 HP Pavilion 13,252 Recap
13May 24 Chicago Rush W 51–483–10EnergySolutions Arena15,295 Recap
14June 1at Grand Rapids Rampage W 63–564–10 Van Andel Arena 5,252 Recap
15June 9 Los Angeles Avengers W 65–565–10EnergySolutions Arena16,054 Recap
16Bye Week
17June 21at Arizona Rattlers W 62–456–10 US Airways Center 13,542 Recap

Playoff schedule

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultLocationAttendanceRecap
AC Wild CardJune 28 Colorado Crush (5)L 44–49 EnergySolutions Arena 10,073 Recap

Staff

2008 Utah Blaze staff
Head coach

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Jeff Russell
  • Special teams coordinator – Scott Lieber

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Final roster

2008 Utah Blaze roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injury reserve

Refused to report

  • currently vacant

Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

Suspension

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

rookies in italics
Roster updated October 7, 2008
24 Active, 3 Inactive, 2 PS

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Stats

Regular season

Week 1: at Utah Blaze

Quarter1234Total
ARZ1421141463
UTA212171362

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 1
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,106
Game information

Week 2: at Cleveland Gladiators

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UTA141572763
CLE923132166

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 12:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,765
Game information

Week 3: at Orlando Predators

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UTA728141261
ORL1421211369

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,722
Game information

Week 4: vs. Columbus Destroyers

Quarter1234Total
CLB137141852
UTA142101449

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 21
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,717
Game information

Week 5: vs. Georgia Force

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GA1421142170
UTA72102149

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,240
Game information

Week 6: at Philadelphia Soul

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UTA1414141456
PHI1620141464

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,390
Game information

Week 7: at Los Angeles Avengers

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UTA211372162
LA232128779

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: April 12
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,861
Game information

Week 8: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Quarter1234Total
SJ72732461
UTA10176740

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: April 18
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,701
Game information

Week 9: at New Orleans VooDoo

Quarter1234Total
UTA77142856
NO721281470

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: April 25
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,041
Game information

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Brigade

Quarter1234Total
KC71492050
UTA1320132167

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,208
Game information

Week 11: vs. Colorado Crush

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COL7715736
UTA102063571

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,787
Game information

Week 12: at San Jose SaberCats

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UTA142871564
SJ1428151774

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,252
Game information

Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush

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CHI618101448
UTA211371051

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,295
Game information

Week 14: at Grand Rapids Rampage

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UTA212114763
GR77212156

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: June 1
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,252
Game information

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

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LA1416141256
UTA1414172065

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: June 9
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,054
Game information

Week 16

Bye Week

Week 17: at Arizona Rattlers

Quarter1234Total
UTA14240038
ARZ01319032

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,542
Game information

Playoffs

American Conference Wild Card: vs. (5) Colorado Crush

Quarter1234Total
(5) COL71472149
(4) UTA141071344

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: June 28
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,073
Game information

References

  1. "Coaching Staff". www.utahblaze.com. Utah Blaze. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2017.