2015 Cleveland Gladiators season

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2015 Cleveland Gladiators season
Owner Dan Gilbert
Head coach Steve Thonn
Home stadium Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record8–10
Division place2nd AC East
PlayoffsLost Conference Semifinals (Soul) 35-47

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.

Contents

Standings

2015 American Conference standings
TeamOverallPointsRecords
WLTPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
East Division
(1) Philadelphia Soul 1530.83310608236–011–39–06–3
(4) Cleveland Gladiators 8100.4449539593–36–83–65–4
New Orleans VooDoo 3141.1946929190–62–123–60–8–1
South Division
(2) Orlando Predators 1260.66710239515–110–47–25–4
(3) Jacksonville Sharks 1080.5569719012–48–67–23–6
Tampa Bay Storm 7110.3898209422–45–95–42–7

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 277:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 60–441–0 Amalie Arena 9,727 [2]
2SaturdayApril 48:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDoo W 70–422–0 Smoothie King Center 3,818 [3]
3SaturdayApril 117:00 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 41–492–1 Quicken Loans Arena 12,776 [4]
4SaturdayApril 187:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia Soul L 48–632–2 Wells Fargo Center 10,008 [5]
5FridayApril 247:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 62–543–2Quicken Loans Arena11,120 [6]
6SaturdayMay 27:00 p.m. EDTat Orlando Predators W 56–55 (OT)4–2 Amway Center 9,212 [7]
7FridayMay 87:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 43–464–3Quicken Loans Arena9,872 [8]
8FridayMay 157:00 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 64–425–3Quicken Loans Arena12,127 [9]
9SaturdayMay 2310:30 p.m. EDTat San Jose SaberCats L 58–705–4 SAP Center at San Jose 7,474 [10]
10FridayMay 297:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsL 42–635–5Quicken Loans Arena10,670 [11]
11SundayJune 75:00 p.m. EDTat Las Vegas Outlaws W 63–446–5 Thomas & Mack Center 3,255 [12]
12FridayJune 128:30 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 51–347–5Smoothie King Center4,131 [13]
13FridayJune 197:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormL 48–527–6Quicken Loans Arena10,123 [14]
14SaturdayJune 277:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksL 41–747–7 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 10,123 [15]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 111:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 56–727–8Wells Fargo Center8,784 [16]
17SaturdayJuly 186:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsL 58–657–9Quicken Loans Arena13,186 [17]
18Bye
19SaturdayAugust 17:00 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock W 59–428–9Quicken Loans Arena11,674 [18]
20SaturdayAugust 87:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 33–488–10Quicken Loans Arena12,474 [19]

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
AC SemifinalsSaturdayAugust 155:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 35–47 Wells Fargo Center

Roster

2015 Cleveland Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Other league exempt

League suspension

Inactive reserve

Refuse to report

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 13, 2015
24 Active, 24 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gladiators Open Season with 60-44 Victory in Tampa". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gladiators pull away from VooDoo in the second half, win 70-42". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gladiators fall to Arizona in home opener, 49-41". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Soul rolls past Gladiators, 63-48". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gladiators defense seals 62-54 victory over Tampa Bay". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gladiators Top Orlando in OT, 56-55". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gladiators fall to Sharks 46-43". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gladiators Top VooDoo 64-42". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gladiators Fall in San Jose, 70-58". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gladiators Fall to Orlando 63-42". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Gladiators Top Las Vegas 63-44". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Gladiators Top New Orleans 51-34". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Gladiators upended by Tampa Bay in final seconds, 52-48". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Gladiators Fall 74-41 in Jacksonville". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Gladiators Fall 72-56 in Philadelphia". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Gladiators Fall to Orlando, 65-58". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Gladiators Clinch Playoff Berth with Win Over Spokane, Announce Quarterfinal Date and Watch Party". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Gladiators Fall to Soul in Season Finale, 48-33". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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