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2008 San Jose SaberCats season

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2008 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coachDarren Arbet
Home fieldHP Pavilion at San Jose
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AC Western
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Crush) 64–51
Won Conference Championship (Rampage) 81–55
Lost ArenaBowl XXII (Soul) 56–59

The 2008 San Jose SaberCats season was the 14th season for the franchise. The SaberCats looked to improve on their 13–3 record from 2007 and defend their ArenaBowl title. Finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, though not as successful as the previous season, still won them a third consecutive Western Division title, and they went into the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. In their Divisional round game, they defeated the Colorado Crush, 64–51, to advance to the American Conference Championship. In that game, the SaberCats defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage 81–55, to advance to their second consecutive ArenaBowl. The SaberCats played the Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXII, which they lost, 59–56.

Standings

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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

Regular season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance Recap
1 March 3 at Chicago Rush L 47–70 0–1 Allstate Arena 15,409 Recap
2 March 10 at Grand Rapids Rampage W 66–58 1–1 Van Andel Arena 5,833 Recap
3 March 15 Arizona Rattlers W 63–43 2–1 HP Pavilion 13,625 Recap
4 March 22 Dallas Desperados L 56–59 2–2 HP Pavilion 11,472 Recap
5 March 29 at Kansas City Brigade W 44–36 3–2 Sprint Center 13,146 Recap
6 April 5 at New Orleans VooDoo L 43–72 3–3 New Orleans Arena 14,236 Recap
7 April 12 Philadelphia Soul L 57–58 3–4 HP Pavilion 12,462 Recap
8 April 18 at Utah Blaze W 61–40 4–4 EnergySolutions Arena 14,701 Recap
9 April 26 Los Angeles Avengers W 70–42 5–4 HP Pavilion 13,083 Recap
10 May 3 at Orlando Predators L 35–61 5–5 Amway Arena 11,733 Recap
11 May 9 at Arizona Rattlers W 63–42 6–5 US Airways Center 11,514 Recap
12 May 17 Utah Blaze W 74–64 7–5 HP Pavilion 13,252 Recap
13 May 24 Colorado Crush W 59–42 8–5 HP Pavilion 13,147 Recap
14 May 31 at Los Angeles Avengers W 66–56 9–5 Staples Center 15,174 Recap
15 Bye Week
16 June 14 Tampa Bay Storm W 73–70 10–5 HP Pavilion 14,042 Recap
17 June 21 Georgia Force W 68–62 11–5 HP Pavilion 12,866 Recap

Playoff schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
AC Divisional July 5 Colorado Crush (5) W 64–51 HP Pavilion 12,479 Recap
AC Championship July 12 Grand Rapids Rampage (6) W 81–55 HP Pavilion 14,072 Recap
ArenaBowl XXII July 27 vs. Philadelphia Soul (N1) L 56–59 New Orleans Arena 17,244 Recap

Staff

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2008 San Jose SaberCats staff
Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Terry Malley
  • Offensive line coach – Dave Witthun

Defensive coaches

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Final roster

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2008 San Jose SaberCats 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

rookies in italics
Roster updated October 7, 2008
23 Active, 10 Inactive

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Stats

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Regular season

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Week 1: at Chicago Rush

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Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 14 13 71347
CHI 14 14 142870

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 3
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,409
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 14 21 141766
GR 13 17 141458

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 10
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,833
Game information

Week 3: vs. Arizona Rattlers

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Period 1 2 34Total
ARZ 7 0 72943
SJ 10 17 122463

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,625
Game information

Week 4: vs. Dallas Desperados

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Period 1 2 34Total
DAL 13 16 62459
SJ 7 21 72156

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,472
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 14 10 14644
KC 7 14 7836

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 6:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,146
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 7 10 71943
NO 14 27 141772

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,236
Game information

Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Soul

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Period 1 2 34Total
PHI 0 14 143058
SJ 20 13 71757

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: April 12
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12462
Game information

Week 8: at Utah Blaze

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Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 7 27 32461
UTA 10 17 6740

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: April 18
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,701
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
LA 14 9 13642
SJ 20 19 102170

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: April 26
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,083
Game information

Week 10: at Orlando Predators

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Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 7 0 21735
ORL 17 10 142061

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,733
Game information

Week 11: at Arizona Rattlers

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Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 7 21 142163
ARZ 7 20 8742

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: May 9
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,514
Game information

Week 12: vs. Utah Blaze

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Period 1 2 34Total
UTA 14 28 71564
SJ 14 28 151774

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. Colorado Crush

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Period 1 2 34Total
COL 14 14 7742
SJ 14 21 71759

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,147
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
SJ 14 10 142866
LA 0 14 142856

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,174
Game information

Week 15

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Bye Week

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

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Period 1 2 34Total
TB 14 21 72870
SJ 7 31 142173

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,042
Game information

Week 17: vs. Georgia Force

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Period 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 21662
SJ 14 21 201368

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,866
Game information

Playoffs

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American Conference Divisional: vs. (5) Colorado Crush

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Period 1 2 34Total
(5) COL 7 17 02751
(2) SJ 13 20 32864

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: July 7
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,479
Game information

American Conference Championship: vs. (6) Grand Rapids Rampage

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Period 1 2 34Total
(6) GR 7 7 142755
(2) SJ 14 24 103381

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: July 12
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,072
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
(2) SJ 14 13 72256
(1) PHI 14 23 91359

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: July 27
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 17,244
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "LA Avengers: Executive Bios". www.laavengers.com. Los Angeles Avengers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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