2008 Chicago Rush season

The 2008 Chicago Rush season was the eighth season for the franchise. The Rush finished the regular season 11–5, making the playoffs again as they have in every year of their existence. They won their second consecutive Central Division title, and entered the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the Divisional round by the Grand Rapids Rampage, 41–58.

2008 Chicago Rush season
Head coachMike Hohensee
Home fieldAllstate Arena
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (Rampage) 41–58
Team DPYDennison Robinson

Standings

Central Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Chicago Rush 11 5 .688 926 765 6–0 9–1 7–1 4–4
x-Colorado Crush 6 10 .375 847 907 2–4 4–6 4–4 2–6
x-Grand Rapids Rampage 6 10 .375 952 968 3–3 4–6 3–5 3–5
Kansas City Brigade 3 13 .188 752 923 1–5 1–9 2–6 1–7

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

Regular Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 March 3 San Jose SaberCats Home W 70–47
2 March 9 Philadelphia Soul Home L 49–60
3 March 14 Grand Rapids Rampage Away W 64–35
4 March 22 Colorado Crush Home W 70–35
5 March 28 Arizona Rattlers Home W 59–35
6 April 6 Orlando Predators Away L 56–57
7 April 14 Kansas City Brigade Away W 49–42
8 April 20 Grand Rapids Rampage Home W 55–52
9 April 25 Colorado Crush Away W 65–52
10 May 5 Tampa Bay Storm Away W 51–46
11 Bye Week
12 May 19 Los Angeles Avengers Home W 72–28
13 May 24 Utah Blaze Away L 48–51
14 May 31 Kansas City Brigade Home W 52–47
15 June 7 Cleveland Gladiators Away L 44–65
16 June 14 Georgia Force Away L 47–50
17 June 22 Dallas Desperados Home W 75–63

Playoff schedule

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
AC Divisional July 6 Grand Rapids Rampage Home L 41–58

Coaching

Final roster

2008 Chicago Rush roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

  •  9 Ryan Dennard
  • 88 Travis LaTendresse
Offensive linemen
  • 56 Beau Elliot
  • 70 Rob McMackin
  • 98 John Sikora

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 20 Jonothan Ordway

Kickers

Injury reserve
  • 11 Rob Mager WR (IR)
  •  7 James Sadler DB (IR)
  •  3 Talib Wise DB (IR)

Refused to report

  • Currently vacant

Other league exempt

Suspension

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • 80 B. J. Barre WR

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 29, 2010
23 Active, 8 Inactive

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Stats

Passing

Passer Rating ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LNG
Russ Michna 121.94 327–223–7 68.2 2540 53 45
Sherdrick Bonner 108.55 167–99–5 59.3 1287 25 45

Receiving

Receiver No. YDS AVG LNG TD
Donovan Morgan 113 1300 11.5 33t 24
Damian Harrell 94 1165 12.4 45t 25
Travis LaTendresse 91 1105 12.1 30t 20
Robert Boss 15 187 12.5 26 3
Dan Alexander 14 141 10.1 28t 5
Ryan Dennard 8 125 15.6 27t 4
BJ Barre 7 89 12.7 40 2
DeJuan Alfonzo 2 12 6.0 8t 1
Joe Peters 1 2 2.0 2t 1
John Peaua 1 0 0.0 0 0

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Jose SaberCats

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

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul

1 2 34Total
PHI 6 20 171760
CHI 7 21 71449

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,051

Week 3: at Grand Rapids Rampage

1 2 34Total
CHI 22 7 142164
GR 7 0 72135

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,594

Week 4: vs. Colorado Crush

1 2 34Total
COL 7 21 7035
CHI 13 27 92170

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,036

Week 5: vs. Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
ARZ 7 7 71435
CHI 14 14 72459

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 28
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,058

Week 6: at Orlando Predators

1 2 34OTTotal
LA 14 7 1414756
ORL 13 14 022857

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 6
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,483

Week 7: at Kansas City Brigade

1 2 34Total
CHI 14 14 71449
KC 0 21 71442

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 14
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,184

Week 8: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage

1 2 34Total
GR 7 17 72152
CHI 13 14 131555

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 20
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,112

Week 9: at Colorado Crush

1 2 34Total
CHI 7 21 172065
COL 7 14 62552

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: April 25
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,114

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 34Total
CHI 7 17 131451
TB 7 17 61646

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: May 5
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,491

Week 11

Bye Week

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

1 2 34Total
LA 7 7 7728
CHI 20 24 141472

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 19
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,904

Week 13: at Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
CHI 6 18 101448
UTA 21 13 71051

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

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

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Brigade

1 2 34Total
KC 20 14 01347
CHI 14 14 71752

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,164

Week 15: at Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 34Total
CHI 7 10 72044
CLE 21 17 72065

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,377

Week 16: at Georgia Force

1 2 34Total
CHI 6 14 141347
GA 14 13 71650

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,073

Week 17: vs. Dallas Desperados

1 2 34Total
DAL 14 21 02863
CHI 21 14 132775

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: June 22
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,260

Playoffs

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

1 2 34Total
(6) GR 14 17 72058
(1) CHI 7 14 14641

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 6
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: TBA
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