2008 Utah Blaze season
The 2008 Utah Blaze season is the third season for the franchise. Despite losing their first 9 games, the Blaze were able to finish the regular season with 6 wins in their last 7 games, earning them a playoff berth as the 4th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card round game however, they were defeated by the Colorado Crush, 44–49.
2008 Utah Blaze season | |
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Head coach | Danny White |
General manager | Jeff Russell |
Home field | EnergySolutions Arena |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Crush) 44–49 |
Standings
Western Division | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
y-San Jose SaberCats | 11 | 5 | .688 | 945 | 875 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
x-Arizona Rattlers | 8 | 8 | .250 | 842 | 907 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 5–3 |
x-Utah Blaze | 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 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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1 | March 1 | Arizona Rattlers | Home | L 62–63 |
2 | March 9 | Cleveland Gladiators | Away | L 63–66 |
3 | March 14 | Orlando Predators | Away | L 61–69 |
4 | March 21 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | L 49–52 |
5 | March 29 | Georgia Force | Home | L 49–70 |
6 | April 5 | Philadelphia Soul | Away | L 56–64 |
7 | April 12 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | L 62–79 |
8 | April 18 | San Jose SaberCats | Home | L 40–61 |
9 | April 25 | New Orleans VooDoo | Away | L 56–70 |
10 | May 3 | Kansas City Brigade | Home | W 67–50 |
11 | May 10 | Colorado Crush | Home | W 71–36 |
12 | May 17 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 64–74 |
13 | May 24 | Chicago Rush | Home | W 51–48 |
14 | June 1 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Away | W 63–56 |
15 | June 9 | Los Angeles Avengers | Home | W 65–56 |
16 | Bye | Week | ||
17 | June 21 | Arizona Rattlers | Away | W 62–45 |
Playoff schedule
Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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AC Wild Card | June 28 | Colorado Crush | Home | L 44–49 |
Staff
2008 Utah Blaze staff | ||||||
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Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
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Final roster
2008 Utah Blaze roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers |
Injury reserve
Refused to report
Other league exempt
Suspension
Practice squad
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Stats
Regular season
Week 1: at Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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ARZ | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
UTA | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 62 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: March 1
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,106
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Week 2: at Cleveland Gladiators
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
- Date: March 9
- Game time: 12:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,765
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Week 3: at Orlando Predators
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
- Date: March 14
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 9,722
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Week 4: vs. Columbus Destroyers
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
- Date: March 21
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,717
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Week 5: vs. Georgia Force
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
- Date: March 29
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,240
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Week 6: at Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTA | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
PHI | 16 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: April 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,390
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Week 7: at Los Angeles Avengers
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
- Date: April 12
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,861
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Week 8: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SJ | 7 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 61 |
UTA | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: April 18
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,701
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Week 9: at New Orleans VooDoo
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
- Date: April 25
- Game time: 8:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,041
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Week 10: vs. Kansas City Brigade
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
- Date: May 3
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,208
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Week 11: vs. Colorado Crush
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
- Date: May 10
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,787
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Week 12: at San Jose Sabercats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTA | 14 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 64 |
SJ | 14 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 74 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: May 17
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,252
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Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush
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
- Date: May 24
- Game time: 9:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,295
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Week 14: at Grand Rapids Rampage
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
- Date: June 1
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 5,252
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Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
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
- Date: June 9
- Game time: 10:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,054
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Week 16
Bye Week
Week 17: at Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTA | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
ARZ | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: June 21
- Game time: 10:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,542
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Playoffs
American Conference Wild Card: vs. (5) Colorado Crush
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
- Date: June 28
- Game time: 4:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,073
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References
- "Coaching Staff". www.utahblaze.com. Utah Blaze. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2017.