2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season

The 2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season was the 11th season for the franchise. The Rampage finished the regular season 6–10, earning them a spot in the playoffs as the 6th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card playoff game, the Rampage upset the Arizona Rattlers, 48–41. In the Divisional round, the Rampage won in a bigger upset against the top seeded Chicago Rush, 58–41. The Rampage's playoff run was cut short however, after losing the American Conference Championship to defending champion San Jose SaberCats, 55–81. With the ballclub's folding in 2010, this was the franchise's final season.[1]

2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season
Head coachSteve Thonn
Home fieldVan Andel Arena
Results
Record6–10
Division place2nd
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (Rattlers) 48–41
Won Divisional Playoffs (Rush) 58–41
Lost Conference Championship (SaberCats) 55–81

Standings edit

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 edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance Recap
1 Bye Week
2 March 10 San Jose SaberCats L 58–66 0–1 Van Andel Arena 5,833 Recap
3 March 14 Chicago Rush L 35–64 0–2 Van Andel Arena 10,594 Recap
4 March 24 at Kansas City Brigade W 92–52 1–2 Sprint Center 12,943 Recap
5 March 30 Los Angeles Avengers W 84–59 2–2 Van Andel Arena 5,818 Recap
6 April 5 at New York Dragons L 34–63 2–3 Nassau Coliseum 8,211 Recap
7 April 13 Orlando Predators L 56–75 2–4 Van Andel Arena 6,946 Recap
8 April 20 at Chicago Rush L 52–55 2–5 Allstate Arena 16,112 Recap
9 April 25 Kansas City Brigade W 72–38 3–5 Van Andel Arena 8,102 Recap
10 May 2 at Colorado Crush L 28–63 3–6 Pepsi Center 14,527 Recap
11 May 10 at Dallas Desperados L 54–65 3–7 American Airlines Center 11,476 Recap
12 May 16 Tampa Bay Storm L 50–58 3–8 Van Andel Arena 7,205 Recap
13 May 24 at Arizona Rattlers L 48–52 3–9 US Airways Center 12,559 Recap
14 June 1 Utah Blaze L 56–63 3–10 Van Andel Arena 5,252 Recap
15 June 7 Colorado Crush W 84–65 4–10 Van Andel Arena 7,766 Recap
16 June 14 at Columbus Destroyers W 63–60 5–10 Nationwide Arena 12,831 Recap
17 June 21 at New Orleans VooDoo W 86–70 6–10 New Orleans Arena 17,006 Recap

Playoff schedule edit

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
AC Wild Card June 30 at Arizona Rattlers (3) W 48–41 US Airways Center 10,862 Recap
AC Divisional July 6 at Chicago Rush (1) W 58–41 Allstate Arena 14,338 Recap
AC Championship July 12 at San Jose SaberCats (2) L 55–81 HP Pavilion 14,072 Recap

Coaching edit

Final roster edit

2008 Grand Rapids Rampage roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 47 Whitney Bell
  • 11 Terrell Browden

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  •  3 Ryan Bowers
  • 19 Ronald Dillon
  •  2 William Haith
  •  1 Ahmad Hawkins
  •  7 Chris Martin

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • 90 Jason Holman DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 78 Reggie Jiles OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  •  8 Chris Johnson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 75 Marcus Keyes OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 34 Alan Krutulis FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 95 Juan Porter OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 36 Chris Ryan FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • 77 Gary Jenkins OL
  • 76 Derrick Mackray OL

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 9, 2008
24 Active, 7 Inactive, 2 PS

Stats edit

Regular season edit

Week 1 edit

Bye Week

Week 2: vs. San Jose SaberCats edit

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. Chicago Rush edit

Period 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
Game information

Week 4: at Kansas City Brigade edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 14 34 232192
KC 17 14 71452

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: March 24
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,943
Game information

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Avengers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
LA 14 16 82159
GR 28 28 141484

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 30
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,818
Game information

Week 6: at New York Dragons edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 0 0 211334
NY 21 14 21763

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,211
Game information

Week 7: vs. Orlando Predators edit

Period 1 2 34Total
ORL 13 34 28075
GR 7 14 142156

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: April 13
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 6,946
Game information

Week 8: at Chicago Rush edit

Period 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
Game information

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Brigade edit

Period 1 2 34Total
KC 7 10 14738
GR 20 21 141772

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: April 25
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,102
Game information

Week 10: at Colorado Crush edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 7 14 7028
COL 14 28 14763

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: May 2
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,527
Game information

Week 11: at Dallas Desperados edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 13 17 141054
DAL 16 21 141465

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,476
Game information

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Storm edit

Period 1 2 34Total
TB 7 28 20358
GR 21 7 14850

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: May 16
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,205
Game information

Week 13: at Arizona Rattlers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 7 21 14648
ARZ 14 21 01752

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,559
Game information

Week 14: vs. Utah Blaze edit

Period 1 2 34Total
UTA 21 21 14763
GR 7 7 212156

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. Colorado Crush edit

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 10 14 192265
GR 7 37 231784

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,766
Game information

Week 16: at Columbus Destroyers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 14 21 21763
CLB 10 28 71560

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A
Game information

Week 17: at New Orleans VooDoo edit

Period 1 2 34Total
GR 21 27 102886
NO 14 21 142170

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,006
Game information

Playoffs edit

American Conference Wild Card: at (3) Arizona Rattlers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
(6) GR 10 17 14748
(3) ARZ 0 20 14741

at US Airways Arena, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 30
  • Game time: 9:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,862
Game information

American Conference Divisional: at (1) Chicago Rush edit

Period 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
Game information

American Conference Championship: vs. (2) San Jose SaberCats edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Rampage dead as Arena Football League franchise". 5 March 2010.