2008 Colorado Crush season

The 2008 Colorado Crush season is the sixth season for the franchise. The Crush finished the regular season with a 6–10 record, good enough for the playoffs as the 5th seed in the American Conference. In the Wild Card round, they defeated division rival Utah Blaze, 49–44.[1] In the Divisional round, they were defeated by the defending champions, the San Jose SaberCats, 51–64.[2]

2008 Colorado Crush season
Head coachMike Dailey
Home fieldPepsi Center
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (Blaze) 49–44
Lost Divisional Playoffs (SaberCats) 51–64

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 March 2 Columbus Destroyers W 50–47 1–0 Pepsi Center 9,265 Recap
2 Bye Week
3 March 17 at Dallas Desperados L 40–51 1–1 American Airlines Center 12,576 Recap
4 March 22 at Chicago Rush L 35–70 1–2 Allstate Arena 16,036 Recap
5 March 30 New Orleans VooDoo L 51–54 1–3 Pepsi Center 10,350 Recap
6 April 4 Los Angeles Avengers W 67–54 2–3 Pepsi Center 11,159 Recap
7 April 11 at Cleveland Gladiators W 69–66 3–3 Quicken Loans Arena 15,079 Recap
8 April 19 at Kansas City Brigade L 53–55 3–4 Sprint Center 14,057 Recap
9 April 25 Chicago Rush L 52–65 3–5 Pepsi Center 11,114 Recap
10 May 2 Grand Rapids Rampage W 63–28 4–5 Pepsi Center 14,527 Recap
11 May 10 at Utah Blaze L 36–71 4–6 EnergySolutions Arena 13,787 Recap
12 May 17 Cleveland Gladiators L 46–50 4–7 Pepsi Center 11,214 Recap
13 May 24 at San Jose SaberCats L 42–59 4–8 HP Pavilion 13,147 Recap
14 June 2 New York Dragons L 65–73 4–9 Pepsi Center 14,078 Recap
15 June 7 at Grand Rapids Rampage L 65–84 4–10 Van Andel Arena 7,766 Recap
16 June 16 at Arizona Rattlers W 62–55 5–10 US Airways Center 11,608 Recap
17 June 21 Kansas City Brigade W 51–27 6–10 Pepsi Center 13,571 Recap

Playoff schedule edit

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
AC Wild Card June 28 at Utah Blaze (4) W 49–44 EnergySolutions Arena 10,073 Recap
AC Divisional July 5 at San Jose SaberCats (2) L 51–64 HP Pavilion 12,479 Recap

Coaching edit

Final roster edit

2008 Colorado Crush 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 July 29, 2010

23 Active, 5 Inactive

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Stats edit

Regular season edit

Week 1: vs. Columbus Destroyers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
CLB 14 7 19747
COL 14 10 131350

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: March 2
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,265
Game information

Week 2 edit

Bye Week

Week 3: at Dallas Desperados edit

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 14 6 61440
DAL 7 10 201451

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 17
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,576
Game information

Week 4: at Chicago Rush edit

Period 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
Game information

Week 5: vs. New Orleans VooDoo edit

Period 1 2 34Total
NO 6 21 141354
COL 10 14 141351

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: March 30
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,350
Game information

Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Avengers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
LA 20 14 71354
COL 14 14 201967

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: April 4
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,159
Game information

Week 7: at Cleveland Gladiators edit

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 7 24 211769
CLE 17 21 141466

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: April 11
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,079
Game information

Week 8: at Kansas City Brigade edit

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 19 6 161253
KC 14 14 131455

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 19
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,057
Game information

Week 9: vs. Chicago Rush edit

Period 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
Game information

Week 10: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage 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 Utah Blaze edit

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 7 7 15736
UTA 10 20 63571

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,787
Game information

Week 12: vs. Cleveland Gladiators edit

Period 1 2 34Total
CLE 7 20 71650
COL 7 17 71546

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,214
Game information

Week 13: at San Jose SaberCats edit

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

Week 14: vs. New York Dragons edit

Period 1 2 34Total
NY 21 17 142173
COL 7 24 211365

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: June 2
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,078
Game information

Week 15: at Grand Rapids Rampage 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 Arizona Rattlers edit

Period 1 2 34Total
COL 28 14 71362
ARZ 7 13 82755

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 16
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,608
Game information

Week 17: vs. Kansas City Brigade edit

Period 1 2 34Total
KC 0 14 01327
COL 14 16 71451

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,571
Game information

Playoffs edit

American Conference Wild Card: at (4) Utah Blaze edit

Period 1 2 34Total
(5) COL 7 14 72149
(4) UTA 14 10 71344

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: June 28
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,073
Game information

American Conference Divisional: at (2) San Jose SaberCats edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Jorgensen, Loren (June 28, 2008). "Utah Blaze: Crushing finish ends season the way it began". Deseret News. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Grieb, SaberCats into Arena conference finals". The Denver Post. July 5, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.