2008 Columbus Destroyers season

The 2008 Columbus Destroyers season was the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.

2008 Columbus Destroyers season
OwnerJohn H. McConnell
General managerJim Renacci
Head coachDoug Kay
Home fieldNationwide Arena
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Standings

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Eastern Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CONF Home Away
Philadelphia Soul(1) 13 3 .813 992 810 7–1 9–2 7–1 6–2
Dallas Desperados(3) 12 4 .750 861 798 6–2 9–2 6–2 6–2
Cleveland Gladiators(4) 9 7 .563 901 895 4–4 5–6 6–2 3–5
New York Dragons(6) 8 8 .500 822 819 2–6 4–7 5–3 3–5
Columbus Destroyers 3 13 .188 750 893 1–7 2–10 2–6 1–7


Regular season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance Recap
1 March 2 at Colorado Crush L 47–50 0–1 Pepsi Center 9,265 Recap
2 March 7 at Dallas Desperados L 36–46 0–2 American Airlines Center 12,432 Recap
3 March 15 Cleveland Gladiators L 57–59 0–3 Nationwide Arena 15,946 Recap
4 March 21 at Utah Blaze W 52–49 1–3 EnergySolutions Arena 13,717 Recap
5 March 29 Orlando Predators L 44–47 1–4 Nationwide Arena 13,035 Recap
6 April 5 Tampa Bay Storm W 51–49 2–4 Nationwide Arena 14,256 Recap
7 April 13 at New York Dragons L 44–62 2–5 Nassau Coliseum 7,346 Recap
8 April 21 Philadelphia Soul L 55–76 2–6 Nationwide Arena 14,974 Recap
9 Bye Week
10 May 3 Dallas Desperados L 45–48 2–7 Nationwide Arena 14,310 Recap
11 May 10 at Kansas City Brigade L 43–59 2–8 Sprint Center 12,736 Recap
12 May 17 at Philadelphia Soul L 43–51 2–9 Wachovia Center 18,741 Recap
13 May 24 New York Dragons W 43–41 3–9 Nationwide Arena 12,842 Recap
14 May 30 at New Orleans VooDoo L 61–83 3–10 New Orleans Arena 13,206 Recap
15 June 7 Georgia Force L 34–63 3–11 Nationwide Arena 12,948 Recap
16 June 14 Grand Rapids Rampage L 60–63 3–12 Nationwide Arena 12,831 Recap
17 June 21 at Cleveland Gladiators L 35–47 3–13 Quicken Loans Arena 14,397 Recap

Coaching

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Roster

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2008 Columbus Destroyers roster
Quarterbacks
  • Currently vacant

Fullbacks

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • Currently vacant
Offensive linemen
  • Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

  • Currently vacant
Linebackers
  • Currently vacant

Defensive backs

  • Currently vacant

Kickers

  • Currently vacant
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

League suspension

  • Currently vacant

Refused to report

  • Currently vacant

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
updated July 18, 2008
0 Active, 0 Inactive

Stats

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Regular season

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Quarter 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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 7 10 71236
DAL 14 19 6746

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 7
  • Game time: 8:30 PM MST
  • Game attendance: 12,432
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLE 14 9 191759
CLB 10 21 71957

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: TBD
Game information

Week 4: at Utah Blaze

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 13 7 141852
UTA 14 21 01449

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 21
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 7 16 71747
CLB 10 6 141444

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: N/A
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TB 14 7 72149
CLB 7 14 32751

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,256
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 3 14 72044
NY 7 21 142062

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

  • Date: April 13
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,346
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 21 21 201476
CLB 21 14 71355

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: April 21
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,974
Game information

Week 9

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Bye Week

Quarter 1 2 34Total
DAL 14 6 141448
CLB 13 20 6645

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,310
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 7 14 71543
KC 14 14 141759

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,736
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 6 15 71543
PHI 7 14 23751

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 18,741
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
NY 21 14 0641
CLB 14 16 6743

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,842
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 14 13 132161
NO 14 20 282183

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: May 30
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,206
Game information

Week 15: vs. Georgia Force

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 141463
CLB 7 13 7734

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,948
Game information
Quarter 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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 7 14 7735
CLE 7 21 31647

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,397
Game information