2008 Utah Blaze season
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The 2008 Utah Blaze season was the third season for this Arena Football League franchise. Despite losing their first nine games, the Blaze were able to finish the regular season with six wins in their last seven games, earning them a playoff berth as the fourth seed in the American Conference. In their wild card round game, however, they were defeated by the Colorado Crush, 44–49.
Standings
Western Division | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
San Jose SaberCats(2) | 11 | 5 | .688 | 945 | 875 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
Arizona Rattlers(3) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 842 | 907 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 5–3 |
Utah Blaze(4) | 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 |
Regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | March 1 | Arizona Rattlers | L 62–63 | 0–1 | EnergySolutions Arena | 15,106 | Recap |
2 | March 9 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 63–66 | 0–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,765 | Recap |
3 | March 14 | at Orlando Predators | L 61–69 | 0–3 | Amway Arena | 11,861 | Recap |
4 | March 21 | Columbus Destroyers | L 49–52 | 0–4 | EnergySolutions Arena | 13,717 | Recap |
5 | March 29 | Georgia Force | L 49–70 | 0–5 | EnergySolutions Arena | 15,240 | Recap |
6 | April 5 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 56–64 | 0–6 | Wachovia Spectrum | 16,390 | Recap |
7 | April 12 | at Los Angeles Avengers | L 62–79 | 0–7 | Staples Center | 14,861 | Recap |
8 | April 18 | San Jose SaberCats | L 40–61 | 0–8 | EnergySolutions Arena | 14,701 | Recap |
9 | April 25 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 56–70 | 0–9 | New Orleans Arena | 15,041 | Recap |
10 | May 3 | Kansas City Brigade | W 67–50 | 1–9 | EnergySolutions Arena | 12,208 | Recap |
11 | May 10 | Colorado Crush | W 71–36 | 2–9 | EnergySolutions Arena | 13,787 | Recap |
12 | May 17 | at San Jose SaberCats | L 64–74 | 2–10 | HP Pavilion | 13,252 | Recap |
13 | May 24 | Chicago Rush | W 51–48 | 3–10 | EnergySolutions Arena | 15,295 | Recap |
14 | June 1 | at Grand Rapids Rampage | W 63–56 | 4–10 | Van Andel Arena | 5,252 | Recap |
15 | June 9 | Los Angeles Avengers | W 65–56 | 5–10 | EnergySolutions Arena | 16,054 | Recap |
16 | Bye Week | ||||||
17 | June 21 | at Arizona Rattlers | W 62–45 | 6–10 | US Airways Center | 13,542 | Recap |
Playoff schedule
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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AC Wild Card | June 28 | Colorado Crush (5) | L 44–49 | EnergySolutions Arena | 10,073 | Recap |
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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Defensive linemen
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Defensive backs
Kickers | Injury reserve
Refused to report
Other league exempt
Suspension
Practice squad
rookies in italics → More rosters |
Stats
Regular season
Week 1: at Utah Blaze
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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.
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