2008 Los Angeles Avengers season

The 2008 Los Angeles Avengers season was the ninth and final season for the franchise. The Avengers finished the season with a 5–11 record, and failed to make the playoffs. Two days after the final regular season game, head coach Ed Hodgkiss and two assistants were fired from the team. Also, the team folded 10 months later.

2008 Los Angeles Avengers season
Head coachEd Hodgkiss
Home fieldStaples Center
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify

Standings

Western Division
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
1February 29New Orleans VooDooHomeW 59–42
2March 10Arizona RattlersAwayW 65–33
3March 15Georgia ForceAwayL 34–58
4March 20Philadelphia SoulHomeL 34–71
5March 30Grand Rapids RampageAwayL 59–84
6April 4Colorado CrushAwayL 54–67
7April 12Utah BlazeHomeW 79–62
8April 19Cleveland GladiatorsHomeL 69–83
9April 26San Jose SaberCatsAwayL 42–70
10May 3Arizona RattlersHomeW 66–59
11May 10New York DragonsHomeL 48–52
12May 19Chicago RushAwayL 28–72
13ByeWeek
14May 31San Jose SaberCatsHomeL 56–66
15June 9Utah BlazeAwayL 56–65
16June 15Kansas City BrigadeHomeW 51–48
17June 21Tampa Bay StormAwayL 47–72

Staff

2008 Los Angeles Avengers staff
Front office
  • CEO / majority owner – Casey Wasserman
  • President – Matt Wikstrom
  • Senior Director of Ticket Sales & Service – James Jackson
  • Director of Marketing & Operations – Chris Holmes
  • Director of Group Sales – Jennifer Schwarzbach
  • Director of Corporate Partnerships – Evan Shapiro
  • Director of Corporate Partnerships – Ted Yeschin
  • Corporate Partnerships Executive – Eva Stefanac
 

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive coordinator / Defensive backs coach – Maurice Blanding
  • Defensive line / Linebackers coach – Leroy Thompson

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Roster

2008 Los Angeles Avengers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Jeff Smith

Fullbacks

  • 35 Michael Cobbins

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 74 Sean McNamara
  • 66 Nick Mihlhauser

Defensive linemen

  • 58 Josh Jeffries
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • -- Clarence Lawson
  • 29 Kabote Sikyala

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • -- Branden Hall OL
  • -- Arnold Parker DB

Other league exempt

Practice Squad

  • -- Andy Collins QB
  • -- Matt McGhghy OL
  • -- Rob McMackin OL

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 25, 2008
24 Active, 4 Inactive, 3 PS

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

1 2 34Total
NO 16 17 3642
LA 7 21 141759

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: February 29
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,209

Week 2: at Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
LA 14 21 102065
ARZ 7 14 01233

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: March 10
  • Game time: 11:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11532

Week 3: at Georgia Force

1 2 34Total
LA 0 7 141334
GA 6 16 201658

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10156

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Soul

1 2 34Total
PHI 13 21 142371
LA 7 20 7034

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: March 20
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,398

Week 5: at Grand Rapids Rampage

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

Week 6: at Colorado Crush

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

Week 7: vs. Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
UTA 21 13 72162
LA 23 21 28779

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: April 12
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,861

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 34Total
CLE 27 14 142883
LA 13 21 142169

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: April 19
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,863

Week 9: at San Jose SaberCats

1 2 34Total
LA 14 9 13642
SJ 20 19 102170

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: April 26
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,083

Week 10: vs. Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
ARZ 14 24 71459
LA 10 28 02866

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,511

Week 11: vs. New York Dragons

1 2 34Total
NY 13 14 71852
LA 0 13 28748

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,422

Week 12: at Chicago Rush

1 2 34Total
LA 7 7 7728
CHI 20 24 141472

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 19
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,904

Week 13

Bye Week

Week 14: vs. San Jose SaberCats

1 2 34Total
SJ 14 10 142866
LA 0 14 142856

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,174

Week 15: at Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
LA 14 16 141256
UTA 14 14 172065

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: June 9
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,054

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Brigade

1 2 34Total
KC 7 24 71048
LA 10 10 141751

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 6:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,282

Week 17: at Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 34Total
LA 0 20 131447
TB 20 21 211072

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,981

References

  1. "LA Avengers: Executive Bios". www.laavengers.com. Los Angeles Avengers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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