2008 San Jose SaberCats season

The 2008 San Jose SaberCats season was the 14th season for the franchise. The SaberCats looked to improve on their 13–3 record from 2007 and defend their ArenaBowl title. Finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, though not as successful as the previous season, still won them a third consecutive Western Division title, and they went into the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. In their Divisional round game, they defeated the Colorado Crush, 64–51, to advance to the American Conference Championship. In that game, the SaberCats defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage 81–55, to advance to their second consecutive ArenaBowl. The SaberCats played the Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXII, which they lost, 59–56.

2008 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coachDarren Arbet
Home fieldHP Pavilion at San Jose
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AC Western
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Crush) 64–51
Won Conference Championship (Rampage) 81–55
Lost ArenaBowl XXII (Soul) 56–59

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
1 March 3 Chicago Rush Away L 47–70
2 March 10 Grand Rapids Rampage Away W 66–58
3 March 15 Arizona Rattlers Home W 63–43
4 March 22 Dallas Desperados Home L 56–59
5 March 29 Kansas City Brigade Away W 44–36
6 April 5 New Orleans VooDoo Away L 43–72
7 April 12 Philadelphia Soul Home L 57–58
8 April 18 Utah Blaze Away W 61–40
9 April 26 Los Angeles Avengers Home W 70–42
10 May 3 Orlando Predators Away L 35–61
11 May 9 Arizona Rattlers Away W 63–42
12 May 17 Utah Blaze Home W 74–64
13 May 24 Colorado Crush Home W 59–42
14 May 31 Los Angeles Avengers Away W 66–56
15 Bye Week
16 June 14 Tampa Bay Storm Home W 73–70
17 June 21 Georgia Force Home W 68–62

Playoff schedule

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
AC Divisional July 7 Colorado Crush Home W 64–51
AC Championship July 12 Grand Rapids Rampage Home W 81–55
ArenaBowl XXII July 27 Philadelphia Soul Neutral L 56–59

Staff

2008 San Jose SaberCats staff
Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Terry Malley
  • Offensive line coach – Dave Witthun

Defensive Coaches

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Final roster

2008 San Jose SaberCats roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 96 Gene Frederic
  • 81 Jason Thomas

Defensive Linemen

  • 95 Andrew Browning
  • 97 George Williams
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  •  5 Toure Carter

Kickers

Injury reserve
  • 77 Chris Evans OL (IR)
  • 89 Chris Pino OL (IR)
  • 24 Rodney Van DB (IR)

Refused to report

  • Currently vacant

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

Suspension

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 7, 2008
23 Active, 10 Inactive

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Regular season

Week 1: at Chicago Rush

1 2 34Total
SJ 14 13 71347
CHI 14 14 142870

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 3
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,409

Week 2: at Grand Rapids Rampage

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

Week 3: vs. Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
ARZ 7 0 72943
SJ 10 17 122463

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: March 15
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,625

Week 4: vs. Dallas Desperados

1 2 34Total
DAL 13 16 62459
SJ 7 21 72156

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,472

Week 5: at Kansas City Brigade

1 2 34Total
SJ 14 10 14644
KC 7 14 7836

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: March 29
  • Game time: 6:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,146

Week 6: at New Orleans VooDoo

1 2 34Total
SJ 7 10 71943
NO 14 27 141772

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,236

Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Soul

1 2 34Total
PHI 0 14 143058
SJ 20 13 71757

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: April 12
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12462

Week 8: at Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
SJ 7 27 32461
UTA 10 17 6740

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: April 18
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,701

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Avengers

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: at Orlando Predators

1 2 34Total
SJ 7 0 21735
ORL 17 10 142061

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 3
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,733

Week 11: at Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
SJ 7 21 142163
ARZ 7 20 8742

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: May 9
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,514

Week 12: vs. Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
UTA 14 28 71564
SJ 14 28 151774

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,252

Week 13: vs. Colorado Crush

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

Week 14: at Los Angeles Avengers

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

Bye Week

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 34Total
TB 14 21 72870
SJ 7 31 142173

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,042

Week 17: vs. Georgia Force

1 2 34Total
GA 14 21 21662
SJ 14 21 201368

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,866

Playoffs

American Conference Divisional: vs. (5) Colorado Crush

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

American Conference Championship: vs. (6) Grand Rapids Rampage

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

ArenaBowl XXII: vs. (1) Philadelphia Soul

1 2 Total
(2) SJ 0
(1) PHI 0

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: July 27
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST

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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