2008 Dallas Desperados season
The 2008 Dallas Desperados season is the seventh season for the franchise. The Desperados finished the regular season 12–4, but despite having the second best record in the National Conference, they made the playoffs as the 3rd seed because they did not win their division. Their Wild Card round opponent was the New York Dragons, a team which the Desperados had defeated in both regular season meetings. The Dragons, unfortunately for the Desperados, won the game that counted the most of the three, eliminating the Desperados from the playoffs by a score of 77–63.
2008 Dallas Desperados season | |
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Head coach | Will McClay |
Home field | American Airlines Center |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Dragons) 63–77 |
Standings
Eastern Division | |||||||||
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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
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | March 1 | at Georgia Force | W 51–41 | 1–0 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,224 | Recap |
2 | March 7 | Columbus Destroyers | W 46–36 | 2–0 | American Airlines Center | 12,432 | Recap |
3 | March 17 | Colorado Crush | W 51–40 | 3–0 | American Airlines Center | 12,576 | Recap |
4 | March 22 | at San Jose SaberCats | W 59–56 | 4–0 | HP Pavilion | 11,472 | Recap |
5 | March 30 | at New York Dragons | W 33–31 | 5–0 | Nassau Coliseum | 8,216 | Recap |
6 | April 5 | Cleveland Gladiators | W 58–51 | 6–0 | American Airlines Center | 11,497 | Recap |
7 | April 12 | New Orleans VooDoo | W 55–44 | 7–0 | American Airlines Center | 12,314 | Recap |
8 | Bye Week | ||||||
9 | April 28 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 28–57 | 7–1 | Wachovia Spectrum | 15,426 | Recap |
10 | May 3 | at Columbus Destroyers | W 48–45 | 8–1 | Nationwide Arena | 14,310 | Recap |
11 | May 10 | Grand Rapids Rampage | W 65–54 | 9–1 | American Airlines Center | 11,476 | Recap |
12 | May 17 | Arizona Rattlers | L 54–55 | 9–2 | American Airlines Center | 12,950 | Recap |
13 | May 23 | at Orlando Predators | W 67–41 | 10–2 | Amway Arena | 12,366 | Recap |
14 | May 31 | at Cleveland Gladiators | W 68–52 | 11–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,717 | Recap |
15 | June 7 | Philadelphia Soul | L 64–71 | 11–3 | American Airlines Center | 11,943 | Recap |
16 | June 14 | New York Dragons | W 51–49 | 12–3 | American Airlines Center | 12,042 | Recap |
17 | June 22 | at Chicago Rush | L 63–75 | 12–4 | Allstate Arena | 16,260 | Recap |
Playoff schedule
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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NC Wild Card | June 27 | New York Dragons (6) | L 63–77 | American Airlines Center | 10,076 | Recap |
Coaching
- Will McClay – Head Coach
- Steve Criswell – Assistant OL/FB
- Adriel Fenton – Defensive Quality Control/Special Teams Assistant
- James Fuller – Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams
- Tony Ollison – Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Phill Penn – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Deatrich Wise – Dir. Player Programs/OL/DL/FB/LB
Roster
2008 Dallas Desperados roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
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Offensive/Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers |
Injured reserve
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics | |||
Stats
Regular season
Week 1: at Georgia Force
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 51 |
GA | 13 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: March 1
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,224
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Week 2: vs. Columbus Destroyers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CLB | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
DAL | 14 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: March 7
- Game time: 8:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,432
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Week 3: vs. Colorado Crush
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
DAL | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 51 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: March 17
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,576
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Week 4: at San Jose SaberCats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 13 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 59 |
SJ | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: March 22
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,472
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Week 5: at New York Dragons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
NY | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: March 30
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 8,216
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Week 6: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CLE | 7 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 |
DAL | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 58 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: April 5
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,497
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Week 7: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NO | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
DAL | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: April 12
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,314
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Week 8
Bye Week
Week 9: at Philadelphia Soul
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
PHI | 14 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 57 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: April 28
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,426
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Week 10: at Columbus Destroyers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
CLB | 13 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: May 3
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,310
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Week 11: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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GR | 13 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 54 |
DAL | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 65 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: May 10
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,476
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Week 12: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ARZ | 0 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 55 |
DAL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 54 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: May 17
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,950
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Week 13: at Orlando Predators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 67 |
ORL | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
- Date: May 23
- Game time: 8:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,366
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Week 14: at Cleveland Gladiators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 7 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 68 |
CLE | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 31
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,717
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Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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PHI | 14 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 71 |
DAL | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 7
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,943
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Week 16: vs. New York Dragons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
DAL | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 14
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,042
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Week 17: at Chicago Rush
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 63 |
CHI | 21 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 75 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: June 22
- Game time: 4:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,260
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Playoffs
National Conference Wild Card: vs. (6) New York Dragons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(6) NY | 14 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 77 |
(3) DAL | 7 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 63 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 27
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,076
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