2008 Columbus Destroyers season
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The 2008
Columbus Destroyers
season is the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.
Week 1: at Colorado Crush
Week 2: at Dallas Desperados
Week 4: at Utah Blaze
Week 5: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
Week 7: at New York Dragons
Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Week 10: vs. Dallas Desperados
Week 11: at Kansas City Brigade
Week 12: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 13: vs. New York Dragons
Week 14: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 15: vs. Georgia Force
Week 16: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage
2008 Arena Football League season
The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League and final season before the 2009 cancellation. The regular season began play on February 29, 2008 and concluded on June 22...
Columbus Destroyers
Columbus Destroyers
The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of...
season is the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.
Regular season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 2 | Colorado Crush Colorado Crush Colorado Crush were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team. The Crush played in the Central Division of the American Conference until the Arena Football League suspended operations in 2009... |
Away | L 47-50 |
| 2 | March 7 | Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008.... |
Away | L 36-46 |
| 3 | March 15 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | L 57-59 |
| 4 | March 21 | Utah Blaze Utah Blaze The Utah Blaze is a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competes in the West division of the Arena Football League. Home games are played at the EnergySolutions Arena.-The original Utah Blaze :... |
Away | W 52-49 |
| 5 | March 29 | Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000... |
Home | L 44-47 |
| 6 | April 5 | Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.... |
Home | W 51-49 |
| 7 | April 13 | New York Dragons New York Dragons The New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded... |
Away | L 44-62 |
| 8 | April 21 | Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Soul The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII... |
Home | L 55-76 |
| 9 | Bye | Week | ||
| 10 | May 3 | Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008.... |
Home | L 45-48 |
| 11 | May 10 | Kansas City Brigade Kansas City Brigade The Kansas City Command is a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. The team was founded before the 2006 season. Former Kansas City Chiefs Strong safety Kevin Porter served as head coach... |
Away | L 43-59 |
| 12 | May 17 | Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Soul The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII... |
Away | L 43-51 |
| 13 | May 24 | New York Dragons New York Dragons The New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded... |
Home | W 43-41 |
| 14 | May 30 | New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena.... |
Away | L 61-83 |
| 15 | June 7 | Georgia Force Georgia Force The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings... |
Home | L 34-63 |
| 16 | June 14 | Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. They were coached by Steve Thonn.-History:... |
Home | L 60-63 |
| 17 | June 21 | Cleveland Gladiators | Away | TBD |
Roster
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
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