2008 Dallas Desperados season
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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.
Reserve/Injured
Practice Squad
Week 1: at Georgia Force
Week 2: vs. Columbus Destroyers
Week 3: vs. Colorado Crush
Week 4: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 5: at New York Dragons
Week 7: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 9: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 10: at Columbus Destroyers
Week 11: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage
Week 12: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 13: at Orlando Predators
Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Week 16: vs. New York Dragons
Week 17: at Chicago Rush
National Conference Wild Card: vs. (6) New York Dragons
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...
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....
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
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...
, 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.
Regular season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1 | 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... |
Away | W 51-41 |
| 2 | March 7 | 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... |
Home | W 46-36 |
| 3 | March 17 | 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... |
Home | W 51-40 |
| 4 | March 22 | San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the... |
Away | W 59-56 |
| 5 | March 30 | 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 | W 33-31 |
| 6 | April 5 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | W 58-51 |
| 7 | April 12 | 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.... |
Home | W 55-44 |
| 8 | Bye | Week | ||
| 9 | April 28 | 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 28-57 |
| 10 | May 3 | 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... |
Away | W 48-45 |
| 11 | May 10 | 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 | W 65-54 |
| 12 | May 17 | Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center... |
Home | L 54-55 |
| 13 | May 23 | 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... |
Away | W 67-41 |
| 14 | May 31 | Cleveland Gladiators | Away | W 68-52 |
| 15 | June 7 | 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 64-71 |
| 16 | June 14 | 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 51-49 |
| 17 | June 22 | Chicago Rush Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the... |
Away | L 63-75 |
Playoff schedule
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC Wild Card | June 27 | 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 | L 63-77 |
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
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Will Pettis Will Pettis Will Pettis is an arena football Wide Receiver / Defensive Back for the who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League.... | DB/WR | 6'0" | 200 |
| 4 | Daverek Williams | WR/DB | 6'1" | 205 |
| 5 | Chris Sanders Chris Sanders (quarterback) Christopher Sanders was formerly an American football quarterback in the Arena Football League for the Dallas Desperados, among other teams. He played college football at Tennessee-Chattanooga.-Early life:... | QB | 5'11" | 195 |
| 6 | Bobby Perry | WR/LB | 6'3" | 210 |
| 7 | Jermaine Jones Jermaine Jones (American football) Jermiane Jones is an Arena football Defensive Specialist for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League. He was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New York Jets... | DB | 5'9" | 187 |
| 11 | Jason Fife Jason Fife Jason Fife is an American football quarterback with the Dallas Desperados in the Arena Football League. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions in 2004... | QB | 6'4" | 225 |
| 13 | Clint Dolezel Clint Dolezel Clint Dolezel is Offensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Soul, an Indoor Football team belonging to the Arena Football League . As an AFL player, he was originally signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs... | QB | 6'5" | 205 |
| 17 | Anthony Armstrong | WR | 5'11" | 175 |
| 18 | Josh Bush | WR | 5'9" | 170 |
| 19 | Remy Hamilton Remy Hamilton Remy Martin Hamilton is an American football kicker who played in the National Football League and Arena Football League . In college, he was an All-American for the Michigan Wolverines football team. As a professional, he played for the Detroit Lions of the NFL in addition to exhibition and... | K | 6'1" | 193 |
| 20 | Pete Hunter Pete Hunter Ralph Everette Hunter is a professional American football defensive back free agent.-Early life:Pete graduated from Atlantic City High School, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with honors.-College years:... | DB | 6'2" | 212 |
| 37 | Johnnie Harris Johnnie Harris Johnnie Harris is an Arena Football League defensive specialist with the Philadelphia Soul. He has previously played for the Tampa Bay Storm , the Orlando Predators , and the Grand Rapids Rampage... | DB | 6'1" | 215 |
| 40 | Josh White | FB/LB | 6'0" | 255 |
| 45 | Duke Pettijohn | FB/LB | 6'2" | 255 |
| 50 | David Dixon | FB/LB | 6'1" | 240 |
| 55 | Colston Weatherington Colston Weatherington Colston Weatherington is an arena football player. He played collegiately at the University of Central Missouri, and is cuurently an offensive lineman–defensive lineman for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League... | OL/DL | 6'5" | 275 |
| 66 | Jeff Chase | C | 6'4" | 303 |
| 84 | Terrance Dotsy | OL/DL | 6'3" | 300 |
| 90 | Daleroy Stewart Daleroy Stewart Daleroy Andrew Stewart is a professional American football player. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, for whom he played in the defensive line before being released early in 2004. He was picked up by the New York Jets, for whom he saw action in 1 game... | OL/DL | 6'4" | 327 |
| 96 | Jeremy Calahan | OL/DL | 6'2" | 298 |
Reserve/Injured
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chris Brown | DB | 6'2" | 200 |
| 9 | Andrae Thurman Andrae Thurman D'Andrae Carnell Thurman is a gridiron football wide receiver for Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2004... | WR | 5'11" | 190 |
| 21 | Dennis DaShane | DB | 5'10" | 175 |
| 77 | Cyron Brown Cyron Brown Cyron Brown is an American football defensive end. He currently plays for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League.... | OL/DL | 6'6" | 280 |
| 94 | Robert Pollard | DL | 6'2" | 285 |
Practice Squad
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Perry Patterson | QB | 6'4" | 240 |
| 89 | Troy Mason | WR | 5'9" | 170 |