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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Owner(s) | {{{owner}}} |
Head Coach | Will McClay |
Home Field | American Airlines Center |
Results | |
Record | 12-4 |
Place | 2nd |
Playoff Finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Dragons) 63-77 |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
2007 | 2009 |
Standings[]
Team | Overall | Division | ||||
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Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 3 | .812 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
Dallas Desperados | 12 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
Cleveland Gladiators | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
New York Dragons | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | .188 | 1 | 7 | .125 |
Regular season schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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1 | March 1 | Georgia Force | Away | W 51-41 |
2 | March 7 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | W 46-36 |
3 | March 17 | Colorado Crush | Home | W 51-40 |
4 | March 22 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | W 59-56 |
5 | March 30 | New York Dragons | Away | W 33-31 |
6 | April 5 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | W 58-51 |
7 | April 12 | New Orleans VooDoo | Home | W 55-44 |
8 | Bye | Week | ||
9 | April 28 | Philadelphia Soul | Away | L 28-57 |
10 | May 3 | Columbus Destroyers | Away | W 48-45 |
11 | May 10 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Home | W 65-54 |
12 | May 17 | Arizona Rattlers | Home | L 54-55 |
13 | May 23 | Orlando Predators | Away | W 67-41 |
14 | May 31 | Cleveland Gladiators | Away | W 68-52 |
15 | June 7 | Philadelphia Soul | Home | L 64-71 |
16 | June 14 | New York Dragons | Home | W 51-49 |
17 | June 22 | Chicago Rush | Away | L 63-75 |
Playoff schedule[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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NC Wild Card | June 27 | New York Dragons | 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) |
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3 | Will Pettis | DB/WR | 6'0" | 200 |
4 | Daverek Williams | WR/DB | 6'1" | 205 |
5 | Chris Sanders | QB | 5'11" | 195 |
6 | Bobby Perry | WR/LB | 6'3" | 210 |
7 | Jermaine Jones | DB | 5'9" | 187 |
11 | Jason Fife | QB | 6'4" | 225 |
13 | Clint Dolezel | QB | 6'5" | 205 |
17 | Anthony Armstrong | WR | 5'11" | 175 |
18 | Josh Bush | WR | 5'9" | 170 |
19 | Remy Hamilton | K | 6'1" | 193 |
20 | Pete Hunter | DB | 6'2" | 212 |
37 | Johnnie Harris | 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 | OL/DL | 6'5" | 275 |
66 | Jeff Chase | C | 6'4" | 303 |
84 | Terrance Dotsy | OL/DL | 6'3" | 300 |
90 | Daleroy Stewart | OL/DL | 6'4" | 327 |
96 | Jeremy Calahan | OL/DL | 6'2" | 298 |
Reserve/Injured
Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
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2 | Chris Brown | DB | 6'2" | 200 |
9 | Andrae Thurman | WR | 5'11" | 190 |
21 | Dennis DaShane | DB | 5'10" | 175 |
77 | Cyron Brown | OL/DL | 6'6" | 280 |
94 | Robert Pollard | DL | 6'2" | 285 |
Practice Squad
Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
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10 | Perry Patterson | QB | 6'4" | 240 |
89 | Troy Mason | WR | 5'9" | 170 |
Stats[]
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Regular season[]
Week 1: at Georgia Force[]
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Week 2: vs. Columbus Destroyers[]
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Week 3: vs. Colorado Crush[]
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Week 4: at San Jose SaberCats[]
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Week 5: at New York Dragons[]
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Week 6: vs. Cleveland Gladiators[]
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Week 7: vs. New Orleans VooDoo[]
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Week 8[]
Bye Week
Week 9: at Philadelphia Soul[]
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Week 10: at Columbus Destroyers[]
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Week 11: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage[]
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Week 12: vs. Arizona Rattlers[]
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Week 13: at Orlando Predators[]
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Week 14: at Cleveland Gladiators[]
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Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Soul[]
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Week 16: vs. New York Dragons[]
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Week 17: at Chicago Rush[]
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Playoffs[]
National Conference Wild Card: vs. (6) New York Dragons[]
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