The 2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season was the 11th season for the franchise. The Rampage finished the regular season 6–10, earning them a spot in the playoffs as the 6th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card playoff game, the Rampage upset the Arizona Rattlers, 48–41. In the Divisional round, the Rampage won in a bigger upset against the top seeded Chicago Rush, 58–41. The Rampage's playoff run was cut short however, after losing the American Conference Championship to defending champion San Jose SaberCats, 55–81. With the ballclub's folding in 2010, this was the franchise's final season.
Standings
Regular season schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordLocationAttendanceRecap1Bye Week2March 10San Jose SaberCatsL 58–660–1Van Andel Arena5,833Recap3March 14Chicago RushL 35–640–2 Van Andel Arena10,594Recap4March 24at Kansas City BrigadeW 92–521–2Sprint Center12,943Recap5March 30Los Angeles AvengersW 84–592–2Van Andel Arena5,818Recap6April 5at New York DragonsL 34–632–3Nassau Coliseum8,211Recap7April 13Orlando PredatorsL 56–752–4Van Andel Arena6,946Recap8April 20at Chicago RushL 52–552–5Allstate Arena16,112Recap9April 25Kansas City BrigadeW 72–383–5Van Andel Arena8,102Recap10May 2at Colorado CrushL 28–633–6Pepsi Center14,527Recap11May 10at Dallas DesperadosL 54–653–7American Airlines Center11,476Recap12May 16Tampa Bay StormL 50–583–8Van Andel Arena7,205Recap13May 24at Arizona RattlersL 48–523–9US Airways Center12,559Recap14June 1Utah BlazeL 56–633–10Van Andel Arena5,252Recap15June 7Colorado CrushW 84–654–10Van Andel Arena7,766Recap16June 14at Columbus DestroyersW 63–605–10Nationwide Arena12,831Recap17June 21at New Orleans VooDooW 86–706–10New Orleans Arena17,006Recap
Playoff schedule RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultLocationAttendanceRecap AC Wild Card June 30 at Arizona Rattlers (3) W 48–41 US Airways Center 10,862 Recap AC Divisional July 6 at Chicago Rush (1) W 58–41 Allstate Arena 14,338 Recap AC Championship July 12 at San Jose SaberCats (2) L 55–81 HP Pavilion 14,072 Recap
Final roster 2008 Grand Rapids Rampage roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
Other league exempt Currently vacant
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 9, 2008 24 Active, 7 Inactive, 2 PS
Regular season Week 1 Bye Week
Week 2: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 3: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 4: at Kansas City Brigade
Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
Week 6: at New York Dragons
Week 7: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 8: at Chicago Rush
Week 9: vs. Kansas City Brigade
Week 10: at Colorado Crush
Week 11: at Dallas Desperados
Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
Week 13: at Arizona Rattlers
Week 14: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 15: vs. Colorado Crush
Week 16: at Columbus Destroyers
Week 17: at New Orleans VooDoo
Playoffs American Conference Wild Card: at (3) Arizona Rattlers
American Conference Divisional: at (1) Chicago Rush
American Conference Championship: vs. (2) San Jose SaberCats
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