The Arizona Rattlers season was the 17th season for the franchise. The Rattlers finished the regular season 8–8, and made the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the American Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the wild-card round, losing to the Grand Rapids Rampage, 41–48.
Standings
Regular season schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordLocationAttendanceRecap1March 1at Utah BlazeW 63–621–0EnergySolutions Arena15,106Recap2March 10Los Angeles AvengersL 33–651–1US Airways Center11,532Recap3March 15at San Jose SaberCatsL 43–631–2HP Pavilion13,625Recap4March 21New York DragonsW 62–332–2US Airways Center11,689Recap5March 28at Chicago RushL 35–592–3Allstate Arena15,058Recap6Bye Week7April 13at Tampa Bay StormW 63–623–3St. Pete Times Forum16,413Recap8April 18New Orleans VooDooL 36–603–4US Airways Center11,749Recap9April 26Georgia ForceW 66–614–4US Airways Center10,444Recap10May 3at Los Angeles AvengersL 59–664–5Staples Center13,511Recap11May 9San Jose SaberCatsL 42–634–6US Airways Center11,514Recap12May 17at Dallas DesperadosW 55–545–6American Airlines Center12,950Recap13May 24Grand Rapids RampageW 52–486–6US Airways Center12,559Recap14May 31at Orlando PredatorsW 60–537–6Amway Arena12,821Recap15June 8at Kansas City BrigadeW 73–348–6Sprint Center12,210Recap16June 16Colorado CrushL 55–628–7US Airways Center11,608Recap17June 21Utah BlazeL 45–628–8US Airways Center13,542Recap
Playoff schedule RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultLocationAttendanceRecap AC Wild Card June 30Grand Rapids Rampage (6) L 41–48US Airways Center10,862Recap
Staff 2008 Arizona Rattlers staff Front office CEO / majority owner – Ron Shurts President – Chris Presson General manager – Kevin Guy Head coach Head coach – Kevin Guy
Offensive coaches Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator – Skip Foster Offensive line coach – Kani Kauahi
Defensive coaches Special teams coordinator / defensive line coach – Tony Bowick
Final roster 2008 Arizona Rattlers roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
Refused to report currently vacant
Other league exempt currently vacant
Suspension currently vacant
Practice squad currently vacant
rookies in italics Roster updated June 21, 2008 24 Active, 4 Inactive, 0 PS
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Regular season Week 1: at Utah Blaze
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
Week 3: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 4: vs. New York Dragons
Week 5: at Chicago Rush
Week 6 Bye Week
Week 7: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 8: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 9: vs. Georgia Force
Week 10: at Los Angeles Avengers
Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 12: at Dallas Desperados
Week 13: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage
Week 14: at Orlando Predators
Week 15: at Kansas City Brigade
Week 16: vs. Colorado Crush
Week 17: vs. Utah Blaze
Playoffs American Conference Wild Card: vs. (6) Grand Rapids Rampage
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