The 2008 Orlando Predators season was the 18th season for the franchise. Finishing the regular season with a 9–7 record, the Predators made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive year. In this season, they made the playoffs as the 5th seed in the National Conference. The Predators were eliminated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, losing to the Cleveland Gladiators, 66–69.
Standings
Regular season schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordLocationAttendanceRecap1March 1at Philadelphia SoulL 56–770–1Wachovia Center17,869Recap2March 9at New Orleans VooDooL 53–540–2New Orleans Arena13,042Recap3March 14Utah BlazeW 69–611–2Amway Arena11,861Recap4March 22Georgia ForceW 50–452–2Amway Arena12,107Recap5March 29at Columbus DestroyersW 47–443–2Nationwide Arena13,035Recap6April 6Chicago RushW 57–56 (OT)4–2Amway Arena12,483Recap7April 13at Grand Rapids RampageW 75–565–2Van Andel Arena6,946Recap8April 19at Georgia ForceW 65–626–2The Arena at Gwinnett Center10,079Recap9April 26Tampa Bay StormL 41–486–3Amway Arena13,365Recap10May 3San Jose SaberCatsW 61–357–3Amway Arena11,733Recap11May 9at Cleveland GladiatorsL 43–627–4Quicken Loans Arena13,808Recap12May 18at Kansas City BrigadeW 58–518–4Sprint Center10,992Recap13May 23Dallas DesperadosL 41–678–5Amway Arena12,366Recap14May 31Arizona RattlersL 53–608–6Amway Arena12,821Recap15June 7at Tampa Bay StormL 61–718–7 St. Pete Times Forum17,344Recap16June 13New Orleans VooDooW 51–499–7Amway Arena13,423Recap17Bye Week
Playoff schedule RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultLocationAttendanceRecap NC Wild Card June 30 at Cleveland Gladiators (4) L 66–69 Quicken Loans Arena 13,896 Recap
Roster Uniform # Player Position Height Weight (lb) 1 Jake Eaton QB 6' 2" 215 2 Damon Mason DB 5' 9" 195 3 Ron Johnson WR 6' 3" 223 4 Ahmad Carroll DB 5' 11" 190 5 B.J. Cohen DL 6' 2" 280 9 Marlon Moye-Moore FB/LB 6' 2" 240 14 Shane Stafford QB 6' 3" 220 15 John Vaughn K 6' 0" 200 17 T.T. Toliver WR 5' 11 175 21 Chas Gessner WR 6' 5" 220 28 Kenny McEntyre DB 5' 11" 175 34 Odie Armstrong FB 5' 11" 265 42 Nick Allison DB 5' 11" 180 44 Brian Ballantine LB 6'1" 235 53 Steve Baggs LB 6' 2" 245 55 Chris Jahnke OL 6' 5" 315 62 Johnathan Clinkscale OL 6' 3" 315 65 Tim Goins OL 6' 3" 300 68 Darrell Campbell DL 6' 4" 290 72 Jasper Harvey OL 6' 3" 315 75 Bobby Harris OL 6' 4" 315 96 Doug Miller DL 6' 2" 290 98 Charles Hill OL/DL 6' 3" 300
Stats
Regular season Week 1: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 2: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 4: vs. Georgia Force
Week 5: at Columbus Destroyers
Week 6: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 7: at Grand Rapids Rampage
Week 8: at Georgia Force
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
Week 10: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 11: at Cleveland Gladiators
Week 12: at Kansas City Brigade
Week 13: vs. Dallas Desperados
Week 14: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 16: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Playoffs National Conference Wild Card: at (4) Cleveland Gladiators
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