2008 Dallas Desperados season | |
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Head coach | Will McClay |
Home stadium | American Airlines Center |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoffs | LostWild Card Playoffs (Dragons) 63–77 |
The2008Dallas 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 theNew 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.
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Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
Philadelphia Soul(1) | 13 | 3 | .813 | 992 | 810 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
Dallas Desperados(3) | 12 | 4 | .750 | 861 | 798 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
Cleveland Gladiators(4) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 901 | 895 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 3–5 |
New York Dragons(6) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 822 | 819 | 2–6 | 4–7 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | .188 | 750 | 893 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | March 1 | atGeorgia Force | W 51–41 | 1–0 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,224 | Recap |
2 | March 7 | Columbus Destroyers | W 46–36 | 2–0 | American Airlines Center | 12,432 | Recap |
3 | March 17 | Colorado Crush | W 51–40 | 3–0 | American Airlines Center | 12,576 | Recap |
4 | March 22 | atSan Jose SaberCats | W 59–56 | 4–0 | HP Pavilion | 11,472 | Recap |
5 | March 30 | atNew York Dragons | W 33–31 | 5–0 | Nassau Coliseum | 8,216 | Recap |
6 | April 5 | Cleveland Gladiators | W 58–51 | 6–0 | American Airlines Center | 11,497 | Recap |
7 | April 12 | New Orleans VooDoo | W 55–44 | 7–0 | American Airlines Center | 12,314 | Recap |
8 | Bye Week | ||||||
9 | April 28 | atPhiladelphia Soul | L 28–57 | 7–1 | Wachovia Spectrum | 15,426 | Recap |
10 | May 3 | atColumbus Destroyers | W 48–45 | 8–1 | Nationwide Arena | 14,310 | Recap |
11 | May 10 | Grand Rapids Rampage | W 65–54 | 9–1 | American Airlines Center | 11,476 | Recap |
12 | May 17 | Arizona Rattlers | L 54–55 | 9–2 | American Airlines Center | 12,950 | Recap |
13 | May 23 | atOrlando Predators | W 67–41 | 10–2 | Amway Arena | 12,366 | Recap |
14 | May 31 | atCleveland Gladiators | W 68–52 | 11–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,717 | Recap |
15 | June 7 | Philadelphia Soul | L 64–71 | 11–3 | American Airlines Center | 11,943 | Recap |
16 | June 14 | New York Dragons | W 51–49 | 12–3 | American Airlines Center | 12,042 | Recap |
17 | June 22 | atChicago Rush | L 63–75 | 12–4 | Allstate Arena | 16,260 | Recap |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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NC Wild Card | June 27 | New York Dragons (6) | L 63–77 | American Airlines Center | 10,076 | Recap |
2008 Dallas Desperados roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks Fullbacks Wide receivers | Offensive/Defensive linemen | Linebackers Defensive backs Kickers | Injured reserve
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 51 |
GA | 13 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
atThe Arena at Gwinnett Center,Duluth, Georgia
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CLB | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
DAL | 14 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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COL | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
DAL | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 51 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 13 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 59 |
SJ | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
atHP Pavilion at San Jose,San Jose, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
NY | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
atNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Uniondale, New York
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CLE | 7 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 |
DAL | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 58 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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NO | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
DAL | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
PHI | 14 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 57 |
atWachovia Center,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
CLB | 13 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
atNationwide Arena,Columbus, Ohio
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GR | 13 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 54 |
DAL | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 65 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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ARZ | 0 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 55 |
DAL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 54 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 67 |
ORL | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
atAmway Arena,Orlando, Florida
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DAL | 7 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 68 |
CLE | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
atQuicken Loans Arena,Cleveland, Ohio
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PHI | 14 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 71 |
DAL | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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NY | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
DAL | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 63 |
CHI | 21 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 75 |
atAllstate Arena,Rosemont, Illinois
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(6) NY | 14 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 77 |
(3) DAL | 7 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 63 |
atAmerican Airlines Center,Dallas, Texas
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