2008 Los Angeles Avengers season
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The 2008
Los Angeles Avengers
season was the ninth and final season for the franchise. The Avengers finished the season with a 5-11 record, and failed to make the playoffs. Two days after the final regular season game, head coach Ed Hodgkiss
and two assistants were fired from the team. Also, the team folded 10 months later.
Week 1: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 2: at Arizona Rattlers
Week 3: at Georgia Force
Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Week 5: at Grand Rapids Rampage
Week 6: at Colorado Crush
Week 7: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 9: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 10: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 11: vs. New York Dragons
Week 12: at Chicago Rush
Week 14: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 15: at Utah Blaze
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Brigade
Week 17: at Tampa Bay Storm
2008 Arena Football League season
The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League and final season before the 2009 cancellation. The regular season began play on February 29, 2008 and concluded on June 22...
Los Angeles Avengers
Los Angeles Avengers
The Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...
season was the ninth and final season for the franchise. The Avengers finished the season with a 5-11 record, and failed to make the playoffs. Two days after the final regular season game, head coach Ed Hodgkiss
Ed Hodgkiss
Ed Hodgkiss is a former Arena Football League coach for the Los Angeles Avengers. He has a career record of 52-42, including a 1-5 mark in the postseason.-External links:**...
and two assistants were fired from the team. Also, the team folded 10 months later.
Regular season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 29 | New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena.... |
Home | W 59-42 |
| 2 | March 10 | Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center... |
Away | W 65-33 |
| 3 | March 15 | Georgia Force Georgia Force The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings... |
Away | L 34-58 |
| 4 | March 20 | Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Soul The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII... |
Home | L 34-71 |
| 5 | March 30 | Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. They were coached by Steve Thonn.-History:... |
Away | L 59-84 |
| 6 | April 4 | Colorado Crush Colorado Crush Colorado Crush were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team. The Crush played in the Central Division of the American Conference until the Arena Football League suspended operations in 2009... |
Away | L 54-67 |
| 7 | April 12 | Utah Blaze Utah Blaze The Utah Blaze is a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competes in the West division of the Arena Football League. Home games are played at the EnergySolutions Arena.-The original Utah Blaze :... |
Home | W 79-62 |
| 8 | April 19 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | L 69-83 |
| 9 | April 26 | San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the... |
Away | L 42-70 |
| 10 | May 3 | Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center... |
Home | W 66-59 |
| 11 | May 10 | New York Dragons New York Dragons The New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded... |
Home | L 48-52 |
| 12 | May 19 | Chicago Rush Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the... |
Away | L 28-72 |
| 13 | Bye | Week | ||
| 14 | May 31 | San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the... |
Home | L 56-66 |
| 15 | June 9 | Utah Blaze Utah Blaze The Utah Blaze is a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competes in the West division of the Arena Football League. Home games are played at the EnergySolutions Arena.-The original Utah Blaze :... |
Away | L 56-65 |
| 16 | June 15 | Kansas City Brigade Kansas City Brigade The Kansas City Command is a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. The team was founded before the 2006 season. Former Kansas City Chiefs Strong safety Kevin Porter served as head coach... |
Home | W 51-48 |
| 17 | June 21 | Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.... |
Away | L 47-72 |
Roster
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|