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2008 Chicago Rush season

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2008 Chicago Rush season
Head coachMike Hohensee
Home fieldAllstate Arena
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (Rampage) 41–58
Team DPYDennison Robinson

The 2008 Chicago Rush season was the eighth season for the franchise. The Rush finished the regular season 11–5, making the playoffs again as they have in every year of their existence. They won their second consecutive Central Division title, and entered the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the Divisional round by the Grand Rapids Rampage, 41–58.

Standings

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Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Chicago Rush 11 5 .688 926 765 6–0 9–1 7–1 4–4
x-Colorado Crush 6 10 .375 847 907 2–4 4–6 4–4 2–6
x-Grand Rapids Rampage 6 10 .375 952 968 3–3 4–6 3–5 3–5
Kansas City Brigade 3 13 .188 752 923 1–5 1–9 2–6 1–7

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance Recap
1 March 3 San Jose SaberCats W 70–47 1–0 Allstate Arena 15,409 Recap
2 March 9 Philadelphia Soul L 49–60 1–1 Allstate Arena 16,051 Recap
3 March 14 at Grand Rapids Rampage W 64–35 2–1 Van Andel Arena 10,594 Recap
4 March 22 Colorado Crush W 70–35 3–1 Allstate Arena 16,036 Recap
5 March 28 Arizona Rattlers W 59–35 4–1 Allstate Arena 15,058 Recap
6 April 6 at Orlando Predators L 56–57 (OT) 4–2 Amway Arena 12,483 Recap
7 April 14 at Kansas City Brigade W 49–42 5–2 Sprint Center 13,184 Recap
8 April 20 Grand Rapids Rampage W 55–52 6–2 Allstate Arena 16,112 Recap
9 April 25 at Colorado Crush W 65–52 7–2 Pepsi Center 11,114 Recap
10 May 5 at Tampa Bay Storm W 51–46 8–2 St. Pete Times Forum 14,491 Recap
11 Bye Week
12 May 19 Los Angeles Avengers W 72–28 9–2 Allstate Arena 15,904 Recap
13 May 24 at Utah Blaze L 48–51 9–3 EnergySolutions Arena 15,295 Recap
14 May 31 Kansas City Brigade W 52–47 10–3 Allstate Arena 16,164 Recap
15 June 7 at Cleveland Gladiators L 44–65 10–4 Quicken Loans Arena 11,377 Recap
16 June 14 at Georgia Force L 47–50 10–5 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 11,073 Recap
17 June 22 Dallas Desperados W 75–63 11–5 Allstate Arena 16,260 Recap

Playoff schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
AC Divisional July 6 Grand Rapids Rampage (6) L 41–58 Allstate Arena 14,338 Recap

Coaching

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Final roster

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2008 Chicago Rush roster
Quarterbacks


Fullbacks


Wide receivers

  •  9 Ryan Dennard
  • 88 Travis LaTendresse


Offensive linemen
  • 56 Beau Elliot
  • 70 Rob McMackin
  • 98 John Sikora


Defensive linemen


Linebackers


Defensive backs

  • 20 Jonothan Ordway


Kickers


Injury reserve
  • 11 Rob Mager WR (IR)
  •  7 James Sadler DB (IR)
  •  3 Talib Wise DB (IR)


Refused to report

  • currently vacant

Other league exempt


Suspension

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • 80 B. J. Barre WR


rookies in italics
Roster updated July 29, 2010
23 Active, 8 Inactive

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Stats

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Passing

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Passer Rating ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LNG
Russ Michna 121.94 327–223–7 68.2 2540 53 45
Sherdrick Bonner 108.55 167–99–5 59.3 1287 25 45

Receiving

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Receiver No. YDS AVG LNG TD
Donovan Morgan 113 1300 11.5 33t 24
Damian Harrell 94 1165 12.4 45t 25
Travis LaTendresse 91 1105 12.1 30t 20
Robert Boss 15 187 12.5 26 3
Dan Alexander 14 141 10.1 28t 5
Ryan Dennard 8 125 15.6 27t 4
BJ Barre 7 89 12.7 40 2
DeJuan Alfonzo 2 12 6.0 8t 1
Joe Peters 1 2 2.0 2t 1
John Peaua 1 0 0.0 0 0

Regular season

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
SJ 14 13 71347
CHI 14 14 142870

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 3
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,409
Game information

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 6 20 171760
CHI 7 21 71449

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,051
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 22 7 142164
GR 7 0 72135

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: March 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,594
Game information

Week 4: vs. Colorado Crush

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 7 21 7035
CHI 13 27 92170

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 22
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,036
Game information

Week 5: vs. Arizona Rattlers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ARZ 7 7 71435
CHI 14 14 72459

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 28
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,058
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
LA 14 7 1414756
ORL 13 14 022857

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 6
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,483
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 14 14 71449
KC 0 21 71442

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 14
  • Game time: 8:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,184
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GR 7 17 72152
CHI 13 14 131555

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 20
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,112
Game information

Week 9: at Colorado Crush

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 7 21 172065
COL 7 14 62552

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: April 25
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,114
Game information

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 7 17 131451
TB 7 17 61646

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: May 5
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,491
Game information

Week 11

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Bye Week

Quarter 1 2 34Total
LA 7 7 7728
CHI 20 24 141472

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 19
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,904
Game information

Week 13: at Utah Blaze

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 6 18 101448
UTA 21 13 71051

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,295
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
KC 20 14 01347
CHI 14 14 71752

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 31
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,164
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 7 10 72044
CLE 21 17 72065

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,377
Game information

Week 16: at Georgia Force

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CHI 6 14 141347
GA 14 13 71650

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,073
Game information

Week 17: vs. Dallas Desperados

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
DAL 14 21 02863
CHI 21 14 132775

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: June 22
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,260
Game information

Playoffs

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American Conference Divisional: vs. (6) Grand Rapids Rampage

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(6) GR 14 17 72058
(1) CHI 7 14 14641

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 6
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: TBA
Game information
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