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2008 Colorado Crush season

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2008 Colorado Crush season
Head coachMike Dailey
Home fieldPepsi Center
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (Blaze) 49–44
Lost Divisional Playoffs (SaberCats) 51–64

The 2008 Colorado Crush season is the sixth season for the franchise. The Crush finished the regular season with a 6–10 record, good enough for the playoffs as the 5th seed in the American Conference. In the Wild Card round, they defeated division rival Utah Blaze, 49–44.[1] In the Divisional round, they were defeated by the defending champions, the San Jose SaberCats, 51–64.[2]

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 2 Columbus Destroyers W 50–47 1–0 Pepsi Center 9,265 Recap
2 Bye Week
3 March 17 at Dallas Desperados L 40–51 1–1 American Airlines Center 12,576 Recap
4 March 22 at Chicago Rush L 35–70 1–2 Allstate Arena 16,036 Recap
5 March 30 New Orleans VooDoo L 51–54 1–3 Pepsi Center 10,350 Recap
6 April 4 Los Angeles Avengers W 67–54 2–3 Pepsi Center 11,159 Recap
7 April 11 at Cleveland Gladiators W 69–66 3–3 Quicken Loans Arena 15,079 Recap
8 April 19 at Kansas City Brigade L 53–55 3–4 Sprint Center 14,057 Recap
9 April 25 Chicago Rush L 52–65 3–5 Pepsi Center 11,114 Recap
10 May 2 Grand Rapids Rampage W 63–28 4–5 Pepsi Center 14,527 Recap
11 May 10 at Utah Blaze L 36–71 4–6 EnergySolutions Arena 13,787 Recap
12 May 17 Cleveland Gladiators L 46–50 4–7 Pepsi Center 11,214 Recap
13 May 24 at San Jose SaberCats L 42–59 4–8 HP Pavilion 13,147 Recap
14 June 2 New York Dragons L 65–73 4–9 Pepsi Center 14,078 Recap
15 June 7 at Grand Rapids Rampage L 65–84 4–10 Van Andel Arena 7,766 Recap
16 June 16 at Arizona Rattlers W 62–55 5–10 US Airways Center 11,608 Recap
17 June 21 Kansas City Brigade W 51–27 6–10 Pepsi Center 13,571 Recap

Playoff schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
AC Wild Card June 28 at Utah Blaze (4) W 49–44 EnergySolutions Arena 10,073 Recap
AC Divisional July 5 at San Jose SaberCats (2) L 51–64 HP Pavilion 12,479 Recap

Coaching

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Final roster

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2008 Colorado Crush roster
Quarterbacks


Fullbacks


Wide receivers

  • 23 Anthony Merritt
  • 15 Wendall Williams


Offensive linemen
  • 66 Joey Hollenbeck
  • 77 Brett Huyser


Defensive linemen

  • 98 Charrod Taylor


Linebackers


Defensive backs

  • 25 Jason Harmon
  •  2 Delvin Hughley
  • 20 Antonio Malone


Kickers


Injury reserve


Refused to report

  • currently vacant

Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

Suspension

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated July 29, 2010

23 Active, 5 Inactive

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Stats

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Regular season

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 14 7 19747
COL 14 10 131350

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: March 2
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,265
Game information

Week 2

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Bye Week

Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 14 6 61440
DAL 7 10 201451

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 17
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,576
Game information

Week 4: at Chicago Rush

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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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
NO 6 21 141354
COL 10 14 141351

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: March 30
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,350
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
LA 20 14 71354
COL 14 14 201967

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: April 4
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,159
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 7 24 211769
CLE 17 21 141466

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: April 11
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,079
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 19 6 161253
KC 14 14 131455

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 19
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,057
Game information

Week 9: vs. Chicago Rush

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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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
GR 7 14 7028
COL 14 28 14763

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: May 2
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,527
Game information

Week 11: at Utah Blaze

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 7 7 15736
UTA 10 20 63571

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: May 10
  • Game time: 9:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,787
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLE 7 20 71650
COL 7 17 71546

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,214
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 14 14 7742
SJ 14 21 71759

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: May 24
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,147
Game information

Week 14: vs. New York Dragons

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
NY 21 17 142173
COL 7 24 211365

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: June 2
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,078
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 10 14 192265
GR 7 37 231784

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 7,766
Game information

Week 16: at Arizona Rattlers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
COL 28 14 71362
ARZ 7 13 82755

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 16
  • Game time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,608
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
KC 0 14 01327
COL 14 16 71451

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: June 21
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,571
Game information

Playoffs

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American Conference Wild Card: at (4) Utah Blaze

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(5) COL 7 14 72149
(4) UTA 14 10 71344

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: June 28
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 10,073
Game information

American Conference Divisional: at (2) San Jose SaberCats

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(5) COL 7 17 02751
(2) SJ 13 20 32864

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: July 7
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,479
Game information

References

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  1. ^ Jorgensen, Loren (June 28, 2008). "Utah Blaze: Crushing finish ends season the way it began". Deseret News. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Grieb, SaberCats into Arena conference finals". The Denver Post. July 5, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.