2008 Colorado Crush season | |
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Head coach | Mike Dailey |
Home field | Pepsi Center |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Won 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]
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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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
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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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 |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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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 |
2008 Colorado Crush roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injury reserve
Refused to report
Other league exempt
Suspension
rookies in italics → More rosters |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CLB | 14 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 47 |
COL | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Bye Week
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
DAL | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 51 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
CHI | 13 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 70 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NO | 6 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 54 |
COL | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 51 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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LA | 20 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
COL | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 67 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 7 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 69 |
CLE | 17 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 19 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 53 |
KC | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CHI | 7 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 65 |
COL | 7 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 52 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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GR | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
COL | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
UTA | 10 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 71 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CLE | 7 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 50 |
COL | 7 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 46 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
SJ | 14 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 59 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 21 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 73 |
COL | 7 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 65 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 65 |
GR | 7 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 84 |
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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COL | 28 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 62 |
ARZ | 7 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 55 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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KC | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
COL | 14 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 51 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(5) COL | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
(4) UTA | 14 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(5) COL | 7 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 51 |
(2) SJ | 13 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 64 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
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