2008 Tampa Bay Storm season
The 2008 Tampa Bay Storm season is the 22nd season for the American Arena Football League franchise, their 18th season in Tampa, Florida. The Storm were able to finish the season with an 8–8 record, but missed the playoffs due to losing a tiebreaker with the New Orleans VooDoo and New York Dragons, both teams finishing with the same record as the Storm. This was only the second time ever that the franchise had failed to make the playoffs, the first time being in 2006.
2008 Tampa Bay Storm season | |
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Head coach | Tim Marcum |
Home field | St. Pete Times Forum |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Georgia Force | 10 | 6 | .625 | 927 | 848 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
x-Orlando Predators | 9 | 7 | .563 | 881 | 898 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 8 | .500 | 903 | 876 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
New Orleans VooDoo | 8 | 8 | .500 | 893 | 835 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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1 | March 1 | Kansas City Brigade | Away | W 51–49 |
2 | March 7 | Georgia Force | Home | W 69–48 |
3 | March 16 | New Orleans VooDoo | Away | L 55–76 |
4 | Bye | Week | ||
5 | March 29 | Philadelphia Soul | Away | L 51–59 |
6 | April 5 | Columbus Destroyers | Away | L 49–51 |
7 | April 13 | Arizona Rattlers | Home | L 62–63 |
8 | April 18 | New York Dragons | Home | L 47–66 |
9 | April 26 | Orlando Predators | Away | W 48–41 |
10 | May 5 | Chicago Rush | Home | L 46–51 |
11 | May 9 | New Orleans VooDoo | Home | W 41–37 |
12 | May 16 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Away | W 58–50 |
13 | May 23 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | W 58–48 |
14 | May 31 | Georgia Force | Away | L 55–56 |
15 | June 7 | Orlando Predators | Home | W 71–61 |
16 | June 14 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 70–73 |
17 | June 21 | Los Angeles Avengers | Home | W 72–47 |
Roster
Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
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1 | Brett Dietz | QB | 6' 4" | 220 |
4 | Seth Marler | K | 6' 1" | 195 |
5 | Jeroid Johnson | DB | 5' 10" | 185 |
8 | Tim McGill | DL | 6 "3 | 310 |
10 | Torrance Marshall | LB | 6' 2" | 260 |
11 | Byron Jones | DB | 5' 11" | 180 |
14 | Hank Edwards | WR | 6' 2" | 180 |
15 | Stoney Case | QB | 6' 4" | 225 |
17 | Terrill Shaw | WR | 6' 0" | 190 |
18 | Sedrick Robinson | WR | 5' 11" | 180 |
21 | Traco Rachal | DB | 6' 2" | 200 |
22 | Lawrence Samuels | WR | 6' 3" | 220 |
26 | Khalid Naziruddin | DB | 5' 11" | 185 |
27 | Kevin Clemens | FB | 6' 1" | 285 |
32 | Marvin Brown | LB | 5' 11" | 260 |
50 | Kenyatta Jones | OL | 6' 5" | 300 |
65 | Earnest Certain | OL/DL | 6' 4" | 300 |
66 | Marcus Owen | OL | 6' 3" | 310 |
75 | Tom Kaleita | OL | 6' 5" | 320 |
77 | Emmanuel Akah | OL | 6' 3" | 315 |
90 | Mark Word | DL | 6' 5" | 300 |
93 | Tom Briggs | DL | 6' 4" | 280 |
Regular season
Week 1: at Kansas City Brigade
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
KC | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: March 1
- Game time: 6:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,356
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Week 2: vs. Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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GA | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
TB | 14 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 69 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: March 7
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 18194
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Week 3: at New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 14 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 55 |
NO | 14 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 76 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: March 16
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,011
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Week 4
Bye Week
Week 5: at Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
PHI | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
- Date: March 29
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,546
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Week 6: at Columbus Destroyers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
CLB | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 51 |
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: April 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,256
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Week 7: vs. Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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ARZ | 13 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 63 |
TB | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: April 13
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,413
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Week 8: vs. New York Dragons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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NY | 10 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 66 |
TB | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: April 18
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,104
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Week 9: at Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 7 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
ORL | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
- Date: April 26
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,365
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Week 10: vs. Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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CHI | 7 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
TB | 7 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 46 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: May 5
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,491
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Week 11: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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NO | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
TB | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: May 9
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,934
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Week 12: at Grand Rapids Rampage
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 7 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 58 |
GR | 21 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 50 |
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Date: May 16
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 7,205
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Week 13: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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CLE | 19 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48 |
TB | 14 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 58 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: May 23
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,976
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Week 14: at Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
GA | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 56 |
at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: May 31
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,400
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Week 15: vs. Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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ORL | 12 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 61 |
TB | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 71 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: June 7
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,344
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Week 16: at San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 14 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 70 |
SJ | 7 | 31 | 14 | 21 | 73 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: June 14
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,042
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Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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LA | 0 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
TB | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 72 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: June 21
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,981
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