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2007 Rampage Schedule Released

November 29, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Grand Rapids Rampage News Release


GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Rampage have spent months during the offseason preparing to tackle their upcoming 10th Anniversary Season. Now, one of the Arena Football League's most established franchises knows exactly which opponents it will be tackling, as the team announced its schedule for the 2007 season today.

Grand Rapids kicks off its historic campaign on the road against its Central Division rival, the Colorado Crush, on March 4. The Rampage will then rush back to Van Andel Arena for its first of two consecutive home Thursday night match-ups, as they take on the Las Vegas Gladiators on March 8. All other Rampage home games will take place on Saturdays, with all home kickoffs scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.

"We are pleased with the schedule," said Scott Woodruff, general manager of business operations for the Rampage. "Our fans have expressed to us that Saturday is their day of choice for our games, so while the two Thursday dates are not ideal, the six Saturdays are terrific."

The 2007 Rampage schedule also includes home tilts against the Philadelphia Soul (March 15), the New York Dragons (April 7) and the defending AFL champion Chicago Rush (April 21), among others. The Soul, who boast famous singer and songwriter Jon Bon Jovi as their majority owner and co-chairman of the board, will make their first-ever appearance in Grand Rapids. Meanwhile, the Rampage hope to improve their 3-1 all-time record against the Dragons, who last visited West Michigan in 2003.

Other games of note include road trips to face 2007 Western Division champion San Jose and regional foe Columbus, along with eight important division clashes against the Crush, the Rush, the Nashville Kats and the Kansas City Brigade, whom the Rampage will face for the first time ever on April 14.

Season and group tickets to the Grand Rapids Rampage 10th Anniversary Season are on sale now and can be found at RampageFootball.com or by contacting the Rampage Ticket Office at (616) 559-1871. Single-game tickets will be made available by Star Tickets Plus beginning on January 20 at RampageFootball.com or by calling Star Tickets Plus directly at (800) 585-3737. You can also pick up Rampage single-game tickets at any Star Tickets Plus outlet, including all Meijer locations and The Zone, the team's official retail store located on the west side of Van Andel Arena.

2007 Grand Rapids Rampage Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) 1 Sun., March 4 @ Colorado Crush* 3 p.m.

2 Thu., March 8 vs. Las Vegas Gladiators 7 p.m.

3 Thu., March 15 vs. Philadelphia Soul 7 p.m.

4 Fri., March 23 @ Utah Blaze 9 p.m.

5 BYE WEEK 6 Sat., April 7 vs. New York Dragons 7 p.m.

7 Sat., April 14 @ Kansas City Brigade* 8 p.m.

8 Sat., April 21 vs. Chicago Rush* 7 p.m.

9 Sat., April 28 @ Los Angeles Avengers 10:30 p.m.

10 Sat., May 5 vs. Nashville Kats* 7 p.m.

11 Fri., May 11 @ Columbus Destroyers 7 p.m.

12 Sat., May 19 @ San Jose SaberCats 10:30 p.m.

13 Sat., May 26 vs. Colorado Crush* 7 p.m.

14 Sat., June 2 vs. Kansas City Brigade* 7 p.m.

15 Sat., June 9 @ Chicago Rush* 8 p.m.

16 Sat., June 16 vs. Tampa Bay Storm 7 p.m.

17 Sat., June 23 @ Nashville Kats* 8 p.m.

*Central Division game

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