2008 AFL season begins February 29
November 1, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK - The Arena Football League's 22nd season begins on Friday, February 29 at 10:30 p.m. ET when the Los Angeles Avengers host the New Orleans VooDoo. Seventeen AFL teams will play a 16-game regular season schedule over 17 weeks with each team receiving one bye. The playoffs begin on Friday, June 27 with Wild Card Weekend. The season concludes with ArenaBowl XXII on Sunday, July 27.
The season's first installment of Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football kicks off over the March 1-3 weekend. ESPN's coverage features 29 broadcasts, including 10 consecutive Monday night matchups beginning on Monday, April 14, and 11 playoff contests including ArenaBowl XXII. All nationally-televised Arena Football League games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will be in high definition in 2008, and all games televised on the ESPN networks will also be available on ESPN360.com, ESPN's signature live sports broadband network.
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
(All times ET and subject to change)
DATE
WEEK 1
TIME
Friday, February 29
New Orleans at Los Angeles
10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Dallas at Georgia
1:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Tampa Bay at Kansas City
6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Orlando at Philadelphia
7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Arizona at Utah
9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 2
Columbus at Colorado
4:00 p.m.
Monday, March 3
New York at Cleveland
7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 3
San Jose at Chicago
9:00 p.m.
Bye: Grand Rapids
The San Jose SaberCats begin their title defense with a rematch of the 2007 American Conference Championship Game against the Chicago Rush at Allstate Arena on Monday, March 3 at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). San Jose defeated Chicago, 61-49, in the American Conference Championship Game on their way to ArenaBowl XXI, where the SaberCats captured their third ArenaBowl Championship in six years with a 55-33 victory over the Columbus Destroyers on July 29 in New Orleans.
The National Conference champion Destroyers open their season on the road against the Colorado Crush at Pepsi Center on Sunday, March 2 at 4 p.m. ET. The Crush outscored the Destroyers 35-20 in the first half en route to 58-40 victory in Week 12 in their only 2007 meeting.
The Georgia Force kick off the 2008 season on ABC as they welcome the Dallas Desperados to The Arena at Gwinnett Center in a matchup of the two teams with the best regular-season records from 2007 on Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN on ABC - HD). Dallas recorded a League-best 15 wins while Georgia ranked second with 14. The Force defeated the Desperados 78-63 at Philips Arena in Week 8, giving Dallas its only loss of the season.
Other Week 1 highlights include:
- 2007 Offensive Player of the Year WR SIAHA BURLEY returns to face his former team when the Arizona Rattlers travel to face the Utah Blaze at EnergySolutions Arena on Saturday, March 1 at 9 p.m. ET. Burley set AFL single-season records for receptions (166) and receiving yards (2,129) while becoming the first player in professional football history to amass more than 2,000 receiving yards in a single season in 2007.
- The Philadelphia Soul welcomes the Orlando Predators to the Wachovia Center for the third consecutive game on Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m. ET. The Soul defeated the Predators 63-49 to conclude the 2007 regular season on June 21, only to turnaround and host Orlando again eight days later in the Wild Card Round. The Soul advanced to the Divisional Round with a 41-26 victory over the Predators. This will mark the second time in AFL history that two teams have played each other three consecutive times. In 1988, the Chicago Bruisers and Los Angeles Cobras met during the final two weeks of the regular season and in the first round of the playoffs.
- Cleveland welcomes the New York Dragons to Quicken Loans Arena for the team's inaugural game on Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. ET. The Dragons are 4-4 all-time on the road to open a season.
- Kansas City will host Tampa Bay for the Brigade's first game in the newly completed Sprint Center on Saturday, March 1 at 6 p.m. ET. Tampa Bay is 2-0 all-time against Kansas City, sweeping the Brigade in 2006.
The playoff system remains the same as in 2007 with 12 teams advancing to the postseason. In each conference, the two division champions will receive byes the first weekend. Following is the playoff schedule (all times TBD):
PLAYOFF ROUND
DATE
Wild Card Round
June 27-29
Divisional Round
July 4-6
Conference Championship Games
July 12
ArenaBowl XXII
July 27
Other 2008 schedule highlights include:
- In Week 2, the Dallas Desperados host the Columbus Destroyers on Friday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET, in a rematch of the 2007 Divisional Round game where the sixth-seeded Destroyers shocked the top-seeded Desperados, 66-59.
- The San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers renew their rivalry in Week 3 as former SaberCats defensive coordinator KEVIN GUY returns to HP Pavilion as the head coach of the Rattlers on Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 p.m. ET. San Jose swept the season series in 2007 for the second consecutive season and has not lost to Arizona in San Jose since 2004.
- Cleveland and Columbus officially begin "The Battle of the Buckeye State" when the Destroyers host Cleveland at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET.
- Former Colorado Crush and new Chicago Rush WR DAMIAN HARRELL returns to Pepsi Center when the Crush hosts the Rush in a Central Division matchup on Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. ET in Week 4. The Rush swept the season series against the Crush last season for the second time in four years.
- Former Arizona Rattlers and new Chicago Rush QB SHERDRICK BONNER welcomes the Rattlers to Allstate Arena on Friday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. ET in Week 5 action. Bonner spent the previous 14 seasons in Arizona setting franchise records in passing yards (40,979), attempts (5,268), completions (3,261), and touchdown passes (829), before signing with the Rush in the offseason.
- The Grand Rapids Rampage welcomes former Rampage WR TIMON MARSHALL and the Los Angeles Avengers to Van Andel Arena on Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m. ET. Marshall led the League in all-purpose yards with 3,050 yards and 33 touchdowns in only 13 games in 2007.
- Cleveland co-owner BERNIE KOSAR and Colorado Crush co-owner JOHN ELWAY begin a new chapter in a storied rivalry when Cleveland welcomes the Crush to Quicken Loans Arena on Friday, April 11 at 7 p.m. ET in Week 7. Elway's Broncos defeated Kosar's Browns in three AFC Championship Games (1986-87, 90) during their NFL careers. The teams meet again in Week 12 on Saturday, May 17 at 8 p.m. ET at the Pepsi Center in Colorado.
- The Kansas City Brigade hosts the Chicago Rush on Monday, April 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Rush's 48-21 victory over the Brigade in Week 17 decided last year's Central Division Championship. Both teams split the season series as Kansas City defeated Chicago, 54-41, at Kemper Arena in Week 1.
- Cleveland Head Coach MIKE WILPOLT and DL SILAS DEMARY return to the Staples Center to face their former team as Cleveland faces the Los Angeles Avengers on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET in Week 8. Wilpolt spent the previous three seasons as the Avengers defensive coordinator, while Demary spent the past seven seasons anchoring Los Angeles' defensive line.
- The Orlando Predators welcome the Tampa Bay Storm to Hummer Field at Amway Arena for the latest installment of the "War on I-4" on Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET in Week 9. Orlando swept the Storm for the second consecutive season in 2007 and has won three in a row in Orlando. They meet again in Week 15 on Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.
- The Philadelphia Soul hosts the Dallas Desperados on Monday, April 28 at 8 p.m. ET, at the Wachovia Center in Week 9. Desperados QB CLINT DOLEZEL threw five touchdown passes against the Soul in their Week 7 contest last season to become the first player in professional football history to reach 800 career touchdown passes. The Desperados swept the season series from Philadelphia in 2007 after the Soul swept the series in 2006.
- The Columbus Destroyers welcome the Georgia Force to Nationwide Arena in a rematch of the 2007 National Conference Championship Game on Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. ET in Week 15 action.
Optimal Planning Solutions Inc. (www.optimalplanning.com) assisted the AFL in producing the 2008 schedule. OPS is the leading provider of scheduling services and software to professional sports leagues, including the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and the Australian Football League.
2008 ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ESPN TV SCHEDULE:
(All times ET and subject to change)
DATE TEAMS NETWORK TIME
Saturday, March 1 Dallas at Georgia ESPN on ABC 1 p.m.
Monday, March 3 San Jose at Chicago ESPN2 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Philadelphia at Chicago ESPN2 1 p.m.
Monday, March 10 Los Angeles at Arizona ESPN2 11 p.m.
Monday, March 17 Colorado at Dallas ESPN2 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia ESPN2 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 Chicago at Orlando ESPN2 2 p.m.
Monday, April 14 Chicago at Kansas City ESPN2 8:30 p.m.
Monday, April 21 Philadelphia at Columbus ESPN2 8 p.m.
Monday, April 28 Dallas at Philadelphia ESPN2 8 p.m.
Monday, May 5 Chicago at Tampa Bay ESPN2 8 p.m.
Monday, May 12 Philadelphia at Georgia ESPN2 8 p.m.
Monday, May 19 Los Angeles at Chicago ESPN2 8 p.m.
Monday, May 26 Georgia at New Orleans ESPN2 8 p.m.
Monday, June 2 New York at Colorado ESPN2 10:30 p.m.
Monday, June 9 Los Angeles at Utah ESPN2 10 p.m.
Monday, June 16 Colorado at Arizona ESPN2 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 Dallas at Chicago ESPN2 4 p.m.
POSTSEASON*
Friday, June 27 Wild Card Round TBD 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 Wild Card Round TBD 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 Wild Card Round TBD 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 29 Wild Card Round TBD 3 p.m.
Friday, July 4 Divisional Round TBD 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 Divisional Round TBD 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 Divisional Round TBD 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 6 Divisional Round TBD 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 Conference Championship TBD 12 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 Conference Championship TBD 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 27 ArenaBowl XXII ESPN on ABC 3 p.m.
2008 AFL WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
(All times ET and subject to change)
DATE WEEK 1 TIME
Friday, February 29 New Orleans at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Dallas at Georgia 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Tampa Bay at Kansas City 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Orlando at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Arizona at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 2 Columbus at Colorado 4:00 p.m.
Monday, March 3 New York at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 3 San Jose at Chicago 9:00 p.m.
Bye: Grand Rapids
DATE WEEK 2 TIME
Friday, March 7 Georgia at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 7 Columbus at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Utah at Cleveland 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Philadelphia at Chicago 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Orlando at New Orleans 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Kansas City at New York 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10 San Jose at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10 Los Angeles at Arizona 11:00 p.m.
Bye: Colorado
DATE WEEK 3 TIME
Friday, March 14 Chicago at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 14 Utah at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Cleveland at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Los Angeles at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Arizona at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 New York at Philadelphia 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 Tampa Bay at New Orleans 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 17 Colorado at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Bye: Kansas City
DATE WEEK 4 TIME
Thursday, March 20 Philadelphia at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Friday, March 21 Cleveland at New Orleans 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 21 Columbus at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21 New York at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 Georgia at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 Colorado at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 Dallas at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Monday, March 24 Grand Rapids at Kansas City 8:00 p.m.
Bye: Tampa Bay
DATE WEEK 5 TIME
Friday, March 28 Arizona at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 San Jose at Kansas City 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 Orlando at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 Georgia at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 Los Angeles at Grand Rapids 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 Dallas at New York 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 New Orleans at Colorado 4:00 p.m.
Bye: Cleveland
DATE WEEK 6 TIME
Friday, April 4 Kansas City at Georgia 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4 Los Angeles at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Tampa Bay at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 San Jose at New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Grand Rapids at New York 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Utah at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Cleveland at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 Chicago at Orlando 2:00 p.m.
Bye: Arizona
DATE WEEK 7 TIME
Friday, April 11 Colorado at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 New Orleans at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 Utah at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 Philadelphia at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 Orlando at Grand Rapids 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 Arizona at Tampa Bay 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 Columbus at New York 3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 14 Chicago at Kansas City 8:30 p.m.
Bye: Georgia
DATE WEEK 8 TIME
Friday, April 18 New York at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 18 San Jose at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Friday, April 18 New Orleans at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 Colorado at Kansas City 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 Orlando at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 Cleveland at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 Grand Rapids at Chicago 3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 21 Philadelphia at Columbus 8:00 p.m.
Bye: Dallas
DATE WEEK 9 TIME
Friday, April 25 Kansas City at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 Utah at New Orleans 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25 Chicago at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 Georgia at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Cleveland at New York 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Tampa Bay at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Los Angeles at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Monday, April 28 Dallas at Philadelphia 8:00 p.m.
Bye: Columbus
DATE WEEK 10 TIME
Friday, May 2 Philadelphia at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 2 Grand Rapids at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 Dallas at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 New Orleans at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 San Jose at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 Kansas City at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 Arizona at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Monday, May 5 Chicago at Tampa Bay 8:00 p.m.
Bye: New York
DATE WEEK 11 TIME
Friday, May 9 Orlando at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9 New Orleans at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9 San Jose at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 Columbus at Kansas City 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 Grand Rapids at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 Colorado at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 New York at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Monday, May 12 Philadelphia at Georgia 8:00 p.m.
Bye: Chicago
DATE WEEK 12 TIME
Friday, May 16 Tampa Bay at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Columbus at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Cleveland at Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Arizona at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Utah at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 Orlando at Kansas City 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 Georgia at New York 3:00 p.m.
Monday, May 19 Los Angeles at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Bye: New Orleans
DATE WEEK 13 TIME
Thursday, May 22 Kansas City at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 23 Dallas at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 23 Cleveland at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 New York at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Chicago at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Grand Rapids at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Colorado at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Monday, May 26 Georgia at New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
Bye: Los Angeles
DATE WEEK 14 TIME
Friday, May 30 Columbus at New Orleans 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Dallas at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Tampa Bay at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Arizona at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Kansas City at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 1 Utah at Grand Rapids 2:00 p.m.
Monday, June 2 New York at Colorado 10:30 p.m.
Bye: Philadelphia
DATE WEEK 15 TIME
Saturday, June 7 Chicago at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Georgia at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Colorado at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 New Orleans at New York 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Orlando at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Philadelphia at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 8 Arizona at Kansas City 2:00 p.m.
Monday, June 9 Los Angeles at Utah 10:00 p.m.
Bye: San Jose
DATE WEEK 16 TIME
Friday, June 13 New Orleans at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Grand Rapids at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Chicago at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Cleveland at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 New York at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Tampa Bay at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 15 Kansas City at Los Angeles 6:30 p.m.
Monday, June 16 Colorado at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Bye: Utah
DATE WEEK 17 TIME
Saturday, June 21 Columbus at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Grand Rapids at New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Los Angeles at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Kansas City at Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Utah at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Georgia at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 Philadelphia at New York 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 Dallas at Chicago 4:00 p.m.
Bye: Orlando
2008 AFL TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULE
(All times ET and subject to change)
ARIZONA RATTLERS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10 Los Angeles 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Friday, March 21 New York 10:00 p.m.
Friday, March 28 at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
BYE
Sunday, April 13 at Tampa Bay 2:00 p.m.
Friday, April 18 New Orleans 10:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 Georgia 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9 San Jose 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Grand Rapids 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 8 at Kansas City 2:00 p.m.
Monday, June 16 Colorado 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Utah 10:00 p.m.
CHICAGO RUSH
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Monday, March 3 San Jose 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Philadelphia 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 14 at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 28 Arizona 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 at Orlando 2:00 p.m.
Monday, April 14 at Kansas City 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 Grand Rapids 3:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Monday, May 5 at Tampa Bay 8:00 p.m.
BYE
Monday, May 19 Los Angeles 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Kansas City 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 Dallas 4:00 p.m.
CLEVELAND
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Monday, March 3 New York 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Utah 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21 at New Orleans 8:30 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, April 5 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 Colorado 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 at New York 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 2 Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9 Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 at Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 23 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Dallas 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Columbus 7:00 p.m.
COLORADO CRUSH
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Sunday, March 2 Columbus 4:00 PM
BYE
Monday, March 17 at Dallas 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 22 at Chicago 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 30 New Orleans 4:00 PM
Friday, April 4 Los Angeles 9:00 PM
Friday, April 11 at Cleveland 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 19 at Kansas City 6:00 PM
Friday, April 25 Chicago 9:00 PM
Friday, May 2 Grand Rapids 9:00 PM
Saturday, May 10 at Utah 9:00 PM
Saturday, May 17 Cleveland 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 24 at San Jose 10:30 PM
Monday, June 2 New York 10:30 PM
Saturday, June 7 at Grand Rapids 7:00 PM
Monday, June 16 at Arizona 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 21 Kansas City 8:00 PM
COLUMBUS DESTROYERS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Sunday, March 2 at Colorado 4:00 p.m.
Friday, March 7 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21 at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 at New York 3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 21 Philadelphia 8:00 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, May 3 Dallas 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at Kansas City 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 New York 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 30 at New Orleans 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
DALLAS DESPERADOS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 at Georgia 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 7 Columbus 8:30 p.m.
Monday, March 17 Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 at New York 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Cleveland 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
BYE
Monday, April 28 at Philadelphia 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 Grand Rapids 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Arizona 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 23 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Philadelphia 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 New York 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 at Chicago 4:00 p.m.
GEORGIA FORCE
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 Dallas 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 7 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Friday, April 4 Kansas City 7:30 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, April 19 Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 12 Philadelphia 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 at New York 3:00 p.m.
Monday, May 26 at New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE
DATE OPPONENT TIME
BYE
Monday, March 10 San Jose 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 14 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 24 at Kansas City 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 Los Angeles 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 at New York 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 Orlando 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 at Chicago 3:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 Kansas City 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 2 at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 16 Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 1 Utah 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 Colorado 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
KANSAS CITY BRIGADE
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 Tampa Bay 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at New York 3:00 p.m.
BYE
Monday, March 24 Grand Rapids 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 San Jose 6:00 p.m.
Friday, April 4 at Georgia 7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 14 Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 Colorado 5:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 Columbus 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 Orlando 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 8 Arizona 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 15 at Los Angeles 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 at Colorado 8:00 p.m.
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Friday, February 29 New Orleans 10:30 p.m.
Monday, March 10 at Arizona 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 20 Philadelphia 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 at Grand Rapids 2:00 p.m.
Friday, April 4 at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 Utah 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 Cleveland 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 Arizona 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 New York 10:30 p.m.
Monday, May 19 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, May 31 San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Monday, June 9 at Utah 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 15 Kansas City 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Friday, February 29 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Orlando 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 Tampa Bay 3:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21 Cleveland 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 at Colorado 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 San Jose 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 18 at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25 Utah 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
BYE
Monday, May 26 Georgia 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 30 Columbus 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at New York 7:00 p.m.
Friday, June 13 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
NEW YORK DRAGONS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Monday, March 3 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Kansas City 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 at Philadelphia 2:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21 at Arizona 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30 Dallas 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 Columbus 3:00 p.m.
Friday, April 18 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, May 10 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 Georgia 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Monday, June 2 at Colorado 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 Philadelphia 3:00 p.m.
ORLANDO PREDATORS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at New Orleans 3:00 p.m.
Friday, March 14 Utah 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 Georgia 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 Chicago 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 at Grand Rapids 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at Georgia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 at Kansas City 2:00 p.m.
Friday, May 23 Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 Arizona 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 13 New Orleans 7:30 p.m.
BYE
PHILADELPHIA SOUL
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at Chicago 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 New York 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 20 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 Tampa Bay 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Utah 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Monday, April 21 at Columbus 8:00 p.m.
Monday, April 28 Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 2 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 12 at Georgia 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 Kansas City 7:30 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, June 7 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 at New York 3:00 p.m.
SAN JOSE SABERCATS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Monday, March 3 at Chicago 9:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10 at Grand Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Arizona 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 Dallas 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Kansas City 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 Philadelphia 10:30 p.m.
Friday, April 18 at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9 at Arizona 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Utah 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Colorado 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
BYE
Saturday, June 14 Tampa Bay 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 Georgia 10:30 p.m.
TAMPA BAY STORM
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 at Kansas City 6:00 PM
Friday, March 7 Georgia 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 16 at New Orleans 3:00 PM
BYE
Saturday, March 29 at Philadelphia 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 5 at Columbus 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 13 Arizona 2:00 PM
Friday, April 18 New York 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 26 at Orlando 7:30 PM
Monday, May 5 Chicago 8:00 PM
Friday, May 9 New Orleans 7:30 PM
Friday, May 16 at Grand Rapids 7:00 PM
Friday, May 23 Cleveland 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 31 at Georgia 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 7 Orlando 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 14 at San Jose 10:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 Los Angeles 7:30 PM
UTAH BLAZE
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Saturday, March 1 Arizona 9:00 PM
Sunday, March 9 at Cleveland 12:30 PM
Friday, March 14 at Orlando 7:30 PM
Friday, March 21 Columbus 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 29 Georgia 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 5 at Philadelphia 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 12 at Los Angeles 11:30 PM
Friday, April 18 San Jose 10:00 PM
Friday, April 25 at New Orleans 9:30 PM
Saturday, May 3 Kansas City 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 10 Colorado 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 17 at San Jose 11:30 PM
Saturday, May 24 Chicago 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 1 at Grand Rapids 3:00 PM
Monday, June 9 Los Angeles 11:00 PM
BYE
Saturday, June 21 at Arizona 11:00 PM
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