AFL Cleveland Gladiators

Cleveland Gladiators Announce 2010 Schedule

Published on January 12, 2010 under Arena Football League (AFL)
Cleveland Gladiators News Release


CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Gladiators announced today that they have released their 2010 Arena Football One season schedule. The Gladiators will open the 2010 regular season on Saturday, April 3, when they host the Arizona Rattlers at Quicken Loans Arena at 7:00 p.m.

The 16-game schedule features eight home and eight road games. The Gladiators will be members of the National Conference's Midwest Division, playing home-and-home games against the Chicago Rush, Iowa Barnstormers and Milwaukee Iron.

In addition to the three divisional games, the Gladiators will welcome Arizona, Oklahoma City, Spokane, Tulsa and Utah to The Q.

The Gladiators road schedule outside of the division includes trips Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Spokane and Tulsa.

"Our schedule looks very competitive and we are excited to get started," Gladiators head coach STEVE THONN said. "It is road-heavy in the beginning but we finish with three straight home games that will give us some momentum as we make a push for the playoffs."

The Gladiators home schedule will be played on seven Saturday nights and one Friday night. All Saturday games will begin at 7:00 p.m. while the lone Friday contest versus Utah scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE

1 Saturday, April 3 ARIZONA RATTLERS 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

2 Sunday, April 11 at Chicago Rush 4:00 p.m. Allstate Arena

3 Saturday, April 17 at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 8:05 p.m. Ford Center

4 BYE WEEK

5 Saturday, May 1 at Spokane Shock 10:00 p.m. Spokane Arena

6 Saturday, May 8 at Iowa Barnstormers 8:05 p.m. Wells Fargo Arena

7 Saturday, May 15 TULSA TALONS 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

8 Saturday, May 22 at Jacksonville Sharks 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

9 Saturday, May 29 CHICAGO RUSH 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

10 Friday, June 4 UTAH 7:30 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

11 Saturday, June 12 at Milwaukee Iron 8:00 p.m. Bradley Center

12 Saturday, June 19 IOWA BARNSTORMERS 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

13 Saturday, June 26 at Tulsa Talons 8:00 p.m. BOK Center

14 Friday, July 2 at Orlando Predators 7:30 p.m. Amway Arena

15 Saturday, July 10 SPOKANE SHOCK 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

16 Saturday, July 17 OKLAHOMA CITY YARD DAWGZ 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

17 BYE WEEK

18 Saturday, July 31 MILWAUKEE IRON 7:00 p.m. QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

*all times EST

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

MIDWEST DIVISION

Chicago Rush

CLEVELAND GLADIATORS

Iowa Barnstormers

Milwaukee Iron

WEST DIVISION

Arizona Rattlers

Spokane Shock

Utah

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

SOUTHWEST DIVISION

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings

Dallas

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

Tulsa Talons

SOUTH DIVISION

Alabama Vipers

Jacksonville Sharks

Orlando Predators

Tampa Bay Storm

The Gladiators kickoff the 2010 season on April 3 when the host the Arizona Rattlers at Quicken Loans Arena. Group and Season Tickets are on sale now! To be a part of all the hard-hitting action of arena football, call 216.685.9000!



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