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Defending National Conference Champion Columbus Destroyers Announce 2008 Schedule

November 1, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Columbus Destroyers News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 2007 National Conference champion Columbus Destroyers and the Arena Football League announced the 2008 regular season schedule today and the Destroyers will kickoff their 10th season and fifth in Columbus against the Colorado Crush Sunday, Mar. 2. Kickoff at Pepsi Center is set for 4 p.m. (ET). This will mark the fifth time in 10 campaigns that the Destroyers have started an AFL season on the road.

The Destroyers will unveil their 2007 National Conference championship banner prior to the start of the home opener against in-state rival Cleveland (formerly the Las Vegas Gladiators), who makes its first appearance at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, Mar. 15. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET. The 2008 schedule also features a Monday night game on Apr. 21 against the Philadelphia Soul at Nationwide Arena. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. and will broadcast live on ESPN2.

The 17-week schedule includes eight home games, eight away games and one bye week spanning 112 days. The regular season culminates on Saturday, June 21 against division rival Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena with the ArenaBowl XXII playoffs set to begin the following week.

As members of the National Conference Eastern Division, the Destroyers will face each of their division rivals - Cleveland, Dallas, New York and Philadelphia - twice. Columbus opens up the divisional schedule on Friday, Mar. 7, when they visit the Dallas Desperados. Kickoff at American Airlines Center is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Ten of the Destroyers 16 games are against 2007 playoff teams.

The schedule will be a test for the defending National Conference champion Destroyers for third-year head coach Doug Kay, as well as recent additions wide receiver Derek Lee and 2007 AFL Kicker of the Year Mark Lewis. The squad looks to make their second-consecutive playoff appearance after coming off their franchise best 10-win season.

2008 COLUMBUS DESTROYERS SCHEDULE

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME

1 Sunday, Mar. 2 at Colorado Crush 4 p.m.

2 Friday, Mar. 7 at Dallas Desperados 8:30 p.m.

3 Saturday, Mar. 15 CLEVELAND AFL 7 p.m.

4 Friday, Mar. 21 at Utah Blaze 9 p.m.

5 Saturday, Mar. 29 ORLANDO PREDATORS 7 p.m.

6 Saturday, Apr. 5 TAMPA BAY STORM 7 p.m.

7 Sunday, Apr. 13 at New York Dragons 3 p.m.

8 Monday, Apr. 21 PHILADELPHIA SOUL 8 p.m.

9 BYE

10 Saturday, May 3 DALLAS DESPERADOS 7 p.m.

11 Saturday, May 10 at Kansas City Brigade 6 p.m.

12 Saturday, May 17 at Philadelphia Soul 7 p.m.

13 Saturday, May 24 NEW YORK DRAGONS 7 p.m.

14 Friday, May 30 at New Orleans VooDoo 8:30 p.m.

15 Saturday, June 7 GEORGIA FORCE 7 p.m.

16 Saturday, June 14 GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE 7 p.m.

17 Saturday, June 21 at Cleveland AFL 7 p.m.

*All Times Eastern

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