2008 Orlando Predators season
Head coach	Jay Gruden
Home field	Amway Arena
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Gladiators) 66–69
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Southern Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Location	Attendance	Recap
1	March 1	at Philadelphia Soul	L 56–77	0–1	Wachovia Center	17,869	Recap
2	March 9	at New Orleans VooDoo	L 53–54	0–2	New Orleans Arena	13,042	Recap
3	March 14	Utah Blaze	W 69–61	1–2	Amway Arena	11,861	Recap
4	March 22	Georgia Force	W 50–45	2–2	Amway Arena	12,107	Recap
5	March 29	at Columbus Destroyers	W 47–44	3–2	Nationwide Arena	13,035	Recap
6	April 6	Chicago Rush	W 57–56 (OT)	4–2	Amway Arena	12,483	Recap
7	April 13	at Grand Rapids Rampage	W 75–56	5–2	Van Andel Arena	6,946	Recap
8	April 19	at Georgia Force	W 65–62	6–2	The Arena at Gwinnett Center	10,079	Recap
9	April 26	Tampa Bay Storm	L 41–48	6–3	Amway Arena	13,365	Recap
10	May 3	San Jose SaberCats	W 61–35	7–3	Amway Arena	11,733	Recap
11	May 9	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 43–62	7–4	Quicken Loans Arena	13,808	Recap
12	May 18	at Kansas City Brigade	W 58–51	8–4	Sprint Center	10,992	Recap
13	May 23	Dallas Desperados	L 41–67	8–5	Amway Arena	12,366	Recap
14	May 31	Arizona Rattlers	L 53–60	8–6	Amway Arena	12,821	Recap
15	June 7	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 61–71	8–7	St. Pete Times Forum	17,344	Recap
16	June 13	New Orleans VooDoo	W 51–49	9–7	Amway Arena	13,423	Recap
17	Bye Week

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Location	Attendance	Recap
NC Wild Card	June 30	at Cleveland Gladiators (4)	L 66–69	Quicken Loans Arena	13,896	Recap

Uniform #	Player	Position	Height	Weight (lb)
1	Jake Eaton	QB	6' 2"	215
2	Damon Mason	DB	5' 9"	195
3	Ron Johnson	WR	6' 3"	223
4	Ahmad Carroll	DB	5' 11"	190
5	B.J. Cohen	DL	6' 2"	280
9	Marlon Moye-Moore	FB/LB	6' 2"	240
14	Shane Stafford	QB	6' 3"	220
15	John Vaughn	K	6' 0"	200
17	T.T. Toliver	WR	5' 11	175
21	Chas Gessner	WR	6' 5"	220
28	Kenny McEntyre	DB	5' 11"	175
34	Odie Armstrong	FB	5' 11"	265
42	Nick Allison	DB	5' 11"	180
44	Brian Ballantine	LB	6'1"	235	53	Steve Baggs	LB	6' 2"	245
55	Chris Jahnke	OL	6' 5"	315
62	Johnathan Clinkscale	OL	6' 3"	315
65	Tim Goins	OL	6' 3"	300
68	Darrell Campbell	DL	6' 4"	290
72	Jasper Harvey	OL	6' 3"	315
75	Bobby Harris	OL	6' 4"	315
96	Doug Miller	DL	6' 2"	290
98	Charles Hill	OL/DL	6' 3"	300

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Soul

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	9	13	14	20	56
PHI	14	21	21	21	77

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: March 1
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 17,869

Game information

1st Quarter:

PHI- Wes Ours 7 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 7–0 PHI
ORL- John Vaughn 25 YD FG – 7–3 PHI
PHI- Larry Brackins 30 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 14–3 PHI
ORL- T.T. Toliver 30 YD pass from Shane Stafford (Jonh Vaughn kick failed) – 14–9 PHI

2nd Quarter:

PHI- Chris Jackson 9 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 21–9 PHI
ORL- Chas Gessner 13 YD pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick failed) – 21–15 PHI
PHI- Chris Jackson 29 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 28–15 PHI
ORL- Chas Gessner 7 YD pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 28–22 PHI
PHI- Kenny Henderson 23 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 35–22 PHI

3rd Quarter:

PHI- Larry Brackins 9 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 42–22 PHI
PHI- Clifton Smith 3 YD run (Connor Hughes kick) – 49–22 PHI
ORL- Chas Gessner 14 YD pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 49–29 PHI
PHI- Mike Brown 56 YD Kickoff Return (Connor Hughes kick) 56–29 PHI
ORL- T.T. Toliver 15 YD pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 56–36 PHI

4th Quarter:

PHI- Chris Jackson 13 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 63–36 PHI
ORL- T.T. Toliver 18 YD pass from Shane Stafford (Two-Point Conversion failed) – 63–42 PHI
PHI- Chris Jackson 10 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 70–42 PHI
ORL- T.T. Toliver 18 YD pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 70–49 PHI
PHI- Larry Brackins 38 YD pass from Tony Graziani (Connor Hughes kick) – 77–49 PHI
ORL- Chas Gessner 8 YD pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 77–56 PHI

Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Dirk Bell; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanan
Offensive Player of the Game: Chris Jackson (PHI)
Defensive Player of the Game: Tom Johnson (PHI)
Ironman Player of the Game: Mike Brown (PHI)

Week 2: at New Orleans VooDoo

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	13	14	13	13	53
NO	7	27	7	13	54

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: March 9
Game time: 3:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,042

Game information

1st Quarter:

11:50 ORL – Moye-Moore, Mar 1 yd run (Vaughn, John kick failed) – 6–0 ORL
10:03 NO – Jordan, James 14 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 7–6 NO
02:39 ORL – Moye-Moore, Mar 1 yd run (Vaughn, John kick) – 13–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

11:01 NO – McAlmont, Kevin 4 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick failed) – 13–13
07:45 ORL – Moye-Moore, Mar 1 yd run (Vaughn, John kick) – 20–13 ORL
04:39 NO – Dudley, Javarus 19 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 20–20
03:04 ORL – Toliver, T.T. 37 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick) – 27–20 ORL
00:26 NO – Jordan, James 3 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 27–27
00:24 NO – Shell, Lin-J 3 yd net recovery (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 34–27 NO

3rd Quarter:

06:48 ORL – Gessner, Chas 13 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick failed) – 34–33 NO
05:11 NO – Dudley, Javarus 29 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 41–33 NO
03:11 ORL – Toliver, T.T. 26 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick) – 41–40 NO

4th Quarter:

12:12 ORL – Carroll, Ahmad 47 yd fumble recovery (Vaughn, John kick) – 47–41 ORL
05:43 NO – Jordan, James 2 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) 48–47 NO
00:36 NO – Raymond, Keon 42 yd interception return (Ruffin, Jonatha kick failed) 54–27 NO
00:00 ORL – Toliver, T.T. 26 yd pass from Stafford, Shane – 54–53 NO

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Al Granado; Linesman: Mike McCabe; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: James Cole
Offensive Player of the Game: Danny Wimprine (NO)
Defensive Player of the Game: Keon Raymond (NO)
Ironman Player of the Game: Lin-J Shell (NO)

Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UTA	7	28	14	12	61
ORL	14	21	21	13	69

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: March 14
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 9,722

Game information

1st Quarter:

14:43 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 54 yd kickoff return (VAUGHN, John kick) – 7–0 ORL
05:14 UTA – MCKELVEY, J.J. 8 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) – 7–7
00:00 ORL – JOHNSON, Ron 7 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 14–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

11:50 UTA – MCKELVEY, J.J. 9 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) – 14–14
07:39 UTA – MCKELVEY, J.J. 9 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) – 21–14 UTA
07:02 ORL – MOYE-MOORE, M. 2 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 21–21
01:41 UTA – MCKELVEY, J.J. 12 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) – 28–21 UTA
00:54 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 47 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 28–28
00:33 UTA – GERMAINE, Joe 1 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick) – 35–28 UTA
00:07 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 20 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 35–35

3rd Quarter:

12:05 UTA – MCKELVEY, J.J. 20 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) – 42–35 UTA
09:57 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 26 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 42–42
08:35 UTA – BOONE, Aaron 45 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (AZAR, Steve kick) – 49–42 UTA
04:07 ORL – MOYE-MOORE, M. 2 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 49–49
01:57 ORL – MOYE-MOORE, M. 1 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 56–49 ORL

4th Quarter:

11:43 UTA – WHITTAKER, Huey 3 yd run (AZAR, Steve kick failed) – 56–55 ORL
06:34 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 5 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 63–55 ORL
01:01 UTA – BOONE, Aaron 5 yd pass from GERMAINE, Joe (WHITTAKER, Huey rush failed) – 63–61 ORL
00:27 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 5 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick failed) – 69–61 ORL

Officials: Referee: Dave Lambros; Umpire: Doug Wilson; Linesman: Kelly Saalfeld; Line judge: Brian Matthew; Back judge: Rich Wilborn
Offensive Player of the Game: BJ Cohen (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Marlon Moye-Moore (ORL)

Week 4: vs. Georgia Force

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
GA	21	7	10	7	45
ORL	10	21	7	12	50

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: March 22
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,107

Game information

1st Quarter:

11:02 ORL – VAUGHN, John 23 yd field goal – 3–0 ORL
05:41 GA – MARSHALL, W. 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, C. kick) – 7–3 GA
03:21 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 10 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 10–7 ORL
01:21 GA – MORRIS, Carl 13 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, C. kick) 14–10 GA
00:00 GA – NEWTON, Cam 7 yd fumble recovery (MARTINEZ, C. kick) 21–10 GA

2nd Quarter:

14:00 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 40 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 21–17 GA
09:36 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 35 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 24–21 ORL
04:46 GA – PAULEY, Charles 9 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, C. kick) – 28–24 GA
00:04 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 1 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 31–28 ORL

3rd Quarter:

11:11 GA – PAULEY, Charles 19 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, C. kick) – 35–31 GA
04:46 GA – MARTINEZ, C. 23 yd field goal – 38–31 GA
02:50 ORL – MOYE-MOORE, M. 2 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) 38–38

4th Quarter:

14:56 GA – PAULEY, Charles 13 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, C. kick) – 45–38 GA
12:01 ORL – JOHNSON, Ron 7 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick failed) – 45–44 GA
00:22 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 23 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (STAFFORD, Shane pass failed) – 50–45 ORL

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Wes Fritz; Linesman: Neil Brunner; Line judge: Paul Engelberts; Back judge: Tony Lombardo
Offensive Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Kenny McEntyre (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Marlon Moye-Moore (ORL)

Week 5: at Columbus Destroyers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	7	16	7	17	47
CLB	10	6	14	14	44

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: March 29
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: N/A

Game information

1st Quarter:

11:23 CLB – LEWIS, Mark 43 yd field goal – 3–0 CLB
10:06 ORL – Johnson, Ron 31 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick) – 7–3 ORL
03:05 CLB – WELLS, Harold 1 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 10–7 CLB

2nd Quarter:

13:52 ORL – Gessner, Chas 4 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick) – 14–10 ORL
12:02 ORL – Schroeder, Rob safety – 16–10 ORL
07:21 ORL – Moye-Moore, M. 1 yd run (Vaughn, John kick) – 23–10 ORL
03:31 CLB – LEE, Derek 12 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 23–16 ORL

3rd Quarter:

09:58 CLB – LEE, Derek 32 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 23–23
06:27 ORL – Moye-Moore, M. 1 yd run (Vaughn, John kick) – 30–23 ORL
00:58 CLB – WELLS, Harold 2 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 30–30

4th Quarter:

14:05 ORL – Gessner, Chas 3 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick) – 37–30 ORL
10:56 CLB – NAGY, Matt 3 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 37–37
06:46 ORL – Hill, Charles 4 yd pass from Stafford, Shane (Vaughn, John kick) – 44–37 ORL
03:03 CLB – WELLS, Harold 6 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 44–44
00:00 ORL – Vaughn, John 32 yd field goal – 47–44 ORL

Officials: Referee: Pat Garvey; Umpire: Paul King; Linesman: Bill Ward; Line judge: Bob McElwee; Back judge: James DeBell
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 6: vs. Chicago Rush

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
CHI	14	7	14	14	7	56
ORL	13	14	0	22	8	57

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: April 6
Game time: 2:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,483

Game information

1st Quarter:

11:44 CHI – DENNARD, Ryan 14 yd pass from BONNER, S. (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 7–0 CHI
04:42 CHI – MICHNA, Russ 1 yd run (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 14–0 CHI
03:43 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 55 yd kickoff return (VAUGHN, John kick failed) – 14–6 CHI
01:43 ORL – ALLISON, Nick 11 yd interception return (VAUGHN, John kick) – 14–13 CHI

2nd Quarter:

13:30 CHI – DENNARD, Ryan 27 yd pass from BONNER, S. (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 21–13 CHI
06:17 ORL – JOHNSON, Ron 4 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 21–20 CHI
00:11 ORL – HILL, Charles 17 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 27–21 ORL

3rd Quarter:

12:00 CHI – UNERTL, Jeremy 25 yd interception return (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 28–27 CHI
09:10 CHI – ALFONZO, DeJuan 10 yd fumble recovery (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 35–27 CHI

4th Quarter:

14:56 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 25 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (ARMSTRONG, Odie rush) – 35–35
11:20 CHI – DENNARD, Ryan 9 yd pass from BONNER, S. (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 42–35 CHI
08:13 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 7 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 42–42
04:10 CHI – ALEXANDER, Dan 1 yd run (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 49–42 CHI
00:00 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 2 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 49–49

Overtime:

15:00 CHI – BOSS, Robert 20 yd pass from BONNER, S. (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 56–48 CHI
10:38 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 14 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (MOYE-MOORE, M. rush) – 57–56 ORL

Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanan; Field judge: Buddy Ward
Offensive Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: DeJuan Alfonso (CHI)
Ironman Player of the Game: Marlon Moye-Moore (ORL)

Week 7: at Grand Rapids Rampage

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	13	34	28	0	75
GR	7	14	14	21	56

at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Date: April 13
Game time: 2:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 6,946

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:28 GR – Anthony Hines 15 yd pass from James MacPherson (Brian Gowins kick) – 7–0 GR
10:42 ORL – T.T. Toliver 30 yd pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 7–7
00:00 ORL – Marlon Moye-Moore 3 yd run (John Vaughn kick failed) – 13–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

13:43 GR – Kenny Higgins 8 yd pass from James MacPherson (Brian Gowins kick) – 14–13 GR
11:06 ORL – Odie Armstrong 39 yd pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 20–14 ORL
09:52 ORL – Ron Johnson 4 yd interception return (John Vaughn kick) – 27–14 ORL
05:35 ORL – Marlon Moye-Moore 3 yd run (John Vaughn kick) – 34–14 ORL
03:44 ORL – B.J. Cohen 0 yd fumble recovery (John Vaughn kick) – 41–14 ORL
01:23 GR – Kenny Higgins 12 yd pass from James MacPherson (Brian Gowins kick) – 41–21 ORL
00:10 ORL – T.T. Toliver 10 yd pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick failed) – 47–21 ORL

3rd Quarter:

11:33 ORL – Chas Gessner 4 yd pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick) – 54–21 ORL
10:19 ORL – Ahmad Carroll 4 yd net recovery (John Vaughn kick) – 61–21 ORL
07:25 GR – Anthony Hines 20 yd pass from James MacPherson (Brian Gowins kick) – 61–28 ORL
04:58 ORL – T.T. Toliver 28 yd run (John Vaughn kick) – 68–28 ORL
04:02 GR – Chris Martin 56 yd kickoff return (Brian Gowins kick) – 68–35 ORL
01:13 ORL – T.T. Toliver 43 yd pass from Jake Eaton (John Vaughn kick) – 75–35 ORL

4th Quarter:

10:21 GR – Kenny Higgins 1 yd run (Brian Gowins kick) – 75–42 ORL
08:58 GR – Jermaine Lewis 4 yd pass from James MacPherson (Brian Gowins kick) – 75–49 ORL
01:28 GR – Kenny Higgins 36 yd pass from James MacPherson (Brian Gowins kick) – 75–56 ORL

Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Derk Bell; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanan
Offensive Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Rob Schroeder (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Marlon Moye-Moore (ORL)

Week 8: at Georgia Force

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	21	10	14	20	65
GA	7	26	14	15	62

at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

Date: April 19
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 10,009

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:50 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 8 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 7–0 ORL
08:17 ORL – MCENTYRE, Kenny 13 yd interception return (VAUGHN, John kick) – 14–0 ORL
04:11 GA – BERGERON, Troy 4 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 14–7 ORL
00:28 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 33 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 21–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

12:52 GA – MORRIS, Carl 4 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 21–14 ORL
09:19 ORL – VAUGHN, John 33 yd field goal – 24–14 ORL
04:50 GA – MARTINEZ, Carlo 29 yd field goal – 24–17 ORL
02:55 GA – NEWTON, Cam 12 yd interception return (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 24–24
00:45 GA – HUEBNER, Matt 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick failed) – 30–24 GA
00:25 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 18 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 31–30 ORL
00:00 GA – MARTINEZ, Carlo 31 yd field goal – 33–31 GA

3rd Quarter:

09:56 ORL – JOHNSON, Ron 3 yd pass from EATON, Jake (VAUGHN, John kick) – 38–33 ORL
08:32 GA – JONES, Tiger 24 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 40–38 GA
04:26 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 14 yd pass from EATON, Jake (VAUGHN, John kick) – 45–40 ORL
00:47 GA – JONES, Tiger 13 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 47–45 ORL

4th Quarter:

10:51 ORL – STAFFORD, Shane 1 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 52–47 ORL
08:51 GA – HUEBNER, Matt 2 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 54–52 GA
06:16 GA – SMITH, Jermaine safety – 56–52 GA
05:39 GA – BERGERON, Troy 35 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick failed) – 62–52 GA
03:30 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 1 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 62–59 GA
00:05 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 8 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick failed) – 65–62 ORL

Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Julian Mapp; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Bud McCleskey
Offensive Player of the Game: Odie Armstrong (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Ernest Allen (GA)
Ironman Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)

Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 9: Tampa Bay Storm vs. Orlando Predators

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Storm	7	17	14	10	48
Predators	7	7	14	13	41

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: April 26, 2008
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 13,365
Recap

Game information

First Quarter

ORL – T. T. Toliver 8-yard pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick), 7:40. Predators 7–0
TB – Lawrence Samuels 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 3:14. Tied 7–7

Second Quarter

ORL – Shane Stafford 1-yard run (John Vaughn kick), 12:08. Predators 14–7
TB – Hank Edwards 3-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 7:18. Tied 14–14
TB – Seth Marler 32-yard field goal, 2:00. Storm 17–14
TB – Tom Briggs 3-yard interception return (Seth Marler kick), 1:19. Storm 24–14

Third Quarter

ORL – Chas Gessner 13-yard pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick), 13:30. Storm 24–21
TB – Torrance Marshall 2-yard run (Seth Marler kick), 8:07. Storm 31–21
ORL – Chris Jahnke 11-yard pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick), 5:06. Storm 31–28
TB – Torrance Marshall 1-yard run (Seth Marler kick), 0:52. Storm 38–28

Fourth Quarter

TB – Lawrence Samuels 8-yard interception return (Seth Marler kick), 14:18. Storm 45–28
TB – Seth Marler 29-yard field goal, 9:38. Storm 48–28
ORL – Chas Gessner 5-yard pass from Shane Stafford (kick blocked), 7:24. Storm 48–34
ORL – T. T. Toliver 8-yard pass from Shane Stafford (John Vaughn kick), 3:02. Storm 48–41

Top passers

TB – Brett Dietz – 17/31, 171 yards, 2 TD
ORL – Shane Stafford – 25/32, 266 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

TB – Torrance Marshall – 10 rushes, 24 yards, 2 TD
ORL – Shane Stafford – 5 rushes, -7 yards, TD

Top receivers

TB – Lawrence Samuels – 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD
ORL – Chas Gessner – 11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD

Week 10: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
SJ	7	0	21	7	35
ORL	17	10	14	20	61

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: May 3
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 11,733

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:00 ORL – VAUGHN, John 28 yd field goal – 3–0 ORL
11:23 ORL – PERRY, Jason 0 yd fumble recovery (VAUGHN, John kick) – 10–0 ORL
09:22 SJ – ROE, James 20 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 10–7 ORL
00:28 ORL – MCENTYRE, Kenny 9 yd interception return (VAUGHN, John kick) – 17–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

06:17 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 9 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 24–7 ORL
00:55 ORL – VAUGHN, John 28 yd field goal – 27–7 ORL

3rd Quarter:

12:41 SJ – ROE, James 10 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 27–14 ORL
07:33 SJ – WRIGHT, Rodney 7 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 27–21 ORL
06:41 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 58 yd kickoff return (VAUGHN, John kick) – 34–21 ORL
03:39 SJ – SAINTIL, C. 4 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 34–28 ORL
00:07 ORL – JOHNSON, Ron 7 yd pass from EATON, Jake (VAUGHN, John kick) – 41–28 ORL

4th Quarter:

14:19 SJ – ROE, James 5 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 41–35 ORL
05:13 ORL – EATON, Jake 6 yd run (EATON, Jake pass failed) – 47–35 ORL
03:08 ORL – EATON, Jake 5 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 54–35 ORL
00:41 ORL – MCENTYRE, Kenny 47 yd interception return (VAUGHN, John kick) – 61–35 ORL

Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Darrel Leftwich; Back judge: Reggie Smith
Offensive Player of the Game: Jake Eaton (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Kenny McEntyre (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: T.T. Toliver (ORL)

Week 11: at Cleveland Gladiators

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	13	9	7	14	43
CLE	7	20	21	14	62

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: May 9
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,808

Game information

1st Quarter:

11:32 ORL – HILL 4 yd pass from STAFFORD (FRANCE kick failed) – 6–0 ORL
05:11 CLE – PHILYAW 6 yd pass from REDD (BALL kick) – 7–6 CLE
01:43 ORL – TOLIVER 31 yd pass from STAFFORD (FRANCE kick) – 13–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

13:07 CLE – REDD 9 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 14–13 CLE
06:58 CLE – AMEY 3 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick failed) – 20–13 CLE
04:06 ORL – JOHNSON 8 yd pass from STAFFORD (FRANCE kick failed) – 20–19 CLE
00:19 CLE – REDD 19 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 27–19 CLE
00:00 ORL – FRANCE 43 yd field goal – 27–22 CLE

3rd Quarter:

12:45 CLE – AMEY 14 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 34–22 CLE
12:01 ORL – JOHNSON 30 yd pass from STAFFORD (FRANCE kick) – 34–29 CLE
10:48 CLE – WRIGHT 27 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 41–29 CLE
02:01 CLE – REDD 27 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 48–29 CLE

4th Quarter:

14:22 ORL – GESSNER 3 yd pass from STAFFORD (GESSNER pass from STAFFORD) – 48–37 CLE
09:36 CLE – AMEY 11 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 55–37 CLE
07:25 ORL – JOHNSON 7 yd pass from STAFFORD (STAFFORD pass failed) – 55–43 CLE
05:54 CLE – MARSHALL 7 yd run (BALL kick) – 62–43 CLE

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Paul Frerking; Linesman: Mike McCabe; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: James Cole
Offensive Player of the Game: Robert Redd (CLE)
Defensive Player of the Game: Joe Minucci (CLE)
Ironman Player of the Game: Sakeen Wright (CLE)

Week 12: at Kansas City Brigade

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ORL	14	21	9	14	58
KC	14	17	13	7	51

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: May 18
Game time: 2:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 10,992

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:39 ORL – Shane Stafford 9 yd run (Todd France kick) – 7–0 ORL
11:17 KC – Jerel Myers 37 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) – 7–7
05:27 ORL – Kevin Nickerson 3 yd run (Todd France kick) – 14–7 ORL
00:58 KC – D. Bryant 4 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 14–14

2nd Quarter:

14:57 KC – D. Bryant 3 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 21–14 KC
09:42 ORL – Odie Armstrong 4 yd pass from Shane Stafford (Todd France kick) – 21–21
02:35 KC – D. Bryant 1 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 28–21 KC
00:28 KC – Peter Martinez 25 yd field goal – 31–21 KC
00:12 ORL – T.T. Toliver 4 yd pass from Shane Stafford (Todd France kick) – 31–28 KC
00:00 ORL – B.J. Cohen 0 yd fumble recovery (Todd France kick) – 35–31 ORL

3rd Quarter:

14:48 KC – Jerel Myers 54 yd kickoff return (Peter Martinez kick failed) – 37–35 KC
10:53 ORL – TEAM safety – 37–37
09:40 ORL – Levon Thomas 48 yd pass from Shane Stafford (Todd France kick) – 44–37 ORL
03:38 KC – D. Bryant 6 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 44–44

4th Quarter:

04:36 ORL – T.T. Toliver 22 yd pass from Shane Stafford (Todd France kick) – 51–44 ORL
00:43 KC – D. Bryant 16 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 51–51
00:04 ORL – Ron Johnson 6 yd pass from Shane Stafford (Todd France kick) – 58–51 ORL

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Scott Helverson
Offensive Player of the Game: Shane Stafford (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: B.J. Cohen (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Jerel Myers (ORL)

Week 13: vs. Dallas Desperados

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
DAL	7	21	25	14	67
ORL	14	14	6	7	41

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: May 23
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,366

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:02 ORL – MOYE-MOORE, M. 1 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 7–0 ORL
03:50 DAL – NASH, Marcus 6 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 7–7
00:38 ORL – NICKERSON, K. 30 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 14–7 ORL

2nd Quarter:

12:02 DAL – ARMSTRONG, A. 3 yd pass from PETTIS, Will (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 14–14
07:22 DAL – DOLEZEL, Clint 8 yd run (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 21–14 DAL
03:28 ORL – NICKERSON, K. 4 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 21–21
02:12 DAL – NASH, Marcus 40 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 28–21 DAL
01:00 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 9 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 28–28

3rd Quarter:

13:44 DAL – PETTIS, Will 5 yd run (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 35–28 DAL
11:26 DAL – PETTIS, Will 1 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 42–28 DAL
10:34 DAL – SIMPKINS, R. safety – 44–28 DAL
05:36 DAL – TEAM safety – 46–28 DAL
05:11 DAL – ARMSTRONG, A. 6 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 53–28 DAL
01:35 ORL – NICKERSON, K. 5 yd pass from EATON, Jake (VAUGHN, John kick failed) – 53–34 DAL

4th Quarter:

13:29 DAL – PETTIS, Will 42 yd interception return (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 60–34 DAL
05:42 DAL – WHITE, Josh 8 yd run (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 67–34 DAL
00:50 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 12 yd pass from EATON, Jake (VAUGHN, John kick) – 67–41 ORL

Officials: Referee: Perry Havener; Umpire: Tom Lavertyy; Linesman: Kelly Saalfeld; Line judge: David Meslow; Back judge: K. Washington
Offensive Player of the Game: Clint Dolezel (DAL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Bobby Perry (DAL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Will Pettis (DAL)

Week 14: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
ARZ	7	22	14	17	60
ORL	6	7	16	24	53

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: May 31
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,821

Game information

1st Quarter:

08:17 ORL – RUBIN, DeAndrew 25 yd pass from EATON, Jake (FRANCE, Todd kick blocked) – 6–0 ORL
04:15 ARZ – SAUK, Matt 1 yd run (HOULE, Eric kick) – 7–6 ARZ

2nd Quarter:

14:49 ARZ – GAINES, Wendall 3 yd pass from SAUK, Matt (HOULE, Eric kick) – 14–6 ARZ
03:41 ARZ – DEVOE, Todd 7 yd pass from SAUK, Matt (HOULE, Eric kick blockd) – 20–6 ARZ
00:51 ORL – RUBIN, DeAndrew 13 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 20–13 ARZ
00:33 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 6 yd pass from SAUK, Matt (HOULE, Eric kick) – 27–13 ARZ
00:24 ARZ – BARNO, Dustin safety – 29–13 ARZ

3rd Quarter:

12:19 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 11 yd pass from SAUK, Matt (HOULE, Eric kick) – 36–13 ARZ
06:40 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 13 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (STAFFORD, Shane rush) – 36–21 ARZ
05:23 ARZ – DEVOE, Todd 40 yd pass from SAUK, Matt (HOULE, Eric kick) – 43–21 ARZ
00:12 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 8 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (MOYE-MOORE, M. pass from STAFFORD, Shane) – 43–29 ARZ

4th Quarter:

12:16 ARZ – INGRAM, J. 16 yd run (HOULE, Eric kick) – 50–29 ARZ
08:28 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 6 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (MOYE-MOORE, M. rush) – 50–37 ARZ
05:16 ARZ – HOULE, Eric 23 yd field goal – 53–37 ARZ
03:46 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 34 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (MOYE-MOORE, M. rush) – 53–45 ARZ
00:44 ORL – NICKERSON, K. 11 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (NICKERSON, K. rush) – 53–53
00:05 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 19 yd pass from SAUK, Matt (HOULE, Eric kick) – 60–53 ARZ

Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Dirk Bell; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanon
Offensive Player of the Game: Matt Sauk (ARZ)
Defensive Player of the Game: Isaiah Trufant (ARZ)
Ironman Player of the Game: Trandon Harvey (ARZ)

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm

Week 15: Orlando Predators at Tampa Bay Storm

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Predators	12	20	7	22	61
Storm	21	21	15	14	71

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

Date: June 7, 2008
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 17,344
Recap

Game information

First Quarter

TB – Hank Edwards 28-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 13:48. Storm 7–0
ORL – Levon Thomas 16-yard pass from Shane Stafford (kick failed), 9:29. Storm 7–6
TB – Tom Briggs 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 5:04. Storm 14–6
ORL – John Mohring 36-yard pass from Shane Stafford (kick failed), 3:07. Storm 14–12
TB – Torrance Marshall 2-yard run (Seth Marler kick), 0:11. Storm 21–12

Second Quarter

ORL – Levon Thomas 24-yard pass from Shane Stafford (kick failed), 11:57. Storm 21–18
TB – Tyrone Timmons 19-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 7:52. Storm 28–18
ORL – Marlon Moye-Moore 2-yard run (Dan Frantz kick), 2:33. Storm 28–25
TB – Hank Edwards 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 0:42. Storm 35–25
ORL – Kevin Nickerson 4-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Dan Frantz kick), 0:05. Storm 35–32
TB – Sedrick Robinson 58-yard kickoff return (Seth Marler kick), 0:00. Storm 42–32

Third Quarter

TB – Hank Edwards 22-yard pass from Brett Dietz (kick failed), 13:58. Storm 48–32
TB – Team Safety, 12:12. Storm 50–32
ORL – T. T. Toliver 27-yard pass from Shane Stafford (Dan Frantz kick), 8:51. Storm 50–39
TB – Tyrone Timmons 8-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 2:13. Storm 57–39

Fourth Quarter

ORL – T. T. Toliver 4-yard pass from Shane Stafford (kick failed), 13:53. Storm 57–45
TB – Hank Edwards 16-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 10:44. Storm 64–45
ORL – Odie Armstrong 11-yard pass from Shane Stafford (Shane Stafford-Odie Armstrong pass), 7:01. Storm 64–53
TB – Tyrone Timmons 7-yard pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick), 5:11. Storm 71–53
ORL – Levon Thomas 5-yard pass from Shane Stafford (Odie Armstrong run) 1:51. Storm 71–61

Top passers

ORL – Shane Stafford – 27/38, 362 yards, 8 TD, INT
TB – Brett Dietz – 24/32, 298 yards, 8 TD, INT

Top rushers

ORL – Odie Armstrong – 3 rushes, 19 yards
TB – Torrance Marshall – 6 rushes, 16 yards, TD

Top receivers

ORL – Kevin Nickerson – 10 receptions, 129 yards, TD
TB – Hank Edwards – 9 receptions, 131 yards, 4 TD

Week 16: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
NO	0	27	15	7	49
ORL	7	14	14	16	51

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

Date: June 13
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,423

Game information

1st Quarter:

09:53 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 19 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 7–0 ORL

2nd Quarter:

10:29 NO – WIMPRINE, Danny 1 yd run (RUFFIN, J. kick) – 7–7
06:09 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 13 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 14–7 ORL
05:07 NO – JORDAN, James 44 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, J. kick) – 14–14
04:02 NO – LYNCH, James 20 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, J. kick) – 21–14 NO
03:02 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 8 yd kickoff return (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 21–21
00:33 NO – WIMPRINE, Danny 1 yd run (RUFFIN, J. kick failed) – 27–21 NO

3rd Quarter:

10:40 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 3 yd run (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 28–27 ORL
07:53 NO – DUDLEY, Javarus 30 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, J. kick) – 34–28 NO
05:46 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 27 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 35–34 ORL
02:42 NO – ROSS, Isaiah 15 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (BELLISARI, S. rush) – 42–35 NO

4th Quarter:

12:58 ORL – NICKERSON, K. 7 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 42–42
12:04 ORL – TEAM safety – 44–42 ORL
10:03 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 25 yd run (FRANCE, Todd kick) – 51–42 ORL
07:33 NO – DUDLEY, Javarus 7 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, J. kick) – 51–49 ORL

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Paul Frerking; Linesman: Allen Baynes; Line judge: Bob McKelwee; Back judge: Scott Helverson
Offensive Player of the Game: Levon Thomas (ORL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Jason Perry (ORL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Odie Armstrong (ORL)

Standings

Regular season schedule

Playoff schedule

Coaching

Roster

Stats

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Soul

Week 2: at New Orleans VooDoo

Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze

Week 4: vs. Georgia Force

Week 5: at Columbus Destroyers

Week 6: vs. Chicago Rush

Week 7: at Grand Rapids Rampage

Week 8: at Georgia Force

Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 10: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 11: at Cleveland Gladiators

Week 12: at Kansas City Brigade

Week 13: vs. Dallas Desperados

Week 14: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm

Week 16: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Playoffs

National Conference Wild Card: at (4) Cleveland Gladiators

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