2008 Tampa Bay Storm season
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The 2008
Tampa Bay Storm
season is the 22nd season for the American
Arena Football League franchise, their 18th season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Storm were able to finish the season with an 8-8 record, but missed the playoffs due to losing a tiebreaker with the New Orleans VooDoo
and New York Dragons
, both teams finishing with the same record as the Storm. This was only the second time ever that the franchise had failed to make the playoffs, the first time being in 2006.
Week 1: at Kansas City Brigade
Week 2: vs. Georgia Force
Week 3: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 5: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 6: at Columbus Destroyers
Week 7: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 8: vs. New York Dragons
Week 9: at Orlando Predators
Week 10: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 11: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 12: at Grand Rapids Rampage
Week 14: at Georgia Force
Week 15: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 16: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
2008 Arena Football League season
The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League and final season before the 2009 cancellation. The regular season began play on February 29, 2008 and concluded on June 22...
Tampa Bay Storm
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
season is the 22nd season for the American
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Arena Football League franchise, their 18th season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Storm were able to finish the season with an 8-8 record, but missed the playoffs due to losing a tiebreaker with the New Orleans VooDoo
New Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena....
and New York Dragons
New York Dragons
The New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded...
, both teams finishing with the same record as the Storm. This was only the second time ever that the franchise had failed to make the playoffs, the first time being in 2006.
Regular season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1 | Kansas City Brigade Kansas City Brigade The Kansas City Command is a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. The team was founded before the 2006 season. Former Kansas City Chiefs Strong safety Kevin Porter served as head coach... |
Away | W 51-49 |
| 2 | March 7 | Georgia Force Georgia Force The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings... |
Home | W 69-48 |
| 3 | March 16 | New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena.... |
Away | L 55-76 |
| 4 | Bye | Week | ||
| 5 | March 29 | Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Soul The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII... |
Away | L 51-59 |
| 6 | April 5 | Columbus Destroyers Columbus Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of... |
Away | L 49-51 |
| 7 | April 13 | Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center... |
Home | L 62-63 |
| 8 | April 18 | New York Dragons New York Dragons The New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded... |
Home | L 47-66 |
| 9 | April 26 | Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000... |
Away | W 48-41 |
| 10 | May 5 | Chicago Rush Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the... |
Home | L 46-51 |
| 11 | May 9 | New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena.... |
Home | W 41-37 |
| 12 | May 16 | Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. They were coached by Steve Thonn.-History:... |
Away | W 58-50 |
| 13 | May 23 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | W 58-48 |
| 14 | May 31 | Georgia Force Georgia Force The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings... |
Away | L 55-56 |
| 15 | June 7 | Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000... |
Home | W 71-61 |
| 16 | June 14 | San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the... |
Away | L 70-73 |
| 17 | June 21 | Los Angeles Avengers Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:... |
Home | W 72-47 |
Roster
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Dietz Brett Dietz Brett Dietz is an American football quarterback currently a free agent. He was signed by the Turku Trojans as a street free agent in 2004. He played college football at Hanover. Dietz has also played for the Cincinnati Marshals, Louisville Fire, Tampa Bay Storm and California Redwoods... | QB | 6' 4" | 220 |
| 4 | Seth Marler Seth Marler Michael Seth Marler , is an Arena football Placekicker for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.He played college football at Tulane... | K | 6' 1" | 195 |
| 5 | Jeroid Johnson Jeroid Johnson Jeroid Johnson is an American football defensive back for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Oklahoma State.... | DB | 5' 10" | 185 |
| 8 | Tim McGill Tim McGill Tim McGill is a professional American football defensive tackle who is currently a member of the San Jose SaberCats. He was signed by the Carolina Cobras as an undrafted free agent in 2003... | DL | 6 "3 | 310 |
| 10 | Torrance Marshall Torrance Marshall Torrance James Marshall , is a former professional American football player. He played high school football at Miami Sunset Senior High. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was a the MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl. In the past, he has played in the National Football League,... | LB | 6' 2" | 260 |
| 11 | Byron Jones | DB | 5' 11" | 180 |
| 14 | Hank Edwards | WR | 6' 2" | 180 |
| 15 | Stoney Case Stoney Case Stoney Jarrod Case is a quarterback in the Arena Football League, and a former National Football League quarterback with four teams.-High school and college:... | QB | 6' 4" | 225 |
| 17 | Terrill Shaw | WR | 6' 0" | 190 |
| 18 | Sedrick Robinson | WR | 5' 11" | 180 |
| 21 | Traco Rachal | DB | 6' 2" | 200 |
| 22 | Lawrence Samuels Lawrence Samuels Lawrence 'Law Dogg' Samuels is a 6' 2" 210 pound Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Tampa Bay Storm. He is the offensive coordinator and receivers coach for the Wharton High School Wildcats. Samuels played his college football at the University of West Alabama... | WR | 6' 3" | 220 |
| 26 | Khalid Naziruddin | DB | 5' 11" | 185 |
| 27 | Kevin Clemens | FB | 6' 1" | 285 |
| 32 | Marvin Brown | LB | 5' 11" | 260 |
| 50 | Kenyatta Jones Kenyatta Jones Kenyatta Lapoleon Jones is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft... | OL | 6' 5" | 300 |
| 65 | Earnest Certain | OL/DL | 6' 4" | 300 |
| 66 | Marcus Owen | OL | 6' 3" | 310 |
| 75 | Tom Kaleita | OL | 6' 5" | 320 |
| 77 | Emmanuel Akah Emmanuel Akah Emmanuel Akah is an English-American offensive lineman of American football who is currently a free agent in the Arena Football League. He played college football for State University of New York at Canton and Winston-Salem State University.Akah was born in in London, England and attended... | OL | 6' 3" | 315 |
| 90 | Mark Word Mark Word Mark Bernard Word is a former professional American football player who played defensive end for three seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns.-1999:... | DL | 6' 5" | 300 |
| 93 | Tom Briggs | DL | 6' 4" | 280 |