2008 New York Dragons season
The 2008 New York Dragons season is the 14th season for the franchise, their eighth season in New York. The Dragons finished the regular season with an 8–8 record, and were able to take the 6th and final playoff seed in the National Conference by virtue of winning a tiebreaker scenario over the New Orleans VooDoo. The Dragons won their Wild Card round game, upsetting the Dallas Desperados 77–63. The Desperados had defeated the Dragons in both regular season meetings. In the Divisional round of the playoffs, the Dragons lost to top seeded Philadelphia Soul, 48–49, who the Dragons had also lost both regular season meetings to.
Standings
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Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CONF | Home | Away |
Philadelphia Soul(1) | 13 | 3 | .813 | 992 | 810 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
Dallas Desperados(3) | 12 | 4 | .750 | 861 | 798 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
Cleveland Gladiators(4) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 901 | 895 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 3–5 |
New York Dragons(6) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 822 | 819 | 2–6 | 4–7 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | .188 | 750 | 893 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
Regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | March 3 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 49–61 | 0–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 17,391 | Recap |
2 | March 9 | Kansas City Brigade | W 50–47 | 1–1 | Nassau Coliseum | 10,542 | Recap |
3 | March 16 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 42–63 | 1–2 | Wachovia Center | 16,102 | Recap |
4 | March 21 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 33–62 | 1–3 | US Airways Center | 11,689 | Recap |
5 | March 30 | Dallas Desperados | L 31–33 | 1–4 | Nassau Coliseum | 8,216 | Recap |
6 | April 5 | Grand Rapids Rampage | W 63–34 | 2–4 | Nassau Coliseum | 8,211 | Recap |
7 | April 13 | Columbus Destroyers | W 62–44 | 3–4 | Nassau Coliseum | 7,346 | Recap |
8 | April 18 | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 66–47 | 4–4 | St. Pete Times Forum | 17,104 | Recap |
9 | April 26 | Cleveland Gladiators | W 56–39 | 5–4 | Nassau Coliseum | 9,991 | Recap |
10 | Bye Week | ||||||
11 | May 10 | at Los Angeles Avengers | W 52–48 | 6–4 | Staples Center | 13,422 | Recap |
12 | May 18 | Georgia Force | L 67–72 | 6–5 | Nassau Coliseum | 8,634 | Recap |
13 | May 24 | at Columbus Destroyers | L 41–43 | 6–6 | Nationwide Arena | 12,842 | Recap |
14 | June 2 | at Colorado Crush | W 73–65 | 7–6 | Pepsi Center | 14,078 | Recap |
15 | June 7 | New Orleans VooDoo | W 58–51 | 8–6 | Nassau Coliseum | 9,922 | Recap |
16 | June 14 | at Dallas Desperados | L 49–51 | 8–7 | American Airlines Center | 12,042 | Recap |
17 | June 22 | Philadelphia Soul | L 30–59 | 8–8 | Nassau Coliseum | 9,718 | Recap |
Playoff schedule
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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NC Wild Card | June 27 | at Dallas Desperados (3) | W 77–63 | American Airlines Center | 10,076 | Recap |
NC Divisional | July 5 | at Philadelphia Soul (1) | L 48–49 | Wachovia Center | 16,102 | Recap |
Coaching
Roster
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Stats
Regular season
Week 1: at Cleveland Gladiators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
CLE | 14 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 61 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: March 3
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,391
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Week 2: vs. Kansas City Brigade
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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KC | 12 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
NY | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 50 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: March 9
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,542
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Week 3: at Philadelphia Soul
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
PHI | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: March 16
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,102
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Week 4: at Arizona Rattlers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
ARZ | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: March 21
- Game time: 10:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,689
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Week 5: vs. Dallas Desperados
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
NY | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: March 30
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 8,216
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Week 6: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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GR | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
NY | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: April 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 8,211
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- Rookie Defensive Speacilist John Walker was Named Defensive Player of the Week[1]
Week 7: vs. Columbus Destroyers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CLB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
NY | 7 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 62 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: April 13
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 7,346
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Week 8: at Tampa Bay Storm
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 10 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 66 |
TB | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: April 18
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,104
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Week 9: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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CLE | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
NY | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: April 26
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 9,991
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Week 10
Bye Week
Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 13 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 52 |
LA | 0 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 48 |
at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
- Date: May 10
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,422
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Week 12: vs. Georgia Force
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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GA | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 72 |
NY | 7 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 67 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: May 18
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 8,634
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Week 13: at Columbus Destroyers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 21 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 41 |
CLB | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 43 |
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: May 24
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,842
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Week 14: at Colorado Crush
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 21 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 73 |
COL | 7 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 65 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
- Date: June 2
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,078
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Week 15: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NO | 14 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
NY | 10 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: June 7
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 9,922
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Week 16: at Dallas Desperados
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NY | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
DAL | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 14
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,042
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Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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PHI | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
NY | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: June 22
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 9,718
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Playoffs
National Conference Wild Card: at (3) Dallas Desperados
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(6) NY | 14 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 77 |
(3) DAL | 7 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 63 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 27
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,076
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National Conference Divisional: at (1) Philadelphia Soul
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(6) NY | 6 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 48 |
(1) PHI | 16 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 49 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,102
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References
- ^ Newsday [Long Island, N.Y] 11 Apr 2008: A.52.
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- Formerly the Iowa Barnstormers
- Founded in 1995
- Folded in 2008
- Based in Des Moines, Iowa (1995–2000) and Uniondale, New York (2001–2008)
- Jim Foster
- Jon Roehlk
- Kurt Warner
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