2008 New York Dragons season
2008 New York Dragons season | |
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Head coach | Weylan Harding |
Home field | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Desperados) 77–63 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Soul) 48–49 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Roster
[edit]Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) |
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Stats
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Regular season
[edit]Week 1: at Cleveland Gladiators
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Bye Week
Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Avengers
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]National Conference Wild Card: at (3) Dallas Desperados
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]- ^ Newsday [Long Island, N.Y] 11 Apr 2008: A.52.