2008 Columbus Destroyers season

Columbus Destroyers
2008 Columbus Destroyers season
Head coach	Doug Kay
Home field	Nationwide Arena
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
	← 2007; Destroyers seasons;

The 2008 Columbus Destroyers season is the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.

Standings

Eastern Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
z-Philadelphia Soul	13	3	.813	922	810	7–1	9–2	7–1	6–2
x-Dallas Desperados	12	4	.750	861	798	6–2	9–2	6–2	6–2
x-Cleveland Gladiators	9	7	.563	901	895	4–4	5–6	6–2	3–5
x-New York Dragons	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

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
1	March 2	Colorado Crush	Away	L 47–50
2	March 7	Dallas Desperados	Away	L 36–46
3	March 15	Cleveland Gladiators	Home	L 57–59
4	March 21	Utah Blaze	Away	W 52–49
5	March 29	Orlando Predators	Home	L 44–47
6	April 5	Tampa Bay Storm	Home	W 51–49
7	April 13	New York Dragons	Away	L 44–62
8	April 21	Philadelphia Soul	Home	L 55–76
9		Bye	Week
10	May 3	Dallas Desperados	Home	L 45–48
11	May 10	Kansas City Brigade	Away	L 43–59
12	May 17	Philadelphia Soul	Away	L 43–51
13	May 24	New York Dragons	Home	W 43–41
14	May 30	New Orleans VooDoo	Away	L 61–83
15	June 7	Georgia Force	Home	L 34–63
16	June 14	Grand Rapids Rampage	Home	L 60–63
17	June 21	Cleveland Gladiators	Away	TBD

Coaching

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Roster

Uniform #	Player	Position	Height	Weight (lb)

Stats

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Regular season

Week 1: at Colorado Crush

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	14	7	19	7	47
COL	14	10	13	13	50

at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

Date: March 2
Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 9,265

Game information

1st Quarter:

08:53 COL – Willie Quinnie 12 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) – 7–0 COL
06:01 CLB – Derek Lee 7 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 7–7
04:39 COL – Ben Nelson 22 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) – 14–7 COL
01:34 CLB – Derek Lee 14 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 14–14

2nd Quarter:

06:45 COL – Clay Rush 54 yd field goal – 17–14 COL
00:51 CLB – Harold Wells 2 yd run (Mark Lewis kick) – 21–17 CLB
00:04 COL – Ben Nelson 2 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) – 24–21 COL

3rd Quarter:

12:55 CLB – Rasheed Marshall 33 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick failed) – 27–24 CLB
11:10 COL – Willie Quinnie 11 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick failed) – 30–27 COL
05:26 CLB – Calvin Russell 4 yd run (Mark Lewis kick failed) – 33–30 CLB
02:32 COL – Ben Nelson 7 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) – 37–33 COL
00:45 CLB – Harold Wells 1 yd run (Mark Lewis kick) – 40–37 CLB

4th Quarter:

11:48 COL – Willie Quinnie 3 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick failed) – 43–40 COL
03:27 COL – Jason Harmon 3 yd run (Clay Rush kick) – 50–40 COL
00:34 CLB – Derek Lee 4 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 50–47 COL

Officials: Referee: Dave Lambros; Umpire: Doug Wilson; Linesman: Kelly Saalfield; Line judge: Brian Matthew; Back judge: Rich Wilborn
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 2: at Dallas Desperados

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	7	10	7	12	36
DAL	14	19	6	7	46

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

Date: March 7
Game time: 8:30 PM MST
Game attendance: 12,432

Game information

1st Quarter:

09:04 DAL – SANDERS, Chris 4 yd run (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 7–0 DAL
04:29 DAL – NASH, Marcus 26 yd pass from SANDERS, Chris (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 14–0 DAL
02:36 CLB – LEE, Derek 40 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 14–7 DAL

2nd Quarter:

12:52 DAL – NASH, Marcus 15 yd pass from SANDERS, Chris (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 21–7 DAL
11:08 CLB – LEE, Derek 42 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 21–14 DAL
07:28 DAL – NASH, Marcus 26 yd pass from SANDERS, Chris (HAMILTON, Remy kick failed) – 27–14 DAL
00:24 CLB – LEWIS, Mark 31 yd field goal – 27–17 DAL
00:10 DAL – PETTIS, Will 1 yd pass from SANDERS, Chris (HAMILTON, Remy kick failed) – 33–17 DAL

3rd Quarter:

09:18 CLB – LEE, Derek 3 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 33–24 DAL
06:08 DAL – PETTIS, Will 1 yd run (HAMILTON, Remy kick failed) – 39–24 DAL

4th Quarter:

14:53 CLB – WELLS, Harold 9 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 39–30 DAL
10:11 DAL – BUSH, Josh 3 yd pass from SANDERS, Chris (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 46–30 DAL
03:38 CLB – LEE, Derek 10 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (MARSHALL, Rashe rush failed) – 46–36 DAL

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Scott Helverson
Offensive Player of the Game: Chris Sanders (DAL)
Defensive Player of the Game: Bobby Perry (DAL)
Ironman Player of the Game: Will Pettis (DAL)

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLE	14	9	19	17	59
CLB	10	21	7	19	57

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: March 15
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: TBD

Game information

1st Quarter:

08:45 CLB – LEWIS, Mark 27 yd field goal – 3–0 CLB
05:07 CLE – JACKSON, Marlion 10 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) – 7–3 CLE
02:24 CLB – LEE, Derek 6 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 10–7 CLB
00:11 CLE – PHILYAW, Raymond 7 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) – 14–10 CLE

2nd Quarter:

12:20 CLB – LEE, Derek 2 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 17–14 CLB
07:41 CLE – BALL, Jason 26 yd field goal – 17–17
04:55 CLB – WELLS, Harold 8 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 24–17 CLB
02:16 CLE – AMEY, Otis 20 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (BALL, Jason kick failed) – 24–23 CLB
00:05 CLB – WELLS, Harold 3 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 31–23 CLE

3rd Quarter:

12:47 CLE – AMEY, Otis 24 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (BALL, Jason kick failed) – 31–29 CLB
08:46 CLE – JACKSON, Marlion 20 yd run (BALL, Jason kick failed) – 35–31 CLE
03:49 CLB – MARSHALL, Rasheed 4 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 38–35 CLB
01:14 CLE – AMEY, Otis 6 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (BALL, Jason kick) – 42–38 CLE

4th Quarter:

14:38 CLB – WELLS, Harold 20 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 44–42 CLB
12:45 CLE – REDD, Robert 8 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (BALL, Jason kick) – 49–44 CLE
10:12 CLB – MARSHALL, Rasheed 34 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 51–49 CLB
06:54 CLE – BALL, Jason 19 yd field goal – 52–51 CLE
00:43 CLE – REDD, Robert 17 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (BALL, Jason kick) – 59–51 CLE
00:22 CLB – LEE, Derek 33 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (NAGY, Matt pass failed) – 59–57 CLE

Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Billy Beckett
Offensive Player of the Game: Otis Amey (CLE)
Defensive Player of the Game: Robert Freeman (CLB)
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 4: at Utah Blaze

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	13	7	14	18	52
UTA	14	21	0	14	49

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: March 21
Game time: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: N/A

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:11 UTA – MCKELVEY 31 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) – 7–0 UTA
11:01 UTA – MCKELVEY 23 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) – 14–0 UTA
06:18 CLB – SHELLEY 1 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick failed) – 14–6 UTA
01:47 CLB – NEAL 30 yd interception return (LEWIS kick) – 14–13 UTA

2nd Quarter:

12:44 UTA – WHITTAKER 10 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) – 21–13 UTA
01:54 UTA – WHITTAKER 15 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) – 28–13 UTA
00:54 CLB – MARSHALL 54 yd kickoff return (LEWIS kick) – 28–20 UTA
00:05 UTA – BOONE 7 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) – 35–20 UTA

3rd Quarter:

11:05 CLB – WELLS 3 yd run (LEWIS kick) – 35–27 UTA
06:48 CLB – WELLS 4 yd run (LEWIS kick) – 35–34 UTA

4th Quarter:

14:52 UTA – WHITTAKER 5 yd pass from GERMAINE (AZAR kick) – 42–32 UTA
11:50 CLB – LEE 11 yd pass from NAGY (WELLS pass from NAGY) – 42–42
08:19 UTA – WHITTAKER 4 yd run (AZAR kick) – 49–42 UTA
03:36 CLB – MARSHALL 17 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick) – 49–49
00:00 CLB – LEWIS 35 yd field goal – 52–49 CLB

Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Dirk Bell; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanan
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 5: vs. Orlando Predators

	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. Tampa Bay Storm

	1	2	3	4	Total
TB	14	7	7	21	49
CLB	7	14	3	27	51

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: April 5
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,256

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:54 TB – Saunders, David 7 yd pass from Deitz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
05:16 CLB – LEE, Derek 3 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 7–7
02:30 TB – Edwards, Hank 5 yd pass from Deitz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 14–7 TB

2nd Quarter:

13:22 CLB – LEE, Derek 8 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 14–14
10:28 TB – Edwards, Hank 10 yd pass from Deitz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 21–14 TB
04:41 CLB – WELLS, Harold 4 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 21–21

3rd Quarter:

11:15 CLB – LEWIS, Mark 21 yd field goal – 24–21 CLB
05:27 TB – Kaleita, Tom 2 yd pass from Deitz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 28–24 TB

4th Quarter:

14:55 CLB – LEE, Derek 15 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 31–28 CLB
09:34 TB – Brown, Marvin 7 yd run (Marler, Seth kick) – 35–31 TB
06:37 CLB – LEE, Derek 4 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 37–35 CLB
00:45 CLB – RUSSELL, Calvin 33 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 44–35 CLB
00:24 TB – Saunders, David 22 yd pass from Deitz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 44–42 CLB
00:20 CLB – COGGINS, Nate 8 yd kickoff return (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 51–42 CLB
00:00 TB – Saunders, David 9 yd pass from Deitz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 51–49 CLB

Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Paul Frerking; Linesman: Neil Brunner; Line judge: Paul Engelberts; Back judge: Tony Lombardo
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 7: at New York Dragons

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

1st Quarter:

09:27 CLB – Mark Lewis 24 yd field goal – 3–0 CLB
08:13 NY – Kevin Swayne 21 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 7–3 NY

2nd Quarter:

07:57 NY – Kevin Swayne 1 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 14–3 NY
07:10 CLB – Rasheed Marshall 57 yd kickoff return (Mark Lewis kick) – 14–10 NY
02:50 NY – Jason Willis 4 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 21–10 NY
00:43 CLB – Derek Lee 15 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 21–17 NY
00:09 NY – Kevin Swayne 8 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 28–17 NY

3rd Quarter:

13:13 NY – Chris Anthony 17 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 35–17 NY
09:47 CLB – Derek Lee 10 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 35–24 NY
05:27 NY – Jason Willis 28 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 42–24 NY

4th Quarter:

06:50 NY – Chris Anthony 5 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick failed) – 48–24 NY
04:11 CLB – Derek Lee 36 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 48–31 NY
03:06 NY – Chris Anthony 8 yd pass from Aaron Garcia (Chris Onorato kick) – 55–31 NY
01:38 CLB – Calvin Russell 39 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Matt Nagy pass failed) – 55–37 NY
00:35 NY – Juston Wood 5 yd run (Chris Onorato kick) – 62–37 NY
00:18 CLB – Rasheed Marshall 38 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 62–44 NY

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Scott Helverson
Offensive Player of the Game: Aaron Garcia (NY)
Defensive Player of the Game: Henry Taylor (NY)
Ironman Player of the Game: Rasheed Marshall (CLB)

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Soul

	1	2	3	4	Total
PHI	21	21	20	14	76
CLB	21	14	7	13	55

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: April 21
Game time: 8:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,974

Game information

1st Quarter:

14:22 CLB – RUSSELL, Calvin 42 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 7–0 CLB
13:10 PHI – BRACKINS, Larry 39 yd pass from GRAZIANI, Tony (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 7–7
11:54 CLB – LEE, Derek 45 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 14–7 CLB
09:27 PHI – BRACKINS, Larry 12 yd pass from GRAZIANI, Tony (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 14–14
08:25 CLB – JOHNSON, C.J. 45 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 21–14 CLB
04:41 PHI – BOGLE, Phil 8 yd pass from GRAZIANI, Tony (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 21–21

2nd Quarter:

12:33 PHI – JACKSON, Chris 4 yd pass from GRAZIANI, Tony (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 28–21 PHI
09:20 CLB – WELLS, Harold 5 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 28–28
06:14 PHI – JACKSON, Chris 12 yd pass from D'ORAZIO, Matt (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 35–28 PHI
01:26 CLB – JOHNSON, C.J. 20 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 35–35
00:00 PHI – JACKSON, Chris 4 yd pass from D'ORAZIO, Matt (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 42–35 PHI

3rd Quarter:

11:27 PHI – D'ORAZIO, Matt 4 yd run (HUGHES, Connor kick blocked) – 48–35 PHI
07:55 PHI – WATTS, Darius 11 yd pass from D'ORAZIO, Matt (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 55–35 PHI
04:37 CLB – LEE, Derek 9 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 55–42 PHI
01:48 PHI – BRACKINS, Larry 24 yd pass from D'ORAZIO, Matt (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 62–42 PHI

4th Quarter:

09:17 PHI – BOGLE, Phil 4 yd pass from D'ORAZIO, Matt (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 69–42 PHI
06:09 CLB – RUSSELL, Calvin 27 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (WELLS, Harold pass failed) – 69–48 PHI
05:03 PHI – OURS, Wes 8 yd run (HUGHES, Connor kick) – 76–48 PHI
01:05 CLB – THOMPSON, Leroy 1 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 76–55 PHI

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Al Granado; Linesman: Mike McCabe; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: James Cole
Offensive Player of the Game: Larry Brackins (PHI)
Defensive Player of the Game: Anthony Dunn (PHI)
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 9

Bye Week

Week 10: vs. Dallas Desperados

	1	2	3	4	Total
DAL	14	6	14	14	48
CLB	13	20	6	6	45

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: May 3
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,310

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:02 CLB – LEE, Derek 7 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 7–0 CLB
09:11 DAL – PETTIS, Will 12 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 7–7
07:55 CLB – JOHNSON, C.J. 9 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 13–7 CLB
03:14 DAL – NASH, Marcus 3 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 14–13 DAL

2nd Quarter:

10:34 CLB – NAGY, Matt 1 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 20–14 CLB
06:23 CLB – NAGY, Matt 1 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 27–14 CLB
04:00 DAL – PETTIS, Will 19 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick failed) – 27–20 CLB
00:07 CLB – LAZARE-SAUNDERS 1 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 33–20 CLB

3rd Quarter:

11:57 DAL – NASH, Marcus 39 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 33–27 CLB
09:16 CLB – LEE, Derek 34 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick blocked) – 39–27 CLB
07:05 DAL – NASH, Marcus 26 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 39–34 CLB

4th Quarter:

13:31 DAL – NASH, Marcus 17 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 41–39 DAL
00:40 CLB – WELLS, Harold 3 yd run (NAGY, Matt pass failed) – 45–41 CLB
00:15 DAL – PETTIS, Will 9 yd pass from DOLEZEL, Clint (HAMILTON, Remy kick) – 48–45 DAL

Officials: Referee: Dave Lambros; Umpire: Doug Wilson; Linesman: Kelly Saalfield; Line judge: Brian Matthew; Back judge: Rich Wilborn
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 11: at Kansas City Brigade

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	7	14	7	15	43
KC	14	14	14	17	59

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: May 10
Game time: 6:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,736

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:58 KC – Ces'are Manning 22 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) – 7–0 KC
07:44 CLB – Harold Wells 2 yd run (Mark Lewis kick) – 7–7
03:17 KC – Mike Horacek 17 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) – 14–7 KC

2nd Quarter:

13:36 CLB – C.J. Johnson 17 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 14–14
08:07 KC – D. Bryant 1 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 21–14 KC
05:12 CLB – C.J. Johnson 45 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 21–21
00:02 KC – Jamarr Ward 4 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) – 28–21 KC

3rd Quarter:

11:19 KC – Dawan Moss 5 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 35–21 KC
09:22 CLB – Calvin Russell 46 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 35–28 KC
08:24 KC – Jerel Myers 56 yd kickoff return (Peter Martinez kick) – 42–28 KC

4th Quarter:

14:56 KC – Jerel Myers 12 yd pass from D. Bryant (Peter Martinez kick) – 49–28 KC
08:47 KC – Dawan Moss 3 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 56–28 KC
05:07 CLB – Derek Lee 18 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 56–35 KC
02:41 KC – Peter Martinez 22 yd field goal – 59–35 KC
00:53 CLB – Derek Lee 8 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Matt Nagy rush) – 59–43 KC

Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Julian Mapp; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Bud McCleskey
Offensive Player of the Game: Duke Bryant (KC)
Defensive Player of the Game: Gillis Wilson (KC)
Ironman Player of the Game: Jerel Myers (KC)

Week 12: at Philadelphia Soul

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	6	15	7	15	43
PHI	7	14	23	7	51

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: May 17
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 18,741

Game information

1st Quarter:

08:47 PHI – Chris Jackson 4 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 7–0 PHI
00:35 CLB – Harold Wells 1 yd run (Justin Zwick rush failed) – 7–6 PHI

2nd Quarter:

06:25 CLB – C.J. Johnson 20 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 13–7 CLB
05:07 PHI – Chris Jackson 33 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 14–13 PHI
00:33 CLB – Matt Nagy 1 yd run (Harold Wells rush) – 21–14 CLB
00:19 PHI – Larry Brackins 43 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 21–21

3rd Quarter:

14:21 PHI – HOLMES 18 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 28–21 PHI
08:23 CLB – Rasheed Marshall 6 yd run (Mark Lewis kick) – 28–28
05:21 PHI – Larry Brackins 7 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 35–28 PHI
03:42 PHI – Gabe Nyenhuis safety – 37–28 PHI
01:49 PHI – Chris Jackson 26 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 44–28 PHI

4th Quarter:

12:10 CLB – Derek Lee 11 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis kick) – 44–35 PHI
09:10 PHI – Phil Bogle 21 yd pass from Matt D'Orazio (Connor Hughes kick) – 51–35 PHI
05:23 CLB – C.J. Johnson 12 yd pass from Matt Nagy (Calvin Russell pass from NAGY) – 51–43 PHI

Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Paul Frerking; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Billy Beckett
Offensive Player of the Game: Larry Brackins (PHI)
Defensive Player of the Game: Gabe Nyenhuis (PHI)
Ironman Player of the Game: Rob Keefe (PHI)

Week 13: vs. New York Dragons

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

1st Quarter:

13:10 NY – WILLIS, Jason 28 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (AZAR, Steve kick) – 7–0 NY
09:32 CLB – RUSSELL, Calvin 32 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 7–7
05:10 NY – ANTHONY, Chris 6 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (AZAR, Steve kick) – 14–7 NY
02:13 CLB – JOHNSON, C.J. 26 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 14–14
01:20 NY – SWAYNE, Kevin 20 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (AZAR, Steve kick) – 21–14 NY

2nd Quarter:

12:42 CLB – ILAOA, Nate 4 yd run (ZWICK, Justin rush failed) – 21–20 NY
09:03 NY – ANTHONY, Chris 4 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (AZAR, Steve kick) – 28–20 NY
01:53 CLB – JOHNSON, C.J. 5 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 28–27 NY
00:19 NY – WILLIS, Jason 9 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (AZAR, Steve kick) – 35–27 NY
00:00 CLB – LEWIS, Mark 32 yd field goal – 35–30 NY

3rd Quarter:

04:01 CLB – NAGY, Matt 2 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 36–35 CLB

4th Quarter:

12:18 CLB – RUSSELL, Calvin 40 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 43–35 CLB
00:35 NY – SWAYNE, Kevin 4 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (GARCIA, Aaron pass intcpt) – 43–41 CLB

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Darrel Leftwich; Back judge: Reggie Smith
Offensive Player of the Game: CJ Johnson (CLB)
Defensive Player of the Game: Matt Thomas (CLB)
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 14: at New Orleans VooDoo

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	14	13	13	21	61
NO	14	20	28	21	83

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: May 30
Game time: 8:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,206

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:11 CLB – Lee, D. 6 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick) – 7–0 CLB
07:58 NO – Dudley, J. 15 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 7–7
04:18 CLB – Russell, C. 5 yd run (Lewis, M. kick) – 14–7 CLB
00:05 NO – Jordan, J. 10 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 14–14

2nd Quarter:

12:56 CLB – Russell, C. 11 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick failed) – 20–14 CLB
11:07 NO – Dudley, J. 8 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 21–20 NO
04:29 NO – Ruffin, J. 45 yd field goal – 24–20 NO
00:47 CLB – Russell, C. 4 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick) – 27–24 CLB
00:11 NO – Ruffin, J. 31 yd field goal – 27–27
00:00 NO – Floyd, A. 27 yd interception return (Ruffin, J. kick) – 34–27 NO

3rd Quarter:

12:46 NO – Dudley, J. 9 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 41–27
10:14 CLB – Lee, D. 44 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick) – 41–34 NO
09:04 NO – Jordan, J. 38 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 48–34 NO
08:14 NO – Key, S. 3 yd net recovery (Ruffin, J. kick) – 55–34 NO
02:04 CLB – Wells, H. 1 yd run (Lewis, M. kick failed) – 55–40 NO
01:12 NO – Jordan, J. 6 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 62–40 NO

4th Quarter:

09:38 CLB – Wells, H. 6 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick) – 62–47 NO
06:50 NO – Wimprine, D. 8 yd run (Ruffin, J. kick) – 69–47 NO
04:00 NO – Key, S. 6 yd pass from Wimprine, D. (Ruffin, J. kick) – 76–47 NO
00:59 CLB – Russell, C. 6 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick) – 76–54 NO
00:40 NO – Bellisari, S. 3 yd run (Ruffin, J. kick) – 83–54 NO
00:19 CLB – Johnson, C.J. 23 yd pass from Nagy, M. (Lewis, M. kick) – 83–61 NO

Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Wes Fritz; Linesman: Neil Brunner; Line judge: Paul Engelberts; Back judge: Tony Lombardo
Offensive Player of the Game: Danny Wimprine (NO)
Defensive Player of the Game: Sale' Key (NO)
Ironman Player of the Game: Anthony Floyd (NO)

Week 15: vs. Georgia Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
GA	14	21	14	14	63
CLB	7	13	7	7	34

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: June 7
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 12,948

Game information

1st Quarter:

11:58 GA – BERGERON, Troy 14 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 7–0 GA
07:01 CLB – LEE, Derek 5 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 7–7
03:57 GA – JONES, Tiger 6 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 14–7 GA

2nd Quarter:

13:15 GA – BERGERON, Troy 34 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 21–7 GA
08:06 CLB – WELLS, Harold 3 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick failed) – 21–13 GA
06:41 GA – BERGERON, Troy 49 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 28–13 GA
03:34 CLB – WELLS, Harold 1 yd run (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 28–20 GA
00:55 GA – MORRIS, Carl 7 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 35–20 GA

3rd Quarter:

11:25 CLB – THOMPSON, Leroy 3 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 35–27 GA
07:55 GA – JONES, Tiger 8 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 42–27 GA
05:03 GA – ALLEN, Ernest 0 yd fumble recovery (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 49–27 GA

4th Quarter:

13:54 GA – BERGERON, Troy 24 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 56–27 GA
03:34 GA – MORRIS, Carl 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 63–27 GA
01:27 CLB – JOHNSON, C.J. 32 yd pass from NAGY, Matt (LEWIS, Mark kick) – 63–34 GA

Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Scott Helverson
Offensive Player of the Game: Troy Bergeron (GA)
Defensive Player of the Game: JoJo Polk (GA)
Ironman Player of the Game: Leroy Thompson (CLB)

Week 16: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage

	1	2	3	4	Total
GR	14	21	21	7	63
CLB	10	28	7	15	60

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Date: June 14
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: N/A

Game information

1st Quarter:

10:22 CLB – Mark Lewis 18 Yd field goal – 3–0 CLB
06:42 GR – Terrell Browden 5 Yd Run (Brian Gowins Kick) – 7–3 GR
04:24 CLB – Derek Lee 27 Yd Pass From Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis Kick) – 10–7 CLB
02:33 GR – Chris Johnson 22 Yd Pass From James Macpherson (Brian Gowins Kick) – 14–10 GR

2nd Quarter:

12:00 CLB – C.J. Johnson 15 Yd Pass From Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis Kick) – 17–14 CLB
11:14 GR – Chris Martin 57 Yd Kickoff Return (Brian Gowins Kick) – 21–17 GR
10:12 CLB – C.J. Johnson 47 Yd Pass From Justin Zwick (Mark Lewis Kick) – 24–21 CLB
06:53 GR – T.J. Watkins 4 Yd Run (Brian Gowins Kick) – 28–24 GR
04:53 CLB – Harold Wells 1 Yd Run (Mark Lewis Kick) – 31–28 CLB
03:10 GR – Kenny Higgins 36 Yd Pass From James Macpherson (Brian Gowins Kick) – 35–31 GR
00:40 CLB – C.J. Johnson 12 Yd Pass From Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis Kick) – 38–35 CLB

3rd Quarter:

14:41 GR – Chris Martin 57 Yd Kickoff Return (Brian Gowins Kick) 42–38 GR
12:48 CLB – Derek Lee 45 Yd Pass From Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis Kick) – 45–42 CLB
09:30 GR – Cole Magner 12 Yd Pass From James Macpherson (Brian Gowins Kick) – 49–45 GR
01:49 GR – Cole Magner 27 Yd Pass From James Macpherson (Brian Gowins Kick) – 56–45 GR

4th Quarter:

14:14 CLB – Calvin Russell 6 Yd Pass From Matt Nagy (Mark Lewis Kick) – 56–52 GR
06:53 GR – Chris Johnson 6 Yd Pass From James Macpherson (Brian Gowins Kick) – 63–52 GR
03:47 CLB – C.J. Johnson 22 Yd Pass From Matt Nagy (Rasheed Marshall Run) – 63–60 GR

Officials: N/A
Offensive Player of the Game: N/A
Defensive Player of the Game: N/A
Ironman Player of the Game: N/A

Week 17: at Cleveland Gladiators

	1	2	3	4	Total
CLB	7	14	7	7	35
CLE	7	21	3	16	47

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: June 21
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 14,397

Game information

1st Quarter:

12:52 CLB – WELLS 5 yd run (LEWIS kick) – 7–0 CLB
08:16 CLE – HYMES 13 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 7–7

2nd Quarter:

13:21 CLE – HYMES 43 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 14–7 CLE
10:30 CLB – JOHNSON 41 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick) – 14–14
06:20 CLE – RILEY 6 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 21–14 CLE
00:49 CLB – NAGY 2 yd run (LEWIS kick) – 21–21
00:06 CLE – HYMES 16 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 28–21 CLE

3rd Quarter:

07:47 CLE – BALL 18 yd field goal – 31–21 CLE
04:05 CLB – WELLS 4 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick) – 31–28 CLE

4th Quarter:

14:54 CLE – BALL 26 yd field goal – 34–28 CLE
08:07 CLE – AMEY 42 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick failed) – 40–28 CLE
05:11 CLB – WELLS 6 yd pass from NAGY (LEWIS kick) – 40–35 CLE
02:55 CLE – AMEY 26 yd pass from PHILYAW (BALL kick) – 47–35 CLE

Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Julian Mapp; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Bud McCleskey
Offensive Player of the Game: Raymond Philyaw (CLE)
Defensive Player of the Game: Sakeen Wright (CLE)
Ironman Player of the Game: Karon Riley (CLE

2008 Columbus Destroyers season

Contents

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Coaching

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Regular season

Week 1: at Colorado Crush

Week 2: at Dallas Desperados

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Week 4: at Utah Blaze

Week 5: vs. Orlando Predators

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 7: at New York Dragons

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Week 9

Week 10: vs. Dallas Desperados

Week 11: at Kansas City Brigade

Week 12: at Philadelphia Soul

Week 13: vs. New York Dragons

Week 14: at New Orleans VooDoo

Week 15: vs. Georgia Force

Week 16: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage

Week 17: at Cleveland Gladiators

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