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2008 Tampa Bay Storm season
Arena Football League team season
Arena Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Tampa Bay Storm |
| year | 2008 |
| record | 8–8 |
| division_place | 3rd |
| coach | Tim Marcum |
| stadium | St. Pete Times Forum |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| next | 2010 |
| shortnavlink | Other seasons |
The ** Tampa Bay Storm season** is the 22nd season for the American Arena Football League franchise, their 18th season in Tampa, 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.
Standings
Regular season schedule
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| March 1 | at Kansas City Brigade | W 51–49 | 1–0 | Sprint Center | 13,356 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 7 | Georgia Force | W 69–48 | 2–0 | St. Pete Times Forum | 18,194 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 16 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 55–76 | 2–1 | New Orleans Arena | 13,011 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 29 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 51–59 | 2–2 | Wachovia Center | 16,179 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 5 | at Columbus Destroyers | L 49–51 | 2–3 | Nationwide Arena | 14,256 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 13 | Arizona Rattlers | L 62–63 | 2–4 | St. Pete Times Forum | 16,413 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 18 | New York Dragons | L 47–66 | 2–5 | St. Pete Times Forum | 17,104 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 26 | at Orlando Predators | W 48–41 | 3–5 | Amway Arena | 13,365 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 5 | Chicago Rush | L 46–51 | 3–6 | St. Pete Times Forum | 14,491 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 9 | New Orleans VooDoo | W 41–37 | 4–6 | St. Pete Times Forum | 16,934 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 16 | at Grand Rapids Rampage | W 58–50 | 5–6 | Van Andel Arena | 7,205 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 23 | Cleveland Gladiators | W 58–48 | 6–6 | St. Pete Times Forum | 15,976 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 31 | at Georgia Force | L 55–56 | 6–7 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,400 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 7 | Orlando Predators | W 71–61 | 7–7 | St. Pete Times Forum | 17,344 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 14 | at San Jose SaberCats | L 70–73 | 7–8 | HP Pavilion | 14,042 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 21 | Los Angeles Avengers | W 72–47 | 8–8 | St. Pete Times Forum | 17,891 | Recap |
Roster
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) | 1 | Brett Dietz | QB | 6' 4" | 220 | 4 | Seth Marler | K | 6' 1" | 195 | 5 | Jeroid Johnson | DB | 5' 10" | 185 | 8 | Tim McGill | DL | 6 "3 | 310 | 10 | Torrance Marshall | LB | 6' 2" | 260 | 11 | Byron Jones | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | 14 | Hank Edwards | WR | 6' 2" | 180 | 15 | Stoney Case | 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 | 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 | 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 | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | 90 | Mark Word | DL | 6' 5" | 300 | 93 | Tom Briggs | DL | 6' 4" | 280 |
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Regular season
Week 1: at [[Kansas City Brigade]]
- Officials: Pat Garvey; Umpire: Paul King; Linesman: Bill Ward; Line judge: Bob McElwee; Back judge: James DeBell
- Offensive Player of the Game: Torrance Marshall (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Monty Montgomery (KC)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Torrance Marshall (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 11:23 TB – Torrance Marshall 3 yd run (Seth Marler kick) – 7–0 TB
- 6:11 KC – John Fitzgerald 4 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 7–7
2nd Quarter:
- 12:13 KC – Charles Frederick 5 yd pass from John Fitzgerald (Peter Martinez kick) – 14–7 KC
- 8:18 TB – Brett Dietz 1 yd run (Seth Marler kick) – 14–14
- 5:54 KC – Mike Horacek 40 yd pass from John Fitzgerald (Peter Martinez kick) – 21–14 KC
- 2:44 TB – Torrance Marshall 1 yd run (Seth Marler kick failed) – 21–20 KC
- 00:11 KC – Mike Horacek 21 yd pass from John Fitzgerald (Peter Martinez kick) – 28–21 KC
- 00:00 TB – Seth Marler 34 yd field goal – 28–23 KC
3rd Quarter:
- 13:14 TB – Torrance Marshall 3 yd run (Seth Marler kick) – 30–28 TB
- 7:36 KC – Charles Frederick 1 yd pass from John Fitzgerald (Peter Martinez kick) – 35–30 KC
- 4:17 TB – Torrance Marshall 1 yd run (Seth Marler kick) – 37–35 TB
4th Quarter:
- 13:09 TB – Tom Kaleita 7 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick) – 44–35 TB
- 7:02 KC – John Fitzgerald 1 yd run (Peter Martinez kick) – 44–42 TB
- 6:03 TB – Sedrick Robinson 23 yd pass from Brett Dietz (Seth Marler kick) – 51–42 TB
- 2:59 KC – Mike Horacek 23 yd pass from John Fitzgerald (Peter Martinez kick) – 51–49 TB
Week 2: vs. [[Georgia Force]]
- Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Darrel Leftwich; Back judge: Reggie Smith
- Offensive Player of the Game: Brett Dietz (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Tom Briggs (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Sedrick Robinson (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 9:34 TB – ROBINSON, Sedri 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 4:02 GA – BERGERON, Troy 5 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) 7–7
- 00:30 TB – SHAW, Terrill 8 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–7 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 11:27 GA – MORRIS, Carl 3 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick failed) – 14–13 TB
- 6:08 TB – MARLER, Seth 19 yd field goal – 17–13 TB
- 5:15 TB – ROBINSON, Sedri 6 yd net recovery (MARLER, Seth kick) – 24–13 TB
- 00:54 GA – GREISEN, Chris 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 24–20 TB
- 00:43 TB – SHAW, Terrill 9 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 31–20 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 9:04 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 7 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 38–20 TB
- 7:21 GA – MORRIS, Carl 30 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 38–27 TB
- 3:10 TB – MARLER, Seth 24 yd field goal – 41–27 TB
- 2:15 TB – BRIGGS, Tom 1 yd interception return (MARLER, Seth kick) – 48–27 TB
- 00:06 GA – BERGERON, Troy 9 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 48–34 TB
4th Quarter:
- 12:32 TB – BROWN, Marvin 10 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 55–34 TB
- 8:25 GA – GREISEN, Chris 5 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 55–41 TB
- 7:05 TB – ROBINSON, Sedri 9 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 62–41 TB
- 3:10 GA – MORRIS, Carl 13 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 62–48 TB
- 1:35 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 8 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 69–48 TB
Week 3: at [[New Orleans VooDoo]]
- Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Bob McElwee; Back judge: Scott Helverson
- Offensive Player of the Game: James Jordan (NO)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Michale Spicer (NO)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Wendall Williams (NO) 1st Quarter:
- 09:24 NO – Dudley, Javarus 8 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 7–0 NO
- 05:32 TB – Edwards, Hank 8 yd pass from Dietz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 7–7
- 04:25 NO – Jordan, James 36 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 14–7 NO
- 01:37 TB – Edwards, Hank 17 yd pass from Dietz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 14–14
2nd Quarter:
- 13:42 NO – Jordan, James 33 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 21–14 NO
- 11:30 NO – Shell, Lin-J 35 yd interception return (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 28–14 NO
- 02:33 NO – Sape, Lauvale 4 yd net recovery (Ruffin, Jonatha kick failed) – 34–14 NO
- 00:08 NO – Williams, Wenda 15 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 41–14 NO
- 00:00 NO – Williams, Wenda 57 yd missed FG return (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 48–14 NO
3rd Quarter:
- 06:41 TB – Marshall, Torra 1 yd run (Marler, Seth kick) – 48–21 NO
- 05:13 NO – Jordan, James 10 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 55–21 NO
- 01:20 NO – Dudley, Javarus 21 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 62–21 NO
- 00:00 TB – Edwards, Hank 41 yd pass from Dietz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 62–28 NO
4th Quarter:
- 11:09 TB – Edwards, Hank 15 yd pass from Dietz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 62–35 NO
- 07:40 TB – Johnson, Jeroid 29 yd net recovery (Marler, Seth kick failed) – 62–41 NO
- 05:01 NO – Jordan, James 13 yd pass from Wimprine, Danny (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 69–41 NO
- 00:53 TB – Edwards, Hank 3 yd pass from Dietz, Brett (Marler, Seth kick) – 69–41 NO
- 00:48 NO – Lynch, James 7 yd run (Ruffin, Jonatha kick) – 76–48 NO
- 00:14 TB – Dietz, Brett 5 yd run (Marler, Seth kick) – 76–55 NO
Week 4
Bye Week
Week 5: at [[Philadelphia Soul]]
- Officials: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Julian Mapp; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Bud McCleskey
- Offensive Player of the Game: Anthony Dunn (PHI)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Larry Brackins (PHI)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Mike Brown (PHI) 1st Quarter:
- 14:18 PHI – BRACKINS 37 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) – 7–0 PHI
- 12:04 TB – SAMUELS 15 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 7–7
- 05:03 TB – HOLMES 14 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 14–7 TB
- 02:27 PHI – D'ORAZIO 5 yd run (HUGHES kick failed) – 14–13 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 13:38 TB – MARLER 41 yd field goal – 17–13 TB
- 08:10 PHI – HUGHES 33 yd field goal – 17–16 TB
- 02:17 TB – SAUNDERS 2 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick failed) – 23–16 TB
- 00:39 PHI – JACKSON 13 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick failed)- 23–22 TB
- 00:00 PHI – HUGHES 32 yd field goal – 25–23 PHI
3rd Quarter:
- 13:22 TB – EDWARDS 39 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 30–25 TB
- 09:52 PHI – BRACKINS 8 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) – 32–30 PHI
- 07:56 PHI – JACKSON 14 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) – 39–30 PHI
- 02:07 TB – SAMUELS 28 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 39–37 PHI
4th Quarter:
- 10:52 PHI – BRACKINS 9 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) – 46–37 PHI
- 07:46 TB – MARSHALL 2 yd run (MARLER kick) – 46–44 PHI
- 06:08 PHI – WATTS 14 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick failed) – 52–44 PHI
- 03:12 TB – SAMUELS 22 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 52–51 PHI
- 00:38 PHI – JACKSON 3 yd pass from D'ORAZIO (HUGHES kick) – 59–51 PHI
Week 6: at [[Columbus Destroyers]]
- 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 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
Week 7: vs. [[Arizona Rattlers]]
- Officials: Referee: Perry Havener; Umpire: Paul Frerking; Linesman: Kavin McGrath; Line judge: David Meslow; Back judge: Keith Washington
- Offensive Player of the Game: Brett Dietz (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Kelvin Kinney (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Torrance Marshall (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 11:00 ARZ – DEVOE, Todd 5 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (HOULE, Eric kick) – 7–0 ARZ
- 09:33 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 35 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–7
- 04:35 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 27 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (HOULE, Eric kick failed) – 13–7 ARZ
- 01:03 TB – DIETZ, Brett 3 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–13 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 13:40 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 27 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (ROBINSON, Chris rush) – 21–14 ARZ
- 09:55 TB – HOLMES, Brent 4 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 21–21
- 01:24 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 44 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 28–21 TB
- 00:38 ARZ – HARVEY, Trandon 5 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (HOULE, Eric kick failed) – 28–27 TB
- 00:01 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 35–27 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 11:02 TB – DIETZ, Brett 18 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 41–27 TB
- 05:18 ARZ – HARVEY, Trandon 13 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (HOULE, Eric kick) – 41–34 TB
- 01:26 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 48–34 TB
4th Quarter:
- 14:52 ARZ – HARVEY, Trandon 20 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (HOULE, Eric kick) – 48–41 TB
- 13:43 ARZ – FAOA, Asi 0 yd net recovery (HOULE, Eric kick) – 48–48
- 10:26 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 29 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 55–48 TB
- 03:00 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 4 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (HOULE, Eric kick) – 55–55
- 00:29 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 19 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 62–55 TB
- 00:03 ARZ – BURLEY, Siaha 9 yd pass from CAMPBELL, Lang (GAINES, Wendall rush) – 63–62 ARZ
Week 8: vs. [[New York Dragons]]
- Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Billy Beckett
- Offensive Player of the Game: Aaron Garcia (NY)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Billy Parker (NY)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Chris Anthony (NY) 1st Quarter:
- 10:28 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 07:41 NY – ANTHONY, Chris 7 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 7–7
- 04:30 NY – ONORATO, Chris 19 yd field goal – 10–7 NY
- 01:45 TB – SHAW, Terrill 6 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–10 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 13:40 NY – SEIFERT, Elliot 11 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 17–14 NY
- 07:13 NY – SWAYNE, Kevin 22 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick failed) – 23–14 NY
- 05:18 TB – SHAW, Terrill 27 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 23–20 NY
- 03:24 NY – WILLIS, Jason 8 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 30–20 NY
- 00:08 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 30–27 NY
- 00:00 NY – ONORATO, Chris 42 yd field goal – 33–27 NY
3rd Quarter:
- 09:38 NY – ONORATO, Chris 38 yd field goal – 36–27 NY
- 08:51 NY – ADELEKAN, Farou safety – 38–27 NY
- 04:24 NY – WILLIS, Jason 4 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 45–27 NY
- 02:20 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 45–34 NY
4th Quarter:
- 14:55 NY – ANTHONY, Chris 23 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 52–34 NY
- 09:46 TB – SAUNDERS, David 3 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 52–40 NY
- 08:28 NY – SWAYNE, Kevin 5 yd pass from GARCIA, Aaron (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 59–40 NY
- 04:41 NY – NIX, John 20 yd fumble recovery (ONORATO, Chris kick) – 66–40 NY
- 01:25 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 16 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 66–47 NY
Week 9: at [[Orlando Predators]]
- Officials: Referee: Bill Athan; Umpire: Matt Jordan; Linesman: Allen Baynes; Line judge: Rusty Baynes; Back judge: Greg Wilson
- Offensive Player of the Game: Chas Gessner (ORL)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Traco Rachal (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 07:40 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 8 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 7–0 ORL
- 03:14 TB – SAMUELS, L. 6 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–7
2nd Quarter:
- 12:08 ORL – STAFFORD, Shane 1 yd run (VAUGHN, John kick) – 14–7 ORL
- 07:18 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 3 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–14
- 02:00 TB – MARLER, Seth 32 yd field goal – 17–14 TB
- 01:19 TB – BRIGGS, Tom 3 yd interception return (MARLER, Seth kick) – 24–14 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 13:30 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 13 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 24–21 TB
- 08:07 TB – MARSHALL, T. 2 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 31–21 TB
- 05:06 ORL – JAHNKE, Chris 11 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 31–28 TB
- 00:52 TB – MARSHALL, T. 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 38–28 TB
4th Quarter:
- 14:18 TB – SAMUELS, L. 8 yd interception return (MARLER, Seth kick) – 45–28 TB
- 09:38 TB – MARLER, Seth 29 yd field goal – 48–28 TB
- 07:24 ORL – GESSNER, Chas 5 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick blocked) – 48–34 TB
- 03:02 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 8 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (VAUGHN, John kick) – 48–41 TB
Week 10: vs. [[Chicago Rush]]
- Officials: Referee: Tom McCabe; Umpire: Rick Podraza; Linesman: Rod Pearson; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Scott Helverson
- Offensive Player of the Game: Travis Latendresse (CHI)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Torrance Marshall (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 10:53 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 14 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 05:45 CHI – ALEXANDER, Dan 2 yd run (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 7–7
2nd Quarter:
- 12:37 TB – MARLER, Seth 22 yd field goal – 10–7 TB
- 11:34 CHI – LA TENDRESSE, T 29 yd pass from MICHNA, Russ (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 14–10 CHI
- 08:18 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 16 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 17–14 TB
- 06:21 CHI – LA TENDRESSE, T 7 yd pass from MICHNA, Russ (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 21–17 CHI
- 00:40 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 7 yd fumble recovery (MARLER, Seth kick) – 24–21 TB
- 00:00 CHI – FRANTZ, Dan 26 yd field goal – 24–24
3rd Quarter:
- 10:24 CHI – LA TENDRESSE, T 8 yd pass from MICHNA, Russ (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 31–24 CHI
- 08:40 CHI – MICHNA, Russ 25 yd run (FRANTZ, Dan kick failed) – 37–24 CHI
- 06:33 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 2 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 37–30 CHI
4th Quarter:
- 09:25 TB – MARLER, Seth 20 yd field goal – 37–33 CHI
- 08:47 CHI – HARRELL, Damian 11 yd pass from MICHNA, Russ (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 44–33 CHI
- 02:47 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 44–39 CHI
- 00:54 CHI – MICHNA, Russ 6 yd run (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 51–39 CHI
- 00:28 TB – ROBINSON, Sedri 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 51–46 CHI
Week 11: vs. [[New Orleans VooDoo]]
- Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski; Umpire: Wes Fritz; Linesman: Neil Brunner; Line judge: Paul Engelberts; Back judge: Tony Lombardo
- Offensive Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Justin Brown (NO)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Torrance Marshall (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 13:15 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 08:13 NO – RUBIN, DeAndrew 13 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, Johnath kick failed) – 7–6 TB
- 03:50 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 2 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–6 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 13:20 NO – KEY, Sale 4 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, Johnath kick) – 14–13 TB
- 10:47 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 11 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 21–13 TB
- 00:01 NO – RUFFIN, Johnath 36 yd field goal – 21–16 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 10:21 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 5 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 28–16 TB
- 03:22 NO – LYNCH, James 1 yd run (RUFFIN, Johnath kick) – 28–23 TB
4th Quarter:
- 14:54 NO – DUDLEY, Javarus 43 yd pass from WIMPRINE, Danny (RUFFIN, Johnath kick) – 30–28 NO
- 13:15 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 37 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 34–20 TB
- 06:20 NO – WILLIAMS, Wende 2 yd run (RUFFIN, Johnath kick) – 37–34 NO
- 00:55 TB – SHAW, Terrill 16 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 41–37 TB
Week 12: at [[Grand Rapids Rampage]]
- Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia; Umpire: Al Granado; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Paul Engelberts; Back judge: James Cole
- Offensive Player of the Game: Cole Magner (GR)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Traco Rachal (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 10:30 GR – JOHNSON 10 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) – 7–0 GR
- 07:08 TB – MARSHALL 1 yd run (MARLER kick) – 7–7
- 05:12 GR – MAGNER 10 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) – 14–7 GR
- 01:22 GR – JOHNSON 6 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) – 21–7 GR
2nd Quarter:
- 12:05 TB – EDWARDS 13 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 21–14 GR
- 09:53 TB – SHAW 30 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 21–21
- 08:11 TB – RACHAL 3 yd net recovery (MARLER kick) – 28–21 TB
- 04:09 GR – JOHNSON 10 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) – 28–28
- 00:16 TB – EDWARDS 3 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 35–28 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 14:02 TB – SAMUELS 11 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 42–28 TB
- 11:56 GR – MAGNER 23 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) – 42–35 TB
- 09:04 TB – MARSHALL 3 yd run (MARLER kick failed) – 48–35 TB
- 06:03 GR – HIGGINS 14 yd pass from MACPHERSON (GOWINS kick) – 48–42 TB
- 04:17 TB – ROBINSON 34 yd pass from DIETZ (MARLER kick) – 55–42 TB
4th Quarter:
- 01:46 TB – MARLER 18 yd field goal – 58–42 TB
- 00:20 GR – BROWDEN 3 yd run (HIGGINS pass from MACPHERSON) – 58–50 TB
Week 13: vs. [[Cleveland Gladiators]]
- Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Julian Mapp; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Bud McClesky
- Offensive Player of the Game: Tyrone Timmons (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Tim McGill (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 13:11 TB – SHAW, Terrill 9 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 09:25 CLE – AMEY, Otis 8 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymon (BALL, Jason kick failed) – 7–6 TB
- 06:48 TB – SHAW, Terrill 29 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–6 TB
- 03:05 CLE – MARSHALL, Willi 8 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) – 14–13 TB
- 02:10 CLE – REDD, Robert 2 yd net recovery (BALL, Jason kick blocked) – 19–14 CLE
2nd Quarter:
- 09:21 CLE – JACKSON, Marlio 3 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) – 26–14 CLE
- 03:35 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 4 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 26–21 CLE
- 00:21 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 9 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 28–26 CLE
3rd Quarter:
- 10:57 CLE – JACKSON, Marlio 1 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) – 33–28 CLE
- 02:51 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 2 yd run (CASE, Stoney rush failed) – 34–33 TB
4th Quarter:
- 13:45 TB – SHAW, Terrill 15 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 41–33 TB
- 11:51 CLE – AMEY, Otis 14 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymon (MARSHALL, Willi pass from PHILYAW, Raymon) – 41–41
- 06:43 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 2 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 48–41 TB
- 04:21 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 8 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 55–41 TB
- 01:23 CLE – MARSHALL, Willi 8 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymon (BALL, Jason kick) – 55–48 TB
- 00:13 TB – MARLER, Seth 23 yd field goal – 58–48 TB
Week 14: at [[Georgia Force]]
- Officials: Referee: Perry Havener; Umpire: Tom Laverty; Linesman: Allen Baynes; Line judge: David Meslow; Back judge: Keith Washington
- Offensive Player of the Game: Carl Morris (GA)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Traco Rachal (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Matt Huebner (GA) 1st Quarter:
- 11:12 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 08:32 GA – MORRIS, Carl 31 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 7–7
- 04:20 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 3 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 13–7 TB
- 01:29 GA – MORRIS, Carl 14 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 14–13 GA
2nd Quarter:
- 12:51 GA – HUEBNER, Matt 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 21–13 GA
- 08:03 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 4 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick)- 21–20 GA
- 02:40 GA – MORRIS, Carl 7 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 28–20 GA
- 00:01 TB – TIMMONS ,Tyrone 2 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 28–27 GA
3rd Quarter:
- 13:40 TB – SHAW, Terrill 37 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 34–28 TB
- 04:14 TB – TIMMONS ,Tyrone 22 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 41–28 TB
4th Quarter:
- 13:09 GA – HUEBNER, Matt 3 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 41–35 TB
- 08:59 TB – TIMMONS ,Tyrone 15 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 48–35 TB
- 06:04 GA – JONES, Tiger 9 yd pass from GREISEN, Chris (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 48–42 TB
- 04:27 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 4 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 55–42 TB
- 01:34 GA – HUEBNER, Matt 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 55–49 TB
- 00:00 GA – GREISEN, Chris 1 yd run (MARTINEZ, Carlo kick) – 56–55 GA
Week 15: vs. [[Orlando Predators]]
- Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski; Umpire: Al Granado; Linesman: Mike McCabe; Line judge: Art Lucky; Back judge: James Cole
- Offensive Player of the Game: Hank Edwards (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Traco Rachal (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Sedrick Robinson (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 13:48 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 28 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 09:29 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 16 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANTZ, Dan kick failed) – 7–6 TB
- 05:04 TB – BRIGGS, Tom 4 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–6 TB
- 03:07 ORL – MOHRING, John 36 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANTZ, Dan kick failed) – 14–12 TB
- 00:11 TB – MARSHALL, Torra 2 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 21–12 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 11:57 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 24 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANTZ, Dan kick failed) – 21–18 TB
- 07:52 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 19 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 28–18 TB
- 02:33 ORL – MOYE-MOORE, Mar 2 yd run (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 28–25 TB
- 00:42 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 4 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 35–25 TB
- 00:05 ORL – NICKERSON, Kevi 4 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 35–32 TB
- 00:00 TB – ROBINSON, Sedri 58 yd kickoff return (MARLER, Seth kick) – 42–32 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 13:58 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 22 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 48–32 TB
- 12:12 TB – TEAM safety – 50–32 TB
- 08:51 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 27 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANTZ, Dan kick) – 50–39 TB
- 02:13 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 8 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 57–39 TB
4th Quarter:
- 13:53 ORL – TOLIVER, T.T. 4 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (FRANTZ, Dan kick failed) – 57–45 TB
- 10:44 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 16 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 64–45 TB
- 07:01 ORL – ARMSTRONG, Odie 11 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (ARMSTRONG, Odie pass from STAFFORD, Shane) – 64–53 TB
- 05:11 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 7 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 71–53 TB
- 01:51 ORL – THOMAS, Levon 5 yd pass from STAFFORD, Shane (ARMSTRONG, Odie rush) – 71–61 TB
Week 16: at [[San Jose SaberCats]]
- Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonier; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Greg Shields; Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Billy Beckett
- Offensive Player of the Game: Mark Grieb (SJ)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Clevan Thomas (SJ)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 13:50 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 13 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 7–0 TB
- 09:30 SJ – SAINTIL, Cleann 11 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 7–7
- 02:31 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 21 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 14–7 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 12:48 SJ – ROE, James 3 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 14–14
- 11:15 SJ – WATSON, Steve 0 yd fumble recovery (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 21–14 SJ
- 06:42 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 16 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 21–21
- 04:12 SJ – WRIGHT, Rodney 7 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 28–21 SJ
- 01:01 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 9 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 28–28
- 00:40 SJ – ROE, James 12 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 35–28 SJ
- 00:33 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 47 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 35–35
- 00:00 SJ – HAGLUND, A.J. 18 yd field goal – 38–35 SJ
3rd Quarter:
- 14:28 SJ – WRIGHT, Rodney 31 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 45–35 SJ
- 06:47 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 14 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 45–42 SJ
- 00:42 SJ – SAINTIL, Cleann 4 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 52–42 SJ
4th Quarter:
- 13:49 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 12 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 52–49 SJ
- 10:03 SJ – SAINTIL, Cleann 6 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 59–49 SJ
- 07:35 SJ – SAINTIL, Cleann 6 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 66–49 SJ
- 05:11 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 7 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 66–56 SJ
- 04:23 SJ – ROE, James 7 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) – 73–56 SJ
- 00:51 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 4 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 73–63 SJ
- 00:07 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 7 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 73–70 SJ
Week 17: vs. [[Los Angeles Avengers]]
- Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Mike Delaney; Linesman: Shawn Hochuli; Line judge: Dirk Bell; Back judge: Jimmy Buchanan
- Offensive Player of the Game: Brett Dietz (TB)
- Defensive Player of the Game: Traco Rachal (TB)
- Ironman Player of the Game: Lawrence Samuels (TB) 1st Quarter:
- 11:06 TB – ROBINSON, Sedri 6 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick failed) – 6–0 TB
- 02:07 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 23 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 13–0 TB
- 00:06 TB – GLOVER, Phil 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 20–0 TB
2nd Quarter:
- 13:07 LA – MARSHALL, Timon 22 yd pass from CUMBIE, Sonny (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick) – 20–7 TB
- 08:13 TB – EDWARDS, Hank 10 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 27–7 TB
- 07:00 LA – TOLVER, J.R. 37 yd pass from CUMBIE, Sonny (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick) – 27–14 TB
- 04:34 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 21 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 34–14 TB
- 02:12 LA – STUBBS, Terranc 13 yd pass from CUMBIE, Sonny (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick failed) – 34–20 TB
- 00:07 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 7 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 41–20 TB
3rd Quarter:
- 11:44 TB – SAMUELS, Lawren 5 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 48–20 TB
- 06:45 LA – TOLVER, J.R. 4 yd pass from CUMBIE, Sonny (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick) – 48–27 TB
- 03:08 TB – GLOVER, Phil 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 55–27 TB
- 01:55 TB – GLOVER, Phil 1 yd run (MARLER, Seth kick) – 62–27 TB
- 00:18 LA – MARSHALL, Timon 37 yd pass from CUMBIE, Sonny (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick failed) – 62–33 TB
4th Quarter:
- 10:43 TB – TIMMONS, Tyrone 27 yd pass from DIETZ, Brett (MARLER, Seth kick) – 69–33 TB
- 08:27 LA – MARSHALL, Timon 9 yd pass from CUMBIE, Sonny (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick) – 69–40 TB
- 00:54 TB – MARLER, Seth 27 yd field goal – 72–40 TB
- 00:38 LA – MARSHALL, Timon 28 yd pass from KELLER, Sam (FREDRICKSON, Ty kick) – 72–47 TB
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