2008 Cleveland Gladiators season

The  Cleveland Gladiators season is the 12th season for the franchise, their first season in Cleveland. The Gladiators finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, and made the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, they defeated the Orlando Predators, 69–66. For their Divisional round game, they defeated the Georgia Force 73–70. In the National Conference Championship however, they were defeated 70–35 by the top-seeded Philadelphia Soul.

Coaching

 * Mike Wilpolt – Head Coach
 * Brian Partlow – Offensive Coordinator
 * Willie Wood Jr. – WR, DB and Special Teams Coach
 * Lee Johnson – Offensive/Defensive Line Coach
 * John Tsironis – Strength & Conditioning Coach
 * Matt Carlson – Video Coordinator