2017 Cleveland Gladiators season
2017 Cleveland Gladiators season | |
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Owner | Dan Gilbert |
Head coach | Ron Selesky |
Home field | Quicken Loans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 5–9 |
League place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Lost Semifinals 59–73 (Storm) |
The 2017 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 18th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their eighth in Cleveland. The Gladiators played at the Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators drew an average home attendance of 10,173 in the 2017 AFL season.[1]
Staff
[edit]Front office[2]
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Roster
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Gladiators_offensive_huddle.jpg/300px-Gladiators_offensive_huddle.jpg)
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Other league exempt
League suspension
Inactive reserve
Refuse to report
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics |
Schedule
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gladiators_bench.jpg/300px-Gladiators_bench.jpg)
Regular season
[edit]The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[4]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | April 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | L 40–46 | 0–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,865 | [5] |
2 | Sunday | April 16 | 3:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | L 49–52 | 0–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 5,758 | [6] |
3 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 61–62 | 0–3 | Amalie Arena | 9,119 | [7] |
4 | Friday | April 28 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 48–34 | 1–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,223 | [8] |
5 | Saturday | May 6 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 67–69 | 1–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,389 | [9] |
6 | Bye | ||||||||
7 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 46–64 | 1–5 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,667 | [10] |
8 | Saturday | May 27 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 60–63 | 1–6 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,190 | [11] |
9 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 59–35 | 2–6 | Verizon Center | 9,901 | [12] |
10 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 49–59 | 2–7 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,103 | [13] |
11 | Friday | June 16 | 7:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | W 59–48 | 3–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,877 | [14] |
12 | Saturday | June 24 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 28–59 | 3–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,580 | [15] |
13 | Bye | ||||||||
14 | Saturday | July 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 41–39 | 4–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,525 | [16] |
15 | Bye | ||||||||
16 | Saturday | July 22 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 27–57 | 4–9 | Amalie Arena | 10,567 | [17] |
17 | Saturday | July 29 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 62–28 | 5–9 | Verizon Center | 11,127 | [18] |
18 | Bye |
Playoffs
[edit]Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
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AFL Semifinals | Monday | August 14 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 59–73 | Amalie Arena | 9,621 | [19] |
Standings
[edit]Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
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W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | GB | STK | |||
(1)Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 1 | .929 | 817 | 590 | 7–0 | 6–1 | — | W3 | ||
(2)Tampa Bay Storm | 10 | 4 | .714 | 710 | 662 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3.0 | L1 | ||
(3)Cleveland Gladiators | 5 | 9 | .357 | 696 | 715 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8.0 | W1 | ||
(4)Baltimore Brigade | 4 | 10 | .286 | 620 | 749 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 9.0 | L4 | ||
Washington Valor | 3 | 11 | .214 | 565 | 692 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 10.0 | W1 |
(#) - playoff position secured
References
[edit]- ^ "AFL Attendance". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Front office – Cleveland Gladiators.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ "Coaching staff – Cleveland Gladiators.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ "Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule". arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 16, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Valor vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 28, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphia Soul vs Cleveland Gladiators (May 6, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (May 20, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Baltimore Brigade (May 27, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Washington Valor (June 3, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (June 10, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jun 16, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (June 24, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Washington Valor (Jul 29, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Aug 14, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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