2008 Arkansas Twisters season
# 2008 Arkansas Twisters season

The 2008 Arkansas Twisters season was the franchise's ninth season as a football franchise in the arenafootball2 league. The National Conference team, led by head coach Chris Siegfried, played their home games on Allstate Field at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Diamonds finished the 2008 regular season with an 11–5 record and 2nd place in the Central Division. The team's playoff run ended in the first round with a 55–68 loss to the Central Valley Coyotes.

## Off-field moves

2008 was the team's second season in the Central Division of the National Conference. Other teams in the Central Division this season were the Amarillo Dusters, Lubbock Renegades, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, and Tulsa Talons.

The Twisters hired new head coach Chris Siegfried. He had previously served as the head coach of the Spokane Shock in 2006. Siegfied would lead the team to a winning record (including a franchise record seven consecutive wins) and a short playoff run this season and return in 2009.

## Roster moves

Twisters players picked up post-season honors from the AF2 coaches and press. Quarterback Kyle Rowley was selected as the Schutt Offensive Player of the Year. Wide receiver Chris Denney was named Cutters Playmaker of the Year.

## Schedule

Win  Tie  Loss  Bye

### Regular season

| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Team Record | Location |
| 1 | Saturday | April 5 | at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | L 42–57 | 0–1 | Ford Center |
| 2 | Friday | April 11 | Tulsa Talons | L 60–64 | 0–2 | Alltel Arena |
| 3 | Saturday | April 19 | at Corpus Christi Sharks | W 39–27 | 1–2 | American Bank Center |
| 4 | Saturday | April 26 | Amarillo Venom | W 54–46 | 2–2 | Alltel Arena |
| 5 | Saturday | May 3 | at Texas Copperheads | L 30–37 | 2–3 | Berry Center |
| 6 | Saturday | May 10 | Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | W 68–25 | 3–3 | Alltel Arena |
| 7 | Saturday | May 17 | at Lubbock Renegades | L 57–64 | 3–4 | City Bank Coliseum |
| 8 | Saturday | May 24 | at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings | W 69–55 | 4–4 | CenturyTel Center |
| 9 | Saturday | May 31 | Corpus Christi Sharks | W 51–44 | 5–4 | Alltel Arena |
| 10 | Saturday | June 7 | at Amarillo Venom | W 48–26 | 6–4 | Amarillo Civic Center |
| 11 | Saturday | June 14 | Lubbock Renegades | W 61–25 | 7–4 | Alltel Arena |
| 12 | Saturday | June 21 | at Tri-Cities Fever | W 51–28 | 8–4 | Toyota Center |
| 13 | Saturday | June 28 | Iowa Barnstormers | W 55–46 | 9–4 | Alltel Arena |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | Saturday | July 12 | at Tulsa Talons | W 66–54 | 10–4 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 16 | Saturday | July 19 | Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings | L 69–80 | 10–5 | Alltel Arena |
| 17 | Saturday | July 26 | Texas Copperheads | W 78–26 | 11–5 | Alltel Arena |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Team Record | Location |
| 1 | Sunday | August 3 | Central Valley Coyotes | L 55–68 | 0–1 | Alltel Arena |
