2017 Cleveland Gladiators season
Arena Football League team season
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
2017 Cleveland Gladiators staff
Front office [ 2]
Dan Gilbert (Majority Owner)
Len Komoroski (CEO )
Kerry Bubolz (President of business operations)
Mike Ostrowski (VP of Minor League Operations)
Dominic Jones (director of football operations)
Chad Schofield (Football Outreach and Community Ambassador)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
[ 3]
Roster
The Gladiators on April 22
2017 Cleveland Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
Injured reserve
Other league exempt
League suspension
Inactive reserve
Refuse to report
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 14, 2017
23 Active, 18 Inactive
Schedule
The Gladiators playing the Tampa Bay Storm on April 22
Regular season
The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[ 4]
Week
Day
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
Location
Attendance
Report
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
Round
Day
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
Location
Attendance
Report
AFL Semifinals
Monday
August 14
7:00 PM EDT
at Tampa Bay Storm
L 59–73
Amalie Arena
9,621
[ 19]
Standings
(#) - playoff position secured
References
^ "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 February 20, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Coaching staff – Cleveland Gladiators.com" . Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "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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