Cleveland Gladiators Head Coach
In week 1, Wilpolt coached the Gladiators to a 61-49 victory against the New York Dragons in his first game as the team's head coach. After their stunning victory over New York, Wilpolt led his team to a 66-63 victory over the Utah Blaze. The following week, the Gladiators defeated the defending National Conference Champion Columbus Destroyers 66-63. After losing three consecutive games, the Gladiators defeated the Los Angeles Avengers 83-69. In just seven games, Wilpolt had doubled the number of wins the Gladiators had in 2007.
| 2008 Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Date | Score | W-L † | |
| vs. New York Dragons | March 3, 2008 | Won 61-49 | 4-4 | |
| vs. Utah Blaze | March 9, 2008 | Won 66-63 | 0-8 | |
| at Columbus Destroyers | March 15, 2008 | Won 59-57 | 2-5 | |
| at New Orleans | March 21, 2008 | Lost 24-63 | 6-2 | |
| BYE WEEK | Week 5 | |||
| at Dallas Desperados | April 5, 2008 | Lost 51-58 | 7-0 | |
| vs. Colorado Crush | April 11, 2008 | Lost 66-69 | 3-4 | |
| at Los Angeles Avengers | April 19, 2008 | Won 83-69 | 3-5 | |
| at New York Dragons | April 26, 2008 | 0-0 | 4-4 | |
| vs. Philadelphia Soul | May 2, 2008 | 0-0 | 7-0 | |
| vs. Orlando Predators | May 9, 2008 | 0-0 | 6-2 | |
| at Colorado Crush | May 17, 2008 | 0-0 | 3-4 | |
| at Tampa Bay Storm | May 23, 2008 | 0-0 | 2-5 | |
| vs. Dallas Desperados | May 31, 2008 | 0-0 | 7-0 | |
| vs. Chicago Rush | June 7, 2008 | 0-0 | 5-2 | |
| at Philadelphia Soul | June 14, 2008 | 0-0 | 7-0 | |
| vs. Columbus Destroyers | June 21, 2008 | 0-0 | 2-5 | |
† Signifies opponent's won-lost record for the 2008 season
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