The 2008 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.