The 2008 San Jose SaberCats season is the 14th season for the franchise. The SaberCats looked to improve on their 13-3 record from 2007 and defend their ArenaBowl title. Finishing the regular season with an 11-5 record, though not as successful as the previous season, still won them a third consecutive Western Division title, and they went into the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. In their Divisional round game, they defeated the Colorado Crush, 64-51, to advance to the American Conference Championship. In that game, the SaberCats defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage 81-55, to advance to their second consecutive ArenaBowl. The SaberCats played the Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXII, which they lost, 59-56.