1988 Detroit Drive season

1988 Detroit Drive season
Head coach Tim Marcum
Home field Joe Louis Arena
Results
Record 9–3
Division place 2nd
Playoff finish Won Semi-Finals (Gladiators) 34-25
Won ArenaBowl II (Bruisers) 24–13

The 1988 Detroit Drive season was the first for the Drive.

The Drive began play in 1988 as a member of the Arena Football League. Under head coach Tim Marcum, the Drive finished the regular season 9-3 after starting the season 2-3.[1][2] Two of the Drive's losses came at the hands of the Chicago Bruisers, who finished the season with one loss. The Drive would get a chance at revenge when they advanced to ArenaBowl II against the Bruisers,[3] and they were able to defeat the Bruisers 24-13.[4]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1 April 28 Pittsburgh Gladiators L 51–57 0–1 Joe Louis Arena
2 May 9 at New York Knights W 54–48 1–1 Madison Square Garden
3 May 13 at New England Steamrollers W 29–24 2–1 Providence Civic Center
4 May 19 Chicago Bruisers L 29–35 2–2 Joe Louis Arena
5 May 27 at Chicago Bruisers L 31–36 2–3 Rosemont Horizon
6 June 2 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 30–25 3–3 Joe Louis Arena
7 June 10 Los Angeles Cobras W 39–26 4–3 Joe Louis Arena
8 June 16 at Los Angeles Cobras W 38–14 5–3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9 June 23 at New York Knights W 49–9 6–3 Madison Square Garden
10 July 1 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 28–9 7–3 Civic Arena
11 July 9 New England Steamrollers W 46–10 8–3 Joe Louis Arena
12 July 5 New York Knights W 48–17 9–3 Joe Louis Arena

Standings

1988 Arena Football League standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
xy-Chicago Bruisers1011.87552637443.831.2T 1
x-Detroit Drive930.75047231039.325.8W 7
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators660.50050749142.340.9L 1
x-Los Angeles Cobras561.45846344938.637.4T 1
New England Steamrollers390.25033551127.942.6W 1
New York Knights2100.16734251028.542.5L 2

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
Semi-finals July 22 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 34–25 1–0 Joe Louis Arena
ArenaBowl II July 30 at Chicago Bruisers W 24–13 2–0 Rosemont Horizon

Roster

1988 Detroit Drive roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

 Running Backs/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

 Wide Receivers/Linebackers

Kickers

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 12, 2013
21 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

→ More rosters

Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Wide Receiver/Defensive BackDwayne DixonIronman of the Year1st
Fullback/LinebackerWalter Holmannone1st
Offensive Line/Defensive LineJon Roehlknone2nd
Defensive SecondaryNate Millernone2nd
KickerNovo Bojovicnone2nd

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Bagnato (May 28, 1988). "Controversial Call Lifts The Undefeated Bruisers Over Drive". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gary Tuma (July 7, 1988). "Detroit driving with Ingold at QB". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive Square Off in ArenaBowl". www.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1988. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Andrew Bagnato (July 31, 1988). "Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.