ArenaBowl II

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ArenaBowl II
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Tot Drive 7 14 0 3 24 Bruisers 7 0 0 6 13
Date	July 30, 1988
Arena	Rosemont Horizon
City	Rosemont, Illinois
Attendance	15,018
MVP	Steve Griffin, WR/DB, Detroit
Ironman of the Game	Dwayne Dixon, WR/LB, Detroit
Winning Coach	Tim Marcum
Losing Coach	Perry Moss
U.S. TV
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Roger Twibell and Steve Raible

Arena Bowl '88 (or Arena Bowl II) was the Arena Football League's second-ever championship game. This match-up pitted the #2 Detroit Drive (9-3) against the #1 Chicago Bruisers (10-1-1). In this low-scoring contest, the Drive drew first blood with QB Rich Ingold getting a 1-yard TD run, while the Brusiers responded with QB Ben Bennett completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR/DB Mike McDade. In the second quarter, Detroit took control with FB/LB Walter Holman getting an 8-yard TD run, while fellow FB/LB Jim Browne got a 2-yard TD run. After a scoreless third quarter, Chicago managed to respond with FB/LB William Stone getting a 10-yard TD run (with a failed two-point conversion). Afterwards, the Drive wrapped up its first ArenaBowl title with kicker Novo Bojovic getting a 17-yard field goal. With the win, Detroit became the 1988 Arena Football League Champions.

[edit] Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• DET - Ingold 1 run (Bojovic kick)
• CHI - McDade 3 pass from Bennett (Morales kick)

2nd Quarter

• DET - Holman 8 run (Bojovic kick)
• DET - Browne 2 run (Bojovic kick)

4th Quarter

• CHI - Stone 10 run (Morales kick failed)
• DET - FG Bojovic 5

[edit] External Link

• ArenaFan Box Score

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