1987 Denver Dynamite season

1987 Denver Dynamite season
Head coach Tim Marcum
Home field McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 4-2
Division Place 1st
Playoff finish W ArenaBowl I 45-16 vs. Pittsburgh Gladiators
Timeline
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1986 1988

The 1987 Denver Dynamite season was the first season for the Denver Dynamite. The Dynamite finished 4-2 and won ArenaBowl I.

Contents

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 June 20 Chicago Bruisers Away W 52-44 (OT)
2 June 27 Washington Commandos Away L 36-20
3 July 3 Washington Commandos Home W 73-57
4 July 11 Pittsburgh Gladiators Home L 49-32
5 July 17 Pittsburgh Gladiators Away W 32-31
6 July 24 Chicago Bruisers Home W 52-35

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result
ArenaBowl I August 1 Pittsburgh Gladiators Away W 45-16

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
Whit Taylor 76 138 55.1 1050 21 8 93.6
Stuart Mitchell 30 74 40.5 419 7 2 71.8
Marty Mornhinweg 3 4 75 30 0 0 95.8

Running Backs

Player Car. Yards TD's
Chris Brewer 12 56 1
Durell Taylor 8 39 0
Stuart Mitchell 13 34 3
Whit Taylor 11 23 1
Richard Prather 6 23 2
Marty Mornhinweg 1 9 0
Steve Trimble 1 -3 0

Wide Receivers

Player Rec. Yards TD's
Gary Mullen 26 502 11
Durell Taylor 25 283 6
Chris Brewer 21 255 4
Steve Trimble 20 340 5
Richard Prather 8 65 1
Richard Rodgers 7 49 1
William Cotman 1 7 0
Whit Taylor 1 -2 0

Defense

Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's
William Cotman 26.5 24 5 0 1 10 0
Keith Smith 23 22 2 5 0 0 0
Gary Mullen 21 20 2 0 2 23 0
Steve Trimble 19 17 4 0 1 0 0
Richard Prather 16 15 2 0 0 0 0
Rob DeVita 12.5 9 7 6 0 0 0
Clyde Skipper 12 12 0 0 2 10 0
Chris Brewer 12 9 6 0 0 0 0
Kelly Kirchbaum 11 9 4 0 0 0 0
Chuck Harris 9 6 6 3 0 0 0
Patrick Cain 7 7 0 3 0 0 0
Richard Rodgers 6.5 5 3 0 2 23 0
Larry Friday 6.5 6 1 0 0 0 0
Jon Norris 5 4 2 2 0 0 0
Phil Forte 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
Durell Taylor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lazlo Mike-Mayer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Marco Morales 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Special Teams

Kick Return

Player Ret Yards TD's
Durell Taylor 28 516 0
Chris Brewer 7 85 0
Steve Trimble 4 18 0
Gary Mullen 2 18 0
William Cotman 1 30 0
Phil Forte 1 5 0
Clyde Skipper 1 0 0
Kelly Kirchbaum 0 0 0

Kicking

Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts.
Marco Morales 2 0 12 16.7 11 0 18 61.1 17
Lazlo Mike-Mayer 0 0 8 0.0 8 0 11 72.7 8
Marty Coyne 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 5 0 0

Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Head Coach Tim Marcum Coach of the Year --
Fullback/Linebacker Chris Brewer none 1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Gary Mullen none 1st
Quarterback Whit Taylor none 2nd
Fullback/Linebacker Durell Taylor none 2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Patrick Cain none 2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Kelly Kirchbaum none 2nd

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