1987 Washington Commandos season

1987 Washington Commandos season
Head coach Bob Harrison
Home field Capital Centre
Results
Record 2–4
Division place 4th
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
N/A 1989

The 1987 Washington Commandos season was the first season for the Commandos.

The Commandos had the honor of playing in the first AFL regular season game on June 19, 1987, losing to the Pittsburgh Gladiators 46-48 at the Civic Arena.[1][2] The Commandos picked up their first win in franchise history the following week, when they defeated the Denver Dynamite, by a score of 36-20 in their home opener.[3] The Commandos finished the season with a 2-4 record,[4] a disappointment, but the team was in every game except one, losing 3 games by a total of 6 points.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 June 19 at Pittsburgh Gladiators L 46–48 0–1 Civic Arena
2 June 27 Denver Dynamite W 36–20 1–1 Capital Centre
3 July 3 at Denver Dynamite L 57–73 1–2 McNichols Sports Arena
4 July 10 at Chicago Bruisers L 36–37 1–3 Rosemont Horizon
5 July 16 Chicago Bruisers L 61–64 1–4 Capital Centre
6 July 23 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 52–31 2–4 Capital Centre

Standings

1987 Arena Football League Standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
xy-Pittsburgh Gladiators 4 2 0 .667 268 199 44.6 33.1 L 2
x-Denver Dynamite 4 2 0 .667 261 252 43.5 42 W 2
Washington Commandos 2 4 0 .333 288 273 48 45.5 W 1
Chicago Bruisers 2 4 0 .333 217 310 36.1 51.6 L 1

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Roster

1987 Washington Commandos roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

 Running Backs/Linebackers
  • -- Walter Holman
  • -- Peter Stubbs
  • -- Brett Wilson
  • -- Michael Witteck

-- Fernando McWherter

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

  • -- Sean McInerney
  • 67 Jon Roehlk
  • -- Kendall Walls
  • 68 Wes Walton
 Wide Receivers/Linebackers
  • -- Robert Goins

Kickers

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 4, 2013
18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
Rich Ingold14923563.41726295107.5
Mike Calhoun41233.3501133.3

Running Backs

Player Car. Yards TD's
Brett Wilson15421
Walter Holman12251
Mike Calhoun550
Richard DuPree230
Rich Ingold20−30

Wide Receivers

Player Rec. Yards TD's
Dwayne Dixon6881011
Lenny Taylor445318
Steve Griffin222424
Richard DuPree7612
Rex Motes4841
Walter Holman494
Brett Wilson3280
Nathan Creer1110

Defense

Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's
Rex Motes 26 24 4 0 0 0 0
Nathan Creer 25.5 24 3 0 0 0 0
Walter Holman 21 17 8 2 1 3 0
Pete Stubbs 19.5 18 3 3 0 0 0
Michael Witteck 16 14 4 2 0 0 0
Jon Roehlk 15 11 8 6 0 0 0
Dwayne Dixon 13 12 2 0 0 0 0
Sean McInerney 9 8 2 3 0 0 0
Robert Goins 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
Richard DuPree 8.5 6 5 0 0 0 0
Brett Wilson 8 7 2 0 0 0 0
Wes Walton 7 4 6 2 0 0 0
Fernando McWherter 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Calhoun 3 2 2 3 0 0 0
Kendall Walls 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Griffin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Special Teams

Kick Return

Player Ret Yards TD's
Rex Motes 15 269 0
Lenny Taylor 8 115 0
Pete Stubbs 4 41 1
Richard DuPree 2 36 0
Dwayne Dixon 2 15 0
Nathan Creer 1 29 0
Mike Calhoun 1 16 0
Kendall Walls 1 15 0
Walter Holman 1 0 0

Kicking

Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts.
Dale Castro 12 0 21 57.1 16 0 31 51.6 52

All-Arena team members

Position Player All-Arena team
Quarterback Rich Ingold 1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Dwayne Dixon 1st
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jon Roehlk 1st
Fullback/Linebacker Walter Holman 2nd
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Lenny Taylor 2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Michael Witteck 2nd
Kicker Dale Castro 2nd

References

  1. ↑ "Arena Football Debuts". www.nytimes.com. The New York Times. June 21, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gary Tuma (June 20, 1987). "Gladiators smashing in 48-46 win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Commandos win home-opener". The Free Lance-Star. June 29, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Commandos 52, Gladiators 31". www.apnewsarchive.com. Associated Press. July 24, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

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