1988 Chicago Bruisers season

1988 Chicago Bruisers season
Head coach Perry Moss
General manager Perry Moss
Home field Rosemont Horizon
Results
Record 10–1–1
Division place 1st
Playoff finish Won Semi-finals (Cobras) 29-16
Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1987 1989

The 1988 Chicago Bruisers season was the second season for the Chicago Bruisers. The Bruisers finished 10–1–1 and lost ArenaBowl I to the Detroit Drive.[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 April 29 at New England Steamrollers W 60–35 1–0 Providence Civic Center
2 May 6 Los Angeles Cobras W 46–35 2–0 Rosemont Horizon
3 May 14 New York Knights W 30–7 3–0 Rosemont Horizon
4 May 19 at Detroit Drive W 35–29 4–0 Joe Louis Arena
5 May 27 Detroit Drive W 36–31 5–0 Rosemont Horizon
6 June 3 at New England Steamrollers W 30–21 6–0 Providence Civic Center
7 June 13 at New York Knights W 64–34 7–0 Madison Square Garden
8 June 20 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 46–25 8–0 Rosemont Horizon
9 June 24 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 54–47 9–0 Civic Arena
10 July 1 New England Steamrollers W 68–25 10–0 Rosemont Horizon
11 July 9 Los Angeles Cobras L 20–48 10–1 Rosemont Horizon
12 July 14 at Los Angeles Cobras T 37–37 (OT) 10–1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

Standings

1988 Arena Football League Standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
xy-Chicago Bruisers 10 1 1 .875 526 374 43.8 31.2 T 1
x-Detroit Drive 9 3 0 .750 472 310 39.3 25.8 W 7
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators 6 6 0 .500 507 491 42.3 40.9 L 1
x-Los Angeles Cobras 5 6 1 .458 463 449 38.6 37.4 T 1
New England Steamrollers 3 9 0 .250 335 511 27.9 42.6 W 1
New York Knights 2 10 0 .167 342 510 28.5 42.5 L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
Semi-finals July 23 Los Angeles Cobras W 29–16 1–0 Rosemont Horizon
ArenaBowl II July 30 Detroit Drive L 13–24 1–1 Rosemont Horizon

Roster

1988 Chicago Bruisers roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

 Fullbacks/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

 Kickers
  • -- Marco Morales

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 25, 2013
29 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

→ More rosters

Stats

Offense

Passing

Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
Ben Bennett 172 323 53.3 2304 49 13 97.3
Willie Totten 8 20 40.0 126 2 1 65.8
Jimbo Fisher 3 4 75.0 17 0 1 42.7
Marco Morales 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing

Player Car. Yards TD's
Osia Lewis 64 206 5
Billy Stone 36 141 5
Calvin Riggs 22 73 3
Ben Bennett 21 54 2
Willie Totten 5 19 0
Cliff Madison 3 5 1
Jimbo Fisher 1 2 0

Receiving

Player Rec. Yards TD's
Carl Aikens, Jr. 51 934 21
Reggie Smith 42 534 13
Daryl Hart 30 351 6
Steve Thonn 21 209 2
Clyde Skipper 18 249 5
Mike McDade 16 121 0
Jeff Faulkner 3 42 3
Osia Lewis 1 9 1
Ben Bennett 1 −2 0

Defense

Player Tackles Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's

Special Teams

Kick Returns

Player Ret Yards TD's
Reggie Smith 34 733 2
Carl Aikens, Jr. 8 177 1
Clyde Skipper 7 89 0
Daryl Hart 4 73 0
Mike McDade 3 21 0
Durell Taylor 1 24 0
Ricky Mitchell 1 16 0
Steve Thonn 1 6 0
Osia Lewis 1 0 0

Kicking

Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts.
Marco Morales 6 0 31 19.4 50 1 67 74.6 70

Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Head Coach Perry Moss Coach of the Year --
Quarterback Ben Bennett Most Valuable Player 1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Carl Aikens, Jr. none 1st
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jeff Faulkner none 1st
Defensive Secondary Durwood Roquemore none 1st
Kicker Marco Morales none 1st
Fullback Osia Lewis none 2nd
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Reggie Smith none 2nd

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Bagnato (July 31, 1988). "Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

External links