Arena Football League 1988
Arena Football League 1988 | |
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Season: 1988 | |
League: Arena Football League | |
ArenaBowl Champion: Detroit Drive | |
ArenaBowl MVP: Steve Griffin | |
Previous season: 1987 | |
Next season: 1989 |
The 1988 Arena Football League season was the second season of the Arena Football League (AFL). League champions were the Detroit Drive , which defeated the Chicago Bruisers in ArenaBowl II .
Participating teams
Number of teams | 6th |
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New in the league | Detroit Drive , Los Angeles Cobras , New England Stemrollers , New York Knights |
Eliminated | Denver Dynamite |
Regular season
Closing table | ||||||||
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team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P- | ||
x - Chicago Bruisers | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 526 | 374 | ||
y - Detroit Drive | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 472 | 310 | ||
y - Pittsburgh Gladiators | 6th | 6th | 0 | .500 | 507 | 491 | ||
y - Los Angeles Cobras | 5 | 6th | 1 | .458 | 463 | 449 | ||
New England Steamrollers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 335 | 511 | ||
New York Knights | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 342 | 510 |
Legend:
S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden | SQ games won (relative) |
P + points made | P- opposing points | x = Conference title | y = playoffs reached |
Playoffs
Semifinals | ArenaBowl II | |||||||
1 | Chicago | 29 | ||||||
4th | los Angeles | 16 | ||||||
1 | Chicago | 13 | ||||||
2 | Detroit | 24 | ||||||
2 | Detroit | 34 | ||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 25th |
ArenaBowl II
The ArenaBowl II was played on July 30, 1988 at the Allstate Arena in Rosement, Illinois . The game was watched by 15,018 spectators.
ArenaBowl MVP became Steve Griffin ( Detroit Drive ).
ArenaBowl II | ||
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1 | Chicago Bruisers | 13 |
2 | Detroit Drive | 24 |
Regular Season Awards
Award | winner | position | team |
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Most Valuable Player | Ben Bennett | Quarterback | Chicago Bruisers |
Ironman of the Year | Dwayne Dixon | Wide receiver / defensive back | Detroit Drive |
Coach of the Year | Perry Moss | Head coach | Chicago Bruisers |
Spectator table
team | Average audience |
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Chicago Bruisers | 8.004 |
Detroit Drive | 14,095 |
Pittsburgh Gladiators | 8,000 |
Los Angeles Cobras | 7,507 |
New England Steamrollers | 5,707 |
New York Knights | 7,760 |
League average | 8,512 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ AFL ArenaBowl History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football League Awards | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 1988 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .