Arena Football League 1989
Arena Football League 1989 | |
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Season: 1989 | |
League: Arena Football League | |
ArenaBowl Champion: Detroit Drive | |
ArenaBowl MVP: George LaFrance | |
Previous season: 1988 | |
Next season: 1990 |
The 1989 Arena Football League season was the third season of the Arena Football League (AFL). As in the previous year, the league champions were Detroit Drive , which the Pittsburgh Gladiators defeated in ArenaBowl III .
Participating teams
Number of teams | 5 |
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New in the league | Maryland Comandos , Denver Dynamite |
Eliminated | Los Angeles Cobras , New York Knight , New England Steamrollers |
Regular season
Closing table | ||||||||
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team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P- | ||
x - Detroit Drive | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 154 | 84 | ||
y - Pittsburgh Gladiators | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 159 | 147 | ||
y - Denver Dynamite | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 94 | 97 | ||
y - Chicago Bruisers | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 167 | 155 | ||
Maryland Commandos | 0 | 4th | 0 | .000 | 79 | 170 |
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 III | |||||||
1 | Detroit | 43 | ||||||
4th | Chicago | 10 | ||||||
1 | Detroit | 39 | ||||||
2 | Pittsburgh | 26th | ||||||
2 | Pittsburgh | 39 | ||||||
3 | Denver | 37 |
ArenaBowl III
The ArenaBowl III was played on August 18, 1989 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . The game was watched by 12,046 spectators.
ArenaBowl MVP became George LaFrance ( Detroit Drive ).
ArenaBowl III | ||
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1 | Detroit Drive | 39 |
2 | Pittsburgh Gladiators | 26th |
Regular Season Awards
Award | winner | position | team |
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Most Valuable Player | George LaFrance | Wide receiver / defensive back | Detroit Drive |
Ironman of the Year | Carl Aikens Jr. | Wide receiver / defensive back | Chicago Bruisers |
Coach of the Year | Babe Parilli | Head coach | Denver Dynamite |
Spectator table
team | Average audience |
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Detroit Drive | 6,834 |
Pittsburgh Gladiators | 4,373 |
Denver Dynamite | 6,435 |
Chicago Bruisers | 6,622 |
Maryland Commandos | 0 |
League average | 5,705 |
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 - 1989 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .