Arena Football League 1991
Arena Football League 1991 | |
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Season: 1991 | |
League: Arena Football League | |
ArenaBowl Champion: Tampa Bay Storm | |
ArenaBowl MVP: Stevie Thomas | |
Previous season: 1990 | |
Next season: 1992 |
The 1991 Arena Football League season was the fifth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). League champions were the Tampa Bay Storm , which defeated Detroit Drive in ArenaBowl V.
Participating teams
Number of teams | 8th |
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New in the league | Tampa Bay Storm , New Orleans Night , Columbus Thunderbolts , |
Eliminated | Washington Commandos , Pittsburgh Gladiators |
Regular season
Closing table | ||||||||
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team | S. | N | U | SQ | P + | P- | ||
x - Detroit Drive | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 437 | 262 | ||
y - Tampa Bay Storm | 8th | 2 | 0 | .800 | 421 | 309 | ||
y - Denver Dynamite | 6th | 4th | 0 | .600 | 389 | 365 | ||
y - Albany Firebirds | 6th | 4th | 0 | .600 | 427 | 342 | ||
New Orleans Night | 4th | 6th | 0 | .400 | 314 | 401 | ||
Dallas Texans | 4th | 6th | 0 | .400 | 286 | 334 | ||
Orlando Predators | 3 | 7th | 0 | .300 | 321 | 363 | ||
Columbus Thunderbolts | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 241 | 460 |
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 V | |||||||
1 | Detroit | 37 | ||||||
4th | Albany | 35 | ||||||
1 | Detroit | 42 | ||||||
2 | Tampa Bay | 48 | ||||||
2 | Tampa Bay | 40 | ||||||
3 | Denver | 13 |
ArenaBowl V
The ArenaBowl V was played on August 17, 1991 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . The game was watched by 20,357 spectators.
ArenaBowl MVP became Stevie Thomas ( Tampa Bay Storm ).
ArenaBowl IV | ||
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1 | Detroit Drive | 42 |
2 | Tampa Bay Storm | 48 |
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 | Milton Barney | Wide receiver / defensive back | New Orleans Night |
Coach of the Year | Fran Curci | Head coach | Tampa Bay Storm |
Spectator table
team | Average audience |
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Albany Firebirds | 11.005 |
Columbus Thunderbolts | 3,948 |
Dallas Texans | 7,796 |
Denver Dynamite | 6,207 |
Detroit Drive | 15,555 |
New Orleans Night | 8,207 |
Orlando Predators | 12.192 |
Tampa Bay Storm | 17.094 |
League average | 10,250 |
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 - 1991 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .