1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season | |
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Head coach | Joe Haering |
Home field | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Results | |
Record | 4–2 |
League place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Lost ArenaBowl I (Dynamite) 16-45 |
Team MVP | Russell Hairston |
The 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the first season for the Gladiators. They finished 4–2 and lost a 45–16 game against the Denver Dynamite in ArenaBowl I.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||
1 | June 19 | Washington Commandos | W 48–46 | 1–0 | Civic Arena |
2 | June 26 | at Chicago Bruisers | W 60–23 | 2–0 | Rosemont Horizon |
3 | July 2 | Chicago Bruisers | W 49–14 | 3–0 | Civic Arena |
4 | July 11 | at Denver Dynamite | W 49–32 | 4–0 | McNichols Sports Arena |
5 | July 17 | Denver Dynamite | L 31–32 | 4–1 | Civic Arena |
6 | July 23 | at Washington Commandos | L 31–52 | 4–2 | Capital Centre |
Standings
[edit]Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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y-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
Playoffs
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||
ArenaBowl I | August 1 | Denver Dynamite | L 16–45 | 0–1 | Civic Arena |
Roster
[edit]1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Wide receivers/defensive backs
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Running backs/linebackers
Offensive/defensive linemen
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Wide receivers/linebackers
Kickers
Rookies in italics |
Stats
[edit]Offense
[edit]Quarterback
[edit]Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating |
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Brendan Folmar | 119 | 205 | 58.0 | 1349 | 21 | 9 | 85.2 |
Mike Hohensee | 32 | 55 | 58.2 | 483 | 7 | 1 | 111.4 |
Kevin Russell | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 |
Stan Yagiello | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Running backs
[edit]Player | Car. | Yards | TD's |
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Creig Federico | 10 | 21 | 1 |
Brendan Folmar | 14 | 13 | 2 |
Mike Hohensee | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Scott Dmitrenko | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Mike Stoops | 1 | 3 | 0 |
John McClennon | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Ricky Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Powell | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Stan Yagiello | 2 | −3 | 0 |
Wide receivers
[edit]Player | Rec. | Yards | TD's |
---|---|---|---|
Russell Hairston | 67 | 1126 | 18 |
22 | 232 | 3 | |
John McClennon | 22 | 131 | 1 |
Jim Rafferty | 20 | 170 | 2 |
Creig Federico | 12 | 54 | 2 |
Mike Powell | 5 | 81 | 2 |
Kevin Russell | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Ricky Mitchell | 1 | 21 | 0 |
Greg Best | 1 | 11 | 0 |
George Miller | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Defense
[edit]Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | INT | Yards | TD's |
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31 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 1 | |
Craig Walls | 19 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Russell Hairston | 17.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 1 |
Creig Federico | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Dmitrenko | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Stoops | 14.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John McClennon | 12.5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Ricky Mitchell | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rafferty | 10.5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Thomas Weaver | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Earnest Adams | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Powell | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Best | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willis Yates | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Larsen | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special teams
[edit]Kick return
[edit]Player | Ret | Yards | TD's |
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24 | 464 | 2 | |
Jim Rafferty | 10 | 69 | 0 |
John McClennon | 5 | 80 | 0 |
Scott Dmitrenko | 1 | 26 | 0 |
Mike Stoops | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
[edit]Player | FGM | 4pg | FGA | Pct. | XPM | 2pt | XPA | Pct. | Pts. |
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Lee Larsen | 6 | 0 | 21 | 28.6 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 46.4 | 31 |
Awards
[edit]Position | Player | Award | All-Arena team |
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Wide receiver/defensive back | Russell Hairston | Most Valuable Player | 1st |
Offensive/defensive lineman | Craig Walls | none | 1st |
Wide receiver/defensive back | none | 2nd |
References
[edit]- ^ "Arena Football League Championship : Taylor Leads Dynamite, 45–16". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2013.