1988 Chicago Bruisers season

1988 Chicago Bruisers season
General managerPerry Moss
Head coachPerry Moss
Home fieldRosemont Horizon
Results
Record10–1–1
Division place1st
Playoff finishWon Semi-finals (Cobras) 29-16
Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13
Team MVPBen Bennett

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

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

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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.