1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
OwnerBob Gries
Head coachJoe Haering
Home fieldCivic Arena
Results
Record3–5
League place4th
Playoff finishLost semi-finals (Drive) 30–61

The 1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the fourth season for the Arena Football League franchise, and its final season in Pittsburgh. The following year, the franchise moved south to Florida and became the Tampa Bay Storm.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 June 8 Detroit Drive L 35–43 0–1 Civic Arena
2 June 16 Dallas Texans L 35–40 0–2 Reunion Arena
3 June 22 Washington Commandos W 55–32 1–2 Civic Arena
4 June 29 Denver Dynamite L 45–47 1–3 Civic Arena
5 July 6 at Denver Dynamite W 29–38 1–4 McNichols Sports Arena
6 July 14 Albany Firebirds W 27–24 2–4 Civic Arena
7 July 21 at Washington Commandos W 30–23 (OT) 3–4 Patriot Center
8 July 27 at Detroit Drive L 33–40 3–5 Joe Louis Arena

Standings

1990 Arena Football League standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
xy-Detroit Drive 6 2 0 .750 326 215 40.7 26.9 W 2
x-Dallas Texans 6 2 0 .750 299 308 37.4 38.5 W 4
x-Denver Dynamite 4 4 0 .500 283 267 35.4 33.4 L 3
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators 3 5 0 .375 289 287 36.1 35.9 L 1
Albany Firebirds 3 5 0 .375 188 268 23.5 33.5 W 1
Washington Commandos 2 6 0 .250 244 284 30.5 35.5 L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
Semi-finals August 3 at Detroit Drive L 30–61 0–1 Joe Louis Arena

Source:[1]

Roster

1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

Running Backs/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

Wide Receivers/Linebackers

Kickers

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 14, 2013
23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Thomas Monroe Ironman of the Year 1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Julius Dawkins none 2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Keith Browner none 2nd

References

  1. ^ Frey, Jennifer (August 4, 1990). "Gladiators a wash-out in playoffs". The Pittsburgh Press. p. C1. Retrieved October 14, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Fink, David (July 28, 1990). "Detroit drives plast Gladiators, 40–33". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via newspapers.com.