1988 Detroit Drive season

1988 Detroit Drive season
Head coach Tim Marcum
Home field Joe Louis Arena
Results
Record 9–3
Division place 2nd
Playoff finish Won Semi-Finals (Gladiators) 34-25
Won ArenaBowl II (Bruisers) 24–13

The 1988 Detroit Drive season was the first for the Drive.

The Drive began play in 1988 as a member of the Arena Football League. Under head coach Tim Marcum, the Drive finished the regular season 9-3 after starting the season 2-3.[1][2] Two of the Drive's losses came at the hands of the Chicago Bruisers, who finished the season with one loss. The Drive would get a chance at revenge when they advanced to ArenaBowl II against the Bruisers,[3] and they were able to defeat the Bruisers 24-13.[4]


Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 April 28 Pittsburgh Gladiators L 51–57 0–1 Joe Louis Arena
2 May 9 at New York Knights W 54–48 1–1 Madison Square Garden
3 May 13 at New England Steamrollers W 29–24 2–1 Providence Civic Center
4 May 19 Chicago Bruisers L 29–35 2–2 Joe Louis Arena
5 May 27 at Chicago Bruisers L 31–36 2–3 Rosemont Horizon
6 June 2 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 30–25 3–3 Joe Louis Arena
7 June 10 Los Angeles Cobras W 39–26 4–3 Joe Louis Arena
8 June 16 at Los Angeles Cobras W 38–14 5–3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9 June 23 at New York Knights W 49–9 6–3 Madison Square Garden
10 July 1 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 28–9 7–3 Civic Arena
11 July 9 New England Steamrollers W 46–10 8–3 Joe Louis Arena
12 July 5 New York Knights W 48–17 9–3 Joe Louis 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

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
Semi-finals July 22 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 34–25 1–0 Joe Louis Arena
ArenaBowl II July 30 at Chicago Bruisers W 24–13 2–0 Rosemont Horizon

Roster

1988 Detroit Drive roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

 Running Backs/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

 Wide Receivers/Linebackers

Kickers

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 12, 2013
21 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Dwayne Dixon Ironman of the Year 1st
Fullback/Linebacker Walter Holman none 1st
Offensive Line/Defensive Line Jon Roehlk none 2nd
Defensive Secondary Nate Miller none 2nd
Kicker Novo Bojovic none 2nd

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Bagnato (May 28, 1988). "Controversial Call Lifts The Undefeated Bruisers Over Drive". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gary Tuma (July 7, 1988). "Detroit driving with Ingold at QB". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive Square Off in ArenaBowl". www.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1988. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Andrew Bagnato (July 31, 1988). "Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

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