1990 Denver Dynamite season

1990 Denver Dynamite season
Head coach Babe Parilli
Owner Gary Graham
Home field McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 4–4
Division place 3rd
Playoff finish Lost Semi-Finals (Texans) 25–26

The 1990 Denver Dynamite season was the third season for the Arena Football League franchise. With the same coaching staff in place from 1989, the Dynamite got off to a hot 4–1 start during the 1990 season. The attendance had been steadily rising during the season, with the final home game's attendance listed at 10,587. This was later found to be squed as around 3,000 people were admitted for free.[1] The Dynamite would finish the season with a record of 4–4, good enough to clinch the 3rd seed. The team lost 25–26 to the semi-finals to the Dallas Texans.[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 June 8 at Dallas Texans L 47–50 0–1 Reunion Arena
2 June 14 Albany Firebirds W 38–20 1–1 McNichols Sports Arena
3 June 22 at Detroit Drive W 35–22 2–1 Joe Louis Arena
4 June 29 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 47–45 3–1 Civic Arena
5 July 6 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 38–29 4–1 McNichols Sports Arena
6 July 13 Washington Commandos L 26–33 4–2 McNichols Sports Arena
7 April 21 Dallas Texans L 32–42 4–3 McNichols Sports Arena
8 July 28 at Albany Firebirds L 20–26 4–4 Times Union Center

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

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 August 4 at Dallas Texans L 25–26 0–1 Reunion Arena

Roster

1990 Denver Dynamite roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

 Running Backs/Linebackers
  • -- Willie Cannon
  • -- John El-Masry

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

 Wide Receivers/Linebackers
  • -- Mike Babb
  • -- Maurice Gravely

Kickers

  • -- Tracy Bennett

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 13, 2013
19 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Quinton Knight none 1st
Kicker Mitch Young none 2nd

References

  1. ↑ Joey Bunch (October 22, 2012). "Denver Dynamite exploded in Arena League’s first season, then fizzled out". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1990 Denver Dynamite Team History". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved January 28, 2013.

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