1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

The 1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the second season for the Arena Football League (AFL) franchise.

1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
Head coach	Joe Haering
Home field	Civic Arena
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	Lost semi-finals (Drive) 25–34

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	April 28	at Detroit Drive	W 57–51	1–0	Joe Louis Arena
2	May 7	New England Steamrollers	W 82–26	2–0	Civic Arena
3	May 14	Los Angeles Cobras	W 61–43	3–0	Civic Arena
4	May 21	Los Angeles Cobras	L 32–66	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
5	May 27	New York Knights	W 46–36	4–1	Civic Arena
6	June 2	at Detroit Drive	L 25–30	4–2	Joe Louis Arena
7	June 11	at New England Steamrollers	W 45–39	5–2	Providence Civic Center
8	June 20	at Chicago Bruisers	L 25–46	5–3	Rosemont Horizon
9	June 24	Chicago Bruisers	L 47–54	5–4	Civic Arena
10	July 1	Detroit Drive	L 9–28	5–5	Civic Arena
11	July 11	at New York Knights	W 44–28	6–5	Madison Square Garden
12	July 16	New England Steamrollers	L 34–44	6–6	Civic 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 22	at Detroit Drive	L 25–34	0–1	Joe Louis Arena

Roster

1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks  7 Brendan Folmar  9 Mike Hohensee -- Stuart Mitchell Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs -- Carl Allen -- Brad Calip -- Russell Hairston 28 Rob Minor 31 Brian Moran 29 Rodney Richmond -- Cornelius Ross -- Rick Shepas -- Tony Slaton 23 Keith Tinsley 22 Lonnie Turner, Jr.	Running Backs/Linebackers -- Fabray Collins -- Creig Federico 44 Mike Powell Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen 85 Earnest Adams 98 Scott Dmitrenko -- Cecil Fletcher -- Pat Ogrin 67 Dave Opfar 54 Craig Walls -- Kendall Walls	Wide Receivers/Linebackers 27 Dan Burmeister -- Kent Davis 46 Julius Dawkins Kickers  3 Rusty Fricke Rookies in italics Roster updated February 11, 2013 28 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Craig Walls	none	1st

External links

• 1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season at arenafan.com