1991 Denver Dynamite season

The 1991 Denver Dynamite season was the fourth, and what would be the final, season for the Arena Football League franchise. Despite the financial turmoil that occurred the season before, the Dynamite once again fielded a team in 1991. The team finished 6–4 during the regular season,[1] again clinching the 3rd seed for the playoffs. The team lost to the relocated Gladiators, who became the Tampa Bay Storm, in the semi-finals. After the season, the franchise filed for bankruptcy after being sued by their public relations firm.[2] When he learned of the situation in Denver, AFL commissioner, Jim Foster has this to say, "Three things can happen. One, he finds a buyer, or we find him a buyer, and the team stays in Denver. Two, a buyer is found and moves to another city. Three, no one is interested and the franchise goes down."[2] The Dynamite went up for sale, but with the city trying to attract investors to land a Major League Baseball franchise (Colorado Rockies), the team did not attract potential buyers.[2]

1991 Denver Dynamite season
OwnerGary Graham
Head coachBabe Parilli
Home fieldMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record6–4
Division place3rd
Playoff finishLost semi-finals (Storm) 13-40

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Results Venue
Score Record
1 May 31 Detroit Drive L 13–31 0–1 McNichols Sports Arena
2 June 7 Albany Firebirds W 51–27 1–1 McNichols Sports Arena
3 June 14 at Dallas Texans L 27–30 1–2 Reunion Arena
4 June 22 at New Orleans Night W 54–44 2–2 Louisiana Superdome
5 June 29 Orlando Predators W 39–19 3–2 McNichols Sports Arena
6 July 6 at Columbus Thunderbolts W 52–44 4–2 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
7 July 13 at Tampa Bay Storm L 13–30 4–3 Florida Suncoast Dome
8 July 19 Tampa Bay Storm W 51–34 5–3 McNichols Sports Arena
9 July 26 Columbus Thunderbolts W 52–46 6–3 McNichols Sports Arena
10 August 2 at Detroit Drive L 37–60 6–4 Joe Louis Arena

Standings

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Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
xy-Detroit Drive 9 1 0 .900 437 262 43.7 26.2 W 4
x-Tampa Bay Storm 8 2 0 .800 421 309 42.1 30.9 W 2
x-Denver Dynamite 6 4 0 .600 389 365 38.9 36.5 L 1
x-Albany Firebirds 6 4 0 .600 427 342 42.7 34.2 W 1
New Orleans Night 4 6 0 .400 314 401 31.4 40.1 L 1
Dallas Texans 4 6 0 .400 286 334 28.6 33.4 W 1
Orlando Predators 3 7 0 .300 321 363 32.1 36.3 L 2
Columbus Thunderbolts 0 10 0 .000 241 460 24.1 46 L 10

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
Semi-finals August 9 at Tampa Bay Storm L 13–40 0–1 Florida Suncoast Dome

Roster

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1991 Denver Dynamite roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

Running Backs/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

Wide Receivers/Linebackers

Kickers

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

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References

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  1. ^ "1991 Denver Dynamite Team History". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Joey Bunch (October 22, 2012). "Denver Dynamite exploded in Arena League's first season, then fizzled out". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
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