1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
Head coach	Joe Haering
Home field	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Results
Record	4–2
League place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost ArenaBowl I (Dynamite) 16-45
Team MVP	Russell Hairston
	Other seasons; 1988 →;

The 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the first season for the Gladiators. They finished 4–2 and lost a 45–16 game against the Denver Dynamite in ArenaBowl I.^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	June 19	Washington Commandos	W 48–46	1–0	Civic Arena
2	June 26	at Chicago Bruisers	W 60–23	2–0	Rosemont Horizon
3	July 2	Chicago Bruisers	W 49–14	3–0	Civic Arena
4	July 11	at Denver Dynamite	W 49–32	4–0	McNichols Sports Arena
5	July 17	Denver Dynamite	L 31–32	4–1	Civic Arena
6	July 23	at Washington Commandos	L 31–52	4–2	Capital Centre

Standings

1987 Arena Football League standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Pittsburgh Gladiators	4	2	0	.667	268	199	44.6	33.1	L 2
x-Denver Dynamite	4	2	0	.667	261	252	43.5	42	W 2
Washington Commandos	2	4	0	.333	288	273	48	45.5	W 1
Chicago Bruisers	2	4	0	.333	217	310	36.1	51.6	L 1

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
Round	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
ArenaBowl I	August 1	Denver Dynamite	L 16–45	0–1	Civic Arena

Roster

1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster

Quarterbacks

Wide receivers/defensive backs

95 Greg Best
23 Russell Hairston
31 John McClennon
8 Ricky Mitchell
28 Jim Rafferty
29 Rodney Richmond
30 Mike Stoops

Running backs/linebackers

45 Creig Federico
-- Mike Powell

Offensive/defensive linemen

Wide receivers/linebackers

None

Kickers

-- Lee Larson

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 4, 2013
20 active, 0 inactive, 0 PS

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Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Player	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's	Rating
Brendan Folmar	119	205	58.0	1349	21	9	85.2
Mike Hohensee	32	55	58.2	483	7	1	111.4
Kevin Russell	2	3	66.7	11	0	0	72.9
Stan Yagiello	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	39.6

Running backs

Player	Car.	Yards	TD's
Creig Federico	10	21	1
Brendan Folmar	14	13	2
Mike Hohensee	3	11	1
Scott Dmitrenko	3	6	1
Mike Stoops	1	3	0
John McClennon	1	2	0
Ricky Mitchell	2	1	0
Mike Powell	1	−1	0
Stan Yagiello	2	−3	0

Wide receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD's
Russell Hairston	67	1126	18
	22	232	3
John McClennon	22	131	1
Jim Rafferty	20	170	2
Creig Federico	12	54	2
Mike Powell	5	81	2
Kevin Russell	2	11	0
Ricky Mitchell	1	21	0
Greg Best	1	11	0
George Miller	1	6	0

Defense

Player	Tackles	Solo	Assisted	Sack	INT	Yards	TD's
	31	29	4	3	4	31	1
Craig Walls	19	15	8	13	0	0	0
Russell Hairston	17.5	16	0	0	4	50	1
Creig Federico	17	12	10	3	0	0	0
Scott Dmitrenko	15	13	4	3	0	0	0
Mike Stoops	14.5	11	7	0	1	0	0
John McClennon	12.5	9	7	0	1	5	0
Ricky Mitchell	11	10	2	2	0	0	0
Jim Rafferty	10.5	8	2	0	2	4	0
Thomas Weaver	9	7	4	3	1	2	0
Earnest Adams	8	6	4	5	0	0	0
Mike Powell	6	5	2	0	0	0	0
Greg Best	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
Willis Yates	5	4	2	6	0	0	0
Lee Larsen	2.5	2	1	0	0	0	0

Special teams

Kick return

Player	Ret	Yards	TD's
	24	464	2
Jim Rafferty	10	69	0
John McClennon	5	80	0
Scott Dmitrenko	1	26	0
Mike Stoops	1	5	0

Kicking

Player	FGM	4pg	FGA	Pct.	XPM	2pt	XPA	Pct.	Pts.
Lee Larsen	6	0	21	28.6	13	0	28	46.4	31

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Wide receiver/defensive back	Russell Hairston	Most Valuable Player	1st
Offensive/defensive lineman	Craig Walls	none	1st
Wide receiver/defensive back		none	2nd

References

^ "Arena Football League Championship : Taylor Leads Dynamite, 45–16". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

External links

1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season at arenafan.com

[champs-1] "Arena Football League Championship : Taylor Leads Dynamite, 45–16". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

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