1987 Washington Commandos season

The 1987 Washington Commandos season was the first season for the Commandos.

1987 Washington Commandos season
Head coach	Bob Harrison
Home field	Capital Centre
Results
Record	2–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The Commandos had the honor of playing in the first AFL regular season game on June 19, 1987, losing to the Pittsburgh Gladiators 46-48 at the Civic Arena. The Commandos picked up their first win in franchise history the following week, when they defeated the Denver Dynamite, by a score of 36-20 in their home opener. The Commandos finished the season with a 2-4 record, a disappointment, but the team was in every game except one, losing 3 games by a total of 6 points.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	June 19	at Pittsburgh Gladiators	L 46–48	0–1	Civic Arena
2	June 27	Denver Dynamite	W 36–20	1–1	Capital Centre
3	July 3	at Denver Dynamite	L 57–73	1–2	McNichols Sports Arena
4	July 10	at Chicago Bruisers	L 36–37	1–3	Rosemont Horizon
5	July 16	Chicago Bruisers	L 61–64	1–4	Capital Centre
6	July 23	Pittsburgh Gladiators	W 52–31	2–4	Capital Centre

Standings

1987 Arena Football League standings
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

Roster

1987 Washington Commandos roster
Quarterbacks -- Mike Calhoun -- Rich Ingold Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs 29 Nathan Creer -- Dwayne Dixon 28 Richard DuPree -- Steve Griffin -- Rex Motes -- Lenny Taylor	Running Backs/Linebackers -- Walter Holman -- Peter Stubbs -- Brett Wilson -- Michael Witteck -- Fernando McWherter Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen -- Sean McInerney 67 Jon Roehlk -- Kendall Walls 68 Wes Walton	Wide Receivers/Linebackers -- Robert Goins Kickers -- Dale Castro Rookies in italics Roster updated February 4, 2013 18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Player	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's	Rating
Rich Ingold	149	235	63.4	1726	29	5	107.5
Mike Calhoun	4	12	33.3	50	1	1	33.3

Running backs

Player	Car.	Yards	TD's
Brett Wilson	15	42	1
Walter Holman	12	25	1
Mike Calhoun	5	5	0
Richard DuPree	2	3	0
Rich Ingold	20	−3	0

Wide receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD's
Dwayne Dixon	68	810	11
Lenny Taylor	44	531	8
Steve Griffin	22	242	4
Richard DuPree	7	61	2
Rex Motes	4	84	1
Walter Holman	4	9	4
Brett Wilson	3	28	0
Nathan Creer	1	11	0

Defense

Player	Tackles	Solo	Assisted	Sack	INT	Yards	TD's
Rex Motes	26	24	4	0	0	0	0
Nathan Creer	25.5	24	3	0	0	0	0
Walter Holman	21	17	8	2	1	3	0
Pete Stubbs	19.5	18	3	3	0	0	0
Michael Witteck	16	14	4	2	0	0	0
Jon Roehlk	15	11	8	6	0	0	0
Dwayne Dixon	13	12	2	0	0	0	0
Sean McInerney	9	8	2	3	0	0	0
Robert Goins	9	9	0	0	0	0	0
Richard DuPree	8.5	6	5	0	0	0	0
Brett Wilson	8	7	2	0	0	0	0
Wes Walton	7	4	6	2	0	0	0
Fernando McWherter	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Calhoun	3	2	2	3	0	0	0
Kendall Walls	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Griffin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Special teams

Kick return

Player	Ret	Yards	TD's
Rex Motes	15	269	0
Lenny Taylor	8	115	0
Pete Stubbs	4	41	1
Richard DuPree	2	36	0
Dwayne Dixon	2	15	0
Nathan Creer	1	29	0
Mike Calhoun	1	16	0
Kendall Walls	1	15	0
Walter Holman	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FGM	4pg	FGA	Pct.	XPM	2pt	XPA	Pct.	Pts.
Dale Castro	12	0	21	57.1	16	0	31	51.6	52

All-Arena team members

Position	Player	All-Arena team
Quarterback	Rich Ingold	1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Dwayne Dixon	1st
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Jon Roehlk	1st
Fullback/Linebacker	Walter Holman	2nd
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Lenny Taylor	2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Michael Witteck	2nd
Kicker	Dale Castro	2nd