1987 Denver Dynamite season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Denver Dynamite 1987 4–2 1st Tim Marcum Sidney Shlenker McNichols Sports Arena Won ArenaBowl I (Gladiators) 45–16 none true 1989 Dynamite seasons The 1987 Denver Dynamite season was the first season for the Denver Dynamite. Businessman and owner of the Denver Nuggets, Sidney Shlenker announced the forming of the Denver Dynamite.http://blogs.denverpost.com/library/2012/10/22/denver-dynamite-fizzled-oneseason-team-football-leagues-arenabowl/ Denver Dynamite exploded in Arena League’s first season, then fizzled out October 22, 2012 Joey Bunch The Denver Post January 23, 2013 The franchise played in the inaugural four-team "demonstration" season of 1987. Despite the team and league's doubters,https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19870620&id=jFNIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896,1784369 Arena football: Try to avoid the temptation June 20, 1987 Buddy Martin Star-News January 28, 2013 the Dynamite tied for the best record in the league with the Pittsburgh Gladiators, going 4–2. On August 1, 1987, the team participated in ArenaBowl I, which they won 45–16 over the Gladiators. The Dynamite were led on offense by quarterback Whit Taylor,http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/208320.html Whit Taylor to be honored as "SEC Legend" December 2, 2003 Brent Wiseman MSN www.vanderbilt.scout.com January 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230513/http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/208320.html 2012-03-03 dead and wide receiver Gary Mullen (Mullen won ArenaBowl I MVP).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-02-sp-944-story.html Arena Football League Championship : Taylor Leads Dynamite, 45–16 August 2, 1987 Los Angeles Times February 1, 2013 After winning the ArenaBowl, Head Coach Tim Marcum was named the league's first ever Coach of the Year. After leading the Dynamite to the Despite averaging the league's best attendance with over 12,000 a game, it did not return for the league's second season due to Shlenker refusing to abide by the AFL's financial rules. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 June 20 at Chicago Bruisers W 52–44 (OT) 1–0 Rosemont Horizon 2 June 27 at Washington Commandos L 20–36 1–1 Capital Centre 3 July 3 Washington Commandos W 73–57 2–1 McNichols Sports Arena 4 July 11 Pittsburgh Gladiators L 32–49 2–2 McNichols Sports Arena 5 July 17 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 32–31 3–2 Civic Arena 6 July 24 Chicago Bruisers W 52–35 4–2 McNichols Sports Arena Standings Dynamite y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record ArenaBowl I August 1 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 45–16 1–0 Civic Arena Roster 1987 Denver Dynamite roster Quarterbacks  2 Stuart Mitchell 10 Marty Mornhinweg -- Whit Taylor Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs 21 William Cotman  1 Gary Mullen -- Richard Rodgers -- Clyde Skipper 40 Steve Trimble Running Backs/Linebackers 26 Chris Brewer -- Rob DeVita 34 Richard Prather -- Durell Taylor Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen 50 Patrick Cain -- Phil Forte 60 Chuck Harris -- Kelly Kirchbaum -- Jon Norris 82 Keith Smith Wide Receivers/Linebackers 20 Larry Friday Kickers -- Marty Coyne -- Lazlo Mike-Mayer -- Marco Morales Rookies in italics Roster updated February 1, 2013 22 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Stats Offense Quarterback Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD's INT's Rating Whit Taylor7613855.1105021893.6 Stuart Mitchell307440.54197271.8 Marty Mornhinweg3475300095.8 Running backs Player Car. Yards TD's Chris Brewer12561 Durell Taylor8390 Stuart Mitchell13343 Whit Taylor11231 Richard Prather6232 Marty Mornhinweg190 Steve Trimble1−30 Wide receivers Player Rec. Yards TD's Gary Mullen2650211 Durell Taylor252836 Chris Brewer212554 Steve Trimble203405 Richard Prather8651 Richard Rodgers7491 William Cotman170 Whit Taylor1−20 Defense Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's William Cotman 26.5 24 5 0 1 10 0 Keith Smith 23 22 2 5 0 0 0 Gary Mullen 21 20 2 0 2 23 0 Steve Trimble 19 17 4 0 1 0 0 Richard Prather 16 15 2 0 0 0 0 Rob DeVita 12.5 9 7 6 0 0 0 Clyde Skipper 12 12 0 0 2 10 0 Chris Brewer 12 9 6 0 0 0 0 Kelly Kirchbaum 11 9 4 0 0 0 0 Chuck Harris 9 6 6 3 0 0 0 Patrick Cain 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 Richard Rodgers 6.5 5 3 0 2 23 0 Larry Friday 6.5 6 1 0 0 0 0 Jon Norris 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 Phil Forte 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 Durell Taylor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lazlo Mike-Mayer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Marco Morales 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Special teams Kick return Player Ret Yards TD's Durell Taylor 28 516 0 Chris Brewer 7 85 0 Steve Trimble 4 18 0 Gary Mullen 2 18 0 William Cotman 1 30 0 Phil Forte 1 5 0 Clyde Skipper 1 0 0 Kelly Kirchbaum 0 0 0 Kicking Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts. Marco Morales 2 0 12 16.7 11 0 18 61.1 17 Lazlo Mike-Mayer 0 0 8 0.0 8 0 11 72.7 8 Marty Coyne 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 5 0 0 Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Head coach Tim Marcum Coach of the Year – Fullback/Linebacker Chris Brewer none 1st Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Gary Mullen none 1st Quarterback Whit Taylor none 2nd Fullback/Linebacker Durell Taylor none 2nd Offensive/Defensive Lineman Patrick Cain none 2nd Offensive/Defensive Lineman Kelly Kirchbaum none 2nd References External links 1987 Denver Dynamite page at ArenaFan.com Denver Dynamite Denver Dynamite Category:Denver Dynamite (arena football) seasons Category:ArenaBowl champion seasons