1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Pittsburgh Gladiators 1987 4–2 1st Joe Haering Pittsburgh Civic Arena Lost ArenaBowl I (Dynamite) 16-45 Russell Hairston none true Other seasons 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.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 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 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 Gladiators y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record ArenaBowl I August 1 Denver Dynamite L 16–45 0–1 Civic Arena Roster 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster Quarterbacks  7 Brendan Folmar  9 Mike Hohensee -- Kevin Russell -- Stan Yagiello 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 85 Earnest Adams 9_ Scott Dmitrenko -- George Miller 54 Craig Walls 67 Thomas Weaver -- Willis Yates Wide receivers/linebackers None Kickers -- Lee Larson Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 4, 2013 20 active, 0 inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Stats Offense Quarterback Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD's INT's Rating Brendan Folmar11920558.0134921985.2 Mike Hohensee325558.248371111.4 Kevin Russell2366.7110072.9 Stan Yagiello030.000039.6 Running backs Player Car. Yards TD's Creig Federico10211 Brendan Folmar14132 Mike Hohensee3111 Scott Dmitrenko361 Mike Stoops130 John McClennon120 Ricky Mitchell210 Mike Powell1−10 Stan Yagiello2−30 Wide receivers Player Rec. Yards TD's Russell Hairston67112618 Mike Stoops222323 John McClennon221311 Jim Rafferty201702 Creig Federico12542 Mike Powell5812 Kevin Russell2110 Ricky Mitchell1210 Greg Best1110 George Miller160 Defense Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's Rock Richmond 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 Ricky Mitchell 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 Mike Stoops none 2nd References External links 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season at arenafan.com Pittsburgh Gladiators Category:Tampa Bay Storm seasons Pittsburgh Gladiators