1989 Denver Dynamite season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Denver Dynamite 1989 3–1 3rd Babe Parilli Gary Graham McNichols Sports Arena Lost semi-finals (Gladiators) 37–39 1987 Dynamite seasons The 1989 Denver Dynamite season was the second season for the Denver Dynamite. The franchise was restarted in 1989 after sitting out the 1988 season, with the ownership purchased by Englewood, Colorado investment banker, Gary Graham for $125,000.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 Graham's first move was to hire former NFL and AFL coach Babe Parilli as the team's head coach.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-27-sp-4574-story.html ON THE SIDELINES : Parilli Named Dynamite Coach June 27, 1989 Los Angeles Times January 28, 2013 The team struggled to earn money during the 1989 season due to only hosting one home game. The team finished with a 3–1 regular season record, and lost in the first round of the playoffs, 37–39 to the Gladiators.http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=4&year=1989 1989 Denver Dynamite Team History ArenaFan www.arenafan.com January 28, 2013 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 July 8 Maryland Commandos W 20–15 1–0 McNichols Sports Arena 2 July 14 at Pittsburgh Gladiators L 18–28 1–1 Civic Arena 3 July 21 at Detroit Drive W 15–14 2–1 Joe Louis Arena 4 Bye 5 August 4 Chicago Bruisers W 41–40 3–1 Neutral Site Standings Dynamite y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-Finals August 12 Pittsburgh Gladiators L 37–39 0–1 Neutral Site Roster 1989 Denver Dynamite roster Quarterbacks -- Mike Rhodes 17 Harold Smith Wide receivers/Defensive backs 32 Frank Bianchini 27 Wayne Coffey -- William Cotman 26 David Hendley 1 Ron Shegog 44 Bart Schuchts Running backs/Linebackers 33 Fred Stone Offensive linemen/Defensive linemen -- Glenn Haisley 77 Walter Housman 65 Quinton Knight -- John Reed 82 Keith Smith -- Joe Williams Wide receivers/Linebackers -- Fred Gayles -- Troy Long Kickers 3 Gary Gussman Rookies in italicsRoster updated March 11, 2013 18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Head coach Babe Parilli Coach of the Year – Offensive/Defensive lineman Quinton Knight none 1st Kicker Gary Gussman none 1st References External links 1989 Denver Dynamite page at ArenaFan.com Denver Dynamite Denver Dynamite Category:Denver Dynamite (arena football) seasons