1988 Chicago Bruisers season

American football team season January 2025 Chicago Bruisers 1988 10–1–1 1st Perry Moss Perry Moss Rosemont Horizon Won Semi-finals (Cobras) 29-16Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13 Ben Bennett The 1988 Chicago Bruisers season was the second season for the Chicago Bruisers. The Bruisers finished 10–1–1 and lost ArenaBowl I to the Detroit Drive.https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/07/31/drive-downs-bruisers-for-arena-bowl-title/ Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title Andrew Bagnato July 31, 1988 Chicago Tribune www.chicagotribune.com July 29, 2013 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 April 29 at New England Steamrollers W 60–35 1–0 Providence Civic Center 2 May 6 Los Angeles Cobras W 46–35 2–0 Rosemont Horizon 3 May 14 New York Knights W 30–7 3–0 Rosemont Horizon 4 May 19 at Detroit Drive W 35–29 4–0 Joe Louis Arena 5 May 27 Detroit Drive W 36–31 5–0 Rosemont Horizon 6 June 3 at New England Steamrollers W 30–21 6–0 Providence Civic Center 7 June 13 at New York Knights W 64–34 7–0 Madison Square Garden 8 June 20 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 46–25 8–0 Rosemont Horizon 9 June 24 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 54–47 9–0 Civic Arena 10 July 1 New England Steamrollers W 68–25 10–0 Rosemont Horizon 11 July 9 Los Angeles Cobras L 20–48 10–1 Rosemont Horizon 12 July 14 at Los Angeles Cobras T 37–37 (OT) 10–1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Standings Bruisers y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals July 23 Los Angeles Cobras W 29–16 1–0 Rosemont Horizon ArenaBowl II July 30 Detroit Drive L 13–24 1–1 Rosemont Horizon Roster 1988 Chicago Bruisers roster Quarterbacks  5 Ben Bennett -- Jimbo Fisher -- Willie Totten Wide receivers/defensive backs 84 Carl Aikens, Jr. -- Rufus Bess 26 Daryl Hart -- Bruce McCray -- Mike McDade -- Ricky Mitchell 21 Durwood Roquemore -- Clyde Skipper 1 Reggie Smith -- Durell Taylor 80 Steve Thonn Fullbacks/linebackers 82 Osia Lewis -- Cliff Madison -- Calvin Riggs 32 Billy Stone Offensive linemen/defensive linemen -- Joe Bock -- Mike Clark -- Jeff Faulkner 65 Brent Johnson 66 Marc May -- Mike McCurry -- Billy Poe -- Gene Rowell -- Charles Tobias 64 Keith Williams Kickers -- Marco Morales Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 25, 2013 29 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Stats Offense Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating Ben Bennett 172 323 53.3 2304 49 13 97.3 Willie Totten 8 20 40.0 126 2 1 65.8 Jimbo Fisher 3 4 75.0 17 0 1 42.7 Marco Morales 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 39.6 Rushing Player Car. Yards TD's Osia Lewis 64 206 5 Billy Stone 36 141 5 Calvin Riggs 22 73 3 Ben Bennett 21 54 2 Willie Totten 5 19 0 Cliff Madison 3 5 1 Jimbo Fisher 1 2 0 Receiving Player Rec. Yards TD's Carl Aikens, Jr. 51 934 21 Reggie Smith 42 534 13 Daryl Hart 30 351 6 Steve Thonn 21 209 2 Clyde Skipper 18 249 5 Mike McDade 16 121 0 Jeff Faulkner 3 42 3 Osia Lewis 1 9 1 Ben Bennett 1 −2 0 Defense Player Tackles Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's Special teams Kick returns Player Ret Yards TD's Reggie Smith 34 733 2 Carl Aikens, Jr. 8 177 1 Clyde Skipper 7 89 0 Daryl Hart 4 73 0 Mike McDade 3 21 0 Durell Taylor 1 24 0 Ricky Mitchell 1 16 0 Steve Thonn 1 6 0 Osia Lewis 1 0 0 Kicking Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts. Marco Morales 6 0 31 19.4 50 1 67 74.6 70 Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Head coach Perry Moss Coach of the Year -- Quarterback Ben Bennett Most Valuable Player 1st Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Carl Aikens, Jr. none 1st Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jeff Faulkner none 1st Defensive Secondary Durwood Roquemore none 1st Kicker Marco Morales none 1st Fullback Osia Lewis none 2nd Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Reggie Smith none 2nd References Category:Chicago Bruisers seasons Chicago Bruisers Season, 1988 Chicago Bruisers