1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Pittsburgh Gladiators 1988 6–6 3rd Joe Haering Civic Arena Lost semi-finals (Drive) 25–34 Other seasons The 1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the second season for the Arena Football League (AFL) franchise. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 April 28 at Detroit Drive W 57–51 1–0 Joe Louis Arena 2 May 7 New England Steamrollers W 82–26 2–0 Civic Arena 3 May 14 Los Angeles Cobras W 61–43 3–0 Civic Arena 4 May 21 Los Angeles Cobras L 32–66 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 5 May 27 New York Knights W 46–36 4–1 Civic Arena 6 June 2 at Detroit Drive L 25–30 4–2 Joe Louis Arena 7 June 11 at New England Steamrollers W 45–39 5–2 Providence Civic Center 8 June 20 at Chicago Bruisers L 25–46 5–3 Rosemont Horizon 9 June 24 Chicago Bruisers L 47–54 5–4 Civic Arena 10 July 1 Detroit Drive L 9–28 5–5 Civic Arena 11 July 11 at New York Knights W 44–28 6–5 Madison Square Garden 12 July 16 New England Steamrollers L 34–44 6–6 Civic Arena Standings Gladiators y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals July 22 at Detroit Drive L 25–34 0–1 Joe Louis Arena Roster 1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster Quarterbacks  7 Brendan Folmar  9 Mike Hohensee -- Stuart Mitchell Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs -- Carl Allen -- Brad Calip -- Russell Hairston 28 Rob Minor 31 Brian Moran 29 Rodney Richmond -- Cornelius Ross -- Rick Shepas -- Tony Slaton 23 Keith Tinsley 22 Lonnie Turner, Jr. Running Backs/Linebackers -- Fabray Collins -- Creig Federico 44 Mike Powell Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen 85 Earnest Adams 98 Scott Dmitrenko -- Cecil Fletcher -- Pat Ogrin 67 Dave Opfar 54 Craig Walls -- Kendall Walls Wide Receivers/Linebackers 27 Dan Burmeister -- Kent Davis 46 Julius Dawkins Kickers  3 Rusty Fricke Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 11, 2013 28 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Offensive/Defensive Lineman Craig Walls none 1st References External links 1988 Pittsburgh Gladiators season at arenafan.com Pittsburgh Gladiators Category:Tampa Bay Storm seasons Pittsburgh Gladiators