1991 Tampa Bay Storm season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Tampa Bay Storm TBStorm2.gif 1991 8–2 2nd Fran Curci Bob Gries Florida Suncoast Dome Won Semi-Finals (Dynamite) 40-13Won ArenaBowl V (Drive) 48–42 1990 (Pit. Gladiators) Other seasons The 1991 Tampa Bay Storm season was the fifth season for the Arena Football League franchise, and its first season as the Tampa Bay Storm. The team was sold to Bob Gries in 1990, and he quickly moved the team from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to St. Petersburg, Florida.http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/19/Sports/Ex_owner_drops_behind.shtml Ex-owner drops behind enemy lines Frank Pastor March 19, 2003 St. Petersburg Times March 20, 2013 The team played their home games at the Florida Suncoast Dome. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 June 1 Orlando Predators L 38–51 0–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 2 June 8 at Columbus Thunderbolts W 53–12 1–1 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 3 June 15 at New Orleans Night W 27–17 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 4 June 22 Dallas Texans W 56–48 3–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 5 June 29 Albany Firebirds W 57–53 4–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 6 July 8 at Detroit Drive W 38–29 5–1 Joe Louis Arena 7 July 13 Denver Dynamite W 30–13 6–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 8 July 19 at Denver Dynamite L 34–51 6–2 McNichols Sports Arena 9 July 27 at Orlando Predators W 26–16 7–2 Orlando Arena 10 August 2 New Orleans Night W 62–19 8–2 Florida Suncoast Dome Standings Storm y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals August 9 Denver Dynamite W 40–13 1–0 Florida Suncoast Dome ArenaBowl V August 17 at Detroit Drive W 48–42 2–0 Joe Louis Arena Roster 1991 Tampa Bay Storm roster Quarterbacks -- John Darnell  5 Chip Ferguson  7 Jay Gruden Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs 82 Brad Calip -- Rawland Crawford, Jr. -- Kevin Guidry -- Anthony Howard -- Tony Jones 29 Thomas Monroe 20 Stevie Thomas  1 Darren Willis -- Tony Young Running Backs/Linebackers -- Andre Bowden -- Lynn Bradford 32 Bo Wright -- Marc Zeno Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen -- Reid Bennett -- Keith Browner -- Tom Gizzi -- Jeff Mayes -- Robert Smith 65 Pat Sperduto 75 Dan Tarabella 55 Carl Watts -- Adrian Wright Defensive Specialists 24 Tracey Perkins Kickers -- Paul Hickert Rookies in italicsRoster updated March 20, 2013 27 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Head coach Fran Curci Coach of the Year – Fullback/Linebacker Lynn Bradford none 1st Offensive/Defensive Lineman Tom Gizzi none 2nd References External links 1991 Tampa Bay Storm season at arenafan.com Tampa Bay Storm Category:Tampa Bay Storm seasons Tampa Bay Storm Category:ArenaBowl champion seasons