1988 Arena Football League season

Sports season

1988 Arena Football League season

League| Arena Football League
Sport| Arena football
Duration| April 28, 1988 – July 30, 1988 [1]
Regular season
Season champions| Chicago Bruisers
Season MVP| Ben Bennett (CHI)
League postseason
1 vs 4 Semifinals champions| Chicago Bruisers
1 vs 4 Semifinals runners-up| Los Angeles Cobras
2 vs 3 Semifinals champions| Detroit Drive
2 vs 3 Semifinals runners-up| Pittsburgh Gladiators
ArenaBowl II
Champions| Detroit Drive
Runners-up| Chicago Bruisers
Finals MVP| Steve Griffin (DET)
AFL seasons

← 1987

1989 →

Bruisers

Cobras

Drive

Gladiators

Knights

Steamrollers

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The 1988 Arena Football League season was the second season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Detroit Drive, who defeated the Chicago Bruisers in ArenaBowl II.

## Standings

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1988 Arena Football League standings

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Team  | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK
xy-Chicago Bruisers | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 526 | 374 | 43.8 | 31.2 | T 1
x-Detroit Drive | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 472 | 310 | 39.3 | 25.8 | W 7
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 507 | 491 | 42.3 | 40.9 | L 1
x-Los Angeles Cobras | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 463 | 449 | 38.6 | 37.4 | T 1
New England Steamrollers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 335 | 511 | 27.9 | 42.6 | W 1
New York Knights | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 342 | 510 | 28.5 | 42.5 | L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

## Playoffs

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| Semifinals | | | ArenaBowl II |

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| 1 | Chicago | 29 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 16 |
| | 1 | Chicago | 13 |
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| 2 | Detroit | 34 |

| 3 | Pittsburgh | 25 |

## Awards and honors

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### Regular season awards

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Award | Winner | Position | Team

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Most Valuable Player | Ben Bennett | Quarterback | Chicago Bruisers
Ironman of the Year | Dwayne Dixon | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back | Detroit Drive
Coach of the Year | Perry Moss | Head coach | Chicago Bruisers

### All-Arena team

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Position  | First team  | Second team

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Quarterback | Ben Bennett, Chicago | Matt Stevens, Los Angeles
Fullback/Linebacker | Walter Holman, Detroit | Osia Lewis, Chicago
Wide receiver/Defensive back | Gary Mullen, Los Angeles
Carl Aikens, Jr., Chicago
Dwayne Dixon, Detroit | Jim Hockaday, New England
Vince Courville, New York
Reggie Smith, Chicago
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Quinton Knight, New York
Craig Walls, Pittsburgh
Jeff Faulkner, Chicago | Kevin Murphy, New England
Sylvester Bembery, New England
Jon Roehlk, Detroit
Defensive specialist | Durwood Roquemore, Chicago | Nate Miller, Detroit
Kicker | Marco Morales, Chicago | Novo Bojovic, Detroit

## Team notes

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# of Teams | Expansion Teams | Folded Teams | Suspended Teams | Teams returning from previous season | Teams returning after hiatus | Relocated Teams | Name Changes

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6  | Detroit Drive
Los Angeles Cobras
New England Steamrollers
New York Knights |  | Denver Dynamite
Washington Commandos | Chicago Bruisers
Pittsburgh Gladiators |  |  |

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Teams|

* Chicago Bruisers
* Detroit Drive
* Los Angeles Cobras
* New England Steamrollers
* New York Knights
* Pittsburgh Gladiators

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*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
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