1989 Arena Football League season

Sports season

1989 Arena Football League season

League| Arena Football League
Sport| Arena football
Duration| July 7, 1989 – August 5, 1989
Regular season
Season champions| Detroit Drive
Season MVP| George LaFrance, DET
League postseason
1 vs 4 Semifinals champions| Detroit Drive
1 vs 4 Semifinals runners-up| Chicago Bruisers
2 vs 3 Semifinals champions| Pittsburgh Gladiators
2 vs 3 Semifinals runners-up| Denver Dynamite
ArenaBowl III
Champions| Detroit Drive
Runners-up| Pittsburgh Gladiators
Finals MVP| George LaFrance, DET
AFL seasons

← 1988

1990 →

Bruisers

Commandos

Drive

Dynamite

Gladiators

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AFL teams

The 1989 Arena Football League season was the third season of the Arena Football League (AFL). The league champions were the Detroit Drive, who defeated the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowl III.

## Standings

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1989 Arena Football League standings

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Team  | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK
xy-Detroit Drive | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 154 | 84 | 38.5 | 21 | W 1
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 159 | 147 | 39.75 | 36.75 | W 1
x-Denver Dynamite | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 94 | 97 | 23.5 | 24.25 | W 2
x-Chicago Bruisers | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 167 | 155 | 41.75 | 38.75 | L 1
Maryland Commandos | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 79 | 170 | 19.75 | 42.5 | L 4

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

## Playoffs

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| Semifinals | | | ArenaBowl III |

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| 1 | Detroit | 43 | |
| 4 | Chicago | 10 |
| | 1 | Detroit | 39 |
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| 2 | Pittsburgh | 39 |

| 3 | Denver | 37 |

## 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 | George LaFrance | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back | Detroit Drive
Ironman of the Year | Dwayne Dixon | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back | Chicago Bruisers
Coach of the Year | Babe Parilli | Head coach | Denver Dynamite

### All-Arena team

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Position  | First team

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Quarterback | Willie Totten, Pittsburgh
Fullback/Linebacker | Lynn Bradford, Detroit
Wide receiver/Defensive back | George LaFrance, Detroit
Carl Aikens, Chicago
Alvin Williams, Pittsburgh
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Quinton Knight, Denver
Chuck Harris, Maryland
Reggie Mathis, Detroit
Kicker | Gary Gussman, Denver

## 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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5  |  | Los Angeles Cobras
New England Steamrollers
New York Knights |  | Chicago Bruisers
Pittsburgh Gladiators
Detroit Drive | Denver Dynamite
Maryland Commandos |  |

## References

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1989 AFL season

Teams|

* Chicago Bruisers
* Denver Dynamite
* Detroit Drive
* Maryland Commandos
* Pittsburgh Gladiators

Related articles
1989 Arena Football League season
ArenaBowl III
AFL Arenas

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*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[PF (Avg.)]: Points For (Average per Game)
*[PA (Avg.)]: Points Against (Averages per Game)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak
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