1990 Arena Football League season

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Sports season

1990 Arena Football League season

League| Arena Football League
Sport| Arena football
Duration| June 8, 1990 – July 28, 1990
Regular season
Season champions| Detroit Drive
Season MVP| Art Schlichter, DET
League postseason
1 vs 4 Semifinals champions| Detroit Drive
1 vs 4 Semifinals runners-up| Pittsburgh Gladiators
2 vs 3 Semifinals champions| Dallas Texans
2 vs 3 Semifinals runners-up| Denver Dynamite
ArenaBowl IV
Champions| Detroit Drive[1]
Runners-up| Dallas Texans
Finals MVP| Art Schlichter, DET
AFL seasons

← 1989

1991 →

Drive

Dynamite

Firebirds

Gladiators

Texans

Commandos

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AFL teams

The 1990 Arena Football League season was the fourth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). The league champions were the Detroit Drive, who defeated the Dallas Texans in ArenaBowl IV.

## Standings

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1990 Arena Football League standings

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Team  | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK
xy-Detroit Drive | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 326 | 215 | 40.7 | 26.9 | W 2
x-Dallas Texans | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 299 | 308 | 37.4 | 38.5 | W 4
x-Denver Dynamite | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 283 | 267 | 35.4 | 33.4 | L 3
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 289 | 287 | 36.1 | 35.9 | L 1
Albany Firebirds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 188 | 268 | 23.5 | 33.5 | W 1
Washington Commandos | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 244 | 284 | 30.5 | 35.5 | L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

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## Playoffs

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| Semifinals | | | ArenaBowl IV |

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| 1 | Detroit | 61 | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 30 |
| | 1 | Detroit | 51 |
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| 2 | Dallas | 26 |

| 3 | Denver | 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 | Art Schlichter | Quarterback | Detroit Drive
Ironman of the Year | Thomas Monroe | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back | Pittsburgh Gladiators
Kicker of the Year | Novo Bojovic | Kicker | Detroit Drive
Coach of the Year | Ernie Stautner | Head coach | Dallas Texans

### All-Arena team

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Position  | First team  | Second team

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Quarterback | Art Schlichter, Detroit | Ben Bennett, Dallas
Fullback/Linebacker | Mitchell Ward, Dallas | Alvin Rettig, Detroit
Wide receiver/Defensive back | Thomas Monroe, Pittsburgh
Gary Mullen, Detroit
Carl Aikens, Jr., Dallas | Julius Dawkins, Pittsburgh
Reggie Smith, Albany
Chris Armstrong, Washington
Offensive specialist/Kick returner | Reggie Smith, Albany | Gary Mullen, Detroit
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Sylvester Bembery, Albany
Kevin Murphy, Albany
Quinton Knight, Denver | Chuck Harris, Washington
Keith Browner, Pittsburgh
Greg Orton, Detroit
Mitch Young, Denver
Defensive specialist | Durwood Roquemore, Albany | Tate Randle, Detroit
Kicker | Novo Bojovic, Detroit | Gary Gussman, Albany

## 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  | Dallas Texans
Albany Firebirds | Chicago Bruisers
|  | Pittsburgh Gladiators
Detroit Drive
Denver Dynamite
Washington Commandos |  | Maryland → Washington Commandos |

## References

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1. ^ Miller, Zane. "Arena Football League Recap (1990-99)". Scorum.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
2. ^ "1990 Arena Football League Standings". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

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* Albany Firebirds
* Dallas Texans
* Denver Dynamite
* Detroit Drive
* Pittsburgh Gladiators
* Washington Commandos

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1990 Arena Football League season
ArenaBowl IV
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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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