List of Massachusetts Marauders seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Massachusetts Marauders. The Marauders were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), based in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team was established in 1988 as the Detroit Drive. The franchise appeared in the ArenaBowl in every season in which they were located in Detroit, winning ArenaBowl II, ArenaBowl III, ArenaBowl IV, and ArenaBowl VI. Though the franchise was a consistent championship contender, then-owner Mike Ilitch sold the Drive after purchasing the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. The new owner then moved the team to Massachusetts for the 1994 season, where they changed their name to the Marauders. After an altercation between the new owner and the commissioner of the AFL, the team folded.[citation needed] Almost three years later, Dan DeVos, son of Amway co-founder and current owner of the NBA's Orlando Magic, Richard DeVos, bought the franchise out of bankruptcy court. The franchise would play in the 1998 season, but as the Grand Rapids Rampage, however the Rampage do not retain the history and records of the Detroit/Massachusetts era. While in Detroit, the Drive played at Joe Louis Arena, and at Worcester Centrum for their single season in Massachusetts.

ArenaBowl Champions | ArenaBowl Appearance | Division Champions | Playoff Berth

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Detroit Drive
1988 | AFL  | —  | —  | 2nd  | 9  | 3  | Won Semifinals (Pittsburgh) 34–25
Won ArenaBowl II (Chicago) 24–13
1989 | AFL  | —  | —  | 1st  | 3  | 1  | Won Semifinals (Chicago) 43–10
Won ArenaBowl III (Pittsburgh) 39–26
1990 | AFL  | —  | —  | 1st  | 6  | 2  | Won Semifinals (Pittsburgh) 64–30
Won ArenaBowl IV (Dallas) 51–27
1991 | AFL  | —  | —  | 1st  | 9  | 1  | Won Semifinals (Albany) 37–35
Lost ArenaBowl V (Tampa Bay) 48–42
1992 | AFL  | —  | Northern | 1st  | 8  | 2  | Won Quarterfinals (Sacramento) 48–23
Won Semifinals (Dallas) 57–14
Won ArenaBowl VI (Orlando) 56–38
1993 | AFL  | American  | —  | 1st  | 11  | 1  | Won Quarterfinals (Dallas) 51–6
Won Semifinals (Arizona) 38–34
Lost ArenaBowl VII (Tampa Bay) 51–31
Massachusetts Marauders
1994 | AFL  | American  | —  | 3rd  | 8  | 4  | Won Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 58–51
Lost Semifinals (Orlando) 51–42
Total  | 54 | 14 | (includes only regular season)
13 | 3 | (includes only the postseason)
67 | 17 | (includes both regular season and postseason)

## References[edit]

General

* "Detroit Drive -- Team history". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
* "Massachusetts Marauders -- Team history". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.

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Massachusetts Marauders

* Formerly the Detroit Drive
* Founded in 1988
* Folded in 1994
* Based in Worcester, Massachusetts

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Seasons
* Players

Arenas|

* Joe Louis Arena
* DCU Center

Head coaches|

* Marcum
* Moss
* Marcum
* Strock

Playoff appearances (7)|

* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994

ArenaBowl appearances (6)|

* II
* III
* IV
* V
* VI
* VII

Hall of Fame members|

* John Corker
* Dwayne Dixon
* Mike Ilitch
* George LaFrance
* Tim Marcum
* Perry Moss
* Gary Mullen
* Tate Randle
* Alvin Rettig
* Gary Vitto

Seasons (5)

1980s|

* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994

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