1988 Arena Football League season

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.

1988 Arena Football League season
LeagueArena Football League
SportArena football
DurationApril 28, 1988 – July 30, 1988
Regular season
Season championsChicago Bruisers
Season MVPBen Bennett (CHI)
League postseason
1 vs 4 Semifinals championsChicago Bruisers
  1 vs 4 Semifinals runners-upLos Angeles Cobras
2 vs 3 Semifinals championsDetroit Drive
  2 vs 3 Semifinals runners-upPittsburgh Gladiators
ArenaBowl II
ChampionsDetroit Drive
  Runners-upChicago Bruisers
Finals MVPSteve Griffin (DET)

Standings
1988 Arena Football League standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
xy-Chicago Bruisers1011.87552637443.831.2T 1
x-Detroit Drive930.75047231039.325.8W 7
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators660.50050749142.340.9L 1
x-Los Angeles Cobras561.45846344938.637.4T 1
New England Steamrollers390.25033551127.942.6W 1
New York Knights2100.16734251028.542.5L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs
Semifinals ArenaBowl II
      
1 Chicago 29
4 Los Angeles 16
1 Chicago 13
2 Detroit 24
2 Detroit 34
3 Pittsburgh 25

Awards and honors

Regular season awards
AwardWinnerPositionTeam
Most Valuable PlayerBen BennettQuarterbackChicago Bruisers
Ironman of the YearDwayne DixonWide Receiver/Defensive BackDetroit Drive
Coach of the YearPerry MossHead coachChicago Bruisers

All-Arena team
Position First team Second team
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
# of TeamsExpansion TeamsFolded TeamsSuspended TeamsTeams returning from previous seasonTeams returning after hiatusRelocated TeamsName Changes
6 Detroit Drive
Los Angeles Cobras
New England Steamrollers
New York Knights		 Denver Dynamite
Washington Commandos		 Chicago Bruisers
Pittsburgh Gladiators
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