The 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the first season for the Gladiators. They finished 4–2 and lost a 45–16 game against the Denver Dynamite in ArenaBowl I.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 June 19 Washington Commandos W 48–46 1–0 Civic Arena 2 June 26 at Chicago Bruisers W 60–23 2–0 Rosemont Horizon 3 July 2 Chicago Bruisers W 49–14 3–0 Civic Arena 4 July 11 at Denver Dynamite W 49–32 4–0 McNichols Sports Arena 5 July 17 Denver Dynamite L 31–32 4–1 Civic Arena 6 July 23 at Washington Commandos L 31–52 4–2 Capital Centre
Standings
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record ArenaBowl I August 1 Denver Dynamite L 16–45 0–1 Civic Arena
Roster 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster Quarterbacks Brendan Folmar Mike Hohensee Kevin Russell Stan Yagiello
Wide receivers/defensive backs Greg Best
Russell Hairston John McClennon Ricky Mitchell Jim Rafferty Rodney Richmond Mike Stoops Running backs/linebackers Creig Federico Mike Powell
Offensive/defensive linemen Earnest Adams Scott Dmitrenko George Miller Craig Walls Thomas Weaver Willis Yates Wide receivers/linebackers None
Kickers Lee Larson
Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 4, 2013 20 active, 0 inactive, 0 PS
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Stats
Offense
Quarterback Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD's INT's Rating Brendan Folmar11920558.0134921985.2 Mike Hohensee325558.248371111.4 Kevin Russell2366.7110072.9 Stan Yagiello030.000039.6
Running backs Player Car. Yards TD's Creig Federico10211 Brendan Folmar14132 Mike Hohensee3111 Scott Dmitrenko361 Mike Stoops130 John McClennon120 Ricky Mitchell210 Mike Powell1−10 Stan Yagiello2−30
Wide receivers Player Rec. Yards TD's Russell Hairston67112618 Mike Stoops222323 John McClennon221311 Jim Rafferty201702 Creig Federico12542 Mike Powell5812 Kevin Russell2110 Ricky Mitchell1210 Greg Best1110 George Miller160
Defense Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's Rock Richmond 31 29 4 3 4 31 1 Craig Walls 19 15 8 13 0 0 0 Russell Hairston 17.5 16 0 0 4 50 1 Creig Federico 17 12 10 3 0 0 0 Scott Dmitrenko 15 13 4 3 0 0 0 Mike Stoops 14.5 11 7 0 1 0 0 John McClennon 12.5 9 7 0 1 5 0 Ricky Mitchell 11 10 2 2 0 0 0 Jim Rafferty 10.5 8 2 0 2 4 0 Thomas Weaver 9 7 4 3 1 2 0 Earnest Adams 8 6 4 5 0 0 0 Mike Powell 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 Greg Best 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 Willis Yates 5 4 2 6 0 0 0 Lee Larsen 2.5 2 1 0 0 0 0
Special teams
Kick return Player Ret Yards TD's Ricky Mitchell 24 464 2 Jim Rafferty 10 69 0 John McClennon 5 80 0 Scott Dmitrenko 1 26 0 Mike Stoops 1 5 0
Kicking Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts. Lee Larsen 6 0 21 28.6 13 0 28 46.4 31
Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Wide receiver/defensive back Russell Hairston Most Valuable Player 1st Offensive/defensive lineman Craig Walls none 1st Wide receiver/defensive back Mike Stoops none 2nd
References
External links 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season at arenafan.com