The 1987 Washington Commandos season was the first season for the Commandos.
The Commandos had the honor of playing in the first AFL regular season game on June 19, 1987, losing to the Pittsburgh Gladiators 46-48 at the Civic Arena. The Commandos picked up their first win in franchise history the following week, when they defeated the Denver Dynamite, by a score of 36-20 in their home opener. The Commandos finished the season with a 2-4 record, a disappointment, but the team was in every game except one, losing 3 games by a total of 6 points.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 June 19 at Pittsburgh Gladiators L 46–48 0–1 Civic Arena 2 June 27 Denver Dynamite W 36–20 1–1 Capital Centre 3 July 3 at Denver Dynamite L 57–73 1–2 McNichols Sports Arena 4 July 10 at Chicago Bruisers L 36–37 1–3 Rosemont Horizon 5 July 16 Chicago Bruisers L 61–64 1–4 Capital Centre 6 July 23 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 52–31 2–4 Capital Centre
Standings
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Roster 1987 Washington Commandos roster Quarterbacks Mike Calhoun Rich Ingold
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Nathan Creer Dwayne Dixon Richard DuPree Steve Griffin Rex Motes Lenny Taylor Running Backs/Linebackers Walter Holman Peter Stubbs Brett Wilson Michael Witteck Fernando McWherter
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen Sean McInerney Jon Roehlk Kendall Walls Wes Walton Wide Receivers/Linebackers Robert Goins
Kickers Dale Castro
Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 4, 2013 18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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Stats
Offense
Quarterback Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD's INT's Rating Rich Ingold14923563.41726295107.5 Mike Calhoun41233.3501133.3
Running backs Player Car. Yards TD's Brett Wilson15421 Walter Holman12251 Mike Calhoun550 Richard DuPree230 Rich Ingold20−30
Wide receivers Player Rec. Yards TD's Dwayne Dixon6881011 Lenny Taylor445318 Steve Griffin222424 Richard DuPree7612 Rex Motes4841 Walter Holman494 Brett Wilson3280 Nathan Creer1110
Defense Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's Rex Motes 26 24 4 0 0 0 0 Nathan Creer 25.5 24 3 0 0 0 0 Walter Holman 21 17 8 2 1 3 0 Pete Stubbs 19.5 18 3 3 0 0 0 Michael Witteck 16 14 4 2 0 0 0 Jon Roehlk 15 11 8 6 0 0 0 Dwayne Dixon 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 Sean McInerney 9 8 2 3 0 0 0 Robert Goins 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 Richard DuPree 8.5 6 5 0 0 0 0 Brett Wilson 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 Wes Walton 7 4 6 2 0 0 0 Fernando McWherter 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Calhoun 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 Kendall Walls 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Griffin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Special teams
Kick return Player Ret Yards TD's Rex Motes 15 269 0 Lenny Taylor 8 115 0 Pete Stubbs 4 41 1 Richard DuPree 2 36 0 Dwayne Dixon 2 15 0 Nathan Creer 1 29 0 Mike Calhoun 1 16 0 Kendall Walls 1 15 0 Walter Holman 1 0 0
Kicking Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts. Dale Castro 12 0 21 57.1 16 0 31 51.6 52
All-Arena team members Position Player All-Arena team Quarterback Rich Ingold 1st Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Dwayne Dixon 1st Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jon Roehlk 1st Fullback/Linebacker Walter Holman 2nd Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Lenny Taylor 2nd Offensive/Defensive Lineman Michael Witteck 2nd Kicker Dale Castro 2nd
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