The Chicago Bruisers season was the first season for the arena football franchise. The Bruisers took a chance with a young team that averaged 25 years of age. The Bruisers' lost their first game in franchise history, 44–52 in overtime, to the Denver Dynamite. The Bruisers struggled in their second game, giving up 45 points in the first half before losing 23–60 to the Pittsburgh Gladiators. Despite getting off to a 2–3 start, the Bruisers had an opportunity to make it to ArenaBowl I with a win in the final week of the season against the Dynamite. The Bruisers however would lose 35–52. They finished with a record of 2–4 and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 June 20 Denver Dynamite L 44–52 (OT) 0–1 Rosemont Horizon 2 June 22 Pittsburgh Gladiators L 23–60 0–2 Rosemont Horizon 3 July 2 at Pittsburgh Gladiators L 14–49 0–3 Civic Arena 4 July 10 Washington Commandos W 37–36 1–3 Rosemont Horizon 5 July 16 at Washington Commandos W 64–61 2–3 Capital Centre 6 July 24 at Denver Dynamite L 35–52 2–4 McNichols Sports Arena
Standings
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Roster 1987 Chicago Bruisers roster Quarterbacks Mike Hold, Jr. Sean Payton
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Stephen Finch Daryl Hart Troy Hill Terry Hinn Mike McDade Durwood Roquemore Ken Sanders Reggie Smith Running Backs/Linebackers Osia Lewis Reggie Oliver Eddie Phillips Billy Stone Fred Stone Dennis Washington
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen Dane Griffin Brent Johnson Eric Larkin William Logan Mike McCurry Mark Rodenhauser Wide Receivers/Linebackers Richard Rodgers
Kickers Nick Mike-Mayer
Rookies in italics Roster updated February 5, 2013
Stats Offense Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD's INT's Rating Mike Hold, Jr.6613947.578716482 Sean Payton51435.747036.3
Rushing Player Car. Yards TD's Billy Stone 251394 Mike Hold, Jr.25972 Eddie Phillips13651 Mike McDade110 Terry Hinn100 Sean Payton1−160
Receiving Player Rec. Yards TD's Reggie Smith181853 Stephen Finch121603 Mike McDade121202 Durwood Roquemore11991 Richard Rodgers71354 Ken Sanders3311 Daryl Hart2572 Terry Hinn2140 Mike Hold, Jr.1120 Eddie Phillips180 Billy Stone170 Troy Hill160
Defense Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's Fred Stone 37 26 22 3 0 0 0 Durwood Roquemore 36 35 2 0 2 21 0 Daryl Hart 23.5 18 11 0 3 47 0 Terry Hinn 23 22 2 5 1 2 0 Stephen Finch 20 16 8 0 2 45 1 Brent Johnson 19 17 4 0 0 0 0 Osia Lewis 16 14 4 3 0 0 0 Richard Rodgers 16 14 4 0 0 0 0 Mike McDade 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 Troy Hill 10.5 8 5 0 0 0 0 Eddie Phillips 10.5 7 7 0 0 0 0 Mike McCurry 8.5 6 5 3 0 0 0 Dane Griffin 8 5 6 2 0 0 0 Dennis Washington 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 Reggie Smith 5 4 2 0 1 14 0 Eric Larkin 4.5 2 5 0 0 0 0 Reggie Oliver 3.5 3 1 0 0 0 0 Ken Sanders 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Rodenhauser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Mike-Mayer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 William Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special teams
Kick return Player Ret Yards TD's Reggie Smith 19 305 1 Terry Hinn 8 153 0 Stephen Finch 5 85 0 Mike McDade 4 34 0 Troy Hill 2 25 0 Richard Rodgers 2 18 0 Dennis Washington 1 9 0 Billy Stone 1 8 0 Durwood Roquemore 1 0 0 Daryl Hart 1 0 1
Kicking Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts. Nick Mike-Mayer 7 0 26 26.9 19 0 24 79.2 40 Mike Hold, Jr. 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 0.0 2
Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Fullback/linebacker Billy Stone Ironman of the Year 1st Offensive/Defensive lineman Brent Johnson none 1st Kicker Nick Mike-Mayer none 1st Wide receiver/defensive back Reggie Smith none 2nd
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