The 1988 Chicago Bruisers season was the second season for the Chicago Bruisers. The Bruisers finished 10–1–1 and lost ArenaBowl I to the Detroit Drive.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 April 29 at New England Steamrollers W 60–35 1–0 Providence Civic Center 2 May 6 Los Angeles Cobras W 46–35 2–0 Rosemont Horizon 3 May 14 New York Knights W 30–7 3–0 Rosemont Horizon 4 May 19 at Detroit Drive W 35–29 4–0 Joe Louis Arena 5 May 27 Detroit Drive W 36–31 5–0 Rosemont Horizon 6 June 3 at New England Steamrollers W 30–21 6–0 Providence Civic Center 7 June 13 at New York Knights W 64–34 7–0 Madison Square Garden 8 June 20 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 46–25 8–0 Rosemont Horizon 9 June 24 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 54–47 9–0 Civic Arena 10 July 1 New England Steamrollers W 68–25 10–0 Rosemont Horizon 11 July 9 Los Angeles Cobras L 20–48 10–1 Rosemont Horizon 12 July 14 at Los Angeles Cobras T 37–37 (OT) 10–1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Standings
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals July 23 Los Angeles Cobras W 29–16 1–0 Rosemont Horizon ArenaBowl II July 30 Detroit Drive L 13–24 1–1 Rosemont Horizon
Roster 1988 Chicago Bruisers roster Quarterbacks Ben Bennett Jimbo Fisher Willie Totten
Wide receivers/defensive backs Carl Aikens, Jr. Rufus Bess Daryl Hart Bruce McCray Mike McDade Ricky Mitchell Durwood Roquemore Clyde Skipper Reggie Smith Durell Taylor Steve Thonn Fullbacks/linebackers Osia Lewis Cliff Madison Calvin Riggs Billy Stone
Offensive linemen/defensive linemen Joe Bock Mike Clark Jeff Faulkner Brent Johnson Marc May Mike McCurry Billy Poe Gene Rowell Charles Tobias Keith Williams Kickers Marco Morales
Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 25, 2013 29 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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Stats
Offense
Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating Ben Bennett 172 323 53.3 2304 49 13 97.3 Willie Totten 8 20 40.0 126 2 1 65.8 Jimbo Fisher 3 4 75.0 17 0 1 42.7 Marco Morales 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Player Car. Yards TD's Osia Lewis 64 206 5 Billy Stone 36 141 5 Calvin Riggs 22 73 3 Ben Bennett 21 54 2 Willie Totten 5 19 0 Cliff Madison 3 5 1 Jimbo Fisher 1 2 0
Receiving Player Rec. Yards TD's Carl Aikens, Jr. 51 934 21 Reggie Smith 42 534 13 Daryl Hart 30 351 6 Steve Thonn 21 209 2 Clyde Skipper 18 249 5 Mike McDade 16 121 0 Jeff Faulkner 3 42 3 Osia Lewis 1 9 1 Ben Bennett 1 −2 0
Defense Player Tackles Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's
Special teams
Kick returns Player Ret Yards TD's Reggie Smith 34 733 2 Carl Aikens, Jr. 8 177 1 Clyde Skipper 7 89 0 Daryl Hart 4 73 0 Mike McDade 3 21 0 Durell Taylor 1 24 0 Ricky Mitchell 1 16 0 Steve Thonn 1 6 0 Osia Lewis 1 0 0
Kicking Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts. Marco Morales 6 0 31 19.4 50 1 67 74.6 70
Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Head coach Perry Moss Coach of the Year -- Quarterback Ben Bennett Most Valuable Player 1st Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Carl Aikens, Jr. none 1st Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jeff Faulkner none 1st Defensive Secondary Durwood Roquemore none 1st Kicker Marco Morales none 1st Fullback Osia Lewis none 2nd Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Reggie Smith none 2nd
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