The 1988 Detroit Drive season was the first for the Drive.
The Drive began play in as a member of the Arena Football League. Under head coach Tim Marcum, the Drive finished the regular season 9–3 after starting the season 2–3. Two of the Drive's losses came at the hands of the Chicago Bruisers, who finished the season with one loss. The Drive would get a chance at revenge when they advanced to ArenaBowl II against the Bruisers, and they were able to defeat the Bruisers 24–13.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 April 28 Pittsburgh Gladiators L 51–57 0–1 Joe Louis Arena 2 May 9 at New York Knights W 54–48 1–1 Madison Square Garden 3 May 13 at New England Steamrollers W 29–24 2–1 Providence Civic Center 4 May 19 Chicago Bruisers L 29–35 2–2 Joe Louis Arena 5 May 27 at Chicago Bruisers L 31–36 2–3 Rosemont Horizon 6 June 2 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 30–25 3–3 Joe Louis Arena 7 June 10 Los Angeles Cobras W 39–26 4–3 Joe Louis Arena 8 June 16 at Los Angeles Cobras W 38–14 5–3 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9 June 23 at New York Knights W 49–9 6–3 Madison Square Garden 10 July 1 at Pittsburgh Gladiators W 28–9 7–3 Civic Arena 11 July 9 New England Steamrollers W 46–10 8–3 Joe Louis Arena 12 July 5 New York Knights W 48–17 9–3 Joe Louis Arena
Standings
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals July 22 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 34–25 1–0 Joe Louis Arena ArenaBowl II July 30 at Chicago Bruisers W 24–13 2–0 Rosemont Horizon
Roster 1988 Detroit Drive roster Quarterbacks Mike Calhoun Todd Hons Rich Ingold
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs David Evans Larry Friday Steve Griffin George LaFrance Nate Miller Lenny Taylor Steve Trimble Running Backs/Linebackers Tom Boyd Jim Browne Walter Holman Reggie Mathis Alvin Rettig
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen John Corker Craig Dumity Greg Orton Kelly Quinn Jon Roehlk Kim Stephens Arland Thompson Jeff Wiska Wide Receivers/Linebackers Dwayne Dixon Tate Randle
Kickers Novo Bojovic
Rookies in italicsRoster updated February 12, 2013 21 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Dwayne Dixon Ironman of the Year 1st Fullback/Linebacker Walter Holman none 1st Offensive Line/Defensive Line Jon Roehlk none 2nd Defensive Secondary Nate Miller none 2nd Kicker Novo Bojovic none 2nd
References
External links 1988 Detroit Drive roster 1988 Detroit Drive