1988 Chicago Bruisers season

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Chicago Bruisers

| logo =

| year = 1988

| record = 10–1–1

| division_place = 1st

| coach = Perry Moss

| general manager = Perry Moss

| owner =

| stadium = Rosemont Horizon

| playoffs = Won Semi-finals (Cobras) 29-16
Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13

| MVP = Ben Bennett

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/07/31/drive-downs-bruisers-for-arena-bowl-title/ |title=Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title |author=Andrew Bagnato |date=July 31, 1988 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |work=www.chicagotribune.com |access-date=July 29, 2013}}

Regular season

=Schedule=

class="wikitable" align="center" style="font-size: 92%"
rowspan="2" \| Week	rowspan="2" \| Date	rowspan="2" \| Opponent	colspan="2" \| Results	rowspan="2" \| Game site
Final score	Team record
style="background:#cfc" ! 1 \|style="text-align:center;"\| April 29 \|style="text-align:center;"\| at New England Steamrollers \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 60–35 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Providence Civic Center
style="background:#cfc" ! 2 \|style="text-align:center;"\| May 6 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Los Angeles Cobras \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 46–35 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 2–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#cfc" ! 3 \|style="text-align:center;"\| May 14 \|style="text-align:center;"\| New York Knights \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 30–7 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 3–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#cfc" ! 4 \|style="text-align:center;"\| May 19 \|style="text-align:center;"\| at Detroit Drive \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 35–29 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 4–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Joe Louis Arena
style="background:#cfc" ! 5 \|style="text-align:center;"\| May 27 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Detroit Drive \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 36–31 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 5–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#cfc" ! 6 \|style="text-align:center;"\| June 3 \|style="text-align:center;"\| at New England Steamrollers \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 30–21 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 6–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Providence Civic Center
style="background:#cfc" ! 7 \|style="text-align:center;"\| June 13 \|style="text-align:center;"\| at New York Knights \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 64–34 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 7–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Madison Square Garden
style="background:#cfc" ! 8 \|style="text-align:center;"\| June 20 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Pittsburgh Gladiators \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 46–25 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 8–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#cfc" ! 9 \|style="text-align:center;"\| June 24 \|style="text-align:center;"\| at Pittsburgh Gladiators \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 54–47 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 9–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Civic Arena
style="background:#cfc" ! 10 \|style="text-align:center;"\| July 1 \|style="text-align:center;"\| New England Steamrollers \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 68–25 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 10–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#fcc" ! 11 \|style="text-align:center;"\| July 9 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Los Angeles Cobras \|style="text-align:center;"\| L 20–48 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 10–1 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#ffeeaa" ! 12 \|style="text-align:center;"\| July 14 \|style="text-align:center;"\| at Los Angeles Cobras \|style="text-align:center;"\| T 37–37 (OT) \|style="text-align:center;"\| 10–1–1 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

class="wikitable" align="center" style="font-size: 92%"

rowspan="2" | Week

rowspan="2" | Date

rowspan="2" | Opponent

colspan="2" | Results

rowspan="2" | Game site

Final score

Team record

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

|style="text-align:center;"| April 29

|style="text-align:center;"| at New England Steamrollers

|style="text-align:center;"| W 60–35

|style="text-align:center;"| 1–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Providence Civic Center

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

|style="text-align:center;"| May 6

|style="text-align:center;"| Los Angeles Cobras

|style="text-align:center;"| W 46–35

|style="text-align:center;"| 2–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Rosemont Horizon

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

|style="text-align:center;"| May 14

|style="text-align:center;"| New York Knights

|style="text-align:center;"| W 30–7

|style="text-align:center;"| 3–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Rosemont Horizon

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

|style="text-align:center;"| May 19

|style="text-align:center;"| at Detroit Drive

|style="text-align:center;"| W 35–29

|style="text-align:center;"| 4–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Joe Louis Arena

style="background:#cfc"

! 5

|style="text-align:center;"| May 27

|style="text-align:center;"| Detroit Drive

|style="text-align:center;"| W 36–31

|style="text-align:center;"| 5–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Rosemont Horizon

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

|style="text-align:center;"| June 3

|style="text-align:center;"| at New England Steamrollers

|style="text-align:center;"| W 30–21

|style="text-align:center;"| 6–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Providence Civic Center

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

|style="text-align:center;"| June 13

|style="text-align:center;"| at New York Knights

|style="text-align:center;"| W 64–34

|style="text-align:center;"| 7–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Madison Square Garden

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

|style="text-align:center;"| June 20

|style="text-align:center;"| Pittsburgh Gladiators

|style="text-align:center;"| W 46–25

|style="text-align:center;"| 8–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Rosemont Horizon

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

|style="text-align:center;"| June 24

|style="text-align:center;"| at Pittsburgh Gladiators

|style="text-align:center;"| W 54–47

|style="text-align:center;"| 9–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Civic Arena

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

|style="text-align:center;"| July 1

|style="text-align:center;"| New England Steamrollers

|style="text-align:center;"| W 68–25

|style="text-align:center;"| 10–0

|style="text-align:center;"| Rosemont Horizon

style="background:#fcc"

! 11

|style="text-align:center;"| July 9

|style="text-align:center;"| Los Angeles Cobras

|style="text-align:center;"| L 20–48

|style="text-align:center;"| 10–1

|style="text-align:center;"| Rosemont Horizon

style="background:#ffeeaa"

! 12

|style="text-align:center;"| July 14

|style="text-align:center;"| at Los Angeles Cobras

|style="text-align:center;"| T 37–37 (OT)

|style="text-align:center;"| 10–1–1

|style="text-align:center;"| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

=Standings=

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

rowspan="2" \| Round	rowspan="2" \| Date	rowspan="2" \| Opponent	colspan="2" \| Results	rowspan="2" \| Game site
class="wikitable" align="center" style="font-size: 92%"
Final score	Team record
style="background:#cfc" ! Semi-finals \|style="text-align:center;"\| July 23 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Los Angeles Cobras \|style="text-align:center;"\| W 29–16 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon
style="background:#fcc" ! ArenaBowl II \|style="text-align:center;"\| July 30 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Detroit Drive \|style="text-align:center;"\| L 13–24 \|style="text-align:center;"\| 1–1 \|style="text-align:center;"\| Rosemont Horizon

Roster

colspan="7" style="background:black; border:2px solid #648fcc; color:white; text-align:center;"\| 1988 Chicago Bruisers roster
class="toccolours" style="text-align: left"
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Quarterbacks {{player\| 5}} Ben Bennett {{player
-}} Jimbo Fisher {{player
-}} Willie Totten Wide receivers/defensive backs {{player\|84}} Carl Aikens, Jr. {{player
-}} Rufus Bess {{player\|26}} Daryl Hart {{player
-}} Bruce McCray {{player
-}} Mike McDade {{player
-}} Ricky Mitchell {{player\|21}} Durwood Roquemore {{player
-}} Clyde Skipper {{player\|1}} Reggie Smith {{player
-}} Durell Taylor {{player\|80}} Steve Thonn \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Fullbacks/linebackers {{player\|82}} Osia Lewis {{player
-}} Cliff Madison {{player
-}} Calvin Riggs {{player\|32}} Billy Stone Offensive linemen/defensive linemen {{player
-}} Joe Bock {{player
-}} Mike Clark {{player
-}} Jeff Faulkner {{player\|65}} Brent Johnson {{player\|66}} Marc May {{player
-}} Mike McCurry {{player
-}} Billy Poe {{player
-}} Gene Rowell {{player
-}} Charles Tobias {{player\|64}} Keith Williams \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Kickers {{player
-}} Marco Morales Rookies in italics [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=2&year=1987&team=2 Roster] updated February 25, 2013 29 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Stats

=Offense=

==Passing==

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Comp. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Att. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Comp% ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| TD's ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| INT's ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Rating
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Ben Bennett	172	323	53.3	2304	49	13	97.3
align="center" \| Willie Totten	8	20	40.0	126	2	1	65.8
align="center" \| Jimbo Fisher	3	4	75.0	17	0	1	42.7
align="center" \| Marco Morales	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	39.6

==Rushing==

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="26%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Car. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| TD's
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Osia Lewis	64	206	5
align="center" \| Billy Stone	36	141	5
align="center" \| Calvin Riggs	22	73	3
align="center" \| Ben Bennett	21	54	2
align="center" \| Willie Totten	5	19	0
align="center" \| Cliff Madison	3	5	1
align="center" \| Jimbo Fisher	1	2	0

==Receiving==

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="26%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Rec. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| TD's
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Carl Aikens, Jr.	51	934	21
align="center" \| Reggie Smith	42	534	13
align="center" \| Daryl Hart	30	351	6
align="center" \| Steve Thonn	21	209	2
align="center" \| Clyde Skipper	18	249	5
align="center" \| Mike McDade	16	121	0
align="center" \| Jeff Faulkner	3	42	3
align="center" \| Osia Lewis	1	9	1
align="center" \| Ben Bennett	1	−2	0

==Defense==

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Tackles ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Assisted ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Sack ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| INT ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| TD's
align="center"

class="wikitable sortable"

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Tackles

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Assisted

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Sack

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | INT

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Yards

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | TD's

align="center"

=Special teams=

==Kick returns==

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Ret ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| TD's
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Reggie Smith	34	733	2
align="center" \| Carl Aikens, Jr.	8	177	1
align="center" \| Clyde Skipper	7	89	0
align="center" \| Daryl Hart	4	73	0
align="center" \| Mike McDade	3	21	0
align="center" \| Durell Taylor	1	24	0
align="center" \| Ricky Mitchell	1	16	0
align="center" \| Steve Thonn	1	6	0
align="center" \| Osia Lewis	1	0	0

==Kicking==

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| FGM ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| 4pg ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| FGA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Pct. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| XPM ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| 2pt ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| XPA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Pct. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" \| Pts.
align="center" \| Marco Morales	6	0	31	19.4	50	1	67	74.6	70

class="wikitable sortable"

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | FGM

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | 4pg

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | FGA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Pct.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | XPM

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | 2pt

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | XPA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Pct.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Pts.

align="center"

| Marco Morales

19.4

74.6

Awards

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Position ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Award ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| All-Arena team
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Head Coach	Perry Moss	Coach of the Year \|
-
align="center" \| Quarterback	Ben Bennett	Most Valuable Player	1st
align="center" \| Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Carl Aikens, Jr.	none	1st
align="center" \| Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Jeff Faulkner	none	1st
align="center" \| Defensive Secondary	Durwood Roquemore	none	1st
align="center" \| Kicker	Marco Morales	none	1st
align="center" \| Fullback	Osia Lewis	none	2nd
align="center" \| Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Reggie Smith	none	2nd

References

Category:Chicago Bruisers seasons

Chicago Bruisers Season, 1988

Chicago Bruisers

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Ret ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" \| TD's
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Reggie Smith	34	733	2
align="center" \| Carl Aikens, Jr.	8	177	1
align="center" \| Clyde Skipper	7	89	0
align="center" \| Daryl Hart	4	73	0
align="center" \| Mike McDade	3	21	0
align="center" \| Durell Taylor	1	24	0
align="center" \| Ricky Mitchell	1	16	0
align="center" \| Steve Thonn	1	6	0
align="center" \| Osia Lewis	1	0	0