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1991 Denver Dynamite season

{{short description|Arena Football League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Denver Dynamite

| logo =

| year = 1991

| record = 6–4

| division_place = 3rd

| coach = Babe Parilli

| owner = Gary Graham

| stadium = McNichols Sports Arena

| playoffs = Lost semi-finals (Storm) 13-40

| shortnavlink = Dynamite seasons

| next = none

| no_nextseason = true

}}

The {{AFL Year|1991}} Denver Dynamite season was the fourth, and what would be the final, season for the Arena Football League franchise. Despite the financial turmoil that occurred the season before, the Dynamite once again fielded a team in 1991. The team finished 6–4 during the regular season,{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Denver_Dynamite-4/history/1991/ |title=1991 Denver Dynamite Team History |publisher=ArenaFan |work=www.arenafan.com |accessdate=January 28, 2013}} again clinching the 3rd seed for the playoffs. The team lost to the relocated Gladiators, who became the Tampa Bay Storm, in the semi-finals. After the season, the franchise filed for bankruptcy after being sued by their public relations firm.{{cite news |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/library/2012/10/22/denver-dynamite-fizzled-oneseason-team-football-leagues-arenabowl/ |title=Denver Dynamite exploded in Arena League’s first season, then fizzled out |date=October 22, 2012 |author=Joey Bunch |newspaper=The Denver Post |accessdate=January 23, 2013}} When he learned of the situation in Denver, AFL commissioner, Jim Foster has this to say, "Three things can happen. One, he finds a buyer, or we find him a buyer, and the team stays in Denver. Two, a buyer is found and moves to another city. Three, no one is interested and the franchise goes down." The Dynamite went up for sale, but with the city trying to attract investors to land a Major League Baseball franchise (Colorado Rockies), the team did not attract potential buyers.

Regular season

=Schedule=

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Denver Dynamite|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Denver Dynamite|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Denver Dynamite|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Denver Dynamite|border=2}};" | Record

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! 1

| May 31

| Detroit Drive

| L 13–31

| 0–1

| McNichols Sports Arena

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! 2

| June 7

| Albany Firebirds

| W 51–27

| 1–1

| McNichols Sports Arena

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! 3

| June 14

| at Dallas Texans

| L 27–30

| 1–2

| Reunion Arena

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! 4

| June 22

| at New Orleans Night

| W 54–44

| 2–2

| Louisiana Superdome

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! 5

| June 29

| Orlando Predators

| W 39–19

| 3–2

| McNichols Sports Arena

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! 6

| July 6

| at Columbus Thunderbolts

| W 52–44

| 4–2

| Ohio Expo Center Coliseum

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! 7

| July 13

| at Tampa Bay Storm

| L 13–30

| 4–3

| Florida Suncoast Dome

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! 8

| July 19

| Tampa Bay Storm

| W 51–34

| 5–3

| McNichols Sports Arena

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! 9

| July 26

| Columbus Thunderbolts

| W 52–46

| 6–3

| McNichols Sports Arena

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! 10

| August 2

| at Detroit Drive

| L 37–60

| 6–4

| Joe Louis Arena

=Standings=

{{1991 Arena Football League Standings|team=Dynamite}}

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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Final scoreTeam record
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! Semi-finals

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

|style="text-align:center;"| at Tampa Bay Storm

|style="text-align:center;"| L 13–40

|style="text-align:center;"| 0–1

|style="text-align:center;"| Florida Suncoast Dome

Roster

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colspan="7" style="background:#0000B8; border:2px solid yellow; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1991 Denver Dynamite roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

-}} Greg Freeman

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

-}} Reggie Brown
  • {{player|27}} Wayne Coffey
  • {{player|88}} Fred Dussett
  • {{player|55}} Bart Schuchts
  • {{player
    • -}} Cedric Tillman
  • {{player|5}} Alvin Williams

    • | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Running Backs/Linebackers

    • {{player
    -}} Willie Cannon
  • {{player|44}} John El-Masry
  • {{player| 3}} Marshall Foreman

    • Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

    • {{player
    -}} Tim Adams
  • {{player|62}} Mike Freeman
  • {{player
    • -}} Aualofa Ili
  • {{player|73}} Joe March
  • {{player|89}} Jon Norris
  • {{player
    • -}} David Smith
  • {{player
    • -}} Jim Spady
  • {{player
    • -}} Mitch Young

    | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Wide Receivers/Linebackers

    -}} Troy Long

    Kickers

    Rookies in italics

    [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=4&year=1991 Roster] updated January 23, 2013

    23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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    References

    {{Reflist}}

    External links

    • [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=4&year=1991&team=4 1991 Denver Dynamite page at ArenaFan.com]

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