ArenaBowl IV

{{Infobox gridiron football single game

| type = ab

| name = IV

| image = File:ArenaBowl IV.png

| visitor = Dallas Texans

| visitor_abbr = DAL

| visitor_conf = 2nd

| home = Detroit Drive

| home_abbr = DET

| home_conf = 1st

| visitor_qtr1 = 0

| visitor_qtr2 = 14

| visitor_qtr3 = 0

| visitor_qtr4 = 13

| home_qtr1 = 14

| home_qtr2 = 17

| home_qtr3 = 13

| home_qtr4 = 7

| date = August 11, 1990

| arena = Joe Louis Arena

| city = Detroit, Michigan

| attendance = 19,875

| MVP = Art Schlichter, QB, Detroit

Alvin Rettig, FB/LB, Detroit (Ironman of the Game)

| wincoach = Perry Moss

| losecoach = Ernie Stautner

| network = Prime Network

| announcers = Dave Enet, Howard Balzer, Jim Grabowski

| last = III

| next = V

}}

Arena Bowl '90 (or Arena Bowl IV) was the Arena Football League's fourth Arena Bowl. The game featured the #2 Dallas Texans against the #1 Detroit Drive. Both teams finished their seasons at 6-2, yet the Drive led in points for (326-299) and points against (215-308).

Game summary

In the first quarter, Detroit drew first blood with Quarterback Art Schlichter getting a two-yard and a five-yard touchdown runs on Quarterback sneaks.

In the second quarter, the Drive continued to score, with FB/LB Alvin Rettig getting a one-yard touchdown run and catching an 11-yard touchdown pass from Schlichter. Afterwards, the Texans managed to get on the board with FB/LB Mitchell Ward getting a one-yard touchdown run, while Quarterback Ben Bennett completed a six-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Aatron Kenney. However, the Drive responded with Kicker Novo Bojovic nailing a 42-yard field goal to end the half.

In the third quarter, Detroit continued its first half domination with Schlichter getting another one-yard touchdown run, while completing a 37-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Gary Mullen.

In the fourth quarter, Dallas tried to respond with Ward getting a one-yard touchdown run and FB/LB Alvin Blackmon getting a three-yard touchdown run, yet the Drive wrapped the game up with Schlichter's two-yard touchdown run.

With the win, the Detroit Drive became the first team to achieve a three-peat, with three-straight ArenaBowl wins.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dWciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ua0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1707,3465449&dq=gary+mullen+detroit&hl=en |title=Schlichter drives Detroit to another Arena football title |date=August 13, 1990 |newspaper=The Argus-Press |accessdate=February 15, 2013}}