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1988 Chicago Bruisers season

American football team season

Field	Value
team	Chicago Bruisers
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year	1988
record	10–1–1
division_place	1st
coach	Perry Moss
general manager	Perry Moss
stadium	Rosemont Horizon
playoffs	Won Semi-finals (Cobras) 29-16
Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13
MVP	Ben Bennett

Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13

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
April 29	at New England Steamrollers	W 60–35	1–0	Providence Civic Center
May 6	Los Angeles Cobras	W 46–35	2–0	Rosemont Horizon
May 14	New York Knights	W 30–7	3–0	Rosemont Horizon
May 19	at Detroit Drive	W 35–29	4–0	Joe Louis Arena
May 27	Detroit Drive	W 36–31	5–0	Rosemont Horizon
June 3	at New England Steamrollers	W 30–21	6–0	Providence Civic Center
June 13	at New York Knights	W 64–34	7–0	Madison Square Garden
June 20	Pittsburgh Gladiators	W 46–25	8–0	Rosemont Horizon
June 24	at Pittsburgh Gladiators	W 54–47	9–0	Civic Arena
July 1	New England Steamrollers	W 68–25	10–0	Rosemont Horizon
July 9	Los Angeles Cobras	L 20–48	10–1	Rosemont Horizon
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	ArenaBowl II
July 23	Los Angeles Cobras	W 29–16	1–0	Rosemont Horizon
July 30	Detroit Drive	L 13–24	1–1	Rosemont Horizon

Roster

1988 Chicago Bruisers roster
Quarterbacks

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

References

Andrew Bagnato. (July 31, 1988). "Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title". Chicago Tribune.

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