1988 Chicago Bruisers season
Introduction 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 Final score  Team record 1 April 29 at New England Steamrollers '''W''' 60–35 1–0 Providence Civic Center 2 May 6 Los Angeles Cobras '''W''' 46–35 2–0 Rosemont Horizon 3 May 14 New York Knights '''W''' 30–7 3–0 Rosemont Horizon 4 May 19 at Detroit Drive '''W''' 35–29 4–0 Joe Louis Arena 5 May 27 Detroit Drive '''W''' 36–31 5–0 Rosemont Horizon 6 June 3 at New England Steamrollers '''W''' 30–21 6–0 Providence Civic Center 7 June 13 at New York Knights '''W''' 64–34 7–0 Madison Square Garden 8 June 20 Pittsburgh Gladiators '''W''' 46–25 8–0 Rosemont Horizon 9 June 24 at Pittsburgh Gladiators '''W''' 54–47 9–0 Civic Arena 10 July 1 New England Steamrollers '''W''' 68–25 10–0 Rosemont Horizon 11 July 9 Los Angeles Cobras '''L''' 20–48 10–1 Rosemont Horizon 12 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 July 23 Los Angeles Cobras '''W''' 29–16 1–0 Rosemont Horizon ArenaBowl II July 30 Detroit Drive '''L''' 13–24 1–1 Rosemont Horizon
Roster  1988 Chicago Bruisers roster '''Quarterbacks'''*  ''Ben Bennett''*  ''Jimbo Fisher''*  ''Willie Totten'''''Wide receivers/defensive backs'''*  ''Carl Aikens, Jr.''*  ''Rufus Bess''*  Daryl Hart*  ''Bruce McCray''*  Mike McDade*  Ricky Mitchell*  Durwood Roquemore*  Clyde Skipper*  Reggie Smith*  Durell Taylor*  ''Steve Thonn'' '''Fullbacks/linebackers'''*  Osia Lewis*  ''Cliff Madison''*  ''Calvin Riggs''*  Billy Stone'''Offensive linemen/defensive linemen'''*  ''Joe Bock''*  ''Mike Clark''*  ''Jeff Faulkner''*  Brent Johnson*  ''Marc May''*  Mike McCurry*  ''Billy Poe''*  ''Gene Rowell''*  ''Charles Tobias''*  ''Keith Williams'' '''Kickers'''*  Marco Morales''Rookies in italics'' Roster updated February 25, 201329 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS→ More rosters
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  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
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