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ArenaBowl I
Denver 45 at Pittsburgh 16
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Denver Dynamite Denver Dynamite 126141345
Pittsburgh Gladiators Pittsburgh Gladiators 0001616
Date: Saturday August 1, 1987
Arena: Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Attendance: 13,232
MVP: Gary Mullen (Den)
Ironman of the Game: Steve Trimble (Den)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
06:33Denver DynamiteTDForte fumble return (Morales kick failed)Denver Dynamite 6-0
05:23Denver DynamiteTDPrather 2 yd run (Taylor pass failed)Denver Dynamite 12-0
2nd Quarter
10:22Denver DynamiteTDMullen 26 yd pass from Taylor (Taylor run failed)Denver Dynamite 18-0
3rd Quarter
05:12Denver DynamiteTDRodgers 32 yd pass from Taylor (Morales kick)Denver Dynamite 25-0
00:00Denver DynamiteTDTrimble 47 yd interception return (Morales kick)Denver Dynamite 32-0
4th Quarter
11:17Pittsburgh GladiatorsTDHairston 11 yd pass from Hohensee (Hohensee pass to Rafferty)Denver Dynamite 32-8
08:47Denver DynamiteTDMullen 5 yd pass from Taylor (Morales kick)Denver Dynamite 39-8
03:11Denver DynamiteTDMullen 19 yd pass from Taylor (Morales kick failed)Denver Dynamite 45-8
00:32Pittsburgh GladiatorsTDRichmond 14 yd pass from Folmar (Folmar pass to Hairston)Denver Dynamite 45-16
Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession.
Team Statistics
 
First Downs1417
Rushing Yards2212
Passing Yards205243
Fumbles/Lost1/14/2
Fumble Return Yards00
Penalties/Yards5/245/20
Time of Possession22:1637:44
3rd Down Conv.2/74/14
4th Down Conv.0/02/6
Individual Statistics
Denver Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Whit Taylor142620541
Pittsburgh Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Mike Hohensee183618813
Brendan Folmar7185511
Denver Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Gary Mullen91233
Durell Taylor2190
Richard Rodgers1311
Chris Brewer1220
Richard Prather1100
Pittsburgh Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Russell Hairston8851
Rock Richmond6531
Jim Rafferty5350
John McClennon3390
Mike Powell2200
Mike Stoops1110
Denver Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Richard Prather4241
Whit Taylor3-30
Chris Brewer210
Pittsburgh Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Mike Hohensee6140
John McClennon1-20
Denver Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Marco Morales3/50/40/00/0
Pittsburgh Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Lee Larsen0/00/30/00/0
Denver Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Gary Mullen1/18/00/0/0
Durell Taylor0/0/02/31/0
Pittsburgh Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Ricky Mitchell4/57/01/10/0
John McClennon0/0/01/0/0
Denver Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Clyde Skipper10/030.0/00/0
Keith Smith5/002.0/150/0
Gary Mullen4/020.0/00/0
Kelly Kirchbaum3/100.5/30/1
Chuck Harris3/002.0/150/0
Chris Brewer3/000.0/00/0
Phil Forte2/111.5/120/1
Steve Trimble2/000.0/00/0
Richard Rodgers2/000.0/00/0
Jon Norris2/001.0/40/0
Patrick Cain1/001.0/30/0
Durell Taylor1/000.0/00/0
Pittsburgh Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Rock Richmond4/000.0/00/1
Scott Dmitrenko3/112.5/60/0
Mike Stoops3/020.0/00/0
Creig Federico3/010.0/01/0
Willis Yates2/010.0/00/0
Craig Walls1/101.5/110/0
Mike Powell1/000.0/00/0
Jim Rafferty1/000.0/00/0
Ricky Mitchell1/000.0/00/0
John McClennon1/000.0/00/0
Thomas Weaver1/010.0/00/0
Russell Hairston0/010.0/00/0
Denver Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Steve Trimble3601
Gary Mullen100
Pittsburgh Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Rock Richmond100