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ArenaBowl II
Arenabowl: Detroit 24 at Chicago 13
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Detroit Drive Detroit Drive 7140324
Chicago Bruisers Chicago Bruisers 700613
Date: Saturday July 30, 1988, Game Time: 7:00 pm ET
Arena: Allstate Arena
Attendance: 15,018
MVP: Steve Griffin (DDr)
Ironman of the Game: Dwayne Dixon (DDr)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
10:45Detroit DriveTDIngold 1 yd run (Bojovic kick)Detroit Drive 7-0
04:40Chicago BruisersTDMcDade 3 yd pass from Bennett (Morales kick)Tied 7-7
2nd Quarter
14:01Detroit DriveTDHolman 8 yd run (Bojovic kick)Detroit Drive 14-7
00:41Detroit DriveTDBrowne 2 yd run (Bojovic kick)Detroit Drive 21-7
4th Quarter
11:09Chicago BruisersTDStone 10 yd run (Morales kick failed)Detroit Drive 21-13
00:53Detroit DriveFGBojovic 17 yd field goalDetroit Drive 24-13
Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession.
Team Statistics
  DetroitChicago
First Downs911
Rushing Yards2417
Passing Yards122105
Fumbles/Lost1/02/2
Fumble Return Yards00
Penalties/Yards12/638/35
Time of Possession34:0026:00
3rd Down Conv.2/85/10
4th Down Conv.0/00/1
Individual Statistics
Detroit Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Rich Ingold132412202
Chicago Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Ben Bennett9247812
Willie Totten2142700
Detroit Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Steve Griffin6520
Dwayne Dixon5600
George LaFrance190
David Evans110
Chicago Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Carl Aikens Jr4530
Reggie Smith3280
Mike McDade2111
Clyde Skipper170
Daryl Hart160
Detroit Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Jim Browne5101
Alvin Rettig460
Rich Ingold4-61
Walter Holman3141
Chicago Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Billy Stone1101
Willie Totten140
Osia Lewis100
Ben Bennett130
Detroit Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Novo Bojovic3/31/60/00/0
Chicago Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Marco Morales1/20/40/00/0
Detroit Returns
 KORetMFGRet
George LaFrance2/11/02/0/0
Steve Griffin1/15/00/0/0
Chicago Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Carl Aikens Jr1/25/01/14/0
Durell Taylor1/8/00/0/0
Reggie Smith0/0/02/30/0
Detroit Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
David Evans5/000.0/00/0
John Corker2/100.0/00/0
Tate Randle2/000.0/00/0
Dwayne Dixon2/010.0/00/0
George LaFrance1/100.0/00/0
Lenny Taylor1/000.0/00/0
Jeff Wiska1/000.0/00/0
Reggie Mathis1/001.0/60/0
Kelly Quinn1/000.0/00/0
Alvin Rettig1/001.0/70/0
Kim Stephens1/000.0/00/0
Walter Holman0/200.0/00/0
Steve Griffin0/020.0/00/2
Chicago Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Carl Aikens Jr6/310.0/00/0
Durwood Roquemore5/030.0/00/0
Daryl Hart3/010.0/00/0
Clyde Skipper2/120.0/00/0
Osia Lewis2/100.0/00/0
Mike Clark2/000.0/00/0
Billy Stone2/000.5/40/0
Mike McDade1/500.0/00/0
Billy Poe1/300.0/00/0
Durell Taylor1/100.0/00/0
Jeff Faulkner1/101.5/140/0
Joe Bock1/100.0/00/0
Mike McCurry1/001.0/90/0
Gene Rowell1/000.0/01/0
Steve Thonn1/000.0/00/0
Charles Tobias0/100.0/00/0
Ben Bennett0/100.0/00/0
Detroit Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Steve Griffin2580
Chicago Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Clyde Skipper1220
Durwood Roquemore1200