1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

The 1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the fourth season for the Arena Football League franchise, and its final season in Pittsburgh. The following year, the franchise moved south to Florida and became the Tampa Bay Storm.

1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
Owner	Bob Gries
Head coach	Joe Haering
Home field	Civic Arena
Results
Record	3–5
League place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost semi-finals (Drive) 30–61
← 1989 Other seasons 1991 (T.B. Storm) →

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	June 8	Detroit Drive	L 35–43	0–1	Civic Arena
2	June 16	Dallas Texans	L 35–40	0–2	Reunion Arena
3	June 22	Washington Commandos	W 55–32	1–2	Civic Arena
4	June 29	Denver Dynamite	L 45–47	1–3	Civic Arena
5	July 6	at Denver Dynamite	W 29–38	1–4	McNichols Sports Arena
6	July 14	Albany Firebirds	W 27–24	2–4	Civic Arena
7	July 21	at Washington Commandos	W 30–23 (OT)	3–4	Patriot Center
8	July 27	at Detroit Drive	L 33–40	3–5	Joe Louis Arena

Standings

1990 Arena Football League standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
xy-Detroit Drive	6	2	0	.750	326	215	40.7	26.9	W 2
x-Dallas Texans	6	2	0	.750	299	308	37.4	38.5	W 4
x-Denver Dynamite	4	4	0	.500	283	267	35.4	33.4	L 3
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators	3	5	0	.375	289	287	36.1	35.9	L 1
Albany Firebirds	3	5	0	.375	188	268	23.5	33.5	W 1
Washington Commandos	2	6	0	.250	244	284	30.5	35.5	L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
Semi-finals	August 3	at Detroit Drive	L 30–61	0–1	Joe Louis Arena

Source:^[1]

Roster

1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks -- Larry Barretta  7 Brendan Folmar -- Joe Micchia^[2] Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs -- Reggie Berry -- Brad Calip -- Pat Dean -- James Lott -- Thomas Monroe -- Cornelius Ross	Running Backs/Linebackers -- Aric Anderson -- Fabray Collins -- David Smith Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen -- Keith Browner -- Karl Cole -- Cecil Fletcher -- Rodney Garner -- Tom Gizzi -- Ernest Hodge -- Donald Thompson	Wide Receivers/Linebackers -- Domingo Bryant 46 Julius Dawkins -- Billy Osborn -- Fred Smalls Kickers  3 Rusty Fricke Rookies in italics Roster updated March 14, 2013 23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Thomas Monroe	Ironman of the Year	1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Julius Dawkins	none	2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Keith Browner	none	2nd

References

1. Frey, Jennifer (August 4, 1990). "Gladiators a wash-out in playoffs". The Pittsburgh Press. p. C1. Retrieved October 14, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
2. Fink, David (July 28, 1990). "Detroit drives plast Gladiators, 40–33". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

External links

• 1990 Pittsburgh Gladiators season at arenafan.com