1991 Arena Football League season

The 1991 Arena Football League season was the fifth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Detroit Drive in ArenaBowl V.

1991 Arena Football League season
League	Arena Football League
Sport	Arena football
Duration	June 1, 1991 – August 3, 1991
Regular season
Season champions	Detroit Drive
Season MVP	George LaFrance, DET
League postseason
1 vs 4 Semifinals champions	Detroit Drive
1 vs 4 Semifinals runners-up	Albany Firebirds
2 vs 3 Semifinals champions	Tampa Bay Storm
2 vs 3 Semifinals runners-up	Denver Dynamite
ArenaBowl V
Champions	Tampa Bay Storm
Runners-up	Detroit Drive
Finals MVP	Stevie Thomas, TB
AFL seasons
← 1990 1992 →

Drive

Dynamite

Firebirds

Night

Predators

Storm

Texans

Thunderbolts

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AFL teams

Standings

1991 Arena Football League standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
xy-Detroit Drive	9	1	0	.900	437	262	43.7	26.2	W 4
x-Tampa Bay Storm	8	2	0	.800	421	309	42.1	30.9	W 2
x-Denver Dynamite	6	4	0	.600	389	365	38.9	36.5	L 1
x-Albany Firebirds	6	4	0	.600	427	342	42.7	34.2	W 1
New Orleans Night	4	6	0	.400	314	401	31.4	40.1	L 1
Dallas Texans	4	6	0	.400	286	334	28.6	33.4	W 1
Orlando Predators	3	7	0	.300	321	363	32.1	36.3	L 2
Columbus Thunderbolts	0	10	0	.000	241	460	24.1	46	L 10

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Source:^[1]

Playoffs

	Semifinals					ArenaBowl V
	1	Detroit	37
	4	Albany	35
						1	Detroit	42
						2	Tampa Bay	48^[2]
	2	Tampa Bay	40
	3	Denver	13

Awards and honors

Regular season awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	George LaFrance	Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Detroit Drive
Ironman of the Year	Milton Barney	Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	New Orleans Night
Lineman of the Year	John Corker	Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Detroit Drive
Kicker of the Year	Rusty Fricke	Kicker	Denver Dynamite
Coach of the Year	Fran Curci	Head coach	Tampa Bay Storm

All-Arena team

Position	First team	Second team
Quarterback	Tom Porras, Albany	Art Schlichter, Detroit
Fullback/Linebacker	Lynn Bradford, Tampa Bay	Alvin Rettig, Detroit
Wide receiver/Defensive back	Milton Barney, New Orleans Wayne Coffey, Denver Sam Moore, Dallas	Gary Mullen, Detroit Merv Mosely, Albany Fred Gayles, Albany
Offensive specialist/Kick returner	George LaFrance, Detroit	Herkie Walls, Orlando
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman	Sylvester Bembery, Albany Joe March, Denver John Corker, Detroit	Johnny Sims, New Orleans Flint Fleming, Detroit Tom Gizzi, Tampa Bay
Defensive specialist	Tate Randle, Detroit	Alvin Williams, Denver
Kicker	Rusty Fricke, Denver	Marco Morales, New Orleans

Team notes

# of Teams	Expansion Teams	Folded Teams	Suspended Teams	Teams returning from previous season	Teams returning after hiatus	Relocated Teams	Name Changes
8	Columbus Thunderbolts New Orleans Night Orlando Predators	Washington Commandos		Albany Firebirds Dallas Texans Denver Dynamite Detroit Drive Tampa Bay Storm		Pittsburgh → Tampa Bay Storm

References

1. "1991 ARFL Season". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
2. "1991 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.