ArenaBowl '91 (or ArenaBowl V) was the Arena Football League's fifth ArenaBowl. The game featured the #2 Tampa Bay Storm (8-2) against the #1 Detroit Drive (9-1). The Storm were in their first season in Tampa, Florida since moving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and having spent their first four seasons as the Pittsburgh Gladiators, while the Drive were trying to win an unprecedented fourth-straight ArenaBowl title.
In the first quarter, the Storm struck first with Quarterback Jay Gruden getting a one-yard touchdown run, yet the Drive responded with Quarterback Art Schlichter completing a 10-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Gary Mullen and a 32-yard touchdown pass to OS George LaFrance.
In the second quarter, Tampa Bay struck back with Gruden completing a 13-yard touchdown pass to WR/LB Stevie Thomas. Detroit responded with FB/LB Alvin Rettig, the Storm began to take control with FB/LB Lynn Bradford getting a three-yard touchdown run, while Gruden and Thomas hooked up with each other again on a 42-yard touchdown pass.
In the third quarter, the Drive answered with Schlichter completing a 13-yard touchdown pass to WR/LB Will McClay, while the Storm replied with Gruden completing a 37-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Darren Willis. While Detroit could only answer with Kicker Novo Bojovic getting a 46-yard field goal, Tampa Bay increased its lead with Gruden hooking up with Thomas again with a 17-yard touchdown pass.
In the fourth quarter, the Drive tried to come back with Schlichter and Mullen hooking up again on a 23-yard touchdown pass (with a failed PAT) and FB/LB Aric Anderson getting a one-yard touchdown run (with a failed two-point conversion), the Storm wrapped the game up with Gruden and Thomas hooking up with each other once more on a 35-yard touchdown pass.
With the win, not only did Tampa Bay win its first-ever ArenaBowl title, but they also prevented Detroit from winning its fourth consecutive league title.
Scoring summaryedit
1st Quarter
TB - Gruden 1 run (Hickert kick)
DET - Mullen 10 pass from Schlichter (Bojovic kick)
DET - LaFrance 32 pass from Schlichter (Bojovic kick)
2nd Quarter
TB - Thomas 13 pass from Gruden (Hickert kick)
DET - Rettig 2 run (Bojovic kick)
TB - Bradford 3 run (Hickert kick)
TB - Thomas 42 pass from Gruden (Hickert Kick)
3rd Quarter
DET - McClay 13 pass from Schlichter (Bojovic kick failed)
TB - Willis 37 pass from Gruden (Hickert kick)
DET - FG Bojovic 46
TB - Thomas 17 pass from Gruden (Hickert kick)
4th Quarter
DET - Mullen 23 pass from Schlichter (Bojovic kick failed)
DET - Anderson 1 run (Schlichter pass failed)
TB - Thomas 35 pass from Gruden (Hickert kick failed)
Triviaedit
On the Arena Football League's 20 Greatest Highlights Countdown (which was shown on arenafootball.com during the AFL's 20th season), this game is a #5.[1]
arenabowl, arenabowl, arena, football, league, fifth, arenabowl, game, featured, tampa, storm, against, detroit, drive, storm, were, their, first, season, tampa, florida, since, moving, from, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, having, spent, their, first, four, seasons. ArenaBowl 91 or ArenaBowl V was the Arena Football League s fifth ArenaBowl The game featured the 2 Tampa Bay Storm 8 2 against the 1 Detroit Drive 9 1 The Storm were in their first season in Tampa Florida since moving from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and having spent their first four seasons as the Pittsburgh Gladiators while the Drive were trying to win an unprecedented fourth straight ArenaBowl title ArenaBowl VTampa Bay Storm 2nd Detroit Drive 1st 48 421234 TotalTB 721146 48DET 147912 42DateAugust 17 1991ArenaJoe Louis Arena Detroit MichiganMVPStevie Thomas WR LB Tampa Bay Darren Willis WR DB Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Attendance20 357Winning coachFran CurciLosing coachTim MarcumTV in the United StatesNetworkPrime NetworkAnnouncersBill Land Tony Hill IVArenaBowlVI Contents 1 Game summary 2 Scoring summary 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External linksGame summary editIn the first quarter the Storm struck first with Quarterback Jay Gruden getting a one yard touchdown run yet the Drive responded with Quarterback Art Schlichter completing a 10 yard touchdown pass to WR DB Gary Mullen and a 32 yard touchdown pass to OS George LaFrance In the second quarter Tampa Bay struck back with Gruden completing a 13 yard touchdown pass to WR LB Stevie Thomas Detroit responded with FB LB Alvin Rettig the Storm began to take control with FB LB Lynn Bradford getting a three yard touchdown run while Gruden and Thomas hooked up with each other again on a 42 yard touchdown pass In the third quarter the Drive answered with Schlichter completing a 13 yard touchdown pass to WR LB Will McClay while the Storm replied with Gruden completing a 37 yard touchdown pass to WR DB Darren Willis While Detroit could only answer with Kicker Novo Bojovic getting a 46 yard field goal Tampa Bay increased its lead with Gruden hooking up with Thomas again with a 17 yard touchdown pass In the fourth quarter the Drive tried to come back with Schlichter and Mullen hooking up again on a 23 yard touchdown pass with a failed PAT and FB LB Aric Anderson getting a one yard touchdown run with a failed two point conversion the Storm wrapped the game up with Gruden and Thomas hooking up with each other once more on a 35 yard touchdown pass With the win not only did Tampa Bay win its first ever ArenaBowl title but they also prevented Detroit from winning its fourth consecutive league title Scoring summary edit1st Quarter TB Gruden 1 run Hickert kick DET Mullen 10 pass from Schlichter Bojovic kick DET LaFrance 32 pass from Schlichter Bojovic kick 2nd Quarter TB Thomas 13 pass from Gruden Hickert kick DET Rettig 2 run Bojovic kick TB Bradford 3 run Hickert kick TB Thomas 42 pass from Gruden Hickert Kick 3rd Quarter DET McClay 13 pass from Schlichter Bojovic kick failed TB Willis 37 pass from Gruden Hickert kick DET FG Bojovic 46 TB Thomas 17 pass from Gruden Hickert kick 4th Quarter DET Mullen 23 pass from Schlichter Bojovic kick failed DET Anderson 1 run Schlichter pass failed TB Thomas 35 pass from Gruden Hickert kick failed Trivia editOn the Arena Football League s 20 Greatest Highlights Countdown which was shown on arenafootball com during the AFL s 20th season this game is a 5 1 References edit http www arenafootball com mediaPlayer video dbml DB MENU ID amp SPSID 38064 amp SPID 3172 amp DB OEM ID 3500 amp CLIP ID 31190 amp CLIP FILE ID 35213 amp CONTENT TYPE ONDEMAND dead link External links editArenaFan Box Score Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ArenaBowl V amp oldid 1139453572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
