Steve Trimble, WR/DB, Denver (Ironman of the Game)
Attendance
13,232
Winning coach
Tim Marcum
Losing coach
Joe Haering
TV in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Rathbun, Lee Corso
ArenaBowl
II →
Arena Bowl '87 (or Arena Bowl I) was the Arena Football League's first Championship Game. It was played on August 1, 1987, at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the game, the #2 Denver Dynamite defeated the #1 Pittsburgh Gladiators by a score of 45–16.
Coming into the game, with both teams finishing their seasons at 4–2, the Gladiators hosted the ArenaBowl due to their high attendance during the regular season.[1] During the regular season the team split their games, with the Gladiators winning in Denver 49–32, but lost at home by a score of 32–31.[2]
The first half of ArenaBowl I was not a competitive game, as the Dynamite came out leading at the half by a score of 18–0. The Dynamite scored the first 32 points and shut out the Gladiators for 3 quarters before Gladiators quarterback Mike Hohensee found Russell Hairston on an 11-yard pass. The Dynamite were paced on offense by wide receiver Gary Mullen, who had nine receptions for 123 yards and 3 touchdowns, earning him MVP honors.
^"Gladiators get ArenaBowl I". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 25, 1987. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^Gary Tuma (July 27, 1987). "Ready or not, here come ArenaBowl I". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
Denver 49–32, but lost at home by a score of 32–31. The first half of ArenaBowlI was not a competitive game, as the Dynamite came out leading at the half...
The ArenaBowl is the championship game of the Arena Football League. Originally hosted at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena based on home attendance during the...
the Denver Dynamite, who defeated the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowlI. The Arena Football League played its inaugural season in 1987 with four teams...
ArenaBowl XII was the Arena Football League's twelfth ArenaBowl, which took place August 23, 1998. It pitted the #4 Orlando Predators (9-5) of the National...
NAPA Auto Parts ArenaBowl XXIII was an arena football game between the National Conference champion, Spokane Shock and the American Conference champion...
and Pittsburgh, then competed in the first-ever AFL championship game, ArenaBowlI. On September 30, 1987, Foster filed an application with the United States...
Washington Commandos of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was a member of the Denver Dynamite team that won ArenaBowlI. He died of lung cancer in 2016...
Tampa, the Storm won ArenaBowl V, ArenaBowl VII, ArenaBowl IX, ArenaBowl X, and ArenaBowl XVII. They also played in and lost ArenaBowl XII. In their 25-year...
ArenaBowl IX was the Arena Football League's ninth ArenaBowl. The game featured the #6 Orlando Predators (7-5) of the National Conference against the #1...
Denver Dynamite. He was a member of the Denver Dynamite team that won ArenaBowlI. "A look back at the last 9-3 Kentucky football team". The Kentucky Kernel...
getting off to a 2–3 start, the Bruisers had an opportunity to make it to ArenaBowlI with a win in the final week of the season against the Dynamite. The...
Pittsburgh Gladiators competed in the Arena Football League in the 1980s and 2010s respectively. The Gladiators hosted ArenaBowlI in the city, competing in two...
Football League (NFL), the United States Football League (USFL), and the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Maryland, and high...
became Division III. For college football only, D-I schools are further divided into the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the Football Championship Subdivision...
points it is the lowest-scoring ArenaBowl in history. Chicago's 13 points are the fewest points by a single team in Arenabowl history. The Drive scored first...
played in nine ArenaBowl Championship games, winning championships in 1994, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014. The Rattlers also won the 2017 United Bowl in their first...
the Dynamite made the playoffs every season, and won ArenaBowlI, the AFL's first ever ArenaBowl. After the 1991 season, the Dynamite ceased operations...
Mornhinweg blew out his knee. His team, however, went on to win the inaugural ArenaBowlI with a 45–16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators. In 1985, Mornhinweg...
game against the Denver Dynamite in ArenaBowlI. y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched playoff spot "Arena Football League Championship : Taylor...
Dynamite during the 1987 season, earning First-team All-Arena honors. The Dynamite won ArenaBowlI against the Pittsburgh Gladiators on August 1, 1987. Brewer...
Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). Opened in 1997 as Cox Arena, the arena was built on the site of the historic Aztec Bowl stadium...
season for the Chicago Bruisers. The Bruisers finished 10–1–1 and lost ArenaBowlI to the Detroit Drive. y – clinched regular-season title x – clinched...
were an original Arena Football League team when the league began in 1987. The Bruisers played from 1987 to 1989, and hosted ArenaBowl II in Rosemont,...
was a member of the Denver Broncos and was part of the Denver Dynamite ArenaBowlI championship team. His brother C. J. was also a member of the San Francisco...
held at the arena. The arena hosted ArenaBowl XXI in 2007, ArenaBowl XXII in 2008 and ArenaBowl XXV in 2012. September 9, 2000 – The arena hosted the light...
Global Information