1989 Chicago Bruisers Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 1-3
Finishing 4th in the Arena League
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: George Brancato (1-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 6,622, Avg. 6,622 in 1 home dates

1989 Chicago Bruisers Roster
1989 Chicago Bruisers Results

The Chicago Bruisers of the Arena Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 1 wins and 3 losses, finishing fourth in the Arena League. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

On offense, the Bruisers led the circuit with 167 points. Meanwhile, the defensive squad yielded 155 points. Ben Bennett threw for 808 yards. Reggie Smith snagged 30 passes, while Carl Aikens accumulated 360 receiving yards.

Darryl Clark ran for a team-best 83 yards.

Steve Thonn picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Ted McNairy topped pass rushers with 2 sacks.

George Brancato coached the team. The 1989 Chicago Bruisers lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ben Bennett	127	69	54.3	808	6.4	14	11.0	5	3.9	42	4	20	94.2
John Welch	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	7	39.6
Totals	130	69	53.1	808	6.2	14	10.8	5	3.8	42	5	27

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darryl Clark	18	83	4.6		5
Osia Lewis	15	57	3.8		2
Jeff Dole	8	29	3.6		0
Carl Aikens	2	14	7.0		0
Mike McDade	4	14	3.5		2
Ben Bennett	7	8	1.1		2
John Welch	2	7	3.5		1
Reggie Smith	5	2	0.4		0
Totals	61	214	3.5	0	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Reggie Smith	30	315	10.5		5
Carl Aikens	17	360	21.2		8
Ken Sanders	10	106	10.6		1
Mike McDade	7	59	8.4		0
Osia Lewis	2	11	5.5		0
Darryl Clark	1	24	24.0		0
Keith Williams	1	10	10.0		0
George Miller	1	7	7.0		1
Totals	69	892	12.9	0	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rob Houghtlin	23	15	65.2	12	0	0.0	15
Totals	23	15	65.2	12	0	0.0	15

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Reggie Smith	27	492	18.2
Mike McDade	3	39	13.0
Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0
Totals	31	531	17.1	0

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Thonn	3	40	13.3		1
Carl Aikens	2	8	4.0		0
Darryl Clark	1	9	9.0		0
Kennedy Wilson	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	7	57	8.1	0	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Ted McNairy	2.0
George Miller	1.0
Osia Lewis	1.0
Dan Sellers	1.0
Alan Donnell	1.0
Totals	6.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Carl Aikens	27	25	4	3		1			0
Kennedy Wilson	22	20	4	2		0			0
Jeff Dole	23.5	18	11	0		1			1
Keith Williams	12	11	2	2		1			0
Steve Thonn	12	11	2	2		1			0
George Miller	8	8	0	0		0			0
Osia Lewis	8.5	7	3	0		0			0
Darryl Clark	7	7	0	0		0			0
Dan Sellers	6	5	2	0		0			1
Alan Donnell	6	5	2	1		0			0
Mike McDade	5.5	5	1	0		2			0
Mark Young	5.5	4	3	0		0			0
Ken Sanders	2	2	0	0		0			0
Rob Houghtlin	1	1	0	0		0			0
Reggie Smith	1	1	0	1		0			0
Pete Endre	1	1	0	0		0			0
Ted McNairy	1	1	0	0		0			0
Totals	149	132	34	11	0	6	0	0	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Carl Aikens	0	8				0			0	0	0			48
Reggie Smith	0	5		0		0			0	0	0			30
Darryl Clark	5	0				0			0	0	0			30
Rob Houghtlin						0			0	15	0			15
Ben Bennett	2								0	0	0			12
Osia Lewis	2	0				0			0	0	0			12
Mike McDade	2	0		0		0			0	0	0			12
John Welch	1								0	0	0			6
Steve Thonn						1			0	0	0			6
Ken Sanders		1		0		0			0	0	0			6
George Miller		1				0			0	0	0			6
Totals	12	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	183