1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 4-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Joe Haering (4-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 38,568, Avg. 12,856 in 3 home dates
1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators RosterTeam Record: 4-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Joe Haering (4-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 38,568, Avg. 12,856 in 3 home dates
1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators Results
The Pittsburgh Gladiators of the Arena Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the Arena League. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Gladiators gave up 199 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Pittsburgh netted 268 points. Brendan Folmar threw for 1,349 yards. Russell Hairston caught 67 balls for 1,126 yards.
Creig Federico rushed for a team-high 21 yards.
Rock Richmond and Russell Hairston each intercepted 4 opponent throws. Craig Walls topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 35 sacks.
Joe Haering coached the team. The 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Folmar | 205 | 119 | 58.0 | 1349 | 6.6 | 21 | 10.2 | 9 | 4.4 | 48 | 18 | 127 | 93.7 |
| Mike Hohensee | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 483 | 8.8 | 7 | 12.7 | 1 | 1.8 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 119.2 |
| Kevin Russell | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 |
| Stan Yagiello | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 266 | 153 | 57.5 | 1843 | 6.9 | 28 | 10.5 | 10 | 3.8 | 48 | 21 | 155 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creig Federico | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Brendan Folmar | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 2 | |
| Mike Hohensee | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Scott Dmitrenko | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Mike Stoops | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| John McClennon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Powell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Stan Yagiello | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 53 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Hairston | 67 | 1126 | 16.8 | 18 | |
| Mike Stoops | 22 | 232 | 10.5 | 3 | |
| John McClennon | 22 | 131 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Rafferty | 20 | 170 | 8.5 | 2 | |
| Creig Federico | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| Mike Powell | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 2 | |
| Kevin Russell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Mitchell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Best | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| George Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 153 | 1843 | 12.0 | 0 | 28 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Mitchell | 24 | 464 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| John McClennon | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rafferty | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| Scott Dmitrenko | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Stoops | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 644 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Hairston | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Rock Richmond | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Rafferty | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| John McClennon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Weaver | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Stoops | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 92 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Walls | 13.0 | 0.0 | |
| Willis Yates | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Earnest Adams | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Creig Federico | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Thomas Weaver | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Scott Dmitrenko | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Rafferty | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Richmond | 31 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Russell Hairston | 17.5 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Craig Walls | 19 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Scott Dmitrenko | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Creig Federico | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Stoops | 14.5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ricky Mitchell | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John McClennon | 12.5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Rafferty | 10.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Thomas Weaver | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Earnest Adams | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Greg Best | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Powell | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willis Yates | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lee Larsen | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 184.5 | 153 | 63 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Russell Hairston | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||||||||
| Lee Larsen | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 31 | |||||||||
| Mike Stoops | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Creig Federico | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Brendan Folmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jim Rafferty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Mike Powell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Scott Dmitrenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Mike Hohensee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rock Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| John McClennon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
