| Team: | Chicago Bruisers |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Record: | 10–1–1 |
| Division Place: | 1st |
| Coach: | Perry Moss |
| General Manager: | Perry Moss |
| Stadium: | Rosemont Horizon |
| Playoffs: | Won Semi-finals (Cobras) 29-16 Lost ArenaBowl II (Drive) 24–13 |
| Mvp: | Ben Bennett |
The 1988 Chicago Bruisers season was the second season for the Chicago Bruisers. The Bruisers finished 10–1–1 and lost ArenaBowl I to the Detroit Drive.[1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||
| 1 | April 29 | at New England Steamrollers | W 60–35 | 1–0 | Providence Civic Center | |
| 2 | May 6 | Los Angeles Cobras | W 46–35 | 2–0 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 3 | May 14 | New York Knights | W 30–7 | 3–0 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 4 | May 19 | at Detroit Drive | W 35–29 | 4–0 | Joe Louis Arena | |
| 5 | May 27 | Detroit Drive | W 36–31 | 5–0 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 6 | June 3 | at New England Steamrollers | W 30–21 | 6–0 | Providence Civic Center | |
| 7 | June 13 | at New York Knights | W 64–34 | 7–0 | Madison Square Garden | |
| 8 | June 20 | Pittsburgh Gladiators | W 46–25 | 8–0 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 9 | June 24 | at Pittsburgh Gladiators | W 54–47 | 9–0 | Civic Arena | |
| 10 | July 1 | New England Steamrollers | W 68–25 | 10–0 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 11 | July 9 | Los Angeles Cobras | L 20–48 | 10–1 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 12 | July 14 | at Los Angeles Cobras | T 37–37 (OT) | 10–1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||
| Semi-finals | July 23 | Los Angeles Cobras | W 29–16 | 1–0 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| ArenaBowl II | July 30 | Detroit Drive | L 13–24 | 1–1 | Rosemont Horizon | |
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | 323 | 53.3 | 2304 | 49 | 13 | 97.3 | ||
| 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 126 | 2 | 1 | 65.8 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 42.7 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Player | Car. | Yards | TD's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 206 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 141 | 5 | ||
| 22 | 73 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 54 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 934 | 21 | ||
| 42 | 534 | 13 | ||
| 30 | 351 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 209 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 249 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 121 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Player | Ret | Yards | TD's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 733 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 177 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 89 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 73 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Position | Player | Award | All-Arena team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Coach of the Year | -- | ||
| Quarterback | Most Valuable Player | 1st | ||
| Wide Receiver/Defensive Back | none | 1st | ||
| Offensive/Defensive Lineman | none | 1st | ||
| Defensive Secondary | none | 1st | ||
| Kicker | none | 1st | ||
| Fullback | none | 2nd | ||
| Wide Receiver/Defensive Back | none | 2nd |