1990 Detroit Drive season

1990 Detroit Drive season
1990 Detroit Drive season
Head coach	Perry Moss
Home field	Joe Louis Arena
Results
Record	6–2
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Won Semi-Finals (Gladiators) 61-30; Won ArenaBowl IV (Dallas Texans) 51–27
Team MVP	Art Schlichter
	← 1989; Detroit Drive seasons; 1991 →;

The 1990 Detroit Drive season was the third season for the Drive. They finished 6–2 and won ArenaBowl IV. Quarterback Art Schlichter was named the league MVP.^[1]

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	June 8	at Pittsburgh Gladiators	W 43–35	1–0	Civic Arena
2	June 16	at Washington Commandos	W 52–28	2–0	Patriot Center
3	June 22	Denver Dynamite	L 22–35	2–1	Joe Louis Arena
4	June 29	Dallas Texans	W 53–14	3–1	Joe Louis Arena
5	July 6	at Albany Firebirds	W 50–21	4–1	Knickerbocker Arena
6	July 14	at Dallas Texans	L 14–53	4–2	Reunion Arena
7	July 20	Albany Firebirds	W 37–16	5–2	Joe Louis Arena
8	July 27	Pittsburgh Gladiators	W 40–33	6–2	Joe Louis Arena

1990 Arena Football League standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
xy-Detroit Drive	6	2	0	.750	326	215	40.7	26.9	W 2
x-Dallas Texans	6	2	0	.750	299	308	37.4	38.5	W 4
x-Denver Dynamite	4	4	0	.500	283	267	35.4	33.4	L 3
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators	3	5	0	.375	289	287	36.1	35.9	L 1
Albany Firebirds	3	5	0	.375	188	268	23.5	33.5	W 1
Washington Commandos	2	6	0	.250	244	284	30.5	35.5	L 2

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
Round	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
Semi-finals	August 3	Pittsburgh Gladiators	W 61–30	1–0	Joe Louis Arena
ArenaBowl IV	August 11	Dallas Texans	W 51–27	2–0	Joe Louis Arena

1990 Detroit Drive roster

Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

Running Backs/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

Wide Receivers/Linebackers

Kickers

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 13, 2013
23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Quarterback	Art Schlichter	Most Valuable Player	1st
Kicker	Novo Bojovic	Kicker of the Year	1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Gary Mullen	none	1st/2nd
Fullback/Linebacker	Alvin Rettig	none	2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Greg Orton	none	2nd
Defensive Specialist	Tate Randle	none	2nd