Arena Bowl '88 was the Arena Football League's second-ever championship game. The game featured the #2 Detroit Drive

Massachusetts Marauders

The Massachusetts Marauders was a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League in 1994.-Detroit Drive :...

 (9-3) against the #1 Chicago Bruisers

Chicago Bruisers

The Chicago Bruisers were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the four-team "demonstration season" of 1987. They played their home games in the former Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena, home of the Chicago Rush.-History:...

 (10-1-1).

Game summary

The Drive scored first when Quarterback Rich Ingold

Rich Ingold

Richard Ingold is a former Arena Football League quarterback who played with the Washington Commandos, and the Detroit Drive. He holds the all-time record for most career head coaching wins in af2 history, coaching the Quad City Steamwheelers and, more recently, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...

 on a one-yard touchdown run, while the Brusiers scored with Quarterback Ben Bennett

Ben Bennett

Ben Bennett is an American football coach most recently the head coach of the af2's Austin Wranglers. He has been involved in professional football as a player and coach since 1984...

 completing a three-yard touchdown pass to WR/DB Mike McDade.

In the second quarter, Detroit took control with FB/LB Walter Holman

Walter Holman

Walter Ree Holman is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at West Virginia State University....

 getting an eight-yard touchdown run, while fellow FB/LB Jim Browne got a two-yard touchdown run.

After a scoreless third quarter, Chicago managed to respond with FB/LB William Stone getting a 10-yard touchdown run (with a failed two-point conversion).

Afterwards, the Drive wrapped up its first ArenaBowl title with kicker Novo Bojovic

Novo Bojovic

Novo Bojovic is a former placekicker. Bojovic played college football at Central Michigan before embarking on a career in professional football which lasted nine years. Bojovic began his career in pro football with the United States Football League's Michigan Panthers in 1983...

getting a 17-yard field goal.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• DET - Ingold 1 run (Bojovic kick)
• CHI - McDade 3 pass from Bennett (Morales kick)

2nd Quarter

• DET - Holman 8 run (Bojovic kick)
• DET - Browne 2 run (Bojovic kick)

4th Quarter

• CHI - Stone 10 run (Morales kick failed)
• DET - FG Bojovic 5

External links

• ArenaFan box score