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1987 Washington Commandos season

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1987 Washington Commandos season
Head coachBob Harrison
Home fieldCapital Centre
Results
Record2–4
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1987 Washington Commandos season was the first season for the Commandos.

The Commandos had the honor of playing in the first AFL regular season game on June 19, 1987, losing to the Pittsburgh Gladiators 46-48 at the Civic Arena.[1][2] The Commandos picked up their first win in franchise history the following week, when they defeated the Denver Dynamite, by a score of 36-20 in their home opener.[3] The Commandos finished the season with a 2-4 record,[4] a disappointment, but the team was in every game except one, losing 3 games by a total of 6 points.

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 June 19 at Pittsburgh Gladiators L 46–48 0–1 Civic Arena
2 June 27 Denver Dynamite W 36–20 1–1 Capital Centre
3 July 3 at Denver Dynamite L 57–73 1–2 McNichols Sports Arena
4 July 10 at Chicago Bruisers L 36–37 1–3 Rosemont Horizon
5 July 16 Chicago Bruisers L 61–64 1–4 Capital Centre
6 July 23 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 52–31 2–4 Capital Centre

Standings

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Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-Pittsburgh Gladiators 4 2 0 .667 268 199 44.6 33.1 L 2
x-Denver Dynamite 4 2 0 .667 261 252 43.5 42 W 2
Washington Commandos 2 4 0 .333 288 273 48 45.5 W 1
Chicago Bruisers 2 4 0 .333 217 310 36.1 51.6 L 1

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Roster

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1987 Washington Commandos roster
Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

Running Backs/Linebackers

Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

Wide Receivers/Linebackers

Kickers

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 4, 2013

18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Stats

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Offense

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Quarterback

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Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
Rich Ingold 149 235 63.4 1726 29 5 107.5
Mike Calhoun 4 12 33.3 50 1 1 33.3

Running backs

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Player Car. Yards TD's
Brett Wilson 15 42 1
Walter Holman 12 25 1
Mike Calhoun 5 5 0
Richard DuPree 2 3 0
Rich Ingold 20 −3 0

Wide receivers

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Player Rec. Yards TD's
Dwayne Dixon 68 810 11
Lenny Taylor 44 531 8
Steve Griffin 22 242 4
Richard DuPree 7 61 2
Rex Motes 4 84 1
Walter Holman 4 9 4
Brett Wilson 3 28 0
Nathan Creer 1 11 0

Defense

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Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack INT Yards TD's
Rex Motes 26 24 4 0 0 0 0
Nathan Creer 25.5 24 3 0 0 0 0
Walter Holman 21 17 8 2 1 3 0
Pete Stubbs 19.5 18 3 3 0 0 0
Michael Witteck 16 14 4 2 0 0 0
Jon Roehlk 15 11 8 6 0 0 0
Dwayne Dixon 13 12 2 0 0 0 0
Sean McInerney 9 8 2 3 0 0 0
Robert Goins 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
Richard DuPree 8.5 6 5 0 0 0 0
Brett Wilson 8 7 2 0 0 0 0
Wes Walton 7 4 6 2 0 0 0
Fernando McWherter 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Calhoun 3 2 2 3 0 0 0
Kendall Walls 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Griffin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Special teams

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Kick return

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Player Ret Yards TD's
Rex Motes 15 269 0
Lenny Taylor 8 115 0
Pete Stubbs 4 41 1
Richard DuPree 2 36 0
Dwayne Dixon 2 15 0
Nathan Creer 1 29 0
Mike Calhoun 1 16 0
Kendall Walls 1 15 0
Walter Holman 1 0 0

Kicking

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Player FGM 4pg FGA Pct. XPM 2pt XPA Pct. Pts.
Dale Castro 12 0 21 57.1 16 0 31 51.6 52

All-Arena team members

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Position Player All-Arena team
Quarterback Rich Ingold 1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Dwayne Dixon 1st
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jon Roehlk 1st
Fullback/Linebacker Walter Holman 2nd
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Lenny Taylor 2nd
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Michael Witteck 2nd
Kicker Dale Castro 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Arena Football Debuts". The New York Times. June 21, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Gary Tuma (June 20, 1987). "Gladiators smashing in 48-46 win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Commandos win home-opener". The Free Lance-Star. June 29, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Commandos 52, Gladiators 31". www.apnewsarchive.com. Associated Press. July 24, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2013.