1990 Albany Firebirds season

The 1990 Albany Firebirds season was the first season for the Firebirds. They finished 3–5.

1990 Albany Firebirds season
Head coach	Rick Buffington
Home stadium	Knickerbocker Arena
Results
Record	3–5
Division place	5th
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← N/A Albany Firebirds 1991 →

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	June 9	Washington Commandos	W 16–12	1–0	Knickerbocker Arena
2	June 14	at Denver Dynamite	L 20–38	1–1	McNichols Sports Arena
3	June 23	Dallas Texans	W 46–34	2–1	Knickerbocker Arena
4	June 30	at Washington Commandos	L 14–53	2–2	Patriot Center
5	July 6	Detroit Drive	L 21–50	2–3	Knickerbocker Arena
6	July 14	at Pittsburgh Gladiators	L 24–27	2–4	Civic Arena
7	July 20	at Detroit Drive	L 16–37	2–5	Joe Louis Arena
8	July 28	Denver Dynamite	W 26–20	3–5	Knickerbocker Arena

Standings

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

Roster

1990 Albany Firebirds roster
Quarterbacks -- Mark Kamphaus -- Kyle Mackey -- Harold Smith Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs -- Brian Gardner -- Merv Mosely -- Durwood Roquemore -- Reggie Smith -- Rob Sterling -- Steve Thonn	Running Backs/Linebackers -- Johnny Jones -- Osia Lewis Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen -- Sylvester Bembery -- Dwight Bingham -- Glenn Haisley -- Terrance Hall -- Kevin Murphy -- Jeff Neal -- Pete Porcelli -- John Reed -- Allen Roulette -- Matt Sala	Wide Receivers/Linebackers -- Fred Gayles -- Garland Rivers Kickers -- Gary Gussman Rookies in italics Roster updated March 15, 2013 24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Offensive Specialist/Kick Returner	Reggie Smith	none	1st
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Sylvester Bembery	none	1st
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Kevin Murphy	none	1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Reggie Smith	none	2nd
Kicker	Gary Gussman	none	2nd

External links

• 1990 Albany Firebirds on ArenaFan.com