ArenaBowl III
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| Date | August 18, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | George LaFrance, OS, Detroit
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| Attendance | 12,046 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Tim Marcum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losing coach | Joe Haering | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Prime Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Enet, Howard Balzer | ||||||||||||||||||
ArenaBowl '89 (or ArenaBowl III) was the Arena Football League's third ArenaBowl. The game featured the #2 Pittsburgh Gladiators against the #1 Detroit Drive. Both teams finished their seasons at 3-1, yet the Drive greatly led in points against (84-147). With the win, the Detroit Drive became the first franchise in Arena Football League history to win two consecutive ArenaBowls.