1989 Pittsburgh Gladiators season

1989 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
1989 Pittsburgh Gladiators season
Head coach	Joe Haering; Darrel Jackson
Home stadium	Civic Arena
Results
Record	3–1
Division place	2nd
Playoffs	L ArenaBowl III 26–39 vs. Detroit Drive
	← 1988; Other seasons; 1990 →;

The 1989 season was the third for the Pittsburgh Gladiators franchise in the Arena Football League.

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	Bye
2	July 14	Denver Dynamite	W 28–18	1–0	Civic Arena
3	July 22	Chicago Bruisers	W 47–38	2–0	Neutral Site
4	July 28	Detroit Drive	L 34–61	2–1	Neutral Site
5	August 5	at Maryland Commandos	W 50–30	3–1	Capital Centre

1989 Arena Football League standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
xy-Detroit Drive	3	1	0	.750	154	84	38.5	21	W 1
x-Pittsburgh Gladiators	3	1	0	.750	159	147	39.75	36.75	W 1
x-Denver Dynamite	3	1	0	.750	94	97	23.5	24.25	W 2
x-Chicago Bruisers	1	3	0	.250	167	155	41.75	38.75	L 1
Maryland Commandos	0	4	0	.000	79	170	19.75	42.5	L 4

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 12	Denver Dynamite	W 39–37	1–0	Neutral Site
ArenaBowl III	August 18	at Detroit Drive	L 26–39	1–1	Joe Louis Arena