The 1989 Detroit Drive season was the second season for the Drive. They finished 3–1 and won ArenaBowl III.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 July 7 at Chicago Bruisers W 40–28 1–0 Rosemont Horizon 2 July 15 Maryland Commandos W 39–7 2–0 Neutral Site 3 July 21 Denver Dynamite L 14–15 2–1 Joe Louis Arena 4 July 28 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 61–34 3–1 Neutral Site 5 Bye
Standings
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals August 11 Chicago Bruisers W 43–10 1–0 Joe Louis Arena ArenaBowl III August 18 Pittsburgh Gladiators W 39–26 2–0 Joe Louis Arena
Roster 1989 Detroit Drive roster Quarterbacks Tony Burris Mike Trigg
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Everett Brown David Evans Steve Griffin George LaFrance Gary Mullen Running Backs/Linebackers Lynn Bradford Alvin Rettig
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen Rodney Beachum John Corker Joe Felton James Kmet Reggie Mathis Greg Orton Jon Roehlk Wide Receivers/Linebackers Brian Bergey Dwayne Dixon Will McClay
Kickers Novo Bojovic
Rookies in italics Roster updated March 11, 2013 20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Wide Receiver/Defensive Back George LaFrance Most Valuable Player 1st Fullback/Linebacker Lynn Bradford none 1st Offensive Line/Defensive Line Reggie Mathis none 1st