The Tampa Bay Storm season was the fifth season for the Arena Football League franchise, and its first season as the Tampa Bay Storm. The team was sold to Bob Gries in 1990, and he quickly moved the team from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to St. Petersburg, Florida. The team played their home games at the Florida Suncoast Dome.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 June 1 Orlando Predators L 38–51 0–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 2 June 8 at Columbus Thunderbolts W 53–12 1–1 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 3 June 15 at New Orleans Night W 27–17 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 4 June 22 Dallas Texans W 56–48 3–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 5 June 29 Albany Firebirds W 57–53 4–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 6 July 8 at Detroit Drive W 38–29 5–1 Joe Louis Arena 7 July 13 Denver Dynamite W 30–13 6–1 Florida Suncoast Dome 8 July 19 at Denver Dynamite L 34–51 6–2 McNichols Sports Arena 9 July 27 at Orlando Predators W 26–16 7–2 Orlando Arena 10 August 2 New Orleans Night W 62–19 8–2 Florida Suncoast Dome
Standings
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record Semi-finals August 9 Denver Dynamite W 40–13 1–0 Florida Suncoast Dome ArenaBowl V August 17 at Detroit Drive W 48–42 2–0 Joe Louis Arena
Roster 1991 Tampa Bay Storm roster Quarterbacks John Darnell Chip Ferguson Jay Gruden
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Brad Calip Rawland Crawford, Jr. Kevin Guidry Anthony Howard Tony Jones Thomas Monroe Stevie Thomas Darren Willis Tony Young Running Backs/Linebackers Andre Bowden Lynn Bradford Bo Wright Marc Zeno
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen Reid Bennett Keith Browner Tom Gizzi Jeff Mayes Robert Smith Pat Sperduto Dan Tarabella Carl Watts Adrian Wright Defensive Specialists Tracey Perkins
Kickers Paul Hickert
Rookies in italicsRoster updated March 20, 2013 27 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Head coach Fran Curci Coach of the Year – Fullback/Linebacker Lynn Bradford none 1st Offensive/Defensive Lineman Tom Gizzi none 2nd
References
External links 1991 Tampa Bay Storm season at arenafan.com