1991 Birmingham Fire

The 1991 Birmingham Fire played their first season at Legion Field under first-year head coach Chan Gailey. The team's record was 5-6-0 with an average of 14.0 points per game scored and 14.1 points per game allowed. The Fire's five home games were played before an average crowd of __.

Roster

• Win Lyle, #1, kicker
• Gene Benhart, #5, quarterback
• Hans Riecke, #6, safety
• Eric Jones, #7, quarterback
• Kirk Maggio, #8, punter
• Brent Pease, #10, quarterback
• Joe Henderson, #20, running back
• David Clark, #21, running back
• Anthony Newsom, #24, centerback
• Steven Avery, #26, fullback
• Tracy Sanders, #27, centerback
• Alex Armenteros, #28, safety
• John Holland, #30, centerback
• Charles Sanders, #31, fullback
• John Miller, #35, free safety
• Derrick Richey, #44, centerback
• James Henry, #45, centerback
• Arthur Hunter, #48, safety
• Bill Anderson, #50, center
• Paul Yniguez, #52, center
• Paul McGowan, #53, linebacker
• John Brantley, #54, linebacker
• Maurice Oliver, #55, linebacker
• Steve Hyche, #56, linebacker
• Steve Thompson, #57, linebacker
• Michael Tanks, #59, center
• Jason Kuipers, #60, guard
• Michael Pavik, #61, guard
• Darrell Phillips, #62, nose tackle
• Rich Schonewolf, #63, guard
• Sergio Vissa, #67, tight end
• Tony Bwick, #70, nose tackle
• Otis Moore, #71, nose tackle
• Okland Salavea, #72, defensive end
• Buddy King, #73, tackle
• Junior Jackson, #75, linebacker
• R.C. Mullin, #79, tackle
• Willie Bouyer, #80, wide receiver
• Gary Cooper, #81, wide receiver
• Phil Ross, #82, tight end
• Melvin Patterson, #85, wide receiver
• Mark Hopkins, #87, tight end
• Ted Wilson, #89, wide receiver
• Arthur Walker, #96, tackle
• Pellom McDaniels, #98, defensive end
• Randy Cockrell, #99, linebacker

Coaching staff

• Ghan Gailey, head coach
• Joe D'Alessandris
• Peter Hurt
• Stanley King
• Gene Smith
• Michael O'Toole
• Steve Marks

Record (5-6-0)

Regular season (5-5)

• March 23: Lost 20-5 vs. Montreal Machine.
• March 30: Won 17-10 vs. Sacramento Surge.
• April 8: Lost 23-10 at Montreal Machine.
• April 15: Lost 28-0 vs. London Monarchs.
• April 21: Won 31-6 at Orlando Thunder.
• April 29: Won 16-12 vs. San Antonio Riders.
• May 4: Lost 11-6 at Barcelona Dragons.
• May 12: Lost 10-3 at Frankfurt Galaxy.
• May 20: Won 24-14 vs. New York/New Jersey Knights.
• May 25: Won 28-7 at Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks.

Playoffs (0-1)

• June 1: Lost 10-3 vs. Barcelona Dragons.

Reference

• Staff reports (March 20, 1991) "Opening-day rosters, schedules." USA Today.