Dallas Sidekicks 1987–88 football season
Dallas Sidekicks 1987–88 season Owner Sidekicks I, Ltd. Head Coach Gordon Jago Stadium Reunion Arena MISL 3rd (Eastern Division) MISL Playoffs Lost Eastern Division Semifinals (vs. Cleveland Force , 1-3)Average home league attendance 9,878
The 1987–88 Dallas Sidekicks season was the fourth season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The team entered the season as defending MISL champions. They made it back to the playoffs for the third consecutive year, but were unsuccessful in the defense of their title, losing in the first round. The team's average attendance for the season was 9,878, which is the franchise record to this day.[when? ]
Roster [ ]
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Schedule and results [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
1987–88 Regular Season (28-28)
November (4-5)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
1
November 4
Dallas Sidekicks
4-3
Tacoma Stars
Tacoma Dome
1-0
13,452
2
November 7
Chicago Sting
2-5
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
2-0
16,115
3
November 12
Wichita Wings
1-3
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
3-0
5,767
4
November 13
Dallas Sidekicks
4-7
St. Louis Steamers
St. Louis Arena
3-1
12,102
5
November 17
Dallas Sidekicks
3-6
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
3-2
7,135
6
November 18
Dallas Sidekicks
1-3
Cleveland Force
Richfield Coliseum
3-3
6,604
7
November 20
San Diego Sockers
4-3 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
3-4
12,368
8
November 25
Dallas Sidekicks
4-3 (OT)
Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena
4-4
10,048
9
November 28
Baltimore Blast
2-1
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
4-5
12,107
December (4-5)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
10
December 2
Los Angeles Lazers
4-6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
5-5
6,107
11
December 4
Dallas Sidekicks
3-4 (OT)
Chicago Sting
Rosemont Horizon
5-6
9,176
12
December 6
Kansas City Comets
7-6 (3OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
5-7
7,517
13
December 12
San Diego Sockers
0-3
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
6-7
9,277
14
December 18
Dallas Sidekicks
5-7
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
6-8
7,826
15
December 19
Wichita Wings
0-2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
7-8
8,770
16
December 26
Dallas Sidekicks
1-5
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
7-9
8,905
17
December 27
Dallas Sidekicks
4-3 (OT)
Los Angeles Lazers
The Forum
8-9
7,044
18
December 30
Cleveland Force
5-2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
8-10
9,170
January (5-6)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
19
January 2
Baltimore Blast
1-2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
9-10
11,507
20
January 5
Dallas Sidekicks
6-7 (OT)
Minnesota Strikers
Met Center
9-11
2,984
21
January 8
St. Louis Steamers
4-6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
10-11
9,277
22
January 15
Dallas Sidekicks
1-3
Chicago Sting
Rosemont Horizon
10-12
4,235
23
January 17
Cleveland Force
3-2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
10-13
9,407
24
January 21
Baltimore Blast
4-5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
11-13
7,239
25
January 22
Dallas Sidekicks
1-2
Cleveland Force
Richfield Coliseum
11-14
15,106
26
January 24
Minnesota Strikers
3-6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
12-14
10,107
27
January 26
Dallas Sidekicks
2-7
Minnesota Strikers
Met Center
12-15
3,032
28
January 29
Dallas Sidekicks
3-4
Tacoma Stars
Tacoma Dome
12-16
10,172
29
January 30
Dallas Sidekicks
4-2
Chicago Sting
Rosemont Horizon
13-16
8,857
February (6-4)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
30
February 5
Dallas Sidekicks
4-5
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
13-17
8,821
31
February 7
Chicago Sting
2-4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
14-17
10,105
32
February 10
Minnesota Strikers
2-3
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
15-17
7,117
33
February 12
Dallas Sidekicks
2-5
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
15-18
9,674
34
February 14
St. Louis Steamers
2-7
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
16-18
11,720
35
February 19
Dallas Sidekicks
7-8 (3OT)
Minnesota Strikers
Met Center
16-19
4,886
36
February 20
Cleveland Force
1-3
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
17-19
11,817
37
February 23
Baltimore Blast
1-4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
18-19
6,057
38
February 26
Chicago Sting
4-5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
19-19
12,378
39
February 27
Dallas Sidekicks
3-4
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
19-20
10,284
March (7-3)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
40
March 1
Tacoma Stars
1-6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
20-20
6,877
41
March 5
Los Angeles Lazers
2-4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
21-20
11,877
42
March 9
Minnesota Strikers
4-5
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
22-20
7,197
43
March 12
Dallas Sidekicks
1-2
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
22-21
9,693
44
March 13
Dallas Sidekicks
2-7
Los Angeles Lazers
The Forum
22-22
5,111
45
March 19
Kansas City Comets
3-4 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
23-22
13,030
46
March 20
Tacoma Stars
3-4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
24-22
10,131
47
March 23
Cleveland Force
5-2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
24-23
7,576
48
March 27
Dallas Sidekicks
5-3
St. Louis Steamers
St. Louis Arena
25-23
3,857
49
March 30
Dallas Sidekicks
5-4
Cleveland Force
Richfield Coliseum
26-23
13,053
April (2-5)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
50
April 2
Dallas Sidekicks
3-8
Chicago Sting
Rosemont Horizon
26-24
3,287
51
April 5
Dallas Sidekicks
2-5
Minnesota Strikers
Met Center
26-25
4,879
52
April 7
Chicago Sting
3-4 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
27-25
10,771
53
April 8
Dallas Sidekicks
2-3
Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena
27-26
14,415
54
April 10
Minnesota Strikers
2-4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
28-26
15,198
55
April 15
Dallas Sidekicks
2-6
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
28-27
9,060
56
April 16
Dallas Sidekicks
3-5
Cleveland Force
Richfield Coliseum
28-28
18,364
Legend :
Win
Loss
Postseason [ ]
Eastern Division Semifinals (1-3)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Series
Attendance
1
April 22
Dallas Sidekicks
2-3
Cleveland Force
Richfield Coliseum
0-1
5,651
2
April 24
Dallas Sidekicks
6-3
Cleveland Force
Richfield Coliseum
1-1
5,690
3
April 29
Cleveland Force
5-4 (2OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
1-2
10,517
4
May 1
Cleveland Force
5-2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
1-3
8,600
Final standings [ ]
Eastern Division
GP
W
L
Pct
GB
GF
GA
1
y-Minnesota Strikers
56
31
25
.554
--
274
252
2
x-Cleveland Force
56
30
26
.536
1
242
219
3
x-Dallas Sidekicks
56
28
28
.500
3
200
204
4
x-Baltimore Blast
56
25
31
.446
6
235
249
5
Chicago Sting
56
24
32
.429
7
227
247
y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth
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