He also coached for 10 years in the AFL with the Indiana Firebirds, Los Angeles Avengers and Cleveland Gladiators.
Key: Rec - receptions; Yards - Yards gained through receptions; TD - receiving touchdowns Wilpolt was the special teams coordinator for the Albany Firebirds, helping them win Back-to-Back Eastern Division Titles in 1999–2000.
Wilpolt helped lead the Firebirds to the 1999 AFL World Championship, winning Arena Bowl XIII.
He left the Avengers on October 10, 2007, when he was named the new head coach of the Las Vegas Gladiators who then relocated to Cleveland, Ohio.
The following week, the Gladiators defeated the defending National Conference Champion Columbus Destroyers 66–63.