1946 Norfolk Shamrocks (DFL) |
| 3rd place 5-5-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Joe Maniaci |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/15/1946 | H | Washington Redskins | 0-56 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 13500 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1946 | H | Newport News Builders | 29-7 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 3000 | |
| Mon | 9/30/1946 | A | Portsmouth Pirates | 7-15 | L | Portsmouth, VA | Portsmouth Stadium | 5000 | |
| Fri | 10/4/1946 | A | Greensboro Patriots | 7-24 | L | Greensboro, NC | Memorial Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1946 | H | Richmond Rebels | 0-27 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 2500 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1946 | A | Charlotte Clippers | 7-14 | L | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 7000 | |
| Mon | 10/28/1946 | A | Newport News Builders | 14-6 | W | Newport News, VA | Apprentice School Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1946 | H | Greensboro Patriots | 14-7 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 2000 | |
| Mon | 11/18/1946 | A | Richmond Rebels | 32-7 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1946 | H | Charlotte Clippers | 7-41 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 5000 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1946 | H | Portsmouth Pirates | 14-7 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 1500 | |
| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Steve Benchwick | RG | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | |
| J.B. Briscoe | FB | 5-11 | 225 | Southern California | 9 | 4 | ||
| Oscar Britt | LG-RG | 5-11 | 193 | 27 | Mississippi | 7 | 7 | |
| George Brodston | LT-RE | 6-4 | 220 | 25 | Creighton; Bowling Green State | 2 | 2 | |
| Herman Butts | C | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Irvin Byrd | B | 5-9 | 175 | 28 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | |
| Frank Cady | FB-C | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | none | 9 | 4 | |
| Al Caniglia | G | 5-9 | 220 | 25 | Creighton | 4 | 0 | |
| Buck Cowling | B | 5-6 | 150 | 29 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Arthur Dennis | 24 | none | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Gran Harrison | RE | 6-3 | 211 | 29 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | |
| Frank Holmes | LH-QB-FB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Santa Clara; Pacific | 10 | 7 | |
| Hoover | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Hough | RH-LH | 6-0 | 204 | 22 | Clemson | 10 | 7 | |
| Jimmie Howard | LH-RH | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | William & Mary | 7 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Jackson | RG | 6-0 | 216 | 26 | Apprentice | 2 | 1 | |
| Bob Kabat | FB | 6-0 | 205 | Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | ||
| Bob McLaughlin | LT-RT | 6-4 | 235 | Virginia | 8 | 8 | ||
| Stan McRae | RE-LE | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Michigan State | 9 | 7 | |
| Hal McVay | RT | 6-1 | 243 | 29 | Richmond | 8 | 6 | |
| Frank Pierce | LE | 5-11 | 190 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 9 | ||
| Jack Powers | RE | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Richmond | 8 | 2 | |
| Frank Ribar | LG-RG-RT | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Duke | 8 | 6 | |
| Tony Ruffa | RG-LGLT | 5-9 | 215 | 29 | Duke | 10 | 7 | |
| Pete Sachon | QB-RH | 5-9 | 170 | 27 | Catholic | 10 | 8 | |
| Emil Serlich | B | 5-8 | 165 | 26 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | |
| Hickey Smith | E | 205 | Old Domnion | 3 | 0 | |||
| Frank Torney | none | 1 | 0 | |||||
| George Watts | LT-RT | 6-1 | 225 | 32 | Appalachian State | 6 | 3 | |
| Herb Welchert | C | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Creighton | 9 | 8 | |
| Larry Weldon | QB | 6-0 | 198 | 31 | Louisburg JC; Presbyterian | 5 | 4 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28 | 39 | 28 | 36 | |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 37 | 55 | 29 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Briscoe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Frank Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Tony Ruffa | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Pete Sachon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Larry Weldon | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| George Brodston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jimmie Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Kabat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Stan McRae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Frank Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Herb Welchert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 3 | 0 | 131 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 1 | 1 | 155 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Briscoe | 84 | 364 | 4.3 | 54 | 6 |
| Frank Holmes | 57 | 284 | 5.0 | 27 | 2 |
| Bob Kabat | 1 | ||||
| Pete Sachon | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 10 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Sachon | 86 | 48 | 55.8 | 731 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 5 | 5.8 | ||||||||
| Larry Weldon | 68 | 34 | 50.0 | 283 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 2 | 2.9 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Holmes | 3 | ||||
| George Brodston | 1 | ||||
| Jimmie Howard | 1 | ||||
| Stan McRae | 1 | ||||
| Frank Pierce | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Welchert | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
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