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1939 Wilmington Clippers (AA)

1st place • Southern 9-3-1 .750

1939 AA • Previous Season • Next Season

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Head Coach: Walt Masters

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SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result				Location	Venue	Attendance
Fri	9/8/1939	H	Brooklyn Dodgers	9	16	L		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	5500
Sun	9/17/1939	A	Paterson Panthers	7	0	W		Paterson, NJ	Hinchcliffe Stadium	6500
Wed	9/20/1939	H	Union City Rams	7	16	L		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	3000
Sun	9/24/1939	H	Jersey City Giants	9	3	W		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	3500
Sun	10/1/1939	A	Providence Steam Roller	14	0	W		Cranston, RI	Cranston Stadium	1100
Sun	10/8/1939	H	Newark Bears	3	3	T		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	4200
Sun	10/15/1939	A	Brooklyn Eagles	14	0	W		New York, NY	Erasmus Field	6000
Wed	10/18/1939	H	Paterson Panthers	9	7	W		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	5000
Sun	10/22/1939	A	Jersey City Giants	6	17	L		Jersey City, NJ	Roosevelt Stadium	5500
Sun	10/29/1939	A	Union City Rams	10	7	W		Union City, NJ	Roosevelt Stadium	2500
Sun	11/12/1939	H	Providence Steam Roller	30	6	W		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	6500
Sun	11/19/1939	H	Danbury Trojans	34	0	W		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	4000
Sun	11/26/1939	A	Newark Bears	0	7	L		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	9000
Sun	12/3/1939	H	Brooklyn Eagles	15	0	W		Wilmington, DE	Pennsy Field	1500
Sun	12/10/1939	A	Newark Bears	6	13	L		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	13500

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Schedule Notes
11/26/1939	Newark Bears	Postponed from 11/5
12/3/1939	Brooklyn Eagles	Postponed from 11/12 & 11/23
12/10/1939	Newark Bears	Southern Division Playoff

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Sig Andrusking	34	RG	5-9	200	26	Detroit Mercy	13	13
Rankin Britt	42	RE-LE	6-2	206	24	Texas A&M	10	10
Frank Coker	44	C	6-3	225	28	Daniel Baker	13	10
Ed Farrell	48	FB-HB	5-9	204	24	Muhlenberg	8	1
Jack Ferrante	14/47	LE-RE	6-1	197	23	none	13	9
Wimpy Giddens	45	LT	6-2	221	25	Louisiana Tech	11	9
Tod Goodwin	14	E	6-0	184	28	West Virginia	7	0
Bill Grimberg	25	LE	6-0	195	28	Villanova	11	2
Stan Gurzynski	29	LG	6-2	202	27	Temple	13	1
Bill Harwick	23	C	5-10	178	21	Drexel	13	3
Elmer Kolberg	42	LE	6-4	201	23	Oregon State	4	1
Eddie Kress	38	QB-LH	5-9	177	24	Lebanon Valley	11	7
Emmett Kriel	28	LG	6-2	199	23	Baylor	13	12
Johnny Kusko	36	FB-QB	5-11	194	25	Temple	12	5
Dick Landis	41	RT-LT	6-2	216	29	Temple	13	12
Bill Lane	33	QB	5-10	178	26	Bucknell	10	8
Mike Lukac	39	RH-FB	5-10	190	24	Temple	12	3
Roger Mass	28	RE	6-0	195	26	North Carolina State	4	4
Bob Masters	32	FB	5-11	200	26	Baylor	8	7
Walt Masters	21	LH	5-10	192	32	Pennsylvania	12	1
Eddie Michaels	13	G	5-11	205	25	Villanova	13	0
Buster Mitchell	35	RT	6-0	205	33	Randolph JC; Davis & Elkins	13	2
Bill Ordway	46	RH	6-0	204	22	North Dakota	13	11
Chris Pappas	37	FB	5-9	185		Temple	2	1
Clem Stevens	30	LH	5-11	188	25	Temple	13	9
Joe Superka	26	B	5-10	165	26	Gettysburg	2	0
Johnny Tosi	48	LT-RT-G	5-10	225	26	Niagara	4	2
George Veneroso	40	LT	5-11	210	30	George Washington; Temple	13	1
Pete Wiater	47	HB	5-11	203	24	St. Vincent	2	0

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	16	44	36	62	158
Opponents Totals	12	24	6	24	66

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Jack Ferrante	9	0	0		0			0	54
Ed Farrell	1	5	5	100.0	4			0	23
Rankin Britt	3	1	1	100.0	0			0	19
Walt Masters	2	1	2	<50.0/td>	1			0	16
Bob Masters	2	0	1	0.0	0			0	12
Tod Goodwin	1	0	0		0			0	6
Bill Grimberg	1	0	0		0			0	6
Elmer Kolberg	1	0	0		0			0	6
Bill Ordway	1	0	0		0			0	6
Johnny Kusko	0	3	4	75.0	0			0	3
Clem Stevens	0	3	5	60.0	0			0	3
George Veneroso	0	0			0			1	2
Hershel Giddens	0	1	1	100.0	0			0	1
Mike Lukac	0	1	1	100.0	0			0	1
Team Totals	21	15	21	71.4	5			1?	158
Opponents Totals	8	6	8	75.0	4			0	66

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Walt Masters					2
Bob Masters					1
Team Totals					3
Opponents Totals					2

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Walt Masters									7
Johnny Kusko									4
Clem Stevens									4
Team Totals									15
Opponents Totals									5

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Jack Ferrante					8
Rankin Britt					3
Ed Farrell					1
Tod Goodwin					1
Bill Grimberg					1
Bob Masters					1
Team Totals					15
Opponents Totals					5

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Bill Ordway					1
Team Totals					1
Opponents Totals					0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Jack Ferrante							1
Elmer Kolberg							1
Team Totals							2
Opponents Totals							1

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