1939 St. Louis Gunners (AFL) |
| 5th place • 5-4-0 .556 |
| Head Coach: John Rhodes (3-3-0); George Lyon (2-1-0) |
| George Lyon | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 9/8/1939 | H | College All-Stars | 13-21 | L | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 8212 | |
| Wed | 9/20/1939 | A | Columbus Bullies | 3-0 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 3648 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1939 | A | Dayton Bombers | 35-0 | W | Dayton, OH | University of Dayton Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1939 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-9 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Xavier University Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1939 | A | Kenosha Cardinals | 14-0 | W | Kenosha, WI | Lake Front Stadium | 3800 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1939 | H | Green Bay Packers | 0-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1939 | H | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 0-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 4500 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1939 | H | Columbus Bullies | 7-20 | L | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1939 | H | Louisville Tanks | 34-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1939 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-28 | L | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 1500 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1939 | H | East Chicago Indians | - | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/26/1939 | A | Louisville Tanks | 20-0 | W | Louisville, KY | du Pont Stadium | 600 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1939 | H | Chicago Bears | - | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sun | 12/3/1939 | N | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst College Field | 4000 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1939 | H | Kenosha Cardinals | - | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sun | 12/10/1939 | N | East Chicago Indians | 15-9 | W | Memphis, TN | 6500 | ||
| Sun | 12/17/1939 | A | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 14-56 | l | Los Angeles, CA | Gilmore Stadium | 7500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/19/1939 | East Chicago Indians | Canceled |
| 12/3/1939 | Chicago Bears | Canceled |
| 12/10/1939 | Kenosha Cardinals | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jack Beger | LG-RG | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | |
| Ed Beinor | LT-RT | 6-2 | 222 | 22 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | |
| Libero Bertagnolli | RG | 5-9 | 189 | 25 | Washington-St. Louis | 9 | 2 | |
| Hal Bradley | RE | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | Elon | 2 | 2 | |
| Lou Chumich | RT-LT | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | North Dakota | 3 | 2 | |
| Denny Cochran | LH | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | St. Louis | 8 | 5 | |
| Rolland Coffey | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Denver | 4 | 2 | |
| Jack Dodd | RH | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | |
| Bill Donovan | HB | 5-10 | 165 | Boston University | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Dreher | LE-RE | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Denver | 9 | 7 | |
| Alex Drobnitch | RG-LG | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Denver | 8 | 5 | |
| Keith Elder | FB-RE | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Fort Hays State | 8 | 3 | |
| Swede Ellstrom | FB | 6-1 | 203 | 33 | Waynesburg; Northern Oklahoma JC; Oklahoma | 8 | 4 | |
| Shipley Farroh | RT-LT | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | Iowa | 9 | 3 | |
| Jesse Flowers | LG-RG | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Mississippi | 6 | 2 | |
| Charlie Gainor | LE-RE | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | North Dakota | 5 | 2 | |
| Mack Gladden | E | 6-2 | 195 | 30 | Missouri | 2 | 0 | |
| Ray Johnson | FB-LH | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Denver | 9 | 4 | |
| Jack Kinnison | C | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | |
| Norm Lehnert | QB-LH | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | South Dakota Wesleyan | 9 | 3 | |
| Al Londe | QB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Missouri | 3 | 0 | |
| John Marrow | RT | 5-11 | 230 | 25 | Nebraska Wesleyan; Nebraska-Kearney | 9 | 5 | |
| Forrest McPherson | LG-C | 5-11 | 233 | 28 | Nebraska | 9 | 4 | |
| Nelson Peterson | RH | 5-8 | 179 | 26 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4 | 2 | |
| Ewell Phillips | LT | 5-11 | 210 | 30 | Oklahoma Baptist | 2 | 1 | |
| Les Pieper | RE | 5-11 | 201 | 24 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | |
| Dale Prather | LT | 6-2 | 190 | 29 | George Washington | 2 | 1 | |
| Rock Reed | RH | 5-8 | 175 | 25 | Louisiana State | 2 | 1 | |
| John Reynolds | C | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Baylor | 4 | 0 | |
| Glynn Rogers | LG-RG | 5-10 | 220 | 25 | Texas Christian | 3 | 3 | |
| Sandy Sandberg | LT | 6-1 | 228 | 29 | Iowa Wesleyan | 5 | 3 | |
| Bob Scudder | C | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Colorado College | 9 | 5 | |
| Mike Sebastian | QB-RH | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 2 | |
| Cecil Sigmon | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 4 | 2 | |
| Tommy Thompson | QB-LH-RH | 6-1 | 192 | 21 | Tulsa | 9 | 6 | |
| Billy Wilson | LE-RE | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Gonzaga | 7 | 4 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 41 | 13 | 38 | 127 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 88 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Nelson Peterson | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Fred Dreher | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Mike Sebastian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jack Dodd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Swede Ellstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Rock Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Cecil Sigmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Alex Drobnitch | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Keith Elder | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Glynn Rogers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 1 | 0 | 127 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 4 | 0 | 88 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Johnson | 5 | ||||
| Fred Dreher | 3 | ||||
| Nelson Peterson | 3 | ||||
| Mike Sebastian | 2 | ||||
| Jack Dodd | 1 | ||||
| Swede Ellstrom | 1 | ||||
| Rock Reed | 1 | ||||
| Cecil Sigmon | 1 | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Denny Cochran | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Johnson | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Dreher | 3 | ||||
| Nelson Peterson | 3 | ||||
| Cecil Sigmon | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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