1946 Newport News Builders (DFL) |
| 6th place 1-9-0 .100 |
| Head Coach: Bobby Spangler (0-2-0); Paul Kluk (1-7-0) |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 9/13/1946 | H | Richmond Rebels | 0-19 | L | Newport News, VA | Apprentice School Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1946 | A | Norfolk Shamrocks | 7-29 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 3000 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1946 | H | Greensboro Patriots | 0-14 | L | Hampton, VA | 1500 | ||
| Sun | 10/6/1946 | A | Richmond Rebels | 0-33 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1946 | H | Charlotte Clippers | 0-23 | L | Newport News, VA | Apprentice School Stadium | 1000 | |
| Mon | 10/21/1946 | A | Portsmouth Pirates | 6-41 | L | Portsmouth, VA | Portsmouth Stadium | 2500 | |
| Mon | 10/28/1946 | H | Norfolk Shamrocks | 6-14 | L | Newport News, VA | Apprentice School Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1946 | A | Greensboro Patriots | 28-0 | W | Greensboro, NC | Memorial Stadium | 1500 | |
| Fri | 11/8/1946 | H | Richmond Rebels | 0-25 | L | Newport News, VA | Apprentice School Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sat | 11/23/1946 | H | Portsmouth Pirates | 6-12 | L | Newport News, VA | Apprentice School Stadium | 900 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1946 | A | Charlotte Clippers | 0-28 | L | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 5000 | |
| Game Score Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/1946 | Charlotte Clippers | Postponed from 11/17 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 15 | Chigger Bowman | RE | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Otterbein | 10 | 8 |
| 19/24 | Nelson Catlett | QB | 5-11 | 200 | 29 | Virginia Military Institute | 10 | 8 |
| 28/43 | Johnny Clowes | LT | 6-0 | 240 | 25 | William & Mary | 7 | 4 |
| 42 | Walt Dixon | LE | 6-3 | 245 | none | 8 | 4 | |
| Walter Drummond | RE | 194 | 30 | Apprentice | 4 | 1 | ||
| Bill Everly | T | 6-0 | 218 | 29 | Tarkio | 2 | 0 | |
| Abe Ferris | LG | 5-7 | 175 | 27 | William & Mary | 7 | 1 | |
| 29/48 | Bill Goodlow | C | 5-11 | 205 | 27 | William & Mary | 6 | 5 |
| 20 | George Grabowski | HB | 5-9 | 170 | 22 | none | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Soddy Groat | LH | 5-7 | 175 | 30 | none | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Al Helslander | RT | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | Illinois; William & Mary | 10 | 10 |
| 23/41 | John Henderson | RE | 6-2 | 185 | 25 | Apprentice | 3 | 0 |
| 32/50 | Doc Holloway | LG-RG-C | 6-0 | 230 | 28 | William & Mary | 7 | 7 |
| 34/44 | Irvis Holmes | LG-RG | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | Duke | 9 | 4 |
| 26 | Garland Isaacs | HB | 5-8 | 185 | 26 | William & Mary | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Paul Kluk | B | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Georgia | 6 | 0 |
| 33/47 | Jim Marker | LT | 6-2 | 215 | 22 | Otterbein; Ohio State | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | Leo Martone | E | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | William & Mary | 4 | 0 |
| Bob O'Mara | QB | 6-3 | 180 | 31 | Duke | 4 | 2 | |
| 40 | Bob Piefke | LH-RH | 5-10 | 182 | 22 | Colgate; William & Mary | 10 | 10 |
| Frank Portugal | G | 5-9 | 190 | 22 | none | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | Bill Post | RH | 5-9 | 170 | 24 | William & Mary | 2 | 2 |
| 39/47 | Jesse Rama | LT | 6-4 | 195 | 28 | Apprentice | 9 | 5 |
| 22/46 | Jake Range | RG-LG | 5-11 | 197 | 32 | Milligan | 10 | 9 |
| Ellsworth Roberts | FB | 5-11 | 197 | 29 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Sands | 6-1 | 212 | 35 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Red Simpson | QB-FB | 5-11 | 220 | 33 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 |
| 18/29 | Bill Smith | LE-RE | 6-1 | 198 | 34 | Washington | 10 | 7 |
| 31 | Paul Spencer | FB | 5-10 | 210 | 30 | Alabama | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Bobby Spicer | RH-LH | 5-11 | 170 | 20 | none | 10 | 5 |
| 21 | Bob Wagenfeld | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 28 | North Carolina State | 9 | 6 |
| 14 | Bill Washington | C | 6-0 | 170 | 25 | none | 1 | 0 |
| 17/35 | Charlie Witherow | C | 6-0 | 186 | 21 | none | 9 | 4 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 12 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 58 | 48 | 78 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Piefke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bill Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Walt Dixon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| John Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Leo Martone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jesse Rama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Red Simpson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 2 | 0 | 219 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Piefke | 92 | 215 | 2.3 | 43 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Catlett | 87 | 31 | 35.6 | 353 | 4.1 | 11.4 | 2 | 2.3 | ||||||||
| Bob Piefke | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Bobby Spicer | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Wagenfeld | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | 2 | ||||
| John Henderson | 1 | ||||
| Leo Martone | 1 | ||||
| Jesse Rama | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Dixon | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| 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 | 0 |
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