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1947 Long Island Indians (AFL)

5th place • Eastern Division • 0-3-0 .000

1947 AFL • Previous Season

Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: George Shotwell

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sun	9/21/1947	A	Paterson Panthers	0-7	L		Paterson, NJ	Hinchliffe Stadium	8500
Sat	9/27/1947	A	Hartford Blues	34-0	W		Hartford, CT	Bulkeley Stadium	1000
Wed	10/1/1947	A	Bethlehem Bulldogs	12-34	L		Bethlehem, PA	Liberty Stadium	6500
Sun	10/5/1947	A	Bloomfield Cardinals	7-31	L		Bloomfield, NJ	Foley Field	4500
Sun	10/12/1947	H	Paterson Panthers		-
Wed	10/15/1947	A	Wilkes-Barre Barons		-		Kingston, PA
Sun	10/19/1947	A	Jersey City Giants		-		Jersey City, NJ	Roosevelt Stadium
Sun	10/26/1947	H	Newark Bombers		-

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

Schedule Notes
10/12/1947	Paterson Panthers	Canceled
10/15/1947	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Canceled
10/19/1947	Jersey City Giants	Canceled
10/26/1947	Newark Bombers	Canceled

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Rod Abeles	29	FB	5-8	215	24		2	1
Chuck Avedisian	5	G	5-9	200	30	Providence	1	0
Sam Bailey		RE	6-2	195	23	Georgia	2	2
Hubert Beudert	21	G	6-0	215	26	Canisius	1	0
L.G. Carmody	6	B	6-0	199	25	Central Washington	2	0
Johnny Cekala	8	B	5-11	170	21		3	0
Jim Duffy	30	G	6-0	215	21	Notre Dame	1	0
Roy Ericson	23	E	6-0	205	27	Villanova	2	0
Bill Falls	18	C	6-5	220	24	none	1	1
Phil Kaplan	37	RG	5-11	200	25	Florida; Miami (Florida)	3	3
Ed Kasky	19	RT	6-1	220	28	Villanova	3	3
Mike Kostynick	2	RH-LH	5-9	180	26	Manhattan; Bucknell	2	2
Harry Kurz	20	LE	6-2	210	27	New York University	3	3
Earl Lambert	7	LH-0RH	6-1	200	25	Manhattan	3	2
Ray Makofske	9	QB	6-2	210	28	Columbia	1	0
George Meyer	3	B	5-11	185	26	none	2	0
Ben Miller		C	6-0	190	24	Tennessee	3	2
Steve Poleshuk	16	LG	5-10	190	27	Colgate	3	3
Johnny Poto	1	RH	5-10	194	21	none	2	1
Dick Rainey	41	E	5-11	190	24	none	1	0
Ray Romano		T	5-11	210		none	1	0
Oscar Rotatori	33	C	5-9	195	28	none	1	0
Eddie Ruzomberka		QB	6-1	200	25	Miami (Florida)	2	2
Ken Steinmetz	11	FB	6-0	188	23	none	2	2
Les Thompson	14	RE	6-1	185	25	Emporia State; Columbia	1	1
John Treadway		LT	6-4	258	30	Lon Morris JC; Hardin-Simmons	2	1
Burt VanderClute	4	QB	6-1	210	26	Wesleyan	2	1
Tom Vohs	22	G	6-4	225	27	Colgate	2	0
Alex Winterson	26	LT	6-2	230	30	Duke	2	2
Chet Wojciehowski	25	LT	6-2	240	28	Northern State (South Dakota)	1	0
Bobby Worst	10	LH	5-11	180	21	North Carolina State	3	1

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	6	13	0	0	19
Opponents Totals	21	10	27	14	72

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Johnny Poto	1	1			0			0	7
Johnny Cekala	1	0			0			0	6
Harry Kurz	1	0			0			0	6
Team Totals	3	1	3	33.3	0			0	19
Opponents Totals	10	9	10	90.0	1			0	72

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Johnny Cekala					1
Johnny Poto					1
Team Totals					2
Opponents Totals					6

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Earl Lambert									1
Team Totals									1
Opponents Totals									4

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Harry Kurz					1
Team Totals					1
Opponents Totals					4

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals					0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Team Totals
Opponents Totals

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							0

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