1947 Richmond Rebels (AFL) |
| 4th place • Eastern Division • 3-3-1 .500 |
| Head Coach: Macauley McEver |
| Johnny Clowes | Line |
| Glenn Knox | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 9/6/1947 | H | Allentown Buccaneers | 34-0 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1947 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-35 | L | New Kensington, PA | Memorial Stadium | 8500 | |
| Sat | 9/20/1947 | N | Portsmouth Pirates | 61-0 | W | Roanoke, VA | 4000 | ||
| Sun | 10/5/1947 | A | Charlotte Clippers | 13-21 | L | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1947 | H | Paterson Panthers | 28-32 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 5000 | |
| Wed | 10/15/1947 | A | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 16-7 | W | Kingston, PA | Kingston High School Stadium | 2454 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1947 | A | Jersey City Giants | 0-10 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1947 | H | Bloomfield Cardinals | 0-12 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1947 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 21-14 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1947 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 17-17 | T | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 4000 | |
| Wed | 11/12/1947 | H | Charlottesville Cardinals | 76-0 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 1200 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1947 | H | Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | - | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | |||
| Mon | 11/24/1947 | H | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 30-13 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 2000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/1947 | Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sam Bailey | 64 | RE | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Georgia | 5 | 3 |
| Mel Benson | 36 | LE | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Johnny Cekala | 46 | B | 5-11 | 170 | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Clowes | 48 | LG | 6-0 | 240 | 26 | William & Mary | ||
| Adrian Dodson | 53 | LH-RH | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | Louisiana State | 3 | 2 |
| John Duda | 68 | HB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Virginia Tech; Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Forkovitch | 51 | B | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Niagara; William & Mary | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Gallovich | 49 | RH | 5-9 | 172 | 30 | Wake Forest | 7 | 7 |
| George Greene | 76 | LE | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Syracuse | 5 | 1 |
| Al Helslander | 84 | RT | 6-3 | 220 | 30 | Illinois; William & Mary | 5 | 1 |
| Buddy Hubard | 75 | LH | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | William & Mary | 5 | 3 |
| Garland Isaacs | 34 | FB | 5-8 | 185 | 27 | William & Mary | 6 | 3 |
| John Kalita | 54 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Kent State | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Kaplan | 45 | T | 5-11 | 200 | 25 | Florida; Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kasky | 52 | LT | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Villanova | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Klein | 47 | RE | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | William & Mary | 5 | 4 |
| Glenn Knox | 74 | QB-LE | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Tennessee Wesleyan; William & Mary | 7 | 7 |
| Horace Knox | 81 | C | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | William & Mary | 5 | 0 |
| Bronco Kosanovich | 71 | C | 6-2 | 210 | 21 | Penn State | 7 | 7 |
| Harlie Masters | 32 | B | 5-6 | 175 | 28 | William & Mary | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Petty | E | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | Richmond | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Reynolds | 67 | FB-LH-QB-RH | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 |
| Marty Rosepink | 73 | RT | 6-1 | 210 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Ruffa | 82 | RT | 5-9 | 215 | 30 | Duke | 6 | 6 |
| Ray Schleiden | 83 | RG | 6-0 | 215 | 21 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 |
| Winston Siegfried | 72 | FB | 6-0 | 189 | 31 | Duke | 4 | 1 |
| Houston Sizer | E | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Richmond | 2 | 0 | |
| Jay Stewart | 31 | HB | 6-0 | 180 | Angelo State | 7 | 0 | |
| Bob Thalman | 35 | B | 5-7 | 180 | 25 | Belmont Abbey JC; Richmond | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Tharp | 65 | LT | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | 6 |
| Lou Trunzo | 78 | G | 5-6 | 191 | 33 | Wake Forest | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 112 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 35 | 23 | 33 | 105 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Mel Benson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Adrian Dodson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Tony Gallovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| George Greene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Buddy Hubard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Tony Ruffa | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ed Kasky | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jay Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Sam Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 15 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 2 | 1 | 112 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gallovich | 47 | 365 | 7.8 | 2 | |
| Jim Reynolds | 55 | 284 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| Adrian Dodson | 1 | ||||
| Buddy Hubard | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Knox | 159 | 70 | 44.0 | 77 | 742 | 4.7 | 10.6 | 7 | 4.4 | 12 | 7.5 | 41.4 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benson | 2 | ||||
| George Greene | 2 | ||||
| Adrian Dodson | 1 | ||||
| Buddy Hubard | 1 | ||||
| Jay Stewart | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 1 | |
| Buddy Hubard | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Knox | 48 | 37.0 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 11 | 138 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| 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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