1948 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL) |
| 5th place • 4-5-1 .444 |
| Head Coach: Leo Prendergast |
| Birney Crum | Assistant Coach |
| Charlie Gauer | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 9/11/1948 | H | Charlotte Clippers | 14-6 | W | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 11677 | |
| Mon | 9/20/1948 | A | Allentown Buccaneers | 10-7 | W | Allentown, PA | Allentown High School Stadium | 6900 | |
| Wed | 9/29/1948 | H | Richmond Rebels | 7-14 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 8500 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1948 | A | Jersey City Giants | 0-3 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 5536 | |
| Wed | 10/6/1948 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 14-21 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 5500 | |
| Wed | 10/13/1948 | H | Paterson Panthers | 13-48 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 4000 | |
| Wed | 10/20/1948 | H | Jersey City Giants | 13-28 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1948 | A | Richmond Rebels | 33-14 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4000 | |
| Wed | 10/27/1948 | H | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 48-13 | W | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1948 | A | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 16-7 | W | Kingston, PA | Artillery Park | 1500 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1948 | A | Paterson Panthers | 7-7 | T | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 7588 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1948 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 7-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 2400 | |
| Sat | 11/27/1948 | H | Stapleton Pros | - | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | |||
| Sat | 12/4/1948 | H | Allentown Buccaneers | 46-21 | W | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 5000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/27/1948 | Stapleton Pros | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Roy Anderson | 24 | QB | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Nevada-Reno; New Mexico | 6 | 5 |
| Johnny Baranchok | 20 | HB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | none | 10 | 3 |
| Ben Barber | 12 | HB | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | John Carroll | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Barton | 73 | E | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Holy Cross | 6 | 2 |
| Clyde Biggers | T | 6-6 | 245 | 23 | Catawba | 1 | 0 | |
| John Bissett | 12 | E-HB | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Muhlenberg | 4 | 1 |
| Len Bonforte | 33 | HB | 5-10 | 174 | 28 | Georgetown (DC) | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Chando | 85 | E | 5-11 | 195 | 30 | none | 4 | 3 |
| Ray Dini | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 190 | 21 | none | 9 | 4 |
| John Durko | T | 6-4 | 235 | 33 | Albright | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Gorgone | 80 | FB | 6-0 | 220 | 28 | Muhlenberg | 1 | 0 |
| Mort Hochheiser | 22 | C | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Ithaca; Temple | 10 | 9 |
| Wally Hopp | 11 | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Nebraska | 10 | 9 |
| Bill Hoyt | E | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | Washington; UCLA | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Kline | 13/30 | HB-QB | 5-11 | 170 | 22 | none | 9 | 4 |
| Harry Kurz | 60 | E | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | New York University | 2 | 0 |
| Win McConnell | 84 | E | 6-3 | 208 | 24 | none | 4 | 3 |
| Tom McGeoy | 31 | G-T | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | Temple | 10 | 2 |
| Bernie Millham | 43 | E | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | Fordham | 3 | 2 |
| Al Nojunas | 55 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Temple | 4 | 1 |
| Elliott Ormsbee | 42 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Bradley | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Paradise | 43/64 | G-T | 5-10 | 220 | 28 | Panzer | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Perez | 62 | G | 5-9 | 220 | 24 | Illinois | 9 | 8 |
| Claude Reinhart | 81 | T-E | 6-1 | 222 | 19 | none | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Rosenthal | 13 | E | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 1 |
| Ray Schleiden | 30/41 | G | 6-0 | 215 | 22 | Tennessee | 6 | 1 |
| Tom Schrader | 64 | G | 5-11 | 214 | 23 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Scott | 83 | E | 6-2 | 210 | 31 | Muhlenberg | 5 | 4 |
| Frank Stanczak | 23 | HB | 5-10 | 187 | 25 | Lafayette | 10 | 3 |
| Ray Stengel | 40 | FB-C | 5-8 | 180 | 24 | Pennsylvania | 10 | 1 |
| Bob Stevens | 41 | E | 5-9 | 169 | 25 | none | 7 | 4 |
| Pete Sukeena | 72 | T | 6-0 | 222 | 23 | none | 8 | 7 |
| Don Talcott | 65 | T-E | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 10 | 7 |
| Felix Trapani | 61 | G | 5-10 | 206 | 27 | Louisiana State | 10 | 9 |
| Howie Walsh | 74 | T | 5-11 | 235 | 25 | Temple | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Wardenski | 82 | T | 6-3 | 220 | 21 | none | 4 | 4 |
| Floyd Wheeler | 21 | HB | 6-0 | 176 | 30 | Tulsa; Northern Oklahoma JC; Southwestern (Kansas) | 8 | 4 |
| Glenn Whitner | T | 6-2 | 250 | none | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jimmy Wilson | HB | 5-10 | 210 | 24 | Temple | 1 | 0 | |
| George Zoppa | 74/83 | C | 6-1 | 218 | 29 | Cumberland | 6 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 43 | 34 | 26 | 55 | 158 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 31 | 42 | 44 | 155 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Dini | 3 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| Johnny Baranchok | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Wally Hopp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Billy Kline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jack Rosenthal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Perry Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Frank Stanczak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ray Stengel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bob Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bob Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Steve Chando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Winfield McConnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 22 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 3 | 0 | 158 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 3 | 0 | 155 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Hopp | 113 | 505 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| Johnny Baranchok | 64 | 352 | 5.5 | 2 | |
| Elliott Ormsbee | 43 | 145 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Ray Dini | 3 | ||||
| Billy Kline | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kline | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Roy Anderson | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Frank Stanczak | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Len Bonforte | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stevens | 13 | 259 | 19.9 | 2 | |
| Jack Rosenthal | 2 | ||||
| Perry Scott | 2 | ||||
| Steve Chando | 1 | ||||
| Winfield McConnell | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Bonforte | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Barton | 1 | ||||
| Ray Stengel | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Ormsbee | 45 | 36.6 | ||||||||
| Wally Hopp | 28 | 35.4 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kline | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Stanczak | 1 | ||||||
| Ray Stengel | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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