1949 Jersey City Giants (AFL) |
| 6th place • 1-9-0 .100 |
| Head Coach: Vince Commisa |
| Marty O'Hagan | Assistant Coach |
| Julie Sroka | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/5/1949 | A | Buffalo Bills | 0-79 | L | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 31890 | |
| Sun | 8/28/1949 | H | Hawaiian Warriors | 28-14 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Jersey City High School Field | 3500 | |
| Tue | 9/6/1949 | A | Vineland Senators | 14-6 | W | Vineland, NJ | Gittone Memorial Stadium | 1500 | |
| Wed | 9/14/1949 | A | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 0-41 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 600 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1949 | A | Erie Vets | 7-17 | L | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 2800 | |
| Fri | 9/23/1949 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 0-6 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 2300 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1949 | H | Richmond Rebels | 10-14 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 3550 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1949 | H | Paterson Panthers | 7-16 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 5000 | |
| Mon | 10/17/1949 | A | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 7-13 | L | Kingston, PA | Kingston High School Field | 2201 | |
| Sat | 10/22/1949 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 3-7 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 1000 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1949 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | - | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/6/1949 | A | Paterson Panthers | 27-41 | L | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1949 | H | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | |||
| Wed | 11/16/1949 | A | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 7-36 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 1200 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1949 | A | Richmond Rebels | 7-54 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 7500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/30/1949 | Bethlehem Bulldogs | Canceled |
| 11/13/1949 | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | Forfeit |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lou Bellina | 61 | T | 6-2 | 220 | 19 | none | 5 | 1 |
| Wendell Berry | 20 | RH | 5-9 | 185 | 22 | Lincoln | 7 | 4 |
| Frank Burns | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 173 | 21 | Rutgers | 8 | 7 |
| George Cheverko | 41 | RH-LH-FB | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Fordham | 5 | 3 |
| Vince Commisa | 30 | G | 5-9 | 190 | 28 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 |
| John Connolly | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Holy Cross | 8 | 5 |
| Bob Ferri | 77 | LH | 5-11 | 210 | 22 | Syracuse | 8 | 4 |
| Ernie Gardner | 50 | C | 6-0 | 217 | 29 | Rutgers | 9 | 9 |
| Charlie Girgan | 31 | RE | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Upsala | 1 | 1 |
| Elmore Harris | 11 | RH-FB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Morgan State | 5 | 2 |
| Ed Hart | T | 5-11 | 210 | none | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mitch Holmgren | 70 | LT | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Trinity (Connecticut) | 7 | 7 |
| Pete Karras | 14 | G | 5-11 | 205 | 22 | Boston University | 2 | 1 |
| Don Kasprzak | 20 | QB-HB | 5-10 | 165 | 29 | Columbia; Dartmouth; Columbia | 4 | 2 |
| George Kisiday | 81 | E-T | 5-11 | 210 | 26 | Duquesne; Columbia | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Klemovich | 48 | RG | 6-0 | 215 | 27 | Columbia | 5 | 3 |
| John Kuzman | 71 | LT | 6-1 | 232 | 34 | Fordham | 5 | 2 |
| Earl Lambert | 12 | B | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Manhattan | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Lane | 80 | LE | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | none | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Lee | 81 | E | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Temple | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Lockwood | 82 | RE | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Columbia | 6 | 1 |
| Johnny Nork | 40 | LH | 5-9 | 179 | 21 | Columbia | 6 | 3 |
| Marty O'Hagan | 84 | RE | 6-2 | 190 | 34 | Portland | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Paradise | 62 | RG | 5-10 | 220 | 29 | Panzer | 9 | 5 |
| Berge Parigian | 32 | LH | 5-9 | 175 | 25 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Prince | 72 | RT-LT | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Clemson | 7 | 5 |
| Ralph Pulley | 11 | FB | 6-0 | 206 | 27 | Tennessee State | 4 | 1 |
| George Reiss | 63 | LG | 5-11 | 212 | 26 | Fordham | 8 | 6 |
| Paul Sarringhaus | 32 | RH-FB | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 |
| Larry Sartori | 73 | RT | 6-0 | 208 | 32 | Fordham | 8 | 2 |
| Gene Shekitka | 66 | C-G | 6-0 | 205 | 22 | Columbia | 6 | 0 |
| Al Tabor | 12 | B | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Tuskegee; Nevada-Reno | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Taigia | 60 | RG | 5-10 | 215 | 24 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 |
| George Titus | 5 | E-C | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Holy Cross | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Weiss | 83 | RE | 6-2 | 198 | 28 | none | 9 | 7 |
| Irwin Winkelreid | 18 | QB | 5-9 | 178 | 23 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Yackanich | 30 | RT-LT | 5-10 | 205 | 27 | Fordham | 2 | 1 |
| George Zoppa | 40 | C | 6-1 | 218 | 30 | Cumberland | 3 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 68 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 67 | 55 | 60 | 228 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Paul Sarringhaus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Chuck Klemovich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Ferri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Lou Bellina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| John Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Johnny Weiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| George Cheverko | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Larry Sartori | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 2 | 0 | 68 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 2 | 0 | 228 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ferri | 57 | 229 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Paul Sarringhaus | |||||
| Frank Burns | 2 | ||||
| Paul Sarringhaus | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Burns | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Connolly | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Weiss | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Lambert | 4 | 39.3 | ||||||||
| Bob Ferri | 33 | 35.2 | ||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Bellina | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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