1949 Paterson Panthers (AFL) |
| 2nd place • 6-3-1 .667 |
| Head Coach: Augie Lio |
| Art Macioszczyk | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Wed | 9/14/1949 | H | Brooklyn Eagles | 61 | 0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | ||
| Sun | 9/18/1949 | H | Hawaiian Warriors | 34 | 6 | W | Bloomfield, NJ | 5500 | ||
| Sun | 9/25/1949 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | L | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 5222 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1949 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 27 | 0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1949 | A | Jersey City Giants | 16 | 7 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1949 | H | Richmond Rebels | 17 | 17 | T | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 6000 | |
| Wed | 10/19/1949 | A | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | W | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 5500 | |
| Mon | 10/31/1949 | H | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 35 | 7 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1949 | H | Jersey City Giants | 41 | 27 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1949 | A | Richmond Rebels | 7 | 24 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 14777 | |
| Wed | 11/16/1949 | A | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | W | Kingston, PA | Kingston High School Field | ||||
| Sun | 11/20/1949 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 21 | 39 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 1500 | |
| Playoff | ||||||||||
| Sun | 11/27/1949 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 16 | 7 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 350 | |
| League Championship | ||||||||||
| Sun | 12/4/1949 | A | Richmond Rebels | 14 | 35 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 8632 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/1949 | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | Forfeit; Postponed from 10/12 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Bell | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | West Virginia; Muhlenberg | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Bruce | 22 | LH | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | William & Mary | 9 | 8 |
| Phil Cantore | 52 | FB | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | South Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Lou Caridad | 39 | HB-FB | 5-11 | 177 | 30 | Miami | 8 | 2 |
| Dan DiRenzo | E | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | none | 3 | 2 | |
| Bob Dobelstein | G | 5-11 | 214 | 27 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Duckworth | RE | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Colgate | 1 | 0 | |
| Carmen Falcone | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 22 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 8 |
| Nelson Greene | 30 | LT | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Tulsa | 9 | 5 |
| Elmore Harris | 25 | HB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Morgan State | 3 | 1 |
| Don Kasprzak | 25 | HB | 5-10 | 165 | 29 | Columbia; Dartmouth; Columbia | 3 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 49 | RH | 5-10 | 198 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 |
| Roy Lester | 4 | LE | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 |
| Augie Lio | 34 | LG | 6-0 | 234 | 31 | Georgetown (DC) | 9 | 6 |
| Art Macioszczyk | 95 | FB | 5-9 | 208 | 29 | Western Michigan | 9 | 7 |
| Chet Morgan | 76 | B | 5-11 | 177 | 26 | Boston College | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Murphy | 57 | T | 6-2 | 235 | 21 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 3 |
| Ross Nagel | 40 | T | 6-4 | 234 | 26 | St. Louis | 9 | 4 |
| Bill O'Connor | 76 | G | 5-11 | 218 | 26 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 |
| Hank O'Shaughnessy | 19 | T | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Columbia | 9 | 6 |
| Frank Pastuck | 72 | C | 6-1 | 220 | 31 | Cornell | 9 | 7 |
| Bob Piefke | 40 | HB | 5-10 | 182 | 25 | Colgate; William & Mary | 5 | 1 |
| Dan Raykovitz | 3 | LE | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | St. Bonaventure | 9 | 4 |
| Ken Sinofsky | 12 | RG | 6-0 | 220 | 22 | Nevada-Reno | 9 | 4 |
| Leo Skladany | 50 | RE | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 6 |
| Al Tabor | 38 | QB-HB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Tuskegee; Nevada-Reno | 4 | 2 |
| Walt Vezmar | 45 | LG | 5-11 | 235 | 24 | Michigan State | 9 | 8 |
| Lee Walsky | 53 | E | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Montclair State | 8 | 2 |
| Bill Ward | 17 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Springfield | 9 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 68 | 42 | 52 | 192 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 23 | 37 | 30 | 141 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Ledbetter | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Augie Lio | 0 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 36 |
| Jack Bruce | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Lee Walsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Lou Caridad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Art Macioszczyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Phil Cantore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Dan DiRenzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Nelson Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Roy Lester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Chet Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Hank O'Shaughnessy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 26 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 15 | 19 | 79.0 | 4 | 0 | 141 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Ledbetter | 84 | 489 | 5.8 | 3 | |
| Jack Bruce | 65 | 295 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| Art Macioszczyk | 57 | 226 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Lou Caridad | 2 | ||||
| Phil Cantore | 1 | ||||
| Chet Morgan | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 10 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Falcone | 132 | 60 | 45.5 | 62 | 963 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 11 | 8.3 | 10 | 7.6 | 66.6 | ||||
| Phil Cantore | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Ledbetter | 5 | ||||
| Jack Bruce | 3 | ||||
| Lee Walsky | 3 | ||||
| Dan DiRenzo | 1 | ||||
| Roy Lester | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 13 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Macioszczyk | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Nagel | 26 | 48.5 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bruce | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Greene | 1 | ||||||
| Hank O'Shaughnessy | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
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