1968 Pottstown Firebirds (ACFL) |
2nd place • Southern Division • 6-5-1 .545 |
Head Coach: Dave diFilippo |
Carmen Cavalli | Defensive Line |
Jack Klotz | Offensive Line |
Joe Rogers | Defensive Backfield |
Steve Van Buren | Offensive Backfield |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/17/1968 | H | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | 0-10 | L | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 5000 | |
Sat | 8/24/1968 | A | Virginia Sailors | 17-10 | W | Herndon, VA | Herndon Stadium | ||
Sat | 9/7/1968 | H | Hartford Knights | 7-13 | L | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 6150 | |
Sat | 9/14/1968 | H | Bridgeport Jets | 0-24 | L | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 5228 | |
Sat | 9/21/1968 | A | Lowell Giants | 35-14 | W | Lowell, MA | Cawley Memorial Stadium | 4500 | |
Sat | 9/28/1968 | A | Virginia Sailors | 7-10 | L | Herndon, VA | Herndon Stadium | 3723 | |
Sat | 10/5/1968 | H | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | 17-7 | W | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 4000 | |
Sat | 10/12/1968 | H | Virginia Sailors | 17-0 | W | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 4820 | |
Fri | 10/18/1968 | A | Bridgeport Jets | 7-27 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 13246 | |
Sat | 10/26/1968 | H | Lowell Giants | 25-14 | W | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 5000 | |
Sat | 11/2/1968 | A | Richmond Roadrunners | 17-17 | T | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 6000 | |
Sat | 11/9/1968 | H | Richmond Roadrunners | 14-3 | W | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 2600 | |
Sat | 11/16/1968 | A | Hartford Knights | 21-35 | L | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 5200 | |
Sat | 11/23/1968 | A | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | 27-13 | W | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Buddy Allen | 41 | DB | 5-11 | 193 | 31 | Oakland JC; Utah State | ||
Ted Allen | FB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Syracuse | |||
Frank Antonini | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 212 | 24 | Kentucky; Parsons | ||
Joe Austin | DB | 5-11 | 186 | none | ||||
Bill Bailey | RB | 6-0 | 211 | 24 | Cincinnati | |||
Jim Baughn | DE | 6-4 | 270 | Virginia State | ||||
Jean Bibaud | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Syracuse | ||
Jon Brooks | 72 | OG | 6-1 | 262 | 24 | Kent State | ||
Tom Brown | 36 | DB | 5-10 | 198 | 24 | Villanova | ||
Brian Bubnis | 70 | OG | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | Pittsburgh | ||
Bob Burton | 32 | LB | 6-1 | 214 | 27 | Maryland | ||
Paul Cercel | 52 | LOT-C | 6-2 | 222 | 26 | Pittsburgh | ||
Dewey Chester | HB | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Pittsburgh | |||
Barry Connors | T | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Parsons | |||
Press Day | 82 | DT | 6-1 | 232 | none | |||
Stan Derry | 83 | DE | 6-0 | 216 | 34 | West Virginia Tech | ||
Benjy Dial | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Eastern New Mexico | |||
Jerry DiPhillippo | 49 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | Cheyney | |||
Ollie Dobbins | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Morgan State | |||
John Drew | 40 | FL | 6-2 | 212 | 31 | Miami (Ohio) | ||
Charles Elion | 20 | HB | 6-0 | 198 | 27 | Tennessee State | ||
Mike Evans | C | 6-5 | 250 | 22 | Boston College | |||
John Fonash | 1 | SE | 5-9 | 185 | 23 | Temple | ||
Neal Ford | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 185 | none | |||
Jim Foster | LB | 5-11 | 225 | Trinidad State JC; Colorado State | ||||
John Fry | 77 | OT | 6-3 | 247 | 22 | Villanova | ||
Ron Gassert | 71 | ROT-DL | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Virginia | ||
Roger Grimes | HB | 5-11 | 206 | 21 | Penn State | 8 | ||
Dan Hale | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | West Chester | |||
Ed Hall | 64 | DE | 6-2 | 235 | Oklahoma | |||
George Harold | DB | 6-3 | 198 | 26 | Allen | |||
Randy Harris | 79 | DE | 6-2 | 245 | 21 | none | ||
Jim Haynie | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | West Chester | ||
Walt Hughes | 65 | ROT | 6-1 | 245 | 22 | Grambling State | ||
Don Karl | 68 | DT | 6-0 | 240 | Bethany | |||
Jim Klein | 42 | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Colgate | ||
Mark Kosmos | 51 | LB | 6-0 | 234 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | ||
Al Lavan | DB | 6-1 | 194 | 22 | Colorado State | 9 | ||
Leo Levandowski | 60 | ROG | 6-1 | 245 | 25 | none | ||
Woody Marcks | RDT | 6-2 | 265 | 23 | none | |||
Milt Mason | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Norfolk State | |||
Ostell McKnight | 89 | SE | 6-0 | 190 | Winston-Salem State | |||
Jim McPartland | DB | 6-2 | 190 | Villanova | ||||
Lou Morda | 66 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 23 | Villanova | ||
Seiki Murono | QB | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Franklin & Marshall | |||
H.D. Murphy | 87 | SE | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | San Diego CC; Oregon | ||
Jim Oliver | RB | 6-3 | 242 | 22 | Colorado State | |||
Phil Parrish | 61 | OG | 5-11 | 242 | 27 | none | ||
Bob Pelkington | 88 | TE | 6-6 | 260 | 27 | Xavier (Ohio) | ||
Daynor Prince | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 21 | Parsons | |||
Ed Pyne | 45 | QB-SE-K-DB | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Maryland; Temple | ||
Sherm Ross | 44 | CB | 5-11 | 196 | 27 | Bluefield State | ||
Tom Ross | 50 | DT | 6-2 | 262 | Grambling State | |||
Arnold Smith | DB | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Temple | |||
Dick Souels | 84 | FL | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Winston-Salem State | ||
Steve Speers | 63 | LB | 6-1 | 204 | 27 | Temple | ||
Hal Stancell | 43 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Tennessee | ||
Bill Stetz | DT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Boston College | |||
Pat Stillman | 67 | OG | 6-1 | 237 | 28 | Taylor; Utah | ||
Don Wilkinson | WR | 5-10 | 170 | West Chester | ||||
George Wilson | 15 | QB-P | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Notre Dame; Xavier (Ohio) | ||
Dean Wink | LDE | 6-4 | 246 | 24 | Yankton |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 46 | 54 | 28 | 66 | 194 |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 26 | 54 | 49 | 177 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Antonini | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
Roger Grimes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
Ed Pyne | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 36 | ||||
Buddy Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
Benjy Dial | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
John Fonash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
John Drew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Charles Elion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Mike Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Jim Haynie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
H.D.Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Dean Wink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Ron Gassert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
Team Totals | 26 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 4 | 1 | 194 | ||
Opponents Totals | 21 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 11 | 0 | 177 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Antonini | 4 | ||||
Benjy Dial | 2 | ||||
Roger Grimes | 2 | ||||
Buddy Allen | 1 | ||||
Charles Elion | 1 | ||||
Jim Haynie | 1 | ||||
Team Totals | 11 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 7 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjy Dial | 215 | 109 | 50.7 | 98 | 1457 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 76 | 10 | 4.7 | 8 | 3.7 | 72.6 | |||
Jim Haynie | 1 | |||||||||||||||
George Wilson | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Team Totals | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Opponents Totals | 10 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Pelkington | 52 | 490 | 9.4 | 44 | 0 |
Roger Grimes | 5 | ||||
Frank Antonini | 3 | ||||
John Fonash | 2 | ||||
John Drew | 1 | ||||
H.D.Murphy | 1 | ||||
Team Totals | 12 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 10 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Lavan | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
Buddy Allen | 1 | ||||
Team Totals | 1 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Pyne | 52 | 1797 | 34.6 | 49 | ||||||
Team Totals | ||||||||||
Opponents Totals |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherm Ross | 18 | 262 | 14.6 | 55 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 0 | |||||
Opponents Totals | 3 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherm Ross | 19 | 420 | 22.1 | 37 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 0 | |||||
Opponents Totals | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Evans | 1 | ||||||
Dean Wink | 1 | ||||||
Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
Opponents Totals | 0 |
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