1970 Pennsylvania Firebirds (ACFL) |
| 1st place • Southern Division • 11-1-0 .917 |
| Tom Carr | Linebackers |
| Carmen Cavalli | Defensive Line |
| Press Day | Special Teams |
| Dave diFilippo | HEAD COACH |
| Andy Nelson | Head Defensive |
| Bruce Puterbaugh | Offensive Line |
| Ron Waller | Head Offensive |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | A | Jersey Tigers | 21-10 | W | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 4400 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1970 | H | Long Island Bulls | 23-14 | W | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | ||
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | A | Roanoke Buckskins | 23-14 | W | Roanoke, VA | Victory Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | H | Roanoke Buckskins | 41-0 | W | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | 5500 | |
| Sat | 9/19/1970 | A | Richmond Saints | 38-10 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sat | 9/26/1970 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 24-9 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Bush Stadium | 5203 | |
| Sat | 10/3/1970 | H | Jersey Jays | 20-9 | W | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | 5300 | |
| Fri | 10/9/1970 | A | Bridgeport Jets | 30-26 | W | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 11000 | |
| Sat | 10/17/1970 | H | Hartford Knights | 36-27 | W | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | 6500 | |
| Sat | 10/31/1970 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 35-24 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 10502 | |
| Sat | 11/7/1970 | A | Orlando Panthers | 14-12 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 8188 | |
| Sat | 11/14/1970 | H | Indianapolis Capitols | 34-13 | W | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | 3000 | |
| Fri | 11/20/1970 | A | Long Island Bulls | 22-13 | W | Hempstead, NY | Hofstra Stadium | 1120 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 7-22 | L | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | 1500 | |
| Sat | 12/5/1970 | H | Richmond Saints | 18-0 | W | Pottstown, PA | Grigg Memorial Field | 1800 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/12/1970 | A | Hartford Knights | 31-0 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 5100 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ernie Adams | 68 | ROG | 5-11 | 263 | 25 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| Buddy Allen | 41 | FS | 5-11 | 193 | 33 | Oakland JC; Utah State | ||
| Don Alley | 19 | TE | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Adams State | ||
| John Barber | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Delaware State | ||
| Dick Barnhorst | FL | 6-4 | 217 | 23 | Xavier (Ohio) | |||
| Jim Baughn | 75 | DT | 6-4 | 270 | Virginia State | |||
| Greg Berger | 3 | FS | 6-1 | 185 | Bloomsburg | |||
| Vince Bizzard | CB | 6-1 | 198 | Villanova | ||||
| Joe Blake | 77 | DE | 6-2 | 280 | 26 | Northwestern; Bakersfield CC; Tulsa | ||
| Art Carlson | 86 | RDE | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | West Chester | ||
| Roy Clay | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Tennessee State | |||
| King Corcoran | 9 | QB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Maryland | ||
| Tommy Davis | 78 | DT-LDE | 6-0 | 255 | 25 | Tennessee State | ||
| Nick Dellaquilla | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Shippensburg | |||
| Sonny Demczuk | 84 | TE | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Maryland | ||
| Tom DiMuzio | 21 | QB-FB | 6-1 | 210 | 21 | Delaware | ||
| Jerry DiPhillippo | 53 | RLB | 6-1 | 218 | Cheyney | |||
| Mike Dirks | DT | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Wyoming | |||
| Jack Dolbin | 22 | SE | 5-10 | 180 | 22 | Wake Forest | ||
| Jim Foster | 54 | LLB | 5-11 | 225 | Trinidad State JC; Colorado State | |||
| Doug Goodwin | FB | 6-2 | 228 | 28 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | |||
| Howard Gravelle | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | UC Davis | ||
| Roger Grimes | 25 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 23 | Penn State | ||
| George Harold | DB | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | Allen | |||
| Rod Hayden | DE | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | Memphis | |||
| Jim Haynie | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | West Chester | ||
| Ron Holliday | 18 | FL | 5-9 | 168 | 22 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Calvin Hunt | 55 | C | 6-3 | 244 | 23 | Baylor | ||
| Walt Johnson | 76 | DT | 6-2 | 245 | St. Augustine's | |||
| Ray Jones | 80 | DB | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Southern University | ||
| John Land | 26 | HB | 5-9 | 195 | 26 | Delaware State | ||
| Leo Levandowski | 61 | C | 6-1 | 245 | 27 | none | ||
| Bryan Marshall | 7 | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Oakwood | ||
| Jimmie McFarland | S | 5-10 | 187 | 26 | Jackson State | |||
| Frank McGuigan | 30 | HB | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Ricks JC; Arkansas State | ||
| Fred Milton | 52 | LLB | 5-10 | 250 | 22 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Oregon State | ||
| Frank Mitchell | 72 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | Maryland | |||
| Herb Nauss | 16 | SS | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Albright | ||
| Bob Parker | 66 | OG | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Memphis | ||
| Bob Pelkington | 89 | TE | 6-6 | 260 | 29 | Xavier (Ohio) | ||
| Bruce Puterbaugh | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 29 | Kentucky | ||
| Ed Pyne | 81 | FL-TE-K | 6-3 | 218 | 27 | Maryland; Temple | ||
| Billy Rakow | 42 | RCB-FS | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Adams State | ||
| Sherm Ross | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 196 | 29 | Bluefield State | ||
| Tom Sarkisian | 70 | LOT | 6-2 | 252 | 25 | Boston College | ||
| Steve Speers | LB | 6-1 | 204 | 29 | Temple | |||
| Bill Stetz | 73 | RDT | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Boston College | ||
| Johnny Stewart | 20 | CB | 6-2 | 188 | 22 | New Mexico State; Laney JC; New Mexico | ||
| Tom Tearhart | 66 | OT | 6-3 | 250 | none | |||
| Jim Thrower | CB | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | East Texas A&M | |||
| Tom Tracy | 79 | DT-OT | 6-3 | 245 | Villanova | |||
| Tuufuli Uperesa | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 22 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Montana | |||
| Jim Vaughan | T | 6-4 | 275 | Virginia State | ||||
| Claude Watts | 37 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 30 | Bluefield State | ||
| John Watts | 38 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Hiram Scott | |||
| Dave Weedman | 51 | LB | 6-4 | 237 | 27 | Oregon State; Lower Columbia JC; Western Washington | ||
| Harold Wells | 49 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 32 | Purdue | ||
| Steve Zegalia | 57 | MLB | 5-10 | 225 | 23 | Syracuse | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 92 | 94 | 63 | 70 | 319 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 54 | 56 | 23 | 165 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Alley | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||||
| John Land | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||
| Ed Pyne | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 54 | ||||
| Jack Dolbin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Claude Watts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| King Corcoran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Dick Barnhorst | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Tom DiMuzio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ron Holliday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Frank McGuigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Sherm Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Harold Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Buddy Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 44 | 34 | 44 | 77.3 | 7 | 0 | 319 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 13 | 2 | 165 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Watts | 149 | 1062 | 7.1 | 69 | 3 |
| John Land | 119 | 548 | 4.6 | 69 | 6 |
| Frank McGuigan | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| King Corcoran | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 11 | 3 |
| Jack Dolbin | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Tom DiMuzio | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Haynie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Grimes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Pyne | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Corcoran | 297 | 164 | 55.2 | 120 | 2129 | 7.2 | 13.0 | 60 | 24 | 8.1 | 13 | 4.4 | 86.7 | |||
| Jim Haynie | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 15 | 369 | 8.4 | 14.8 | 56 | 4 | 9.1 | 4 | 9.1 | 76.8 | |||
| Tom DiMuzio | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 108 | 21.6 | 54.0 | 76 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 127.1 | |||
| John Land | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 50 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 42.4 | |||
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| Buddy Allen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 87.5 | |||
| Team Totals | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Alley | 53 | 703 | 13.3 | 41 | 16 |
| Jack Dolbin | 42 | 757 | 18.0 | 76 | 5 |
| John Land | 33 | 461 | 14.0 | 58 | 3 |
| Ron Holliday | 19 | 198 | 10.4 | 42 | 1 |
| Dick Barnhorst | 15 | 229 | 15.3 | 43 | 2 |
| Claude Watts | 13 | 167 | 12.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Frank McGuigan | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Sonny Demczuk | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ed Pyne | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Roger Grimes | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Nauss | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Rakow | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Harold Wells | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 44 | 1 |
| Sherm Ross | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Zegalia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Allen | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry DiPhillippo | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Pyne | 41 | 1473 | 35.9 | 57 | ||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherm Ross | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 63 | 1 | |
| Jack Dolbin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Frank Mcguigan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Buddy Allen | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Billy Rakow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dolbin | 10 | 294 | 29.4 | 68 | 0 | |
| Frank McGuigan | 10 | 188 | 18.8 | 38 | 0 | |
| Ron Holliday | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 30 | 0 | |
| John Land | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Sherm Ross | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tom DiMuzio | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Howard Gravelle | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dave Weedman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
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