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1973 Bridgeport Jets (ACFL)

1st place • Southern Division • 11-1-0 .917
1973 ACFL
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Ray Mathews
Dick ConnorsAssistant Coach
Matt SnellAssistant Coach
Jack SturmBackfield
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/25/1973ANew England Colonials7-15LLynn, MAManning Bowl
Fri8/31/1973HHartford Knights19-17WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium7462
Fri9/7/1973HWestern Massachusetts Pioneers45-13WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium6000
Sat9/15/1973ANew York Crusaders33-0WMount Vernon, NYMemorial Stadium2500
Fri9/21/1973HLong Island Chiefs34-30WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium7480
Fri9/28/1973HNew York Crusaders38-0WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium8474
Sat10/6/1973AHartford Knights10-7WHartford, CTDillon Stadium6960
Fri10/12/1973HLong Island Chiefs28-0WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium4800
Fri10/19/1973ANew England Colonials9-19LFoxborough, MASchaefer Stadium3074
Fri10/26/1973HNew York Crusaders24-3WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium4600
Sat11/3/1973AWestern Massachusetts Pioneers44-20WHolyoke, MAMacKenzie Stadium100
Fri11/9/1973HNew England Colonials37-31WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium6000
Sat11/17/1973ANew York CrusadersWMount Vernon, NYMemorial Stadium
League Championship
Fri11/23/1973HNew England Colonials17-41LBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium10716
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
11/17/1973New York CrusadersForfeit
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Steve Banks24DB5-1118523Toledo
Ray BaylorDT6-526326Texas Southern
Doug Blake30RB6-122023Princeton
Tom Bonnell20RB5-919023Mesa CC; Northridge State
Brad Bradley81LB6-320525Columbia
Frank BrownDE6-426029Albany State
Jim BulgerQB6-522723Notre Dame
Leon CampbellTE6-322024Toledo
Chuck Cornell85WR6-219023Bridgeport
Frank DiMaggio10QB6-121023Temple
Tom Duncan45DB6-019523Toledo
Tom Eibensteiner75OT6-125523Naugatuck Valley CC
Bob English56LB6-122528Texas Southern
Jim Evans82DE6-322523South Carolina State
Dennis Fabian88WR6-118523Graceland
Ed FlynnOT6-5255Newberry
Manny Francisco87LB6-122523New Jersey City
Steve Frank50C6-125523Bridgeport
Butch Gentry11K5-1019223Tennessee Tech
Charlie Hayes72OT6-427026Weber State
Wayne Herrmann47DB6-120025Waynesburg
Luther Howard35DB6-118022Delaware State
Levon Johnson31RB6-021024Alabama A&M
Bob Karmelowicz79DT6-124524Bridgeport
Jim KendrickWR5-11175none
Joe KendrickDB6-3185none
Joe Lomickey75OT6-324524New Jersey City
Al Mastroianni86LB6-221022Bridgeport
Judge Mattocks57LB6-420022North Carolina
Pete Mills41DB5-1118531Coffeyville CC; Wichita State
Tom Morgan80WR5-1118027none
Ron Murray42DB6-219523Findlay
Jim Newton83DE6-326523Virginia State
Les Obie12QB5-1118433Santa Rosa JC; Trinity (Texas)
Lonnie Paige67OT6-125527North Carolina Central
Ed PetrasDT6-1250Bloomsburg
Len PettigrewDE6-424025Ashland
Lou Piccone17WR5-818424West Liberty
Jim Quinn51LB6-021027Bridgeport
Walt Rae76OG6-124024William Paterson
Gene SchaefferC6-325025Bridgeport
Joe SchwartzRB6-120523Toledo
Don Shanklin22WR5-917527Kansas
Curt Sparks48DB6-218523Tuskegee
Rich SzaroK5-1120425Harvard
Lou Szucs29K5-816525none0
Ed Thomas77DT6-324524Lebanon Valley
John Vignone46DB6-019029Susquehanna
Wayne Whye64OG6-325023Maryland-Eastern Shore
Dave WrightG6-424324Xavier (Ohio)
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals70966986321
Opponents Totals13436123140
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Don Shanklin900054
Chuck Cornell800048
Rich Szaro0219048
Lou Piccone700042
Butch Gentry0154027
Doug Blake400024
Joe Schwartz300018
Ed Thomas200012
Steve Banks10006
Tom Bonnell10006
Jim Bulger10006
Frank DiMaggio10006
Luther Howard10006
Art Mastroianni10006
Judge Mattocks10006
Len Pettigrew00012
Jim Quinn00012
(Unidentified)00012
Team Totals40364090.0133321
Opponents Totals18141877.860140
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Doug Blake1254843.93
Joe Schwartz2
Tom Bonnell1
Jim Bulger1
Frank DiMaggio1
Lou Piccone1
Team Totals9
Opponents Totals7
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Frank DiMaggio1236351.25410648.716.9108.164.987.6
Jim Bulger6
Les Obie5
Team Totals21
Opponents Totals10
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Chuck Cornell3751714.08
Don Shanklin3674620.78
Lou Piccone3
Doug Blake1
Joe Schwartz1
Team Totals21
Opponents Totals10
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Banks511422.81
Bob English5295.80
Ed Thomas1
Team Totals2
Opponents Totals0
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Butch Gentry3536.360
Team Totals
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lou Piccone2229613.52
Don Shanklin1
Team Totals3
Opponents Totals0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lou Piccone1
Team Totals1
Opponents Totals0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Al Mastroianni1
Judge Mattocks1
Team Totals2
Opponents Totals1
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