1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Wed	7/10/1974	H	Southern California Sun	11-7	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	52213
Wed	7/17/1974	A	New York Stars	32-29	W	New York, NY	J.J. Downing Memorial Field	17493
Wed	7/24/1974	H	Memphis Southmen	58-33	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	61319
Wed	7/31/1974	A	Detroit Wheels	21-18	W	Ypsilanti, MI	Rynearson Stadium	14614
Wed	8/7/1974	H	Detroit Wheels	28-22	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	40367
Wed	8/14/1974	H	The Hawaiians	39-0	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	43297
Wed	8/21/1974	A	Jacksonville Sharks	15-14	W	Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl	27140
Thu	8/29/1974	A	Chicago Fire	22-8	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	44732
Mon	9/2/1974	H	Florida Blazers	8-7	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	36529
Sat	9/7/1974	H	Chicago Fire	41-40	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	54872
Wed	9/11/1974	A	Memphis Southmen	7-46	L	Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl	30674
Thu	9/19/1974	H	Shreveport Steamer	42-14	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	33619
Wed	9/25/1974	A	Portland Storm	21-26	L	Portland, OR	Civic Stadium	14273
Wed	10/2/1974	A	The Hawaiians	8-14	L	Honolulu, HI	Honolulu Stadium	12039
Wed	10/9/1974	H	Portland Storm	30-8	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	25261
Wed	10/16/1974	A	Southern California Sun	25-29	L	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	25247
Wed	10/23/1974	H	Jacksonville Sharks		-	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field
Wed	10/23/1974	A	Shreveport Steamer	0-31	L	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Fair Stadium	24617
Wed	10/30/1974	H	Florida Blazers	26-18	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	21872
Wed	11/6/1974	H	Philadelphia Bell	26-23	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	22963
Wed	11/13/1974	H	Shreveport Steamer	40-7	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	14794
Playoff
Wed	11/27/1974	H	The Hawaiians	22-19	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	15379
World Bowl
Thu	12/5/1974	H	Florida Blazers	22-21	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	32376

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
70	John Andrews	RDT-LDE	6-6	250	23	Morgan State
32	Chris Arnold	S	6-2	201	21	Virginia State
62	John Baker	LDE-RDE-DT	6-5	260	32	Virginia Union; Norfolk State
21	Steve Barrios	WR	5-11	185	24	Tulane	1
33	Carl Bartles	FB	6-1	212	26	Lenoir-Rhyne
72	Eddie Biggs	DT	6-3	245	24	Appalachian State
84	Jim Bishop	TE	6-2	225	25	Tennessee Tech
61	Butch Brezina	LDT-RDT	6-2	250	24	Houston
88	Bob Brown	TE	6-3	225	31	Alcorn State
73/71	Buddy Brown	LOT-LOG-ROG	6-1	255	24	Alabama
76/74	Ross Brupbacher	RLB-LLB	6-3	215	26	Texas A&M	19
34	Bill Bryant	LCB	5-11	195	23	Grambling State
33	Jim Butler	RB	5-10	191	31	Edward Waters
22	Art Cantrelle	FB	6-0	203	26	Louisiana State
55	Warren Capone	MLB	6-1	218	23	Louisiana State
57	Jay Casey	C-OG	6-1	245	23	Auburn
50	Gary Champagne	SLB	6-1	212	22	Louisiana State
51/45	Edgar Chandler	LB	6-3	227	28	Georgia
88	Steve Conley	LB-TE	6-2	225	25	Arizona Western JC; Kansas
79	Paul Costa	ROT	6-4	252	33	Notre Dame
62	Gary Crane	RDT	6-4	230	28	Arkansas State
	Ron Curl	DT	6-2	250	25	Michigan State
66	Grant Cvitanich	RDT	6-3	252	24	San Francisco State
66	Nate Dorsey	LDE	6-4	240	24	Mississippi Valley State
7	Denny Duron	QB-WR	6-0	195	22	Louisiana Tech
20	Jimmy Edwards	HB	5-9	185	22	Oklahoma; Louisiana-Monroe	16
67	Phil Engle	DT	6-2	265	24	South Dakota State
72	Larry Estes	RDE	6-6	250	28	Alcorn State
40	Ron Foxx	LLB	6-3	220	23	Alabama A&M
68	Gary Gennerich	OG	6-4	256	23	Clemson
35	Grant Guthrie	K	6-0	210	26	Florida State
31	Charley Harraway	FB	6-2	221	30	San Jose State	18
21	George Haynes	CB	6-2	185	23	Tulsa
66	Mel Holmes	ROG	6-3	251	24	North Carolina A&T State
25	Dennis Homan	WR	6-1	181	28	Alabama
23	Charles Hummings	WR	6-1	175	21	Morris Brown
80	Alfred Jenkins	WR	5-10	172	22	Morris Brown	20
60	Jim Kregel	LOG-ROG	6-2	250	22	Ohio State	20
32	Randy Lee	SS	6-3	195	23	Tulane
32	Cecil Leonard	LCB	5-11	165	28	Tuskegee
35	Dicky Lyons	FS-SS	6-0	190	27	Kentucky
59	Steve Manstedt	LLB	6-2	218	23	Nebraska	10
53	John Matlock	C	6-4	250	30	Miami (Florida)
10	George Mira	QB	5-11	190	32	Miami (Florida)	18
51	Mike Mullen	MLB	6-2	220	24	Oklahoma; Tulane
67	Joe O'Donnell	ROG	6-2	249	33	Michigan
85	Jim Owings	TE-WR	6-2	220	23	Georgia Tech
82	Ted Powell	TE	6-1	220	22	Ferrum JC; Ohio State
5	Joe Profit	HB	6-0	210	25	Louisiana-Monroe
45	Charlie Reamon	LCB	5-11	185	25	Maryland-Eastern Shore
11	Matthew Reed	QB	6-4	225	23	Grambling State	19
18	Paul Robinson	RB	6-0	199	30	Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona	20
9	Earl Sark	P-K	6-2	190	22	New Mexico State	20	0
34	Drane Scrivener	CB-S	6-0	190	23	Cisco JC; Tulsa		1
68	Al Sitterle	OG	6-4	265	22	North Carolina State
68	John Skladany	RDE-DT	6-4	250	24	Central Connecticut State
42	Willie Smith	LCB-SS	5-11	187	23	Morris Brown
70	Bob Tatarek	DT	6-4	260	28	Miami (Florida)
58	Jimmy Teal	LLB-RLB	6-3	225	24	Purdue
77	Dick Trower	LDE-LDT	6-3	250	25	Miami (Florida)
58	Mike Truax	LB	6-2	217	22	Tulane	3
63	Clarence Washington	LDT	6-3	265	28	Arkansas-Pine Bluff		9
70	Bill Wideman	DE	6-3	265	23	North Carolina A&T State
30	Gerard Williams	RCB	6-1	184	22	Langston	9
30	Steve Williams	RCB	5-11	173	24	Alabama	11	11
28	Larry Willingham	FS-SS-CB	6-0	198	26	Auburn
72/66	Wimpy Winther	C	6-4	260	27	Mississippi
68	Jessie Wolf	RDT	6-6	270	22	Prairie View A&M
71	Bob Wolfe	LOT-ROT	6-5	260	23	Nebraska
66	James Wright	OG	6-1	250	23	Southern University

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	5	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama
2	22	Denny Duron	QB	Louisiana Tech
3	29	Don Reese	DE	Jackson State
4	44	Jim Cagle	DE	Georgia
5	53	Roger Carr	WR	Louisiana Tech
6	68	Greg Gantt	K	Alabama
7	77	Steve Taylor	C	Auburn
8	92	Roscoe Word	DB	Jackson State
9	101	Jim Kregel	OG	Ohio State
10	116	Frank LeMaster	LB	Kentucky
11	125	Dave Lapham	OG	Syracuse
12	140	Mark Ilgenfritz	DT	Vanderbilt
13	149	Al Sitterle	OT	North Carolina State
14	164	Buddy Brown	OG	Alabama
15	173	Jimmy Poulos	RB	Georgia
16	188	Ted Powell	TE	Ohio State
17	197	Skip Kubelius	DT	Alabama
18	212	Scott Anderson	C	Missouri
19	221	Mike Holt	DB	Michigan State
20	236	Norm Hodgins	WR	Louisiana State
21	245	Steve Manstedt	LB	Nebraska
22	260	Bill Rudder	RB	Tennessee
23	269	Mike Truax	LB	Tulane
24	284	Sam Johnson	LB	Arizona State
25	293	Dexter Bussey	RB	Texas-Arlington
26	308	Charles DeJurnett	DT	San Jose State
27	317	Steve Mikez	QB	Western Illinois
28	332	Stan Rebsch	DB	Miami (Ohio)
29	341	Sammy Johnson	RB	North Carolina
30	356	Eddie McCartney	TE	Northeastern State
31	365	Bob Gaddis	WR	Mississippi Valley State
32	380	Ron Foxx	LB	Alabama A&M
33	389	Frank Kolch	QB	Eastern Michigan
34	404	Mike Monos	LB	Miami (Ohio)
35	413	Ken Payne	WR	Langston
36	428	Maurice Spencer	DB	North Carolina Central

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	87	161	98	154
Opponents Totals	70	116	80	128

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	Rush	Pass	Pen	3RD DOWN	Att	Pct	4TH DOWN	Att	Pct	PEN	YDS
Team Totals		324	150	151	23							121	1251
Opponents Totals		349	151	166	32							122	1187

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	PTS
Alfred Jenkins	12	5			0	89
Dennis Homan	8	2			0	58
Charley Harraway	8	1			0	57
Jimmy Edwards	7	3			0	52
Art Cantrelle	7	2			0	51
Paul Robinson	4	5			0	33
Earl Sark	0	0			11	33
Jim Bishop	3	2			0	23
Matthew Reed	3	1			0	22
Carl Bartles	2	1			0	15
Willie Smith	2	0			0	14
Ted Powell	1	0			0	8
Warren Capone	1	0			0	7
George Mira	1	0			0	7
Joe Profit	1	0			0	7
Gerard Williams	1	0			0	7
Steve Williams	1	0			0	7
Grant Guthrie	0	0			2	6
Bob Brown	0	4			0	4
Team Totals	62	27	62	43.5	13	500
Opponents Totals	48	22	48	45.8	12	394

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Paul Robinson	167	599	3.6	31	2
Jimmy Edwards	99	575	5.8	78	5
Art Cantrelle	129	519	4.0	28	6
Charley Harraway	138	496	3.6	17	8
Joe Profit	84	378	4.5	24	1
Matthew Reed	40	176	4.4	22	3
Carl Bartles	39	101	2.6	11	2
Jim Butler	7	16	2.3	5	0
George Mira	13	13	1.0	13	1
Earl Sark	1	11	11.0	11	0
Alfred Jenkins	3	8	2.7	7	0
Jim Bishop	1	0	0.0	0	0
Denny Duron	4	-5	-1.3	-2	0
Team Totals	725	2887	4.0	78	28
Opponents Totals	710	2905	4.1	64	23

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
George Mira	313	155	49.5	143	2248	7.2	14.5	95t	17	5.4	15	4.8	21	204	2044	71.4
Matthew Reed	188	77	41.0	100	1345	7.2	17.5	80t	11	5.9	11	5.9	6	42	1303	61.1
Denny Duron	5	2	40.0	2	29	5.8	14.5	17	0	0.0	1	20.0	1	10	19	20.0
Team Totals	505	234	46.3	244	3622	7.2	15.5	95t	28	5.5	27	5.3	28	256	3366	66.8
Opponents Totals	587	293	49.9	257	3860	6.6	13.2	70	25	4.3	37	6.3	45	361	3499	59.0

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dennis Homan	61	930	15.2	73t	8
Alfred Jenkins	60	1326	22.1	95t	12
Paul Robinson	23	237	10.3	30	2
Art Cantrelle	20	229	11.5	27	1
Jim Bishop	17	228	13.4	33	2
Bob Brown	16	266	16.6	34	0
Ted Powell	14	206	14.7	32	1
Jimmy Edwards	11	128	11.6	28	2
Charley Harraway	7	20	2.9	6	0
Joe Profit	2	11	5.5	9	0
Steve Barrios	1	15	15.0	15	0
Carl Bartles	1	15	15.0	15	0
Denny Duron	1	11	11.0	11	0
Team Totals	234	3622	15.5	95t	28
Opponents Totals	293	3860	13.2	70	25

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Gerard Williams	4	105	26.3	65	1
Larry Willingham	4	49	12.3	26	0
Warren Capone	4	38	9.5	29t	1
Ross Brupbacher	4	13	3.3	9	0
Dicky Lyons	3	56	18.7	38	0
Steve Williams	2	66	33.0	65	0
Charlie Reamon	2	32	16.0	20	0
Randy Lee	2	20	10.0	15	0
Jimmy Teal	2	10	5.0	6	0
Cecil Leonard	2	2	1.0	2	0
Willie Smith	1	50	50.0	50t	1
Ron Foxx	1	29	29.0	29	0
Gary Champagne	1	18	18.0	18	0
Steve Conley	1	11	11.0	11	0
Mike Mullen	1	10	10.0	10	0
Steve Manstedt	1	4	4.0	4	0
Chris Arnold	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Bryant	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Team Totals	37	494	13.4	65	3
Opponents Totals	27	369	13.7	75	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL
Earl Sark	102	3965	38.9	62	1
Team Totals	102	3965	38.9	62	1
Opponents Totals	110	4037	36.7	57	1

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Willie Smith	26	331	12.7	81t	2
Alfred Jenkins	30	262	8.7	42	0
Warren Capone	1	22	22.0	22	0
Gerard Williams	3	16	5.3	12	0
Steve Williams	8	39	4.9	14	0
Butch Brezina	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team Totals	69	696	10.1	81t	2
Opponents Totals	57	332	5.8	56	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Jimmy Edwards	20	492	24.6	80
Charlie Reamon	15	470	31.3	68
Drane Scrievener	1	28	28.0	28
Cecil Leonard	6	167	27.8	35
Williams	1	23	23.0	23
Willie Smith	7	143	20.4	23
Joe Profit	12	232	19.3	29
Mike Mullen	1	14	14.0	14
Jimmy Teal	1	10	10.0	10
Edgar Chandler	1	8	8.0	8
Ron Foxx	3	21	7.0	12
John Baker	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	78	1765	22.6	80
Opponents Totals	93	1919	20.6	44

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	TD
Jim Bishop						1
Team Totals	38	22	16	20	36	1
Opponents Totals	40	20	20	22	42	0

Lynn Amedee	Offensive Backs/Receivers
Marvin Bass	Defensive Coordinator
Wayne Grubb	Offensive Line
Billy Tohill	Defensive Backs
Ardell Wiegandt	Linebackers