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1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)

1st place • Central Division • 17-3-0 .850
1974 WFLNext Season
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Head Coach: John McVay
Joe EaglowskiDefensive Line
Jay FryOffensive Line
Joe GalatLinebackers
Bob GibsonOffensive Backs
Jim RountreeDefensive Backs
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Wed7/10/1974HDetroit Wheels34-15WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl31122
Thu7/18/1974HPortland Storm16-8WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl31088
Wed7/24/1974ABirmingham Americans33-58LBirmingham, ALLegion Field61319
Thu8/1/1974HSouthern California Sun25-15WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl25176
Wed8/7/1974APhiladelphia Bell15-46LPhiladelphia, PAJohn F. Kennedy Stadium12396
Wed8/14/1974ADetroit Wheels37-7WYpsilanti, MIRynearson Stadium14424
Wed8/21/1974HThe Hawaiians60-8WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl25123
Wed8/28/1974AFlorida Blazers26-18WOrlando, FLOrlando Stadium17128
Mon9/2/1974AJacksonville Sharks16-13WJacksonville, FLGator Bowl22169
Sat9/7/1974HHouston Texans45-0WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl15219
Wed9/11/1974HBirmingham Americans46-7WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl30674
Wed9/18/1974AChicago Fire25-7WChicago, ILSoldier Field26678
Wed9/25/1974AShreveport Steamer17-3WShreveport, LALouisiana State Fair Stadium21357
Wed10/2/1974HJacksonville Sharks47-19WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl15016
Wed10/9/1974ACharlotte Hornets27-23WCharlotte, NCAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium25133
Wed10/16/1974HFlorida Blazers25-15WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl15334
Thu10/24/1974APortland Storm25-26LPortland, ORCivic Stadium13288
Wed10/30/1974AThe Hawaiians33-31WHonolulu, HIHonolulu Stadium20544
Thu11/7/1974HChicago Fire49-24WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl14085
Wed11/13/1974HCharlotte Hornets28-22WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl13339
Playoff
Fri11/29/1974HFlorida Blazers15-18LMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl9692
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
9/7/1974Houston TexansPostponed from 9/6
10/24/1974Portland StormPostponed from 10/23
10/30/1974The HawaiiansPostponed from 10/27
11/7/1974Chicago FirePostponed from 11/6
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Al Andrews56RLB6-321629New Mexico State
Sylvester Bates76DT6-3268Grambling State
Tim Beamer22WR5-1118526Illinois; Johnson C. Smith
Tom Beckman99LDE6-525024Michigan20
Tom Beutler50RLB6-123228Toledo
Bracy Bonham63OG-FB6-224224North Carolina Central
Steve Booras82LDE6-425026Mesa CC
David Boyd2RCB6-116522Fisk55
Charlie Bray58LOG6-025529Pratt CC; Central Oklahoma20
Dick Bumpas81TE-LB6-222525Arkansas
Jake Burkhardt66LLB6-020523Dayton
Justin Canale73ROG6-224231Mississippi State
Merl Code41RCB6-019526North Carolina A&T State
Fest Cotton77LDT6-325825Dayton
Wally Dempsey54LB6-123030Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State
Ben Ellegood81DE6-423725Kutztown
Bob Etter3K5-1115429Georgia0
Jack Ettinger23WR6-318524Arkansas
Jim Ettinger14QB6-319526Kansas
Mike Gibbons71OT6-426223Southwestern Oklahoma State
John Harvey30RB6-118524Tyler JC; Texas-Arlington20
Emery Hicks47MLB6-023027Kansas
Sonny Hicks20RCB6-119223North Carolina A&T State
Wally Highsmith61LOT6-423831Florida A&M
Ralph Hill53C6-124525Florida A&M
Bob Houmard88TE6-323027Ohio University
John Huarte7QB6-018831Notre Dame17
John HughesDB6-119524Ohio State
Herman Jackson60LB5-1022022Miami (Ohio)
John Jacquot74OG6-223523Bowling Green State
J.J. Jennings36FB6-122022Rutgers20
Willie Lee Jones68RLB6-122026Tampa
Tom Kruyer64OG-OT6-224525Indiana
Bob Lally58MLB-RLV6-223022Cornell20
John LeHeup67RDT6-225023South Carolina
Brent Longwell83TE6-322523Nebraska
Bobby Majors44SS-P6-119325Tennessee
Ed Marshall89WR6-520027Ranger JC; Cameron20
Ron Mikolajczyk62ROT-ROG6-328024Marshall; Tampa20
Paul Miles25RB6-018822Bowling Green State
Seth Miller40SS6-420726Arizona State
Chris Morris78OT-OG6-325025Indiana
Gary Powell17RCB-WR6-018022Indiana
Cecil Pryor90RDE-LDE6-522727Michigan
Tom RousselLB6-323529Southern Mississippi
Dan Sartin75DT6-124528Mississippi
Bill Schlegel85TE6-121222Lehigh
Tony Schmid43RB6-120022Ball State
Lucious Selmon98DT-LB5-1123523Oklahoma
Gary Shirk87TE6-122024Morehead State
Larry Smiley88DE6-425024Texas Southern
Willie Spencer31HB6-423521none16
Bill Stevenson94RDE6-427024Drake
Billy Taylor42RB5-1020525Michigan
David Thomas24LCB5-1017523Texas Southern
Dick Thornton45FS6-018535Northwestern
Charlie Tiblom52C6-224525Central Connecticut State
Mike TownsendS6-320522Notre Dame1
Roger Wallace84WR5-1118022Bowling Green State
Danny White11QB-P6-319522Arizona State
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
14Bo MatthewsRBColorado
221Kim McQuilkenQBLehigh
328Norris WeeseQBMississippi
445Steve OdomWRUtah
552Benny MaloneWRArizona State
669Lucious SelmonDTOklahoma
776Clyde PowersDBOklahoma
893Harold HartRBTexas Southern
9100Bob LallyLBCornell
10117J.J. JenningsRBRutgers
11124Matt BlairLBIowa State
12141Bill McDonaldCColorado
13148Dave BrooksOGBrigham Young
14165Gene KillianOTTennessee
15172Don CluneWRPennsylvania
16189Ned GuilletDBBoston College
17196Rex HumbargerDENorth Texas
18213Larry HuntDTIowa State
19220Sylvester BatesDTGrambling State
20237Jack EttingerWRArkansas
21244Bobby BrooksDBBishop
22261John HarveyRBTexas-Arlington
23268Albert HolmesRBHawaii
24285Gary PinkelTEKent State
25292Bill SchlegelTELehigh
26309Mike PhillipsDTCornell
27316Charles AnthonyLBSouthern California
28333Billy CorbettOGJohnson C. Smith
29340Artimus ParkerDBSouthern California
30357Paul MilesRBBowling Green State
31364Phil PolakRBBowling Green State
32381Steve JoachimQBTemple
33388Brian RollinsWRIowa
34405David ThomasDBTexas Southern
35412Barry PriceDTOklahoma State
36429Efren HerreraKUCLA
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals147171123188629
Opponents Totals899154131629
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSRushPassPen3RD DOWNAttPct4TH DOWNAttPctPENYDS
Team Totals396202165291281177
Opponents Totals33498858
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Ed Marshall1911000144
Willie Spencer154000109
J.J. Jennings13300094
Gary Shirk7800057
John Harvey7400053
Roger Wallace5500040
Bob Etter00121963.2036
Paul Miles3100022
Tim Beamer2000014
Gary Powell2000014
Bracy Bonham100007
Jack Ettinger100007
Jim Ettinger100007
Bobby Majors100007
David Thomas100007
Dick Thornton100007
Tom Beckman000012
Dick Bumpas010001
Brent Longwell010001
Team Totals79387948.1121963.21629
Opponents Totals45244553.381365
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
J.J. Jennings32215244.72111
John Harvey1929454.949t6
Willie Spencer1787884.43015
Paul Miles923253.5193
Danny White241034.3150
John Huarte21813.9160
Jim Ettinger33411.3251
Ed Marshall33311.0400
Bracy Bonham284.06t1
Tony Schmid166.060
Tim Beamer155.050
Team Totals83938524.649t37
Opponents Totals61021943.65916
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
John Huarte29415452.412424168.215.757237.8165.430297211983.4
Danny White1557951.06711907.715.156127.795.8678111278.2
Jim Ettinger14750.061339.519.04517.117.121611777.4
John Harvey3266.716120.330.548133.300.00061149.3
Team Totals46824251.720038008.115.757377.9265.638391340982.2
Opponents Totals61033054.124242126.912.874294.8386.257542367065.8
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Ed Marshall60115919.35619
J.J. Jennings464319.4362
Roger Wallace3967417.351t5
Gary Shirk3467519.9577
John Harvey2127513.1411
Paul Miles151238.2250
Willie Spencer1113912.6340
Jack Ettinger716723.9441
Tim Beamer45213.0180
Dick Bumpas33612.0180
Gary Powell26532.534t2
Bob Houmard199.090
Billy Taylor122.020
Team Totals242380015.75737
Opponents Totals330421212.87429
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
David Thomas1016116.1601
Seth Miller915917.7440
Dick Thornton515631.254t1
Sonny Hicks4143.5110
Bob Lally3186.0130
Jake Burkhardt3103.350
Bobby Majors15555.055t1
Bill Stevenson12323.0230
Tom Beckman11818.0180
Merl Code100.000
Team Totals3861416.2603
Opponents Totals262589.9280
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Danny White80327140.9640
Bobby Majors824130.1471
Team Totals88351239.9642
Opponents Totals110391635.6601
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Roger Wallace261445.5210
David Thomas432245.2700
Bill Stevenson13131.0310
Tim Beamer24221.0320
Emery Hicks11616.0160
Willie Lee Jones11515.0150
John Hughes144.040
Bobby Majors2-5-2.5-10
Team Totals764616.1700
Opponents Totals602834.7620
Tim Beamer1
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Tim Beamer2057328.782t1
Paul Miles25829.0360
John Harvey1024724.7330
David Thomas1739723.4370
Willie Spencer48521.3210
J.J. Jennings48020.0250
Roger Wallace47619.0310
Mike Townsend11717.0170
David Boyd23316.5200
Bobby Majors55110.2200
Smith155.050
Gary Shirk100.000
Team Totals71157222.182t1
Opponents Totals107236822.1620
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Tim Beamer1
Team Totals36201631471
Opponents Totals51312020400
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