1930 Portsmouth Spartans (NFL) |
| 7th place • 5-6-3 .455 |
| Head Coach: Hal Griffen |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sun | 9/14/1930 | H | Newark Tornadoes | 13 | 6 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 4000 | |
| Wed | 9/24/1930 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 0 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1930 | A | Ironton Tanks | 7 | 6 | W | Ironton, OH | Beechwood Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1930 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | T | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 6500 | |
| Wed | 10/8/1930 | H | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 39 | 7 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | ||
| Sun | 10/12/1930 | A | Minneapolis Redjackets | 0 | 13 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Nicollet Park | 2000 | |
| Wed | 10/15/1930 | H | Ironton Tanks | 15 | 16 | L | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 6500 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1930 | A | Memphis Tigers | 6 | 20 | L | Memphis, TN | Hodges Field | 6500 | |
| Wed | 10/22/1930 | H | Chicago Bears | 7 | 6 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1930 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 13 | 23 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 8000 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1930 | A | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 47 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 7500 | |
| Wed | 11/5/1930 | H | New York Giants | 6 | 19 | L | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1930 | A | Staten Island Stapletons | 13 | 13 | T | New York, NY | Thompson's Stadium | 8000 | |
| Sat | 11/15/1930 | A | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 6 | 7 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1930 | A | Providence Steam Roller | - | Providence, RI | Providence Cycledrome | ||||
| Sun | 11/23/1930 | A | Newark Tornadoes | - | Newark, NJ | Newark Velodrome | ||||
| Thu | 11/27/1930 | H | Ironton Tanks | 12 | 0 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 3300 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1930 | A | Chicago Bears | 6 | 14 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 6000 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1930 | H | Minneapolis Redjackets | 42 | 0 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1930 | H | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | T | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 4500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/1930 | Providence Steam Roller | Canceled |
| 11/23/1930 | Newark Tornadoes | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Walt Ambrose | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Carroll (Wisconsin) | 1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Bennett | 21 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-QB-S-FB-LB | 5-9 | 193 | 23 | Indiana | 14 | 12 |
| Chuck Braidwood | 72 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 199 | 27 | Loyola (Illinois); Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 2 |
| Dick Brown | 41 | C-MG | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Iowa | 11 | 8 |
| Koester Christensen | ROE-RDE | 5-10 | 195 | 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | |
| Ebby DeWeese | 52 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG-LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | none | 11 | 4 |
| Forrest Douds | 12 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 5-10 | 216 | 25 | Washington & Jefferson | 3 | 3 |
| Byron Eby | 20 | QB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 |
| Lee Fenner | LOE-LDE | 5-10 | 170 | 33 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Fleckenstein | 84 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE-LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 208 | 27 | Carleton; Iowa | 10 | 7 |
| Bill Glassgow | 22 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-QB-S | 5-9 | 187 | 23 | Iowa | 12 | 9 |
| Al Graham | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 211 | 25 | none | 3 | 3 | |
| Aaron Grant | 42 | C-MG | 6-2 | 285 | 22 | Tennessee Wesleyan; Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Griffen | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 247 | 27 | Iowa | 2 | 0 | |
| Frank Hanny | 63 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 199 | 33 | Indiana | 4 | 1 |
| Dud Harris | 60 | ROT-RDT-LOT-RDT | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Ohio State; Marietta | 13 | 9 |
| George Hastings | 60 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | Ohio University | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Jennings | 71 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Haskell Indian; Centenary | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Johnson | 45 | ROT-RDT | 6-4 | 205 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 0 |
| Red Joseph | 70 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 |
| Cy Kahl | 23 | QB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-FB-LB | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | North Dakota | 10 | 7 |
| Tiny Lewis | 26 | FB-LB-QB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Northwestern | 13 | 7 |
| Roy Lumpkin | 24 | FB-LB-QB-S-ROH-RDH | 6-2 | 211 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 13 |
| George Lyon | 63 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Kansas State | 10 | 8 |
| Emil Mayer | 73 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Washington & Jefferson; Bethany (West Virginia); Catholic | 8 | 3 |
| Mayes McLain | 25 | FB-LB-LOH-LDH-QB-S | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Haskell Indian; Iowa | 14 | 4 |
| Ernie Meyer | 73 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Geneva | 9 | 5 |
| Ray Novotny | 27 | LOH-LDH-QB-S-FB-LB-ROH-RDH | 5-10 | 169 | 23 | Ashland | 10 | 1 |
| Frosty Peters | LOH-LDH-QB-S | 5-10 | 183 | 26 | Montana State; Illinois | 3 | 2 | |
| Carroll Ringwalt | 53 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Indiana | 3 | 1 |
| Fred Roberts | 50 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Iowa | 12 | 10 |
| John Ryan | 83 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | 3 | 1 |
| Vin Schleusner | 61 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Iowa | 13 | 6 |
| Ron Shearer | LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Drake | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Smith | 51 | C-MG-ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 190 | 25 | Georgia | 4 | 3 |
| Charles Weaver | 85 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 195 | 25 | Chicago | 4 | 3 | |
| Bull Wesley | 40 | C-MG-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Alabama | 13 | 5 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33 | 58 | 35 | 50 | 176 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 52 | 27 | 42 | 161 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bennett | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Mayes McLain | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Bill Glasgow | 4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Tiny Lewis | 2 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Roy Lumpkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Byron Eby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Red Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Novotny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vin Schleusner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lou Jennings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 0 | 176 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Glasgow | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Lou Jennings | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bennett | 5 | ||||
| Bill Glasgow | 3 | ||||
| Mayes McLain | 4 | ||||
| Roy Lumpkin | 3 | ||||
| Tiny Lewis | 2 | ||||
| Ray Novotny | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lumpkin | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Byron Eby | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Novotny | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bennett | 1 | ||||
| Mayes McLain | 3 | ||||
| Byron Eby | 1 | ||||
| Red Joseph | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 6 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bennett | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Glasgow | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Schleusner | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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