1933 Portsmouth Spartans (NFL) |
| 2nd place Western Division 6-5-0 .545 |
| Head Coach: Potsy Clark |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 9/13/1933 | A | Indianapolis Indians | 19-0 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Perry Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1933 | H | Cincinnati Reds | 21-0 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 4500 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1933 | H | New York Giants | 17-7 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1933 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 7-6 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 7000 | |
| Wed | 10/4/1933 | N | Columbus Mendel Tailors | 45-0 | W | Huntington, WV | League Park | 3000 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1933 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-17 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 5200 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1933 | A | Boston Redskins | 13-0 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 19275 | |
| Wed | 10/18/1933 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 25-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Baker Bowl | 3500 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1933 | A | Shenandoah Presidents | 7-7 | T | Shenandoah, PA | Cooper Memorial Stadium | 6500 | |
| Tue | 10/24/1933 | A | Paterson Giants | - | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | |||
| Thu | 10/26/1933 | A | Bridgeport Pros | - | Bridgeport, CT | Newfield Park | |||
| Sun | 10/29/1933 | A | Staten Island Stapletons | 14-7 | W | New York, NY | Thompson's Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1933 | A | New York Giants | 10-13 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 15000 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1933 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-0 | W | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1933 | A | Cincinnati Reds | 7-10 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Redland Field | 7500 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1933 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 9000 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1933 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-17 | L | Portsmouth, OH | Universal Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1933 | A | Charlotte Bantams | 40-6 | W | Charlotte, NC | Robbie's Field | 4500 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1933 | A | Omaha Storz Triumphs | 13-0 | W | Omaha, NE | Western League Park | 4200 | |
| Mon | 12/25/1933 | A | Omaha Storz Triumphs | 42-7 | W | Lincoln, NE | Landis Field | 200 | |
| Sun | 12/31/1933 | A | Oklahoma City Chiefs | 7-7 | T | Oklahoma City, OK | Texas League Park | 1000 | |
| Mon | 1/1/1934 | A | Tulsa Drillers | - | Tulsa, OK | Fairgrounds | |||
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 37 | Gene Alford | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-TB-S | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Daniel Baker; Texas Tech; Sul Ross State | 9 | 0 |
| 38 | Maury Bodenger | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-10 | 214 | 24 | Tulane | 11 | 9 |
| Ben Boswell | OT-DT | 6-0 | 245 | 23 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Jim Bowdoin | LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Alabama | 7 | 2 |
| 47 | John Burleson | OT-DT | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Ernie Caddel | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-FB-LB | 6-2 | 199 | 22 | Stanford | 11 | 10 |
| 50 | John Cavosie | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE-LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 207 | 25 | Wisconsin; Butler | 9 | 8 |
| 48 | George Christensen | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 238 | 24 | Oregon | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Ray Davis | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Samford | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Harry Ebding | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 199 | 27 | St. Mary's (California) | 11 | 8 |
| 49 | Earl Elser | LOG-LDG-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 229 | 25 | Butler | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Ox Emerson | ROG-RDG-C-MG | 5-11 | 203 | 26 | Texas | 11 | 10 |
| 55 | Ace Gutowsky | FB-LB-TB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 201 | 24 | Oklahoma City | 10 | 6 |
| 39 | Ramey Hunter | ROE-DE | 178 | 23 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | |
| 57 | Roy Lumpkin | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 10 |
| 42 | Buster Mitchell | LOT-LDT-LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 205 | 27 | Randolph JC; Davis & Elkins | 11 | 9 |
| 60 | Glenn Presnell | TB-S | 5-10 | 195 | 28 | Nebraska | 11 | 9 |
| 43 | Clare Randolph | C-MG | 6-2 | 204 | 26 | Indiana | 10 | 9 |
| 66 | Elmer Schaake | FB-LB-TB-S-LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 5-11 | 207 | 22 | Kansas | 10 | 7 |
| 30 | John Schneller | LOE-LDE-ROE-RE | 6-2 | 204 | 22 | Wisconsin | 8 | 6 |
| 41 | Harry Thayer | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Tennessee | 9 | 4 |
| 44 | John Wager | C-MG-ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 203 | 28 | Carthage | 10 | 3 |
| 56 | Mule Wilson | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-FB-LB | 5-11 | 192 | 32 | Texas A&M | 5 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 58 | 29 | 31 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 16 | 6 | 41 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | / % | / % | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Presnell | 6 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 5 | 0 | 63 | ||
| Ernie Caddel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| John Cavosie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Gene Alford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Ace Gutowsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Roy Lumpkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Elmer Schaake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 16 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 6 | 0 | 128 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Presnell | 5 | 25 | 2/ | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| John Cavosie | 1 | 40 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | |||
| Team Totals | 6 | 40 | 2/ | 3/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | |||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1/ | 2/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Presnell | 118 | 522 | 4.4 | 6 | |
| Elmer Schaake | 125 | 412 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Ace Gutowsky | 103 | 385 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Ernie Caddel | 70 | 286 | 4.1 | 3 | |
| Gene Alford | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Roy Lumpkin | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| John Schneller | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Mule Wilson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| John Cavosie | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 456 | 1720 | 3.8 | 10 | |
| Opponents Totals | 413 | 1422 | 3.4 | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Presnell | 125 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 774 | 6.2 | 15.5 | 66 | 5 | 4.0 | 12 | 9.6 | 35.0 | |||
| Ace Gutowsky | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 37.3 | |||
| Elmer Schaake | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 30.6 | |||
| John Cavosie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42.4 | |||
| Gene Alford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0.0 | |||||
| Roy Lumpkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 170 | 65 | 38.2 | 87 | 959 | 5.6 | 14.8 | 6 | 3.5 | 18 | 10.6 | 29.6 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 107 | 32 | 29.9 | 53 | 558 | 5.2 | 17.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 22 | 20.6 | 21.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lumpkin | 10 | 191 | 19.1 | 1 | |
| Ernie Caddel | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 2 | |
| Harry Ebding | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 0 | |
| John Cavosie | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 1 | |
| Elmer Schaake | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| Glenn Presnell | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| John Schneller | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gene Alford | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 64t | 1 |
| Mule Wilson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 959 | 14.8 | 6 | |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 558 | 17.4 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 22 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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