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1936 Pittsburgh Americans (AFL)

4th place • 3-2-1 .600

1936 AFL • Next Season

Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: Rudy Comstock

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sun	9/20/1936	A	Warren Red Jackets	6-7	L		Warren, PA
Sun	10/4/1936	A	Syracuse Braves	27-16	W		Syracuse, NY	Municipal Stadium	1500
Wed	10/7/1936	A	Boston Shamrocks	7-16	L		Boston, MA	Braves Field	3500
Sun	10/18/1936	H	Brooklyn Tigers	17-13	W		Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	2000
Wed	10/21/1936	A	New York Yankees	6-7	L		New York, NY	Yankee Stadium	26000
Sun	11/1/1936	A	Cleveland Rams	7-7	T		Cleveland, OH	League Park	8852
Sun	11/8/1936	H	Boston Shamrocks	14-6	W		Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	4026
Wed	11/11/1936	A	Brooklyn Tigers		-		New York, NY	Ebbets Field
Sun	11/15/1936	H	Cleveland Rams		-		Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field
Thu	11/26/1936	H	New York Yankees		-		Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Schedule Notes
11/11/1936	Brooklyn Tigers	Canceled
11/15/1936	Cleveland Rams	Canceled
11/26/1936	New York Yankees	Canceled

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Dick Beltz	10	RH-LH	5-10	180	24	Ohio State	6	3
Ed Bender	21	LT-RT-RG	6-0	205	24	Fort Hays State	6	4
Knuckles Boyle	17	LT	5-11	232	27	Albright	2	2
Pete Dranginis	8	QB	5-10	175	27	Catholic	6	1
Frank Dreiling	19	RG	5-11	225	24	Fort Hays State	6	6
Bob Fife	13	LE-RE	6-1	195	25	Washington & Jefferson	6	3
George Gruver	7	LE	6-2	210	24	Fort Hays State	6	3
Joe Keeble	12	QB-RH	6-0	190	27	UCLA	6	6
Leon Long	6	RH	5-11	185	29	Alabama	6	2
Claude Perry	25	LT-RT	6-1	210	35	Alabama	6	0
Vin Platukis	5	FB	6-1	205	26	none	6	0
Joe Poilek	22	RH	5-10	195	26	West Virginia	5	0
Bill Potts	15	FB-HB	6-2	215	26	Villanova	6	6
Jesse Quatse	1	RT-LT	5-11	226	28	Pittsburgh	6	6
Dave Ribble	18	LG-C	6-1	216	29	Hardin-Simmons	5	2
Mike Skulos	34	G	6-1	210	24	Washington & Jefferson	3	0
Ben Smith	28	RE-LE	6-3	208	25	Alabama	6	6
Bob Snyder	14	LH-RH-FB	6-0	205	23	Ohio University	6	6
Jim Turner	23	C	6-2	210	26	Oklahoma State	6	6
Ed Tyson	11	LG-RG	6-0	218	26	Scranton	6	5

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	7	21	24	26	78
Opponents Totals	25	0	13	27

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Bob Snyder	3	8	10	80.0	1			0	29
Dick Beltz	2	0	0		0			0	12
Leon Long	2	0	0		0			0	12
Ed Bender	1	0	0		0			0	6
Jim Fife	1	0	0		0			0	6
Ben Smith	1	0	0		0			0	6
Ed Tyson	1	0	0		0			0	6
Bill Potts	0	1	1	100.0	0			0	1
Team Totals	11	9	11	81.8	1			0	78
Opponents Totals	9	5	9	55.6	2			0	65

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dick Beltz					2
Leon Long					2
Bob Snyder					2
Team Totals					6
Opponents Totals					3

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Joe Keeble									1
Bob Snyder									1
Team Totals									2
Opponents Totals									6

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Jim Fife					1
Ben Smith					1
Team Totals					2
Opponents Totals					6

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ed Bender					1
Bob Snyder					1
Team Totals					2
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
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Ed Tyson							1
Team Totals							1
Opponents Totals							0

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