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1937 Newark Tornadoes (AA)

1st place • Southern Division • 6-1-3 .750

1937 AA • Previous Season • Next Season

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Head Coach: Mike Stramiello

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Thu	9/16/1937	H	New York Tigers	20-0	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	8900
Sun	9/19/1937	A	New Rochelle Bulldogs		-		New Rochelle, NY	City Park
Thu	9/23/1937	H	Brooklyn Eagles	21-0	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	4000
Sun	9/26/1937	H	Norristown Pros	36-0	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium
Sun	10/3/1937	A	Mount Vernon Cardinals	0-7	L		Mount Vernon, NY	Memorial Field
Thu	10/7/1937	H	Brooklyn Bushwicks	10-10	T		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium
Sun	10/10/1937	A	Brooklyn Eagles	0-0	T		New York, NY	Ebbetts Field	1000
Sun	10/17/1937	A	Paterson Panthers	0-0	T		Paterson, NJ	Hinchliffe Stadium	12500
Sun	10/24/1937	H	Mount Vernon Cardinals	14-0	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	3000
Sun	10/31/1937	H	New Rochelle Bulldogs	7-6	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium
Sun	11/7/1937	H	White Plains Bears	17-6	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium
Sun	11/14/1937	H	New York Brown Bombers	28-14	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	7000
Sun	11/21/1937	A	Paterson Panthers	7-2	W		Paterson, NJ	Hinchliffe Stadium	11000
Sun	11/28/1937	A	Brooklyn Eagles		-		New York, NY	Ebbetts Field
League Championship
Sun	12/5/1937	H	White Plains Bears	3-3	T		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	8000
Sun	12/12/1937	A	Paterson Panthers	7-27	L		Paterson, NJ	Hinchliffe Stadium	6000
Sun	12/19/1937	H	West New York Zephyrs	13-0	W		Newark, NJ	Schools Stadium	2500

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

Schedule Notes
9/19/1937	New Rochelle Bulldogs	Canceled
10/31/1937	New Rochelle Bulldogs	Postponed from 9/30
11/28/1937	Brooklyn Eagles	Canceled

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Mike Adamo		G-C		215	24	Lafayette	3	0
Jack Begelman	16	QB-HB	6-0	197	27	New York University	2	0
Harry Bergkamp		LG		215	24	Bucknell	7	4
Tony Biase	21	HB	6-0	200	26	none	3	0
Bill Bruno		QB	5-8	166	24	Notre Dame	1	1
George Burgwin	21	RH		205	24	Western Reserve	1	0
George Choborda	7	RH-LH	5-10	181	21	Albright	8	3
Rudy Choborda	4	FB	5-10	201	24	none	10	10
DeMayo		FB	5-6	165		none	1	0
Joe Demyanovich	12	QB-HB	5-10	190	28	Alabama	9	6
Frank Heenan	13	RE-LE	6-1	185	27	Rutgers	10	10
Bill Hellmers		C		195		George Washington	1	0
Roy Ilowit	20	LT	6-2	220	20	CCNY	1	1
Fred King	25	HB-QB-FB	6-2	205	25	Hobart	6	1
Irv Klein	18	LT	6-2	212	26	New York University	8	7
Ed Marinowski	10/17	RT	6-1	210	26	none	10	10
Joe Milanesi			5-11	185	26	New York University	1	0
Don Miles	24	LT		220		Rutgers	4	0
Joe Nagy		LE		180		none	1	0
Jack O'Connell		LT		195	26	none	1	1
Ray Otlowski	11/15	C-G	5-10	195	22	Bucknell	9	7
Leo Paquin	10	LE	6-2	208	27	Fordham	7	5
Frank Schumell	5	RH-LH	6-2	202	26	Fordham	10	10
Jack Seldomridge		LE	5-10	180	30	none	3	1
Wally Skinner		LT			27	Brown	2	0
Ed Smith	0	LH-RH	6-2	207	24	New York University	5	5
Ollie Tadd		LG		180		Oklahoma	2	0
Pat Tortorella	5	RE	6-0	196	26	Cumberland; Upsala	3	3
Arnie Truex	1	QB-LH-RH	5-10	190	25	Rutgers	8	4
Harold Vaniewsky	14	C-LG	5-11	207	24	Catawba	6	3
Armando Ventola	45	RG-LG	5-10	227	22	Temple	8	7
Dick Voliva	15	LG-RG	6-0	204	25	Indiana	9	9
Herman Wishnevsky		RE	5-11	185	27	Panzer; Upsala	1	1

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	7	30	36	24	96
Opponents Totals	7	3	6	15	31

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Joe Demyanovich	1	8	8	100.0	2			0	20
George Choborda	3	0	0		0			0	18
Rudy Choborda	3	0	0		0			0	18
Frank Schumell	1	2	2	100.0	0			0	8
Mike Adamo	1	0	0		0			0	6
Frank Heenan	1	0	0		0			0	6
Leo Paquin	1	0	0		0			0	6
Jack Seldomridge	1	0	0		0			0	6
Ed Smith	1	0	0		0			0	6
Arnie Truex	0	1	1	100.0	0			0	1
Harold Vaniewsky	0	1	1	100.0	0			0	1
Jack Begelman	0	0	1	0.0	0			0	0
Team Totals	13	12	13	92.3	2			0	96
Opponents Totals	4	2	4	50.0	1			1	31

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
George Choborda					3
Rudy Choborda					2
Joe Demyanovich					1
Ed Smith					1
Team Totals					7
Opponents Totals					2

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Jack Seldomridge									2
Rudy Choborda									1
Team Totals									3
Opponents Totals									2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Frank Heenan					1
Frank Schumell					1
Jack Seldomridge					1
Team Totals					3
Opponents Totals					2

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Mike Adamo					1
Rudy Choborda					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
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Leo Paquin							1
Team Totals							1
Opponents Totals							0

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