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1938 East Chicago Indians (AFL)

1st place • 5-1-0 .833

1938 AFL • Next Season

Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: Fred Gillies

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sun	10/2/1938	H	St. Louis Gunners	19-0	W		East Chicago, IN	Roosevelt High School Stadium	2000
Sun	10/9/1938	H	Nashville Rebels	20-0	W		East Chicago, IN	Roosevelt High School Stadium
Sun	10/16/1938	A	Cincinnati Blades		W		Cincinnati, OH	Forney Stadium
Tue	10/18/1938	H	Chicago Bears	6-23	L		East Chicago, IN	Roosevelt High School Stadium
Sun	10/23/1938	A	Louisville Tanks	6-13	L		Louisville, KY	DuPont Stadium	3200
Sun	10/30/1938	H	Dayton Rosies	18-7	W		East Chicago, IN	Roosevelt High School Stadium
Sun	11/13/1938	A	Des Moines Comets	20-7	W		West Des Moines, IA	Valley High School Stadium	2000
Sun	11/20/1938	A	St. Louis Gunners	20-0	W		St. Louis, MO	Walsh Memorial Stadium	688
Playoff
Sun	11/27/1938	A	Louisville Tanks	0-13	L		Louisville, KY	DuPont Stadium

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

Schedule Notes
10/16/1938	Cincinnati Blades	Forfeit

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Jim Angelich		LH	5-9	150	26	Alabama	5	2
Tony Bielauskas		C		180		Valparaiso	3	0
Ed Buhr		G	5-11	200		none	4	1
Dom Cavelli		G		200		Michigan Tech	1	0
Paul Clack		LE-RE	6-1	190	24	none	4	3
Harry Constable		T	6-0	220	23	Carroll (Wisconsin)	2	0
Jack Craven		LH-RH	5-11	178	26	Illinois	5	3
Nick Delich		G	5-11	200	23	DePaul	4	0
Mike Demshar		LG-RG	6-0	195	29	Columbia	5	5
Nick Dragash		RG-LG	5-9	210	23	South Dakota State	5	4
Paul Franklin		LE	6-2	198	32	Franklin; Canterbury	4	2
Elmer Gallovich		LE	6-2	195	22	Detroit Mercy	4	2
Tony Genis		C		220		St. Viator	3	3
Andy Grant		RE	6-1	200	23	Purdue	2	2
Eddie Klamm		E	6-0	175	24	Northwestern	2	0
Stan Lasky		LT	5-9	185		none	5	2
Stan Mondala		FB	5-10	204	25	Northwestern; Missouri	5	5
Willis Munger		RG	5-9	180	24	Illinois College	4	1
John Nicolini		RE	6-1	190	26	none	2	1
John Oelerich		HB	6-0	192	22	St. Ambrose	1	0
Gene Opasik		QB		170	30	Indiana	4	2
Harlan Page		QB	5-10	205	26	Chicago	4	3
Sam Racich		E	5-11	155	30	Valparaiso	4	0
Bruce Sabalaskey		FB			20	Illinois	2	0
Ron Shearer		RT-LT	6-0	195	33	Drake	5	3
Dick Smith		C	6-2	225	26	Ohio State	5	2
Chet Sutton		RH		195		Northwestern	5	1
Charles Tubbs		RH-LH			21	Bethel (Indiana)	4	4
Ben Wattenberg		B		195	30	Chicago	4	0
John Weger		RT-LT	6-0	235	24	Illinois; Butler	5	5

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	39	19	6	19	83
Opponents Totals	6	0	7	7	20

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Stan Mondala	6	1			0			0	37
Jim Angelich	2	0			0			0	12
Jack Craven	1	0			0			0	6
Sam Racich	1	0			0			0	6
Chet Sutton	1	0			0			0	6
Charles Tubbs	1	0			0			0	6
Ben Wattenberg	1	0			0			0	6
Harlan Page	0	0			1			0	3
Mike Demshar	0	2			0			0	2
Team Totals	13	5	13	38.5	0			0	83
Opponents Totals	3	2	3	66.7	0			0	20

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Stan Mondala		203			6
Jack Craven		144			1
Jim Angelich		114			2
Bob Wattenberg					1
Team Totals					10
Opponents Totals					2

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Jim Angelich									2
Stan Mondala									1
Team Totals									3
Opponents Totals									1

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Sam Racich					1
Chet Sutton					1
Charles Tubbs					1
Team Totals					3
Opponents Totals					1

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
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
Team Totals							0
Opponents Totals							0

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