1939 Columbus Bullies (AFL) |
| 1st place • 9-2-0 .818 |
| Head Coach: Phil Bucklew |
| Julie Alfonse | Backfield |
| Jack Cannon | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/20/1939 | H | St. Louis Gunners | 0-3 | L | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 3648 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1939 | H | Louisville Tanks | 17-3 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | ||
| Sun | 10/1/1939 | H | East Chicago Indians | 17-0 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 3207 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1939 | H | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 7-0 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 5564 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1939 | A | Louisville Tanks | 28-0 | W | Louisville, KY | du Pont Stadium | 4049 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1939 | H | Dayton Bombers | 33-6 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | ||
| Sun | 10/22/1939 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-0 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 6012 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1939 | A | St. Louis Gunners | 20-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1939 | N | Louisville Tanks | 20-0 | W | Portsmouth, VA | Sewanee Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1939 | H | Kenosha Cardinals | 14-0 | W | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 4227 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1939 | A | Cleveland Rams | 0-22 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 7989 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1939 | A | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 14-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Gilmore Stadium | 9000 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1939 | A | Kenosha Cardinals | - | Kenosha, WI | Lake Front Stadium | |||
| Sun | 12/3/1939 | N | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 17-19 | L | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 6172 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1939 | A | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 21-23 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Gilmore Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1939 | A | El Paso All-Stars | 21-6 | W | El Paso, TX | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/1939 | Kenosha Cardinals | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Joe Aleskus | 35 | LT-RT-C | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Ohio State | 9 | 6 |
| Julie Alfonse | 10 | RH-LH-QB | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Minnesota | 11 | 8 |
| Tom Austin | T | 5-11 | 215 | 27 | Michigan | 3 | 0 | |
| Alex Bell | 20 | LE-RE | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Villanova | 9 | 2 |
| Val Boehm | HB | 5-11 | 160 | 21 | Xavier (Ohio) | 3 | 0 | |
| Sam Busich | 23 | RE-LE | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Ohio State | 11 | 9 |
| Bill Callihan | 45 | QB | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | Nebraska | 8 | 3 |
| Bill Davidson | 18 | LE-RE | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Baldwin-Wallace | 11 | 7 |
| Bob Davis | 13 | LH | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Kentucky | 11 | 4 |
| Herm Dickerson | HB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Duffy | 21 | RG-LG | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Denison | 11 | 7 |
| Pete Gales | 29 | RG-LG | 5-10 | 220 | 23 | Ohio State | 9 | 4 |
| Bob Holmstrom | HB | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Minnesota; Detroit Mercy; Detroit Tech | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Karvasales | QB | 5-10 | 165 | 29 | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack LaBay | 19 | QB-FB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 11 | 2 |
| Bill Lazetich | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Montana | 5 | 1 |
| Sol Maggied | RG | 5-10 | 220 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | |
| Riley Matheson | 16 | LG | 6-2 | 207 | 25 | Cameron JC; Texas-El Paso | 8 | 4 |
| Jack May | 33 | C | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | Centenary | 9 | 5 |
| Hal McPhail | 26 | FB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Army; Xavier (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| George Miller | 15 | RE-LE | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 2 |
| Nick Miller | FB | 5-11 | 202 | 24 | Detroit Tech | 7 | 1 | |
| Regis Monahan | RG | 5-10 | 216 | 31 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | |
| Ralph Niehaus | 27 | LT | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Dayton | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Padgen | 17 | C | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Creighton | 10 | 6 |
| Nelson Peterson | RH | 5-8 | 179 | 26 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4 | 0 | |
| Dale Prather | 31 | RT-LT | 6-2 | 190 | 29 | George Washington | 10 | 5 |
| Gordon Reupke | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 208 | 23 | Iowa State | 11 | 10 |
| Dean Robinson | 24 | LE | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 3 | 2 |
| Nate Schenker | T | 6-2 | 219 | 21 | Samford | 4 | 0 | |
| Dom Sigillo | 25 | RT-LT | 6-0 | 230 | 26 | Xavier (Ohio) | 7 | 4 |
| Don Starr | FB | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Western Reserve | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Williams | 40 | LH-RH | 5-9 | 178 | 24 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 |
| Fred Wunderlich | 14 | QB-RH | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Xavier (Ohio) | 11 | 8 |
| Joe Zimmerman | 30 | RG-LG | 5-11 | 227 | 24 | Centenary | 9 | 5 |
| Dick Zoll | LT | 5-11 | 218 | 26 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 48 | 34 | 52 | 63 | 197 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 39 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Busich | 6 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | ||
| Bill Davidson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Gordon Reupke | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Bob Davis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Nelson Peterson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Jack LaBay | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Bill Callihan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Dean Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Joe Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Fred Wunderlich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Joe Aleskus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Dick Zoll | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 2 | 0 | 197 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Busich | 6 | ||||
| Bill Davidson | 6 | ||||
| Gordon Reupke | 6 | ||||
| Bob Davis | 5 | ||||
| Bill Callihan | 1 | ||||
| Nelson Peterson | 1 | ||||
| Dean Robinson | 1 | ||||
| Joe Williams | 1 | ||||
| Fred Wunderlich | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 28 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Bill Lazetich | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Davidson | 6 | ||||
| Sam Busich | 4 | ||||
| Bill Callihan | 1 | ||||
| Dean Robinson | 1 | ||||
| Joe Williams | 1 | ||||
| Fred Wunderlich | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 14 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Busich | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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