1940 Milwaukee Chiefs (AFL) |
| 2nd place • 7-2-0 .778 |
| Head Coach: Tiny Cahoon |
| Win Pedersen | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/25/1940 | N | Little Chute Flying Dutchmen | 29-0 | W | Weyauwega, WI | 2000 | ||
| Sun | 9/1/1940 | N | Gogebic Rangers | 34-0 | W | Weyauwega, WI | |||
| Sun | 9/8/1940 | H | St. Louis Gunners | 60-0 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 7000 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1940 | H | Columbus Bullies | 14-2 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 7500 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1940 | A | Buffalo Indians | 23-0 | W | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 12448 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1940 | A | Des Moines Comets | 24-2 | W | West Des Moines, IA | Valley Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1940 | H | Kenosha Cardinals | 7-0 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 2058 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1940 | H | St. Louis Gunners | - | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/13/1940 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 49-0 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 6500 | |
| Wed | 10/16/1940 | A | Columbus Bullies | 3-7 | L | Columbus, OH | Red Bird Stadium | 4292 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1940 | A | New York Yankees | 7-30 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 6327 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1940 | A | Boston Bears | 14-0 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 7500 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1940 | H | Boston Bears | 10-0 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 8000 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1940 | H | New York Yankees | 30-7 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 5000 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1940 | H | Kenosha Cardinals | 3-13 | L | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 7446 | |
| Thu | 11/21/1940 | H | Buffalo Indians | 30-13 | W | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Dairy Bowl | 3500 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1940 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Cincinnati, OH | Crosley Field | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/13/1940 | St. Louis Gunners | Canceled |
| 12/1/1940 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Len Akin | 27 | rg | 5-11 | 207 | 24 | Baylor | 9 | 8 |
| Sherman Barnes | 14 | rE-B | 6-3 | 202 | 25 | Baylor | 7 | 7 |
| Dick Beauregard | B | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Gonzaga | 1 | 0 | |
| Art Blaha | 34 | FB | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Wisconsin-La Crosse; Dubuque | 9 | 9 |
| Fe Bohan | E | 5-10 | 192 | 25 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Bykowski | 23 | rG | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Purdue | 9 | 1 |
| Howie Carson | 4 | FB-lE | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Illinois | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Cole | 5 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Texarkana JC; Arkansas | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Eckl | 10 | RT-LT | 6-1 | 233 | 23 | Wisconsin | 9 | 9 |
| George Gould | 11 | HB-QB | 5-10 | 187 | 23 | Minnesota | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Hickey | 8 | RH | 5-11 | 182 | 21 | St. Norbert | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Hoel | 31 | LT | 6-0 | 225 | 24 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 |
| Roland Horky | 56 | QB | 5-11 | 204 | 24 | Ripon | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Humphrey | C-T | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | |
| George Karamatic | FB | 5-8 | 187 | 23 | Gonzaga | 8 | 0 | |
| Merle Larsen | 37 | LG-T | 5-10 | 202 | 24 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 |
| Bill Lenich | 25 | C | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Illinois | 8 | 4 |
| Johnny Maltsch | 7 | LH | 5-8 | 136 | 24 | Marquette | 9 | 1 |
| Joel Mason | 47 | E | 6-0 | 199 | 28 | Western Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Merlin | 26 | LG-RT | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Murray | LE-RE | 6-0 | 202 | 25 | Portland | 6 | 2 | |
| Chuck Myre | 42 | RH | 5-10 | 182 | 22 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 |
| Al Novakofski | 22 | LH | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | Lawrence | 9 | 8 |
| Earl Ohlgren | 6 | RE-LE | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Minnesota | 8 | 2 |
| Win Pedersen | 2 | RT | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 |
| Mickey Perino | 18 | RT-LT | 6-0 | 228 | 23 | Wichita State | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Ranspot | 45 | E | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Temple | 50 | LE | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Arizona | 7 | 7 |
| Gil Thomsen | RE | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | North Carolina State; Marquette | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack West | 20 | C | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Iowa State | 7 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 3 | HB | 5-8 | 165 | 25 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| Vince Yatchak | FB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 5 | 0 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34 | 33 | 51 | 62 | 180 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 59 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Novakofski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Bob Eckl | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 5 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Sherman Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Art Blaha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| George Karamatic | 1 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bill Hickey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Chuck Myre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Earl Ohlgren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Ray Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| George Gould | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Johnny Maltsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Vince Yatchak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Merle Larsen | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 7 | 0 | 180 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Novakofski | 5 | ||||
| Sherman Barnes | 1 | ||||
| Art Blaha | 1 | ||||
| George Karamatic | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Maltsch | 1 | ||||
| Chuck Myre | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 10 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Novakofski | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Sherman Barnes | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Maltsch | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Vince Yatchak | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Barnes | 2 | ||||
| Art Blaha | 2 | ||||
| Bill Hickey | 2 | ||||
| Earl Ohlgren | 2 | ||||
| Chuck Myre | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Cole | 1 | ||||
| George Gould | 1 | ||||
| Vince Yatchak | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Novakofski | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| 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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