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1941 Columbus Bulls (AFL)

1st place • 5-1-2 .833

1941 AFL • Previous Season

Roster Key • Stat Key

Head Coach: Phil Bucklew

Julie Alfonse	Backfield
Bob Davis	Backfield
Ted Livingston	Line

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Tue	8/26/1941	A	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	12-19	L		Winnipeg, MB		4000
Mon	9/1/1941	A	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	6-0	W		Winnipeg, MB		4500
Wed	9/10/1941	A	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31-1	W		Winnipeg, MB		3000
Sun	9/14/1941	A	Milwaukee Chiefs	34-7	W		West Allis, WI	Dairy Bowl	12000
Sat	9/17/1941	N	Cincinnati Bengals	17-6	W		Wheeling, WV		3000
Wed	10/1/1941	A	Kenosha Cardinals	34-7	W		Kenosha, WI	Lake Front Stadium
Mon	10/6/1941	H	New York Americans	14-0	W		Columbus, OH	Red Bird Stadium	3800
Sun	10/12/1941	H	Milwaukee Chiefs	14-7	W		Columbus, OH	Red Bird Stadium	6300
Wed	10/15/1941	A	Cincinnati Bengals	35-6	W		Akron, OH		8341
Sun	10/19/1941	A	New York Americans	7-7	T		New York, NY	Yankee Stadium	25385
Thu	10/23/1941	N	Dayton Dakotas	42-0	W		Zanesville, OH	Municipal Stadium	1800
Sun	10/26/1941	H	Kenosha Cardinals	20-6	W		Columbus, OH	Red Bird Stadium	6581
Sun	11/2/1941	H	Buffalo Tigers	24-7	W		Columbus, OH	Red Bird Stadium	6793
Sun	11/9/1941	A	Buffalo Tigers	7-14	L		Buffalo, NY	Civic Stadium	4000
Sun	11/16/1941	H	Cincinnati Bengals	7-7	T		Columbus, OH	Red Bird Stadium	6273
Mon	11/23/1941	H	New York Americans	13-19	L		Columbus, OH	Red Bird Stadium	6509
Tue	11/30/1941	A	Los Angeles Bulldogs	0-7	L		Los Angeles, CA	Wrigley Field	8000
Wed	12/7/1941	A	Hollywood Bears	9-21	L		Los Angeles, CA	Gilmore Stadium	18000

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

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Joe Aleskus	22	C-QB	6-2	220	25	Ohio State	6	1
Julie Alfonse	12	QB	5-11	180	30	Minnesota	8	3
Wayland Becker	30/19	LE-RE	6-0	198	31	Marquette	8	4
Kay Bell	34	LT-RT	6-2	220	27	Washington State	8	4
Leo Benson		C	5-10	193	23	Nebraska; Illinois Wesleyan	1	0
Russ Buckley	19	LH-RH	5-8	180	25	Gustavus Adolphus	7	3
Bill Ciccone	18	RG	6-0	200	29	West Virginia Wesleyan	6	3
Carl Costell	24	RE	6-0	195	25	Dayton	8	3
Bob Davis	13	LH-RH	6-0	185	27	Kentucky	8	3
Ralph Emerson	32	LG-RG	5-10	216	24	Washington	8	3
Nick Kerasiotis	21	LG-RG	5-11	195	23	St. Ambrose	6	4
Mike Kostiuk			6-0	210	22	Detroit Tech	1	0
Jack LaBay	15	QB-FB	5-11	205	27	West Virginia Wesleyan	7	4
Ted Livingston	33/29	RG-LG-RT	6-3	219	28	Pittsburg State; Indiana	8	8
Bill Matheny	23	FB	5-9	182	25	Minnesota	7	4
Bill McGannon		HB-QB	5-9	180	22	Notre Dame	1	0
Ralph Niehaus	27	LT-RT	6-4	220	25	Dayton	8	6
Declan O'Keefe			6-3	240	30	Findlay	1	0
Glenn Olson	28	FB-RH	6-0	195	25	Iowa	7	4
Nick Padgen	17	C	5-10	190	24	Creighton	8	8
Nelson Peterson	12/11	RH	5-8	179	28	West Virginia Wesleyan	7	5
Dom Sigillo	25	LT	6-0	230	28	Xavier (Ohio)	7	2
Rocci Spadaccini	20	RE	5-10	185	25	Niagara	8	2
Vic Spadaccini		HB	6-0	222	25	Minnesota	1	0
Jimmy Strausbaugh	10	LH-QB-FB	5-9	190	23	Ohio State	6	6
Len Thom	31	LE-RE	6-0	207	24	Ohio State	8	7
Gordon Wilson	33	RT-LT	6-0	228	26	Murray State JC; Texas-El Paso	5	2
Joe Zimmerman	26	T	5-11	227	26	Centenary	2	0

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	20	42	35	45	142
Opponents Totals	7	7	28	13	55

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Bob Davis	8	2	2	100.0	0			0	50
Nelson Peterson	3	10	11	90.9	1			0	31
Wayland Becker	2	0	0		0			0	12
Kay Bell	1	0	0		0			0	6
Russ Buckley	1	0	0		0			0	6
Carl Costell	1	0	0		0			0	6
Jack LaBay	0	6	6	100.0	0			0	6
Bill McGannon	1	0	0		0			0	6
Glenn Olson	1	0	0		0			0	6
Rocci Spadaccini	1	0	0		0			0	6
Len Thom	1	0	0		0			0	6
Joe Aleskus	0	1	1	100.0	0			0	1
Team Totals	20	19	20	95.0	1			0	142
Opponents Totals	8	7	8	87.5	0			0	55

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Bob Davis					7
Russ Buckley					1
Glenn Olson					1
Nelson Peterson					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
Bob Davis									3
Russ Buckley									1
Jack LaBay									1
Jimmy Strausbaugh									1
Team Totals									6
Opponents Totals									2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Nelson Peterson					2
Wayland Becker					1
Bob Davis					1
Bill McGannon					1
Rocci Spadaccini					1
Team Totals					6
Opponents Totals					2

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Len Thom					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						1

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Kay Bell							1
Team Totals							1
Opponents Totals							1

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