1944 San Diego Bombers (AFL) |
| 1st place • 9-0-0 1.000 |
| Head Coach: Larry Hanson |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/24/1944 | H | Fourth Air Force | 7-56 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1944 | H | Hollywood Wolves | 20-6 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1944 | A | Oakland Giants | 21-0 | W | Emeryville, CA | Oakland Baseball Park | 3500 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1944 | H | San Francisco Packers | 60-14 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1944 | H | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 47-13 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1944 | A | Hollywood Wolves | 35-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Wrigley Field | 1400 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1944 | H | San Jose Mustangs | 65-7 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 4500 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1944 | H | Oakland Giants | 39-0 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | ||
| Sun | 11/19/1944 | A | San Francisco Packers | 7-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Seals Stadium | 1500 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1944 | A | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 41-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Wrigley Field | 5000 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1944 | A | San Jose Mustangs | - | San Jose, CA | Spartan Stadium | |||
| Sun | 12/10/1944 | H | Los Angeles All-Stars | 40-24 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1944 | A | Hollywood Rangers | 7-42 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Gilmore Stadium | 8000 | |
| Sun | 12/31/1944 | H | Hollywood Rangers | 10-21 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 9000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12/3/1944 | San Jose Mustangs | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Steve Bagarus | 00 | HB | 5-11 | 173 | 25 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 |
| Wade Baldwin | 55/58 | HB | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Howard | 0 | |
| Tiny Bray | 22/32 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Georgetown | 1 | |
| Bob Deever | 77/22 | T | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Penn State | ||
| Sherman Dennis | 28 | T-C | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | St. Mary's (California) | ||
| Ward Donahue | 44 | QB-FB | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Georgia Tech | ||
| Pat Dooley | 33 | E | 6-1 | 190 | 20 | Villanova | ||
| Bob Dove | 37/38 | C | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | Notre Dame | ||
| Mike Flanagan | 28/23 | G | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | North Carolina | ||
| Clayton Henry | 36 | G | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Tulsa | ||
| Mel Herman | 99 | E | 6-3 | 215 | 28 | Wake Forest | 9 | |
| Hal Higgins | 66/61 | HB-FB-QB | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | San Mateo JC; Oregon State | 9 | |
| Ben James | C | 0 | ||||||
| Erwin Kline | 25/15 | T | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Kansas State | ||
| Bill Krueger | 26 | E | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | New York University | ||
| Mark Kurth | 14 | C | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Marquette | ||
| Jake Long | 25/35 | T | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Arkansas | ||
| Charles MacSweeney | 21 | E | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | Davidson | ||
| Joe Manski | 88 | HB-FB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | Franklin & Marshall | ||
| Sal Mena | 34/12 | T | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Southern California | ||
| Bill Mitchell | 17 | E | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Colorado | ||
| Tex Moore | 19 | G | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Southwestern | ||
| Augie Ogden | 11 | FB-HB | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | Syracuse | ||
| Vern Ostrom | 27 | T | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Dayton | ||
| Lou Rocca | 77/19 | FB | 5-10 | 180 | 22 | Simpson | ||
| Mike Scott | 35 | HB-FB | 6-0 | 200 | Bates | |||
| Vic Sears | FB | 6-3 | 223 | 26 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | |
| James Sheldon | 34 | C | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Indiana | ||
| Len Small | 16 | FB | 5-10 | 170 | 22 | Rochester | ||
| Bob Stephenson | 29 | T | 6-0 | 209 | 27 | San Diego State | ||
| Owen Walker | G | 6-1 | 249 | 25 | San Bernardino Valley JC; San Diego State | |||
| Bill Warren | 22 | HB | 5-8 | 170 | 22 | Cornell | ||
| Ray Whelan | 15/14 | C | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Louisiana State | ||
| George Wilson | 31 | HB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Whitman | ||
| Duke Worrel | 25 | G | 5-11 | 215 | 26 | St. Louis | ||
| Johnny Wylie | 23 | G-T | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Duke | ||
| Alan Young | 24 | G | 6-0 | 216 | 25 | Mississippi | ||
| Dan Zlapovich | 25/24 | G | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | St. Mary's (Texas) | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 95 | 85 | 66 | 89 | 335 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 21 | 7 | 26 | 54 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Higgins | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| Steve Bagarus | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||
| George Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Augie Ogden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Tiny Bray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Mel Herman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Mike Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Joe Manski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bill Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Charles MacSweeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Wade Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Deever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ward Donahue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Vern Ostrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Vic Sears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Len Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bill Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Sherman Dennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 50 | 35 | 50 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wilson | 6+ | ||||
| Steve Bagarus | 5 | ||||
| Augie Ogden | 4+ | ||||
| Mike Scott | 3 | ||||
| Tiny Bray | 2 | ||||
| Hal Higgins | 2 | ||||
| Joe Manski | 2 | ||||
| Vic Sears | 1 | ||||
| Len Small | 1 | ||||
| Bill Warren | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 27+ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bagarus | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Manski | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| George Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Lou Rocca | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 12+ | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bagarus | 3 | ||||
| Mel Herman | 2 | ||||
| Hal Higgins | 2 | ||||
| Wade Baldwin | 1 | ||||
| Ward Donahue | 1 | ||||
| Charles MacSweeney | 1 | ||||
| Bill Mitchell | 1 | ||||
| Augie Ogden | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 12+ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Bray | 2 | ||||
| Mel Herman | 1 | ||||
| Hal Higgins | 1 | ||||
| George Wilson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5+ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bagarus | 1 | |||||
| Vern Ostrom | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mitchell | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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