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1946 Hamilton Wildcats (ORFU)

1st place • 8-1-1 .850

1946 ORFU • Next Season

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Head Coach: Frank Gnup

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	9/7/1946	A	Sarnia Imperials	14-16	L		Sarnia, ON	Athletic Park	3000
Sat	9/14/1946	H	Ottawa Trojans	13-2	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	8000
Sat	9/21/1946	A	Windsor Rockets	14-7	W		Windsor, ON	Jackson Park	2934
Sat	9/28/1946	H	Toronto Balmy Beach	8-1	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	9000
Sat	10/5/1946	H	Toronto Indians	14-14	T		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	11000
Sat	10/12/1946	H	Sarnia Imperials	18-1	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium
Mon	10/14/1946	A	Toronto Balmy Beach	13-7	W		Toronto, ON	Maple Leaf Stadium	6000
Sat	10/19/1946	H	Windsor Rockets	29-0	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	7000
Sat	10/26/1946	H	Toronto Indians	20-11	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	14000
Wed	10/30/1946	H	Ottawa Trojans	23-7	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	5000
ORFU Semi-Final
Sat	11/9/1946	H	Sarnia Imperials	14-5	W		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	10000
ORFU Final
Sat	11/16/1946	H	Toronto Balmy Beach	6-13	L		Hamilton, ON	Civic Stadium	14000

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
Leo Blant			5-10	185	23		8	2
Reg Bovaird	11	T	6-1	230	27		10	0
Jack Campbell	1	C	6-0	200	25		10	1
Floyd Cooper		HB	5-11	175	16	none	1	0
Art Cousins		G	5-9	200	34		9	9
J. Davison							4	0
Danny DiFrancesco		C			20		9	9
Bud Donald		T	6-0	200	29		10	10
Benny Dyack	22	HB	5-11	185	26		9	0
Al Gierusczak	29	HB	5-8	170	22		5	0
Frank Gnup	24	QB	5-10	180	29	Manhattan	9	0
Gray							1	0
Edward Hall							1	0
Chuck Harrison	17				22		2	0
Ross Hemingway		E	5-9	185	21		10	10
Hopkinson							1	0
Art Jerome	25	HB	5-10	186	19	McMaster	4	3
Ray Jones		E	5-10	192	22		10	7
Doug MacLennan	16				22		9	0
Ken Martin		G					10	9
Rip Martin	10	C	6-0	190	27		9	0
Gord Maxwell		E					3	3
Bob McKay		QB	5-11	190	23		10	10
Bud Menet		HB					6	5
Gord Miller	5	HB				none	10	10
Frank Moroz			5-11	168	23		10	0
Bill Murmylyk	28	FW	6-0	200	29	none	10	10
Frank O'Hara	21	G	5-11	200	22		8	0
Plumb							1	0
Simmons							2	0
Frank Soden		HB					5	2
Jimmy Stewart	7	HB	5-9	165			10	0
Jack Strachan	34	T	6-1	215	22		1	0
Don Toms	2	HB	5-11	197	22		10	10
Reg Wheeler	4	T		165	28		10	10
Len Wright		E	6-1	205	28	none	7	0

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	59	45	25	57	166

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	PCT	S	SAF	PTS
Don Toms	13	0						0			0	0	65
Jimmy Stewart	5	1						0			7	0	33
Gord Miller	3	0						0			10	0	25
Bill Murmylyk	0	10						1			0	0	13
Benny Dyack	2	0						0			0	0	10
Frank Moroz	2	0						0			0	0	10
Frank Gnup	1	4						0			0	0	9
Chuck Harrison	1	0						0			0	0	5
Rip Martin	1	0						0			0	0	5
Bud Menet	1	0						0			0	0	5
Ross Hemingway	0	0						0			0	1	2
Bob McKay	0	2						0			0	0	2
(Team)	0	0						0			0	1	2
Team Totals	29	17	29	58.6				1			17	2	186
Opponents Totals	12	9	12	75.0				2			9	0	84

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