1948 Richmond Rebels (AFL) |
| 2nd place • 6-4-0 .600 |
| Head Coach: Macauley McEver |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 9/6/1948 | H | Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | 25-0 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1948 | H | Atlantic City Reds | 35-7 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1948 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 17-10 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4200 | |
| Wed | 9/29/1948 | A | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 14-7 | W | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 8500 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1948 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 21-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 2000 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1948 | H | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 28-0 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sat | 10/16/1948 | A | Jersey City Giants | 15-14 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1948 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 14-33 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1948 | A | Paterson Panthers | 14-20 | L | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 9862 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1948 | H | Jersey City Giants | 20-28 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4500 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1948 | A | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 21-7 | W | Kingston, PA | Artillery Park | ||
| Sun | 11/21/1948 | H | Paterson Panthers | 0-23 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4500 | |
| Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 11/29/1948 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 14-22 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 250 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/29/1948 | Wilmington Clippers | Postponed from 11/28 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Paul Adams | 46 | C | 6-0 | 208 | 29 | Morehead State | 9 | 4 |
| Sam Bailey | 69 | E | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Georgia | 10 | 10 |
| Ben Barber | HB | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | John Carroll | 3 | 0 | |
| Clyde Biggers | 83 | T | 6-6 | 245 | 23 | Catawba | 1 | 0 |
| George Brown | 82 | G | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Navy; San Diego State | 4 | 4 |
| Steve Chipok | 67 | G | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | William & Mary | 10 | 9 |
| Al Drulis | 51 | HB | 5-10 | 193 | 27 | Temple | 5 | 0 |
| Art Faircloth | QB | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | North Carolina State; Guilford | 2 | 0 | |
| Marvin Graham | E | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | William & Mary | 4 | 0 | |
| Russ Gulick | T | 210 | 29 | Richmond | 3 | 0 | ||
| Al Helslander | 84 | T | 6-3 | 220 | 31 | Illinois; William & Mary | 9 | 9 |
| Buddy Hubard | 71 | HB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | William & Mary | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn Knox | 83 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Tennessee Wesleyan; William & Mary | 9 | 8 |
| Joe LaLuna | 47 | HB | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Richmond | 5 | 0 |
| Harlie Masters | 32 | HB | 5-6 | 175 | 29 | William & Mary | 2 | 0 |
| Bob McDougal | 53 | FB-HB | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Miami (Florida); Duke; Miami (Florida) | 10 | 3 |
| Denver Mills | 75 | E | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | William & Mary | 10 | 10 |
| Stan Nestorak | 31 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Georgia | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Phillips | 74 | G | 6-0 | 208 | 27 | McDaniel | 8 | 3 |
| Al Pietkiewicz | 49 | E | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | San Francisco | 6 | 0 |
| Ben Raimondi | FB | 5-9 | 175 | 23 | William & Mary; Indiana | 2 | 0 | |
| Paul Redfield | 81 | T-G | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Colgate | 8 | 2 |
| Jim Reynolds | 72 | HB-FB | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 |
| Stillman Rouse | 73 | E | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Sachon | 36 | QB-HB | 5-9 | 170 | 29 | Catholic | 8 | 2 |
| U.S. Savage | 76 | T-E-G | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Richmond | 10 | 1 |
| Ed Sexton | 78 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | none | 10 | 10 |
| Bob Thalman | 52 | G | 5-7 | 180 | 26 | Belmont Abbey JC; Richmond | 10 | 2 |
| Jim Tharp | 65 | T | 6-5 | 230 | 24 | Notre Dame | 10 | 10 |
| Jack Wilbourne | 56 | FB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Richmond | 10 | 8 |
| Boyd Williams | 68 | C | 6-3 | 218 | 26 | Syracuse | 10 | 6 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34 | 27 | 41 | 62 | 164 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 142 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 8 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | ||
| Denver Mills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Harlie Masters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Pete Sachon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Jack Wilbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Sam Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ben Barber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Glenn Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bob McDougal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 23 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 2 | 0 | 164 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 8 | 0 | 142 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 96 | 430 | 4.5 | 7 | |
| Jack Wilbourne | 55 | 294 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| Ed Sexton | 67 | 207 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Harlie Masters | 2 | ||||
| Ben Barber | 1 | ||||
| Glenn Knox | 1 | ||||
| Bob McDougal | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 14 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Knox | 133 | 58 | 43.6 | 889 | 6.7 | 15.3 | 7 | 5.3 | ||||||||
| Art Faircloth | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Mills | 26 | 415 | 16.0 | 4 | |
| Sam Bailey | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Pete Sachon | 2 | ||||
| Jim Reynolds | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Bob McDougal | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Sachon | 21 | 40.9 | ||||||||
| Glenn Knox | 18 | 37.3 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Reynolds | 22 | 262 | 11.9 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Mills | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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