1949 Wilmington Clippers (AFL) |
| 4th place • 5-5-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Doug Turley (1-2-0); Larry Weldon (4-3-0) |
| Bob Hainlen | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 9/1/1949 | H | Hawaiian Warriors | 0-21 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 3144 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1949 | A | Erie Vets | 21-20 | W | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1949 | A | Richmond Rebels | 0-38 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 7500 | |
| Fri | 9/23/1949 | H | Jersey City Giants | 6-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 2300 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1949 | A | Paterson Panthers | 0-27 | L | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1949 | H | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 0-17 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 2200 | |
| Wed | 10/12/1949 | A | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 7-22 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 3272 | |
| Sat | 10/22/1949 | A | Jersey City Giants | 7-3 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 1000 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1949 | H | Richmond Rebels | 7-20 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 1500 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1949 | A | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | W | Kingston, PA | Kingston High School Field | |||
| Sat | 11/12/1949 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 27-7 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 979 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1949 | H | Paterson Panthers | 39-21 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 1500 | |
| Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/27/1949 | A | Richmond Rebels | 0-66 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 5000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/6/1949 | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | Forfeit |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Verlie Abrams | 10 | LG | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Missouri; Notre Dame; Missouri | 4 | 3 |
| Al Anderson | 18 | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 24 | none | 9 | 4 |
| Steve Bagarus | 00 | RH-FB | 5-11 | 173 | 30 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 |
| Barney Barnett | 33 | LE | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | 8 | 2 |
| Frank Basile | 5 | LH | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | West Chester | 8 | 1 |
| Brian Bell | 15 | FB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Virginia; Washington & Lee | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Broglio | 27 | RG | 5-11 | 215 | 28 | Ohio State; Memphis; Maryland | 5 | 3 |
| Hank Charlton | 31 | LT-RT | 6-3 | 245 | Nevada-Reno | 9 | 4 | |
| Gerry Doherty | 11 | LH-FB | 5-8 | 155 | 28 | Delaware | 9 | 3 |
| Stan Flowers | 8 | LE | 6-2 | 197 | 28 | Redlands | 5 | 3 |
| Wimpy Giddens | LT | 6-2 | 221 | 35 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | |
| Oscar Givens | LH | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Morgan State | 7 | 4 | |
| Al Gornish | 19 | C | 6-0 | 208 | 26 | West Chester | 9 | 6 |
| Walt Gregonis | 14 | RE | 5-11 | 187 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Hainlen | 6 | QB | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | Colorado State | 9 | 9 |
| Marv Jacobs | 22 | RT | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | none | 5 | 5 |
| Joe Jurich | 29 | LT-RT | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | West Chester | 9 | 4 |
| Lenny Krouse | 4 | RH-FB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Penn State | 9 | 6 |
| Andy Lazor | G-C | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Washington State | 4 | 0 | |
| Reid Lennon | 34 | LG | 6-0 | 232 | 29 | none | 4 | 3 |
| Jack Lythgoe | 20 | HB | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Widener | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Martinelli | 26 | C | 6-0 | 227 | 30 | Scranton | 6 | 3 |
| Joe Papiano | 24 | FB | 6-0 | 208 | 28 | Temple | 5 | 2 |
| Bill Pearson | 16 | RE | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | Occidental | 9 | 7 |
| Bob Polidor | 2 | RH | 5-9 | 175 | 27 | Temple; Rochester; Villanova | 4 | 1 |
| Johnny Poto | RH | 5-10 | 194 | 23 | none | 6 | 1 | |
| Jim Reilly | 20 | RG | 5-10 | 198 | 22 | Holy Cross | 4 | 3 |
| Bob Riley | 21 | LG | 5-10 | 225 | 21 | Villanova | 7 | 5 |
| Johnny Rogers | 25 | E | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Temple | 9 | 2 |
| Art Russo | 28 | RT | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 4 |
| Dick Smith | T | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Dean Sophia | E | 6-1 | 206 | 26 | Modesto JC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 | |
| Hal Thompson | 30 | LE | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Delaware | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Toscani | 7 | QB | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Dayton | 1 | 0 |
| Chick Welde | 10 | LH | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Villanova | 3 | 0 |
| Al Zimba | G | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | Charleston; Villanova | 3 | 1 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 93 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 55 | 40 | 47 | 155 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Polidor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Bob Hainlen | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Al Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Stan Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Joe Papiano | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bill Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Frank Basile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Gerry Doherty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 14 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 6 | 0 | 155 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Anderson | 2 | ||||
| Bob Hainlen | 2 | ||||
| Gerry Doherty | 1 | ||||
| Joe Papiano | 1 | ||||
| Bob Polidor | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hainlen | 137 | 48 | 35.0 | 79 | 564 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 10 | 7.3 | 30.2 | ||||
| Jack Lythgoe | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Flowers | 2 | ||||
| Bill Pearson | 2 | ||||
| Bob Polidor | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 6 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Basile | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hainlen | 44 | 37.8 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Doherty | 13 | 216 | 16.6 | 0 | ||
| Steve Bagarus | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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