1949 Erie Vets |
| Head Coach: Frankie Sinkwich |
| Frank Liebel | Line |
| Johnny Vardian | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 9/2/1949 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-10 | L | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 10849 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1949 | H | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 10-14 | L | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1949 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 20-21 | L | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1949 | H | Jersey City Giants | 31-14 | W | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 2800 | |
| Wed | 9/21/1949 | A | Bethlehem Bulldogs | 7-17 | L | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty Stadium | 4500 | |
| Tuye | 9/27/1949 | H | Hawaiian Warriors | - | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/2/1949 | H | Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 21-20 | W | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1949 | H | Brooklyn Eagles | 75-0 | W | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 1500 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1949 | A | Charlotte Clippers | 14-16 | L | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 4000 | |
| Thu | 10/20/1949 | H | Duquesne Steelers | 42-0 | W | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1949 | H | Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | 49-0 | W | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 3000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/27/1949 | Hawaiian Warriors | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dom Berarducci | B | 5-10 | 215 | 32 | none | |||
| Tom Blake | G-T | 6-2 | 221 | 22 | Tennessee; Cincinnati | |||
| Jim Breon | G | 6-2 | 220 | none | ||||
| Carl Burd | B | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | Alliance | |||
| Frank Castiglia | T | 5-10 | 258 | 27 | Waynesburg | |||
| Joe Chesna | C | 6-0 | 206 | 26 | Georgia | |||
| John Colven | E | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | none | |||
| Spiro Dellerba | FB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Ohio State | |||
| Andy Dudish | HB | 5-11 | 182 | 31 | Georgia | |||
| Steve Fortunato | G | 5-10 | 205 | 22 | Alabama | |||
| Hank Galla | G-C | 5-11 | 210 | 31 | Western Reserve | |||
| Jimmy James | QB | 200 | San Jose State | |||||
| Glenn Johnson | T | 6-4 | 263 | 27 | Arizona State | |||
| Owen Kelly | E | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | none | |||
| Leo Kroto | G-C | 5-11 | 215 | 31 | South Carolina | |||
| Frank Liebel | E | 6-1 | 211 | 30 | Norwich | |||
| Jim Long | B | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | none | |||
| Conzy Lucci | HB | 5-10 | 190 | 27 | Youngstown State | |||
| Paul Mortellaro | T | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | Florida | |||
| Reid Moseley | E | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Georgia | |||
| Stan Nestorak | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Georgia | |||
| Emil Papa | T | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Georgia | |||
| Al Perl | HB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Georgia Military JC; Youngstown State; Georgia | |||
| Leo Rafferty | B-C | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | Lock Haven | |||
| Bill Reitmeyer | T-E | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Wayne State (Michigan) | |||
| Ralph Ruthstrom | B | 6-5 | 212 | 28 | Sam Houston State; Southern Methodist | |||
| Art Schwindt | QB | 5-9 | 188 | 24 | none | |||
| Frankie Sinkwich | QB | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Georgia | |||
| Joe Smith | E | 6-1 | 198 | 27 | Schreiner Institute JC; Texas Tech | |||
| Chris Stefan | QB-HB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Ohio University | |||
| Johnny Sylvester | HB-FB | 6-0 | 183 | 27 | Temple | |||
| Johnny Vardian | TB | 5-8 | 167 | 28 | none | |||
| Dave Wiley | E | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | Georgetown (DC) | |||
| Jake Williams | FB | 5-11 | 226 | 29 | none | |||
| Ed Wright | E | 6-3 | 215 | Brigham Young | ||||
| Don Zangara | T | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Ohio State; Youngstown State | |||
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