1963 Ansonia Black Knights (ACFL) |
| 4th place • Northern Division • 4-8-0 .333 |
| Head Coach: Gene Casey |
| Joe McHugh | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/4/1963 | A | Harrisburg Capitols | 47-27 | W | Harrisburg, PA | Bishop McDevitt Field | 4477 | |
| Sun | 8/18/1963 | H | Harrisburg Capitols | 10-17 | L | New Haven, CT | 6500 | ||
| Sat | 8/25/1963 | H | Portland Sea Hawks | 36-19 | W | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 4581 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | H | Providence Steam Roller | 7-24 | L | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 6109 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1963 | A | Mohawk Valley Falcons | 0-19 | L | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 2200 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1963 | H | Jersey Giants | 0-19 | L | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 3500 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1963 | A | Westchester Crusaders | 35-33 | W | Mount Vernon, NY | Memorial Field | 3316 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1963 | A | Springfield Acorns | 6-20 | L | Springfield, MA | Pynchon Park | 4304 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1963 | H | Westchester Crusaders | 34-20 | W | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 2166 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1963 | A | Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen | 7-14 | L | Munhall, PA | West Field | 4167 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1963 | A | Newark Bears | 20-56 | L | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 4082 | |
| Sat | 10/26/1963 | H | Hazleton Mustangs | 26-19 | W | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 5218 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1963 | A | Hazleton Mustangs | 0-26 | L | Hazelton, PA | Bishop McDevitt Field | 1066 | |
| Sat | 11/16/1963 | H | Boston Nu-Way Sweepers | 7-38 | L | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 811 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Aceto | 48 | DB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Mike Adanti | 52 | C | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Kansas State; Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Dom Baldino | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Dodge City CC; Arizona | ||
| Dick Benton | 65 | G | 6-1 | 250 | Oregon State | |||
| John BiMonte | 66 | G | 6-2 | 271 | 21 | none | ||
| Bill Boehle | 81 | P-OE | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Duke; Connecticut | ||
| Dick Bourdeau | 79 | T | 6-1 | 260 | 24 | Bucknell | ||
| Bill Brown | 30 | DB-K | 5-9 | 168 | 27 | |||
| Joe Bucci | 20 | DB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | none | ||
| Vin Bucci | 42 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Pete Buess | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 170 | 20 | none | ||
| John Contoulis | 75 | DT | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Connecticut | ||
| Nick DeFelice | 71 | OT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Vinnie Drake | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 33 | Fordham | ||
| Bob Dziadik | 80/83 | DE | 6-1 | 225 | 32 | Wake Forest | ||
| Walt Frazier | 43 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 28 | none | ||
| Jim Gabriel | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | San Diego | ||
| Joe Genovese | 70 | LB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | none | ||
| Frank Gorski | 71 | OG | 6-3 | 240 | none | |||
| Andy Griffin | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | American International | |||
| Bob Griffin | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Fred Harris | 20/31 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 24 | Dodge City CC | ||
| Oliver Henkel | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Yale | ||
| Chick Henry | 21 | HB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Al Hoyland | 84 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Bridgeport | ||
| Bob Kelso | 62 | LB | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Joe Klimas | 12/21 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Connecticut | ||
| Larry Klimas | 29 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Connecticut | ||
| Tom Kopp | 24 | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Connecticut | ||
| Fred Koury | 60 | OG | 5-11 | 210 | 22 | Connecticut | ||
| Wayne Kruger | 50/51 | C | 6-1 | 218 | 18 | Garden City CC | ||
| Andre Martin | 65 | G | 5-10 | 213 | Valparaiso | |||
| Dave Mastrianni | 51 | LB | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Larry McHugh | 60 | OG | 6-0 | 235 | 23 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Bob Murphy | 63 | DT | 6-5 | 230 | Georgetown | |||
| Steve Newman | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | Tampa | |||
| O'Neil | T | |||||||
| Frank Onofrio | 31 | DT | 5-10 | 240 | 22 | none | ||
| Bob Pierce | 48 | RB | 6-1 | 223 | 25 | Alcorn State | ||
| Ron Platt | 70 | G | 6-3 | 245 | 22 | none | ||
| Jules Powell | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 225 | 25 | North Carolina A&T State | ||
| Jim Rice | 83 | OE | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Tufts | ||
| Bill Richter | 41 | LB | 6-1 | 212 | 26 | none | ||
| Carl Robinson | 75 | DT | 6-5 | 245 | 26 | South Carolina State | ||
| Jon Senerschia | 23/42 | RB | 5-11 | 185 | 19 | none | ||
| Bob Shemeth | 80 | DE | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Defiance | ||
| Ray Skoropad | 34 | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Guelph | ||
| John Skubel | 60/63 | OG | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Central Connecticut State | ||
| Van Spruill | 40 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | none | ||
| George Stoica | 62 | G | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | none | ||
| Herb Sutton | 32 | HB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Garden City CC; Ottawa (Kansas) | ||
| Maurice Sykes | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 21 | Dodge City CC | ||
| Tony Tavaras | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 170 | 29 | none | ||
| Bob Turi | 10/43 | HB | 5-10 | 175 | none | |||
| John Uszakiewicz | 72 | DT | 6-4 | 264 | 24 | none | ||
| Steve Vuolo | 64 | G | 5-10 | 195 | 26 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Bob White | 78 | LB | 6-0 | 229 | 22 | West Virginia Wesleyan | ||
| Dave Wright | 84 | OE | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29 | 46 | 28 | 75 | 178 |
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 93 | 62 | 65 | 307 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Henry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Herb Sutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Tony Tavaras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Vinnie Drake | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Vin Bucci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Bill Brown | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Joe Klimas | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jim Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Al Hoyland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Turi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| John Uszakiewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dave Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 26 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 1 | 0 | 178 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 28 | 45 | 62.2 | 3 | 0 | 307 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Henry | 137 | 684 | 5.0 | 5 | |
| Vinnie Drake | 3 | ||||
| Vin Bucci | 2 | ||||
| Herb Sutton | 2 | ||||
| Bob Griffin | 1 | ||||
| Tony Tavaras | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 14 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Klimas | 119 | 46 | 38.7 | 58 | 613 | 5.2 | 13.3 | 5 | 4.2 | 15 | 12.6 | 30.2 | ||||
| Vinnie Drake | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Griffin | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 22 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Tavaras | 3 | ||||
| Jim Gabriel | 1 | ||||
| Jim Rice | 1 | ||||
| Herb Sutton | 1 | ||||
| Bob Turi | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Boehle | 40 | 39.8 | 72 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Sutton | 13 | 224 | 17.2 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Tavaras | 8 | 208 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Bucci | 1 | ||||||
| John Uszakiewicz | 1 | ||||||
| Dave Wright | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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