1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Division • 4-9-0 .308 |
| Head Coach: Jack Morton |
| Chuck DeShane | Assistant Coach |
| Fred Julian | Assistant Coach |
| Ted Nicollette | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 9/2/1963 | A | Indianapolis Warriors | 6-10 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Victory Field | 7191 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1963 | A | Toledo Tornadoes | 3-9 | L | Maumee, OH | Lucas County Recreation Center Field | 6103 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1963 | H | Wheeling Ironmen | 7-20 | L | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 6200 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1963 | A | Wheeling Ironmen | 6-35 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 10583 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1963 | H | Cleveland Bulldogs | 14-20 | L | OT | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 5442 |
| Sun | 10/6/1963 | H | Syracuse Stormers | 24-21 | W | OT | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 5109 |
| Sat | 10/12/1963 | A | Cleveland Bulldogs | 12-26 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cloverleaf Speedway | 4031 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1963 | A | Indianapolis Warriors | 13-7 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Victory Field | 2818 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1963 | H | Toledo Tornadoes | 2-3 | L | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 4897 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1963 | A | Syracuse Stormers | 33-7 | W | Syracuse, NY | MacArthur Stadium | 986 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1963 | H | Indianapolis Warriors | 32-0 | W | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 3181 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1963 | H | Toledo Tornadoes | 7-13 | L | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 481 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1963 | H | Indianapolis Warriors | - | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | |||
| Thu | 11/28/1963 | A | Toledo Tornadoes | 0-14 | L | Maumee, OH | Lucas County Recreation Center Field | 4150 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/24/1963 | Indianapolis Warriors | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Al Allison | 7 | QB-P | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Chico State | ||
| Jerry Barto | 84 | TE-K | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Marquette; Drake | ||
| Bob Burton | 76 | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 255 | 22 | Murray State | ||
| Leon Burton | 30 | HB | 5-9 | 172 | 28 | Arizona State | ||
| Emil Caprara | K-RB-LB | 5-10 | 205 | 27 | Penn State | 7 | ||
| Don Cutler | 27 | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Michigan State | ||
| Jim Edwards | 40 | DB-FB | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Huron; Adams State | ||
| Pat Emerick | 68 | RLB | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Western Michigan | ||
| Gene Frantz | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 195 | 24 | Brigham Young | ||
| Joe Grandy | 72 | G | 6-5 | 230 | North Carolina Central | |||
| Vern Hansen | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Ferris State | 6 | ||
| Larry Harp | 3 | QB | 6-4 | 175 | 22 | Cincinnati | ||
| Bob Jewett | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 198 | 29 | Michigan State | ||
| Bobby Joiner | QB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Presbyterian | 5 | ||
| Will Kellogg | 78 | DT | 6-2 | 279 | 28 | Lincoln (Missouri) | ||
| Sherlock Knight | 75 | ROT-LOG | 6-1 | 250 | 25 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| John Lomakoski | 65 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Western Michigan | ||
| Marshall Lundberg | 63 | LOG | 6-1 | 235 | 22 | Luther | ||
| Bill McGuirt | 25 | FB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Clemson | ||
| Jim McKinstry | DE | 6-4 | 217 | 21 | Farmingdale State | 3 | ||
| Ed McQueen | DB-K | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Ferris State | |||
| Earl McQuiston | 53 | RLB | 6-2 | 246 | 21 | Iowa | ||
| Ron Miknyocki | 21 | FL | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | Wayne State (Michigan) | ||
| Gary Moeller | 64 | C-MLB | 6-1 | 224 | 22 | Ohio State | ||
| Jim Myers | 69 | DT | 6-1 | 260 | 25 | Michigan State | ||
| Ron Newhouse | 5 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | St. Norbert | ||
| Jerry O'Neil | 23 | HB-FL | 5-9 | 170 | 24 | Central Michigan | 9 | |
| Jim Patterson | 79 | DT | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Tulsa | ||
| Bruce Puterbaugh | 83 | LDT | 6-3 | 245 | 22 | Kentucky | ||
| Bob Ricucci | 20 | CB-FL | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Fred Sauer | 85 | SE | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | Grand Rapids CC | ||
| Al Schau | 87 | LLB | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Western Michigan | ||
| Dick Simmons | 82 | E | 6-3 | 235 | Ferris State | |||
| John Slafkosky | 56 | LOG | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Notre Dame | ||
| Jim Small | 43 | TE-K | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | none | ||
| Lloyd Swelnis | 29 | RS | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | Western Michigan | 5 | |
| Larry Thompson | 50 | C | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Tulane | ||
| Dave Washington | 36 | SE | 6-4 | 228 | 24 | Santa Monica JC; Southern California | ||
| Jimmy Webster | 33 | LS-LB | 5-11 | 204 | 27 | Marquette | 8 | |
| Steve Weil | 32 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Purdue | ||
| Jim Welsh | 61 | ROG-K | 6-3 | 240 | Northern Michigan | |||
| Bob White | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 216 | 24 | Western Michigan | ||
| A.J. Williams | 74 | ROG | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| Bill Zorn | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 23 | Michigan State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 43 | 57 | 13 | 43 | 3 | 159 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 80 | 35 | 44 | 6 | 185 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Ron Newhouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Dave Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Jim Small | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Jerry O'Neil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jim Welsh | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bob White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jerry Barto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jim Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Vern Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Larry Harp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Jewett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bill McGuirt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Ricucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Emil Caprara | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 4 | 1 | 159 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 2 | 1 | 185 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burton | 4 | ||||
| Ron Newhouse | 2 | ||||
| Jerry O'Neil | 2 | ||||
| Bob White | 2 | ||||
| Larry Harp | 1 | ||||
| Bill McGuirt | 1 | ||||
| Bob Ricucci | 1 | ||||
| Jim Small | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 14 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Joiner | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ron Newhouse | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Larry Harp | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Washington | 3 | ||||
| Jerry Barto | 1 | ||||
| Jim Edwards | 1 | ||||
| Vern Hansen | 1 | ||||
| Bob Jewett | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cutler | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burton | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burton | 17 | 464 | 27.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Jim Small | 15 | 335 | 22.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Newhouse | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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