1964 Wheeling Ironmen (UFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Division • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Tom Keane |
| Lou Blumling | Assistant Coach |
| Dom Cara | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/15/1964 | A | Toledo Tornadoes | 6-27 | L | Maumee, OH | Lucas County Recreation Center Field | 5000 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1964 | H | Indianapolis Warriors | 7-6 | W | Miundsville, WV | 3500 | ||
| Sat | 8/29/1964 | A | Grand Rapids Blazers | 21-27 | L | Wyoming, MI | Kimble Field | 4966 | |
| Sun | 9/6/1964 | H | Charleston Rockets | 9-20 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 10905 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1964 | A | Toledo Tornadoes | 30-28 | W | Maumee, OH | Lucas County Recreation Center Field | 4421 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1964 | H | Canton Bulldogs | 26-10 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 6121 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1964 | A | Indianapolis Warriors | 37-26 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Victory Field | 6492 | |
| Sat | 10/3/1964 | H | Joliet Explorers | 35-9 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 4443 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1964 | A | Joliet Explorers | 42-25 | W | Joliet, IL | Memorial Stadium | 3663 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1964 | H | Grand Rapids Blazers | 20-23 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 5318 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1964 | H | Indianapolis Warriors | 17-49 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 7121 | |
| Sat | 10/31/1964 | A | Charleston Rockets | 23-28 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | ||
| Sun | 11/8/1964 | A | Canton Bulldogs | 7-65 | L | Canton, OH | Central Catholic High School Stadium | 5110 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1964 | A | Quebec Rifles | 30-42 | L | Montreal, QC | Delormier Downs | 2972 | |
| Sat | 11/21/1964 | H | Toledo Tornadoes | 26-23 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 1743 | |
| Sat | 11/28/1964 | H | Quebec Rifles | 47-21 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 3106 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Anderson | 60 | OG-ROT | 6-1 | 232 | 23 | Cincinnati | ||
| Pete Archibald | 28 | RS | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | ||
| Bill Barber | 82 | SE-TE | 6-3 | 209 | 28 | Florida A&M | ||
| John Barish | 78 | ROT | 6-2 | 258 | 31 | Waynesburg | ||
| Tom Bland | 40 | FL-HB | 5-11 | 170 | 24 | Oklahoma; West Liberty | ||
| Bob Brown | 65 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Bob Butts | 36 | FB-K | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | Ohio State | ||
| Andy Cook | LB | 6-0 | 219 | 24 | Oregon Tech | |||
| Jim Cunningham | 34 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 221 | 25 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Denny Davis | 74 | RDE | 6-3 | 275 | 33 | Appalachian State | ||
| George Demko | 77 | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Appalachian State | ||
| Freddie Ford | RB | 5-7 | 182 | 26 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | |||
| John Greiner | 86 | TE-SE | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | Purdue | ||
| Frank Hanley | 75 | DT | 5-11 | 225 | 22 | Kentucky State | ||
| Jim Herren | 63 | LOG | 6-0 | 237 | 25 | Nebraska-Omaha | ||
| Bob Hinton | 72 | RDT | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | Colorado State | ||
| Bobby Lee Hultz | 80 | OE | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Pepperdine | ||
| Perry Jeter | 27 | HB-FB | 5-7 | 178 | 33 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | ||
| Bob Jones | 64 | ROG | 6-1 | 236 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
| Fred Lauter | 55 | MLB | 6-0 | 224 | 25 | Indiana | ||
| John Henry Martin | 29 | HB | 5-11 | 196 | 26 | Kent State | ||
| Dave Mathieson | 15 | QB | 6-0 | 199 | 23 | Washington State | ||
| Dan McGrew | 76 | ROT-C | 6-2 | 250 | 27 | Purdue | ||
| Dick McKenna | 47 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | none | ||
| Bill Olsavsky | 89 | RLB-P | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Indiana | ||
| Joe Pabian | 79 | DT | 6-3 | 280 | 21 | West Virginia | ||
| Leon Pagac | G | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Tulsa | |||
| Dennis Penza | 26 | LS | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | St. Norbert | ||
| Jim Plankenhorn | K | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | |
| Andy Rice | 62 | LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 24 | Texas Southern | ||
| Ron Richnafsky | 73 | LOT | 6-2 | 260 | 21 | Purdue | ||
| Bill Seach | 67 | OG | 6-0 | 246 | 23 | Indiana | ||
| Keith Smith | 88 | LB | 6-1 | 212 | 24 | Glenville State | ||
| Jack Stanton | 20 | DB | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | North Carolina State | ||
| Bob Stark | 46 | LLB | 5-11 | 235 | 27 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Willie Stinson | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Oregon Tech | ||
| Clyde Thomas | 41 | HB-FL | 5-10 | 187 | 24 | Ohio University | ||
| Ivan Toncic | 7 | QB-K | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Jerry Winstead | 50 | C | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | Itawamba CC; Corpus Christi | ||
| John Yaccino | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Pittsburgh | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 73 | 104 | 59 | 134 | 370 |
| Opponents Totals | 99 | 122 | 76 | 99 | 396 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Butts | 1 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 68 | ||||
| Tom Bland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| John Greiner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| John Henry Martin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Clyde Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Bill Barber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Jake Olsavsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Ivan Toncic | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Jim Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Dave Mathieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bobby Lee Hultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Perry Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dennis Penza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Keith Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| John Yaccino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Plankenhorn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Frank Hanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 49 | 41 | 49 | 83.7 | 11 | 1 | 370 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 47 | 51 | 92.2 | 13 | 2 | 396 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Thomas | 135 | 897 | 6.6 | 52 | 5 |
| John Henry Martin | 83 | 404 | 4.9 | 6 | |
| Bob Butts | 47 | 200 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Cunningham | 2 | ||||
| Dave Mathieson | 2 | ||||
| Ivan Toncic | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1457 | 17 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 1973 | 23 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Toncic | 275 | 134 | 48.7 | 125 | 1677 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 11 | 4.0 | 16 | 5.8 | 57.2 | ||||
| Dave Mathieson | 184 | 80 | 43.5 | 91 | 1461 | 7.9 | 18.3 | 13 | 7.1 | 13 | 7.1 | 65.5 | ||||
| John Henry Martin | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 25 | 3158 | ||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 2338 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Greiner | 64 | 963 | 15.0 | 58 | 7 |
| Tom Bland | 61 | 1007 | 16.5 | 50 | 10 |
| Bobby Lee Hultz | 22 | 134 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Clyde Thomas | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 59 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 4 | ||||
| Perry Jeter | 1 | ||||
| John Henry Martin | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | ||||
| Team Totals | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Archibald | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Dick McKenna | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bill Olsavsky | 1 | ||||
| Keith Smith | 1 | ||||
| John Yaccino | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Olsavsky | 62 | 2443 | 39.4 | 59 | ||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Martin | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Thomas | 28 | 877 | 31.3 | 98 | 1 | |
| John Henry Martin | 10 | 230 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Olsavsky | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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