1969 Bridgeport Jets (ACFL) |
| 2nd place • Northern Division • 7-5-0 .583 |
| Head Coach: Ray Mathews |
| John Maher | Defensive |
| Joe Orsene | Assistant Coach |
| Clyde Washington | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/15/1969 | A | Long Island Bulls | 7-13 | L | Hempstead, NY | Hofstra University Stadium | 3422 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1969 | A | Pottstown Firebirds | 16-45 | L | Pottstown, PA | Franklin Field | 8261 | |
| Fri | 9/5/1969 | H | Long Island Bulls | 3-0 | W | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 8261 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1969 | A | Roanoke Buckskins | 10-22 | L | Roanoke, VA | Victory Stadium | 10004 | |
| Fri | 9/19/1969 | H | Richmond Roadrunners | 0-32 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 9268 | |
| Fri | 9/26/1969 | A | Long Island Bulls | 19-12 | W | Hempstead, NY | Hofstra University Stadium | 3682 | |
| Sat | 10/4/1969 | A | Richmond Roadrunners | 42-7 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 4900 | |
| Fri | 10/10/1969 | H | Hartford Knights | 14-23 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 11579 | |
| Sat | 10/18/1969 | A | Quincy Giants | 22-14 | W | Quincy, MA | Veterans Memorial Stadium | 2700 | |
| Fri | 10/24/1969 | H | Pottstown Firebirds | 17-34 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 5321 | |
| Fri | 10/31/1969 | A | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | 14-20 | L | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 300 | |
| Sat | 11/8/1969 | H | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | 24-17 | W | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | ||
| Sat | 11/15/1969 | A | Hartford Knights | 33-21 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 6510 | |
| Fri | 11/21/1969 | H | Quincy Giants | 31-0 | W | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 7500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/31/1969 | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | Moved from Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/8/1969 | Harrisburg Capitol Colts | Postponed from 11/7; Moved from Harrisburg, PA |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bob Anderson | K | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Iowa | |||
| Tom Atkinson | DE | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Philander Smith | |||
| Jimmy Bivens | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Texas Southern | |||
| Gene Bowen | FB | 5-7 | 190 | 24 | Tennessee State | |||
| Dave Brockmeyer | TE | 6-1 | 235 | 29 | Jones County JC; Louisiana Christian | |||
| Jim Carroll | LB | 6-1 | 229 | 26 | Notre Dame | |||
| Seth Cartwright | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | Prairie View A&M | |||
| Larry Caswell | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Rhode Island | |||
| Allen Chandler | CB | 5-11 | 198 | San Jose State | ||||
| Earl Christy | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | |||
| Brian Dowling | FL-QB-P | 6-2 | 207 | 22 | Yale | |||
| Bill Drummond | OG | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Williams | |||
| Ken Duke | HB | 6-1 | 228 | 26 | Morgan State | |||
| Roger Finnie | DE-DT | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Florida A&M | |||
| Bob Fiorini | LB | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Indiana | |||
| Wally Florence | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 27 | Purdue | |||
| Dennis Furjanic | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 25 | Houston | |||
| Bill Gibson | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Delaware State | |||
| Joe Ginnetti | C | 6-3 | 250 | 21 | Southern Connecticut State | |||
| Jim Gipp | ||||||||
| Al Goddard | CB | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Johnson C. Smith | |||
| Jim Gripp | S | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Oklahoma Panhandle State | |||
| Bruce Haak | P | 6-3 | 185 | Purdue | ||||
| Jim Harris | DT | 6-4 | 275 | 26 | Utah State | |||
| Ray Hayes | DT | 6-5 | 250 | 23 | Toledo | |||
| Tom Hunt | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Southern Connecticut State | |||
| Dick Janes | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | none | |||
| John Jones | DT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Arizona | |||
| Roy Kirksey | FB | 6-1 | 235 | 22 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | |||
| Larry Lawler | DT | 6-6 | 280 | 25 | none | |||
| Ed Lawson | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 22 | Morris Brown | |||
| John Lium | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Notre Dame | |||
| Gary Magner | DE | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Orange Coast JC; Southern California | |||
| Aaron Martin | DB | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | North Carolina Central | |||
| Fred McCauley | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | none | |||
| Carmine Melignano | OT | 6-1 | 232 | 33 | none | |||
| Roger Milici | SE | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | Southern Connecticut State | |||
| Bob Mirabelle | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 29 | Norwich | |||
| Claude Morgan | OE | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Syracuse | |||
| Herm Murphy | CB | 5-9 | 182 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| Harvey Palmore | OG | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Morgan State | |||
| Jim Quinn | LB-SS | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Bridgeport | |||
| Fred Salvati | S | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Southern Connecticut State | |||
| Allen Smith | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Findlay | |||
| Dick Swatland | OG | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Notre Dame | |||
| Harry Theofiledes | QB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Waynesburg | |||
| Bill Tinkler | FL | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Morgan State | |||
| Tom Tyler | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | Holy Cross | |||
| Danny Walker | RB-DB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Cornell | |||
| Bruce Weinstein | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 22 | Yale | |||
| Gordon Wright | OL | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | Delaware State | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 57 | 82 | 14 | 76 | 229 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 62 | 53 | 46 | 202 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Smith | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||
| Bob Anderson | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 58 | ||||
| Brian Dowling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Roy Kirksey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Harry Theofiledes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Bill Tinkler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Roger Milici | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Fred McCauley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bill Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 28 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 11 | 1 | 229 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 9 | 2 | 202 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Smith | 166 | 735 | 4.4 | 92 | 12 |
| Roy Kirksey | 3 | ||||
| Harry Theofiledes | 3 | ||||
| Brian Dowling | 1 | ||||
| Fred McCauley | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 20 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Theofiledes | 263 | 140 | 53.2 | 116 | 1799 | 6.8 | 12.9 | 56 | 8 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.7 | 74.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Milici | 50 | 639 | 12.8 | 56 | 2 |
| Bill Tinkler | 41 | 469 | 11.4 | 43 | 3 |
| Brian Dowling | 2 | ||||
| Allen Smith | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Haak | 36 | 1270 | 35.3 | 50 | ||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
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