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1969 Pottstown Firebirds (ACFL)

1st place • Southern Division • 10-2-0 .833
1969 ACFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Dave diFilippo
Carmen CavalliDefense
Joe RogersDefense
John SchwederAssistant Coach
Steve Van BurenAssistant Coach
Ron WallerAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Fri8/15/1969N Harrisburg Capitol Colts20-6WScranton, PAMemorial Field2100
Sat8/30/1969HBridgeport Jets45-16WPottstown, PAFranklin Field8261
Sat9/6/1969AHartford Knights3-18LHartford, CTDillon Stadium8012
Sat9/13/1969AHarrisburg Capitol Colts31-3WHarrisburg, PANew Island Park2791
Sat9/20/1969HLong Island Bulls21-16WPottstown, PAFranklin Field6527
Sat9/27/1969HQuincy Giants49-3WPottstown, PAFranklin Field5013
Sat10/4/1969ARoanoke Buckskins20-10WRoanoke, VAVictory Stadium9000
Fri10/10/1969AQuincy Giants28-14WQuincy, MAVeterans Memorial Stadium2015
Sat10/18/1969HHarrisburg Capitol Colts33-6WPottstown, PAFranklin Field5010
Fri10/24/1969ABridgeport Jets34-17WBridgeport, CTJohn F. Kennedy Stadium5321
Sat11/1/1969HRoanoke Buckskins21-24LPottstown, PAFranklin Field5015
Sat11/8/1969ARichmond Roadrunners47-19WRichmond, VACity Stadium5010
Sat11/15/1969HRichmond Roadrunners23-7WPottstown, PAFranklin Field5000
Sat11/22/1969HHartford Knights48-14WPottstown, PAFranklin Field5000
League Championship
Sat11/29/1969AHartford Knights20-0WHartford, CTDillon Stadium8762
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Gary Adams34DB5-1018122Arkansas
Jim Alderman676-224227North Carolina
Buddy Allen41FS5-1119332Oakland JC; Utah State
Art Alois50C6-223322Pittsburgh
Leon Angevine83SE6-219523Penn State
Frank AntoniniRB6-021225Kentucky; Parsons
Joe Austin22DB5-11186none
John AveniK6-321234Indiana
John Barber64LOG6-225524Delaware State
Dick Barnhorst80FL6-421722Xavier (Ohio)
Jim BaughnLDT6-4270Virginia State
Joe Blake77LDE6-228025Northwestern; Bakersfield CC; Tulsa
Tom Brown45SS5-1019825Villanova
Tom Carr88DE6-326727Morgan State
Paul Cercel68C6-222227Pittsburgh
Dewey Chester23RB6-120624Pittsburgh
Roy Clay58MLB6-122526Tennessee State
King Corcoran9QB6-020027Maryland
Tommy Davis78RDE6-025524Tennessee State
Press Day85RDE-LDE6-1232none
Russ Denof23Memphis
Benjy Dial13QB6-118526Eastern New Mexico
Jerry DiPhillippo53RLB6-1218Cheyney
Ollie Dobbins21RCB5-1118528Morgan State
Jim Foster54LB5-11225Trinidad State JC; Colorado State
Ron Gassert71DE-OT6-325029Virginia
Doug Goodwin35RB6-222827Maryland-Eastern Shore
Roger Grimes25RB5-1120622Penn State
Bob HaackLOT6-525022Linfield
Matt HaneyMLB6-1215Kutztown
George Harold18CB6-319827Allen
Jim Haynie10QB6-219523West Chester
Jim HeelenDB6-2195Northeastern
Walt Hughes63OG6-124523Grambling State
Wade Key76LOT6-524523Texas; Texas State
Mark Kosmos51LLB6-023424Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma
John Land26HB5-919525Delaware State
Al LavanDB6-119423Colorado State
Bill LaytonKLehigh
Leo Levandowski61OG6-124526none
Dana LillyDE6-3240West Texas A&M
Mike McDonaldVillanova
Herb Nauss16SS6-120523Albright
Bruce Puterbaugh74C-LDT6-324528Kentucky
Ed Pyne81K-S-FL6-321826Maryland; Temple
Billy RakowDB5-1018522Adams State
Sherm Ross24LCB5-1119628Bluefield State
Tom Ross79LDT6-2262Grambling State
Tom Sarkisian70ROT6-225224Boston College
Tom ScottT6-3260Bethune-Cookman
Steve Speers52MLB6-120428Temple
Bill Stetz73RDT6-325024Boston College
Bob Tucker84TE6-322524Bloomsburg
Claude Watts37FB6-021529Bluefield State
Don Wilkinson3SE5-10170West Chester
Dean Wink87TE-DE6-424625Yankton
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals1097765107358
Opponents Totals25513738151
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Bob Tucker1300078
Ed Pyne0405055
Claude Watts900054
John Land700042
Benjy Dial510031
Leon Angevine500030
Dick Barnhorst300018
Buddy Allen10006
Doug Goodwin10006
Roger Grimes10006
Jim Haynie10006
Mark Kosmos10006
Herb Nauss10006
Shem Ross10006
John Aveni03003
Bill Layton00103
Jerry DiPhillippo00012
Team Totals49444989.861358
Opponents Totals15141593.3151151
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
John Land1466854.7334
Claude Watts1376554.8635
Benjy Dial5
Jim Haynie1
Team Totals15
Opponents Totals5
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Benjy Dial1699455.67213648.114.5631710.131.8108.2
King Corcoran1488154.7619326.311.54596.164.177.1
Jim Haynie10
Don Wilkinson10
Team Totals28
Opponents Totals9
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Bob Tucker66101615.46313
Leon Angevine5
Claude Watts4
John Land3
Dick Barnhorst2
Roger Grimes1
Team Totals28
Opponents Totals9
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Sherm Ross1123221.1451
Herb Nauss1
Team Totals2
Opponents Totals1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Team Totals
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Sherm Ross12625.2340
Buddy Allen1
Team Totals1
Opponents Totals0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Doug Goodwin1642726.7961
Team Totals1
Opponents Totals0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Dick Barnhorst1
Mark Kosmos1
Team Totals2
Opponents Totals0
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