1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL) |
| 3rd place • Central Division • 6-6-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Lou Blumling |
| Ed Chlebek | Assistant Coach |
| George Demko | Assistant Coach |
| Sam Fernandez | Assistant Coach |
| Buddy Pfaadt | Assistant Coach |
| Bob Tubbs | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/16/1969 | H | Tri-Cities Apollos | 40-17 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 7713 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1969 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 17-21 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Stadium | 7141 | |
| Sun | 8/31/1969 | H | Orlando Panthers | 14-7 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 9600 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1969 | H | Jersey Jays | 31-19 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 5817 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1969 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 3-28 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Stadium | 11389 | |
| Sat | 9/20/1969 | A | Tri-Cities Apollos | 28-17 | W | Midland, MI | Midland Stadium | 794 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1969 | H | Chicago Owls | 21-30 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 6200 | |
| Fri | 10/3/1969 | A | Jersey Jays | 37-21 | W | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 2084 | |
| Sat | 10/11/1969 | A | Omaha Mustangs | 14-24 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 6520 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1969 | H | Indianapolis Capitols | 27-20 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 4805 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1969 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 35-28 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 5880 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1969 | H | Tri-Cities Apollos | 7-26 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 4432 | |
| Sat | 11/8/1969 | A | Orlando Panthers | 14-45 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 9600 | |
| Sat | 11/15/1969 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 14-48 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Bush Stadium | 6122 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ernie Adams | 61 | ROG | 5-11 | 263 | 24 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| Jim Alcorn | 13 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Bethany (West Virginia); Pittsburgh; Clarion | ||
| Bob Benjamin | 40 | SE-FL | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Northwood | ||
| Fred Bristo | 29 | LCB | 6-0 | 184 | 25 | Tennessee State | ||
| Hubie Bryant | 84 | FL | 5-10 | 168 | 23 | Minnesota | ||
| Al Butler | 80 | DB-SE | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Compton JC | ||
| Bernie Carney | 74 | OT | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | West Virginia | ||
| Ed Chlebek | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 29 | Western Michigan | ||
| Jim Cunningham | 34 | LB | 5-11 | 221 | 30 | Pittsburgh | ||
| John DeReggi | 46 | WR | 5-9 | 175 | Clarion | |||
| Dave Dice | 64 | OG | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Don Donatelli | 54 | C | 6-2 | 250 | 29 | Florida State | ||
| Sam Fernandez | 55 | MLB | 5-11 | 205 | 29 | Potomac State JC; Miami (Florida) | ||
| John Ferraro | DB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Edinboro | |||
| Chuck Forrest | 30 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Tennessee; Murray State | ||
| Frank Galloway | 60/52 | RLB | 5-10 | 208 | 27 | East Carolina | ||
| Pete Gialames | 21 | WR | 5-9 | 175 | California (Pennsylvania) | |||
| Bill Glennon | 71 | LDE | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Washington | ||
| Jim Hollingsworth | 46 | P-SE | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Mississippi; Louisiana Christian | ||
| Kenny Holmes | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | West Liberty | |||
| Darryl Lesser | 70 | ROT | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Washburn | ||
| Ken Liberto | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | ||
| Fred Malins | 89 | SE | 6-2 | 217 | 25 | Eastern Kentucky | ||
| Jerry Marion | 81 | FL-SE | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Wyoming | ||
| Byron McCane | 36 | HB | 6-0 | 213 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
| Larry Middlebrook | 73 | DT | 6-7 | 280 | 25 | Jackson State | ||
| Pete Mills | 20 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Coffeyville CC; Wichita State | ||
| Walt Mitchell | 21 | RLB | 6-1 | 245 | 22 | South Carolina State | ||
| Jerry Moore | 65 | LOG | 6-0 | 255 | 28 | Bethune-Cookman | ||
| Joe Pabian | 78 | RDT | 6-3 | 280 | 26 | West Virginia | ||
| Dennis Penza | 26 | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 32 | St. Norbert | ||
| Don Pettis | 47 | WS | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | Allen | ||
| Buddy Pfaadt | 22 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Eastern Kentucky | ||
| Mel Raine | 27 | RB | 5-8 | 200 | 22 | none | ||
| Jim Russell | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 26 | none | ||
| Jack Schinderle | 77 | LDT | 6-1 | 263 | 26 | Michigan State | ||
| Dave Seiter | 72 | DE-DT | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Bowling Green State | ||
| Jim Settles | 67 | LLB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| Clyde Thomas | 41 | HB | 5-10 | 187 | 29 | Ohio University | ||
| Bob Tubbs | 50 | RDE | 6-1 | 250 | 28 | none | ||
| Merlin Walet | 38 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 26 | Louisiana State; McNeese State | ||
| Allen Watson | 28 | K | 5-10 | 165 | 25 | Newport (Wales) | ||
| Jim Zamberlan | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Louisville | ||
| Larry Zunich | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Richmond | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 245 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 313 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin Walet | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Allan Watson | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 0 | 53 |
| Hubie Bryant | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Byron McCane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Fred Malins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clyde Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Zamberlan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Forrest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Liberto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Marion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pete Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Schinderle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Zunich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 0 | 245 |
| Opponents Totals | 313 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin Walet | 180 | 673 | 3.7 | 27 | 9 |
| Clyde Thomas | 50 | 241 | 4.8 | 51 | 1 |
| Byron McCane | 67 | 200 | 3.0 | 20 | 3 |
| Larry Zunich | 33 | 105 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ed Chlebek | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Raine | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Alcorn | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry Marion | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 358 | 1309 | 3.7 | 51 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Chlebek | 232 | 128 | 55.2 | 92 | 1598 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 74 | 11 | 4.7 | 12 | 5.2 | 71.0 | |||
| Jim Alcorn | 97 | 45 | 46.4 | 43 | 551 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 77 | 3 | 3.1 | 9 | 9.3 | 36.1 | |||
| Clyde Thomas | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 11 | 2.2 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 79.2 | |||
| Jerry Marion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 335 | 174 | 51.9 | 139 | 2160 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 77 | 15 | 4.5 | 22 | 6.6 | 29 | 245 | 1915 | 59.6 |
| Opponents Totals |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubie Bryant | 43 | 657 | 15.3 | 51 | 7 |
| Jim Zamberlan | 30 | 291 | 9.7 | 25 | 2 |
| Jerry Marion | 24 | 372 | 15.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Merlin Walet | 17 | 140 | 8.2 | 74 | 0 |
| Clyde Thomas | 14 | 137 | 9.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Larry Zunich | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Fred Malins | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 54 | 2 |
| Kenny Holmes | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Benjamin | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Ken Liberto | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 77 | 1 |
| Byron McCane | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Mills | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Al Butler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 174 | 2160 | 12.4 | 77 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mills | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 69 | 1 |
| Sam Fernandez | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Pettis | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Buddy Pfaadt | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dennis Penza | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Schinderle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Chuck Forrest | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 358 | 19.9 | 69 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hollingsworth | 62 | 2431 | 39.2 | 57 | 5 | |||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 2431 | 39.2 | 57 | 5 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubie Bryant | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Jerry Marion | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Al Butler | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Chuck Forrest | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bob Benjamin | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 11 | 149 | 7.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubie Bryant | 23 | 527 | 22.9 | 82 | 1 | |
| Pete Mills | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 44 | 0 | |
| Clyde Thomas | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jerry Marion | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bryan McCane | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Mel Raine | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bob Benjamin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Cunningham | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Al Butler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Kenny Holmes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Merlin Walet | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1060 | 18.9 | 82 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Forrest | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
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