1973 Hartford Knights (ACFL) |
| 2nd place • Northern Division • 8-4-0 .667 |
| Head Coach: Nick Cutro |
| Frank Toro | Assistant Coach |
| Mack Yoho | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | H | Long Island Chiefs | 34-3 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 3600 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | A | Las Vegas Casinos | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas Staidum | ||||
| Fri | 8/31/1973 | A | Bridgeport Jets | 17-19 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 7462 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | A | Long Island Chiefs | 48-13 | W | Hempstead, NY | Hofstra Stadium | 500 | |
| Sat | 9/15/1973 | H | New England Colonials | 20-10 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 5100 | |
| Fri | 9/21/1973 | A | Western Massachusetts Pioneers | 17-13 | W | Holyoke, MA | MacKenzie Stadium | 2700 | |
| Sat | 9/29/1973 | H | Long Island Chiefs | 58-10 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 3980 | |
| Sat | 10/6/1973 | H | Bridgeport Jets | 7-10 | L | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 6960 | |
| Sat | 10/13/1973 | A | New York Crusaders | 39-14 | W | Mount Vernon, NY | Memorial Stadium | 1500 | |
| Sat | 10/20/1973 | H | Western Massachusetts Pioneers | 49-21 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 3800 | |
| Fri | 10/26/1973 | A | New England Colonials | 23-31 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 2914 | |
| Sat | 11/3/1973 | H | New York Crusaders | 30-0 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 3032 | |
| Sat | 11/10/1973 | H | Western Massachusetts Pioneers | 37-7 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 2800 | |
| Fri | 11/16/1973 | A | New England Colonials | 14-30 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 1902 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Adams | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State | ||
| Greg Allen | 21 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Syracuse | ||
| Bill Bynum | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Western New Mexico | |||
| Doug Campbell | 30 | SS | 6-3 | 192 | 23 | Ithaca | ||
| Cornell Champion | 44 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Trinidad State JC; UCLA | ||
| Al Cirello | WR | 6-1 | 220 | Adams State | ||||
| Jerry Collins | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Western Michigan | ||
| Willie Crittendon | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 275 | 29 | Taft JC; Tulsa | ||
| Norm Davidson | K | 5-11 | 185 | Central Connecticut State | ||||
| Tommy Davis | 85 | DE | 6-0 | 255 | 28 | Tennessee State | ||
| Dan Fahy | LB | 6-0 | 205 | Central Connecticut State | ||||
| Palmer Gaines | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Delaware State | ||
| Joe Ginnetti | 70 | LOT | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Tom Gipson | 77 | RDE | 6-6 | 290 | 25 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | ||
| Chuck Goode | T | 6-6 | 252 | Connecticut | ||||
| Wilbur Grooms | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Tampa | |||
| Al Hannah | 23 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Wisconsin | ||
| LeVell Hill | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Langston | ||
| Len Izzo | 11 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Long Island-Post | ||
| Bruce Kasenetz | OG | 6-2 | 235 | Hiram Scott | ||||
| Jim Kates | 61 | LLB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Penn State | ||
| Jonnie Knoble | 50 | MLB | 6-5 | 225 | 24 | Weber State | ||
| Art Laster | 63 | ROT | 6-4 | 280 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||
| John Lobon | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Syracuse | ||||
| Booth Lusteg | 0 | K | 5-11 | 190 | 36 | Connecticut | ||
| Tom Mackey | DE | 6-5 | 255 | Tarkio | ||||
| Herb Marshall | 6 | DB | 6-3 | 204 | 24 | Cameron | ||
| Willie McKelton | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Southern University | |||
| Jim McKiernan | 75 | OT | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Tom Miller | 64 | OT | 6-2 | 250 | Emporia State | |||
| Wes Miller | 66 | OG | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Southwestern JC; Utah State | ||
| Bob Miranda | RB | 5-11 | 218 | 24 | South Carolina | |||
| Gene Muriaty | 80 | P | 6-1 | 185 | Catawba | |||
| Angel Raphael | DE | 6-4 | 253 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||||
| Charlie Reamon | 26 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||
| Bob Rickenbach | 65 | LOG | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Penn State | ||
| Marv Roberts | 72 | C | 6-1 | 200 | Southern Connecticut State | |||
| Walt Shelton | WR | 5-9 | 180 | Southern Connecticut State | ||||
| Farrell Sheridan | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Minnesota | ||||
| Tom Sherman | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Penn State | ||
| Jeff Siepe | DB | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Clemson | |||
| Dewey Singleton | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Central Connecticut State | ||
| John Skladany | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Central Connecticut State | ||
| Willie Spencer | RB | 6-4 | 235 | 20 | none | |||
| Ross Sposato | 71 | T | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Syracuse | ||
| Jeff Steinberger | 83 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | Rockland CC; Monmouth (Illinois) | ||
| Rick Stepanek | 84 | DT | 6-6 | 244 | 25 | Iowa | ||
| Gordon Taylor | 25 | P-QB | 6-0 | 196 | 23 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Charlie Tiblom | 52 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Central Connecticut State | ||
| Dewey Tiller | DT | 6-4 | 260 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||||
| Ralph Tiner | 81 | P-LB | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Connecticut | ||
| Joe Washington | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | San Jose State | |||
| Bryan White | 31 | RCB | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Dave Wilda | 51 | LB | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | Southern Connecticut State | ||
| Ulysses Young | DB | 6-2 | 190 | 27 | Allen | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 61 | 89 | 90 | 119 | 359 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 60 | 30 | 41 | 178 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Tiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Norm Davidson | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Len Izzo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Gordon Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Walt Shelton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Al Hannah | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Booth Lusteg | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Cornell Champion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Charlie Reamon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Willie Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Palmer Gaines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| LeVell Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bob Miranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Tom Gipson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Tony Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Greg Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Herb Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 47 | 43 | 47 | 91.5 | 10 | 2 | 359 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 6 | 1 | 178 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Champion | 120 | 514 | 4.3 | 4 | |
| Bob Miranda | 79 | 431 | 5.5 | 2 | |
| Gordon Taylor | 6 | ||||
| Palmer Gaines | 2 | ||||
| Willie Spencer | 2 | ||||
| Tony Adams | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sherman | 228 | 104 | 45.6 | 119 | 1360 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 10 | 4.4 | 5 | 2.2 | 70.4 | ||||
| Tony Adams | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Bill Bynum | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Izzo | 34 | 543 | 16.0 | 8 | |
| Al Hannah | 5 | ||||
| Walt Shelton | 5 | ||||
| LeVell Hill | 2 | ||||
| Willie Spencer | 1 | ||||
| Gordon Taylor | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Singleton | 10 | 110 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Allen | 1 | ||||
| Herb Marshall | 1 | ||||
| Charlie Reamon | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Shelton | 12 | 178 | 14.8 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Reamon | 14 | 463 | 33.1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gipson | 1 | ||||||
| Dewey Tiller | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
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