1973 New England Colonials (ACFL) |
| 1st place • Northern Division • 10-2-0 .833 |
| Head Coach: Tom Yewcic |
| Houston Antwine | Assistant Coach |
| Gino Cappelletti | Assistant Coach |
| Billy Johnson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1973 | H | Virginia Stonewalls | 63-0 | W | Lowell, MA | Cawley Stadium | 500 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | H | Bridgeport Jets | 15-7 | W | Lynn, MA | Manning Bowl | ||
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | A | Western Massachusetts Pioneers | 41-7 | W | Holyoke, MA | MacKenzie Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | A | New York Crusaders | 49-7 | W | Mount Vernon, NY | Memorial Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/15/1973 | A | Hartford Knights | 10-20 | L | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 5100 | |
| Fri | 9/21/1973 | H | New York Crusaders | 44-0 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | ||
| Fri | 9/28/1973 | H | Western Massachusetts Pioneers | 52-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 2750 | |
| Fri | 10/5/1973 | H | Long Island Chiefs | 40-23 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | ||
| Sat | 10/13/1973 | A | Western Massachusetts Pioneers | 35-20 | W | Holyoke, MA | MacKenzie Stadium | ||
| Fri | 10/19/1973 | H | Bridgeport Jets | 19-9 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 3074 | |
| Fri | 10/26/1973 | H | Hartford Knights | 31-23 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 2914 | |
| Fri | 11/2/1973 | H | Long Island Chiefs | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | |||
| Fri | 11/9/1973 | A | Bridgeport Jets | 31-37 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 6000 | |
| Fri | 11/16/1973 | H | Hartford Knights | 30-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 1902 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Fri | 11/23/1973 | A | Bridgeport Jets | 41-17 | W | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 10176 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/2/1973 | Long Island Chiefs | Forfeit |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Alexander | C | 6-2 | 225 | California (Pennsylvania) | ||||
| Henry Alford | DE | 6-6 | 240 | 23 | Pittsburgh | |||
| Gary Brackett | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Holy Cross | |||
| Dennis Breen | RCB | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | Rhode Island | |||
| Clarence Brooks | LOG | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | Massachusetts | |||
| Tyrone Byrd | WR | 6-0 | 175 | Dartmouth | ||||
| Ted Covington | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 25 | Sequoias JC; Northridge State | |||
| Eric Crone | QB | 6-3 | 197 | 23 | Harvard | |||
| Bill DeFlavio | LDT | 5-9 | 230 | 23 | Massachusetts | |||
| Ted DeMars | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Harvard | |||
| Al Durkovic | C-OG | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Boston University | |||
| Bob Ehrhardt | QB | 6-0 | 195 | Rhode Island | ||||
| Alvin Foster | RDE | 6-2 | 240 | Tuskegee | ||||
| Rod Foster | FS | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Harvard | |||
| Vince Hickey | QB | 6-1 | 200 | Bridgewater State | ||||
| Gary Hudson | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Boston College | |||
| Andy Huff | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | Notre Dame | |||
| John Hulecki | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Massachusetts | |||
| Marty Imhof | DE | 6-6 | 256 | 24 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | |||
| Dennis Keating | DB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Massachusetts | |||
| Jim Kelliher | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | Massachusetts | ||||
| Chris Kete | C | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Boston College | |||
| Bill Knox | RB | 6-1 | 205 | Boston College | ||||
| Gary Lewis | LB | 6-0 | 230 | Hayward State | ||||
| Bob Liljedahl | LB | 6-3 | 225 | Springfield | ||||
| Fred Magarian | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Virginia Tech | |||
| Ron Maree | ROT | 6-6 | 275 | 24 | Purdue | |||
| Mike McHugh | MLB | 6-4 | 230 | 22 | Harvard | |||
| Ken McPhee | SS | 5-10 | 185 | Central Connecticut State | ||||
| Jim O'Shea | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Boston College | |||
| Zennie Parker | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Northeastern State | |||
| Jesse Parks | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 22 | Columbia | |||
| Skip Parmenter | LDE | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Quinsigamond JC; Massachusetts | |||
| Rich Pelletier | P-DB | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Holy Cross | |||
| Tim Perreira | RDT | 6-1 | 240 | Idaho State | ||||
| Ray Raimo | LB | 6-2 | 240 | Tufts | ||||
| Ernie Richardson | LLB | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Jackson State | |||
| Jack Sampson | C | 6-2 | 230 | Ferrum JC | ||||
| Steve Schubert | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 22 | Massachusetts | |||
| Eddie Sheats | RLB | 6-2 | 224 | 22 | Hutchinson CC; Kansas | |||
| John Smith | K | 6-0 | 172 | 24 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | |||
| Denis Sullivan | WR | 6-4 | 190 | Harvard | ||||
| Rich Szaro | K | 5-11 | 204 | 25 | Harvard | |||
| Bill Tinlin | RB | 5-11 | 230 | Central Connecticut State | ||||
| Gary Wichard | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 23 | Long Island-Post | |||
| Bill Wilson | DE | 6-3 | 240 | Wesleyan | ||||
| Jake Zumbach | DE | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Nassau CC; Colorado | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 382 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 181 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 61 | ||||
| Andy Huff | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Steve Schubert | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Ted DeMars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Bill Tinlin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Rich Szaro | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Bob Ehrhardt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Gary Hudson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| John Hulecki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bill Knox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jesse Parks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Denis Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Gary Wichard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Dennis Breen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Rod Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 49 | 46 | 49 | 93.9 | 14 | 0 | 382 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 7 | 2 | 181 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted DeMars | 79 | 630 | 8.0 | 5 | |
| Andy Huff | 9 | ||||
| Bill Tinlin | 6 | ||||
| Bob Ehrhardt | 2 | ||||
| Bill Knox | 2 | ||||
| Gary Wichard | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 26 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wichard | 141 | 62 | 44.0 | 74 | 1165 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 12 | 8.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 86.7 | ||||
| Bob Ehrhardt | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 14 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 38 | 682 | 17.9 | 9 | |
| Ted DeMars | 2 | ||||
| John Hulecki | 2 | ||||
| Jesse Parks | 2 | ||||
| Denis Sullivan | 2 | ||||
| Andy Huff | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hudson | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Pelletier | 43 | 37.1 | 55 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hudson | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 15 | 546 | 36.4 | 1 | ||
| Rod Foster | 13 | 413 | 31.8 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Breen | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
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