1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft

Lynn Amedee	Offensive Backs/Receivers
Marvin Bass	Defensive Coordinator
Wayne Grubb	Offensive Line
Billy Tohill	Defensive Backs
Ardell Wiegandt	Linebackers

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result	Location	Venue	Attendance
Wed	7/10/1974	H	Southern California Sun	11	7	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	52213
Wed	7/17/1974	A	New York Stars	32	29	W		New York, NY	J.J. Downing Memorial Field	17493
Wed	7/24/1974	H	Memphis Southmen	58	33	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	61319
Wed	7/31/1974	A	Detroit Wheels	21	18	W		Ypsilanti, MI	Rynearson Stadium	14614
Wed	8/7/1974	H	Detroit Wheels	28	22	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	40367
Wed	8/14/1974	H	The Hawaiians	39	0	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	43297
Wed	8/21/1974	A	Jacksonville Sharks	15	14	W		Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl	27140
Thu	8/29/1974	A	Chicago Fire	22	8	W		Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	44732
Mon	9/2/1974	H	Florida Blazers	8	7	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	36529
Sat	9/7/1974	H	Chicago Fire	41	40	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	54872
Wed	9/11/1974	A	Memphis Southmen	7	46	L		Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl	30674
Thu	9/19/1974	H	Shreveport Steamer	42	14	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	33619
Wed	9/25/1974	A	Portland Storm	21	26	L		Portland, OR	Civic Stadium	14273
Wed	10/2/1974	A	The Hawaiians	8	14	L		Honolulu, HI	Honolulu Stadium	12039
Wed	10/9/1974	H	Portland Storm	30	8	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	25261
Wed	10/16/1974	A	Southern California Sun	25	29	L		Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	25247
Wed	10/23/1974	H	Jacksonville Sharks			-		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field
Wed	10/23/1974	A	Shreveport Steamer	0	31	L		Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Fair Stadium	24617
Wed	10/30/1974	H	Florida Blazers	26	18	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	21872
Wed	11/6/1974	H	Philadelphia Bell	26	23	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	22963
Wed	11/13/1974	H	Shreveport Steamer	40	7	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	14794
Playoff
Wed	11/27/1974	H	The Hawaiians	22	19	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	15379
World Bowl
Thu	12/5/1974	H	Florida Blazers	22	21	W		Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	32376

Schedule Notes
10/2/1974	The Hawaiians	Postponed from 9/29
10/23/1974	Jacksonville Sharks	Canceled
10/30/1974	Florida Blazers	Moved from Orlando

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
John Andrews	70	RDT-LDE	6-6	250	23	Morgan State
Chris Arnold	32	S	6-2	201	21	Virginia State
John Baker	62	LDE-RDE-DT	6-5	260	32	Virginia Union; Norfolk State
Steve Barrios	21	WR	5-11	185	24	Tulane	1
Carl Bartles	33	FB	6-1	212	26	Lenoir-Rhyne
Eddie Biggs	72	DT	6-3	245	24	Appalachian State
Jim Bishop	84	TE	6-2	225	25	Tennessee Tech
Butch Brezina	61	LDT-RDT	6-2	250	24	Houston
Bob Brown	88	TE	6-3	225	31	Alcorn State
Buddy Brown	73/71	LOT-LOG-ROG	6-1	255	24	Alabama
Ross Brupbacher	76/74	RLB-LLB	6-3	215	26	Texas A&M	19
Bill Bryant	34	LCB	5-11	195	23	Grambling State
Jim Butler	33	RB	5-10	191	31	Edward Waters
Art Cantrelle	22	FB	6-0	203	26	Louisiana State
Warren Capone	55	MLB	6-1	218	23	Louisiana State
Jay Casey	57	C-OG	6-1	245	23	Auburn
Gary Champagne	50	LLB	6-1	212	22	Louisiana State
Edgar Chandler	51/45	LB	6-3	227	28	Georgia
Steve Conley	88	LB-TE	6-2	225	25	Arizona Western JC; Kansas
Paul Costa	79	ROT	6-4	252	33	Notre Dame
Gary Crane	62	RDT	6-4	230	28	Arkansas State
Ron Curl		DT	6-2	250	25	Michigan State
Grant Cvitanich	66	RDT	6-3	252	24	San Francisco State
Nate Dorsey	66	LDE	6-4	240	24	Mississippi Valley State
Denny Duron	7	QB-WR	6-0	195	22	Louisiana Tech
Jimmy Edwards	20	HB	5-9	185	22	Oklahoma; Louisiana-Monroe	16
Phil Engle	67	DT	6-2	265	24	South Dakota State
Larry Estes	72	RDE	6-6	250	28	Alcorn State
Ron Foxx	40	LLB	6-3	220	23	Alabama A&M
Gary Gennerich	68	OG	6-4	256	23	Clemson
Grant Guthrie	35	K	6-0	210	26	Florida State
Charley Harraway	31	FB	6-2	221	30	San Jose State	18
George Haynes	21	CB	6-2	185	23	Tulsa
Mel Holmes	66	ROG	6-3	251	24	North Carolina A&T State
Dennis Homan	25	WR	6-1	181	28	Alabama
Charles Hummings	23	WR	6-1	175	21	Morris Brown
Alfred Jenkins	80	WR	5-10	172	22	Morris Brown	20
Jim Kregel	60	LOG-ROG	6-2	250	22	Ohio State	20
Randy Lee	32	SS	6-3	195	23	Tulane
Cecil Leonard	32	LCB	5-11	165	28	Tuskegee
Dicky Lyons	35	FS-SS	6-0	190	27	Kentucky
Steve Manstedt	59	LLB	6-2	218	23	Nebraska	10
John Matlock	53	C	6-4	250	30	Miami (Florida)
George Mira	10	QB	5-11	190	32	Miami (Florida)	18
Mike Mullen	51	MLB	6-2	220	24	Oklahoma; Tulane
Joe O'Donnell	67	ROG	6-2	249	33	Michigan
Jim Owings	85	TE-WR	6-2	220	23	Georgia Tech
Ted Powell	82	TE	6-1	220	22	Ferrum JC; Ohio State
Joe Profit	5	RB	6-0	210	25	Louisiana-Monroe
Charlie Reamon	45	LCB	5-11	185	25	Maryland-Eastern Shore
Matthew Reed	11	QB	6-4	225	23	Grambling State	19
Paul Robinson	18	RB	6-0	199	30	Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona	20
Earl Sark	9	P-K	6-2	190	22	New Mexico State	20	0
Drane Scrivener	34	CB-S	6-0	190	23	Cisco JC; Tulsa		1
Al Sitterle	68	OG	6-4	265	22	North Carolina State
John Skladany	68	RDE-DT	6-4	250	24	Central Connecticut State
Willie Smith	42	LCB-SS	5-11	187	23	Morris Brown
Bob Tatarek	70	DT	6-4	260	28	Miami (Florida)
Jimmy Teal	58	LLB-RLB	6-3	225	24	Purdue
Dick Trower	77	LDE-LDT	6-3	250	25	Miami (Florida)
Mike Truax	58	LB	6-2	217	22	Tulane	3
Clarence Washington	63	LDT	6-3	265	28	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bill Wideman	70	DE	6-3	265	23	North Carolina A&T State
Gerard Williams	30	RCB	6-1	184	22	Langston	9
Steve Williams	30	RCB	5-11	173	24	Alabama
Larry Willingham	28	FS-SS-CB	6-0	198	26	Auburn
Wimpy Winther	72/66	C	6-4	260	27	Mississippi
Jessie Wolf	68	RDT	6-6	270	22	Prairie View A&M
Bob Wolfe	71	LOT-ROT	6-5	260	23	Nebraska
James Wright	66	OG	6-1	250	23	Southern University

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	5	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama
2	22	Denny Duron	QB	Louisiana Tech
3	29	Don Reese	DE	Jackson State
4	44	Jim Cagle	DE	Georgia
5	53	Roger Carr	WR	Louisiana Tech
6	68	Greg Gantt	K	Alabama
7	77	Steve Taylor	C	Auburn
8	92	Roscoe Word	DB	Jackson State
9	101	Jim Kregel	OG	Ohio State
10	116	Frank LeMaster	LB	Kentucky
11	125	Dave Lapham	OG	Syracuse
12	140	Mark Ilgenfritz	DT	Vanderbilt
13	149	Al Sitterle	OT	North Carolina State
14	164	Buddy Brown	OG	Alabama
15	173	Jimmy Poulos	RB	Georgia
16	188	Ted Powell	TE	Ohio State
17	197	Skip Kubelius	DT	Alabama
18	212	Scott Anderson	C	Missouri
19	221	Mike Holt	DB	Michigan State
20	236	Norm Hodgins	WR	Louisiana State
21	245	Steve Manstedt	LB	Nebraska
22	260	Bill Rudder	RB	Tennessee
23	269	Mike Truax	LB	Tulane
24	284	Sam Johnson	LB	Arizona State
25	293	Dexter Bussey	RB	Texas-Arlington
26	308	Charles DeJurnett	DT	San Jose State
27	317	Steve Mikez	QB	Western Illinois
28	332	Stan Rebsch	DB	Miami (Ohio)
29	341	Sammy Johnson	RB	North Carolina
30	356	Eddie McCartney	TE	Northeastern State
31	365	Bob Gaddis	WR	Mississippi Valley State
32	380	Ron Foxx	LB	Alabama A&M
33	389	Frank Kolch	QB	Eastern Michigan
34	404	Mike Monos	LB	Miami (Ohio)
35	413	Ken Payne	WR	Langston
36	428	Maurice Spencer	DB	North Carolina Central

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	87	161	98	154	500
Opponents Totals	77	109	80	128	503

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	Rush	Pass	Pen	3RD DOWN	Att	Pct	4TH DOWN	Att	Pct	PEN	YDS
Team Totals		324	150	151	23							121	1251
Opponents Totals		349	151	166	32							122	1187

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	PTS
Alfred Jenkins	12	5			0	89
Dennis Homan	8	2			0	58
Charley Harraway	8	1			0	57
Jimmy Edwards	7	3			0	52
Art Cantrelle	7	2			0	51
Paul Robinson	4	5			0	33
Earl Sark	0	0			11	33
Jim Bishop	3	2			0	23
Matthew Reed	3	1			0	22
Carl Bartles	2	1			0	15
Willie Smith	2	0			0	14
Ted Powell	1	0			0	8
Warren Capone	1	0			0	7
George Mira	1	0			0	7
Joe Profit	1	0			0	7
Gerard Williams	1	0			0	7
Steve Williams	1	0			0	7
Grant Guthrie	0	0			2	6
Bob Brown	0	4			0	4
Team Totals	62	27	62	43.5	13	500
Opponents Totals	48	22	48	45.8	12	394

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Paul Robinson	167	599	3.6	31	2
Jimmy Edwards	99	575	5.8	78	5
Art Cantrelle	129	519	4.0	28	6
Charley Harraway	138	496	3.6	17	8
Joe Profit	84	378	4.5	24	1
Matthew Reed	40	176	4.4	22	3
Carl Bartles	39	101	2.6	11	2
Jim Butler	7	16	2.3	5	0
George Mira	13	13	1.0	13	1
Earl Sark	1	11	11.0	11	0
Alfred Jenkins	3	8	2.7	7	0
Jim Bishop	1	0	0.0	0	0
Denny Duron	4	-5	-1.3	-2	0
Team Totals	725	2887	4.0	78	28
Opponents Totals	710	2905	4.1	64	23

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
George Mira	313	155	49.5	143	2248	7.2	14.5	95t	17	5.4	15	4.8	21	204	2044	71.4
Matthew Reed	188	77	41.0	100	1345	7.2	17.5	80t	11	5.9	11	5.9	6	42	1303	61.1
Denny Duron	5	2	40.0	2	29	5.8	14.5	17	0	0.0	1	20.0	1	10	19	20.0
Team Totals	505	234	46.3	244	3622	7.2	15.5	95t	28	5.5	27	5.3	28	256	3366	66.8
Opponents Totals	587	293	49.9	257	3860	6.6	13.2	70	25	4.3	37	6.3	45	361	3499	59.0

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dennis Homan	61	930	15.2	73t	8
Alfred Jenkins	60	1326	22.1	95t	12
Paul Robinson	23	237	10.3	30	2
Art Cantrelle	20	229	11.5	27	1
Jim Bishop	17	228	13.4	33	2
Bob Brown	16	266	16.6	34	0
Ted Powell	14	206	14.7	32	1
Jimmy Edwards	11	128	11.6	28	2
Charley Harraway	7	20	2.9	6	0
Joe Profit	2	11	5.5	9	0
Steve Barrios	1	15	15.0	15	0
Carl Bartles	1	15	15.0	15	0
Denny Duron	1	11	11.0	11	0
Team Totals	234	3622	15.5	95t	28
Opponents Totals	293	3860	13.2	70	25

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Gerard Williams	4	105	26.3	65	1
Larry Willingham	4	49	12.3	26	0
Warren Capone	4	38	9.5	29t	1
Ross Brupbacher	4	13	3.3	9	0
Dicky Lyons	3	56	18.7	38	0
Steve Williams	2	66	33.0	65	0
Charlie Reamon	2	32	16.0	20	0
Randy Lee	2	20	10.0	15	0
Jimmy Teal	2	10	5.0	6	0
Cecil Leonard	2	2	1.0	2	0
Willie Smith	1	50	50.0	50t	1
Ron Foxx	1	29	29.0	29	0
Gary Champagne	1	18	18.0	18	0
Steve Conley	1	11	11.0	11	0
Mike Mullen	1	10	10.0	10	0
Steve Manstedt	1	4	4.0	4	0
Chris Arnold	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Bryant	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Team Totals	37	494	13.4	65	3
Opponents Totals	27	369	13.7	75	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL
Earl Sark	102	3965	38.9	62	1
Team Totals	102	3965	38.9	62	1
Opponents Totals	110	4037	36.7	57	1

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Willie Smith	26	331	12.7	81t	2
Alfred Jenkins	30	262	8.7	42	0
Warren Capone	1	22	22.0	22	0
Gerard Williams	3	16	5.3	12	0
Steve Williams	8	39	4.9	14	0
Butch Brezina	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team Totals	69	696	10.1	81t	2
Opponents Totals	57	332	5.8	56	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Jimmy Edwards	20	492	24.6	80
Charlie Reamon	15	470	31.3	68
Drane Scrievener	1	28	28.0	28
Cecil Leonard	6	167	27.8	35
Williams	1	23	23.0	23
Willie Smith	7	143	20.4	23
Joe Profit	12	232	19.3	29
Mike Mullen	1	14	14.0	14
Jimmy Teal	1	10	10.0	10
Edgar Chandler	1	8	8.0	8
Ron Foxx	3	21	7.0	12
John Baker	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	78	1765	22.6	80
Opponents Totals	93	1919	20.6	44

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	TD
Jim Bishop						1
Team Totals	38	22	16	20	36	1
Opponents Totals	40	20	20	22	42	0