1974 Chicago Fire (WFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft

Jim Crossland	Defensive Coordinator
Chuck Dickerson	Defensive Line/Special Teams
Tommy Hudspeth	Offensive Backs
Joe Spencer	Offensive Line
Steve Tensi	Receivers

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Wed	7/10/1974	H	Houston Texans	17-0	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	36150
Wed	7/17/1974	H	Jacksonville Sharks	25-22	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	29508
Wed	7/24/1974	A	Portland Storm	29-22	W	Portland, OR	Civic Stadium	19358
Sun	7/28/1974	A	The Hawaiians	53-29	W	Honolulu, HI	Honolulu Stadium	12608
Wed	8/7/1974	H	Florida Blazers	21-46	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	31193
Wed	8/14/1974	H	Philadelphia Bell	32-29	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	27706
Thu	8/22/1974	A	Detroit Wheels	35-23	W	Ypsilanti, MI	Rynearson Stadium	10300
Thu	8/29/1974	H	Birmingham Americans	8-22	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	44732
Mon	9/2/1974	A	Southern California Sun	32-22	W	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	27133
Sat	9/7/1974	A	Birmingham Americans	40-41	L	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	54872
Wed	9/11/1974	H	Southern California Sun	28-31	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	24827
Wed	9/18/1974	H	Memphis Southmen	7-25	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	26678
Thu	9/26/1974	A	Florida Blazers	0-29	L	Orlando, FL	Orlando Stadium	16679
Thu	10/3/1974	H	Charlotte Stars	30-41	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	22354
Wed	10/9/1974	H	Detroit Wheels		-	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field
Wed	10/9/1974	H	Florida Blazers	17-45	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	23298
Wed	10/16/1974	A	Charlotte Hornets	0-27	L	Charlotte, NC	American Legion Memorial Stadium	20333
Wed	10/23/1974	H	The Hawaiians	17-60	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	20203
Wed	10/30/1974	A	Philadelphia Bell	31-37	L	Philadelphia, PA	John F. Kennedy Stadium	12500
Thu	11/7/1974	A	Memphis Southmen	24-49	L	Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl	14085
Wed	11/13/1974	A	Jacksonville Sharks		-	Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl
Wed	11/13/1974	H	Philadelphia Bell	0-2	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field

Schedule Notes
9/26/1974	Florida Blazers	Postponed from 9/25
10/3/1974	Charlotte Stars	Postponed from 10/3
10/9/1974	Detroit Wheels	Canceled
11/7/1974	Memphis Southmen	Postponed from 11/6
11/13/1974	Jacksonville Sharks	Canceled
11/13/1974	Philadelphia Bell	Forfeit

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Ralph Anderson	20	RCB-FS	6-1	180	25	West Texas A&M
J.D. Armstrong	49	LB	6-1	235	24	Fort Hays State
Chuck Bailey	75	MG-RDT-LDE	6-1	235	28	Michigan State
Charlie Battle		LB	6-4	237	21	Colorado; Grambling State
Earl Belgrave	70	OT	6-4	250	24	Ohio State
Keith Best	87/55	LB	6-3	220	24	Kansas State
Mike Botts	52	C-LOG-ROG	6-3	205	24	Penn State
Dave Bradley	64	LOG	6-4	245	27	Penn State
Dick Brewer	88	LOLB-LLB-RLB	6-2	235	23	Trinity Valley CC; San Diego State
Jimmie Lee Brooks	44	S	5-10	180	25	Eastern Kentucky
Don Burchfield	83	TE	6-2	227	25	Ball State
Jimmie Calip	24	RB	5-10	185	24	Cameron; Southwestern Oklahoma State
Bill Cappleman	17	QB	6-3	210	27	Florida State	6	5
Mike Carter	30	RCB	6-0	187	22	Western Michigan
Virgil Carter	7	QB	6-1	185	29	Brigham Young	12
Lonnie Crittenden	84	WR-P	6-0	185	23	Hutchinson CC; Texas-El Paso
Maurie Daigneau	12	QB	6-1	195	24	Northwestern
Glenn Damato	47	WR	5-11	190	22	Indiana State
Jack Dolbin	22	WR	5-10	180	26	Wake Forest
Dick Evey	81	LDT	6-2	238	33	Tennessee
Jim Gessford	89	TE	6-3	230	23	Hastings
Dan Gleason	79	DE	6-3	245	23	Hillsdale
Dave Hale	72	LDT-RDT	6-8	255	27	Ottawa (Kansas)
Leo Hart	12	QB	6-4	203	25	Duke
Clayton Heath	18	RB	5-11	195	23	Nassau CC; Wake Forest	6
Mick Heinrich	71	RDE	6-5	230	23	Illinois
Willie Holman		DE	6-4	250	29	South Carolina State
Harry Howard	28	FS-RCB	6-0	189	25	Ohio State
Glenn Hyde	76	LOT	6-3	255	23	Pittsburgh	10
Herb Ivory	44	CB	6-0	170	25	Gavilan JC; Northridge State
Sherwin Jarmon	89	LB	6-3	220	26	Nebraska
Al Jenkins	60	ROT	6-2	245	28	Southern Illinois; Tulsa	11
Mark Kellar	31	FB	6-0	225	22	Northern Illinois	11
Leroy Kelly	44	RB	6-0	200	32	Morgan State
Jimmie Kennedy	86	TE	6-5	231	22	Hiram; Colorado State	4
Kevin Kiley	49	MLB	6-2	215	24	Nassau CC; Wyoming
Chuck Kogut	48	ROLB	6-2	220	22	Illinois
Rudy Kuechenberg	59	MLB-RILB	6-2	217	31	Indiana
Denny Lantz	19	CB	6-1	185	22	Kansas
Dave Malheiro	66	OG	6-2	248	27	Miami (Ohio)
Mickey McCarty	81	TE	6-5	255	28	Texas Christian
Tom McCreight	66	ROT-OG	6-2	250	25	Northwestern
Willie Miller	21	WR	5-10	180	24	Tampa
Guy Murdock	56	C	6-2	245	24	Michigan	19
Craig O'Sadnick	32	SS	5-11	190	23	Truman State
Luther Palmer	80	TE	6-2	225	25	Virginia Union
Peil Pennington	10	QB	6-5	210	24	Massachusetts
Hal Phillips	17	LCB	6-1	190	24	Michigan State
Terry Phillips		WR	6-3	170	23	Northeastern State
Cyril Pinder	46	RB	6-2	220	28	Illinois
Rex Pitts	86	OT	6-4	255	28	North Texas; Los Angeles State
Ron Porter	50	LLB-LILB-RLB	6-3	232	29	Idaho
Chuck Ramsey	15	P-K	6-2	194	22	Wake Forest
Charlie Reamon	21	RCB-LCB	5-11	185	25	Maryland-Eastern Shore
Tom Redmond	84	WR	6-0	180	23	Butler
Mike Reppond	82	WR	6-0	180	23	Arkansas
Walter Rhone	27	SS-LCB	6-0	180	23	Central Missouri
Andy Rice	72	LDE-RDT	6-3	268	34	Texas Southern
Randy Richardson	19	LCB-RCB	5-11	180	24	Southwestern Oklahoma State
Marv Robinson	19	RB	5-8	190	22	Truman State
Tom Roussel	53	RLB-LLB	6-3	235	29	Southern Mississippi
Bill Rudder	29	RB	6-1	225	22	Tennessee
Barry Ruffner	32	SS	6-1	190	26	Indiana (Pennsylvania)
Reggie Sanderson	24	HB	5-10	206	24	Stanford
Ken Sanduk	74	LDE-LDT	6-4	250	24	Utah State
James Scott	42	WR	6-1	192	22	Trinity Valley CC	11	8
Drane Scrivener	18	RCB	6-0	190	23	Cisco JC; Tulsa
Jim Seymour	85	WR	6-4	210	28	Notre Dame
Mike Sikich	61	ROG	6-2	243	25	Northwestern
Todd Snyder	25	WR	6-2	187	26	Ohio University
Rob Spicer	87	LB	6-4	227	23	Indiana
Greg Stemrick	25	DB	5-11	178	23	Colorado State
Billy Taylor	20	RB	5-10	205	25	Michigan
Ron Thomas		WR	6-2	185	23	Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State
Doug Troszak	79	LDE	6-3	250	22	Michigan
George Uremovich	29	RB	6-1	190	23	Illinois
Allen Watson	21/30	K	5-10	165	30	Newport (Wales)
Wayne Whye	72	DT	6-3	250	24	Maryland-Eastern Shore
Joe Womack	47	FS-CB	6-1	190	27	Louisiana State	11	11
Steve Wright	73	ROT	6-6	250	32	Alabama
Bob Wyatt	35	RB	6-0	215	25	North Texas
Bubba Wyche	12	QB	6-0	190	28	Tennessee	4	2

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	10	Bill Kollar	DE	Montana State
2	15	Danny White	QB	Arizona State
3	34	Dave Casper	TE	Notre Dame
4	39	Steve Craig	TE	Northwestern
5	58	Charlie Getty	OT	Penn State
6	63	Charlie Davis	RB	Colorado
7	82	Mark Kellar	RB	Northern Illinois
9	87	Glenn Robinson	DE	Oklahoma State
9	106	Isaac Jackson	RB	Kansas State
10	111	Ken Grandberry	RB	Washington State
11	130	Joe Montgomery	C	William & Mary
12	135	Joe Miller	OT	Villanova
13	154	Mike Webster	C	Wisconsin
14	159	John Teerlinck	DE	Western Illinois
15	178	Octavus Morgan	LB	Illinois
16	183	Frank Pomarico	OG	Notre Dame
17	202	Gerry Sullivan	OT	Illinois
18	207	Nate Anderson	RB	Eastern Illinois
19	226	Mike Varty	LB	Northwestern
20	231	George Uremovich	RB	Illinois
21	250	John Bryant	OT	Kansas
22	255	Mike Rogowski	LB	Benedictine (Illinois)
23	274	Tom Owen	QB	Wichita State
24	279	Chuck Ramsey	K	Wake Forest
25	298	Ken Starling	RB	Indiana
26	303	Clayton Heath	RB	Wake Forest
27	322	Greg Meczka	TE	Bowling Green State
28	327	Dave Grannell	TE	Arizona State
29	346	Don Willingham	RB	Wisconsin-Milwaukee
30	351	Marv Robinson	RB	Truman State
31	370	Garvin Roberson	WR	Illinois
32	375	Mick Heinrich	DE	Illinois
33	394	Delario Robinson	WR	Kansas
34	399	Blair Conway	K	Ohio State
35	418	Gordy Lofquist	LB	South Dakota State
36	423	Rick Sievers	DB	Wake Forest

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	53	195	85	113	446
Opponents Totals	94	190	107	209	446

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	Rush	Pass	Pen	3RD DOWN	Att	Pct	4TH DOWN	Att	Pct	PEN	YDS
Team Totals		348	132	178	38							111	790
Opponents Totals		318	133	162	23							121	1005

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	PTS
Mark Kellar	15	3			0	108
Cyril Pinder	11	1			0	78
James Scott	8	1			0	57
Jack Dolbin	7	1			0	50
Jim Seymour	4	0			0	28
Bubba Wyche	3	0			0	21
Bob Wyatt	2	2			0	16
Allen Watson	0	0			5	15
Lonnie Crittenden	2	0			0	14
Virgil Carter	1	3			0	10
Leroy Kelly	1	2			0	9
Chuck Ramsey	0	0			3	9
Don Burchfield	1	0			0	7
Walter Rhone	1	0			0	7
Reggie Sanderson	1	0			0	7
Joe Womack	1	0			0	7
Jimmie Kennedy	0	2			0	2
Clayton Heath	0	1			0	1
Team Totals	58	16	58	27.6	8	446
Opponents Totals	78	39	78	50.0	5	602

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Cyril Pinder	179	925	5.2	59t	8
Mark Kellar	189	778	4.1	24	9
Leroy Kelly	77	315	4.1	24	1
Bob Wyatt	65	216	3.3	17	1
Reggie Sanderson	43	202	4.7	37	0
Virgil Carter	27	181	6.7	12	1
Lonnie Crittenden	3	49	16.3	13	0
Bill Cappleman	8	45	5.6	17	0
Jimmie Calip	11	40	3.6	12	0
Clayton Heath	15	29	1.9	5	0
Jack Dolbin	2	26	13.0	19	0
Bubba Wyche	10	22	2.2	9	3
Bill Rudder	8	9	1.1	3	0
Maurie Daigneau	2	4	2.0	3	0
Billy Taylor	1	2	2.0	2	0
Joe Womack	1	1	1.0	1t	1
James Scott	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Mike Botts	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Chuck Ramsey	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Team Totals	644	2730	4.2	59t	24
Opponents Totals	733	2870	3.9	64	38

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Virgil Carter	358	195	54.5	147	2629	7.3	13.5	72t	27	7.5	16	4.5	26	225	2404	84.6
Bill Cappleman	112	44	39.3	57	650	5.8	14.8	61t	4	3.6	11	9.8	10	93	557	31.3
Bubba Wyche	73	36	49.3	35	473	6.5	13.1	43	1	1.4	2	2.7	8	57	416	63.3
Leo Hart	37	12	32.4	24	176	4.8	14.7	47	1	2.7	1	2.7	4	34	142	46.7
Maurie Daigneau	10	4	40.0	5	17	1.7	4.3	9	0	0.0	1	10.0	1	11	6	8.3
Chuck Ramsey	2	1	50.0	1	22	11.0	22.0	22	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	22	89.6
Jimmie Calip	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Joe Womack	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	594	289	48.7	275	3872	6.5	13.4	72t	33	5.6	30	5.1	48	427	3445	67.3
Opponents Totals	520	281	54.0	217	4011	7.7	14.3	90	35	6.7	22	4.2	37	324	3687	84.1

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Jack Dolbin	54	942	17.4	72t	7
James Scott	52	755	14.5	69t	8
Cyril Pinder	29	207	7.1	38	3
Lonnie Crittenden	28	398	14.2	54t	2
Mark Kellar	28	342	12.2	50t	6
Don Burchfield	19	268	14.1	43	1
Jim Seymour	16	238	14.9	40t	4
Bob Wyatt	16	151	9.4	29t	1
Jimmie Kennedy	9	59	6.6	14	0
Leroy Kelly	8	128	16.0	32	0
Reggie Sanderson	6	32	5.3	28	1
Terry Phillips	5	93	18.6	23	0
Bill Rudder	5	52	10.4	32	0
Luther Palmer	4	48	12.0	23	0
Glenn Damato	4	32	8.0	12	0
Mike Reppond	2	50	25.0	43	0
Clayton Heath	2	22	11.0	13	0
Ron Thomas	2	8	4.0	5	0
George Brewer	1	22	22.0	22	0
Jimmie Calip	1	19	19.0	19	0
Willie Miller	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team Totals	289	3872	13.4	72t	33
Opponents Totals	281	4011	14.3	90	35

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Harry Howard	7	42	6.0	13	0
Joe Womack	6	81	13.5	52	0
Rudy Kuechenberg	2	46	23.0	43	0
Tom Roussel	2	13	6.5	8	0
Ralph Anderson	1	34	34.0	34	0
Charlie Reamon	1	33	33.0	33	0
Ron Porter	1	3	3.0	3	0
Hal Phillips	1	1	1.0	1	0
Randy Richardson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	22	253	11.5	52	0
Opponents Totals	31	232	7.5	44	2

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL
Chuck Ramsey	73	2831	38.8	61	2
Bill Cappelman	4	146	36.5		0
Lonnie Crittenden	20	693	34.7	55	0
Allen Watson	5	155	31.0	35	0
Team Totals	102	3845	37.7	61
Opponents Totals	94	3435	36.5	64

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Harry Howard	41	206	5.0	22	0
Joe Womack	7	77	11.0	50	0
Ron Thomas	1	8	8.0	8	0
Charlie Battle	1	7	7.0	7	0
Reggie Sanderson	14	63	4.5	13	0
Randy Richardson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Walter Rhone	3	8	2.7	6	0
Barry Ruffner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	72	368	5.1	50	0
Opponents Totals	69	539	7.8	86	2

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Walter Rhone	28	645	23.0	90t	1
Billy Taylor	1	26	26.0	26	0
Joe Womack	9	232	25.8	39	0
Herb Ivory	3	77	25.7	33	0
Mike Reppond	3	74	24.7	27	0
Jimmie Calip	2	47	23.5	24	0
Ron Thomas	2	46	23.0	25	0
Charlie Reamon	15	332	22.1	26	0
Jack Dolbin	1	22	22.0	22	0
Harry Howard	3	64	21.3	26	0
Reggie Sanderson	14	285	20.4	30	0
Bob Wyatt	7	129	18.4	28	0
Lonnie Crittenden	2	31	15.5	19	0
Willie Miller	1	15	15.0	15	0
Kevin Kiley	1	13	13.0	13	0
Phillips	2	25	12.5	17	0
Dick Evey	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team Totals	98	2082	21.2	90t	1
Opponents Totals	98	2082	21.2	80	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Team Totals	34	26	8	22	30		0
Opponents Totals	40	22	18	26	44		0