1974 Southern California Sun (WFL) |
1st place • Western Division • 13-7-0 .650 |
Head Coach: Tom Fears |
Tom Baldwin | Special Teams |
Ed Cody | Defensive Coordinator |
Babe Dimancheff | Offensive Coordinator |
Dick Enright | Offensive Line |
Earl Leggett | Defensive Line |
Ernie Wheelwright | Backfield |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Wed | 7/10/1974 | A | Birmingham Americans | 7-11 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 52213 | |
Wed | 7/17/1974 | H | The Hawaiians | 38-31 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 32088 | |
Wed | 7/24/1974 | A | Jacksonville Sharks | 22-19 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 46780 | |
Thu | 8/1/1974 | A | Memphis Southmen | 15-25 | L | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | 25176 | |
Wed | 8/7/1974 | H | New York Stars | 8-11 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 28174 | |
Thu | 8/15/1974 | A | Houston Texans | 18-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 31227 | |
Wed | 8/21/1974 | A | Philadelphia Bell | 31-28 | W | Philadelphia, PA | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 14600 | |
Wed | 8/28/1974 | H | Portland Storm | 45-15 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 27814 | |
Mon | 9/2/1974 | H | Chicago Fire | 22-32 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 27133 | |
Fri | 9/6/1974 | A | Detroit Wheels | 10-7 | W | Ypsilanti, MI | Rynearson Stadium | 6351 | |
Wed | 9/11/1974 | A | Chicago Fire | 31-28 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 24827 | |
Wed | 9/18/1974 | H | Detroit Wheels | 29-24 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 22143 | |
Wed | 9/25/1974 | H | Jacksonville Sharks | 57-7 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 22017 | |
Wed | 10/2/1974 | A | Portland Storm | 26-22 | W | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 20469 | |
Wed | 10/10/1974 | H | Shreveport Steamer | 25-23 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 24223 | |
Wed | 10/16/1974 | H | Birmingham Americans | 29-25 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 25247 | |
Wed | 10/23/1974 | H | Philadelphia Bell | 7-45 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 26412 | |
Wed | 10/30/1974 | A | Charlotte Hornets | 34-25 | W | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 19346 | |
Wed | 11/6/1974 | A | The Hawaiians | 8-29 | L | Honolulu, HI | Honolulu Stadium | 13870 | |
Thu | 11/14/1974 | H | Florida Blazers | 24-27 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 28213 | |
Playoff | |||||||||
Thu | 11/21/1974 | H | The Hawaiians | 14-32 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 11430 |
Schedule Notes | ||
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10/10/1974 | Shreveport Steamer | Postponed from 10/9 |
11/6/1974 | The Hawaiians | Postponed from 11/3 |
11/14/1974 | Florida Blazers | Postponed from 11/13 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Tony Adams | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State | 20 | |
Jim Baker | 55 | RLB | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | Arizona State | ||
Mike Ballew | 72 | DE | 6-5 | 248 | 27 | Shoreline CC; Washington | ||
Ray Baylor | 89 | RDE | 6-5 | 263 | 27 | Texas Southern | ||
Jim Bowman | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Kansas | ||
Chuck Bradley | 53 | C | 6-6 | 243 | 24 | Oregon | 9 | |
Jim Bright | 24 | FS | 6-1 | 206 | 22 | UCLA | ||
Booker Brown | 70 | ROT | 6-2 | 257 | 22 | Santa Barbara CC; Southern California | ||
Jim Buckmon | 86 | LLB | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Pittsburgh | ||
Mike Burke | P | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Oregon State; Chabot JC; Miami (Florida) | 0 | ||
Joe Carollo | 71 | LOT | 6-2 | 262 | 34 | Notre Dame | ||
John Conley | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Fullerton JC; California; Hawaii | ||
Jack Conners | 29 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 178 | 23 | Long Beach CC; Oregon | ||
Dennis Crane | 79 | LDT-ROT | 6-6 | 260 | 29 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Southern California | ||
Bruce Cullen | 33 | RB-TE | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Illinois State | ||
Charles DeJurnett | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 265 | 22 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 20 | |
Mike Denimarck | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Emporia State | ||
Keith Denson | 22 | WR | 5-8 | 185 | 22 | Santa Ana JC; San Diego State | 10 | |
Jim Donovan | DB | 6-0 | 187 | Kansas | ||||
Nick Dzepina | P-K | 6-2 | 190 | 31 | Los Angeles State | 1 | 0 | |
Alonzo Emery | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Arizona State | ||
Wayne Estabrook | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 23 | Whittier | ||
Mike Evans | C-OG | 6-5 | 250 | 28 | Boston College | |||
Eddie Foster | OG | 6-6 | 258 | 23 | Oklahoma | |||
Rod Garcia | 6 | K | 5-10 | 170 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Stanford | 8 | 0 |
Kevin Grady | 62 | LOG | 6-1 | 246 | 25 | Orange Coast JC; Oklahoma | 20 | 20 |
Tim Guy | 82 | LDE | 6-6 | 249 | 22 | Oregon | ||
Norm Hainlen | 12 | P-K | 6-4 | 230 | 22 | Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
Ike Harris | 83 | WR-YTE | 6-3 | 207 | 22 | Iowa State | 20 | |
Greg Herd | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 249 | 22 | Oregon | ||
John Hoffman | 85 | RDE | 6-7 | 260 | 31 | Southern California; Hawaii | ||
Gene Howard | 31 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Langston | ||
Grady Hurst | 30 | S | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Arizona State | ||
Clay Jeffries | 37 | HB | 6-3 | 206 | 23 | Cerritos JC | ||
Flemming Jensen | K | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Utah | 0 | ||
Eric Johnson | 27 | SS | 6-1 | 192 | 22 | Washington State | 20 | |
Kermit Johnson | 47 | RB | 6-0 | 202 | 22 | UCLA | 19 | |
Jimmie Lee Jones | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; UCLA | ||
Durwood Keeton | 20 | SS | 5-10 | 180 | 22 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | ||
Ed Kezirian | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 247 | 22 | Reedley JC; UCLA | 5 | |
Younger Klippert | 67 | ROG | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Stanford | ||
Ken Lee | 56 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | Washington | ||
Terry Lindsey | 19 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | Fullerton State | 17 | |
Bill Line | OT-DT | 6-7 | 260 | 26 | Air Force; Southern Methodist | |||
Jacque MacKinnon | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 36 | Colgate | ||
Jim Martin | 6 | P-WR | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | DePauw | ||
Greg Mason | 32 | LCB | 5-11 | 174 | 23 | Ventura JC; San Diego State | ||
James McAlister | 42 | FB | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | UCLA | ||
Don McCall | 36 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 30 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | ||
Al McMichael | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 25 | Southern California | ||
Greg Moses | 18 | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Los Angeles CC; San Diego State | ||
Ralph Nelson | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 195 | 20 | none | ||
Carleton Oats | DE | 6-2 | 252 | 32 | Florida A&M | |||
Dave Parks | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 202 | 33 | Texas Tech | ||
Eric Patton | 58 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Notre Dame | ||
Ed Philpott | 60 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Miami (Ohio) | ||
Danny Pride | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 32 | Jackson State; Tennessee State | ||
Rudy Redmond | 23 | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Riverside CC; Pacific | ||
Bill Reid | 63 | ROG | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Long Beach CC; Stanford | ||
Marv Roberts | OG-K | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Michigan State | |||
Dave Roller | 74 | RDT-LDT | 6-2 | 270 | 25 | Kentucky | 20 | |
Mike Ryan | 69 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 251 | 24 | Southern California | ||
Steve Schroder | 12 | WR-P | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | Whittier; Pacific | ||
Ted Seifert | 59 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 22 | California | 19 | 18 |
Paul Seiler | 77 | ROT-C | 6-4 | 258 | 29 | Notre Dame | 8 | |
Neal Skarin | 73 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Pasadena CC; Arizona State | ||
Brian Stenger | 50 | LB | 6-4 | 233 | 27 | Notre Dame | ||
Ron Svarc | K | 6-2 | 210 | 27 | UC Riverside | 0 | ||
Clovis Swinney | 72 | LDT | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Arkansas; Arkansas State | ||
Dave Szymakowski | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 28 | West Texas A&M | ||
Gary Valbuena | 8 | QB | 6-3 | 211 | 22 | Orange Coast JC; Tennessee | ||
Cleveland Vann | 54 | LLB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Oklahoma State | ||
Dave Williams | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 29 | Washington | 19 | |
Jim Williams | 25 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Monterey Peninsula JC; Arizona State | ||
Dick Witcher | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 204 | 30 | Bakersfield CC; UCLA |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 7 | James McAlister | RB | UCLA |
2 | 18 | Kermit Johnson | RB | UCLA |
3 | 31 | Booker Brown | OG | Southern California |
4 | 42 | Jesse Freitas | QB | San Diego State |
5 | 55 | Bill Sandifer | DT | UCLA |
6 | 66 | Jeris White | DB | Hawaii |
7 | 79 | Durwood Keeton | DB | Oklahoma |
8 | 90 | Mike Raines | DT | Alabama |
9 | 103 | Cal Peterson | LB | UCLA |
10 | 114 | Cleveland Vann | LB | Oklahoma State |
11 | 127 | Jim Bright | DB | UCLA |
12 | 138 | Neal Skarin | DT | Arizona State |
13 | 151 | Leonard Fairley | DB | Alcorn State |
14 | 162 | Mike Seifert | DT | Wisconsin |
15 | 175 | Dickey Morton | RB | Arkansas |
16 | 186 | Gary Valbuena | QB | Tennessee |
17 | 199 | Vic Koegel | LB | Ohio State |
18 | 210 | Steve Gunther | OT | Arizona State |
19 | 223 | Ed Kezirian | OT | UCLA |
20 | 234 | Bill Reid | C | Stanford |
21 | 247 | Greg Bailey | DB | Long Beach State |
22 | 258 | Alonzo Emery | RB | Arizona State |
23 | 271 | Steve Riley | OT | Southern California |
24 | 282 | Jack Conners | DB | Oregon |
25 | 295 | Claudie Minor | OT | San Diego State |
26 | 306 | Deke Ballard | DT | Arizona State |
27 | 319 | Ray Olsen | OG | Pittsburgh |
28 | 330 | Jim Bowman | DB | Kansas |
29 | 343 | Bill Meyer | LB | Oregon |
30 | 354 | Jim Baker | LB | Arizona State |
31 | 367 | Ted Jornov | LB | Iowa State |
32 | 378 | Jim Buckmon | DE | Pittsburgh |
33 | 391 | Mike Bolliger | OG | Oregon |
34 | 402 | Darold Nogle | WR | San Diego State |
35 | 415 | Mike McCauley | DB | San Diego State |
36 | 426 | Greg Moses | WR | San Diego State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 110 | 166 | 87 | 123 | 486 |
Opponents Totals | 84 | 121 | 87 | 149 | 486 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 351 | 120 | 190 | 41 | 112 | 1030 | |||||||
Opponents Totals | 325 | 140 | 58 | 27 | 127 | 1190 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Williams | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||
Tony Adams | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | ||||
Kermit Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | ||||
Alonzo Emery | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | ||||
James McAlister | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
Ralph Nelson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | ||||
Keith Denson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
Ike Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
Bob Garcia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | ||||
Terry Lindsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
Jack Conners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Greg Herd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Gene Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Durwood Keeton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Dick Witcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Dave Parks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Flemming Jensen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Ron Svarc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Jacque MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Team Totals | 61 | 30 | 61 | 49.2 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 1 | 486 |
Opponents Totals | 55 | 17 | 55 | 30.9 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 441 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kermit Johnson | 249 | 1008 | 4.0 | 33t | 6 |
James McAlister | 114 | 531 | 4.7 | 20 | 2 |
Ralph Nelson | 115 | 412 | 3.6 | 21 | 5 |
Tony Adams | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 34 | 8 |
Greg Herd | 35 | 179 | 5.1 | 23 | 1 |
Alonzo Emery | 40 | 67 | 1.7 | 9 | 6 |
Clay Jeffries | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
Gary Valbuena | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
Keith Denson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
Ike Harris | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 |
Steve Schroder | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Estabrook | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Norm Hainlen | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -3 | 0 |
Dave Williams | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Mike Burke | 2 | -19 | -9.5 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 654 | 2486 | 3.8 | 34 | 28 |
Opponents Totals | 721 | 2818 | 3.9 | 26 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Adams | 510 | 276 | 54.1 | 216 | 3905 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 70 | 23 | 4.5 | 18 | 3.5 | 40 | 361 | 3544 | 79.4 |
Gary Valbuena | 75 | 39 | 52.0 | 32 | 577 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 50 | 6 | 8.0 | 4 | 5.3 | 6 | 51 | 526 | 81.9 |
Wayne Estabrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Ralph Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -8 | ||||||||
Team Totals | 586 | 315 | 53.8 | 249 | 4482 | 7.6 | 14.2 | 70 | 29 | 4.9 | 22 | 3.8 | 48 | 423 | 4059 | 79.6 |
Opponents Totals | 520 | 270 | 51.9 | 219 | 3365 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 26 | 5.0 | 31 | 6.0 | 43 | 334 | 3031 | 64.1 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James McAlister | 65 | 772 | 11.9 | 70 | 4 |
Dave Williams | 59 | 979 | 16.6 | 57 | 11 |
Ike Harris | 53 | 928 | 17.5 | 52 | 4 |
Kermit Johnson | 44 | 393 | 8.9 | 38 | 1 |
Terry Lindsey | 28 | 357 | 12.8 | 37t | 3 |
Dave Parks | 21 | 384 | 18.3 | 40 | 0 |
Ralph Nelson | 16 | 194 | 12.1 | 47t | 1 |
Keith Denson | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 56t | 4 |
Greg Moses | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
Alonzo Emery | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
Greg Herd | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
Dick Witcher | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26t | 1 |
Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
Clay Jeffries | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 315 | 4482 | 14.2 | 70 | 29 |
Opponents Totals | 270 | 3365 | 12.5 | 26 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bright | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
Jim Baker | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 30 | 0 |
Gene Howard | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 44t | 0 |
Jim Bowman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 30 | 0 |
Jack Conners | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
Cleveland Vann | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 |
Ken Lee | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
Eric Patton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
Durwood Keeton | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
John Hoffman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Rudy Redmond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Jim Buckmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 32 | 371 | 11.6 | 66t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 336 | 15.3 | 50 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norm Hainlen | 79 | 2850 | 36.1 | 56 | ||||||
Jim Martin | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 49 | 0 | |||||
Nick Dzepina | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 56 | 0 | |||||
Mike Burke | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 48 | 0 | |||||
Steve Schroder | 14 | 428 | 30.6 | 48 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 111 | 3980 | 35.9 | 56 | ||||||
Opponents Totals | 113 | 4486 | 39.7 | 62 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Denson | 34 | 378 | 11.1 | 63 | 0 |
Jack Conners | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 90t | 1 |
Terry Lindsey | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 21 | 0 |
Jim Bright | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
Greg Moses | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Eric Johnson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 74 | 614 | 8.3 | 90t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 68 | 604 | 8.9 | 48 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Denson | 22 | 582 | 26.5 | 44 | 0 |
Alonzo Emery | 35 | 695 | 19.9 | 76t | 1 |
Greg Herd | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
Ralph Nelson | 13 | 326 | 25.1 | 39 | 0 |
Clay Jeffries | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
Jim Buckmon | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 |
Eric Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Ike Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Greg Moses | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Terry Lindsey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Tim Guy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 82 | 1795 | 21.9 | 76t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 84 | 1971 | 23.5 | 73 | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 41 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 46 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 2 |
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