1975 Portland Thunder (WFL) |
| 4th place • Western 4-7-0 .364 |
| Head Coach: Greg Barton (1-5-0); Bob Brodhead (1-1-0); Joe Gardi (2-1-0) |
| Ray Braun | Defensive Line |
| Ed Dubaj | Offensive Backs/Receivers |
| Dale Lindsey | Offensive Coordinator |
| Jim Martin | Offensive Line/Kicking Game |
| Denny Moulton | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/12/1975 | A | Birmingham Vulcans | 9-25 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 18500 | |
| Sun | 7/27/1975 | H | Philadelphia Bell | 21-30 | L | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 5076 | |
| Sun | 8/3/1975 | A | Southern California Sun | 15-21 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 14362 | |
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | H | The Hawaiians | 24-25 | L | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 7709 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | A | Chicago Winds | 18-25 | L | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 3470 |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | H | Shreveport Steamer | 33-24 | W | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 6576 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | San Antonio Wings | 0-22 | L | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium | 12197 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | H | Birmingham Vulcans | 8-26 | L | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 6342 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1975 | A | Philadelphia Bell | 25-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Stadium | 4104 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | Memphis Southmen | 3-16 | L | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 14818 | |
| Sat | 10/4/1975 | A | Jacksonville Express | 29-32 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 8119 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | H | San Antonio Wings | 28-25 | W | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 3818 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Jacksonville Express | 30-13 | W | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 8713 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | Chicago Winds | - | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | Shreveport Steamer | - | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | Memphis Southmen | - | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | |||
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | Charlotte Hornets | - | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | The Hawaiians | - | Halawa, HI | Aloha Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | Southern California Sun | - | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | |||
| Sat | 12/6/1975 | A | Shreveport Steamer | - | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | |||
| Sat | 12/13/1975 | H | Charlotte Hornets | - | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/26/1975 | Chicago Winds | Canceled |
| 10/26/1975 | Shreveport Steamer | Canceled |
| 11/2/1975 | Memphis Southmen | Canceled |
| 11/9/1975 | Charlotte Hornets | Canceled |
| 11/16/1975 | The Hawaiians | Canceled |
| 11/23/1975 | Southern California Sun | Canceled |
| 12/6/1975 | Shreveport Steamer | Canceled |
| 12/13/1975 | Charlotte Hornets | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Al Andrews | 55 | LLB-RLB | 6-3 | 216 | 30 | New Mexico State | ||
| Mike Askea | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Sequoias JC; Stanford | ||
| Tony Bachmann | 72 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | San Diego State | ||
| Bruce Bergey | 88 | RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 29 | Glendale CC; UCLA | 11 | |
| Phil Borjas | 32 | SS-RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | 10 | |
| Bob Boustead | 31 | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Mount Hood JC; Washington | 11 | |
| Larry Brame | 54 | LLB | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | Western Kentucky | 11 | |
| Buzz Brazeau | 77 | lot | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Washington State | ||
| Dave Brown | 57 | C | 6-0 | 230 | 25 | Southern California | ||
| Bob Christiansen | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | UCLA | 11 | |
| Dave Costa | 70 | RDT | 6-2 | 257 | 34 | Northeastern Colorado JC; Utah | 8 | |
| Larry Dean | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Compton JC; Portland State | ||
| Denny Draper | 34 | SS | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | Oregon State | 6 | |
| Jim Evenson | 28 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Boise JC; Treasure Valley JC; Oregon | 7 | |
| Rufus Ferguson | 46 | HB | 5-5 | 191 | 24 | Wisconsin | 11 | |
| Allan Graf | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | Southern California | ||
| Ira Hammon | 37 | FB | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Washington; Pacific Lutheran | 11 | |
| J.J. Hartstein | 42 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | Mesa CC; Arizona State | ||
| Don Horn | 13 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 30 | Washington State; Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 11 | |
| Jerry Inman | 79 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 35 | Boise JC; Oregon | 11 | |
| Marv Kendricks | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Riverside CC; UCLA | |||
| Jonnie Knoble | 52 | LB-P | 6-5 | 225 | 26 | Weber State | 5 | 0 |
| Kurt Knudsen | 59 | RLB | 6-0 | 215 | 22 | Simon Fraser | ||
| Jim Krieg | 22 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 26 | Taft JC; Washington | ||
| Kurt Matter | 84 | LDE | 6-7 | 240 | 24 | Washington | 11 | |
| Ken Matthews | 18 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Rio Hondo JC; Long Beach State | ||
| Mike McConnell | 58 | MLB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Fullerton JC; Oregon | 9 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 26 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 29 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 8 | |
| Ken Muhlbeier | 60 | ROG | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Idaho | ||
| Darold Nogle | 29 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Rio Hondo JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Oberg | 47 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | Oregon State; Portland State | 11 | |
| Clancy Oliver | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 28 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 11 | |
| Jim Ousley | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Cincinnati | ||
| Hal Phillips | 45 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Michigan State | 5 | |
| Mike Popovich | 51 | MLB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Oregon | ||
| Marv Roberts | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Michigan State | ||
| Frank Russell | 30 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Maryland | 2 | 1 |
| Robin Sinclair | 24 | RCB-SS | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Washington State | 10 | |
| Chris Stecher | 71 | RDT | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 10 | |
| Dave Taylor | 73 | LOG-ROT | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Weber State | ||
| Drew Taylor | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Long Beach CC; Golden West JC; San Jose State | 11 | |
| John Taylor | 61 | ROG0LOT | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | El Camino JC; Pacific | 10 | |
| Jim Thorpe | 27 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 31 | Iowa; Hofstra | ||
| Clyde Warehime | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 217 | 24 | Washington State | ||
| Don Warner | 11 | P-K | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | Indiana | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Winchester | 74 | LDT | 5-11 | 260 | 24 | Oregon State; Arizona State | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 26 | North Texas | 5 | |
| Joe Wylie | 25 | FS-SE | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Oklahoma | 11 | |
| John Zadigian | DT | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Colorado State | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 70 | 51 | 57 | 32 | 3 | 213 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 74 | 47 | 52 | 7 | 213 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 174 | 86 | 79 | 13 | 94 | 965 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 195 | 87 | 87 | 21 | 67 | 517 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Ferguson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |||
| Bob Christiansen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Jim Krieg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Joe Wylie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Don Warner | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Bob Wyatt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Jim Evenson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Don Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Jim Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Team Totals | 26 | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 213 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 8 | 26 | 30.8 | 14 | 0 | 239 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Ferguson | 187 | 768 | 4.1 | 61 | 7 |
| Jim Evenson | 99 | 439 | 4.4 | 34 | 1 |
| Bob Wyatt | 74 | 291 | 3.9 | 34 | 2 |
| Ira Hammon | 48 | 134 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Krieg | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Wylie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| J.J. Hartstein | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Horn | 11 | -7 | -0.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Warner | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 424 | 1633 | 3.9 | 61 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 386 | 1648 | 4.3 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Horn | 272 | 158 | 58.1 | 102 | 1742 | 6.4 | 11.0 | 54 | 11 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.4 | 9 | 48 | 1694 | 72.3 |
| Jim Ousley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Ira Hammon | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 275 | 159 | 57.8 | 104 | 1771 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 54 | 12 | 4.4 | 12 | 4.4 | 9 | 48 | 1723 | 73.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 299 | 147 | 49.2 | 136 | 1877 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 14 | 4.7 | 16 | 5.4 | 17 | 126 | 1751 | 62.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Ferguson | 32 | 269 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Bob Christiansen | 29 | 456 | 15.7 | 32 | 5 |
| Jim Krieg | 21 | 248 | 11.8 | 39t | 3 |
| Jim Thorpe | 18 | 204 | 11.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Jim Evenson | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 12 | 219 | 18.3 | 54 | 3 |
| Ira Hammon | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Wylie | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Russell | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 159 | 1771 | 11.1 | 12 | |
| Opponents Totals | 147 | 1877 | 12.8 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Borjas | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Clancy Oliver | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robin Sinclair | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Oberg | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike McConnell | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Clyde Warehime | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kurt Knudsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 194 | 12.1 | 57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 206 | 17.2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Warner | 59 | 2432 | 41.2 | 62 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2432 | 41.2 | 62 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 36.8 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Wylie | 31 | 377 | 12.2 | 78t | 3 |
| Phil Borjas | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Boustead | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 338 | 9.1 | 78t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 115 | 3.7 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Wylie | 27 | 685 | 25.4 | 60 | 0 |
| Al Andrews | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rufus Ferguson | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Ira Hammon | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Winchester | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Clyde Warehime | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1053 | 21.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1012 | 24.1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
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