1940 Wilmington Clippers (AA) |
| 3rd place • 5-4-1 .556 |
| Head Coach: Walt Masters |
| Eddie Michaels | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 9/11/1940 | A | Norristown LAMs | 7-0 | W | Norristown, PA | Roosevelt Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1940 | A | Newark Bears | 24-6 | W | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1940 | H | Providence Steam Roller | 7-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 5000 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1940 | A | Paterson Panthers | 27-0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 7000 | |
| Fri | 10/4/1940 | H | Jersey City Giants | 0-0 | T | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 5400 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1940 | H | Newark Bears | 13-7 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 7000 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1940 | A | Long Island Indians | 28-0 | W | New York, NY | Dexter Park | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1940 | H | Long Island Indians | 3-6 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | ||
| Thu | 10/31/1940 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-14 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1940 | H | Providence Steam Roller | 7-8 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1940 | A | Jersey City Giants | 10-16 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 12152 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1940 | H | Chester Camels | 19-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 3300 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1940 | H | Paterson Panthers | 20-21 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 4000 | |
| Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/8/1940 | A | Paterson Panthers | 11-8 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 5187 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/15/1940 | A | Jersey City Giants | 7-17 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 15245 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/31/1940 | Philadelphia Eagles | Postponed from 10/30 |
| 12/1/1940 | Paterson Panthers | Postponed from 11/24 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sig Andrusking | 51 | RG | 5-9 | 200 | 27 | Detroit Mercy | 10 | 10 |
| Gene Blackwell | 22 | LE | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Alabama | 9 | 3 |
| Joe Campbell | 40 | QB | 5-10 | 193 | 24 | Arkansas | 10 | 5 |
| Frank Coker | 58 | C | 6-3 | 225 | 29 | Daniel Baker | 9 | 9 |
| Ed Farrell | 47 | FB | 5-9 | 204 | 25 | Muhlenberg | 10 | 5 |
| Jack Ferrante | 37 | LE | 6-1 | 197 | 24 | none | 3 | 2 |
| Charlie Gainor | 44 | LE | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | North Dakota | 9 | 5 |
| Marty Gainor | 41 | RT-C | 6-1 | 213 | 25 | North Dakota | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy German | LH | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Centre | 5 | 0 | |
| Wimpy Giddens | 53 | LT | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 10 |
| Jerry Ginney | 55 | LT | 5-10 | 217 | 24 | Santa Clara | 9 | 0 |
| Tod Goodwin | 14 | RE | 6-0 | 184 | 29 | West Virginia | 10 | 10 |
| Mario Grandinetti | FB | 6-1 | 228 | 24 | DePaul | 1 | 0 | |
| Stan Gurzynski | 29 | LG-T | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | Temple | 9 | 0 |
| Ben Guziewicz | 38 | LE | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | St. Joseph's | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Harwick | 23 | C | 5-10 | 178 | 22 | Drexel | 10 | 1 |
| Tom Jones | 56 | RG | 5-11 | 216 | 31 | Bucknell | 10 | 1 |
| Ed Kowalski | LT | 6-4 | 233 | 23 | Georgetown (DC) | 3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Kress | B | 5-9 | 177 | 25 | Lebanon Valley | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Lukac | QB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Temple | 3 | 0 | |
| Bob Masters | 32 | FB | 5-11 | 200 | 27 | Baylor | 10 | 5 |
| Walt Masters | 21 | LH | 5-10 | 192 | 33 | Pennsylvania | 10 | 1 |
| Eddie Michaels | 13 | LG | 5-11 | 205 | 26 | Villanova | 10 | 9 |
| Buster Mitchell | 46 | RE | 6-0 | 205 | 34 | Randolph JC; Davis & Elkins | 8 | 0 |
| Emmett Mortell | 27 | LH | 6-1 | 181 | 27 | Notre Dame; Wisconsin | 8 | 7 |
| Walt Nowak | E | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Villanova | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Ordway | 48 | QB-RH | 6-0 | 204 | 23 | North Dakota | 10 | 5 |
| Bill Schneller | 45 | RH | 5-10 | 182 | 22 | Mississippi | 10 | 9 |
| Chuck Slagle | 57 | LG | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | North Carolina | 6 | 0 |
| Lou Tolliver | 34 | LH-E | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Arkansas Tech JC; Hardin-Simmons | 8 | 2 |
| Jay Turner | 52 | RH-QB | 5-10 | 201 | 26 | George Washington | 9 | 1 |
| George Veneroso | 50 | RT | 5-11 | 210 | 31 | George Washington; Temple | 10 | 10 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 30 | 52 | 34 | 139 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 64 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Farrell | 1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 5 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Bob Masters | 3 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Walt Masters | 2 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Charlie Gainor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Emmett Mortell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Jay Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Gene Blackwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jack Ferrante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bill Harwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Eddie Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bill Schneller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| George Veneroso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 18 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 5 | 0 | 139 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 64 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Masters | 70 | 285 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| Ed Farrell | 67 | 242 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Walt Masters | 48 | 199 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Lou Tolliver | 36 | 153 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Emmett Mortell | 1 | ||||
| Jay Turner | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1079 | 6 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Masters | 90 | 28 | 31.1 | 346 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Emmett Mortell | 50 | 19 | 38.0 | 193 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 3 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| Lou Tolliver | 31 | 11 | 35.5 | 157 | 5.1 | 14.3 | 1 | 3.2 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gainor | 2 | ||||
| Gene Blackwell | 1 | ||||
| Jack Ferrante | 1 | ||||
| Bill Schneller | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Harwick | 1 | ||||
| Bob Masters | 1 | ||||
| Walt Masters | 1 | ||||
| Eddie Michaels | 1 | ||||
| Emmett Mortell | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Turner | 1 | ||||||
| George Veneroso | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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