1941 Wilmington Clippers (AA) |
| 3rd place • 4-3-2 .571 |
| Head Coach: George Veneroso | |
| Eddie Michaels | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/14/1941 | A | Norristown LAMs | 14-0 | W | Norristown, PA | L.A.M. Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1941 | H | Long Island Indians | 6-13 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 5000 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1941 | A | Paterson Panthers | 0-0 | T | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 6500 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1941 | H | Jersey City Giants | 0-0 | T | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 4200 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1941 | H | Newark Bears | 13-16 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 5100 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1941 | A | Jersey City Giants | 27-7 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 6600 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1941 | H | New York Yankees | 16-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 5000 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1941 | A | Long Island Indians | 7-13 | L | Valley Stream, NY | Memorial Stadium | 7209 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1941 | H | Fort DuPont | 34-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 4500 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1941 | A | Newark Bears | 23-7 | W | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 6200 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1941 | H | Hartford Blues | - | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | |||
| Sun | 11/23/1941 | H | New York Yankees | - | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | |||
| Sun | 11/30/1941 | H | Paterson Panthers | 28-27 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 6000 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1941 | H | Richmond Arrows | 17-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 2500 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/14/1941 | H | Paterson Panthers | 33-0 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 4500 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/21/1941 | H | Long Island Indians | 21-13 | W | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 6500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/23/1941 | Hartford Blues | Canceled |
| 11/23/1941 | New York Yankees | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sig Andrusking | 27 | LG-RG | 5-9 | 200 | 28 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 2 |
| Monk Barton | 27 | RG | 5-7 | 217 | 24 | Kansas; Washburn | 6 | 1 |
| Gene Blackwell | 1 | RE | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Alabama | 9 | 6 |
| Mike Bucchianeri | 8 | RG | 5-10 | 212 | 24 | Indiana | 5 | 3 |
| Dick Daub | 8 | HB | 5-8 | 170 | 23 | Drexel | 1 | 0 |
| Les Dodson | 4 | LH | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | Mississippi | 7 | 5 |
| Ed Farrell | 3/20 | FB-QB-HB | 5-9 | 204 | 26 | Muhlenberg | 9 | 6 |
| Jack Ferrante | 11 | LE | 6-1 | 197 | 25 | none | 6 | 2 |
| Marty Gainor | 14 | RT | 6-1 | 213 | 26 | North Dakota | 8 | 6 |
| Wimpy Giddens | 22 | LT | 6-2 | 221 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 7 |
| Stan Gurzynski | 16 | RG-LG | 6-2 | 202 | 29 | Temple | 7 | 2 |
| Ben Guziewicz | 9 | LE | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | St. Joseph's | 7 | 1 |
| Bill Harwick | 12 | C | 5-10 | 178 | 23 | Drexel | 9 | 2 |
| Al Jarrett | 24 | G | 6-1 | 211 | 23 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kercher | 19 | FB-RH-E | 6-2 | 196 | 22 | Georgetown (DC) | 8 | 2 |
| Eddie Kress | 2 | QB | 5-9 | 177 | 26 | Lebanon Valley | 6 | 2 |
| Dick Landis | 25 | RT | 6-2 | 216 | 31 | Temple | 8 | 1 |
| Ted Laux | 8/36 | LH | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | 4 | 2 |
| Harry Lorusso | 17 | RG | 5-9 | 208 | 24 | Temple | 8 | 4 |
| Phil Marion | 15 | B | 5-7 | 190 | 28 | Fordham | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Martinelli | 26 | C | 6-0 | 227 | 22 | Scranton | 9 | 6 |
| Bob Masters | 3 | LH | 5-11 | 200 | 28 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Michaels | 13 | LG-B | 5-11 | 205 | 27 | Villanova | 9 | 6 |
| Frank Moock | 15 | RH | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | La Salle | 5 | 1 |
| Emmett Mortell | 5 | QB-HB | 6-1 | 181 | 28 | Notre Dame; Wisconsin | 9 | 4 |
| Walt Nowak | 18 | RE | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Villanova | 9 | 3 |
| Bill Ordway | 6 | FB-RH | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | North Dakota | 8 | 4 |
| Merle Osborne | 23 | B | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Prettyman | 23 | HB | 5-10 | 186 | 23 | La Salle | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Ratica | 11 | C | 6-0 | 205 | 27 | St. Vincent | 2 | 1 |
| Norm Rushton | 7 | RH | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | Temple | 9 | 6 |
| Ben Starrett | 24 | QB | 5-10 | 213 | 24 | St. Mary's (California); Northeastern Louisiana JC | 2 | 2 |
| Cecil Sturgeon | 28 | RT | 6-2 | 254 | 22 | North Dakota State | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Tauber | 10 | LT | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Emporia State; Santa Ana JC; Idaho | 9 | 2 |
| Lou Tolliver | 4 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 26 | Arkansas Tech JC; Hardin-Simmons | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Turley | 21 | LE | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Scranton | 9 | 6 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 40 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 120 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 77 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Dodson | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 | ||||
| Jack Ferrante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Ed Farrell | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Walt Nowak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Gene Blackwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Eddie Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Emmett Mortell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bill Ordway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Paul Prettyman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 3 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 3 | 0 | 77 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Dodson | 2 | ||||
| Ed Farrell | 1 | ||||
| Emmett Mortell | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 4 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Mortell | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Eddie Kress | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Frank Moock | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ben Starrett | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ferrante | 3 | ||||
| Les Dodson | 2 | ||||
| Walt Nowak | 2 | ||||
| Gene Blackwell | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Farrell | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Dodson | 1 | |||||
| Paul Prettyman | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Michaels | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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