1965 Mohawk Valley Falcons (ACFL) |
| 3rd place • Northern Division • 4-8-2 .333 |
| Head Coach: Bill Skye |
| Al Spillett | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1965 | H | Philadelphia Rockets | 35-0 | W | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 1400 | |
| Sat | 8/7/1965 | H | Brooklyn Black Hawks | 55-6 | W | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 1353 | |
| Sun | 8/15/1965 | A | New Bedford Sweepers | 0-48 | L | New Bedford, MA | Sargent Field | 7081 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1965 | H | Scranton Miners | 21-14 | W | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 2200 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1965 | H | Harrisburg Capitols | 6-6 | T | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 1000 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1965 | A | Boston Steamrollers | 21-17 | W | Everett, MA | Memorial Stadium | 5694 | |
| Sat | 9/18/1965 | A | Holyoke Bombers | 24-28 | L | Holyoke, MA | Mackenzie Stadium | 4380 | |
| Sat | 9/25/1965 | H | Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen | 28-20 | W | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 2300 | |
| Sat | 10/2/1965 | A | Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen | 13-27 | L | Turtle Creek, PA | Turtle Creek High School Field | 6000 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1965 | H | New Bedford Sweepers | 7-16 | L | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 4500 | |
| Sat | 10/16/1965 | H | Holyoke Bombers | 27-27 | T | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 1000 | |
| Sat | 10/23/1965 | H | Boston Steamrollers | 0-14 | L | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 900 | |
| Sat | 10/30/1965 | A | Scranton Miners | 21-48 | L | Scranton, PA | Memorial Stadium | 2680 | |
| Sat | 11/6/1965 | H | Jersey Jets | 14-9 | W | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | ||
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | A | Harrisburg Capitols | 17-25 | L | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 3568 | |
| Sat | 11/20/1965 | A | Jersey Jets | 0-63 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 7600 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Byrne | 30 | DB | 5-9 | 170 | Cortland State | |||
| Dick Chase | T | 6-2 | 230 | Syracuse | ||||
| Don Cole | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 24 | Buffalo | ||
| Jerry Cole | 23 | LB | 5-10 | 180 | Frostburg State | |||
| Wilbert Currie | G | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | none | |||
| Jim Curry | 63 | G | 5-11 | 230 | Tennessee State | |||
| John Dailey | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | Syracuse | |||
| John Damore | 61 | LOG | 6-0 | 228 | 32 | Northwestern | ||
| Joe DeCrisci | 20 | HB | 5-9 | 170 | 28 | none | ||
| Larry DeFrancesco | LB | 190 | none | |||||
| Pete DeSilva | 23 | LB | 5-11 | 200 | 25 | Syracuse | ||
| Nat Duckett | 32 | FB | 5-10 | 205 | 22 | Syracuse | ||
| Bob Dunn | 22 | DB | 6-1 | 182 | 23 | Villanova | ||
| Dick Easterly | 44 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Syracuse | ||
| Roger Elliot | 74 | ROT | 6-0 | 255 | Western Illinois | |||
| Gerry Everling | 60 | OG | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Syracuse | ||
| Gary Fallon | 31 | K-RB-P | 6-1 | 212 | 26 | Syracuse | ||
| Jerry Fiorini | 40 | SE | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | none | ||
| Jim Hancock | G | 6-1 | 230 | Colgate | ||||
| John Harmon | 25 | DB-P | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Syracuse | ||
| John Hendricks | 75 | DT | 6-3 | 255 | 34 | |||
| Bob Hnat | T | 6-3 | 215 | Syracuse | ||||
| John Howell | 82 | OE | 5-11 | 200 | 28 | Syracuse | ||
| Henry Huettner | 77 | DT | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Syracuse | ||
| Max Jarvis | 72 | LOT | 6-1 | 232 | 27 | none | ||
| Don King | 41 | RB-DB | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Syracuse | ||
| Earl Longauer | 27 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | Syracuse | |||
| Jerry Manioci | 54 | C | 5-10 | 207 | 24 | Rochester | ||
| Andy Martin | 78 | T | 6-2 | 250 | ||||
| Louis Mineau | 73 | DT | 6-0 | 290 | ||||
| Bob Mitchell | 65 | OT | 6-2 | 235 | Syracuse | |||
| Norm Mordue | HB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Syracuse | |||
| Jim Parker | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | none | ||
| Bill Randall | 45 | HB | 6-1 | 180 | Monroe CC | |||
| Mert Raner | 14 | QB | 5-11 | 170 | 25 | Syracuse | ||
| Ben Rizzo | 81 | FL | 5-11 | 205 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Ed Roberts | 71 | LB | 5-10 | 210 | ||||
| Master Robinson | 69 | OG | 6-0 | 230 | ||||
| John Smith | 79 | T | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||
| Bill Spatuzzi | 70 | DG | 6-1 | 300 | 28 | none | ||
| Al Spillett | 66 | ROG | 6-0 | 232 | 26 | Syracuse | ||
| Gene Stancin | 51 | C | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Syracuse | ||
| Russ Warren | 21 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Columbia | ||
| Joe Watt | 80 | TE | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Syracuse | ||
| Denny Weir | 64 | DL | 6-2 | 267 | 24 | Syracuse | ||
| Bruce Wilkie | 52 | C | 6-1 | 230 | Brockport State | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 79 | 44 | 55 | 199 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 83 | 82 | 105 | 362 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Easterly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||
| Gary Fallon | 1 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Nat Duckett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Ben Rizzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Mert Raner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Jim Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| John Watt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jerry Fiorini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Russ Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 27 | 25 | 72 | 34.7 | 4 | 0 | 199 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 41 | 50 | 82.0 | 7 | 0 | 362 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Parker | 84 | 317 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| Mert Raner | 3 | ||||
| Nat Duckett | 2 | ||||
| Dick Easterly | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mert Raner | 270 | 129 | 47.8 | 117 | 1695 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 13 | 4.8 | 24 | 8.9 | 47.1 | ||||
| Dick Easterly | 79 | 39 | 49.4 | 31 | 441 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 4 | 5.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 43.8 | ||||
| Russ Warren | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 23 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Watt | 56 | 721 | 12.9 | 2 | |
| Dick Easterly | 7 | ||||
| Ben Rizzo | 4 | ||||
| Nat Duckett | 2 | ||||
| Gary Fallon | 1 | ||||
| Jerry Fiorini | 1 | ||||
| Russ Warren | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dunn | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Dick Easterly | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Warren | 52 | 31.1 | 61 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Randall | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Randall | 22 | 498 | 22.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Joe DeCrisci | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
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