1970 Jersey Tigers (ACFL) |
| 4th place • Northern Division • 6-6-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Ken Carpenter |
| Ed Chlebek | Assistant Coach |
| Les Obie | Assistant Coach |
| Jack Von Bischoffshausen | Assistant Coach |
| Bob Windish | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | H | Pennsylvania Firebirds | 10-21 | L | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 4400 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1970 | A | Richmond Saints | 24-21 | W | OT | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | H | Bridgeport Jets | 14-24 | L | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | ||
| Fri | 9/4/1970 | A | Bridgeport Jets | 14-16 | L | Bridgeport, CT | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 8500 | |
| Fri | 9/11/1970 | H | Orlando Panthers | 17-10 | W | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 4500 | |
| Fri | 9/18/1970 | A | Long Island Bulls | 13-10 | W | Hempstead, NY | Hofstra Stadium | 4164 | |
| Fri | 10/2/1970 | H | Long Island Bulls | 45-6 | W | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 4724 | |
| Sat | 10/10/1970 | A | Hartford Knights | 12-23 | L | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 6500 | |
| Fri | 10/16/1970 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 7-10 | L | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 1500 | |
| Fri | 10/30/1970 | H | Bridgeport Jets | 35-26 | W | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 4200 | |
| Sat | 11/7/1970 | A | Jersey Jays | 22-16 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | ||
| Sat | 11/14/1970 | A | Roanoke Buckskins | 10-13 | L | Roanoke, VA | Victory Stadium | 8500 | |
| Fri | 11/20/1970 | H | Hartford Knights | 17-24 | L | Elizabeth, NJ | Williams High School Field | 4500 | |
| Fri | 11/27/1970 | A | Richmond Saints | 21-17 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 350 | |
| Sat | 12/5/1970 | A | Jersey Jays | 24-47 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 1500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/7/1970 | Jersey Jays | Moved from Elizabeth, NJ |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Larry Arnold | 9 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | Bakersfield CC; Hawaii | ||
| Tom Bailey | 85 | RDT | 6-5 | 249 | 30 | Alcorn State | ||
| Don Bean | 43 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Drake; Missouri Southern State; Houston | ||
| Charles Bolcar | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | Virginia Tech | |||
| Jon Brooks | 62 | OG | 6-1 | 262 | 26 | Kent State | ||
| Al Butler | 47 | LCB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Compton JC | ||
| John Bynum | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | North Carolina Central | |||
| Jim Carr | 87 | DT-DE | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Jackson State | ||
| Ed Chlebek | 7 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 30 | Western Michigan | ||
| Ed Daniels | 42 | DB | 6-2 | 190 | Montclair State | |||
| Langston Duncan | 63 | OG | 6-0 | 250 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||
| Al Fields | 24 | RB | 5-9 | 220 | U.S. International | |||
| Bob Fiorini | 70 | MLB | 6-1 | 210 | 30 | Indiana | ||
| Bill Fisher | 22 | S | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Northridge State | ||
| Dennis Furjanic | 81 | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Houston | ||
| Andy Fusco | 64 | ROG | 6-1 | 255 | 22 | Syracuse | ||
| Charlie Hayes | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Weber State | ||
| Kenny Holmes | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | West Liberty | |||
| Arnold Huff | 86 | DE | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||
| Laverne Hunter | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 220 | Shaw | |||
| John Huntley | 3 | QB | 5-11 | 190 | Waynesburg | |||
| Tom Johansen | 14 | K | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Colorado Mines | ||
| Bobby Kelly | 71 | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 30 | New Mexico State | ||
| Dennis Kiefer | 72 | LOG | 6-3 | 252 | Orange Coast JC; Northern Arizona | |||
| Stan Kucharski | 46 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | Bloomsburg | ||
| Walt Kyzima | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 228 | Tarkio | |||
| Charles Little | 11 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Dickinson | |||
| George Little | 59 | LLB | 6-1 | 212 | 23 | Auburn; Troy | ||
| Bob Long | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | |||
| Gary Matsche | 49 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Eastern Michigan | |||
| Byron McCane | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 24 | Nebraska | ||
| Wayne Mehalick | 54 | C | 6-3 | 260 | Delaware Valley | |||
| Pete Mills | 42 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Wichita State | ||
| Frank Molden | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 282 | 28 | Jackson State | ||
| Les Obie | 14 | QB | 5-11 | 184 | 30 | Santa Rosa JC; Trinity (Texas) | ||
| Tom Olivadotti | 43 | DB | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | Upsala | ||
| Bob Pelkington | 88 | TE | 6-6 | 260 | 29 | Xavier (Ohio) | ||
| Don Pettis | 41 | DB | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Allen | ||
| John Pollock | 44 | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Rutgers | |||
| Wayne Richarson | 23 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Newark College of Education | ||
| Greg Roero | 78 | DT-DE | 6-6 | 260 | 22 | New Mexico Highlands | ||
| Jim Russell | 73 | ROT | 6-4 | 246 | 27 | none | ||
| Ken Salesky | 75 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Idaho | ||
| Dave Schneider | 63 | C-OG | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Houston | ||
| Lee Schneider | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Rutgers | |||
| Ronnie Shelley | 45 | DB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Troy | ||
| Marty Sica | 89 | LDE | 6-4 | 240 | 25 | Maryland | ||
| Clem Smarra | 79 | DT | 6-2 | 248 | 32 | none | ||
| Barry Smith | 83 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | Wagner | |||
| G.D. Smith | 21 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | Fort Valley State | |||
| Ed Stofko | 51 | LB | 6-0 | 220 | 21 | Penn State | ||
| Ken Swenson | RB? QB? | |||||||
| Ron Upperman | 40 | DB | 5-11 | 174 | 22 | North Carolina Central | ||
| John Vignone | 44 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Susquehanna | ||
| Jack Von Bischoffshausen | 55 | C | 6-0 | 229 | 27 | Syracuse | ||
| Merlin Walet | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 27 | Louisiana State; McNeese State | ||
| Bud Wiedoff | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Northern Arizona | ||
| Joe Williams | 20 | HB | 5-10 | 205 | 29 | Iowa | ||
| Rob Young | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 214 | 24 | Idaho | ||
| Errol Zetar | 78 | DT | 6-3 | 257 | 25 | Wiley | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 52 | 44 | 73 | 237 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 93 | 29 | 43 | 218 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Johansen | 0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 61 | ||||
| Stan Kucharski | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Joe Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Rob Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Wayne Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Merlin Walet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Bob Fiorini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Gary Matsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bud Wiedoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| (Unidentified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 29 | 28 | 29 | 96.6 | 11 | 1 | 237 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 11 | 1 | 218 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Williams | 104 | 540 | 5.2 | 70 | 4 |
| Merlin Walet | 129 | 512 | 4.0 | 25 | 3 |
| Rob Young | 40 | 132 | 3.3 | 41 | 3 |
| Les Obie | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Byron McCane | 20 | 16 | 0.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Swenson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Chlebek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Arnold | 6 | -14 | -2.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Chlebek | 128 | 55 | 43.0 | 73 | 785 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 78 | 5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 76.5 | |||
| Larry Arnold | 121 | 50 | 41.3 | 57 | 762 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 51 | 6 | 5.0 | 14 | 11.6 | 39.7 | |||
| Les Obie | 71 | 33 | 46.5 | 31 | 539 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 48 | 5 | 7.0 | 7 | 9.9 | 56.3 | |||
| Joe Williams | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 102 | 14.6 | 20.4 | 45 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 153.3 | |||
| Ken Swenson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 17 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Kucharski | 36 | 792 | 22.0 | 78 | 8 |
| Joe Williams | 30 | 347 | 11.6 | 43 | 4 |
| Bob Pelkington | 21 | 250 | 11.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 21 | 249 | 11.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Gary Matsche | 12 | 220 | 18.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Merlin Walet | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Wayne Richardson | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 58 | 3 |
| Rob Young | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Bean | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vignone | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Fiorini | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 56 | 1 |
| Bill Fisher | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ronnie Shelley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Lee Schneider | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bud Wiedoff | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Don Pettis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Charles Little | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Al Butler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Mills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Johansen | 65 | 2411 | 37.1 | 63 | ||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Shelley | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Bean | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| John Vignone | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Al Butler | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Shelley | 26 | 683 | 26.3 | 62 | 0 | |
| Al Butler | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Don Bean | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Wayne Richardson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Byron McCane | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Vignone | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Gary Matsche | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Wiedoff | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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