1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Division • 10-10-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Babe Parilli |
| Stew Barber | Offensive Line |
| Tom Beer | Receivers |
| George Boutselis | Defensive Backs |
| Dick Connors | Linebackers |
| Lamar Leachman | Defensive Line |
| Tom Moore | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 7/11/1974 | A | Jacksonville Sharks | 7-14 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 59112 | |
| Wed | 7/17/1974 | H | Birmingham Americans | 29-32 | L | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 17493 | |
| Thu | 7/25/1974 | A | Philadelphia Bell | 17-15 | W | Philadelphia, PA | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 64719 | |
| Wed | 7/31/1974 | H | Jacksonville Sharks | 24-16 | W | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 15648 | |
| Wed | 8/7/1974 | A | Southern California Sun | 11-8 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 28174 | |
| Wed | 8/14/1974 | H | Portland Storm | 38-16 | W | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 16222 | |
| Wed | 8/21/1974 | H | Houston Texans | 43-10 | W | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 12042 | |
| Wed | 8/28/1974 | A | Houston Texans | 11-14 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 10126 | |
| Mon | 9/2/1974 | H | Philadelphia Bell | 24-16 | W | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 5237 | |
| Fri | 9/6/1974 | H | Florida Blazers | 15-17 | L | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 3830 | |
| Wed | 9/11/1974 | A | Portland Storm | 34-15 | W | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 13339 | |
| Wed | 9/18/1974 | A | The Hawaiians | 14-17 | L | Honolulu, HI | Honolulu Stadium | 12169 | |
| Tue | 9/24/1974 | H | Detroit Wheels | 37-7 | W | New York, NY | J.J. Downing Memorial Field | 4220 | |
| Thu | 10/3/1974 | A | Chicago Fire | 41-30 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 22354 | |
| Wed | 10/9/1974 | H | Memphis Southmen | 23-27 | L | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 25133 | |
| Wed | 10/16/1974 | H | Chicago Fire | 27-0 | W | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 20333 | |
| Wed | 10/23/1974 | H | Florida Blazers | 11-15 | L | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 23613 | |
| Wed | 10/30/1974 | H | Southern California Sun | 25-34 | L | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 19346 | |
| Wed | 11/6/1974 | A | Detroit Wheels | - | Ypsilanti, MI | Rynearson Stadium | |||
| Wed | 11/6/1974 | A | Shreveport Steamer | 14-19 | L | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Stadium | 10697 | |
| Wed | 11/13/1974 | A | Memphis Southmen | 22-28 | L | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | 13339 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/18/1974 | The Hawaiians | Postponed from 9/15 |
| 9/24/1974 | Detroit Wheels | Moved from 9/25 |
| 10/3/1974 | Chicago Fire | Postponed from 10/3 |
| 10/23/1974 | Florida Blazers | Moved from Orlando |
| 11/6/1974 | Detroit Wheels | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lou Angelo | 37 | SS | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | North Carolina | ||
| Bert Askson | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 229 | 29 | Texas Southern | ||
| Al Barnes | 6 | WR | 6-1 | 170 | 25 | New Mexico State | ||
| Charlie Boston | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Western Illinois | ||
| Lee Bouggess | 26 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 26 | Louisville | ||
| Jere Brown | 51 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Villanova | ||
| Darrel Bunge | 60 | LOG | 6-2 | 253 | 22 | Minnesota | ||
| Larry Butler | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Appalachian State | 20 | |
| Carter Campbell | 78 | LDT-RDE | 6-3 | 234 | 27 | Treasure Valley JC; Weber State | 10 | |
| Dana Carpenter | 59 | RLB-RDT | 5-11 | 235 | 23 | South Carolina | ||
| Gary Champagne | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 212 | 22 | Louisiana State | ||
| Tom Chandler | 50 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Minnesota | ||
| Gary Danielson | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Purdue | ||
| Bill DeFlavio | 71 | DT | 5-9 | 230 | 24 | Massachusetts | ||
| Steve Dennis | 17 | RCB-FS | 6-3 | 165 | 23 | Grambling State | 20 | |
| John Dockery | 29 | RCB-WR | 6-0 | 186 | 30 | Harvard | ||
| Brian Dowling | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 27 | Yale | ||
| John Elliott | 80 | RDT | 6-4 | 244 | 30 | Texas | ||
| Jerry Ellison | 75 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Ranger JC; North Texas | 16 | |
| Larry Estes | 84 | RDE | 6-6 | 250 | 28 | Alcorn State | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Ford | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Texas Southern | ||
| Bob Gladieux | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Notre Dame | 12 | |
| Bob Grant | 61 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Cliff Greenfield | 82 | DE | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Morgan State | ||
| Dick Hart | 64 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 251 | 31 | none | ||
| Matt Herkenhoff | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 23 | Minnesota | ||
| Bob Hermanni | 7 | WR | 5-7 | 160 | 23 | Montclair State | ||
| Don Highsmith | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 26 | Michigan State | 10 | |
| Terry Hoeppner | 28 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Franklin | ||
| Andy Huff | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 24 | Notre Dame | ||
| Marty Huff | 54 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | Michigan | ||
| Joey Jackson | 86 | RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | New Mexico State | ||
| Bill Janssen | 55 | C | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Nebraska | 2 | |
| Lewis Jolley | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | North Carolina | 1 | |
| Kreg Kapitan | 25 | WR | 6-3 | 203 | 25 | Minnesota State | ||
| John King | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 22 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kuziel | 52 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 20 | |
| Moses Lajterman | 5 | K-P | 5-9 | 170 | 21 | Montclair State | 0 | |
| Greg Lens | 69 | RDE-LDT | 6-5 | 261 | 29 | Trinity (Texas) | ||
| John Moss | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 233 | 24 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Ray Parson | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | McCook CC; Minnesota | ||
| Gerry Philbin | 81 | LDE | 6-2 | 244 | 33 | Buffalo | ||
| Pete Rajecki | 3 | K | 5-9 | 170 | 25 | Georgia | ||
| Art Reynolds | 56 | MLB-RLB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Tennessee | ||
| Robby Reynolds | 15 | P | 6-0 | 205 | 22 | South Carolina | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Richards | 48 | WR-RB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Wilson JC; Miami (Ohio) | 18 | |
| Ernie Richardson | 63 | LLB | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Jackson State | ||
| Len St. Jean | 67 | LOG | 6-1 | 244 | 33 | Northern Michigan | ||
| George Sauer | 9 | WR | 6-2 | 199 | 31 | Texas | ||
| Steve Setzler | 74 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | St. John's (Minnesota) | 6 | 4 |
| Dave Shaffer | 77 | OT | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Tennessee | ||
| Rick Sharp | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Washington | ||
| Larry Shears | 23 | LCB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Lincoln (Missouri) | ||
| Tom Sherman | 19 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Penn State | 18 | 18 |
| Jimmy Sims | 45 | LLB-SS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California | ||
| Tommy Spinks | 21 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 |
| Ike Thomas | 22 | SS | 6-2 | 193 | 27 | Bishop | 13 | |
| Lloyd Voss | 65 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 32 | Nebraska | ||
| Bryan White | 24 | LCB | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Ed White | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 23 | Tulsa | ||
| Matt Williams | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 23 | Baylor; Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | ||
| Wendell Wilson | 29 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Yankton | ||
| Jeff Woodcock | 20 | FS-CB | 6-1 | 180 | 22 | Kentucky | ||
| Dave Wooley | RB | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Central Oklahoma | |||
| Al Young | 31 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | South Carolina State | ||
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Gary Marangi | QB | Boston College |
| 2 | 23 | Carl Barzilauskas | DT | Indiana |
| 3 | 26 | Randy Gradishar | LB | Ohio State |
| 4 | 47 | Dave Gallagher | DE | Michigan |
| 5 | 50 | Keith Fahnhorst | TE | Minnesota |
| 6 | 71 | Steve Corbett | C | Boston College |
| 7 | 74 | Jimmy Allen | DB | UCLA |
| 8 | 95 | Steve Neils | LB | Minnesota |
| 9 | 98 | Matt Herkenhoff | OT | Minnesota |
| 10 | 119 | Tom Forrest | OG | Cincinnati |
| 11 | 122 | Darryl Bishop | DB | Kentucky |
| 12 | 143 | Alvin Maxson | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 13 | 146 | Monroe Eley | RB | Arizona State |
| 14 | 167 | Ransom Terrell | LB | Arizona |
| 15 | 170 | Doug Troszak | DE | Michigan |
| 16 | 191 | Mark Gefert | LB | Purdue |
| 17 | 194 | Tom Condon | OG | Boston College |
| 18 | 215 | Reggie Harrison | RB | Cincinnati |
| 19 | 218 | Phil Bennett | RB | Boston College |
| 20 | 239 | Leroy Jones | DE | Norfolk State |
| 21 | 242 | Rudy McClinon | DB | Xavier (Ohio) |
| 22 | 263 | Willie Viney | OG | Pacific |
| 23 | 266 | Chris Arnold | DB | Virginia State |
| 24 | 287 | John Robb | OG | Pittsburgh |
| 25 | 290 | Gary Champagne | LB | Louisiana State |
| 26 | 311 | Greg Pemberton | DB | Boston University |
| 27 | 314 | Preston Anderson | DB | Rice |
| 28 | 335 | Jeff Rouzie | LB | Alabama |
| 29 | 338 | Scott Marquis | OT | Tulsa |
| 30 | 359 | Dale Cangelosi | DB | Louisiana State |
| 31 | 362 | Jim Hovey | LB | Kentucky |
| 32 | 383 | Deryl McGallion | LB | Houston |
| 33 | 386 | Dave McMakin | DB | Alabama |
| 34 | 407 | Riley Moore | DE | Tennessee State |
| 35 | 410 | Steve Frager | OT | Brown |
| 36 | 431 | Damond Mays | RB | Michigan State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 103 | 165 | 105 | 94 | 467 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 80 | 76 | 113 | 467 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 344 | 183 | 140 | 21 | 91 | 828 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 307 | 158 | 123 | 26 | 107 | 900 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richards | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | |||
| Don Highsmith | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | |||
| Bob Gladieux | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |||
| Tom Sherman | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |||
| Kreg Kapitan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Bert Askson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| George Sauer | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Jim Ford | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||
| Gary Danielson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Andy Huff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Moses Lajterman | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Pete Rajecki | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ray Parson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||
| Al Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Al Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Lee Bouggess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Larry Shears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Jimmy Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Ike Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Ed White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Team Totals | 57 | 29 | 57 | 50.9 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 0 | 467 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 20 | 43 | 46.5 | 9 | 15 | 53.3 | 1 | 350 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gladieux | 177 | 690 | 3.9 | 30 | 6 |
| Don Highsmith | 142 | 686 | 4.8 | 32 | 13 |
| Ed White | 100 | 431 | 4.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Jim Ford | 103 | 383 | 3.7 | 36 | 3 |
| Tom Sherman | 97 | 376 | 3.9 | 31 | 6 |
| Andy Huff | 74 | 264 | 3.6 | 25 | 3 |
| Dave Richards | 51 | 143 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Lee Bouggess | 49 | 119 | 2.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Bob Hermanni | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 18 | 3 |
| John King | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian Dowling | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lewis Jolley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Barnes | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Wooley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Matt Williams | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Askson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 831 | 3272 | 3.9 | 36 | 37 |
| Opponents Totals | 746 | 3107 | 4.2 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sherman | 362 | 172 | 47.5 | 174 | 2311 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 63t | 15 | 4.1 | 16 | 4.4 | 27 | 221 | 2090 | 63.7 |
| Gary Danielson | 54 | 27 | 50.0 | 27 | 293 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 26 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 36 | 257 | 72.5 |
| Brian Dowling | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 19 | 140 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 27 | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 13.2 | 2 | 16 | 124 | 17.3 |
| Lee Bouggess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Dave Richards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 456 | 213 | 46.7 | 222 | 2744 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 63t | 17 | 3.7 | 21 | 4.6 | 32 | 273 | 2471 | 59.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 460 | 218 | 47.4 | 211 | 2808 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 24 | 5.2 | 31 | 6.7 | 47 | 445 | 2363 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Sauer | 38 | 547 | 14.4 | 34 | 3 |
| Kreg Kapitan | 33 | 399 | 12.1 | 26 | 5 |
| Al Young | 33 | 399 | 12.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Ray Parson | 25 | 325 | 13.0 | 32 | 2 |
| Don Highsmith | 19 | 147 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Al Barnes | 10 | 190 | 19.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Jim Ford | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 9 | 99 | 11.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Bert Askson | 8 | 207 | 25.9 | 45t | 4 |
| Tommy Spinks | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed White | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Dave Richards | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Lee Bouggess | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Huff | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Hermanni | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lewis Jolley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Dockery | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 213 | 2744 | 12.9 | 63t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 218 | 2808 | 12.9 | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Woodcock | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 38 | 0 |
| Larry Shears | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 44t | 1 |
| Steve Dennis | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sims | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Art Reynolds | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tom Chandler | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Lou Angelo | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ike Thomas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Dockery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Huff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 424 | 13.7 | 44t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 219 | 10.4 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Reynolds | 110 | 4195 | 38.1 | 54 | 2 | |||||
| Team Totals | 112 | 4195 | 37.5 | 54 | 2 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 108 | 4069 | 37.7 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richards | 42 | 193 | 4.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Bob Hermanni | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Woodcock | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 248 | 4.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 286 | 4.1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Thomas | 24 | 671 | 28.0 | 71 | 0 |
| Dave Richards | 28 | 601 | 21.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Tommy Spinks | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Ford | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Woodcock | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Hermanni | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Andy Huff | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 534 | 7.1 | 71 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 1681 | 20.3 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Thomas | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 45 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 0 |
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