1974 Game Summaries
Game Info
Week 5 - August 7, 1974
New York
Stars
Stars
AT
So. California
Sun
Sun
Game Program
Game Ticket
Game Photo
Game Location
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
Game Facts
Stars averaging 210.3 yards rushing per game.
Game Time: 8:05 PM (PST)
Attendance: 28,174
Coaching Staffs
New York Stars
Head Coach
Babe Parilli
Assistant Coaches
- Steve Barber
- Tom Beer
- George Boutselis
- Lamar Leachman
- Tom Moore
Southern California Sun
Head Coach
Tom Fears
Assistant Coaches
- Tom Baldwin
- Ed Cody
- Babe Dimancheff
- Dick Enright
- Earl Leggett
- Ernie Wheelwright
WFL Press Release(s)
Southern California Sun
Media Information
Television:
WOR-TV 9 and WSNL-TV 67
Television Announcers:
Sal Marchiano (Play by Play), Matt Snell (Color), George Plimpton (Color)
Radio:
WMCA-AM 570
Radio Announcers:
John Sterling (Play by Play)
Newspapers:
The New York Times, New York Post, New York Newsday, and New York Daily News
Starting Lineups
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Player | Pos. | No. | Pos. |
| WR | 9 | George Sauer | DE | 73 | Neal Skarin |
| TE | 85 | Ray Parson | DT | 79 | Dennis Crane |
| LT | 70 | Matt Herkenhoff | DT | 74 | Dave Roller |
| LG | 64 | Dick Hart | DE | 85 | John Hoffman |
| C | 52 | Bob Kuziel | OLB | 54 | Cleveland Vann |
| RG | 66 | Larry Butler | MLB | 56 | Ken Lee |
| RT | 72 | Rick Sharp | OLB | 55 | Jim Baker |
| WR | 31 | Al Young | CB | 29 | Jack Connors |
| QB | 19 | Tom Sherman | CB | 31 | Gene Howard |
| RB | 35 | Bob Gladieux | SS | 20 | Durwood Keeton |
| RB | 36 | Ed White | FS | 24 | Jim Bright |
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Player | Pos. | No. | Pos. |
| DE | 81 | Gerry Philbin | WR | 83 | Ike Harris |
| DT | 65 | Lloyd Voss | TE | 88 | Jacque MacKinnon |
| DT | 80 | John Elliott | LT | 76 | Ed Kezirian |
| DE | 74 | Steve Setzler | LG | 62 | Kevin Grady |
| OLB | 45 | Jimmy Sims | C | 59 | Ted Seifert |
| MLB | 56 | Art Reynolds | RG | 69 | Mike Ryan |
| OLB | 50 | Tom Chandler | RT | 70 | Booker Brown |
| CB | 23 | Larry Shears | WR | 80 | Dave Williams |
| CB | 17 | Steve Dennis | QB | 11 | Tony Adams |
| SS | 37 | Lou Angelo | RB | 47 | Kermit Johnson |
| FS | 20 | Jeff Woodcock | RB | 42 | James Mcalister |
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Player | Pos. | No. | Pos. |
| K | 5 | Moses Lajterman | K | 12 | Nick Dzepina |
| P | 15 | Robby Reynolds | P | 12 | Nick Dzepina |
| H | 19 | Tom Sherman | H | 11 | Tony Adams |
| PR | 7 | Bob Hermanni | PR | 29 | Jack Connors |
| PR | 35 | Bob Gladieux | KR | 19 | Terry Lindsey |
| KR | 28 | Jim Ford | KR | 44 | Ralph Nelson |
Statistics
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Stars |
0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
|
Southern California Sun |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
- Southern California Sun - Ike Harris 32 pass from Tony Adams (Jacque MacKinnon AP pass from Tony Adams)
Second Quarter
- New York Stars - Moses Lajterman 33 Field Goal
Third Quarter
- No Scoring - Southern California Sun Leads 8-3
Fourth Quarter
- New York Stars - Bert Askson 40 pass from Tom Sherman (George Sauer AP pass from Tom Sherman)
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 17 |
| Net Yards Rushing (Att.-Yds.) | 31-97 | 43-204 |
| Net Yards Passing | 134 | 73 |
| Passes (Cmp.-Att.-Int.) | 9-20-1 | 10-25-2 |
| Punts-Average | 8-38.5 | 8-39.6 |
| Fumbles-Fumbles Lost | 7-4 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-27 | 3-30 |
Offensive Statistics
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att. | Yds. | TD | Player | Att. | Yds. | TTD |
| Bob Gladieux | 11 | 48 | 0 | Kermit Johnson | 30 | 137 | 0 |
| Ed White | 8 | 33 | 0 | James McAlister | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| Andy Huff | 7 | 24 | 0 | Tony Adams | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Sherman | 4 | -1 | 0 | ||||
| Bert Askson | 1 | -7 | 0 | ||||
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Cmp. | Att. | Yds. | TD | Int. | Player | Cmp. | Att. | Yds. | TD | Int. |
| Tom Sherman | 9 | 20 | 143 | 1 | 1 | Tony Adams | 10 | 25 | 116 | 1 | 2 |
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Player | Rec. | Yds. | Td |
| Bob Gladieux | 3 | 37 | 0 | Kermit Johnson | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Al Young | 2 | 38 | 0 | Dave Williams | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 2 | 28 | 0 | Terry Lindsey | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Bert Askson | 1 | 40 | 1 | James McAlister | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Huff | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ike Harris | 1 | 32 | 1 |
Defensive Statistics
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tot. | Ind. | Ast. | Player | Tot. | Ind. | Ast. |
| Jere Brown | 10 | Jim Baker | 11 | ||||
| Jimmy Sims | 9 | Cleveland Vann | 11 | ||||
| Art Reynolds | 8 | Ken Lee | 9 | ||||
| Steve Setzler | 8 | Dave Roller | 7 | ||||
| Jeff Woodcock | 8 | John Hoffman | 3 | ||||
| Tom Chandler | 7 | Jim Bright | 2 | ||||
| Gerry Philbin | 7 | Jim Buckmon | 2 | ||||
| Dana Carpenter | 6 | Jack Connors | 2 | ||||
| Bill DeFlavio | 5 | Tim Guy | 2 | ||||
| Steve Dennis | 4 | Durwood Keeton | 2 | ||||
| John Elliot | 4 | Dennis Crane | 1 | ||||
| Lloyd Voss | 4 | Charles DeJurnett | 1 | ||||
| Larry Shears | 3 | Gene Howard | 1 | ||||
| Jerry Ellison | 2 | Neal Skarin | 1 | ||||
| Darrel Bunge | 1 | ||||||
| Dave Shaffer | 1 | ||||||
| Ed White | 1 | ||||||
| Wendell Wilson | 1 | ||||||
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sck. | Yds. Lst. | Player | Sck. | Yds. Lst. |
| Jimmy Sims | 2 | 23 | Dave Roller | 1 | 9 |
| Tom Chandler | 1 | 9 | John Hoffman | 1 | 0 |
| Lloyd Voss | 1 | 9 | |||
| Jerry Ellison | 1 | 2 | |||
| Gerry Philbin | 1 | 0 | |||
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Int. | Yds. | Player | Int. | Yds. |
| Jeff Woodcock | 1 | 36 | Jim Baker | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Chandler | 1 | 10 | |||
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec. | Player | Rec. |
| No Fumble Recoveries | Alonzo Emery | 1 | |
| Jim Baker | 1 | ||
| John Hoffman | 1 | ||
| Ted Seifert | 1 | ||
Special Teams Statistics
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att. | FGM | Player | Att. | FGM |
| Moses Lajterman | 1 | 1 | Nick Dzepina | 2 | 0 |
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | BLK | Player | No. | Yds. | Avg. | BLK |
| Robby Reynolds | 8 | 308 | 38.5 | 0 | Nick Dzepina | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 0 |
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Player | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| Jim Ford | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | Ralph Nelson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |||||
| New York Stars | Southern California Sun | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Player | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| Bob Hermanni | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | Jack Connors | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Terry Lindsey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |||||
Multimedia
Game Photo(s)
WFL Films
- Film coming soon....
New York Stars Radio Network
- There are no audio clips for this week.
WFL News
Game Articles
- Stars trying to outshine Sun tonight - Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger - August 7, 1974
- Stars overtake Sun on late TD drive, 11-8 - Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger - August 8, 1974
- Stars Defeat Sun, 11-8, Before 28,174 on Coast - New York Times - August 8, 1974
- Stars Ride the Defense to Victory - New York Newsday - August 8, 1974
- The Lucky Stars - New York Post - August 8, 1974
- Sun Slows Down Stars, But Not Enough To Win - Los Angeles Times - August 8, 1974
- Babe's talk cured Stars' fumble-itis - Newark (NJ) Stars-Ledger - August 9, 1974
- Butterfingered Stars Come Through - New York Times - August 9, 1974
WFL Standings - Week 5
| Team | W | L | T | PCT. | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Blazers | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 93 | 52 |
| Philadelphia Bell | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 119 | 58 |
| New York Stars | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 88 | 85 |
| Jacksonville Sharks | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 92 | 92 |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT. | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Americans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 150 | 109 |
| Chicago Fire | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 145 | 119 |
| Memphis Southmen | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 123 | 142 |
| Detroit Wheels | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 85 | 137 |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT. | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 36 | 53 |
| Southern California Sun | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 90 | 97 |
| Hawaiians | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 117 | 136 |
| Portland Storm | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 60 | 118 |
This Week in the WFL
Wednesday, August 7, 1974
- Florida Blazers 46, Chicago Fire 21
- Birmingham Americans 28, Detroit Wheels 22
- Houston Texans 15, Portland Storm 15
- New York Stars 11, Southern California Sun 8
HBO WFL Game of the Week
Wednesday, August 7, 1974
- Philadelphia Bell 46, Memphis Southmen 15
WFL on TVS Network Game of the Week
Thursday, August 8, 1974
- Jacksonville Sharks 21, Hawaiians 14
New York Stars Transactions
August 5-11, 1974
- August 9, 1974 - New York Stars waive RB Jim Ford; deactivate DE Steve Setzler; activate RB Dave Richards and DT Greg "Loukie" Lens
NOTE: The 1974 New York Stars Week 5 Game Summary was researched by Richie Franklin, Jim Cusano, Chuck Gardner and Chris Gmyrek. Game stats and the New York Stars transactions were researched and compiled by Mark Speck, Tod Maher and Richie Franklin. Special "Thanks" to Herman Giesbrecht and Paul Reeths for their assistance. This page was designed by Jayme Arellano and Richie Franklin.
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