Charlotte Hornets Football Network

Game Info

Week 6 - September 6, 1975

Philadelphia
Bell

AT

Charlotte
Hornets

Game Program

Game Ticket

Game Photo

Game Location

American Legion Memorial Stadium

Charlotte, North Carolina

Game Facts

Game Time: 8:00 PM (EST)

Attendance: 10,500

Coaching Staffs

Charlotte Hornets

Head Coach

Bob Gibson

Assistant Coaches

Tom Beer
Joe Clark
Lindy Infante
Herb Paterra
Jim Vechiarella

Philadelphia Bell

Head Coach

Willie Wood

Assistant Coaches

Herb Adderly
Frank Gallagher
Leroy Kelly
Mike Yanchef

WFL Press Release(s)

Charlotte Hornets

Philadelphia Bell

Media Information

Television:

WRET TV 36 (Charlotte, NC), WGHP TV 8 (High Point, NC), and WCTG TV 17 (Atlanta, GA)

Television Announcers:

John Sterling (Play by Play) and Pettis Norman (Color)

Radio:

WBT-AM 1110

Radio Announcers:

Harold Johnson (Play by Play) and Matt Snorton (Color)

Newspapers:

Charlotte Observer and Charlotte News

NOTE: The Philadelphia Bell - Charlotte Hornets broadcast was not televised in Charlotte, NC area. The game was televised in Philadelphia, PA on WTAF TV 29 with Joe Pellegrino (Play by Play) and Tommy McDonald (Color) as the station announcers.

Starting Lineups

When the Charlotte Hornets are on Offense...
Charlotte Hornets			Philadelphia Bell
Pos.	No.	Player	Pos.	No.	Pos.
WR	25	Kreg Kapitan	DE	81	Lou Ross
TE	83	Ray Parson	DT	76	Doug Olson
LT	70	Darrel Bunge	DT	77	Tom Gipson
LG	64	John Culpepper	DE	89	Len Pettigrew
C	52	Charlie Tiblom	OLB	50	Ron Porter
RG	66	Larry Butler	MLB	61	Steve Colavito
RT	75	Jerome Gantt	OLB	53	Mel Rogers
WR	29	Al Young	CB	29	Marv Pettaway
QB	19	Tom Sherman	CB	38	Rod Foster
RB	32	Don Highsmith	SS	33	Bill Craven
RB	44	Lewis Jolley	FS	41	Frank Polito

When the Charlotte Hornets are on Defense...
Charlotte Hornets			Philadelphia Bell
Pos.	No.	Player	Pos.	No.	Pos.
DE	82	Cliff Greenfield	WR	25	Ben Hawkins
DT	74	David Douglas	TE	82	Ted Kwalick
DT	69	Greg Lens	LT	65	Vern Winfield
DE	85	Denis "J.T." Turner	LG	66	Bob Rickenbach
OLB	51	Jere Brown	C	59	Ron Kecman
MLB	54	Marty Huff	RG	55	Andy Tighe
OLB	50	Tom Chandler	RT	64	John Roman
CB	23	Larry Shears	WR	8	Ron Holliday
CB	9	Sonny Hicks	QB	12	Bob Davis
SS	22	Ike Thomas	RB	20	John Land
FS	20	Jeff Woodcock	RB	36	J.J. Jennings

Special Teams
Charlotte Hornets			Philadelphia Bell
Pos.	No.	Player	Pos.	No.	Pos.
K	3	Pete Rajecki	K	35	Bob Cooper
P	15	Robby Reynolds	P	28	Linc Welles
H	19	Tom Sherman	H	8	Ron Holliday
H	10	Brian Dowling	PR	29	Marv Pettaway
PR	8	Randy Rhino	PR	38	Rod Foster
PR	17	Randy Cobb	KR	29	Marv Pettaway
KR	22	Ike Thomas	KR	23	Don Willingham
KR	8	Randy Rhino

Statistics

WFL Scoreboard
	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	Final
Charlotte Hornets	0	0	0	10	10
Philadelphia Bell	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

No Scoring - 0-0

Second Quarter

No Scoring - 0-0

Third Quarter

No Scoring - 0-0

Fourth Quarter

Charlotte Hornets - Don Highsmith 27 run (AP pass failed)
Charlotte Hornets - Pete Rajecki 37 Field Goal

Team Statistics
	Charlotte Hornets	Philadelphia bell
First Downs	11	11
Net Yards Rushing (Att.-Yds.)	45-172	42-124
Net Yards Passing	3	61
Passes (Cmp.-Att.-Int.)	1-8-1	12-22-1
Punts-Average	7-35.0	8-36.6
Fumbles-Fumbles Lost	3-1	1-1
Penalties-Yards	5-30	6-36

Individual Statistics: Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams

Offensive Statistics

Rushing
Charlotte Hornets				Philadelphia Bell
Player	Att.	Yds.	TD	Player	Att.	Yds.	TD
Don Highsmith	20	101	1	John Land	20	78	0
Tom Sherman	8	39	0	J.J. Jennings	9	26	0
Lewis Jolley	14	30	0	Alan Thompson	5	15	0
Jim Ford	1	3	0	Claude Watts	3	13	0
John Sykes	3	-1		Bob Davis	5	-8	0

Passing
Charlotte Hornets						Philadelphia Bell
Player	Cmp.	Att.	Yds.	TD	Int.	Player	Cmp.	Att.	Yds.	TD	Int.
Tom Sherman	1	8	19	0	1	Bob Davis	10	15	46	0	0
						Jim "King" Corcoran	2	7	15	0	1

Receiving
Charlotte Hornets				Philadelphia Bell
Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD
Danny Whyte	1	19		John Land	6	23
				Ben Hawkins	2	12
				Ron Holliday	2	10
				Ted Kwalick	1	11
				J.J. Jennings	1	5

Defensive Statistics

Tackles
Charlotte Hornets				Philadelphia Bell
Player	Tot.	Ind.	Ast.	Player	Tot.	Ind.	Ast.
Jere Brown	11	9	2	Mel Rogers	12	9	3
Tom Chandler	11	9	2	Steve Colavito	11	7	4
Greg Lens	10	6	4	Doug Olson	7	7	0
Marty Huff	8	7	1	Tom Gipson	7	5	2
David Douglas	8	5	3	Ron Porter	7	5	2
J.T. Turner	7	6	1	Willie Cullars	5	4	1
Larry Shears	6	3	3	Frank Polito	4	2	2
Jeff Woodcock	5	2	3	Lou Ross	4	2	2
Sonny Hicks	3	3	0	Bill Craven	3	1	2
Jerry Ellison	2	2	0	Don Ratliff	2	2	0
Ike Thomas	2	2	0	Marv Pettaway	2	2	0
Cliff Greenfield	1	1	0	Linc Welles	1	1	0
Charlie Tiblom	1	1	0	Rod Foster	1	1	0
Dave Benson	1	1	0	Skip Singletary	1	1	0
Darrel Bunge	1	1	0	Claude Watts	1	1	0
Kreg Kapitan	1	1	0	Andy Tighe	1	0	1
Terry Hoeppner	1	1	0
Randy Cobb	1	1	0
Danny Whyte	1	0	1
Carl Collins	1	0	1
John Jacquot	1	0	1
Randy Rhino	1	0	1

Sacks
Charlotte Hornets			Philadelphia Bell
Player	Sck.	Yds. Lst.	Player	Sck.	Yds. Lst.
No Sacks			Doug Olson	1	--
			Lou Ross	1	--

Interceptions
Charlotte Hornets			Philadelphia Bell
Player	Int.	Yds.	Player	Int.	Yds.
Jere Brown	1	0	Bill Craven	1	9

Fumble Recoveries
Charlotte Hornets		Philadelphia Bell
Player	Rec.	Player	Rec.
Jere Brown	1	No Fumble Recoveries

Special Teams Statistics

Field Goals
Charlotte Hornets			Philadelphia Bell
Player	Att.	FGM	Player	Att.	FGM
Pete Rajecki	1	1	Bob "Coop" Cooper	2	0

Punting
Charlotte Hornets					Philadelphia Bell
Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	BLK	Player	No.	Yds.	Avg.	BLK
Robby Reynolds	7	245	35.0		Linc Wells	8	293	36.6

Kickoff Returns
Charlotte Hornets					Philadelphia Bell
Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	TD	Player	No.	Yds.	Avg.	TD
Randy Rhino	1	18	18.0		Don Willingham	2	43	21.5
					Marv Pettaway	1	26	26.0

Punt Returns
Charlotte Hornets					Philadelphia Bell
Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	TD	Player	No.	Yds.	Avg.	TD
Randy Rhino	2	30	15.0		Marv Pettaway	2	0	0.0
Randy Cobb	2	14	14.0		Rod Foster	1	7	7.0

Multimedia

Game Photo(s)

WFL Films

Film coming soon...

Charlotte Hornets Radio Network

Charlotte Hornets defense stops Philadelphia Bell running back, John Land.

WFL News

Game Articles

Hey, Coach! Bob Gibson

Sherman Was Injured On Improvised Play - Charlotte Observer - September 8, 1975

WFL Standings - Week 6

Eastern Division (Overall - Summer Season)
Team	W	L	PCT.	PF	PA
Memphis Southmen	4	1	.800	136	83
Birmingham Vulcans	4	2	.667	116	90
Charlotte Hornets	3	2	.600	91	84
Jacksonville Express	3	2	.600	110	105
Philadelphia Bell	2	4	.333	102	134

Western Division (Overall - Summer Season)
Team	W	L	PCT.	PF	PA
San Antonio Wings	5	2	.714	191	96
Southern California Sun	4	2	.667	181	182
Hawaiians	2	3	.400	104	136
Shreveport Steamer	2	4	.333	98	116
Portland Thunder	1	5	.167	98	143
*Chicago Wings	1	4	.200	67	124

*WFL suspended operation - September 2, 1975.

This Week in the WFL

Saturday, September 6, 1975

Charlotte Hornets 10, Philadelphia Bell 0
Jacksonville Express 22, Shreveport Steamer 15

Sunday, September 7, 1975

Memphis Southmen 37, Hawaiians 17
San Antonio Wings 30, Southern California Sun 8
Birmingham Vulcans 26, Portland Thunder 8

HBO WFL Game of the Week

There was no broadcast for this week.

Charlotte Hornets Transactions

September 1-7, 1975

Charlotte Hornets activated WR Randy Cobb, RB John Sykes, and LB Dave Benson; obtained OG/DE Bracey Bonham from the Memphis Southmen for future considerations; waived RB David Blake, and LB Tom Embrey; placed QB Chris Kupec, WR James Thompson and DE Bennie Barbour on the injured reserve list.