TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1947
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ROOKIES LEAD RAIDERS PAST BRONCOS 22-13
Rookie QB Tom Maddox and receiver Camp *Wilson combined for a pair of touchdowns to lead the visiting Oakland Raiders past Denver 22-13 in Monday Night Football action. The victory improves the Raiders record to 5-4 and with 5 of their final 7 games at home puts them in a good spot as the playoff battle heats up. Denver, on the other hand, is now 3-6 and the Broncos have lost 5 of their last 6 games.
Maddox, a second round pick out of the Naval Acadamy, beat out veteran Antwan Baker for the Raiders starting quarterback job in training camp and has never looked back. Maddox has had a couple of rough outings but for the most part has been very dependable and seems to be improving each week. Part of Maddox early success can be attributed to the Raiders strong running game led by 4 time all-pro Johnny Cushing and some of the credit must go to receiver Camp *Wilson. The first round pick out of Tulsa has become Maddox's go-to guy and his improvement over the past 9 weeks has paralelled that of Maddox.
Overall this is an exceptional year for rookie quarterbacks as 9 of them have started at least one game this season. Former Georgia star Charles *Trippi has been outstanding with Tennessee prior to suffering an ankle injury in week 8. He should be back in another week or two. Giants QB Harry *Gilmer, from Alabama, and Green Bay signal caller Frank *Albert, ex of Stanford, also are sidelined with injuries after a solid start.
On the flip side injuries to starting quarterbacks have allowed Tampa's Otto *Graham, San Diego's Les *Horvath and Buffalo's DeMarco Dickinson an opportunity to shine. Here is a look at what the rookie QB's have accomplished so far this season.
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ROOKIE QB'S
# NAME TEAM AT CMP YDS CMP % TD INT RATING Draft
#4 Charles *Trippi TEN 191 121 1567 63.4 10 5 95.6 27th overall
#11 Otto *Graham TB 173 114 1370 65.9 9 5 95.3 2nd overall
#9 Les *Horvath SD 115 64 738 55.7 8 4 83.9 3rdrd-86th
#19 Frank *Albert GB 101 62 715 61.4 4 3 83.6 4th overall
#11 Tom Maddox OAK 268 147 1861 54.9 12 6 82.3 2ndrd- 52nd
#20 Harry *Gilmer NYG 179 109 1355 60.9 7 9 76.5 2ndrd- 35th
#1 Paul *Governali MIN 208 117 1238 56.2 7 6 73.0 7th overall
#13 DeMarco Dickinson BUF 109 61 702 56.0 4 5 68.7 3rdrd 75th
#3 Dalton Fonoti SD 81 45 500 55.6 2 3 66.9 4thrd- 119th
WEEK 10 RESULTS
San Diego 30 Kansas City 15
Tennessee 39 Indianapolis 15
Houston 17 Jacksonville 3
Baltimore 24 Cleveland 21
New Orleans 27 Carolina 13
Seattle 19 Arizona 13
San Francisco 10 St Louis 6
Philadelphia 37 Dallas 20
Minnesota 24 Detroit 0
Green Bay 26 Chicago 22
Cincinnati 26 Pittsburgh 16
Tampa Bay 42 Atlanta 33
Washington 31 NY Giants 15
MONDAY NIGHT GAME
Oakland 22 Denver 13
WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
Baltimore Ravens (8-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6)
Miami Dolphins (2-7) at New England Patriots (3-6)
Buffalo Bills (2-7) at New York Jets (6-3)
Minnesota Vikings (3-6) at Chicago Bears (6-3)
Green Bay Packers (8-1) at Detroit Lions (3-6)
Seattle Seahawks (5-4) at San Francisco 49ers (6-3)
Indianapolis Colts (2-6-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)
New York Giants (3-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-1)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) at Oakland Raiders (5-4)
Dallas Cowboys (2-7) at Washington Redskins (4-5)
Denver Broncos (3-6) at San Diego Chargers (4-5)
Houston Texans (5-3-1) at Tennessee Titans (7-2)
Cincinnati Bengals (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (4-5)
MONDAY NIGHT
St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7)
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STANDINGS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North W L T PCT PF PA
Green Bay Packers 8 1 0 .889 283 149
Chicago Bears 6 3 0 .667 214 213
Minnesota Vikings 3 6 0 .333 165 169
Detroit Lions 3 6 0 .333 176 236
East W L T PCT PF PA
Philadelphia Eagles 8 1 0 .889 265 166
Washington Redskins 4 5 0 .444 188 213
New York Giants 3 6 0 .333 154 214
Dallas Cowboys 2 7 0 .222 183 223
South W L T PCT PF PA
New Orleans Saints 7 3 0 .700 255 216
Atlanta Falcons 6 4 0 .600 242 241
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 5 0 .500 253 256
Carolina Panthers 1 9 0 .100 194 258
West W L T PCT PF PA
San Francisco 49ers 6 3 0 .667 168 127
Seattle Seahawks 5 4 0 .556 148 141
St. Louis Rams 5 4 0 .556 181 186
Arizona Cardinals 2 7 0 .222 149 198
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North W L T PCT PF PA
Baltimore Ravens 8 1 0 .889 234 158
Cincinnati Bengals 6 3 0 .667 184 156
Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 197 213
Pittsburgh Steelers 3 6 0 .333 170 129
East W L T PCT PF PA
New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 188 148
New England Patriots 3 6 0 .333 129 189
Buffalo Bills 2 7 0 .222 155 244
Miami Dolphins 2 7 0 .222 205 243
South W L T PCT PF PA
Tennessee Titans 7 2 0 .778 212 150
Houston Texans 5 3 1 .611 158 138
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 4 0 .556 165 174
Indianapolis Colts 2 6 1 .278 170 211
West W L T PCT PF PA
Kansas City Chiefs 6 3 0 .667 240 201
Oakland Raiders 5 4 0 .556 185 218
San Diego Chargers 4 5 0 .444 208 184
Denver Broncos 3 6 0 .333 182 238
NFL LEADERS
PASSING
Player TM GS AT COMP COMP% YDS TD INT RAT
Sid *Luckman CHI 9 280 192 68.6 2461 13 7 100.9
Ryan Boyette NO 10 307 213 69.4 2535 13 8 97.6
Charles *Trippi TEN 6 191 121 63.4 1567 10 5 95.6
Otto *Graham TB 5 173 114 65.9 1370 9 5 95.3
John Foster BAL 9 293 172 58.7 2250 19 9 91.8
Louis Webster CLE 7 252 144 57.1 1923 14 9 85.1
RUSHING
Player TM GS RUSH YDS YPC LG TD
A. Anderson ATL 10 224 1321 5.9 92 11
Todd Berger NO 10 238 1121 4.7 74 9
Harley Mitchell PHI 9 244 1103 4.5 73 8
Keyshawn Smith TB 10 185 1015 5.5 80 10
Stacey Jolley MIA 9 196 1013 5.2 88 9
Tony *Canadeo GRB 9 193 907 4.7 54 9
RECEPTIONS
NAME TM REC
Pettis Neumann KC 62
Jim *Benton MIN 61
Bob Sommer NO 61
Lewis Smith JAX 61
Duane Whelihan ATL 60
Zach Kruczek CLE 58
RECEIVING YARDS
NAME TM GS REC YDS YPC LG TD
Pettis Neumann KAN 9 62 944 15.2 55 5
Jerry Watson DEN 9 56 863 15.4 59 4
Duane Whelihan ATL 10 60 852 14.2 64 9
Jim *Benton MIN 9 61 821 13.5 62 5
Ken *Kavanaugh CHI 9 50 800 16 56 4
TACKLES
NAME TM GS TAK SOLO AST
Matt Truluck STL 9 100 75 25
Dale Cherry CAR 10 100 78 22
Jeff Parent CIN 9 98 77 21
Joey Sloan MIA 9 90 61 29
Bill Howard NO 10 86 65 21
James Sayler NYJ 9 86 74 12
James Williams SEA 9 86 68 18
SACKS
NAME TM SAC
Jeff Parent CIN 9
Vincent Davis SEA 9
Reggie White SD 9
Bill *Hewitt CHI 8
Abe Coulter TEN 8
John Beasley KC 8
INTERCEPTIONS
NAME TM INT
Mark Smith BAL 9
Marion Dulaney PHI 8
Todd Elwell PIT 7
Aaron Miller OAK 6
4 tied with 5
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TEXAS TOPPLES FURTHER WITH SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS
After losing two straight conference games the University of Texas has fallen from #3 a couple of weeks ago to 16th in the latest college football poll. The Longhorns are not the only team to take a big drop of late, USC has also fallen on hard times and has gone from preseason favourite to reprsent the PCC in the Rose Bowl to being in danger of dropping out of the top 20 entirely.
Looking ahead the big next week will feature 10th ranked Army travelling to South Bend to meet the number one ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Not quite as exiting as last season when the two squads were ranked 1-2 heading into their showdown in New York but the Black Knights will be fired up and looking to avenge last seasons loss.
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1947 TSN TOP 20 REC LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK
1 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 beat Navy 20-14 host #10 Army
2 Michigan (2) 6-0 beat #18 Illinois 40-6 host Indiana
3 North Carolina (3) 5-1 beat Tennessee 41-0 host North Carolina St
4 Rice (5) 5-0-1 beat Texas Tech 47-0 host Arkansas
5 California(7) 7-0 beat UCLA 7-3 host Washington
6 Mississippi (4) 5-2 lost 31-30 at Louisiana State at Tennessee
7 Penn State (6) 6-0 beat Colgate 30-0 at Temple
8 SMU (12) 5-1 beat #8 Texas 13-10 at Texas A&M
9 Virginia (9) 6-0 beat Richmond 37-0 at #13 Pennsylvania
10 Army (10) 5-1 beat Washington&Lee 28-0 at #1 Notre Dame
11 Oklahoma (13) 4-1-1 beat Iowa State 44-0 at Kansas State
12 Georgia Tech (14) 6-0 beat Duke 17-10 vs Navy at Baltimore
13 Pennsylvania (15) 5-0 beat Princeton 41-0 host #9 Virginia
14 Alabama (16) 5-1-1 beat #19 Kentucky 20-6 off
15 Missouri (17) 6-1 beat Nebraska 20-3 at Duke
16 Texas (8) 5-2 lost 13-10 to #12 SMU host Baylor
17 USC (11) 3-2-1 lost 13-10 at Washington host Stanford
18 Wisconsin(nr) 4-2 beat Northwestern 20-0 host Iowa
19 Oregon (nr) 5-2 beat Idaho 17-3 at Washington State
20 Illinois (18) 4-2 lost 40-6 to #2 Michigan host Western Michigan
Dropped out
Kentucky (19) 4-3 lost 20-6 to #16 Alabama
Wyoming (20) 5-1 beat Northern Colorado 14-0
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
DESPERATION HEAVE GIVES COLONELS VICTORY
Matt Graham hit a 3 pointer from mid-court as time was expiring to give the Kentucky Colonels a thrilling 79-77 victory over Milwaukee in NBA action. Graham led the Colonels with 21 points including 5-for-13 from 3 point territory. The Hawks appeared to have the game well in hand as they led by 9 points with just over 4 minutes to play however they were outscored 13-2 to end the game.
In Pittsburgh Nur Inman had 28 points and Joe *Fulks 22 as the visiting Minneapolis Lakers dumped the Pipers 111-91. Justin Bunnell had a career high 31 points for Pittsburgh.
Joseph Mozell had 29 points and Peter Warren 20 as Baltimore had little trouble with St Louis, beating the Bombers 108-89.
Dallas had 6 players in double figures as they oustcored the hometown Kansas City Kings 99-83. Joe Cunningham had 20 points and 11 boards to lead the Chaps.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston 96-88 behind a 26 point effort from Juan Harrison. Braden Morrow added 23 for the Cavs, who lead the Northeast Division with a 9-3 record. Providence is the top team in the Eastern Conference, a half game ahead of the Cavs, after the Steamrollers flattened Philadelphia 89-82. Guard Kaanan Gochneaur led the Providence scoring attack with 19 points. Second year center Jack *Tingle had a career high 20 points off the bench for Philadelphia. He saw plenty of court time after starter John Layton got into foul trouble early. Layton had 13 points but played just 17 minutes.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Providence 89 Philadelphia 82
Cleveland 96 Boston 88
Kentucky 79 Milwaukee 77
Dallas 99 Kansas City 83
Baltimore 108 St Louis 89
Minneapolis 111 Pittsburgh 91
TODAY'S GAMES
Providence at Buffalo
New Orleans at Kentucky
Chicago at Kansas City
New York at Dallas
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STANDINGS
ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB
Providence 11 9 2 .818 x
Baltimore 7 5 2 .714 2.0
New York 13 6 7 .462 4.0
Boston 8 3 5 .375 4.5
Philadelphia 14 4 10 .286 6.5
NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB
Cleveland 12 9 3 .750 x
Syracuse 13 8 5 .615 1.5
Buffalo 9 5 4 .556 2.5
Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.0
Pittsburgh 8 2 6 .250 5.0
MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB
St Louis 9 5 4 .556 x
Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5
Milwaukee 11 5 6 .455 1.0
Chicago 7 3 4 .429 1.0
Minneapolis 9 3 6 .333 2.0
SOUTH GP W L PCT GB
Dallas 13 7 6 .538 x
Kentucky 15 8 7 .533 x
Cincinnati 10 5 5 .500 0.5
Kansas City 9 4 5 .444 1.0
New Orleans 6 2 4 .333 1.5
NBA SCORING LEADERS
NAME TM PPG
Miguel Dominguez Buf 22.7
Mac Thorpe StL 21.3
Justin Hild Syr 21.3
Joe *Fulks Min 21.0
Vin Concepcion Chi 20.4
Taro Devane Pit 20.3
Peter Warren Bal 20.1
Noah Baldin FtW 20.0
George *Mikan Ind 19.9
Thal Butler NY 18.9
Ryan Brumsey FtW 18.9
Mo Hybarger FtW 18.7
Juan Harrison Cle 18.4
Joe Cunningham Dal 18.2
Jim Cokley KC 18.1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SUNBELT CONFERENCE PREVIEW
New Orleans is the powerhouse club in the Sunbelt Conference with 6 conference championships and 10 trips to the NCAA tournament.
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YEAR SUNBELT CHAMP
1932-33 CHARLOTTE
1933-34 NEW ORLEANS
1934-35 NEW ORLEANS
1935-36 LOUISIANA TECH
1936-37 EAST CAROLINA
1937-38 NEW ORLEANS
1938-39 NEW ORLEANS
1939-40 LOUISIANA TECH
1940-41 ALABAMA STATE
1941-42 NEW ORLEANS
1942-43 UAB
1943-44 LOUISIANA TECH
1944-45 ALABAMA STATE
1945-46 NEW ORLEANS
1946-47 EAST CAROLINA
SUNBELT NIT TITLE GAME APPEARANCES
1937-38 EAST CAROLINA lost title game to Utah 77-65
1946-47 CHARLOTTE lost title game to Missouri 70-68
SUNBELT CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS
NCAA NIT
New Orleans 5-10 4-4
Charlotte 2-2 4-2
UAB 1-2 0-0
Louisiana Tech 0-3 0-0
East Carolina 0-2 4-1
Alabama State 0-2 1-2
Western Carolina 0-0 4-3
Southern Miss 0-0 1-1
SUNBELT CONFERENCE PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1- NEW ORLEANS: Went 12-2 in conference and 28-5 overall but lost bid for their 7th conference tournament title with a loss to East Carolina in the championship game. The Privateers have plenty of talent returing including 6'11" center Will Cloney and 6'10" forward Brent Visconti.
2- CHARLOTTE: The 49ers are coming off a trip to the NIT title game where they lost by two points to Missouri. Three starters return including preseason all-conference selections Tom Thompson and Johnny *Bach.
3- WESTERN CAROLINA: The Catamounts were 15-16 last season and have never made an NCAA field. Last trip to the NIT was 7 years ago but if things go right they might have a shot this season.
4- EAST CAROLINA: Last winning season was in 1939 but surprised everyone by winning conference tournament a year ago. That could change this year for the Pirates as they have 4 returning starters plus a developing talent in sophomore forward Bonon Smith.
5- LOUISIANA TECH: 21-69 over the last 3 years including just 5-25 a year ago. This will be another long season for the Bulldogs.
6- SOUTHERN MISS: The Golden Eagles have not finished above .500 since 1936-37. Just two starters return this year and there is very little experience on the bench.
7- ALABAMA STATE: Earned an NIT invite after a 19-13 campaign last season including 11-3 in conference. This season will not be as kind to the Hornets who have 5 freshmen and 4 sophomores on the roster. The good news is freshman forward Joseph Malbon will likely be the best newcomer in the conference.
8- UAB: After winning 24 games two years ago and earning an at-large NCAA tournament bid the Blazers dropped to 8-22 last season.
SUNBELT PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
G Carl *Schaeffer : Southern Miss
G Tom Thompson : Charlotte
F Johnny *Bach : Charlotte
F Mario Trivino : Western Carolina
C Will Cloney : New Orleans