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1975 Philadelphia Bell: 5-6-0
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Home record: 4-1-0 (116 points scored, 106 allowed) Road record: 1-5-0 (82 points scored, 120 allowed) Head Coach: Willie Wood

198 points scored (10th of 11 teams), 226 points allowed (5th)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   141   295   1,576   (10)   5.34   10   18    419   1,739   ( 4)    4.2   10    3,315    ( 8)      35
Defense:   112   245   1,509   ( 1)   6.16   12   15    438   1,719   ( 8)    3.9   16    3,228    ( 2)      27

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
45  Reggie Berry         DB         5'11  185   25    3   Long Beach State
47  Gregg Butler         DB         5'10  175   22    0   Howard
    Steve Colavito       LB         6'0   225   24    0   Wake Forest
89  Steve Conley         LB         6'2   218   26    1   Kansas
35  Bob Cooper           K          6'2   190   23    0   Tampa
 9  King Corcoran        QB         6'1   195   32    0   Maryland
58  Tom Costello         LB         6'2   222   23    0   Richmond
33  Bill Craven          DB         6'0   190   23    0   Harvard
75  Willie Cullars       DE         6'5   250   24    1   Kansas State
12  Bob Davis            QB         6'2   202   30    7   Virginia
83  Jubilee Dunbar       WR         6'0   195   26    2   Southern
38  Rod Foster           DB         6'0   196   24    0   Harvard
74  Tom Gipson           DT         6'8   290   27    1   North Texas State
79  Jose Gonzalez        DE         6'4   260   23    0   Miami
25  Ben Hawkins          WR         6'1   180   31    9   Arizona State
 8  Ron Holliday         WR         5'11  185   27    1   Pittsburgh
62  Walt Hughes          OG         6'1   245   29    0   Grambling
84  Len Izzo             WR         5'11  185   26    0   C.W. Post
36  J.J. Jennings        RB         6'1   220   23    0   Rutgers
59  Ron Kecman           C          6'2   245   25    0   Maryland
60  Steve Kinney         OT         6'6   265   26    2   Utah State
82  Ted Kwalick          TE         6'4   226   28    7   Penn State
20  John Land            RB         5'10  195   30    0   Delaware State
71  Dennis Lozzi         OT         6'3   225   23    0   Notre Dame
32  Herb Lynch           CB         5'11  180         0   Morgan State
    Mike McDaniel        C          6'2   242   23    0   Kansas
40  Frank McGuigan       RB         6'1   210   27    0   Arkansas State
54  Steve Myers          OG         6'0   250   22    0   Ohio State
80  Darold Nogle         WR         5'11  187   23    0   San Diego State
76  Doug Olson           DE         6'2   240   23    0   West Chester
44  Vince Papale         WR         6'2   190   29    0   St. Joseph's (PA)
54  Bob Paschall         C          6'1   241   23    0   Temple
58  Ralph Perretta       C          6'2   245   22    0   Purdue
29  Marv Pettaway        DB         5'7   160   30    0   Los Angeles C.C.
89  Len Pettigrew        DE         6'4   240   27    0   Ashland
25  Frank Polito         DB         5'11  170   23    0   Villanova
50  Ron Porter           LB         6'3   232   30    7   Idaho
32  Jim Rackley          RB         5'10  205   23    0   Florida A&M
    Don Ratliff          DE         6'6   255   25    0   Maryland
45  Marion Reeves        DB         6'1   187   23    1   Clemson
63  Bob Rickenbach       OG         6'4   255   24    0   Penn State
53  Mel Rogers           LB         6'3   225   28    3   Florida A&M
64  John Roman           OG         6'4   240   23    0   Idaho State
81  Louis Ross           DE         6'7   259   28    2   South Carolina State
88  Tim Rossovich        LB         6'4   240   29    6   Southern California
73  Ken Sanduk           DT         6'4   250   25    0   Penn State
    Tom Shuman           QB         6'2   194   21    0   Penn State
57  Skip Singletary      LB         6'2   215   24    0   Temple
48  Howard Strickland    RB         5'11  189   22    0   California
22  Alan Thompson        RB         6'0   205   26    0   Wisconsin
55  Andy Tighe           OT         6'0   250   23    0   Rutgers
    Mark Wakefield       WR         6'4   190   25    0   Tampa
30  Claude Watts         RB         6'0   215   31    0   Bluefield State (WV)
28  Linc Welles          P          5'11  170   23    0   Bloomsburg State
    Donald Westbrook     WR         5'10  188   22    0   Nebraska
23  Don Willingham       RB         5'11  200   25    0   Wisconsin-Milwaukee
68  Mike Wilson          OG         6'2   250   28    3   Dayton
65  Vern Winfield        OG         6'3   248   26    2   Minnesota
70  Pete Woodward        LB         6'3   230         0   Rhode Island
14  Alvin Wyatt          CB         5'10  185   27    4   Bethune-Cookman
10  Mike Yancheff        QB         6'4   215   25    0   Rutgers

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Bob Davis            194   95   49.0  1,114   5.74  11.7   7   3.6   12   6.2                53.1
King Corcoran         99   45   45.5    440   4.44   9.8   3   3.0    6   6.1                43.3
Mike Yancheff          2    1   50.0     22  11.00  22.0   0   0.0    0   0.0                89.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
John Land              32    193    6.0    0
Ted Kwalick            29    400   13.8    4
Ben Hawkins            28    412   14.7    3
Ron Holliday           14    171   12.2    2
J.J. Jennings          12     95    7.9    0
Claude Watts           11    122   11.1    0
Len Izzo                6     67   11.2    0
Howard Strickland       4     38    9.5    0
Jim Rackley             4     29    7.2    0
Vince Papale            1     49   49.0    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
John Land             160    646    4.0    2
Claude Watts           86    481    5.6    5
J.J. Jennings          82    345    4.2    1
Jim Rackley            14    100    7.1    0
Howard Strickland      25    100    4.0    0
Alan Thompson          20     68    3.4    0
Bob Davis              23     12    0.5    2
Frank McGuigan          1      2    2.0    0
Ben Hawkins             1      0    0.0    0
Ted Kwalick             2     -3   -1.5    0
King Corcoran           3     -4   -1.3    0
Ron Holliday            2     -8   -4.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Howard Strickland      11    366   33.3    1
Frank McGuigan          6    157   26.2    0
Jim Rackley             5    117   23.4    0
Alan Thompson           3     42   14.0    0
Jubilee Dunbar          2     43   21.5    0
Don Willingham          2     43   21.5    0
Rod Foster              2      7    3.5    0
Alvin Wyatt             1     16   16.0    0
Don Ratliff             1      6    6.0    0
Ralph Perretta          1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Alvin Wyatt            12     84    7.0         0
Rod Foster              8     24    3.0         0
Gregg Butler            5     10    2.0         0
Herb Lynch              4     11    2.8         0
Jubilee Dunbar          2     18    9.0         0
Darold Nogle            2     11    5.5         0
Reggie Berry            2      3    1.5         0
Bill Craven             1     12   12.0         0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Linc Welles 56 2,175 38.8 38.8 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Bob Cooper 12/ 0/ 0 36 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Gregg Butler 3 0 0 Steve Colavito 2 26 0 Bill Craven 5 37 0 Herb Lynch 1 27 0 Frank Polito 2 35 0 Mel Rogers 1 0 0 Alvin Wyatt 1 0 0

1975 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College

Traded draft picks: none


1975 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
08/02/75 vs The Hawaiians W 24-15 1-0-0 08/09/75 at Birmingham Vulcans W 17-12 2-0-0 08/16/75 at Shreveport Steamer L 3-10 2-1-0 08/23/75 vs Memphis Southmen W 22-18 3-1-0 08/29/75 at Southern California Sun L 39-58 3-2-0 09/06/75 at Charlotte Hornets L 0-10 3-3-0 09/13/75 vs Portland Thunder L 10-25 3-4-0 09/20/75 at Jacksonville Express L 10-16 3-5-0 10/04/75 vs San Antonio Wings W 42-38 4-5-0 10/12/75 at The Hawaiians L 13-14 4-6-0 10/18/75 vs Charlotte Hornets W 18-10 5-6-0

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