1974 Birmingham Americans Statistics
Team Record: 15-5
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Jack Gotta (15-5-)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 408,484, Avg. 37,135 in 11 home dates
1974 Birmingham Americans Results
The Birmingham Americans of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the WFL's Central Division.
Birmingham moved the ball well, scoring 500 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 394. Paul Robinson rushed for a team-best 599 yards for the Americans, while Jimmy Edwards, Art Cantrelle and Charlie Harraway each additionally aided the ground game.
George Mira threw for 2,248 yards, and Matthew Reed played quarterback, too. Dennis Homan paced all receivers, catching 61 passes, while Alfred Jenkins accumulated 1,326 receiving yards.
Ross Brupbacher, Warren Capone, Larry Willingham and Gerard Williams each seized 4 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1974 Birmingham Americans won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mira | 313 | 155 | 49.5 | 2248 | 7.2 | 17 | 5.4 | 15 | 4.8 | 95 | 21 | 204 | 71.4 |
| Matthew Reed | 188 | 77 | 41.0 | 1345 | 7.2 | 11 | 5.9 | 11 | 5.9 | 80 | 6 | 42 | 61.1 |
| Denny Duron | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Totals | 506 | 234 | 46.2 | 3622 | 7.2 | 28 | 5.5 | 27 | 5.3 | 95 | 28 | 256 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Robinson | 167 | 599 | 3.6 | 31 | 2 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 99 | 575 | 5.8 | 78 | 5 |
| Art Cantrelle | 129 | 519 | 4.0 | 28 | 6 |
| Charlie Harraway | 138 | 496 | 3.6 | 17 | 8 |
| Joe Profit | 84 | 378 | 4.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Matthew Reed | 40 | 176 | 4.4 | 22 | 3 |
| Carl Bartles | 39 | 101 | 2.6 | 11 | 2 |
| Cannonball Butler | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| George Mira | 13 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Earl Sark | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Duron | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 725 | 2887 | 4.0 | 78 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Homan | 61 | 930 | 15.2 | 73 | 8 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 60 | 1326 | 22.1 | 95 | 12 |
| Paul Robinson | 23 | 237 | 10.3 | 30 | 2 |
| Art Cantrelle | 20 | 229 | 11.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Jim Bishop | 17 | 228 | 13.4 | 33 | 2 |
| Robert Brown | 16 | 266 | 16.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Ted Powell | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 32 | 1 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 28 | 2 |
| Charlie Harraway | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Profit | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Carl Bartles | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Barrios | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Denny Duron | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 234 | 3622 | 15.5 | 95 | 28 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Smith | 26 | 331 | 12.7 | 81 | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 30 | 262 | 8.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Steve Williams | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Warren Capone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gerard Williams | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Butch Brezina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 69 | 671 | 9.7 | 81 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Edwards | 30 | 492 | 16.4 | 80 | 0 |
| Charlie Reamon | 15 | 470 | 31.3 | 68 | 0 |
| Joe Profit | 12 | 232 | 19.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Cecil Leonard | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Drane Scrivener | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ron Foxx | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Mullen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Teal | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Edgar Chandler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1608 | 20.4 | 80 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Williams | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 2 | |
| Larry Willingham | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| Warren Capone | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Ross Brupbacher | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Dicky Lyons | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
| Willie Smith | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Charlie Reamon | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Randy Lee | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Teal | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Cecil Leonard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Williams | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Ron Foxx | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Gary Champagne | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Conley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Mullen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Manstedt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bryant | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 494 | 13.4 | 50 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Alfred Jenkins | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | |||
| Dennis Homan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |||
| Charlie Harraway | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | |||
| Jimmy Edwards | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |||
| Art Cantrelle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |||
| Earl Sark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||
| Paul Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||
| Matthew Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |||
| Jim Bishop | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Gerard Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Carl Bartles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Willie Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Jim Teal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Warren Capone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Joe Profit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| George Mira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Ted Powell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Grant Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Robert Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 |
