1975 Charlotte Hornets Statistics

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: Bob Gibson (6-5-)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 43,699, Avg. 10,925 in 4 home dates

1975 Charlotte Hornets Roster
1975 Charlotte Hornets Results

The Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the WFL's East Division.

Charlotte chalked up 225 points, while the defensive unit gave up 199. Tom Sherman threw for 1,378 yards. James Thompson snagged 19 passes for 277 yards.

Don Highsmith carried the ball for a team-best 550 yards for the Hornets.

Larry Shears picked off 5 opponent throws.

Bob Gibson coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tom Sherman	193	96	49.7	1378	7.1	7	3.6	9	4.7	57	11	112	65.9
Brian Dowling	55	30	54.5	383	7.0	1	1.8	6	10.9	27	2	8	43.0
John Sykes	1	1	100.0	20	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	0	0	118.8
Totals	249	127	51.0	1781	7.2	8	3.2	15	6.0	57	13	120

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Highsmith	211	550	2.6	39	11
Lewis Jolley	118	403	3.4	45	3
John Sykes	26	132	5.1	47	0
Molly McGee	17	99	5.8	43	0
Tom Sherman	34	53	1.6	25	0
Brian Dowling	7	13	1.9	13	1
James Ford	5	12	2.4	6	0
David Blake	5	12	2.4	9	0
Ed White	2	10	5.0	9	0
Matt Williams	3	3	1.0	4	0
Lee McGriff	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	429	1285	3.0	47	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Thompson	19	277	14.6	29	1
Don Highsmith	18	177	9.8	24	0
Danny Whyte	13	252	19.4	57	1
Al Young	13	198	15.2	37	0
Lewis Jolley	13	134	10.3	51	1
Tim George	11	175	15.9	53	2
Kreg Kapitan	11	150	13.6	27	2
Ray Parson	10	136	13.6	38	0
Randy Cobb	7	112	16.0	23	1
Lee McGriff	3	66	22.0	44	0
John Sykes	3	34	11.3	23	0
Ed White	2	13	6.5	10	0
Molly McGee	2	1	0.5	2	0
Randy Rhino	1	36	36.0	36	0
Matt Williams	1	20	20.0	20	0
Totals	127	1781	14.0	57	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pete Rajecki	0	0		10	9	90.0	27
Totals	0	0		10	9	90.0	27

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Robby Reynolds	65	2556	39.3	65
Totals	65	2556	39.3	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Randy Rhino	23	214	9.3	50
James Thompson	7	54	7.7	15
Randy Cobb	7	38	5.4	10
J.T. Turner	1	10	10.0	10
John Sykes	1	7	7.0	7
Ike Thomas	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	40	327	8.2	50

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ike Thomas	16	397	24.8	92	1
Randy Rhino	10	264	26.4	50	0
John Sykes	5	105	21.0	22	0
Bryan White	2	51	25.5	42	0
Matt Williams	2	40	20.0	20	0
David Blake	3	29	9.7	12	0
Lewis Jolley	1	20	20.0	20	0
Carl Collins	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ray Parson	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	41	928	22.6	92	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Shears	5	102	20.4		0
Randy Rhino	3	109	36.3		1
Ike Thomas	2	27	13.5		0
Jere Brown	2	18	9.0	9	0
Marty Huff	2	4	2.0	2	0
Tom Chandler	1	41	41.0	41	0
Jeff Woodcock	1	13	13.0	13	0
Terry Hoeppner	1	12	12.0	12	0
Sonny Hicks	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bryan White	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	331	17.4	41	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Highsmith	11	0	0	0		0			0	3	0	0	0	80
Pete Rajecki	0	0	0	0		0			9	0	0	0	0	27
Lewis Jolley	3	1	0	0		0			0	0	0	0	0	28
Kreg Kapitan	0	2	0	0		0			0	2	0	0	0	16
Tim George	0	2	0	0		0			0	0	0	0	0	14
Ike Thomas	0	0	0	1		0			0	0	0	0	0	7
James Thompson	0	1	0	0		0			0	1	0	0	0	8
J.T. Turner	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0	0	0	0	7
Randy Rhino	0	0	0	0		1			0	0	0	0	0	7
Brian Dowling	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0	0	0	7
Danny Whyte	0	1	0	0		0			0	2	0	0	0	9
Randy Cobb	0	1	0	0		0			0	1	0	0	0	8
Ray Parson	0	0	0	0		0			0	4	0	0	0	4
Al Young	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0	0	0	1
Tom Sherman	0	0	0	0		0			0	2	0	0	0	2
Totals	15	8	0	1	0	1	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	225