1975 Memphis Southmen Statistics
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 7-4
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: John McVay (7-4-)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 137,866, Avg. 19,695 in 7 home dates
1975 Memphis Southmen RosterTeam Record: 7-4
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: John McVay (7-4-)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 137,866, Avg. 19,695 in 7 home dates
1975 Memphis Southmen Results
The Memphis Southmen of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the WFL's East Division.
The Southmen chalked up 254 points, and the defensive squad yielded 206. Willie Spencer ran for a team-best 581 yards for Memphis, while Jim Kiick additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Danny White passed for 1,445 yards. Ed Marshall paced all receivers, snagging 31 passes for 582 yards. Jim Kiick and Paul Warfield contributed to the receiving game also.
Seth Miller and Dave Thomas each snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
John McVay coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 195 | 104 | 53.3 | 1445 | 7.4 | 10 | 5.1 | 8 | 4.1 | 36 | 25 | 231 | 77.4 |
| John Huarte | 77 | 38 | 49.4 | 550 | 7.1 | 4 | 5.2 | 2 | 2.6 | 58t | 7 | 58 | 79.5 |
| John Harvey | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 274 | 143 | 52.2 | 2044 | 7.5 | 15 | 5.5 | 11 | 4.0 | 58 | 32 | 289 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Spencer | 100 | 581 | 5.8 | 33 | 2 |
| Jim Kiick | 121 | 462 | 3.8 | 16 | 9 |
| Larry Csonka | 99 | 421 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Danny White | 27 | 149 | 5.5 | 52 | 0 |
| John Harvey | 40 | 137 | 3.4 | 18 | 4 |
| Tim Beamer | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| John Huarte | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ed Marshall | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 404 | 1844 | 4.6 | 52 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Marshall | 31 | 582 | 18.8 | 58 | 9 |
| Paul Warfield | 25 | 422 | 16.9 | 38 | 3 |
| Jim Kiick | 25 | 259 | 10.4 | 26 | 1 |
| Willie Spencer | 18 | 136 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 15 | 265 | 17.7 | 33 | 1 |
| Roger Wallace | 13 | 166 | 12.8 | 32 | 0 |
| John Harvey | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Charlie Hobbs | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dick Bumpas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 143 | 2044 | 14.3 | 58 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 41 | 1849 | 45.1 | 64 |
| Ricky Townsend | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 39 |
| Totals | 43 | 1921 | 44.7 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Beamer | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Roger Wallace | 14 | 141 | 10.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy Campbell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Powell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Hobbs | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Hughes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 447 | 10.9 | 32 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Thomas | 12 | 265 | 22.1 | 37 | 0 |
| John Harvey | 12 | 229 | 19.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim Beamer | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommy Campbell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Hobbs | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 709 | 19.2 | 37 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Thomas | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| Seth Miller | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| Andre Johnson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Mallory | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John LeHeup | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Kiick | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |||
| Ed Marshall | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||
| John Harvey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Paul Warfield | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |||
| Ricky Townsend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Willie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| Gary Shirk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Bob Etter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Danny White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Roger Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 |
