1974 Southern California Sun Statistics
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 13-7
Finishing 1st in the WFL's West Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Tom Fears (13-7-)
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 263,594, Avg. 26,359 in 10 home dates
1974 Southern California Sun RosterTeam Record: 13-7
Finishing 1st in the WFL's West Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Tom Fears (13-7-)
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 263,594, Avg. 26,359 in 10 home dates
1974 Southern California Sun Results
The Southern California Sun of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the WFL's West Division.
Southern California racked up 486 points, while the porous defense allowed 441. Tony Adams led the charge, throwing for 3,905 yards. James McAlister hauled in 65 balls, while Dave Williams contributed 979 receiving yards. Ike Harris was targeted regularly, too.
Kermit Johnson rushed for a team-high 1,008 yards for the Sun.
Jim Bright picked off 6 opponent throws.
Tom Fears coached the team. The 1974 Southern California Sun lost in the First Round.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adams | 510 | 276 | 54.1 | 3905 | 7.7 | 23 | 4.5 | 18 | 3.5 | 70 | 40 | 361 | 79.4 |
| Gary Valbuena | 75 | 39 | 52.0 | 577 | 7.7 | 6 | 8.0 | 4 | 5.3 | 50 | 6 | 51 | 81.9 |
| Wayne Estabrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Ralph Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 586 | 315 | 53.8 | 4482 | 7.6 | 29 | 4.9 | 22 | 3.8 | 70 | 47 | 420 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Johnson | 249 | 1008 | 4.0 | 33 | 6 |
| James McAlister | 114 | 531 | 4.7 | 20 | 2 |
| Ralph Nelson | 115 | 412 | 3.6 | 21 | 5 |
| Tony Adams | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 34 | 8 |
| Greg Herd | 35 | 179 | 5.1 | 23 | 1 |
| Alonzo Emery | 40 | 67 | 1.7 | 9 | 6 |
| Clay Jeffries | 12 | 51 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Valbuena | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Keith Denson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Schroder | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Estabrook | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Norm Hainlen | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Burke | 2 | -19 | -9.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 654 | 2494 | 3.8 | 34 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McAlister | 65 | 772 | 11.9 | 70 | 4 |
| Dave Williams | 59 | 979 | 16.6 | 57 | 11 |
| Ike Harris | 53 | 928 | 17.5 | 52 | 4 |
| Kermit Johnson | 44 | 393 | 8.9 | 38 | 1 |
| Terry Lindsey | 28 | 357 | 12.8 | 37 | 3 |
| Dave Parks | 21 | 384 | 18.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Ralph Nelson | 16 | 194 | 12.1 | 47 | 1 |
| Keith Denson | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 56 | 4 |
| Greg Moses | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Alonzo Emery | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg Herd | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Clay Jeffries | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 315 | 4482 | 14.2 | 70 | 29 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | ||
| Flemming Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ron Svarc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Hainlen | 79 | 2850 | 36.1 | 56 |
| Steve Schroder | 14 | 428 | 30.6 | 48 |
| Nick Dzepina | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 56 |
| Jim Martin | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 49 |
| Mike Burke | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 48 |
| Totals | 111 | 3980 | 35.9 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Denson | 34 | 378 | 11.1 | 63 | 0 |
| Jack Conners | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 90 | 1 |
| Terry Lindsey | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Bright | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg Moses | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 76 | 651 | 8.6 | 90 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Emery | 35 | 695 | 19.9 | 76 | 1 |
| Keith Denson | 22 | 582 | 26.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Ralph Nelson | 13 | 326 | 25.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Buckmon | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Greg Herd | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Clay Jeffries | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Moses | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Lindsey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Guy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 82 | 1769 | 21.6 | 76 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bright | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Baker | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Jim Bowman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Conners | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Vann | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Lee | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Eric Patton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Durwood Keeton | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 1 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rudy Redmond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Buckmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 371 | 11.6 | 66 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dave Williams | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |||
| Tony Adams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |||
| Kermit Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||
| Alonzo Emery | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |||
| James McAlister | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Ralph Nelson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
| Keith Denson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |||
| Ike Harris | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |||
| Rod Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Terry Lindsey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Jack Conners | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Durwood Keeton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Gene Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Dick Witcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Greg Herd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Flemming Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Ron Svarc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jacque MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Dave Parks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 486 |
