1979-80 Buffalo Stallions Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 17-15
in the MISL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Sal DeRosa (17-15)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 136,892, Avg. 8,556 in 16 home dates
1979-80 Buffalo Stallions RosterTeam Record: 17-15
in the MISL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Sal DeRosa (17-15)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 136,892, Avg. 8,556 in 16 home dates
The Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 17 wins and 15 losses in the MISL's Atlantic Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Stallions scored 171 goals and conceded 197. Iubo Petrovic netted 35 goals for Buffalo, while Joe Horvath, Slobodan Jankovic and Dave Sarachan each tallied fifteen or more as well. Iubo Petrovic contributed 22 assists. Scott Manning and Jim May topped the squad with 8 wins each. Scott Manning recorded a 5.83 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Sal DeRosa coached the team. The 1979-80 Buffalo Stallions lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iubo Petrovic | F | 31 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Slobodan Jankovic | F | 20 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Horvath | F | 25 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Sarachan | F | 29 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Buriano | M | 29 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Carlos Metidieri | F | 32 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Francisco Escos | D | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim McAlister | D | 31 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Betts | M | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Sinclair | D | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tommy Ord | F | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Armando Costa | F | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Klassen | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lajos Ku | F | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eusebio | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John McDermott | F | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Odoi | M | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Azevedo | D | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stan Karasi | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Renard Droegmoeller | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Meno Droegmoeller | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Hoffmeyer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nene Teixeira | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pat Occhiuto | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Robert Gemert | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim May | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Scott Manning | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 468 | 146 | 105 | 251 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Manning | 26 | 1009:00 | 8 | 6 | 98 | 5.83 | 762 | 306 | .402 |
| Jim May | 2 | 844:00 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 6.26 | 662 | 281 | .424 |
| Meno Droegmoeller | 3 | 70:00 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.43 | 51 | 14 | .275 |
| Totals | 31 | 1923:00 | 17 | 15 | 197 | 6.15 | 1475 | 601 | .407 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iubo Petrovic | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Horvath | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Sarachan | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Buriano | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francisco Escos | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McAlister | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Betts | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Sinclair | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eusebio | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Azevedo | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Karasi | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoffmeyer | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Gemert | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Manning | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Betts | 1 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Scott Manning | 1 | 56:00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.36 | 35 | 11 | .314 |
| Totals | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 38 | 14 | .368 |
