1958 Week 1
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-7 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
2nd
10-7 BUF - TD TE Johann Traeger
10-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
10-17 OTT - WR Chester Bennett
10-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
13-20 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
20-20 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
20-27 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
The rematch of the McCallister Cup came down to the wire with Ottawa narrowly sneaking away on an impressive Mackenzie Jones catch over DB Lou Lake for the touchdown.
The Blue Wings, who were down by 10 in the 4th would come back with a big forced fumble from DL Sean Bowen which would set up the Arthur Conner score.
DB Uzzia Hayes came away with a pick for the Royals in the 3rd to help give them the 10-point lead.
Montreal Rouge - 23, Providence Gold Stars - 13 - Mount Royal Stadium - June 28, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
2nd
7-0 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-7 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
10-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3rd
13-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
20-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
23-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
23-13 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
The Rouge shock the Gold Stars in a huge 23-13 win in their season opener.
RB Scott Mallard-White had a huge game with 161 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.
The Gold Stars offence struggled with DL Dexter Barbarcos getting to O’Rourke twice in his rookie debut and DB Quentin Xavier reeling in a pick.
O’Rourke made a last-ditch effort to come back but missed the 2-point convert after the Brooks touchdown which ultimately sealed the game.
Boston Independents - 17, Worcester Athletics - 6 - Richardson Stadium - June 28, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
10-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
10-6 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
4th
17-6 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
After the hype of the Braddock versus Bishop match, the game was a complete letdown.
While Braddock made it real interesting early throwing his first career touchdown to Ellis Lindholm, he would soon leave the game with an injury thrusting QB Bart Swayze into action for the rest of the game.
QB Gene Bishop was not good at all in his first game throwing a pair of picks to DB Lester Murphy and S Drew Porter.
Boston’s defense overall controlled the game and held on for the win.
Louisville Thunder - 19, Long Island Raiders - 24 - Thunder Stadium - June 29, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
0-10 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
3-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
3-17 LI - TD WR Robert Lang
10-17 LOU - RB Lawrence Sharp
13-17 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
13-24 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
19-24 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry
Louisville gave the home crowd a show for the first game in their new stadium coming back down 3-17 in the 3rd.
QB Leonidas Dumont had a rough start with a pair of picks in the first half, but he pulled it together in the second half to bring them back into it
RB Dareion Fields came through with a huge performance in his first game with a pair of touchdowns for Raiders.
QB Lyle Painter, besides a pick thrown to S Johnny Berger, and LB Rusty McVee had much better performances than last season which spells good news for the Raiders.
London Tigers - 34, Indiana Victors - 4 - Western Fair Stadium - July 1, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
14-0 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
2nd
14-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
21-3 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
3rd
21-4 IND - Single K Albert Carney
24-4 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
31-4 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
34-4 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
The London faithful were excited to see their new team take the field at the new stadium in London.
The Tigers would go with QB Christian Stewart despite many wanting to see QB Riley Kiernan, and he would start really well with a passing TD in the 1st quarter, however, his day was cut short when DL Benjamin Hart hit him in the shoulder during a throw. QB Riley Kiernan would take over, but played just as well with 2 touchdowns, leading the Tigers to their first win of the season.
The Victors offence has zero answers for the Tigers’ defence who was able to bring in 4 turnovers in total
LB Aengus Lynch and LB Benjamin Pittman would force fumbles off of RB Rodney Clark, and DB Ricardo Salvador would grab a pair of interceptions.
Injury Report
QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS - 1 Week
DB Clayton Malone BOS - 12 Weeks
DB Jared Francis BUF - Day-to-Day
DB Ollie Guy IND - Day-to-Day
DB Dustin Wind IND - Season
QB Christian Stewart LDN - 4 Weeks
WR Thomas Oezescki LOU- 5 Weeks
OL Jose Whitney MTL - Day-to-Day
DL Troy Hunt OTT - 1 Week
OL Wilfred Gibson PRO - Day-to-Day
OL Bernard Gide PRO - 1 Week
OL Harold Paul WOR - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 1-0
Long Island 1-0
Louisville 0-1
Buffalo 0-1
Indiana 0-1
EAST
Boston 1-0
Montreal 1-0
Ottawa 1-0
Providence 0-1
Worcester 0-1
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London -
4 - Boston -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Providence -1
8 - Worcester -1
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 2 Games
BUF (0-1) @ BOS (1-0) - JUL 4 - 4 PM - 4th of July Game
LOU (0-1) @ PRO (0-1) - JUL 5 - 3 PM
MTL (1-0) @ OTT (1-0) - JUL 5 - 7 PM - Saturday Night Football
LDN (1-0) @ LI (1-0) - JUL 6 - 1 PM
IND (0-1) @ WOR (0-1) - JUL 6 - 4 PM
1958 Week 2
Boston Independents - 20, Buffalo Blue Wings - 10 - Richardson Stadium - July 4, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
10-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
13-10 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
20-10 BOS - TD RB Kendall Morgan
With Bart Swayze under centre, the Independents would manage to come away with a strong defensive win over the defending champions on the 4th of July.
WR Ellis Lindholm would make several Blue Wings miss en route to a 32-yard touchdown.
The Boston defence would play well with LB Brent Harper coming up with a forced fumble and then DB Carson Scott and DB Lester Murphy with interceptions.
Buffalo had a last-ditch effort with S Frazier Brooks coming down with a pick to set up the Arthur Conner touchdown.
Providence Gold Stars - 24, Louisville Thunder - 6 - New Providence Stadium - July 5, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
7-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
14-3 PRO - TD WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
14-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
21-6 PRO - TD WR Cedric Peterson
24-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
Providence would lose their young WR Sammy Moss with an injury, but their rookie WR Cedric Peterson would make up for it with a pair of touchdowns.
Providence looked a whole lot better compared to the game against Montreal, especially the defence with DL Calis McDonough with a fumble, then DB Lee Wolfe with an interception.
Louisville struggled again, and late in the game QB Ollie Rogers took some snaps with QB Leonidas Dumont having a rough go.
Ottawa Royals - 38, Montreal Rouge - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 5, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-7 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
2nd
7-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
14-10 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
21-10 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
28-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
28-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
28-20 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
31-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
38-20 OTT - TD DB Mingan Oliver
The Royals and Rouge rivalry was an offensive battle with the Royals ultimately pulling away, but Montreal hung around for till the final 5 minutes.
RB Scott Mallard-White had a big game again to continue his strong start.
Ottawa’s offence played really well with Matieau throwing a pair of TDs and Volkov scoring a pair of TD’s as well.DB Mingan Oliver came away with the game-winning interception on a check-down shot to Mallard-White
Long Island Raiders - 16, London Tigers - 25 - Long Island Stadium - July 6, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-7 LDN - TD WR Max Sutton
2nd
10-7 LI - TD RB Darieon Fields
10-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
10-17 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
13-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
16-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
16-23 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
16-25 LDN - 2PT TD TE Paul McDowell
In his first official start as a Tiger, Riley Kiernan dominated the game with 2 touchdowns.
The Raiders’ defense was still strong, but the offence struggled with the Tigers’ defence and could not get to the endzone outside of RB Dareion Fields in the 2nd quarter.
DL Olympus Heights had a pair of sacks and a forced fumble to give him a strong performance for the Tigers.
Worcester Athletics - 23, Indiana Victors - 18 - Worcester Stadium - July 6, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
10-0 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
16-0 WOR - TD DB Alexander Bradley
3rd
16-6 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
16-8 IND - 2PT RB Laurent Brazeau
4th
23-8 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
23-11 IND - FG K Albert Carney
23-18 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
The Athletics had a strong first half going up 16-0, but the Victors with Brazeau leading the comeback effort, they would get close by the end of the game.
Worcester did hold on with QB Gene Bishop finding Venegas for his first career touchdown pass to get the win.
RB Rodney Clark would struggle early, but he would get hurt during the 2nd quarter thrusting Brazeau into the game.
QB Duane Logan was better in the second half, but he hasn’t seemed to work as well with Clark which plays into some tension in the locker room in Indy.
Injury Report
DB Patrick Lindsay BOS - Day-to-Day
DB Jared Francis BUF - Day-to-Day
RB Rodney Clark IND - 4 Weeks
DL William Collins LDN - 3 Weeks
DL Leroy Armstrong LOU - 2 Weeks
DL Clyde Dale MTL - Day-to-Day
S Jumon Cobb MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Bravon Covington OTT - 2 Weeks
WR Sammy Moss PRO - 2 Weeks
DB Dennis Kirchner WOR - 2 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: RB Alexei Volkov OTT - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 121 Rushing Yards
DEF: DL Olympus Heights LDN - 2 Sacks, 4 Tackles, 1 Forced Fumble
Standings
WEST
London 2-0
Long Island 1-1
Buffalo 0-2
Louisville 0-2
Indiana 0-2
EAST
Ottawa 2-0
Boston 2-0
Montreal 1-1
Providence 1-1
Worcester 1-1
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - London +1
3 - Boston +1
4 - Long Island -1
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Montreal -
7 - Providence -
8 - Worcester -
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 3 Games
BUF (0-2) @ IND (0-2) - JUL 11 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LOU (0-2) @ LI (1-1) - JUL 12 - 2 PM ET
BOS (2-0) @ LDN (2-0) - JUL 12 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
OTT (2-0) @ PRO (1-1) - JUL 13 - 1 PM ET
WOR (1-1) @ MTL (1-1) - JUL 13 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
10-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
13-10 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
20-10 BOS - TD RB Kendall Morgan
With Bart Swayze under centre, the Independents would manage to come away with a strong defensive win over the defending champions on the 4th of July.
WR Ellis Lindholm would make several Blue Wings miss en route to a 32-yard touchdown.
The Boston defence would play well with LB Brent Harper coming up with a forced fumble and then DB Carson Scott and DB Lester Murphy with interceptions.
Buffalo had a last-ditch effort with S Frazier Brooks coming down with a pick to set up the Arthur Conner touchdown.
Providence Gold Stars - 24, Louisville Thunder - 6 - New Providence Stadium - July 5, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
7-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
14-3 PRO - TD WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
14-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
21-6 PRO - TD WR Cedric Peterson
24-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
Providence would lose their young WR Sammy Moss with an injury, but their rookie WR Cedric Peterson would make up for it with a pair of touchdowns.
Providence looked a whole lot better compared to the game against Montreal, especially the defence with DL Calis McDonough with a fumble, then DB Lee Wolfe with an interception.
Louisville struggled again, and late in the game QB Ollie Rogers took some snaps with QB Leonidas Dumont having a rough go.
Ottawa Royals - 38, Montreal Rouge - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 5, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-7 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
2nd
7-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
14-10 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
21-10 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
28-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
28-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
28-20 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
31-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
38-20 OTT - TD DB Mingan Oliver
The Royals and Rouge rivalry was an offensive battle with the Royals ultimately pulling away, but Montreal hung around for till the final 5 minutes.
RB Scott Mallard-White had a big game again to continue his strong start.
Ottawa’s offence played really well with Matieau throwing a pair of TDs and Volkov scoring a pair of TD’s as well.DB Mingan Oliver came away with the game-winning interception on a check-down shot to Mallard-White
Long Island Raiders - 16, London Tigers - 25 - Long Island Stadium - July 6, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-7 LDN - TD WR Max Sutton
2nd
10-7 LI - TD RB Darieon Fields
10-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
10-17 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
13-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
16-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
16-23 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
16-25 LDN - 2PT TD TE Paul McDowell
In his first official start as a Tiger, Riley Kiernan dominated the game with 2 touchdowns.
The Raiders’ defense was still strong, but the offence struggled with the Tigers’ defence and could not get to the endzone outside of RB Dareion Fields in the 2nd quarter.
DL Olympus Heights had a pair of sacks and a forced fumble to give him a strong performance for the Tigers.
Worcester Athletics - 23, Indiana Victors - 18 - Worcester Stadium - July 6, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
10-0 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
16-0 WOR - TD DB Alexander Bradley
3rd
16-6 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
16-8 IND - 2PT RB Laurent Brazeau
4th
23-8 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
23-11 IND - FG K Albert Carney
23-18 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
The Athletics had a strong first half going up 16-0, but the Victors with Brazeau leading the comeback effort, they would get close by the end of the game.
Worcester did hold on with QB Gene Bishop finding Venegas for his first career touchdown pass to get the win.
RB Rodney Clark would struggle early, but he would get hurt during the 2nd quarter thrusting Brazeau into the game.
QB Duane Logan was better in the second half, but he hasn’t seemed to work as well with Clark which plays into some tension in the locker room in Indy.
Injury Report
DB Patrick Lindsay BOS - Day-to-Day
DB Jared Francis BUF - Day-to-Day
RB Rodney Clark IND - 4 Weeks
DL William Collins LDN - 3 Weeks
DL Leroy Armstrong LOU - 2 Weeks
DL Clyde Dale MTL - Day-to-Day
S Jumon Cobb MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Bravon Covington OTT - 2 Weeks
WR Sammy Moss PRO - 2 Weeks
DB Dennis Kirchner WOR - 2 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 2-0
Long Island 1-1
Buffalo 0-2
Louisville 0-2
Indiana 0-2
EAST
Ottawa 2-0
Boston 2-0
Montreal 1-1
Providence 1-1
Worcester 1-1
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - London +1
3 - Boston +1
4 - Long Island -1
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Montreal -
7 - Providence -
8 - Worcester -
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 3 Games
BUF (0-2) @ IND (0-2) - JUL 11 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LOU (0-2) @ LI (1-1) - JUL 12 - 2 PM ET
BOS (2-0) @ LDN (2-0) - JUL 12 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
OTT (2-0) @ PRO (1-1) - JUL 13 - 1 PM ET
WOR (1-1) @ MTL (1-1) - JUL 13 - 4 PM ET
1958 Week 3
Indiana Victors - 9, Buffalo Blue Wings - 16 - Victory Stadium - July 11, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
2nd
6-0 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
6-7 BUF - TD RB Pierre LeStrange
3rd
6-8 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
4th
9-8 IND - FG K Albert Carney
9-14 BUF - TD WR LeRoy Krueger
9-16 BUF - 2PT RB Pierre LeStrange
A very boring battle between the Victors and Blue Wings was the feature on Friday Night Football.
Buffalo would lose RB Arthur Conner to injury, but Pierre LeStrange would come through with a solid effort to give Buffalo their first win of the season.
QB Duane Logan would still struggle and the Victors may be looking to Caldwell Higgins III to start next season.
Long Island Raiders - 27, Louisville Thunder - 10 - Long Island Stadium - July 12, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
17-0 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
3rd
24-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
24-7 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp
4th
27-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
27-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
The Raiders offence came through with a strong win in the rematch with the Thunder.
RB Dareion Fields would find his way into the endzone 2 more times to continue to make his early case for rookie of the year.
Louisville wasn’t too bad, they just ran into the stronger Raiders’ defence with LB Rusty McVee and LB Elijah Goldwater coming up with a forced fumble and DB Slay Mitchell bringing in an interception.
QB Leonidas Dumont hasn’t been amazing so far, but he is still showing some promise so far.
DB Jayden Mills did get his first career interception in the game for the Thunder as well.
London Tigers - 31, Boston Independents - 35 - Wester Fair Stadium - July 12, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
7-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
14-3 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
14-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
14-13 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
21-13 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
3rd
21-19 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
21-21 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
24-21 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
24-28 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
31-28 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
31-35 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
Saturday night brought fireworks from Riley Kiernan and Nathaniel Braddock with the two combining for 6 passing touchdowns.
WR Ellis Lindholm would end up being the star for Boston scoring 3 touchdowns in the team’s win including breaking free of DB Ricardo Salvador for a 38-yard touchdown to win the game.
Both defences were not strong in the game but both came away with turnovers; LB Aengus Lynch and DL Dee Floyd would come up with a forced fumble each, while DB Jackson Miles would grab a pick for the tigers, and Boston would have LB Brent Harper grab a forced fumble and DB Lester Murphy would pick off Kiernan.
Boston also achieves a 3-0 start for the first time since 1949.
Providence Gold Stars - 17, Ottawa Royals - 23 - New Providence Stadium - July 13, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-7 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
7-7 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
2nd
14-7 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
14-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
14-17 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
14-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
17-20 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
17-23 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
Ottawa’s offence was not as dominant in this week’s showdown with the Gold Stars, but their defence came up strong in the second half holding Providence to only 3 points.
DB Uzzia Hayes had a pick and LB Douglas MacDougall had his first career forced fumble to go along with DL Olaf Viktorsson’s second of the season.
Providence was strong in the first half with O’Rourke getting the team to the endzone twice, but they fell flat in the second half.
Montreal Rouge - 17, Worcester Athletics - 24 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 13, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
7-3 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-10 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-17 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
10-17 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-24 WOR - TD QB Gene Bishop
4th
17-24 MTL - TD WR Derek Cross
RB Marcus Devonshire came alive in the first half for a pair of touchdowns en route to the team’s second win of the season.
QB Gene Bishop showed off his legs with a rushing touchdown of his own.
Montreal had a comeback attempt coming in the final quarter, but Worcester would hold them off with LB Scotty Williams with a pick.
Injury Report
RB Arthur Conner BUF - Day-to-Day
S Neil Graham LDN - 3 Weeks
OL Lewis David LI - 10 Weeks
OL Moses Griffin LI - 2 Weeks
WR Marty Jay LOU - Day-to-Day
TE Eli Grant MTL - 2 Weeks
WR Floyd Wilcox PRO - 1 Week
DB Elvin Waters WOR - 1 Week
Players of the Week
OFF: WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 3 Receiving Touchdowns, 143 Receiving Yards
DEF: LB Scotty Williams WOR - 1 Interception, 1 Forced Fumble, 10 Tackles
Standings
WEST
London 2-1
Long Island 2-1
Buffalo 1-2
Louisville 0-3
Indiana 0-3
EAST
Ottawa 3-0
Boston 3-0
Worcester 2-1
Montreal 1-2
Providence 1-2
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston +1
3 - London -1
4 - Long Island -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Worcester +2
7 - Montreal -1
8 - Providence -1
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 4 Games
IND (0-3) @ MTL (1-2) - JUL 18 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LDN (2-1) @ LOU (0-3) - JUL 19 - 3 PM ET
BOS (3-0) @ OTT (0-3) - JUL 19 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LI (2-1) @ BUF (1-2) - JUL 20 - 1 PM ET
PRO (1-2) @ WOR (2-1) - JUL 20 - 4 PM ET
1st
2nd
6-0 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
6-7 BUF - TD RB Pierre LeStrange
3rd
6-8 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
4th
9-8 IND - FG K Albert Carney
9-14 BUF - TD WR LeRoy Krueger
9-16 BUF - 2PT RB Pierre LeStrange
A very boring battle between the Victors and Blue Wings was the feature on Friday Night Football.
Buffalo would lose RB Arthur Conner to injury, but Pierre LeStrange would come through with a solid effort to give Buffalo their first win of the season.
QB Duane Logan would still struggle and the Victors may be looking to Caldwell Higgins III to start next season.
Long Island Raiders - 27, Louisville Thunder - 10 - Long Island Stadium - July 12, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
17-0 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
3rd
24-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
24-7 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp
4th
27-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
27-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
The Raiders offence came through with a strong win in the rematch with the Thunder.
RB Dareion Fields would find his way into the endzone 2 more times to continue to make his early case for rookie of the year.
Louisville wasn’t too bad, they just ran into the stronger Raiders’ defence with LB Rusty McVee and LB Elijah Goldwater coming up with a forced fumble and DB Slay Mitchell bringing in an interception.
QB Leonidas Dumont hasn’t been amazing so far, but he is still showing some promise so far.
DB Jayden Mills did get his first career interception in the game for the Thunder as well.
London Tigers - 31, Boston Independents - 35 - Wester Fair Stadium - July 12, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
7-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
14-3 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
14-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
14-13 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
21-13 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
3rd
21-19 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
21-21 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
24-21 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
24-28 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
31-28 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
31-35 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
Saturday night brought fireworks from Riley Kiernan and Nathaniel Braddock with the two combining for 6 passing touchdowns.
WR Ellis Lindholm would end up being the star for Boston scoring 3 touchdowns in the team’s win including breaking free of DB Ricardo Salvador for a 38-yard touchdown to win the game.
Both defences were not strong in the game but both came away with turnovers; LB Aengus Lynch and DL Dee Floyd would come up with a forced fumble each, while DB Jackson Miles would grab a pick for the tigers, and Boston would have LB Brent Harper grab a forced fumble and DB Lester Murphy would pick off Kiernan.
Boston also achieves a 3-0 start for the first time since 1949.
Providence Gold Stars - 17, Ottawa Royals - 23 - New Providence Stadium - July 13, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-7 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
7-7 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
2nd
14-7 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
14-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
14-17 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
14-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
17-20 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
17-23 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
Ottawa’s offence was not as dominant in this week’s showdown with the Gold Stars, but their defence came up strong in the second half holding Providence to only 3 points.
DB Uzzia Hayes had a pick and LB Douglas MacDougall had his first career forced fumble to go along with DL Olaf Viktorsson’s second of the season.
Providence was strong in the first half with O’Rourke getting the team to the endzone twice, but they fell flat in the second half.
Montreal Rouge - 17, Worcester Athletics - 24 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 13, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
7-3 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-10 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-17 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
10-17 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-24 WOR - TD QB Gene Bishop
4th
17-24 MTL - TD WR Derek Cross
RB Marcus Devonshire came alive in the first half for a pair of touchdowns en route to the team’s second win of the season.
QB Gene Bishop showed off his legs with a rushing touchdown of his own.
Montreal had a comeback attempt coming in the final quarter, but Worcester would hold them off with LB Scotty Williams with a pick.
Injury Report
RB Arthur Conner BUF - Day-to-Day
S Neil Graham LDN - 3 Weeks
OL Lewis David LI - 10 Weeks
OL Moses Griffin LI - 2 Weeks
WR Marty Jay LOU - Day-to-Day
TE Eli Grant MTL - 2 Weeks
WR Floyd Wilcox PRO - 1 Week
DB Elvin Waters WOR - 1 Week
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 2-1
Long Island 2-1
Buffalo 1-2
Louisville 0-3
Indiana 0-3
EAST
Ottawa 3-0
Boston 3-0
Worcester 2-1
Montreal 1-2
Providence 1-2
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston +1
3 - London -1
4 - Long Island -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Worcester +2
7 - Montreal -1
8 - Providence -1
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 4 Games
IND (0-3) @ MTL (1-2) - JUL 18 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LDN (2-1) @ LOU (0-3) - JUL 19 - 3 PM ET
BOS (3-0) @ OTT (0-3) - JUL 19 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LI (2-1) @ BUF (1-2) - JUL 20 - 1 PM ET
PRO (1-2) @ WOR (2-1) - JUL 20 - 4 PM ET
1958 Week 4
Montreal Rouge - 17, Indiana Victors - 19 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 18, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
7-3 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
2nd
7-10 IND - TD DB Kelly Kirkland
3rd7-16 IND - TD WR David Burrows
14-16 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
17-16 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
17-19 IND - FG K Albert Carney
QB Duane Logan came through in the second half to help get the Victors their first win of the season, which came after HC Maurice Evanson gave him one last shot before getting Caldwell Higgins ready to go.
Logan would get David Burrows a touchdown and then would lead the game-winning drive in the 4th.
Kelly Kirkland also came up big with a pick-6 to get the Victors some more points.
RB Mallard-Whtie continued his strong start with a pair of touchdowns.
Louisville Thunder - 26, London Tigers - 26 - Thunder Stadium - July 19, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry
7-7 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
10-7 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
10-14 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
17-14 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp
17-15 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
3rd
23-15 LOU - TD LB Charlie Finster
23-18 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
23-25 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
26-25 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
26-26 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
The Thunder managed to pull off a shocking tie with the Tigers, they managed to get close to the win.
K Nathaniel King had a shot to win, but he would miss and the ball would just reach the back of the endzone giving them the single to tie the game.
LB Silas O’Brien would make his mark on the defence with a huge forced fumble which Charlie Finster would pick up and take the distance for the touchdown.
QB Leonidas Dumont would come through finally with a strong game throwing a touchdown and only 1 interception.
Ottawa Royals - 23, Boston Independents - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 19, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
10-0 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
10-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
10-10 BOS - TD WR Joseph Barry
10-13 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-13 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
20-13 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
20-20 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
23-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
The Royals and Independents duked it out on Saturday night which came down to the wire with the Royals sneaking away with a field goal to win it.
The Boston defence was strong in the first half despite letting the Royals score in the second quarter.
S Drew Porter grabbed a pick for the Independents and DB Uzzia Hayes would grab one for the Royals.
QB Jean Matieau was able to breakthrough in the final quarter to get the Royals to win.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 30, Long Island Raiders - 24 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 20, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-7 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
13-7 BUF - TD WR Daniel Irons
13-10 LI - FG Henderson Schumacher
3rd
13-17 LI - TD WR Robert Lang
4th
20-17 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
27-17 BUF - TD QB Angelo Medina
27-24 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
30-24 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
The 3rd quarter seemed to be the turning point in Long Island’s favour, but it ended up being their downfall when the Blue Wings would lose DB Lou Lake for the season.
Lake would bring in a pick and on the run back was hit in the head by TE Johnny Mantle IV who knocked him out completely, he would be stretchered off and the bad blood boiled over.
Buffalo would march back in a huge 4th quarter to win the game against the Raiders.
Worcester Athletics - 18, Providence Gold Stars - 11 - Worcester Stadium - July 20, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
2nd
7-7 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd
10-7 WOR - FG Tevoris Francis
10-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th
10-11 PRO - Single K Ira Foster
16-11 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
18-11 WOR - 2PT QB Gene Bishop
QB Gene Bishop played his best game so far in a win over the Gold Stars to improve to 3-1.
The Gold Stars' struggles continued with the offence unable to get far against the Athletics defence, and they still only managed 4 points in the second half.
DB Alexander Bradley would come down with a pick and it would set up the Worcester touchdown in the first quarter.
Injury Report
DB Lou Lake BUF - Season
OL Maxence Castex MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Varo Giovanni PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Angelo Medina BUF - 1 Passing Touchdown, 1 Rushing Touchdown, 167 Passing Yards, 34 Rushing Yards
DEF: LB Silas O’Brien LOU - 9 Tackles, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Play Defended
Standings
WEST
London 2-1-1
Buffalo 2-2
Long Island 2-2
Indiana 1-3
Louisville 0-3-1
EAST
Ottawa 4-0
Boston 3-1
Worcester 3-1
Montreal 1-3
Providence 1-3
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston -
3 - Worcester +3
4 - Buffalo +1
5 - London -2
6 - Long Island -2
7 - Louisville +2
8 - Indiana +2
9 - Montreal -2
10 - Providence -2
Week 5 Games
MTL (1-3) @ BOS (3-1) - JUL 24 - 7 PM ET Thursday Night Football
WOR (3-1) @ LDN (2-1-1) - JUL 25 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
OTT (4-0) @ IND (1-3) - JUL 26 - 3 PM ET
BUF (2-2) @ LOU (0-3-1) - JUL 26 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
PRO (1-3) @ LI (2-2) - JUL 27 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
7-3 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
2nd
7-10 IND - TD DB Kelly Kirkland
3rd7-16 IND - TD WR David Burrows
14-16 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
17-16 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
17-19 IND - FG K Albert Carney
QB Duane Logan came through in the second half to help get the Victors their first win of the season, which came after HC Maurice Evanson gave him one last shot before getting Caldwell Higgins ready to go.
Logan would get David Burrows a touchdown and then would lead the game-winning drive in the 4th.
Kelly Kirkland also came up big with a pick-6 to get the Victors some more points.
RB Mallard-Whtie continued his strong start with a pair of touchdowns.
Louisville Thunder - 26, London Tigers - 26 - Thunder Stadium - July 19, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry
7-7 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
10-7 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
10-14 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
17-14 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp
17-15 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
3rd
23-15 LOU - TD LB Charlie Finster
23-18 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
23-25 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
26-25 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
26-26 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
The Thunder managed to pull off a shocking tie with the Tigers, they managed to get close to the win.
K Nathaniel King had a shot to win, but he would miss and the ball would just reach the back of the endzone giving them the single to tie the game.
LB Silas O’Brien would make his mark on the defence with a huge forced fumble which Charlie Finster would pick up and take the distance for the touchdown.
QB Leonidas Dumont would come through finally with a strong game throwing a touchdown and only 1 interception.
Ottawa Royals - 23, Boston Independents - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 19, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
10-0 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
10-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
10-10 BOS - TD WR Joseph Barry
10-13 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-13 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
20-13 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
20-20 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
23-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
The Royals and Independents duked it out on Saturday night which came down to the wire with the Royals sneaking away with a field goal to win it.
The Boston defence was strong in the first half despite letting the Royals score in the second quarter.
S Drew Porter grabbed a pick for the Independents and DB Uzzia Hayes would grab one for the Royals.
QB Jean Matieau was able to breakthrough in the final quarter to get the Royals to win.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 30, Long Island Raiders - 24 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 20, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-7 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
13-7 BUF - TD WR Daniel Irons
13-10 LI - FG Henderson Schumacher
3rd
13-17 LI - TD WR Robert Lang
4th
20-17 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
27-17 BUF - TD QB Angelo Medina
27-24 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
30-24 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
The 3rd quarter seemed to be the turning point in Long Island’s favour, but it ended up being their downfall when the Blue Wings would lose DB Lou Lake for the season.
Lake would bring in a pick and on the run back was hit in the head by TE Johnny Mantle IV who knocked him out completely, he would be stretchered off and the bad blood boiled over.
Buffalo would march back in a huge 4th quarter to win the game against the Raiders.
Worcester Athletics - 18, Providence Gold Stars - 11 - Worcester Stadium - July 20, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
2nd
7-7 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd
10-7 WOR - FG Tevoris Francis
10-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th
10-11 PRO - Single K Ira Foster
16-11 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
18-11 WOR - 2PT QB Gene Bishop
QB Gene Bishop played his best game so far in a win over the Gold Stars to improve to 3-1.
The Gold Stars' struggles continued with the offence unable to get far against the Athletics defence, and they still only managed 4 points in the second half.
DB Alexander Bradley would come down with a pick and it would set up the Worcester touchdown in the first quarter.
Injury Report
DB Lou Lake BUF - Season
OL Maxence Castex MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Varo Giovanni PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 2-1-1
Buffalo 2-2
Long Island 2-2
Indiana 1-3
Louisville 0-3-1
EAST
Ottawa 4-0
Boston 3-1
Worcester 3-1
Montreal 1-3
Providence 1-3
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston -
3 - Worcester +3
4 - Buffalo +1
5 - London -2
6 - Long Island -2
7 - Louisville +2
8 - Indiana +2
9 - Montreal -2
10 - Providence -2
Week 5 Games
MTL (1-3) @ BOS (3-1) - JUL 24 - 7 PM ET Thursday Night Football
WOR (3-1) @ LDN (2-1-1) - JUL 25 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
OTT (4-0) @ IND (1-3) - JUL 26 - 3 PM ET
BUF (2-2) @ LOU (0-3-1) - JUL 26 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
PRO (1-3) @ LI (2-2) - JUL 27 - 2 PM ET
1958 Week 5
Boston Independents - 34, Montreal Rouge - 10 - Richardson Stadium - July 24, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
17-0 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
24-0 BOS - TD WR Ronald Vernon
3rd
24-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
27-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
34-10 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
Both teams suffered several injuries on the league’s debut of Thursday night action.
Boston still managed to dominate on offence putting up 34 points in the win, with QB Nathaniel Braddock tossing 3 touchdowns.
The defence held Montreal to nothing for most of the game, LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble and a sack on a surprise blitz.
The Rouge would have a little offence out of the half but fizzled out in the 4th as they fall to 1-4.
London Tigers - 27, Worcester Athletics - 22 - Western Fair Stadium - July 25, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
7-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
7-9 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
10-9 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
10-12 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
10-19 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
13-19 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
13-22 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
20-22 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
27-22 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
It was a back and forth affair in London with Riley Kiernan proving his former team wrong with a pair of TD passes in the forth to come back and win.
The Athletics defence was able to get into Kiernan’s head earlier on with a pick from S Shawn Jensen and LB Scotty Williams which helped Devonshire get to the endzone twice.
QB Gene Bishop was not as strong throwing a pair of picks himself in the 4th trying to keep the Athletics in the lead.DB Ricardo Salvador and DB Amos King had the picks.
Indiana Victors - 16, Ottawa Royals - 32 - Victory Stadium - July 26, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
0-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
0-17 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
3-17 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3-24 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
6-24 IND - FG K Albert Carney
6-31 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
9-31 IND - FG K Albert Carney
9-32 OTT - Single K Maurice Lafayette
16-32 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
The Royals continued their reign of terror with a dominant win over the Victors.
QB Jean Matieau threw 3 touchdowns in the win with WR Mackenzie Jones bringing in two of them.
The defence kept the victors from the endzone until the final quarter when Brazeau broke through after the Victors put QB Caldwell Higgins III into the game.
DB Petr Westerburg brought in a pick, and DL Olaf Viktorsson and DL Robert Garrison knocked out the ball twice from the Victors’ grasp for a forced fumble each.
Louisville Thunder - 24, Buffalo Blue Wings - 16 - Thunder Stadium - July 26, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-3 LOU - TD WR Marty Jay
14-3 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp2
nd
14-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
14-9 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
17-9 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
24-9 LOU - TD RB Stavros Black
24-16 BUF - TD TE Johann Traeger
Louisville comes through with another strong performance and grabs their first win of the season.
QB Leonidas Dumont would pull through with a touchdown pass in the win and no interceptions.
Buffalo’s offence struggled against the Thunder defence and they could only grab field goals throughout the game.
LB Silas O’Brien continued to find his place in the Thunder defence with another forced fumble.
Long Island Raiders - 20, Providence Gold Stars - 0 - Long Island Stadium - July 27, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
13-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
20-0 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
4th
The Raiders' defence absolutely shut down the Gold Stars offence in this game.
Long Island forced 5 turnovers with LB Rusty McVee, LB Gene Bensen, and DL Tyrone Affalo getting a forced fumble, and then DB Slay Mitchell and DB Clinton Gates grabbing a pick each.
The Offence was pretty laid back with QB Lyle Painter tossing a touchdown and Dareion Fields scoring as well.
Providence is in full panic at this point with both HC Roy Aguirre and GM Virgil Gross gaining heavy criticism from the media and fans.
Injury Report
LB Marco Price BOS - 1 Week
DB Carson Scott BOS - Day-to-Day
TE Richard Stewart BOS - Day-to-Day
DL Benjamin Hart IND - 7 Weeks
DL Dexter Barbarcos MTL - Season
S Jumon Cobb MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Emiel Cole OTT - 4 Weeks
LB Harrison Bennett WOR - 4 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 267 Passing Yards
DEF: LB Rusty McVee LI - 1 Forced Fumble, 9 Tackles, 2 Plays Defended
Standings
WEST
London 3-1-1
Long Island 3-2
Buffalo 2-3
Louisville 1-3-1
Indiana 1-4
EAST
Ottawa 5-0
Boston 4-1
Worcester 3-2
Montreal 1-4
Providence 1-4
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston -
3 - London +2
4 - Worcester -1
5 - Long Island +1
6 - Buffalo -2
7 - Louisville -
8 - Indiana -
9 - Montreal -
10 - Providence -
Week 6 Games - RIVALRY WEEK
LI (3-2) @ WOR (3-2) - AUG. 1 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (4-1) @ PRO (1-4) - AUG. 2 - 1 PM ET
LOU (1-3-1) @ IND (1-4) - AUG. 2 - 3 PM ET
OTT (5-0) @ MTL (1-4) - AUG. 3 - 2 PM ET
LDN (3-1-1) @ BUF (2-3) - AUG. 3 - 5 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
17-0 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
24-0 BOS - TD WR Ronald Vernon
3rd
24-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
27-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
34-10 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
Both teams suffered several injuries on the league’s debut of Thursday night action.
Boston still managed to dominate on offence putting up 34 points in the win, with QB Nathaniel Braddock tossing 3 touchdowns.
The defence held Montreal to nothing for most of the game, LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble and a sack on a surprise blitz.
The Rouge would have a little offence out of the half but fizzled out in the 4th as they fall to 1-4.
London Tigers - 27, Worcester Athletics - 22 - Western Fair Stadium - July 25, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
7-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
7-9 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
10-9 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
10-12 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
10-19 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
13-19 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
13-22 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
20-22 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
27-22 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
It was a back and forth affair in London with Riley Kiernan proving his former team wrong with a pair of TD passes in the forth to come back and win.
The Athletics defence was able to get into Kiernan’s head earlier on with a pick from S Shawn Jensen and LB Scotty Williams which helped Devonshire get to the endzone twice.
QB Gene Bishop was not as strong throwing a pair of picks himself in the 4th trying to keep the Athletics in the lead.DB Ricardo Salvador and DB Amos King had the picks.
Indiana Victors - 16, Ottawa Royals - 32 - Victory Stadium - July 26, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
0-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
0-17 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
3-17 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3-24 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
6-24 IND - FG K Albert Carney
6-31 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
9-31 IND - FG K Albert Carney
9-32 OTT - Single K Maurice Lafayette
16-32 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
The Royals continued their reign of terror with a dominant win over the Victors.
QB Jean Matieau threw 3 touchdowns in the win with WR Mackenzie Jones bringing in two of them.
The defence kept the victors from the endzone until the final quarter when Brazeau broke through after the Victors put QB Caldwell Higgins III into the game.
DB Petr Westerburg brought in a pick, and DL Olaf Viktorsson and DL Robert Garrison knocked out the ball twice from the Victors’ grasp for a forced fumble each.
Louisville Thunder - 24, Buffalo Blue Wings - 16 - Thunder Stadium - July 26, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-3 LOU - TD WR Marty Jay
14-3 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp2
nd
14-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
14-9 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
17-9 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
24-9 LOU - TD RB Stavros Black
24-16 BUF - TD TE Johann Traeger
Louisville comes through with another strong performance and grabs their first win of the season.
QB Leonidas Dumont would pull through with a touchdown pass in the win and no interceptions.
Buffalo’s offence struggled against the Thunder defence and they could only grab field goals throughout the game.
LB Silas O’Brien continued to find his place in the Thunder defence with another forced fumble.
Long Island Raiders - 20, Providence Gold Stars - 0 - Long Island Stadium - July 27, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
13-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
20-0 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
4th
The Raiders' defence absolutely shut down the Gold Stars offence in this game.
Long Island forced 5 turnovers with LB Rusty McVee, LB Gene Bensen, and DL Tyrone Affalo getting a forced fumble, and then DB Slay Mitchell and DB Clinton Gates grabbing a pick each.
The Offence was pretty laid back with QB Lyle Painter tossing a touchdown and Dareion Fields scoring as well.
Providence is in full panic at this point with both HC Roy Aguirre and GM Virgil Gross gaining heavy criticism from the media and fans.
Injury Report
LB Marco Price BOS - 1 Week
DB Carson Scott BOS - Day-to-Day
TE Richard Stewart BOS - Day-to-Day
DL Benjamin Hart IND - 7 Weeks
DL Dexter Barbarcos MTL - Season
S Jumon Cobb MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Emiel Cole OTT - 4 Weeks
LB Harrison Bennett WOR - 4 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 3-1-1
Long Island 3-2
Buffalo 2-3
Louisville 1-3-1
Indiana 1-4
EAST
Ottawa 5-0
Boston 4-1
Worcester 3-2
Montreal 1-4
Providence 1-4
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston -
3 - London +2
4 - Worcester -1
5 - Long Island +1
6 - Buffalo -2
7 - Louisville -
8 - Indiana -
9 - Montreal -
10 - Providence -
Week 6 Games - RIVALRY WEEK
LI (3-2) @ WOR (3-2) - AUG. 1 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (4-1) @ PRO (1-4) - AUG. 2 - 1 PM ET
LOU (1-3-1) @ IND (1-4) - AUG. 2 - 3 PM ET
OTT (5-0) @ MTL (1-4) - AUG. 3 - 2 PM ET
LDN (3-1-1) @ BUF (2-3) - AUG. 3 - 5 PM ET
1958 Week 6
Changes in Providence
The Gold Stars continued to get consistent criticism throughout the week, and GM Virgil Gross was getting even more piled on by owner David Maxwell. Maxwell, following the loss to Worcester in week 4, went to Gross and told him he had to do something or it was his job. Over the next week, Gross was looking for trades or moves to make, but nothing was working. Following the 20-0 loss in Long Island, Gross would push but no real deals that Gross liked. With the fans mad and seeing a desperate move, he made the call to fire HC Roy Aguirre on Thursday, just two days before their game against Boston. OC Dean Parrish would be promoted to Interim Head Coach and QB Coach Ted McMahon would take over as Interim OC.
However, Maxwell did not see that as the move and ultimately fired Virgil the moment he came into the office on Friday morning. Maxwell will act as GM until he hires a replacement.
Worcester Athletics - 6, Long Island Raiders - 13 - Worcester Stadium - August 1, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
3rd
3-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
6-6 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
6-13 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
A defensive affair ended up coming down to a touchdown with Lyle Painter finding Darryl Duke for a TD to win the game
Both defences played strong games forcing many 2 and outs.
There were also only 2 turnovers with DL Vernon Spears (LI) punching it out of QB Gene Bishop’s hands and then LB Scotty Williams (WOR) taking it away from RB Dareion Fields’ grasp.
Providence Gold Stars - 28, Boston Independents - 17 - New Providence Stadium - August 2, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-0 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
14-7 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
21-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
21-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
28-10 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
28-17 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
Despite the shocking coaching decision, Providence’s offence broke loose to dominate the 4-1 Independents.
With Ted McMahon, who has been coaching O’Rourke since he entered the league, as the OC, O’Rourke would have his will with the offence which seemed to work for the team in this game; he ended up throwing 2 touchdowns and no interceptions for his best performance of the season.
QB Nathaniel Braddock showed a bit of his inexperience throwing 2 interceptions and completed 45% of his passes.
Indiana Victors - 17, Louisville Thunders - 16 - Victory Stadium - August 2, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
0-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
3-10 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3-13 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
10-13 IND - RTD RB Laurent Brazeau
4th
10-16 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
17-16 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Clifford Church
The Victors went with Caldwell Higgins III under centre in this one and came up with a come from behind win.
Louisville had a strong start, but QB Leonidas Dumont and WR Truman Harry would leave the game with injuries that dampened the offence.
QB Ollie Rogers did what he could, but he couldn’t finish any drives.
Higgins was able to march the Victors down at the end of the game to score the game-winning touchdowns.
Montreal Rouge - 7, Ottawa Royals - 42 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 3, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
2nd
0-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
0-21 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
3rd
7-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-28 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
7-35 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
7-42 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland
The Royals smacked the Rouge to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1955.
QB Jean Matieau had 3 passing touchdowns before eventually taking a seat in the final few drives of the game letting QB Brian Meadows take the reins.
The Rouge had nothing to stop the Royals on defence, and the fans were not a fan of the performance.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 20, London Tigers - 14 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 3, 1958 - 5 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
12-7 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
14-7 BUF - 2PT QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
17-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
17-14 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
20-14 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
Buffalo managed to pull off a huge win in the battle of the great lakes.
London’s offence struggled in the second half and Buffalo was able to hold them off to win via field goals.
The Tigers’ defence held strong on many drives forcing them to have to go for the field goals.
Buffalo’s defence was able to rise up and give Kiernan some pressure with DL Sean Bowen knocking the ball from Kiernan and forcing him to throw a pick to S Frazier Brooks.
Injury Report
LB Alan Young IND - Day-to-Day
OL Kazmir Smirnov LDN - Day-to-Day
DL Matis Baril LI - 1 Week
OL Moses Griffin LI - 2 Weeks
QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 2 Weeks
WR Truman Harry LOU - Day-to-Day
DB Victor Bean PRO - 1 Week
DB Paul Gregory PRO - 3 Weeks
DL Zakary Turbide PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 312 Passing Yards
DEF: S Frazier Brooks BUF - 1 Interception, 7 Tackles, 3 Plays Defended
Standings
WEST
Long Island 4-2
London 3-2-1
Buffalo 3-3
Indiana 2-4
Louisville 1-4-1
EAST
Ottawa 6-0
Boston 4-2
Worcester 3-3
Providence 2-4
Montreal 1-5
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island +3
3 - Worcester +1
4 - Boston -2
5 - London -2
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Providence +3
8 - Indiana -
9 - Louisville +1
10 - Montreal -1
Week 7 Games
IND (2-4) @ LI (4-2) - AUG. 8 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
PRO (2-4) @ OTT (6-0) - AUG. 9 - 3 PM ET
BOS (4-2) @ WOR (3-3) - AUG. 9 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (1-5) @ LOU (1-4-1) - AUG. 10 - 1 PM ET
BUF (3-3) @ LDN (3-2-1) - AUG. 10 - 4 PM ET
Changes in Providence
The Gold Stars continued to get consistent criticism throughout the week, and GM Virgil Gross was getting even more piled on by owner David Maxwell. Maxwell, following the loss to Worcester in week 4, went to Gross and told him he had to do something or it was his job. Over the next week, Gross was looking for trades or moves to make, but nothing was working. Following the 20-0 loss in Long Island, Gross would push but no real deals that Gross liked. With the fans mad and seeing a desperate move, he made the call to fire HC Roy Aguirre on Thursday, just two days before their game against Boston. OC Dean Parrish would be promoted to Interim Head Coach and QB Coach Ted McMahon would take over as Interim OC.
However, Maxwell did not see that as the move and ultimately fired Virgil the moment he came into the office on Friday morning. Maxwell will act as GM until he hires a replacement.
1st
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
3rd
3-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
6-6 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
6-13 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
A defensive affair ended up coming down to a touchdown with Lyle Painter finding Darryl Duke for a TD to win the game
Both defences played strong games forcing many 2 and outs.
There were also only 2 turnovers with DL Vernon Spears (LI) punching it out of QB Gene Bishop’s hands and then LB Scotty Williams (WOR) taking it away from RB Dareion Fields’ grasp.
Providence Gold Stars - 28, Boston Independents - 17 - New Providence Stadium - August 2, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-0 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
14-7 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
21-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
21-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
28-10 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
28-17 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
Despite the shocking coaching decision, Providence’s offence broke loose to dominate the 4-1 Independents.
With Ted McMahon, who has been coaching O’Rourke since he entered the league, as the OC, O’Rourke would have his will with the offence which seemed to work for the team in this game; he ended up throwing 2 touchdowns and no interceptions for his best performance of the season.
QB Nathaniel Braddock showed a bit of his inexperience throwing 2 interceptions and completed 45% of his passes.
Indiana Victors - 17, Louisville Thunders - 16 - Victory Stadium - August 2, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
0-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
3-10 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3-13 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
10-13 IND - RTD RB Laurent Brazeau
4th
10-16 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
17-16 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Clifford Church
The Victors went with Caldwell Higgins III under centre in this one and came up with a come from behind win.
Louisville had a strong start, but QB Leonidas Dumont and WR Truman Harry would leave the game with injuries that dampened the offence.
QB Ollie Rogers did what he could, but he couldn’t finish any drives.
Higgins was able to march the Victors down at the end of the game to score the game-winning touchdowns.
Montreal Rouge - 7, Ottawa Royals - 42 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 3, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
2nd
0-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
0-21 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
3rd
7-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-28 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
7-35 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
7-42 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland
The Royals smacked the Rouge to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1955.
QB Jean Matieau had 3 passing touchdowns before eventually taking a seat in the final few drives of the game letting QB Brian Meadows take the reins.
The Rouge had nothing to stop the Royals on defence, and the fans were not a fan of the performance.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 20, London Tigers - 14 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 3, 1958 - 5 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
12-7 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
14-7 BUF - 2PT QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
17-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
17-14 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
20-14 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
Buffalo managed to pull off a huge win in the battle of the great lakes.
London’s offence struggled in the second half and Buffalo was able to hold them off to win via field goals.
The Tigers’ defence held strong on many drives forcing them to have to go for the field goals.
Buffalo’s defence was able to rise up and give Kiernan some pressure with DL Sean Bowen knocking the ball from Kiernan and forcing him to throw a pick to S Frazier Brooks.
Injury Report
LB Alan Young IND - Day-to-Day
OL Kazmir Smirnov LDN - Day-to-Day
DL Matis Baril LI - 1 Week
OL Moses Griffin LI - 2 Weeks
QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 2 Weeks
WR Truman Harry LOU - Day-to-Day
DB Victor Bean PRO - 1 Week
DB Paul Gregory PRO - 3 Weeks
DL Zakary Turbide PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 4-2
London 3-2-1
Buffalo 3-3
Indiana 2-4
Louisville 1-4-1
EAST
Ottawa 6-0
Boston 4-2
Worcester 3-3
Providence 2-4
Montreal 1-5
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island +3
3 - Worcester +1
4 - Boston -2
5 - London -2
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Providence +3
8 - Indiana -
9 - Louisville +1
10 - Montreal -1
Week 7 Games
IND (2-4) @ LI (4-2) - AUG. 8 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
PRO (2-4) @ OTT (6-0) - AUG. 9 - 3 PM ET
BOS (4-2) @ WOR (3-3) - AUG. 9 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (1-5) @ LOU (1-4-1) - AUG. 10 - 1 PM ET
BUF (3-3) @ LDN (3-2-1) - AUG. 10 - 4 PM ET
1958 Week 7
*Forgot to mention yesterday that I have added the passing QB in the Passing touchdown information*
Long Island Raiders - 23, Indiana Victors - 3 - Long Island Stadium - August 8, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
6-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
13-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
3rd
13-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
20-3 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
23-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
The Raiders’ defence continued to dominate holding the Victors to only 3 points and keeping their points against to only 9 points in the last 3 games.
The Raiders’ D-line, led by DL Vernon Spears, put loads of pressure on QB Caldwell Higgins III which helped defend the pass without DB Slay Mitchell and DB Amyre Rouleau.
The Victors were back to struggling after a win last week against the Victors.
Ottawa Royals - 27, Providence Gold Stars - 14 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 9, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Ben Roland
2nd
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
14-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
21-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th
24-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
A back and forth first half was overlooked by a controlling second half from the Royals.
Ottawa’s defence ended the game on a strong note by stuffing the Gold Stars’ offence, while they would lose DB Mingan Oliver and S Lester Greer, but DB Henderson Durant and S Neari Charles would enter the game and hold off the passing attack from Providence.
WR Cedric Peterson scored in his first game in his hometown of Ottawa with his parents in the stands; a special moment for him.
The win would give the Royals a 7-0 record and their best start in team history.
*Ottawa clinches the first playoff spot
Worcester Athletics - 13, Boston Independents - 28 - Worcester Stadium - August 9, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
3-7 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
3rd
3-14 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
10-14 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
10-21 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
13-21 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis13-28 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
The Independents would start real hot, but following his touchdown, WR Ellis Lindholm would suffer a major injury that would take him out of the regular season.
However, QB Nathaniel Braddock showed his potential with a strong second half without his top WR, throwing a touchdown and getting in position for RB Eddie Thompson to grab a pair of TDs.
Rookie DB Patrick Lindsay had his first career interception for Boston, while LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble.
Worcester looked a bit flat against their regional rival with the defence struggling and QB Gene Bishop having a similar game to Braddock’s last week.
Louisville Thunder - 24, Montreal Rouge - 41 - Thunder Stadium - August 10, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-3 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
2nd
10-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
17-17 LOU - PTD QB Ollie Rogers -> WR Marty Jay
17-20 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
17-27 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
4th
24-27 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
24-34 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
24-41 MTL - DTD DB Quentin Xavier
The Rouge and Thunder went back and forth in a high-scoring battle with the Rouge running away at the end off of Eli Grant and Quentin Xavier’s touchdowns.
QB Stanislav Ovechkin had his best game with two passing TDs to finally break his drought.
Louisville wasn’t too bad in the game, putting up a strong performance, but fell short by the game’s end with Xavier picking off Rogers to seal the game.*Also marked the first time Montreal scored 40+ points since their first-ever NAAF game which was a 45-0 win over the Tigers.
London Tigers - 21, Buffalo Blue Wings - 19 - Western Fair Stadium - August 10, 1948 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-3 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
7-9 BUF - RTD QB Angelo Medina
14-9 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
3rd
15-9 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
15-16 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> RB Arthur Conner
4th
21-16 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
21-19 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
Another tight battle between the Tigers and Blue Wings would end with the Tigers inching out with a win.
RB Clifford Russell would come up big for the Tigers with a pair of touchdowns including the game-winner.
Buffalo fell just short, but unfortunately, they would lose DL Sean Bowen again with a 5-week injury which could put a big dent in their defence.
DB Jackson Miles would have a pick for the Tigers with DL Olympus Heights snagging a fumble off of Angelo Medina.
S Frazier Brooks would have another pick for the Blue Wings in another strong game for him.
*First time since 1952 the teams split their home and home; the last 5 years have had one or the other winning both games - series winners - Tigers (1954,1956), Blue Wings (1953,1955,1957)
Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 6 Weeks
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
DL Sean Bowen BUF - 5 Weeks
OL Edward Hodges IND - 1 Week
TE Paul McDowell LDN - 2 Weeks
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 2 Weeks
DB Slay Mitchell LI - 3 Weeks
DL Angus MacTavish LI - 6 Weeks
DB Mingan Oliver OTT - Day-to-Day
S Lester Greer OTT - 6 Weeks
DL Randy Benjamin PRO - Day-to-Day
OL Nazario Baldassare WOR - 4 Weeks
*Lots of major injuries as the Football Gods need their dues paid*
Players of the Week
OFF: RB Clifford Russell LDN - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 134 Rushing Yards
DEF: DB Quentin Xavier MTL - 2 Interceptions, 1 Touchdown, 6 Tackles, 2 Plays Defended
Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-2
London 4-2-1
Buffalo 3-4
Indiana 2-5
Louisville 1-5-1
EAST
Ottawa 7-0 -x
Boston 5-2
Worcester 3-4
Montreal 2-5
Providence 2-5
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - Boston +1
4 - London +1
5 - Worcester -2
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal +2
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 8 Games
LI (5-2) @ OTT (7-0) - AUG. 15 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LOU (1-5-1) @ BOS (5-2) - AUG. 16 - 3 PM ET
LDN (4-2-1) @ IND (2-5) - AUG. 16 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (2-5) @ BUF (3-4) - AUG. 17 - 1 PM ET
WOR (3-4) @ PRO (2-5) - AUG. 17 - 4 PM ET
Long Island Raiders - 23, Indiana Victors - 3 - Long Island Stadium - August 8, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
6-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
13-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
3rd
13-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
20-3 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
23-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
The Raiders’ defence continued to dominate holding the Victors to only 3 points and keeping their points against to only 9 points in the last 3 games.
The Raiders’ D-line, led by DL Vernon Spears, put loads of pressure on QB Caldwell Higgins III which helped defend the pass without DB Slay Mitchell and DB Amyre Rouleau.
The Victors were back to struggling after a win last week against the Victors.
Ottawa Royals - 27, Providence Gold Stars - 14 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 9, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Ben Roland
2nd
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
14-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
21-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th
24-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
A back and forth first half was overlooked by a controlling second half from the Royals.
Ottawa’s defence ended the game on a strong note by stuffing the Gold Stars’ offence, while they would lose DB Mingan Oliver and S Lester Greer, but DB Henderson Durant and S Neari Charles would enter the game and hold off the passing attack from Providence.
WR Cedric Peterson scored in his first game in his hometown of Ottawa with his parents in the stands; a special moment for him.
The win would give the Royals a 7-0 record and their best start in team history.
*Ottawa clinches the first playoff spot
Worcester Athletics - 13, Boston Independents - 28 - Worcester Stadium - August 9, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
3-7 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
3rd
3-14 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
10-14 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
10-21 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
13-21 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis13-28 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
The Independents would start real hot, but following his touchdown, WR Ellis Lindholm would suffer a major injury that would take him out of the regular season.
However, QB Nathaniel Braddock showed his potential with a strong second half without his top WR, throwing a touchdown and getting in position for RB Eddie Thompson to grab a pair of TDs.
Rookie DB Patrick Lindsay had his first career interception for Boston, while LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble.
Worcester looked a bit flat against their regional rival with the defence struggling and QB Gene Bishop having a similar game to Braddock’s last week.
Louisville Thunder - 24, Montreal Rouge - 41 - Thunder Stadium - August 10, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-3 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
2nd
10-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
17-17 LOU - PTD QB Ollie Rogers -> WR Marty Jay
17-20 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
17-27 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
4th
24-27 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
24-34 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
24-41 MTL - DTD DB Quentin Xavier
The Rouge and Thunder went back and forth in a high-scoring battle with the Rouge running away at the end off of Eli Grant and Quentin Xavier’s touchdowns.
QB Stanislav Ovechkin had his best game with two passing TDs to finally break his drought.
Louisville wasn’t too bad in the game, putting up a strong performance, but fell short by the game’s end with Xavier picking off Rogers to seal the game.*Also marked the first time Montreal scored 40+ points since their first-ever NAAF game which was a 45-0 win over the Tigers.
London Tigers - 21, Buffalo Blue Wings - 19 - Western Fair Stadium - August 10, 1948 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-3 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
7-9 BUF - RTD QB Angelo Medina
14-9 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
3rd
15-9 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
15-16 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> RB Arthur Conner
4th
21-16 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
21-19 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
Another tight battle between the Tigers and Blue Wings would end with the Tigers inching out with a win.
RB Clifford Russell would come up big for the Tigers with a pair of touchdowns including the game-winner.
Buffalo fell just short, but unfortunately, they would lose DL Sean Bowen again with a 5-week injury which could put a big dent in their defence.
DB Jackson Miles would have a pick for the Tigers with DL Olympus Heights snagging a fumble off of Angelo Medina.
S Frazier Brooks would have another pick for the Blue Wings in another strong game for him.
*First time since 1952 the teams split their home and home; the last 5 years have had one or the other winning both games - series winners - Tigers (1954,1956), Blue Wings (1953,1955,1957)
Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 6 Weeks
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
DL Sean Bowen BUF - 5 Weeks
OL Edward Hodges IND - 1 Week
TE Paul McDowell LDN - 2 Weeks
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 2 Weeks
DB Slay Mitchell LI - 3 Weeks
DL Angus MacTavish LI - 6 Weeks
DB Mingan Oliver OTT - Day-to-Day
S Lester Greer OTT - 6 Weeks
DL Randy Benjamin PRO - Day-to-Day
OL Nazario Baldassare WOR - 4 Weeks
*Lots of major injuries as the Football Gods need their dues paid*
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-2
London 4-2-1
Buffalo 3-4
Indiana 2-5
Louisville 1-5-1
EAST
Ottawa 7-0 -x
Boston 5-2
Worcester 3-4
Montreal 2-5
Providence 2-5
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - Boston +1
4 - London +1
5 - Worcester -2
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal +2
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana -
Week 8 Games
LI (5-2) @ OTT (7-0) - AUG. 15 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LOU (1-5-1) @ BOS (5-2) - AUG. 16 - 3 PM ET
LDN (4-2-1) @ IND (2-5) - AUG. 16 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (2-5) @ BUF (3-4) - AUG. 17 - 1 PM ET
WOR (3-4) @ PRO (2-5) - AUG. 17 - 4 PM ET
1958 Week 8
Providence Brings in New GM
Two weeks after the firing of Virgil Gross, the Gold Stars would name Allen Hutchinson as the new general manager. Hutchinson had been in the lower levels of the team’s front office, but owner David Maxwell got along much better with Hutchinson and believes that he will do the best for the team moving forward.
Ottawa Royals - 24, Long Island Raiders - 17 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 15, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
7-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
3rd
10-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-17 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
17-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
24-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
The Raiders rode to a 4th quarter lead on the legs of rookie RB Dareion Fields, but they would not be able to stop QB Jean Matieau with an injury-riddled secondary and would fall behind and lose.
The Royals keep their win streak alive with Matieau tossing 3 touchdowns.
Long Island’s defence was still strong in shutting down RB Alexei Volkov, with LB Elijah Goldwater forcing a fumble on the running back.
Boston Independents - 13, Louisville Thunder - 0 - Richardson Stadium - August 16, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
2nd
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
A defensive win for the Independents as they shutout the Thunder en route to a 13-0 win.
LB Brent Harper grabbed two forced fumbles, S Drew Porter would also reel in a pick.
Louisville had nothing for the Independents despite the defence putting on a strong performance for themselves.
Indiana Victors - 23, London Tigers - 20 - Victory Stadium - August 16, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 IND - FG K Albert Carney
10-0 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
2nd
10-3 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
17-3 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR David Burrows
17-6 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
20-6 IND - FG K Albert Carney
20-13 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
23-13 IND - FG K Albert Carney
23-20 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
The Victors held off the Tigers’ comeback in a shocking win at home.
The offence started off well with a pair of TDs in the first half and the defence coming up with big turnovers.
DB Ollie Guy and S Carl Dawson had interceptions with LB Roland Hensley and DL William Sanderson grabbing a forced fumble each.
Kiernan was able to lead the Tigers in a comeback effort, but he was notably frustrated with the play calling from OC Clyde Wall.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 36, Montreal Rouge - 26 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 17, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
9-0 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
9-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
9-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
15-10 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
15-16 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
15-18 MTL - 2PT RB Scott Mallard-White
22-18 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
22-19 MTL - Single K Arthur Kettinger
4th
22-26 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
29-26 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
36-26 BUF - KRTD RB Eric Sydney
Buffalo and Montreal battled in an offensive battle with the Blue Wings walking away with a kick return touchdown off of a missed field goal to seal it.
RB Arthur Conner looked like his old self with a 3 touchdown performance, while the younger Scott Mallard-White had a pair of his own.
The defence was really lacking in the showdown with only one turnover with QB Angelo Medina throwing a pick to DB Jontray Cox.
Providence Gold Stars - 21, Worcester Athletics - 20 - New Providence Stadium - August 17, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Clyde McIntosh
0-14 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
0-17 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
7-17 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd
7-20 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
4th
14-20 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Peter Brooks
21-20 PRO - RTD QB Connor O’Rourke
Connor O’Rourke mounted a 4th quarter comeback on his own to keep the Gold Stars in the hunt for the playoffs.
He surprisingly took off out of the pocket and ran in the touchdown to win it, which was not a common thing for the QB.
Worcester looked good right until the 4th quarter started when everything fell apart.
Gene Bishop would look to get the Athletics back in front, but he would throw an interception to DB Lee Wolfe which would seal the game.
Injury Report
WR Paul Franklin BOS - Day-to-Day
DB Patrick Lindsay BOS - Day-to-Day
LB Sebastian Andrews MTL - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Connor O’Rourke PRO - 2 Passing Touchdowns, 321 Passing Yards, 1 Rushing Touchdown, 12 Rushing Yards
DEF: LB Brent Harper BOS - 2 Forced Fumbles, 12 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-3
London 4-3-1
Buffalo 4-4
Indiana 3-5
Louisville 1-6-1
EAST
Ottawa 8-0 -x
Boston 6-2
Worcester 3-5
Providence 3-5
Montreal 2-6
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - Boston -
4 - Buffalo +2
5 - London -1
6 - Providence +1
7 - Worcester -2
8 - Indiana +2
9 - Montreal -1
10 - Louisville -1
Week 9 Games
IND (3-5) @ LOU (1-6-1) - AUG. 21 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
BUF (4-4) @ LI (5-3) - AUG. 22 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
OTT (8-0) @ WOR (3-5) - AUG. 23 - 1 PM ET
LDN (4-3-1) @ MTL (2-6) - AUG. 23 - 4 PM ET
PRO (3-5) @ BOS (6-2) - AUG. 24 - 2 PM ET
*BOS clinches playoff with win
Providence Brings in New GM
Two weeks after the firing of Virgil Gross, the Gold Stars would name Allen Hutchinson as the new general manager. Hutchinson had been in the lower levels of the team’s front office, but owner David Maxwell got along much better with Hutchinson and believes that he will do the best for the team moving forward.
1st
7-0 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
7-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
3rd
10-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-17 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
17-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
24-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
The Raiders rode to a 4th quarter lead on the legs of rookie RB Dareion Fields, but they would not be able to stop QB Jean Matieau with an injury-riddled secondary and would fall behind and lose.
The Royals keep their win streak alive with Matieau tossing 3 touchdowns.
Long Island’s defence was still strong in shutting down RB Alexei Volkov, with LB Elijah Goldwater forcing a fumble on the running back.
Boston Independents - 13, Louisville Thunder - 0 - Richardson Stadium - August 16, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
2nd
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
A defensive win for the Independents as they shutout the Thunder en route to a 13-0 win.
LB Brent Harper grabbed two forced fumbles, S Drew Porter would also reel in a pick.
Louisville had nothing for the Independents despite the defence putting on a strong performance for themselves.
Indiana Victors - 23, London Tigers - 20 - Victory Stadium - August 16, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 IND - FG K Albert Carney
10-0 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
2nd
10-3 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
17-3 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR David Burrows
17-6 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
20-6 IND - FG K Albert Carney
20-13 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
23-13 IND - FG K Albert Carney
23-20 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
The Victors held off the Tigers’ comeback in a shocking win at home.
The offence started off well with a pair of TDs in the first half and the defence coming up with big turnovers.
DB Ollie Guy and S Carl Dawson had interceptions with LB Roland Hensley and DL William Sanderson grabbing a forced fumble each.
Kiernan was able to lead the Tigers in a comeback effort, but he was notably frustrated with the play calling from OC Clyde Wall.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 36, Montreal Rouge - 26 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 17, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
9-0 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
9-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
9-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
15-10 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
15-16 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
15-18 MTL - 2PT RB Scott Mallard-White
22-18 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
22-19 MTL - Single K Arthur Kettinger
4th
22-26 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
29-26 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
36-26 BUF - KRTD RB Eric Sydney
Buffalo and Montreal battled in an offensive battle with the Blue Wings walking away with a kick return touchdown off of a missed field goal to seal it.
RB Arthur Conner looked like his old self with a 3 touchdown performance, while the younger Scott Mallard-White had a pair of his own.
The defence was really lacking in the showdown with only one turnover with QB Angelo Medina throwing a pick to DB Jontray Cox.
Providence Gold Stars - 21, Worcester Athletics - 20 - New Providence Stadium - August 17, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Clyde McIntosh
0-14 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
0-17 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
7-17 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd
7-20 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
4th
14-20 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Peter Brooks
21-20 PRO - RTD QB Connor O’Rourke
Connor O’Rourke mounted a 4th quarter comeback on his own to keep the Gold Stars in the hunt for the playoffs.
He surprisingly took off out of the pocket and ran in the touchdown to win it, which was not a common thing for the QB.
Worcester looked good right until the 4th quarter started when everything fell apart.
Gene Bishop would look to get the Athletics back in front, but he would throw an interception to DB Lee Wolfe which would seal the game.
Injury Report
WR Paul Franklin BOS - Day-to-Day
DB Patrick Lindsay BOS - Day-to-Day
LB Sebastian Andrews MTL - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-3
London 4-3-1
Buffalo 4-4
Indiana 3-5
Louisville 1-6-1
EAST
Ottawa 8-0 -x
Boston 6-2
Worcester 3-5
Providence 3-5
Montreal 2-6
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - Boston -
4 - Buffalo +2
5 - London -1
6 - Providence +1
7 - Worcester -2
8 - Indiana +2
9 - Montreal -1
10 - Louisville -1
Week 9 Games
IND (3-5) @ LOU (1-6-1) - AUG. 21 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
BUF (4-4) @ LI (5-3) - AUG. 22 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
OTT (8-0) @ WOR (3-5) - AUG. 23 - 1 PM ET
LDN (4-3-1) @ MTL (2-6) - AUG. 23 - 4 PM ET
PRO (3-5) @ BOS (6-2) - AUG. 24 - 2 PM ET
*BOS clinches playoff with win
1958 Week 9
Tigers Make Surprise Late Season Coaching Change
The news just a few weeks ago was the Gold Stars firing HC Roy Aguirre after just over two years with the team. Well the week following the firing, Aguirre was reportedly in London for their rematch against the Blue Wings. GM Joseph Johnson had always wanted Aguirre to be the team’s head coach but had stuck with Lewis Gallegos which ultimately landed Aguirre in Providence. That left former Tiger DB Clifford Jacobson in charge of the team. Jacobson was not exactly feeling comfortable in the position, as he felt more confident focusing on the defence. The confidence was not helped after falling to 4-8 last season despite a 3-1 start. With that, the Tigers made the surprise move to hire Aguirre as the team’s head coach. Jacobson would be moved back to Defensive Coordinator.
Offensive Coordinator Clyde Wall would get the boot after a visible conflict with QB Riley Kiernan and a rough performance against the Victors. Wall was going to the extent of potentially starting Christian Stewart over Kiernan in this week's game, but even Stewart thought Kiernan deserved to be starting based on the season he was having. As for DC Ben McMillan, he would be moved to Offensive Coordinator, however, it seems to be more of a placeholder role with McMillan handling more of the player interactions on the sideline, while Aguirre will call the shots on offence. Despite being a DC, McMillan has been both a WR and DB coach in his past so he certainly has the knowledge to help all around.
TRADE ALERT
The Royals looked to fill some needs heading into the final stretch of the season. GM Jon Weal looked to his HC Joseph Curry as well as QB Jean Matieau on players they liked. Ultimately they wanted to bring back a longtime Royal in OL Aaron Spears. Louisville was very much interested in moving their captain as he was getting on the older side, but they would want a solid piece coming back. In the end, the Royals would give up 2nd year WR Ben Roland who hasn’t fit too well behind WR Chester Bennett and WR Mackenzie Jones. Roland might be better suited to compete for a #1 spot with Marty Jay in the Louisville offence. Of course, the Royals wouldn’t give up the former 1st round pick without filling his spot hence WR Truman Harry coming back the other way. Harry has been solid for the Thunder and has made a name for himself, which grabbed the attention of the Royals. The Thunder would also pick up the Royals’ 3rd round pick in the move to compensate for the loss of two solid players, but with Louisville at the+ bottom of the standings, grabbing future assets seems like the smart thing to do.
Also, QB Leonidas Dumont, who returns to the lineup this week, will have an “A” added to his jersey and will serve as an assistant captain with DB Jesse Scott and K Thomas McFadden.
Tigers Make Surprise Late Season Coaching Change
The news just a few weeks ago was the Gold Stars firing HC Roy Aguirre after just over two years with the team. Well the week following the firing, Aguirre was reportedly in London for their rematch against the Blue Wings. GM Joseph Johnson had always wanted Aguirre to be the team’s head coach but had stuck with Lewis Gallegos which ultimately landed Aguirre in Providence. That left former Tiger DB Clifford Jacobson in charge of the team. Jacobson was not exactly feeling comfortable in the position, as he felt more confident focusing on the defence. The confidence was not helped after falling to 4-8 last season despite a 3-1 start. With that, the Tigers made the surprise move to hire Aguirre as the team’s head coach. Jacobson would be moved back to Defensive Coordinator.
Offensive Coordinator Clyde Wall would get the boot after a visible conflict with QB Riley Kiernan and a rough performance against the Victors. Wall was going to the extent of potentially starting Christian Stewart over Kiernan in this week's game, but even Stewart thought Kiernan deserved to be starting based on the season he was having. As for DC Ben McMillan, he would be moved to Offensive Coordinator, however, it seems to be more of a placeholder role with McMillan handling more of the player interactions on the sideline, while Aguirre will call the shots on offence. Despite being a DC, McMillan has been both a WR and DB coach in his past so he certainly has the knowledge to help all around.
TRADE ALERT
The Royals looked to fill some needs heading into the final stretch of the season. GM Jon Weal looked to his HC Joseph Curry as well as QB Jean Matieau on players they liked. Ultimately they wanted to bring back a longtime Royal in OL Aaron Spears. Louisville was very much interested in moving their captain as he was getting on the older side, but they would want a solid piece coming back. In the end, the Royals would give up 2nd year WR Ben Roland who hasn’t fit too well behind WR Chester Bennett and WR Mackenzie Jones. Roland might be better suited to compete for a #1 spot with Marty Jay in the Louisville offence. Of course, the Royals wouldn’t give up the former 1st round pick without filling his spot hence WR Truman Harry coming back the other way. Harry has been solid for the Thunder and has made a name for himself, which grabbed the attention of the Royals. The Thunder would also pick up the Royals’ 3rd round pick in the move to compensate for the loss of two solid players, but with Louisville at the+ bottom of the standings, grabbing future assets seems like the smart thing to do.
Also, QB Leonidas Dumont, who returns to the lineup this week, will have an “A” added to his jersey and will serve as an assistant captain with DB Jesse Scott and K Thomas McFadden.
1st
0-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
2nd
7-3 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
7-10 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
10-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
13-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
13-17 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
13-20 IND - FG K Albert Carney
19-20 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Thomas Oezescki
Louisville would gamble for the win going for two instead of kicking the extra point, unfortunately, Dumont’s pass would fall incomplete in TE Christopher Gist’s hands.
Indiana sneaks away with another win as they are sticking in the fight for the playoffs despite their weaker squad.
Rookie RB Rodney Clark, who has missed a lot of the early season, was able to show his abilities since returning to the lineup.
Long Island Raiders - 16, Buffalo Blue Wings - 3 - Long Island Stadium - August 22, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
10-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
3rd
10-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
16-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
After the Royals foiled the Raiders’ defence last week, Long Island was able to get right back to their game holding the Blue Wings to only 3 points.
Lyle Painter tossed a long TD to Robert Lang as the main excitement in the game, the rest of the game ended up being super defensive again.LB Rusty McVee and DL Tyrone Affalo had a forced fumble and S Johan Eckhart had a pick as well.
Worcester Athletics - 18, Ottawa Royals - 31 - Worcester Stadium - August 23, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
10-7 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
10-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
10-21 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
16-21 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
18-21 WOR - 2PT QB Gene Bishop -> WR Marqués Gardner
4th
18-28 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
18-31 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
Jean Matieau was able to pick apart the Athletics secondary especially behind Alexander Bradley where it is very weak; Truman Harry proved to be a big help with the top two receivers being covered well by Bradley and S Shawn Jensen.
Worcester RB Marcus Devonshire had a better game than most he’s had this season, but his two touchdowns were nowhere near enough against the Royals.
Royals join the '56 Athletics and '51 Rouge as the only teams to be unbeaten after 9 games.
Montreal Rouge - 10, London Tigers - 27 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 23, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
3-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
3-14 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
10-14 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
10-17 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
10-20 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
10-27 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
The Tigers came through with a strong performance to get back on the winning side.
Aguirre was still using plays from Wall’s playbook but sprinkled in some plays from his short stint in Providence and from his previous tenure with the Tigers.
Kiernan thrived with the offence and had a pair of TDs in the win.
Montreal still struggled a lot as their playoff hopes begin to fade further.
Boston Independents - 13, Providence Gold Stars - 20 - Richardson Stadium - August 24, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
2nd
6-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
6-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
13-10 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
4th
13-13 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
13-20 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
The Gold Stars fight to win the season series against Boston pushing themselves back into a playoff spot despite their rough start.
Connor O’Rourke has been a true leader in the last few weeks which have helped the team go 3-1 since the firing of HC Roy Aguirre.
The Independents missed having WR Ellis Lindholm out there, as Braddock was unable to get Boston back down the field near the end of the game.
Injury Report
LB Silas O’Brien LOU - 3 Weeks
DL Charles Hoover OTT - Day-to-Day
DL Alexander Miller WOR - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 6-3
London 5-3-1
Buffalo 4-5
Indiana 4-5
Louisville 1-7-1
EAST
Ottawa 9-0 x
Boston 6-3
Providence 4-5
Worcester 3-6
Montreal 2-7
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London +2
4 - Boston -1
5 - Buffalo -1
6 - Providence -
7 - Indiana +1
8 - Worcester -1
9 - Montreal -
10 - Louisville -
Week 10 Games
LI (6-3) @ LDN (5-3-1) - AUG. 30 - 3 PM ET
*LI clinches playoff spot with Win + IND Loss*
OTT (9-0) @ BOS (6-3) - AUG. 30 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
*OTT clinches East Division with Win or Tie
*BOS clinches playoff spot with Win or IND Loss + BUF Loss
MTL (2-7) @ WOR (3-6) - AUG. 31 - 2 PM ET
LOU (1-7-1) @ BUF (4-5) - SEP. 1 - 1 PM ET - Labour Day Game
PRO (4-5) @ IND (4-5) - SEP. 1 - 4 PM ET - Labour Day Game
1958 Week 10
TRADE ALERT
The Raiders looked to fix up their secondary depth by adding DB Paul Gregory from the Gold Stars. With Slay Mitchell still out for another week, Gregory, who is himself returning from injury, will slot in to fill the final DB spot for their game against the Tigers. The Gold Stars picked up a 4th round pick in return for the 33-year-old, which replaces their lost 4th rounder from trade with Ottawa in the offseason.
London Tigers - 10, Long Island Raiders - 20 - Western Fair Stadium - August 30, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
0-14 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3-14 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
3-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-17 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
10-20 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
The Raiders came out with a strong defensive performance again holding the Tigers to 10 points.
The Tigers had a late push to get back into the game, but unfortunately, the Raiders held strong and prevented the Tigers from getting into the endzone.
DB Clinton Gates pulled in an interception for the Raiders while LB Gene Bensen came away with a forced fumble.
LB Wilson Rockwood-Barnes would come away with a forced fumble for the Tigers.
Boston Independents - 14, Ottawa Royals - 25 - Richardson Stadium - August 30, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
2nd
14-0 BOS - DTD LB Konrad Aust
14-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
14-9 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
14-11 OTT - 2PT RB Alexei Volkov
14-18 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
14-25 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
The Independents came out with a superb first-half keeping the Royals to only 3 points.
LB Konrad Aust would take back a forced fumble for a touchdown to make it 14-0 in the second quarter.
However, the Royals were able to make the adjustments during the break to put up 25 unanswered and become the first team to become 10-0 and have now clinched the East Division.
Worcester Athletics - 24, Montreal Rouge - 28 - Worcester Stadium - August 31, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-7 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Darek Cross
2nd
14-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
14-14 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
3rd
14-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
21-21 WOR - PTD QB Andrew Glover -> WR Christian Venegas
4th
24-21 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
24-28 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> RB Scott Mallard-White
Worcester made a switch at QB after dropping 5 straight games, taking out QB Gene Bishop for QB Andrew Glover.
Glover was able to get some offence going with major help from RB Marcus Devonshire, but they would come up short with QB Stanislav Ovechkin having his best game since joining the Rouge.
The Rouge would score on their final drive with Mallard-White breaking through on a short toss underneath.
Ovechkin would toss 3 touchdowns in the win to give Montreal their 3rd win of the season for the first time since 1954 and keep them in the hunt for the playoffs.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 26, Louisville Thunder - 24 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 1, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
7-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
7-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
10-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
10-12 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
3rd
13-12 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-18 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
4th
16-18 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
23-18 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
23-24 LOU - RTD QB Leonidas Dumont
26-24 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
A close battle between the Blue Wings and Thunder ended with QB Angelo Medina leading the Blue Wings back to field goal range in the final 40 seconds.
Louisville continues to come up just short as Leonidas Dumont continues to show his improvements as the season has gone on.
DB Jayden Mills was able to bring in a pick for the Thunder while S Frazier Brooks grabbed a pick for the Blue Wings.
Indiana Victors - 11, Providence Gold Stars - 27 - Victory Stadium - September 1, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
2nd
0-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Peter Brooks
7-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
7-14 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
8-14 IND - Single K Albert Carney
8-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th
8-24 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
11-24 IND - FG K Albert Carney
11-27 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
The Gold Stars continue their hot streak with another win on the road to pull within one win of the Independents in the East Division.
Connor O’Rourke continued his hot pace throwing another pair of TDs in the win while Johnnie Stafford also broke into the endzone.
DB Lee Wolfe also came away with a huge pick in the first half to set up their field goal before the end of the 3rd.
Indiana finally showed its cracks in this one as they drop their first since Week 7.
*Boston and Long Island clinch playoff spots with Indiana’s loss to Providence
Injury Report
OL Randy McFadden BOS - 1 Week
RB Eddie Thompson BOS - Day-to-Day
WR Toni Radovanoic BUF - Day-to-Day
WR Marty Jay LOU - 2 Weeks
S Johnny Berger LOU - Day-to-Day
TE Paul McDowell LDN - 1 Week
DB Jontray Cox MTL - Day-to-Day
S Jumon Cobb MTL - 1 Week
OL Aaron Spears OTT - 1 Week
OL Bernard Gide PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Stanislav Ovechkin MTL - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 214 Passing Yards
DEF: LB Gene Bensen LI - 1 Forced Fumble, 8 Tackles, 1 Play Defended
Standings
WEST
Long Island 7-3 -x
London 5-4-1
Buffalo 5-5
Indiana 4-6
Louisville 1-8-1
EAST
Ottawa 10-0 -y
Boston 6-4 -x
Providence 5-5
Montreal 3-7
Worcester 3-7
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London -
4 - Providence +2
5 - Boston -1
6 - Buffalo -1
7 - Indiana -
8 - Montreal +1
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Louisville -
Week 11 Games
LDN (5-4-1) @ OTT (10-0) - SEP. 5 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
*LDN clinches a playoff spot with a Win or IND Loss
BOS (6-4) @ LI (7-3) - SEP. 6 - 1 PM ET
*BOS clinches home playoff game with Win + PRO Loss
*LI clinches East Division with Win or LDN loss
MTL (3-7) @ PRO (5-5) - SEP. 6 - 4 PM ET
*PRO clinches playoff spot with Win
IND (4-6) @ BUF (5-5) - SEP. 7 - 1 PM ET
*BUF clinches playoff spot with Win
WOR (3-7) @ LOU (1-8-1) - SEP. 7 - 4 PM ET
TRADE ALERT
The Raiders looked to fix up their secondary depth by adding DB Paul Gregory from the Gold Stars. With Slay Mitchell still out for another week, Gregory, who is himself returning from injury, will slot in to fill the final DB spot for their game against the Tigers. The Gold Stars picked up a 4th round pick in return for the 33-year-old, which replaces their lost 4th rounder from trade with Ottawa in the offseason.
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
0-14 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3-14 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
3-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-17 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
10-20 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
The Raiders came out with a strong defensive performance again holding the Tigers to 10 points.
The Tigers had a late push to get back into the game, but unfortunately, the Raiders held strong and prevented the Tigers from getting into the endzone.
DB Clinton Gates pulled in an interception for the Raiders while LB Gene Bensen came away with a forced fumble.
LB Wilson Rockwood-Barnes would come away with a forced fumble for the Tigers.
Boston Independents - 14, Ottawa Royals - 25 - Richardson Stadium - August 30, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
2nd
14-0 BOS - DTD LB Konrad Aust
14-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
14-9 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
14-11 OTT - 2PT RB Alexei Volkov
14-18 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
14-25 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
The Independents came out with a superb first-half keeping the Royals to only 3 points.
LB Konrad Aust would take back a forced fumble for a touchdown to make it 14-0 in the second quarter.
However, the Royals were able to make the adjustments during the break to put up 25 unanswered and become the first team to become 10-0 and have now clinched the East Division.
Worcester Athletics - 24, Montreal Rouge - 28 - Worcester Stadium - August 31, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-7 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Darek Cross
2nd
14-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
14-14 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
3rd
14-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
21-21 WOR - PTD QB Andrew Glover -> WR Christian Venegas
4th
24-21 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
24-28 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> RB Scott Mallard-White
Worcester made a switch at QB after dropping 5 straight games, taking out QB Gene Bishop for QB Andrew Glover.
Glover was able to get some offence going with major help from RB Marcus Devonshire, but they would come up short with QB Stanislav Ovechkin having his best game since joining the Rouge.
The Rouge would score on their final drive with Mallard-White breaking through on a short toss underneath.
Ovechkin would toss 3 touchdowns in the win to give Montreal their 3rd win of the season for the first time since 1954 and keep them in the hunt for the playoffs.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 26, Louisville Thunder - 24 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 1, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
7-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
7-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
10-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
10-12 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
3rd
13-12 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-18 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
4th
16-18 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
23-18 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
23-24 LOU - RTD QB Leonidas Dumont
26-24 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
A close battle between the Blue Wings and Thunder ended with QB Angelo Medina leading the Blue Wings back to field goal range in the final 40 seconds.
Louisville continues to come up just short as Leonidas Dumont continues to show his improvements as the season has gone on.
DB Jayden Mills was able to bring in a pick for the Thunder while S Frazier Brooks grabbed a pick for the Blue Wings.
Indiana Victors - 11, Providence Gold Stars - 27 - Victory Stadium - September 1, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
2nd
0-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Peter Brooks
7-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
7-14 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
8-14 IND - Single K Albert Carney
8-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th
8-24 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
11-24 IND - FG K Albert Carney
11-27 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
The Gold Stars continue their hot streak with another win on the road to pull within one win of the Independents in the East Division.
Connor O’Rourke continued his hot pace throwing another pair of TDs in the win while Johnnie Stafford also broke into the endzone.
DB Lee Wolfe also came away with a huge pick in the first half to set up their field goal before the end of the 3rd.
Indiana finally showed its cracks in this one as they drop their first since Week 7.
*Boston and Long Island clinch playoff spots with Indiana’s loss to Providence
Injury Report
OL Randy McFadden BOS - 1 Week
RB Eddie Thompson BOS - Day-to-Day
WR Toni Radovanoic BUF - Day-to-Day
WR Marty Jay LOU - 2 Weeks
S Johnny Berger LOU - Day-to-Day
TE Paul McDowell LDN - 1 Week
DB Jontray Cox MTL - Day-to-Day
S Jumon Cobb MTL - 1 Week
OL Aaron Spears OTT - 1 Week
OL Bernard Gide PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 7-3 -x
London 5-4-1
Buffalo 5-5
Indiana 4-6
Louisville 1-8-1
EAST
Ottawa 10-0 -y
Boston 6-4 -x
Providence 5-5
Montreal 3-7
Worcester 3-7
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London -
4 - Providence +2
5 - Boston -1
6 - Buffalo -1
7 - Indiana -
8 - Montreal +1
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Louisville -
Week 11 Games
LDN (5-4-1) @ OTT (10-0) - SEP. 5 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
*LDN clinches a playoff spot with a Win or IND Loss
BOS (6-4) @ LI (7-3) - SEP. 6 - 1 PM ET
*BOS clinches home playoff game with Win + PRO Loss
*LI clinches East Division with Win or LDN loss
MTL (3-7) @ PRO (5-5) - SEP. 6 - 4 PM ET
*PRO clinches playoff spot with Win
IND (4-6) @ BUF (5-5) - SEP. 7 - 1 PM ET
*BUF clinches playoff spot with Win
WOR (3-7) @ LOU (1-8-1) - SEP. 7 - 4 PM ET
1958 Week 11
Ottawa Royals - 34, London Tigers - 31 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 5, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
7-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
14-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
14-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King17-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
17-17 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
20-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
20-24 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
27-24 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
27-31 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
34-31 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
The final quarter between the Royals and Tigers was full of fireworks with both teams trading touchdowns right down to the wire.
Matieau would get the last laugh tossing his second of the game to Mackenzie Jones.
Kiernan was close but ultimately the Royals would stop their last-ditch effort and the Tigers would fall short.
The defence had their moments with DB Mingan Oliver grabbing a pick for the Royals and then S Neil Graham picking off Matieau in a rare mistake.
Long Island Raiders - 7, Boston Independents - 17 - Long Island Stadium - September 6, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
7-3 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
7-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Joseph Barry
3rd
4th
7-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
Despite the Raiders' recent defensive success, the Independents’ defence was able to come through with a better performance.
Braddock was able to get the offence going against the Raider defence finding the endzone through the air for the first time since Lindholm went down in week 7.
LB Brent Harper came through with a forced fumble, while LB Konrad Aust grabbed a pick.
Providence Gold Stars - 16, Montreal Rouge - 29 - New Providence Stadium - September 6, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
6-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
2nd
6-13 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
6-15 MTL - 2PT QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Nathan Green
3rd
13-15 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
13-22 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
4th
16-22 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
16-29 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
The Rouge came through with a huge win over the Gold Stars to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Scott Mallard-White had a huge game putting in 3 touchdowns to give the Rouge the big win.
Providence’s offence looked flat against the Rouge as the D-line ended up getting a lot of pressure on O'Rourke and kept him from getting in a groove.
DB Quentin Xavier reeled in a pick and DL Sam Laframbroise forced a fumble on O’Rourke.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 23, Indiana Victors - 10 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 7, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
10-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
17-0 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
17-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
4th
23-3 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
23-10 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
Buffalo comes through with a strong win at home to clinch their second straight playoff spot and a chance to defend their title.
S Frazier Brooks had a strong game for the Blue Wings reeling in a pick and breaking up 3 plays.
Indiana struggled to get things going throughout the first half, which led to QB Caldwell Higgins III being replaced in the second half by Duane Logan.
Unfortunately, Logan did not fare much better, and with the loss, the Victors would be eliminated from playoff contention.
Louisville Thunder - 14, Worcester Athletics - 22 - Thunder Stadium - September 7, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
0-10 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
7-13 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
7-19 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
14-19 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
14-22 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
Worcester ended their 6-game slide with a win in Louisville to keep their own playoff hopes alive alongside Montreal.
Marcus Devonshire put in two touchdowns in the win in his best performance of the season.
Louisville still looked good with Dumont continuing to show his growth in another strong showing.
Injury Report
S Drew Porter BOS - 1 Week
DL Wesley Highgate BOS - Day-to-Day
OL Georgio Stephan BUF - 4 Weeks
LB Ben McCray BUF - Day-to-Day
DL Olympus Heights LDN - 1 Week
DB Slay Mitchell LI - Day-to-Day
TE Christopher Gist LOU - 3 Weeks
OL Jose Whitney MTL - Day-to-Day
S Shawn Jensen WOR - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: RB Scott Mallard-White MTL - 3 Rushing Touchdowns, 180 Rushing Yards
DEF: LB Konrad Aust BOS - 1 Interception, 8 Tackles, 1 Play Defended
Standings
WEST
Long Island 7-4 -y
Buffalo 6-5 -x
London 5-5-1 -x
Indiana 4-6
Louisville 1-9-1
EAST
Ottawa 11-0 -y
Boston 7-4 -x
Providence 5-6
Worcester 4-7
Montreal 4-7
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London -
4 - Boston +1
5 - Buffalo +1
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Providence -1
8 - Worcester +1
9 - Indiana -2
10 - Louisville -
Week 12 Games
BUF (6-5) @ PRO (5-6) - SEP. 13 - 1 PM ET
*BUF clinches home playoff spot with Win or LDN Loss
*PRO clinches playoff spot with Win or WOR Loss + MTL Loss
BOS (7-4) @ MTL (4-7) - SEP. 13 - 4 PM ET
*MTL clinches playoff spot with Win + PRO Loss + WOR Loss
WOR (4-7) @ OTT (11-0) - SEP. 14 - 1 PM ET
*WOR clinches playoff spot with Win + PRO Loss
LOU (1-9-1) @ LDN (5-5-1) - SEP. 14 - 4 PM ET
*LDN clinches home playoff game with Win + BUF Loss or Tie
LI (7-4) @ IND (4-7) - SEP. 14 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
7-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
14-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
14-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King17-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
17-17 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
20-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
20-24 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
27-24 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
27-31 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
34-31 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
The final quarter between the Royals and Tigers was full of fireworks with both teams trading touchdowns right down to the wire.
Matieau would get the last laugh tossing his second of the game to Mackenzie Jones.
Kiernan was close but ultimately the Royals would stop their last-ditch effort and the Tigers would fall short.
The defence had their moments with DB Mingan Oliver grabbing a pick for the Royals and then S Neil Graham picking off Matieau in a rare mistake.
Long Island Raiders - 7, Boston Independents - 17 - Long Island Stadium - September 6, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
7-3 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
7-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Joseph Barry
3rd
4th
7-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
Despite the Raiders' recent defensive success, the Independents’ defence was able to come through with a better performance.
Braddock was able to get the offence going against the Raider defence finding the endzone through the air for the first time since Lindholm went down in week 7.
LB Brent Harper came through with a forced fumble, while LB Konrad Aust grabbed a pick.
Providence Gold Stars - 16, Montreal Rouge - 29 - New Providence Stadium - September 6, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
6-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
2nd
6-13 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
6-15 MTL - 2PT QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Nathan Green
3rd
13-15 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
13-22 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
4th
16-22 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
16-29 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
The Rouge came through with a huge win over the Gold Stars to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Scott Mallard-White had a huge game putting in 3 touchdowns to give the Rouge the big win.
Providence’s offence looked flat against the Rouge as the D-line ended up getting a lot of pressure on O'Rourke and kept him from getting in a groove.
DB Quentin Xavier reeled in a pick and DL Sam Laframbroise forced a fumble on O’Rourke.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 23, Indiana Victors - 10 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 7, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
10-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
17-0 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
17-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
4th
23-3 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
23-10 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
Buffalo comes through with a strong win at home to clinch their second straight playoff spot and a chance to defend their title.
S Frazier Brooks had a strong game for the Blue Wings reeling in a pick and breaking up 3 plays.
Indiana struggled to get things going throughout the first half, which led to QB Caldwell Higgins III being replaced in the second half by Duane Logan.
Unfortunately, Logan did not fare much better, and with the loss, the Victors would be eliminated from playoff contention.
Louisville Thunder - 14, Worcester Athletics - 22 - Thunder Stadium - September 7, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
0-10 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
7-13 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
7-19 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
14-19 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
14-22 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
Worcester ended their 6-game slide with a win in Louisville to keep their own playoff hopes alive alongside Montreal.
Marcus Devonshire put in two touchdowns in the win in his best performance of the season.
Louisville still looked good with Dumont continuing to show his growth in another strong showing.
Injury Report
S Drew Porter BOS - 1 Week
DL Wesley Highgate BOS - Day-to-Day
OL Georgio Stephan BUF - 4 Weeks
LB Ben McCray BUF - Day-to-Day
DL Olympus Heights LDN - 1 Week
DB Slay Mitchell LI - Day-to-Day
TE Christopher Gist LOU - 3 Weeks
OL Jose Whitney MTL - Day-to-Day
S Shawn Jensen WOR - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 7-4 -y
Buffalo 6-5 -x
London 5-5-1 -x
Indiana 4-6
Louisville 1-9-1
EAST
Ottawa 11-0 -y
Boston 7-4 -x
Providence 5-6
Worcester 4-7
Montreal 4-7
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London -
4 - Boston +1
5 - Buffalo +1
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Providence -1
8 - Worcester +1
9 - Indiana -2
10 - Louisville -
Week 12 Games
BUF (6-5) @ PRO (5-6) - SEP. 13 - 1 PM ET
*BUF clinches home playoff spot with Win or LDN Loss
*PRO clinches playoff spot with Win or WOR Loss + MTL Loss
BOS (7-4) @ MTL (4-7) - SEP. 13 - 4 PM ET
*MTL clinches playoff spot with Win + PRO Loss + WOR Loss
WOR (4-7) @ OTT (11-0) - SEP. 14 - 1 PM ET
*WOR clinches playoff spot with Win + PRO Loss
LOU (1-9-1) @ LDN (5-5-1) - SEP. 14 - 4 PM ET
*LDN clinches home playoff game with Win + BUF Loss or Tie
LI (7-4) @ IND (4-7) - SEP. 14 - 7 PM ET
1958 Week 12
Providence Gold Stars - 17, Buffalo Blue Wings - 10 - September 13, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
2nd
0-7 BUF - RTD RB Pierre LeStrange
0-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
10-10 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
17-10 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
After falling behind 10-0 in the first half, the Gold Stars put up 17 unanswered to clinch the final playoff spot in the East Division.
O’Rourke was able to find Sammy Moss in the endzone for the game-winner to finish at 6-6 on the season. Buffalo had a strong first half but after RB Arthur Conner got hurt they were not quite as effective on offence.
Both teams would have injuries on defence, but that seemed to affect the Blue Wings more with the Gold Stars being able to get going in the second half.
Montreal Rouge - 27, Boston Independents - 6 - Mount Royal Stadium - September 13, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
10-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
10-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
17-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
24-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
24-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
Despite their playoff hopes being shot hours before, the Rouge would come out with a strong win over the Independents to close out the season.
Scott Mallard-White had a strong game again and was able to get Montreal another win showing their potential heading into next season.
Boston did start second-year QB Terry Bourbon to see what they have in him.
Bourbon performed okay, but he would throw a pair of picks in the game and fumbled one as well.
Ottawa Royals - 37, Worcester Athletics - 33 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 14, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland
7-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
10-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette10-10 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Christian Venegas
17-10 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR John Osborn
17-17 WOR - RTD RB Leo Ravelli
3rd
20-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-17 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland
30-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
30-23 WOR - RTD RB Leo Ravelli
30-30 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> TE Duane Halloway
30-33 WOR - FG Tevoris Francis
37-33 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR Truman Harry
With the Athletics being knocked out of contention on Saturday before, they would turn to the younger players against the Royals who were also resting many players.
Gene Bishop returned as the starter and put on a good effort and even came back down 13.
However, Brian Meadows getting the start would prove he’s still a viable QB tossing for a pair of TDs and only 1 interception.
The Royals would go for the win on their final drive instead of settling for the field goal on 3rd and 7 at the 17-yard line.
Ottawa would finish 12-0 and become the first team to ever win all their regular-season games.
One particular play stood out to a lot of fans which was on Iyannough Moreland’s first touchdown of the game; TE Phineas Vandenlangenberg would make a huge block-rocking DL Maxime Rivard with a hit to allow for Moreland to score.
What stood out to people was the extremely long name on the jersey which required the name to be curved and squished on the back of the jersey.
1st
2nd
0-7 BUF - RTD RB Pierre LeStrange
0-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
10-10 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
17-10 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
After falling behind 10-0 in the first half, the Gold Stars put up 17 unanswered to clinch the final playoff spot in the East Division.
O’Rourke was able to find Sammy Moss in the endzone for the game-winner to finish at 6-6 on the season. Buffalo had a strong first half but after RB Arthur Conner got hurt they were not quite as effective on offence.
Both teams would have injuries on defence, but that seemed to affect the Blue Wings more with the Gold Stars being able to get going in the second half.
Montreal Rouge - 27, Boston Independents - 6 - Mount Royal Stadium - September 13, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
10-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
10-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
17-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
24-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
24-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
Despite their playoff hopes being shot hours before, the Rouge would come out with a strong win over the Independents to close out the season.
Scott Mallard-White had a strong game again and was able to get Montreal another win showing their potential heading into next season.
Boston did start second-year QB Terry Bourbon to see what they have in him.
Bourbon performed okay, but he would throw a pair of picks in the game and fumbled one as well.
Ottawa Royals - 37, Worcester Athletics - 33 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 14, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland
7-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
10-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette10-10 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Christian Venegas
17-10 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR John Osborn
17-17 WOR - RTD RB Leo Ravelli
3rd
20-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-17 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland
30-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
30-23 WOR - RTD RB Leo Ravelli
30-30 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> TE Duane Halloway
30-33 WOR - FG Tevoris Francis
37-33 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR Truman Harry
With the Athletics being knocked out of contention on Saturday before, they would turn to the younger players against the Royals who were also resting many players.
Gene Bishop returned as the starter and put on a good effort and even came back down 13.
However, Brian Meadows getting the start would prove he’s still a viable QB tossing for a pair of TDs and only 1 interception.
The Royals would go for the win on their final drive instead of settling for the field goal on 3rd and 7 at the 17-yard line.
Ottawa would finish 12-0 and become the first team to ever win all their regular-season games.
One particular play stood out to a lot of fans which was on Iyannough Moreland’s first touchdown of the game; TE Phineas Vandenlangenberg would make a huge block-rocking DL Maxime Rivard with a hit to allow for Moreland to score.
What stood out to people was the extremely long name on the jersey which required the name to be curved and squished on the back of the jersey.
London Tigers - 28, Louisville Thunders - 9 - Western Fair Stadium - September 14, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
7-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
14-3 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
3rd
14-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
21-6 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
28-6 LDN - PTD QB Christian Stewart -> WR Max Sutton
28-9 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
The Tigers would go for the home field advantage starting Kiernan against the Thunder.
Kiernan would lead the Tigers to a comfortable lead in the 4th which allowed Christian Stewart to get some snaps in the 4th quarter.
Stewart would throw a touchdown in his effort sealing the game for the Tigers and their first-ever above .500 finish in a season and home playoff game.
Louisville would try to get things going, but they struggled against the Tigers’ defence and would fail to get to the endzone.
Indiana Victors - 25, Long Island Raiders - 23 - Victory Stadium - September 14, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
2nd
7-7 LI - RTD RB Amando Amaro
10-7 IND - FG K Albert Carney
10-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
17-13 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th
17-16 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
23-16 IND - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR David Burrows
25-16 IND - 2PT - RB Rodney Clark
25-23 LI - PTD RB Amando Amaro -> QB Rigobert St. Hilaire
The Victors would pull out a win in their final game of the season with rookie QB Stanley Troyer getting his first start.
Troyer was alright but threw his first career touchdown that would set up RB Rodney Clark for the game-winning 2-point convert to win.
Clark had a great game overall finishing off a tough rookie campaign, which he started with an injury, on a good note.
The Raiders seemed relaxed in their play but still pulled out a play with Amaro, a former QB, tossing a pass to St. Hilaire for a touchdown.
However, it was turnovers that became their issue with 3 fumbles and an interception thrown to DB Kelly Kirkland.
Injury Report
DB Jared Francis BUF - Day-to-Day
DB Kenneth Wade IND - 4 Weeks (Season)
DL William Sanderson IND - 2 Weeks
WR Kenny Davis LOU - Day-to-Day
DB Victor Bean PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - London -
4 - Boston -
5 - Providence +2
6 - Buffalo -1
7 - Montreal -1
8 - Indiana +1
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Louisville -
Season Round-Up
EAST DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
Boston Independents VS. Providence Gold Stars - Richardson Stadium - September 21, 1958 - 1 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W6 PRO 28-17 BOS; W9 BOS 13-20 PRO
A classic rivalry will kick off the playoffs as the Gold Stars visit the Independents. The Gold Stars seemed to have Boston’s number this season winning both of the matchups. However, Providence has not been good when it comes to playoff games in Richardson Stadium as they have lost their previous two playoff games in Boston. Now that was when Larry Larson was still playing for Boston, but Nathaniel Braddock is certainly no slouch and will be aiming to earn his first career playoff win just like Connor O’Rourke on the other sideline. The battle should be a tight one, but if I’m going with the hot hand I'll have to put my faith in O’Rourke and the Gold Stars this time.
My Pick: Gold Stars
WEST DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
London Tigers VS. Buffalo Blue Wings - Western Fair Stadium - September 21, 1958 - 4 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W6 BUF 20-14 LDN; W7 LDN 21-19 BUF
Another rivalry will get to be displayed in London’s first home playoff game. The two rivals split their season series for the first time since 1952 and they seem to be pretty evenly matched. Buffalo will have DL Sean Bowen back in the line-up, and the Tigers will be back at full health heading into the game. At the end of the day, I think it will come down to the performance of London's key players like QB Riley Kiernan, RB Clifford Russell, and LB Aengus Lynch. If they fall flat, the experienced Blue Wings team will not hesitate to take advantage. I still think the Tigers will ultimately come out on top in a close battle.
My Pick: Tigers
