1959 Week 1
1st
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
2nd
21-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
21-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
3rd
24-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
31-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
31-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
The Raiders' defence shined in the season opener sucking all the life out of the Gold Stars offence.
DB Slay Mitchell and S Johan Eckhart each brought in an interception while the rest of the defence forced 3 fumbles on former Raiders RB Bernard Alston.
RB Dareion Fields had a great day to kick off the season with 3 touchdowns.
The Gold Stars would get a late second-quarter touchdown, but that was all they could manage.
Worcester Athletics - 17, Ottawa Royals - 42 - Worcester Stadium - June 26, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
7-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
7-21 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
10-21 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
3rd
17-21 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
17-28 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th
17-35 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
17-42 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
QB Jean Matieau shredded the Athletics’ young secondary, throwing for 5 touchdowns, 3 of which landed in his favourite target’s hands in Mackenzie Jones.
DB Uzzia Hayes and DB Mingan Oliver each had a pick on QB Gene Bishop who seemed to struggle while passing the ball after an excellent opening drive.
RB Marcus Devonshire would get most of the touches for the Athletics as the team is still adjusting to the new coaching staff.
The Royals extended their regular-season unbeaten streak to 16 games.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 21, Louisville Thunder - 18 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - June 26, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-1 LOU - Single K Theodore Provost
2nd
10-1 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
10-4 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
10-11 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
3rd
11-11 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
11-18 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
4th
14-18 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
21-18 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
A windy day in Buffalo would lead to a close battle between the Blue Wings and Thunder.
The Blue Wings seemed to have the advantage on the ground with RB Johnnie Stafford being strong throughout the game.
Louisville was able to get some offence going which included Piers Key’s first career touchdown.
DB Alexander Bradley did bring in his first interception for the thunder which allowed Louisville to take the lead late in the first half.
Buffalo was able to come back in the 4th on the legs of Stafford and bring home the close win.
Boston Independents - 27, Montreal Rouge - 17 - Richardson Stadium - June 26, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
10-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
13-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
20-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
20-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
27-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
27-17 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovehckin -> WR Derek Cross
Montreal and Boston reignited their early ‘50s rivalry with a solid game on Saturday night.
QB Nathaniel Braddock showed his growth in year 2 with a pair of passing touchdowns in the second half.
Montreal still struggled at times on offence but found a bit of a grove late in the second half to get a couple of scores.
LB Brent Harper made his mark for Boston by forcing a fumble on WR Fredrick St. Pierre.
DB Quentin Xavier almost brought in a pick, but WR Ellis Lindholm was able to break up that play in a reversal of roles.
Indiana Victors - 22, London Tigers - 31 - Victory Stadium - June 27, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
0-14 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
3-14 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
2nd
6-14 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
12-14 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
12-21 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
3rd
15-21 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
15-24 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
22-24 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
22-31 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
Indiana stuck around in their match with the Tigers but were ultimately topped by an excellent Kiernan led drive to secure the win.RB Rodney Clark was once again the star for the Victors taking in two touchdowns.
DL William Sanderson also forced a fumble on RB Clifford Russell which led to their second touchdown of the game.
DL Dee Floyd would take the ball away in the first quarter for the Tigers on a strip-sack on QB Caldwell Higgins III.
WR Max Sutton was the highlight for the Tigers scoring a pair of TDs.
Injury Report
OL Andrew Furrson BOS - 1 Week
OL Leonard Haney IND - Season
S Johnny Berger LOU - Day-to-Day
OL Bravon Covington OTT - 2 Weeks
OL Emiel Cole OTT - 7 Weeks
WR Cedric Peterson PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Montreal -
6 - Louisville -
7 - Buffalo +1
8 - Providence - 1
9 - Indiana +1
10 - Worcester -1
Standings
WEST
Long Island 1-0
London 1-0
Buffalo 1-0
Louisville 0-1
Indiana 0-1
EAST
Ottawa 1-0
Boston 1-0
Montreal 0-1
Providence 0-1
Worcester 0-1
Week 2 Games
BUF (0-1) @ OTT (1-0) - JUL 1 - 5 PM ET - Canada Day
PRO (0-1) @ LDN (1-0) - JUL 3 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (1-0) @ LOU (0-1) - JUL 4 - 5 PM ET - 4th of July
LI (1-0) @ IND (0-1) - JUL 5 - 1 PM ET
WOR (0-1) @ MTL (0-1) - JUL 5 - 4 PM ET
1959 Week 2
Ottawa Royals - 27, Buffalo Blue Wings - 13 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 1, 1959 - 5 PM ET - Canada Day - Weather: Clear
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
6-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
13-3 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
13-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
13-13 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
20-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th
27-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
The Canada Day game started quite sloppy with both teams having a shorter week playing on Wednesday.
Ottawa would take a late advantage in the second half off of a DB Mingan Oliver interception that set up the Alexei Volkov touchdown, but Buffalo would tie it up out of the break with their own rushing TD.
Matieau would take over in the second half though tossing two touchdowns in the winning effort to go to 2-0.
London Tigers - 23, Providence Gold Stars - 17 - Western Fair Stadium - July 3, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
10-0 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
10-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
13-7 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
13-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
13-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th
20-17 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
23-17 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
QB Connor O’Rourke was able to keep the Gold Stars in the game this week but ultimately ran out of gas in the 4th as the Tigers stifled all offensive attacks.RB Clifford Russell was the star for the Tigers, taking in two touchdowns.DB Ricardo Salvador and LB Aengus Lynch led the way with a turnover each for the Tigers.DB Lee Wolfe also brought in a pick in the 3rd quarter to help extend the Gold Stars lead at the time.
Louisville Thunder - 9, Boston Independents - 24 - Thunder Stadium - July 4, 1959 - 5 PM ET - 4th of July - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 BOS - DTD - FUM - LB Konrad Aust
3-7 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
3-14 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
6-14 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
6-17 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
9-17 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
9-24 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
A tough start for Louisville when RB Stavros Black would be hit by LB Marco Price, knocking the ball loose and allowing LB Konrad Aust to take it back to the house. The game only got worse from there as the Independents’ defence shut them down for the most part.QB Nathaniel Braddock continued to lead the offence well, especially after losing RB Kendall Morgan in the 3rd quarter to injury.
Indiana Victors - 8, Long Island Raiders - 34 - Victory Stadium - July 5, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
0-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
0-17 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
2nd
1-17 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
1-24 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
3rd
8-24 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
8-27 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
8-34 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
The Raiders rolled over the Victors in week 2 of the season. QB Lyle Painter was playing stellar tossing 2 touchdowns and almost a 3rd but an incomplete pass would lead to the give to Fields instead.
LB Elijah Goldwater had a big game bringing in a pick and a forced fumble, which was supported by DL Vernon Spears’ 2nd forced fumble of the season and DB Slay Mitchell’s second interception.
The Victors had zero answers for the Raiders and fall to 0-2.
Montreal Rouge - 15, Worcester Athletics - 19 - Mount Royal Stadium - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
2nd
7-6 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
7-12 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
13-12 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
15-12 MTL - 2PT QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli GRant
4th
15-15 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
15-18 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
A sluggish game between the Rouge and Athletics ended with Gene Bishop getting the Athletics into field goal range on an 18-yard scramble, setting up rookie K Elvis Franklin for the win.
Overall, both teams couldn’t get a lot of momentum going and the endzone seemed too far to reach at times, but the RBs finally broke through a couple of times.
Montreal surprisingly drops to 0-2 and the Athletics move into 3rd at 1-1.
Injury Report
RB Kendall Morgan BOS - 2 Weeks
OL Richard French LOU - 1 Week
OL Forrest Green LOU - 4 Weeks
WR Ray Lopez MTL - 1 Week
OL Milo O’Hara PRO - 7 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: RB Clifford Russell LDN - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 124 Rushing Yards
DEF: LB Elijah Goldwater LI - 1 Interception, 1 Forced Fumble, 6 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 2-0
London 2-0
Buffalo 1-1
Louisville 0-2
Indiana 0-2
EAST
Ottawa 2-0
Boston 2-0
Worcester 1-1
Montreal 0-2
Providence 0-2
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Buffalo +2
6 - Montreal -1
7 - Louisville -1
8 - Providence -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 3 Games
BOS (2-0) @ OTT (2-0) - JUL 10 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
IND (0-2) @ LDN (2-0) - JUL 11 - 3 PM ET
MTL (0-2) @ BUF (1-1) - JUL 11 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LOU (0-2) @ LI (2-0) - JUL 12 - 1 PM ET
WOR (1-1) @ PRO (0-2) - JUL 12 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
6-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
13-3 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
13-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
13-13 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
20-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th
27-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
The Canada Day game started quite sloppy with both teams having a shorter week playing on Wednesday.
Ottawa would take a late advantage in the second half off of a DB Mingan Oliver interception that set up the Alexei Volkov touchdown, but Buffalo would tie it up out of the break with their own rushing TD.
Matieau would take over in the second half though tossing two touchdowns in the winning effort to go to 2-0.
London Tigers - 23, Providence Gold Stars - 17 - Western Fair Stadium - July 3, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
10-0 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
10-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
13-7 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
13-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
13-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th
20-17 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
23-17 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
QB Connor O’Rourke was able to keep the Gold Stars in the game this week but ultimately ran out of gas in the 4th as the Tigers stifled all offensive attacks.RB Clifford Russell was the star for the Tigers, taking in two touchdowns.DB Ricardo Salvador and LB Aengus Lynch led the way with a turnover each for the Tigers.DB Lee Wolfe also brought in a pick in the 3rd quarter to help extend the Gold Stars lead at the time.
Louisville Thunder - 9, Boston Independents - 24 - Thunder Stadium - July 4, 1959 - 5 PM ET - 4th of July - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 BOS - DTD - FUM - LB Konrad Aust
3-7 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
3-14 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
6-14 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
6-17 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
9-17 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
9-24 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
A tough start for Louisville when RB Stavros Black would be hit by LB Marco Price, knocking the ball loose and allowing LB Konrad Aust to take it back to the house. The game only got worse from there as the Independents’ defence shut them down for the most part.QB Nathaniel Braddock continued to lead the offence well, especially after losing RB Kendall Morgan in the 3rd quarter to injury.
Indiana Victors - 8, Long Island Raiders - 34 - Victory Stadium - July 5, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
0-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
0-17 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
2nd
1-17 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
1-24 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
3rd
8-24 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
8-27 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
8-34 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
The Raiders rolled over the Victors in week 2 of the season. QB Lyle Painter was playing stellar tossing 2 touchdowns and almost a 3rd but an incomplete pass would lead to the give to Fields instead.
LB Elijah Goldwater had a big game bringing in a pick and a forced fumble, which was supported by DL Vernon Spears’ 2nd forced fumble of the season and DB Slay Mitchell’s second interception.
The Victors had zero answers for the Raiders and fall to 0-2.
Montreal Rouge - 15, Worcester Athletics - 19 - Mount Royal Stadium - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
2nd
7-6 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
7-12 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
13-12 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
15-12 MTL - 2PT QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli GRant
4th
15-15 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
15-18 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
A sluggish game between the Rouge and Athletics ended with Gene Bishop getting the Athletics into field goal range on an 18-yard scramble, setting up rookie K Elvis Franklin for the win.
Overall, both teams couldn’t get a lot of momentum going and the endzone seemed too far to reach at times, but the RBs finally broke through a couple of times.
Montreal surprisingly drops to 0-2 and the Athletics move into 3rd at 1-1.
Injury Report
RB Kendall Morgan BOS - 2 Weeks
OL Richard French LOU - 1 Week
OL Forrest Green LOU - 4 Weeks
WR Ray Lopez MTL - 1 Week
OL Milo O’Hara PRO - 7 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 2-0
London 2-0
Buffalo 1-1
Louisville 0-2
Indiana 0-2
EAST
Ottawa 2-0
Boston 2-0
Worcester 1-1
Montreal 0-2
Providence 0-2
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Buffalo +2
6 - Montreal -1
7 - Louisville -1
8 - Providence -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 3 Games
BOS (2-0) @ OTT (2-0) - JUL 10 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
IND (0-2) @ LDN (2-0) - JUL 11 - 3 PM ET
MTL (0-2) @ BUF (1-1) - JUL 11 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LOU (0-2) @ LI (2-0) - JUL 12 - 1 PM ET
WOR (1-1) @ PRO (0-2) - JUL 12 - 4 PM ET
1959 Week 3
Ottawa Royals - 20, Boston Independents - 10 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 10, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Heavy Rain
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
0-10 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
3-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
6-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
13-10 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
20-10 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
A rainstorm rolled through Ottawa for their Friday night match against Boston.
Boston used it to their advantage early with a couple of early forced fumbles and a 10-0 lead, however, the second half was all Ottawa.
Momentum shifted with Ottawa’s defence coming alive, DL Olaf Viktorsson would knock the ball out of Eddie Thompson’s grasp, and LB Killiam Reed would do the same a couple of drives later.
The shift resulted in Ottawa putting up 20 points in a row and bringing in another win.
London Tigers - 27, Indiana Victors - 12 - Western Fair Stadium - July 11, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
2nd
14-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan ->TE Paul McDowell
14-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
14-4 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
3rd
14-11 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
21-11 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
24-11 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
24-12 IND - Single Ross Poindexter
27-12 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
London would start strong in the rematch against Indiana, and the two early TDs would be enough to hold off the winless Victors.
Indiana had a bit of a momentum shift in their favour early in the 3rd when DL William Sanderson got to QB Riley Kiernan and knocked the ball loose.
RB Rodney Clark would take it the rest of the way to score and get Indiana back into the game.
However, London’s defence stepped up and got the momentum back into London’s favour with LB Aengus Lynch taking the ball from Clark and setting up a Clifford Russell score.
The Tigers' win puts them at 3-0 for the first time since 1952.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 22, Montreal Rouge - 3 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 11, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Rain
1st
7-0 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
10-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
12-0 BUF - Safety DL Mickey Daly
3rd
12-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
19-3 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
22-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
With rain back in the air around the great lakes, the Blue Wings came through with a very strong win over the struggling Montreal Rouge.
A muffed punt would leave Montreal down on their own goal line, and DL Mickey Daly would take down Stanislav Ovechkin in the endzone for a safety.
RB Johnnie Stafford continued his hot start with a pair of touchdowns in this one as well.
Long Island Raiders - 29, Louisville Thunder - 28 - Long Island Stadium - July 12, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
10-3 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
13-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
13-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
3rd
16-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
16-17 LOU - DTD - INT DB Alexander Bradley
19-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
19-20 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
19-26 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> TE Christopher Gist
19-28 LOU - 2PT QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
26-28 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
29-28 LI - K Henderson Schumacher
A surprisingly high scoring affair between the Raiders and Thunder would almost end in a Thunder win, but a late comeback from the Raiders would continue their 3-0 start.
Alexander Bradley got to return to the endzone with a huge interception in the 3rd.
Leonidas Dumont also had a strong game for Louisville tossing a pair of touchdowns.
QB Lyle Painter would get the last laugh with a pair of strong drives to get Long Island back in front.
He also had help from DB Slay Mitchell, who reeled in another interception.
Providence Gold Stars - 21, Worcester Athletics - 13 - New Providence Stadium - July 12, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
2nd
14-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
14-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
21-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
21-10 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th
21-13 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
QB Connor O’Rourke would take over for the Gold Stars in their first win of the season, throwing 3 touchdowns.
WR Christian Venegas seems to have gotten comfortable in the Gold Stars offence, scoring two touchdowns against his former team.
LB Scotty Williams was the bright spot for Worcester getting a forced fumble and 11 tackles on the day, but it was not enough to get Worcester back into the game.
Injury Report
DB Kelly Kirkland IND - 1 Week
DL Olympus Heights LDN - Day-to-Day
LB Silas O’Brien LOU - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Connor O’Rourke PRO - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 258 Passing Yards
DEF: DL Mickey Daly BUF - 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Safety, 1 Sack, 5 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 3-0
London 3-0
Buffalo 2-1
Louisville 0-3
Indiana 0-3
EAST
Ottawa 3-0
Boston 2-1
Providence 1-2
Worcester 1-2
Montreal 0-3
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Louisville +1
7 - Providence +1
8 - Montreal -2
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Indiana -
Week 4 Games
OTT (3-0) @ MTL (0-3) - JUL 17 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LDN (3-0) @ BOS (2-1) - JUL 18 - 3 PM ET
LI (3-0) @ LOU (0-3) - JUL 18 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BUF (2-1) @ WOR (1-2) - JUL 19 - 1 PM ET
IND (0-3) @ PRO (1-2) - JUL 19 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
0-10 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
3-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd
6-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
13-10 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
20-10 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
A rainstorm rolled through Ottawa for their Friday night match against Boston.
Boston used it to their advantage early with a couple of early forced fumbles and a 10-0 lead, however, the second half was all Ottawa.
Momentum shifted with Ottawa’s defence coming alive, DL Olaf Viktorsson would knock the ball out of Eddie Thompson’s grasp, and LB Killiam Reed would do the same a couple of drives later.
The shift resulted in Ottawa putting up 20 points in a row and bringing in another win.
London Tigers - 27, Indiana Victors - 12 - Western Fair Stadium - July 11, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
2nd
14-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan ->TE Paul McDowell
14-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
14-4 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
3rd
14-11 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
21-11 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
24-11 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
24-12 IND - Single Ross Poindexter
27-12 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
London would start strong in the rematch against Indiana, and the two early TDs would be enough to hold off the winless Victors.
Indiana had a bit of a momentum shift in their favour early in the 3rd when DL William Sanderson got to QB Riley Kiernan and knocked the ball loose.
RB Rodney Clark would take it the rest of the way to score and get Indiana back into the game.
However, London’s defence stepped up and got the momentum back into London’s favour with LB Aengus Lynch taking the ball from Clark and setting up a Clifford Russell score.
The Tigers' win puts them at 3-0 for the first time since 1952.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 22, Montreal Rouge - 3 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 11, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Rain
1st
7-0 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
10-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
12-0 BUF - Safety DL Mickey Daly
3rd
12-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
19-3 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
22-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
With rain back in the air around the great lakes, the Blue Wings came through with a very strong win over the struggling Montreal Rouge.
A muffed punt would leave Montreal down on their own goal line, and DL Mickey Daly would take down Stanislav Ovechkin in the endzone for a safety.
RB Johnnie Stafford continued his hot start with a pair of touchdowns in this one as well.
Long Island Raiders - 29, Louisville Thunder - 28 - Long Island Stadium - July 12, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
10-3 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
13-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
13-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
3rd
16-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
16-17 LOU - DTD - INT DB Alexander Bradley
19-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
19-20 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
19-26 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> TE Christopher Gist
19-28 LOU - 2PT QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
26-28 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
29-28 LI - K Henderson Schumacher
A surprisingly high scoring affair between the Raiders and Thunder would almost end in a Thunder win, but a late comeback from the Raiders would continue their 3-0 start.
Alexander Bradley got to return to the endzone with a huge interception in the 3rd.
Leonidas Dumont also had a strong game for Louisville tossing a pair of touchdowns.
QB Lyle Painter would get the last laugh with a pair of strong drives to get Long Island back in front.
He also had help from DB Slay Mitchell, who reeled in another interception.
Providence Gold Stars - 21, Worcester Athletics - 13 - New Providence Stadium - July 12, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
2nd
14-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
14-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
21-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
21-10 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th
21-13 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
QB Connor O’Rourke would take over for the Gold Stars in their first win of the season, throwing 3 touchdowns.
WR Christian Venegas seems to have gotten comfortable in the Gold Stars offence, scoring two touchdowns against his former team.
LB Scotty Williams was the bright spot for Worcester getting a forced fumble and 11 tackles on the day, but it was not enough to get Worcester back into the game.
Injury Report
DB Kelly Kirkland IND - 1 Week
DL Olympus Heights LDN - Day-to-Day
LB Silas O’Brien LOU - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 3-0
London 3-0
Buffalo 2-1
Louisville 0-3
Indiana 0-3
EAST
Ottawa 3-0
Boston 2-1
Providence 1-2
Worcester 1-2
Montreal 0-3
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Louisville +1
7 - Providence +1
8 - Montreal -2
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Indiana -
Week 4 Games
OTT (3-0) @ MTL (0-3) - JUL 17 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LDN (3-0) @ BOS (2-1) - JUL 18 - 3 PM ET
LI (3-0) @ LOU (0-3) - JUL 18 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BUF (2-1) @ WOR (1-2) - JUL 19 - 1 PM ET
IND (0-3) @ PRO (1-2) - JUL 19 - 4 PM ET
1959 Week 4
Montreal Rouge - 28, Ottawa Royals - 31 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 17, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
3-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
6-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
6-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
12-17 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
14-17 MTL - 2PT RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
21-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
28-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
28-23 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR Chester Bennett
28-29 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR Mackenzie Jones
28-31 OTT - 2PT QB Brian Meadows -> WR Truman Harry
The Royals-Rouge rivalry got heated in the 3rd quarter when DL Troy Hunt of the Royals would lay a hit on QB Stanislav Ovechkin who was trying to run for a first down. Ovechkin would leave the game with a minor injury, but the Rouge were not a fan of the hit put on Ovechkin, so the defence retaliated by going after Jean Matieau. On the next Royals’ drive, DL Dexter Barbarcos would lay a late cheap shot on Matieau which would pull him out of the game. Both sides were not having any of it, and post-play talk and shoving would become a regular occurrence. QB Brian Meadows would enter the game and would fall behind 28-17, but he would lead the Royals on a monster come back to win another game and improve to 4-0.
Boston Independents - 24, London Tigers - 20 - Richardson Stadium - July 18, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
10-7 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
10-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
17-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
17-17 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
17-20 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
24-20 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
A back and forth game in Boston came down to Nathaniel Braddock winning the game on a long meticulous drive ending in a toss to Clyde McIntosh.
London seemed to shift momentum with the defence coming up with stops in the 4th and taking the lead, but they could not stop Braddock on his final drive.
LB Konrad Aust had a forced fumble for Boston early in the game, while DB Jackson Miles grabbed a pick in the fourth to stop Boston on an earlier drive.
Louisville Thunder - 24, Long Island Raiders - 27 - Thunder Stadium - July 18, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3-7 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
4-7 LOU - Single K Theodore Provost
2nd
4-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
11-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
14-10 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
14-17 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Ronald Macquire
21-17 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
21-24 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
24-24 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
24-27 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
Louisville came close to topping the division-leading Raiders, but they were unable to stop the Raiders' final drive which ended with Henderson Schumacher nailing the game-winning kick.
The Thunder have looked good, in the past few weeks, but being 0-4 is a tough start considering how good they have been playing.
DB Alexander Bradley came down with another pick in this game, and DB Oliver Langstrom would grab his first career pick as well.
DB Slay Mitchell had another pick for the Raiders while giving Ben Roland a tough time.
Finally, LB Rusty McVee grabbed a forced fumble off of Stavros Black.
Worcester Athletics - 20, Buffalo Blue Wings - 20 - Worcester Stadium - July 19, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
14-3 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
2nd
14-10 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
1st
0-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
3-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
6-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
6-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
12-17 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
14-17 MTL - 2PT RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
21-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
28-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
28-23 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR Chester Bennett
28-29 OTT - PTD QB Brian Meadows -> WR Mackenzie Jones
28-31 OTT - 2PT QB Brian Meadows -> WR Truman Harry
The Royals-Rouge rivalry got heated in the 3rd quarter when DL Troy Hunt of the Royals would lay a hit on QB Stanislav Ovechkin who was trying to run for a first down. Ovechkin would leave the game with a minor injury, but the Rouge were not a fan of the hit put on Ovechkin, so the defence retaliated by going after Jean Matieau. On the next Royals’ drive, DL Dexter Barbarcos would lay a late cheap shot on Matieau which would pull him out of the game. Both sides were not having any of it, and post-play talk and shoving would become a regular occurrence. QB Brian Meadows would enter the game and would fall behind 28-17, but he would lead the Royals on a monster come back to win another game and improve to 4-0.
Boston Independents - 24, London Tigers - 20 - Richardson Stadium - July 18, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
10-7 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
10-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
17-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
17-17 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
17-20 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
24-20 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
A back and forth game in Boston came down to Nathaniel Braddock winning the game on a long meticulous drive ending in a toss to Clyde McIntosh.
London seemed to shift momentum with the defence coming up with stops in the 4th and taking the lead, but they could not stop Braddock on his final drive.
LB Konrad Aust had a forced fumble for Boston early in the game, while DB Jackson Miles grabbed a pick in the fourth to stop Boston on an earlier drive.
Louisville Thunder - 24, Long Island Raiders - 27 - Thunder Stadium - July 18, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3-7 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
4-7 LOU - Single K Theodore Provost
2nd
4-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
11-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
14-10 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
14-17 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Ronald Macquire
21-17 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
21-24 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
24-24 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
24-27 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
Louisville came close to topping the division-leading Raiders, but they were unable to stop the Raiders' final drive which ended with Henderson Schumacher nailing the game-winning kick.
The Thunder have looked good, in the past few weeks, but being 0-4 is a tough start considering how good they have been playing.
DB Alexander Bradley came down with another pick in this game, and DB Oliver Langstrom would grab his first career pick as well.
DB Slay Mitchell had another pick for the Raiders while giving Ben Roland a tough time.
Finally, LB Rusty McVee grabbed a forced fumble off of Stavros Black.
Worcester Athletics - 20, Buffalo Blue Wings - 20 - Worcester Stadium - July 19, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
14-3 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
2nd
14-10 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
14-13 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
17-13 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
3rd
17-13 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th
20-13 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
20-20 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
WR Daniel Irons’ late touchdown tied up a game that Worcester thought was won.
QB Angelo Medina was able to throw the ball to WR LeRoy Krueger on what was the final play, but as Krueger was being tackled by LB Scotty Williams, he was able to pitch the ball back to Irons who took past everyone into the endzone to tie the game.
QB Gene Bishop was able to show off his arm in a toss to Zachariah Pembroke deep for a touchdown, which was Pembroke’s first career score.S Frazier Brooks had a pick for Buffalo, while LB Harrison Bennett was able to grab a fumble for Worcester.
Providence Gold Stars - 36, Indiana Victors - 0 - New Providence Stadium - July 19, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
14-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
2nd
21-0 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
22-0 PRO - Single K Ira Foster
3rd
29-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
4th
36-0 PRO - RTD RB Tommy Kerr
Providence smacked the Victors with QB Connor O’Rourke throwing 3 more touchdowns and the defence shutting down all offence.
Unfortunately for Providence, WR Cedric Peterson would leave the game following his touchdown catch falling awkwardly after.
DB Lee Wolfe and DB Victor Bean reeled in a pick each and DL Calias McDonough would grab a forced fumble in the effort.
RB Bernard Alston and RB Tommy Kerr had their first career TDs in the game.
Injury Report
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
OL Kevin Holcombs IND - Day-to-Day
WR David Burrows IND - 2 Weeks
DL Vernon Spears LI - 5 Weeks
DL Timm Kerr LI - 2 Weeks
QB Stanislav Ovechkin MTL - Day-to-Day
DL Sam Laframboise MTL - 7 Weeks
QB Jean Matieau OTT - 2 Weeks
WR Cedric Peterson PRO - 3 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Brian Meadows OTT - 2 Passing Touchdowns, 121 Passing Yards (in a quarter and a half)
DEF: DB Slay Mitchell LI - 1 Interception, 3 Plays Defended, 5 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 4-0
London 3-1
Buffalo 2-1-1
Louisville 0-4
Indiana 0-4
EAST
Ottawa 4-0
Boston 3-1
Providence 2-2
Worcester 1-2-1
Montreal 0-4
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Louisville -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 5 Games
LOU (0-4) @ LDN (3-1) - JUL 23 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
OTT (4-0) @ IND (0-4) - JUL 24 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (3-1) @ WOR (1-2-1) - JUL 25 - 3 PM ET
BUF (2-1-1) @ LI (4-0) - JUL 25 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
PRO (2-2) @ MTL (0-4) - JUL 26 - 2 PM ET
20-20 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
WR Daniel Irons’ late touchdown tied up a game that Worcester thought was won.
QB Angelo Medina was able to throw the ball to WR LeRoy Krueger on what was the final play, but as Krueger was being tackled by LB Scotty Williams, he was able to pitch the ball back to Irons who took past everyone into the endzone to tie the game.
QB Gene Bishop was able to show off his arm in a toss to Zachariah Pembroke deep for a touchdown, which was Pembroke’s first career score.S Frazier Brooks had a pick for Buffalo, while LB Harrison Bennett was able to grab a fumble for Worcester.
Providence Gold Stars - 36, Indiana Victors - 0 - New Providence Stadium - July 19, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
14-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
2nd
21-0 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
22-0 PRO - Single K Ira Foster
3rd
29-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
4th
36-0 PRO - RTD RB Tommy Kerr
Providence smacked the Victors with QB Connor O’Rourke throwing 3 more touchdowns and the defence shutting down all offence.
Unfortunately for Providence, WR Cedric Peterson would leave the game following his touchdown catch falling awkwardly after.
DB Lee Wolfe and DB Victor Bean reeled in a pick each and DL Calias McDonough would grab a forced fumble in the effort.
RB Bernard Alston and RB Tommy Kerr had their first career TDs in the game.
Injury Report
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
OL Kevin Holcombs IND - Day-to-Day
WR David Burrows IND - 2 Weeks
DL Vernon Spears LI - 5 Weeks
DL Timm Kerr LI - 2 Weeks
QB Stanislav Ovechkin MTL - Day-to-Day
DL Sam Laframboise MTL - 7 Weeks
QB Jean Matieau OTT - 2 Weeks
WR Cedric Peterson PRO - 3 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 4-0
London 3-1
Buffalo 2-1-1
Louisville 0-4
Indiana 0-4
EAST
Ottawa 4-0
Boston 3-1
Providence 2-2
Worcester 1-2-1
Montreal 0-4
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Boston -
4 - London -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Louisville -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 5 Games
LOU (0-4) @ LDN (3-1) - JUL 23 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
OTT (4-0) @ IND (0-4) - JUL 24 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (3-1) @ WOR (1-2-1) - JUL 25 - 3 PM ET
BUF (2-1-1) @ LI (4-0) - JUL 25 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
PRO (2-2) @ MTL (0-4) - JUL 26 - 2 PM ET
1959 Week 5
London Tigers - 35, Louisville Thunder - 32 - Western Fair Stadium - July 23, 1959 - 7 PM ET - TNF - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
7-7 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
10-7 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
2nd
17-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
17-14 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
17-21 LOU - INT DTD - DB Oliver Langstrom
3rd
20-21 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
20-27 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> TE Christopher Gist
20-29 LOU - 2PT RB Stavros Black
4th
27-29 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
27-32 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
33-32 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
35-32 LDN - 2PT RB Clifford Russell
Louisville fell short once again, with London coming from behind to get back into the win column.
Both Leonidas Dumont and Riley Kiernan had solid games nearly matching each other in all stats.
DB Oliver Langstrom did come down with his first career pick-6 to give the Thunder the lead at half time.
DB Jackson Miles had a pick for the Tigers as one of the few bright defensive spots in this game.
Indiana Victors - 16, Ottawa Royals - 19 - Victory Stadium - July 24, 1959 - 7 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
2nd
13-0 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Nathan Green
13-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
16-7 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
16-8 OTT - Single K Maurice Lafayette
4th
16-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
16-16 OTT - 2PT QB Brian Meadows -> WR Truman Harry
16-19 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
The Royals had a scare on the road against the Victors but were bailed out by Alexei Volkov taking in a pair of touchdowns.
QB Caldwell Higgins III had a strong performance which probably saved his job for now, but he certainly doesn’t have a long rope before the Victors may throw either Duane Logan or Stanley Troyer.
S Cal Clemmons grabbed his first career interception and DB Kelly Kirkland had a pick as well.
Ottawa’s defence struggled as a whole but came through at the end to hold off the Victors.
Worcester Athletics - 17, Boston Independents - 13 - Worcester Stadium - July 25, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Rain
1st
7-0 RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-3 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
10-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
10-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
3rd
4th
10-13 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
17-13 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire.
Boston and Worcester got caught in the rain for their Saturday afternoon match, which worked in Worcester’s favour.
Both teams had several fumbles due to the weather which got worse in the second half, which caused the game-winning touchdown where LB Scotty Williams was able to knock the ball loose deep in Boston territory.
RB Marcus Devonshire had a pair of touchdowns and the game-winner to put Worcester back in the hunt.
Long Island Raiders - 20, Buffalo Blue Wings - 17 - Long Island Stadium - July 25, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Rain/Windy
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
6-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
13-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3rd
13-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
13-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
20-10 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
20-17 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
Long Island ran into an issue in their battle with Buffalo, losing both DL Tyrone Affalo and DL Matis Baril both leaving the game forcing OL Lewis David and OL Shovon Coleman having to step in with both DL Vernon Spears and DL Timmy Kerr out already.
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
7-7 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
10-7 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
2nd
17-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
17-14 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
17-21 LOU - INT DTD - DB Oliver Langstrom
3rd
20-21 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
20-27 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> TE Christopher Gist
20-29 LOU - 2PT RB Stavros Black
4th
27-29 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
27-32 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
33-32 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
35-32 LDN - 2PT RB Clifford Russell
Louisville fell short once again, with London coming from behind to get back into the win column.
Both Leonidas Dumont and Riley Kiernan had solid games nearly matching each other in all stats.
DB Oliver Langstrom did come down with his first career pick-6 to give the Thunder the lead at half time.
DB Jackson Miles had a pick for the Tigers as one of the few bright defensive spots in this game.
Indiana Victors - 16, Ottawa Royals - 19 - Victory Stadium - July 24, 1959 - 7 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
2nd
13-0 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Nathan Green
13-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
16-7 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
16-8 OTT - Single K Maurice Lafayette
4th
16-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
16-16 OTT - 2PT QB Brian Meadows -> WR Truman Harry
16-19 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
The Royals had a scare on the road against the Victors but were bailed out by Alexei Volkov taking in a pair of touchdowns.
QB Caldwell Higgins III had a strong performance which probably saved his job for now, but he certainly doesn’t have a long rope before the Victors may throw either Duane Logan or Stanley Troyer.
S Cal Clemmons grabbed his first career interception and DB Kelly Kirkland had a pick as well.
Ottawa’s defence struggled as a whole but came through at the end to hold off the Victors.
Worcester Athletics - 17, Boston Independents - 13 - Worcester Stadium - July 25, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Rain
1st
7-0 RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
7-3 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
10-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
10-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
3rd
4th
10-13 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
17-13 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire.
Boston and Worcester got caught in the rain for their Saturday afternoon match, which worked in Worcester’s favour.
Both teams had several fumbles due to the weather which got worse in the second half, which caused the game-winning touchdown where LB Scotty Williams was able to knock the ball loose deep in Boston territory.
RB Marcus Devonshire had a pair of touchdowns and the game-winner to put Worcester back in the hunt.
Long Island Raiders - 20, Buffalo Blue Wings - 17 - Long Island Stadium - July 25, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Rain/Windy
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
6-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
13-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3rd
13-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
13-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
20-10 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
20-17 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
Long Island ran into an issue in their battle with Buffalo, losing both DL Tyrone Affalo and DL Matis Baril both leaving the game forcing OL Lewis David and OL Shovon Coleman having to step in with both DL Vernon Spears and DL Timmy Kerr out already.
RB Johnnie Stafford continued to show his strong play for Buffalo, but it wasn’t enough to win the game.
QB Lyle Painter came through in the end for the Raiders’ win.
Montreal Rouge - 24, Providence Gold Stars - 21 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 26, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-3 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
2nd
14-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
14-9 PRO - FG PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-11 PRO - 2PT QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
3rd
21-11 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
21-18 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
4th
21-21 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
24-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
RB Scott Mallard-White took the Rouge on his back to get them their first win of the season.
Montreal Rouge - 24, Providence Gold Stars - 21 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 26, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-3 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
2nd
14-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
14-9 PRO - FG PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-11 PRO - 2PT QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
3rd
21-11 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
21-18 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
4th
21-21 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
24-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
RB Scott Mallard-White took the Rouge on his back to get them their first win of the season.
DB Quentin Xavier also grabbed a pick as well to help Montreal top the Gold Stars.
Providence made a good effort to come back but fell short by the end of the game.
Injury Report
LB David Marx BUF - 3 Weeks
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 3 Weeks
DL Tyrone Affalo LI - 1 Week
DL Matis Baril LI - 5 Weeks
OL Jumonville Isabelle MTL - 7 Weeks
DB Mingan Oliver OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Cliff Strautzenberger WOR - 4 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: RB Scott Mallard-White MTL - 3 Rushing Touchdowns, 157 Rushing Yards
DEF: LB Scotty Williams WOR - 1 Forced Fumble, 9 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-0
London 4-1
Buffalo 2-2-1
Louisville 0-5
Indiana 0-5
EAST
Ottawa 5-0
Boston 3-2
Worcester 2-2-1
Providence 2-3
Montreal 1-4
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - London +2
3 - Ottawa -1
4 - Buffalo +1
5 - Boston -2
6 - Louisville -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 6 Games - Rivalry Week
WOR (2-2-1) @ LI (5-0) - JUL 31 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
PRO (2-3) @ BOS (3-2) - AUG 1 - 1 PM ET
IND (0-5) @ LOU (0-5) - AUG 1 - 4 PM ET
MTL (1-4) @ OTT (5-0) - AUG 2 - 2 PM ET
LDN (4-1) @ BUF (2-2-1) - AUG 2 - 5 PM ET
Providence made a good effort to come back but fell short by the end of the game.
Injury Report
LB David Marx BUF - 3 Weeks
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 3 Weeks
DL Tyrone Affalo LI - 1 Week
DL Matis Baril LI - 5 Weeks
OL Jumonville Isabelle MTL - 7 Weeks
DB Mingan Oliver OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Cliff Strautzenberger WOR - 4 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-0
London 4-1
Buffalo 2-2-1
Louisville 0-5
Indiana 0-5
EAST
Ottawa 5-0
Boston 3-2
Worcester 2-2-1
Providence 2-3
Montreal 1-4
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - London +2
3 - Ottawa -1
4 - Buffalo +1
5 - Boston -2
6 - Louisville -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 6 Games - Rivalry Week
WOR (2-2-1) @ LI (5-0) - JUL 31 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
PRO (2-3) @ BOS (3-2) - AUG 1 - 1 PM ET
IND (0-5) @ LOU (0-5) - AUG 1 - 4 PM ET
MTL (1-4) @ OTT (5-0) - AUG 2 - 2 PM ET
LDN (4-1) @ BUF (2-2-1) - AUG 2 - 5 PM ET
1959 Week 6
Long Island Raiders - 27, Worcester Athletics - 4 - Long Island Stadium - July 31, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
10-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
10-1 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
3rd
17-1 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
20-1 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
20-4 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
27-4 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
Long Island’s LB core came through to help the broken D-line and shut down the Worcester offence.
LB Gene Benson had a forced fumble and both DB Clinton Gates and DB Slay Mitchell had picks to add.
QB Lyle Painter had a strong game with a pair of touchdowns for the Raiders.
Worcester continues to show their issues as they slip further behind Boston and Ottawa in the East.
Boston Independents - 36, Providence Gold Stars - 33 - Richardson Stadium - August 1, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
2nd
14-7 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
14-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
21-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
21-13 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
21-19 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
28-19 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
28-26 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
4th
28-33 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
34-33 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
36-33 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
An offensive masterpiece in the heated Boston-Providence rivalry sees QB Nathaniel Braddock get the last laugh on a touchdown pass to WR Clyde McIntosh.
QB Connor O’Rourke played his usual strong game but ultimately came up short in his 4 touchdown performance.
RB Kendall Morgan was back to a strong form for Boston after returning from injury in last week’s game against Worcester, with a pair of early TDs in this one.
Louisville Thunder - 20, Indiana Victors - 10 - Thunder Stadium - August 1, 1959 - August 1, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
3-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3-10 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
6-10 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
13-10 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
4th
20-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
Louisville finally pulled through with their first win of the season, but it wasn’t a pretty one as falling behind 3-10 at halftime.
Indiana seemed to have a strong game plan early on but fell apart in the second half with QB Caldwell Higgins III throwing a pair of interceptions to DB Jayden Mills and DB Alexander Bradley.
Ben Roland broke free for a huge score to secure the win for the Thunder, on a 29-yard shot to the endzone.
Ottawa Royals - 23, Montreal Rouge - 21 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 2, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
0-7 MTL - INT DTD DB Quentin Xavier
3-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
3-14 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
10-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
17-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
20-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
20-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
23-21 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
In their second meeting in just 3 weeks, the Royals and Rouge had another heated battle, which came down to the royals grabbing a pair of field goals in the 4th to put them over the top and remain perfect heading into Long Island next week.
RB Alexei Volkov was the main factor for the Royals coming through with a pair of touchdowns and 125 Rushing Yards.
Montreal falls short again and falls into a deep hole in the east division.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 15, London Tigers - 27 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 2, 1959 - 5 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
6-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
6-17 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
9-17 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
9-20 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
15-20 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
15-27 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell London continued to ride their strong start and came through with a strong win over their Buffalo rivals. Buffalo struggled to get into the endzone until the final quarter with London’s defence having a strong game; LB Aengus Lynch came through with an interception and forced fumble, and DL Dee Floyd had a forced fumble as well.
Injury Report
RB Bernard Alston PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 345 Passing Yards
DEF: LB Aengus Lynch LDN - 1 Interception, 1 Forced Fumble, 11 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 6-0
London 5-1
Buffalo 2-3-1
Louisville 1-5
Indiana 0-6
EAST
Ottawa 6-0
Boston 4-2
Worcester 2-3-1
Providence 2-4
Montreal 1-5
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - London +1
3 - Ottawa -1
4 - Boston +1
5 - Buffalo -1
6 - Louisville -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 7 Games
WOR (2-3-1) @ BOS (4-2) - AUG 7 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
MTL (1-5) @ IND (0-6) - AUG 8 - 3 PM ET
LI (6-0) @ OTT (6-0) - AUG 8 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football - McCallister Cup rematch
LOU (1-5) @ PRO (2-4) - AUG 9 - 1 PM ET
BUF (2-3-1) @ LDN (5-1) - AUG 9 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
10-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
10-1 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
3rd
17-1 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
20-1 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
20-4 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
27-4 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
Long Island’s LB core came through to help the broken D-line and shut down the Worcester offence.
LB Gene Benson had a forced fumble and both DB Clinton Gates and DB Slay Mitchell had picks to add.
QB Lyle Painter had a strong game with a pair of touchdowns for the Raiders.
Worcester continues to show their issues as they slip further behind Boston and Ottawa in the East.
Boston Independents - 36, Providence Gold Stars - 33 - Richardson Stadium - August 1, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
2nd
14-7 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
14-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
21-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
21-13 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
21-19 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
28-19 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
28-26 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
4th
28-33 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
34-33 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
36-33 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
An offensive masterpiece in the heated Boston-Providence rivalry sees QB Nathaniel Braddock get the last laugh on a touchdown pass to WR Clyde McIntosh.
QB Connor O’Rourke played his usual strong game but ultimately came up short in his 4 touchdown performance.
RB Kendall Morgan was back to a strong form for Boston after returning from injury in last week’s game against Worcester, with a pair of early TDs in this one.
Louisville Thunder - 20, Indiana Victors - 10 - Thunder Stadium - August 1, 1959 - August 1, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
3-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3-10 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
6-10 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
13-10 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
4th
20-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
Louisville finally pulled through with their first win of the season, but it wasn’t a pretty one as falling behind 3-10 at halftime.
Indiana seemed to have a strong game plan early on but fell apart in the second half with QB Caldwell Higgins III throwing a pair of interceptions to DB Jayden Mills and DB Alexander Bradley.
Ben Roland broke free for a huge score to secure the win for the Thunder, on a 29-yard shot to the endzone.
Ottawa Royals - 23, Montreal Rouge - 21 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 2, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
0-7 MTL - INT DTD DB Quentin Xavier
3-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
3-14 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
10-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
17-14 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
20-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
20-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
23-21 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
In their second meeting in just 3 weeks, the Royals and Rouge had another heated battle, which came down to the royals grabbing a pair of field goals in the 4th to put them over the top and remain perfect heading into Long Island next week.
RB Alexei Volkov was the main factor for the Royals coming through with a pair of touchdowns and 125 Rushing Yards.
Montreal falls short again and falls into a deep hole in the east division.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 15, London Tigers - 27 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 2, 1959 - 5 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
6-10 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
6-17 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
9-17 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
9-20 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
15-20 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
15-27 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell London continued to ride their strong start and came through with a strong win over their Buffalo rivals. Buffalo struggled to get into the endzone until the final quarter with London’s defence having a strong game; LB Aengus Lynch came through with an interception and forced fumble, and DL Dee Floyd had a forced fumble as well.
Injury Report
RB Bernard Alston PRO - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 6-0
London 5-1
Buffalo 2-3-1
Louisville 1-5
Indiana 0-6
EAST
Ottawa 6-0
Boston 4-2
Worcester 2-3-1
Providence 2-4
Montreal 1-5
Power Rankings
1 - Long Island -
2 - London +1
3 - Ottawa -1
4 - Boston +1
5 - Buffalo -1
6 - Louisville -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 7 Games
WOR (2-3-1) @ BOS (4-2) - AUG 7 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
MTL (1-5) @ IND (0-6) - AUG 8 - 3 PM ET
LI (6-0) @ OTT (6-0) - AUG 8 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football - McCallister Cup rematch
LOU (1-5) @ PRO (2-4) - AUG 9 - 1 PM ET
BUF (2-3-1) @ LDN (5-1) - AUG 9 - 4 PM ET
1959 Week 7
Boston Independents - 24, Worcester Athletics - 13 - Richardson Stadium - August 7, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
14-0 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
14-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
3rd
14-6 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
17-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
24-6 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
24-13 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Marqués Gardner
Boston got their revenge on Worcester to kick off week 7 of the NAAF.
Braddock had another pair of TD passes with Kendall Morgan taking in the other touchdown on the day.
LB Konrad Aust had a strong game with a forced fumble and 11 tackles.
Gene Bishop did find the endzone late to Gardiner, but it was not anywhere near enough to make it a good game.
Indiana Victors - 17, Montreal Rouge - 27 - Victory Stadium - August 8, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 MTL - DTD INT DB Quentin Xavier
0-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
0-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
7-13 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
7-20 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
10-20 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
4th
17-20 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
17-27 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
Montreal would reel in their second win of the season with a strong performance from Mallard-White.
Indiana stayed in it on the legs of Rodney Clark, but they still slipped further behind the rest of the pack at 0-7.
Quentin Xavier also came through with a big game with a pick-6 and 5 tackles to go along with it.
Ottawa Royals - 31, Long Island Raiders - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 8, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
2nd
10-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
17-10 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
17-17 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
4th
17-20 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
24-20 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
31-20 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
The battle of the unbeaten teams ended up with the Royals continuing their win streak with QB Jean Matieau back in the lineup.
The Raiders had a late chance, but QB Lyle Painter threw a pick to DB Mingan Oliver which would lead to the game-clinching Volkov touchdown.
The Raiders continued to suffer injuries with WR Darryl Duke leaving the game, but his absence allowed for WR Peter Brooks to get some action on the field.
Providence Gold Stars - 18, Louisville Thunder - 12 - New Providence Stadium - August 9, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-3 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
7-3 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
7-6 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
7-9 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
7-12 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
13-12 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
15-12 PRO - 2PT QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
4th
18-12 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
The inability to finish a drive was the downfall of the Thunder in Providence.
Despite DB Alexander Bradley and S Johnny Berger bringing in big interceptions, the offence couldn’t get past the Gold Star defence and into the endzone.
The Gold Stars’ offence was certainly not playing their best either, but O’Rourke’s 2 passing touchdowns were enough to put them over the edge to win their 3rd game of the season.
London Tigers - 28, Buffalo Blue Wings - 8 - Western Fair Stadium - August 9, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
7-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
14-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
3rd
21-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
21-8 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
4th
28-8 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
The Tigers dominated both battles of the great lakes this season, and their home showing was certainly the more brutal beating.
Buffalo’s only shot was in the first quarter before they were completely shut down in the second half.
Kiernan led the Tigers to another win and now sit tied with the Raiders at the top of the West division ahead of their first match with Long Island this season.
Injury Report
TE Paul McDowell LDN - Day-to-Day
WR Darryl Duke LI - Day-to-Day
LB Phillip Murphy LOU - Day-to-Day
TE Jervonte Howell OTT - 3 Weeks
DB Dennis Kirchner WOR - 7 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 289 Passing Yards
DEF: LB Konrad Aust BOS - 1 Forced Fumble, 11 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 6-1
London 6-1
Buffalo 2-4-1
Louisville 1-6
Indiana 0-7
EAST
Ottawa 7-0
Boston 5-2
Providence 3-4
Worcester 2-4-1
Montreal 2-5
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +2
2 - London -
3 - Long Island -2
4 - Boston -
5 - Providence +2
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Buffalo -2
8 - Louisville -2
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 8 Games
PRO (3-4) @ WOR (2-4-1) - AUG 14 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
OTT (7-0) @ LOU (1-6) - AUG 15 - 3 PM ET
LDN (6-1) @ LI (6-1) - AUG 15 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
IND (0-7) @ BUF (2-4-1) - AUG 16 - 1 PM ET
BOS (5-2) @ MTL (2-5) - AUG 16 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
14-0 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
14-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
3rd
14-6 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
17-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
24-6 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
24-13 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Marqués Gardner
Boston got their revenge on Worcester to kick off week 7 of the NAAF.
Braddock had another pair of TD passes with Kendall Morgan taking in the other touchdown on the day.
LB Konrad Aust had a strong game with a forced fumble and 11 tackles.
Gene Bishop did find the endzone late to Gardiner, but it was not anywhere near enough to make it a good game.
Indiana Victors - 17, Montreal Rouge - 27 - Victory Stadium - August 8, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 MTL - DTD INT DB Quentin Xavier
0-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
0-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
7-13 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
7-20 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
10-20 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
4th
17-20 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
17-27 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
Montreal would reel in their second win of the season with a strong performance from Mallard-White.
Indiana stayed in it on the legs of Rodney Clark, but they still slipped further behind the rest of the pack at 0-7.
Quentin Xavier also came through with a big game with a pick-6 and 5 tackles to go along with it.
Ottawa Royals - 31, Long Island Raiders - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 8, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
3-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
2nd
10-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
17-10 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
17-17 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
4th
17-20 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
24-20 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
31-20 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
The battle of the unbeaten teams ended up with the Royals continuing their win streak with QB Jean Matieau back in the lineup.
The Raiders had a late chance, but QB Lyle Painter threw a pick to DB Mingan Oliver which would lead to the game-clinching Volkov touchdown.
The Raiders continued to suffer injuries with WR Darryl Duke leaving the game, but his absence allowed for WR Peter Brooks to get some action on the field.
Providence Gold Stars - 18, Louisville Thunder - 12 - New Providence Stadium - August 9, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-3 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
7-3 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
7-6 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
7-9 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
7-12 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
13-12 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
15-12 PRO - 2PT QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
4th
18-12 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
The inability to finish a drive was the downfall of the Thunder in Providence.
Despite DB Alexander Bradley and S Johnny Berger bringing in big interceptions, the offence couldn’t get past the Gold Star defence and into the endzone.
The Gold Stars’ offence was certainly not playing their best either, but O’Rourke’s 2 passing touchdowns were enough to put them over the edge to win their 3rd game of the season.
London Tigers - 28, Buffalo Blue Wings - 8 - Western Fair Stadium - August 9, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
7-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
14-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
3rd
21-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
21-8 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
4th
28-8 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
The Tigers dominated both battles of the great lakes this season, and their home showing was certainly the more brutal beating.
Buffalo’s only shot was in the first quarter before they were completely shut down in the second half.
Kiernan led the Tigers to another win and now sit tied with the Raiders at the top of the West division ahead of their first match with Long Island this season.
Injury Report
TE Paul McDowell LDN - Day-to-Day
WR Darryl Duke LI - Day-to-Day
LB Phillip Murphy LOU - Day-to-Day
TE Jervonte Howell OTT - 3 Weeks
DB Dennis Kirchner WOR - 7 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 6-1
London 6-1
Buffalo 2-4-1
Louisville 1-6
Indiana 0-7
EAST
Ottawa 7-0
Boston 5-2
Providence 3-4
Worcester 2-4-1
Montreal 2-5
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +2
2 - London -
3 - Long Island -2
4 - Boston -
5 - Providence +2
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Buffalo -2
8 - Louisville -2
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Week 8 Games
PRO (3-4) @ WOR (2-4-1) - AUG 14 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
OTT (7-0) @ LOU (1-6) - AUG 15 - 3 PM ET
LDN (6-1) @ LI (6-1) - AUG 15 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
IND (0-7) @ BUF (2-4-1) - AUG 16 - 1 PM ET
BOS (5-2) @ MTL (2-5) - AUG 16 - 4 PM ET
1959 Week 8
Worcester Athletics - 20, Providence Gold Stars - 7 - Worcester Stadium - August 14, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
2nd
3rd
3-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
10-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
13-7 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
20-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
After a very slow first half, the Gold Stars found themselves in the lead early in the second half only for RB Marcus Devonshire to take over the game and lead the Athletics to their 3rd win of the season.
S Shawn Jensen did leave the game with an injury, but LB Scotty Williams and LB Harrison Bennett made up for his absence creating 3 turnovers combined.
Providence’s offence lacked consistency in the game and with WR Christian Venegas getting knocked out of the game, it only added to the issues.
Louisville Thunder - 20, Ottawa Royals - 28 - Thunder Stadium - August 15, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
7-7 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd
7-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
14-14 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
3rd
17-14 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
17-21 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
17-28 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
20-28 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
The Royals continue to win with another over the Louisville Thunder.
Dumont kept the Thunder in the game against the Royals, but they stalled in the second half, and the Royals' run-game took over.
RB Alexei Volkov had a strong game putting in his bid for quietly being one of the best RBs in the league this season.
*Ottawa clinches playoff spot
Long Island Raiders - 24, London Tigers - 31 - Long Island Stadium - August 15, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
7-3 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
8-3 LI - Single K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
8-6 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
8-13 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
11-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
18-13 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
18-19 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
18-21 LDN - 2PT RB Clifford Russell
21-21 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
21-24 LI - FG K Nathaniel King
24-24 LI - FG K Henderson Schuamacher
24-31 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
A super important divisional battle between two 6-1 teams came down to the final quarter.
Both sides showed strong offensive attack as well as strong defence to stop the other side short of the endzone.
In the end, it was a well crafted Riley Kiernan drive that was the difference maker in getting the Tigers to the top of the West division and setting a new franchise high in wins in a season.
LB Rusty McVee did have a forced fumble as did LB Aengus Lynch of the Tigers.
The Tigers will have the advantage over the Raiders heading into the week 12 match between the two squads in London.
*London clinches playoff spot
Buffalo Blue Wings - 17, Indiana Victors - 15 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 16, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
7-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
7-8 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
3rd
14-8 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
14-15 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th
17-15 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
Buffalo came out with a narrow win over the Victors to put some space between themselves and the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West.
The Victors came close to their first win of the season with a strong performance from RB Rodney Clark, but came up short once again.
Rookie DL Lonnie Vincent had his first career forced fumble in this one taking it away from QB Caldwell Higgins III.
Montreal Rouge - 29, Boston Independents - 36 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 16, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
0-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
3-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-7 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
2nd
17-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
17-14 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd
17-21 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
20-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
23-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
23-28 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
29-28 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
29-34 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
29-36 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
The Independents and Rouge came down to the wire, with Boston narrowly pulling away with a win off of a late touchdown.
QB Nathaniel Braddock had a big game with 3 passing touchdowns and over 300 yards, while RB Kendall Morgan and RB Scott Mallard-White each had a pair of TDs for their own teams.
Overall, WR Ellis Lindholm was the star with 2 receiving touchdowns and 176 receiving yards.
Injury Report
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
LB Alan Young IND - Day-to-Day
LB Wilson Rockwood-Barnes LDN - 4 Weeks
WR Christian Venegas PRO - 2 Weeks
S Shawn Jensen WOR - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
OFF: WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 176 Receiving Yards
DEF: LB Scotty Williams WOR - 1 Interception, 1 Forced Fumble, 10 Tackles
Standings
WEST
London 7-1 -x
Long Island 6-2
Buffalo 3-4-1
Louisville 1-7
Indiana 0-8
EAST
Ottawa 8-0 -x
Boston 6-2
Worcester 3-4-1
Providence 3-5
Montreal 2-6
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - London -
3 - Boston +1
4 - Long Island -1
5 - Buffalo +2
6 - Worcester +3
7 - Providence -2
8 - Montreal -2
9 - Louisville -1
10 - Indiana -
Week 9 Games
LI (6-2) @ BUF (3-4-1) - AUG 20 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
*LI clinches playoff with Win or PRO Loss
LOU (1-7) @ IND (0-8) - AUG 21 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
WOR (3-4-1) @ LDN (7-1) - AUG 22 - 3 PM ET
MTL (2-6) @ PRO (3-5) - AUG 22 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
OTT (8-0) @ BOS (6-2) - AUG 23 - 2 PM ET
*BOS clinches playoff with Win
1st
3-0 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
2nd
3rd
3-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
10-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
13-7 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
20-7 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
After a very slow first half, the Gold Stars found themselves in the lead early in the second half only for RB Marcus Devonshire to take over the game and lead the Athletics to their 3rd win of the season.
S Shawn Jensen did leave the game with an injury, but LB Scotty Williams and LB Harrison Bennett made up for his absence creating 3 turnovers combined.
Providence’s offence lacked consistency in the game and with WR Christian Venegas getting knocked out of the game, it only added to the issues.
Louisville Thunder - 20, Ottawa Royals - 28 - Thunder Stadium - August 15, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
7-7 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd
7-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
14-14 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
3rd
17-14 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
17-21 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
17-28 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
20-28 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
The Royals continue to win with another over the Louisville Thunder.
Dumont kept the Thunder in the game against the Royals, but they stalled in the second half, and the Royals' run-game took over.
RB Alexei Volkov had a strong game putting in his bid for quietly being one of the best RBs in the league this season.
*Ottawa clinches playoff spot
Long Island Raiders - 24, London Tigers - 31 - Long Island Stadium - August 15, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
7-3 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
8-3 LI - Single K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
8-6 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
8-13 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
11-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
18-13 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
18-19 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
18-21 LDN - 2PT RB Clifford Russell
21-21 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
21-24 LI - FG K Nathaniel King
24-24 LI - FG K Henderson Schuamacher
24-31 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
A super important divisional battle between two 6-1 teams came down to the final quarter.
Both sides showed strong offensive attack as well as strong defence to stop the other side short of the endzone.
In the end, it was a well crafted Riley Kiernan drive that was the difference maker in getting the Tigers to the top of the West division and setting a new franchise high in wins in a season.
LB Rusty McVee did have a forced fumble as did LB Aengus Lynch of the Tigers.
The Tigers will have the advantage over the Raiders heading into the week 12 match between the two squads in London.
*London clinches playoff spot
Buffalo Blue Wings - 17, Indiana Victors - 15 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 16, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
7-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
7-8 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
3rd
14-8 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
14-15 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th
17-15 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
Buffalo came out with a narrow win over the Victors to put some space between themselves and the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West.
The Victors came close to their first win of the season with a strong performance from RB Rodney Clark, but came up short once again.
Rookie DL Lonnie Vincent had his first career forced fumble in this one taking it away from QB Caldwell Higgins III.
Montreal Rouge - 29, Boston Independents - 36 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 16, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
0-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
3-7 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-7 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Ray Lopez
2nd
17-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
17-14 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd
17-21 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
20-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
23-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
23-28 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
29-28 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
29-34 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
29-36 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
The Independents and Rouge came down to the wire, with Boston narrowly pulling away with a win off of a late touchdown.
QB Nathaniel Braddock had a big game with 3 passing touchdowns and over 300 yards, while RB Kendall Morgan and RB Scott Mallard-White each had a pair of TDs for their own teams.
Overall, WR Ellis Lindholm was the star with 2 receiving touchdowns and 176 receiving yards.
Injury Report
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
LB Alan Young IND - Day-to-Day
LB Wilson Rockwood-Barnes LDN - 4 Weeks
WR Christian Venegas PRO - 2 Weeks
S Shawn Jensen WOR - Day-to-Day
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 7-1 -x
Long Island 6-2
Buffalo 3-4-1
Louisville 1-7
Indiana 0-8
EAST
Ottawa 8-0 -x
Boston 6-2
Worcester 3-4-1
Providence 3-5
Montreal 2-6
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - London -
3 - Boston +1
4 - Long Island -1
5 - Buffalo +2
6 - Worcester +3
7 - Providence -2
8 - Montreal -2
9 - Louisville -1
10 - Indiana -
Week 9 Games
LI (6-2) @ BUF (3-4-1) - AUG 20 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
*LI clinches playoff with Win or PRO Loss
LOU (1-7) @ IND (0-8) - AUG 21 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
WOR (3-4-1) @ LDN (7-1) - AUG 22 - 3 PM ET
MTL (2-6) @ PRO (3-5) - AUG 22 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
OTT (8-0) @ BOS (6-2) - AUG 23 - 2 PM ET
*BOS clinches playoff with Win
1959 Week 9
Buffalo Blue Wings - 11, Long Island Raiders - 20 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 20, 1959 - 7 PM ET - TNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
0-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
3-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
10-10 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
10-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
11-13 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
11-20 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
An ugly win for the Raiders gets them back in the win column after back-to-back losses.
Buffalo made a strong second-half comeback, but a missed field goal from K Donald Brewer seemed to sap the rest of the energy the Blue Wings had, which allowed RB Dareion Fields to take the Raiders down the field to put the game out of reach.
*Long Island clinches playoff spot
Indiana Victors - 9, Louisville Thunder - 37 - Victory Stadium - August 21, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
0-14 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd
3-14 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3-21 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
3-24 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
9-24 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
9-30 LOU - KRTD WR Piers Key
4th
9-37 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
The Thunder earned their second straight win over the Victors in dominant fashion.
They went up early off of a strong offensive attack and interceptions from DB Oliver Langstrom and DB Alexander Bradley, which forced the Victors to make the switch to QB Duane Logan at half time.
Logan was able to get Indy down the field to score at the start of the second half, but any hope was crushed when rookie WR Piers Key would take the ensuing kickoff all the way back the other way.
London Tigers - 41, Worcester Athletics - 15 - Western Fair Stadium - August 22, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - RTD RB Don Gregson
10-0 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
2nd
17-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
24-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
3rd
24-1 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
27-1 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
34-1 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
34-8 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
34-15 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Marqués Gardner
41-15 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell The Tigers dominated the Athletics on home-field only allowing a single point in the first 3 quarters while putting up 34 points of their own.
The Athletics made a late push with a pair of 4th quarter touchdowns, but a 58-yard touchdown run from Clifford Russell shut them down for good. Russell had a great game, almost had 3 touchdowns, but was stopped at the goal line early in the opening quarter which would lead to the power back, Don Gregson, punching it in.
DB Jackson Miles also reeled in a pick for the Tigers with DL Olympus Heights grabbing a forced fumble and a sack on the day.
Providence Gold Stars - 13, Montreal Rouge - 17 - New Providence Stadium - August 22, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Rain
1st
0-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
2nd
3rd
3-7 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
10-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
10-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
13-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
13-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
The rain played a big factor in the rematch between Providence and Montreal as both teams combined for 7 turnovers which were all fumbles.
DL Calias McDonough, LB Daevion Shelton and DL Kenny Evans each had one each for Providence while DL Dexter Barbarcos, LB Patrick Terry, DL Blaine Caswell, and S Jumon Cobb each had one for Montreal.
RB Scott Mallard-White would be the major difference-maker in scoring the game-winning touchdown in the 4th quarter.
With this win, Montreal officially takes hold of the tiebreaker in their season series against Providence, which puts them in 4th only 1 point back of the playoffs.
Boston Independents - 34, Ottawa Royals - 22 - Richardson Stadium - August 23, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
7-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
7-10 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
10-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
17-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
20-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
27-10 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
27-13 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-19 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
27-22 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
34-22 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
QB Nathaniel Braddock came through to lead the Independents over the Royals and end their regular-season winning streak at 20 games (and unbeaten streak at 24).
The win puts Boston in a position to still compete for the East Division title.
QB Jean Matieau and WR Mackenzie Jones both had great days with a pair of touchdown connections, but they weren’t able to keep up with the Independents by the end of the game.
*Boston clinches playoff spot
Injury Report
S Cal Clemmons IND - Day-to-Day
DL Dean Hicks LOU - Day-to-Day
S Randall Green OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Varo Giovanni PRO - Day-to-Day
LB Jim Daniel WOR - 1 Week
Players of the Week
OFF: RB Clifford Russell LDN - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 172 Rushing Yards
DEF: S Jumon Cobb MTL - 1 Forced Fumble, 3 Plays Defended, 6 Tackles
Standings
WEST
London 8-1 -x
Long Island 7-2 -x
Buffalo 3-5-1
Louisville 2-7
Indiana 0-9
EAST
Ottawa 8-1 -x
Boston 7-2 -x
Worcester 3-5-1
Montreal 3-6
Providence 3-6
Power Rankings
1 - London +1
2 - Boston +1
3 - Ottawa -2
4 - Long Island -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Louisville +2
8 - Worcester -2
9 - Providence -2
10 - Indiana
Week 10 Games
LOU (2-7) @ WOR (3-5-1) - AUG 27 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
IND (0-9) @ LI (7-2) - AUG 28 - 3 PM ET
LDN (8-1) @ MTL (3-6) - AUG 28 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BOS (7-2) @ BUF (3-5-1) - AUG 29 - 1 PM ET
PRO (3-6) @ OTT (8-1) - AUG 29 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
0-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
3-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
10-10 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
10-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
11-13 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
11-20 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
An ugly win for the Raiders gets them back in the win column after back-to-back losses.
Buffalo made a strong second-half comeback, but a missed field goal from K Donald Brewer seemed to sap the rest of the energy the Blue Wings had, which allowed RB Dareion Fields to take the Raiders down the field to put the game out of reach.
*Long Island clinches playoff spot
Indiana Victors - 9, Louisville Thunder - 37 - Victory Stadium - August 21, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-7 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
0-14 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd
3-14 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3-21 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
3-24 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
9-24 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
9-30 LOU - KRTD WR Piers Key
4th
9-37 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
The Thunder earned their second straight win over the Victors in dominant fashion.
They went up early off of a strong offensive attack and interceptions from DB Oliver Langstrom and DB Alexander Bradley, which forced the Victors to make the switch to QB Duane Logan at half time.
Logan was able to get Indy down the field to score at the start of the second half, but any hope was crushed when rookie WR Piers Key would take the ensuing kickoff all the way back the other way.
London Tigers - 41, Worcester Athletics - 15 - Western Fair Stadium - August 22, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - RTD RB Don Gregson
10-0 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
2nd
17-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
24-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
3rd
24-1 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
27-1 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
34-1 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th
34-8 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
34-15 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Marqués Gardner
41-15 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell The Tigers dominated the Athletics on home-field only allowing a single point in the first 3 quarters while putting up 34 points of their own.
The Athletics made a late push with a pair of 4th quarter touchdowns, but a 58-yard touchdown run from Clifford Russell shut them down for good. Russell had a great game, almost had 3 touchdowns, but was stopped at the goal line early in the opening quarter which would lead to the power back, Don Gregson, punching it in.
DB Jackson Miles also reeled in a pick for the Tigers with DL Olympus Heights grabbing a forced fumble and a sack on the day.
Providence Gold Stars - 13, Montreal Rouge - 17 - New Providence Stadium - August 22, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Rain
1st
0-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
2nd
3rd
3-7 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
10-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
10-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
13-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
13-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
The rain played a big factor in the rematch between Providence and Montreal as both teams combined for 7 turnovers which were all fumbles.
DL Calias McDonough, LB Daevion Shelton and DL Kenny Evans each had one each for Providence while DL Dexter Barbarcos, LB Patrick Terry, DL Blaine Caswell, and S Jumon Cobb each had one for Montreal.
RB Scott Mallard-White would be the major difference-maker in scoring the game-winning touchdown in the 4th quarter.
With this win, Montreal officially takes hold of the tiebreaker in their season series against Providence, which puts them in 4th only 1 point back of the playoffs.
Boston Independents - 34, Ottawa Royals - 22 - Richardson Stadium - August 23, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
7-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
7-10 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
10-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
17-10 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
20-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
27-10 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
27-13 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-19 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
27-22 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
34-22 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
QB Nathaniel Braddock came through to lead the Independents over the Royals and end their regular-season winning streak at 20 games (and unbeaten streak at 24).
The win puts Boston in a position to still compete for the East Division title.
QB Jean Matieau and WR Mackenzie Jones both had great days with a pair of touchdown connections, but they weren’t able to keep up with the Independents by the end of the game.
*Boston clinches playoff spot
Injury Report
S Cal Clemmons IND - Day-to-Day
DL Dean Hicks LOU - Day-to-Day
S Randall Green OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Varo Giovanni PRO - Day-to-Day
LB Jim Daniel WOR - 1 Week
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 8-1 -x
Long Island 7-2 -x
Buffalo 3-5-1
Louisville 2-7
Indiana 0-9
EAST
Ottawa 8-1 -x
Boston 7-2 -x
Worcester 3-5-1
Montreal 3-6
Providence 3-6
Power Rankings
1 - London +1
2 - Boston +1
3 - Ottawa -2
4 - Long Island -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Montreal +2
7 - Louisville +2
8 - Worcester -2
9 - Providence -2
10 - Indiana
Week 10 Games
LOU (2-7) @ WOR (3-5-1) - AUG 27 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
IND (0-9) @ LI (7-2) - AUG 28 - 3 PM ET
LDN (8-1) @ MTL (3-6) - AUG 28 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BOS (7-2) @ BUF (3-5-1) - AUG 29 - 1 PM ET
PRO (3-6) @ OTT (8-1) - AUG 29 - 4 PM ET
1959 Week 10
Worcester Athletics - 16, Louisville Thunder - 33 - Worcester Stadium - August 27, 1959 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st
0-3 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
0-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
2nd
3-10 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
6-10 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
6-16 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
3rd
13-16 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
13-19 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
16-19 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th
16-26 LOU - RTD QB Leonidas Dumont
16-33 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
Louisville finally flexed their true power in a dominant 4th quarter.
Leonidas Dumont scored a touchdown on his feet and threw for 2 more touchdowns on top of that.
Worcester suffers a difficult loss that could put a big damper on their playoff hopes.
Louisville had strong defensive play from LB Silas O’Brien who had a forced fumble and S Johnny Berger who had an interception.
Long Island Raiders - 20, Indiana Victors - 6 - Long Island Stadium - August 28, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
2nd
14-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3rd
17-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
17-6 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
4th
20-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
A pretty slow game ended with the Raiders taking home a win and the Victors remaining winless.
QB Stanley Troyer got the start for the Victors but struggled a lot in the game ultimately throwing a pair of interceptions and fumbling once. DL Vernon Spears made his return with a strip-sack to go along with another sack.
The offence for Long Island started hot but went to game manager mode by the end of the game.
Montreal Rouge - 30, London Tigers - 34 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 28, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
3-14 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
2nd
6-14 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger6-21 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
13-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
16-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
16-24 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
22-24 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
22-27 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
28-27 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
30-27 MTL - 2PT RB Scott Mallard-White
30-34 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
A close battle between the Rouge and Tigers ended with Kiernan leading the Tigers to the endzone late in the fourth to maintain their superb record.
Montreal takes a tough loss with the final playoff spot still wide open, and Long Island to play next week.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 15, Boston Independents - 23 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 29, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
6-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
6-3 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
6-6 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
6-13 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd
9-13 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
9-20 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
4th
15-20 BUF - RTD QB Angelo Medina
15-23 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
The wind seemed to be an advantage for whichever team had it at their backs with teams trading field goal tries from quarter to quarter.
Boston would get the win and hold onto the divisional battle with the Royals.LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble and a team-leading 11 tackles in the game.
Ottawa Royals - 39, Providence Gold Stars - 26 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 29, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
7-7 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
14-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
14-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
14-13 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
20-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
22-13 OTT - 2PT RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
22-16 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
25-16 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
25-23 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4th
32-23 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
32-26 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
39-26 OTT - DTD INT DB Mingan Oliver
The Royals came away with a big win to keep themselves ahead of the Independents.
It was a close race, but in the end, the Royals came out on top with Mingan Oliver taking a pick back to the endzone to close out the game.
Injury Report
LB Sam Wynn BUF - 1 Week
DL Liam Hart LOU - 1 Week
OL Scott Harper MTL - 1 Week
DL Kenny Evans PRO - 5 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 2 Passing Touchdowns, 1 Rushing Touchdown, 234 Passing Yards
DEF: DL Vernon Spears LI - 1 Forced Fumble, 2 Sacks, 6 Tackles
Standings
WEST
London 9-1 -x
Long Island 8-2 -x
Buffalo 3-6-1
Louisville 3-7
Indiana 0-10
EAST
Ottawa 9-1 -x
Boston 8-2 -x
Worcester 3-6-1
Montreal 3-7
Providence 3-7
Power Rankings
1 - London -
2 - Ottawa +1
3 - Boston -1
4 - Long Island -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Louisville +1
7 - Montreal -1
8 - Worcester -
9 - Providence -
10 - Indiana -
Week 11 Games
LI (8-2) @ MTL (3-7) - SEP 5 - 3 PM ET
BOS (8-2) @ PRO (3-7) - SEP 5 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LDN (9-1) @ LOU (3-7) - SEP 6 - 2 PM ET
*LDN clinches West Division with Win + LI Loss
BUF (3-6-1) @ IND (0-10) - SEP 7 - 2 PM ET - Labour Day Game
*BUF clinches playoff with Win + LOU Loss + PRO Loss + MTL Loss
WOR (3-6-1) @ OTT (9-1) - SEP 7 - 5 PM ET - Labour Day Game
*OTT clinches East Division with Win + BOS Loss
*WOR clinches playoffs with Win + LOU Loss + PRO Loss + MTL Loss
1st
0-3 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
0-10 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
2nd
3-10 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
6-10 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
6-16 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
3rd
13-16 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
13-19 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
16-19 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th
16-26 LOU - RTD QB Leonidas Dumont
16-33 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
Louisville finally flexed their true power in a dominant 4th quarter.
Leonidas Dumont scored a touchdown on his feet and threw for 2 more touchdowns on top of that.
Worcester suffers a difficult loss that could put a big damper on their playoff hopes.
Louisville had strong defensive play from LB Silas O’Brien who had a forced fumble and S Johnny Berger who had an interception.
Long Island Raiders - 20, Indiana Victors - 6 - Long Island Stadium - August 28, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
2nd
14-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3rd
17-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
17-6 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
4th
20-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
A pretty slow game ended with the Raiders taking home a win and the Victors remaining winless.
QB Stanley Troyer got the start for the Victors but struggled a lot in the game ultimately throwing a pair of interceptions and fumbling once. DL Vernon Spears made his return with a strip-sack to go along with another sack.
The offence for Long Island started hot but went to game manager mode by the end of the game.
Montreal Rouge - 30, London Tigers - 34 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 28, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Wilbert Benjamin
3-14 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
2nd
6-14 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger6-21 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
13-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
16-21 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
16-24 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
22-24 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
22-27 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
28-27 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
30-27 MTL - 2PT RB Scott Mallard-White
30-34 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
A close battle between the Rouge and Tigers ended with Kiernan leading the Tigers to the endzone late in the fourth to maintain their superb record.
Montreal takes a tough loss with the final playoff spot still wide open, and Long Island to play next week.
Buffalo Blue Wings - 15, Boston Independents - 23 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 29, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
6-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
6-3 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
6-6 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
6-13 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd
9-13 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
9-20 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
4th
15-20 BUF - RTD QB Angelo Medina
15-23 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
The wind seemed to be an advantage for whichever team had it at their backs with teams trading field goal tries from quarter to quarter.
Boston would get the win and hold onto the divisional battle with the Royals.LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble and a team-leading 11 tackles in the game.
Ottawa Royals - 39, Providence Gold Stars - 26 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 29, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
7-7 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
14-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
14-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
14-13 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
20-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
22-13 OTT - 2PT RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
22-16 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
25-16 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
25-23 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4th
32-23 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
32-26 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
39-26 OTT - DTD INT DB Mingan Oliver
The Royals came away with a big win to keep themselves ahead of the Independents.
It was a close race, but in the end, the Royals came out on top with Mingan Oliver taking a pick back to the endzone to close out the game.
Injury Report
LB Sam Wynn BUF - 1 Week
DL Liam Hart LOU - 1 Week
OL Scott Harper MTL - 1 Week
DL Kenny Evans PRO - 5 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 9-1 -x
Long Island 8-2 -x
Buffalo 3-6-1
Louisville 3-7
Indiana 0-10
EAST
Ottawa 9-1 -x
Boston 8-2 -x
Worcester 3-6-1
Montreal 3-7
Providence 3-7
Power Rankings
1 - London -
2 - Ottawa +1
3 - Boston -1
4 - Long Island -
5 - Buffalo -
6 - Louisville +1
7 - Montreal -1
8 - Worcester -
9 - Providence -
10 - Indiana -
Week 11 Games
LI (8-2) @ MTL (3-7) - SEP 5 - 3 PM ET
BOS (8-2) @ PRO (3-7) - SEP 5 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LDN (9-1) @ LOU (3-7) - SEP 6 - 2 PM ET
*LDN clinches West Division with Win + LI Loss
BUF (3-6-1) @ IND (0-10) - SEP 7 - 2 PM ET - Labour Day Game
*BUF clinches playoff with Win + LOU Loss + PRO Loss + MTL Loss
WOR (3-6-1) @ OTT (9-1) - SEP 7 - 5 PM ET - Labour Day Game
*OTT clinches East Division with Win + BOS Loss
*WOR clinches playoffs with Win + LOU Loss + PRO Loss + MTL Loss
1959 Week 11
Montreal Rouge - 20, Long Island Raiders - 23 - Mount Royal Stadium - September 5, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
7-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
10-10 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
13-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
13-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
13-20 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
13-23 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
20-23 MTL - PTD QB Stanislave Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
A tight game in Montreal ends with the Raiders taking home the win off of a 4th quarter field goal from Henderson Schumacher.
Ovechkin tried to make a comeback, but his effort was not enough and the Rouge are going into the final week of the season hanging on by a thread.
DB Quentin Xavier had a pick for the Rouge while LB Rusty McVee had a forced fumble for the Raiders.
Providence Gold Stars - 29, Boston Independents - 18 - New Providence Stadium - September 5, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
10-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
13-7 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
20-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
20-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
26-10 PRO - RTD RB Tommy Kerr
4th
26-16 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
26-18 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
29-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
QB Connor O’Rourke lit a fire under the Gold Stars in a huge win over the Independents to give themselves an advantage in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the East.
WR Christian Venegas made a huge comeback with a touchdown to help them with the win, while Boston’s WR Ellis Lindholm had to leave the game with a potentially season-ending injury.
Boston’s loss puts Ottawa in a position to clinch the division later this week.
Louisville Thunder - 26, London Tigers - 30 - Thunder Stadium - September 6, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LOU - DTD INT DB Alexander Bradley
7-3 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
13-3 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd
13-6 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
13-13 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
16-13 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
16-20 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
23-20 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
23-23 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
26-23 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
26-30 LDN - QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
The Tigers and Thunder came down to the wire once again with the Tigers escaping on the back of Riley Kiernan’s 3rd passing touchdown of the game.
Louisville gave it their shot, but despite a DB Alexander Bradley pick-6, they could stay ahead enough to get into a rhythm and ultimately fell short of a win.
Indiana Victors - 25, Buffalo Blue Wings - 24 - Victory Stadium - September 7, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Labour Day - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 IND - DTD FUM - DL William Sanderson
10-0 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
10-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
17-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
17-14 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
3rd
24-14 IND - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Nathan Green
24-17 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
24-24 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
25-24 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
The Victors pulled off an amazing win with a shocking finish.
After Buffalo came back to tie the game, they were able to get the ball back with a good amount of time left in the game.
However, Buffalo would choke it with QB Angelo Medina losing the football to DL William Sanderson for the second time in the game.
The Victors took over and were going to kick the field goal, however, rookie K Ross Poindexter would shank the kick.
The ball would land in the endzone and DB Jared Francis was not prepared for it and had to run after it and RB Rodney Clark was able to tackle the DB in the endzone which gave them the single.
Ottawa Royals - 38, Worcester Athletics - 12 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 7, 1959 - 5 PM ET - Labour Day - Weather: Clear
1st
0-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
7-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
14-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
2nd
21-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
21-6 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
3rd
28-6 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
28-12 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
35-12 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
38-12 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
The Royals smacked the Athletics in the teeth to seal their second straight East Division title.
QB Jean Matieau had 4 passing touchdowns in the game and put up 328 Passing Yards.
S Randall Green also had his first career interception early on as well.
The Athletics could not get anything going especially with QB Gene Bishop going down with a regular-season-ending injury.
*OTT clinches the East Division
Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 3 Weeks
TE Johnny Mantle IV LI - Day-to-day
DB Victor Bean PRO - 4 Weeks
QB Gene Bishop WOR - 2 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 4 Passing Touchdowns, 328 Passing Yards
DEF: DL William Sanderson IND - 2 Forced Fumbles, 1 Defensive Touchdown, 4 Tackles Standings
Standings
WEST
London 10-1 -x
Long Island 9-2 -x
Buffalo 3-7-1
Louisville 3-8
Indiana 1-10
EAST
Ottawa 10-1 -y
Boston 8-3 -x
Providence 4-7
Worcester 3-7-1
Montreal 3-8
Power Rankings
1 - London -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Long Island +1
4 - Boston -1
5 - Louisville +1
6 - Providence +3
7 - Buffalo -2
8 - Montreal -1
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Indiana
Week 12 Games
IND (1-10) @ BOS (8-3) - SEP 12 - 3 PM ET
BUF (3-7-1) @ LOU (3-8) - SEP 12 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
*BUF clinches playoff spot with Win or Tie + WOR or PRO Loss
*LOU clinches playoff spot with Win + WOR Loss
OTT (10-1) @ PRO (4-7) - SEP 13 - 1 PM ET
*PRO clinches playoff spot with Win (Lose and they are eliminated)
MTL (3-8) @ WOR (3-7-1) - SEP 13 - 4 PM ET
*WOR clinches playoff spot with Win
*WOR clinches crossover with Win + PRO Win
*MTL clinches playoff spot with Win + PRO Loss
LI (9-2) @ LDN (10-1) - SEP 13 - 7 PM ET - Season Finale on Sunday Night
*LI clinches West Division with Win by > 7 points
*LDN clinches West Division with Win or Loss of < or = 7 points
1st
7-0 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
7-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
10-10 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
13-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
13-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
13-20 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
13-23 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
20-23 MTL - PTD QB Stanislave Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
A tight game in Montreal ends with the Raiders taking home the win off of a 4th quarter field goal from Henderson Schumacher.
Ovechkin tried to make a comeback, but his effort was not enough and the Rouge are going into the final week of the season hanging on by a thread.
DB Quentin Xavier had a pick for the Rouge while LB Rusty McVee had a forced fumble for the Raiders.
Providence Gold Stars - 29, Boston Independents - 18 - New Providence Stadium - September 5, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st
3-0 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
2nd
10-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Christian Venegas
13-7 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
20-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
20-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
26-10 PRO - RTD RB Tommy Kerr
4th
26-16 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
26-18 BOS - 2PT RB Kendall Morgan
29-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
QB Connor O’Rourke lit a fire under the Gold Stars in a huge win over the Independents to give themselves an advantage in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the East.
WR Christian Venegas made a huge comeback with a touchdown to help them with the win, while Boston’s WR Ellis Lindholm had to leave the game with a potentially season-ending injury.
Boston’s loss puts Ottawa in a position to clinch the division later this week.
Louisville Thunder - 26, London Tigers - 30 - Thunder Stadium - September 6, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 LOU - DTD INT DB Alexander Bradley
7-3 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
13-3 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd
13-6 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
13-13 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
16-13 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
16-20 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
23-20 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
23-23 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
26-23 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
26-30 LDN - QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
The Tigers and Thunder came down to the wire once again with the Tigers escaping on the back of Riley Kiernan’s 3rd passing touchdown of the game.
Louisville gave it their shot, but despite a DB Alexander Bradley pick-6, they could stay ahead enough to get into a rhythm and ultimately fell short of a win.
Indiana Victors - 25, Buffalo Blue Wings - 24 - Victory Stadium - September 7, 1959 - 2 PM ET - Labour Day - Weather: Clear
1st
7-0 IND - DTD FUM - DL William Sanderson
10-0 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
10-7 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
17-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
17-14 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
3rd
24-14 IND - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Nathan Green
24-17 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
24-24 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
25-24 IND - Single K Ross Poindexter
The Victors pulled off an amazing win with a shocking finish.
After Buffalo came back to tie the game, they were able to get the ball back with a good amount of time left in the game.
However, Buffalo would choke it with QB Angelo Medina losing the football to DL William Sanderson for the second time in the game.
The Victors took over and were going to kick the field goal, however, rookie K Ross Poindexter would shank the kick.
The ball would land in the endzone and DB Jared Francis was not prepared for it and had to run after it and RB Rodney Clark was able to tackle the DB in the endzone which gave them the single.
Ottawa Royals - 38, Worcester Athletics - 12 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 7, 1959 - 5 PM ET - Labour Day - Weather: Clear
1st
0-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
7-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
14-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
2nd
21-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
21-6 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
3rd
28-6 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
28-12 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
35-12 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
38-12 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
The Royals smacked the Athletics in the teeth to seal their second straight East Division title.
QB Jean Matieau had 4 passing touchdowns in the game and put up 328 Passing Yards.
S Randall Green also had his first career interception early on as well.
The Athletics could not get anything going especially with QB Gene Bishop going down with a regular-season-ending injury.
*OTT clinches the East Division
Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 3 Weeks
TE Johnny Mantle IV LI - Day-to-day
DB Victor Bean PRO - 4 Weeks
QB Gene Bishop WOR - 2 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
London 10-1 -x
Long Island 9-2 -x
Buffalo 3-7-1
Louisville 3-8
Indiana 1-10
EAST
Ottawa 10-1 -y
Boston 8-3 -x
Providence 4-7
Worcester 3-7-1
Montreal 3-8
Power Rankings
1 - London -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Long Island +1
4 - Boston -1
5 - Louisville +1
6 - Providence +3
7 - Buffalo -2
8 - Montreal -1
9 - Worcester -1
10 - Indiana
Week 12 Games
IND (1-10) @ BOS (8-3) - SEP 12 - 3 PM ET
BUF (3-7-1) @ LOU (3-8) - SEP 12 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
*BUF clinches playoff spot with Win or Tie + WOR or PRO Loss
*LOU clinches playoff spot with Win + WOR Loss
OTT (10-1) @ PRO (4-7) - SEP 13 - 1 PM ET
*PRO clinches playoff spot with Win (Lose and they are eliminated)
MTL (3-8) @ WOR (3-7-1) - SEP 13 - 4 PM ET
*WOR clinches playoff spot with Win
*WOR clinches crossover with Win + PRO Win
*MTL clinches playoff spot with Win + PRO Loss
LI (9-2) @ LDN (10-1) - SEP 13 - 7 PM ET - Season Finale on Sunday Night
*LI clinches West Division with Win by > 7 points
*LDN clinches West Division with Win or Loss of < or = 7 points
1959 Week 12
Boston Independents - 6, Indiana Victors - 14 - Richardson Stadium - September 12, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Heavy Rain
1st
2nd
0-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
3-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-14 IND - RTD QB Stanley Troyer
4th
6-14 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
The heavy rain seems to be Boston’s weakness as they could not gain any ground on the Victors.
QB Terry Bourbon made his second start for the Independents, and once again Bourbon was not spectacular and Boston may be looking for a replacement in the backup position next to QB Bart Swayze who did enter the game in the final quarter.
Indiana’s Stanley Troyer continues his hot start and is making his case to be the Victors’ starter for next season for his 3rd win in 4 games started.
Overall, turnovers were pretty common in the showdown and a William Sanderson forced fumble put the Victors inside the 5, where Troyer would take the ball up the middle into the endzone.
Louisville Thunder - 44, Buffalo Blue Wings - 11 - Thunder Stadium - September 12, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
10-3 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
2nd
17-3 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
17-4 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
24-4 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
3rd
24-11 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
31-11 LOU - KRTD WR Piers Key
4th
37-11 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
44-11 LOU - DTD INT DB Oliver Langstrom
The Thunder came out to play against the Blue Wings and absolutely destroyed any hope the Buffalo had to return to the playoffs.
Dumont threw 3 touchdowns and both defence and special teams came through with big plays from rookies Oliver Langstrom and Piers Key.
Louisville now has an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot for the first time if the Athletics or Gold Stars fall on Sunday.
Providence Gold Stars - 25, Ottawa Royals - 16 - New Providence Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Rain
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
7-3 PRO - DTD INT DB Lee Wolfe
2nd
7-6 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
10-13 OTT - RTD RB Corey King
17-13 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4th
17-16 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
23-16 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
25-16 PRO - 2PT RB Tommy Kerr
The Gold Stars came away with a huge win to keep their season alive and clinching the final spot on the East Division playoffs and eliminating the Rouge from contention.
The Rain was a factor in the game for QB Brian Meadows who struggled a bit in the rain with a pick and a fumble.
Providence took advantage and came away with their 5th home win of the season to close out their home record at 5-1.
DB Lee Wolfe managed to get a pick-6 in what might be his final game at New Providence Stadium.
Worcester Athletics - 14, Montreal Rouge - 23 - Worcester Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Light Rain
1st
0-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
1-3 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
2nd
1-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2-6 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
2-13 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
8-13 WOR - DTD FUM LB Harrison Bennett
8-16 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
14-16 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
14-23 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
The Athletics’ offence was shut down by the Rouge for the most part with the only strong drive coming behind RB Marcus Devonshire late in the 3rd quarter.
Montreal controlled the game with Mallard-White on the ground and keeping possession.
The defence also came through with a huge turnover in the 4th which put the game out of reach with LB Sebastian Andrews III punching the ball out of WR Zachariah Pembroke’s grasp to force a fumble.
London Tigers - 24, Long Island Raiders - 33 - Western Fair Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 7 PM ET - Season Finale - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
7-7 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
2nd
14-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
14-14 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
17-17 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
17-24 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
18-24 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
4th
18-30 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
24-30 LDN PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
24-33 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
The West Division title came down to the final few drives in the season finale, which ended up having a very unusual ending. The teams would go back and forth in the first half and early in the second half, but the first mistake was made by the Tigers. With wind becoming a bigger factor K Nathaniel King would miss a field goal for a single which put the Tigers at a major disadvantage heading into the final quarter. Long Island would score a touchdown early on in the 4th to extend their lead to 12 but would fail to get the 2-point try to add a bit of an extra buffer. For context, Long Island has to beat London by more than 7 points to win the division. London would eventually come back and run down a lot of the clock, and then they would get to the endzone with WR Max Sutton. The Tigers would go for two to cut the lead to only 4 which would prevent the Raiders from winning the division on only a field goal; however, the Raiders would stop the Tigers and keep it to a 6 point game. Despite the game being a 6-point game, the Tigers only needed to prevent the Raiders from scoring more in order to seal the West Division. QB Lyle Painter would lead the Raiders down the field just getting into Tigers’ territory and setting up a long 47-yard try to win the division. K Henderson Schumacher would just barely make the long kick in order to win Long Island the West Division for the second season in a row.
Injury Report
TE Johann Traeger BUF - 2 Weeks
WR Nathan Green IND - Day-to-Day
DB Kenneth Wade IND - 3 Weeks
WR Benedict Spencer LDN - 2 Weeks
TE Christopher Gist LOU - Day-to-Day
LB Elijah Goldwater LI - Day-to-Day
OL Moses Griffin LI - 1 Week
RB Iyannough Moreland OTT - 5 Weeks
DL Charles Hoover OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Milo O’Hara PRO - 5 Weeks
OL Forrest Cross WOR - 3 Weeks
Players of the Week
OFF: QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 312 Passing Yards
DEF: DB Lee Wolfe PRO - 1 Interception, 1 Defensive Touchdown, 3 Plays Defended, 5 Tackles
Standings
WEST
Long Island 10-2 -y
London 10-2 -x
Louisville 4-8 -x
Buffalo 3-8-1
Indiana 2-10
EAST
Ottawa 10-2 -y
Boston 8-4 -x
Providence 5-7
Montreal 4-8
Worcester 3-8-1
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +1
2 - Long Island +1
3 - London -2
4 - Louisville +1
5 - Boston -1
6 - Providence -
7 - Montreal +1
8 - Buffalo -1
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Final Standings and Playoff Bracket
Division Semi-Finals Preview
1st
2nd
0-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
3-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-14 IND - RTD QB Stanley Troyer
4th
6-14 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
The heavy rain seems to be Boston’s weakness as they could not gain any ground on the Victors.
QB Terry Bourbon made his second start for the Independents, and once again Bourbon was not spectacular and Boston may be looking for a replacement in the backup position next to QB Bart Swayze who did enter the game in the final quarter.
Indiana’s Stanley Troyer continues his hot start and is making his case to be the Victors’ starter for next season for his 3rd win in 4 games started.
Overall, turnovers were pretty common in the showdown and a William Sanderson forced fumble put the Victors inside the 5, where Troyer would take the ball up the middle into the endzone.
Louisville Thunder - 44, Buffalo Blue Wings - 11 - Thunder Stadium - September 12, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
10-3 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
2nd
17-3 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
17-4 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
24-4 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
3rd
24-11 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
31-11 LOU - KRTD WR Piers Key
4th
37-11 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
44-11 LOU - DTD INT DB Oliver Langstrom
The Thunder came out to play against the Blue Wings and absolutely destroyed any hope the Buffalo had to return to the playoffs.
Dumont threw 3 touchdowns and both defence and special teams came through with big plays from rookies Oliver Langstrom and Piers Key.
Louisville now has an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot for the first time if the Athletics or Gold Stars fall on Sunday.
Providence Gold Stars - 25, Ottawa Royals - 16 - New Providence Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Rain
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
7-3 PRO - DTD INT DB Lee Wolfe
2nd
7-6 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
10-13 OTT - RTD RB Corey King
17-13 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4th
17-16 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
23-16 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
25-16 PRO - 2PT RB Tommy Kerr
The Gold Stars came away with a huge win to keep their season alive and clinching the final spot on the East Division playoffs and eliminating the Rouge from contention.
The Rain was a factor in the game for QB Brian Meadows who struggled a bit in the rain with a pick and a fumble.
Providence took advantage and came away with their 5th home win of the season to close out their home record at 5-1.
DB Lee Wolfe managed to get a pick-6 in what might be his final game at New Providence Stadium.
Worcester Athletics - 14, Montreal Rouge - 23 - Worcester Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Light Rain
1st
0-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
1-3 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
2nd
1-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2-6 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
2-13 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
8-13 WOR - DTD FUM LB Harrison Bennett
8-16 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
14-16 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
14-23 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
The Athletics’ offence was shut down by the Rouge for the most part with the only strong drive coming behind RB Marcus Devonshire late in the 3rd quarter.
Montreal controlled the game with Mallard-White on the ground and keeping possession.
The defence also came through with a huge turnover in the 4th which put the game out of reach with LB Sebastian Andrews III punching the ball out of WR Zachariah Pembroke’s grasp to force a fumble.
London Tigers - 24, Long Island Raiders - 33 - Western Fair Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 7 PM ET - Season Finale - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
7-7 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
2nd
14-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
14-14 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
17-17 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
17-24 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
18-24 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
4th
18-30 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
24-30 LDN PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
24-33 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
The West Division title came down to the final few drives in the season finale, which ended up having a very unusual ending. The teams would go back and forth in the first half and early in the second half, but the first mistake was made by the Tigers. With wind becoming a bigger factor K Nathaniel King would miss a field goal for a single which put the Tigers at a major disadvantage heading into the final quarter. Long Island would score a touchdown early on in the 4th to extend their lead to 12 but would fail to get the 2-point try to add a bit of an extra buffer. For context, Long Island has to beat London by more than 7 points to win the division. London would eventually come back and run down a lot of the clock, and then they would get to the endzone with WR Max Sutton. The Tigers would go for two to cut the lead to only 4 which would prevent the Raiders from winning the division on only a field goal; however, the Raiders would stop the Tigers and keep it to a 6 point game. Despite the game being a 6-point game, the Tigers only needed to prevent the Raiders from scoring more in order to seal the West Division. QB Lyle Painter would lead the Raiders down the field just getting into Tigers’ territory and setting up a long 47-yard try to win the division. K Henderson Schumacher would just barely make the long kick in order to win Long Island the West Division for the second season in a row.
Injury Report
TE Johann Traeger BUF - 2 Weeks
WR Nathan Green IND - Day-to-Day
DB Kenneth Wade IND - 3 Weeks
WR Benedict Spencer LDN - 2 Weeks
TE Christopher Gist LOU - Day-to-Day
LB Elijah Goldwater LI - Day-to-Day
OL Moses Griffin LI - 1 Week
RB Iyannough Moreland OTT - 5 Weeks
DL Charles Hoover OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Milo O’Hara PRO - 5 Weeks
OL Forrest Cross WOR - 3 Weeks
Players of the Week
Standings
WEST
Long Island 10-2 -y
London 10-2 -x
Louisville 4-8 -x
Buffalo 3-8-1
Indiana 2-10
EAST
Ottawa 10-2 -y
Boston 8-4 -x
Providence 5-7
Montreal 4-8
Worcester 3-8-1
Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +1
2 - Long Island +1
3 - London -2
4 - Louisville +1
5 - Boston -1
6 - Providence -
7 - Montreal +1
8 - Buffalo -1
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -
Final Standings and Playoff Bracket
East Division Semi-Final
Boston Independents VS. Providence Gold Stars - Richardson Stadium - September 20, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Forecast: Clear
Head-to-Head: W6 - BOS 36-33 PRO, W11 - PRO 29-17 BOS
The 6th playoff meeting between Boston and Providence will kick off the 1959 playoffs. Coming into the game, Providence seems like the hot team. They beat both the Independents and Royals to close out the season, however, the big concern is the team has struggled on the road all year going 0-6 on the road. Boston on the other hand has been consistently good throughout including a 5-game win streak, but with WR Ellis Lindholm going down, there may be some major adjustments the team will have to make going into this game. Boston will likely want to flex their defence and slow down the Gold Star offence, while the goal for the Gold Stars will be trying to outscore the Independents, could be a fairly offensive game, but I think Boston will sneak away from this one.
My Pick: Boston
West Division Semi-Final
London Tigers VS. Louisville Thunder - Western Fair Stadium - September 20, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Forecast: Clear
Head-to-Head: W5 - LDN 35-32 LOU, W11 - LOU 26-30 LDN
Despite having 6 wins between the two teams, this game is likely a lot closer than most may think. In both matchups this season, the Thunder were able to get themselves in position to win the game before the Tigers would score late to take it. Both offences have been super good this season with the Tigers having the top offence and Louisville with the 4th best. It should be an offensive battle that may come down to a late score once again, that I believe would come from QB Riley Kiernan and the Tigers.
My Pick: London
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