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1946 Buffalo Bisons
Record: 3-10-1, Finished 2nd in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 249 points (17.8/g), 6th of 9 in the AAFC.
Allowed 370 points (26.4/g), 8th.
Differential of -121 points (-8.6/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 3.9-10.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 7th.
Coached by Red Dawson (3-10-1)
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1946 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Al Dekdebrun | 25 | Rook | 8 | 28 for 66, 517 yards, 8 td, 8 int, & 25 rushes for -55 yards and 0 td | Boston Yanks / 9th / 72nd pick / 1946 |
| QB | George Terlep | 23 | Rook | 4 | 48 for 123, 574 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 36 rushes for 29 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Vic Kulbitski | 25 | Rook | 8 | 97 rushes for 605 yards, 2 td, & 1 catch for 0 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 58th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Lou Zontini | 29 | 6 | 5 | 13 rushes for 36 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Chet Mutryn | 25 | Rook | 8 | 57 rushes for 289 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 168 yards and 3 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| LH | Pres Johnston | 25 | Rook | 5 | 15 rushes for 53 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 19 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 59th pick / 1942 |
| RH | Steve Juzwik | 28 | 4 | 9 | 71 rushes for 455 yards, 3 td, & 23 catches for 357 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 21st / 191st pick / 1942 |
| LE | Ray Ebli | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 catches for 15 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | C.B. Stanley | 27 | Rook | 11 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 51st pick / 1944 |
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| LT | Al Klug | 26 | Rook | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 44th pick / 1943 |
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| LG | John F. Perko | 28 | Rook | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 96th pick / 1944 |
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| C | Felto Prewitt | 22 | Rook | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 48th pick / 1946 |
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| C | Al Wukits | 29 | 3 | 5 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 11th / 97th pick / 1943 |
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| RG | Rocco Pirro | 30 | 6 | 11 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 102nd pick / 1940 |
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| RT | George Doherty | 26 | 2 | 7 | Brooklyn Tigers / 20th / 199th pick / 1944 |
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| RE | Herb Nelson | 25 | Rook | 7 | 4 catches for 47 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | |
| RE | Fay King | 24 | Rook | 0 | 30 catches for 466 yards, 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 60th pick / 1946 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Zontini | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 of 8 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Lou Zontini | 29 | 6 | 5 | 44 punts for a 36.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Steve Juzwik | 28 | 4 | 9 | 11 punt returns for a 12.3 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 21st / 191st pick / 1942 |
| KR | Steve Juzwik | 28 | 4 | 9 | 21 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 21st / 191st pick / 1942 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Batorski | 26 | E | 8 | 2 | 238 | 6-2 | Colgate | 9/27/1920 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 18th / 182nd pick / 1944 |
| Blondy Black | 26 | B | 4 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 8/20/1920 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1943 |
| Sam Brazinsky | 25 | C | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Villanova | 1/9/1921 | Rook | |
| Marty Comer | 29 | DE-E | 6 | 3 | 203 | 6-0 | Tulane | 10/28/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 34th pick / 1943 |
| Bill Daddio | 30 | E | 3 | 1 | 207 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 4/26/1916 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 31st pick / 1939 |
| Al Dekdebrun | 25 | B | 14 | 8 | 185 | 5-11 | Columbia,Cornell | 5/11/1921 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 9th / 72nd pick / 1946 |
| George Doherty | 26 | T-G | 12 | 7 | 218 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 9/5/1920 | 2 | Brooklyn Tigers / 20th / 199th pick / 1944 |
| Andy Dudish | 25 | HB | 11 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/13/1921 | Rook | |
| Jack Dugger | 23 | T-DE | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/13/1923 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1945 |
| Ray Ebli | 27 | E | 9 | 7 | 210 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/6/1919 | 4 | |
| John Fekete | 27 | HB-DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Ohio | 10/28/1919 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 14th / 123rd pick / 1943 |
| Chubby Grigg | 20 | DT-T | 8 | 0 | 294 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/10/1926 | Rook | |
| Harry Hopp | 28 | B | 9 | 2 | 209 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 12/13/1918 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 20th pick / 1941 |
| Pres Johnston | 25 | HB-FB-LB | 8 | 5 | 205 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/12/1921 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 59th pick / 1942 |
| Elmer Jones | 26 | G-LB | 12 | 1 | 224 | 6-0 | Franklin & Marshall,Wake Forest | 8/4/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 15th pick / 1946 |
| Steve Juzwik | 28 | HB-FB | 13 | 9 | 186 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 6/18/1918 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 191st pick / 1942 |
| Fay King | 24 | E | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/7/1922 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 60th pick / 1946 |
| Quentin Klenk | 27 | T | 2 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 2/13/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 184th pick / 1945 |
| Al Klug | 26 | T-G | 12 | 5 | 215 | 6-1 | Marquette | 6/1/1920 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 44th pick / 1943 |
| Nick Klutka | 25 | E | 11 | 4 | 198 | 5-11 | Florida | 1/21/1921 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 30th / 282nd pick / 1946 |
| Jack Kramer | 27 | T | 13 | 2 | 220 | 6-0 | Marquette | 7/26/1919 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 200th pick / 1945 |
| Vic Kulbitski | 25 | FB | 13 | 8 | 205 | 5-10 | Minnesota,Notre Dame | 6/15/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 58th pick / 1944 |
| Hal Lahar | 27 | G | 12 | 3 | 225 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/14/1919 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 79th pick / 1941 |
| Jim Lecture | 22 | G | 1 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Northwestern,Washington (MO) | 10/29/1924 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 68th pick / 1946 |
| Patsy Martinelli | 27 | C | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Scranton | 7/27/1919 | Rook | |
| John Matisi | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/2/1920 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 7th / 54th pick / 1943 |
| Chet Mutryn | 25 | HB-DB | 14 | 8 | 179 | 5-9 | Xavier (OH) | 3/12/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| Herb Nelson | 25 | E-T | 12 | 7 | 219 | 6-4 | Pennsylvania | 4/25/1921 | Rook | |
| John F. Perko | 28 | G | 14 | 10 | 225 | 6-1 | Minnesota,Notre Dame | 4/8/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 96th pick / 1944 |
| Rocco Pirro | 30 | G-B-T | 13 | 11 | 226 | 6-0 | Catholic | 6/30/1916 | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 102nd pick / 1940 |
| Felto Prewitt | 22 | C-LB | 14 | 8 | 207 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 5/17/1924 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 48th pick / 1946 |
| Ben Pucci | 21 | T | 12 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | none | 1/26/1925 | Rook | |
| Curt Sandig | 28 | HB | 9 | 1 | 170 | 5-10 | Baylor,St. Mary's (TX) | 7/12/1918 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 31st pick / 1942 |
| Ralph Schilling | 25 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Oklahoma City | 7/5/1921 | Rook | |
| C.B. Stanley | 27 | T | 13 | 11 | 225 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 1/25/1919 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 51st pick / 1944 |
| Ken Stofer | 27 | QB-DB | 11 | 1 | 188 | 5-9 | Cornell | 8/10/1919 | Rook | |
| Roy Stuart | 26 | G-LB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/25/1920 | 4 | |
| George Terlep | 23 | QB-DB | 12 | 4 | 180 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 4/12/1923 | Rook | |
| Jim Thibaut | 27 | FB-LB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Tulane | 8/31/1919 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 107th pick / 1942 |
| Bob Thurbon | 28 | HB | 2 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 2/22/1918 | 3 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 30 | FB-HB | 14 | 2 | 198 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 1/8/1916 | 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
| Al Vandeweghe | 26 | E-DE | 5 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | William & Mary | 10/25/1920 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 88th pick / 1946 |
| Gene White | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Indiana | 8/3/1919 | Rook | |
| Al Wukits | 29 | C-LB-G | 8 | 5 | 218 | 6-3 | Duquesne | 12/16/1917 | 3 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 11th / 97th pick / 1943 |
| Lou Zontini | 29 | B | 14 | 5 | 189 | 5-9 | Notre Dame | 8/30/1917 | 6 | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 209.4 | 6-0.1 | 1.4 |