1948 Figment Boston Americans Season Summary - Final
Record (7-4-1)
Wk Result Opponent
3 W 30-14 New York
2 W 24-17 St. Louis
4 L 7-28 at St. Louis
5 W 23-20 Philadelphia
6 L 10-26 at Detroit
7 W 31-7 Cincinnati
8 W 13-10 at Cincinnati
9 W 31-20 Pittsburgh
10 T 21-21 at Philadelphia
11 L 0-38 at Chicago
12 W 16-7 Washington
13 L 23-28 at New York
Team Statistics
Americans Opp.
Total First Downs 206 212
Rushing 70 95
Passing 119 100
Penalty 17 17
Third Down: Made/Att 59-164 77-180
Third Down Pct. 36.0 42.8
Fourth Down: Made/Att 6-16 11-18
Fourth Down Pct. 37.5 61.1
Red Zone: Made/Att 28-45 27-37
Red Zone Pct. 62.2 73.0
Total Net Yards 4070 3703
Avg.Per Game 339.2 308.6
Total Plays 807 814
Avg.Per Play 5.0 4.5
Net Yards Rushing 1510 2011
Avg.Per Game 125.8 167.6
Total Rushes 410 471
Net Yards Passing 2560 1692
Avg.Per Game 213.3 141.0
Sacked-Yds Lost 32-209 29-206
Att-Completions 365-205 314-148
Completion Pct. 56.2 47.1
Had Intercepted 21 19
Punts-Avg. 71-42.3 71-42.0
Net Punting Avg. 34.4 36.8
Penalties-Yards Lost 94-934 80-791
Fumbles-Ball Lost 32-16 37-20
Touchdowns 27 31
Rushing 9 13
Passing 16 16
Returns 2 2
Total Pts. 229 236
Avg. Time of Poss. 27:35 32:25
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PASSING Att Cmp Pct Yds Lng TD Int Sk SkY Rate
D.Thomas 342 195 57.0 2,659 59 13 20 32 209 70.3
Balfour 1 1 100.0 43 43 1 0 0 0 158.3
Kleinhans 22 9 40.9 67 14 2 1 0 0 60.2
Americans 365 205 56.2 2,769 59 16 21 32 209 71.1
Opponents 314 148 47.1 1,898 63 16 19 29 206 58.3
SCORING R P Ret PAT FG Saf Pts
Balfour 2 0 0 25 14 0 79
Kelly 3 5 0 0 0 0 48
Royal 3 0 1 0 0 0 24
Ericksen 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
Gilbert 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
Wright 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
Gilliam 1 0 1 0 0 0 12
Moore 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Molloy 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Americans 9 16 2 25 14 0 229
Opponents 13 16 2 29 7 0 236
FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50
Balfour 3/3 4/4 4/6 3/3 0/0
Americans 3/3 4/4 4/6 3/3 0/0
Opponents 0/2 2/3 5/9 0/0 0/0
RUSHING Att Yards Avg Long TD
Fulmer 111 405 3.6 19 0
Balfour 76 296 3.9 18 2
Royal 68 266 3.9 24 3
Kelly 64 202 3.2 12 3
Bennett 39 155 4.0 16 0
Kleinhans 7 88 12.6 38 0
Gilliam 22 70 3.2 14 1
Ericksen 11 16 1.5 11 0
D.Thomas 11 9 0.8 6 0
Molloy 1 3 3.0 3 0
Americans 410 1,510 3.7 38 9
Opponents 471 2,011 4.3 48 13
RECEIVING Rec Yards Avg Long TD
Kelly 48 728 15.2 47 5
Ericksen 30 425 14.2 37 3
Gilbert 30 524 17.5 59 3
Wright 24 283 11.8 35 3
Zelmer 14 136 9.7 26 0
Bennett 14 154 11.0 46 0
Balfour 10 149 14.9 30 0
Royal 8 52 6.5 19 0
Molloy 8 89 11.1 43 1
Gilliam 7 127 18.1 58 0
Fulmer 7 56 8.0 15 0
Walsh 4 41 10.3 17 0
Moore 1 5 5.0 5 1
Americans 205 2,769 13.5 59 16
Opponents 148 1,898 12.8 63 16
PUNT RETURNS No FC Yds Avg Lng TD
Gilliam 26 9 256 9.8 19 0
Bennett 10 0 100 10.0 14 0
Kelly 2 1 16 8.0 10 0
Americans 38 10 372 9.8 19 0
Opponents 45 5 562 12.5 48 0
KO RETURNS No Yds Avg Long TD
Gilliam 19 357 18.8 40 0
E.Johnson 2 52 26.0 27 0
Bennett 7 156 22.3 30 0
Kelly 8 140 17.5 26 0
S.Hubbard 3 33 11.0 16 0
Americans 39 738 18.9 40 0
Opponents 39 789 20.2 42 0
PUNTING Att Yds GAvg In20 Long
Balfour 71 3,006 42.3 12 71
Americans 71 3,006 42.3 12 71
Opponents 71 2,983 42.0 16 68
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Long TD
Gilliam 13 190 34 1
S.Hubbard 3 42 29 0
Jordan 2 18 17 0
Campagnola 1 10 10 0
Americans 19 260 34 1
Opponents 21 360 79 2
SACKS No Yds SAF
Americans 29 206 0
Opponents 32 209 0