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TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

TENAFLY HIGH SCHOOL 1967 TIGERS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 9-0-0 UNDEFEATED / UNTIED 269 PF / 50 PA

BCSL AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS CO-BERGEN COUNTY CHAMPIONS GROUP 2 – NJ SECTIONAL STATE CHAMPIONS

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

NELSON LEADS TENAFLY CLUB “THE RECORD”: 9/25/1967

Montvale – Bob Nelson directed the potent Tenafly offense to a 41-13 victory over Pascack Hills Saturday by scoring two touchdowns and passing for two touchdowns. The 155-pound quarterback passed for 144 yards and guided the Tiger ground game that gained a net 353 yards. Nelson scored the first touchdown on a 7- yard run and Don Keil kicked the first of his five extra points. After Bob Tomilinson scored for the Cowboys, Nelson turned the game into a romp. He found Kurt Blankenburg open for a 28-yard touchdown and ran 10- yards for his second for his second score and a 21-6 halftime lead for the Tigers. Blankenburg recorded his second T. D. of the game in the early minutes of the third quarter bucking over from the 7- yard line. Then Nelson took over and fired a pass to Ed Harris for a touchdown that covered 49 yards. Dave Anderson scored the final Tenafly touchdown on a 2-yard run before Dough Janssen and Randy Gotte teamed for a 25-yard Pascack score.

TENAFLY 41 / PASCACK HILLS 13

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THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 9/25/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score TENAFLY (A) 7 13 14 6 41 Pascack Hills 6 0 0 7 13

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Nelson, 7 yd. run Keil kick Nelson 2 TD's Pascack Hills Tomlinson, 3 yd. run kick failed Blankenburg 2 TD's Tenafly Blankenburg, 28 yd. pass from Nelson Keil kick Harris 1 TD Tenafly Nelson, 10 yd. run Keil kick Anderson 1 TD Tenafly Blankenburg, 7 yd. run Keil kick Keil 5 PAT's Tenafly Harris, 40 yd. pass from Nelson Keil kick Tenafly Anderson, 2 yd. run kick failed Pascack Hills Janssen, 26 yd. pass form Gotte Scheller Kick TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T PH Rushing YDS. 358 First downs 22 9 Passing YDS. 144 Yards Gained rushing 358 182 Total YTDS 502 Yards Lost rushing 5 2 Passes 9-‐13 3-‐7 Yards Gained passing 144 52 Passes Interceped by 2 2 Punts 0 3-‐43 Fumbles lost 1 1 Penatlies 9-‐52 4-‐40

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TENAFLY PASSES BEAT CRESSKILL “THE RECORD”: 9/25/1967

Tenafly - Teanfly’s passing attack clicked on all eight of attempts including three touchdowns Saturday to spark the Tigers to a 27-6 victory over Cresskill. Tenafly’s only T. D. on the ground came in the first quarter when fullback Jim Graf ripped off tackle for 34 yards. The Tigers took over again on the Cresskill 38 after a short punt and on the first play quarterback Rob Nelson hit Kurt Blankenburg for another score. Don Keil took over the quarterbacking in the second period for Tenafly and was as successful as Nelson. He connected with end Art Masarky on a 40-yard scoring bomb to lift the Tigers to a 21-0 lead. Nelson returned in the third quarter and hit Blankenburg on a 1-yard pass for the final score. Cresskill’s only treat resulted in a 30-yard touchdown pass from John Bonanno to Bill LoCiero in the last Period.

TENAFLY 27 / CRESSKILL 6

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 10/2/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score CRESSKILL 0 0 0 6 6 TENAFLY (H) 14 7 6 0 27

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Graf, 34 yd. run Keil kick Blankenburg 2 TD's Tenafly Blankenburg, 38 yd. pass from Nelson Keil kick Graf 1 TD Tenafly Masarky, 40 yd. pass from Keil Keil kick Masarky 1 TD Tenafly Blankenburg, 1 yd. pass from Nelson kick failed Keil 3 PAT's Cresskill La Cicero, 30 yd. pass from Bonanno kick failed

TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T C Rushing YDS. 116 First downs 15 8 Passing YDS. 125 Yards Gained rushing 116 65 Total YTDS 241 Yards Lost rushing 26 21 Passes 8-‐8 11-‐29 Yards Gained passing 125 116 Passes Interceped by 2 0 Punts 4-‐40 8-‐28 Fumbles lost 2 0 Penatlies 2-‐30 0

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TENAFLY BURIES BULLDOGS, 20 – 6 “THE RECORD”: 10/9/1967 BY JOHN KERESTY – STAFF WRITER

Tenafly - If you disregard the fourth quarter in Tenafly’s 20-6 victory over Rutherford Saturday, count the Tigers as a top threat to win the Bergen County Scholastic League’s American Division Championship. Don’t overlook those final 12 minutes and you’ll find Coach Buzz Firkser’s Tenafly 11 had better polish up its pass defense if it hopes to lay claim to the title. The fourth period saw Rutherford quarterback Bob Miller complete 11 of 17 passes, including a 55 – yard eye-opener to soph Denny Hilliard for a touchdown. It was the league opener for the Tigers, who are unbeaten in three games. Rutherford is 1-2 in the division. For the first two quarters Tenafly was devastating offensively and almost unbelievable defensively. It coupled the two to forge to a 20 halftime lead while holding the Bulldog attack to a net 38 yards. Rutherford was so stymied, it never penetrated past its own 39-yard line in the initial half. In the same lapse, the Tigers ran for 142 and quarterback Rob Nelson passed for another 72. Only the clock stopped a fourth touchdown as time ran out with Tenafly on the Rutherford 2-yard line.

Harris Starts Fast Mr. Big for the Tigers in the opening quarters was junior halfback Ed Harris. He dashed for two touchdowns (17 and 22 yards), ran six times for 55 yards and caught two passes for 37. Harris didn’t carry in the second half. Jim Graf ran 10 yards for the third 6-pointer and planed an outstanding defensive fame from his linebacking slot. He didn’t see action in the second half. “Graf is one good linebacker” Firkser said later, “I’ll say he’s the best in the County”. Graf had a big hand in holding Rutherford’s Bruce Psaty, to just 19 yards in seven carries in the first quarter. Psaty finished the game with 40 yards on 13 tries. Early in the fourth quarter coach Tony Folio’s Bulldogs opened their famous razzle- dazzle bag and dusted off everything but the Statue of Liberty play. The first gasp inducer, a triple handoff, lost 5 yards to Rutherford 45. The next play, which manufactured the touchdown, looked like a rehearsal for a Keystone Cops movie.

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

It opened with Miller pitching out to halfback Mark Seidler, who swept to the right with heavy pursuit. Seidler then pitched back to Miller who galloped to the left, also in heavy Tiger traffic. But Miller stopped and flipped a cross-field pass to the speedy Hilliard who had a wall of five Bulldogs to ease his mind en route to the 55-yard scoring run. As an encore, Rutherford recovered the ensuing onside kick and Firkser, who had used second and third-stringers almost exclusively from early in the third period to this point, reinserted his starters. Miller was 14 for 29 for 165 yards and was intercepted once, all told. Greg Daffron was Miller’s primary receiver as he snared six for 77 yards, all in the second 24 minutes.

Drives 50 Yards Tenafly’s first touchdown came on the end of a 50-yard drive featuring the running of halfback Kurt Blankenburg who finished with 86 yards in 14 carries. The scoring play was highlighted by a nifty fake to Blankenburg and handoff to Harris, who flashed 17 yards through a cavernous hole forged by Mike Hollander and Dave Wismer. The second touchdown, early in the second period, pointed up Tenafly’s versatile striking power. Taking over 51 yards from the goal. Nelson passed to Harris to cut the distance to 22. Harris then took a handoff off tackle, spun away from three would-be at the 15 and romped over. The third tally, Graf’s 10-yard jaunt, was made possible by an interception by Rick Amonica. A 27-yard run by Nelson was the top ground gainer in the 42-yard drive. Graf, Amonica, Wismer, Jim McArdle and Tom Faletti all played heads-up defense for Tenafly. Al Brundage, Mark Steeinberger and Psaty helped the Bulldogs heavily in that department. Summarizing the game Firkser said, “We lost our momentum in the second half, but I think a lot of that was because of our substitutions. We’re lucky to a good performance from different boys each week. Today, Harris helped us a lot. But we’re going to have to brush up on our pass defense. I think that showed. I think we have a good shot at the league title, but it’s hard to say”.

TENAFLY 20 / RUTHERFORD 6

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THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968

10/7/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd Period 3rd Period 4th Period Final Score RUTHERFORD 0 0 0 6 6 TENAFLY (H) 7 13 0 0 20

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Harris , 17 yard run Keil Kick Harris 2 TD's Tenafly Harris, 22 yard run kick failed Graf 1 TD Tenafly Graf, 10 yard run Keil Kick Keil 2 PAT's Rutherford Hilliard, 45 yard pass form Miller kick failed

STATISTICS TENAFLY RUTHERFORD TENFLY YARDS First downs 16 14 Yards rushing 250 Yards Gained rushing 250 90 Yards passing 72 Yards lost rushing 27 28 Total yards 322 PASSES 5-‐11 14-‐30 Yards Gained passing 72 165 Passes Interceped by 1 0 Punts 3-‐39 5-‐29 Fumbles Lost 1 1 Penatlies 3-‐42 1-‐10

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TIGERS STAY UNDEFEATED BY TRIMMING CLIFFSIDERS “THE RECORD”: 10/16/1967 BY JOHN KERESTY – STAFF WRITER

Cliffside Park - Unlike the enigmatic ending to a classic short story. “ The Lady or the Tiger,” everyone knew Cliffside Park opened the wrong door Saturday when it was clawed, 14-6 by undefeated Tenafly. In particular, the Tiger defense proved it ain’t no lady by intercepting three passes, recovering two Cliffside fumbles, and holding the Raiders for no gain on fourth down and-short yardage situations. This all helped make stand the 14 points Tenafly put on the scoreboard in the first period on touchdowns by Kurt Blankenburg and Jim Graf and extra points by Don Keil. The victory, their fourth straight, also gave the Tigers a 2-0 record in the American Division of the Bergen County Scholastic League and bolstered coach Buzz Firkser’s hopes for the divisional championship. The Raider are 0-3 in the circuit and 1-3 over all. “Our defense was really something” Firkser said in a post-game interview. “ I was just talking to Al (Cliffside Park coach Kempton) and we both agreed our league takes a back seat to no one this season Cliffside has a darn good club and we really had to play to win this one.” The game assumed all the characteristics of a Tenafly runaway when the Tigers tallied twice in a 56-second span midway through the first quarter.

Drive 52 Yards The first touchdown came on the tail of a 52-yard march began when the Raiders punted out of trouble from deep in their territory. Sparked by a 15-yard pass from Rob Nelson to Bill Risely, an 11-yarder to Ed Harris and a 9-yard run by Kurt Blankenburg, the Tigers moved the ball to the Cliffside 6. From there, Blankenburg blasted off-tackle, was stopped on the 3, but carried tow Raiders on his back into the end zone. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Cliffside fullback Allie Albanese ran into a vicious tackle by Tenafly’s Jim Graf and a fumbled with Risely recovering on the Raider 24.

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

After Nelson lost 5 yards, Graf took a handoff, swept to the right, broke three tackles and scampered in for the score. Graf was the most effective runner, carrying 13 times for 92 yards against a Raider defense which proved impregnable in the last three periods. The Bengals finished with a net 136 on the ground with Harris running for 40 on 10 totes and Blankenburg for 31 on 8 tries. The effectiveness of the Cliffside defense showed itself brilliantly on the pass rush. Nelson was thrown for 37 yards in losses while trying to find his receivers. That ferocious pursuit also provided Cliffside with its only touchdown. With 2 seconds remaining in the first half. Nelson dropped back to pass on the Raider 29. Just as he was bringing his arm forward, he was rapped by three Cliffside rushers. The ball squirted in the air and was grabbed by tackle Paul Elia on the 36. He burst into the clear and ran unmolested for 64 yards and the lone Raider touchdown. Larry Shadek, Tenafly’s ironman center, blocked the point after attempt. Tenafly had gained possession on the that series via an interception by Frank Fraga, a 5-6 senior. Graf also had an interception as did junior Dave Anderson. Cliffside managed only five first downs, two in the second half. The defensive line play of Dave Wismer, Andy Mendes, Mike Hollander and Tom Faletti helped stall the Raiders and hold them to 101 yards on the ground, 60 in the intial half. Junior Bill Leggio gained 56 yards in 16 carries for the losers. Frank Rispoli netted 29 in 10 bursts and completed 1 –of-2 passes on the option. Gary Barakat was the receiver. Raider Artie Berteisen, a junior defensive back played an excellent game. He intercepted one Nelson pass and broke up two others. The Tenafly passing attack was largely ineffective.

TENAFLY 14 / CLIFFSIDE PARK 6

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 10/14/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score TENAFLY (A) 14 0 0 0 14 CLIFFSIDE PARK 0 6 0 0 6

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly BLANKENBURG, 6 yd. run Keil kick Blankenburg 1 TD Tenafly Graf, 29 yd. run Keil kick Graf 1 TD Cliffside Park Elia, 64 yd. run with interception kick failed Keil 2 PAT's

TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T CP Yards rushing 184 First downs 9 5 Yards passing 27 Yards Gained rushing 184 101 Total yards 211 Yards Lost rushing 48 3 Passes 3-‐11 4-‐14 Yards Gained passing 27 54 Passes Interceped by 3 2 Punts 6-‐32 3-‐24 Fumbles lost 1 2 Penatlies 6-‐50 5-‐43

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TIGERS LOOK TO KNIGHTS AFTER DESTROYING CARDS “THE RECORD”: 10/23/1967 BY VINNY DI TRANI – STAFF WRITER

Westwood – Tenafly has emerged as one of the prime contenders for the Bergen County Scholastic League American Division title, but coach Buzz Firkser does not number the championship among his top thoughts at this time. “We play one game at a time”, explained Firsker Saturday after his Tigers had walloped Westwood, 48-0. “ This week we will be concerned with New Milford, who we play next Saturday, We’ll just concentrate on beating New Milford.” The Tigers must have dwelled long and hard on the Cards last week, for offensively they gained 502 yards rushing and defensively they stopped anything and everything that Westwood threw at them.

Nelson Runs Wild Key man in the romp was quarterback Rob Nelson, who scored three touchdowns on runs of 44, 54, and 6 yards, and amassed 221 yards on 11 carries. Nelson’s two long scoring bursts were the only T. D.’s in the first half. “Nelson really opened them up for us,” said Firkser. “ He’s a fine quarterback who can run, fake, and pass, a fine all-around player” Nelson almost had two more touchdowns. Midway through the second period he took off on a 57-yard jaunt but was angled out of bounds by Ron McDuffy on the Westwood 2. But the Card defense, aided by a pair of penalties, kept the Tigers from scoring. Nelson looked like he was home free on an 8-yard run, but as he reached the goal line Paul Dunlop flicked the ball free from his grasp and Ken Knobloch fell on it in the end zone for a touchback. The quarterback set up his second T.D. run with a perfect pitchout play to Frank Fraga that netted 37 yards to the Tiger 46. On the next play Nelson faked the pitch, cut inside the cornerback going for the fake and raced 54 yards. Firkser said that the quarterback option is the Tiger’s basic play, “An Nelson runs it well” he added “ He ha great speed for a quarterback.” Despite Nelson’s heroics, the Tigers were bogged down in the after intermission, they chased the red flag worries and went to work on the Cards.

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

Score From Kickoff Tenafly took the second half kickoff and marched 73 yards to score. Workhorse in the drive was sub fullback Rick Amonica, who picked up 68 yards on six carries, including the 22-yard touchdown run. Don Keil added the third of his five extra points. Westwood, which was battered, 58-0 , by Hasbrouck Heights last week, saw its luck go from bad to worse the next time it got the ball. On a fourth-and-8 situation, Jim Carmelich’s punt drove the Tigers into their own territory. But the Cards decided to accept a 5-yard offside penalty on Tenafly and Carmelich went back to punt again. This time Brian Buniva broke through to block the kick and recovered on the Card 13. Two plays later, Nelson rounded left end for final touchdown. A 44-yard punt return by Fraga set up the next score which Fraga gained himself on a 10-yard jaunt. Amonica’s 28 yard run set a 4-yard score by Joe Nicolai, and Jim Wurm closed out the rout by turning right end for 8 yards with 1:20 remaining in the game. Westwood’s deepest penetration was to the Tenafly 8 in the first period, but Amonica broke up a forth-down pass form Bob Betzger to Bruce Nuss to the that threat. The Cards reached the Tiger 20 in the second period, but Buniva forced a Chuck Huntley fumble and fell on the ball to stop the drive.

Reach Own 32 The Cards’ best effort in the second half was to their own 32 on the last play of the game. “ Our defense was exceptionally tough in the second half” Firkser smiled. “ That Jim Graf is one great linebacker. I’d say he’s on great linebacker. I’d say he’s one of the best in Bergen County.” Firkser decided not to use his regular left halfback, Kurt Blankenburg, who was out with a slight muscle pull. “ I could have put him in if we needed him” Firkser explained. “ But the boys we used in his place really did the job” Blankenburg got in on one play to punt. As Firkser got on the team bus, he yelled, “ What’s better than five (wins)?” A mighty “Six” roared up from the Tigers as they stated meditating on New Milford. TENAFLY 48 / WESTWOOD 0

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THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 10/21/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score TENAFLY (A) 7 7 13 21 48 WESTWOOD 0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Nelson, 44 yd. run Keil kick Nelson 3 TD's Tenafly Nelson, 54 yd. run Keil kick Amonica 1 TD Tenafly Amonica, 27 yd. run Keil kick Fraga 1 TD Tenafly Nelson, 6 yd. run run failed Nicolia 1 TD Tenafly Fraga, 10 yd. run Keil kick Wurm 1 TD Tenafly Nicolia, 10 yd. run Keil kick Tenafly Wurm, 8 yd. run Rule run

TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T W Yards rushing 502 First downs 24 10 Yards passing 30 Yards Gained rushing 502 104 Total yards 532 Yards Lost rushing 5 17 Passes 3-‐10 4-‐14 Yards Gained passing 30 50 Passes Interceped by 2 0 Punts 1-‐15 5-‐27 Fumbles lost 2 1 Penatlies 13-‐104 4-‐26

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TENAFLY BREEZES TO SIXTH IN ROW “THE RECORD”: 10/28/1967 BY AUGIE BORGI

Tenafly – Boaz Firkser may have been thing about an undefeated season as he stood alone at the 50-yard line Saturday after his Tenafly team demolished New Milford 48-19. Firkser was waiting for New Milford coach Emil Karlik for the customary handshake routine coaches go through after games. The Tiger coach was left by himself, however, because Karlik was already on the New Milford bus. “I hope he doesn’t think we rolled up the score” Firkser said, “This was a big game for us. Both teams are real good offensively.” Firkser’s comment perfectly described the game because Jim Graf and Rob Nelson ripped the New Milford defense apart and the Knights showed plenty of explosiveness in backs Ed Marinaro, Dale Faust, and Ron Pergola. “We outplayed them in the line” Firkser declared. “We won it in the line.” Statistics verified his statement since Tenafly gained 405 yards rushing, and blocking provided Nelson with plenty of time to complete five of five passes for 91 yards. Graf carried 19 times for 223 yards and three touchdowns to key the sixth Tenafly win. “He’s the best back in the league.” Firkser said of his co-captain who is the main reason why the Tigers have a 6-0 record and will play Fort Lee for the Bergen County Scholastic League American Division championship November 11. “We’ve won six in a row” Firkser said when asked about hopes for an unbeaten season. “What else is on our mind?” Firkser won’t allow his club to look ahead to the Fort Lee game. Instead, he’ll prepare it for this week’s game against Ridgefield Park. “Remember what happened a couple of years ago when we were undefeated and the beat us.” Firkser had practically no worries Saturday because his team scored touchdowns the first three times it had possession. The Tigers marched 84 yards for their first touchdown. Nelson going the last 35 yards around right end on an option right after Graf pounded the line with a perfect fake that lured the Knight defenders.

Marinaro’s Great Run Graf gained 35 yards in five carries in the 9-play first series. The fullback set up the second score for himself with a 58-yard smash off left tackle. He picked up 70 yards in the drive, blasting off right tackle from the 1 for the score.

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

Before Graf scored his second touchdown. Marinaro amazed the standing-room- only crowd with a spectacular 17-yard T.D. run. The Knights moved 39 yards in four plays, Faust going around right end for 27 yards to the 17. Then Marinaro attempted to skirt left end. Apparently stopped when Frank Wunschel put his hands around the 205-pound fullback’s waist. Marinaro shook loose. When he saw the flow of Tenafly defenders blocking the left side he simply turned around and raced around the right flank for the touchdown. Dale Querino threw the key block that got Marinaro free. That was the best run of the day for Marinaro, who was playing with three broken fingers. The touchdown didn’t bog down Tenafly’s offense. It came back with a 52-yard march that resulted in Graf’s 16-yard touchdown dash in which the fullback ran through Brian Flanagan and Bert Josephs. When placekicker Don Keil booted the third of his six extra points. Tenafly led by 21-6 at halftime. That Tenafly was to win easily was assured in the opening minutes of the second half when Graf rumbled 55 yards up the middle for his final touchdown. Pergola had a chance for a saving tackle, but Graf simply outran him. Nelson’s second touchdown (on an 8-yard option) reduced New Milford to a desperation passing attack. Jeff Varacalli connected on a 12-yard aerial to Tony Vouvalides, but Tenafly matched it with a 50-yard touchdown push. Kurt Blankenburg took an option pitch from Nelson to go 6 yards around right end for the score. When Ray Loeb intercepted a Varacalli pass and sped 72 yards down the New Milford sideline, Tenafly held a 48-13 lead and Firkser emptied his bench. That gave New Milford the chance to go 59 yards for a touchdown. Marinaro’s 23-yard run on a draw play helped the passing game. Varacalli completed two passes to reach the Tiger 24. A pass interference penalty and Pergola’s 10-yard run brought the ball to the one before Pergola bucked across. Philadelphia Phillies bonus baby Bob McLachlin flew home from Northwestern to attend the game and purchase a 1968 automobile.... The Tenafly rooters were armed with orange balloons that contained helium. The balloons rose after Tenafly touchdowns, but the supply didn’t last into the second half.

TENAFLY 48 / NEW MILFORD 19

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THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 10/26/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score NEW MILFORD 0 6 7 6 19 TENAFLY (H) 14 7 13 14 48 Scoring Touchdown PAT Tenafly NELSON, 35 yd. run Keil kick TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly GRAF, 1 yd. run Keil kick GRAF 3 TD's Tenafly Marinaro, 17 yd. run kick failed NELSON 2 TD's Tenafly Graf, 33 yd. run Keil kick Blankenburg 1 TD Tenafly Graf, 55 yd. run kick failed LOEB 1 TD Tenafly Nelson, 8 yd. run Keil kick KEIL 6 PAT's New Milford Vouvalides, 12 yd. pass from Varacali Madsen kick Tenafly Blankenburg, 6 yd. run Keil kick Tenafly Loeb, 72 yd. interception Keil kick New Milford Pergola, 1 yd. run kick failed TENAFLY Yards STATISTICS T NM Yards rushing 405 First downs 22 14 Yards passing 91 Yards Gained rushing 405 178 Total yards 496 Yards Lost rushing 4 2 Passes 5-‐5 8-‐19 Yards Gained passing 91 102 Passes Interceped by 2 0 Punts 0 4-‐23 Fumbles lost 1 0 Penatlies 2-‐27 1-‐15

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TENAFLY KEEPS ON ROLLING TIGERS TRAMPLE RIDGEFIELD PK. “THE RECORD”: 11/4/1967 BY DON DELLIQUANTI – STAFF WRITER

Ridgefield Park – General George Custer and Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Light Brigade might have learned a lesson an easier way if they had a chance to watch unbeaten Tenafly’s football team. They would have concentrated more on defense, the key to the Tigers’ success. Tenafly proved itself for the seventh time this season by posting a 39-0 triumph over Ridgefield Park Saturday. “ Hoogy’s Heroes,” the named for defensive coach Russ Hougendoorn, directly accounted for one touchdown and set up three others. The Tigers defense was especially overpowering in the first half when it held Ridgefield Park to a net rushing gain of 1 yard while permitting one first down. The Scarlet’s finished with five first downs with four coming on their only sustained drive of the contest to the Tenafly 22 late in the fourth period. Mike Hollander, a 6-1, 200 pound junior tackle, recovered two of Ridgefield Park’s four fumbles. The first was for a touchdown just three plays after Tenafly’s drive stalled on the Scarlet 5. Quarterback Rich Crowl tried to circle the right side from his own 4 on a keeper. He rolled too deeply and was hit on his own goal line. Hollander, one of the tacklers, recovered in the end zone. The Record’s Athlete of the Week, Jim Graf, broke five tackles for a 14-yard touchdown run to end a 54-yard drive late in the opening quarter. Don Keil booted one of the three extra points he made in six attempts. The Tigers tallied on the first play of the second quarter after Ed Harris recovered another Crowl fumble on the Park 20. Quarterback Rob Nelson faked to Graf up the middle and rolled to his left as end Art Masarky worked clear in the left corner of the end zone. The pass was perfect.

Hollander Recovers Late in second quarter Crowl, dropping back to pass was surprised by a red-dogging Graf. His fumble recovered by Hollander on the Scarlet 38. A 21-yard pass from southpaw Keil to Bill Risely produced the fourth touchdown on the game. Tenafly’s third quarter score was a 16-yard keeper to the left by Nelson. Keil located Frank Wunschel with a 16-yard pass for the final points.

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“Our linemen have made the backs look good all year” coach Buzz Firkser said “They have a great deal of pride in their play and most go both ways.” This week’s opponent, Fort Lee and Dumont on Thanksgiving stand between unbeaten seasons. Firkser was worried that some of his boys might have been looking to the Fort Lee game, the one which should decide the Bergen County Scholastic League’s American Division title. “If the boys were looking ahead” Firkser commented, “they certainly did not show it on the field.” Ridgefield Park which is 1-5 in the division and 1-6 overall, might not have won, but would have made it closer if Jerry Feather, its top runner, was not slowed by a leg injury. Feather played, but the Scarlet’s could not offer an outside running threat.

TENAFLY 39 / RIDGEFIELD PARK 0

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THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 11/2/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score TENAFLY (A) 13 13 6 7 39 RIDGEFIELD PARK 0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Hollander, recovered fumble in End Zone kick failed Hollander TD Tenafly Graf, 14 yd. run Keil kick Graf TD Tenafly Masarky, 20 yd. pass from Nelson Keil kick Masarky TD Tenafly Risely, 21 yd. pass from Keil kick failed Risely TD Tenafly Nelson, 16 yd. run kick failed Nelson TD Tenafly Wuschel, 16 yd. pass from Keil Keil kick Wuschel TD Keil 3-‐ PAT

TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T RP Yards rushing 292 First downs 19 5 Yards passing 131 Yards Gained rushing 292 53 Total yards 423 Yards Lost rushing 20 27 Passes 8-‐12 3-‐7 Yards Gained passing 131 27 Passes Interceped by 1 0 Punts 2-‐31 5-‐37 Fumbles lost 1 0 Penatlies 8-‐110 1-‐5

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

TENAFLY CLINCHES TIE FOR TOP SPOT “THE RECORD”: 11/11/1967 BY VINNY DI TRANI – STAFF WRITER

Tenafly - Fort Lee’s Bridegemen paid a visit to Tenafly Saturday, but the host Tigers treated the vistors very Kurt-ly indeed. Supplying a good deal of the hostility for the unbeaten Tigers was senior halfback Kurt Blankenburg, who gained 120 yards and scored a touchdown in Tenafly’s 13-0 triumph. Their eighth win assured the Bengals of at least a tie for the Bergen County Scholastic League American Division title. Blankenburg failed to carry the ball in the scoreless first period, but in the second quarter he picked up 44 yards in a 57 yard drive that he completed by bolting 13 yards into the end zone. He was also a key cog in the third-period Tenafly drive that resuled in the insurance T. D. “Kurt never ran better that he did today” said Tiger coach Buzz Firkser. “He was going like there was gold on the other side of the line of scrimmage.

Dumont Last Hurdle Firkser’s play-them-on-at-a-time philosophy has paid off well for his talented Tigers, who need a victory over cellar dwelling Dumont on Thanksgiving Day to wrap up the American title and an unbeaten season. But the contest with the Huskies should not be anything near Saturday’s battle with the Bridgemen. Sam Monaco’s club needed only a win to clinch the divisional crown, and they played a rough and rugged game, but were just outmanned by the Tigers. “Fort Lee was definitely the toughest team we played this year” Firkser commented, “They were strong out there, but our boys were a little stronger and a little better. I just can’t say enough about this club.” Firkser emphasized that although Blankenburg had an exceptional day, the victory was due mainly to a strong team effort. “ It’s been this way all year” he added, “ It’s hard to pick out the stars on the club because everyone does his job well.” Linebacker and fullback Jim Graf played another outstanding game for Tenafly, gaining 79 yards on offense and turning in several key plays on defense. Co-Captain Graf’s bet effort came on the last play of the first half. The Bridgemen, down 6-0, had driven to the Tiger 10, and with seconds remaining halfback Greg Magee took a handoff and jetted up the middle. He reached the 2 where Graf dragged him down. After the clock ran out, both Graf and Magee sat on the turf for a few seconds recovering from the struggle.

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The Tigers had gained the first=half advantage with 7:31 to go in the second quarter when Blankenburg took a handoff from Rob Nelson and rammed straight ahead 13 yards for a T.D. A 14-yard sweep right by Blankenburg was the longest play in the 9 play, 57 yard drive. Don Keil’s extra-point try was wide left. Tenafly’s second scoring drive was sparked by Graf, who started the Tigers rolling with a 24-yard burst off right guard. He broke into the clear and only a desperation tackle by Don Zucker tripped himup on the Bridgemen 25. After Blankenburg and Graf took turns bringing the ball to the 3, Graf bolwed over from there. Keil added the extra point. Four big defensive plays sustained the Tigers after Graf’s touchdown at 6:23 of the third period. Graf came up with the first when he pounced on a Steve Cirone fumble on the Tiger 9 to thwart Fort Lee’s best drive of the game. The Bridgemen had marched from their own 10 after the kickoff with a 33-yard Cirone-to-Ed Linz pass the big gainer. Co-captain Frank Fraga came up with a Linz bobble early in the fourth period to stall another Bridgemen drive and tackle Mike Hollander broke through to nail Cirone for a 7-yard loss to blunt a later surge. Rick Amonica applied the crusher with seconds remaining when he intercepted a Cirone aerial and returned it 25 yards. Tenafly scored the victory even though it failed to gain a yard passing. “ I think we could have passed” explained Firkser, “but we didn’t need to. We scored that first- half touchdown and I felt we could run on it from there. I didn’t want to open up in a tough game like this one.” Another Tiger weapon was denied them in the first period when Fort Lee showed it could stop Nelson on his explosive option play. “ They really did contain Rob” Firkser agreed, “but they couldn’t hold the rest.” Nelson gained only 21 yards and threw but two passes. One of the passes came in the first period after Phil Langan recovered punter Magee’s fumble on a low snap from center on the Bridgemen 9. After Nelson gained 6 on first down the Fort Lee ine braced to halt Graf twice. Nelson’s fourth down pass to Blankenburg was batted away by Magee. Cirone completed seven of 14 pas attempts for 92 yards, but the junior quarterback could not come up with the big play when he needed it. The tough Tiger defense had a lot to do with that. In addition to Graf and Hollander, and end Larry Shadek had an exceptional day on defense. The Loss was the first in league play for Fort Lee, which had won its previous six loop outings. The Bridgemen are 6-2 overall, having dropped an interdivisional match to Hasbrouck Heights. Magee led Fort Lee in rushing with 44 yards on 10 carries. Fullback Floy Hagger and Linz had 39 yards a piece.

TENAFLY 13 / FORT LEE 0

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THS Football Summary 1967 Tiger Season -‐ Class of 1968 11/11/67 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score FORT LEE 0 0 0 0 0 TENAFLY (H) 0 6 7 0 13

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Blankenburg, 13 yd. run kick failed Blankenburg 1 TD Tenafly Graf, 3 yd. run Keil kick Graf 1 TD Keil 1 PAT

TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T FL Yards rushing 245 First downs 12 12 Yards passing 0 Yards Gained rushing 245 135 Total yards 245 Yards Lost rushing 15 19 Passes 0-‐2 7-‐35 Yards Gained passing 0 90 Passes Interceped by 1 1 Punts 2-‐32 3-‐26 Fumbles lost 0 3 Penatlies 3-‐25 1-‐10

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TENAFLY CAPS UNBEATEN SEASON BY BLANKING DUMONT, 19 TO 0 “THE RECORD”: 11/27/1967 BY DON DELLIQUANTI – STAFF WRITER

Tenafly - Tenafly coach Buzz Firkser was worried that his boys might not be as sharp as he hoped they would. He was uneasy for only the first 3:28 Saturday as the Tigers scored touchdowns the first two times they touched the ball. Another touchdown before the game was little more than 8 minutes old insured Tenafly of a 19-0 triumph over Dumont for its first unbeaten season since 1962. Firkser, whose team also clinched the Bergen County Scholastic League’s American Division title, could not explain the club’s explosive nature and was too happy with its ninth victory to make a concrete attempt. “I don’t know” he said “If I did, I probably would have changed it.” Dumont’s Ed Fisco, a veteran who has had his share of outstanding teams, was impressed, particularly since his team had been primed for an upset. The Huskies played well after being shocked in the opening period and looked much better than 2-7 overall record might indicate. Still, it was Tenafly which wanted the perfect record and earned it. The Tigers tot only to their 19-yard line as Ed Harris handed to Kurt Blankenburg on a reverse with the opening kickoff.

Harris Goes 81 Before Dumont’s defense could adjust, Tenafly led 6-0 as Harris took a handoff from quarterback Rob Nelson and turned left end behind excellent blocking on a routine power sweep. The 5-8, 165-pound junior cut laterally to the sideline after the first 10 yards and was on his way to an 81-yard scoring run. He did an excellent job of tightroping the sideline. The Huskies were forced t punt and Tenafly took possession on its own 25. Another power sweep seemed in the making as Blankenburg took the ball from Nelson and appeared headed around the right side. Suddenly, he stopped and looked downfield as left end Art Masarky was running a post pattern. Blankenburg’s pass sailed 40 yards in the air and Masarky caught it over his right shoulder without breaking stride, three steps ahead of nearest opponent. He just kept running until he reached the right corner of the end zone. Fullback Jim Graf scored the final Tiger touchdown on a twisted 31-yard carry to climax a 65- yard drive the third time the winners had the ball. He cracked over left tackle as Mike Hollander opened the hole. Like Harris on his touchdown run, Graf cut to the outside, but seemed trapped by three Huskies at the 10. Another cut at top speed, this time back to the middle, left the three would be tacklers sprawled on the turf. Tenafly compiled 206 of its total 315 yards rushing in the first half, when it netted 106 of its 119 passing total. Dumont’s defense intercepted two passes in the second quarter and recovered two fumbles in the second half to keep the Tigers from the gates. Single-wing tailback Pete Vukovich did most of the running for Dumont in the third quarter in its best drive of the afternoon to the Tiger 29-yard line. Late in the contest, Vukovich, a good 2-way performer, re-injured an ankle which has troubled him in the latter part of the season. TENAFLY 19 / DUMONT 0

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THS Football Summary 1967 11/25/67 THS 1968 Scoring by Period 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Final Score DUMONT 0 0 0 0 0 TENAFLY (H) 19 0 0 0 19

Scoring Touchdown PAT TENAFLY SCORING Tenafly Harris, 81 yd. run kick failed Harris 1 TD Tenafly Masarky ,75 yd Pass ** kick failed Masarky 1 TD Tenafly Graf, 31 yd. run Keil kick Graf 1 TD Keil 1 PAT ** Kurt Blankenburg

TENAFLY Yards STATISIC T D Yards rushing 315 First downs 15 7 Yards passing 119 Yards Gained rushing 315 82 Total yards 434 Yards Lost rushing 30 23 Passes 4-‐8 5-‐16 Yards Gained passing 119 54 Passes Interceped by 2 2 Punts 2-‐34 7-‐35 Fumbles lost 2 0 Penatlies 5-‐65 3-‐15

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DESIRE TO PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN KEPT KEIL GOING DURING ILLNESS “THE RECORD” BY AUGIE BORGI – STAFF WRITER

Tenafly – Many people thought Don Keil would never play football again after he was stricken with multiple sclerosis after a sensational sophomore season 2 years ago. “I never really thought I wouldn’t be able to play football.” Don commented when asked how he came back to beat the disease and how he helps Tenafly beat the opposition in the Bergen County Scholastic League. Don passed for two touchdown passes and kicked two extra points in the first varsity game he ever played to defeat Teaneck, 14-12, in 1965. The quarterback enjoyed a splendid season and was named to the second all- B.C.S.L. team, quite an honor for a soph. After missing 3 months of school because of the illness, there were many Tenafly fans who thought Don would never play again. An ordinary youngster might have had trouble walking again because his entire right was paralyzed.

Never Had Doubts “I always thought I would be able to walk the next week when I was in the hospital. And I always thought about playing the next season.” Keil explained of his determination and love for the gridiron. That’s just what Don is doing this season as one of the best placekickers in the North Jersey area. He’s been successful on 23 extra points as the unbeaten Tigers have won six games. Two of the conversions were in a 14-6 victory over Cliffside Park, something that changed the strategy of the game since Cliffside needed two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a win. Like most high school seniors at this time, Don is thinking about college. “I’d like to go to a small college, then I could play.” he commented. A small college is the natural thing in the Keil family since his uncle is the famed Whitey Keil, who was successful at Susquehanna University after turning out many winning teams at Union Hill High School of Union City. Just how good migh Don have been? “ He competed 65 percent of his passes as a sophomore and gained over 900 yards in total offense.” Tenafly coach Boaz Firkser said of the kicker. Tenafly is fortunate that speedy Rob Nelson, the 9.9 sprinter, has developed into a top-grade quarterback. “Don was never as fast as Rob, but he certainly would be a good quarterback now if we had a passing offense. He still throws the ball well. When Don was sidelined by the illness, he decided to develop his kicking. “I always liked placekicking .” he declared “My foot is double jointed” he kids. Don has a unique style since he wears a regular football shoe on his right foot and a sneaker with the toe cut out on his kicking foot. “I saw a player kick barefoot on T. V. and I tried it,” Don explains. “I kept it up and I think I get better results this way.” Firkser and Tiger fans agree!

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TENAFLY COACH DOES MIRACLE WITH HIS BOYS BY DICK FURMAN SCHOLASTIC SPORTS, DECEMBER 1967

There aren’t any underprivileged families living in Tenafly, regarded as one of the richer communities in the Metropolitan area, but there are a bunch of hungry boys playing football for Coach Boaz Firkser’s Tenafly High team. It wouldn’t be accurate to say the Tenafly gridders are driven to football practice by their chauffers, but generally speaking the boys do come from upper middle class homes---and better. In this kind of environment, football players are hard to come by. But Firkser has performed minor miracles a Bergen County school since he arrived from Union County back in 1961. His overall record reads 45 wins, 16 defeats and two ties, with never a losing season.

1966 a Squeaker He came close last year when the Tigers were 4-4-1, two of the losses coming by a total of three points. He had an unbeaten season in 1962 and a 7-1-1 record in 1965 to go along with this season’s 9-0 mark. Firkser who was a halfback at Rutgers in the early 50’s was head coach at Rahway for three years before switching to Tenafly. He had an unbeaten team and a State Group III section title in 1958 with an 8-0 record and in 1959 was 6-0-3. He “slipped” to 7-2-0 in his final season at Rahway. He uses a split-T at Tenafly and this season the Tigers were simply overpowering. Rob Nelson, a senior quarterback, put the go in the club, with his ability to work the option play like a pro. One of the standout players in Bergen County was Jim Graf, a 6-foot, 185 pound senior fullback who runs like a deer and plays linebacker on defense like his life depended on it.

A Sturdy Front Line The line was bulwarked by guards Andy Mendes, 5-10 and 205 pounds, and Dave Wismer 5-9 and 175 pounds and tackles Tom Faletti 6-1 and 230 pounds and Mike Hollander 6-foot and 195 pounds, one of two juniors on the starting club.

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Another standout all season was Larry Shadek, a 5-11, 175 pound center on offense and defensive end. An unsung hero for the Tigers was Don Keil, the understudy quarterback and the club’s place-kicker. As a sophomore, Don was one of the real up and coming players in the Bergen County Scholastic League. But after the 1965 season he was stricken with multiple sclerosis and it appeared his athletic career was at an end.

Bare-Toed Kicker But Don had other ideas and he fought back. He wound up as one of the area’s top place-kickers. Don incidentally kicks “bare-toed” using a sneaker cut off at the front on his kicking foot. Keil hopes to continue his football career in college. “Besides being an outstanding kicker, he’s also a fine quarterback” said Firkser.

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TENAFLY HIGH SCHOOL NEW JERSEY STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS TIGER FOOTBALL 1967 CO-‐BERGEN COUNTY CHAMPIONS TEAM RECORD: 9-‐0 UNDEFEATED /UNTIED B.C.S.L. CHAMPIONS

DATE TEAM SCORE Yards Rushing Yards Passing Rushing Against Passing Against

23-‐Sep PASCACK HILLS 41-‐13 358 144 182 53 30-‐Sep CRESSKILL 27-‐6 116 125 65 116 8-‐Oct RUTHERFORD 20-‐6 250 72 90 165 14-‐Oct CLIFFSIDE PARK 14-‐6 184 27 103 54 21-‐Oct WESTWOOD 48-‐0 502 30 104 54 28-‐Oct NEW MILFORD 48-‐19 405 91 170 107 4-‐Nov RIDGEFIELD PARK 39-‐0 292 131 53 27 11-‐Nov FORT LEE 13-‐0 245 0 100 60 25-‐Nov DUMONT 19-‐0 315 119 87 54 TOTAL 269-‐50 2667 739 954 690

ALL -‐ STAR TEAMS B.C.S.L. Bergen County All-‐ STATE Passaic-‐Bergen QB-‐ROB NELSON -‐ 1st TEAM Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention FB-‐ JIM GRAF 1st TEAM 1ST TEAM Honorable Mention 2ND TEAM C -‐ LARRY SHADEK 1st TEAM 1ST TEAM Honorable Mention Honorable Mention T-‐ TOM FALETTI 1st TEAM 3RD TEAM Honorable Mention G -‐ ANDY MENDES 1st TEAM Honorable Mention Honorable Mention HB -‐ KURT BLANKENBURG 2nd TEAM G-‐ DAVE WISMER 2nd TEAM T-‐MIKE HOLLANDER Honorable Mention

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TENAFLY HIGH SCHOOL TIGER FOOTBALL HISTORY “ THE PERFECT SEASON” UNDEFEATED & UNTIED 1932 • 1962 • 1967

1932 – BCIL & GROUP 3 STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS RECORD: 9-0-0 POINTS FOR: 235 / POINTS AGAINST: 7 COACH ROBART / CAPTAIN TONY MAGGJILO

1962 – BCSL & GROUP 3 STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS RECORD: 9-0-0 POINTS FOR: 225 / POINTS AGAINST: 43 COACH FIRKSER / CAPTAINS – BILLY PARMER & JOHN GIBBONS THS HOF MEMBERS: BILLY PARMER, JOHN GIBBONS, KEN MILLER, RICH BAKER, JACK GERBER, DAN WIGART, DWIGHT LINNEMEYER

1967 – BCSL, CO-BERGEN COUNTY & GROUP 2 STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS RECORD: 9-0-0 POINTS FOR: 269 / POINTS AGAINST: 50 COACH FIRKSER / CAPTAINS – JIM GRAF & FRANK FRAGA THS HOF MEMBERS : JIM GRAF, ROB NELSON, LARRY SHADEK, DON KEIL, ED HARRIS, MIKE HOLLANDER, KURT BLANKENBURG

TEAM RANKING 1950 – 2017 ( 1962 COMPARISON 1967) THE FIRKSER TEAMS

BEST TEAM RECORD – #1/ 1962 , 1967 ( 9-0-0 UNDEFEATED / UNTIED) POINTS SCORED PER GAME – #1/ 67’ (29.9) #10 /62’ (25.) POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME – #1/ 62’ (4.8) #2/67’ (5.6) MARGIN OF VICTORY – #1 / 67’ (24.3) #3/ (20.2) SHUT OUTS – #1 / 62’, 67’ (4 SHUT OUTS) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY – #1 / 67’ ( 48-0 VS. WESTWOOD) 62’ ( 47-6 VS. LEONIA) PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POINTS PER GAME – #1/ 62’. 67’ ( 83.9%)

1967 • THE PERFECT SEASON BY THE RECORD TENAFLY TIGERS FOOTBALL

TENAFLY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL -‐ TIGERS 1950 -‐ 2017

BEST TEAM RECORD #1 1962 9-‐0 UNDEFEATED / UNTIED ** 1967 9-‐0 UNDEFEATED / UNTIED ** STATE SECTIONAL TITLES BERGEN COUNTY TITLE #3 2006 9-‐1 (REGULAR SEASON 9-‐0) (PLAYOFF 0-‐1) 1954, 1962-‐CO, 1965, 1967 1962 1967 2009 9-‐1 (REGULAR SEASON 9-‐0) (PLAYOFF 0-‐1) POINTS SCORED PER GAME PLAYOFF APPEARANCES: #1 1967 29.89 1976, 1977, 1981, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,2009 #2 2007 29.7 #3 2006 29.2 LEAGUE / DIVISION TITLES: #7 2009 27.2 1954, 1962,1965,1967,1968,1970,1971-‐TRI,1972-‐CO, #10 1962 25 1973,1977,1998-‐CO,2006,2009 POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME #1 1962 4.78 UNDEFEATED / UNTIED SEASONS: #2 1967 5.55 1962, 1967 #3 1970 5.62 #4 2006 5.8 ONE LOSS SEASONS: MARGIN OF VICTORY 1954-‐TIE, 1965-‐TIE, 1971, 2006-‐P, 2009-‐P #1 1967 24.33 #2 2006 23.4 RECORD BY DECADE: #1 #3 1962 20.22 1960's 63-‐ 25-‐ 2 #10 2009 13.5 SHUTOUTS #1 #2 #3 #1 4 SHUT OUTS 1962.1967 ,1970,1976,2006,2007 BEST TEAM RECORD 1962 / 67' 2006 / 07' POINTS SCORED PER GAME 1967 1962 2006 PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POINTS PER GAME POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 1962 1967 1970 #1 1962 83.90% MARGIN OF VICTORY 1967 2006 1962 1967 83.90% #3 2006 83.40% PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POINTS 1962 / 67' 2006

MARGIN OF VICTORY / LARGEST GAME #1 1967 48-‐0 WESTWOOD LONGEST WINNING STREAK / BCSL TEAMS 1976 48-‐0 GARFIELD #1 1966 1967 1968 1969 Total 2007 48-‐0 FORTLEE GAMES 1 7 7 1 16 Games

MARGIN OF LOSE / LARGEST GAME #1 1959 0-‐60 RIDGEWOOD

TOTAL POINTS SCORED / LARGEST GAME #1 2012 40-‐73/ 113 DEPAUL

LONGEST WINNING STREAK /YEARS #1 1954/55 11 54' -‐7 / 55' -‐4 #2 1966/67 10 66' -‐ 1 / 67'-‐9 1968/69 10 68' -‐7 / 69'-‐3

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