1974 Philadelphia Bell Game-by-Game Results

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 9-11
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's East Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Ron Waller (9-11-)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 194,879, Avg. 19,488 in 10 home dates
1974 Philadelphia Bell Statistics
1974 Philadelphia Bell Roster

The Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the WFL's East Division.

The Bell piled up points with 493 points, and the defense surrendered 413. King Corcoran directed the offense, passing for 3,631 yards. John Land topped pass catchers, snagging 54 passes, while Donnie Shanklin added 842 receiving yards, while Claude Watts contributed to the receiving game, too.

John Land carried the ball for a team-leading 1,136 yards for Philadelphia, and Claude Watts also contributed to the rushing attack.

Ron Mabra seized 9 opponent throws.

Ron Waller coached the team. The 1974 Philadelphia Bell lost in the First Round.

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Regular Season Points For: 493
Regular Season Points Against: 413

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 10, 1974 Portland Storm 8 at Philadelphia Bell 33 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
July 17, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 0 at Houston Texans 11 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
July 25, 1974 New York Stars 17 at Philadelphia Bell 15 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
July 31, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 25 at Portland Storm 7 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
August 7, 1974 Memphis Southmen 15 at Philadelphia Bell 46 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
August 14, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 29 at Chicago Fire 32 L 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
August 21, 1974 Southern California Sun 31 at Philadelphia Bell 28 L 2-2-0 1-2-0 3-4-0
August 28, 1974 Detroit Wheels 23 at Philadelphia Bell 27 W 3-2-0 1-2-0 4-4-0
September 2, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 16 at New York Stars 24 L 3-2-0 1-3-0 4-5-0
September 5, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 30 at Jacksonville Sharks 34 L 3-2-0 1-4-0 4-6-0
September 11, 1974 Jacksonville Sharks 22 at Philadelphia Bell 41 W 4-2-0 1-4-0 5-6-0 OT
September 18, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 21 at Florida Blazers 24 L 4-2-0 1-5-0 5-7-0
September 25, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 21 at The Hawaiians 16 W 4-2-0 2-5-0 6-7-0
October 2, 1974 Florida Blazers 30 at Philadelphia Bell 7 L 4-3-0 2-5-0 6-8-0
October 9, 1974 The Hawaiians 25 at Philadelphia Bell 22 L 4-4-0 2-5-0 6-9-0
October 16, 1974 Shreveport Steamer 30 at Philadelphia Bell 25 L 4-5-0 2-5-0 6-10-0
October 23, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 45 at Southern California Sun 7 W 4-5-0 3-5-0 7-10-0
October 30, 1974 Chicago Fire 31 at Philadelphia Bell 37 W 5-5-0 3-5-0 8-10-0
November 6, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 23 at Birmingham Americans 26 L 5-5-0 3-6-0 8-11-0
November 13, 1974 Chicago Fire 0 at Philadelphia Bell 2 W 6-5-0 3-6-0 9-11-0 Chicago Forfeit
November 21, 1974 Philadelphia Bell 3 at Florida Blazers 18 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 Divisional Playoffs


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