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.
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.
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

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

Little misc, what is that on your portrait?

Will the Royals ever lose? I mean, there pretty much untouchable

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 a 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