1960 Week 1 

Ottawa Royals - 27, Boston Independents  - 20 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - June 23, 1960 - 7 PM ET - Kickoff - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
10-3 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Truman Harry
2nd Q
10-10 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
10-13 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd Q
13-13 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
20-13 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th Q
20-20 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
27-20 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones 

A back and forth game to open the season between the Royals and Independents ended with the Royals narrowly escaping off of a Mackenzie Jones touchdown. 
Jean Matieau came through with another strong performance finding 3 different receivers for touchdowns.
DB Mingan Oliver came through with strong play as well, reeling in an interception on the day. 
Boston was in control for a while, but after WR Ellis Lindholm left the game and the Royals’ defence found some solid ground, it was tougher to stay ahead.  

Louisville Thunder - 20, London Tigers - 21 - Thunder Stadium - June 24, 1960 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Windy
1st Q
7-0 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
7-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd Q
10-7 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
10-8 LDN - Single K Nimrod Handsworth
17-8 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
3rd Q
17-11 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
17-18 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
4th Q
20-18 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
20-21 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth 

The Tigers escaped with a narrow win over the Thunder on the back of Nimrod Handsworth making his first career start at kicker.
Handsworth did miss his first field goal attempt, but he was able to knock home his next two to steal the game from Louisville.
Louisville’s secondary was having a good day with S Johnny Berger and DB Alexander Bradley both grabbing picks off of QB Riley Kiernan which helped the Thunder score both of their touchdowns.
RB Clifford Russell ended up being the key for the Tigers as he was able to get through the Thunder front 7 and score a pair of TDs. 

Long Island Raiders - 37, Indiana Victors - 18 - Long Island Stadium - June 25, 1960 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
2nd Q
21-3 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
21-9 IND - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Alexei Dubois
24-9 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd Q
27-9 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
27-12 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
27-18 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th Q
30-18 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
37-18 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang 

The Raiders started off the season right with a strong 37-point performance.
Despite the defence struggling the Victors still were able to find some offence with Stanley Troyer connecting with WR Alexei Dubois for Dubois’ first career touchdown.
LB Rusty McVee did come up with a forced fumble and LB Elijah Goldwater had a pick along with DB Victor Bean.  

Montreal Rouge - 35, Buffalo Blue Wings - 31 - Mount Royal Stadium - June 25, 1960 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
7-0 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
7-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd Q
14-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
14-9 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
14-11 BUF - 2PT RB Jimmy Golden
14-18 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd Q
21-18 MTL - RTD RB Pierre LeStrange
21-21 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
28-21 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
28-28 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> WR LeRoy Krueger
4th Q
28-31 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
35-31 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White

An offensive duel on Saturday night ended with the Rouge grabbing their first win of the season. 
The Blue Wings showed a lot of fight in this game especially with DL Lonnie Vincent grabbing a forced fumble and S Frazier Brooks getting a pick to set up some scores.
QB Angelo Medina showed his case for being a viable QB in the NAAF still helping the team to a 31 point day. 
QB Stanislav Ovechkin also fought for his job today putting in a pair of TD passes and 265 Passing Yards.
Mallard-White and DB Quentin Xavier were the other notable players for the rouge with Mallard-White scoring 2-times and Xavier grabbing a pick.
RB Jimmy Golden got a 2-point convert for the Blue Wings in some of his first action, and Pierre LeStrange finally scored his first TD as a member of his hometown Rouge. 

Worcester Athletics - 26, Providence Gold Stars - 16 - Worcester Stadium - June 26, 1960 - 2 PM - Weather: Clear
1st Q
3-0 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
6-0 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
6-3 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
2nd Q
6-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
13-6 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
3rd Q
13-9 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
19-9 WOR - RTD QB Gene Bishop
4th Q
19-16 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
26-16 WOR - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp 

QB Gene Bishop came through with a huge performance to get Worcester a win on their opening game.
Providence struggled to finish in this game, resulting in many field goals instead of touchdowns outside of Devonshire breaking through against his old team. 
LB Scotty Williams had a pick for the Athletics and lead the team with tackles in a strong performance. 
Rookie DB Joe Robinson also had his first career pick for the Athletics and rookie DL Craig White had his first career sack for the Gold Stars.  

Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 1 Week
OL Allen Boyd BUF - 4 Weeks
WR Angus Stevenson IND - Day-to-Day
LB Gene Benson LI - Day-to-Day
DB Jontray Cox MTL - Day-to-Day
DL Charles Hoover OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Varo Giovanni PRO - Day-to-Day
LB Leonardo Puig WOR - 1 Week 

Players of the Week 

OFF: WR Derek Cross MTL - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 116 Receiving Yards 

DEF: LB Scotty Williams WOR - 1 Forced Fumble, 11 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Long Island 1-0
London 1-0
Louisville 0-1
Buffalo 0-1
Indiana 0-1 

EAST
Worcester 1-0
Ottawa 1-0
Montreal 1-0
Boston 0-1
Providence 0-1 

Power Rankings
1 - London -
2 - Long Island -
3 - Ottawa -
4 - Boston - 
5 - Montreal -
6 - Louisville -
7 - Buffalo +1
8 - Worcester +1
9 - Providence -2
10 - Indiana -1

Week 2 Games
OTT VS. LDN - JUL 1 - 5 PM ET - Canada Day
IND VS. BUF - JUL 2 - 4 PM ET
LI VS. LOU - JUL 2 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
PRO VS. MTL - JUL 3 - 2 PM ET
BOS VS. WOR - JUL 4 - 5 PM ET - 4th of July

1960 Week 2 

Ottawa Royals - 38, London Tigers - 35 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 1, 1960 - 5 PM ET - Canada Day - Weather: Clear
1st Q
7-0 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
7-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
14-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
2nd Q
14-10 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
21-10 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
21-13 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
3rd Q
21-19 LDN - RTD RB Don Gregson
21-21 LDN - 2PT QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Benedict Spencer
28-21 OTT - PTD QB Jean Maiteau -> TE Jervonte Howell
28-28 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
4th Q
31-28 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
31-35 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
38-35 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones 

A shootout in Ottawa ended with the Royals getting a late touchdown win on a WR Mackenzie Jones touchdown. Both teams had some turnovers with DL Richard Blunt grabbing a forced fumble and DB Jackson Miles grabbing a pick for London, and DB Petr Westerberg and LB Killian Reed grabbing a pick and fumble each respectively. The tough blow for the Tigers was losing RB Clifford Russell in the first half, but RB Don Gregson was able to make up for the absence. 

Indiana Victors - 7, Buffalo Blue Wings - 16 - Victory Stadium - July 2, 1960 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
7-0 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
2nd Q
7-6 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd Q
4th Q
7-9 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-16 BUF - DTD INT DB Lou Lake

It was an ugly game in Indiana where neither offence could get much going, and 2-and-outs were fairly consistent. 
Buffalo would put the dagger in the victors off of a Lou Lake pick-6, which was his second pick of the game. 
Indiana’s offence seemingly shut down after a strong first quarter and was unable to move the ball at all. 
DL William Sanderson did have a forced fumble for the Victors as a bright spot for the defence. 

Long Island Raiders - 15, Louisville Thunder - 24 - Long Island Stadium - July 2, 1960 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd Q
3-7 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
6-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd Q
6-14 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
12-14 LI - RTD RB Conner Riley
4th Q
12-21 LOU - DTD INT DB Alexander Bradley
15-21 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
15-24 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost

The Thunder came away with a huge win on the road over the Long Island Raiders. 
The Raiders lost RB Dareion Fields to a major injury during the first quarter which hurt the team immensely and allowed the Thunder to force the pass. 
Louisville would bring in two interceptions including a pick-6 with Lyle Painter needing to throw the ball more.
Conner Riley did what he could in the starting role, but with Fields going down the Raiders were scrambling to get back in control and just never could. 

Providence Gold Stars - 17, Montreal Rouge - 22 - New Providence Stadium - July 3, 1960 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd Q
3-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd Q
3-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-13 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
10-16 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th Q
17-16 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
17-22 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Fredrick St. Pierre 

Providence’s offence finally found themselves moving the ball in the second half, but Ovechkin and the Rouge were able to construct an excellent drive to clinch the game for the Rouge.
Montreal’s defence was strong in the first half with DL Zakary Turbide getting a forced fumble and DB Quentin Xavier reeling in a pick. 
Providence got their own forced fumble from DL Calias McDonough as well. 
Montreal’s win gives them their first 2-0 start since 1952. 

Boston Independents - 25, Worcester Athletics - 27 - Richardson Stadium - July 4, 1960 - 5 PM ET - 4th of July - Weather: Clear
1st Q
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnie Berg
2nd Q
3-3 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin
10-3 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Clyde McIntosh
10-10 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Joshua Lafleur
3rd Q
10-17 WOR - RTD QB Gene Bishop
13-17 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-24 WOR - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
4th Q
19-24 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
25-24 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
25-27 WOR - FG K Elvis Franklin 

The Braddock-Bishop rivalry finally got to see an excellent game.
Gene Bishop would get the hot start and give the Athletics a 24-13 lead heading into the final quarter on the back of LB Scotty Williams getting a huge forced fumble Boston territory.
Nathaniel Braddock was able to get the Independents right back into the game with back-to-back touchdowns, however, they were unable to convert on the 2-point tries. 
Boston’s defence seemed to be locking down the Athletics, but DB Mario Richard would make a late mistake.
WR Trig Jegmen got into the head of Richard and on the deep route, he forced a roughing penalty that put Worcester into field goal range, where the Athletics would clinch the win. 

Injury Report
LB David Marx BUF - Season
WR Nathan Green IND - Day-to-Day
RB Clifford Russell LDN - Day-to-Day
RB Dareion Fields LI - 12 Weeks
DL Martin Garfield LI - 2 Weeks
DL Olaf Viktorsson OTT - 1 Week
TE Duane Halloway WOR - Day-to-Day 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 4 Passing Touchdowns, 304 Passing Yards 

DEF: DB Lou Lake BUF - 2 Interceptions, 1 Defensive Touchdown, 4 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
London 1-1
Louisville 1-1
Long Island 1-1
Buffalo 1-1
Indiana 0-2 

EAST
Worcester 2-0
Ottawa 2-0
Montreal 2-0
Boston 0-2
Providence 0-2

Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +2
2 - London -1
3 - Long Island -1
4 - Louisville +2
5 - Montreal -
6 - Boston -2
7 - Worcester +1
8 - Buffalo -1
9 - Providence -
10 - Indiana -

Week 3 Games
IND VS. MTL - JUL 8 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
WOR VS. OTT - JUL 9 - 4 PM ET
PRO VS. BOS - JUL 9 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BUF VS. LI - JUL 10 - 1 PM ET
LDN VS. LOU - JUL 10 - 4 PM ET

What a surpirse to see the Athletics at 2-0 and Boston at 0-2 to quote Captain Mort. Also, what do other sports look like in this universe? Baseball, Hockey, etc. Just curious. 

Wallflower wrote:

Rugrat wrote:

What a surpirse to see the Athletics at 2-0 and Boston at 0-2 to quote Captain Mort. Also, what do other sports look like in this universe? Baseball, Hockey, etc. Just curious. 

I have no clue what the other sports look like, I have not thought about that, but I can imagine something similar in the sense of multiple leagues in each sport. The only confirmed team is the Ottawa Stars hockey team which commissioner Ryan Jameson played for before starting the NAAF.

Maybe I can help you out there? Just a thought...

You are such an asshole, Trig