All WFL game summaries for 10/23/1974:

Running backs Jim Nance and Paul Gipson thundered to a total of 243 yards rushing to lead the Shreveport Steamer to a 31-0 trouncing of the Birmingham Americans. Nance picked up 126 yards, becoming the third WFL player to rush for more than 1,000 yards this season, while Gipson amassed 117 yards. The Birmingham offense was woefully ineffective, penetrating once, in the first quarter, only as far as the Steamer 18 yard line, from where a field goal attempt was blocked. The Americans never threatened after that.

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Shreveport Steamer (6-10-1)	0	10	7	14	31
Birmingham Americans (12-5-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 0- 7) SHR Jim Nance 8 yard rush (pass failed) ( 0-10) SHR Charlie Durkee 44 yard field goal ( 0-17) SHR Paul Gipson 1 yard rush (pass failed) ( 0-24) SHR Doug Winslow 15 yard pass from Dave Mays (pass failed) ( 0-31) SHR Doug Winslow 13 yard rush (pass failed)

                     SHR             BIR
First Downs:         29              8
Rushes-yards:        58-326          15-58
Yards/rush:          5.6             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-22-203-0     12-32-111-3
Return yardage:      73              125
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     6-55            9-121

Attendance: 24,617

The Philadelphia Bell, held scoreless in the first half, erupted for six touchdowns in the second half to eclipse the Southern California Sun, 45-7. Bell quarterback King Corcoran was the star of the evening as he threw three TD passes and ran for another. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Southern California, which already had clinched the WFL Western Division title. Bell running back John Land gained 84 yards to surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the season.

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Bell (7-10-0)	0	0	14	31	45
Southern California Sun (12-5-0)	7	0	0	0	7

( 0- 7) CAL Dave Williams 12 yard pass from Tony Adams (pass failed) ( 7- 7) PHI Donnie Shanklin 32 yard pass from King Corcoran (pass failed) (14- 7) PHI Claude Watts 10 yard pass from King Corcoran (pass failed) (22- 7) PHI Ron Holliday 25 yard pass from King Corcoran (John Land run) (29- 7) PHI Skip Parmenter 25 yard fumble return (pass failed) (37- 7) PHI King Corcoran 1 yard rush (Alan Thompson run) (45- 7) PHI Frank McGuigan 10 yard rush (Willie Franklin pass from Mike Yancheff)

                     PHI             CAL
First Downs:         19              21
Rushes-yards:        36-126          30-118
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-27-174-3     15-32-196-2
Return yardage:      161             152
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     6-82            5-44

Attendance: 26,412

The Hawaiians blanketed the Chicago Fire, 60-17, sending the local team reeling to its eighth straight loss. The 60 points tied a WFL scoring record for one team in a game. Oddly, the Hawaiians were on the losing end of the other 60-pointer, falling 60-8 to Memphis in July. After the Fire took a 10-8 lead in the first period, the Hawaiians scored the next six times they got the bail. Hawaiian quarterback Randy Johnson, working less than three quarters, completed 22 of 39 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns.

Team	1	2	3	4	F
The Hawaiians (7-10-0)	8	30	15	7	60
Chicago Fire (7-10-0)	10	0	7	0	17

( 0- 7) CHI Bubba Wyche 1 yard rush (run failed) ( 8- 7) HAW John Isenbarger 7 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Norris Weese run) ( 8-10) CHI Allen Watson 52 yard field goal (15-10) HAW Tim Delaney 6 yard pass from Randy Johnson (run failed) (22-10) HAW John Isenbarger 28 yard pass from Randy Johnson (pass failed) (30-10) HAW Derrick Williams 3 yard rush (John Kelsey pass from Norris Weese) (38-10) HAW John Isenbarger 8 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Norris Weese run) (46-10) HAW Vince Clements 1 yard rush (Vince Clements pass from Randy Johnson) (53-10) HAW Clayton Heath 2 yard rush (pass failed) (53-17) CHI Cyril Pinder 7 yard rush (run failed) (60-17) HAW Clayton Heath 1 yard rush (pass failed)

                     HAW             CHI
First Downs:         26              13
Rushes-yards:        49-187          27-146
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     29-40-341-1     10-29-94-3
Return yardage:      189             204
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     7-35            5-48

Attendance: 20,203

The Florida Blazers repulsed a bid by the Charlotte Hornets for a first-place tie in the WFL's Eastern Division as they posted a 15-11 triumph over the transplanted New York Stars. Quarterback Bob Davis threw two touchdown passes in the second half, the clincher being an eight-yarder to Jim Strong on the second play of the fourth period. The play capped a 54-yard scoring drive.

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Florida Blazers (12-5-0)	0	0	7	8	15
Charlotte Hornets (10-7-0)	3	0	8	0	11

( 0- 3) CHA Pete Rajecki 30 yard field goal ( 7- 3) FLA Greg Latta 19 yard pass from Bob Davis (pass failed) ( 7-11) CHA Don Highsmith 1 yard rush (Tom Sherman run) (15-11) FLA Jim Strong 8 yard pass from Bob Davis (Jim Strong run)

                     FLA             CHA
First Downs:         22              12
Rushes-yards:        47-236          34-132
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-149-0     8-17-76-0
Return yardage:      93              110
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     2-20            2-20

Attendance: 23,613