Philadelphia High School Football
History of Cardinal Dougherty in Philadelphia, PA

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 This page details much of the football history of Cardinal Dougherty
High in Philadelphia, PA.
  The Cardinals played a patchwork schedule in the 1957 season, then
joined the Catholic League for the 1958 season. They remained there
until the school closed in June 2010.
  If corrections are needed, please contact Ted Silary at tedtee307@yahoo.com
and provide verification of new information, if possible. Thanks!
  Some research is still being conducted/cross-checked.
  (Information prior to 1976 was provided mostly by Dr. Roger B. Saylor,
a famed Pennsylvania football historian. He passed away in 2013.) 

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SCHOOL RECORDS

Most Wins Season
          11 in 1968 (11-0 record)
Longest Winning Streak
          12, all 11 games in 1968, first game in 1969
Most Losses Season
          11 in 2004 (0-11)
Longest Losing Streak
          30, last nine games in 2003, all 11 games in 2004, first 10 games in 2005
Most Points Scored
          Season: 370 in 1968 (11-0 record)
          Game: 57 vs. McDevitt in 1967
Most Points Allowed
          Season: 395 in 2005 (1-10 record)
          Game: 64 vs. Neumann in 2003 and West Catholic in 2008 
Fewest Points Scored Season
          42 in 1960 (1-7-1)
Fewest Points Allowed Season
          67 in 1970 (6-3 record)
Most Shutouts Season
          4 in 1964, 1968 and 1985
Most Times Shut Out Season
          5 in 2002 and 2004
Biggest Winning Margin
          46 vs. Olney in 1978 (46-0)
Biggest Losing Deficit
          64 vs. Neumann in 2003 (64-0)
Longest Shutout Streak
          3, games three through five in 1985
Longest Streak Times Shut Out
          4, games four through seven in 1994
Longest Streak Without Being Shut Out
          50, all 45 games from 1980 through 1983, first five games in 1984
Longest Streak Without a Shutout
          81, all 81 games from 2001 through 2008 (a 25-0 loss to Frankford in Game 2 of the 2007
          season later became a forfeit win; that was game No. 64)
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CATHOLIC LEAGUE TITLES
1968, Overall: 11-0, 8-0 (also won City Title)
1982, Overall: 10-2-1, 6-2
 

DETAILS OF DOUGHERTY'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

CATHOLIC LEAGUE
1968
At Temple Stadium
Dougherty 31, Bonner 14
    David Bland rushed 30 times for 160 yards and three TDs and Ray
Capriotti passed for TDs to Harvey McGee and Bill Chambers. QB John
Cappelletti ran for all of Bonner's points.

1982
At Villanova Stadium
Dougherty 17, Carroll 14
    Bill Wright kicked a 23-yard field goal on the final play of the
game as Dougherty, which lost starting QB Richard Ashby (knee injury) in
the second quarter, overcame a 14-point deficit to win its first title
since 1968. Keith Rieser, playing halfback and QB, ran and passed for
scores and accounted for 161 yards total offense. David Bond was the
defensive hero of the fourth quarter, forcing a fumble and making an
interception. For Carroll, Dan Dinsmore rushed 29 times for 188 yards
and Jim Keenan scored both TDs.

CITY TITLE
1968
At Franklin Field
Dougherty 48, Northeast 14
    David Bland (10-79) and Dan Heenan (12-76) each rushed for two
TDs as Dougherty stormed to the game's first 42 points and an easy
victory. The Cardinals (11-0) became the first city champ to post a
perfect record since Lincoln in 1958. Ray Capriotti completed 10 of 20
passes for 125 yards and TDs to Bill Chambers, Steve Conway and Harvey
McGee. Bland made three receptions for 57 yards. For Northeast, Tom
Sherer rushed for 50 yards on 18 carries.