1963 Chattanooga Cherokees |
| 3rd place • 8-5-1 .615 |
| Head Coach: Ben Boulware |
| Carey Henley | Assistant Coach |
| Cotton Letner | Assistant Coach |
| Dave McInturff | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/27/1963 | A | Huntsville Rockets | 20-7 | W | Muscle Shoals, AL | Trojan Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sat | 8/3/1963 | A | Orlando Broncos | 17-14 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 5177 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1963 | H | Rome Bisons | 48-2 | W | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 8497 | |
| Fri | 8/16/1963 | A | Gadsden Raiders | 7-19 | L | Albertville, AL | Albertville High School Field | 5042 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1963 | H | Orlando Broncos | 34-13 | W | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 11704 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | A | Rome Bisons | 47-2 | W | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1963 | H | Jacksonville Robins | 13-23 | L | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 12076 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1963 | H | Jacksonville Robins | 7-21 | L | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 4500 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1963 | A | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 7-14 | L | Northport, AL | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | ||
| Sat | 10/5/1963 | A | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 13-30 | L | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 3517 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1963 | H | Huntsville Rockets | 7-7 | T | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 6409 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1963 | H | Gadsden Raiders | 35-2 | W | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 7101 | |
| Sat | 10/26/1963 | H | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 24-12 | W | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 8355 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1963 | A | Huntsville Rockets | 14-12 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 3020 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1963 | A | Atlanta Spartans | - | Atlanta, GA | Ponce de Leon Park | |||
| Sat | 11/16/1963 | H | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 34-19 | W | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 5488 | |
| Sat | 11/23/1963 | H | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 3-13 | L | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 4242 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1963 | H | Jacksonville Robins | 13-13 | T | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 1000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/10/1963 | Atlanta Spartans | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jack Archer | 44 | FB-S-P | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Darnell Baggett | 83 | SE-FL | 6-1 | 197 | Middle Tennessee State | |||
| Charlie Benefield | 84 | OE-LCB | 5-11 | 205 | Auburn | |||
| Hunter Bradley | 86 | OE | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Billy Ray Brown | 80 | OE | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Roy Brown | 75 | DG-OG-K | 6-3 | 270 | Tennessee Tech | |||
| Joe Cash | 33 | FB-OE | 6-3 | 217 | 26 | Georgia | ||
| Rich Chambers | T | 6-1 | 222 | none | ||||
| Paul Chapman | 77 | DG | 6-0 | 230 | 22 | none | ||
| Jimmy East | 40 | RCB | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | West Alabama | ||
| Pat Ford | 72 | OG | 6-3 | 235 | 21 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Bob Fuller | T | 6-0 | 205 | none | ||||
| Marvin Fuller | 65 | OG | 6-0 | 207 | 22 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Johnny Green | QB | 6-3 | 203 | 26 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |||
| Bob Hargis | 66 | MLB | 6-0 | 247 | 24 | Tennessee Tech | ||
| Ronnie Haushalter | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | St. Vincent; Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Carey Henley | 22 | HB | 5-10 | 188 | 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| George Hogan | 25 | FL | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Bob Huffman | 88 | DE | 6-2 | 208 | 21 | Tennessee | ||
| Billy Hull | LB | 6-2 | 250 | 20 | Tennessee Tech | |||
| Raymond James | MLB-DB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | East Tennessee State | |||
| Ed Jarmakowicz | 63 | MLB-K | 5-11 | 210 | 29 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Randy Kunka | 50 | C | 5-11 | 208 | 23 | Alabama; Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Mike Leinenweber | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Purdue | |||
| Cotton Letner | 81 | TE-DE-K | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Tennessee | ||
| Bobby Locke | 70 | OT | 6-4 | 263 | 22 | Mississippi State; Middle Tennessee State | ||
| Dave Longley | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 22 | Vanderbilt | ||
| Jimmie McDowell | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 170 | none | |||
| Dave McInturff | 55 | OG-DG | 6-0 | 270 | 31 | East Tennessee State; Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Spanky Mercer | 42 | S-HB | 5-11 | 165 | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Don Patterson | 76 | OG | 6-2 | 217 | 25 | Tennessee | ||
| Dave Phillips | 74 | OT | 6-0 | 232 | 24 | Vanderbilt; Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Charlie Pounders | 24 | FL-HB-P | 5-10 | 173 | 24 | East Mississippi CC; Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Jimmy Quarles | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 194 | 24 | Tennessee Tech | ||
| Dan Sheehan | 75 | DG-K | 6-6 | 290 | 22 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| LeBron Shields | 85 | DT-OT | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Tennessee | ||
| W.J. Shumaker | 88 | HB-S | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Northeast Mississippi CC; Tennessee Tech | ||
| Charles Snyder | 60 | DT | 6-2 | 244 | 22 | Tennessee | ||
| George Snyder | T | 6-3 | 250 | Tennessee Tech | ||||
| Ray Torbett | 53 | T | 6-0 | 240 | 22 | none | ||
| Paul Vandergriff | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 23 | Tennessee | ||
| Tom Weathers | 89 | DE | 6-2 | 203 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Ray Williams | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 185 | none | |||
| Emmett Wilson | 82 | DT-OT | 6-7 | 287 | 26 | Georgia Tech | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 86 | 89 | 65 | 63 | 303 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 50 | 22 | 81 | 189 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Vandergriff | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||
| Carey Henley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Cotton Lettner | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| George Hogan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Jimmy East | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Charlie Pounders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Hunter Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Billy Ray Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Emmett Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ron Haushalter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Huffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Spanky Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Quarles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dan Sheehan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Ed Jarmakowicz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Dave McInturff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Roy Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 42 | 34 | 42 | 81.0 | 5 | 1 | 303 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 1 | 4 | 189 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Vandergriff | 11 | ||||
| Carey Henley | 8 | ||||
| Charlie Pounders | 3 | ||||
| Ron Haushalter | 1 | ||||
| Jim Quarles | 1 | ||||
| Emmett Wilson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 25 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Haushalter | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Green | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hogan | 7 | ||||
| Hunter Bradley | 2 | ||||
| Billy Ray Brown | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 11 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy East | 2 | ||||
| Bob Huffman | 1 | ||||
| Spanky Mercer | 1 | ||||
| Emmett Wilson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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