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1963 Rome Bisons

8th place • 0-14-0 .000
1963 SFLPrevious Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Max Bass (0-4-0); Jay Isbell (0-2-0); Art White (0-8-0)
Ray BeckAssistant Coach
Don CarsonAssistant Coach
Paul JamisonAssistant Coach
Homer MathisAssistant Coach
Pete TrammellAssistant Coach
Art WhiteAssistant Coach
Mink WilsonAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/3/1963ATuscaloosa Warriors0-42LNorthport, ALTuscaloosa County High School Stadium1600
Sat8/10/1963AChattanooga Cherokees2-48LChattanooga, TNChamberlain Field8497
Sat8/17/1963HHuntsville Rockets9-14LRome, GABarron Stadium3116
Sat8/24/1963HTuscaloosa Warriors19-21LRome, GABarron Stadium3000
Sat8/31/1963HChattanooga Cherokees2-47LRome, GABarron Stadium5000
Sun9/8/1963ADaytona Beach Thunderbirds0-55LDaytona Beach, FLMemorial Stadium1900
Sun9/15/1963HDaytona Beach Thunderbirds0-35LRome, GABarron Stadium
Sat9/21/1963AHuntsville Rockets0-20LHuntsville, ALHuntsville Stadium4166
Sat9/28/1963AJacksonville Robins0-28LJacksonville, FLGator Bowl1957
Sat10/5/1963HGadsden Raiders12-20LRome, GABarron Stadium
Sat10/12/1963AOrlando BroncosLOrlando, FLTangerine Bowl
Sun10/13/1963AAtlanta Spartans0-46LAtlanta, GAPonce de Leon Park
Sat10/19/1963HOrlando BroncosLRome, GABarron Stadium
Sat11/9/1963AGadsden Raiders0-32LFort Payne, AL
Sat11/16/1963HJacksonville RobinsLRome, GABarron Stadium
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
10/12/1963Orlando BroncosForfeit
10/19/1963Orlando BroncosForfeit
11/16/1963Jacksonville RobinsForfeit
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Bob Anderson50OG--CLB6-1220Georgia
Rich Baker30/63C6-2225none
Earl Barrett53OT-DT6-1235none
Mike Berry62OE6-3200Tennessee; East Carolina
Bill Blackstock43OG6-2200Jacksonville State
Ted BoozerOE230Texas A&M; Allen Aacdemy JC; Jacksonville State
Jerry Burke55DT225none
Don CarsonGeorgia
Jimmy Cheatham52G5-9220
Don Clarke13CB18029Bridgeport
Fred ColvardQB6-119721West Virginia
Harvey Copeland63DB5-1119525Auburn
Jim Coxwell55DT6-325521Alabama; Jacksonville State
Bill Crumbley54DT-OT6-3230none
Johnny Daher31HB-FB5-922723Georgia Military JC; Hinds CC
Ed Darby25LB5-1120225Mississippi
Joe Dendy25FL6-0190Middle Tennessee State
Jim Fulcher65OT6-2235Alabama
Jim Gaddy51C6-021724South Carolina
Virgil Gaddy52HB6-1200none
Gary Garner20FB-FL-DB5-10191Auburn
Ray Gentles24HB6-1220Jacksonville State
Harry Gibbs32/24DE-C6-0207Jacksonville State
Mike Godsey6-217121Alabama
Ray Gossett12LB5-11195none
Bud Griffin43OT-K5-11230Auburn
Bill Guyton40LB5-1122024none
Moody Hamilton21S5-8155none
Don Hemmell63DE200none
Jackie Jackson21HB6-3235Jacksonville State
Bobby Johnson35DG-OG6-1212Jacksonville State
Ralph Lewis44OE-DG-OG5-10185Gardner-Webb JC
Larry Martin23LB5-10185Carson-Newman
Homer Mathis42DG-OT-LB6-325224Tennessee-Chattanooga
Jerry Mays14/33LB6-020228none
Jimmy Mays62DE6-1215none
Verlon McNeelyE6-224025none
Billy MitchellFB
Don Morris11QB5-10180none
Martin Murphy52OG-OT5-923324Contra Costa JC; Nevada-Reno
Dave Myrick64OE6-1220North Carolina State
Billy Nichols52OT230none
John O'BarG6-119530Jacksonville State
Al Orerholser13QB5-11191none
Tim Poindexter22HB5-716523none
Tony Povilaitis6-2180none
Ray Purvis15FL-DB6-119025Middle Tennessee State
Tom Reid11OE6-1207Jacksonville State
Gene St. John15CB5-8170Jacksonville State
Mitchell Shellnut60DB6-224527Georgia
Wayne Shellnut61DE-DT-OG6-224028Georgia
James Shephard
Charles Stansell41OG-DG5-1123024none
Don StaplesDB180
Mack Stapleton45DB5-9180none
Jack Swygert13HB5-1018522none
Joe Thorn60T6-128524West Alabama
Lewis Tillman
Richard Torina20DB230none
Pete Trammell10QB-P-FL6-0177Troy
Mel Traylor34FB-DB-HB6-221022Morris Brown
Wilbur WilliamsonHB210Hinds CC
Mink Wilson64OE6-120025Auburn
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals21844
Opponents Totals889010381362
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Pete Trammell200012
Ray Gossett10006
Ralph Lewis10006
Melvin Traylor10006
Bud Griffin00103
Earl Barrett00012
Harry Gibbs00012
Bob Anderson01001
(Unidentified)10006
Team Totals61616.71244
Opponents Totals53425379.201362
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Pete Trammell2
Melvin Traylor1
Team Totals3+
Opponents Totals28
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Pete Trammell1+
Team Totals1+
Opponents Totals20
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Ralph Lewis1
Team Totals1+
Opponents Totals20
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Ray Gossett1+
Team Totals1+
Opponents Totals4
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals0+
Opponents Totals0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals0+
Opponents Totals1
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Team Totals0+
Opponents Totals0
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