1964 Huntsville Rockets (SFL) |
| 4th place • Blue Division • 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Cliff Coggin |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| A | Columbus Warriors | W | Columbus, MS | Magnolia Bowl | |||||
| Sat | 7/11/1964 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 21-11 | W | Cullman, AL | |||
| Sat | 7/18/1964 | A | Gadsden Raiders | 15-0 | W | Albertville, AL | |||
| Sat | 7/25/1964 | H | Jacksonville Robins | 30-21 | W | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | 6500 | |
| Sat | 8/1/1964 | A | Jacksonville Robins | 0-14 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 3500 | |
| Sat | 8/8/1964 | H | Orlando Broncos | 27-21 | W | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | ||
| Sat | 8/15/1964 | A | Gadsden Raiders | 13-6 | W | Hokes Bluff, AL | Hokes Bluff High School Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1964 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 26-28 | L | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | 7000 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1964 | A | Orlando Broncos | 7-28 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | ||
| Sat | 9/5/1964 | H | Gadsden Raiders | 3-7 | L | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | 5000 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1964 | A | Chattanooga Cherokees | 21-33 | L | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 2500 | |
| Sat | 9/26/1964 | A | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 14-24 | L | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sat | 10/10/1964 | H | Mobile Buccaneers | 13-14 | L | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | ||
| Sat | 10/17/1964 | H | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 27-42 | L | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | ||
| Sat | 10/24/1964 | H | Columbus Warriors | W | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | |||
| Sat | 10/31/1964 | A | Mobile Buccaneers | L | Prichard, AL | Prichard Municipal Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Warriors | Forfeit | |
| 10/24/1964 | Columbus Warriors | Forfeit |
| 10/31/1964 | Mobile Buccaneers | Forfeit; Postponed from 10/3 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lockett Ballard | DB | 6-1 | 215 | Alabama | ||||
| Joe Beard | 6-1 | 240 | 26 | North Alabama | ||||
| Johnny Bosch | FB | 5-10 | 217 | Samford | ||||
| John Carpenter | DT | 6-4 | 270 | Sunflower JC; Alabama | ||||
| John Citrano | HB | 5-9 | 185 | 32 | North Alabama | |||
| Frank Clayton | FL | 6-0 | 197 | 29 | Memphis | |||
| Gil Cleveland | DB | 5-10 | 175 | North Alabama | ||||
| Ralph Cochran | K | |||||||
| Curt Cook | HB | 5-11 | 185 | Southern Mississippi | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | HB-K | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Alabama; Louisiana-Monroe | |||
| Joe D'Auria | TE | 6-4 | 217 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | |||
| Kenny Farmer | E-K | 5-10 | 182 | 22 | Delta State | |||
| Frank Gann | OT | 6-1 | 255 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||||
| Bobby Garvin | 6-3 | 285 | 24 | Mississippi State | ||||
| Glen Graham | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 32 | Alabama | |||
| Lee Hagedorn | DT | 5-11 | 285 | North Alabama | ||||
| Tootie Hill | SE | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Mississippi State | |||
| Jerry Hudson | C | 6-0 | 205 | North Alabama | ||||
| Tarrie Hyche | DB-K | 5-11 | 185 | 21 | North Alabama | |||
| Glenn Jones | FB | |||||||
| G.W. Jones | OG | 6-0 | 236 | 25 | Middle Georgia JC; Southern Mississippi | |||
| Max Kelley | DE | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Alabama | |||
| J.R. Kimbrell | DT | |||||||
| Don Lauderdale | C | 6-2 | 225 | none | ||||
| Dale Layton | C-DE | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Alabama | |||
| Freck League | DL | 5-11 | 205 | 29 | Mississippi State | |||
| Ted Lewis | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Middle Tennessee State | ||||
| Mike Mann | C | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Alabama | |||
| Bobby Marlow | RB | 6-0 | 202 | 34 | Alabama | |||
| Gary Martin | HB | 5-10 | 180 | 22 | Alabama | |||
| Woosie Mitchell | LOG | 6-0 | 212 | none | ||||
| Bobby Nay | LB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Vanderbilt | |||
| Charlie Owens | T | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Memphis | |||
| Houston Patton | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 31 | Mississippi | |||
| Jim Patton | K | |||||||
| Billy Piper | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Alabama | |||
| Henry Prater | RB | 6-2 | 230 | North Alabama | ||||
| Ed Smith | TE-DE | 6-5 | 222 | 28 | Mississippi State | |||
| Laurien Stapp | P-K | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Alabama | |||
| Gerald Stephens | C | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Southwest Mississippi CC; Alabama | |||
| Bobby Suggs | OT | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Alabama | |||
| Fred Thrower | DT | 6-2 | 235 | 31 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; North Alabama | |||
| Elzie Tillery | B | 6-2 | 215 | 28 | Auburn | |||
| Mackie Weaver | RB | 5-11 | 150 | 24 | Mississippi State | |||
| Buddy Wood | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Alabama | ||||
| Larry Yancey | FB-LB | 5-11 | 180 | North Alabama | ||||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 61 | 44 | 62 | 181 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 57 | 35 | 73 | 238 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tootie Hill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Joe D'Auria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Houston Patton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Larry Yancey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Ed Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Laurien Stapp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Frank Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ralph Cochran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Frank Gann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Genn Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bobby Marlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Henry Prater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Kenny Farmer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Larry Farmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Tarrie Hyche | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jim Patton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| (Unidentified) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Team Totals | 26 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 2 | 0 | 181 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 1 | 0 | 238 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Patton | 3 | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | 1 | ||||
| Tootie Hill | 1 | ||||
| Genn Jones | 1 | ||||
| Bobby Marlow | 1 | ||||
| Larry Yancey | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Patton | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Tootie Hill | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 16 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tootie Hill | 5 | ||||
| Joe D'Auria | 4 | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | 2 | ||||
| Ed Smith | 2 | ||||
| Frank Clayton | 1 | ||||
| Frank Gann | 1 | ||||
| Henry Prater | 1 | ||||
| Laurien Stapp | 1 | ||||
| Larry Yancey | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Columbus Warriors | W | Columbus, MS | Magnolia Bowl | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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