1965 Harrisburg Capitols (ACFL) |
| 2nd place • Southern Division • 5-6-1 .455 |
| Head Coach: Gary Cooper |
| Tom Carr | Assistant Coach |
| Duke Maronic | Assistant Coach |
| Bill Minnick | Assistant Coach |
| Paul Paxton | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1965 | H | Jersey Jets | 16-3 | W | Lewiston, PA | |||
| Sat | 8/7/1965 | N | Scranton Miners | 43-0 | W | Reading, PA | Municipal Stadium | 2700 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1965 | A | Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen | 14-6 | W | Duquesne, PA | Duquesne High School Stadium | 3196 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1965 | H | New Bedford Sweepers | 7-12 | L | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 1545 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1965 | A | Mohawk Valley Falcons | 6-6 | T | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 1000 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1965 | A | Scranton Miners | 26-14 | W | Scranton, PA | Memorial Stadium | 6203 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1965 | H | Jersey Jets | 3-10 | L | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 950 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1965 | A | New Bedford Sweepers | 17-26 | L | New Bedford, MA | Sargent Field | 6952 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | H | Boston Steamrollers | 10-21 | L | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 1500 | |
| Sat | 10/2/1965 | A | Holyoke Bombers | 21-27 | L | Holyoke, MA | Mackenzie Stadium | 3511 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1965 | H | Scranton Miners | 17-0 | W | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 761 | |
| Sat | 10/16/1965 | A | Boston Steamrollers | 19-16 | W | Everett, MA | Memorial Stadium | 3100 | |
| Sat | 10/23/1965 | H | Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen | - | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | |||
| Sat | 10/30/1965 | A | Jersey Jets | 13-41 | L | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | H | Mohawk Valley Falcons | 25-17 | W | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 3568 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1965 | H | Holyoke Bombers | - | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1965 | H | Baltimore Broncos | 35-0 | W | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 250 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/23/1965 | Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen | Canceled |
| 11/21/1965 | Holyoke Bombers | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Terry Adams | G-LB | 6-0 | 205 | 19 | Lock Haven | |||
| Charlie Appleberry | ROG-LB | 6-0 | 207 | 20 | Virginia Union | |||
| Larry Bekelja | QB | 24 | Cincinnati; Shippensburg | |||||
| Grey Berrier | LOT-P | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Juniata | |||
| Ralph Borneman | QB | 6-0 | 205 | 26 | Muhlenberg | |||
| Gene Britton | RB | 5-9 | 195 | San Bernardino Valley JC | ||||
| Willie Buie | DB | 6-2 | 195 | 21 | none | |||
| Bob Bullard | DB | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | none | |||
| Hubert Carey | T | 6-0 | 239 | 27 | Morgan State | |||
| John Charette | LB-RB | 6-0 | 245 | 24 | Syracuse | |||
| Rene Clements | TE | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Bucknell | |||
| Angelo Craig | DE | 6-3 | 252 | 26 | Elizabeth City State | |||
| Terry Eberly | QB | 5-9 | 200 | 22 | West Chester | |||
| Frank Ervin | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | none | |||
| Ray Etters | TE | 6-2 | 215 | 28 | Shippensburg | |||
| Bob Finley | C-LB | 5-10 | 225 | 22 | Virginia Union | |||
| Russ Fritz | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Millersville | |||
| Dennis Furjanic | DT | 6-3 | 255 | 21 | Houston | |||
| Don Heiges | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | none | |||
| Tom Heilman | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 21 | Kentucky; West Chester | |||
| Willie Holland | RB | 5-7 | 193 | 24 | Hampton; Norfolk State | |||
| Marlin Kenley | OG | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | none | |||
| Rick Lambert | ROT | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | none | |||
| Milt Mason | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Norfolk State | |||
| Bob Mesaros | HB | 5-8 | 180 | 24 | Millersville | |||
| Don Miller | OG | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Penn State | |||
| Willie Mims | FL | 6-2 | 185 | 32 | San Bernardino Valley JC | |||
| Russ Mundy | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 22 | West Texas A&M | |||
| Jim Murray | S | 5-7 | 160 | 18 | none | |||
| Carmie Pompey | QB | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | Morgan State | |||
| Rudy Radocaj | LB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | none | |||
| Charlie Roland | TE | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | none | |||
| Pete Romano | LOG | 5-10 | 205 | 22 | Shippensburg | |||
| Frank Ross | DL | |||||||
| Gary Ross | DB | 6-0 | 220 | 21 | Arizona State | |||
| Ollie Ross | FB-K | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | Palo Verde JC; West Texas A&M | 13 | ||
| Norm Snowberger | DT | 6-0 | 257 | 21 | Shippensburg | |||
| Jim Sola | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | none | |||
| George Spardlin | LB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | none | |||
| Walt Stets | FL | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Eastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Arizona | |||
| Fred Stoicheff | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg | |||
| Nat Tacchino | DE | 6-1 | 227 | 24 | Millersville | |||
| Chris Thompson | C | 5-9 | 195 | 30 | none | |||
| Pete Vujasinovich | G-LB | 5-8 | 200 | 20 | none | |||
| Don Warthen | DT | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | none | |||
| Frank Whitlock | SE | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | none | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 52 | 42 | 25 | 59 | 178 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 65 | 47 | 52 | 196 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Ross | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 62 | ||||
| Willie Holland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Pete Pompey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Fred Stoicheff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Frank Whitlock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Gene Britton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Angelo Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Terry Eberly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Grey Berrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 24 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 5 | 1 | 178 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 8 | 1 | 196 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Holland | 119 | 655 | 5.5 | 5 | |
| Ollie Ross | 116 | 357 | 3.1 | 5 | |
| Pete Pompey | 3 | ||||
| Terry Eberly | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 14 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bekelja | 65 | 31 | 47.7 | 29 | 512 | 7.9 | 16.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 5 | 7.7 | 58.0 | ||||
| Ollie Ross | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Carmie Pompey | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Whitlock | 32 | 541 | 16.9 | 2 | |
| Fred Stoicheff | 3 | ||||
| Willie Holland | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Berrier | 22 | 39.4 | 62 | |||||||
| Ollie Ross | 30 | 35.1 | 50 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Holland | 8 | 199 | 24.9 | 43 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Britton | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Craig | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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