1965 Rhode Island Indians (COFL) |
| 4th place • Western Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
| Head Coach: Harry Connolly |
| Dave Gavitt | Assistant Coach |
| Irv Nelson | Defensive Line |
| Roger Pearson | Offensive |
| Paul Thomes | Assistant Coach |
| Randy Tyson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/7/1965 | A | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 31-28 | W | Allentown, PA | Allentown High School Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 8/15/1965 | H | Charleston Rockets | 16-27 | L | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 9217 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1965 | A | Fort Wayne Warriors | 19-41 | L | Fort Wayne, IN | Zollner Stadium | 5433 | |
| Sun | 8/29/1965 | H | Hartford Charter Oaks | 19-7 | W | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 6162 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1965 | A | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 11-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Temple Stadium | 11222 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1965 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 30-33 | L | OT | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 3360 |
| Sat | 9/18/1965 | A | Richmond Rebels | 37-17 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | H | Fort Wayne Warriors | 14-9 | W | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 7203 | |
| Sat | 10/2/1965 | A | Charleston Rockets | 0-63 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 7000 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1965 | H | Newark Bears | 0-14 | L | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 5756 | |
| Fri | 10/15/1965 | A | Toronto Rifles | 10-48 | L | Toronto, ON | Maple Leaf Stadium | 7931 | |
| Sat | 10/23/1965 | A | Hartford Charter Oaks | 3-20 | L | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 6781 | |
| Sat | 10/30/1965 | H | Richmond Rebels | 14-38 | L | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 660 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1965 | A | Newark Bears | 3-39 | L | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 15500 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | H | Wheeling Ironmen | 6-17 | L | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 7500 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Adams | 41 | DB | 5-11 | 183 | 30 | Rhode Island | ||
| Dan Anderson | 40 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | Bakersfield CC; West Texas A&M | |||
| Charlie Benford | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 21 | Clark Atlanta | ||
| Phil Brady | 36 | FL | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Brigham Young | ||
| George Brown | 22 | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Arkansas-Monticello | |||
| Charlie Campbell | 77 | RDT | 5-11 | 251 | 23 | Indiana | ||
| Mel Clanton | 65 | LOT | 6-0 | 237 | 32 | Virginia Union | ||
| Jim Connors | 24 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Army | ||
| Lou Cordileone | 87 | LDE | 6-0 | 247 | 28 | Clemson | ||
| Leon Crenshaw | 81 | RDE | 6-6 | 280 | 22 | Tuskegee | ||
| Paul D'Allesandro | 62 | LDT | 5-11 | 240 | 25 | New Hampshire | ||
| Fred DiQuattro | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 202 | 24 | New Hampshire | ||
| Paul Eilers | 66 | ROG | 5-10 | 240 | none | |||
| Joe Fowlkes | 47 | SE-FL | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | none | ||
| Don Gulseth | 50 | ROG | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | North Dakota | ||
| Alvin Hall | 45 | RS | 6-0 | 195 | 32 | none | ||
| Bill Handy | 61 | OG | 6-0 | 225 | 23 | Boston University | ||
| Fred Horn | 27 | DB | 5-11 | 192 | 21 | none | ||
| Ray Jackson | 63 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Texas-El Paso | ||
| Don Kaczmarek | OG | 6-5 | 240 | 27 | Minnesota; North Dakota | |||
| Tom Kennedy | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Glendale CC; Los Angeles State | 11 | |
| Don LaTona | 51 | LB-C | 6-0 | 235 | 24 | Boston University | ||
| Curt Lucas | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 247 | 28 | none | ||
| Rod MacDonald | 78 | ROT-DL | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Navy | ||
| Chuck Markham | 82 | K-OE | 6-2 | 210 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Northridge State | |||
| Mike Mayne | 75 | LB | 6-2 | 250 | 25 | Diablo Valley JC; Idaho | ||
| John Miller | 73 | DT | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Columbia Basin JC; Idaho State | ||
| Carl Mobley | 4 | QB-P | 6-2 | 200 | 28 | Auburn | ||
| Jerry Morgan | 33 | K-QB | 6-3 | 195 | 24 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Northern Iowa | ||
| Jim Palmer | 64 | LOG-OT | 6-1 | 233 | 25 | Compton JC; Idaho State | ||
| Jack Paynter | HB | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | Michigan State | |||
| Dave Powless | 60 | LOT | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Oklahoma; Illinois | ||
| John Rollins | 34 | HB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Rhode Island | ||
| Mike Ross | 33 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 220 | Massachusetts | |||
| Bob Shaunessy | 72 | C-OT | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Harvard | ||
| Bruce Smith | 88 | FL | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | Brigham Young | ||
| Dennis Stuewe | 22 | DB | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Nebraska | ||
| Bob Theroux | 73 | OT | 6-2 | 265 | 21 | Syracuse | ||
| Paul Thomes | 72 | DT | 5-11 | 255 | 27 | Purdue | ||
| Tim Tierney | 28 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | San Francisco State | ||
| Randall Tyson | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Utah State | ||
| Barry Weickel | OE | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Springfield | |||
| Nat Whitmyer | 42 | LS | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | Allan Hancock JC; Washington | ||
| George Williams | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Notre Dame | ||
| Nick Yorges | 23 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Boise JC; Idaho State | ||
| Dave Zucconi | 44 | FL | 5-11 | 188 | 32 | Brown | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 48 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 182 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 114 | 108 | 107 | 3 | 401 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rollins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Joe Fowlkes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bruce Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jerry Morgan | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Charlie Benford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Chuck Markham | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Phil Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fred DiQuattro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Zucconi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 1 | 182 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 47 | 54 | 87.0 | 10 | 0 | 401 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rollins | 83 | 236 | 2.8 | 29 | 2 |
| Fred Diquattro | 56 | 177 | 3.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Dan Anderson | 54 | 128 | 2.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Nick Yorges | 43 | 101 | 2.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Tom Kennedy | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Carl Mobley | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Connors | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 273 | 791 | 2.9 | 29 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kennedy | 374 | 204 | 54.5 | 151 | 2655 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 84t | 18 | 4.8 | 19 | 5.1 | 72.0 | |||
| Carl Mobley | 68 | 23 | 33.8 | 39 | 308 | 4.5 | 13.4 | 60 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 8.8 | 17.3 | |||
| Jerry Morgan | 46 | 3 | 6.5 | 38 | 21 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.9 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 488 | 230 | 47.1 | 228 | 2984 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 84t | 19 | 3.9 | 30 | 6.1 | 54.2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 29 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fowlkes | 69 | 1111 | 16.1 | 84t | 5 |
| Bruce Smith | 56 | 775 | 13.8 | 52 | 5 |
| Charlie Benford | 34 | 362 | 10.6 | 33 | 3 |
| Fred DiQuattro | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
| John Rollins | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 19 | 4 |
| Phil Brady | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 60 | 1 |
| Nick Yorges | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Dave Zucconi | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 54 | 1 |
| Dan Anderson | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Curt Lucas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Connors | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 230 | 2984 | 13.0 | 84t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Adams | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim Tierney | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dennis Stuewe | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Nat Whitmeyer | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Mayne | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don LaTona | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Tyson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Batts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 249 | 11.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Mobley | 66 | 2370 | 35.9 | 47 | 0 | |||||
| Jerry Morgan | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 67 | 2402 | 35.9 | 47 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Whitmeyer | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dennis Stuewe | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bob Batts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Nick Yorges | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dave Zucconi | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Jim Adams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Fred Horn | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Theroux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 145 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Anderson | 21 | 432 | 20.6 | 39 | 0 | |
| Nick Yorges | 21 | 423 | 20.1 | 39 | 0 | |
| Jim Connors | 8 | 170 | 21.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| John Rollins | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Fred Horn | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Nat Whitmeyer | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dave Zucconi | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Palmer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Dennis Steuwe | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bill Handy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dave Powless | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Fred DiQuattro | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| George Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Gulseth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 71 | 1330 | 18.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
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