1965 Richmond Rebels (COFL) |
3rd place • Western Division • 6-8-0 .429 |
Head Coach: Pete Pihos |
Bob Harrison | Linebackers |
Pat Lamberti | Defensive Line |
Bruce Nunnally | Defensive Backfield |
Monte Williamson | Offensive Line |
Carl Wise | Offensive Backfield |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 7/31/1965 | H | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 28-7 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 6857 | |
Sun | 8/8/1965 | A | Wheeling Ironmen | 35-28 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 8320 | |
Sat | 8/14/1965 | H | Hartford Charter Oaks | 10-17 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 10842 | |
Sat | 8/21/1965 | A | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 17-41 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Temple Stadium | 10659 | |
Sat | 8/28/1965 | H | Charleston Rockets | 17-33 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 10002 | |
Sat | 9/4/1965 | A | Hartford Charter Oaks | 27-21 | W | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 7904 | |
Sat | 9/11/1965 | H | Wheeling Ironmen | 23-20 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 18000 | |
Sat | 9/18/1965 | H | Rhode Island Indians | 17-37 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 7500 | |
Sun | 9/26/1965 | A | Newark Bears | 34-22 | W | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 4500 | |
Sat | 10/2/1965 | H | Fort Wayne Warriors | 10-33 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 7500 | |
Sat | 10/9/1965 | A | Charleston Rockets | 7-33 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 5500 | |
Sun | 10/17/1965 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 21-17 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 13097 | |
Sat | 10/23/1965 | H | Toronto Rifles | 21-45 | L | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 6000 | |
Sat | 10/30/1965 | A | Rhode Island Indians | 38-14 | W | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 660 | |
Sat | 11/6/1965 | H | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 17-14 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 9498 | |
Sun | 11/14/1965 | A | Fort Wayne Warriors | 24-38 | L | Fort Wayne, IN | Zollner Stadium | 3532 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Bo Aldridge | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Mississippi | 2 | |
T.W. Alley | 73 | LOT-LDE | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | William & Mary | 8 | |
Dave Ames | 44 | RCB-P | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Richmond | 14 | |
Gene Appler | 82 | RDE | 6-3 | 227 | 23 | Catawba | 3 | |
Gary Arnold | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Emory & Henry | 1 | ||
Rich Badar | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Indiana | 6 | |
Chester Baker | 60 | LB | 5-11 | 207 | 26 | Virginia Tech | ||
Bill Barber | 84 | OE | 6-3 | 209 | 29 | Florida A&M | 7 | |
Cleveland Barrett | 27 | HB | 6-0 | 210 | 21 | Tennessee State | 5 | |
Bob Batts | 41 | DB | 6-1 | 197 | 25 | Texas Southern | 11 | |
Frank Batts | DB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Palo Verde JC; Los Angeles State | 3 | ||
Wallace Bennett | RB | 5-10 | 200 | Virginia Union | ||||
Stu Christhilf | RDE | 6-3 | 220 | 22 | Virginia | 2 | ||
Don Christman | 50 | LLB-MLB | 6-0 | 215 | 29 | Richmond | 14 | |
Ozzie Clay | 27 | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Iowa State | 5 | |
Bobby Currington | 21 | HB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | North Carolina Central | 4 | |
Wally Davenport | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Frederick | 3 | |
Monte Day | 81 | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Bakersfield CC; Fresno State | 11 | |
Jack Dean | 46 | FL | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Northern Illinois | 5 | |
Gene Donaldson | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Purdue | ||
Bob Dunnington | 25 | HB | 6-1 | 198 | 29 | Richmond | 9 | |
Bill Early | 75 | ROT | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | East Tennessee State | 5 | |
Paul Forester | DE | 6-4 | 242 | 31 | Georgia | 1 | ||
Jim Gatzke | 46 | FL | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Cal Poly (Pomona) | 9 | |
Tony Gibbons | 72 | DT | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | John Carroll | 10 | |
Gary Guertin | 74 | OT | 6-3 | 285 | 23 | Louisville | 10 | |
Jerry Hatcher | 65 | LOT | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 14 | |
Earl Hawkins | 00 | HB | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Florida State; Emory & Henry | 4 | |
Merv Holland | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | George Washington | 14 | |
Ken Honea | 70 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Tennessee | 5 | |
John Housel | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Wofford | 10 | |
Fred Hubbs | 63 | LOG | 6-2 | 253 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | |
Lew Irvin | 80 | LDT-RDT | 5-11 | 247 | 24 | Virginia State | 14 | |
Bill Joyner | 62 | OG-K | 5-11 | 227 | 23 | Johnson C. Smith | 14 | |
Tony Koszarsky | 24 | HB | 5-8 | 177 | 22 | North Carolina State | 14 | |
Carl Kuhn | 42 | RS | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Virginia | 14 | |
Fred Mancuso | 55 | C | 6-4 | 236 | 23 | Richmond | 4 | |
Maurice McDonald | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 223 | 22 | Tennessee State | 6 | |
Jim McGinnis | 85 | TE | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Ferrum JC; Richmond | 2 | |
Owen McKay | 85 | DT | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Florida A&M | 12 | |
Andy Moran | 51 | C | 6-0 | 235 | 23 | Virginia | 2 | |
Luther Morris | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 220 | Alcorn State | 12 | ||
Bruce Nunnally | 14 | S | 6-1 | 185 | 30 | Wake Forest | 6 | |
Sammy Odom | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | ||
Oscar Overcash | 55 | C | 6-2 | 241 | 24 | North Carolina State | 10 | |
Woody Peoples | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 247 | 22 | Grambling State | 11 | |
Junior Powell | 23 | SE | 5-10 | 174 | 23 | Penn State | 8 | |
Charlie Rieves | 71 | LB | 6-0 | 217 | 26 | Alabama; Houston | 7 | |
Jim Rossi | 26 | LS | 5-10 | 181 | 22 | North Carolina State | 14 | |
Art Smith | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Virginia Union | 2 | ||
Len Stream | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 212 | Minnesota | 3 | ||
Avery Sumner | 61 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Florida State | 11 | |
Tom Tatem | 64 | OG | 5-10 | 235 | 22 | none | 3 | |
George Thomas | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 216 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 10 | |
Larry Thompson | 72 | ROT | 6-1 | 235 | 26 | Tulane | 5 | |
Jim Townes | 81 | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Johnson C. Smith | 3 | |
Bob Tyus | 28 | DB | 5-10 | 188 | 21 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 13 | |
Eddie Versprille | 31 | RLB | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Alabama | 5 | |
Claude Ward | 28 | DB | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | New Mexico | 3 | |
Jerry Ward | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 12 | |
Wardell Ward | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Virginia Union | 2 | ||
Charlie Weaver | 20 | FL-LCB | 5-7 | 155 | 24 | William & Mary | ||
John Wheeler | 54 | LB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Murray State | 2 | |
Tony Wheeler | LLB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Nevada-Reno | |||
Argle Whitfield | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Elizabeth City State | 6 | |
Tommy Wilson | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 203 | 33 | none | 13 | |
Luther Woodruff | 77 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | North Carolina A&T State | 12 |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 62 | 115 | 34 | 72 | 283 |
Opponents Totals | 88 | 93 | 81 | 123 | 385 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Joyner | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 0 | 79 |
Tommy Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Bill Barber | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Tony Koszarsky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Merv Holland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Jim Gatzke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Junior Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Charlie Weaver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Ozzie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gene Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bob Dunnington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Lou Irvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jim Rossi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bob Tyus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 34 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 0 | 283 |
Opponents Totals | 49 | 45 | 49 | 91.8 | 14 | 2 | 385 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Koszarsky | 107 | 398 | 3.7 | 32 | 3 |
Tommy Wilson | 93 | 283 | 3.0 | 19 | 2 |
Merv Holland | 26 | 186 | 7.2 | 20 | 4 |
Bob Dunnington | 37 | 90 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 |
Earl Hawkins | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
Bobby Currington | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
Gene Donaldson | 23 | 38 | 1.7 | 8 | 1 |
Rich Badar | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
Cleveland Barrett | 19 | 37 | 1.9 | 10 | 0 |
Jerry Ward | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
Charlie Weaver | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
Junior Powell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Jim Rossi | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 364 | 1217 | 3.3 | 32 | 11 |
Opponents Totals | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merv Holland | 294 | 133 | 45.2 | 147 | 1834 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 73 | 13 | 4.4 | 14 | 4.8 | 60.7 | |||
Jerry Ward | 80 | 26 | 32.5 | 50 | 365 | 4.6 | 14.0 | 43 | 1 | 1.3 | 4 | 5.0 | 31.5 | |||
Rich Badar | 46 | 19 | 41.3 | 22 | 266 | 5.8 | 14.0 | 45 | 2 | 4.3 | 5 | 10.9 | 35.5 | |||
Jim Rossi | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 67 | 13.4 | 22.3 | 34 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 104.2 | |||
Tommy Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
Jack Dean | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
Earl Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
Len Stream | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Team Totals | 430 | 181 | 42.1 | 224 | 2532 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 73 | 18 | 4.2 | 25 | 5.8 | 51.4 | |||
Opponents Totals | 26 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Koszarsky | 43 | 426 | 9.9 | 49 | 0 |
Bill Barber | 26 | 610 | 23.5 | 73 | 6 |
Tommy Wilson | 25 | 308 | 12.3 | 71 | 5 |
Jim Gatzke | 24 | 369 | 15.4 | 37 | 2 |
Junior Powell | 18 | 323 | 17.9 | 43 | 2 |
Charlie Weaver | 9 | 188 | 20.9 | 34 | 2 |
Maurice McDonald | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 49 | 0 |
Jack Dean | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 29 | 0 |
Bob Dunnington | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
Gene Donaldson | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
Earl Hawkins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
Len Stream | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Jim Rossi | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
Bobby Currington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Wally Davenport | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Argle Whitfield | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 181 | 2532 | 14.0 | 73 | 18 |
Opponents Totals | 26 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Rossi | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
Don Christman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
Ozzie Clay | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
Frank Batts | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
George Thomas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Carl Kuhn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Tyus | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 13 | 194 | 14.9 | 45 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Ames | 76 | 2757 | 36.3 | 65 | 3 | |||||
Jim Rossi | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 44 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 78 | 2841 | 36.4 | 65 | 3 | |||||
Opponents Totals |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Rossi | 25 | 367 | 14.7 | 41 | 0 | |
Tony Koszarsky | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 61 | 1 | |
Carl Kuhn | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 39 | 0 | |
Avery Sumner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
Bob Tyus | 0 | 20 | 20Lt | 1 | ||
Team Totals | 42 | 642 | 15.3 | 61 | 2 | |
Opponents Totals | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Koszarsky | 22 | 645 | 29.3 | 95t | 2 | |
Jim Rossi | 35 | 689 | 19.7 | 47 | 0 | |
Ozzie Clay | 9 | 229 | 25.4 | 40 | 0 | |
Bob Currington | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 | |
Dave Ames | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
Jack Dean | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
Gary Guertin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
Tony Gibbons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
John Housel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Maurice McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 75 | 1690 | 22.5 | 95t | 2 | |
Opponents Totals | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
Opponents Totals | 1 |
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