1966 Huntsville Rockets (NAFL) |
| 2nd place • Gold Division • 5-3-0 .625 |
| Head Coach: Freck League |
| Tootie Hill | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | A | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15-14 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 5274 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | H | St. Petersburg Blazers | 28-34 | L | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 5201 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | A | Savannah Chiefs | 13-9 | W | Savannah, GA | 5516 | ||
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | A | Mobile Tarpons | 21-45 | L | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | 3941 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1966 | H | Mobile Tarpons | 20-14 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 4109 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1966 | A | Chattanooga Redskins | 61-12 | W | Rossville, GA | Hutcheson Memorial Stadium | 40 | |
| Sat | 10/1/1966 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 48-7 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 3588 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1966 | A | St. Petersburg Blazers | 7-48 | L | St. Petersburg, FL | Northeast Park | 5289 | |
| Sat | 10/15/1966 | A | Lakeland Brahmans | - | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | |||
| Sat | 10/29/1966 | A | Knoxville SOK | - | Knoxville, TN | Evans-Collins Field | |||
| Sat | 11/12/1966 | Savannah Chiefs | - | ||||||
| Sat | 11/19/1966 | H | Chattanooga Redskins | - | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/15/1966 | Lakeland Brahmans | Canceled |
| 10/29/1966 | Knoxville SOK | Canceled |
| 11/12/1966 | Savannah Chiefs | Canceled |
| 11/19/1966 | Chattanooga Redskins | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Henry Barnes | 72/75 | RDE | 6-6 | 245 | 24 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Walt Bishop | 22 | DB | 5-10 | 187 | 29 | none | ||
| Johnny Bosch | 44 | RLB | 5-10 | 217 | Samford | |||
| John Carpenter | 71/78 | RDT-OT | 6-4 | 270 | Sunflower JC; Alabama | |||
| Bill Coleman | 66 | OG | 6-2 | 225 | Auburn | |||
| Ed Darby | 60 | G | 6-2 | 215 | Florida State | |||
| Joe D'Auria | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 217 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Toby Deese | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Georgia Tech | ||
| Jerry Duke | 20 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Kenny Farmer | 24 | HB-K | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Delta State | ||
| Ted Franklin | 32 | FL-HB | 5-9 | 175 | 27 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Andre Garrett | 21 | S | 5-11 | 175 | Alabama | |||
| Pat Gartland | 42 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Alabama | ||
| Doyle Hill | 10 | DB-QB | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | North Alabama | ||
| Tootie Hill | 12 | DB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Mississippi State | ||
| Milt Howie | 31 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Alabama A&M | |||
| Jerry Hudson | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 205 | North Alabama | |||
| Jackie Jackson | 85 | E | 6-3 | 235 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Bobby Jones | 50 | C | 5-11 | 212 | Georgia | |||
| G.W. Jones | 69 | OG | 6-0 | 236 | 27 | Middle Georgia JC; Southern Mississippi | ||
| Woosie Mitchell | 65 | OG | 6-0 | 212 | none | |||
| Ed Osby | 34 | HB | 6-2 | 195 | Tuskegee | |||
| Joe Palmer | 87 | SE | 6-3 | 202 | 21 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Houston Patton | 9 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 33 | Mississippi | ||
| Henry Prater | 84 | LDE | 6-2 | 230 | North Alabama | |||
| Larry Rawson | 40 | FB | 5-11 | 209 | 24 | Auburn | ||
| Bobby Skelton | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Alabama | ||
| Bill Smith | 30 | HB | 6-2 | 185 | Itawamba CC | |||
| Bobby Smith | 56 | LB | 5-11 | 226 | 25 | North Alabama | ||
| Ed Smith | 86 | TE | 6-5 | 222 | 30 | Mississippi State | ||
| Hernest Stewart | 33 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 210 | Alabama A&M | |||
| Bobby Suggs | 76 | OT-P | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | Alabama | ||
| Ellis Tanner | 82 | DE | 6-2 | 215 | Alabama A&M | |||
| Fred Thrower | 74 | OT | 6-2 | 235 | 33 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; North Alabama | ||
| J. Tibbs | 70 | T | 6-2 | 250 | Missouri | |||
| Spud Wallace | 36 | LB-K | 5-11 | 225 | Howard | |||
| Tommy Whitehead | 72 | RDT | 6-4 | 267 | 24 | Itawamba CC | ||
| Jim Willie | 81 | E | 6-3 | 235 | Alabama A&M | |||
| Howard Wise | WR-QB | 6-5 | 197 | Tuskegee | ||||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 213 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 57 | 65 | 34 | 177 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Farmer | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 59 | ||||
| Hernest Stewart | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Howard Wise | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Ted Franklin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Joe D'Auria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Doyle Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ed Osby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Walt Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Houston Patton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Larry Rawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Spud Wallace | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| John Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Pat Gartland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Bobby Skelton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 31 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 0 | 2 | 213 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 6 | 0 | 177 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernest Stewart | 5 | ||||
| Ken Farmer | 3 | ||||
| Ted Franklin | 2 | ||||
| Doyle Hill | 2 | ||||
| Joe D'Auria | 1 | ||||
| Houston Patton | 1 | ||||
| Larry Rawson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 15 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Patton | 118 | 55 | 46.6 | 788 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 4 | 3.4 | ||||||||
| Doyle Hill | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Wise | 5 | ||||
| Ken Farmer | 4 | ||||
| Joe D'Auria | 2 | ||||
| Ted Franklin | 1 | ||||
| Ed Osby | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 13 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bishop | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Franklin | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernest Stewart | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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