1966 Lakeland Brahmans (NAFL) |
| 1st place • Gold Division • 9-1-1 .900 |
| Head Coach: Buford Long |
| Jim Huddle | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | H | Mobile Tarpons | 7-3 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 4192 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 30-7 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 4207 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | A | Jacksonville Jaguars | 12-14 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 1557 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | H | Knoxville SOK | 28-7 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/10/1966 | H | Savannah Chiefs | 41-7 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 1000 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1966 | A | St. Petersburg Blazers | 21-21 | T | St. Petersburg, FL | Northeast Park | 12862 | |
| Sat | 9/24/1966 | A | Savannah Chiefs | 24-7 | W | Savannah, GA | 1093 | ||
| Sat | 10/1/1966 | H | Chattanoogs Redskins | 48-6 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1966 | A | Knoxville SOK | 41-10 | W | Knoxville, TN | Evans-Collins Field | 1046 | |
| Sat | 10/15/1966 | H | Huntsville Rockets | - | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | |||
| Sat | 10/15/1966 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 21-14 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | ||
| Sat | 10/22/1966 | H | St. Petersburg Blazers | 28-19 | W | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 7382 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/12/1966 | N | St. Petersburg Blazers | 9-40 | L | Clearwater, FL | Jack White Stadium | 5216 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/15/1966 | Huntsville Rockets | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Joe Beard | OG | 6-1 | 240 | 28 | North Alabama | |||
| Larry Brinkley | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Florida State | |||
| Bud Casey | TE | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Alabama; Hardin-Simmons; Northeastern State | |||
| Willie Clarington | DL | 6-1 | 247 | 28 | Florida A&M | |||
| Frank Clayton | RS | 6-0 | 197 | 31 | Memphis | |||
| Red Coleman | C | 6-4 | 237 | 27 | Tampa | |||
| Don Deal | DB-K | 5-10 | 195 | 28 | Florida | |||
| Carl Ellis | RDE | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | Tennessee | |||
| Willie Fleming | OT-LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Florida A&M | |||
| Chuck Forrest | DB-QB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Tennessee; Murray State | |||
| Dave Fuller | T | 6-7 | 347 | 20 | Tampa | |||
| Ricky Gillis | OT-ROG | 250 | Eastern Kentucky; Tampa | |||||
| John Guest | LDE | 6-1 | 230 | Coffeyville JC | ||||
| Cliff Gunter | E | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Florida State | |||
| Jack Harper | FL-FB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Florida | |||
| Olin Hill | LDT-LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | Furman | |||
| Herschel Hogan | RB | 6-0 | 203 | 30 | Stetson | |||
| Bob Hosack | LB | 5-9 | 215 | 25 | Florida | |||
| Billy Howell | OE-RCB | 5-11 | 165 | 27 | Tampa | |||
| Val Johnson | QB | 5-10 | 175 | Tampa | ||||
| Rosey King | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | South Carolina State | |||
| Gee Knight | DB | 6-1 | 205 | Bethune-Cookman | ||||
| Dick Leis | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 29 | Tampa | |||
| Larry Libertore | SE | 5-8 | 143 | 27 | Florida | |||
| Don Lorenz | DE-OG | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Stephen F. Austin State | |||
| Freddie McDonald | RDT | 240 | ||||||
| Jack Mills | TE | 6-0 | 197 | 22 | Ouachita Baptist | |||
| Tom Monte | HB | |||||||
| Jimmy Morgan | LLB | 6-0 | 220 | 25 | Florida | |||
| Ron Perez | P-K-LS-QB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Tampa | |||
| Jimmy Pettus | FL | 5-10 | 190 | 29 | Auburn | |||
| M.C. Reynolds | QB | 6-0 | 193 | 31 | Louisiana State | |||
| Frank Robotti | LB | 6-0 | 220 | 27 | Boston College | |||
| Ken Russell | LS-RS | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Florida | |||
| Henry Scott | DB | 5-10 | 190 | 29 | Florida A&M | |||
| Frank Stankunas | RLB | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Western Carolina | |||
| Larry Stanley | LOG | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Georgia | |||
| John Stofa | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 24 | Buffalo | |||
| John Sykes | FB-HB | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Florida A&M | |||
| Hank Systma | OE | 6-5 | 195 | Florida State | ||||
| Dennis Tschetter | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Florida | |||
| Jim Underhill | HB | 5-11 | 225 | Hardin-Simmons; Tampa | ||||
| Bud Williams | DB-WR | Tampa | ||||||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 63 | 92 | 91 | 45 | 301 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 31 | 19 | 34 | 115 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sykes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||
| Chuck Harper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||
| Ron Perez | 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Larry Liberatore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Jimmy Pettus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Billy Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jack Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Don Deal | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Carl Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Gee Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Hank Systma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bud Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Larry Brinkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Willie Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| (Unidentified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 40 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 5 | 4 | 301 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 2 | 0 | 115 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sykes | 5 | ||||
| Jimmy Pettus | 3 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stofa | 211 | 114 | 54.0 | 2029 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 23 | 10.9 | ||||||||
| Val Johnson | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Chuck Forrest | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gee Knight | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ron Perez | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Harper | 9 | ||||
| John Sykes | 7 | ||||
| Larry Liberatore | 6 | ||||
| Jack Mills | 2 | ||||
| Bud Williams | 2 | ||||
| Billy Howell | 1 | ||||
| Jimmy Pettus | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 28 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Ellis | 1 | ||||
| Ron Perez | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee Knight | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howell | |||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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