1966 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (PFLA) |
| 4th place • 1-7-0 .125 |
| Head Coach: Jack Morton |
| Al Raseckas | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/21/1966 | A | Joliet Explorers | 0-38 | L | Joliet, IL | Memorial Stadium | ||
| Sun | 8/28/1966 | A | Omaha Mustangs | 13-41 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 8752 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1966 | A | Canton Centaurs | 13-12 | W | Canton, IL | |||
| Sat | 9/10/1966 | H | Canton Centaurs | 42-7 | W | Wyoming, WI | Kimble Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/17/1966 | A | Quad-City Raiders | 34-27 | W | Davenport, IA | Municipal Stadium | 500 | |
| Sat | 9/24/1966 | A | Des Moines Warriors | 7-38 | L | Des Moines, IA | Sec Taylor Stadium | 3543 | |
| Sat | 10/1/1966 | H | Omaha Mustangs | L | Wyoming, WI | Kimble Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/9/1966 | A | Joliet Explorers | 0-56 | L | Joliet, IL | Memorial Stadium | 1553 | |
| Sat | 10/15/1966 | H | Joliet Explorers | L | Wyoming, WI | Kimble Stadium | |||
| Sat | 10/22/1966 | H | Quad-City Raiders | L | Wyoming, WI | Kimble Stadium | |||
| Sat | 10/29/1966 | H | Des Moines Warriors | L | Wyoming, WI | Kimble Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1966 | Omaha Mustangs | Forfeit |
| 10/15/1966 | Joliet Explorers | Forfeit |
| 10/22/1966 | Quad-City Raiders | Forfeit |
| 10/29/1966 | Des Moines Warriors | Forfeit |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Anderson | ROG-LDE | 6-4 | 235 | Indiana | ||||
| Bud Ashton | OE | 200 | 22 | Grand Rapids CC; Western Michigan | ||||
| Rahn Bently | MLB-K | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Michigan State | |||
| Jim Berry | ROT | 6-6 | 290 | Jackson State | ||||
| Tom Clayton | RCB | 5-11 | 170 | 27 | Detroit Mercy | |||
| Derril Corbett | LB | 5-11 | 225 | 31 | Northern Illinois | |||
| Mick DeVoe | C | 6-5 | 240 | 25 | Central Michigan | |||
| Jim Edwards | DB | 5-11 | 175 | 28 | Huron; Adams State | |||
| Dan Fuller | LB | 5-11 | 228 | 30 | Purdue | |||
| Frank Gawkowski | LS | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Central Michigan | |||
| Dave Gibson | LCB | 6-2 | 185 | Nebraska-Omaha | ||||
| Vern Hansen | SE | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Ferris State | |||
| Bob Henry | RLB | 6-1 | 260 | Western Michigan | ||||
| Charles Jackson | RS | 6-2 | 205 | none | ||||
| Hank Johnson | SE | 6-3 | 225 | Michigan | ||||
| Rolando Jones | FL-HB | 5-10 | 195 | 25 | Colorado | |||
| Tom Kelley | FL | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Washington State | |||
| Will Kellogg | RDT | 6-2 | 279 | 31 | Lincoln (Missouri) | |||
| Dave Klister | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Wisconsin Extension; Lakeland | |||
| Clyde Kurzinski | RDE | 6-3 | 259 | 31 | Hillsdale | |||
| Terry Leonard | DB | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Arizona | |||
| Pete Livingston | ROT-LOT | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Florida A&M | |||
| Ed McBride | C | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Nebraska | |||
| Mel Meyers | QB | 5-11 | 197 | 26 | Illinois | |||
| Dave Molhoek | TE | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | Michigan | |||
| Dave Molhoek | TE | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | Michigan | |||
| Charles Nichols | DT | 6-2 | 235 | Jackson State | ||||
| Jerry O'Neil | FL | 5-9 | 170 | 27 | Central Michigan | |||
| Al Pettyplace | LOG | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Augustana (Illinois); Hillsdale | |||
| John Psaila | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Grand Rapids CC; Western Michigan | |||
| Vic Reed | DB | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | Purdue; Tennessee State | |||
| Tom Ripmaster | HB-FL-K | 5-11 | 205 | 22 | Grand Rapids CC; Drake | |||
| Gene Roberts | DB | 5-11 | 185 | |||||
| Bob Robson | TE | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Grand Rapids CC | |||
| John Saila | FB | 6-1 | 220 | |||||
| Gene Sain | DB | 5-10 | 205 | Butler | ||||
| Latrice Sain | HB | 5-9 | 175 | 24 | Colorado State | |||
| John Salikowsky | 6-5 | 255 | Hillsdale | |||||
| Doug Sattler | LLB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Hillsdale | |||
| Jim Shafer | LOT | 6-3 | 260 | Miami (Ohio) | ||||
| Jim Small | HB | 5-11 | 195 | 31 | none | |||
| Dave Swenson | LDT | 6-6 | 255 | 27 | Luther | |||
| Dave Taylor | ROG | 6-0 | 228 | 25 | Ferris State | |||
| Frank Thomas | DB | 6-2 | 225 | Ferris State | ||||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 54 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 52 | 30 | 42 | 163 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Meyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Vern Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Tom Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Vic Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Rahn Bently | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Jerry O'Neil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Tom Ripmaster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 4 | 2 | 163 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Meyers | 4 | ||||
| Team Totals | 4 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Meyers | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Hansen | 2 | ||||
| Tom Kelley | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Reed | 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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