1968 Alabama Hawks (COFL) |
| 5th place • Atlantic Division • 5-7-0 .417 |
| Head Coach: Steve Sucic |
| Freck League | Assistant Coach |
| Tommy Lewis | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 2-41 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 11011 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 12-41 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 4623 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | H | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 35-13 | W | Huntsville, AL | Milton Frank Stadium | 4500 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Orlando Panthers | 14-38 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 8243 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1968 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 17-23 | L | OT | Huntsville, AL | Milton Frank Stadium | 5471 |
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | H | Orlando Panthers | 10-28 | L | Huntsville, AL | 2627 | ||
| Sat | 9/28/1968 | A | Omaha Mustangs | 14-21 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 6315 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1968 | H | Ohio Valley Ironmen | 7-28 | L | Huntsville, AL | Milton Frank Stadium | 4000 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1968 | A | Arkansas Diamonds | 49-13 | W | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1968 | H | Charleston Rockets | 6-14 | L | Huntsville, AL | Milton Frank Stadium | 4100 | |
| Sat | 10/26/1968 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 13-18 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 5097 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1968 | H | Spokane Shockers | 44-13 | W | Huntsville, AL | Milton Frank Stadium | 5839 | |
| Sat | 11/9/1968 | A | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 27-0 | W | Oklahoma City, OK | Taft Stadium | 500 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | A | Seattle Rangers | 28-24 | W | Seattle, WA | Memorial Stadium | 5312 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ty Anthony | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Xavier (Ohio) | |||
| John Henry Barnes | 73 | RDT-RDE | 6-6 | 245 | 26 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Jim Bellamy | 39 | RB | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Albany State | ||
| Terry Belvin | 74 | DT | 6-5 | 270 | 19 | none | ||
| Ike Brigham | 61 | LOG | 6-3 | 247 | 25 | Southern Illinois | ||
| Claude Brownlee | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Benedict | ||
| Tom Bryan | 19 | HB-QB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Auburn | 9 | |
| Billy Buckner | QB | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | East Mississippi CC; Mississippi State; Delta State | |||
| Bob Byrd | 85 | MLB | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Snead State JC; Jacksonville State | ||
| Mac Byrd | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 26 | Southern California | ||
| Tyrone Caldwell | 76 | RDT-RDE-LDE-LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 21 | South Carolina State | ||
| Glen Condren | 65 | LDE-RLB | 6-2 | 248 | 26 | Oklahoma | ||
| Chester Coulter | 64 | DT | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Rust; Clarksdale JC; Alabama A&M | ||
| Ken Deckard | 82 | FL-CB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | McMurry | ||
| Rick Decker | 84 | TE-OT | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Wake Forest | ||
| Woodrow Dixon | 46 | SE | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | Stillman | ||
| Jim Dyar | G | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Houston | |||
| Glenn Ellison | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 21 | Arkansas | ||
| Vance Evans | 63 | LOG | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Georgia | ||
| Kenny Farmer | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 26 | Delta State | ||
| Don Fitzgerald | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 22 | Kent State | ||
| Ted Franklin | 26 | FL | 5-9 | 175 | 29 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Jerry Gendron | 85 | RLB-TE-LLB | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | ||
| Allen Green | 44 | K | 6-2 | 216 | 30 | Mississippi | ||
| Doc Griffith | 83 | LLB | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Auburn | ||
| Jim Hagle | 26 | HB | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Southern Methodist | ||
| Terry Harris | 20 | WS-LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Jacksonville State | ||
| Doyle Hill | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | North Alabama | |||
| Henry Holland | 52 | C | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Tyler JC; North Texas | ||
| Fred Hubbs | 70 | LOT | 6-2 | 253 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Bob Hughes | 72 | ROT-LDT | 6-4 | 242 | 24 | Rust; Jackson State | ||
| Otha Jackson | 62 | OT | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Allen | ||
| Ray Jeffords | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 218 | 23 | Georgia | ||
| G.W. Jones | 54 | OG | 6-0 | 236 | 29 | Middle Georgia JC; Southern Mississippi | ||
| Jimmy Jordan | OE | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Florida | |||
| Larry Jordan | TE | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Illinois | |||
| Billy Killian | 42 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | none | ||
| Ed Larios | 22 | FL | 6-1 | 193 | 22 | San Francisco State | ||
| Earl Lawrence | 34 | RCB | 6-1 | 186 | 27 | Johnson C. Smith | ||
| Larry Matthews | 36 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Middle Tennessee State | ||
| Frankie McClendon | OT | 6-2 | 280 | 25 | Alabama | |||
| Jay Murrell | DT | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Iowa State | |||
| K.Y. Murrell | 66 | LDE-DT | 6-0 | 285 | 22 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Chip Myers | 83 | FL | 6-4 | 203 | 23 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | ||
| Harry Olszewski | 63 | LOG | 5-11 | 245 | 22 | Clemson | ||
| Sonny Payne | 24 | CB-P | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Tennessee | ||
| Gene Raburn | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Alabama | |||
| H.K. Reeves | 71 | LOT-ROT | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Arkansas State | ||
| Art Robinson | 40 | SE | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Florida A&M | ||
| Felton Roundtree | 50 | OG | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Edward Waters | ||
| Terry Sellers | 30 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Georgia | ||
| Bobby Smith | 50 | LB | 5-11 | 226 | 27 | North Alabama | ||
| Henry Sorrell | 65 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Terry Southall | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Baylor | ||
| Art Strahan | 80 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Texas Southern | ||
| Rolf Strout | 61 | RLB | 6-0 | 220 | 25 | Western Michigan | ||
| Louie Thompson | 60 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Alabama | ||
| Hank Urbanowicz | 66 | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Southern Missouri JC; Miami (Florida) | ||
| Eskine Valrie | 42 | LCB-WS | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Ray Vinson | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Jacksonville State | ||
| Billy Walker | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Middle Tennessee State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 62 | 61 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 49 | 62 | 76 | 6 | 233 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 190 | 83 | 90 | 17 | 75 | 657 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Robinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Allen Green | 0 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 0 | 48 |
| Don Fitzgerald | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ken Deckard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Chip Myers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Doyle Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ed Larios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jerry Gendron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bill Buckner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick Decker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 0 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 6 | 1 | 233 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bryan | 95 | 478 | 5.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Don Fitzgerald | 100 | 434 | 4.3 | 23 | 6 |
| Jim Bellamy | 34 | 119 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Matthews | 26 | 102 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Sonny Payne | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Kenny Farmer | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Hagle | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Southall | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Billy Buckner | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Ty Anthony | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Walker | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Doyle Hill | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 3 |
| Art Robinson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Franklin | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 327 | 1328 | 4.1 | 43 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 1564 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Southall | 114 | 56 | 49.1 | 52 | 864 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 9 | 7.9 | 6 | 5.3 | 79.0 | ||||
| Billy Walker | 109 | 51 | 46.8 | 52 | 846 | 7.8 | 16.6 | 70 | 8 | 7.3 | 6 | 5.5 | 74.9 | |||
| Billy Buckner | 73 | 28 | 38.4 | 41 | 368 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 50 | 2 | 2.7 | 4 | 5.5 | 41.4 | |||
| Tom Bryan | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 19 | 323 | 8.7 | 19.0 | 51 | 4 | 10.8 | 1 | 2.7 | 101.5 | |||
| Doyle Hill | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 18 | 295 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 70 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 72.5 | |||
| Team Totals | 367 | 167 | 45.5 | 182 | 2696 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 70 | 24 | 6.5 | 18 | 4.9 | 42 | 355 | 2341 | 72.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 1783 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Robinson | 38 | 711 | 18.7 | 70 | 9 |
| Chip Myers | 22 | 482 | 21.9 | 63 | 4 |
| Ken Deckard | 20 | 468 | 23.4 | 70 | 5 |
| Jerry Gendron | 17 | 247 | 14.5 | 57 | 2 |
| Ed Larios | 15 | 206 | 13.7 | 37 | 3 |
| Tom Bryan | 14 | 167 | 11.9 | 37 | 0 |
| Don Fitzgerald | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Rick Decker | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 31 | 1 |
| Kenny Farmer | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Ted Franklin | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jordan | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Bellamy | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Woodrow Dixon | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Hagle | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Walker | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Sonny Payne | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Larry Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 167 | 2696 | 16.1 | 70 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harris | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 36 | 1 |
| Ray Vinson | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Sellers | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Woodrow Dixon | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Farmer | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Billy Killian | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rolf Strout | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erskine Valrie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 223 | 11.2 | 36 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Payne | 37 | 1414 | 38.2 | 54 | ||||||
| Erskine Valrie | 19 | 753 | 39.6 | 60 | ||||||
| Ray Vinson | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2227 | 37.7 | 60 | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Sellers | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ed Larios | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Art Robinson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Kenny Farmer | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ken Deckard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ted Franklin | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Larry Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 117 | 4.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Sellers | 12 | 247 | 20.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Kenny Farmer | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ted Franklin | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ed Larios | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jerry Gendron | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ken Deckard | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Don Fitzgerald | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Larry Matthews | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ty Anthony | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Sonny Payne | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 794 | 19.4 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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