1968 Arkansas Diamonds (COFL) |
| 5th place • Central Division • 2-10-0 .167 |
| Head Coach: Tom Burke (0-3-0); Fred Williams (2-7-0) |
| Mike Crosby | Assistant Coach |
| Lee Evans | Assistant Coach |
| John Hoffman | Assistant Coach |
| Jack Mitchell | Assistant Coach |
| Charles Ossler | Assistant Coach |
| Fred Williams | Defensive |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/11/1968 | H | Dallas Rockets | 10-20 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 500 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | A | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 6-14 | L | Enid, OK | Plainsmen Stadiun | 2500 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | H | Chicago Owls | 13-14 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | H | Orlando Panthers | 20-54 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 24-35 | L | Oklahoma City, OK | Taft Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1968 | H | Ohio Valley Ironmen | 14-27 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 5513 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | A | Quad-City Raiders | - | |||||
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | A | Las Vegas Cowboys | 24-13 | W | Las Vegas, NV | Cashman Field | 4500 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1968 | A | Orlando Panthers | 17-55 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 6734 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1968 | H | Seattle Rangers | 6-28 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 150 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1968 | H | Alabama Hawks | 13-49 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1968 | A | Chicago Owls | 0-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 5300 | |
| Sat | 10/26/1968 | A | Charleston Rockets | 13-50 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 4350 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1968 | H | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 26-16 | W | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sat | 11/9/1968 | H | Omaha Mustangs | 7-34 | L | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sat | 11/16/1968 | A | Omaha Mustangs | 13-36 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 3546 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/1968 | Quad-City Raiders | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ben Anthony | 76 | RDE-LDT | 6-4 | 272 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Grady Anthony | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 272 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Ken Arnold | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | none | ||
| Paul Becton | 80 | TE-FL | 6-0 | 169 | 23 | Baylor | ||
| Randy Behringer | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 230 | 23 | Baylor | ||
| Frank Brown | 88 | LDE-MLB | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Albany State | ||
| Tyrone Brown | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| A.C. Caldwell | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | College of the Ozarks; UCLA | ||
| Harry Carle | 73 | DT | 6-2 | 260 | 32 | Louisiana State | ||
| Jack Cates | 63 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | Arkansas | |||
| Pete Christensen | 10 | K | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Copenhagen | ||
| Bill Dawson | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Florida State | |||
| Andrew Donaldson | 22 | RCB | 5-8 | 160 | 22 | Arkansas Baptist JC | ||
| Willie Ervin | 25 | DB | 5-9 | 165 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | |||
| Billy Fletcher | 17 | LCB-P-K | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Memphis | ||
| Bill Fowler | 50 | ROG-LOG-C | 6-2 | 247 | 23 | Arkansas | ||
| Dave Gatlin | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Arkansas State | ||
| Ridley Gibson | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Baylor | ||
| Jerry Griffin | 65 | ROT-LOG | 6-3 | 250 | Indiana | |||
| Terry Gwin | E-P | 185 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Arkansas State | |||||
| Bob Harbison | 54 | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | none | |||
| Bill Hayes | 45 | SS-K | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Baylor | ||
| Will Heckerson | 76 | OG | 6-0 | 255 | ||||
| Merle Hill | 85 | FL | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Henderson State | ||
| Mel Jernigan | 70 | ROT-C | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Harding | ||
| Harrison Johnson | LB | 5-11 | 230 | Philander Smith | ||||
| Tim Keane | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Trinidad State JC; Arkansas State | ||
| Griff Keyes | 64 | LDT-LOG | 6-0 | 230 | 24 | Rhodes | ||
| Charlie Killett | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 28 | Mississippi; Memphis | ||
| Don Lewis | 71 | LOT-ROT | 6-1 | 255 | 27 | Florida | ||
| Chuck McFall | 44 | RLB | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Ouachita Baptist | ||
| Chuck Morris | 25 | WS | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Mississippi | ||
| Jim Munn | 30 | DB-OE | 6-5 | 195 | 29 | Murray State | ||
| Walt Nelson | 31 | DB | 6-0 | 170 | 20 | none | ||
| Jim Nichols | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Arkansas Tech | ||
| Charlie Osler | 22 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Philander Smith | ||
| Preston Phelps | C | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Southern University | |||
| Tommy Robinson | 75 | RDT | 6-2 | 270 | 23 | Paul Quinn | ||
| Phil Rodgers | 66 | OG | 6-2 | 230 | Arkansas | |||
| Jim Rouse | 37 | DB-RB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Tennessee State | ||
| Woodie Safrit | 89 | OE | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Chowan JC; Frederick | ||
| Jesse Sanderson | 78 | DB | 6-2 | 190 | none | |||
| Dan Sartin | 64 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 22 | Mississippi | ||
| Ernie Scott | 73 | LOT | 6-1 | 250 | Florida A&M | |||
| Reggie Sharley | 60 | RDE | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Memphis | ||
| Terry Southall | QB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Baylor | |||
| Sam Spivey | 55 | LLB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Tennessee State | ||
| Johnny Talley | 63 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Bobby Tiner | 14 | QB | 5-10 | 167 | 24 | Central Arkansas | ||
| Tommy Trantham | 81 | SE | 6-3 | 198 | 23 | Arkansas | ||
| Buddy Troxell | 20 | RB | 5-10 | 220 | 22 | Houston | ||
| Herb Wilson | 37 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | none | ||
| Ron Worthen | 54 | LB-C | 6-5 | 235 | 23 | Arkansas State | ||
| Willie Young | RB | 5-11 | 145 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29 | 67 | 67 | 34 | 177 |
| Opponents Totals | 425 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 161 | 62 | 75 | 24 | 65 | 581 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Behringer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Bobby Tiner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Pete Christensen | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Bill Hayes | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |||
| Billy Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Charles Killett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Tommy Trantham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Paul Becton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Chuck McFall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 25 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 177 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 53 | 59 | 89.8 | 4 | 3 | 425 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Tiner | 62 | 602 | 9.7 | 70 | 7 |
| Randy Behringer | 154 | 403 | 2.6 | 14 | 6 |
| Billy Fletcher | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 30 | 1 |
| Bill Hayes | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Charlie Killett | 29 | 88 | 3.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buddy Troxell | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck McFall | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Arnold | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Becton | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Rouse | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Walt Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gatlin | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Donaldson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Safrit | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Charlie Osler | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Herb Wilson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Southall | 7 | -23 | -3.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 328 | 1346 | 4.1 | 70 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 2088 | 29 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Tiner | 231 | 99 | 42.9 | 112 | 1411 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 48 | 6 | 2.6 | 20 | 8.7 | 35.8 | |||
| Terry Southall | 62 | 18 | 29.0 | 41 | 258 | 4.2 | 14.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 3 | 4.8 | 35.0 | ||||
| Bill Hayes | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 11 | 144 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 48.3 | |||
| Billy Fletcher | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 56 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 21.6 | |||
| Randy Behringer | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 13 | 4.3 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47.9 | |||
| Tim Keane | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Paul Becton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 334 | 133 | 39.8 | 174 | 1882 | 5.6 | 14.2 | 48 | 8 | 2.4 | 27 | 8.1 | 31 | 347 | 1535 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 2317 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Trantham | 43 | 651 | 15.1 | 48 | 2 |
| Randy Behringer | 36 | 478 | 13.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Paul Becton | 14 | 242 | 17.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Charlie Killett | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Jim Munn | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Bill Hayes | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 18 | 2 |
| Woodie Safrit | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Rouse | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Troxell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Ridley Gibson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chuck McFall | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Ken Arnold | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Herb Wilson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| A.C. Caldwell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 133 | 1882 | 14.2 | 48 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hayes | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Chuck Morris | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ridley Gibson | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Tommy Trantham | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Paul Becton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Fletcher | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| A.C. Caldwell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Woodie Safrit | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck McFall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Ervin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Sartin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Herb Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodie Safrit | 49 | 1975 | 40.3 | 56 | ||||||
| Bobby Tiner | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Fletcher | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 40 | ||||||
| Bill Hayes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Terrence Gwin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 63 | 2385 | 37.9 | 67 | 3 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Fletcher | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Ken Arnold | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Paul Becton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Willie Ervin | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Chuck McFall | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bill Dawson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Andrew Donaldson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 106 | 7.1 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ervin | 15 | 330 | 22.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Billy Fletcher | 10 | 292 | 29.2 | 53 | 0 | |
| Willie Young | 9 | 142 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| A.C. Donaldson | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | ||
| Ken Arnold | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Herb Wilson | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bobby Tiner | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Buddy Troxell | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 61 | 0 | |
| Charlie Killett | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Rouse | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Mel Jernigan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bill Dawson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ben Anthony | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Randy Behringer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Chuck McFall | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Paul Becton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 62 | 1318 | 21.3 | 61 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Fletcher | 1 | ||||||
| Chuck McFall | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 38 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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