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1969 Oklahoma Thunderbirds (COFL)

2nd place • Texas Division • West 5-6-0 .455
1969 COFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Art Ramage
John BellAssistant Coach
Frank HagedornAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/9/1969AFort Worth Braves28-46LFort Worth, TXFarrington Field8216
Sat8/16/1969NArkansas Diamonds14-48LConway, AREstes Field5500
Sun8/24/1969AOmaha Mustangs21-35LOmaha, NEJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium6940
Sat8/30/1969AMexico Golden Aztecs33-34LSan Nicolas del los Garza, MexicoEstadio Universitario3000
Sat9/6/1969HDallas Rockets35-21WBartlesville, OKCuster Stadium2554
Sat9/13/1969HFort Worth Braves42-38WBartlesville, OKCuster Stadium2440
Sat9/20/1969ASan Antonio Toros10-32LSan Antonio, TXHarlandale Memorial Stadium9331
Sat9/27/1969HOmaha Mustangs14-30LBartlesville, OKCuster Stadium2989
Sat10/4/1969HWest Texas Rufneks21-49 LBartlesville, OKCuster Stadium
Sat10/18/1969ADallas Rockets27-19WDallas, TXRoffino Stadium3997
Sat10/25/1969AWest Texas Rufneks23-28LMidland, TXMemorial Stadium6052
Sat11/1/1969HTexarkana Titans44-14WBartlesville, OKCuster Stadium
Sun11/9/1969AFort Worth Braves36-34WFort Worth, TXFarrington Field9673
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Charlie Barnhart33RB5-1121427Southeastern Oklahoma State
Larry Bohannon68LOG6-226828College of the Ozarks; Northeastern A&M JC
Charlie Brown54OT6-425027Tulsa
Larry Brown44FB6-019825Oklahoma
Mike Brown40LCB6-0195Tulsa
Ron Cambiano10DB6-219522Chaffey JC; Tulsa
Dwight Claxton86RLB6-121525Tulsa
Larry Crutchmer60LB6-224224Oklahoma
Nick Czubenko76RDT6-428525Cameron JC; Tulsa
Leavie Davis17LS6-421027Edward Waters
Glenn Dobbs11QB6-519024Tulsa
Melvin Driver24RB5-8178Langston
Gary Duffield72RDE6-224524Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Wichita State
Eddie Dukes62LDT5-1123431Eastern Oklahoma State JC; Tulsa
Smiley Elmore62MLB6-2245Los Angeles CC; Tulsa
Ron Francis82WR6-522626North Carolina A&T State
Larry Gosney30RB6-020722Oklahoma State
Frank Grimm74LDT6-324824Tulsa
Rich Guinn78DT6-729232Wharton County JC; Henderson County JC; Tulsa
Warren Henderson27DB6-019422Tulsa
Kent Hiner84WR6-221523New Mexico Highlands
Zenus Jenkins63OG6-125924Langston
Rufus Jones22RB6-119730Central Oklahoma
Bob Junko54LB6-021522Tulsa
Harold Lathum73ROT6-423328Murray State JC; Northeastern State
Charley Leach30DB6-2202UCLA
Ian MacDonaldDE6-523524Tulsa
Mark Maddox85LLB6-322526Tulsa
Carl Martin79DT6-4250Tulsa
Wes Matthews23RS5-916026Oklahoma State; Northeastern State
Luther McBee81WR6-318730Langston
Brendon Moriarty71OT6-4245Tulsa
Bob Naponic11QB6-019022Illinois
John Osmond56C6-425025Tulsa
Leon Parker23RB6-1175Langston
Dan Pavlak82WR6-323524Tulsa
Pete Poweska85K6-0210Tulsa
Ken Rader35RB-K6-0210Oklahoma State; Eastern Oklahoma State JC; Tulsa
Wilbur Ross31WR5-8183Langston
Leland Slack50C5-11211Oklahoma State
Charlie Sledge12QB6-019023Langston
Mike Stripling12QB6-321721Tulsa
Bruce Taylor66ROG6-224024New Mexico State
George Thomas80WR6-121626Oklahoma State
Vertie Tomlin20RCB5-11180EL Dorado JC; Pittsburg State
Marcellus Wade75LDE6-426829Langston
Ed Watson54LB6-422224Grambling State
Mickey Williams25RB5-1017223Oklahoma
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals306
Opponents Totals333
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSRushPassPen3RD DOWNAttPct4TH DOWNAttPctPENYDS
Team Totals
Opponents Totals
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Wes Matthews103560.01066
Ron Francis80000048
Charlie Barnhart50000030
Larry Gosney40000024
Mike Stripling40000024
Kent Hiner30000018
Pete Poweska0171989.5030.0017
Ken Rader01414100.01520.0017
Bob Naponic20000012
Wilbur Ross20000012
Larry Brown1000006
Nick Czubenko1000006
Rufus Jones1000006
Luther McBee1000006
Connie Sledge1000006
Mickey Williams011100.011100.004
Staukes0000012
George Thomas0000012
Team Totals43354386.53922.22306
Opponents Totals42404295.2131333
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Larry Gosney592283.9382
Charlie Barnhart832272.7181
Mike Stripling322046.4244
Larry Brown591742.9200
Wes Matthews13836.4172
Bob Naponic29501.7181
Mickey Williams11423.8170
Charlie Sledge4266.5151
Wilbur Ross2136.580
Ken Rader7101.430
George Thomas221.020
Glenn Dobbs, Jr.111.010
Team Totals30410603.53811
Opponents Totals
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Mike Stripling1346447.85810918.117.050107.5129.063.4
Bob Naponic1115347.7586936.213.155109.000.097.9
Mickey Williams522140.4262364.511.23023.859.627.9
Charlie Sledge25624.0171385.523.03914.028.030.1
Wes Matthews8450.048610.821.527225.000.0128.1
Glenn Dobbs26830.816803.110.03300.027.78.5
Team Totals35615643.817923246.514.944256.8215.921102222262.8
Opponents Totals
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Ron Francis4467315.3558
Wes Matthews3570220.1448
Kent Hiner2829310.5233
Charlie Barnhart2125312.0342
Luther McBee1728316.6291
Larry Gosney7628.9222
Larry Brown3217.0121
Ken Rader12727.0270
Team Totals156232414.95525
Opponents Totals
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Ron Cambiano263.060
Leavie Davis14141.0410
Vertie Tomlin13939.0390
Rufus Jones12222.022t1
Larry Gosney12121.0210
Mark Maddox11717.0170
Connie Sledge11616.0160
George Thomas11313.0130
Mike Brown100.000
Larry Crutchmer100.000
Team Totals1117515.9411
Opponents Totals
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Ken Rader1974839.462
Pete Poweska1343133.245
Mickey Williams39431.340
Charlie Sledge717925.635
Team Totals44145233.0622
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Wilbur Ross78211.7501
Mickey Williams294.590
Ron Cambiano100.000
Wes Matthews1-3-3.0-30
Team Totals117888.8501
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Wes Matthews919621.8380
Rufus Jones916318.1340
Warren Henderson36421.3300
Mickey Williams23216.0190
Bruce Taylor200.000
Verrtie Tomlin12020.0200
Frank Grimm155.050
Larry Bohannon144.040
Larry Gosney111.010
Wilbur Ross0
Team Totals4883717.4430
Opponents Totals
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Nick Czubenko1
Team Totals1
Opponents Totals
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