1969 Orlando Panthers (COFL) |
| 1st place • Atlantic Division • 10-2-0 .833 |
| Head Coach: Dick Pesonen |
| Jeff Gannon | Assistant Coach |
| Bill Muir | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1969 | H | Tri-Cities Apollos | 31-10 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 12318 | |
| Sun | 8/17/1969 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 31-27 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Stadium | 8568 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1969 | H | San Antonio Toros | 37-7 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 8055 | |
| Sun | 8/31/1969 | A | Ohio Valley Ironmen | 7-14 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 9600 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1969 | H | Arkansas Diamonds | 41-0 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 6925 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1969 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 14-6 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Bush Stadium | 12972 | |
| Sat | 9/20/1969 | A | Chicago Owls | 31-10 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 4005 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1969 | H | Indianapolis Capitols | 21-9 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 5117 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1969 | H | Alabama Hawks | 49-10 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 6315 | |
| Sat | 10/11/1969 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 23-38 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Stadium | 14063 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1969 | H | Alabama Hawks | 7-3 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 12769 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1969 | H | Jersey Jays | 23-13 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 8094 | |
| Sat | 11/1/1969 | A | Jersey Jays | 24-20 | W | Newark, NJ | Schools Stadium | 4040 | |
| Sat | 11/8/1969 | H | Ohio Valley Ironmen | 45-14 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 9600 | |
| Sat | 11/15/1969 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 45-23 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 10310 | |
| Eastern Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/29/1969 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 7-27 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Bush Stadium | 5775 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Johnny Allen | 54 | DE | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | ||
| Pete Athas | 44 | LCB-WS | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Tennessee | ||
| Tom Bailey | 72 | ROT | 6-5 | 249 | 29 | Alcorn State | ||
| Pat Batten | 33 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Drake; Hardin-Simmons | ||
| Dick Baxley | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Northridge State | |||
| Tom Bland | 42 | FL | 5-11 | 170 | 29 | Oklahoma; West Liberty | ||
| Don Cherry | 45 | RB-DB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Wichita State | ||
| Charlie Cook | 81 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 29 | Grambling State | ||
| Darrell Cox | 1 | SE | 5-9 | 173 | 28 | Kentucky | ||
| Ed Cretens | 51 | LLB-RLB | 6-0 | 230 | 24 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | ||
| Harvey Dixon | 61 | ROG | 6-0 | 240 | 22 | Tennessee State | ||
| Gary Egerdahl | 20 | DB | 6-1 | 205 | Minnesota-Duluth | |||
| Terry Fernandez | 54 | C-LB | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Pearl River CC; Louisiana-Lafayette | ||
| Jerry Frericks | FB | 5-10 | 214 | 26 | Southern Illinois | |||
| Jim Garrett | 10 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Western Kentucky | ||
| Larry Gergley | 84 | LDT | 6-1 | 232 | 27 | Buffalo | ||
| Tony Golmont | 21 | SS-RCB | 6-0 | 183 | 25 | North Carolina State | ||
| Bob Green | 83 | RLB | 6-3 | 239 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Dick Hermann | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | Florida State | ||
| Johnny Holmes | 86 | LDE | 6-2 | 254 | 26 | Florida A&M | ||
| Dave Hoppmann | 27 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | Iowa State | ||
| Floyd Hudlow | 43 | DB | 5-11 | 192 | 26 | Phoenix JC; Arizona | ||
| Bill Jenkins | 56 | LLB-RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Kentucky | ||
| Frank Jenkins | 79 | RDE | 6-4 | 235 | 22 | San Diego Mesa JC; Arizona | ||
| Bill Johnson | 22 | SE-P | 6-4 | 208 | 25 | West Alabama | ||
| Don Jonas | 13 | QB-K | 5-11 | 195 | 31 | Penn State | ||
| Thurman Jones | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | North Carolina Central | ||
| Mack Lamb | 28 | LCB | 6-1 | 186 | 26 | Tennessee State | ||
| Wilton Manley | 71 | LOT | 6-4 | 247 | 27 | West Texas A&M | ||
| Tony Manzonelli | 60 | LOG | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | Kentucky | ||
| John Matishak | 50 | C | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Arizona | ||
| John Matlock | 61 | C | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Bob McAdams | 77 | RDT-RDE | 6-3 | 250 | 30 | North Carolina Central | ||
| Maurice McDonald | TE | 6-2 | 223 | 26 | Tennessee State | |||
| Tom Munsey | 20 | FL | 6-1 | 175 | 28 | Concord | ||
| Tim Murphy | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | Air Force | ||
| Bob Reed | 62 | ROG | 6-1 | 258 | 26 | Tennessee State | ||
| Lamar Richardson | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 207 | 25 | Fisk | ||
| Carl Robinson | 70 | LOT | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Al Rogers | 74 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Florida A&M | ||
| Willie Ray Smith | RB | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Iowa; Kansas | |||
| Art Strahan | 81 | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Texas Southern | ||
| John Vignone | 46 | WS | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Susquehanna | ||
| John Walker | 40 | RCB-S | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Ball State | ||
| Max Wettstein | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Florida State | ||
| Monk Williams | 3 | SE-DB | 5-7 | 155 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Sam Works | 63 | ROG-LOG | 5-11 | 250 | 26 | Contra Costa JC; Oregon Tech | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 107 | 71 | 102 | 330 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 33 | 54 | 34 | 160 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Don Jonas | 0 | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 66 |
| Thurman Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Dave Hoppmann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Don Cherry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Darrell Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Monk Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pat Batten | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Max Wettstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Al Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Pete Athas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Hermann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Maurice McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mack Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 3 | 330 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 10 | 0 | 160 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Batten | 148 | 676 | 4.6 | 27 | 2 |
| Thurman Jones | 77 | 380 | 4.9 | 33 | 4 |
| Dave Hoppmann | 45 | 207 | 4.6 | 14 | 3 |
| Don Cherry | 55 | 193 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 |
| Monk Williams | 25 | 166 | 6.6 | 44 | 3 |
| Don Jonas | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Murphy | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 |
| Willie Ray Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 364 | 1647 | 4.5 | 44 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Jonas | 272 | 137 | 50.4 | 117 | 2408 | 8.9 | 17.6 | 77 | 23 | 8.5 | 18 | 6.6 | 81.6 | |||
| Tim Murphy | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 14 | 45 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||
| Dave Hoppmann | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 133.3 | |||
| Team Totals | 293 | 143 | 48.8 | 132 | 2477 | 8.5 | 17.3 | 77 | 24 | 8.2 | 18 | 6.1 | 4 | 37 | 2440 | 79.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bland | 50 | 1099 | 22.0 | 77 | 11 |
| Darrell Cox | 36 | 624 | 17.3 | 64 | 4 |
| Pat Batten | 15 | 163 | 10.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Max Wettstein | 14 | 242 | 17.3 | 34 | 2 |
| Dave Hoppmann | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 12 | 2 |
| Thurman Jones | 8 | 168 | 21.0 | 57 | 2 |
| Don Cherry | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 33 | 2 |
| Monk Williams | 3 | 1 | .3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Maurice McDonald | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Bill Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 143 | 2477 | 17.3 | 77 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 9 | 187 | 20.8 | 48 | 1 |
| John Vignone | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Hermann | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Holmes | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 24 | 352 | 14.7 | 57 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Johnson | 44 | 1888 | 42.9 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 44 | 1888 | 42.9 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk Williams | 17 | 197 | 11.6 | 25 | 0 | |
| Thurman Jones | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| John Vignone | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Floyd Hudlow | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 237 | 9.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk Williams | 21 | 636 | 30.3 | 68 | 0 | |
| Thurman Jones | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tom Bailey | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lamar Richardson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Floyd Hudlow | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoppmann | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 821 | 22.8 | 68 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Rogers | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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