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1970 Dallas Rockets (TFL)

6th place • 1-9-0 .100

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Head Coach: Joe Verret

Bruce Land	Assistant Coach
Barry Smith	Assistant Coach

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
		H	Omaha Mustangs		L?		Dallas, TX	Roffino Stadium
Sat	7/25/1970	N	San Antonio Toros	4-48	L		New Braunfels, TX		3200
Sat	8/1/1970	A	Bartlesville Quickicks	12-27	L		Dewey, OK		2500
Sun	8/9/1970	A	Texarkana Titans	0-45	L		Texarkana, TX	Grim Stadium
Sat	8/22/1970	N	San Antonio Toros	20-58	L		Laredo, TX	Shirley Stadium	1000
Sun	8/30/1970	H	Fort Worth Braves	10-34	L		Dallas, TX	Roffino Stadium	3972
Sun	9/6/1970	N	Bartlesville Quickicks	27-31	L		Wichita Falls, TX	Shepherd Air Force Base Stadium	5444
Sun	9/13/1970	A	Texarkana Titans	0-56	L		Texarkana, TX	Grim Stadium	6409
Sat	9/19/1970	A	Bartlesville Quickicks	0-38	L		Bartlesville, OK	Custer Field	1916
Sat	9/26/1970	A	San Antonio Toros	0-48	L		San Antonio, TX	Harlandale Memorial Stadium	3142
Sat	10/3/1970	H	Bartlesville Quickicks		L		Dallas, TX	Roffino Stadium
Sun	10/11/1970	A	Fort Worth Braves	13-53	L		Fort Worth, TX	Farrington Field	1000
Sat	10/24/1970	A	Bartlesville Quickicks		W		Bartlesville, OK	Custer Field
Sat	10/31/1970	A	Omaha Mustangs	24-42	L		Omaha, NE	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	2491
Sat	11/7/1970	H	San Antonio Toros		L		Dallas, TX	Roffino Stadium
Sat	11/7/1970	A	Texarkana Titans	21-56	L				4988

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Schedule Notes
	Omaha Mustangs	Nov. ??; Forfeit?
10/3/1970	Bartlesville Quickicks	Forfeit
10/24/1970	Bartlesville Quickicks	Forfeit
10/31/1970	Omaha Mustangs	Postponed from 9/19
11/7/1970	San Antonio Toros	Forfeit
11/7/1970	Texarkana Titans	Moved from 11/14

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Johnny Antonisse		K	5-11	185	24	none
Mike Arnold		RB	5-9	180		Bishop
Ben Bangs			6-1	225	22	Prairie View A&M
Bob Brocks		LB	6-2	215		Bishop
Roy Buford		WR-DB	6-0	185	21	Texas Southern
Mitch Clark		OT	6-1	265		Wiley
Jim Collins		LB	6-2	225		Tyler JC
Ronnie Daum		TE	6-2	236		Navarro JC; Howard Payne
Paul Green		OT	6-0	238		East Texas A&M
Sherrell Grubbs			6-2	257	26	Tyler JC; Tarleton State
Tony Higgins		RB	5-11	182		Langston
Dick Hill		OE	6-3	230	22	Texas-Arlington
Curt Jefferson		DB	6-0	200		Navarro JC
Bruce Land		RB	5-10	185		Navarro JC; Lamar
Rickey Marshall		DB	5-11	180		Kilgore JC
Roy Martin		QB
Joe Matulich		QB		198		Texas Tech
Bill McCoy		DB	5-11	180		Temple
Sam McNeil		RB	5-9	214	23	Bishop
Lessel Meredith		RB	6-0	215	27	New Mexico Highlands
Mel Meyers		QB	5-11	197	30	Illinois
Pat Murphy		LB	6-0	198		none
Bill Neal		DT	6-2	240		none
Bob Odom		WR	6-3	205	25	Mesa CC; Idaho State
Emmett Richey		WR	5-10	171		Wiley
Jimmy Rowe		DT	6-0	260	26	Tarleton State
Ron Shy		WR	6-1	190	29	Cal Poly (Pomona)
Barry Smith		WR	6-1	202	26	Texas-Arlington
Mike Stripling		QB	6-3	217	22	Tulsa
Joe Wilhoite		DB	6-0	190	29	Howard Payne

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	14	24	16	14	68
Opponents Totals	77	97	57	96	327

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Johnny Antonisse	0	6			2			0	23
Roy Buford	2	0			0			0	12
Emmett Richey	2	0			0			0	12
Tony Higgins	1	0			0			0	6
Dick Hill	1	0			0			0	6
Sam McNeil	1	0			0			0	6
Bob Odom	1	0			0			0	6
Barry Smith	1	0			0			0	6
Team Totals	9	8	9	88.9	2			0	68
Opponents Totals	46	43	46	93.5	2			1	327

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Tony Higgins					1
Team Totals					1
Opponents Totals					19

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Mike Stripling									6
Lessel Meredith									1
Team Totals									7
Opponents Totals									25

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Emmett Richey					2
Roy Buford					1
Dick Hill					1
Sam McNeil					1
Bob Odom					1
Barry Smith					1
Team Totals					7
Opponents Totals					25

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Roy Buford					1
Team Totals					1
Opponents Totals					2

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Team Totals
Opponents Totals

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
		H	Omaha Mustangs		L?		Dallas, TX	Roffino Stadium
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Team Totals							0
Opponents Totals							0

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