1963 Daytona Beach Thunderbirds |
| 2nd place • 12-2-0 .857 |
| Head Coach: Bud Asher |
| Chuck Dickerson | Offensive Line |
| Earl Looman | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1963 | A | Jacksonville Robins | 14-27 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 5600 | |
| Sun | 8/18/1963 | H | Orlando Broncos | 14-0 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 3300 | |
| Sun | 8/25/1963 | H | Gadsden Raiders | 10-6 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 2400 | |
| Sun | 9/1/1963 | H | Jacksonville Robins | 20-0 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1963 | H | Rome Bisons | 55-0 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 1900 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1963 | A | Rome Bisons | 35-0 | W | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/21/1963 | A | Gadsden Raiders | 12-0 | W | Albertville, AL | Albertville High School Field | ||
| Sat | 9/28/1963 | A | Huntsville Rockets | 7-12 | L | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 5181 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1963 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 30-13 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 3517 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1963 | H | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 31-21 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1963 | A | Atlanta Spartans | 19-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Ponce de Leon Park | 1500 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1963 | A | Orlando Broncos | 19-13 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | ||
| Sat | 11/9/1963 | A | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 50-6 | W | Tuscaloosa, AL | Denny Stadium | ||
| Sat | 11/16/1963 | H | Huntsville Rockets | 68-14 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | ||
| Sat | 11/23/1963 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 13-3 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 4242 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Fri | 11/29/1963 | A | Jacksonville Robins | 7-13 | L | OT | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 2117 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Almashy | 87 | SE-FL | 6-4 | 205 | 28 | Dayton | ||
| Bud Asher | 17 | QB | 155 | 38 | Georgia | |||
| Charlie Barnes | 86 | FL-OE | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Arkansas; Louisiana-Monroe | ||
| Buddy Bennett | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Steston; South Carolina | |||
| Jim Bryan | 85 | DE | 6-3 | 230 | Florida State | |||
| Chat Clark | 25 | CB-of | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Arkansas-Monticello | ||
| Nick Colantuono | 41 | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 32 | Stetson | ||
| John Coyne | OT | 6-2 | 248 | 29 | Clarion; Eastern Kentucky | |||
| Willie Crafts | 66 | LOG-ROG-DL | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | ||
| Chuck Dickerson | LOG-ROG-DT | 6-2 | 264 | 28 | Florida; Illinois | |||
| Jay Donovan | 88 | LOT-DE | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Boston College | ||
| Marv Feenstra | LOT-ROG | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | Western Michigan | |||
| Walt Fields | DE | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| Glen Fogle | 50 | C | 6-3 | 244 | 22 | Houston | ||
| Don Gleason | 77 | LOT-ROG-DL | 245 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | ||||
| Joe Hergert | 54 | K-LB | 6-1 | 216 | 27 | Florida | ||
| Herschel Hogan | 23 | HB-FL-QB | 6-0 | 203 | 27 | Stetson | ||
| Ed Johnson | 64 | OT-K | ||||||
| Ronnie King | 30 | FB-HB-FL-TE | 6-1 | 215 | 30 | Florida State | ||
| Mike Kirkpatrick | 72 | DT | 6-3 | 255 | 21 | South Carolina | ||
| Wayne Koski | 16 | LB | 185 | none | ||||
| John Lane | 75 | E | 6-1 | 232 | Florida | |||
| Bobby Lockward | 65 | T | 6-0 | 240 | none | |||
| Earl Looman | 79 | ROT | 6-2 | 235 | 31 | Toledo; Stetson | ||
| Ken Lutterbach | 32 | OLB-FB | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | Evansville | ||
| Tom Majovsky | 52 | MLB | 6-0 | 230 | 24 | Iowa; Youngstown State | ||
| Bob Merenda | 40 | CB-HB-FL | 5-10 | 206 | 23 | Villanova | ||
| John Parker | 31 | LS | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Stetson | ||
| Mel Pryde | 22 | FL-SE | 6-0 | 172 | Ohio State | |||
| Wilbur Robinson | 78 | DT | 6-1 | 252 | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| Frank Robotti | 42 | FB-HB | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Boston College | ||
| Joe Silas | 89 | TE-DE-K | 6-2 | 235 | 29 | South Carolina | ||
| Bud Spicer | 21 | FL-TE-S-P | 6-0 | 199 | 23 | Wyoming | ||
| Doug Stanley | 51 | ROT-C | 210 | 23 | none | |||
| Bill Stathius | 60 | DT | 5-10 | 285 | 27 | South Carolina | ||
| Jim Traficant | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | |
| Tommy Wallace | 43 | RS | 5-11 | 183 | Volusia JC; Bethune-Cookman | |||
| Alex Zyskowski | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 192 | 22 | Wichita State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 131 | 94 | 89 | 378 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 115 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Almashy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||
| Bud Spicer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||
| Herschel Hogan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||
| Joe Hergert | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 46 | ||||
| Frank Robotti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Charlie Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Alex Zyskowski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Chat Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bob Merenda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jim Traficant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ed Johnson | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jay Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Don Gleason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| John Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Mel Pryde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Joe Silas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 54 | 42 | 54 | 77.8 | 4 | 0 | 378 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Hogan | 7 | ||||
| Frank Robotti | 5 | ||||
| Alex Zyskowski | 3 | ||||
| Jim Traficant | 2 | ||||
| Bob Merenda | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Zyskowski | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Herschel Hogan | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Jim Traficant | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Almashy | 12 | ||||
| Bud Spicer | 9 | ||||
| Charlie Barnes | 3 | ||||
| Chat Clark | 2 | ||||
| Herschel Hogan | 2 | ||||
| Mel Pryde | 1 | ||||
| Frank Robotti | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 30 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Donovan | 1 | ||||
| Don Gleason | 1 | ||||
| Bob Merenda | 1 | ||||
| John Parker | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 4 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Spicer | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Spicer | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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