| 1965 Huntsville Rockets (NAFL) | 
| 3rd place • Southern Division • 2-4-0 .333 | 
| Head Coach: Bobby Luna (0-2-0); Bobby Skelton (2-2-0) | 
| Buck Williams | Assistant Coach | 
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1965 | H | Annapolis Sailors | - | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1965 | Baltimore Broncos | 28-20 | W | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | 6000 | ||
| Sat | 9/4/1965 | H | Pensacola Naval Air Station | 13-28 | L | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | ||
| Mon | 9/13/1965 | A | Pennsylvania Mustangs | - | Charleroi, PA | Charleroi High School Stadium | |||
| Sat | 9/18/1965 | H | Wilmington Comets | 14-16 | L | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | 3800 | |
| Sat | 9/25/1965 | A | Camp Lejeune Marines | 7-14 | L | Camp Lejuene, NC | |||
| Sat | 10/2/1965 | A | Annapolis Sailors | 7-41 | L | Annapolis, MD | Panther Stadium | 942 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1965 | H | Mobile Tarpons | 36-28 | W | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | ||
| Sat | 10/16/1965 | A | Wilmington Comets | 13-33 | L | Wilmington, DE | Baynard Stadium | 1847 | |
| Sat | 10/23/1965 | A | Florida Brahmans | 0-56 | L | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 2036 | |
| Sat | 10/30/1965 | A | Pensacola Naval Air Station | 13-33 | L | Pensacola, FL | |||
| Sat | 11/6/1965 | H | Florida Brahmans | 21-18 | W | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | 6000 | |
| Sat | 11/13/1965 | H | Pennsylvania Mustangs | - | Huntsville, AL | Goldsmith-Schiffman Field | |||
| Sat | 11/20/1965 | A | Pennsylvania Mustangs | - | Washington, PA | Washington High School Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7/31/1965 | Annapolis Sailors | Canceled | 
| 9/13/1965 | Pennsylvania Mustangs | Canceled; Postponed from 9/11 | 
| 11/13/1965 | Pennsylvania Mustangs | Canceled | 
| 11/20/1965 | Pennsylvania Mustangs | Canceled | 
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS | 
| Gary Barnes | 88 | FL | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Clemson | 6 | |
| John Henry Barnes | 84 | DE | 6-6 | 245 | 23 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Joe Beard | 78 | OT-DE | 6-1 | 240 | 27 | North Alabama | ||
| Bobby Bethune | 20 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Mississippi State | ||
| Johnny Bosch | LB | 5-10 | 217 | Samford | ||||
| Milt Burgess | 24 | HB | 5-11 | 182 | 25 | none | ||
| Sylvester Campbell | 36 | DB | 5-11 | 207 | 20 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Joe Clune | 82 | DE | 6-6 | 235 | Duquesne; Louisiana State | |||
| Bill Coleman | 54 | T | 6-2 | 225 | Auburn | |||
| Joe D'Auria | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 217 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Fred Davis | 70 | OG-LOT | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Alabama | ||
| Toby Deese | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Georgia Tech | |||
| Jerry Duke | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 190 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Kenny Farmer | 32 | S-FB-K | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Delta State | ||
| Kent Francisco | ROG-LB | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | UCLA | |||
| Ted Franklin | 33 | HB | 5-9 | 175 | 26 | Alabama A&M | ||
| Frank Gann | 74 | OT | 6-1 | 255 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |||
| Andre Garrett | 21 | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Alabama | |||
| Pat Gartland | T | 6-2 | 218 | 21 | Alabama | |||
| Doc Griffith | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Auburn | |||
| Don Heller | 44 | LB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Auburn | ||
| Tootie Hill | 13 | SE | 5-11 | 175 | 26 | Mississippi State | ||
| Bobby Jackson | 4 | DB-QB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Alabama | ||
| Bobby Jones | 50 | C | 5-11 | 212 | Georgia | |||
| G.W. Jones | 69 | OT-LOG | 6-0 | 236 | 26 | Middle Georgia JC; Southern Mississippi | ||
| Charles Kitchens | 76 | T | 6-4 | 235 | Mississippi State | |||
| Dale Layton | 52 | C | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Alabama | ||
| Freck League | 66 | OG | 5-11 | 205 | 30 | Mississippi State | ||
| Woosie Mitchell | G | 6-0 | 212 | none | ||||
| Houston Patton | 9 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 32 | Mississippi | ||
| Henry Prater | RB | 6-2 | 230 | North Alabama | ||||
| Larry Rawson | 40 | FB | 5-11 | 209 | 23 | Auburn | ||
| Bobby Skelton | 11 | DB-QB | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Alabama | ||
| Bobby Smith | 64 | RLB | 5-11 | 226 | 24 | North Alabama | ||
| Laurien Stapp | 10 | P | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Alabama | ||
| Bobby Suggs | 68 | G | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Alabama | ||
| Fred Thrower | T | 6-2 | 235 | 32 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; North Alabama | |||
| Andy Von Sonn | LLB | 6-2 | 223 | 25 | UCLA | |||
| Tommy Whitehead | 72 | DT | 6-4 | 267 | 23 | Itawamba CC | ||
| Bill Wieseman | 62 | DT-LOG | 6-2 | 265 | 24 | Alabama | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 91 | 
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 73 | 41 | 30 | 192 | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Tootie Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Kenny Farmer | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Houston Patton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Larry Rawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bobby Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 13 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 1 | 0 | 91 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Patton | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Patton | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnes | 5 | ||||
| Tootie Hill | 4 | ||||
| Kenny Farmer | 1 | ||||
| Larry Rawson | 1 | ||||
| Bobby Skelton | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 12 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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