1965 Orlando Thunderbirds (SFL) |
| 1st place • 10-1-1 .909 |
| Head Coach: Bud Asher (7-0-1); Co-Head Coach/Defensive: Joe Hergert & Co-Head Coach/Backfield: Herschel Hogan &Co-Head Coach/Line: Earl Looman (3-1-0) |
| Joe Hergert | Defensive |
| Herschel Hogan | Backfield |
| Earl Looman | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 6/25/1965 | Jacksonville Robins | 14-9 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL | |||
| Sun | 7/4/1965 | H | Charlotte Vikings | 34-21 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 1500 | |
| Sat | 7/17/1965 | H | Knoxville Bears | 17-14 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | ||
| Sat | 7/24/1965 | A | Columbus Mustangs | 14-7 | W | Columbus, GA | Memorial Stadium | 1000 | |
| Sat | 7/31/1965 | H | Columbus Mustangs | 35-7 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | ||
| Sat | 8/7/1965 | A | Knoxville Bears | 14-14 | T | Knoxville, TN | Evans-Collins Field | 1500 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1965 | H | Columbus Mustangs | 42-7 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 1800 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1965 | A | Charlotte Vikings | 24-7 | W | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 600 | |
| Sun | 8/29/1965 | N | Jacksonville Robins | 28-21 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 3160 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1965 | A | Chattanooga Cherokees | 24-13 | W | Rossville, GA | Hutcheson Memorial Field | 4780 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1965 | H | Brunswick Trojans | - | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | |||
| Sat | 9/18/1965 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 54-13 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | ||
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | A | Jacksonville Robins | 17-7 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL | ||
| Sat | 10/2/1965 | A | Knoxville Bears | 14-24 | L | Knoxville, TN | Evans-Collins Field | 6082 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/13/1965 | N | Jacksonville Robins | 48-21 | W | Valdosta, GA | Cleveland Field | 1000 | |
| Sat | 12/4/1965 | N | Brunswick Trojans | 47-5 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | ||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/1965 | Charlotte Vikings | Postponed from 8/21 |
| 8/29/1965 | Jacksonville Robins | Postponed from 8/28; Moved from Orlando, FL |
| 9/12/1965 | Brunswick Trojans | Canceled |
| 9/26/1965 | Jacksonville Robins | Postponed from 9/25 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charlie Barnes | SE | 6-5 | 230 | 28 | Arkansas; Louisiana-Monroe | |||
| Danny Barnes | TE | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | none | |||
| Ray Borlie | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | West Virginia | |||
| Bob Boyd | LOG | 6-4 | 240 | 25 | Sam Houston State; Victoria JC; New Mexico State | |||
| Willie Clarington | DE | 6-1 | 247 | 27 | Florida A&M | |||
| Jay Donovan | LOT | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Boston College | |||
| Glen Fogle | C | 6-3 | 244 | 24 | Houston | |||
| Larry Gergley | DL | 6-1 | 232 | 23 | Buffalo | |||
| Don Goodman | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Florida | |||
| Fred Grimes | S | 6-2 | 193 | 25 | Florida State | |||
| Jim Harvin | FB | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||
| Joe Hergert | LB-K | 6-1 | 216 | 29 | Florida | |||
| Herschel Hogan | HB | 6-0 | 203 | 29 | Stetson | |||
| Bob Hoover | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Florida | |||
| Joe House | QB-OE | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Corpus Christi | |||
| Jim Huffman | TE-DE | 205 | Tennessee | |||||
| Crawford James | G | Southeastern | ||||||
| Willie Jones | TE | 220 | Bethune-Cookman | |||||
| Ronnie King | TE | 6-1 | 215 | 32 | Florida State | |||
| Gee Knight | HB | 6-1 | 205 | Bethune-Cookman | ||||
| Jim LaCoste | DT-OL | 6-4 | 238 | Louisiana-Monroe | ||||
| John Lane | E | 6-1 | 232 | Florida | ||||
| John Levings | ROG | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Florida State | |||
| Don Lisbon | HB | 5-11 | 194 | 24 | Bowling Green State | |||
| Earl Looman | ROT | 6-2 | 235 | 33 | Toledo; Stetson | |||
| Ken Lutterbach | LB | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | Evansville | |||
| Jimmy Pettus | HB | 5-10 | 190 | 28 | Auburn | |||
| Fred Pickard | FB | 5-9 | 165 | 27 | Florida State | |||
| Wilbur Robinson | DT | 6-1 | 252 | Bethune-Cookman | ||||
| Frank Robotti | LB | 6-0 | 220 | 26 | Boston College | |||
| Bob Sign | DE | 6-1 | 270 | 22 | Cincinnati | |||
| Joe Silas | TE-K | 6-2 | 235 | 31 | South Carolina | |||
| Bud Spicer | FL | 6-0 | 199 | 25 | Wyoming | |||
| Jim Staley | DT | 6-3 | 260 | Indiana | ||||
| John Stofa | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Buffalo | |||
| Bob Terpening | DT | 6-3 | 260 | Shephard | ||||
| Tommy Wallace | DB | 5-11 | 183 | Volusia JC; Bethune-Cookman | ||||
| Jack Westbrook | DB | 5-10 | 177 | 27 | Florida | |||
| Steve Xynides | DB | 5-8 | 185 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 94 | 100 | 49 | 74 | 317 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 28 | 30 | 70 | 155 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Spicer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||
| Joe Hergert | 0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 53 | ||||
| Charlie Barnes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Fred Pickard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Herschel Hogan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Don Lisbon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| John Stofa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Gee Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ken Lutterbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Frank Robotti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 44 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 4 | 0 | 317 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 1 | 0 | 155 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Pickard | 4 | ||||
| Herschel Hogan | 5 | ||||
| Don Lisbon | 4 | ||||
| John Stofa | 3 | ||||
| Bud Spicer | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stofa | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 14 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Spicer | 10 | ||||
| Charlie Barnes | 8 | ||||
| Fred Pickard | 4 | ||||
| Gee Knight | 1 | ||||
| Don Lisbon | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 24 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lutterbach | 1 | ||||
| Frank Robotti | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| 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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