1966 Virginia Sailors (ACFL) |
| 1st place • Southern Division • 10-1-0 .909 |
| Head Coach: Billy Cox |
| Gerry Power | Assistant Coach |
| Earl Richards | Assistant Coach |
| Ellis Wisler | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1966 | A | Waterbury Orbits | 25-33 | L | New Haven, CT | |||
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | H | Harrisburg Capitols | 49-14 | W | Arlington, VA | Wakefield High School Stadium | 2159 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | A | Jersey Jets | 35-17 | W | Jersey City, NJ | Roosevelt Stadium | 3850 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | H | Rhode Island Steelers | 54-14 | W | Arlington, VA | Wakefield High School Stadium | 3386 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | A | Atlantic City Senators | 54-14 | W | Atlantic City, NJ | Bader Field | 2984 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1966 | H | Harrisburg Capitols | 48-28 | W | Arlington, VA | Wakefield High School Stadium | 2071 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1966 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 14-10 | W | Wilmington, DE | Baynard Stadium | 1242 | |
| Sat | 9/24/1966 | A | Harrisburg Capitols | 21-6 | W | Harrisburg, PA | New Island Park | 3500 | |
| Sat | 10/1/1966 | A | New Bedford Sweepers | - | New Bedford, MA | Sargent Field | |||
| Sun | 10/2/1966 | A | Lowell Giants | 16-17 | L | Lowell, MA | Cawley Memorial Stadium | 5500 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1966 | H | Jersey Jets | 50-21 | W | Arlington, VA | Wakefield High School Stadium | 2892 | |
| Sat | 10/22/1966 | H | Wilmington Clippers | 28-27 | W | Arlington, VA | Wakefield High School Stadium | 2347 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1966 | A | Scranton Miners | 21-14 | W | Scranton, PA | Memorial Stadium | 1206 | |
| Sat | 11/5/1966 | H | Lowell Giants | 47-17 | W | Arlington, VA | Wakefield High School Stadium | 7723 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/19/1966 | H | Lowell Giants | 42-10 | W | Alexandria, VA | George Washington Stadium | 4798 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1966 | New Bedford Sweepers | Canceled |
| 10/2/1966 | Lowell Giants | Postponed from 10/1 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Agee | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Washington State | |||
| M.L. Agnew | 14 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Sewanee | ||
| Hal Bell | 82 | OE | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | Winston-Salem State | ||
| Ceasar Belser | 21 | DB | 6-0 | 212 | 22 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Hez Braxton | 31 | FB-HB | 6-2 | 227 | 32 | Virginia Union | ||
| Gerald Brown | 41/64 | P-LB-K | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Louisiana State | ||
| Ed Buettner | 84 | SE | 6-1 | 183 | 32 | none | ||
| Lou Bury | 56 | C | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Maryland | ||
| John Carlo | 16 | LB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Duke | ||
| John Cash | 72 | DT | 6-2 | 235 | 30 | Allen | ||
| Marv Crawford | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | Morgan State | ||
| Pat Drass | 33 | FB | 5-10 | 192 | 26 | Maryland | ||
| Danny Droze | 41 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 31 | North Carolina | ||
| Dick Duenkel | 80 | DE-SE | 6-0 | 227 | 25 | George Washington | ||
| Jerry Fishman | 61 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Maryland | ||
| John Flynn | 77 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Oklahoma | ||
| Tom Folliard | 62 | LB-FB | 6-0 | 220 | 22 | Mississippi State | ||
| Todd Gabbett | 74 | ROT-LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Illinois | ||
| Jim Gray | 78 | LOG-ROT | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Benedict | 12 | |
| Bob Green | 35 | DB | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | Southern Illinois | ||
| Rich Griesheim | 83 | HB-OE | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Hinds CC | ||
| Gary Hammond | 16 | QB | 5-11 | 190 | Central State | |||
| Bob Headen | 44 | FL | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | St. Augustine's | ||
| Mike Holloran | 25 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 21 | George Washington | ||
| Roger Jarvis | 42 | TE-FL | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Clemson | ||
| Bob Johnson | 22 | DB | 5-10 | 173 | 25 | Florida A&M | ||
| Tom Laird | 70 | OG | 5-11 | 220 | 27 | Maryland | ||
| Al Lederle | 76 | DT | 6-3 | 266 | 27 | Georgia Tech | ||
| John Leypoldt | 89/56 | K | 6-2 | 230 | 20 | none | ||
| Joe Lilly | 60 | ROG-C | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | Holy Cross | ||
| Jack McGann | 29 | DB | 5-11 | 195 | 21 | Boston College | ||
| Herschel McLeod | 86 | OE | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | none | ||
| Darryll Meredith | 67 | DE | 6-2 | 250 | 20 | Hawaii | ||
| Larry Ogren | 55 | ROG-C | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Wingate JC | ||
| Buddy Pollock | 20 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | George Washington | ||
| Bob Pruett | 40 | FL | 6-0 | 204 | 23 | Marshall | ||
| King David Range | 32 | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Benedict | ||
| Earl Richards | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | St. Augustine's | ||
| John Smith | 67 | OG | 6-4 | 275 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | ||
| Mike Sommer | 28 | FL-DB | 5-11 | 190 | 32 | George Washington | ||
| John Thomas | 12 | QB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Southern University | ||
| Dave Tutich | 85 | DE-LB | 6-4 | 240 | 25 | Louisiana State | ||
| Frank Weber | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | Lenoir-Rhyne | ||
| Ellis Wisler | 70 | LOT-DT-DE | 6-1 | 217 | 31 | George Washington | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 126 | 109 | 89 | 399 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 62 | 28 | 72 | 185 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hez Braxton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||
| Ed Buettner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Bob Headen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Dick Griesheim | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Mike Holloran | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Jon Leypoldt | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 35 | ||||
| Bob Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Hershel McLeod | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Gerald Brown | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Hal Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Earl Richards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| John Flynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Team Totals | 56 | 41 | 56 | 73.2 | 3 | 1 | 399 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 23 | 25 | 92.0 | 4 | 0 | 185 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Headen | 136 | 607 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Hez Braxton | 137 | 545 | 4.0 | 11 | |
| Mike Holloran | 4 | ||||
| Bob Johnson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas | 207 | 93 | 44.9 | 106 | 1690 | 8.2 | 18.2 | 23 | 11.1 | 8 | 3.9 | 94.5 | ||||
| M.L. Agnew | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Hez Braxton | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Headen | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Buettner | 26 | 490 | 18.8 | 10 | |
| Dick Griesheim | 7 | ||||
| Hershel McLeod | 4 | ||||
| Hal Bell | 2 | ||||
| Mike Holloran | 2 | ||||
| Bob Headen | 1 | ||||
| Bob Johnson | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 27 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Richards | 2 | ||||
| John Flynn | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Brown | 45 | 36.5 | 55 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Johnson | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Johnson | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Johnson | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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