1966 Charleston Rockets (COFL) |
| 2nd place • Western Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Head Coach: Ken Carpenter |
| Verlin Adams | Assistant Coach |
| Sam Fernandez | Assistant Coach |
| Herb Fitzsimmons | Conditioning |
| Mike Kasap | Assistant Coach |
| Bill Miller | Assistant Coach |
| Ron Miller | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1966 | H | Montreal Beavers | 13-21 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 6006 | |
| Thu | 8/11/1966 | A | Toronto Rifles | 33-27 | W | OT | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 8447 |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42-23 | W | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 8768 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | H | Wheeling Ironmen | 30-17 | W | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 8563 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | A | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 35-41 | L | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Temple Stadium | 2021 |
| Sun | 9/11/1966 | A | Richmond Rebels | 21-10 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 7589 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1966 | H | Orlando Panthers | 24-27 | L | OT | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 10106 |
| Sun | 9/25/1966 | A | Wheeling Ironmen | 14-13 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 2927 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1966 | H | Montreal Beavers | 49-34 | W | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 4500 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1966 | A | Toronto Rifles | 16-14 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 13105 | |
| Sat | 10/15/1966 | H | Richmond Rebels | 26-0 | W | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 5211 | |
| Sat | 10/22/1966 | A | Orlando Panthers | 13-17 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 12587 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1966 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 14-10 | W | Norfolk, VA | 13001 | ||
| Sat | 11/5/1966 | H | Philadelphia Bulldogs | 9-30 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 2000 | |
| Sat | 11/12/1966 | A | Montreal Beavers | 33-7 | W | Montreal, QC | Autostade | 3832 | |
| Sat | 11/19/1966 | H | Hartford Charter Oaks | 31-24 | W | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 4000 | |
| Western Division Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/26/1966 | A | Orlando Panthers | 24-31 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 7857 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jeff Abrecht | 21 | SE | 6-1 | 208 | 25 | Michigan State | ||
| Andy Alkire | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 25 | Washington | ||
| Lenny Anderson | 23 | S | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Morris Brown | ||
| Coy Bacon | 81 | RDE | 6-4 | 269 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | |
| Dave Brockmeyer | 86 | TE | 6-1 | 235 | 26 | Jones County JC; Louisiana Christian | ||
| Bernie Carney | 62 | ROG | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | West Virginia | ||
| Pat Carter | OT | 6-3 | 265 | 29 | East Tennessee State | 2 | ||
| Dave Casinelli | 30 | HB-FB | 5-10 | 210 | 26 | Memphis | ||
| Joe Chapman | 88 | SE-P | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Idaho | ||
| Joe Critchlow | 72 | LDT | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Southeast Missouri State | ||
| Sam Cromer | 31 | DB | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Benedict | ||
| Darrell Elam | 33 | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 22 | West Virginia Tech | ||
| Sam Fernandez | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 205 | 26 | Potomac State JC; Miami (Florida) | ||
| Tony Fire | 73 | RDT | 6-2 | 253 | 22 | Bowling Green State | ||
| Millard Fleming | 25 | HB | 6-1 | 197 | 26 | Marshall | ||
| Jon Froberg | 82 | LOT-OG | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | Columbia Basin JC; Linfield | ||
| Frank Galloway | 61 | RLB | 5-10 | 208 | 24 | East Carolina | ||
| Bill Giles | CB | 6-1 | 200 | 21 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick Glover | 78 | DT | 6-5 | 285 | 23 | Virginia State | ||
| Ron Goovert | 64 | LLB | 5-11 | 225 | 22 | Michigan State | ||
| Bob Green | 84 | LLB | 6-3 | 239 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Terry Haddock | 22 | DB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Georgia Tech | ||
| Wally Highsmith | 52 | C | 6-4 | 238 | 23 | Florida A&M | ||
| Jim Hollingsworth | 36 | P | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Mississippi; Louisiana Christian | ||
| Wilburn Hollis | 23 | HB | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Iowa | ||
| Jim Jordan | 71 | ROG | 6-0 | 256 | 25 | Florida A&M | ||
| Cliff Kinney | 65/51 | LB | 6-2 | 213 | 23 | Modesto JC; Bakersfield CC; San Diego State | ||
| Paul Krebs | 66 | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Missouri State | ||
| Cal Lang | 38 | RCB-RS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Florida A&M | ||
| Sam Longmire | 31 | LCB | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | Purdue | 14 | |
| Richie Martha | 26 | RS-LS | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | West Virginia | ||
| Rodger McFarland | 24 | LS-RCB | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Kansas | ||
| Bill Miller | 70 | LDE | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | New Mexico Highlands | ||
| Ron Miller | 8 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Wisconsin | ||
| Eddie Mitchamore | 10 | S-K | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | Houston | ||
| Jim Moss | 83 | TE-SE | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | West Virginia | ||
| Tom Munsey | 20 | FL | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | Concord | ||
| Pete O'Brien | 80 | RDT-DE | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Xavier (Ohio) | ||
| Ken Parsons | FB | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Cameron JC; Tulsa | |||
| Ron Pennington | 9 | QB | 5-8 | 157 | 24 | Grambling State | ||
| Eddie Pope | RDT | 6-8 | 310 | 22 | Jackson State | |||
| Ronnie Quillen | 37 | FB | 5-9 | 210 | 27 | East Tennessee State | ||
| Carl Robinson | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Jack Schinderle | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 263 | 23 | Michigan State | ||
| Ron Snyder | 51 | RLB | 6-3 | 210 | 21 | Missouri | ||
| Harrison Strother | 32 | HB | 5-10 | 195 | 24 | Mississippi Valley State | ||
| John Thompson | 63 | ROG | 6-3 | 242 | 23 | Texas Southern | ||
| John Watson | RCB-LCB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Alcorn State | |||
| Clyde Williams | 76 | ROT | 6-2 | 252 | 26 | Southern University | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 74 | 94 | 69 | 120 | 0 | 357 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 9 | 267 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 266 | 125 | 113 | 28 | 77 | 786 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Mitchamore | 0 | 41 | 47 | 87.2 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 71 |
| Jim Moss | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Ronnie Quillen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Millard Fleming | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Dave Casinelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ron Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tom Munsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ron Pennington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Harrison Strother | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jeff Abrecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Coy Bacon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sam Longmire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sam Cromer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Darrel Elam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Haddock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cal Lang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 47 | 41 | 47 | 87.2 | 10 | 19 | 50.0 | 2 | 357 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 30 | 33 | 90.9 | 11 | 0 | 267 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Quillen | 182 | 768 | 4.2 | 38 | 7 |
| Millard Fleming | 95 | 280 | 2.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Dave Casinelli | 67 | 237 | 3.5 | 26 | 2 |
| Harrison Strother | 43 | 203 | 4.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Ron Pennington | 33 | 189 | 5.7 | 23 | 3 |
| Ron Miller | 34 | 174 | 5.1 | 30 | 3 |
| Ken Parsons | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Wilburn Hollis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Chapman | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 464 | 1817 | 3.9 | 30 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 423 | 1409 | 3.3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Miller | 305 | 127 | 41.6 | 161 | 1743 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 52 | 16 | 5.2 | 17 | 5.6 | 146 | 1597 | 54.9 | |
| Ron Pennington | 89 | 37 | 41.6 | 45 | 538 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 63 | 6 | 6.7 | 7 | 7.9 | 98 | 440 | 51.6 | |
| Millard Fleming | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 18 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18 | 54.9 | |
| Ronnie Quillen | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 27 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 95.8 | |
| Dave Casinelli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 400 | 166 | 41.5 | 210 | 2326 | 5.8 | 14.0 | 63 | 22 | 5.5 | 24 | 6.0 | 244 | 2082 | 54.2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 427 | 190 | 44.5 | 209 | 2588 | 6.1 | 13.6 | 28 | 6.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Munsey | 44 | 650 | 14.8 | 63 | 3 |
| Jim Moss | 29 | 410 | 14.1 | 32 | 8 |
| Millard Fleming | 28 | 419 | 15.0 | 52 | 5 |
| Ronnie Quillen | 25 | 310 | 12.4 | 49 | 1 |
| Darrell Elam | 20 | 241 | 12.1 | 52 | 1 |
| Dave Casinelli | 11 | 138 | 12.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Jeff Abrecht | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 40 | 2 |
| Wilburn Hollis | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Chapman | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Harrison Strother | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Andy Alkire | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Parsons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 166 | 2326 | 14.0 | 63 | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 190 | 2588 | 13.6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger McFarland | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Sam Fernandez | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Sam Longmire | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 32 | 1 |
| Coy Bacon | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 40 | 2 |
| Cal Lang | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| John Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Martha | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Goovert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Cromer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 329 | 11.8 | 40 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hollingsworth | 58 | 2411 | 41.6 | 61 | 3 | |||||
| Joe Chapman | 17 | 560 | 32.9 | 53 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 75 | 2986 | 39.8 | 61 | 3 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Strother | 16 | 4 | 185 | 11.6 | 56 | 1 |
| Sam Longmire | 1 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Sam Cromer | 6 | 0 | 133 | 21.2 | 85 | 1 |
| Lenny Anderson | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Richie Martha | 3 | 1 | 45 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Haddock | 12 | 6 | 101 | 8.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken Parsons | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Coy Bacon | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Giles | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 12 | 589 | 13.1 | 85 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Strother | 18 | 374 | 20.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Terry Haddock | 12 | 316 | 26.3 | 102 | 1 | |
| John Watson | 9 | 158 | 17.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | |||
| Richie Martha | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Andy Alkire | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Eddie Mitchamore | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| John Thompson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ron Miller | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ken Parsons | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bernie Carney | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Jack Schindele | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Frank Galloway | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ron Goovert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 1090 | 19.8 | 102 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Lang | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 27 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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