1966 Mobile Tarpons (NAFL) |
| 2nd place • Blue Division • 4-4-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Ed Baker |
| Butch Stallings | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | A | Lakeland Brahmans | 3-7 | L | Lakeland, FL | Bryant Stadium | 4192 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | A | Chattanooga Redskins | 48-0 | W | Rossville, GA | Hutcheson Memorial Stadium | 1247 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | H | Chattanooga Redskins | 62-0 | W | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | 4688 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | H | Huntsville Rockets | 45-21 | W | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | 3941 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1966 | A | Huntsville Rockets | 14-20 | L | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 4109 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1966 | H | Knoxville SOK | 20-14 | W | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | 4390 | |
| Sat | 10/1/1966 | H | St. Petersburg Blazers | 14-21 | L | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | 3179 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1966 | Savannah Chiefs | - | ||||||
| Sat | 10/15/1966 | A | Knoxville SOK | 9-14 | L | Knoxville, TN | Evans-Collins Field | 17 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1966 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | - | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/8/1966 | Savannah Chiefs | Canceled |
| 10/29/1966 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tim Bates | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Alabama | ||
| Elmo Birdow | 86 | TE-P | 6-5 | 222 | 27 | Texas Southern | ||
| Barry Bolson | HB | 6-1 | 181 | 24 | none | |||
| Don Bright | K-QB | 6-0 | 197 | 23 | Gordon Military JC; Tulane | |||
| John Carrell | 62 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 24 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Texas Tech | ||
| B.W. Cheeks | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Texas Southern | ||
| Charlie Coleman | 74 | DT | 6-1 | 245 | 30 | Alabama | ||
| Joe Dean | 81 | G | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Mississippi | ||
| Clem Dellenger | 87 | E | 6-3 | 200 | Tulane | |||
| Bobby Evans | 84 | DE | 6-3 | 237 | 24 | Texas A&M | ||
| Bill Freeman | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | ||
| George Gatlin | WR | |||||||
| Henry Holligan | 42 | K-RB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Bishop | ||
| George Hultz | 70 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | ||
| Don Jennings | 45 | SE | 6-0 | 183 | Southern Mississippi | |||
| Gerald Johns | 64 | DE | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; Santa Monica JC; UCLA | ||
| Rich Johnson | 50 | C | 6-2 | 238 | Southern Mississippi | |||
| Richard Johnson | DB | 6-0 | 173 | Prairie View A&M | ||||
| Charlie Lee | 40 | S | 6-1 | 200 | Tennessee State | |||
| Vernon Lindsey | 75 | T | 6-1 | 235 | 27 | Pearl River CC | ||
| Jackie Lovell | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 23 | West Alabama | ||
| Royal McCastle | LB | |||||||
| Mike McKean | 52 | C | 6-3 | 230 | Auburn | |||
| Ben McLeod | 55 | LB | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | Alabama | ||
| Elton Mingo | 25 | FL | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Grambling State | ||
| Eddie Mitchell | 31 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | West Alabama | ||
| Rudy Myers | 20 | CB | 6-1 | 205 | 21 | Southern University | ||
| Jim Netherly | 68 | G | 5-10 | 207 | none | |||
| Bill Nolfe | 77 | T | 6-3 | 245 | Southern Mississippi | |||
| Earl Payne | 78 | T | 6-3 | 245 | Texas Southern | |||
| Roland Rogers | DE | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Texas Southern | |||
| Carvel Rowell | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 202 | 22 | West Alabama | ||
| Phil Scoggins | DB-P-K | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Texas A&M | |||
| John Sklopan | 48 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | ||
| Butch Stallings | C | 6-0 | 220 | Arkansas State | ||||
| Mickey Sutton | WR-DB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Auburn | |||
| Johnny Tardy | 21 | CB | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | Texas Southern | ||
| Charley Washington | RB | 6-3 | 218 | 21 | Grambling State | |||
| John Wetzel | 66 | G | 5-11 | 228 | Mississippi State | |||
| Jim Williams | 60 | LB | 6-3 | 232 | 22 | Arkansas | ||
| Tom Williams | 41 | LB | 6-0 | 187 | Tennessee | |||
| Carl Woodard | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 23 | Texas Southern | |||
| Collins Woods | 72 | LB | 6-1 | 245 | Arkansas-Monticello | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 55 | 59 | 45 | 54 | 213 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 97 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Holligan | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61 | ||||
| B.W. Cheeks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Carvel Rowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Don Bright | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Jackie Lovell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Johnny Tardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Elton Mingo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Elmo Birdow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Barry Bolson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ben McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Charley Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Phil Scoggins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Team Totals | 30 | 24 | 30 | 80.0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Holligan | 5 | ||||
| Carvel Rowell | 4 | ||||
| B.W. Cheeks | 3 | ||||
| Jackie Lovell | 3 | ||||
| Charley Washington | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 16 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carvel Rowell | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Holligan | 4 | ||||
| Elton Mingo | 2 | ||||
| Elmo Birdow | 1 | ||||
| Barry Bolson | 1 | ||||
| B.W. Cheeks | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Tardy | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Tardy | 2 | |||||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| 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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