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1966 Savannah Chiefs (NAFL)

3rd place • Gold Division • 2-5-0 .286
1966 NAFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Bud Herrin
Head Coach: Don King
Claude DavisAssistant Coach
Bud HerrinAssistant Coach
Don KingAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/13/1966HChattanooga Redskins23-6WSavannah, GA5496
Sat8/20/1966AKnoxville SOK12-52LKnoxville, TNEvans-Collins Field4957
Sat8/27/1966HHuntsville Rockets9-13LSavannah, GA5516
Sat9/3/1966HJacksonville Jaguars16-14WSavannah, GA2401
Sat9/10/1966ALakeland Brahmans7-41LLakeland, FLBryant Stadium1000
Sat9/17/1966AJacksonville Jaguars7-42LJacksonville, FLGator Bowl9984
Sat9/24/1966HLakeland Brahmans7-24LSavannah, GA1093
Sat10/8/1966Mobile Tarpons-
Sat10/22/1966AChattanooga Redskins-Rossville, GAHutcheson Memorial Stadium
Sat10/29/1966ASt. Petersburg Blazers-St. Petersburg, FLNortheast Park
Sat11/12/1966Huntsville Rockets-
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
10/8/1966Mobile TarponsCanceled
10/22/1966Chattanooga RedskinsCanceled
10/29/1966St. Petersburg BlazersCanceled
11/12/1966Huntsville RocketsCanceled
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Earl BaggettLB6-1220Georgia Southern
Mike Bender67OG-LB6-323523Arkansas
Charles Bolden42WR6-219728Morris Brown
Charlie Butler80TE-K-DB6-3225Morris Brown
Tom CollinsDB6-0190
Claude DavisROG5-1124027Furman
Jim Fields74G5-11275Albany State
Wayne Godbee60C6-0245
Jimmy Guy70T6-3255Georgia
Harold Hurley28DB-RB6-120931Morris Brown
Billy Joe James44RB6-121524Florida
Willie Johnson40HB6-2 230Alabama State
Jim Keahy41HB6-1190Northwestern State (Louisiana)
Bill Lake250none
Bill Lawrence25DB5-10180Arkansas-Monticello
Bobby LockeDT6-426325Mississippi State; Middle Tennessee State
Russ McClellan75T6-4275Morris
Frankie McClendonDT6-228023Alabama
Carl MobleyQB6-220029Auburn
Bill Montgomery87C6-2260Morris Brown
Jacob MurrayDT6-0265Morris
Jim OverstreetDE
Franklin Owen54LB6-1210Presbyterian
Bill Pickens72G6-1025025Georgia Southern
Andy PittmanWR
Bill Rampley71ROT6-5265none
George Rhodes88E-RB6-2200Savannah State
Colin Ridgway11K6-521129Lamar80
Luther Ruth24FL5-10186Savannah State
Woodie Safrit85SE-P6-020025Chowan JC; Frederick
Bob Sanders86DE6-323523Tyler JC; North Texas
Dick SantosWR-QB6-1175
Frank Schwarz64LOG5-10225Delta State
Dave Smith45FB5-11205
John Stephens53C-LB6-0220Troy
Fred SullivanHB6-1205
Paul Swann26DB6-2195North Carolina A&T State
Vaughn Thompson21LB5-10170none
Don TingleE6-2200
Bob TorczonskiDB6-0185
Wade Traynham14K6-221824Frederick40
Jim Vaughn10QB6-4212Texas Tech
Floyd WalkerT6-4270Savannah State
Bill WebbHB6-1220
Cuff WilliamsT6-2280Savannah State
Howard WiseWR-P6-5197Tuskegee
John Womble77LOT6-427029Georgia Military JC
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals1327173390
Opponents Totals45652161192
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Charlie Butler620038
Wade Traynham065021
George Rhodes300018
Russ McClellan10006
Luther Ruth10006
Colin Ridgway01001
Team Totals1191181.85090
Opponents Totals27242788.920192
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals0
Opponents Totals7
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Jim Vaughn1404733.68195.917.485.7
Paul Swann1
Team Totals9
Opponents Totals12
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Charlie Butler2949116.95
George Rhodes3
Luther Ruth1
Team Totals9
Opponents Totals12
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Charlie Butler1
Team Totals1
Opponents Totals5
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Team Totals
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals0
Opponents Totals0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals0
Opponents Totals0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Russ McClellan1
Team Totals1
Opponents Totals2
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