1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL) |
| 1st place • Pacific Division • 10-2-0 .833 |
| Head Coach: Homer Beatty |
| Jack Stovall | Assistant Coach |
| Don Warhurst | Assistant Coach |
| Walt Williamson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/11/1967 | H | Long Beach Admirals | 24-3 | W | Santa Ana, CA | Municipal Stadium | 2814 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1967 | H | San Jose Apaches | 44-7 | W | Santa Ana, CA | Municipal Stadium | 2300 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1967 | H | Victoria Tyees | 52-3 | W | Santa Ana, CA | Municipal Stadium | 3872 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1967 | A | Long Beach Admirals | - | Long Beach, CA | Veterans Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sat | 9/9/1967 | A | Eugene Bombers | 47-13 | W | Eugene, OR | Bethel Park | 6132 | |
| Fri | 9/15/1967 | H | Sacramento Buccaneers | 50-7 | W | Santa Ana, CA | Municipal Stadium | 2823 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1967 | A | Seattle Rangers | 19-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Memorial Stadium | 7150 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1967 | A | Eugene Bombers | 17-21 | L | Eugene, OR | Bethel Park | 3428 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1967 | H | San Jose Apaches | 24-17 | W | Santa Ana, CA | Municipal Stadium | ||
| Sat | 10/14/1967 | A | Victoria Tyees | 14-16 | L | Victoria, BC | Royal Athletic Park | 1500 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1967 | H | Sacramento Buccaneers | 30-3 | W | Santa Ana, CA | Municipal Stadium | 5506 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1967 | A | San Jose Apaches | 14-3 | W | San Jose, CA | San Jose City College Stadium | 4391 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1967 | H | Eugene Bombers | 24-7 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 9747 | |
| Sat | 11/18/1967 | A | Sacramento Buccaneers | 52-7 | W | Sacramento, CA | Hughes Stadium | 1000 | |
| Thu | 11/23/1967 | H | Long Beach Admirals | - | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| Thu | 11/23/1967 | H | Seattle Rangers | 51-0 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 10649 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/10/1967 | H | Orlando Panthers | 14-38 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 8730 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/2/1967 | Long Beach Admirals | Canceled |
| 11/23/1967 | Long Beach Admirals | Canceled |
| 11/23/1967 | Seattle Rangers | Postponed from 10/22 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lee Anderson | 87 | DT | 6-7 | 260 | 23 | Texas Southern; Bishop | ||
| Sam Baker | 78 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 288 | 29 | Tennessee State | ||
| Ken Ballard | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 28 | Riverside CC | ||
| Ron Barber | OE | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Arizona State | |||
| Jim Battle | 79 | T | 6-4 | 235 | 26 | Southern University | ||
| Ron Berger | 72 | LDE-RDE | 6-8 | 278 | 25 | Wayne State (Michigan) | ||
| Alex Bowden | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | Auburn | ||
| Charlie Brown | 77 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Tulsa | ||
| Tom Carr | 86 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 25 | Morgan State | ||
| Jim Carter | 67 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Tennessee State | ||
| Ken Chesley | 76 | OT | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | Fullerton JC | ||
| Jerry Conroy | 63 | OG | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Chaffey JC; Southern California | ||
| Rich Cooper | 74 | LDT | 6-1 | 270 | 23 | El Camino JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| Bernie Corbin | 25 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Temple; Alabama A&M | ||
| John Daniel | 53 | LB-DE | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Idaho | ||
| Bruce Day | 73 | RDT | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Mount San Antonio JC; Utah | ||
| Dick Degen | 51 | LLB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | Cerritos JC; Long Beach State | ||
| Ray Denham | 48 | DB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Jackson State | ||
| John Erisman | 84 | FL | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Miami (Ohio) | ||
| Vilnis Ezerins | HB | 6-1 | 217 | 23 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | |||
| Tom Foster | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Eastern Arizona JC; Northern Arizona | ||
| Ron Fowlkes | 26 | LCB | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Ohio University | ||
| Bob Gaiters | 24 | HB | 5-10 | 210 | 29 | Santa Ana JC; New Mexico State | ||
| Jim Gatzke | 87 | OE | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Cal Poly (Pomona) | ||
| Mike Giers | 69 | ROG | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | ||
| Syl Greenwood | 90 | DE | 6-1 | 238 | 22 | San Francisco State; Fresno State | ||
| Tracy Hodges | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 193 | 22 | South Carolina State | ||
| Darrell Hoover | 32 | S | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Arizona State | 11 | |
| Ernie Horn | 64 | LOG | 6-0 | 220 | 25 | Sequoias JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| Bobby Jackson | 33 | FB | 6-3 | 232 | 27 | Riverside CC; New Mexico State | ||
| Cleveland Jones | 40 | FL | 5-3 | 143 | 29 | San Diego CC; Oregon | ||
| Jimmy Jordan | 23 | HB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Florida | ||
| Marv Kendrick | 41 | DB | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Utah State | ||
| Cliff Kinney | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 213 | 24 | Modesto JC; Bakersfield CC; San Diego State | ||
| Dick Litzinger | 53 | MLB | 6-0 | 225 | 24 | Santa Ana JC; Idaho | ||
| Mike London | 62 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Wisconsin | ||
| Dave Mathieson | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 199 | 26 | Washington State | ||
| Doug McFalls | 22 | RS | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Georgia | ||
| Bob McKelvey | 66 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Northwestern | ||
| Chuck Merino | 47 | S | 5-10 | 170 | 22 | Long Beach CC; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | ||
| Larry Metevia | 57 | C | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Grambling State | ||
| Sheldon Moomaw | 85 | RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Cerritos JC; California; Cerritos JC; Tulsa | ||
| Rhome Nixon | 94 | TE | 6-3 | 209 | 23 | New Mexico State; Southern University | ||
| Jerry Otterson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Cerritos JC; Long Beach State | ||
| Jim Palmer | 62 | OG | 6-1 | 233 | 27 | Compton JC; Idaho State | ||
| Jerry Palmquist | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | MiraCosta JC; California Lutheran | ||
| Perry Parks | 92 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | East Los Angeles JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| John Pease | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Fullerton JC; Utah | ||
| Eugene Ross | 45 | LS | 6-2 | 189 | 22 | Oklahoma | ||
| Ray Scholten | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Fullerton JC; San Diego State | ||
| John Seedborg | 68 | K-P | 6-0 | 227 | 24 | Arizona State | ||
| Charlie Shaw | 46 | HB | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Oregon State | ||
| Len Shaw | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 218 | 24 | Langston | ||
| Bruce Smith | 88 | SE | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Brigham Young | ||
| Tom Stangle | 75 | ROT | 6-3 | 255 | 22 | Dayton | ||
| Wendell Tucker | 20 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | South Carolina State | ||
| Jeff White | 89 | FL | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | Glendale CC; Texas Tech | ||
| Jess Willard | 23 | S | 5-8 | 165 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| Grant Wilson | 63 | LOG | 6-1 | 240 | 22 | Brigham Young | ||
| Greg Wojcik | 51 | C | 6-6 | 268 | 21 | Orange Coast JC; Southern California | ||
| Joe Womack | 41 | HB | 5-9 | 210 | 31 | Los Angeles CC; Los Angeles State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 80 | 116 | 84 | 114 | 394 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 49 | 10 | 14 | 104 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Seedborg | 0 | 47 | 49 | 95.9 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 86 |
| Rhome Nixon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Bobby Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Bruce Smith | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Bob Gaiters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Charlie Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Alex Bowden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Erisman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bernie Corbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Degen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Gatzke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Syl Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Darrell Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cleveland Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Len Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wendell Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Berger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95.9 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 47 | 51 | 95.9 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 394 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 7 | 0 | 104 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jackson | 169 | 855 | 5.1 | 45 | 8 |
| Bob Gaiters | 103 | 484 | 4.7 | 41 | 2 |
| Charlie Shaw | 39 | 195 | 5.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jordan | 34 | 172 | 5.1 | 27 | 2 |
| Len Shaw | 39 | 142 | 3.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Alex Bowden | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 22 | 2 |
| Dave Mathieson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Otterson | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhome Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 403 | 1902 | 4.7 | 45 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Otterson | 205 | 114 | 55.6 | 80 | 1740 | 8.5 | 15.3 | 60 | 21 | 10.2 | 11 | 5.4 | 95.6 | |||
| Dave Mathieson | 70 | 36 | 51.4 | 33 | 482 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 64 | 8 | 11.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 105.8 | |||
| Alex Bowden | 41 | 18 | 43.9 | 20 | 298 | 7.3 | 16.6 | 46 | 2 | 4.9 | 3 | 7.3 | 54.7 | |||
| Bob Gaiters | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 18 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 62.5 | |||
| Len Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 321 | 170 | 53.0 | 136 | 2538 | 7.9 | 14.9 | 64 | 31 | 9.7 | 15 | 4.7 | 91.9 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 50 | 747 | 14.9 | 56 | 8 |
| Rhome Nixon | 41 | 765 | 18.7 | 53 | 12 |
| John Erisman | 32 | 444 | 13.9 | 41 | 2 |
| Bob Gaiters | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 60 | 3 |
| Bobby Jackson | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Charlie Shaw | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 12 | 2 |
| Jeff White | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Jim Gatzke | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Cleveland Jones | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Len Shaw | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wendell Tucker | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64t | 1 |
| Jerry Palmquist | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jordan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 170 | 2502 | 14.7 | 64 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Hoover | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Bernie Corbin | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 37 | 1 |
| Ron Fowlkes | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Dick Degen | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Mike London | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Syl Greenwood | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Jess Willard | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tracy Hodges | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Eugene Ross | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chuck Merino | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 475 | 19.8 | 45 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Seedborg | 52 | 2140 | 41.2 | 59 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 52 | 2140 | 41.2 | 59 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Jones | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Doug McFalls | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Jordan | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tracy Hodges | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tucker | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chuck Merino | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ron Barber | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Bernie Corbin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 334 | 8.1 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Jones | 8 | 201 | 25.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Jordan | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Corbin | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Chuck Merino | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Doug McFalls | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Eugene Ross | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Darrell Hoover | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ernie Horn | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 623 | 22.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Hoover | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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