1967 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL) |
| 3rd place • Atlantic South Division • 5-9-0 .357 |
| Dan Bland | Assistant Coach |
| Lou Blumling | Assistant Coach |
| Dan McGrew | Assistant Coach |
| Bob Snyder | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/6/1967 | H | Akron Vulcans | 28-34 | L | Moundsville, WV | Moundsville High School Stadium | 5125 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1967 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 28-24 | W | OT | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 6313 |
| Sat | 8/19/1967 | A | Orlando Panthers | 14-35 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 6112 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1967 | A | Hartford Charter Oaks | 17-30 | L | Hartford, CT | Dillon Stadium | 5791 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1967 | H | Charleston Rockets | 30-28 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 7551 | |
| Thu | 9/7/1967 | A | Toronto Rifles | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | |||
| Sun | 9/17/1967 | H | Akron Vulcans | 28-21 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 6369 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1967 | A | Montreal Beavers | 16-17 | L | Verdun, QC | Beaver Stadium | 5881 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1967 | H | Hartford Charter Oaks | 21-10 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 4825 | |
| Sat | 10/7/1967 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 14-34 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 11077 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1967 | A | Akron Vulcans | - | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/15/1967 | A | Charleston Rockets | 0-20 | L | Charleston, WV | |||
| Sun | 10/22/1967 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 27-37 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 4795 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1967 | H | Charleston Rockets | 0-75 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 3955 | |
| Sat | 11/4/1967 | A | Orlando Panthers | 31-24 | W | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 7688 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1967 | H | Montreal Beavers | 14-17 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 2900 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1967 | A | Charleston Rockets | 12-40 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | ||
| Thu | 11/23/1967 | H | Orlando Panthers | 41-42 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | 2353 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1967 | H | Toronto Rifles | - | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Island Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/7/1967 | Toronto Rifles | Forfeit |
| 10/1/1967 | Hartford Charter Oaks | Moved from 10/15 |
| 10/7/1967 | Norfolk Neptunes | Moved frpm 11/4 |
| 10/8/1967 | Akron Vulcans | Canceled |
| 10/22/1967 | Norfolk Neptunes | Postponed from 10/1 |
| 11/4/1967 | Orlando Panthers | Postponed from 10/21 |
| 11/23/1967 | Orlando Panthers | Postponed from 10/29 |
| 11/26/1967 | Toronto Rifles | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ernie Adams | 70 | ROG | 5-11 | 263 | 22 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| Mike Barnes | T | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Purdue | 1 | ||
| Fred Bristo | 27 | FL | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | Tennessee State | ||
| Ray Cahill | 88 | OE | 6-5 | 200 | Southern California | 1 | ||
| Ed Chlebek | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Western Michigan | 13 | |
| Jim Cunningham | 34 | MLB | 5-11 | 221 | 28 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Don Donatelli | 54 | C | 6-2 | 250 | 27 | Florida State | ||
| Herm Driver | 26 | OE | 5-11 | 174 | 24 | Texas Southern | ||
| Rick Duncan | 22 | K | 6-0 | 208 | 27 | Montana State-Billings; Los Angeles Pierce JC | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Dunlevy | 84 | SE | 6-5 | 220 | 23 | West Virginia | 6 | |
| John Embree | 80 | SE | 6-4 | 201 | 23 | none | ||
| Chuck Forrest | 30/21 | LCB-K-QB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Tennessee; Murray State | ||
| John Foruria | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Idaho | |||
| Tommy Francisco | 30 | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Virginia Tech | ||
| Dennis Furjanic | 73 | RDE | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Houston | 12 | |
| George Hale | 22 | DB | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Ohio State | ||
| Burkley Harkless | 60 | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 22 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | 3 | |
| Tony Jeter | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
| Bob Jones | 64 | ROT | 6-1 | 236 | 26 | Nebraska | ||
| Berney Keszler | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 24 | Del Mar JC; Central Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Darryl Lesser | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Washburn | ||
| Roger Lopes | 36 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Michigan State | ||
| Curt Lucas | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 247 | 30 | none | 5 | |
| Jerry Marion | 45 | FL | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Wyoming | ||
| Owen McKay | 71 | DE-DT | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Florida A&M | ||
| Larry Middlebrook | DT | 6-7 | 280 | 23 | Jackson State | |||
| Pete Mills | 20 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Coffeyville CC; Wichita State | ||
| Jerry Moore | 65 | RLB | 6-0 | 255 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | ||
| Bill Olsavsky | 89 | RLB-P | 6-0 | 210 | 28 | Indiana | ||
| Joe Pabian | 78 | RDT | 6-3 | 280 | 24 | West Virginia | ||
| Leon Pagac | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Tulsa | ||
| Dennis Penza | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 30 | St. Norbert | |||
| Don Pettis | 47 | SS | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Allen | ||
| Buddy Pfaadt | 7 | WS | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Eastern Kentucky | ||
| Jim Russell | 77 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 24 | none | ||
| Ron Skosnik | 21 | QB-P | 6-2 | 198 | 24 | North Carolina State | ||
| Roger Smith | 74 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Stockton JC; Fresno State | ||
| Bob Sondergaard | DT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Worthington JC; Yankton | |||
| Clyde Thomas | 46 | HB | 5-10 | 187 | 27 | Ohio University | 13 | |
| Bob Tubbs | 50 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 26 | none | ||
| Bob Tubbs | 60 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Northwestern | ||
| Ernie Wade | OG | 5-11 | 270 | Central State (Ohio) | ||||
| Merlin Walet | 31 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | Louisiana State; McNeese State | ||
| Larry Zunich | 44 | HB | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Richmond | 11 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 251 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 395 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Lopes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| John Embree | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Chuck Forrest | 0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 30 |
| Jerry Marion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Rick Duncan | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Pete Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Merlin Walet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Zunich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ed Chlebek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Herm Driver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Curt Lucas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clyde Thomas | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 29 | 34 | 85.3 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 0 | 251 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 44 | 52 | 84.6 | 11 | 3 | 395 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Lopes | 173 | 525 | 3.0 | 44 | 9 |
| Clyde Thomas | 74 | 230 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Tommy Francisco | 32 | 153 | 4.8 | 60 | 1 |
| Larry Zunich | 33 | 136 | 4.1 | 37 | 1 |
| Ron Skosnik | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Merlin Walet | 34 | 99 | 2.9 | 19 | 2 |
| John Embree | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Chuck Forrest | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Herm Driver | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ed Chlebek | 9 | -11 | -1.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 373 | 1348 | 3.6 | 60 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Chlebek | 240 | 126 | 52.5 | 105 | 1241 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 67 | 11 | 4.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 67.0 | |||
| Ron Skosnik | 68 | 25 | 36.8 | 35 | 466 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 81 | 6 | 8.8 | 8 | 11.8 | 51.1 | |||
| Chuck Forrest | 17 | 3 | 17.6 | 12 | 40 | 2.4 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.0 | |||
| Berney Keszler | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||
| Roger Lopes | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 88 | 22.0 | 44.0 | 79 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135.4 | |||
| Bill Olsavsky | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| John Embree | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 336 | 158 | 47.0 | 159 | 1859 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 18 | 5.4 | 19 | 5.7 | 58.6 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 32 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Embree | 37 | 702 | 19.0 | 81 | 8 |
| Jerry Marion | 28 | 358 | 12.8 | 79 | 5 |
| Tony Jeter | 28 | 288 | 10.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Clyde Thomas | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Roger Lopes | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Tommy Francisco | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Curt Lucas | 9 | 156 | 17.3 | 55 | 1 |
| Larry Zunich | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Merlin Walet | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Herm Driver | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | |
| Pete Mills | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buddy Pfaadt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Dunlevy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Duncan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Olsavsky | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Cahill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Bristo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Chlebek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 158 | 1859 | 11.8 | 81 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bristo | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Pettis | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Buddy Pfaadt | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Cunningham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Pete Mills | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Forrest | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Moore | 0 | 17 | 17L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 150 | 6.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Olsavsky | 53 | 2045 | 38.6 | 72 | 1 | |||||
| Ron Skosnik | 16 | 630 | 39.4 | 58 | 0 | |||||
| Rick Duncan | 14 | 501 | 35.8 | 58 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 83 | 3176 | 38.3 | 72 | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Marion | 8 | 4 | 85 | 10.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Chuck Forrest | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Bristo | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Tubbs | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Mills | 6 | 2 | 26 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Pettis | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Buddy Pfaadt | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Francisco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 8 | 187 | 5.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Thomas | 22 | 500 | 22.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Pete Mills | 16 | 329 | 20.6 | 42 | 0 | |
| Roger Lopes | 14 | 276 | 19.7 | 62 | 0 | |
| Chuck Forrest | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Larry Zunich | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bob Dunlevy | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Tommy Francisco | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ernie Adams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bristo | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bill Olsavsky | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Darryl Lesser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 70 | 1294 | 18.5 | 62 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
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