1968 Indianapolis Capitols (COFL) |
| 1st place • Central Division • 8-4-0 .667 |
| Head Coach: Bob Snyder |
| Don Benbow | Offensive Line |
| Bill Boschini | Assistant Coach |
| Paul Thomes | Defensive |
| Joe Tofil | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | A | San Antonio Toros | 10-45 | L | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium | 4322 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | A | Orlando Panthers | 21-28 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 6624 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | H | Alabama Hawks | 41-12 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 4623 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | A | Omaha Mustangs | 10-17 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 10156 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Charleston Rockets | 7-13 | L | OT | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 6200 |
| Sat | 9/14/1968 | H | Las Vegas Cowboys | 41-0 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 7421 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | H | Chicago Owls | 27-20 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 6137 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1968 | A | Norfolk Neptunes | 10-30 | L | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 10721 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1968 | H | Omaha Mustangs | 47-7 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 5221 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1968 | A | Quad-City Raiders | - | |||||
| Sat | 10/12/1968 | A | Las Vegas Cowboys | 35-14 | W | Las Vegas, NV | Cashman Field | 2500 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1968 | H | Norfolk Neptunes | 33-20 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 7807 | |
| Sat | 10/26/1968 | H | Alabama Hawks | 18-13 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 5097 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1968 | A | Michigan Arrows | 35-15 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 3320 | |
| Sat | 11/9/1968 | A | Chicago Owls | 3-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 6089 | |
| Sat | 11/16/1968 | H | Michigan Arrows | 34-3 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 9761 | |
| Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/23/1968 | A | Orlando Panthers | 14-28 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 5916 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/12/1968 | Quad-City Raiders | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lenny Anderson | 27 | FS | 6-3 | 205 | 29 | Morris Brown | ||
| Ron Barlow | 33 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Kansas State | ||
| Dave Bernahl | 65 | ROG | 6-0 | 245 | 25 | Louisville | ||
| Lou Bobich | 20 | S-K-P | 6-0 | 181 | 26 | Michigan State | ||
| Max Choboian | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 26 | Oregon; Northridge State | ||
| Dick Czap | 89 | RDT | 6-2 | 250 | 25 | Nebraska | ||
| Dave Daniels | 71 | RDE-RDT | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Florida A&M | ||
| Willie Dearion | 22 | LCB | 5-10 | 173 | 23 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Buddy Joe Eilers | 61 | RDT-OG | 6-1 | 235 | 29 | Texas A&M | ||
| Millard Fleming | 25 | HB | 6-1 | 197 | 28 | Marshall | 1 | |
| John Greiner | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 215 | 28 | Purdue | ||
| George Hathaway | 50 | LB | 5-11 | 216 | 23 | Ball State | ||
| Jim Hayes | 77 | RDE | 6-4 | 263 | 28 | Jackson State | ||
| Charles Henry | 16 | LCB | 5-10 | 187 | 22 | Albany State | ||
| Rick Jaeger | 63 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Gustavus Adolphus | ||
| Lew Kamanu | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Weber State; Wenatchee Valley JC; Weber State | |||
| Milt Kanehe | 75 | LDT-LOT | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Boise JC; Oregon | ||
| Gene Keliikuli | 70 | ROT-ROG | 6-1 | 260 | 25 | Idaho State | ||
| Woody Kelley | 14 | LCB | 6-1 | 204 | 23 | Indiana State | ||
| Mike Kellogg | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 220 | 26 | Santa Clara | ||
| Gerry LaFountain | 62 | RLB | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | Buffalo | ||
| Dwight Little | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 22 | Kentucky | ||
| Roger Lopes | 45 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 25 | Michigan State | ||
| Rich Lucka | 64 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 26 | Cincinnati | ||
| Brown Marks | 60 | LLB | 6-2 | 217 | 20 | Indiana | ||
| Ron McCraig | 72 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 280 | 22 | New Mexico Highlands | ||
| Steve Midkiff | 51 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Ball State | ||
| Sam Montgomery | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | Southern University | ||
| Sam Moore | 68 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 21 | Mississippi Valley State | ||
| Roy Peck | 51 | C-LB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Cameron JC; Oklahoma State | ||
| Roger Reynolds | 82 | FL | 6-1 | 191 | 28 | Bowling Green State | ||
| Bob Rokita | 71 | LDT | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Arizona State | ||
| Bob Russell | DB | 6-0 | 218 | Indiana | ||||
| Dave Scheib | 82 | FL | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Indianapolis | ||
| Jack Sims | 43 | FL | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Hugh Smith | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 215 | 32 | Nebraska; Kansas | ||
| Skippy Spruill | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 21 | Houston | ||
| Frank Stavroff | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Indiana | ||
| Chuck Streetman | 73 | LDT | 6-2 | 268 | 22 | Ball State | ||
| Jim Ward | 42 | SS | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Michigan | ||
| Don Weatherspoon | 87 | LDE | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Michigan State | ||
| John Williams | 25 | SE-S | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | New Mexico Highlands | ||
| Roy Winston | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Youngstown State | 8 | |
| Reggie Woods | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Indiana | ||
| Gene Wren | 44 | HB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Southern Illinois; Jackson State | ||
| Joe Wynns | 47 | SE | 6-1 | 191 | 22 | South Carolina State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 55 | 75 | 79 | 91 | 0 | 300 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 25 | 33 | 57 | 6 | 169 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 208 | 94 | 93 | 21 | 78 | 787 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Bobich | 0 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 68 | ||
| Gene Wren | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||
| Roger Lopes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Joe Wynns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Roger Reynolds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Frank Stavroff | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Gary LaFountain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Lenny Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ron Barlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Willie Dearion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jim Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mike Kellogg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Roy Winston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 38 | 34 | 38 | 89.5 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 1 | 300 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 7 | 0 | 169 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Wren | 136 | 826 | 6.1 | 67 | 6 |
| Roger Lopes | 180 | 712 | 4.0 | 52 | 5 |
| Ron Barlow | 26 | 138 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Roger Reynolds | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Reggie Woods | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Stavroff | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 12 | 5 |
| Millard Fleming | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Kellogg | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Sims | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Max Choboian | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 401 | 1939 | 4.8 | 67 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 325 | 901 | 2.8 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Stavroff | 235 | 110 | 46.8 | 109 | 1650 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 76 | 14 | 6.0 | 16 | 6.8 | 61.8 | |||
| Max Choboian | 97 | 36 | 37.1 | 59 | 444 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 43 | 4 | 4.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 57.2 | |||
| Gene Wren | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Roger Lopes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 79.2 | |||
| Team Totals | 339 | 147 | 43.4 | 174 | 2088 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 76 | 18 | 5.3 | 18 | 5.3 | 27 | 275 | 1813 | 59.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 367 | 160 | 43.6 | 1996 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 12 | 32 | 300 | 1696 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Winston | 31 | 389 | 12.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Gene Wren | 29 | 479 | 16.5 | 76 | 3 |
| Joe Wynns | 27 | 487 | 18.0 | 67 | 6 |
| Roger Reynolds | 27 | 486 | 18.0 | 56 | 5 |
| Roger Lopes | 13 | 118 | 9.1 | 38 | 1 |
| Mike Kellogg | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Ron Barlow | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 1 |
| John Greiner | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Weatherspoon | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Reggie Woods | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Williams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Sims | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Millard Fleming | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Stavroff | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 147 | 2088 | 14.2 | 76 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 160 | 1996 | 12.5 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skippy Spruill | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Charles Henry | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Lenny Anderson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Ward | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Dearion | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Williams | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Brown Marks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Lou Bobich | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Montgomery | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Gerry Lafountain | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Jim Hayes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 269 | 10.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Bobich | 63 | 2361 | 37.5 | 51 | 0 | |||||
| George Hathaway | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 64 | 2393 | 37.4 | 51 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Dearion | 11 | 175 | 15.9 | 58 | 1 | |
| Gene Wren | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 43 | 0 | |
| Reggie Fleming | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lou Bobich | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jack Sims | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Lenny Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 325 | 13.0 | 58 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Dearion | 19 | 505 | 26.6 | 58 | 0 | |
| Gene Wren | 15 | 238 | 15.9 | 31 | 0 | |
| Lennt Anderson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Chick Henry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| George Hathaway | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 771 | 20.8 | 58 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Anderson | 1 | ||||||
| Jim Hayes | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 26 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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