1968 Omaha Mustangs (COFL) |
2nd place • Central Division • 7-5-0 .583 |
Head Coach: Bernie Berigan |
Don Benning | Assistant Coach |
Al Caniglia | Assistant Coach |
Don Leahy | Assistant Coach |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/10/1968 | N | Sheboygan Redwings | 61-0 | W | 3000 | |||
Sat | 8/17/1968 | A | San Antonio Toros | 3-30 | L | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium | 3984 | |
Sat | 8/31/1968 | H | Indianapolis Capitols | 17-10 | W | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 10156 | |
Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Michigan Arrows | 20-17 | W | OT | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 3415 |
Sat | 9/14/1968 | H | Orange County Ramblers | 3-45 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 8356 | |
Sat | 9/21/1968 | A | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 31-34 | L | Oklahoma City, OK | Taft Stadium | 3500 | |
Sat | 9/28/1968 | H | Alabama Hawks | 21-14 | W | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 6315 | |
Sat | 10/5/1968 | A | Indianapolis Capitols | 7-47 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Owen J. Bush Stadium | 5221 | |
Sat | 10/12/1968 | H | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 17-7 | W | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 4639 | |
Sat | 10/19/1968 | A | Quad-City Raiders | - | |||||
Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | Las Vegas Cowboys | 20-16 | W | Las Vegas, NV | Cashman Field | 1000 | |
Sat | 10/26/1968 | A | Chicago Owls | 22-30 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 7200 | |
Sat | 11/2/1968 | H | Orlando Panthers | 14-21 | L | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 4593 | |
Sat | 11/9/1968 | A | Arkansas Diamonds | 34-7 | W | Little Rock, AR | Quigley Stadium | 2000 | |
Sat | 11/16/1968 | H | Quad-City Raiders | - | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | |||
Sat | 11/16/1968 | H | Arkansas Diamonds | 36-13 | W | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 3546 |
Schedule Notes | ||
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10/19/1968 | Quad-City Raiders | Canceled |
11/16/1968 | Quad-City Raiders | Canceled |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Laverne Allers | 60 | RLB-MLB | 6-0 | 213 | 25 | Nebraska | ||
Bud Allison | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
Carl Allison | 47 | CB | 5-11 | 183 | 24 | Hastings | ||
George Anderson | 32 | FL | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Southern University | ||
Bob Antulov | 76 | LDE | 6-7 | 242 | 26 | Columbia Basin JC; Nebraska | ||
Ron Bailey | 65 | LOG | 6-4 | 235 | 25 | Southern Utah | ||
Keith Browne | 88 | SE | 6-5 | 215 | 24 | College of Emporia; Central Missouri | ||
Ken Carmann | 79 | OT-C | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Nebraska-Kearney | ||
Bob Churchich | 15 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
Fred Dawston | 21 | CB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | South Carolina State | ||
Vern Dickey | 42 | FL | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Kansas | ||
Ken Dostal | 71 | LOT | 6-6 | 235 | 28 | Nebraska; Peru State | ||
Dallas Dyer | 62 | MLB | 5-10 | 210 | 28 | Nebraska | ||
John Edmonds | 41 | WS | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | none | ||
Dick Fitzgerald | 77 | ROT | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Illinois; Nebraska | ||
Gerald Gerths | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 248 | 25 | none | ||
Bill Haas | 80 | FL-SE-TE | 6-4 | 212 | 22 | Nebraska-Omaha | ||
Jim Hageman | 45 | FB | 6-0 | 214 | 24 | South Dakota | ||
Glen Hepburn | 81 | RLB | 6-4 | 215 | 30 | Nebraska; Butler CC; Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | 2 |
Tandy Holmes | 48 | LCB | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Ellsworth CC; Pepperdine | ||
Lyle Johnston | 46 | RCB-P | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Weber State | ||
Ron Kirkland | 30 | HB | 6-3 | 213 | 25 | Nebraska | ||
Dick Kolowski | 52 | C-OT | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Lake Forest | ||
Doug Korver | C | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Northern Iowa | |||
Al Kuehl | 31 | FB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
Gene Lawhead | 28 | S | 6-1 | 210 | 31 | Nebraska-Kearney | ||
Tom Luby | 73 | RDE | 6-3 | 232 | 27 | Nebraska-Omaha | ||
Bob Mabry | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Monmouth (Illinois) | ||
Burt Matthies | 89 | TE | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | ||
Jim McCord | 72 | DE | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | Nebraska | ||
Dennis Morrison | 87 | TE-FL | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Nebraska | ||
Dwane Novak | 63 | LOG | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Nebraska | ||
Jerry Patton | 75 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 22 | Nebraska | ||
Don Purcell | 82 | LLB | 6-1 | 215 | 28 | Nebraska | ||
Ray Rivera | 78 | DT | 6-1 | 286 | 25 | Nebraska-Omaha | ||
Lynn Senkbeil | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Nebraska | |||
John Skipper | 68 | RRLB | 6-2 | 214 | 25 | none | ||
Larry Stednitz | 29 | HB-SE | 6-0 | 199 | 27 | Iowa; Midland Lutheran | ||
Don Sutton | 70 | RDT | 6-4 | 247 | 31 | none | ||
Pete Tatman | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
Dennis Thorell | 40 | SS | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Nebraska | ||
Rodger Tiesing | 61 | RDE | 6-2 | 264 | 23 | Washburn | ||
Doug Tucker | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 178 | 26 | Nebraska | ||
Ken Vaughn | 22 | FL | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | ||
Jerry Wilks | 55 | C | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Nebraska |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 59 | 56 | 57 | 67 | 3 | 242 |
Opponents Totals | 75 | 57 | 0 | 261 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 211 | 90 | 96 | 25 | 58 | 667 | |||||||
Opponents Totals |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bud Allison | 0 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 54 |
Pete Tatman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Bob Churchich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Vern Dickey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Ron Kirkland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
George Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Keith Browne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Bill Haas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dennis Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Larry Stednitz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Jim Hageman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gene Lawhead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Doug Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 31 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 1 | 242 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 7 | 0 | 261 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Tatman | 132 | 559 | 4.2 | 39 | 7 |
Ron Kirkland | 117 | 453 | 3.9 | 51 | 1 |
Larry Stednitz | 89 | 295 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 |
Jim Hageman | 54 | 226 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 |
Vern Dickey | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 |
Bob Churchich | 31 | 40 | 1.3 | 14 | 4 |
Doug Tucker | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 7 | 1 |
Keith Browne | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Gerald Gerths | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
George Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Bud Allison | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 451 | 1655 | 3.7 | 51 | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 1709 | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Churchich | 330 | 151 | 45.8 | 162 | 1781 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 58 | 12 | 3.6 | 17 | 5.2 | 53.4 | |||
Doug Tucker | 47 | 14 | 29.8 | 27 | 272 | 5.8 | 19.4 | 47 | 2 | 4.3 | 6 | 12.8 | 25.8 | |||
Ron Kirkland | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 92 | 13.1 | 30.7 | 37 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 129.5 | |||
Team Totals | 384 | 168 | 43.8 | 193 | 2145 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 58 | 15 | 3.9 | 23 | 6.0 | 25 | 236 | 1909 | 49.9 |
Opponents Totals | 14 | 1845 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Morrison | 33 | 341 | 10.3 | 25 | 2 |
Larry Stednitz | 29 | 306 | 10.6 | 24 | 1 |
Keith Browne | 27 | 410 | 15.2 | 55 | 2 |
Vern Dickey | 20 | 272 | 13.6 | 58 | 2 |
Bill Haas | 17 | 161 | 9.5 | 30 | 2 |
Ron Kirkland | 16 | 177 | 11.1 | 40 | 2 |
Pete Tatman | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 47 | 1 |
George Anderson | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 56 | 2 |
Jim Hageman | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 28 | 0 |
Burt Matthies | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 24 | 0 |
John Edmonds | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
Gene Lawhead | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
Team Totals | 168 | 2145 | 12.8 | 58 | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 14 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tandy Holmes | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
Lyle Johnston | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 50 | 0 |
John Edmonds | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 33 | 0 |
Dallas Dyer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
Dennis Thorell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Luby | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Don Purcell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Fred Dawston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Lawhead | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 22 | 216 | 9.8 | 50 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bud Allison | 57 | 2225 | 39.0 | 67 | 0 | |||||
Lyle Johnston | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 58 | 2235 | 38.5 | 67 | 0 | |||||
Opponents Totals |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Tatman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
John Edmonds | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 | |
Gene Lawhead | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | |
Vern Dickey | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 30 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 30 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vern Dickey | 25 | 580 | 23.2 | 90 | 1 | |
Gene Lawhead | 11 | 255 | 23.2 | 38 | 0 | |
John Edmonds | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | |
Pete Tatman | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
Bob Churchich | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 40 | 910 | 22.8 | 90 | 1 | |
Opponents Totals | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 0 |
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