1968 Orange County Ramblers (COFL) |
| 1st place • Pacific Division • 11-1-0 .917 |
| Head Coach: Homer Beatty |
| George Brancato | Assistant Coach |
| Stan Jackson | Assistant Coach |
| Jack Stovall | Assistant Coach |
| Don Warhurst | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | N | Sacramento Capitols | - | Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | A | Sacramento Capitols | 28-13 | W | Sacramento, CA | Hughes Stadium | 6400 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1968 | H | Spokane Shockers | 19-3 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 3740 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1968 | A | Omaha Mustangs | 45-3 | W | Omaha, NE | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 8356 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | H | Seattle Rangers | 19-0 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 3813 | |
| Tue | 10/1/1968 | A | Sacramento Capitols | 38-29 | W | Sacramento, CA | Hughes Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1968 | A | Oklahoma City Plainsmen | 10-7 | W | Oklahoma City, OK | Taft Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | H | Dallas Rockets | - | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| Wed | 10/16/1968 | H | Las Vegas Cowboys | 23-10 | w | San Bernardino, CA | Orange Show Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | Seattle Rangers | 13-27 | L | Seattle, WA | Memorial Stadium | 4106 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | H | Sacramento Capitols | 28-10 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | H | Seattle Rangers | 28-24 | W | Anaheim, CA | La Palma Stadium | 3237 | |
| Sat | 11/9/1968 | A | Spokane Shockers | 28-13 | W | Spokane, WA | Joe Albi Stadium | 3700 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | Las Vegas Cowboys | 40-3 | W | Anaheim, CA | La Palma Stadium | 3901 | |
| Sat | 11/23/1968 | H | Spokane Shockers | 35-14 | W | San Bernardino, CA | Orange Show Stadium | 2000 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/30/1968 | A | Orlando Panthers | 23-30 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | 10134 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/17/1968 | Sacramento Capitols | Canceled |
| 10/13/1968 | Dallas Rockets | Canceled |
| 11/23/1968 | Spokane Shockers | Moved from 11/24 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jerrell Andrews | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 22 | Laney JC; San Jose State | ||
| Bob Anthony | 78 | DT | 6-1 | 280 | Los Angeles CC; New Mexico | |||
| John Beck | 23 | DB | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; San Diego State | ||
| Ron Berger | 72 | RDE | 6-8 | 278 | 26 | Wayne State (Michigan) | ||
| Charlie Brown | OT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Tulsa | |||
| Pat Cashman | 21 | OE | 5-10 | 185 | San Diego State | |||
| Ron Coleman | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 233 | none | |||
| Rich Cooper | 74 | RDT | 6-1 | 270 | 24 | El Camino JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| Bernie Corbin | 25 | RS-RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Temple; Alabama A&M | ||
| Willie Crittendon | 89 | LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | Taft JC; Tulsa | ||
| Jim Crossley | 45 | RCB | 5-11 | 200 | 21 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | ||
| Phil Culotta | 47 | DB | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Arizona State | ||
| Bruce Day | 73 | LDT | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Mount San Antonio JC; Utah | ||
| Dick Degen | 51 | MLB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Cerritos JC; Long Beach State | ||
| Cecil Dowdy | 53 | ROG | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Alabama | ||
| Greg Duff | 76 | LOT | 6-2 | 260 | Idaho State | |||
| Arlan Elms | 31/32 | HB | 6-2 | 199 | 24 | Oregon | ||
| Fred Figueroa | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | |||
| Ron Fowlkes | 26 | LCB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Ohio University | ||
| Jack Frantz | 65 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | California | ||
| Elie Ghattas | 77 | LOG | 6-1 | 242 | 22 | Ball State | ||
| Mike Giers | 69 | MLB | 6-0 | 235 | 26 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | ||
| Syl Greenwood | 90 | LDE | 6-1 | 238 | 23 | San Francisco State; Fresno State | ||
| Cal Guillory | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | Utah State; Oakland CC | ||
| Harry Halverstadt | 67 | ROG | 6-4 | 253 | 23 | Long Beach State | ||
| Mike Hannigan | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 245 | 21 | El Camino JC; Northern Arizona | ||
| Jim Hight | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | ||
| Darrell Hoover | 22 | LS-RS | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Arizona State | ||
| Guy Hutchens | 46 | FL | 6-2 | 208 | 25 | Arizona State | ||
| Bobby Jackson | 33 | FB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Riverside CC; New Mexico State | ||
| Cephus Jackson | 48 | LS | 6-0 | 205 | 22 | Jackson State | ||
| Larry Jarmon | 65 | ROT | 6-8 | 277 | 22 | Los Angeles State | ||
| Bill Jaroncyk | 41 | LS | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Palomar JC; Southern California | ||
| Cleveland Jones | 40 | FL | 5-3 | 143 | 30 | San Diego CC; Oregon | ||
| Harold Jones | 64 | ROT | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Grambling State | ||
| Ray Jones | DB | 5-11 | 199 | 25 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Los Angeles State | |||
| Mike London | 62 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Wisconsin | ||
| Al Marcelin | 47 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Arizona Western JC; Parsons | ||
| Dunn Marteen | 10 | QB | 6-0 | 193 | 28 | Santa Ana JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| Frank McRae | 79 | DT | 6-6 | 270 | 24 | Tennessee State | ||
| Sheldon Moomaw | 79 | LOT-RDT | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Cerritos JC; California; Cerritos JC; Tulsa | ||
| Rhome Nixon | 94 | TE-FL | 6-3 | 209 | 24 | New Mexico State; Southern University | ||
| Frank Olite | 64 | DT | 6-1 | 230 | 28 | Dakota Wesleyan | ||
| Jerry Otterson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | Cerritos JC; Long Beach State | ||
| Perry Parks | 92 | LDT-RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; Los Angeles State | ||
| Ernie Pye | 57 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 26 | Bakersfield CC; Southern California | ||
| Mike Rengel | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 22 | Air Force; Hawaii | ||
| Mike Scarpace | 63 | OG | 6-1 | 250 | 22 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Southern California | ||
| Craig Scoggins | 20 | FL | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Cerritos JC; San Diego State | ||
| John Seedborg | 68 | K | 6-0 | 227 | 25 | Arizona State | ||
| Charlie Shaw | 50 | C | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Oregon State | ||
| Len Shaw | 30 | HB | 5-11 | 218 | 25 | Langston | ||
| Bruce Smith | 86 | SE | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | Brigham Young | ||
| Joe Smith | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Tennessee State | ||
| Gene Snipes | 45 | FL | 6-1 | 188 | 23 | Elizabeth City State | ||
| Gary Snook | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Iowa | ||
| Tom Stangle | 75 | ROT-C | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Dayton | ||
| Dick Tatley | 66 | K | 5-7 | 220 | 23 | Fullerton JC; San Jose State | ||
| Curt VandeWalle | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 222 | 24 | Iowa | ||
| Eric Watts | 23 | DB | 5-11 | 188 | Alabama A&M | |||
| Jeff White | 89 | SE | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Glendale CC; Texas Tech | ||
| Gene Williams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 228 | 23 | New Mexico State | ||
| Greg Wojcik | DE | 6-6 | 268 | 22 | Orange Coast JC; Southern California | |||
| Roger Young | 48 | DB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Oceanside JC; Fresno State | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 61 | 108 | 48 | 114 | 331 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 47 | 27 | 54 | 146 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 202 | 100 | 91 | 11 | 84 | 833 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jackson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||
| John Seedborg | 0 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 62 | ||
| Rhome Nixon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||
| Bruce Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Arlan Elms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Guy Hutchens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Fred Figueroa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Dick Tatley | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Ron Berger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Cephus Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Len Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Gene Snipes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 40 | 43 | 93.0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 331 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 12 | 0 | 146 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jackson | 216 | 963 | 4.5 | 31 | 14 |
| Arlan Elms | 95 | 407 | 4.3 | 28 | 2 |
| Fred Figueroa | 38 | 171 | 4.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Dunn Marteen | 27 | 81 | 3.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Len Shaw | 24 | 78 | 3.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Gary Snook | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Rhome Nixon | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
| John Seedborg | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Guy Hutchens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Otterson | 17 | -15 | -0.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 438 | 1721 | 3.9 | 31 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 956 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Otterson | 147 | 64 | 43.5 | 78 | 1346 | 9.2 | 21.0 | 71 | 15 | 10.2 | 5 | 3.4 | 96.4 | |||
| Gary Snook | 113 | 52 | 46.0 | 60 | 757 | 6.7 | 14.6 | 56 | 4 | 3.5 | 1 | .9.0 | 76.5 | |||
| Dunn Marteen | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 16 | 272 | 7.6 | 13.6 | 44 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 107.6 | |||
| Bobby Jackson | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 26 | 6.5 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 93.8 | |||
| John Seedborg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 301 | 137 | 45.5 | 158 | 2401 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 71 | 23 | 7.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 29 | 226 | 2175 | 90.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 1332 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 44 | 770 | 17.5 | 56 | 6 |
| Rhome Nixon | 34 | 762 | 22.4 | 54 | 10 |
| Guy Hutchens | 24 | 393 | 16.4 | 42 | 3 |
| Arlan Elms | 14 | 141 | 10.1 | 30 | 2 |
| Gene Snipes | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 71 | 1 |
| Fred Figueroa | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Bobby Jackson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Curt Van de Walle | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Len Shaw | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dunn Marteen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff White | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harold Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 137 | 2401 | 17.5 | 71 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Hoover | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Ron Fowlkes | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Ernie Pye | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Berger | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Cephus Jackson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Mike London | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Giers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Perry Parks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bernie Corbin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 275 | 12.5 | 29 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Seedborg | 41 | 1544 | 37.7 | 60 | 0 | |||||
| Guy Hutchens | 12 | 463 | 38.6 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 53 | 2007 | 37.9 | 60 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 22 | 242 | 11.0 | 63 | 0 | |
| Dunn Marteen | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bernie Corbin | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 314 | 9.2 | 63 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 19 | 506 | 26.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Bernie Corbin | 10 | 208 | 20.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Dunn Marteen | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Gene Snipes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Len Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 789 | 23.9 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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