1968 Fort Worth Braves (TFL) |
| 2nd place • Western Division • 10-2-0 .833 |
| Head Coach: Johnny Hatley |
| Will Davis | Assistant Coach |
| Bill Newman | Assistant Coach |
| Royce Womble | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/27/1968 | A | Shreveport Trojans | 39-24 | W | Shreveport, LA | State Fair Stadium | 3100 | |
| Sat | 8/3/1968 | N | Midwest City Falcons | 72-0 | W | Mineral Wells, TX | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | H | Twin City Panthers | 55-7 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | 1900 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | H | Beaumont Golden Vikings | 14-0 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | 3000 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | A | San Antonio Toros | 6-24 | L | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium | 4903 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | H | El Paso Jets | 48-21 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | 2321 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Odessa Comets | 50-13 | W | Odessa, TX | W.T. Barrett Stadium | 300 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | H | Dallas Rockets | 52-24 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | 4250 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1968 | A | Texarkana Titans | 23-21 | W | Texarkana, TX | Grim Stadium | 4681 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | A | Tulsa Thunderbirds | 6-19 | L | Tulsa, OK | LaFortune Stadium | 408 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | H | West Texas Rufneks | 48-6 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | 4682 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1968 | A | Shreveport Oilers | 68-7 | W | Shreveport, LA | State Fair Stadium | ||
| Sat | 10/26/1968 | A | Dallas Rockets | 41-3 | W | Dallas, TX | Jesuit High School Field | 250 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | H | Tulsa Thunderbirds | 7-3 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | ||
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | El Paso Jets | 34-7 | W | El Paso, TX | Dudley Field | 250 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | Texarkana Titans | 42-3 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | ||
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | H | San Antonio Toros | 20-10 | W | Fort Worth, TX | Farrington Field | ||
| Sat | 12/14/1968 | N | Beaumont Golden Vikings | 30-18 | W | Port Neches, TX | |||
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Adams | DT | 6-0 | 278 | 23 | Texas State | |||
| Roy Allison | DB | 6-4 | 219 | 23 | Phoenix JC | |||
| Tommy Bagby | 64 | LOG | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Corpus Christi; Delta State | ||
| Woody Bedford | 31 | RLB | 5-10 | 214 | 29 | North Texas | ||
| Roosevelt Bonner | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 170 | 23 | Henderson County JC; Wichita State | ||
| Jim Bragg | 40 | FL | 168 | Lincoln | ||||
| Mike Bratcher | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 226 | 22 | Texas Christian | ||
| Ernest Byrd | DB | 5-11 | 174 | 31 | Howard County JC | |||
| Rich Callahan | 76 | RDT-DE | 6-1 | 245 | 23 | Southern Methodist; Howard Payne | ||
| Jim Campbell | 23 | DB | 5-9 | 160 | 28 | Texas-Arlington | ||
| Sonny Campbell | FL | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Texas Christian | |||
| Tom Carruth | LB | 200 | Oklahoma State | |||||
| Billy Christle | 29 | FL | 5-9 | 170 | 28 | North Texas | ||
| Les Clark | 62 | OT | 6-2 | 282 | 26 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Jamie Davis | TE | 6-1 | 205 | 21 | Texas-Arlington | |||
| Ted Davis | 79 | TE-DE | 6-6 | 241 | 22 | Navarro JC | ||
| Tod Faulkner | CB | 210 | ||||||
| Paul Fry | 18 | CB | 5-9 | 178 | 23 | Wharton County JC; Texas Christian | ||
| Dave Fuller | 12 | FS | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Abilene Christian | ||
| Donnie Gibbs | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Texas Christian | ||
| Burkley Harkless | 87 | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 23 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | ||
| Johnny Hatley | DT | 6-3 | 249 | 38 | Baylor; Southwest Texas JC; Sul Ross State | |||
| Jerry Holley | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 21 | none | ||
| Doug Holtzclaw | 15 | SS | 5-11 | 165 | 21 | Howard Payne | ||
| Jerry Jolley | 24 | DB | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | East Texas A&M | ||
| Johnny Kennard | 50 | C | 6-4 | 238 | 28 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Earl Lattimer | 42 | K-RB | 6-1 | 215 | 28 | Michigan State | ||
| Phil Luebhusen | LB | 5-10 | 198 | 21 | Texas Christian | |||
| Bobby McGlaun | 22 | LCB-FL | 5-10 | 175 | 26 | Del Mar JC | ||
| Sam McNeil | 33 | HB | 5-9 | 214 | 21 | Bishop | ||
| Tom Moody | 41 | FL | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; West Texas A&M | ||
| Ronnie Nixon | 55 | LLB-MLB | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Texas Christian | ||
| Bill Nunnallee | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 252 | 21 | Angelo State | ||
| Faust Parker | 5 | K | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Texas-Arlington | 0 | |
| Ronnie Patterson | 63 | ROG-DT | 6-4 | 262 | 20 | Texas Tech | ||
| Dan Pearson | 72/73 | OT | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | Oklahoma State | ||
| Fred Polser | 70 | LDE | 6-5 | 235 | 27 | East Texas A&M | ||
| Ted Polser | 71 | LDT | 6-5 | 269 | 27 | East Texas A&M | ||
| Roy Lee Rambo | OG | 6-3 | 225 | 29 | Texas Christian | |||
| Jim Russell | 82 | SE-TE | 6-1 | 200 | 21 | North Texas | ||
| Jeff Saari | 72 | OT | 6-9 | 290 | 22 | Texas Wesleyan; Howard Payne | ||
| Phil Scoggins | 87 | K | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Texas A&M | ||
| Ray Scott | 87 | TE | 6-7 | 255 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Jim Slaughter | OG | 240 | ||||||
| Dave Smith | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | Texas Christian | ||
| Ronnie Steadman | 21 | RCB | 5-9 | 173 | 20 | Ranger JC | ||
| Ron Sterling | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 255 | 22 | North Texas | ||
| Bill Sweeney | 66 | OG | 6-3 | 230 | 20 | West Texas A&M | ||
| Autry Terry | 34 | DB | 195 | 24 | Bishop | |||
| Bob Tucker | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 223 | 22 | Coffeyville JC; North Texas | ||
| Brice Ury | LB | 6-0 | 223 | 24 | Butler CC | |||
| Mike Vincent | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Hinds CC; Delta State | ||
| James Walker | 38 | FB | 6-0 | 207 | 22 | UC Santa Barbara | ||
| Jim Wheat | 68 | MLB | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Houston | ||
| Jim Wilson | 83 | FL-SE | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | none | ||
| Tom Wilson | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Texas Southern | ||
| Jim Wood | 86 | OE | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | Southern Methodist; Howard Payne | ||
| H.F. Wurzbach | 75 | LaOT | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Texas-Arlington | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 105 | 98 | 106 | 377 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 154 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faust Parker | 0 | 43 | 13 | - | 0 | 82 | |||||||
| Jim Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Sam McNeil | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Roosevelt Bonner | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Billy Christle | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Donnie Gibbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bobby McGlaun | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| James Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Earl Lattimer | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Dave Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Mike Vincent | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Woody Bedford | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Sonny Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jerry Holley | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Tom Moody | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ted Polser | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ronnie Steadman | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 48 | 44 | 48 | 91.7 | 15 | - | 0 | 377 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 6 | - | 0 | 154 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McNeil | 4 | ||||
| Roosevelt Bonner | 3 | ||||
| Donnie Gibbs | 3 | ||||
| James Walker | 3 | ||||
| Earl Lattimer | 2 | ||||
| Tom Moody | 2 | ||||
| Dave Smith | 2 | ||||
| Mike Vincent | 2 | ||||
| Billy Christle | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vincent | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Donnie Gibbs | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Sam McNeil | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wilson | 8 | ||||
| Jim Russell | 4 | ||||
| Bobby McGlaun | 3 | ||||
| Sam McNeil | 3 | ||||
| Billy Christle | 2 | ||||
| Jerry Holley | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 21 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Bedford | 1 | ||||
| Sonny Campbell | 1 | ||||
| Ted Polser | 1 | ||||
| Ronnie Steadman | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 4 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Bonner | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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