1963 Huntsville Rockets |
| 4th place • 7-6-1 .538 |
| Joe Beard | Assistant Coach |
| Cliff Coggin | Assistant Coach |
| Glen Graham | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/27/1963 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 7-20 | L | Muscle Shoals, AL | Trojan Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sat | 8/3/1963 | A | Jacksonville Robins | 0-3 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 9505 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1963 | H | Gadsden Raiders | 12-0 | W | Decatur, AL | Decatur Stadium | 3042 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1963 | A | Rome Bisons | 14-9 | W | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | 3116 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1963 | H | Jacksonville Robins | 20-14 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 7104 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | A | Gadsden Raiders | 12-13 | L | Albertville, AL | Albertville High School Field | 5000 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1963 | A | Orlando Broncos | 12-24 | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | ||
| Sat | 9/14/1963 | H | Orlando Broncos | 21-13 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 3074 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1963 | H | Rome Bisons | 20-0 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 4166 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1963 | H | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 12-7 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 5181 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1963 | H | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 26-23 | W | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 4988 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1963 | A | Chattanooga Cherokees | 7-7 | T | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 6409 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1963 | H | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 0-7 | L | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | ||
| Sat | 11/2/1963 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 12-14 | L | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 3020 | |
| Sat | 11/16/1963 | A | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 14-68 | L | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | ||
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Cal Abrams | 63 | G | 6-1 | 235 | Alabama | |||
| Lockett Ballard | 32 | S | 6-1 | 215 | Alabama | |||
| Joe Beard | 60 | ROG | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | North Alabama | ||
| Walt Bishop | 22 | S-P | 5-10 | 187 | 26 | none | ||
| Johnny Bosch | 44 | FB-LB | 5-10 | 217 | Samford | |||
| John Citrano | 30 | DB | 5-9 | 185 | 31 | North Alabama | ||
| Frank Clayton | 84 | SE-FL | 6-0 | 197 | 28 | Memphis | ||
| Gil Cleveland | 10 | DB-QB | 5-10 | 175 | North Alabama | |||
| Cliff Coggin | 88 | FL-OE | 6-2 | 215 | 39 | Southern Mississippi | ||
| Jerry Coleman | 64 | G | 5-11 | 205 | none | |||
| Fred Colvard | 4 | RB | 6-1 | 197 | 21 | West Virginia | ||
| Curt Cook | 24 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | Southern Mississippi | |||
| Ferdy Cruce | 24 | FB-FL | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Alabama; Louisiana-Monroe | ||
| Joe D'Auria | 80 | TE-SE | 6-4 | 217 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | ||
| Bobby Garvin | DT-OT | 6-3 | 285 | 23 | Mississippi State | |||
| Glen Graham | 34 | MLB | 6-1 | 225 | 31 | Alabama | ||
| Lee Hagedorn | 76 | MG | 5-11 | 285 | North Alabama | |||
| Larry Hall | K | |||||||
| Tootie Hill | 12 | HB-QB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Mississippi State | ||
| Jerry Hudson | 62 | C-LB | 6-0 | 205 | North Alabama | |||
| Tarrie Hyche | 21 | CB-QB-K | 5-11 | 185 | 20 | North Alabama | ||
| Ray Landers | 89 | E | 6-2 | 210 | none | |||
| Freck League | 66 | DT-MG-LB-LOG | 5-11 | 205 | 28 | Mississippi State | ||
| Ted Lewis | 20 | S-CB | 5-10 | 170 | Middle Tennessee State | |||
| Billy Lumpkin | 82 | SE | 6-1 | 188 | 29 | Alabama; North Alabama | ||
| Woosie Mitchell | 68 | LOG-ROG | 6-0 | 212 | none | |||
| Hayward Nixon | 78 | T | 5-11 | 225 | 26 | none | ||
| Jimmy Norred | 54 | C-MLB | 6-3 | 244 | 27 | Alabama; Louisiana-Monroe | ||
| Will Parker | 42 | OLB | 6-0 | 225 | none | |||
| Houston Patton | 9 | QB-P | 6-0 | 195 | 30 | Mississippi | ||
| Henry Prater | 42 | FL-TE | 6-2 | 230 | North Alabama | |||
| Tobie Sewell | 79 | DT-DE | 6-0 | 230 | none | |||
| Ed Smith | 86 | OE-OLB | 6-5 | 222 | 27 | Mississippi State | ||
| Arlie Snoddy | 39 | FB | 5-11 | 190 | none | |||
| Bobby Suggs | 62 | LOG-LOT-DT | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Alabama | ||
| Bobby Tate | 70 | ROT-DT | 6-4 | 256 | Missouri | |||
| Fred Thrower | 74 | LOT-DE-DT | 6-2 | 235 | 30 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; North Alabama | ||
| Bobby Tribble | K-DT | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Mississippi State | |||
| Buddy Wood | 72 | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 25 | Alabama | ||
| Larry Yancey | 40 | FB | 5-11 | 180 | North Alabama | |||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 60 | 43 | 26 | 53 | 182 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 68 | 67 | 33 | 202 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe D'Auria | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Tootie Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Houston Patton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Cliff Coggin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Billy Lumpkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Henry Prater | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Johnny Bosch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Fred Colvard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Tary Hyche | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ed Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Larry Hall | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Bobby Tribble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| (Unidentified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 28 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 182 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 4 | 0 | 202 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tootie Hill | 5 | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | 3 | ||||
| Houston Patton | 2 | ||||
| Johnny Bosch | 1 | ||||
| Fred Colvard | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 12 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Patton | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Tootie Hill | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tarrie Hyche | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 15 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe DÕAuria | 8 | ||||
| Cliff Coggin | 2 | ||||
| Billy Lumpkin | 2 | ||||
| Henry Prater | 2 | ||||
| Ferdy Cruce | 1 | ||||
| Ed Smith | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 16 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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