1963 Rome Bisons |
| 8th place • 0-14-0 .000 |
| Head Coach: Max Bass (0-4-0); Jay Isbell (0-2-0); Art White (0-8-0) |
| Ray Beck | Assistant Coach |
| Don Carson | Assistant Coach |
| Paul Jamison | Assistant Coach |
| Homer Mathis | Assistant Coach |
| Pete Trammell | Assistant Coach |
| Art White | Assistant Coach |
| Mink Wilson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/3/1963 | A | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 0-42 | L | Northport, AL | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | 1600 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1963 | A | Chattanooga Cherokees | 2-48 | L | Chattanooga, TN | Chamberlain Field | 8497 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1963 | H | Huntsville Rockets | 9-14 | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | 3116 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1963 | H | Tuscaloosa Warriors | 19-21 | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | 3000 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | H | Chattanooga Cherokees | 2-47 | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1963 | A | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 0-55 | L | Daytona Beach, FL | Memorial Stadium | 1900 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1963 | H | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | 0-35 | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/21/1963 | A | Huntsville Rockets | 0-20 | L | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville Stadium | 4166 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1963 | A | Jacksonville Robins | 0-28 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 1957 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1963 | H | Gadsden Raiders | 12-20 | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | ||
| Sat | 10/12/1963 | A | Orlando Broncos | L | Orlando, FL | Tangerine Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/13/1963 | A | Atlanta Spartans | 0-46 | L | Atlanta, GA | Ponce de Leon Park | ||
| Sat | 10/19/1963 | H | Orlando Broncos | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | |||
| Sat | 11/9/1963 | A | Gadsden Raiders | 0-32 | L | Fort Payne, AL | |||
| Sat | 11/16/1963 | H | Jacksonville Robins | L | Rome, GA | Barron Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/12/1963 | Orlando Broncos | Forfeit |
| 10/19/1963 | Orlando Broncos | Forfeit |
| 11/16/1963 | Jacksonville Robins | Forfeit |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bob Anderson | 50 | OG--CLB | 6-1 | 220 | Georgia | |||
| Rich Baker | 30/63 | C | 6-2 | 225 | none | |||
| Earl Barrett | 53 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 235 | none | |||
| Mike Berry | 62 | OE | 6-3 | 200 | Tennessee; East Carolina | |||
| Bill Blackstock | 43 | OG | 6-2 | 200 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Ted Boozer | OE | 230 | Texas A&M; Allen Aacdemy JC; Jacksonville State | |||||
| Jerry Burke | 55 | DT | 225 | none | ||||
| Don Carson | Georgia | |||||||
| Jimmy Cheatham | 52 | G | 5-9 | 220 | ||||
| Don Clarke | 13 | CB | 180 | 29 | Bridgeport | |||
| Fred Colvard | QB | 6-1 | 197 | 21 | West Virginia | |||
| Harvey Copeland | 63 | DB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Auburn | ||
| Jim Coxwell | 55 | DT | 6-3 | 255 | 21 | Alabama; Jacksonville State | ||
| Bill Crumbley | 54 | DT-OT | 6-3 | 230 | none | |||
| Johnny Daher | 31 | HB-FB | 5-9 | 227 | 23 | Georgia Military JC; Hinds CC | ||
| Ed Darby | 25 | LB | 5-11 | 202 | 25 | Mississippi | ||
| Joe Dendy | 25 | FL | 6-0 | 190 | Middle Tennessee State | |||
| Jim Fulcher | 65 | OT | 6-2 | 235 | Alabama | |||
| Jim Gaddy | 51 | C | 6-0 | 217 | 24 | South Carolina | ||
| Virgil Gaddy | 52 | HB | 6-1 | 200 | none | |||
| Gary Garner | 20 | FB-FL-DB | 5-10 | 191 | Auburn | |||
| Ray Gentles | 24 | HB | 6-1 | 220 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Harry Gibbs | 32/24 | DE-C | 6-0 | 207 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Mike Godsey | 6-2 | 171 | 21 | Alabama | ||||
| Ray Gossett | 12 | LB | 5-11 | 195 | none | |||
| Bud Griffin | 43 | OT-K | 5-11 | 230 | Auburn | |||
| Bill Guyton | 40 | LB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | none | ||
| Moody Hamilton | 21 | S | 5-8 | 155 | none | |||
| Don Hemmell | 63 | DE | 200 | none | ||||
| Jackie Jackson | 21 | HB | 6-3 | 235 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Bobby Johnson | 35 | DG-OG | 6-1 | 212 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Ralph Lewis | 44 | OE-DG-OG | 5-10 | 185 | Gardner-Webb JC | |||
| Larry Martin | 23 | LB | 5-10 | 185 | Carson-Newman | |||
| Homer Mathis | 42 | DG-OT-LB | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
| Jerry Mays | 14/33 | LB | 6-0 | 202 | 28 | none | ||
| Jimmy Mays | 62 | DE | 6-1 | 215 | none | |||
| Verlon McNeely | E | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | none | |||
| Billy Mitchell | FB | |||||||
| Don Morris | 11 | QB | 5-10 | 180 | none | |||
| Martin Murphy | 52 | OG-OT | 5-9 | 233 | 24 | Contra Costa JC; Nevada-Reno | ||
| Dave Myrick | 64 | OE | 6-1 | 220 | North Carolina State | |||
| Billy Nichols | 52 | OT | 230 | none | ||||
| John O'Bar | G | 6-1 | 195 | 30 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Al Orerholser | 13 | QB | 5-11 | 191 | none | |||
| Tim Poindexter | 22 | HB | 5-7 | 165 | 23 | none | ||
| Tony Povilaitis | 6-2 | 180 | none | |||||
| Ray Purvis | 15 | FL-DB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Middle Tennessee State | ||
| Tom Reid | 11 | OE | 6-1 | 207 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Gene St. John | 15 | CB | 5-8 | 170 | Jacksonville State | |||
| Mitchell Shellnut | 60 | DB | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Georgia | ||
| Wayne Shellnut | 61 | DE-DT-OG | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Georgia | ||
| James Shephard | ||||||||
| Charles Stansell | 41 | OG-DG | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | none | ||
| Don Staples | DB | 180 | ||||||
| Mack Stapleton | 45 | DB | 5-9 | 180 | none | |||
| Jack Swygert | 13 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | none | ||
| Joe Thorn | 60 | T | 6-1 | 285 | 24 | West Alabama | ||
| Lewis Tillman | ||||||||
| Richard Torina | 20 | DB | 230 | none | ||||
| Pete Trammell | 10 | QB-P-FL | 6-0 | 177 | Troy | |||
| Mel Traylor | 34 | FB-DB-HB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Morris Brown | ||
| Wilbur Williamson | HB | 210 | Hinds CC | |||||
| Mink Wilson | 64 | OE | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Auburn | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 2 | 18 | 44 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 90 | 103 | 81 | 362 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Trammell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ray Gossett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ralph Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Melvin Traylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Bud Griffin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Earl Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Harry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Bob Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| (Unidentified) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 2 | 44 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 42 | 53 | 79.2 | 0 | 1 | 362 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Trammell | 2 | ||||
| Melvin Traylor | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3+ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 28 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Trammell | 1+ | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 1+ | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Lewis | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1+ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Gossett | 1+ | ||||
| Team Totals | 1+ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0+ | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0+ | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0+ | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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