Toronto Rifles (11-3)
Head Coach: Leo Cahill
Philadelphia Bulldogs (10-4)
Head Coach: Babe Dimancheff
Norfolk Neptunes (9-5)
Head Coach: Gary Glick
Newark Bears (5-9)
Head Coach: Steve Van Buren
Wheeling Ironmen (2-12)
Head Coach: Mac Cara/Bob Snyder
Charleston Rockets (14-0)
Head Coach: Perry Moss
Fort Wayne Warriors (8-6)
Head Coach: Ken Carpenter
Richmond Rebels (6-8)
Head Coach: Pete Pihos
Rhode Island Indians (3-11)
Head Coach: Mike Connolly
Hartford Charter Oaks (2-12)
Head Coach: F.Wallner/L.Grosscup/L.Lander
FROM ATLANTIC COAST FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Newark Bears, Springfield Acorns (Franchise was relocated to Norfolk, where it was renamed the Neptunes, prior to the start of the season), Richmond Rebels, Hartford Charter Oaks FROM THE UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Wheeling Ironmen, Charleston Rockets, Toronto Rifles (formerly Montreal Rifles), Philadelphia Bulldogs (formerly Canton Bulldogs), Ft. Wayne Warriors (formerly Indianapolis Warriors) NEW FRANCHISE: Providence/Rhode Island Indians
SATURDAY AUGUST 14
Hartford 17, RICHMOND 10 (11842) - Within 19 minutes, Hartford had all of its points. Rebels QB Merv Holland completed 21 of 41 passes for 220 yards, but was intercepted three times.
TORONTO 20, Wheeling 0 (8100) - Ron McCauley, Joe Williams and Ernie Wade scored the Toronto TDs. Williams and McCauley were the big rushers for the Rifles, the pair combining to grind out 150 of the 197 total yards
Ft. Wayne 16, NORFOLK 6 (11,000) - Norfolk RB Al Ford piled up 100 yards on only 12 carries to lead all rushers the first weekend. Ford had a long romp of 59 yards.
SUNDAY AUGUST 15
Charleston 27, PROVIDENCE 16 (9,800) - Ron Pennington led Charleston, scoring two TDs and passing for two. Pennington took over from starting QB Ron Miller in the first quarter with his team trailing 6-0. Indians QB Tom Kennedy and E Joe Fowlkes combined on an 84-yard TD, while DB Jim Adams intercepted three passes.
Philadelphia 35, NEWARK 30 (8600) - The Bulldogs, last year's champions in the United League, amassed 381 yards passing and added another 132 on the ground. Pacing the Philadelphia attack was QB Bob Brodhead, who went 24-of-45. Four of Brodhead's passes were for touchdowns.
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 1 0 0 1.000 20 0 Ft. Wayne 1 0 0 1.000 16 6
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 35 30 Charleston 1 0 0 1.000 27 16
Norfolk 0 1 0 .000 6 16 Hartford 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Wheeling 0 1 0 .000 0 20 Richmond 0 1 0 .000 10 17
Newark 0 1 0 .000 30 35 Providence 0 1 0 .000 16 27
SATURDAY AUGUST 21
CHARLESTON 35, Norfolk 25 (6,324) - Rockets QB Dan Henning completed 22 of 44 passes for 331 yards and two TDs, with Herm Driver catching 13 passes for 214 yards as the Rockets built a 28-0 lead
PHILADELPHIA 41, Richmond 17 (10,659) - Bob Brodhead threw three TD passes to lead the Bulldogs. He threw a 67-yarder to H. D. Murphy, a 13-yard TD to John Drew and a 14-yarder to Richie Richmond in compiling 268 yards
Toronto 39, HARTFORD 16 (8,800)
FT. WAYNE 41, Providence 19 (5,433)
SUNDAY AUGUST 22
Newark 13, WHEELING 12 (7,061) - Two FGs and an extra point by Bill Shockley gave the Bears the win. Shockley added the point after a second quarter TD pass from Don Jonas to Mike Hangler, which covered 31 yards
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 2 0 0 1.000 59 16 Ft. Wayne 2 0 0 1.000 57 25
Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 76 47 Charleston 2 0 0 1.000 62 41
Newark 1 1 0 .500 43 47 Hartford 1 1 0 .500 33 49
Norfolk 0 2 0 .000 31 51 Richmond 0 2 0 .000 27 58
Wheeling 0 2 0 .000 12 33 Providence 0 2 0 .000 35 68
SATURDAY AUGUST 28
Charleston 33, RICHMOND 17 (6,000) - Richmond jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but were unable to generate positive yards in the second half as the Rockets roared back thanks to Ron Quillen, who ran for 112 yards and a TD
Philadelphia 14, FORT WAYNE 10 (6,100) - DB Sherman Ross ran 90 yards with an intercepted pass that gave Philadelphia its victory and dropped Fort Wayne into a second place tie with Hartford
SUNDAY AUGUST 29
NORFOLK 13, Wheeling 7 (7,100) - Dan Henning threw TD passes in the first and third quarters to split end Herman Driver to give Norfolk a 13-0 lead that held up against Wheeling
Toronto 53, NEWARK 35
Providence 19, HARTFORD 7 (6,162) - Tom Kennedy completed 26 of 37 passes for 321 yards in leading the Indians to the win. Charter Oaks QB Lee Grosscup connected on only 4 of 18 tosses for 49 yards
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 3 0 0 1.000 112 51 Charleston 3 0 0 1.000 95 58
Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 90 57 Ft. Wayne 2 1 0 .667 67 39
Newark 1 2 0 .333 78 100 Hartford 1 2 0 .333 40 68
Norfolk 1 2 0 .333 44 58 Providence 1 2 0 .333 54 75
Wheeling 0 3 0 .000 19 46 Richmond 0 3 0 .000 44 91
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4
CHARLESTON 38, Newark 0 (7,759) - Although Charleston ripped Newark, the Bears led in first downs, rushing yardage and passing yards. The Rockets defense scored three times to lead the rout
PHILADELPHIA 28, Rhode Island 11 - Bob Brodhead threw four TD passes, three in the fourth, as the Bulldogs rallied for the win
TORONTO 41, Norfolk 17 (10,283) - Rifles QB Bubba Marriott sat out with an injury, so the defense took over, scoring three times
Richmond 27, HARTFORD 21 - Merv Holland scored twice via the air to lead the Rebels to their first win
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5
Fort Wayne 14, WHEELING 0 - Gordon Queen tossed TD passes of 35 and 76 yards, as the Ironmen were left as the only CFL team without a win
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 4 0 0 1.000 153 68 Charleston 4 0 0 1.000 133 58
Philadelphia 4 0 0 1.000 118 68 Ft. Wayne 3 1 0 .750 81 39
Newark 1 3 0 .333 78 138 Hartford 1 3 0 .250 61 95
Norfolk 1 3 0 .333 61 99 Providence 1 3 0 .250 65 103
Wheeling 0 4 0 .000 19 60 Richmond 1 3 0 .250 71 112
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Charleston 28, FORT WAYNE 3 (4,420) - Jim Moss caught five passes for 108 yards and two of QB Ron Miller's three TDs as the Rockets rolled again
RICHMOND 23, Wheeling 20 (18,000) - The Rebels were ahead 17-6 at the half, and then the Ironmen came back to tie it at 20-20. That was the score until Bill Joyner kicked his third FG with 18 seconds to go
Philadelphia 21, TORONTO 14 (16,303) - The Bulldogs took over the lead in the East before the largest crowd of the year in Toronto
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12
NEWARK 43, Hartford 0 - Newark scored in every period to roll
Norfolk 33, PROVIDENCE 30 (OT) (3,106) - A sudden-death win was chalked up by Norfolk, as John Hightower kicked a FG in the sixth minute of OT
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 5 0 0 1.000 139 82 Charleston 5 0 0 1.000 161 61
Toronto 4 1 0 .800 167 89 Ft. Wayne 3 2 0 .600 84 67
Newark 2 3 0 .400 121 138 Richmond 2 3 0 .400 94 132
Norfolk 2 3 0 .400 94 129 Providence 1 4 0 .200 95 136
Wheeling 0 5 0 .000 39 83 Hartford 1 4 0 .200 61 138
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17
PHILADELPHIA 38, Newark 28 (10,065) - The Bulldogs scored three TDs in the first period and rolled to their sixth victory without a loss. Bob Brodhead, the league's leading passer, threw for three TDs
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18
CHARLESTON 31, Wheeling 7 (8,500) - Ron Miller completed 13 of 19 passes for 169 yards and tossed two touchdown passes to lead the Rockets. Ironmen head coach Mac Cara resigned after the game
Toronto 27, FORT WAYNE 17 - The Rifles remained one game back of Philadelphia as John Henry Jackson threw three TD passes
Providence 37, RICHMOND 17 (7,500) - Tom Kennedy, who passed for 347 yards and four TDs to lead the Indians, completed 22 of 36 passes
Norfolk 44, HARTFORD 6 (7,390) - The Neptunes scored 31 points in the first half, beginning with a six-yard pass from Dan Henning to Herman Driver
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 6 0 0 1.000 177 110 Charleston 6 0 0 1.000 192 68
Toronto 5 1 0 .833 194 105 Ft. Wayne 3 3 0 .500 101 94
Norfolk 3 3 0 .500 138 135 Richmond 2 4 0 .333 111 169
Newark 2 4 0 .333 149 176 Providence 2 4 0 .333 132 153
Wheeling 0 6 0 .000 46 114 Hartford 1 5 0 .167 67 182
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Charleston 31, TORONTO 0 (5,437) - The Rockets stunned Toronto by recovering the game's opening kickoff and striking immediately on Ron Miller's 24-yard TD to TE Jim (Shorty) Moss
NORFOLK 42, Philadelphia 35 (13,453) - Trailing 35-14 at the half, the Neptunes roared back with FB Jerry Fredricks providing the winning score on a 1-yard run with 1:57 remaining
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Richmond 34, NEWARK 22
PROVIDENCE 14, Fort Wayne 9 (7,203) - Indians QB Tom Kennedy tossed fourth-quarter TD passes to Bruce Smith and Joe Fowlkes for the win
WHEELING 34, Hartford 14 (5,317) - Bruce Reinhart passed for two TDs and ran for one himself to give the Ironmen their first victory. The victory marked the Continental League coaching debut for Wheeling's Bob Snyder
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 6 1 0 .857 212 152 Charleston 7 0 0 1.000 223 68
Toronto 5 2 0 .714 194 136 Ft. Wayne 3 4 0 .429 110 108
Norfolk 4 3 0 .571 180 170 Richmond 3 4 0 .429 145 191
Newark 2 5 0 .286 171 210 Providence 3 4 0 .429 146 162
Wheeling 1 6 0 .143 80 128 Hartford 1 6 0 .143 81 216
SATURDAY OCTOBER 2
CHARLESTON 63, Rhode Island 0 (6,000) - Ron Miller blistered the Indians' defense with three third period TD passes. The Rockets led 14-0 at halftime on TDs by Miller and FB Ron Quillen, then scored 49 points after the break
Philadelphia 62, HARTFORD 22
Fort Wayne 33, RICHMOND 10
SUNDAY OCTOBER 3
Toronto 13, WHEELING 3 (6,735) - Toronto QB John Henry Jackson was arrested on draft evasion charges. FBI agents entered the dressing room and made him change clothes and then handcuffed him
Norfolk 10, NEWARK 7
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 7 1 0 .875 274 174 Charleston 8 0 0 1.000 286 68
Toronto 6 2 0 .750 207 139 Ft. Wayne 4 4 0 .500 143 118
Norfolk 5 3 0 .625 190 177 Richmond 3 5 0 .375 155 224
Newark 2 6 0 .250 178 220 Providence 3 5 0 .375 146 225
Wheeling 1 7 0 .125 83 141 Hartford 1 7 0 .125 103 278
SATURDAY OCTOBER 9
CHARLESTON 33, Richmond 7 - Ron Miller threw for two TDs. Ed Mitchamore kicked a 35-yard FG, Ron Quillen plunged for a TD and backup QB Ron Pennington plunged for another as the final gun sounded for the Rockets
PHILADELPHIA 42, Wheeling 28 - H. D. Murphy scored on passes of 52 and 79 yards to lead Philadelphia. John Henry Martin of the Ironmen set a league record for rushing with his total of 182 yards, and he added three TDs
FORT WAYNE 49, Hartford 13
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10
NORFOLK 29, Toronto 21
Newark 14, PROVIDENCE 0 (5,400)
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 8 1 0 .889 316 202 Charleston 9 0 0 1.000 319 75
Toronto 6 3 0 .667 228 168 Ft. Wayne 5 4 0 .556 192 131
Norfolk 6 3 0 .667 219 198 Richmond 3 6 0 .333 162 257
Newark 3 6 0 .333 192 220 Providence 3 6 0 .333 146 239
Wheeling 1 8 0 .111 111 183 Hartford 1 8 0 .111 116 327
SATURDAY OCTOBER 16
TORONTO 48, Providence 10
SUNDAY OCTOBER 17
Charleston 9, HARTFORD 6 (5,173) - The Rockets, averaging 36 points a game, won thanks to three Ed Mitchamore FGs and clinched a division tie
FORT WAYNE 35, Newark 13 - Newark led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter, but the Warriors roared back for the win
Philadelphia 21, WHEELING 16 (5,100) - Despite a dislocated rib, Bulldog QB Bob Brodhead threw for 214 yards and two TDs
Richmond 21, NORFOLK 17 (13,097)
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 9 1 0 .900 337 218 X-Charleston 10 0 0 1.000 328 81
Toronto 7 3 0 .700 276 178 Ft. Wayne 6 4 0 .600 227 144
Norfolk 6 4 0 .600 236 219 Richmond 4 6 0 .400 183 274
Newark 3 7 0 .300 205 255 Providence 3 7 0 .300 156 287
Wheeling 1 9 0 .100 127 204 Hartford 1 9 0 .100 122 336
X-Clinched tie for division title
SATURDAY OCTOBER 23
PHILADELPHIA 29, Norfolk 24 - Bob Brodhead passed for three TDs as the Bulldogs avenged their only loss. Time thwarted the Neptunes' bid for victory, as Norfolk was on the two-yard line when time ran out
Toronto 45, RICHMOND 21 - The Rifles scored three times in a 6 1/2-minute span in the fourth period and walloped the Rebels.
HARTFORD 20, Providence 3
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24
CHARLESTON 14, Fort Wayne 7 (4,200) - The decisive TD was scored by Ron Miller on a quarterback sneak that capped a 53 - yard drive. Ron Pennington's 12-yard pass to Ron Quillen produced the first Rocket TD
NEWARK 23, Wheeling 9 (3,000) - Bob Balderston caught two TD passes to lead the Bears. Balderston gathered in a 13-yard pass from QB Don Jonas in the second period to put the Bears in front after they trailed 3-0
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 10 1 0 .909 366 242 Z-Charleston 11 0 0 1.000 342 88
Toronto 8 3 0 .727 321 199 Ft. Wayne 6 5 0 .545 234 158
Norfolk 6 5 0 .545 260 248 Richmond 4 7 0 .364 204 319
Newark 4 7 0 .364 228 264 Providence 3 8 0 .273 159 307
Wheeling 1 10 0 .091 136 227 Hartford 2 9 0 .182 142 339
Z-Clinched division title
SATURDAY OCTOBER 30
Charleston 58, PHILADELPHIA 21 (13,239) - Ron Miller threw three TD passes, Dave Casinelli ran for three more. And Mike Fitzgerald ran a kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown to lead the Rockets to the win
TORONTO 24, Newark 20
Richmond 38, PROVIDENCE 14 (2,180) - The Rebels scored three times in the first half and coasted. QB Merv Holland threw twice to end Al Barber on 39 and 44-yard scoring plays. The Indians lost amid rumors of their folding
Fort Wayne 55, HARTFORD 30
SUNDAY OCTOBER 31
Norfolk 26, WHEELING 9 (4,172)
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 10 2 0 .833 387 300 Z-Charleston 12 0 0 1.000 400 109
Toronto 9 3 0 .750 345 219 Ft. Wayne 7 5 0 .583 289 188
Norfolk 7 5 0 .583 286 257 Richmond 5 7 0 .417 242 333
Newark 4 8 0 .333 248 288 Providence 3 9 0 .250 173 345
Wheeling 1 11 0 .091 145 253 Hartford 2 10 0 .167 172 394
Z-Clinched division title
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6
RICHMOND 17, Philadelphia 14
TORONTO 43, Fort Wayne 24 - League-leading scorer Dick Limerick unleashed a three TD outburst on Fort Wayne, scoring on a 74-yard dash, a four-yard run and a 28-yard pass play from John Henry Jackson
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7
Charleston 21, WHEELING 13 (5,111) - Rodger McFarland's two interceptions enabled the Rockets to make off their 13th consecutive triumph
NEWARK 39, Providence 3 - Newark QB Don Jonas threw four TD passes to lead the Bears to the romp
NORFOLK 20, Hartford 14 - Norfolk, sparked by the alert defensive play of safetyman Carl Charon, came from behind to defeat Hartford
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 10 3 0 .769 401 317 Z-Charleston 13 0 0 1.000 421 122
Toronto 10 3 0 .769 388 243 Ft. Wayne 7 6 0 .538 313 231
Norfolk 8 5 0 .615 306 271 Richmond 6 7 0 .462 259 347
Newark 5 8 0 .385 287 291 Providence 3 10 0 .231 176 384
Wheeling 1 12 0 .077 158 274 Hartford 2 11 0 .154 186 414
Z-Clinched division title
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13
CHARLESTON 41, Hartford 7
Toronto 24, PHILADELPHIA 14 - The best play was a 66-yard TD for the clincher in the fourth quarter. John Henry Jackson had his pass deflected at the line of scrimmage, but Dick Limerick caught it without breaking stride
NORFOLK 19, Newark 10
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14
FORT WAYNE 38, Richmond 24
Wheeling 17, RHODE ISLAND 6 - Wheeling's young quarterback, Bruce Reinhart, threw two touchdown passes and the Ironmen's tough defense bottled up the Indian attack
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Z-Toronto 11 3 0 .786 412 257 Z-Charleston 14 0 0 1.000 462 129
Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 415 341 Ft. Wayne 8 6 0 .571 351 255
Norfolk 9 5 0 .643 325 281 Richmond 6 8 0 .429 283 385
Newark 5 9 0 .357 297 310 Rhode Island 3 11 0 .214 182 401
Wheeling 2 12 0 .143 175 280 Hartford 2 12 0 .143 193 455
Z-Clinched division title
1965 CFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Sunday November 28 at Charleston, WV - 7,000)
CHARLESTON ROCKETS (14-0) 24, TORONTO RIFLES (11-3) 7 - The Rockets defensive unit intercepted four Toronto passes, recovered a fumble, blocked a kick and effectively bottled up Toronto's offense. With one exception, the Rifles never got inside the Charleston 39-yard line. The exception was a 43-yard run by Rifle FB Joe Williams, the CFL's leading rusher. But Williams' touchdown came in the fourth quarter with Toronto down 17-0.
November 24 - Rhode Island Indians folded
1966
February 11 - Awarded expansion franchise to New York (later named Brooklyn Dodgers)
March 15 - Fort Wayne franchise moved to Montreal. Newark Bears move to Orlando.
Toronto Rifles (9-5)
Head Coach: Leo Cahill
Passing Leader: Tom Wilkinson (1902)
Rushing Leader: Joe Williams (1250)
Receiving Leader: Dick Limerick (47-902)
Orlando Panthers (12-2)
Head Coach: Perry Moss
Passing Leader: Don Jonas (2512)
Rushing Leader: Pat Batten (607)
Receiving Leader: Tom Bland (60-1234)
Philadelphia Bulldogs (9-5)
Head Coach: Babe Dimancheff
Passing Leader: Bob Brodhead (3199)
Rushing Leader: Claude Watts (488)
Receiving Leader: John Drew (68-790)
Charleston Rockets (10-4)
Head Coach: Ken Carpenter
Passing Leader: Ron Miller (1743)
Rushing Leader: Ronnie Quillen (768)
Receiving Leader: Tom Munsey (44-650)
Norfolk Neptunes (8-6)
Head Coach: Gary Glick
Passing Leader: Junior Edge (2713)
Rushing Leader: Paul Duda (372)
Receiving Leader: Don Floyd (60-908)
Montreal Beavers (7-7)
Head Coach: Marvin Bass
Passing Leader: Dunn Marteen (1494)
Rushing Leader: Mel Anthony (430)
Receiving Leader: Bob Brown (44-785)
Hartford Charter Oaks (6-8)
Head Coach: Lowell Lander
Passing Leader: John Torok (919)
Rushing Leader: Bob Gaiters (698)
Receiving Leader: Tom Krzemienski (63-748)
Brooklyn Dodgers (5-9)
Head Coach: Andy Robustelli
Passing Leader: Tom Kennedy (2559)
Rushing Leader: Bo Hickey (551)
Receiving Leader: Bob Reed (70-1224)
FRANCHISES FOLDING: Rhode Island Indians FRANCHISES MOVING: Newark Bears to Orlando Panthers, Fort Wayne Warriors to Montreal Beavers FRANCHISE ADDED: Brooklyn Dodgers
THURSDAY AUGUST 18
TORONTO 27, Norfolk 14 (7,106) - Toronto's Joe Williams ran 74 yards for a TD and broke a league record by rushing for 196 yards in 16 carries. Rookie Tom Wilkinson passed for three touchdowns for the Rifles
SATURDAY AUGUST 20
CHARLESTON 42, Brooklyn 23 (8,768) - The defending champions were led Ron Quillen who scored three time and QB Ron Miller, who passed to Shorty Moss for a 13-yard TD as the Rockets won their 16th straight CFL game
Orlando 49, MONTREAL 27 (6009) - QB Don Jonas threw four TD passes, and scored 13 points himself on a TD and seven XPs, as Panther coach Perry Moss remained perfect in the CFL (he went 14-0 with Charleston in 1965)
HARTFORD 36, Philadelphia 31 (9517) - John Torok outdueled Bob Brodhead in a battle of quarterbacks. The Oaks took a quick 17-0 lead following three Bulldog fumbles. The Bulldogs fought back for a short-lived 21-17 lead
SUNDAY AUGUST 21
Richmond 27, WHEELING 23 (6,909) - The Wheeling-Richmond game was a back-and-forth battle which ended with Bob Joyner kicking a field goal with six minutes to go for the Rebels
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 1 0 0 1.000 27 14 Charleston 1 0 0 1.000 42 23
Hartford 1 0 0 1.000 36 31 Orlando 1 0 0 1.000 49 27
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .500 31 36 Richmond 1 0 0 1.000 27 23
Brooklyn 0 1 0 .500 23 42 Wheeling 0 1 0 .500 23 27
Norfolk 0 1 0 .500 14 27 Montreal 0 1 0 .500 27 49
FRIDAY AUGUST 26
TORONTO 35, Hartford 14 (10204) - The Rifles set a CFL rushing record with 346 yards, surpassing their own record of 315 set in the season opener
SATURDAY AUGUST 27
CHARLESTON 30, Wheeling 17 (8,500) - The Ironmen battled the hosts on almost even terms before the Rockets defense jelled in the second half and held them scoreless
NORFOLK 22, Richmond 13 (12,184)
Orlando 49, BROOKLYN 7 (8,000) - Don Jonas and Glynn Griffing each tnrew two TD passes to ruin the Dodgers' home debut. Griffing's first TD pass covered 92 yards to Tom Bland in the third quarter to set a league record
PHILADELPHIA 31, Montreal 14 (7,114) - Bob Brodhead threw four TD passes to give ex-Navy coach Wayne Hardin his first victory in the pro ranks. Brodhead completed 28 of 45 pass attempts for 319 yards
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 2 0 0 1.000 62 28 Charleston 2 0 0 1.000 72 40
Hartford 1 1 0 .500 50 66 Orlando 2 0 0 1.000 98 34
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 62 50 Richmond 1 1 0 .500 40 45
Norfolk 1 1 0 .500 36 40 Wheeling 0 2 0 .000 40 57
Brooklyn 0 2 0 .000 30 91 Montreal 0 2 0 .000 41 80
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3
PHILADELPHIA 41, Charleston 35 (OT) (1,792) - The Bulldogs, trailing 35-14 in the fourth, rallied for 21 points behind the passing of Bob Brodhead. In OT, he passed to Claude Watts for the winning TD to end the Rockets' win streak
HARTFORD 24, Brooklyn 14 (9,500) - Bill Schockley booted a record 48-yard FG late in the fourth period for the Charter Oaks. The old mark was46 yards
ORLANDO 37, Toronto 14 (17,258) - Panther head coach Perry Moss rang up his 18th consecutive win, matching George Halas' record set in 1933-1934 with the Chicago Bears
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4
Norfolk 16, WHEELING 10 (OT) (6108) - Norfolk's Paul Duda ran 31 yards for TD in overtime to lead the Neptunes. The game was deadlocked at 10 late thanks to Wheeling's Rick Duncan, who kicked a league-record 51-yard field goal
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5
MONTREAL 26, Richmond 20 (6591) - The Beavers scored on defense and offense to win their first game. QB Alex Zyskowski was sacked in the end zone for the safety, and the Beavers took three plays to score after the free kick
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 2 1 0 .667 76 65 Orlando 3 0 0 1.000 135 48
Hartford 2 1 0 .667 74 80 Charleston 2 1 0 .667 107 81
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 103 85 Richmond 1 2 0 .333 60 71
Norfolk 2 1 0 .667 52 50 Montreal 1 2 0 .333 67 100
Brooklyn 0 3 0 .000 44 115 Wheeling 0 3 0 .000 50 73
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9
ORLANDO 35, Wheeling 3 (10134) - Perry Moss won his 19th straight regular season game to surpass the record set by George Halas. Counting pre-season exhibition games, Moss' record is 24 consecutive wins
TORONTO 31, Philadelphia 21 (12371) - The Rifles, sparked by rookie QB Tom Wilkinson, took over sole possession of first in the East. Wilkinson ran for one touchdown and passed for two
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10
MONTREAL 22, Brooklyn 14 (4,749)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Charleston 21, RICHMOND 10 (7,500) - The Rockets bounced back thanks to QB Ron Miller who tossed TD passes of 22, 21 and 22 yards to Milard Flemming, Darrell Elam and James Moss
Hartford 26, NORFOLK 21 (12,278) - The Charter Oaks scored 16 points in the third for the win, as Bob Gaiters gained 127 yards rushing, and the Oaks rang up 432 yard on offense
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 3 1 0 .750 107 86 Orlando 4 0 0 1.000 170 51
Hartford 3 1 0 .750 100 101 Charleston 3 1 0 .750 128 91
Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 124 116 Montreal 2 2 0 .500 89 114
Norfolk 2 2 0 .500 73 76 Richmond 1 3 0 .250 70 92
Brooklyn 0 4 0 .000 58 137 Wheeling 0 4 0 .000 53 108
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16
TORONTO 36, Montreal 30 (OT) (12187) - Bob Blakely ran for 226 yards to set a new CFL record. His yardage included a 79-yard run in OT which also topped the present season high mark of 74
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Norfolk 38, PHILADELPHIA 31 (7383)
HARTFORD 48, Richmond 28 (9642)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Brooklyn 45, WHEELING 27 (4,594) - Brooklyn's Tom Kennedy completed 22 of 31 passes with no interceptions to remain the top passer in the CFL
Orlando 27, CHARLESTON 24 (OT) (10,000) - Quarterback Don Jonas kicked a 27-yard field goal 14 minutes into OT to keep Orlando perfect. Roger McFarland of Charleston set a league record with four interceptions
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 4 1 0 .800 143 116 Orlando 5 0 0 1.000 197 75
Hartford 4 1 0 .800 148 129 Charleston 3 2 0 .600 152 118
Norfolk 3 2 0 .600 111 107 Montreal 2 3 0 .400 119 160
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 155 154 Richmond 1 4 0 .200 98 140
Brooklyn 1 4 0 .200 103 164 Wheeling 0 5 0 .000 80 153
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24
NORFOLK 34, Toronto 21 (15,000)
Orlando 38, RICHMOND 17 (7200)
BROOKLYN 43, Philadelphia 14 (4,500)
MONTREAL 31, Hartford 7 (4934)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Charleston 14, WHEELING 13 (2927) - The Ironmen took the lead early in the third when Lester Seays intercepted a Ron Miller pass for a 41-yard TD, but Ron Quillen scored a 13-yard TD on the next drive for the winning margin
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 4 2 0 .667 164 150 Orlando 6 0 0 1.000 235 92
Hartford 4 2 0 .667 155 160 Charleston 4 2 0 .667 166 131
Norfolk 4 2 0 .667 145 128 Montreal 3 3 0 .500 150 167
Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 169 197 Richmond 1 5 0 .167 115 178
Brooklyn 2 4 0 .333 146 178 Wheeling 0 6 0 .000 93 167
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29
Toronto 42, RICHMOND 21 (3500) - Toronto's Joe Williams, the CFL's leading ground-gainer, scored one TD and picked up 107 yards. Bob Blakely scored twice and ran for 104 yards
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1
Norfolk 31, HARTFORD 25 (7152) - The Neptunes rallied for 17 points in the fourth quarter. They surged ahead on a 23-yard pass from Junior Edge to Don Floyd with 4:19 to go. Edge hit Floyd for three TDs
ORLANDO 31, Brooklyn 16 (13,876) - The Panthers came back from a 9-point deficit to remain perfect
PHILADELPHIA 30, Wheeling 24 (OT) (519) - A 60-yard pass from Bob Brodhcad to H.D. Murphy gave the Bulldogs the win in rain-soaked Temple Stadium
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2
CHARLESTON 49, Montreal 34 (4,800) - The Rockets capitalized on three intercepted passes, two fumble recoveries and a blocked FG for the win. Jim (Shorty) Moss caught three short TD passes to lead the offense
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 5 2 0 .714 206 171 Orlando 7 0 0 1.000 266 108
Norfolk 5 2 0 .714 176 153 Charleston 5 2 0 .714 215 165
Hartford 4 3 0 .571 180 191 Montreal 3 4 0 .429 184 216
Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 199 221 Richmond 1 6 0 .143 136 220
Brooklyn 2 5 0 .286 162 209 Wheeling 0 7 0 .000 117 197
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8
Brooklyn 24, NORFOLK 17 (18,000) - Tom Kennedy, the league's top passer, completed 16 of 21 throws for 214 yards to lead the Dodgers in a game originally scheduled to be played in Brooklyn
Charleston 16, TORONTO 14 (13105) - The Rifles took a 14-0 lead, before the Rockets rallied to win on an Ed Mitchamore FG with 44 second left to win
Montreal 28, ORLANDO 27 - The Beavers used a blocked XP and a blocked FG in the final minute to hand Panther coach Perry Moss his first loss in 23 games
Philadelphia 20, RICHMOND 13 (5500) - Despite a foot injury, Bulldogs QB Bob Brodhead came off the bench to throw three TD passes and completed 25 of 46 passes
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9
Hartford 24, WHEELING 13 (3,521) - The Oaks use a 90-yard interception return for a TD in the final quarter to break the Ironmen's backs
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 5 3 0 .625 220 187 Orlando 7 1 0 .875 293 136
Norfolk 5 3 0 .625 193 177 Charleston 6 2 0 .750 231 179
Hartford 5 3 0 ,625 204 204 Montreal 4 4 0 .500 212 243
Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 219 234 Richmond 1 7 0 .125 149 240
Brooklyn 3 5 0 .375 186 226 Wheeling 0 8 0 .000 130 221
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15
CHARLESTON 26, Richmond 0 (5,000) - Charleston struck early with a 102-yard return of the opening kickoff by Terry Haddock and scored 17 points in the first quarter in its rout of the Rebels
TORONTO 21, Brooklyn 13 (7,253) - Brooklyn managed to keep Joe Williams and Bob Blakley out of the end lone, but Toronto took to the air, as Dick Limerick caught six passes, including one for a TD
PHILADELPHIA 28, Hartford 14 (11,989) - Philadelphia used the running of rookie Charlie Leigh, who scored on 61 and 59-yard runs, and the passing Bob Brodhead, who threw two TD passes, to knock Hartford out of the top
NORFOLK 21, Orlando 14 (15,104) - The Panthers led 14-0 before Neptunes QB Junior Edge threw two TD passes and Jerry Frericks ran one in
MONTREAL 21, Wheeling 10 (12,364) - Montreal clinched the win with a TD with 7 minutes to go, and then picked off a last minute pass to seal the deal
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 6 3 0 .667 241 200 Orlando 7 2 0 .778 307 157
Norfolk 6 3 0 .667 214 191 Charleston 7 2 0 .778 257 179
Hartford 5 4 0 .556 218 232 Montreal 5 4 0 .556 233 253
Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 247 248 Richmond 1 8 0 .111 149 266
Brooklyn 3 6 0 .333 199 247 Wheeling 0 9 0 .000 140 242
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21
Toronto 28, MONTREAL 13 (11,754)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22
Richmond 21, BROOKLYN 20 (5,000) - Brooklyn led 20-14 until Richmond scored on a 50-yard TD from Ed Chlebek to Bill Barber with a minute to go. Richmond's blocking of a Brooklyn XP earlier in the fourth cost the Dodgers
HARTFORD 20, Wheeling 13 (3531) - Wheeling led 10-0 at half, but veteran QB Songin led the Charter Oaks on a Ihree-TD comeback in the second half. He threw two TD passes, including one for 57 yards to Paul Carmichael
Philadelphia 42, NORFOLK 15 (15015) - Dave Washington, Philadelphia's 228-pound tight end, caught three TDs. He has a league-leading 13
ORLANDO 17, Charleston 13 (12,587) - The Rockets led 6-0 early in the third period, before Don Jonas came off the bench to a TD pass, run one in, and kick a 42-yard FG. Charleston's only TD came on a Ron Pennington pass
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 7 3 0 .700 269 213 Orlando 8 2 0 .800 324 170
Norfolk 6 4 0 .600 229 233 Charleston 7 3 0 .700 270 196
Hartford 6 4 0 .600 238 245 Montreal 5 5 0 .500 246 281
Philadelphia 6 4 0 .600 289 263 Richmond 2 8 0 .200 170 286
Brooklyn 3 7 0 .300 219 268 Wheeling 0 10 0 .000 153 262
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
Toronto 17, HARTFORD 14 (10501) - The see-saw game was decided with less than two minutes to go when Toronto's Tom Wilkinson hit Jim Morgan on a 29-yard pass play
Charleston 14, NORFOLK 10 (13001) - Ron Pennington's 16-yard TD pass to Millard Fleming brought victory to the Rockets at Norfolk
PHILADELPHIA 37, Brooklyn 14 (6829) - The Bulldogs coupled an defense which blocked two FG tries and a punt with Jamey Caleb's kicking and Bob Brodhead's passing lo take over second place.
Montreal 26, RICHMOND 0 (7000) - Lou Bobich kicked two FGs in the first half before Jim LeClair fired two third-quarter TDs to lead the Beavers to the rout
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30
Orlando 56, WHEELING 24 (4,435) - Don Jonas fired two TD passes in the second quarter to give Orlando a 28-17 halftime lead. Orlando fullback Pat Batten scored three touchdowns on short runs
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 8 3 0 .727 286 227 Orlando 9 2 0 .818 380 194
Philadelphia 7 4 0 .636 326 277 Charleston 8 3 0 .727 284 206
Hartford 6 5 0 .545 252 262 Montreal 6 5 0 .545 272 281
Norfolk 6 5 0 .545 239 247 Richmond 2 9 0 .182 170 312
Brooklyn 3 8 0 .273 233 305 Wheeling 0 11 0 .000 177 318
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5
Brooklyn 20, HARTFORD 6 (8388)
Norfolk 20, MONTREAL 10 (6268)
ORLANDO 27, Richmond 6 (7834) - Panthers QB Don Jonas became the highest single-season scorer in pro history by tossing three TD passes and kicking a FG, giving him 113 points, one more than George Blanda had in 1961
Philadelphia 30, CHARLESTON 9 (2000) - The Bulldogs led 30-0 thanks in part to Scott Tyler who went 97 yards with the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown
TORONTO 10, Wheeling 0 (4588)
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 9 3 0 .750 296 227 Z-Orlando 10 2 0 .833 407 200
Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 356 286 Charleston 8 4 0 .667 293 236
Norfolk 7 5 0 .583 259 257 Montreal 6 6 0 .500 282 301
Hartford 6 6 0 .500 258 282 Richmond 2 10 0 .167 176 339
Brooklyn 4 8 0 .333 253 311 Wheeling 0 12 0 .000 177 328
Z-Clinched division title tie
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12
RICHMOND 40, Wheeling 21 (4000) - Rebels QB Doyle Hill completed 25 of 47 passes for 406 yards and four TDs as Richmond led 23-0 at the half
Orlando 40, HARTFORD 7 (5500) - Don Jonas led the Panthers with two TD passes, two FGs and four XPs as Orlando clinched the Western title
PHILADELPHIA 34, Toronto 31 (13548) - Philadelphia's Bob Brodhead boosted his TD passes this season to 38, equaling the mark by Y. A. Tittle and George Blanda. Broadhead completed 22 of 50 passes for 373 yards
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13
Charleston 33, MONTREAL 7 (3832) - The Rockets took an early 19-0 lead and went to clinch a playoff berth
NORFOLK 31, Brooklyn 24 (11137)
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Toronto 9 4 0 .692 327 261 Z-Orlando 11 2 0 .846 447 207
Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 390 317 X-Charleston 9 4 0 .692 326 243
Norfolk 8 5 0 .615 290 281 Montreal 6 7 0 .462 289 334
Hartford 6 7 0 .462 265 322 Richmond 3 10 0 .231 216 360
Brooklyn 4 9 0 .308 277 342 Wheeling 0 13 0 .000 198 368
X-Clinched playoff berth Z-Clinched division title
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19
BROOKLYN 19, Toronto 17 (4116) - In a game played at Mt. Vernon, NY, Sonny Gibbs, filling in for Tom Kennedy who was sold to the New York Giants, completed 18 of 32 passes against Toronto
RICHMOND 13, Norfolk 7 (8000) - The Rebel defense held Norfolk's three TD a game offense to a single tally. Lloyd Swelnis came up with two key interceptions to preserve the upset
ORLANDO 38, Philadelphia 20 - The Panthers had Philadelphia shut out for three quarters before running the bench on the field
CHARLESTON 31, Hartford 24 (4000) - Hartford's Wayne Crowe broke a league record in the third quarter by running back an intercepted pass 100 yards for a TD to give the Oaks an 11-point lead before the Rockets roared back
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20
Montreal 28, WHEELING 7 (8295) - The Beavers scored in every quarter, led by Mel Anthony's two rushing TDs, to keep the Ironmen winless on the season
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 410 355 Z-Orlando 12 2 0 .857 485 227
X-Toronto 9 5 0 .643 344 280 X-Charleston 10 4 0 .714 357 267
Norfolk 8 6 0 .571 297 294 Montreal 7 7 0 .500 317 341
Hartford 6 8 0 .429 289 353 Richmond 4 10 0 .286 229 367
Brooklyn 5 9 0 .357 296 359 Wheeling 0 14 0 .000 205 396
X-Clinched playoff berth Z-Clinched division title
Richmond Rebels (6-8)
Head Coach: Pete Pihos
Passing Leader: Doyle Hill (912)
Rushing Leader: Tony Koszarsky (476)
Receiving Leader: Bill Barber (67-1119)
Wheeling Ironmen (0-14)
Head Coach: Bob Snyder
Passing Leader: Alex Bowden (949)
Rushing Leader: Frank Lankewicz (254)
Receiving Leader: Bob Dunlevy (39-553)
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEST - Sat Nov 26 - ORLANDO 31, Charleston 24 (7857) - Orlando's Pat Batten returned the second-half kickoff 90 yards to give the Panthers a 24-17 lead over Charleston only to have the Rockets rebound with quarterback Ron Miller sneaking over from the one-yard line. Orlando QB Don Jonas capped an 84-yard, fourth-quarter drive from one yard to give the Panthers the win
EAST - Sun Nov 27 - Philadelphia 31, TORONTO 14 (3531) - Trailing 14-7 at the half, Toronto tied the game when Bob Blakely returned the second half kickoff 84 yards for a TD. But Jamie Caleb's 30-yard FG later in the period put Philadelphia .ahead for good and Bob Brodhead flipped a 36-yard TD pass to H.D. Murphy in the fourth period to wrap it up
1966 CFL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 4 at Philadelphia - 5,226)
PHILADELPHIA BULLDOGS 20, ORLANDO PANTHERS 17 (OT) - Jamie Caleb's 10-yard FG in overtime gave the Bulldogs the upset, as they were down 17-3 in the second quarter before rallying. The defense tightened up and yielded no more points as Bob Brodhead passed the Bulldogs to a tie. He completed 19 of 32 passes for 283 yards and two TDs while Orlando QB Don Jonas struggled to complete 10 of 25 throws for 179 yards and a TD
1967
January 7 - Expansion franchises awarded to Milwaukee and Chicago March 4 - Added Seattle, Victoria, Eugene and Portland from the Pacific Coast League. Awarded expansion franchises to San Jose, Sacramento, Anaheim and Phoenix April 1 - Milwaukee and Chicago franchises delayed until 1968 April 28 - Brooklyn Dodger franchise becomes Akron Vulcans
Norfolk Neptunes (11-3)
Head Coach: Gary Glick
Passing Leader: Dan Henning (1929)
Rushing Leader: Charlie Leigh (453)
Receiving Leader: Don Floyd (68-1154)
Hartford Charter Oaks (5-7)
Head Coach: Ken Carpenter
Passing Leader: Ron DiGravio (1187)
Rushing Leader: Harry Blackney (341)
Receiving Leader: Terry Best (39-798)
Montreal Beavers (4-8)
Head Coach: Marvin Bass
Passing Leader: Dunn Marteen (1162)
Rushing Leader: Craig Walker (408)
Receiving Leader: Mike Haffner (32-513)
Toronto Rifles (1-3)
Head Coach: Jackie Parker
Passing Leader: Eagle Day (339)
Rushing Leader: Bob Blakely (152)
Receiving Leader: Pete Manning (16-230)
Akron Vulcans (1-3)
Head Coach: Lou Rymkus
Passing Leader: Sonny Gibbs (640)
Rushing Leader: Claude Watts (309)
Receiving Leader: Bob Reed (19-366)
Orlando Panthers (11-3)
Head Coach: Perry Moss
Passing Leader: Don Jonas (3446)
Rushing Leader: Pat Batten (550)
Receiving Leader: Sammy Weir (62-1251)
Charleston Rockets (6-8)
Head Coach: Sam Fernandez
Passing Leader: Sonny Gibbs (1118)
Rushing Leader: Ronnie Quillen (1065)
Receiving Leader: Darrell Elam (66-852)
Wheeling Ironmen (5-9)
Head Coach:
Passing Leader: Ed Chlebek (1241)
Rushing Leader: Roger Lopes (525)
Receiving Leader: John Embree (37-702)
FRANCHISES FOLDING: Philadelphia Bulldogs (withdrew May 29), Richmond Rebels (late April) FRANCHISES MOVING: Brooklyn Dodgers to Akron Vulcans FRANCHISES ADDED: Victoria (Canada) Steelers, San Jose Apaches, Seattle Rangers, Eugene Bombers, Sacramento Buccaneers, Long Beach Admirals, Orange County (Anaheim) Ramblers
SATURDAY AUGUST 26
Toronto 22, AKRON 7 (4557) - Akron QB Sonny Gibbs completed 18 of 30 passes but got the Vulcans on the board only once. After a 7-7 tie at halftime, Clem Turner booted a 30-yard FG in the third period to put the Rifles ahead
Orlando 13, CHARLESTON 10 (9336) - Facing a 4th-and-one late in the game, the Rockets went with a QB sneak, but Ron Miller was stopped short
HARTFORD 30, Wheeling 17 (5700) - The Charter Oaks scored 14 points in the last 10 minutes for a come-from-behind win
Norfolk 48, MONTREAL 26 (5500) - Neptunes QB Junior Edge completed 16 of 34 passes for 286 yards and four TDs to win their opener
ORANGE COUNTY 52, Victoria 3 (3872)
Seattle 37, LONG BEACH 13 (950)
SACRAMENTO 26, Eugene 20 (10,006) - Walt Richardson scooped up a Eugene fumble with 2:37 on the clock and ran 19 yards for the winning TD
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Toronto 1 0 0 1.000 22 7 Orlando 1 0 0 1.000 13 10
Hartford 1 0 0 1.000 30 17 Norfolk 1 0 0 1.000 48 26
Akron 0 1 0 .000 7 22 Wheeling 0 1 0 .000 17 30
Montreal 0 1 0 .000 26 48 Charleston 0 1 0 .000 10 13
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 1 0 0 1.000 52 3 Eugene 0 1 0 .000 20 26
Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 37 13 Victoria 0 1 0 .000 3 52
Sacramento 1 0 0 1.000 26 20 Long Beach 0 1 0 .000 13 37
San Jose 0 0 0 .000 0 0
NOTE: The Long Beach Admirals folded on August 29
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1
Orlando 28, TORONTO 14 (3842) - Don Jonas passed for three TDs to lead Orlando
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2
NORFOLK 39, Hartford 21 (11003) - Junior Edge threw four TD passes to lead the Neptunes. He completed 27 of 38 passes for 350 yards
VICTORIA 19, Seattle 10 (2500) - Steelers QB Terry Durham passed for 268 yards and ran more for 59 more as the Rangers saw their 35-game winning streak ended
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3
WHEELING 30, Charleston 28 (7551) - Wheeling pulled off the shocker thanks to a controversial FG at the end of the first half and a 60-yard run and lateral in the fourth quarter
AKRON 14, Montreal 7 (8550)
San Jose 40, EUGENE 20 (7896) - San Jose scored 14 points before Eugene ever got their hands on the football. Charles Fuller scored two TDs for the Californians, including a 60-yard sprint in the fourth for the clincher
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Toronto 1 1 0 .500 36 35 Orlando 2 0 0 1.000 41 24
Hartford 1 1 0 .500 51 56 Norfolk 2 0 0 1.000 87 47
Akron 1 1 0 .500 21 29 Wheeling 1 1 0 .500 47 58
Montreal 0 2 0 .000 33 62 Charleston 0 2 0 .000 38 43
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 1 0 0 1.000 52 3 Victoria 1 1 0 .500 22 62
San Jose 1 0 0 1.000 40 20 Eugene 0 2 0 .500 40 66
Sacramento 1 0 0 1.000 26 20 F-Long Beach 0 1 0 .000 13 37
Seattle 1 1 0 1.000 47 32 F-Folded
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7
Wheeling at Toronto - The game was cancelled when Toronto folded on September 5. The Ironmen were awarded a forfeit win
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
ORLANDO 42, Norfolk 17 (11000) - Orlando's Don Jonas fired six TD passes in a battle of unbeatens
HARTFORD 27, Akron 17 (8722) - .Hartford's John Torok threw 66 and 77-yard TD passes as the Oaks took the Northern Division lead
SAN JOSE 29, Victoria 2 (3107) - Former Raider Charlie Green passed for two TDs and the Apache defense held stopped Victoria to minus 24 yards rushing
Seattle 23, SACRAMENTO 16 (6746) - Kermit Jorgensen ran 50 yards for a TD in the final minutes for the Rangers. Bucs QB Gerro Ciro threw three TD passes
Orange County 37, EUGENE 14 (6132) - Jerry Otterson clicked on 11 of 18 passes for 212 yards and three TDs
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10
MONTREAL 9, Charleston 7 (4000) - Gino Berretta booted three FGs, including a game-winning kick of 23 yards in the third quarter for the Beavers
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Hartford 2 1 0 .667 78 73 Orlando 3 0 0 1.000 83 41
Toronto 1 2 0 .333 36 35 Norfolk 2 1 0 .667 104 89
Akron 1 2 0 .333 38 56 Wheeling 2 1 0 .667 47 58
Montreal 1 2 0 .333 42 69 Charleston 0 3 0 .000 45 52
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 2 0 0 1.000 89 17 Victoria 1 2 0 .333 24 91
San Jose 2 0 0 1.000 69 22 Eugene 0 3 0 .000 54 103
Seattle 2 1 0 .667 70 48 F-Long Beach 0 1 0 .000 13 37
Sacramento 1 1 0 .500 42 43 F-Folded
NOTE: Toronto folded on September 5, but was re-instated as a road team on September 11
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15
ORANGE COUNTY 50, Sacramento 7 (4000) - Rambler QB Jerry Otterson threw for three TDs as the Ramblers rolled
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16
HARTFORD 16, Toronto 3 (6139) - Oaks QB John Torok threw TD passes of 60- and 20-yards to beat the slumping Rifles
ORLANDO 45, Montreal 14 (5589) - Don Jonas threw five TD passes and kicked a 40-yard FG to keep the Panthers perfect
Norfolk 20, CHARLESTON 13 (6200) - The Neptunes won a 9-yard pass from Junior Edge to George Wooten in the fourth quarter
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17
WHEELING 28, Akron 21 (6800) - The Ironmen scored first when Pete Mills blocked a punt in the first quarter and ran it from ten yards out
Seattle 35, EUGENE 14 (3267) - Tom Hulett passed for five TDs and a 35-0 lead, before backup Tom Roth came in and threw two interceptions for TDs
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Hartford 3 1 0 .750 94 76 Orlando 4 0 0 1.000 128 55
Toronto 1 3 0 .250 39 51 Norfolk 3 1 0 .750 124 112
Akron 1 3 0 .250 59 84 Wheeling 3 1 0 .750 75 79
Montreal 1 3 0 .250 56 114 Charleston 0 4 0 .000 58 72
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 3 0 0 1.000 139 24 Sacramento 1 2 0 .333 49 93
San Jose 2 0 0 1.000 69 22 Eugene 0 4 0 .000 68 128
Seattle 3 1 0 .750 105 62 F-Long Beach 0 1 0 .000 13 37
Victoria 1 2 0 .333 24 91 F-Folded
NOTE: Akron (1-3) and Toronto (1-3) franchises were revoked on September 21. Norfolk was moved to the Northern Division
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23
MONTREAL 17, Wheeling 16 (5881) - Dunn Marteen tossed a 61-yard pass to Mike Hafner on the first play of the game and the Beavers held on for the win
Orlando 30, HARTFORD 0 (7240) - Don Jonas threw two TD passes to give him 16 for the season
NORFOLK 20, Charleston 3
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24
SAN JOSE 41, Sacramento 0 (2612) - Charlie Green completed 10 of 20 passes for 143 yards and a TD to lead the Apaches, while Charlie Fuller scored on a 41- yard run and Chon Gallegos passed for another
Orange County 19, SEATTLE 7 (9000) - The Rangers led 7-0 at the half, but the Ramblers rolled in the second half to remain perfect. It was the first pro football game played on artificial turf
EUGENE 26, Victoria 17 (5205)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Norfolk 4 1 0 .800 144 115 Orlando 5 0 0 1.000 158 55
Hartford 3 2 0 .600 94 106 Wheeling 3 2 0 .600 91 96
Montreal 2 3 0 .400 73 130 Charleston 0 5 0 .000 61 92
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 4 0 0 1.000 158 31 Victoria 1 3 0 .250 41 117
San Jose 3 0 0 1.000 110 22 Sacramento 1 3 0 .250 49 134
Seattle 3 2 0 .600 112 81 Eugene 1 4 0 .200 94 145
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
Norfolk 35, ORLANDO 13
CHARLESTON 14, Montreal 10 (4800) - Newly-acquired Sonny Gibbs threw a 16-yard TD to Darrell Elam in the fourth for the Rocket's first win
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
WHEELING 21, Hartford 10 (4825)
EUGENE 21, Orange County 17 (3428)
SAN JOSE 14, Seattle 7 (2123)
SACRAMENTO 24, Victoria 10 (2725)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Norfolk 5 1 0 .833 179 128 Orlando 5 1 0 .833 171 90
Hartford 3 3 0 .500 104 127 Wheeling 4 2 0 .667 112 106
Montreal 2 4 0 .333 83 144 Charleston 1 5 0 .167 75 102
WESTERN DIVISION
San Jose 4 0 0 1.000 124 29 Sacramento 2 3 0 .400 73 144
Orange County 4 1 0 .800 175 52 Eugene 2 4 0 .333 115 162
Seattle 3 3 0 .500 119 95 Victoria 1 4 0 .200 51 141
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7
Charleston 24, HARTFORD 7 (5017)
NORFOLK 34, Wheeling 14 (11077)
Eugene 40, VICTORIA 6 (375)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8
Orlando 16, MONTREAL 13 (6392)
ORANGE COUNTY 24, San Jose 17
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Norfolk 6 1 0 .833 213 142 Orlando 6 1 0 .857 187 103
Hartford 3 4 0 .429 111 151 Wheeling 4 3 0 .571 126 140
Montreal 2 5 0 .286 96 160 Charleston 2 5 0 .286 99 109
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 5 1 0 .833 199 69 Eugene 3 4 0 .429 155 168
San Jose 4 1 0 .800 141 53 Sacramento 2 3 0 .400 73 144
Seattle 3 3 0 .500 119 95 Victoria 1 5 0 .167 57 181
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
NORFOLK 45, Montreal 21 (11198)
ORLANDO 38, Hartford 24 (7118) - Orlando QB Don Jonas threw four TD passes and kicked a 42-yard FG and five extra points, all in the first half. Jonas rested the entire second half
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
CHARLESTON 20, Wheeling 0 (5020) - The Rockets scored all their points in the second half
San Jose 23, Eugene 21 (3117) - The game was played at Santa Clara
VICTORIA 16, Orange County 14 (1500)
SEATTLE 27, Sacramento 7 (2342)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Norfolk 7 1 0 .875 258 163 Orlando 7 1 0 .875 225 127
Hartford 3 5 0 .375 135 189 Wheeling 4 4 0 .500 126 160
Montreal 2 6 0 .250 117 205 Charleston 3 5 0 .375 119 109
WESTERN DIVISION
San Jose 5 1 0 .833 164 74 Eugene 3 5 0 .375 176 191
Orange County 5 2 0 .714 213 85 Sacramento 2 4 0 .333 89 171
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 146 102 Victoria 2 5 0 .286 73 195
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21
ORLANDO 44, Charleston 21 (7675) - Sammy Wair caught 12 passes for 255 yards and three TDs to lead the Panthers. Orlando's Dave Hoppman added a CFL-record 84 yard run
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
MONTREAL 14, Hartford 0 (2061) - Bruce Walker scored both TDs, on runs of 72 and 56 yards
Norfolk 37, WHEELING 27 (4795) - Andy Walton sparked the Neptunes with a record 102-yard kickoff return
EUGENE 14, San Jose 7 (2804)
ORANGE COUNTY 30, Sacramento 3 (5506)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Norfolk 8 1 0 .889 295 190 Orlando 8 1 0 .889 269 148
Hartford 3 6 0 .333 135 203 Wheeling 4 5 0 .444 153 197
Montreal 3 6 0 .333 131 205 Charleston 3 6 0 .333 140 153
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 6 2 0 .750 243 88 Eugene 4 5 0 .444 190 198
San Jose 5 2 0 .714 171 88 Sacramento 2 5 0 .286 92 201
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 146 102 Victoria 2 5 0 .286 73 195
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28
NORFOLK 35, Orlando 31 (19761) - Before a record CFL crowd, Charlie Leigh ran for 102 yards, while Orlando QB Don Jonas became the first CFL player to throw for more than 8,000 yards
HARTFORD 38, Montreal 14 (4182) - The Beavers' Bob Blakley become the all-time CFL rushing leader with 2,344 yards
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29
Charleston 75, WHEELING 0 (8955) - The Rockets set a CFL scoring record, thanks to Ron Quillen who ran for three TDs and 95 yards and Sonny Gibbs who threw four TD passes. The Rockets rolled up 563 yards on offense
Eugene 21, SEATTLE 13 (5251)
Victoria 14, SACRAMENTO 3 (4562)
Orange County 14, SAN JOSE 3 (4391) - The Ramblers' TDs were a 3-yard run by Bob Gaiters and a 40-yard pass from Jerry Otterson to John Erisman
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Z-Norfolk 9 1 0 .900 330 221 Orlando 8 2 0 .800 300 183
Hartford 4 6 0 .400 173 217 Wheeling 4 6 0 .400 153 272
Montreal 3 7 0 .300 145 243 Charleston 4 6 0 .400 215 153
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 7 2 0 .778 257 92 Eugene 5 5 0 .500 211 211
San Jose 5 3 0 .625 174 102 Victoria 3 5 0 .375 87 198
Seattle 4 4 0 .500 159 123 Sacramento 2 6 0 .250 96 215
Z-Clinched Division title
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4
Wheeling 31, ORLANDO 24 (7688)
NORFOLK 21, Montreal 13 (10292)
San Jose 33, VICTORIA 9 (5100)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5
Hartford 21, CHARLESTON 0 (2700) - The smallest crowd in Rockets' history saw the team shut out for the first time
SEATTLE 41, Sacramento 0 (2509)
ORANGE COUNTY 24, Eugene 7 (9747)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Z-Norfolk 10 1 0 .909 351 234 Orlando 8 3 0 .727 324 214
Hartford 5 6 0 .455 194 217 Wheeling 5 6 0 .455 184 296
Montreal 3 8 0 .273 158 264 Charleston 4 7 0 .364 215 174
WESTERN DIVISION
Orange County 8 2 0 .800 281 99 Eugene 5 6 0 .455 218 235
San Jose 6 3 0 .667 207 111 Victoria 3 6 0 .333 96 231
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 200 123 Sacramento 2 7 0 .222 96 256
Z-Clinched Division title
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11
Norfolk 43, HARTFORD 21 (4500)
VICTORIA 10, Sacramento 7 (1157) - Cliff Smith booted a 22-yard FG in the third period for the winning points
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12
Orlando 28, CHARLESTON 21 (3500) - Panther QB Don Jonas threw three TD passes as Orlando clinched the South title
Montreal 17, WHEELING 14 (2900)
SEATTLE 17, San Jose 7 (3,100) - The Ranger defense allowed the Apaches to enter Seattle territory only once, but that resulted in a fourth-quarter touchdown on a three-yard plunge by quarterback Charlie Green
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Z-Norfolk 11 1 0 .917 394 255 Z-Orlando 9 3 0 .750 352 235
Hartford 5 7 0 .417 215 260 Wheeling 5 7 0 .417 198 313
Montreal 4 8 0 .333 175 278 Charleston 4 8 0 .333 236 202
WESTERN DIVISION
X-Orange County 8 2 0 .800 281 99 Eugene 5 6 0 .455 218 235
San Jose 6 4 0 .600 214 128 Victoria 4 6 0 .400 106 238
Seattle 6 4 0 .600 217 130 Sacramento 2 8 0 .200 103 266
Z-Clinched Division title X-Clinched tie for title
NOTE: Hartford and Montreal received permission to cancel their two remaining games - November 18 at Hartford and November 25 at Montreal
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18
Orange County 52, SACRAMENTO 7 (1000)
ORLANDO 28, Norfolk 14 (11129)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19
CHARLESTON 42, Wheeling 17 (2200)
SAN JOSE 48, Seattle 21 (3642)
EUGENE 20, Victoria 7 (4021)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Z-Norfolk 11 2 0 .846 408 283 Z-Orlando 10 3 0 .769 380 249
Hartford 5 7 0 .417 215 260 Wheeling 5 8 0 .385 215 355
Montreal 4 8 0 .333 175 278 Charleston 5 8 0 .385 278 219
WESTERN DIVISION
Z-Orange County 9 2 0 .818 333 106 Eugene 6 6 0 .500 238 242
San Jose 7 4 0 .636 262 149 Victoria 4 7 0 .364 113 258
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 238 178 Sacramento 2 9 0 .182 110 318
Z-Clinched Division title
Orange County Ramblers (10-2)
Head Coach: Homer Beatty
Passing Leader: Jerry Otterson (1740)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Jackson (855)
Receiving Leader: Bruce Smith (50-747)
San Jose Apaches (8-4)
Head Coach: Bill Walsh
Passing Leader: Charlie Green (1687)
Rushing Leader: Charley Fuller (588)
Receiving Leader: Steve Cox (45-636)
Seattle Rangers (7-6)
Head Coach: Mel McCain
Passing Leader: Tom Hulett (889)
Rushing Leader: Les Mueller (671)
Receiving Leader: Joe Peyton (56-664)
Eugene Bombers (6-6)
Head Coach: Jack Crabtree
Passing Leader: Paul Brothers (1345)
Rushing Leader: Chester Ward (453)
Receiving Leader: Fritz Greenlee (33-361)
Victoria Steelers (4-8)
Head Coach: Don McKeta
Passing Leader: Terry Durham (912)
Rushing Leader: Steve Jones (267)
Receiving Leader: Dick Zampese (28-352)
Sacramento Buccaneers (2-10)
Head Coach: Don McCormick (2-5)/Joe Barbee (0-5)
Passing Leader: Derek Shelton (454)
Rushing Leader: Adolphus McGee (368)
Receiving Leader: Jerry Mosher (27-281)
Long Beach Admirals (0-1)
Head Coach: Shelby Calhoun
Passing Leader: Jack Reilly (122)
Rushing Leader:
Receiving Leader: Jack Tucker (5-108)
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24
Orlando 42, WHEELING 41 (2353) - Don Jonas threw six TD passes to set a CFL season record with 41. The Panther QB eclipsed the mark of 39 set last season by Bob Brodhead of the defunct Philadelphia Bulldogs
ORANGE COUNTY 51, Seattle 0 (10649) - The Ramblers finished off Seattle quickly. Rhome Nixon caught passes of 17 and 49 yards and Bob Jackson ran for one and 5-yard tallies to build up a 28-0 halftime lead
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26
Charleston 16, NORFOLK 14 (9436)
San Jose 48, SACRAMENTO 0 (1500)
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
SEATTLE 10, Victoria 7 (2910)
EASTERN DIVISION - North EASTERN DIVISION - South
Z-Norfolk 11 3 0 .786 422 299 Z-Orlando 11 3 0 .786 422 290
Hartford 5 7 0 .417 215 260 Charleston 6 8 0 .429 294 233
Montreal 4 8 0 .333 175 278 Wheeling 5 9 0 .357 256 397
WESTERN DIVISION
Z-Orange County 10 2 0 .833 384 106 Eugene 6 6 0 .500 238 242
San Jose 8 4 0 .667 310 149 Victoria 4 8 0 .333 120 268
Seattle 7 6 0 .538 248 236 Sacramento 2 10 0 .167 110 366
Z-Clinched Division title
EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Sun Dec 3 - Orlando 21, NORFOLK 17 (10,604) - The Panthers came from behind twice to win the Eastern championship. Panther quarterback Don Jonas passed one yard to flanker Tom Bland for the winning score
​1967 CFL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 10 at Anaheim - 8,730)
ORLANDO PANTHERS 38, ORANGE COUNTY RAMBLERS 14 - Don Jonas threw five TD passes to pace Orlando. Jonas riddled an Orange County defense that had surrendered only four TD passes in 14 games. Jonas tossed four of his TD passes in the first half. Orlando scored 17 points in the first few minutes.
1968
Feb 4 - CFL merged with Professional Football League of America. Des Moines, Chicago, Omaha, Huntsville, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Joliet and Quad Cities joined 12 existing CFL franchises
March 3 - Indianapolis and Detroit were granted franchises. Danny Hill replaced Sol Rosen as commissioner.
April 4 - Wheeling withdrew from the CFL. Joliet had also withdrawn from the league by this time
April 5 - Charleston was suspended. Montreal withdrew. Hartford was expelled. Wheeling was re-admitted, leaving the league with 20 teams
May 27 - League alignment for 1968 was announced. Charleston was re-admitted. Atlantic Division (Orlando Panthers, Norfolk Neptunes, Alabama (Huntsville) Hawks, Wheeling Ironmen, Detroit Arrows, Charleston Rockets) Central (Indianapolis Capitols, Chicago Owls, Quad Cities Raiders, Iowa, Omaha Mustangs, Oklahoma City Plainsmen and Arkansas (Little Rock) Diamonds) and Pacific Division (Orange County Ramblers, Seattle Rangers, Sacramento Capitols, Spokane Shockers (formerly Victoria Steelers), Portland). San Jose and Eugene would be inactive in 1968
June - Portland and Iowa dropped out. Portland was set to return in 1969 with Honolulu and Phoenix
Orlando Panthers (10-2)
Head Coach: Dick Pesonen
Passing Leader: Don Jonas (2636)
Rushing Leader: Harry Blackney (507)
Receiving Leader: Tom Bland (71-1422)
Ohio Valley Ironmen (9-3)
Head Coach: Lou Blumling
Passing Leader: Ed Chlebek (1532)
Rushing Leader: Merlin Walet (696)
Receiving Leader: Hubie Bryant (45-841)
Charleston Rockets (8-3)
Head Coach: Billy Ray Barnes
Passing Leader: Billy Laird (1435)
Rushing Leader: Claude Watts (726)
Receiving Leader: Wayne Davis (33-463)
Norfolk Neptunes (7-5)
Head Coach: George Hughes
Passing Leader: Junior Edge (2884)
Rushing Leader: Ray Brown (897)
Receiving Leader: Don Floyd (74-1542)
Alabama Hawks (5-7)
Head Coach: Steve Sucic
Passing Leader: Terry Southall (864)
Rushing Leader: Tom Bryan (478)
Receiving Leader: Art Robinson (38-711)
Michigan Arrows (1-11)
Head Coach: Lisle Wells
Passing Leader: Ron Bishop (544)
Rushing Leader: Tony Odneal (382)
Receiving Leader: Don Bean (28-526)
FRANCHISES FOLDING: Montreal Beavers, Hartford Charter Oaks FRANCHISES SUSPENDED: San Jose Apaches, Eugene Bombers FRANCHISES MOVING: Victoria Steelers to Spokane Shockers FRANCHISES ADDED: Alabama (Hunstville) Hawks, Michigan (Detroit) Arrows, Indianapolis Capitols, Omaha Mustangs, Oklahoma City Plainsmen, Arkansas (Little Rock) Diamonds, Chicago Owls, Quad Cities Raiders FRANCHISES CHANGING NAMES: Sacramento Buccaneers to Capitols. Wheeling to Ohio Valley Ironmen
SATURDAY AUGUST 31
Orange County 28, SACRAMENTO 13 (6726) - Orange County's Jerry Otterson threw two TD passes, one to Bruce Smith for 28 yards and the other to Guy Hutchens for 16 yards
Orlando 54, ARKANSAS 20 (3000) - Orlando, riding the passing and kicking of Don Jonas, built a 47-0 lead in the first three periods before Bobby Tiner got the Diamonds on the move
NORFOLK 23, Charleston 7 (11046) - Norfolk scored at will after trailing 7-3 in the first quarter and held the Rockets to 21 yards rushing
SPOKANE 35, Michigan 7 (17500) - QBs Tom Sparlin and Jesse Kaye combined to throw four TDs for the winners
SEATTLE 33, Chicago 13 (7350) - Rangers QB Ray Calcagno passed for two TDs and ran for two more
OMAHA 17, Indianapolis 10 (10156) - Bob Churchich threw TD passes of 52 and 55 yards to lead the Mustangs
ALABAMA 35, Oklahoma City 12 (4500)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1
OHIO VALLEY 63, Quad Cities 6 (6593) - Hubie Bryant grabbed the opening kickoff and galloped 85 yards for the first Ironmen tally. The hapless Raiders fumbled the ball on their first play, and the Ironmen scored two plays later
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 1 0 0 1.000 54 20 Omaha 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Ohio Valley 1 0 0 1.000 63 6 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 10 17
Norfolk 1 0 0 1.000 23 7 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 13 33
Alabama 1 0 0 1.000 35 12 Oklahoma City 0 1 0 .000 12 35
Charleston 0 1 0 .000 7 23 Arkansas 0 1 0 .000 20 54
Michigan 0 1 0 .000 7 35 Quad Cities 0 1 0 .000 6 63
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 1 0 0 1.000 28 13 Spokane 1 0 0 1.000 35 7
Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 33 13 Sacramento 0 1 0 .000 13 28
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8
CHARLESTON 13, Indianapolis 7 (OT) (6200) - The Rockets' winning TD came on a punt return when Tony Golmont lateralled to Tom Gunnoe
ORLANDO 38, Alabama 14 (8243)
Omaha 20, MICHIGAN 17 (OT) (3415) - Glen Hepburn, a 29-year-old LB for Omaha, died four days after the game of head injuries. Doctors said Hepburn had a brief heart stoppage after a pileup and a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
OKLAHOMA CITY 35, Arkansas 24 (2500)
Seattle 24, SACRAMENTO 10 (5076)
Chicago 21, QUAD CITIES 9 (1200)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9
ORANGE COUNTY 19, Spokane 3 (3500) - The game, played in 105-degree temperatures, was terminated due to a fight with 41 seconds left
OHIO VALLEY 35, Norfolk 33 (8000) - Ed Chlebek connected with Curt Lucas on a 24-yard pass play with 1:08 to go to give the Ironmen the victory. A 38-yard FG by Neptune K Joe Hightower fell short with six seconds showing
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 2 0 0 1.000 92 34 Omaha 2 0 0 1.000 37 27
Ohio Valley 2 0 0 1.000 98 39 Oklahoma City 1 1 0 .500 47 59
Norfolk 1 1 0 .500 56 42 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 34 42
Alabama 1 1 0 .500 49 50 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .500 17 30
Charleston 1 1 0 .500 20 30 Arkansas 0 2 0 .500 34 92
Michigan 0 2 0 .000 24 55 Quad Cities 0 2 0 .000 15 84
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 2 0 0 1.000 47 16 Spokane 1 1 0 .500 38 26
Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 57 23 Sacramento 0 2 0 .000 23 52
NOTE: Quad Cities franchise was moved to Las Vegas on September 10
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15
ORLANDO 28, Charleston 14 (10084) - Don Jonas threw three TD passes to lead the Panther to another win
Ohio Valley 27, ARKANSAS 14 (5500) - QB Ed Chlebek threw short TD passes to John Embree and Curt Lucas and Merlin Walet ran four and 17 yards for Ironmen touchdowns. Arkansas led 14-13 after three quarters
Norfolk 23, ALABAMA 17 (OT) (5471)
Orange County 45, OMAHA 3 (8356) - QB Jerry Otterson threw one TD pass, and his backup, Gary Snook, passed for two more. FB Bob Jackson scored twice
Sacramento 17, CHICAGO 16 (11000)
Oklahoma City 17, MICHIGAN 7 (6500)
INDIANAPOLIS 41, Las Vegas 0 (7421)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16
SEATTLE 44, Spokane 10 (6207) - QB Mike Brundage hurled four TD passes to pace his Rangers to an easy win
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 3 0 0 1.000 120 48 Omaha 2 1 0 .667 40 72
Ohio Valley 3 0 0 1.000 125 53 Oklahoma City 2 1 0 .667 64 66
Norfolk 2 1 0 .667 79 59 Chicago 1 2 0 .333 50 59
Alabama 1 2 0 .333 66 73 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 58 30
Charleston 1 2 0 .333 34 58 Arkansas 0 3 0 .000 48 119
Michigan 0 3 0 .000 31 72 Las Vegas 0 3 0 .000 15 125
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 3 0 0 1.000 92 19 Spokane 1 2 0 .333 48 70
Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 101 33 Sacramento 1 2 0 .333 40 68
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22
CHARLESTON 56, Michigan 14 (4000) - Billy Laird completed 12 of 14 passes for 202 yards and two TDs to lead the Rockets to a 56-0 lead
NORFOLK 45, Ohio Valley 7 (16102) - While he fired only two TD passes, Junior Edge passed for 285 yards to lead the Neptunes
Orlando 28, ALABAMA 10 (2627)
OKLAHOMA CITY 34, Omaha 31 (3500) - QB Don Trull, recently released by the Boston Patriots, passed for three TDs to lead the Plainmen
Arkansas 24, LAS VEGAS 13 (4500) - Bobby Tiner ran for one TD and passed for another to ruin the Cowboys' home debut
INDIANAPOLIS 27, Chicago 20 (6137) - The Capitols led 27-7 in the fourth before the Owls rallied. Joe Williams got all three Owl TDs on runs of 3 and 41 yards and a 23-yard pass from Bernie McCall
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23
ORANGE COUNTY 19, Seattle 0 (3813)
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 4 0 0 1.000 148 58 Oklahoma City 3 1 0 .750 98 97
Ohio Valley 3 1 0 .750 132 98 Omaha 2 2 0 .500 71 106
Norfolk 3 1 0 .750 124 66 Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 85 50
Charleston 2 2 0 .500 90 72 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 70 86
Alabama 1 3 0 .250 76 101 Arkansas 1 3 0 .250 72 132
Michigan 0 4 0 .000 45 128 Las Vegas 0 4 0 .000 28 149
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 4 0 0 1.000 111 19 Sacramento 1 2 0 .333 40 68
Seattle 3 1 0 .750 101 52 Spokane 1 2 0 .333 48 70
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24
SACRAMENTO 31, Spokane 3 (5100) - With Tom Kennedy throwing three TD passes, Sacramento won easily. Tony King also sparked the Capitols with a 92-yard interception return for a TD
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29
SPOKANE 24, Seattle 17 (12500)
ORLANDO 55, Arkansas 17 (6734) - The first scoring play was a pass from Orlando QB Don Jonas to Tom Bland for 99 yards. Jonas hit Bland for two more TDs and hit RB Fred Miller for a fourth score
NORFOLK 30, Indianapolis 10 (10721)
OMAHA 21, Alabama 14 (6315) - Pete Tatman scored on a one-yard plunge with 38 seconds to go to lift the Mustangs to the win
Oklahoma City 35, LAS VEGAS 13 (3700)
Michigan 22, CHICAGO 9 (6000)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30
OHIO VALLEY 28, Charleston 17 (6645) - Rookie QB Jim Alcorn threw two long TD passes in his first start for the Ironmen
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 5 0 0 1.000 203 75 Oklahoma City 4 1 0 .800 133 110
Ohio Valley 4 1 0 .800 160 115 Omaha 3 2 0 .600 92 120
Norfolk 4 1 0 .800 154 76 Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 95 80
Charleston 2 3 0 .400 107 100 Chicago 1 4 0 .200 79 108
Alabama 1 4 0 .200 90 122 Arkansas 1 4 0 .200 89 187
Michigan 1 4 0 .200 67 137 Las Vegas 0 5 0 .000 41 184
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 4 0 0 1.000 111 19 Sacramento 2 2 0 .500 71 71
Seattle 3 2 0 .600 118 76 Spokane 2 3 0 .400 75 118
TUESDAY OCTOBER 1
Orange County 38, SACRAMENTO 29 (12000)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5
Orange County 10, OKLAHOMA CITY 7 (2000) - John Seedborg kicked a 22-yard FG with 6:56 remaining to give the Ramblers the win. Oklahoma City took a 7-0 lead into the final period
INDIANAPOLIS 47, Omaha 7 - Gene Wren ran for two TDs to lead the Capitols to the easy win
CHICAGO 62, Las Vegas 16 (5500) - The Owls won their first game under new head coach Bob Webb who replaced the fired Don Branby
Ohio Valley 28, ALABAMA 7 (4000)
Seattle 28, ARKANSAS 6 (150) - Ray Calcagno passed for two TDs and scored one himself as the Rangers defeated the Diamonds
CHARLESTON 14, Orlando 10 (4000) - The Panthers were held to their lowest point total in franchise history and dropped their first
Norfolk 38, MICHIGAN 7 (4701)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6
SPOKANE 14, Sacramento 10 (7000)
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 5 1 0 .833 213 89 Oklahoma City 4 2 0 .667 140 120
Ohio Valley 5 1 0 .833 188 122 Omaha 3 3 0 .500 99 167
Norfolk 5 1 0 .833 192 83 Indianapolis 3 3 0 .500 142 87
Charleston 3 3 0 .500 121 110 Chicago 2 4 0 .333 141 124
Alabama 1 5 0 .167 97 150 Arkansas 1 5 0 .167 95 215
Michigan 1 5 0 .167 74 175 Las Vegas 0 6 0 .000 57 246
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 6 0 0 1.000 159 55 Spokane 3 3 0 .500 89 128
Seattle 4 2 0 .667 146 82 Sacramento 2 4 0 .333 110 123
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12
CHARLESTON 37, Ohio Valley 17 (7100) - The Rockets rushed for 214 yards while holding the Ironmen to seven yards on the ground
Orlando 31, NORFOLK 16 (16604)
CHICAGO 27, Michigan 23 (4834)
Alabama 49, ARKANSAS 13 (5000)
OMAHA 17, Oklahoma City 7 (4639) - The Plainsmen fell short as the team held a $40,000 fundraising drive to keep the franchise alive
Indianapolis 35, LAS VEGAS 14 (2500) - Frank Stavroff fired five TD passes to lead the Caps into a three-way tie for first in the Central
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13
Sacramento 21, SEATTLE 16 (4022) - The Capitols put on a last-minute scoring drive to defeat Seattle. The Capitols' Kelton Dotson plunged over a pile of defenders from the 1-yard line with 30 seconds to go for the winning TD
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 6 1 0 .857 244 105 Oklahoma City 4 3 0 .571 147 137
Ohio Valley 5 2 0 .714 205 159 Omaha 4 3 0 .571 116 174
Norfolk 5 2 0 .714 208 114 Indianapolis 4 3 0 .571 177 101
Charleston 4 3 0 .571 158 127 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 164 145
Alabama 2 5 0 .286 146 163 Arkansas 1 6 0 .143 108 264
Michigan 1 6 0 .143 95 198 Las Vegas 0 7 0 .000 71 281
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 6 0 0 1.000 159 55 Spokane 3 3 0 .500 89 128
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 162 103 Sacramento 3 4 0 .429 131 139
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16
Orange County 23, Las Vegas 10 (4200) - In an exhibition played in San Bernardino, John Seedborg kicked three FGs and Jerry Otterson passed for one TD
SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
Charleston 14, ALABAMA 6 (4100)
ORLANDO 31, Michigan 3 (5074)
Omaha 20, LAS VEGAS 16 (1000)
CHICAGO 28, Arkansas 0 (5300)
INDIANAPOLIS 33, Norfolk 20 (7807)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 20
SEATTLE 27, Orange County 13 (4106) - Mike Brundage threw three TD passes to Les Payton to hand the Ramblers their first loss
OHIO VALLEY 65, Oklahoma City 7 (4714) - QB Ed Chlevek threw four TD passes, three to Hubie Bryan, in the worst loss for the Plainsmen ever
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 7 1 0 .875 275 108 Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 210 121
Ohio Valley 6 2 0 .625 270 166 Omaha 5 3 0 .625 136 190
Norfolk 5 3 0 .625 228 147 Oklahoma City 4 4 0 .500 154 202
Charleston 5 3 0 .625 172 133 Chicago 4 4 0 .500 192 145
Alabama 2 6 0 .250 152 177 Arkansas 1 7 0 .125 108 292
Michigan 1 7 0 .125 98 229 Las Vegas 0 8 0 .000 87 301
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 6 1 0 .857 172 82 Spokane 3 3 0 .500 89 128
Seattle 5 3 0 .625 189 116 Sacramento 3 4 0 .429 131 139
TUESDAY OCTOBER 23
SACRAMENTO 23, Spokane 13 (4872)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26
OKLAHOMA CITY 28, Las Vegas 10 (1500)
INDIANAPOLIS 18, Alabama 13 (5097)
CHICAGO 30, Omaha 22 (7200)
CHARLESTON 50, Arkansas 13 (4350) - Claude Watte gained 206 yards on 17 carries and scored three TDs to lead the Rockets
NORFOLK 54, Michigan 7 (13338)
ORLANDO 52, Ohio Valley 7 (9874)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 27
Seattle 17, SPOKANE 13 (6800)
ORANGE COUNTY 28, Sacramento 10 (2500)
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Orlando 8 1 0 .889 327 115 Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 228 134
Ohio Valley 6 3 0 .667 277 218 Omaha 5 4 0 .556 158 220
Norfolk 6 3 0 .667 282 154 Oklahoma City 5 4 0 .556 182 212
Charleston 6 3 0 .667 222 146 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 222 167
Alabama 2 7 0 .222 165 195 Arkansas 1 8 0 .111 121 342
Michigan 1 8 0 .111 105 283 Las Vegas 0 9 0 .000 97 329
PACIFIC DIVISION
Orange County 7 1 0 .875 200 92 Sacramento 4 5 0 .444 164 180
Seattle 6 3 0 .667 202 133 Spokane 3 5 0 .375 115 179
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2
CHARLESTON 31, Norfolk 28 (5700)
Indianapolis 35, MICHIGAN 15 (3320)
Orlando 21, OMAHA 14 (4593)
ARKANSAS 26, Oklahoma City 16 (500)
ALABAMA 44, Spokane 13 (5839)
Las Vegas 14, SACRAMENTO 6 (1218)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3
OHIO VALLEY 35, Chicago 24 (3679)
ORANGE COUNTY 28, Seattle 24 (3237) - Bob Jackson passed for one TD and ran for another as the Ramblers clinched a tie for the Pacific Division title
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Orlando 9 1 0 .900 348 129 X-Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 263 149
Ohio Valley 7 3 0 .700 312 242 Omaha 5 5 0 .500 172 241
Charleston 7 3 0 .700 253 184 Oklahoma City 5 5 0 .500 198 238
Norfolk 6 4 0 .600 310 185 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 246 202
Alabama 3 7 0 .300 209 208 Arkansas 2 8 0 .200 147 358
Michigan 1 9 0 .100 120 318 Las Vegas 1 9 0 .100 111 335
PACIFIC DIVISION
X-Orange County 8 1 0 .800 228 116 Sacramento 4 6 0 .400 170 194
Seattle 6 4 0 .600 226 161 Spokane 3 6 0 .333 128 223
X-Clinched division title tie
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9
Charleston 34, LAS VEGAS 6 (1000) - The Rockets rolled up 414 yards on offense and held the Cowboys to 115
Ohio Valley 62, MICHIGAN 6 (3250)
Alabama 27, OKLAHOMA CITY 0 (500)
CHICAGO 17, Indianapolis 3 (6089)
Omaha 34, ARKANSAS 7 (2000)
Orange County 28, SPOKANE 13 (3700)
ORLANDO 21, Norfolk 17 (7843) - The Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division with Don Jonas tossing three TD passes
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10
SEATTLE 48, Sacramento 21 (5237)
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Z-Orlando 10 1 0 .909 369 146 X-Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 266 166
Ohio Valley 8 3 0 .727 374 248 Omaha 6 5 0 .545 206 248
Charleston 8 3 0 .727 287 190 Chicago 6 5 0 .545 263 205
Norfolk 6 5 0 .545 327 206 Oklahoma City 5 6 0 .455 198 265
Alabama 4 7 0 .364 236 208 Arkansas 2 9 0 .182 154 392
Michigan 1 10 0 .091 126 376 Las Vegas 1 10 0 .091 117 369
PACIFIC DIVISION
Z-Orange County 9 1 0 .900 256 129 Sacramento 4 7 0 .364 191 242
Seattle 7 4 0 .636 274 182 Spokane 3 7 0 .300 141 251
Z-Clinched division title X-Clinched division title tie
NOTE: Oklahoma City folded, forcing the cancellation of their last game versus Charleston
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16
OHIO VALLEY 14, Orlando 9 (4320) - The Ironmen shocked the Panthers in the mud
INDIANAPOLIS 34, Michigan 3 (9761) - The Caps clinched the Central Division title in their first season
NORFOLK 34, Chicago 21 (11129)
OMAHA 36, Arkansas 13 (3546) - The Mustangs took second place, as Pete Tateman accounted for the first three Omaha TDs with runs
Sacramento 27, SPOKANE 6 (2500) - Tom Kennedy and Hugh Oldham clicked for two TDs as Sacramento ended the season with a win
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17
ORANGE COUNTY 40, Las Vegas 3 (3901) - Kicker John Seedburg scored 16 points for the Ramblers
Alabama 28, SEATTLE 24 (5312) - Terry Southall threw four TD passes to lead the Hawks to the upset win
Indianapolis Capitols (8-4)
Head Coach: Bob Snyder
Passing Leader: Frank Stavroff (1650)
Rushing Leader: Gene Wren (826)
Receiving Leader: Roy Winston (31-389)
Omaha Mustangs (7-5)
Head Coach: Bernie Berigan
Passing Leader: Bob Churchich (1781)
Rushing Leader: Pete Tatman (559)
Receiving Leader: Dennis Morrison (33-341)
Chicago Owls (6-6)
Head Coach: Don Branby (1-4)/Bob Webb (5-2)
Passing Leader: George Bork (1834)
Rushing Leader: Joe Williams (788)
Receiving Leader: Gary Townsend (48-605)
Oklahoma City Plainsmen (5-6)
Head Coach: Cliff Speegle
Passing Leader: C.B. Speegle (589)
Rushing Leader: Ken Brown (623)
Receiving Leader: Ron Francis (35-414)
Arkansas Diamonds (2-10)
Head Coach: Tom Burke/Fred Williams
Passing Leader: Bobby Tiner (1411)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Tiner (602)
Receiving Leader: Tommy Trantham (43-651)
Quad Cities Raiders (0-2)/Las Vegas Cowboys (1-9)
Head Coach: John Thomas (0-2)/Bobby Peck (0-2)/Duane Allen (1-7)
Passing Leader: Stan Quintana (334)
Rushing Leader: Tom Williams (260)
Receiving Leader: Duane Allen (20-412)
Orange County Ramblers (11-1)
Head Coach: Homer Beatty
Passing Leader: Jerry Otterson (1346)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Jackson (963)
Receiving Leader: Bruce Smith (44-770)
Seattle Rangers (7-5)
Head Coach: Mel McCain
Passing Leader: Ray Calcagno (1224)
Rushing Leader: Ray Calcagno (329)
Receiving Leader: Herm Lewis (46-728)
Sacramento Capitols (5-7)
Head Coach: George Porter
Passing Leader: Tom Kennedy (1495)
Rushing Leader: Joe Aluise (745)
Receiving Leader: Hugh Oldham (51-951)
Spokane Shockers (3-9)
Head Coach: Don McKeta
Passing Leader: Jesse Kaye (1512)
Rushing Leader: Lamont Johnson (445)
Receiving Leader: Pat Brosnan (40-547)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24
ORANGE COUNTY 35, Spokane 14 (2000) - The game was played in San Bernardino
ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION
Z-Orlando 10 2 0 .833 378 160 Z-Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 300 169
Ohio Valley 9 3 0 .750 388 257 Omaha 7 5 0 .583 242 261
Charleston 8 3 0 .727 287 190 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 284 239
Norfolk 7 5 0 .583 361 227 Oklahoma City 5 6 0 .455 198 265
Alabama 5 7 0 .417 264 232 Arkansas 2 10 0 .167 167 428
Michigan 1 11 0 .083 129 410 Las Vegas 1 11 0 .083 120 409
PACIFIC DIVISION
Z-Orange County 11 1 0 .917 331 146 Sacramento 5 7 0 .417 218 248
Seattle 7 5 0 .583 298 210 Spokane 3 9 0 .250 161 313
Z-Clinched division title
ATLANTIC-CENTRAL PLAYOFF
Sat Nov 23 - ORLANDO 28, Indianapolis 14 (5916) - The Panthers scored in every period, as QB Don Jonas threw for 285 yards and two TDs, ran for one more and kicked two FGs and two XPs
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1968 CFL CHAMPIONSHIP (November 30 at Orlando - 9,148)
ORLANDO BULLDOGS 30, ORANGE COUNTY RAMBLERS 23 - Don Jonas threw three touchdown passes and kicked three field goals, including a record 52-yarder, as the Panthers claimed the CFL championship for the second consecutive year. Jonas, named most valuable player in the league's Atlantic Division earlier in the week, opened the scoring with the 52-yard boot that bettered Rick Duncan's 1966 mark by a yard.
1968
Dec 14 - Oklahoma City franchises is suspended
Dec 15 - The league was aligned into a new two-division format
1969
Jan 15 - Charleston Rockets suspended
Jan 22 - Expansion franchises awarded to Hawaii Warriors
Feb 1 - Orange County Ramblers move from Anaheim to San Bernardino
Feb 2 - CFL reached agreement to add Texas Football League (San Antonio, Tulsa, Texarkana, Beaumont, El Paso, Dallas, Fort Worth and West Texas) as a separate division. Mexico City was also part of the TFL
Feb 7 - Charleston franchise moved to Newark. Oklahoma City players transferred to Hawaii
April 20 - Mexico City Golden Aztecs moved to Monterrey
May 19 - Orange County franchise folded. Players assigned to Hawaii
May 30 - 1969 alignment was announced: ATLANTIC (Jersey Jays, Norfolk Neptunes, Orlando Panther, Alabama (Huntsville) Hawks, and Arkansas (Little Rock) Diamonds CENTRAL (Chicago Owls, Omaha Mustangs, Indianapolis Capitols, Tri-City (Michigan) Apollos and the Ohio Valley (Wheeling) Ironmen PACIFIC (Spokane Shockers, Seattle Rangers, Hawaiian Warriors, Sacramento Capitols, Las Vegas Cowboys) TEXAS (Dallas Rockets, Fort Worth Braves, San Antonio Toros, Monterrey Aztecs, Tulsa Thunderbirds. Texarkana Titan, West Texas Rufneks and El Paso Jets)
July 28 - El Paso Jets franchise revoked
August 6 - Hawaiian Warriors moved to Portland Loggers
Orlando Panthers (10-2)
Head Coach: Dick Pesonen
Passing Leader: Don Jonas (2408)
Rushing Leader: Pat Batten (676)
Receiving Leader: Tom Bland (50-1099)
Norfolk Neptunes (8-4)
Head Coach: Gary Glick/George Hughes
Passing Leader: Junior Edge (2584)
Rushing Leader: Ray Brown (673)
Receiving Leader: Henry McKay (52-821)
Jersey Jays (7-5)
Head Coach: Nick Cuoto
Passing Leader: Don Gault (1882)
Rushing Leader: Ken Brown (790)
Receiving Leader: Rick Jackson (26-623)/Terry Best (26-458)
Alabama Hawks (6-6)
Head Coach: Dave Sington
Passing Leader: Terry Southall (1400)
Rushing Leader: Don Fitzgerald (439)
Receiving Leader: Ray Jeffords (30-294)
Arkansas Diamonds (5-7)
Head Coach: Fred Williams (3-2)/John Hoffman (2-5)
Passing Leader: Bobby Tiner (1256)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Tiner (513)
Receiving Leader: Tommy Burnett (34-620)
Indianapolis Capitols (8-4)
Head Coach: Ken Carpenter
Passing Leader: Johnnie Walton (1713)
Rushing Leader: Al Moore (559)
Receiving Leader: Joe Wynns (37-567)
Omaha Mustangs (6-6)
Head Coach: Don Fleming
Passing Leader: Bob Churchich (2233)
Rushing Leader: Ken Rota (347)
Receiving Leader: Keith Browne (52-674)
Ohio Valley Ironmen (6-6)
Head Coach: Lou Blumling
Passing Leader: Ed Chlebek (1598)
Rushing Leader: Merlin Walet (673)
Receiving Leader: Hubie Bryant (43-657)
Chicago Owls (5-7)
Head Coach: Bob Webb
Passing Leader: George Bork (2164)
Rushing Leader: Bob Blakely (520)
Receiving Leader: Gary Townsend (62-732)
Tri-Cities Apollos (2-10)
Head Coach: Chuck Cherundolo
Passing Leader: Larry Rakestraw (918)
Rushing Leader: Jim Willis (442)
Receiving Leader: Don Bean (28-398)
FRANCHISES FOLDING: Oklahoma City Plainsmen FRANCHISES MOVING: Charleston Rockets to Jersey (Newark) Jays, Orange County Ramblers to Portland Loggers (via Hawaiian Warriors), Michigan Arrows to Tri-City (Midland, MI) Apollos FRANCHISES ADDED FROM TEXAS FOOTBALL LEAGUE: San Antonio Toros, Dallas Rockets, Fort Worth Braves, Monterrey Aztecs, Texarkana Titans, West Texas (Odessa) Rufneks, Oklahoma (Tulsa) Thunderbirds
SATURDAY AUGUST 23
Las Vegas 21, SPOKANE 13 (9876) - Former Bengal QB Dewey Warren completed 17 of 28 passes for 220 yards and two TDs for the Cowboys
Sacramento 10, SEATTLE 6 (7692) - Sacramento scored the first time they had the ball. Led by QB Ken Berry and his top receiver, Hugh Oldham, they drove 60 yards to the Seattle 20 in 10 plays, where Ron Miller kicked a 27-yard FG
SUNDAY AUGUST 24
OMAHA 35, Oklahoma 21 (6940)
PORTLAND 17, Fort Worth 10 (2316) - The Loggers' Rhome Nixon took a pass from Jerry Otterson and ran 44 yards for the winning touchdown
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Jersey 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West Texas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Orlando 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Mexico 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 .000 0 0
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Texarkana 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Arkansas 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 0 1 0 .000 21 35 Omaha 1 0 0 1.000 35 21
Fort Worth 0 1 0 .000 10 17 Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
WESTERN-Pacific Ohio Valley 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Sacramento 1 0 0 1.000 10 6 Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Portland 1 0 0 1.000 17 10 Tri-City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Las Vegas 1 0 0 1.000 21 13
Spokane 0 1 0 .000 13 21
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 6 10
FRIDAY AUGUST 29
Norfolk 44, JERSEY 12 (5451) - The Neptunes scored 37 points in the first half
SATURDAY AUGUST 30
ARKANSAS 21, Omaha 17 (6250)
Alabama 31, TRI-CITY 17 (2777) - Ken Deckard caught a pair of 39-yard scoring passes from Terry Southall for the Hawks
Indianapolis 10, SEATTLE 9 (6290)
Chicago 33, SPOKANE 9 (6291) - Spokane not only got swamped but lost quarterback John Pappas for the year with a broken leg
MEXICO 34, Oklahoma 33 (911) - In heavy rain, Luz Pedraza completed 20 of 47 passes for 331 yards and four TDs for the winners
FORT WORTH 30, Portland 22 (10266) - The Braves scored 20 points in the fourth quarter for the win
SUNDAY AUGUST 31
Texarkana 40, DALLAS 13 (2798)
OHIO VALLEY 14, Orlando 7 (9600) - The Ironmen pulled the stunner as they marched 95 yards in the final quarter, with Marlin Valet scoring the clincher on a 2-yard plunge
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
Mexico 1 0 0 1.000 34 33 Arkansas 1 0 0 1.000 21 17
San Antonio 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Alabama 1 0 0 1.000 31 17
West Texas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Norfolk 1 0 0 1.000 44 12
WESTERN-Texas West Orlando 0 1 0 .000 7 14
Texarkana 1 0 0 1.000 40 13 Jersey 0 1 0 .000 12 44
Fort Worth 1 1 0 .500 40 39 EASTERN-Central
Dallas 0 1 0 .000 13 40 Ohio Valley 1 0 0 1.000 14 7
Oklahoma 0 2 0 .000 54 69 Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 10 9
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 33 9
Sacramento 1 0 0 1.000 10 6 Omaha 1 1 0 .500 52 42
Las Vegas 1 0 0 1.000 21 13 Tri-City 0 1 0 .000 7 31
Portland 1 1 0 .500 39 40
Spokane 0 2 0 .000 22 54
Seattle 0 2 0 .000 15 20
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2
LAS VEGAS 20, San Antonio 14 (3750) - Down 20-14 in the fourth, the Toros made one last thrust late in the game, but Bob Burton recovered a fumble deep in the Las Vegas territory
SACRAMENTO 17, West Texas 14 (6195)
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5
SAN ANTONIO 14, Mexico 0 (6200)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6
OKLAHOMA 35, Dallas 21 (2554)
ORLANDO 41, Arkansas 0 (6925) - Don Jonas threw five TD passes to lead the Panthers to the easy win
INDIANAPOLIS 28, Norfolk 27 (10247) - John Walton played his first professional football game and engineered two long scoring drives with less than 4 minutes left to play for the Caps
OMAHA 33, Tri-City 7 (6922)
SEATTLE 20, Las Vegas 3 (5590) - The Rangers rolled up 207 yards rushing
WEST TEXAS 24, Texarkana 13 (4197)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
ALABAMA 28, Chicago 26 (8300)
PORTLAND 32, Spokane 14 (4303) - Bob Jackson's three TDs and John Seedborg's eight kicking points pushed Portland to the win
OHIO VALLEY 31, Jersey 19 (5817) - Jersey's front four blocked three Ironmen punts and led 11-7 at the half, before the Ironmen ran and passed for 410 yards in the comeback
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
Mexico 1 1 0 .500 34 47 Alabama 2 0 0 1.000 59 43
San Antonio 1 1 0 .500 28 20 Arkansas 1 1 0 .500 21 58
West Texas 1 1 0 .500 38 30 Norfolk 1 1 0 .500 71 40
WESTERN-Texas West Orlando 1 1 0 .500 48 14
Texarkana 1 1 0 .500 53 37 Jersey 0 2 0 .000 31 75
Fort Worth 1 1 0 .500 40 39 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 1 2 0 .333 79 90 Ohio Valley 2 0 0 1.000 45 26
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 34 75 Indianapolis 2 0 0 1.000 38 36
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 2 1 0 .667 85 49
Sacramento 2 0 0 1.000 27 20 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 59 37
Portland 2 1 0 .667 71 54 Tri-City 0 2 0 .000 14 64
Las Vegas 2 1 0 .667 44 47
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 35 23
Spokane 0 3 0 .000 36 86
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9
FORT WORTH 35, Mexico 14 (14101)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13
Orlando 14, INDIANAPOLIS 6 (12972) - Don Jonas threw two TD passes and Pat Batten ran for 133 yards as the Panthers handed the Caps their first loss
San Antonio 14, WEST TEXAS 12 (4000) - The Toros led 14-0 going into the fourth and held on. Rey Farias ran for 101 yards to lead the Toros
NORFOLK 28, Ohio Valley 3 (11389) - The Neptune defensive unit picked off five passes and bottled up the Ironmen's ground game
OKLAHOMA 42, Fort Worth 38 (2440) - Mike Stripling threw for four TDs and ran for another as the Thunderbirds pulled off the upset
SEATTLE 23, Portland 20 (6065)
TEXARKANA 20, Mexico 7 (3500)
Alabama 31, OMAHA 7 (7602)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
Jersey 38, ARKANSAS 35 (906) - Don Gault threw a 16-yard TD to Charlie Leigh with 11 second left to lift the Jays to their first win
CHICAGO 17, Tri-City 14 (3882)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 2 1 0 .667 42 32 Alabama 3 0 0 1.000 90 50
West Texas 1 2 0 .333 50 44 Orlando 2 1 0 .667 62 20
Mexico 1 3 0 .250 55 102 Norfolk 2 1 0 .667 99 43
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 1 2 0 .333 56 96
Texarkana 2 1 0 .667 73 44 Jersey 1 2 0 .333 69 110
Fort Worth 2 2 0 .500 113 95 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 2 0 .500 121 128 Ohio Valley 2 1 0 .667 48 54
Dallas 0 2 0 .000 34 75 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 44 50
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 2 1 0 .667 76 51
Sacramento 2 0 0 1.000 27 20 Omaha 2 2 0 .500 92 80
Las Vegas 2 1 0 .667 44 47 Tri-City 0 3 0 .000 38 81
Portland 2 2 0 .500 91 77
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 58 43
Spokane 0 3 0 .000 36 86
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16
LAS VEGAS 24, Sacramento 7 (6818) - The Cowboys held the Capitols to 33 yards rushing and sacked Sacramento quarterbacks four times. Dewey Warren completed 16 of 31 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Mexico 17, DALLAS 3 (3197) - Luz Pedraza passed for 107 yards and 1 TD to lead the Aztecs, who became homeless and in danger of folding during the week
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19
JERSEY 24, Indianapolis 7 (1200)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
SPOKANE 23, Portland 17 (OT) (2300) - Noki Fuimaona swept into the end zone from the six-yard line with 4:34 left in sudden-death overtime as the Shockers took their first win of the year
Orlando 31, CHICAGO 10 (4005) - QB Don Jonas accounted for all of the Panthers' points and was named CFL Offensive Player of the Week
SAN ANTONIO 32, Oklahoma 10 (9331) - Oklahoma led 10-9 going into the fourth before the Toros erupted for 23 unanswered points
Arkansas 16, TEXARKANA 2 (4216) - Bobby Tiner threw TD passes to Tommy Burnett and Don Thone
Ohio Valley 28, TRI-CITIES 17 (794)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Norfolk 20, ALABAMA 7 (2000) - The Neptunes rallied after trailing 7-6 in the fourth to hand the Hawks their first loss
Omaha 27, FORT WORTH 16 (6240)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 3 1 0 .750 74 42 Alabama 3 1 0 .750 97 70
Mexico 2 3 0 .400 72 105 Orlando 3 1 0 .750 93 30
West Texas 1 2 0 .333 50 44 Norfolk 3 1 0 .750 119 50
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 2 2 0 .500 72 98
Texarkana 2 2 0 .500 77 76 Jersey 2 2 0 .500 93 117
Fort Worth 2 3 0 .400 127 122 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 3 0 .400 141 160 Ohio Valley 3 1 0 .750 76 71
Dallas 0 3 0 .000 37 92 Omaha 3 2 0 .600 119 97
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 2 2 0 .500 86 82
Las Vegas 3 1 0 .750 68 54 Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 51 74
Sacramento 2 1 0 .667 34 44 Tri-City 0 4 0 .000 55 109
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 58 43
Portland 2 3 0 .400 108 100
Spokane 1 3 0 .250 59 103
NOTE: Mexico Aztecs franchises was suspended on September 21
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Seattle 14, SACRAMENTO 12 (8103)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Las Vegas 30, WEST TEXAS 27 (7000) - The game was heavy-sided with penalties by Las Vegas, as they were hit with 119 yards in infractions. They asked that if they played in Texas again, Texan officials not be used
ARKANSAS 42, Dallas 6 (200) - Head coach Fred Williams and GM Jim Landers resigned after the game, saying the Diamonds were out of money
Seattle 31, SPOKANE 21
Jersey 21, NORFOLK 17 (14494)
Omaha 30, OKLAHOMA 14 (2989)
Texarkana 1, Mexico 0 (Forfeit)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
FORT WORTH 31, San Antonio 21 (8939) - Ruben Whitney ran back a fumble 94 yards for a Toro TD to make it 7-7, but the Braves ran for 270 yards and pulled off the upset
Chicago 30, OHIO VALLEY 21 (6200) - George Bork threw three TD passes to lead the Owls. Bork's scoring passes went to John Powers and Gary Townsend
ORLANDO 21, Indianapolis 9 (5117) - Two TDs in the last quarter gave Orlando the win. Al Moore had the Caps' only TD on a 28-yard run in the 2nd quarter
ALABAMA 17, Tri-City 13 (2000)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 3 2 0 .600 95 73 Alabama 4 1 0 .800 114 70
Mexico 2 4 0 .333 72 106 Orlando 4 1 0 .800 114 30
West Texas 1 3 0 .250 77 74 Norfolk 3 2 0 .600 136 71
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 3 2 0 .600 114 104
Texarkana 3 2 0 .600 78 76 Jersey 3 2 0 .600 114 134
Fort Worth 3 3 0 .500 158 143 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 4 0 .333 165 190 Omaha 4 2 0 .667 149 121
Dallas 0 4 0 .000 43 134 Ohio Valley 3 2 0 .600 97 101
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 3 2 0 .600 116 103
Las Vegas 4 1 0 .800 98 81 Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 60 95
Seattle 4 2 0 .667 103 76 Tri-City 0 5 0 .000 68 126
Sacramento 3 2 0 .667 64 65
Portland 2 4 0 .333 115 118
Spokane 1 4 0 .200 80 134
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3
Ohio Valley 37, JERSEY 21 (2084)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
Norfolk 27, TRI-CITIES 13 (4595)
West Texas 49, OKLAHOMA 21
TEXARKANA 30, Dallas 0 (4981)
INDIANAPOLIS 20, Seattle 17 (7298)
Spokane 30, CHICAGO 17 (1546)
OMAHA 24, Arkansas 7 (6922)
Fort Worth 1, MEXICO 0 (Forfeit)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
ORLANDO 49, Alabama 10 (6315)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 3 2 0 .600 95 73 Orlando 5 1 0 .833 163 40
West Texas 2 3 0 .400 126 95 Alabama 4 2 0 .667 124 119
Mexico 2 5 0 .286 72 107 Norfolk 4 2 0 .657 163 84
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 3 3 0 .500 121 128
Texarkana 4 2 0 .667 108 76 Jersey 3 3 0 .500 135 171
Fort Worth 4 3 0 .571 159 143 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 5 0 .286 186 239 Omaha 5 2 0 .714 173 128
Dallas 0 5 0 .000 43 164 Ohio Valley 4 2 0 .667 134 122
WESTERN-Pacific Chicago 3 3 0 .500 133 133
Las Vegas 4 1 0 .800 98 81 Indianapolis 3 3 0 .500 80 112
Sacramento 3 2 0 .667 64 65 Tri-City 0 6 0 .000 81 153
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 120 96
Portland 2 4 0 .333 115 118
Spokane 2 4 0 .333 110 151
NOTE: The league took over the Arkansas franchise, and gave Alabama permission to move to Birmingham from Huntsville
TUESDAY OCTOBER 7
LAS VEGAS 21, Sacramento 0 (2850) - Dewey Warren threw two TD passes to Ace Hendricks to keep the Cowboys in first place
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11
OMAHA 24, Ohio Valley 14 (6520) - Bob Churchich tossed an 8-yard TD to Pete Tatman in the second half to put the Mustangs up for good
NORFOLK 38, Orlando 23 (14063) - Ray Brown ran for two TDs and 123 yards to lead the Neptunes to the upset
INDIANAPOLIS 35, Tri-City 3 (6083) - John Walton passed for three TDs and ran for one to lead the Caps
SAN ANTONIO 52, Texarkana 14 (5080)
ARKANSAS 31, Alabama 28 (800)
Las Vegas at Oklahoma - The game was cancelled
WEST TEXAS 1, Mexico 0 (Forfeit) - The Rufneks scheduled an exhibition with the Louisiana Hurricanes and won 70-0
Jersey 21, CHICAGO 14 (6270)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 4 2 0 .667 147 90 Orlando 5 2 0 .714 186 78
West Texas 3 3 0 .500 127 95 Norfolk 5 2 0 .714 201 107
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Alabama 4 3 0 .571 152 150
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 4 3 0 .571 152 156
Fort Worth 4 3 0 .571 159 143 Jersey 4 3 0 .571 156 185
Texarkana 4 3 0 .571 122 128 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 2 5 0 .286 186 239 Omaha 6 2 0 .750 197 142
Dallas 0 5 0 .000 43 164 Ohio Valley 4 3 0 .667 134 122
WESTERN-Pacific Indianapolis 4 3 0 .571 115 115
Las Vegas 5 1 0 .833 119 81 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 144 154
Seattle 4 3 0 .571 120 96 Tri-City 0 7 0 .000 84 188
Sacramento 3 3 0 .500 64 86
Portland 2 4 0 .333 115 118
Spokane 2 4 0 .333 110 151
TUESDAY OCTOBER 14
SEATTLE 14, Spokane 12 (11102) - QB Tom Kennedy hit Jim Paul with a 37-yard TD pass with 22 seconds left. The tally came after a bad snap on a Spokane punt attempt and the short kick that gave the Rangers the ball on the 37
SACRAMENTO 27, Portland 7 (5412) - Ron Miller kicked a 52-yard FG to lead the Capitols to the win. The kick ties a league record
FORT WORTH 34, Dallas 20 (4360)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
West Texas 37, TEXARKANA 35 (5608) - Kenny Vinyard's 37-yard FG with 39 seconds left climaxed a comeback which saw the Rufneks score 16 points in the final 12 minutes of the game
JERSEY 24, Tri-Cities 9 (5340)
NORFOLK 35, Omaha 16 (12015)
CHICAGO 21, Arkansas 10 (3550)
Oklahoma 27, DALLAS 19 (3997)
SAN ANTONIO 21, Fort Worth 20 (5695)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
OHIO VALLEY 27, Indianapolis 20 (4805) - Pete Mills killed an Caps drive with less than six minutes left when he fell on a fumble in the Ohio Valley end zone
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 5 2 0 .714 168 107 Orlando 6 2 0 .750 193 81
West Texas 4 3 0 .529 164 130 Norfolk 6 2 0 .750 236 123
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 5 3 0 .625 180 194
WESTERN-Texas West Arkansas 4 4 0 .500 162 177
Fort Worth 5 4 0 .556 213 184 Alabama 4 4 0 .500 155 157
Texarkana 4 4 0 .500 157 165 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 3 5 0 .375 213 258 Omaha 6 3 0 .667 213 177
Dallas 0 7 0 .000 82 225 Ohio Valley 5 3 0 .625 175 166
WESTERN-Pacific Indianapolis 4 4 0 .500 135 142
Las Vegas 5 1 0 .833 119 81 Chicago 4 4 0 .500 165 164
Seattle 5 3 0 .625 134 108 Tri-City 0 8 0 .000 93 212
Sacramento 4 3 0 .571 91 93
Portland 2 5 0 .286 122 145
Spokane 2 5 0 .286 122 162
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21
SPOKANE 17, Sacramento 6 (2090) - Capped by a third quarter 52-yard scoring play, the Shockers won. The long play came with 3:28 remaining in the third when QB Danny Holman hit Neki Fuimaono with a swing pass
LAS VEGAS 42, Portland 13 (4700) - Newly aquired LB Mike Foote, sent from the Rams, intercepted two passes to set up scores for the Cowboys and the defense held the strong Portland rushing attack to just 80 yards
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25
WEST TEXAS 28, Oklahoma 23 (6052) - The Rufneks scored two TDs in 42 seconds, made a valiant goal line stand, and then scored in the fourth quarter to defeat a tiring Thunderbirds team, who brought only 23 players
Indianapolis 28, TRI-CITY 9 (951) - John Walton passed for three TDs to keep the Caps in the playoff race. Walton connected with Joe Wynns, Al Moore and Jon Nice, the longest a 30-yard throw to Wynns in the first quarter
San Antonio 35, DALLAS 3 (3708) - The Toros parlayed a balanced offense, netting 216 rushing and 223 yards passing, while their determined defense limited the stunned Rockets to 38 yards on the ground and 43 via the air lanes
TEXARKANA 7, Fort Worth 3 (6288)
Chicago 20, OMAHA 19 (6933)
ALABAMA 21, Arkansas 7 (1661)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
OHIO VALLEY 35, Norfolk 28 (5880) - QB Ed Chlebek guided the Ironmen to a 27-0 lead at the half
PORTLAND 27, Seattle 24 (6160)
ORLANDO 23, Jersey 13 (8094)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 6 2 0 .750 203 110 Orlando 7 2 0 .778 216 94
West Texas 5 3 0 .625 192 153 Norfolk 6 3 0 .667 264 158
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 5 4 0 .556 193 217
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 5 4 0 .556 176 164
Fort Worth 5 5 0 .500 216 191 Arkansas 4 5 0 .444 169 198
Texarkana 5 4 0 .556 164 168 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 3 6 0 .333 236 286 Ohio Valley 6 3 0 .667 210 194
Dallas 0 8 0 .000 85 260 Omaha 6 4 0 .600 232 197
WESTERN-Pacific Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 163 151
Las Vegas 6 1 0 .857 160 94 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 185 183
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 158 135 Tri-City 0 9 0 .000 102 240
Sacramento 4 4 0 .500 97 110
Spokane 3 5 0 .375 139 168
Portland 3 6 0 .333 162 211
TUESDAY OCTOBER 28
LAS VEGAS 28, Spokane 21 (5976) - With a little more than a minute to play, Ace took a short pass from Dewey Warren and rambled 71 yards to a TD, giving Las Vegas the win after the Shockers had tied it up with 1:27 to go
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
WEST TEXAS 12, San Antonio 10 (10207) - Kenny Vinyard booted a 37-yard FG through the winds and rain of a thunderstorm to give West Texas their margin of victory to the cheers of the few hundred fans who stayed
INDIANAPOLIS 28, Omaha 23 (7291) - Indianapolis scored 21 points in the first quarter and held on for the win. HB Al Moore scored three touchdowns for the Caps, two by snagging John Walton passes for 69 and 71 yards
Orlando 24, JERSEY 20 (4040)
OKLAHOMA 44, Texarkana 14
NORFOLK 24, Alabama 7 (14409)
ARKANSAS 14, Chicago 3 (3000)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Tri-City 26, OHIO VALLEY 7 (4432) - The Ironmen led 7-0 before Tri-City's Dick Berlinski booted FGs of 18 and 22 yards, and the visitors racked up three touchdowns while holding the Ironmen scoreless the rest of the game
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 6 3 0 .667 213 122 Orlando 8 2 0 .800 240 114
West Texas 6 3 0 .667 204 163 Norfolk 7 3 0 .700 288 165
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 5 5 0 .500 213 241
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 5 5 0 .500 183 188
Fort Worth 5 5 0 .500 216 191 Arkansas 5 5 0 .500 183 201
Texarkana 5 5 0 .500 178 212 EASTERN-Central
Oklahoma 4 6 0 .400 280 300 Ohio Valley 6 4 0 .600 217 220
Dallas 0 8 0 .000 85 260 Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 191 174
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 5 0 .545 255 225
Las Vegas 7 1 0 .875 188 115 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 188 197
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 158 135 Tri-City 1 9 0 .100 128 247
Sacramento 4 4 0 .500 97 110
Spokane 3 6 0 .333 160 196
Portland 3 6 0 .333 162 211
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4
SACRAMENTO 31, Las Vegas 10 (7826) - Dewey Warren was forced out of his game plan early and the Capitols took advantage of it, intercepting four passes - two of them returned for touchdowns - as they totally dominated
DALLAS 23, Fort Worth 10 (3383)
SPOKANE 24, Seattle 7 (1531)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8
Indianapolis 37, CHICAGO 14 (2200) - John Walton hurled three TD passes and scored another on a two-yard run for the Caps. John Quillen scored both touchdowns for the Owls
San Antonio Toros (7-4)
Head Coach: Hoover Evans
Passing Leader: Sam Olivas (1098)
Rushing Leader: Luz Pedraza (686)
Receiving Leader: Truman Franks (41-534)
West Texas Rufnecks (7-4)
Head Coach: Ted Dawson
Passing Leader: Ron Skosnik (1495)
Rushing Leader: B.W. Cheeks (341)
Receiving Leader: Tom Whittier (59-733)
Mexico Golden Aztecs (2-6)
Head Coach: Dunc McCauley
Passing Leader: Luz Pedraza (994)
Rushing Leader: Curley Watters (181)
Receiving Leader: Curley Watters (17-221)
Texarkana Titans (7-5)
Head Coach: Tom Collins (4-2)/Jimmy Cobb (3-3)
Passing Leader: Eddie Buzzell (1281)
Rushing Leader: Johnnie Johnson (619)
Receiving Leader: Tom Black (29-770)
Oklahoma Thunderbirds (5-6)
Head Coach: Art Ramage
Passing Leader: Mike Stripling (1091)
Rushing Leader: Larry Gosney (228)
Receiving Leader: Ron Francis (44-673)
Fort Worth Braves (5-7)
Head Coach: Johnny Hatley
Passing Leader: Donnie Gibbs (1006)
Rushing Leader: James Walker (1035)
Receiving Leader: Doug Broadus (29-322)
Dallas Rockets (1-10)
Head Coach: Joe Verret
Passing Leader: Mike Etter (585)
Rushing Leader: Bruce Land (394)
Receiving Leader: Barry Smith (36-354)
Las Vegas Cowboys (8-4)
Head Coach: Paul Massey
Passing Leader: Dewey Warren (2222)
Rushing Leader: Mike Vogel (388)
Receiving Leader: Ace Hendriks (52-771)
Sacramento Capitols (8-4)
Head Coach: George Porter
Passing Leader: John Goodman (1380)
Rushing Leader: Tommy Manning (376)
Receiving Leader: Hugh Oldham (42-742)
Seattle Rangers (7-5)
Head Coach: Don White
Passing Leader: Tom Kennedy (1765)
Rushing Leader: Gerry Wea (514)
Receiving Leader: Dave Dinish (46-751)
Spokane Shockers (5-7)
Head Coach: Hugh Taylor
Passing Leader: Danny Holman (1573)
Rushing Leader: Noki Fuimaono (635)
Receiving Leader: Rob Young (35-505)
Portland Loggers (3-9)
Head Coach: Chuck Fenenbock
Passing Leader: Jerry Otterson (1729)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Jackson (666)
Receiving Leader: Rhome Nixon (58-940)
SAN ANTONIO 42, West Texas 20 (9523) - The Toros took the opening kickoff and marched 74 yards in 10 plays to take a lead they never gave up as they rolled up 402 yards total offense and won a chance at the division playoff berth
TEXARKANA 27, Dallas 14 (4030)
Jersey 17, TRI-CITY 7
NORFOLK 55, Arkansas 14 (10027)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
Oklahoma 36, FORT WORTH 34 (9673) - Oklahoma's Wes Matthews killed the Braves' comeback hopes when he kicked a 35-yard FG with 4:26 left to play to give the Thunderbirds a 36-27 lead
ALABAMA 32, Omaha 10 (2004)
ORLANDO 45, Ohio Valley 14 (9600)
SEATTLE 44, Portland 20 (5471)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
San Antonio 7 3 0 .700 255 142 X-Orlando 9 2 0 .818 285 128
West Texas 6 4 0 .600 224 205 Norfolk 8 3 0 .727 343 179
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 6 5 0 .545 230 248
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 6 5 0 .545 217 198
Texarkana 6 5 0 .545 205 226 Arkansas 5 6 0 .455 197 256
Oklahoma 5 6 0 .455 316 334 EASTERN-Central
Fort Worth 5 7 0 .417 260 250 X-Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 228 188
Dallas 1 9 0 .100 133 297 Ohio Valley 6 5 0 .545 231 265
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 6 0 .500 265 259
Las Vegas 7 2 0 .778 198 146 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 202 234
Sacramento 5 4 0 .556 139 130 Tri-City 1 10 0 .091 135 264
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 209 179
Spokane 4 6 0 .400 184 203
Portland 3 7 0 .300 182 255
X - Clinched Division Title
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11
SACRAMENTO 13, Las Vegas 10 (7026) - Down 6-3, the Cowboys scored when Dewey Warren hooked up with Ace Hendricks on a 34-yard TD. Caps QB John Goodman hit Hugh Oldham for a 35-yard TD with 1:12 to go
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15
Sacramento 38, SAN ANTONIO 24 (3737) - The Toros lost, but Texas Division owners voted that they would advance to the playoffs. Hugh Oldham ran back two kickoffs for TDs to lead the Caps, and scored two via the air
INDIANAPOLIS 48, Ohio Valley 14 (6122) - The Capitols wrapped up the Central Division title
ORLANDO 45, Norfolk 23 (10310) - Don Jonas passed for three TDs and Thurmond Jones ran for three more as the Panthers won the Eastern Division
JERSEY 35, Alabama 6
TRI-CITY 13, Chicago 6
Texarkana 42, ARKANSAS 38 (1498) - The Rufneks clinched a spot in the Texas Division playoffs as the Eastern Section (Texarkana, Oklahoma, Fort Worth, Dallas) champion
West Texas 21, DALLAS 7
OKLAHOMA 1, Fort Worth 0 (Forfeit)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
Spokane 58, PORTLAND 27 (2038)
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
X-San Antonio 7 4 0 .636 279 180 X-Orlando 10 2 0 .833 330 160
West Texas 7 4 0 .636 244 212 Norfolk 8 4 0 .667 366 224
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 7 5 0 .583 265 254
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 6 6 0 .500 221 246
X-Texarkana 7 5 0 .583 247 264 Arkansas 5 7 0 .417 235 298
Oklahoma 5 6 0 .455 306 334 EASTERN-Central
Fort Worth 5 7 0 .417 262 250 X-Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 276 202
Dallas 1 10 0 .091 129 318 Ohio Valley 6 6 0 .500 245 313
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 6 0 .500 265 246
Las Vegas 7 3 0 .700 208 159 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 208 247
Sacramento 7 4 0 .636 190 164 Tri-City 2 10 0 .167 148 270
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 209 179
Spokane 5 6 0 .455 242 230
Portland 3 8 0 .273 209 313
X - Clinched Division Title
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18
Seattle 12, LAS VEGAS 6 (3500) - Dewey Warren fumbled as he tried to lateral the ball. Recovered by Seattle, with 1:05 remaining, they ran the clock out for the win
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22
SACRAMENTO 13, Spokane 10 (8753)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
Las Vegas 34, PORTLAND 10 (4688) - Bill Casey, filling in for an injured Dewey Warren, ran a controlled offense, as the Cowboys gained a season high 222 yards on the ground.
WESTERN-Texas East EASTERN-Atlantic
X-San Antonio 7 4 0 .636 279 180 X-Orlando 10 2 0 .833 330 160
West Texas 7 4 0 .636 244 212 Norfolk 8 4 0 .667 366 224
Mexico 2 6 0 .250 72 108 Jersey 7 5 0 .583 265 254
WESTERN-Texas West Alabama 6 6 0 .500 221 246
X-Texarkana 7 5 0 .583 245 248 Arkansas 5 7 0 .417 235 298
Oklahoma 5 6 0 .455 306 334 EASTERN-Central
Fort Worth 5 7 0 .417 262 250 X-Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 276 202
Dallas 1 10 0 .091 129 318 Ohio Valley 6 6 0 .500 245 313
WESTERN-Pacific Omaha 6 6 0 .500 265 246
X-Las Vegas 8 4 0 .667 249 181 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 208 247
Y-Sacramento 8 4 0 .667 192 163 Tri-City 2 10 0 .167 148 270
Seattle 7 5 0 .583 221 185
Spokane 5 7 0 .417 253 243
Portland 3 9 0 .250 219 348
X - Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS
TEXAS - Sat Nov 29 - San Antonio 20, TEXARKANA 7 (1,740) - The Toros passed for 323 yards and two TDs in a game slowed down by freezing rain
PACIFIC - Sat Nov 29 - Las Vegas 31, SACRAMENTO 0 - The Capitols, coming off a four game winning streak, were expecting a solid crowd, and nearly 10,000 fans showed up for the battle. What they saw was Las Vegas totally dominate the game, winning 31-0. The stingy Las Vegas defense helf the Capitols to 120 yards while the Cowboys gained 237.
EASTERN-CENTRAL - Sat Nov 29 - INDIANAPOLIS 27, Orlando 7 (6,000) - QB John Walton with help from a tenacious defense led the Capitols into the CFL championship. The win was the first for Indianapolis over the Panthers in five games which include two losses early this year and a semi-final contest last season. The Indianapolis defense put pressure on the CFL's MVP, Orlando QB Don Jonas, intercepting him on five occasions.
SEMI-FINALS (December 7 at San Antonio - 7,194)
SAN ANTONIO 21, Las Vegas 17 - The Toros jumped out to a fast, 14-0 lead, before the Cowboys had even warmed up. The Cowboys cut the score to 21-14 with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter when Dewey Warren found Gene Cabading for an 80-yard touchdown. A 34-yard FG made the score 21-17 and had the Toros realing as they staged one final drive. With 27 seconds left. Warren found Mike Oslin in the end zone for an apparent touchdown, but he was ruled out of bounds by the officials. On the following play, Warren had his pass intercepted at the San Antonio 19
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1969 CFL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 13 at Indianapolis - 7,416)
INDIANAPOLIS CAPITOLS 44, SAN ANTONIO TOROS 38 - FB John Nice rambled 13 yards with 9 seconds left in a sudden-death playoff to give Indianapolis the Continental Football League championship. San Antonio missed a golden opportunity to win the title when kicking specialist Jerry Moritz booted a 25-yard field goal attempt wide of the mark with 6:10 left in the extra period. Toros QB Sal Olivas threw two touchdown passes and accounted for 314 yards on his 19 completions. He also scored once from a yard out.
1969
Dec 15 - Omaha Mustangs, Ohio Valley Ironmen and Chicago Owls franchises were revoked. Las Vegas Cowboys moved to Memphis. Texarkana moved to El Paso.
1970
February 14-15 - At a league meeting in Memphis, Jersey withdrew, while Alabama and Arkansas were dropped. An expansion franchise in Hershey, PA (Pennsylvania Bruins) was approved. Omaha was re-admitted
Feb 16 - Indianapolis withdrew, while the nine teams indicating they will remain are Spokane, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, West Texas, Sacramento, Omaha and Memphis.
March 2 - West Texas withdrew, as owner Nash Dowdle announced plans to form a new league
March 7 - Indianapolis, Orlando Jersey, Tri-Cities and Norfolk formally withdrew. Jersey moved to the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL)
March 10 - Commissioner James Dunn resigned. San Antonio Toros were considering a move to the Trans-American Football League, with Hershey, Chicago and Southern California
March 11 - Memphis, Birmingham, Tampa Bay and Dallas-Fort Worth were added to the Trans-American lineup
March 22 - Plans for the Trans-America League were pushed back to 1971
April 5 - Orlando, Indianapolis and Norfolk officially joined the ACFL
April 18 - The CFL was realigned to three division: Pacific (Seattle, Spokane, Sacramento), Texas-Western (Omaha, San Antonio, Fort Worth) and Texas-Eastern (Texarkana, Oklahoma, Dallas). Memphis had reportedly folded
July 2 - Sacramento Capitols folded, effectively ending the CFL
