Charleston Rockets

Charleston Rockets

First Season
1964
Team History
Charleston Rockets (1964-68)
Conference/Division
Continental Football League (1965-68) Atlantic Division (1968) Atlantic South Division (1967) Western Division (1965-66) United Football League (1964) Western Division (1964)
Venue
Laidley Field (1964-68)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Charleston Rockets were a professional American football team based in Charleston, West Virginia. They began play in 1964 as a member of the United Football League and became a charter franchise in the Continental Football League in 1965. In their first season in the CoFL, the Rockets finished with a perfect 14-0 record and won the league championship over the Toronto Rifles, 24-7. After an ownership change in 1968, the team announced that it was suspending operations in January 1969.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1965
Week 8	October 2	vs. Rhode Island Indians	Laidley Field
Week 10	October 16	at Hartford Charter Oaks	Dillon Stadium
Week 13	November 7	at Wheeling Ironmen	Wheeling Stadium
postseason	November 28	vs. Toronto Rifles	Laidley Field
1966
Week 3	September 3	at Philadelphia Bulldogs	Temple Stadium
Week 5	September 18	vs. Orlando Panthers	Laidley Field
Week 11	October 29	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 13	November 12	at Montreal Beavers	Autostade
1967
preseason	August 12	at Hartford Charter Oaks	Dillon Stadium
Week 5	September 23	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
1968
Week 1	August 31	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 4	September 21	vs. Michigan Arrows	Laidley Field
Week 6	October 5	vs. Orlando Panthers	Laidley Field
Week 7	October 12	vs. Ohio Valley Ironmen	Laidley Field
Week 9	October 26	vs. Arkansas Diamonds	Laidley Field
Week 10	November 2	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Laidley Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1966

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