Charleston Rockets

{{Short description|American football team}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2016}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox sports team | logo = | owner = | pixels = | founded = 1964 | folded = 1969 | league = [[United Football League (1961–1964)|United Football League]], [[Continental Football League]] | history = | arena = [[University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field|Laidley Field]] | city = [[Charleston, West Virginia]] | colors = {{color box|#FF8000}} {{color box|#3B170B}} | championships = 1 (1965) | titles = 1 (1965) | mascot = }} 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 (1961–1964)|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Charleston Out of CFL|work=Philadelphia Daily News|agency=UPI|date=January 25, 1969}}</ref> Its place in the league's lineup was replaced by the [[Jersey Jays]], returning the CFL to North Jersey after the departure of the [[Orange/Newark Tornadoes|Newark Bears]] [[Orlando Panthers|to Orlando]] three seasons prior.

==Season-by-season== {| class="wikitable" |- ! ! Year !! League !! W !! L !! T !! Finish!!Coach |- ! rowspan=5|Charleston Rockets | 1964 || [[United Football League (1961–1964)|United Football League]] || 11 || 3 || 0 || 2nd, Western Division || rowspan=2|[[Perry Moss]] |- | 1965 || rowspan=4|[[Continental Football League]] || 14 || 0 || 0 || 1st, Western Division |- | 1966 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 2nd, Western Division || [[Ken Carpenter (gridiron football)|Ken Carpenter]] |- | 1967 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 2nd, Atlantic South Division || [[Sam Fernandez]] |- | 1968 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 3rd, Atlantic Division || [[Billy Ray Barnes]] |- |}

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[[Category:American football teams in West Virginia]] [[Category:Continental Football League teams]] [[Category:1964 establishments in West Virginia]] [[Category:1969 disestablishments in West Virginia]]