Guard, All-MAC Mark Walter - Quarterback, Two-Year Starter
KEY PIONEER LETTERMEN LOST OFFENSE Russ Angerstein - Tackle, All-MAC Henry Federowicz - Guard, All-MAC Mark Walter - Quarterback, two-year starter. Led club to two straight MAC Southern Division titles and a national championship. Mark Jay - Running back, second leading ground gainer on '78 squad. DEFENSE Tim Lord - End, All-MAC Mike Petrone - Tackle, outstanding athlete. Football career ended when he underwent successful open-heart surgery during the off season. Mike Piersol - Tackle, All-MAC Wayne Pierce - Middle linebacker, All-MAC, AII-ECAC, All-East, conference MVP. Anchored Pioneer's defense which limited opponents to just 7.7 points per game. Bill Johnson - Cornerback, All-MAC KEY PIONEER LETTERMEN RETURNING OFFENSE Hal Johnson - Running back, all-MAC. Leading rusher with 980 yards. Finished 13th nationally among all Division III ball carriers. Doug Schmitz - Center, superb blocker. Could be pro material. Pete Murray - Tight end, made transition from offensive guard spot. Fine blocker, good hands. Scott Traub - Guard, 6-4, 210. Steve Rockhill - Tackle, 6-3, 230. John Ferko - Punter-place kicker DEFENSE Guy Martin - End, 6-4, 230 Tom Estilow - End, 5-10, 200 Tony Anderson - Linebacker, 6-1, 205 Steve Warrington - Defensive Back, All-MAC Tom Deery - Safety Mark Valerio - Cornerback QUICK FACTS Stadium Memorial Stadium (1925) Hansell's undefeated and untied 1954 team (7-0-0) Capacity 4,500 was the first in the school's recorded history. The Colors Columbia Blue & Gold 1975 squad, under Manlove, was 9-0-0 during the Nickname Pioneers regular season. * Football competition began as early as 1879; * Football coaching records (modern) however, it was not until 1916 that Widener teams W L T began playing full intercollegiate schedules.
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