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Location: Cedar Falls, IA 50614 Founded: 1876 Enrollment: 11,020 Conference: Mid-Continent (Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Southwest Missouri State) Affiliatio n: NCAA 1-AA Nickname: Panthers Colors: Purple and Old Gold Stadium: UNI-Dome ( 16,400) Lettermen Returning: 24 Lettermen Lost: 25
Coaching Staff Area Code for all Num bers is: 319 Office Phone Stan Sheriff - Head Coach ...... 273-2143 Dan Dorazio - Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line ...... 273-6474 Dennis Remmert - Defensive Coor dinator, Defensive Line .. 273-6470 1981 Northern Iowa Mike Kolling - Defensive Back- field ...... 273-64 70 Football Schedule Terry Allen - Offensive Baclifield ...... 273-6006 Nick Coso - Wide Receivers Opponent, Site First Game ...... 273-6474 Date Stadium, Time Series Record Doug Sams - Assistant Line Sept. 5 Drake at Cedar Falls 1900, 15-22-1 ...... 273-6436 UNI-Dome ( 16,400), 1 :30 p.m. CDT Sept. 12 Grand Valley State at Cedar Falls First Game Athletic Staff Department Addres s : UNI-Dome (16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA 50614 Sept. 19 Idaho at Moscow, ID First Game Stan Sheriff Director of Kibbie Dome ( 16,500). 7:30 p.m. PDT Athletics ...... 273-2143 John "Jersey" Jermier - Associate Sept. 26 Montana at Missoula, MT First Game Athletic Director ...... 273-21 43 Dornblaser ( 12,500). 1 :30 p.m. MDT Sandra Williamson -Associate Athlet- Oct. 3 Northern Michigan at Cedar Falls 1963, 3-10 ic Director ...... 273-6033 Ann Hill - Athletic Business Mana- UNI-Dome (16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT ger ...... 273-2470 (Homecoming) Jim Husbands - Assistant to the Ath Oct. 10 *Western Illinois at Macomb, IL 1967, 5-4 letic Director-Marketing .. 273-6443 Hanson Field ( 17,000). 1 :30 p.m. CDT Bob Bowlsby -Assistant Athletic Dir- ector for Facilities ...... 273-6050 Oct. 1 7 Open Date Dave Burton - Head Athletic Trainer ...... 273-6369 Oct. 24 *Southwest Missouri State at 1980, 1-0 Nancy Justis - Sports Information Springfield, MO Director ...... 273-6354 Briggs (7,000). 1 :30 p.m. CDT Dave Starr -Assistant Sports Informa- Oct. 31 *Eastern Illinois at Cedar Falls 1975, 3-2 tion Director ...... 273-6354 UNI-Dome ( 16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT (Shrine Game) Nov. 7 Nebraska-Omaha at Cedar Falls 1936, 5-5 UNI-Dome ( 16,400). 7:30 p.m. CST (Parents' Night) Northern Iowa Football, 1981. Is a publica tion of the Sports Information Office, Nancy Nov. 14 South Dakota at Vermillion, SD 1899, 20-16 Justis, Director. Design and production as DakotaDome (10,000), 11:30 a.m. CST sistance by Susan Chilcott and Elizabeth Conrad, UNI Publications. Cover art by Gary Nov. 21 Youngstown State at Cedar Falls 1978, 1-2 Kelley, Hellman Design Associates, Waterloo. UNI-Dome (16,400), 7:30 p.m. CST IA Photographs by Bill Witt, UNI Information Services photographer. and Bill Oakes. stu dent assistant. Printed by Waverly Publis h *Mid-Continent Conference Game ing, Waverly. IA. Composition by Phototype America and Type House of Iowa. Cedar Falls . IA Covering the Table of Contents Panthers All-Americans ...... 19 Panthers vs. Individual All-Time Coaching Records ...... 30 Opponents ...... 33 Press Box & Park Assistant Football Coaches ...... 3-4 Player Sketches ...... 14 ing: Only working Athletic Club ...... 35 Pronunciation Guide ...... 21 press and scouts Athletic Staff ...... 36 Recapping 1980 with advance no Bowl Appearances ...... 33 Game-by-Game ...... 15-18 tice will be allowed Captains ...... 8 Returning Lettermen ...... 14 access to the press Final Statistics - 1980 ...... 18-19 Rosters - Alphabetical ...... 21 box. The press box Football History - Numerical ...... 20 Is located on the east side of the 1895-1979 ...... 31-33 Scouting the 1981 UNI-Dome above Future Panther Schedules ...... 27 Opponents ...... 22-26 the east stands. Homecoming Results Stan Sheriff,1 Head Coach, AD ...... 2 Entrances are lo Since 1920 ...... 31 Sheriff vs. 1981 Opponents ...... 27 cated on the north History of the University ...... 35 Team Records ...... 29 Nancy Justis and south ends of Individual Records ...... 30 Travel Plans ...... 26 ~ports Iriformatton the box. Parking - Director Junior Varsity Schedule ...... 27 UNI-Dome ...... 5 for the working Media Outlets .... .Inside Back Cover Year-by-Year Records ...... 29 press will be In the west lot of the Physical Education Complex (PECJ bulldl.ng which Is Mid-Continent Conference ...... 27 located directly north of the Dome and can be Movin' On ...... : .34 reached from Hudson Road (HWY 57) which New Faces ...... 20 runs north and south on the east side of the Outlook - 1981 ...... :·, ... . 6-7 Dome. Your press pass will be sufficient to •' enter the lot to park. Entrance:The easiest access to the press box from the west lot Is to enter the PEC building through the west entrance and proceed dir ectly across to the east entrance where a long tunnel, on your right-hand side, will lead you to the playing surface. Radio Stations: Radio stations will be as signed broadcast space upon request for permission to broadcast. Stations should make their own arrangements for telephone hookup and private telephones. If stations wish to use the courtesy line, they must con tact Kelly Neff at KCFI Radio In Ceder Falls (phone 319-277-1918). Photographers: Photographers will be Is sued press passes allowing them on the side lines or In the press box In a designated photo area. LIGHTING: 75-125 ft. candles; Quartz and Mercury. Filming: For black and white prints we sug gest the use of Kodak Trl-X film with the ASA pushed to 1600. The exposure should be 250th of a second at f-stop 4. For color slides or prints, Ektachrome or Kodacolor with ASA 400 shot at l 25th of a second at f-stop 2.5 usually produces the best pictures. In structions given are for night games. Services Provided: Printed programs. start ing lineups, depth charts and other pre game Information will be provided. Team and Individual stats, along with the play-by play, will be distributed at halftime and as soon after the game as possible. There will be food and drinks provided In the press box before the game and at halftime. Sheriff Responds: Coach Stan Sheriff will be available for answering questions following each home game In Room 142 of the PEC (next to the training room) 10 minutes 'after the end of each game. Media representatives, Including photographers, are welcome to at tend the post-game session. Sports Information UNI-Dome Trailer University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614 (319) 273-6354 Justis at Home: (319) 277-3631 Stan Sheriff Head Coach and Athletic Director
George Asleson and quarterback Jerry Morgan were honored. In 1961, guard Wendell Williams made the top team, followed in 1962 by fullback Dan Boals. Then came Randy Schultz to win first team honors in both 1964 and 1965, the first Iowa college player ever to re peat as a first team selection. In 1968, defensive tackle Ray Pedersen joined the elite list. Since he assumed the additional role of Athletic Director in 1970, Sheriff has directed a very potent 11-sport and now 22-sport intercollegiate program, cop ping six North Central Conference all sports trophies. Sheriffs knowledge of football and athletics does not stop at the university level. He served a nine-year term on the NCAA Football Rules Committee. He also has served terms on the American Football Association Committees in volving conventions and public rela tions and the prestigious NCAA Televi Becoming the winningest coach in a tough schedule. His subsequent sion Committee, which negotiated a history at the University of Northern teams went 5-5-0 in both 1968 and multi-million dollar contract with ABO Iowa was just a matter of time for Head 1969, 2-8 in 1970, 4-5 in 1971, 4-6 in Television. Coach Stan Sheriff. It has been that way 1972, 5-5 in 1973 and 5-4-1 in 1974. A native of San Francisco, Sheriff since he to~k over in 1960. He took over Those were the lean years. was a collegiate star at California State with a bang, producing an undefeated In 1975, his Panther team, behind Polytechnic College at San Luis Obispo. team in his maiden year to put the Pan All-American quarterback Bill Salmon, An all-conference center three seasons, thers into a bowl game for the first time. rolled to an 8-3 regular season and got he was the league's most valuable player Sheriff came to UNI in 1958 as first the bid to the NCAA first-round playoffs. as a senior and was named to the first assistant to Bill Hammer and succeeded The Panthers met Western Kentucky in team Little All-America. Following his him two seasons later. Since then he what now has been labeled the "Mud senior year in 1953, he played in the has piled up an impressive 120-89-3 Bowl" and dropped a 14-12 squeaker. East-West Shrine game and the Hula overall re.cord for a .566 winning edge The nucleus of that team left but Sheriff Bowl, one of the first small college play and his teams have won or shared four put together another sophomore ers to earn both honors. He graduated North Central Conference titles. dominated team in 1976 that posted a The 1960 team was a gem. UNI went fine 8-3 record in the Panthers' new 9-0-0 in regular season before losing to home - the UNI-Dome. Hillsdale College in the Mineral Bowl at In 1977, with the No. 1 quarterback Exselsior Springs, MO, 17-6. Sheriff knocked out for four games with a won the NCC title again in 1961 with a shoulder separation, coupled with an 7-2 record and repeated in 1962 with a entirely new defensive front line, the 7-1-1 mark, sharing the crown with Panthers bounced back from a slow 2-4 South Dakota State both years. He took start to win its last four games and to a sophomore-dominated team to a 5-3-1 place second in the NCC. 1978 was mark in 1963 and a second place finish another lean year with a 2-9 record but in the NCC. slashing most pre-season bets. UNI Then came 1964 and the most her came back in 1979 with a fine 6-5 record alded year of all. His Panthers posted an to place second in the Mid-Continent 8-2-0 season, got the bid to the first Conference. Last season it was third at Pecan Bowl game and beat Lamar Tech 7-4. 19-1 7 in the heat at Abilene, TX. The Just as Sheriffs teams have played a heart of that championship squad left dominant role in the NCC and now the in 1965 and UNI lost five straight con Mid-Continent, so have individual play tests before rallying to pose a 4-5 mark, ers. He's produced 79 All-Conference a figure they repeated in 1966. players, with eight winning most valu In 1967, Sheriff parlayed a small but able back or linesman awards. Eight cohesive defensive unit into a 7-3-0 times in 21 years he's had the league's mark, losing by one point, 10-9, to leading ground gainer. In 21 seasons he champion North Dakota State, the has produced eight first-team Little number two ranked division team in the All-America players with the most re nation. The heart-breaking losses of cent being offensive tackle Mike Tim four, one and three points came during mermans in 1975. In 1960, both guard
2 The Assistants
Dennis Remmert Defensive Line, from Cal Poly in 1954 and went on to play professional football for three sea Defensive Coordinator The veteran of the UNI sons In the NFL as a linebacker. staff, Remmert Is beginning his 18th His first coaching experience came season with the Panthers. His responsibilities are during a tour of duty In the U.S. Army co ordinating the defense when he guided the 4th Infantry Divi and coaching the defensive line. An All-American sion team to the European service title de with a 10-1-1 record. fensive tackle at UNI In 1959, he also earn ed All-North Central Stan and his wife, Jane, have three Conference honors In 1958 sons, Paul, .Michael and Richard. and 1959. After gradua tion In 1960, he played professional ball briefly for Buffalo. He joined Stan Sher iffs staffas a graduate assistant In 1961 and served for two seasons before coaching at Iowa Central Community The Sheri.ff Years College In Fort Dodge In 1963. Remmert YEAR ·W-L-T PCT. rejoined UNI's program fulltlme . tn 1964, when the Panthers visited the 1960* 9-1-0 .900 Pecan Bowl. He also received hls.,MA de 1961 7-2-0 .778 gree In Physical Education In 1964. 1962 7-1-1 .833 1963 5-3-1 .611 1964** 9-2-0 .818 1965 4-5-0 .444 1966 4-5-0 .444 1967 7-3-0 .700 1968 5-5-0 .500 1969 5-5-0 .500 1970 2-8-0 .200 1971 4-5-0 .444 1972 4-6-0 .400 1973 5-5-0 .500 1974 5-4-1 .550 1975*** 9-3-0 .750 Remmert Dorazio KolUng 1976 8-3-0 .727 Born In Traer, 1977 6-5-0 IA, Remmert spent most received his BS degree from Kent State .545 of his younger life In Mason City, IA. in 1974 1978 and has completed some 2-9-0 .181 Dennis and his wife, Sandy, are the par graduate work towards an M.ED In 1979 6-5-0 .545 ents of two young sons, Chad and Brad. Sports Administration from Kent State, 1980 7-4-0 .636 Washington and Hawaii. He and his Totals 120-89-3 .566 Dan Dorazio wife, Rosemary, have one son. *Includes Mineral Water Bowl loss Offe nsive Line, Offensive Coordinator, Mike Kolling to Hillsdale College Defensive **Includes Pecan Bowl win over Backs Recruiting Coordinator Kolling begins his fifth season on the Lamar Tech One of the newest additions to the UN I staff in charge of defensive backs. He staff, Dorazio ***Includes NCAA Div. II playoff brings a wealth of football also has held the responsibility of line knowledge to UNI's football loss to Western Kentucky fortunes. backers In the past. A native of Grace Prior to joining the Panther staff a year ville, MN, Kolling graduated from South ago, he had spent eight years as an as Dakota State In 1972 and played briefly sistant coach in various capacities. His with the Denver Broncos of the NFL and last assignment was at the University of the Birmingham Americans of the WFL. Washington where he was in charge of After receiving his MS degree from the tackles and tight ends. He started North Dakota State in 1974, Kolling his career as a student assistant at Kent coached for one year at Rosewell, MN, State where he was responsible for the and one year at Hopkins Lindberg High varsity scout team, the junior varsity School in Hopkins, MN . He was an as receivers and the film breakdown. He sistant at South Dakota State one year also was a graduate assistant at Kent and an assistant at North Dakota State State in charge of varsity tight ends, a two years before being named to the part-time assistant at the University of Panther staff in 1977. Mike and his Washington and spent three years at wife, Cindy, have one son, Michael. the University of Hawaii. He was on staff at San Jose State prior to his position at Washington. A native of Stow, OH, he
3 Terry Allen Offensive B acks A man who knows what he's talking about when the subject is offensive backfields, Allen joined the UNI coach ing staff after quarterbacking the Pan thers from 1976-78. A native of Iowa City, IA, he was an all-state and all-con ference pick while at West High. Highly respected by the coaching staff and players, he was known for his strong throwing arm and his ability to run the multi-option Houston Veer offense. He suffered a shoulder separation In the first game of 1977 and was out three weeks before returning to lead th e team In total offense with 1.318 yards. He re turned for his third and final season as the Panthers' starting quarterback In 1978 and again led the team in total offense w! th 1, 3 39 yards. 1, 113 In pass ing. Nick Coso Wide Receivers Caso joined the team just in time for spring dr!lls a year ago. He came to Cedar Falls from Charlottesv!lle. VA, Allen Sams Caso where he was a graduate assistant in charge of receivers and running backs at the University of Virginia while get ting his M.E. degree in counselor educa tion. He was a stu dent assistant at Fer ris State College in Big Rapids, MI. where he worked with the wide receivers and tight ends. A native of Ann Arbor, MI, he played football, basketball and baseball. He transferred to Big Rapids High School and competed in all three sports there. He received his under graduate degree from Ferris State. He and his wife, the former Xuchitl Nodarse, were married this summer. Doug Sams Offensive Line Beginning his third fall season with the Panthers, Sams began his UNI tenure with the wide receivers and has moved over to the offensive line. A two-year player for Oregon State, knee surgery in 1974 forced termination of his athletic career. He was a three-year starter as a tight end at LaGrande (OR) High School and was a four-year letterman in track. Prior to coming to UNI , he was a part time assistant football coach at Oregon State, a graduate assistant and an ad ministrative assistant. He received his BS degree in Political Science in 1978. He and his wife. Colleen, reside in Cedar Falls.
4 T he UNI-Dome A UNI-que Coliseum
UNI supporters and the entire State causes great loss of air pressure). dur are easily reached through seven access of Iowa realized a dream come true with ing heavy snow fall for aid in melting gates on the east and west sides. A total the completion of the UNI-Dome - a snow off the roof and during spectator absence of columns and posts gives completely covered, multi-purpose fa events for heating and cooling the build every seat in the stadium an unob cility with an air-supported roof - in ing. structed view. February of 1975. A service entrance, large enough for a UNI-Dome, the prefix standing for Fiberglass Fabric Roof tractor-trailer, is located at one end of the University of Northern Iowa, as well The roof of the Dome is made of 49 the stadium. Concessions, displays, as meaning unique, combines the fea tons of woven Fiberglass fabric coated first aid stations and rest rooms are tures of three buildings - a football with Teflon. The fabric is self-cleaning conveniently l'ocated on either side of stadium, fieldhouse and large auditor and requires virtually no maintenance. the building. ium. It hosts such events as concerts, It w!ll not burn or support combustion, A spacious press box atop the east exhibitions, trade shows, pageants, nor is it affected by ultraviolet radiation. stands has facilities for 10 radio sta rallies and convocations, as well as Approximately 60 percent of the tions, television capabilities and seat football, basketball, softball and field Dome has an inner liner of fabric that ing for up to 125 people. A photography hockey games and wrestling and track provides acoustical as well as thermal darkroom, photo bay, concession area meets. · benefits. Th.e liner tends to baffle t"he and scouting booths are a few other fea The UNI-Dome's air-supported, sound waves and air from the peri tures. · Fiberglass fabric roof, constructed by meter, where the pressure is greater Two huge scoreboards can flash Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corpora than outside the building, .and can be messages.and information to spectators tion, was erected at a cost equal to half diverted and blown between the two lay throughout the events. that of conventional roof construction. ers to facilitate snow melting. Plans call for the addition of admin And because of the Dome's translu istrative offices, locker and training cence, ample natural light is available Other Features rooms and VIP boxes. Currently, a tun during daylight hours - a sizeable sav The UNI-Dome has four main en nel connects the Dome with the Physical ings on utility costs. trances leading to a 32-foot wide con Education Center for locker facilities. course. Seats, color-matched to tickets,
Multi-Purpose Use The UNI-Dome was designed with "something for everyone." Its artificial turf for football games and practices can be rolled up in 45 minutes. Underneath, on a synthetic floor area, are basketball and tennis courts and an eight-lane, 220-yard oval running track. As many as 12 tennis matches and two basket ball games can take place simultaneous ly at the field level. Approximately 16,400 spectators can be seated for football and 7,254 for court-side activities. For stage activi ties, such as commencement, concerts and artist or speaker series, total capac ity - using movable bleachers and fold ing chairs - can reach 25,000. Air-Supported Dome The 168,000-square foot dome, which rises 124 feet above the arena floor, is supported entirely by a network of 12 stranded steel cables and four air blowers. A concrete and steel ring around the top of the 70-foot high sta dium wall holds the cables. The cables, which shape, as well as support, the dome are 2Ys inches in diameter. They vary in length from 395 to 484 feet and togeth er weigh 47 tons, or 94,000 pounds. Two 40,000 cfm ( 15 hp) fans circu late air and maintain enough air pres sure in the building to keep the roof inflated during normal use. Two addi tional 135,000 cfm (125 hp) fans are used during inflation of the roof, during mass exiting from the building (which
5 1981 Outlook - Panthers' Jump to Division I-AA Opens a New Era in UNI Football
An era draws to a close and a new one The Panther strength once again will with 899 yards and five touchdowns. He begins for Northern Iowa football In be In the offense. Kelly Ellis, the ran for over 200 yards In two games, 221 1981. The Panthers move to Division diminutive tailback from Waterloo, IA. In the final contest of the year against 1-M this fall, wrapping up a highly suc returns for his fourth season after re Evansville. cessful tradition In Division II where ceiving a redshlrt a year ago. Injured In Complimenting Ellis and Miiiner are UNI had a winning percentage of .566. the second play In the first game, he two fine fullbacks who will see plenty of Though the program has been upgrad managed to play In only one other series action In the fall. Davey Lewis, a trans ed, there Is little doubt the Panthers can later In the season before sitting out the fer out of Golden Valley Community Col face the challenge, especially with the rest of the year. After a brilliant fresh lege (6-0, 202, Minneapolis, MN) had a bulk of offense returning from last man season In which he led the entire fine spring and sophomore-to-be Dave year's 7-4 squad. That squad set no less nation In all-purpose running, Ellls Evans of Marshalltown, lA (6-0, 208), than 28 school records. tailed off slightly In 1978 but Is the type are In a tight race for starting honors. "We had an excellent spring," said of player who generates excitement Another tailback, sophomore-to-be Tim Head Coach Stan Sheriff, "and we think every time he touches the ball. He came Arvidson (5-10, 180, Rockford, IL). also we're going to be better than a year ago. back In 1979 to set an NCAA single has drawn praise from the coaching We've got the Instigators back with a few game rushing record against Western staff. bonuses and we had our best recruiting Illlnols when he scampered for 382 There Isn't any question about who year ever. Though we have some ques yards. The Honorable Mention All- will lead the offense. Senior quarter tion marks on defense, most things back Steve Sandon played like a should fall Into place." completely different athlete last season seeking a viable The schedule has been upgraded to We're still following a sluggish sophomore year. He with a suitable number of meet the qualifications of the new divi coriference set no less than 10 game, season and it worthwhile. As sion. There are three new opponents on members to make career records for passes attempted, , we've been working towards the schedule. The lineup Is brutal. with for I-AA, completed, yards gained by passing, therefor the last games aga19st conference foes Eastern being competitive total offensive attempts, yards gained years and wefeel we will and Western Illinois, which also join the four orjive total offense and touchdown passes be competitive. Division 1-M ranks, and Southwest very Missouri State, which will not be classi fied 1-M until next year. South Dakota, American selection also picked off a 23- an ancient foe from the North Central yard pass In the same contest. "Kelly Is Conference, repeats Its appearance on the type of player that you want to have the schedule. The three new teams are the football as much as possible." said Grand Valley State, Idaho and Montana. Sheriff. "And though It may be difficult UNI opens the slate Sept. 5 hosting to believe, Kelly Is In the best shape now Drake, renewing an old series. It's an I've ever seen him. He Is bigger and other long season with the final contest stronger than he's ever been." scheduled against former Mid-Con UNI Is deeper In running backs than tinent Conference member Youngstown It was a year ago. Besides Ellis, Chris State now with the Ohio Valley, Nov. 21. Millner (5- 8 , 163) returns for his Nebraska-Omaha and Northern Michi sophomore season. A native of Dayton, gan, another M-CC former member OH. he was forced Into action last sea which has elected to remain Division II, son with the Injury to Ellis. As a fresh round out the schedule. man, he was the leading ground gainer
6 ond returning defensive back. He was thrown. He passed for 2, 761 yards on the only freshman who started at one 186 of 334 attempts and threw for 22 time or another for the Panthers a year TDs. He was rated high most of the sea ago and has earned a starting role head son In the Division II ranks and finished ing Into the fall. In third place In passing efficiency and Other d-backs who have drawn fourth In total offense. He had a great praise are cornerbacks Ronald King deal to do with UNI's placing second In (61h, 192, Jr., Scottsdale Community total team offense, third In passing of College). returnee Dan Gentzler (5-10, fense and fourth In scoring offense In 164, Sr.. Augusta, KS) and Darryl Lyons the nation. (6-1. 175, Jr., Hutchinson (KS) Com Only two other quarterbacks were In munity College) and safeties Jeff Mills "S·pring camp. both freshmen-to-be after (5-11. 186. So., Denver. IA) and Eric receiving redshlrts their first years. Watson (5-11. 195, Jr., Phoenix Junior Larry Miller (6-4, 195, West Chicago, IL) College). Is the no. 2 quarterback coming out of The linebacker spot lacks experience spring. Kurt Marshall (6-2, 204, Rock with the most experienced athlete being ford, IL) saw limited action since he was returning starter Joe Anderson (5-11. still recovering from shoulder surgery 212, Jr., Waterloo). Anderson had an performed In the fall. He's a left-handed excellent sophomore season when he quarterback. Two In-coming freshmen, Arizona Western Junior College trans finished second In defensive points on however. should put pressure on both fer Matt McAllister (6-3, 225, Erle, PA). the squad. He's one of the surest open Miller and Marshall, though Miller "had The offensive line was young a year field tacklers. Other athletes expected to perhaps his best practice of the spring ago with only two seniors but those see action are Mark Holmes (6-4, 225, In the annual Purple-Gold lntrasquad seniors will be missed Immensely, espe Fr., Moline. IL). Mark Wilson (6-0. 206, game," according to Sheriff. cially Skip Eckhardt. The Panthers not Jr .. Evansdale, IA). Dave Larson (5- only lost experience here during spring 101h, 200, Fr., Bettendorf. IA) and Brian ball but depth also because of the aca Thorne (6-0, 190, So., Iowa City, IA). The return of Kelly (Ellis) can't hurt demic Ineligibility of Roger Schultz, Graduation also took Its toll us. He is the type of player you want on the which hopefully will be corrected over defensive tackles to have the ball as much where four-year start as possible. the summer. But this area still Is not ers Owen Dockter and Dave Ramthun you can believe it, he's better If now much of a concern with the return of are gone. But Brad Hayes (6-5, 232, Jr., than I've ever seen him. He's bigger center Kevin Webster (6-2, 238. She Eldridge, IA). Fred Bryan (6-4, 240, Jr., a nd stronger. boygan, WI). guards Scott Hamilton Minneapolis). a Chevroletl' Scholarship (6-3, 233, Sr., Cedar Rapids). Bill Roby awardee last year, Mark Cory (6-4, 237, The receiving corps possibly could be (6-2, 237, Sr., Cedar Rapids) and Mike Jr., Urbandale. IA) and Rusty Graham the strongest and deepest position on Tatolan (6-2, 234, Jr., Bettendorf. IA) (6-4, 224, So., Wheaton. IL) are ready to the squad. Split end Ken Harvey (6'h and tackle Jim Lanning (6-4, 242, Jr.. step Into their shoes. 1 75). a transfer from United States Minnetonka, MN). Tackle John Wasko One other trouble spot arose during International a year ago. set a school sky (6-1 , 215, So.. Minneapolis) also has spring drills. The defensive ends were mark with 935 yards on 51 catches. He gotten the attention of the coaches. depleted by Injury. Dave Yount (6-3, also had the most TD receptions with 210, So., Runnells, IA). starter Jerry six and finished In 13th place In the Griffith (6-3, 226, Sr., Wellman, IA) and nation In receiving. Backing up Harvey Western Illinois will be very improved Randy Schultz (6-2, 208, Jr., Cedar are several other fine athletes, Including over last year. Eastern Illinois will Rapids) all were recovering from knee another transfer, Eric Hill (5-11. 175, have some holes to .fill defensively, surgery or sustained knee Injuries dur Willingboro, NJ), who had to sit out last especially up front, but they had a ing drills. Griffith escaped the knife and year. Kirk Hobbs (6-2, 180, Cedar Rap strong team a year ago even though Schultz's Injury seems the most seri ids) missed all contact work during they graduated a number offin e ous. spring drills after receiving Injuries In people. The kicking game should be just as an automobile accident but he did get In strong or stronger than a year ago. on pass patterns. Craig Nordlie (6-0. There were more notable losses on Place-kicker Steve Schonert returns for 175, Nevada, IA) gave up outdoor track defense and one of the biggest question his second season. A transfer from to concentrate on spring football and marks before spring drills was In the Wake Forest, he set four school marks earned a starting position heading Into defensive secondary. But with the sign last year and tied one other. He set the fall. Jason Woodford (5-11. 166, ing of five junior college defensive backs marks In number of extra points scored South Bend, IN). Is another trackman and the return of two fine athletes from In a game and season. field goals at who just needs to spend more time with last year, the secondary should be rath tempted and scored and tied the record the quarterback to be better. er strong. for field goals scored In a single game. The tight ends also should be solid Free safety John Root. another USIA Punter Mike Johnson (5-10, 185, with the return of Al Sanders (6-2, 210, connection, Intercepted seven passes So., Dubuque, IA) was a walk-on last Altadena, CA), another USIA connec last year, returning one for a touch season and In his first collegiate punt, tion who filled In nicely last fall when down. He also rated out high on the de he booted it 52-yards against Western starting tight end Steve Wright was In fensive stat chart amongst the d-backs Illinois. He responds to pressure well jured. Battling for position with him Is with 54 7 points. Don Stewart Is the sec- and averaged 44 yards In the spring.
7 The Panther Captains
38 - Joe Anderson, Linebacker, class, he stlll ls an outstanding honor stu 5-11, 212 Jr. Waterloo, IA dent ... selected to the conference's All-Aca Attended Waterloo Central High School demic team. where he was an All-State selection ... played on the junior varsity squad and the 9 -Ken Harvey, Split End, 61/2, 17 5 specialty teams his freshman season ... at Sr. San Diego, CA the end of spring ball a year ago, he emerged A transfer from U.S . International a year ago, as the no. 1 weak side linebacker and has he wasted little time In getting his name In maintained his no. l status throughout the the UNI record book ... 935 yards In pass year . . . possesses good lateral quickness receptions and six touchdowns . . . difficult and Is a consistently good tackler, finishing to mistake out on the playing field with his last season with 70 assisted tackles and 24 lanky body and superb speed . . . has proven solo tackles .. . also recovered two fumbles to be a big play kind of receiver . .. a very and came out second on the team In de Intense worker on the field ... always striv ing to get better Anderson Ellis fensive points ... Is one of the most exper . . . he and quarterback ienced players on the defense and Is one of Steve Sandon work very well together ... the surest open-field tacklers, In fact. has the picked up In the spring where he left off In ab111ty to catch even a Kelly E111s . . . a good the fall ... has great hands and Is a great undercoverage man on pass situations ... down-field blocker . . . a quiet leader who very coachable and works hard both on the always Is ready to help out the other field and In the classroom ... the fact he was receivers on the team . . . a second team All- elected co-captain In his junior year shows he Conference pick ... ranked 13th In the Is highly thought of by his peers. nation In receiving. 32-KellyEllis, Tailback, 5-8, 163 40 - John Root, Safety, 6-1, 180 Sr. Waterloo, IA Jr. Fallbrook, CA Has been accorded the honor of being named Another transfer from U.S. International last co-captain for the third straight year ... year, along with Ken Harvey . .. made a con prepped at Waterloo West High School where siderable contribution . .. one of the most he was an elite All-State selection two years in capable athletes on the squad ... led all de- , a row ... In all probability, the most electrify fenslve backs with 54 7 defensive points . . . ing runner ever to wear the Purple and Gold Intercepted seven passes, scoring one touchdown . . . also blocked one kick ... Griffith Harvey at UNI . . . an outstanding runner with amazing quickness . .. tied a single game could break the school's Individual career UNI record, scoring four touchdowns In one Interception record ... very aggressive ... game and led the nation In all-purpose run good hitter ... more comfortable with the ning with l ,576yards as a freshman ... had UNI scheme now ... good leader ... has a somewhat of an off-season In 1978 but came great break on the ball, anticipates well .. . back In 1979 to set a single game NCAA rush runs the 40 In 4. 7 but plays much faster than ing record with 382 yards rushing In 40 car that ... a second team All-Conference pick. ries against Western Illinois, ending the season with 1.093 yards ... redshlrted last 12 - Steve Sandon, Quarterback, season after sustaining a shoulder Injury on 6-3, 200 Sr. Des Moines, IA only the second play of the year . .. has In Definitely made an Impression last season creased his strength In the off year, spending following a disappointing sophomore year a lot of time In the weight room, and coaches . .. set no less than 10 game, season and feel he Is the best he's ever been . . . adds career records for passes attempted, com another dimension to the offense because he pleted, yards gained by passing, total offen Is turning Into a fine receiver . . . led all re sive attempts, yards ga!Iled total offense and ceivers In the Purple-Gold spring game with touchdown passes thrown . . . passed for over 200 yards In only 2 ,761 yards on 186 of 334 attempts ... Root Sandon 12-mlnute quarters ... wlll share tailback duties with sopho threw for 22 TDs ... had an excellent spring more Chris Millner ... a first team All-Con . . . gained confidence In the offense and ference pick two years ago. showed more ability In knowing how to read the schemes and how to hit secondary re 99-Jerry Griffith, Defensive End, ceivers ... has worked hard to eliminate his 6-3, 226 Sr. Wellman, IA Interceptions, not throwing any In th~ An outstanding freshman recruit In 1978 annual Alumni-Varsity game ... bench . . . made All-Conference three years, All presses 325 pounds . .. has a quick release state two seasons and was an Honorable ... a pure passer ... his major Improvement Mention All-American his senior year at has been his growth and knowledge of the Mid-Prairie High ... a starter at defensive offense and ability to read the defense .. . end last year, he's a real leader on defense ... second team All-Conference pick . . . doesn't make many mistakes ... knows so prepped at East Des Moines High, guiding It many positions, he's like another coach out to a 7-2-0 record his senior year and earning on the field ... one of the hardest hitters on All-City and State honors ... was ranked the squad and Is a good pass rusher . .. likes high In the Division II stats most of the sea to sack the quarterback, which he was In on son, ending the year ranked third In passing eight times last season .. . very consci efficiency and fourth In total offense. entious and versatile ... was experimenting at linebacker In the spring until a knee sprain sidelined him for most of spring drills ... valedictorian of his high school senior
8 The Panthers - Offense
Ellis, McNe a l, Milin er, Nelson, A rvidson, Lew is, Gipper, Evans Running Backs 33 Davey Lewis FB 6-0 202 Jr. Minneapolis, MN Marshall, S andon, Miller 24 Chris Miliner TB 5-8 163 So. A transfer from Golden Valley Community Dayton, OH College . . . possesses the size, speed and Quarterbacks Had an excellent freshman year filling In for strength to be a great fullback . .. currently 10 Lany Miller QB 6-4 195 Fr. West the Injured Kelly Ellis ... gained All-Ameri In a battle with Dave Evans for the no. 1 job Chicago, IL can Honorable Mention status and was a ... brother was a starting defensive back for Was a bright spot In spring practice, earning second team Mid-Continent Conference pick Nebraska . . . ran track In the Indoor season the no. 2 quarterback spot ... had his best . . . was the leading rusher last year with 899 In sprints . .. runs the 40 In 4 .5 .. . was an practice of the spring In the annual Purple yards In 163 carries .. . also rushed for five All-State track pick in high school, In addi Gold lntrasquad game, completing eight of touchdowns, tying for the lead with gradu tion to being named to All-Region In both 14 passes for 124 yards . . . has the scram ated Greg Holt . .. had two games over 200 track and football ... plans on majoring In bling Instinct of Fran Tarkenton ... does not yards, the most, 221 In the final game of the communications. ; possess great speed or quickness but Is sel year against Evansville . . . caught 1 7 passes dom sacked ... highly recruited out of West for 162 yards and one TD .. . had an excel- Chicago .. . set five conference passing rec lent spring ... will share starting duties ords, completing 56 per cent of his attempts with Ellis . . . lost 10 pounds from his report- for 1,400 yards and nine TDs his senior year ing weight In the fall, making him . 1 second and scored four TDs by rush .. . also played faster In the 40 ( 4. 6) .. . captained the Wide Receivers at safety where he was credited with six In Meadowdale High team . .. was a Class AAA terceptions and was the second leading tack All-State pick .. . had 3,300 career rushing 14 Eric Hill WR 5-11 175 Sr. ler on the squad . .. was selected Most Valu yards with 1,427 his senior year .. . also Willingboro, NJ able Player on his team and was an All-Con threw four TDs and averaged 10 yards per A transfer from United States International a ference and All-Area pick, both as QB and punt return . . . three punt returns and four year ago and was redshlrted las season .. . safety ... redshlrted last season . . . a busi kickoff returns led to TDs . . . also was a earned his position In the fall, working with ness major. starter In basketball, baseball and track . . . a the defense In Its preparation . . . had a slow pre-med major. spring due to class conflicts but showed his 11 Kurt Marshall QB 6-2 204 Fr. ability In spring scrimmages .".. always look 37 Tim Arvidson TB 5-10 180 So. ing for the big play .. . should come along IL Rockfo rd , Rockford, IL well after spending more time with the quar One of three signal callers In spring camp . . . A walk-on last year as a freshman . . . caught terback. a redshirt last season . . . underwent shoul the coaches' eyes right away during fall der surgery late In the fall for a calcium preparation . . . could be the finest no. 3 tail 16 Kirk Hobbs WR 6-2 180 Jr. Cedar buildup and has been slow recovering . . . back that the Panthers will face this season Rapids, IA saw limited action In spring drills ... left or have had on the team ... very quick . . . An Injury sustained In an automobile acci handed quarterback . .. did catch the tough runner. dent kept him out of contact work during coaches' eyes with his ability to run the op spring drills but did work with the quarter tion .. . a three-sport athlete from Jefferson 31 Dave Evans FB 6-0 208 So. backs In running pass patterns .. . one of High where he was a starting forward in'bas Marshalltown, IA the strongest blockers of the receivers and ketball and a baseball outfielder ... ran for A tough, physical football player .. . shows has better hands ... should see a lot of ac- 637 yards, scoring 10 TDs. his prep senior great personal pride In the job he does ... Is tion In the fall ... caught 22 passes for 369 year . .. also passed for 798 yards ... crim In a battle for the no. 1 spot with Davey Lewis yards and two TDs last season. inology major. . . . was a high hurdler In high school and often runs the football as If he was high 22 J ason Woodford WR 5-11 166 So. hurdling ... together with Lewis, UNI has a South Bend, IN pair of fullbacks that will be as good as any Another track athlete who missed a number UNI faces . .. selected to the first team All-Big of spring practices but shows great promise 8 conference . . . selected to play In the Iowa . . . has speed but has never played wide re All-Star Shrine game. ceiver before.
9 88 Craig Nordlie WR 6-0 175 Sr. Nevada, IA Came Into his own during the spring, earn ing a starting position heading Into fall ... showed he can make the big play ... red shirted from outdoor track so he could concentrate on football ... another great down-field blocker ... a deflnlt~ threat ... might be the fastest receiver on the team and Is probably one of the purest athletes ... only caught three passes for 35 yards last fall but will definitely Improve his statistics this year.
Saddoris, Nordlie, Farrell, Hill, Wooc(ford, Carter, Hobbs, Harvey
Webster, Etzel Centers 51 Scott Etzel OC 6-4 230 So. McAllister, Sanders Hampton, IL Fundamentally, made excellent Improve ment this spring ... work habits outstand Tight Ends ing ... good attitude about wanting to be a 80 Al Sanders TE 6-2 210 Sr. Altadena, Hamilton, Roby, Tatoian good football player ... shows potential to be CA a starter some day ... staff feels he has a Inherited the starting position last season good future at UNI ... a three-sport athlete when Steve Wright was Injured In the middle Offensive Guards from United Township High School In East of the year ... caught 14 passes for 106 62 Scott Hamilton OG 6-3 233 Sr. Moline, IL ... a two-way starter In football. a yards and scored one TD ... needs to add on Cedar Rapids, IA heavyweight wrestler and shot putter In weight and strength .. . currently In a battle track ... selected to play In the Illinois All A part-time starter last year but did play more for the starting spot with Matt McAllister ... often than the rest ... Star Shrine Game ... a business major. really came along this possesses good speed . . . a junior college spring ... could be the strongest player In 74 Kevin Webster OC 6-2 238 Jr. transfer from Pasadena. the offensive line . .. bench presses 380 pounds ... started as a sophomore .. . Sheboygan, WI 85 Matt McAllister TE 6-3 225 Jr. Erie, Could be the Panthers· best returning offen PA should be one of the offensive leaders .. . sive lineman . .. a two-year starter ... most possesses a wealth of experience and knowl Tied with Al Sanders for the starting role ... edge ... was an All-State selection while at experienced of the offensive linemen ... a very strong athlete with good size and good great ability to strike a blow at the Impact Cedar Rapids Prairie . . . won two letters In hands ... needs to work on his quickness football and three In track where he placed point ... fundamentally, Is beginning to be and speed ... lettered two years In football at come a good football player ... If continues second In the state In the discus ... nick Arizona Western Community College In to Improve, might be good enough to be a name Is "Hambone." Yuma. AZ, and was named the Most En championship player. thusiastic Player his sophomore year ... at 63 Bill Roby OG 6-2 237 Sr. Cedar tended Academy High School In Erle. PA, Rapids, IA where he was an All-City selection ... plans Also a very strong football player ... bench to major In Industrial technology. presses about 350 pounds .. . a very hard worker and Industrious ... has made good High School but stayed with the kicking strides fundamentally . .. presently a second game because he's darn good at It. The Panthers team player. 15 Mike Johnson P 5-10 185 So. Defense 67 Mike Tatoian OG 6-2 234 Jr. Dubuque, IA Bettendorf, IA A walk-on last year ... In his first collegiate Currently listed as the no. l right guard ... game against Western Illinois punted 52 played a lot as a sophomore, though never yards ... responds very well to pressure .. . started . .. a real technician and an lntelll had a good spring. averaging 44 yards ... a gent player ... expected to contribute a great hard worker and has a chance to be a super deal . . . wrestled at heavyweight for the Pan- punter. thers ... one of the biggest assets Is his very quick feet. 73 Jeff Murray OG 6-1 229 So. Racine, WI Broke his left hand during spring drills but competed very well until his Injury ... red shirted last year ... was the no. 2 left guard at the time of his Injury and should return In the.. fall at that position .
Meyer, Shqfroth, Salz Nose Guards 48 Dave Meyer NG 6-1 188 Jr. Greene, Waskosky, Reimer, Lanning, Ingalls IA A walk-on who has worked as hard as anyone ... shifted from linebacker to noseguard ... Offensive Tackles an outstanding student In echnlque 59 Steve Ingalls OT 6-5 248 Jr. Pepin, very determined and enthusiastic. WI 56 Jerry Shafroth NG 6-1 239 Jr. Had a very good spring ... shows pro charac Massilon, OH teristics In terms of his speed ... the no. l A transfer from North Iowa Area Community starting tackle ... did not start last year .. . College ... highly recommended ... made has excellent potential to be a good offensive some progress In the spring In making ad lineman, In fact, the chance to be the best justments to the UNI style ... will make more lineman UNI has seen In awhile. Improvement In the fall on his second time Waskosky OT 6-1 215 So. through the schemes .. . very trong. Johnson, Schonert 60 John Minneapolis, MN 93 Mark Salz NG 6-1 201 Jr. Mason Tries very hard ... Is a good striker at the City, IA Kickers Impact point ... needs work fundamentally The most experienced player on the defensive 2 Steve Schonert PK 5-9 165 Jr. ... lacks experience but has a good attitude. line next to Jerry Griffith ~ . . had a good Racine, WI 72 Jim Lanning OT 6-4 242 Jr. spring ... piled up a lot of defensive points a ago although he was sharing duties with A quality Individual ... kicking comes very Minnetonka, MN year with a senior ... very quick. may be the best pass natural to him ... a pleasure to work A self-made player ... weighed only 215 a rusher ... has an amazing knack of flowing .. . did a heck of a job last fall. setting four year ago but has worked his way up to almost to the football and of getting out of Impossi school records and tying one other In his first ... has upped his bench presses 250 pounds ble situations ... staff Is looking for big year at UNI ... set marks In number of extra by 50 pounds to about 330 . .. very Industri things from him .. . played on the state points scored In a game and season. field ous ... heavily counted on for next fall ... championship Mason City squad three years goals attempted and scored and tied the rec junior varsity two years ago ... an played ago. ord for field goals scored In a single game . .. All-Conference selection at Hopkins Lind transferred from Wake Forest two year.s ago bergh High . . . . a soccer-style kicker who has kicked be- yond 60 yards In practice ... longest field goal In a game Is 51 yards ... an unspoken leader who shows sincere concern for the total team and who likes to get Involved ... Is another game-maker like a Kelly Ellls .. . very Interested In playing pro ball and would be eligible after this fall ... performance Is very Important to him ... a kicker, punter. flanker and free safety at William Horllck 11 49 Jim Johnson DE 6-0 217 Jr. Cedar Rapid s, IA Was a first team All-State pick In a strong high school program .. . played as a backup to Danny Todd at strong safety last year, so didn't see much playing time . . . one of th e fastest athletes on defense, runs the 40 In 4. 6 . .. has the speed to cut off someone like Kelly Ellis ... his year at strong safety should help him at defensive end ... capable of making the big play ... played junior varsity ball two years ago. 89 Renaldo Cad e DE 6-2 198 Sr. Washingto n , DC Redshlrted last year . . . had his biggest Im provement this spring ... an outstanding athlete who Is a very good hitter but has to minimize his mistakes. 90JeffBus s D E 6-3 195 Fr. Freeport, IL Is rated a good athlete amongst the young players and has as his goal to get bigger and stronger ... a good athlete for a big guy .. . redshlrted last year . .. was a first team All Conference selection on his conference co- championship squad In high school ... also Bemis, Hayes, Liechty, Cory, Bryan, Graham was a starting forward In basketball .. . an accounting major. Defensive Tackles Defensive Ends 92 Dave Yount DE 6-3 210 So. Runnells, IA 71 Brad Hayes DT 6-5 2 32 Eldridge, IA 30 Carter Bray DE 6-1 180 Fr. Played some as a freshman, making the trav Was a backup to Owen Dockter a year ago ... Minne apolis , MN eling squad . . . a very aggressive player that needs to put more weight and strength on his Moved from the secondary to a position makes few mistakes . .. sustained a knee frame .. . has good mobility and the poten- familiar to him since he played It In high sprain In the spring and missed three weeks tial to be a great player .. . has put on 8-10 school. .. superior speed and agility but has of practice. more pounds of muscle ... played a great to make the adjustment .. . an outstanding deal for the junior varsity squad two years honor student ... will see nothing but better ago ... was an all-around athlete at North things from him . .. a walk-on. Scott. 77 Mark Cory DT 6-4 237 Jr. Urbandale, IA Came a long way In spring ball ... sat out a year after transferring from Morningside ... trying to make the transition from the defen sive scout team last year ... a good student In business ... has the potential to play a lot of ball and to help the team. 78 Rusty Graham DT 6-4 224 So. Wheaton , IL Redshlrted last year ... question whether he's big enough for a defensive tackle but Is one of the best athletes of the big men on the team ... has a 100-lnch reach when stand ing flat-footed and has a 30-lnch vertical jump but needs to get bigger and stronger . . . can play lighter, though, because of his athletic ability ... shifted from tight end to tackle last year .. . attended Wheaton-War- renville High where he was an All-Conference and All-State Honorable Mention selection. 95 Fred Bryan DT 6-4 240 Jr. Minneapolis, MN Most experienced of the defensive tackles . . . biggest of the athletes at this position . . . received the Most Valuable Player Award from Chevrolet for his effort In the ABC re gionally telecast game against South Dakota last year, playing on a substitute basis . .. had a slight knee problem this spring. miss ing two weeks of practice ... needs to play a lot of ball because of his ability ... played junior vars! ty ball two years ago ... very easy Buss, Bray, Johnson, Yount, Griffith, Cade to work with ... attended Central High.
12 5 Dan Ge n tzler CB 5-10 164 Sr. Augusta, KS A junior college transfer two years ago from Butler Community College ... broke his foot against Youngstown State last year so ex perienced some problems In early spring drills ... Is one of the few seniors on defense . .. knows the system well and Is a good hit ter . .. very quick ... Is fundamentally sound and grades out well on film ... was a part-time starter last year until his Injury . .. led Butler In Interceptions with five as a freshman and eight as a sophomore ... placed second In the state wrestling tourna ment twice. 6 Darryl Lyons CB 6-0 177 Jr. Witchita, KS A junior college transfer from Hutchinson ... has good speed but st111 needs to learn the UNI system ... eventually will play a lot of football at UNI ... very dependable ... was senior class president and sports editor of the yearbook at Wichita North High ... was a member of the state championship 440 relay team ... a second team All-Conference pick In football ... plans on majoring In business Larson, Thome, Taylor, Holmes, Anderson, Wilson, Weissenburger marketing ... nickname Is '"Andre.·· 26 Markel Ode n CB 5 -9 160 Fr. St. Paul, Linebackers Cornerbacks MN 41 Mark Holmes LB 6-4 225 Fr. Moline, 3 Ronald King CB 6-0 192 Jr. Phoenix, Redshlrted last year ... possesses good fun damental sk1lls and Is expected to help out on IL AZ specialty teams ... earned a second team his height A transfer from Scottsdale Community Col An outstanding athlete ... for spot this spring ... an All-Conference and weight. has good speed for a linebacker lege where he was an All-League pick and and All-City pick two years In a row as defensive (4.8 In the 40) ... was a 6-4 high jumper In Most Valuable Player .. . probably w111 start back and running back at H111-Murray High high school ... has been passed around, at left corner ... possesses quickness and Is School and once was named conference Play tried as fullback, redshtrted In the fall. a good hitter . .. runs the 40 In 4.65 ... has er of the Week ... high school coach said he moved to defensive end this spring where good size for a cornerback ... bench presses was the best all-around athlete on the team there were a number of Injuries ... then was 310 pounds ... attended West Phoenix High ... selected to play In the Minnesota All-Star moved to linebacker ... could play at either ... nickname Is "Rollo'" .. . a computer sci game ... a business major. position ... because of his athletic ability, ence major. he must be settled Into a position to allow him to play ... has tremendous potential . .. high school squad advanced to the state semi-finals ... an All-State selection ... also, first team Quad <;::1ty Times All-Star team as a fullback, first team defensive end , first team All-Conference as a junior and senior ... selected to play In the Illinois Shrine All-Star game ... a heavyweight wrestler and state qualifier for the cham pionships In the discus ... a business ma jor. 45 Mark Wilson LB 6-0 206 Jr. Evansdale, IA An All-State pick from Waterloo East High . .. highly recruited .. . getting closer to the size and strength needed ... a very deter- mined and aggressive athlete ... doesn't like to go around people ... played against co captain Joe Anderson and now they make up a tandem. 53 Dave Larson LB 5 -10 200 Fr. Bettendorf, IA Has Improved nicely since walking-on last fall ... came from an outstanding football program ... a hard hitter and outSt 13 Panther Analysis Lettermen Returning (24): Offense ( 14): Scott Hamilton (OL). Ken Harvey (SE), Craig Nordlie (WR). Al Sanders (TE), Steve Sandon (QB). Steve Schonert (Kl. Kirk Hobbs (WR), Steve Ingalls (OL). Mike Tatoian (OL). Kevin Webster (OL), Tim Arvidson (RB). Dave Evans (FB). Chris Miliner (TB). Roger Schultz (OT). Defense (10): Dan Gentzler (DB). Jerry Griffith (DE). Joe Anderson (LBJ. Fred Bryan (DL). Brad Hayes (DT), Jim Johnson (DB). John Root (DB), Mark Salz (DL). Mark Wilson (LBJ, Don Stew art (DB). Lettermen Lost (25): Offense (12): Skip Eckhardt (OGJ, Pat Oddo (TE), Richard Elliott (OL). Mark Fullbright (FB). Mike Gau (OG), Greg Holt (RB), Mike Johnson (OT). Kenny McNeail (WR), Kevin Thorp (WR), Steve Wright (TE). Jeff Girdner (FB). Rick Reimer (OL). Defense (13): Mike Brown (LB), Owen Mills, Potter, Root, Watson, Smith Dockter (DT). Larry Formanek (LBJ. Jon Neuwohner (LBJ. Tony Quirarte (LBJ. Dave Ramthun (DT). Mike Smiley (CB). Safeties Rick Squire (NG). Ed Stratton (DE). 25 Jeff Mills S 5-11 183 So. Denver, IA Danny Todd (SJ, Kerry Sutherland (CB), Redshirted a year ago ... worked very hard Keelan Roberts (DB). Brad Zumbach in the off-season . . . very possibly will play on (P). the specialty teams ... has a good attitude about himself and football. Junior College Transfers (7): 27 Don Stewart S 6-1 175 So. Park Offense (2): Davey Lewis (RB). Matt Forest, IL McAllister (TE) Had a great year as a freshman. the only freshman who started ... has a bright fu Defense (5): Darryl Goree (WR). Ronald ture at UNI . .. has made the switch most King (DB). Darryl Lyons (DB). Christo likely to cornerback, but can play both posi pher Sandoval (DB). Eric Watson (SJ. tions, and will play a lot of football ... a very good hitter ... Is becoming more confident By with UNJ's scheme ... needs to get stronger States: ... a four-sport athlete at Rich East High Iowa ...... 42 where he excelled as ad-back and punter ... Illinois ...... 18 selected to the All-Area team. Minnesota ...... 11 Wisconsin ...... 9 47EricWatsonS 5-ll 195Jr. Phoenix, California ...... 4 AZ Arizona ...... 3 Had a good spring as far as learning the Pan Kansas ...... ther system . .. lettered two years at Phoenix ...... 2 College ... attended St. Mary's High where Ohio ...... 2 he was an All-State, All-Conference pick Washington, DC ...... 1 three years in a row ... played basketball two Florida ...... 1 years ... Is a good hitter and possesses good Michigan ...... 1 quickness. but needs to get stronger ... Is New Jersey ...... 1 becoming more disciplined ... is a good Pennsylvania ...... 1 leader for the short period of time he's been In camp ... after he's been at UNI longer, he'll be a good team player ... plans to major in business ... nickname Is "Casper." 14 Recapping 1980 Game-By-Game Nebraska-Omaha 32, NORTHERN threw for a total of two touchdowns. Two the ground. Sanden had I 50 yards passing IOWAS Interceptions by U.S . International transfer on nine of I5 attempts. adding up to 630 Sept. 6 ... John Root accounted for another touch yards In total offense. Tech could muster a Omaha, NE ... Attendance 9,200 down, a 33-yard return. respectable 260 yards of Its own but they just The Panthers dropped their season open Weber State's only scores came in the couldn't stop UNl's potent offense. er 32-8 to Nebraska-Omaha. the no. I ranked third period when Roger Ruzek hit a 29-yard field goal and Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Division II team, In 90-degree heat. though quarterback Andy DeLucah, one of three Wildcat QBs to see action, threw Arkansas Tech 0 10 0 0 10 the game was played at night. The contest NORTHERN IOWA 14 7 14 14 49 went from bad to worse for UNI. a I 4-yard pass to Eric Allen with only : I 9 UNI won the toss and elected to receive. remaining In the game. Game Statistics ATU UNI But on the second play from scrimmage. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 First Downs I6 29 UNI's record-breaking tailback, Kelly Ellls. Weber State 0 03710 Net Yards Rushing 82 448 was tackled out-of-bounds, sustaining a NORTHERN IOWA 7 14 3 7 31 Attempts 34 60 shoulder Injury which eventually sidelined Net Yards Passing I78 I82 him for the entire season. The first series Game Statistics wsc UNI Completed I6 12 l;pded with UNO blocking a UNI punt and First Downs I2 2I Attempted 38 I8 - recovering the ball on the Panthers' 23 yard Net Yards Rushing 40 14I Had Intercepted 0 I llne, leading to an Omaha field goal. Attempts 31 46 Total Offense 260 630 The Mavericks proceeded to build up a Net Yards Passing I77 I94 Plays-Rush, Pass 72 78 32-0 lead and threatened to shutout UNI but Completed 19 I5 Return Yardage 63 57 with only I : I5 remaining In the contest, Attempted 35 23 Punts 8 25 UNI's reserve quarterback Dave Chambers Had Intercepted 4 2 Kickoffs 55 32 threw a 42-yard pass to Keelan Roberts for Total Offense 2I7 335 Interceptions 0 0 the score. Chamb~rs ran for the two-point Plays-Rush. Pass 66 69 Punting (No./Ave.) 9/32.4 2/46.5 conversion and the game ended 32-8. Return Yardage I03 97 Penalties (No./Yd.) 4/3 I I0/ 105 Punts I8 34 Fumbles (No./Lost) 3/0 l/I Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Kickoffs 62 28 Nebraska-Omaha 6 9 7 10 32 Interceptions 23 35 Scoring Summary NORTHERN IOWA 0 0 0 8 8 Punting (No./Ave .) 7/39.3 7/40.7 UNI 6-yd. pass from Steve Sanden to Chris Millner (Steve Schonert PAT-Good) Game Statistics UNO UNI Penalties (No ./Yds.) 7/8I 7/93 Fumbles (No./Lost) 2/ 2 2/2 UNI 2-yd. run by Greg Holt (Schonert First Downs 20 I2 PAT-Good) Net Yards Rushing 24I 23 Scoring Summary UNI 2-yd. run by Sanden (Schonert PAT Attempts 58 28 UNI I 4-yd. pass from Steve Sanden to Good) Net Yards Passing II8 25I Kevin Thorp (Steve Schonert PAT ATU 3-yd. run by Stacy Johnson (Kelly Completed 11 I9 Good) Davis PAT-Good) Attempted 23 30 UNI 33-yd. Interception return by John ATU 37-yd. field goal by Davis Had Intercepted 0 3 Root (Schonert PAT-Good) UNI 30-yd. pass from Sanden to Jeff Gird Total Offense 359 274 UNI 38-yd. pass frnm Sanden to Ken Har- ner (Schonert PAT-Good) Plays-Rush. Pass 81 58 vey (Schonert PAT-Good) UNI 39-yd. pass from Sanden to Ken Har Return Yardage 141 99 UNI 24-yd. field goal by Schonert vey (Schonert PAT-GoGCI) Punts 28 0 WSC 29-yd. field goal by Roger Ruzek UNI 35-yd . run by Greg Holt (Schonert Kickoffs 100 99 UNI I -yd. run by Mark Fullbright PAT-Good) Interceptions I3 0 (Schonert PAT-Good) UNI 3-yd. run by Keelan Roberts (Schonert Punting (No./Ave .) I/35 6/31.3 WSC I 4-yd. pass from Andy DeLucah to PAT-Good) Penalties (No./Yds.) 9/70 8/72 Eric Allen (Ruzek PAT-Good) Fumbles (No ./Lost) 4/2 3/2 Scoring Summary UNO 2yd. run byTlmRogers(PAT-nogood) Northern Michigan 20, NORTHERN NORTHERN IOWA 49, Arkansas UNO 36-yd . field goal by Mark Schlecht Tech IOWA 16 UNO I4-yd. pass from K.S. Anderson to 10 Oct. 4 .. . John Loftin (2PAT-no good) Sept. 27, 1980 . . . Marquette, MI ... Attendance 5,610 UNO IOO-yd. kickoff return by Russell Cedar Falls, IA .. . Attendance 10,829 Northern Iowa went Into the game against Green (Schlecht PAT-Good) The Panthers proved to be too m uch for the no. I ranked team In Division II for the UNO I-yd. run by Dennis Boesen (Schlecht Arkansas Tech as UNI had a second-straight second time that year but was ranked no. I In PAT-Good) high scoring game. UNI jumped out to a I 4-0 total team offense Itself. Quarterback Steve UNO 37-yd. field goal by Schlecht first quarter lead when Steve Sanden threw a Sanden also was the leader In passing effi UNI 42-yd. pass from Dave Chambers to six-yard pass to Chris Millner and Greg Holt ciency. Keelan Roberts (2PAT by Chambers) had a two-yard scoring run. The Panthers had the game won I6-13 Tech outscored UNI 10-7 in the second with I :06 rematntng In the game but North period when Stacy Johnson scored from ern Michigan's Phil Kessell led a 66-yard three yards out and Kelly Davis had a 37-yard drive and capped It off with a two-yard pass to NORTHERN IOWA 31, Weber State 10 field goal. Sanden scored from two yards to Mike Dellangelo In the corner of the end zone Sept. 13 ... make the halftime score 2 I-IO. with :0 I left on the clock. stealing the win Cedar Falls, IA ... Attendance q ,158 The rest of the game was all UNI. Sanden 20- I 6 to remain undefeated. It was a contro The Panthers jumped back from a hu threw two more TD passes - a 30-yarder to versial TD because there were suspicions of miliating experience at Nebraska-Omaha to fullback Jeff Girdner and a 39-yarder to Ken wrongful handling of the clock. defeat Division I-AA Weber State In the UNI Harvey. Holt scored again on a 35-yard run UNI took a 10-0 lead In the first period on Dome. UNI took a first-quarter lead on a I 4- and Keelan Roberts wrapped up the contest a seven-yard run by fullback Jeff Girdner and yard pass from Steve Sanden to Kevin Thorp with a three-yard scamper with 5: I 3 remain a 33-yard field goal by Steve Schonert. and the Wildcats never really threatened ing in the game. Kicker Steve Schonert made Tragedy came tn three's , however. The Pan throughout the entire game. The final score all seven extra-point kicks. thers had a chance to take a I 7-0 lead but It was 31-10. The Panthers built up an amazing 448 quickly turned Into a IO-IO tied game. On a UNI plied up 335 yards In offense with the yards rushing with the help of Millner's 205 third-and-one situation. wide receiver Ken help of I 94 yards passing by Sanden. He yards all by himself. Holt added 97 yards on Harvey crossed the goal line but allowed a 15 pass to bounce off his shoulder pads. NMU's Sandon set a new school record for yards Attempts 25 46 defense, ranked second In the nation, gained passing in a single game with 356 Net Yards Passing 220 268 blocked a Brad Zumbach punt and ran 32- yards. Completed 14 19 yards for Its first score. Two plays later, San Attempted 35 35 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 don fumbled the ball on the Wildcat 10. They Had Intercepted 3 2 Western Illinois 0 3 25 0 28 settled for a field goal. Total Offense 280 374 NORTHERN IOWA 7 0 0 28 35 Northern Michigan took a 13-10 lead on a Plays-Rush, Pass 60 81 field goal at the start of the second half and Game Statistics WIU UNI Return Yardage 116 83 UNl's Steve Schonert tied it again with First Downs 9 23 Punts 0 34 another boot through the uprights. He Net Yards Rushing 132 78 Kickoffs 86 26 kicked his third field goal to get the 16-13 Attempts 49 31 Interceptions 30 23 lead. Net Yards Passing 43 356 Punting (No./Ave) 7/37 5/37.6 UNl's first two scores were set up by inter Completed 4 23 Penalties (No./Yds.) 5/47 7/64 ceptions by defensive end Ed Stratton. Attempted 15 36 Fumbles (No./Lost) 5/4 3/0 Had Intercepted Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 1 2 Scoring Summary Total Offense Northern Michigan 0 10 3 7 20 175 434 UNI 47-yd. field goal by Steve Schonert Plays-Rush, Pass 64 67 NORTHERN IOWA 10 0 3 3 16 SEMS 12-yd. pass from Scott Mosely to Ron- Return Yardage 75 167 nie Rencher (Ed Hotz PAT-Good) Game Statistics NMU UNI Punts - I 36 UNI 1-yd. pass from Steve Sandon to Steve First Downs 23 Kickoffs 15 32 131 Wright (Schonert PAT-Good) Net Yards Rushing 62 133 Interceptions 44 0 UNI 11-yd. pass from Sandon to Kevin Attempts 40 Punting (No./Ave.) 39 8/40.4 3/40.3 Thorp (Schonert PAT-Good) Net Yards Passing 261 167 Penalties (No./Yds.) 8/73 6/64 UNI 57-yd. pass from Sandon to Ken Har Completed 26 Fumbles (No 16 ./Lost) 1/0 2/2 vey (Schonert PAT-Good) Attempted 51 27 Scoring Summary UNI 21-yd. field goal by Schonert Had Intercepted 2 1 UNI 8 -yd. run by Jeff UNI 32-yd. field goal by Schonert Total Offense 323 300 Girdner (Steve Schonert PAT-Good) Plays-Rush. Pass 91 66 Return Yardage 94 116 WIU 22-yd. field goal by Bob Schachner Punts 32 4 WIU 18-yd. pass from John Staback to Mike Maher (Schachner PAT-Good) NORTHERN IOWA 41, Southwest Kickoffs 62 57 Missouri State 0 Interceptions 0 55 WIU 36-yard field goal by Schachner Oct. 25 ... Punting (No./Ave.) 5/28.6 4 /36.3 WIU 15-yd. blocked punt return by Mark Scott (Schachner PAT-Good) Penalties (No./Yds.) 6/71 7/77 Cedar Falls, IA ... Attendance 13,111 WIU 1-yd. run by Jeff White (Staback to The Panthers Fumbles (No./Lost) 010 1/1 scored their first shutout Maher 2PAT-Good) since 1976 when they downed Southwest Scoring Summary UNI 5-yd. pass from Steve Sandon to Gird Missouri State before a Homecoming crowd UNI 7-yd. run by Jeff Girdner (Steve ner (Schonert PAT-Good) of 13.111. After two weeks of sluggish first Schonert PAT-Good) UNI Mike Smiley blocked punt, Jim John halves, UNI had little trouble in taking com UNI 26-yd. field goal by Schonert son scores (Schonert PAT-Good) mand of the game, scoring Its first TD with NMU 32-yd. blocked punt return by Foster UNI 57-yd. pass from Sandon to Ken Har 8 :34 left In the first period on a nine-yard run (Beatty PAT-Good) vey (Schonert PAT-Good) by Chris Miliner . UNI proceeded to score 13 NMU 29-yd. field goal by Geller UNI 11-yd. run by Greg Holt (Schonert points In the second period, seven In the NMU 36-yd. field goal by Geller PAT-Good) third and wrapped up the game with 14 UNI 25-yd. field goal by Schonert points In the fourth quarter. UNI 24-yd. field goal by Schonert The Panthers' passing attack was once NMU 2-yd. pass from Phil Kessel to Mike Del NORTHERN IOWA 30, Southeast again remarkably outstanding. Steve San langelo (Beatty PAT-Good) don completed 24 of 30 passes for 248 yards Missouri State 7 and three TDs and reserve Dave Chambers Oct. 18 ... was perfect on six of six passes for 31 yards. Cedar Falls, IA ... Attendance 6,421 NORTHERN IOWA 35, Western UNI totaled 439 offensive yards and held The Panthers put on a lackluster show, at SWMS to 205, only 86 through Illinois 28 the air. least In the first half, but again put things The game took Its toll, however, in some Oct. 11 ... together In a strong second half. UNI had nuisance-type injuries. Steve Wright Cedar Falls, IA ... Attendance 8,310 only a three-point lead at halftime but scored sprained a knee early In the contest. Ken The fans that left during the third quarter 17 points in the third period and three in the Harvey suffered a pulled groin muscle and probably regretted the premature exit. The final quarter. Greg Holt, Chris Miltner and Kenny McNeail Panthers recovered from a Leatherneck at Quarterback Steve Sandon went into the all were hobbling on sore ankles. tack that scored 25 points In the third peri game ranked second In Division II In passing od, leaving UNI trailing In the wake 28-7, only efficiency and fourth In total offense. But In Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 to end up winning the game 35-28. the first half he had completed only nine of20 Southwest Missouri O O O O O UNI got on the scoreboard first on an passes for 111 yards. He finished the contest NORTHERN IOWA 7 13 7 14 41 eight-yard run by Jeff Girdner but from that with 268 yards on 19 of 35 attempts. Game Statistics SWMS UNI point on things got worse until only 9: 17 UNI got on the scoreboard first on a 47- First Downs 11 25 remaining In the yard field goal by Steve Schonert game. Western scored on a but allowed Net Yards Rushing 119 160 field goal Southeast to score on a 12-yard pass In the to go into the lockerroom with a 7 -3 Attempts 38 41 deficit at the half but came out storming, first quarter. UNI then scored on a one-yard Net Yards Passing 86 279 piling on the points pass from Sandon to tight end with an 18-yard pass, a Steve Wright Completed 10 30 36-yard field goal, to take a 10-7 lead at the half. returning a blocked punt The Panthers Attempted 25 36 scored three times In the third period, two by 15 yards and wrapping things up on a one Had Intercepted 1 2 yard scamper. pass and on another field goal by Schonert. Total Offense 205 439 But. Schonert wrapped up the the UNI defense and quarterback scoring with a 32- Plays-Rush, Pass 63 77 Steve yard field goal In the Sandon saved the day. Sandon threw a fourth quarter. Return Yardage 140 67 five-yard TD pass to Girdner but cornerback Score by Quarters 1 2 4 Punts 15 7 Mike Smiley probably had the biggest play of 3 Southeast Missouri 7 0 0 0 7 Kickoffs 69 22 the game when he returned the favor and NORTHERN IOWA 3 7 17 Interceptions 56 38 blocked a Leatherneck punt which Jim 3 30 Punting (No./Ave .) 8/33.7 4/38.5 Johnson kindly took In for the TD. The last Game Statistics SEMS UNI Penalties (No./Yds.) 7/51 4/ 50 two scores came on a 57-yard pass to Ken First Downs 10 18 Fumbles (No./Lost) 3/3 1/1 Harvey and an 11-yard jaunt by Greg Holt. Net Yards Rushing 60 106 16 Scoring Summary Eastern Illinois 14, NORTHERN the first period. Steve Schonert just missed a UNI 9-yd. run by Chris Millner (Steve IOWA9 52-yard field goal at the end of the first period Schonert PAT-Good) Nov. 8 . .. and South Dakota came back with 8 :36 left . UNI 29-yd. field goal by Schonert Charleston, IL ... 12,600 in the second quarter on a one-yard scamper The extra-point was missed. however. pre UNI 44-yd. field goal by Schonert UNI's hopes of winning a share of the serving UNI's lead at 7-6. The Coyotes' also UNI 14-yd. pass from Steve Sandon to Jeff Mid-Continent Conference title and at the had missed on a 19-yard field goal attempt Girdner (Schonert PAT-Good) same time making It an uphill battle for an earlier. Schonert had his first field goal at UNI 2-yd. pass from Sandon to Girdner NCAA playoff berth happened all too dras tempt blocked from the 35 just one series (Schonert PAT-Good) tically when the Panthers lost Its third con to Kevin later. UNI 10-yd. pass from Sandon test to a no. 1 ranked team. Eastern Illinois Despite the Importance of the game, the Thorp (Schonert PAT-Good) grabbed the league crown and a sure playoff Panthers couldn't seem to get anything mov UNI 4-yd. run by Keelan Roberts (Schonert berth with its win over UNI and dropped the PAT-Good) ing In the second half. South Dakota scored Panthers to third place in the conference and on a 22-yard run with 5 :07 left In the third 6-3 overall. period and it scored again with 4 :47 left in What was expected to be an offensive bat the game when It was successful on a 29-yard tle turned into a defensive struggle and East NORTHERN IOWA 38, Youngstown field goal. defensive line turned out to be_the hero. State 17 ern's UNI almost pulled It out. With 2 :46 left. went into the game Nov. 1 . .. UNI's QB Steve Sandon Chris Millner went In for the TD on a one Division II In passing effi ranked second in yard run. Later. with a 1 -10 on South Da Austintown, OH . .. Attendance 3,352 ciency but he could muster only 15 of 43 kota's 32-yardllne, Sandon was sacked, UNI wrecked Youngstown·s Homecoming. passes for 198 yards and his second and last fumbling the ball. and South Dakota recov -The Penqulns got on the board first via a Interception of the day proved to be the Pan Schonert ered with :57 left on the clock. nine-yard pass but kicker Steve thers' downfall. Just when It looked like UNI his longest connected on a 49-yar,d field goal. had the momentum. the Eastern rush Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 52-yarder. of the year after missing an earlier picked off a pass and Alonzo Lee returned It South Dakota 0 6 7 3 16 threw a to get UNI rolllng. QB Steve Sandon 30 yards for the winning touchdown. San NORTHERN IOWA 7 0 0 7 14 the Pan 19-yard TD pass to Kevin Thorp and don was sacked no less than eight times after USO UNI thers took an l 1-7 lead at the end of the first coming Into the contest with only being Game Statistics 18 17 quarter. Schonert kicked two more field thrown to the turf six times. First Downs trek Net Yards Rushing 203 35 goals. Chris Millner' scored on a two-yard UNI could have tied the score at 7-7 in the to give 58 32 and Sandon threw two more passes second period but kicker Steve Schonert, Attempts 119 314 UNI its sixth win. fourth straight. who had kicked 28 extra points with no mis Net Yards Passing 12 19 Sandon was once again In fine form. He cues, hooked this one to the left which made Completed yards. His 28 34 completed 20 of 34 passes for 294 the score 7-6. The third quarter went score Attempted l 2 leading receiver was Kirk Hobbs with 102 less and after Lee intercepted Sandon's pass. Had Intercepted 322 349 yards on three catches. Millner had 49 yards UNI did build up more points on a 45-yard Total Offense . Pass 86 66 rushing. field goal by Schonert. But It wasn't enough. Plays-Rush Return Yardage 28 106 1 2 3 4 Score by Quarters Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Punts 3 5 State 7 3 0 7 17 Youngstown Eastern Illinois 7 0 0 7 14 Kickoffs 12 101 11 10 10 7 38 NORTHERN IOWA NORTHERN IOWA 0 6 0 3 9 Interceptions 13 0 UNI Punting (No./Ave .) 7/38.3 5/40.2 Game Statistics YSU Game Statistics EIU UNI 18 16 Penalties (No./Yds. l 8 /50 5/75 First Downs First Downs 11 18 84 Fumbles (No./Lost) 0/0 5/2 Net Yards Rushing 143 Net Yards Rushing 73 74 Attempts 53 33 Attempts 35 45 Scoring Summary I 100 295 Net Yards Passing Net Yards Passing 171 198 UNI 18-yd. pass from Steve Sandon to Al 21 Completed 9 Completed 11 15 Sanders (Steve Schonert PAT-Good) 17 36 Attempted Attempted 37 43 USD 1-yd. run by Jamie Fast (Kurt Seibel 3 3 Had Intercepted Had Intercepted 3 2 PAT-No Good) 243 379 Total Offense Total Offense 244 272 USD 22-yd. run by Rick McKeever (Seibel 70 69 Plays-Rush. Pass Plays-Rush. Pass 72 88 PAT-Good) 122 88 Return Yardage Return Yardage 45 32 USD 29-yd. field goal by Seibel Punts 0 11 Punts 3 0 UNI 1-yd. run by Chris Millner (Schonert 37 Kickoffs 61 Kickoffs 0 30 PAT-Good) Interceptions 61 40 Interceptions 42 2 Punting (No./Ave.) 4/37.5 3/32 Punting (No./Ave.) 10/45.3 12/38. 7 Penalties (No./Yds. l 3/31 16/163 . l 4/22 6/50 Penalties (No./Yds NORTHERN IOWA 63, Evansville 33 Fumbles (No ./Lost) 3/3 2 / 2 Fumbles (No./Lost) 3/ 2 3/2 Nov. 2 ... Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Cedar Falls, lA ... Attenaance 5,928 YSU 9-yd. pass from Pakalnls to Goode EIU 58-yd. pass from Chuck Wright to Otis The Panthers closed out their season with (McFadden PAT-Good) Grant (Ray DeLong PAT-Good) a 7-4 record with an overpowering 63-33 win UNI 49-yd. field goal by Steve Schonert UNI 57-yd. run by Chris Millner (Steve over Evansville. With 726 offensive yards for UNI 19-yd. pass from Steve Sandon to Schonert PAT-No Good) UNI, the records were falllng so fast the Kevin Thorp (Sandon to Mark Full EIU 30-yd. Interception return by Alonzo couldn't keep up with them. bright 2PAT-Good) reporters Lee (DeLong PAT-Good) Steve Sandon wrapped up YSU 32-yd. field goal by McFadden Quarterback UNI 45-yd. field goal by Schonert with 400 passing yards UNI 2-yd. run by Chris Millner (Schonert his junior campaign and five touchdowns. PAT-Good) on 20 of 31 attempts Harvey had 144 yards In recep UNI 45-yd. field goal by Schonert Spilt end Ken ground gainer UNI 74-yd. pass from Sandon to ' Kirk South Dakota 16, NORTHERN IOWA 14 tions and one TD. The leading 221 yards. Hobbs (Schonert PAT-Good) Nov. 15 ... was tailback Chris Millner with over 200 UNI 36-yd. field goal by Schonert Cedar Falls, IA ... Attendance 12, 929 his second game of the season UNI 18-yd. pass from Sandon to Ken Har Northern Iowa's playoff hopes were yards. vey (Schonert PAT-Good) squashed when a determined and fired-up UNI took a quick 28-7 lead In the first YSU 5-yd. run by Robby Robson (McFadden South Dakota squad upset the Panthers be quarter and Evansville never threatened as It catch-up PAT-Good) fore a Parents' Day crowd and an ABC re used three quarterbacks to play a gionally telecast audience. game. Its 246 net yards on any other day UNI scored first on an 18-yard pass from would have been very respectable but the Steve Sandon to Al Sanders with 9:39 left In Panthers were going to take 1980 out in style 17 - a super effort since a possible playoff berth was denied them the week before by South Northern Iowa's Final 1980 Statistics Dakota. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 AVE. AVE. Evansville 7 0 26 0 33 PASSING G ATT COM. INT. % VOS. GAME COMP. TD LG NORTHERN IOWA 28 14 14 7 63 Steve Sanden 11 334 186 19 55.7 2761 251 14.8 22 74 Game Statistics EU UNI Dave Chambers 7 22 14 4 63.6 143 20.4 10.2 1 42 First Downs I3 30 UNI 11 356 210 23 59.0 2904 264 13.8 23 74 Net Yards Rushing - I4 326 OPP 11 352 151 20 42.9 1742 158.4 11.5 9 73 Attempts 28 46 Net Yards Passing 260 400 AVE. AVE. Completed I9 2I RUSHING G NO. GAIN LOST NET PLAY GAME TD LG Attempted 50 37 Chris Miliner 11 163 932 33 899 5.5 81 .7 5 63 Had Intercepted 3 3 Greg Holt 10 63 265 12 253 4.0 25.3 5 35 Total Offense 246 726 Jeff Girdner 11 83 255 5 250 3.0 22.7 2 20 Plays-Rush, Pass 78 83 Mark Fullbright 11 24 108 1 107 4.5 9.7 1 14 Return Yardage I69 7I Tim Arvidson 7 20 93 1 92 4.6 13.1 0 47 Punts 4 I Dave Evans 7 17 80 7 73 4.3 10.4 0 9 Kickoffs I22 67 Keelan Roberts 5 16 51 2 49 3.1 9.8 0 9 Interceptions 43 3 Kelly Ellis 2 3 29 3 26 8.7 13.0 0 26 Punting (No./Ave .) I0/41.8 4/40 Dave Chambers 7 3 0 10 - 10 - 3.3 - 1.4 0 0 Penalties (No./Yds.) 5/33 I I/ I 26 Kenny McNeail 11 1 0 15 - 15 - 15 - 1.4 0 - 15 Fumbles (No./Lost) 2/ I 3/2 Steve Sanden 11 54 109 230 - 121 - 2.2 - 11 2 19 Scoring Summary UNI 11 447 1982 333 1649 3.7 149.9 17 63 UNI I-yd. run by Greg Holt (Steve Schonert OPP 11 449 1522 385 1137 2.5 103.4 8 35 PAT-Good) UNI 7-yd. run by Holt (Schonert PAT-Good) UNI I-yd. run by Steve Sandon (Schonert AVE. AVE. PAT-Good) TOT AL OFFENSE G NO. RUSH PASS NET PLAY GAME TD UE I-yd. run by John Vernasco (Marv Steve Sanden 11 240 - 121 2761 2640 11 .0 240 24 Boswell PAT-Good) Dave Chambers 7 17 - 10 143 133 7.8 19 1 UNI 60-yd. pass from Sandon to Kenny Chris Miliner 11 180 899 0 899 5.5 81 .7 5 McNeail (Schonert PAT-Good) Greg Holt 10 63 253 0 253 24.0 25.3 5 UNI 63-yd. run by Chris Millner (Schonert Jeff Girdner 11 83 250 0 250 3.0 22.7 2 PAT-Good) Mark Fullbright 11 24 107 0 107 4.5 9.7 1 UNI 36-yd. pass from Sandon to Kirk Tim Arvidson 7 20 92 0 92 4.6 13.1 0 Hobbs (Schonert PAT-Good) Dave Evans 7 17 73 0 73 4.3 10.4 0 UE 40-yd. Interception return by Joe-Greg Keelan Roberts 5 16 49 0 49 3.1 9.8 0 Wright (Boswell PAT-No Good) Kelly Ellis 2 3 26 0 26 8.7 13.0 0 UNI 55-yd. pass from Sandon to Ken Har- Kenny McNeail 11 1 - 15 0 - 15 - 15 - 1.4 0 vey (Schonert PAT-Good) UE 5-yd. pass from Ralph Pavek to Jay UNI 11 664 1603 2904 4507 6.8 409.7 38 Barnett (Pavek to Bill Bork 2PAT-No Good) Ave. Ave. UE Blocked punt recovery by Greg Holland KO RETURNS G No Yds Ave TD LG RECEIVING No Yds Play Game TD LG (Pavek to Chris Benzel 2PAT-No Good) Kirk Hobbs 10 3 55 18.3 0 23 Kevin Thorp 21 281 13.4 25.5 4 28 UE Pavek to Gary McCall, lateral to Chris Craig Nordlie 11 13 280 21.5 0 37 Al Sanders 14 106 7.6 10.6 1 18 Gullanl (Pavek to McCall 2PAT-No Ken McNeail 11 8 156 19.5 0 33 Ken Harvey 51 935 18.3 85.0 6 57 Good) Ken Harvey 10 4 61 15.3 0 19 Chris Miliner 17 162 9.5 14.7 1 50 UNI I 8-yd. pass from Sandon to Jeff Gird- Steve Wright 7 1 8 8.0 0 8 Greg Holt 7 76 10.9 7.6 0 44 ner (Schonert PAT-Good) Mark Fullbright 9 1 5 5.0 0 5 Jeff Girdner 27 312 11 .6 28.4 5 34 UNI I9-yd. pass from Sandon to McNeail Dave Evans 7 1 26 26.0 0 26 Steve Wright 8 73 9.1 10.4 1 18 (Schonert PAT-Good) UNI 11 32 591 18.5 0 37 Kirk Hobbs 22 369 16.8 33.5 2 74 OPP 11 41 670 16.3 1 100 Ken McNeail 31 486 15.7 44.2 2 60 Kelly Ellis 2 10 5.0 5.0 0 6 Keelan Roberts 2 45 22.5 9.0 1 42 PUNTING No. Yds AveBLK LG Craig Nordlie 11 35 11 .7 3.2 0 12 Tim Arvidson 4 18 4.5 3.6 0 11 Brad Zumbach 43 1730 40.2 0 63 Mark Fullbright 1 6 6.0 .545 0 6 Mike Johnson 3 366 40.7 0 53 Team 11 5 0 5 0 UNI 210 2904 13.8 26423 74 OPP 151 1742 11.5 158.4 9 73 UNI 57 2096 36.8 5 63 OPP 62 2887 46.6 1 78 18 Drake University Grand Valley State Idaho Game 1 Sept. 5, 1:30 p.m. Cedar Game 2 Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Game 3 S e pt. 19, 7:30 p.m. Falls, IA Falls, IA Mos cow, ID General Information General Information General Informa Io n Location: Des Moines, IA 50311 Location: Allendale. MI 4940 l Location: Moscow, ID 83843 Enrollment: 4,500 Enrollment: 7, 100 Enrollment: 8,000 Stadium: Drake Stadium ( 18,000) Stadium: Arend D. Lubbers Stadium ( 4, 100) Stadium: Klbble-ASUI Dome ( 17,000) Colors: Blue and White Colors: Blue, Black and White Colors: Silver and Gold Nickname: Bulldogs Nickname: Lakers Nickname: Vandals Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference: Big Sky AD: Bob Karnes Athletic Conference AD : Bill Belknap Head Coach: Charles Shelton AD : Dr. George MacDonald Head Coach: Jerry Davltch Office Phone: 515-271-3886 Head Coach: E. James Harkema Office Phone: 208-885-7031 Years at Drake, Record: 4 years, 17-27 Office Phone: 616-895-6611. ext. 259 Years at UI. Record: 3 years. 12-21 SID: Steve Hellyer Years at GVS, Record: 8 years. 54-24-1 SID: Dave Kellogg Office Phone: 515-225-8576 SID: Kris Lyndon Office Phone: 208-885-7065 1980 Conference Finish: 4th, 3-2 Office Phone: 616-895-7831 1980 Conference Finish: Tied for 2nd, 4-3 1980 Results (8-3) 1980 Conference Finish: 2nd. 4-2 1980 Results (6-5) Indiana State 10-13 1980 Results (7-3) Pacific 13-24 Augustana 42-0 Hope College 14-7 Simon Fraser 56-16 - ·Lamar 38-7 Northern Michigan 9-48 Montana 42-0 Southern Illinois 28-34 Northeastern Illinois 76-0 Portland State 37-27 Texas-Arlington 30-20 Michigan Tech 44-6 Boise State 21-44 Colorado 41-22 Wayne State 7-10 Montana State 14-6 West Texas State 27-21 Saginaw Valley 45-22 San Jose State 10-32 New Mexico State 28-22 Northwestern Iowa 34-26 Weber State 31-6 Wichita State 38-15 Hillsdale College 9-27 Idaho State 21-28 Nebraska-Omaha 17-0 Northwood Institute 17-13 Northern Arizona 14-7 Cal State-Long Beach 7-21 Ferris State 35-7 Nevada-Ren o 7-38 198 1 Outlook 198 1 Outlook 1981 Outlook The Bulldogs experienced some major Coach Jim Harkema 's strength for 1981 Optimism Is running high In Moscow. graduation losses after their 8-3 season a seems to lie with the linebackers, receivers Fa'ns are calling 1981 the year of "the Gold year ago. when they tied a school record for and the skill positions. The Lakers did lose Rush" after coming off a 6-5 season a year victories, set marks In rushing offense and tailback Will Roach and quarterback Dave ago, good enough for a second place finish In total offense and were ranked among the na Quinley. both All-GLIAC selections. but the the Big Sky Conference. Last year was the tional leaders In Interceptions. Major losses staff feels It has skilled people to cover for Vandals' first winning season since 1976. Include quarterback Rick Casko, Mike Moel them. One of the major problems will be fill Forty-nine lettermen return In 1981, Includ ler, center Dennis McKnight and Greg Ben ing In the defensive corners which were left ing 15 starters. The entire offensive backfield ton, who all were first-team All-Conference open by seniors Mike Given and Craig Blan Is back, the same which finished first In the selections, and starters Talmadge Tanks, chard. Blanchard also was an All-League league In rushing and second In Division Tim McManus and Terry Shanahan. How pick. Some top returning players Include I-AA with a 260.2 per game average. The ever, some top athletes are returning. like linebackers Randy Damstra, Paul Svablk spark was sophomore quarterback Ken "The Amero Ware, the conference's leading rush and Kurt Fredricks, safety Pat Kelly. wide Kamiah Kid" Hobart. He fll'llshed third In er, and Pat Dunsmore, the league's leader In receivers Mike Woods and Jeff Chadwick and rushing In the league and was an All-League receptions. Ware rushed for 964 yards and tight end Rob Rubick. The team lost a total of Honorable Mention pick. Joining him In the also caught 18 passes 'for 130. Dunsmore 14 players and have 43 returning. Harkema backfield are senior Russell Davis and junior brought In 41 passes for 70 l yards and four signed 25 recruits. In the last five years, Wally Jones. The receivers are led by returnee TDs. Drake has 12 returning starters, five on Grand Valley has won or has been picked to Jack Klein who will be starting his fourth offense, six on defense and all-MVC kicker win the Great Lakes Conference title. Last season. He had 21 catches for 3 11 yards a Henrik Mike-Mayer. Mike-Mayer was perfect year. It finished the season at 7-3 , 4-2 In the year ago. Tom Coombs Is back at tight end, In 39 extra point attempts and made 11of16 league, placing It second behind Hillsdale the top receiver on the squad with 355 yards. field goals. Gary Yagelskl probably will re College. The offensive line lost two guards and a cen place Casko at quarterback. Head Coach ter but tackle Bruce Fery, a first team All Chuck Shelton feels he may have been the Conference pick and Honorable Mention Lit second best signal caller In the conference tle All-American, Is back to help fill the void. last season. He threw only l 7 times, complet Idaho's defense Is expected to be one of the ing 11 for 200 yards and three TDs. But the strongest In the Big Sky with the return of Bulldogs have confidence In their quarter eight starters. The only vacant spots were at back situation and he will have to hold down one defensive end and two defensive backs. the position. On defense, the only returnee Linebacker Sam Merriman, end Jay Hayes who started all l l games Is strong safety and defensive backs Greg Jennings and Kelly Dave Killpack. The other veterans who start Miller lead the pack. ed at least six games are linebacker Pat Rud dy, tackle Dan McCain and nose guard Tim Han sen. Shelton feels Drake should have a quicker defense, If not a lot of experience. Shelton John Ware Harkema Woods Davitch Davis 23 Montana Northern Michigan Western Illinois Game 4 Sept. 26, 1:30 p.m. Game 5 Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Game 6 Oct. 10 , 1:30 p.m. Missou la, MT Falls, IA Maco m b , IL General Information General Information General Information Location: Missoula. MT 59812 Location: Marquette, MI 49855 Location: Macomb, IL 61455 Enrollment: 8,800 Enrollment: 9,500 Enrollment: 13,500 Stadium: Dornblaser ( 12,500) Stadium: Memorial Field (7,400) Stadium: Hanson Field ( 17,000) Colors: Copper. Silver and Gold Colors: Old Gold and Olive Green Colors: Purple and Old Gold Nickname: Grizzlies Nickname: Wildcats Nickname: Leathernecks Conference: Big Sky Conference: Independent Conference: Mid-Continent AD : Harley Lewis AD : Gil Canale AD: Gil Peterson Head Coach: Larry Donovan Head Coach: Bill Rademacher , Head Coach: Pete Rodriguez Office Phone: 406-243-5331 Office Phone: 906-227-2058 Office Phone: 309-298-1515 Years at UM , Record: 1 year, 3-7 Years at NMU , Record: 3 years, 18-12-1 Years at WIU. Record: 2 years. 7-14 SID: Dave Guffey SID: Gil Heard SID: Larry Heimburger Office Phone: 406-243-6899 Office Phone: 906-227-2720 Office Phone: 309-298- 1133 1980 Conference Record: 1-6 1980 Conference Record: 2nd, 3-1 1980 Conference Finish: 5th, 0-4 1980 Results (3-7) (Mid-Continent) 1980 Results (4-6) Simon Frazer 60-27 1980 Results (9-1) South Dakota State 33-27 Portland State 0-20 North Dakota State 10-0 Morningside 34-14 Idaho 0-42 Grand Valley 48-9 Louisiana Tech 6-42 Boise State 10-44 Wayne State 26-3 Northeast Missouri State 4-17 Weber State 21-38 Youngstown State 10-7 Northern Iowa 28-35 Idaho State 0-17 Northern Iowa 20-16 Eastern Illinois 7-37 Eastern Washington 42-7 Wisconsin-Whitewater 55-7 Northern Michigan 0-39 Montana State 7-24 Delaware 22-7 Illinois State 27-0 Northern Arizona 31-21 Western Illinois 39-0 Youngstown State 0-22 Nevada-Reno 7-10 Eastern Illinois 28-35 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 52-14 Akron 38-10 1981 Outlook 198 1 Outlo ok Ten returning starters and 36 lettermen 1981 Outlook The Leathernecks return 31 lettermen highlight the Grizzlies 1981 squad. The de Though the Wildcats return 33 lettermen, and Head Coach Pete Rodriguez expects his fensive strengths Ile In the defensive line replacing the 14 who won't return Is what 1981 squad to be much quicker than his first with the return of three-year starter Pat concerns Head Coach Bill Rademacher. es two ball clubs. especially In the skilled posi Curry, cornerback Mickey Sutton and free pecially when that group Includes last year's tions. The strength areas should be In the safety Tony Fudge, the only defensive star Division II total offense leader, quarterback defensive front seven and running backs ters back. With two of the four defensive Phil Kessel. He accounted for 2,555 yards where there are five starters on defense and backs returning, Head Coach Larry Donovan through the air his senior year. Also gone Is three of the four backs return. The defensive hopes the secondary ts Improved In defense NMU's leading rusher, Mike Dellangelo, and front was the fourth most stingy group In against the pass. Curry also Is mentioned as three other starters from the Interior offen Division II last year and the running game a good rusher. Building a good defensive sive line - Bryan Burgess, John Claxton and averaged almost 160 yards per game. The team was a priority In spring drills. Montana Pete Heleln. The good news Is that running passing game has been a problem for West has quality players at wide receiver, In the back George Works, top pass receiver Scott ern the past three years and there were three offensive line and a bevy of running backs. Sible, flanker Jerry McCune. tight end John or four "top candidates" during spring drills. Receiver Mike Alex caught 20 passes for 229 Casanova, center Bill Coon and guard Dan The offense will run out of Pro-I offensive yards, Brad Dantlc had 12 for 295 yards, Wyers all are back for another season. There formation. Quarterback hopefuls are Mark Murray eight for 103 and redshlrt also are some experienced linemen In Eric sophomore Mark Bloom, senior Steve Dal David Glenn Is expected to contribute Baty, Tim Chapman and Gary Dravecky ton, juniors, Brian Greenup and Paul greatly. Tight end Brian Salonen started as a ready to fill offensive vacancies. It looks like Marszalek and sophomore transfer Tom freshman a year ago and caught 15 passes for sophomore Tom Bertoldl will replace Kessel Penz. Only Marszalek and Dalton have any 180 yards. Depth Is a problem at offensive at signal caller. He has limited experience In varsity experience. Only one wide receiver re guard. Center should be no problem with the the last two years which Includes a redshlrt turns from a year ago - Daryl Mosby - but return of Tom Perez and several other candi season as understudy. No major revamping there should be at least three junior college dates. At tackle, Bob Cordier ts recovered will be needed on defense where All-American transfers who will be fighting for position. from a broken arm and Jim Rooney, Pat middle guard Curt Wojan heads up eight re Without All-American Mike Maher. the tight Norwood and Rocky Miller all have seen ac turning starters. He'll be aided by Bob Yauck end spot Is wide open. The offensive line also tion. Quarterback Marty Mornhtnweg (61 of and 1981 heavyweight wrestling champ Is without an All-American. guard Don 120 attempts for 874 yards and five TDs) Mike Howe , In his first year with the Greco. but there are two big tackles In 247- returns for his second year and will be Wildcats, at tackle. Converted tackle Dennis pound Kyle Peterson and 265-pound Mid backed up by sophomores Kelly Richardson Ware and Mark Storm will be at outside Continent Conference pick John Stadnik. and Alan Powell. linebackers. who take over from All Rookies will fill the guard positions and the American Mark Zabroske and Tim Stauss. defensive secondary will "have to get better." Inside linebackers are Reggie Oliver and Jim Returning starters here are Percy Tompkins Szczepanluk and the defensive secondary and Erskin Bassette, along with part-time made up of Pete Raeford and Butch Tabin at regulars Thad Freeman. Steve Farnes and corners and Tom Taylor and Jeff Herman at reserve Bill Flodin. safeties Is Intact. ., ..· . -. -- Donovan Curry Rademacher Sible Rodriguez Stadnik 24 Southwest Missouri Eastern Illinois Nebraska-Omaha State Game 8 Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Game 9 Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Falls, IA Falls, IA Game 7 O ct. 24, 1:30 p.m. General Information General Information Springfield, MO Location: Charleston, IL 61920 Location: Omaha. NE 68182 General Information Enrollment: 9 ,800 Enrollment: 15,500 Location: Springfield, MO 65802 Stadium: O'Brien Stadium ( 10,000) Stadium: Al F. Canlglla Field (9.500) Enrollment: 14, 700 Colors: Blue and Gray Colors: Red and Black Stadium: Briggs (7,000) Nickname: Panthers Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Maroon and White Conference: Mid-Continent Conference: North Central Nickname: Bears AD : R.C. Johnson AD: Don Leahy Conference: Mid-Continent Head Coach: Darrell Mudra Head Coach: Sandy Buda AD: Aldo Sebben Office Phone: 217-581-5031 Office Phone: 402-554-2447 Head Coach: Richard Johannlngmeler Years at EIU. Record: 3 years, 30-9 Years at UNO. Record: 3 years. 23-9 Office Phone: 417-836-5343 SID: Dave Kidwell SID: Gary Anderson Years at SMS, Record: 5 years, 32-21-1 Office Phone: 217-581-2920 Office Phone: 402-554-2305 SID: Mark Stillwell 1980 Conference Finish: 1st, 4-0 1980 Conference Finish: 2nd. 5-2 Office Phone: 417-836-5139 1980 Results (11-3) 1980 Results (7-3) 1980 Conference Finish: 2nd. 5-1 (Missouri South Dakota 34-21 Northern Iowa 32-8 Intercollegiate) Southern Illinois 35-37 Northeast Missouri State 35-10 -1980 Results (6-5) Indiana State 0-14 North Dakota State 28-7 Missouri Southern State 15-17 Northeast Missouri State 41-7 Morningside 30-8 Pittsburg State 0-7 Illinois State 31-14 South Dakota State 40-17 Harding University 29-13 Central State (OH) 40-15 Augustana (SD) 20-0 Northeastern Oklahoma 7-25 Western Illinois 37-7 South Dakota 18-7 Southeast Missouri State 36-29 Youngstown State 32-7 North Dakota 14-31 Central Missouri State 21-14 Northern Michigan 35-28 Drake 0-17 Missouri-Rolla 16-27 Northern Iowa 14-9 Northern Colorado 7-13 Northern Iowa 0-41 Augustana (SD) 52-13 Northeast Missouri State 7-3 Northern Colorado 2 1-14 1981 Outlook Fourth-year Head Northwest Missouri State 19-8 North Alabama 56-31 Coach Sandy Buda must replace Lincoln University 27-0 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 13-21 the loss of 19 seniors from a squad that was ranked first In Division 11, or 1981 Outlook 1981 Outlook second. for most of the year. This fall's team Head Coach Richard Johannlngmeler Head Coach Darrell Mudra will be without will run from the wishbone formation to take has the equivalent of one returning experi 15 starters, Including three All-American s, advantage of quick backs. Twenty-four let enced player per position for his 1981 squad and several key offensive performers. How termen return In addition to six transfers. as the Bears enter their first season In the ever, second team All-American free safety Lead ing rusher Tim Rogers Is back and Is Mid-Continent Conference following 56 Kevin Gray returns after leading the league closing In on the career touchdown record of years In the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic In Interceptions and being selected the con 35. He has 25. Senior Dave Soto, Barry Leif Association. The squad Includes 20 letter ference's Defensive Back of the Year. Also and Dennis Boesen, the nos. 2, 3 and 4 men and five provisional lettermen. SMS has back on defense Is a fine group of lineback rushers. also return. Quarterback Mark to replace 20 seniors from last year's team, 12 ers. Senior Ira Jefferson Is the leading re McManlgal Is coming off a fine sophomore of whom received some form of All-MIAA turning tackler ( 107) and he was a first team season when he rushed for five TDs and awards during their careers. Of the return league pick. Joining him are senior Tom threw for six more. Kicker Mark Schlecht has ees. only junior defensive lineman Brad Had Murray and junior Bill Mines, who was a first graduated, leaving many records. and It dox was questionable during the spring be team league selection as a freshman. Keith looks like sophomore Jeff Pate will take over cause of knee surgery performed during the Wojnowski returns at defensive end but sev the chores. The offensive line will be manned off-season. Several players were slated to eral other large holes are left. Pete Catan and by veterans Marty Rocca at center and Roe work at new positions during spring drills or All-American Randy Melvin are gone from the Martin and Jim Dietz at the guards. Two to work at more than one spot. They Included front line and Gray and Wilbert James are the year letterman Brian Soliday Is the leader at Ted White at both quarterback and split end; only defensive backs returning. Junior quar tight end while the receivers are solid with Lynn May at both split end and cornerback; terback Jeff Christensen saw a lot of action Bob Lackovlc, Russell Green and Greg Greg Andrews shifted from linebacker to last year but should see even more this sea Havelka. despite the graduation of Kurt R. tight end; John Finders from tight end to son. He set several school records In EIU's Anderson. the team's leading }ecelver the fullback; Bill Hedgepath worked at both win over Northern Michigan. He had 13 past two seasons. Only 10 defensive letter halfback and fullback; J .D. Ward shifted touchdown passes and 1,340 yards for the men return so depth may be a problem here. from linebacker to halfback; Terry Gourley year. Senior tight end Rob Mehalic Is the only Almost sure starters are John Walker and changed from cornerback to quarterback; returning receiver who caught more than 10 Jerry Skow at tackle. John Bendon and Ron Fred Schmidt moved from linebacker to of passes. He had 36 catches for 579 yards, Soucie at outside linebacker. Dan Sweet fensive guard; Russell Bowlds moved from earning him second team All-Conference wood at noseguard and Tata Machado and offensive tackle to defensive tackle; and honors. Tailback Kevin Staple. with over Rick Poeschl at linebacker. The backfield Kenny Buford shifted from cornerback to de l ,000 yards rushing and returning kicks. Is also Is hurt by graduation. Steve Agee. fensive end. One of the major concerns for the only returning starter In the offensive Chuck Spencer and Mark King. all letterwln the staff Is the fact the Bears have only three backfield. Scott Gilleland started four games ners, will be front-runners. home games this season. at center a year ago before suffering a broken arm. giving up to George Tuzll. Both return. All other offensive line spots are up for grabs. Johanningmeier Brian Keegan Mudra Gray Buda Rogers 25 South Dakota Youngstown State Tentative Travel Game 10 Nov. 14, 11:30 am. Game 11 Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Vermillion, SD Falls, IA Plans With the General Information General Information Location: Vermillion, SD 57069 Location: Youngstown. OH 44555 Panthers Enrollment: 6 ,000 Enrollment: 15,794 - Stadium: DakotaDome ( 10,000) Stadium: Falcon Stadium ( 10,000) September 19 Idaho Colors: Red and White Colors: Scarlet and White Depart: 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Com Nickname: Coyotes Nickname: Penguins mercial flight from Des Moines Conference: North Central Conference: Ohio Valley Arrive: Spokane, WA, 12 noon AD : Bobby Thompson AD : William Narduzz! Lodging: Hotel Davenport Sept. 18 Head Coach: Dave Triplett Head Coach: William Narduzz! • Depart: Charter bus to Moscow, ID, Office Phone: 605-677-5336 Office Phone: 216-742-3483 Sept. 19 Years at USO, Record: 2 years, 10-12 Years at YSU. Record: 6 years, 39-25- 1 Kick-Off: 7:30 p .m. PDT - Sept. 19 SID: Greg Gulas SID: Mike Mahon Lodging: University of Idaho Dormitory Office Phone: 605-677-5339 Office Phone: 216-742-3483 . 19-24 1980 Conference Finish: 4th. 3-3-1 1980 Conference Finish: 4th, 1-3 Sept 1980 Results (5-6) (Mid-Continent) September 26 - Montana Morningside 16-14 1980 Results (2-9) Depart: 12 noon Friday, Sept. 25, Char- Murray State 6-24 Eastern Illinois 21-34 ter bus from Moscow, ID Kansas State 3-24 Eastern Kentucky 0-45 Missoula, MT, 4:30 p.m. South Dakota State 13-21 Northern Michigan 7-10 Arrive: Augustana (SD) 20-10 Akron 0-0 Lodging: Holiday Inn North Dakota 32-24 Western Kentucky 17-42 Kick-Off: 1:30 p.m. MDT- Sept. 26 Nebraska-Omaha 7-18 Morehead State 14-20 Depart: Immediately after game for Northern Colorado 0-40 Eastern Illinois 7-32 Spokane, WA, Charter bus North Dakota State 7-49 Northern Iowa 17-38 Lodging: Hotel Davenport South Dakota State 16-7 Western Illinois 22-0 Depart: 12:15 p.m. Sept. 27, Commer- Northern Iowa 16- 14 American International 41-20 cial flight Delaware 13-20 1981 Outlook Arrive: Des Moines - 7 : 16 p .m. The coaching staff In South Dakota says 1981 Outlook 10 - Western Illinois 1981, on the surface, looks good with 36 re Thirty-one lettermen return to help the October turning lettermen. 15 of them starters, In Penguins make their move from the Mtd Depart: 12 noon Friday, Oct. 9, Charter cluding a potent offensive backfield, talent at Contlnent Conference to the Ohio Valley bus the key positions and a strong defensive league. The quarterback field has been nar Arrive: Macomb, IL, 4:30 p.m. front seven. However, the schedule and rowed to one. with the graduation of Gary Lodging: Holiday Inn-Macomb depth may ca use some problems. Rebuilding Fritz and the move of Les Pakalnis to wide Kick-Off: 1:30 p.m. - Oct. 10 must be done In the secondary and offensive receiver. So, sophomore Mike Sloe has gotten Depart: Immediately after game line in the midst of a tough nonconference the bid. Last year. he led the team to its only Arrive: Cedar Falls - 9 p .m . schedule. The offensive backfield ts loaded two victories while completing 25 of 64 with the entire group returning. Quarter passes for 291 yards. Four other athletes are October 24 - Southwest Missouri back Chris Daniel set six school passing rec vying for the slot, though they have little ex State ords and senior Jeff Kral will back him up. perience at Youngstown. Some experience Depart: 2:30 p .m. Friday, Oct. 23, Char- Fullbacks Jamie Fast and Rick McKeever and does return in both running back slots with ter Airline speedster Emmett Huston returns at tail Paris Wicks, groomed to take over from the Arrive: Springfield, MO, 2:30 p.m. graduated Robby Robson, and Vic Ceglie, back. A spring priority was finding depth tn Lodging: Sheraton Inn the receivers where senior tight end Jeff who probably will replace graduated Jeff -Off: 1 :30 p.m. - Oct. 24 Dicus returns after leading the team with 30 Johnston at fullback. But backup strength is Kick receptions a year ago. Senior Tom O'Boyle Is needed badly. Three experienced athletes re Depart: Immediately after game a holdover at split end and junior Bruce turn at wide receiver with Jeff Patterson, Arrive: Waterloo - 8 p.m. Pakalnis and John Goode. Inexperience on Harman, who saw limited action, ts at November 14 - South Dakota flanker. The right side of the offensive line the offensive line last year was a real problem Nov. 13, Char- returns but replacements are needed at cen but the returnees at all positions except left Depart: 10 a.m. Friday, ter, left tackle and left guard. Six lettermen tackle and center are expected to have ter bus are back on the defensive line. All-American learned a great deal last year. A wealth of Arrive: Sioux City, IA, 4 p.m. candidate Craig Austin holds down middle experience returns on defense but a major Lodging: Holiday Inn linebacker and senior Don Schmidt is a re area of concern is finding replacements in Kick-Off: 11 :30 a.m. turning starter at weakstde linebacker. Also, the secondary. The strength of the defense Depart: Immediately after game there are six returning lettermen In the sec lies In the linebackers. If the Penguins are Arrive: Cedar Falls - 8:30 p.m. ondary and sophomore placekicker Kurt solid anywhere It is in the kicking game Seibel led the team in scoring with 47 points where veteran punter Chris Weber and last year. However, he needs to Improve his placekicker Paul McFadden return. Weber punting average where he averaged 38 yards. averaged 37.4 yards per kick and did not have any punts blocked. McFadden was suc cessful on eight of 19 field goals and set a school record with a 54-yarder against Mur ray State. Huston Austin NardU%zi Patterson 26 1981 Junior Varsity The Mid-Continent Coriference Schedule Entering Into Its fourth year of existence, successfully defending his discus title. West Sept. 14 at Ellsworth Community the Mid-Continent Conference already has ern Illinois finished eighth. Two springs ago, College 7 :30 p.m. produced In Its first three years a national Western and Eastern Illinois placed first and champion In Division II football. Eastern Il second, respectively. while UNI was forced to Oct. 11 HARPER COLLEGE 1 p .m . linois, finishing third In the conference race. settle for third In the three-team meet. This chalked up victories over California-Davis. past year, Eastern again Oct. LUTHER took the title, with 26 6:30 p.m. Youngstown State, the M-CC champion, and UNI second. defeated Delaware, a perennial power, 10-9 The Mid-Continent schools have been to claim the national championship the first prominent In athletic competition In past year. Youngstown, the conference champ years, as well. Northern Michigan was an two years ago, placed second to Delaware by NCAA Division II football semi-finalist In losing the title game 38-21 and last year 1977 and won the championship outright In 1982 Tentative Panther Eastern Illinois placed second to Cal Poly 1975. Youngstown State, now a member of San Luis Obispo, 21-13. the Ohio Valley, made It to the 1977 basket Schedule In basketball, regular season champion ball quarterfinals. Eastern Illinois placed Eastern Illinois, along with Northern Iowa third In the basketball tournament and .Sept. 4 at Drake and Northern Michigan. both of which tied Western Illinois finished third In the 1978 . Sept. 11 Southwest Missouri State for second, each made an appearance In the Division II track and fiel d championships . Division Sept.18 Open Date II playoffs three years ago. Two years Northern Iowa captured the 1975 and ago, Northern Michigan, Eastern and West 1978 Division II wrestling Sept. 25 Eastern: Illinois titles and reached ern Illinois advanced to the playoffs. Last the Division II football playoffs In 1975. UNI's Oct. 2 Western Illinois year, with Northern Iowa playing Its first year track squad finished ninth at the 1978 Oct. 9 Idaho In the Division I ranks , left Western Illin ois championships and the cross country team Oct. 16 at Southeast Missouri State and Northern Michigan In the playoffs, meet placed In the top 10 In 1978. In 1979. East Oct. 23 Northf:rn Michigan ing each other In the finals of the Great Lakes ern Illinois was third and UN I fourth. Oct. 30 at Nevada-Reno Region. Northern Michigan won, advan cing The Mid-Continent Conference, two and a Nov. 6 at North Dakota State to the quarterfinals against Mt. St. Mary of half years In the making, has gone through Nov. 13 South Dakota Maryland. some growing pains. Akron d rop ped to join Eastern Illinois won both conference the Ohio Valley two years ago and wrestling tournaments with UNI finishing You ngstown State follows suit this year. second. No league tourney was held last year. Eastern and Western Illinois and Northern Eastern went on to place second In Division II Iowa h ave opted to go Division I-AA. UN I three years ago, wh ile Northern Iowa was starting th e process last season with the rest runnerup two years ago. joining this year, and North ern Michigan has In track and field. UNI won th e conferen ce decided to stay Division II. Sou thwest Mis crown handily the first year and went on to souri State will be a new league member be place fifth In Division II with Brent Geringer gtnntng th is fall, but will n ot be classified I-AA u ntil next year. Sheri.ff's Record vs. 1981 Opponents Last Last Result Opponent Games Won Lost Tied Pct. Game UNI Opp. DRAKE UNIVERSITY 16 8 8 0 .500 1975 27 24 ,. GRAND VALLEY STATE FIRST MEETING Idaho FIRST MEETING Montana FIRST MEETING NORTHERN MICHIGAN 13 3 10 0 .231 1980 16 20 *Western Illinois 9 5 4 0 .556 1980 35 28 •s outhwest Missouri State 0 0 1.000 1980 41 0 *EASTERN ILLINOIS 5 3 2 0 .600 1980 9 14 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 4 0 4 0 .000 1980 8 32 South Dakota 20 13 7 0 .650 1980 14 16 YOUNSTOWN STATE 3 2 0 .333 1980 38 17 TOTALS 71 34 37 0 .479 188 151 *Mid-Continent Conference Games HOMES GAMES IN CAPS 27 Panther Fortunes Year-by-Year Own Opp. Enroll· Own Opp. Enroll· Year Games Won Lost Tied Pct. Pis. Pis. Head Coach ment Year Games Won Lost Tied Pct. Pis. Pis. Head Coach men! 1895 3 1 2 0 .333 16 27 No Coach Designated 721 1967 10 7 3 0 .700 136 85 Stan B. Sheriff 8,213 1896 7 4 3 0 .571 73 81 No Coach Designated 757 1968 10 5 5 0 .500 195 173 Stan B. Sheriff 9,058 1897 6 5 1 0 .833 108 52 Fred Wolff 861 1969 10 5 5 0 .500 192 183 Stan B. Sheriff 9,494 1898 5 4 0 1 .900 92 5 E.K. Leighton 921 1970 10 2 8 0 .200 103 249 Stan B. Sheriff 9,723 1899 6 1 3 2 .333 63 45 Mr. Sweetland 906 1971 9 4 5 0 .444 106 117 Stan B. Sheriff 10,546 1900 8 3 4 1 .438 71 178 Fred Williams 911 1972 10 4 6 0 .400 178 185 Stan B. Sheriff 9,846 1901 10 5 3 2 .600 135 78 G. B. Affleck 873 1973 10 5 5 0 .500 132 165 Stan B. Sheriff 9,587 1902 8 1 6 1 .188 53 219 Charles A. Pell 868 1974 10 5 4 1 .550 268 248 Stan B. Sheriff 8,800 1903 8 4 3 1 .563 145 79 Charles A Pell 857 1975 12 9 3 0 .750 310 193 Stan B. Sheriff 9,500 1904 9 5 3 1 .611 227 75 Charles A. Pell 812 1976 11 8 3 0 .727 231 139 Stan B. Sheriff 9,777 1905 10 5 3 2 .600 112 74 Charles A. Pell 905 1977 11 6 5 0 .545 232 269 Stan B. Sheriff 10,100 1906 NO FOOTBALL 981 1978 11 2 9 0 .1 88 185 282 Stan B. Sheriff 10,143 1907 NO FOOTBALL 1,013 1979 11 6 5 0 .545 162 194 Stan B. Sheriff 10,500 1908 5 5 0 01 .000 125 100 Clayton B. Simmons 995 1980 11 7 4 0 .636 334 187 Stan B. Sheriff 11 ,020 1909 6 6 0 01 .000 131 22 Clayton B. Simmons 1,070 1895· 1910 6 1 4 1 .250 78 64 J. 0 . Perrine 1,108 1980 673 360 268 45 .535 11 ,287 8,730 287,674 1911 6 3 2 .583 61 48 H. F. Pasini 1,094 'Iowa Conference Title 1912 8 5 2 .688 85 81 H. F. Pasini 1,202 #North Central Conference Title 1913 6 2 3 '. .417 27 76 Allen P. Berkstresser 1,297 ##Shared North Central Conference Title 1914 8 2 5 1 .313 35 172 Allen P. Berkstresser 1,406 1915 6 3 3 0 .500 193 77 Allen P. Berkstresser 1,741 1916 8 1 7 0 .125 25 161 Allen P. Berkstresser 1,680 1917 5 2 3 0 .400 52 45 J. 0 . Perrine 1,387 1918 4 1 . 3 0 .250 22 86 Russel Glaesner 1,1 25 1919 7 2 4 1 .357 131 80 Ivan Doseff 1,423 1920 7 4 2 1 .643 101 30 Ivan Doseff 1,402 Panther Team Records 1921 7 5 1 1 .786 180 26 L. L. Mendenhall 1,644 Rushing Attempts - Points Scored - 1922 7 5 2 0 .714 65 27 L. L. Mendenhall 2,130 Game-79 vs. North Dakota(~ 951 ) Game-82 vs. Wisc.-Platteville 1923 7 3 3 1 .500 58 36 L. L. Mendenhall 2,565 Season-624 (1976) (1915, 82-0) 1924 7 2 5 0 .286 73 39 L. L. Mendenhall 2,648 Net Yards Rushing - Season-334 (1980-11 games) 1925 8 5 1 2 .750 104 45 Paul Bender 2,642 Game-636 vs. Augustana (1951) Points Scored Against - 1926 8 5 3 0 .625 100 52 Paul Bender 2,443 Season-2,760 (1976) Game-95 vs. Iowa (1 914, 95-0) 1927' 8 7 0 1 .938 140 32 Paul Bender 2,304 Passes Attempted - Season-282 ( 1978-11 games) 1928' 9 5 1 3 .813 150 52 Paul Bender 2,094 Game-46 vs. Morningside (1968) First Downs Rushing - 1929 7 3 4 0 .429 51 62 Paul Bender 2,227 Season-356 (1980) Game-21 vs. North Dakota (1951) 1930 8 2 5 1 .313 21 76 L. W. " Mon" Whitford 2,169 Passes Completed - Season-142 (1 964) 1931 8 3 5 0 .375 52 86 L. W. " Mon" Whitford 2,049 Game-30 vs. Southwest Missouri First Downs Passing- 1932 9 5 3 1 .611 72 65 L. W. " Mon" Whitford 1,562 State (1980) Game-17 vs. Southwest Missouri 1933 9 3 6 0 .333 69 97 John Baker 1,472 Season-210 (1 980) State (1980) ; 1934 8 3 3 2 .500 101 41 John Baker 1,543 Passes Intercepted - Season-133 (1 980) 1935 8 4 2 2 .625 123 69 Thomas Johnson 1,771 Game-7 vs. North Dakota (1970) Total First Downs - 1936 9 5 2 2 •.667 91 45 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 1,872 Season-31 (1970) Game-33 vs. Augustana (1 977) 1937 9 2 4 3 .389 97 94 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 1,863 Net Yards Passing - Season-224 (1980) 1938 8 3 5 0 .375 60 99 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 1,926 Game-400 vs. Evansville (1980) Fumbles in Single Game - 1939 9 5 3 1 .611 94 92 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 1,901 Season-2,904 (1980) 8 vs. Northern Michigan (1968); 1940# 9 8 1 0 .889 165 68 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 1,745 Total Offense Attempts - South Dakota State (1 969); Morn- 1941 8 5 3 0 .625 164 82 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 1,502 Game-93 vs. Augustana (1951) ingside (1972) 1942## 7 6 1 0 .857 208 51 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 1,381 Season-816 (1976) Fumbles Lost - 1943 NO FOOTBALL (War Years) 820 Net Yards Total Offense - Game-5 vs. South1 Dakota State 1944 NO FOOTBALL (War Years) 898 Game-726 vs. Evansville (1980) (1963); vs. Northern Michigan 1945 6 3 3 0 .500 141 163 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 1,233 Season-4,553 (1980) (1979) ; vs. North Dakota St. 1946# 7 4 1 2 .714 175 32 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 2,475 Touchdowns Scored Rushing - (1979) 1947## 9 5 3 1 .611 164 101 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 2,846 Game-10 vs. Augustana (1951) Season-25 (197,tl) 1948# 10 7 3 0 .700 177 113 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 3,083 Season-29 (1964) Interceptions Made - 1949## 7 5 2 0 .714 186 64 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 2,949 Most Consecutive Wins (Regular Game-7 vs. South Dakota (1960); 1950 8 4 4 0 .500 159 174 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 2,688 Season) - vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (1975) 1951 7 3 4 0 .429 176 172 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 21 ,352 13 (1959-1961) Season-27 (1975) 1952# 8 6 2 0 .750 240 146 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 2,239 Most Consecutive Losses - Most Victories For Single Season 1953 9 6 3 0 .667 248 207 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 2,231 7 (1916; 1968-1969; 1970-1971 ) 1954 8 3 5 0 .375 201 164 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 2,676 Touchdowns Scored Passing - 9 (1960; 1964; 1975) 1955 9 8 1 0 .889 220 114 Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 3,045 Game-5; vs. Evansville (1980) Most Losses For Single Season - 1956 8 2 5 1 .313 168 149 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 3,195 Season-23 (1980) 9 (1978) 1957 8 5 3 0 .625 200 130 Clyde " Buck" Starbeck 3,210 Most Ties For Single Season - 1958 9 4 5 0 .444 150 1~6 William Hammer 3,482 3 (1928; 1937) 1959 9 6 3 0 .667 141 122 William Hammer 3,428 1960# 10 9 1 0 .900 213 71 Stan B. Sheriff 3,616 1961## 9 7 2 0 .778 237 118 Stan B. Sheriff 4,070 1962## 9 7 1 1 .833 191 89 Stan B. Sheriff 4,567 1963 9 5 3 1 .611 187 120 Stan B. Sheriff 5,147 1964## 11 9 2 0 .818 269 100 Stan B. Sheriff 5,520 1965 9 4 5 0 .444 160 146 Stan B. Sheriff 6,419 1966 9 4 5 0 .444 121 141 Stan B. Sheriff 7,409 29 Panther Individual Records Rushing Attempts - Punting Average - Game: 40, Kelly Ellis vs. Western Illinois (1979) Game: 50.3, Jim Fransen vs. Eastern Illinois (6 punts) Season: 236, Randy Schultz (1964)*• Season: 40.7, Mike Butler (1972) Career: 588, Randy Schultz (1963-1965) Most Punts- Yards Gained Rushing - Game: 12, Mark· Whitver vs. Youngstown (1 978); Brad Zumbach vs. Game: 382, Kelly Ellis vs. Western Illinois (1979) Eastern Illinois (1980) Season: 1,093, Kelly Ellis (1979) Season: 70, Mark Whitver (1978) Career: 2,808, Randy Schultz (1963-1965 - 28 games) Pass Interceptions - , Passes Attempted - Game: 3, Nelson Converse vs. Morningside (1972), Randy Junkman Game: 46, Phil Schooley vs. Morningside (1968) vs. Augustana (1971); Lynn King vs. Augustana (1966); Season: 334, Steve Sandon (1980) Bruce Montgomery vs. North Dakota (1 964); Dave Cox vs . . Career: 562, Phil Schooley (1967-68) South Dakota (1960); Leo Kagan vs. Northeast Missouri Passes Completed - State (1939); Nick Maragos vs. Morningside (1 975); Mike Game: 24, Steve Sandon vs. Southwest Missouri State (1980) Smiley vs. Eastern Illinois (1979) Season: 186, Steve Sandon (1980) Season: 8, Bill Smith (1967) Career: 269, Steve Sandon (1978-80) Career: 20, Mike Woodley (1970-1973) Passes Had Intercepted - Longest Running Play From Scrimmage - Game: 6, Al Wichtendahl vs. Augustana (1970) 98 yds., Arnold Paulsen vs. Augustana (1951) Season: 23, Bill Raun (1969) Longest Touchdown Run Career: 36, Bill Salmon (1972-1975) 97 yds., Kelly Ellis vs. Akron (1978) Yards Gained Passing - Longest Touchdown Pass - Game: 388, Steve Sandon vs. Evansville (1980) 86 yds., Bill Raun to Larry Skartvedt vs. North Dakota (1 969) Season: 2,761, Steve Sandon (1980) Longest Field Goal Kicked - Career: 4,342, Bill Salmon (1972-75) 55 yds., Reed Hunemuller vs. South Dakota St. (1977) Total Offense Attempts - Longest Kickoff Return - Game: 54, Steve Sandon vs. Eastern Illinois (1980) 100 yds., Benn McCabe vs. Coe (1939-TD) Season: 397, Terry Allen (1976) Longest Punt Return - Career: 993, Bill Salmon (1972-75) 82 yds., John Magovich vs. Western Michigan (1936) Yards Gained Total Offense - Longest Interception Return - Game: 405, Kelly Ellis vs. Western Illinois (1979) 82 yds., Jim Thomas vs. Morningside (1 974-TD) Season: 2,640, Steve Sandon (1980) Longest Punt - Career: 5,371, Bill Salmon (1972-1 975) 73 yds., Mike Butler vs. Augustana (1 972) Passes Caught - ..Led Nation in Department Game: 12, Dick Beetsch vs. Drake (1953) Season: 54, Dick Beetsch (1953) Career: 153, Dick Beetsch (1952-1955) Yards Gained Passes Caught - Game: 214, Dick Beetsch vs. South Dakota (1953) Season: 935, Ken Harvey (1 980-51 receptions) All-Time Coaching Records Career: 2,288, Dick Beetsch (1952-55) Coach Years (No.) G w L T Pct. Titles Touchdown Passes Caught - No Coach Designated 1895-1896 (2) 10 5 5 0 .500 0 Game: 4, Dick Beetsch vs. South Dakota (1954) Fred Wolff 1897 (1) 6 5 1 0 .833 0 Season: 11 , Dick Beetsch ( 1954) E. K. Leighton 1898 (1) 5 4 0 1 .900 0 Career: 35, Dick Beetsch (1952-1955) Mr. Sweetland 1899 (1) 6 1 3 2 .333 0 Touchdown Passes Thrown - Fred Williams 1900 (1) 8 3 4 1 .438 0 Game: 5, Steve Sandon vs. Evansville (1980) G. B. Affleck 1901 (1) 10 5 3 2 .600 0 Season: 22, Steve Sandon (1980) Charles A. Pell 1902-1905 (4) 35 15 15 5 .500 0 Career: 32, Bill Salmon (1972-1975) NO FOOTBALL 1906-1907 Touchdowns Scored - Clayton B. Simmons 1908-1909 (2) 11 11 0 01 .000 0 Game: 4, Randy Schultz vs. South Dakota (1965); Dick Beetsch vs. J. 0 . Perrine 1910, 1917 (2) 11 3 7 1 .318 0 South Dakota (1954); Art Landau vs. Morningside (1953); H. F. Pasini 1911 -1912 (2) 14 8 4 2 .623 0 Terry Allen vs. UNO (1976); Kelly Ellis vs. South Dakota St. Allen P. Berkstresser 1913-1916 (4) 28 8 18 2 .321 0 (1977); Terry Allen vs. North Dakota (1 978) Russel Glaesner 1918 (1) 4 1 3 0 .250 0 Season: 14, Art Landau (1953); Terry Allen (1977) Ivan Doseff 1919-1920 (2) 14 6 6 2 .500 0 Career: 36, Dick Beetsch (1952-1965) L. L. Mendenhall 1921-1924 (4) 28 15 11 2 .571 0 P.A.T. Scored - Paul Bender 1925-1929 (5) 40 25 9 6 .700 2· Game: 9, Steve Schonert vs. Evansville (1980) L. W. "Mon" Whitford 1930-1932 (3) 25 10 13 2 .440 0 Season: 39, Steve Schonert (1980) John Baker 1933-1934 (2) 17 6 9 2 .412 0 Career: 45, Kriss Smith (1973-1974) Thomas Johnson 1935 (1) 8 4 2 2 .625 0 Field Goals Attempted - Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 1936-1942 (20) 163 95 58 10 .613 8" Game: 5, Gene Dietrich vs. South Dakota (1971) NO FOOTBALL (War Years) 1943-1944 Season: 20, Steve Schonert (1980) Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 1945-1957 Field Goals Scored - William Hammer 1958-1959 (2) 18 10 8 0 .556 0 Game: 3, Reed Hunemuller vs. South Dakota St. (1971) Stan B. Sheriff 1960- (21) 212 120 89 3 .562 4" Season: 13, Steve Schonert (1980) TOTALS 1895-1980 (82) 668 360 263 45 .539 14 Career: 17, Gene Dietrich (1969-1971) •1owa Conference Points Scored - ..North Central Conference Game: 24, Randy Schultz vs. South Dakota (1965); Dick Beetsch vs. South Dakota (1954); Art Landau vs. Morningside (1953); Terry Allen vs. UNO (1976); Terry Allen vs. North Dakota (1978); Kelly Ellis vs. South Dakota St. (1977) Season: 90, Dan Boals (1962 - 12 TD's, 18 P.A.T.'s) Career: 212, Dick Beetsch (1952-1955 - 4 seasons); 193, Dan Boals (1960-1962 - 3 seasons) 30 Homecoming UNI Football History 1895-1980 Results Since 1920 1895 1905 1917 (1 -2-0) (5-3-2) (2-3-0) 12 Coe.. 10 23 Waterloo High School. . . 6 42 Iowa Wesleyan O 4 Lennox.. 12 23 Charles City . O O Camp Funston 32 1920 UNI 14, Parsons O O Upper Iowa ...... 5 0 Iowa State 29 O Upper Iowa .. .. . 7 1921 UNI 7, Simpson 6 No Coach Designated 12 Iowa Training ...... 6 10 Des Moines.... O 1896 6 Cornell O O William Penn . . . 6 1922 UNI 0, Upper Iowa 0 (4-3-0) 5 Iowa ...... 41 Coach - J. 0 . Perrine 5 Coe...... 10 6 Coe.. 6 Western Union 6, UNI 2 William Penn . 12 1918 1923 22 Watertoo High School...... 6 o 31 Ellsworth ...... O (1-3-0) 1924 UNI 13, Simpson 0 O Lennox.. 42 O Morningside . . . . ~~r;~: 2~ 0 Coe.. 17 o g ...... 1925 UNI 20, Luther 9 12 Cedar Valley Seminary.. . .. O Coach - Charles A. Pell 19 Camp Dodge . O 1926 UNI 34, Buena Vista O 28 Reinbeck High School .. .. . 1O 1906 3 Coe...... 52 6 Cedar Falls High School . . 2 No Football Coach - Russell Glaesner No Coach Designated 1927 UNI 14, Upper Iowa 6 1907 1919 1928 UNI 0, Grinnell 0 1897 No Football (2-4-1) (5-1-0) O Cornell . 14 1929 UNI 7, Simpson 0 56 Watertoo High School O 1908 (5-0-0) O William Penn .. 0 1O Ellsworth ...... 26 54 Fairbank High School 7 Upper Iowa ..... 19 1930 Coe 13, UNI 2 10 Coe...... 8 0 2 Morningside . 41 1O Upper Iowa ...... 6 22 Lennox ...... 0 1931 Western Michigan 14, UNI 0 18 Ellsworth . 5 51 Ellsworth ...... 0 6 Waterloo High School. . o 71 Dubuque ...... 0 ,1932 UNI 13, Morningside O 16 Leander Clark...... 12 15 Ellsworth .. .. 0 0 Des Moines ...... 6 Coach - Fred Wolff 16 Charles City ...... 0 1933 UNI 0, Simpson O Coach - Clayton B. Simmons Coach - Ivan Doseff 1898 1920 1934 Grinnell 19, UNI 12 (4-0-1 ) 1909 (6-0-0) (4-2-1) 23 Watertoo YMCA ...... 0 1935 UNI 21 , Western Michigan 14 28 Charles City 0 Coe ..... 10 40 Cornell O 0 14 Buena Vista . 36 Lennox ...... 0 0 1936 UNI 6, Morningside O 18 Coe.. 0 21 William Penn .. 0 0 Upper Iowa . O 32 Loras ...... 16 14 Parsons . 24 Grinnell ...... 6 0 1937 Western Michigan 7, UNI O 11 Iowa . 5 38 Ellsworth . 0 Coach - E. K. Leighton 5 Coe ...... 0 14 Loras . 1938 Morningside 13, UNI 7 6 Leander Clark ...... 0 14 1899 Coach - Clayton B. Simmons O Des Moines ... 6 1939 UNI 13, V'{estern Michigan 13 (1-3-2) Coach - Ivan Doseff 1910 1940 UNI 13, Kansas State-Pittsburg 6 O Iowa ...... 22 1921 6 Grinnell ...... 12 63 Lennox . (l-4-1) o (5-1-1) 1941 Western Michigan 28, UNI 7 O Cornell 11 7 Coe 13 O Iowa State O O Leander Clark. . O 3 Simpson ...... 6 66 Still ...... 0 1942 UNI 26, Morningside 7 57 Coe.. 80 18 Buena Vista ...... 0 o Ellsworth . 17 1945 UNI 58, South Dakota State 7 0 South Dakota . O 6 Grinnell ...... 24 56 Ellsworth ...... 0 Coach - Mr. Sweetland 6 Loras ...... 17 O Upper Iowa 0 1946 UNI 0, Western Michigan 0 19 Parsons . 7 1900 Coach - J. 0 . Perrine (3-4-1 ) 14 William Penn .. 6 1947 UNI 31 , Morningside 13 1911 Coach - L. L. Mendenhall 1948 UNI 33, South Dakota State 7 42 Watertoo High School . O (3-2·1) O Iowa ...... 68 27 Watertoo High School . 1922 6 Cornell 6 0 (5-2-0) 1949 UNI 49, Augustana (SD) O 17 Ellsworth ...... 5 12 Upper Iowa 68 O Leander Clark .. . 3 Cornell . 0 6 Cornell . 6 6 1950 Drake 34, UNI 18 6 Cornell ...... 31 0 Buena Vista . 3 12 Upper Iowa ...... 5 7 Simpson ...... 6 1951 UNI 27, Morningside 7 6 Coe...... 16 0 Loras . 0 11 Simpson ...... 6 20 Ellsworth 3 1952 South Dakota 34, UNI 20 5 Iowa State. . O Coach - H. F. Pasini o Parsons 3 O Simpson . 33 21 William Penn...... 0 1953 UNI 34, Morningside 20 O Drake .. 50 1912 14 Upper Iowa ... 12 Coach - Fred Williams (5-2-1) Coach - L. L. Mendenhall 1954 South Dakota 34, UNI 33 7 Iowa ...... 35 1901 7 Grinnell ...... 38 1955 UNI 13, Morningside 12 (5·3·2) ; 1923 11 Cornell . 6 6 Coe.. 0 (3-3-1) O Leander Clark. O 1956 UNI 20, Morningside 20 O Iowa ...... 16 O St. Ambrose ...... O 7 Loras ...... 3 1957 UNI 27, North Dakota 20 O Iowa State.. O 7 Dubuque . 17 2 Drake .. 32 6 Ellsworth ...... 3 7 Iowa Wesleyan O 1958 Morningside 26,' UNI 18 2 Simpson . 6 17 Upper Iowa ...... 2 35 Ellsworth . . . O 39 Watertoo High School O 22 William Penn ...... • .. .. O O Simpson ...... 13 1959 UNI 14, North Dakota 9 12 Woodbine ...... O Coach - H. F. Pasini 7 Upper Iowa . . . 0 1960 UNI 26, Morningside 0 0 Coe.. 6 1913 2 Western Union . 6 1o South Dakota . 6 (2·3·1) Coach - L. L. Mendenhall 1961 UNI 34, Augustana (SD) 6 Coach - G. B. Affleck 3 Iowa ...... 45 1924 1902 O Ellsworth . 6 (2-5-0) 1962 UNI 21 , Morningside 18 12 Grinnell . O (Hl-1) O St. Ambrose 3 1963 UNI 9, North Dakota 0 5 Iowa ...... 63 O Leander Clark. . O 12 Upper Iowa .. . O 54 Iowa Wesleyan 6 1964 UNI 24, Morningside 14 12 Cornell...... 11 O Simpson 13 5 Drake ...... 36 O Drake ...... 25 Coach - Allen P. Berkstresser O William Penn . 3 1965 UNI 27, Augustana (SD) 21 12 Coe.. 18 O Parsons . 2 6 William Penn . 6 O Upper Iowa . 6 1966 UNI 2, Morningside O 8 Light Guards...... 16 1914 19 Dubuque ...... 6 1967 UNI 23, Augustana (SD) 1O O Iowa State. . 52 (2-5-1) Coach - L. L. Mendnhall 5 Simpson . 17 6 Des Moines. . . . O 1968 Morningside 14, UNI 13 Coach - Charles A. Pell O Iowa 95 1925 0 Ellsworth ...... 26 (5-1-2) 1903 30 Ellsworth . O 1969 UNI 14, South Dakota 2 6 Dubuque...... 6 1970 Morningside 19, UNI 7 (4·3·1 ) 7 William Penn . . 19 21 Iowa Wesleyan . 3 O Iowa Training O O Upper Iowa .. .. . 12 O Simpson ...... • .. .. 23 O Iowa . 29 20 Luther. . 9 1971 North Dakota 23, UNI 10 13 Iowa Wesleyan . . O 55 Lennox ...... O 3 Drake ...... 14 0 William Penn . . . . 7 1972 UNI 27, Morningside 13 28 William Penn. O 14 Upper Iowa . 7 18 Cornell ...... 5 Coach - Allen P. Berkstresser 16 Northeast Missouri State . o 1973 South Dakota 19, UNI 7 33 Morningside . O 1915 3 Colorado State ...... 3 1974 UNI 41 , Drake 17 6Coe ...... 28 (3-3-0) Coach - Paul Bender 5 Des Moines ...... 17 7 Dubuque ...... 25 1926 1975 UNI 20, Augustana (SD) 14 Coach - Charles A. Pell 10 Loras ...... 13 61 Upper Iowa . 19 (5-3-0) 1976 UNI 37, Morningside 7 82 Wisconsin-Platteville . O 20 St. Thomas . O 1904 23 Western Union . . . . . O 1977 Augustana (SD) 35, UNI 27 (5-3-1) 9 Morningside . 20 34 Buena Vista . O 76 Iowa Training 5 24 Ellsworth . O O William Penn ...... 14 1978 Western Illinois 21, UNI 7 36 Simpson ...... O Coach - Allen P. Berkstresser 3 Luther ...... O 1979 UNI 20, Akron 17 O Iowa State 17 1916 13 Upper Iowa 6 17 Cornell ...... 10 (1 -7-0) 7 Parsons ...... 20 1980 UNI 41 , Southwest Missouri St. O 5 Iowa . 11 O Iowa State 12 O Colorado State ...... • .. .. . 12 75 Coe...... 0 7 Morningside . . . 38 6 William Penn . 6 O Upper Iowa 27 6 Drake . 26 O Cornell ...... 27 6 Creighton...... O O Dubuque ...... 20 Coach - Charles A. Pell 3 Buena Vista . 7 2 Dubuque ...... 30 13 Ellsworth ...... o Coach - Allen P. Berkstresser 31 1927 1937 1948 1958 1966 (7-0-1) (2-4-3) (7-3-0) (4-5-0) (4-5-0) 6 St. Thomas 6 12 lowaState...... 14 7 Iowa State...... 27 29 Bradley ...... 12 O Northern Michigan ..... 21 9 Iowa Wesleyan. O 20 Grinnell . 20 32 Morningside . . . . . 0 25 Mankato State 0 6 Drake ...... 9 6 Buena Vista ...... O O North Dakota 21 6 Drake ...... 0 21 North Dakota State 11 10 North Dakota ...... 23 12 William Penn...... 7 0 Western Michigan 7 33 South Dakota State . 7 20 Drake .. 16 28 Augustans ...... 7 41 Luther...... 7 6 Coe...... 6 13 Western Michigan 6 15 Augustans .. 26 7 Southern Illinois ...... 30 20 Northern Illinois 6 33 South Dakota State ...... O 26 North Dakota . . . . . 14 18 Morningside ...... 26 2 Morningside ...... 0 14 Upper Iowa . 6 O South Dakota .. .. . 13 34 Augustana. O o North Dakota .... . 14 13 South Dakota State ...... 7 32 Parsons . O 13 Nebraska-Omaha...... o O Emporia State. . . . 26 o North Dakota . 14 14 South Dakota ...... 30 Coach - Paul Bender Coach - Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 19 North Dakota State o 8 South Dakota State .... 13 41 North Dakota State ...... 14 7 Dayton ...... 33 14 South Dakota . 38 Coach - Stan B. Sheriff 1928 1938 Coach - Clyde "Buck" Starbeck Coach - William Hammer (5-1 -3) (3-5-0) 1967 0 Coe.. 32 10 Grinnell ...... o 1949 1959 (7-3-0) 34 Iowa Wesleyan .. .. . 0 (5-2-0) (6-3-0) 3 Northern Michigan . 7 40 William Penn. 0 ~ :~~e~a~o~~~e ::::: ~ 6 Westen Michigan . . 20 22 Bradley .. 15 12 Western Illinois .... . 0 39 Northern Illinois 0 14 Coe.. 0 27 North Dakota State . . . 6 21 Mankato State . 0 9 North Dakota State ... . 10 13 Upper Iowa ...... 13 7 Morningside .. .. . 13 13 South Dakota State . 14 22 North Dakota State 32 7 North Dakota ... 0 O Grinnell ...... _. . O 14 Emporia State. . . 13 40 North Dakota State . 14 14 Drake .. 6 23 Augustana . 10 O Parsons.. O 2 South Dakota . . . . 26 40 North Dakota . o 6 Augustana ...... 7 7 Drake ...... 10 12 Luther.... O 6 Nebraska-Omaha ...... 13 49 Augustans...... O 14 19 12 Des Moines.. 7 Coach - Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 30 Morningside ...... 1O ~ ~g~'d:~ok: :::: 9 ~ ~:ng~~;ta staie:: 16 Coach - Paul Bender 21 South Dakota ...... 14 6 South Dakota ... . 27 15 South Dakota . 7 1939 Coach - Clyde "Buck" Starbeck 14 South Dakota State . 12 14 Eastern Michigan .. 6 1929 (5-3-1) Coach - William Hammer Coach - Stan B. Sheriff (3-4-0) 12 Northeast Missouri State . O 0 Coe...... 7 1950 1960 1968 7 Simpson . 0 ~ ~~til'~i 33 Movin'On A proud tradition of athletics at UNI is Davenport, Jim Fox, Tom Murphy Illinois the development of outstanding young Denver, Mike Butler Berwyn, Jim Evan people into productive citizens in our Dexter, Vince Wells Des Plaines, Bob Kunkel society. The following is as complete a Des Moines, Don Pryor Harvey, Darnell Sanford list as is available of those young men Dennis Johnson Mendon, Dennis Wright who played or tutored under Stan Sam Ginn Monie, Marv Johnson Sheriff and staff who are now members Dubuque, Don Kolsrud , Rock Island, Marty Stratton of coaching and athletic professions. Eagle Grove, Bruce Strutzenberg Duane Bonsall They are a tribute to the Panther staff Eldon, Gene Dietrich Stilman Valley, Walt Krebs and we salute each one of them. Grundy Center, Tim Hager West Aurora, Tom Smith Hampton, Steve Wedgbury Wilmington, Howard Becker Jim Bayse In the College Ranks Indianola, Jim O'Donnell Florida Iowa City, Clyde Bean Coral Gables, Don Hart Coaches John Raffensberger Head Ft. Lauderdale, Lynn Stickfort Jim Hershberger, Buena Vista Bryce Hanson John Gregory, South Dakota Iowa Falls, Bernie Stephenson Minnesota State LaPorte City, Greg DeTimmerman Warren Hansen, Cuesta, CA Mason City, Bill Strotman Fairbault, Rich Oliphant Lynn King, Northern Iowa Maynard, Steve Milder Brooklyn Center, Doug Darnell Rick Hodam, Iowa Wesleyan Muscatine, Gary White Stillwater, Dennis Meyers Ed Neibauer, Iowa Lakes Dave Mathews New Sharon, Darrel Bartling Missouri Athletic Administration North English, Tim Carson Kansas City, Mike Reed R.C. Johnson, Eastern Illinois Northwood, Ron Dodd Bob Lee Jim Rudd, Oregon State Northern University, Dennis Kettner Sedalia, Nevin Olmqulst Ed Schwartz, El Paso, TX Osage, Mike Woodley Dave Cox, Iowa State Pleasant Valley, Bob Anderson New Jersey Ted Minnick Bill Riva, Joe Ascolese Assistant Coaches Rockwell City, Dick Jensen Dennis Remmert, Northern Iowa Saint Ansgar, Rich Sherman New Mexico Merle Masonholder, Morningside Saydel, Dave Dirksen Kent Stephenson, Kansas Sigourney, Jack Smith Los Alamos, Stan Petermler University Spirit Lake, Jim Jackson Alamagordo, Tom Jones, Gary Hveen Jerry Malloy, Fort Dodge Junior Tama, Les Kock College Terrill, Neil Phipps Oklahoma Marv Miller, South Dakota Thornburg, Lou Haasls Oklahoma City, Bill Stanley Rick Hartzell, Coe College Underwood, Charlie Frisk Terry Allen, Northern Iowa Vinton, Mike Timmermans Wisconsin Waterloo, James Welch Middleton, Leo Simms Bruce Gulick Stoughton, Charlie Schulte In the High Tom Kotz Janesville, Tom Scalissl School Ranks Dick Miller John Wagner Iowa Ed Mulholland Andrew Rainey Ackley, Kevin Barz Bettendorf, Merv Habenicht Charlie Aldrich Button Chuck Nolting Waverly, Dennis Randy Scott Mike Bock Bloomfield, Gary Kubik Wellman, Dennis Harms Des Moines, Lee Boone, Ken Beverlin West Brooklyn, Bob Fertig Crawford Cedar Falls, Pat Mitchell Steve Gene Doyle France Cedar Rapids, Jack Fisk Ray Byrnes Greg Reed Arizona Rich Boston Bob Hampton Phoenix, Earl McQuiston Paul James Center Point, Ted Rogers California Charles City, Scott Peterson Diamond Bar, Greg Bice Cherokee, Vince Cox Garden Grove, George Asleson Clinton, Dick Olin, Jeff Lakin Huntington Beach, Gary Wilcox Colfax, Terry Fox Twenty-Nine Palms, Terry Foster Columbus Junction, Warren Woepking Victorville, Gary Bowman Creston, Dick Bergstrom Oceanside, Bill Kovacevich 34 The University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa, one of university status. The name was changed to the nation's leading Institutions of higher University of Northern Iowa and Its function learning, Is the outgrowth of the Iowa State was again redefined. Normal School established by the General Although teacher education remains an Assembly In 1876. Important program, the University offers de From a single building on a 40-acre cam grees to students majoring In a wide variety pus, the University has grown to Include over of subjects. Thus UNI has two bachelor of 40 major buildings, a 723-acre campus, over arts degrees, one with certification to teach 500 faculty members and over 11,000 on and one without certification. Also, a bache campus students. lor of technology degree can be earned with or During the first 27 years, the school Is without certification to teach, and since sued teaching certificates requiring 12 1969, the bachelor of music degree has been weeks to two years of training. In 1903 a offered. A bachelor of fine arts degree was four-year curriculum based on high school approved by the Regents In 1976. An indi graduation and leading to the degree of vidual studies major enables a student to Bachelor of Arts In Education was author pursue, with faculty approval, a wide as ized. sortment of study areas. The bachelor of lib In 1909 the Institution was renamed the eral studies, the fifth baccalaureate degree, Iowa State Teachers College and the govern Is an external degree made available through · rrlent of the College, along with that of the the cooperative efforts of the three Iowa Re University of Iowa and Iowa State University. gents universities. This degree was approved was vested In the State Board of Regents, a by the Regents In 1977. nine-member body appointed by the Govern On the graduate level, courses leading to or. Under the new name. the College attained thedegree of master of arts In education were master of music In 1976. The graduate pro a reputation as one of the nation's outstand offered for the first time In the summer of gram was further extended In 1978 with the ing Institutions for preparation of teachers. 1952 and a sixth-year program leading to the addition of UNJ's first doctoral degree. the On July 5. 1961. the Iowa General As specialist degree with a program In science doctor of Industrial technology. sembly on recomm'endatlon of the Regents education was Inaugurated In 1970. Ground was broken In October, 1975, for changed the name of the school to the State In 1964, the master of arts degree' was the 1st phase of the Speech/Art complex, lo College of Iowa and redefined Its function to approved by the Regents. The first master of cated southwest of Russell Hall. This phase, Include the offering of liberal arts degrees. arts degrees were granted In 1966. The mas which Includes the Strayer-Wood Theatre On July 1, 1967, theGeneralAssemblyon ter of business administration degree was and the Communication Arts Center. opened recommendation of the Regents approved approved by the Regents In 1975, and the In January 1978. The UNI Athletic Club Boosting the Panthers The UNI Athletic Club, now In Its 17th year of existence, Is a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of encouraging and supporting the athletic programs at UNI. All money raised by the Club Is used exclusively for athletic scholarships and the operation of the Club. Funds are not µsed for budget ex penditures or for building costs. The money helps UNI student-athletes obtain an educa tion. Intercollegiate athletics Is a worthwhile activity at any college or university. At UNI, there Is competition In 10 sports, Involving several hundred young men. Membership In the Club helps these teams achieve their ob jectives: winning seasons and a meaningful experience for those who compete. In Its first year of existence, the Club 1981 Board of Directors raised just over •6.500. In 1978-79, a record (left to right) Front Row: Dick Morris, Fred Timson; Second Row: Loren Buser, ferry Anderson, • 162,000 was raised and the goal for this Max Sowers, Wayne Snyder, Chuck Swisher, John "Jersey" Jerm!er, Tom Fitzgerald, Dick year has been set at $200,000. Heading the White, Bob Beach; Third Row: Bill Card. Frank Malone. Don Landau, Stan Sher![{, Wendell Club this year Is Wendell Lockard of Water Lockard, Bob Andrews, Dan McConnell. Bill Travis. Tom Barbatt!. Not Pictured: Bill Bolster, loo. George Clark, Herb Dorfman, Scott Fetner, Russ Gerard, Bob Keller, Bob Kenny. Bob Lichty, The Club Is divided Into five different lev Roy Miller, Dale Niederhauser, Bill Plantan, Don Richards, Ed Shick , Wayne Schutte, Bob els of contributions. For a contribution of Shaffer, Mike Sheehan, Jack Simonsen, Paul Sisson, Bill Straw. •1.000 or more. persons may join the V.l.P. Club. The Gold Club Is for donations of •soo. the Purple Club $250, the Century Club• 100 and the Coaches Club •so. Special pre-game and post-game parties are held for the eh tire membership as well as golf outings. picnics and other special events. The UNI Athletic Club Board of Directors Is made up of area men who are engaged In Industry, the professions and agrl-buslness. They are leaders In the Club's fund-raising efforts. and are representatives of the com mitment being made to the UNI athletic pro grams. Rick Morris Jerry Martinson Terry Johnson Tom Lorenz 35 UNI Administrative and Athletic Staff Dr. John J. Kamerick - President Jim Husbands -Assistant to the Dr. Kamerlck became the sixth President of Athletic Director-Marketing the University of Northern Iowa August 15, Jim joined the UNI staff this summer and will 1970. Prior to his position at UNI , he was be In charge of promotion and marketing of President of North Texas State from 1968-70 UNI's athletics. A native of Wilmington, DE, and Vice Pres Iden t and Provost at Kent State he Is a graduate of Brevard Junior College In from 1963-68. He held other dean positions Brevard, NC, and Wake Forest University In at Kent State and Lewis College of Science • Winston-Salem, NC .. Jim's most recent posi and Technology In Lockport. IL. He also was tion was as Director of Public Relations with Instructor of history at Iowa and Assistant the Baltimore Colts, a spot he held since Feb Professor of history at Marycrest College In ruary of 1978. Prior to his work with the Davenport. IA. He received his B.A. degree Colts, he was Assistant Sports Information from St. Ambrose College In 1943, his M.A. Director - Sports Promotions Director at the degree from Iowa In 1947 and his doctorate University of Maryland, General Manager of from Iowa In 1950. A veteran of the U.S . the Winston-Salem Red Sox, a Class A minor Navy, he and his wife, Elaine, have six chil league baseball team, and Assistant Sports dren. Information Director at Wake Forest Univer John "Jersey" Jermier - sity. He and his wife, Betty, have an Infant Associate Athletic Director daughter. In his second year as Associate Athletic Di Bob Bowls by -Assistant Athletic rector. Jermler most recently was Assistant Director-Facilities Vice President and Director of Sales for A native of Waterloo, IA, Bob attended Moor Topeka Inn Management, Inc., In Topeka, head State In Minnesota where he received KS. His athletic career began In 1959 when his BA degree In Health, Physical Education he was Head Football Coach at Postville. IA. and Recreation In 1975. He received his mas and later served as Assistant Football and ter's degree from Iowa In 1978. Prior to his Basketball Coach at Coe College In Cedar assignment at UNI, he was Assistant Di Rapids, IA, where he also received his bache rector of Recreation at Iowa for three years, lor's degree. He received his master's from coordinating the University's Recreation Iowa. Jermler was Head Football and Base Building. Bob will be In charge of all mainte ball Coach at Wayne State In Nebraska and nance, set-up and contractual arrangements Assistant Football Coach In charge of defense for the UNI-Dome, both athletic and non at Colorado State In Fort Collins. His latest athletic events. coaching job was at the University of Iowa Dave Burton - Head Athletic where he was assistant Coach and Assistant Athletic Director from 1971-76. Prior to his Trainer appointment at Topeka Inn Management. he Starting his fifth year as Head Trainer, Bur was Director of Athletics at Kansas State ton heads up the Athletic Training Staff that University from 1976-78. He and his wife, keeps UNl's athletes on the field and court. B.S. degree from Fort Joanne, have three sons, John, Jim and After receiving his In Burton came to UNI and Steve. and one daughter. Sara. Hays State 1976, obtained his master's In 1977 while serving Sandra Williamson - Associate as an Assistant Trainer under Elmer Korte Athletic Director meyer. When Kortemeyer took a special two In her fourth year In the Intercollegiate Athle year leave of absence, Burton was promoted tic Program, Sandra joined the UNI staff In to the head position. He Is a member of the July of 197 8 following a merger of men's and American College of Sports Medicine. the women's athletics. She was the first As State Licensing Committee on Athletic sociate Athletic Director for Women at UNI Training and the National Athletic Trainers and also assumed the duty of coaching UN l's Association. In the spring of 1978, Burton women's basketball team. which she accompanied the NCAA Division II All-Star dropped one year ago to devote more time to wrestling team to Mexico City as the team's her administrative duties. Prior to joining head trainer. He Is a certified athletic trainer the Panther staff, she spent six years at Car and an Emergency Medical Technician. A roll College In Helena, MT. as the women's Boulder, CO, native, Burton and his wife, basketball and volleyball coach. She Is study Marti, reside In Cedar Falls. ing for her doctorate degree from the Univer Dave Starr - Assistant Sports sity of Northern Colorado In Greeley. Information Director Ann Hill -Athletic Business Dave joined the UNI Sports Information staff Manager In February after receiving his BA In Sports A familiar face on the Northern Iowa athletic Journalism from Simpson College In 1980. staff, Ann was promoted to the position of While attending Simpson, he was a part-time Athletic Business Manager for both men's Sports Information Director for four years. In and women's athletics three years ago. Ann addition, he was a student assistant In came to UNI In 1967 and served as secretary Sports Information at Iowa State University In the Athletic Business Office before assum and Drake University. A former athlete him ing her present duties. She and her hus self, he was a two-year letterman In basket band. George. have three children - Jan. ball and a four-year letterman In baseball at Barb and George. Jr. Simpson. 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