'79 Jackrabbits Media Guide
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• Media Guide $2 - A QUICK LOOK .AT SDSU QUICK FACTS ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE joined SDSU staff Feb., 1979 347 against St. Cloud State, and single season, with UNIVERSITY 1979 RECORD: Won 5, Lost 6 1,932 (883 rushing, 1,049 passingl. ..had 1,275 yards LOCATION: Brookings, SD 57007 1978 NCC FINISH: Won 3, Lost 3 (tied for third) as a sophomore giving him 3,207 for two years, just ENROLLMENT: 6,537 LETTERMEN LOST: 22 87 yards shy of Ron Meyer's SDSU career record. PRESIDENT: Sherwood 0. Berg LETTERMEN RETURNING: 23 DE Mark Dunbar, honorable mention all-NCC, third CONFERENCE: North Central Intercollegiate BASIC OFFENSIVE SET: Multiple T on team in tackles with 73 including 21 quarterback Athletic Conference. SDSU is a charter member of BASIC DEFENSIVE SET: 52 sacks, a single-season SDSU record... had six sacks the NCC, formed 1921. Other league members are STARTERS RETURNING: 4 on offense, 5 on in debut as collegiate starter against St. Cloud State the University of South Dakota, Augustana College, defense CB Todd Richards, honorable mention all-NCC, had , University of North Dakota, North Dakota State HONOR PLAYERS LOST: 34 tackles, shared team lead in interceptions with University, Morningside College and University of LB Rick Reese, all-NCC, Most Valuable Defensive two, led team in passes broken up with six, Nebraska-Omaha. University of Northern Colorado Lineman NCC, honorable mention All-America recovered two fumbles. becomes a member of the NCC this season, but will (The Associated Press) SS Paul Kippley, second team Academic not compete for the 1979 football championship. OT Dave Scheele, all NCC All-American, seventh on team with 55 tackles, tied OG Joel Price, all-NCC for team lead in fvmble recoveries with three, AFFILATION: NCAA Division II shared team lead in pass interceptions with two. Brad Alfred, honorable mention all-NCC NICKNAME: Jackrabbits C RB Roger Hofer, honorable mentiqn all-N.C<;;. OT Chuck Loewen, 1978 co-captain, injured in COLORS: Yellow and Blue . practice prior to second game last season and sat RB Chuck Benson, honorable mention all-NCC out the year after knee surgery ... rated a solid ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Stan Marshall (SDSU TE Jerome' Garry, honorable mention all-NCC 1950) appointed July, 1965 LB Mickey Reed, honorable mention, all-NCC prospect by the pro scouts. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: John Gregory ·oT Dana Dykhouse, honorable mention all-NCC SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Ron Lenz (Northern Iowa, 1961) 8th season, Won 39, Lost 33, HONOR PLAYERS RETURN1NG: (SDSU, 1970) home phone: 605-693-3406; office Tied 3 WR Lionel Macklin, all-NCC, led NCC in receiving phone; 605-688-4623. ASSISTANT .FOOTBALL COACHES: Assistant with '.32 catches for 561 yards and 3 touchdowns... for FOOTBALL STAFF TELEPHONES: Head Coach, Offensive Line Coach--Wayne Haensel the• full season, caught 51 for 882 yards and 4 (SDSU 1958) joined SDSU staff in July, 1973. touchdowns. OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE Receivers--Brad Erickson (SDSU 1974) appointed to QB Garry Maffett, honorable mention all-NCC, led Coach Gregory ... 605-688-5525. 605-692-9373 SDSU staff in August, 1976. NCC in total offense with 199.6 yards per game... was Coach Haensel ... 605-688-6525 ...... 605-692-9039 Defensive Line--Phil Engle (SDSU 1973) named to third in rushing averaging 93.6 and second in Coach Engle ..... 605-688-6223 . 605-692-5882 SDSU staff in June, 1976 passing averaging 7.4 completions per game ...set Coach Erickson .. 605-688-6527. .. 605-692-4108 Secondary--Jerry Janson (Carthage College, 1972) school records for total offense in single game, with Coach Janson . 605-688-6423. 605-692-1899 A QUICK LOOK AT SDSU FOES ST. CLOUD STATE... located in St. Cloud, Minn . ... enrollment 11,000 ... colors NEBRASKA-OMAHA .. located in Omaha, Neb .... enrollment largest in NCC at red and black ... nickname Huskies ... coach Mike Simpson in eighth season ... 15,000 ... colors red and black ... nickname Mavericks ... coach Sandy Buda Simpson has a 36-37 record ... Huskies were 6-5 last ·year ...tied for second in guided tem to 13-3 record in first year at UNO last fall ... appears loaded again Northern Intercollegiate Conference at 6-2 ...graduat ed 15 lettermen but have 25 with 34 lettermen including nine returning starters on offense and eight on , returning ... SDSU won last year 43-3 ... series began in 1947 ... SDSU leads defense ... offense includes standout Bobby Bass, the most dangerous series 8-1 ... SID is Bob Olson (AC 612-255-2141) break-away threat in the NCC ... linebacker Tom Sutko is an all-NCC pick ... 11th game in the series ... SDSU leads series 7-2-1 after 16-13 loss last year ... SID is WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER ... located in Whitewater, Wis . ... enrollment 9,600 Tim Schmad (AC 402-554-2305) ...colors purple and white ...nickname Warhawks ...coach is Forrest Perkins NORTHERN IOWA ... located in Cedar Falls, la ... enrollment 10,500 ... colors ... has been at Whitewater 24 years with 142-71-8 record including nine Wisconsin purple and old gold ... nickname Panthers ... conference Mid-Continent ... Stan state University Conference titles ... were 7-4 last year, co-champs of WSUC with Sheriff is in his 20th year as coach at UNI with 107-80-3 record including last 7-1 league mark ... NCAA Division 111 member ... 38 lettermen returning year's disappointing 2-9 mark ... 29 lettermen return including standout running including 8 starters on offense and 7 on defense ... first meeting with SDSU ... back Kelly Ellis ... 40th meeting ... UNI leads series 22-15-2 but SDSU won last SID is Tom Fick (AC 414-472-1147). year 10-9 at UNI-Dome .._. SID is Brad Larsen (AC 319-273-6354). NORTH DAKOTA ... located in Grand Forks, ND ... enrollment ... 8,500... colors NORTH DAKOTA STATE ... located at Fargo, ND ... enrollment 7,500 ... colors green and white ... nickname Fighting Sioux ... head coach Gene Murphy, in yellow and green ... nickname Bison ... home stadium Dacotah Field (capacity second year after 5-5 record last fall ...has ?} lettermen returning .. .SDSU won 14,000) ... head coach Don Morton is first year after succeeding Jim Wacker ... 30-19 last year ... 58-game series started in 1906 with UN D leading overall 30-23-5 return 30 lettermen including 11 starters ... had 6-4 record last season ... key to ... SlD is Lee Bohnet (AC 701-777-2234). success is quarterback Mark Speral ... 66th game in series ... SDSU leads overall 33-27-5 with NDSU winning last year 28-26 ... SID is George Ellis (AC AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ... located in Sioux Falls, SD ... enrollment 2,100 ... 701-237-8321). colors blue and gold ... nickname Vikin coach Joel Swisher, in his third year gs .. MORNINGSIDE ... located at Sioux City, la. ... enrollment 1,200 ... colors at a.fter 4-5 season last fall ... 11-9 in two seasons Augustana and 37-21-1 overall ... maroon and white ... nickname Maroon Chiefs ... private (United Methodist) lost just eight lettermen, with 37 returning ... SDSU won last year 19-7 ... series college ... 2-8 last year but 0-6 in NCC ... Steve Miller starts third year as head started in 1931 ... 35th meeting ... SDSU leads overall series 26-6-2 ... SID is Larry coach with 4-14-1 record at Mornin�side but 34-29-2 overall ...27 lettermen Borgum (AC 605-336-431 l). returning ... 54th meeting with Jacks ... SDSU leads overall series 37-12-4 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA ... located in Vermillion, SD ... enrollment including 41-17 victory last year ... Chiefs are 0-7 against Gregory-coached Jacks 5,800 ... colors vermillion (red) and white ... nickname Coyotes ... head coach and haven't beaten State since 1971 ... SID is Vic Wallace (AC 712-277-5192) Dave Triplett in first year at USO ... Coyotes won NCC title last year ... were 7-4 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ... located in Moscow, Id . ... enrollment 8,000 ... colors overall but 5-0-1 in NCC (league tie the result of splitting two-game series with are silver and gold ... nickname Vandals ... play indoors in 17,000-seat Kibbie Nebraska-Omaha) ... graduated 12 lettermen but return 31 including all-NCC Dome were 2-9 last year but return 16 starters, nine on defense ... 34 defensive standouts Ben Long, LB, and Dave Schwab, OT ... 71st game in series lettermen, 17 redshirts and a host of junior college transfers (11) could help turn which started with 6-6 tie in 1889 ... USO leads series 36-27 7 .:. SID is Mike ·things around for coach Jerry Davitch, in his second season ... first meeting with Mahon (AC 605-688-5331). Jacks ... SID is Dave Kellogg (,4C 208-885-7031) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1P78 Scores ...... ... .....•..... ............... l Staff Telephones . .. .. ...16 1979 Schedule ... ...... ..•.... ................. l Year By Year Record .. .. 17 John Gregory...... ........... ................2 Roster . .. .. .18-19 Assistant Coaches ............. ................3 Record Book .. .....20-21 1979 Preview ...............................4-10 Coaching Records... .22 Player Sketches .................. ..........5-14 Opponents . .. .23-28 Pride of Dakotas.... ........................ .11 All-Time Record Vs. Opponents ..29 Beef Bowl .......... ....................•.... 33 Immortal Role .... ..... 30-32 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium ....................13 Jacks in Pros . .. ..... 12 Scores of Gregory Er a ..... ..................35 1978 Revisited ........ ...34-37 Shrine Game ................... ..... ......... 33 North Central Conference .. 38-39 r About SDSU .................................15 Media Coverage . .. ..inside.back cover Staff Behind Scenes ........... .. .............16 Composite Schedule .................back cover GREGORY DEAn OF nee • No one said it would be easy. Central Conference football champion When John Gregory became head ship -- . but he has succeeded in football coach at South Dakota State reestablishing the winning tradition University in December of 1971, he with the Jackrabbits. Only Ralph inherited a team which had suffered Ginn, with 113 victories, and C.A. through eight straight losing seasons. "Jack" West, with 44 victories, have won more games as head coach of the But the guy who ·played high school Jacks.