1982 Jackrabbit Football Price $3.00 Quick Facts About- The south Dakota state university Jackrabbits ,LOCATION: Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497. COLORS: Yellow & Blue. 1981 RECORD: Won 4, Lost 6. ENROLLMENT: 7,167 !fall 19811. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Harry Forsyth (SOSU, 1951) 1981 NCC RECORD: won 2, Lost 4, Tied 1 (sixth PRESIDENT: Or. Sherwood 0. Berg. appointed AD June, 1980; has been on sosu staff place>. CONFERENCE: North Central Intercollegiate since 1956. LETTERMEN LOST: 15. Athletic conference, more commonly known as STADIUM: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (capacity LETTERMEN RETURNINC: 35 .. the North Central Conference. SDSU Is a charter 16,000 --largest crowd 15,866 Hobo Day, 1975 SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Ron Lenz member of the league, formed in 1921. Other -turnstile count>. csosu, 1970> appointed September, 1977. league members are Augustana College in Sioux HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: Wayne Haensel (SDSU Home Telephone: 605-693-3406 Falls, S.D.; the University of south Dakota· in Ver­ 1958> 1st year as head coach; appointed head Office Telephone: 605-688-4623. million; the University o"f North Dakota in Grand coach November, !1981; appointed to staff July, FOOTBALL STAFF TELEPHONES: Forks; North Dakota State University in Fargo; 1973. Morningside College in Sioux CltY, IA.; University of ASSISTANT FQOTBALL COACHES: OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE Nebraska-Omaha in Omaha; and University of Nor­ Defensive coordinator •· Don Charlson csosu, coach Haensel . ...605-688-6525 605-692-9039 thern Colorado In Greeley. Mankato State and St. 1978> appointed April, 1982. coach Charlson ......605-688-5525 NA Cloud State, both from Minnesota, have. been ad­ Receivers - Brad Erickson <SDSU 19741 appointed coach Erickson ......605-688-6527 605-692-4108 mitted to the NCC, effective for the 1981-82 school to sosu staff August, 1976. coach Hoffman .....605-688-6223 605-692-8208 year, but they will not compete for the football Offensive Line •· Garv Hoffman cwestmar 1966> coach Ireland .......605-688-6525 605-692-4870 championship until the 1983 season. joined staff In January, 1980. Athletic Director. .605-688-5625 605-692-2215 AFFILIATION: NCAA Division II. secondary, co-ordinator of Recruiting ·· Larry Ticket Office . 605-688-5422 NICKNAME: Jackrabbits Ireland !Yankton 1965> Joined staff In July, 1981. BEST TIME TO CALL COACH: mornings after 8:30. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CRADUATE OFFICE Dr. Harry FOrsyth craduate students Office 688-5625 JACKRABBIT ATHLETIC STAFF 688-5723 Home 692-2215 ATHLETIC TRAINER FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE COLF-MEN TENNIS COACH Dr. Mylo Hellickson Keith Randklev Men & women Dr. Jim Booher TICKET MANACER Office 688-5141 Kathy DeDeyn Office 688-5824 Office 688-6224 Fred Olen Home 692-4814 Home 692-4414 Home 692-4208 Office 688-5819 Home 692-1245 Office 688-5422 Home 692-9126 ASSISTANT TRAINER EQUIPMENT MANACER COLF-WOMll!N Jack Moberg Barb Moran Dr. Fred O1en· TRACK COACH-MEN JACKRABBIT CLUB & Office 688-5022 Office 688-5722 Office 688-5422 scott underwood Home 692°6872 SUMMER CAMPS Home 692-7717 Home 692-9126 Office 688-5526 cwen Andersen Home 692-1457 Office 688-6623 BASEBALL COACH FOOTBALL COACH CYMNASTICS-WOMEN Home 692-2596 Erv Huether Wayne Haensel Chuck Lundblad TRACK COACH-WOMEN Office 688-5027 Office 688-6525 Office 688-5721 Ruth Marske FOOTBALL PRESS BOX Home 692-4076 Home 692-9039 Home 692-5093 Office 688-6510 couglln-Alumnl stadium Home 692-6597 BASKETBALL COACH-MEN ASSISTANT FOOTBALL INTRAMURAL OFFICE 688-462'3 Offensive coordinator warren WIiiiamson cene Zulk ASST. TRACK-MEN FOOTBALL STADIUM Cary Hoffman Office 688-5626 Office 688-4724 Dr. Barry McKeown LOCKER ROOM Home 692-5003 Office 688-6223 Home 692-5329 Office 688-4924 688-5718 Home 692-8208 Home 693-3845 ASST. BASKETBALL-MEN SOFTBALL MAINTENANCE OFFICE Keith Randklev Defensive coordinator Sister Janice tverson VOLLEYBALL BIii Undsey Office 688-6224 Don Charlson Office 688-4326 Kathy DeDeyn Office 688-6216 Home 692-4208 Office 688-5525 Home 692-2347 Office 688-5819 Home 692-4675 Home 692-1245 BASKETBALL-WOMEN SPORTS INFORMATION INTRAMURAL BUILDINC Mary Ingram secondary-Recruiting Ron Lenz WRESTLINC Larry Meisenheimer Office 688-5527 Larry Ireland Office 688-4623 Ralph Manning_ Office 688-6525 Office 688-6610 Home 692-8595 Home 693-3406 Office 688-5026 Home 629-2611 Home 692-4870 Home 692-7865 CROSS COUNTRY SWIMMINC Men & women Receivers Men & women TICKET OFFICE scott underwood Brad Erickson Brad Erickson Jean Minor JACKRABBIT SPORTSUNE Office 688-5526 Office 688-6527 Office 688-6527 Office 688-5422 24-hour hotline Home 692-1457 Home 692-4108 Home 692-4108 Home 693-4716 688-4626 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1982 Schedule. 1 About SDSU. .. .13 Year by Year Records . ....30-31 1982 Outlook .. .. 2·3 Jackrabbit Records . .. 14-16 Records vs. Opponents .. .32 Letterman's Depth Chart. 4 NCC Selections .. .. 17 Year by Year Scores ... .......33-36 Wayne Haensel. 5 Roster . 18-20 auick Facts, Phone Assistant coaches.. 6 Scores vs. Opponents .. .. 21 Numbers . ... Inside Front cover Player Sketches. .. 7-11 About the NCC. .22-23 Media Information . .....inside Back cover Behind the scenes ..........................12 Game by Game Summary .............. .24-27 · composite Schedule .. ... outside Back cover Team Statistics. .28-29 The 1982 Jackrabbit Football Press Guide was written, edited and published by the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service for distribution to media members covering sosu and North Central Conference football. Thank you for your interest in sosu football and if there's anything we can do to assist you in covering the Jacks, please ask. Ron Lenz, Sports Information Director, Box 2820, Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, sosu, Brookings, s.o. 57007... telephone 605-688-4623. sosu Page 1 QUARTERBACK, DE�ENSIVE LINE HOLD KEYS TO 1982 When south Dakota state ended the '1981 football season playing the University of south Dakota at the LETTERMEN RETURNINC: Dakota Dome in Vermillion, there was only six seniors on the Jackrabbit SENIORS.... 13 travel squad. *Ray Bonus, Jr., OT-reserve last year, JC transfer. That tells 1> a little something about· •*Mark Dolan, OB-reserve last two years, JC transfer lone career startL *Dave Jones, oc-oG-alternated as number one reserve guard last year, JC transfer. what happened to the Jacks last year ··Jeff Kloeckl, OT-started last year. in terms of injuries <there were many> • • ·oave Knowlton, DE-started last year. and 2> a little something about what ··•Dave Larsen, DE-started last year at nose guard. to look forward to this year <there are **Lee Lundie, OT-started last year. •·Jeff Osmundson, CG-started last two seasons. a lot of players around who have seen *Dwayne Postma, CG-alternated at guard last year. varsity action.> •Jim Rasmussen, QC-started last year, JC transfer. There are, however, a lot of con­ • • • MIiton Stuckey, CB-started last two seasons . cerns. •*Terry van Maanen, FB-started last season at halfback. The status of Mike Law, for example, heads the list. He played just four full JUNIORS.... 17 games last year before being injured *Mike Ethier, WR-started last season, led team -in receiving, 2nd team all-NCC. early in the North Dakota State game. • •oave Fremark, LB-started last season. Healthy, he ranks right up there with •Jim Grav, DE-started last season. ••Matt Hippe, cc:...reserve last two seasons; started late In 1980 when Injuries wiped out starters. the best Quarterbacks in the North ••Joel Hunt, TE-moved to TE after playing backup In defensive line last year. central conference. Right now, *Mike Law, OB-started first five games before Injury; honorable mention all-NCC. however, it's a wait and see situation. ••John Lewis, LB-started but suffered broken arm In first game of season. He was held out of contact in the spr­ •*Marty Miser, LB-third linebacker most of season. *Mike Orr, NG-backup last season. ing ball, and the answer to the Ques­ *Randy Pirner, CB-top reserve at cornerback last season. tion of his status for 1982 won't be •wade Rasmussen, OB-lettered as backup safety last year, moved to CB In spring. known until fall camp starts. *Mike Reiner, OT-third tackle on team last year. Defensively, a lot of people return. *Greg Risse, cc-backup center last season. But sosu was seventh rushin *Todd Roberts, CB-backup cornerback last season. in g ••Lee Schmidt, DE-top reserve at DE last two seasons, has some starting experience, Injured, will miss defense, seventh in passing defense, spring ball. seventh in total defense <allowing •*Steve Sundet, RB-alternated at runnlngback last year. 345.5 yards per game> and dead last *Ed WIikins, or-became starter when jack Lundie got hurt last year. <in scoring defense <25.8 points per game> in the final conference stats. SOPHOMORES.... 5 "We have to improve dramatically *Greg Dralle, LB-played a lot late In year, regular on special teams. on defense," new coach Wayne *Mike Perkins, WR-top reserve at receiver, Injured and wlll miss spring ball. Haensel says. "Part of last year's pro­ *Rod Riehl, RB-regular on special teams. *Kevin Skalla, RB-started In backfield, then became number two tight end after injuries left Jacks blems were due to the inexperience short at that spot, will be at runningback again this year. on the squad, and part was due to the *Rick Wegher, RB-top kick returner and also saw action at runnlngback. fact that the offense was primarily a passing type of attack. "Our linemen have to improve, LETTERMEN LOST: 14 •••Brian Bunkers, FB-lst team all-NCC 1980, 2nd team all-NCC 1981, three year starter. both technique-wise and in their "°Mike Carmody, TE-alternated with Kevin Skalla after Paul Reynen got hurt last year. desire to get to the football. ...Bob Christensen, SS-3 year starter, honorable mention all-NCC.