a-ckrabbit Football . PRICE $3.00 The Who' What & Where of the SDSU Jackrabbits LOCATION: Brookings, S.D. 57007. Defensive line-Garv Hoffman <Westmar. 19661 conference 1979. ENROLLMENT: 6,5.00. joined staff in January, 1980. FB Dan Johnson, second-team all-conference PRESIDENT: Dr. Sherwood 0. Berg. linebackers, Ends-Pete Chapman !Nebraska, 1979. FOUNDED: 1881 1971) joined staff in August. 1980. CB Mike Breske, second-team all-conference AFFILIATION: Jackrabbits. secondary, Defensive coordinator-Jerry Jan­ 1979. COLORS: Yellow & Blue. son <Carthage College, 1972) joined staff in RB Brian Bunkers. honorable mention all­ CONFERENCE: North Central Intercollegiate February, 1979. conference 1979. Athletic Conference, more commonly known as 1979 RECORD: Won 9, Lost 3. DT Eric Cohen, honorable mention all· the North central conference. sosu is a charter 1979 CONFERENCE FINISH: won 4, Lost 2, tied for conference 1979. member of the league, formed in 1921. Other second. DT ooug Decker, honorable mention all­ league members are Augustana College of Sioux LETTERMEN LOST: 13. conference 1979. Falls, S.D.; the University of south Dakota at Ver­ LETTERMEN RETURNINC: 35 (31 from 1979, 3 DB Paul Kippley, first-team Academic All· million; the university of North Dakota at Grand from 1978, 1 from 19771. American 1979; second-team Academic All· Forks; North Dakota State University at Fargo; Mor­ HONOR PLAYERS LOST: America 1978. ningside College at Sioux City, IA.; University of OT Chuck Loewen, first team All-America K Tony Harris, first-team Academic All-America Nebraska-Omaha at Omaha; and University of Nor­ !Kodak), third team All-America !The Associated 1979. thern Colorado at Greeley. Press>. first-team all-conference, academic all­ SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Ron Lenz STADIUM: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (capacity conference, NCAA post-graduate scholarship win­ <SDSU, 1970l 4th year; Home Telephone: 16,000-largest crowd 1S,866 Hobo Day 19751. ner, drafted seventh by San Diego. 605-693-3406; Office Telephone: 605-688-4623. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: To Be Named. OB Gary Maffett, first-team all-conference, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: John Gregory (Nor­ Most Valuable Back in NCC, honorable mention All· FOOTBALLSTAFF TELEPHONES: thern Iowa, 1961) 9th season: won 48, Lost 36, Tied America <The As.sociated Press>. 3. WR Lionel Macklin, two-time first-team all­ OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACHES: conference, honorable mention All-America <The coach Gregory. 605-688-5525 605-692-9373 Assistant Head coach, Offensive line-Wayne Associated Press) signed by Seattle seahawks. coach Haensel. 605-688-6525 605-692-9039 Haensel <SDSU, 1958> joined staff at sosu in July, OG Mark Kool, second-team all-conference. Coach Hoffman. 605-688-6223 1973. OT Jay Eliason. second-team all-conference. coach Erickson . 605-688-6527 605-692-4108 Receivers-Brad Erickson !SDSU, 1974) ap­ HONOR PLAYERS RETURNINC: coach Janson . .605-688-6423 605-692-1899 pointed August, 1976; also swim coach. FS Dan Dummermuth, first-team all· coach Chapman ..... 605-688-5525 605-692-6422 JACKRABBIT ATHLETIC STAFF ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TRACK COACH·WOMEN Dr. Harry Forsyth Ruth Marske Home 692-2215 Office 688-6510 Office 688-5625 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Wayne Haensel SOFTBALL COACH Dr. Mylo Hellickson Office 688-6525 sue Yeager Home 692-6597 ATHLETIC TRAINER Office 688-5141 Home 692-9039 Office 688-5819 ASST. TRACK·MEN Dr. Jim Booher Home 692-4414 Barry McKeown Cary Hoffman SPORTS INFORMATION Home 692-4814 Office 688-4924 Office 688-5824 EQUIPMENT MANACER Office 688-6223 Ron Lenz Jack Moberg Office 688-4623 Home 693-3845 Jerry Janson BASEBALL COACH Office 688-5722 Home 693-3406 VOLLEYBALL Erv Huether Home 692-6872 Office 688-6423 Ruth Marske SWIMMINC Office 688-5027 Home 692-1899 Office 688-6510 Home 692-4076 FIELD HOCKEY Men & women sue Yeager CiOLF·MEN Brad Erickson Home 692-6597 Cary ESbOldt BASKETBALL COACH·MEN Office 688-5819 Office 688-6527 WRESTLINC cene Zulk Office 688-6224 Home 692-4108 FOOTBALL Terry Linander Office 688-5626 Home 692-8427 Office 688-5026 Home 692-5003 John cregory TENNIS COACH Office 688-5525 CiOLF-WOMEN Men & women Home 692-9646 Dr. Fred Oien Phil Baker ASST. BASKETBALL-MEN Home 692-9373 TICKET OFFICE Cary Esboldt Office 688-5023 Office 688-5101 ASST. FOOTBALL Home 692-9126 Jean Minor Office 688-6224 Home 692-5704 Office 688-5422 Home 692-8427 Pete Chapman CYMNASTICS ASST. TENNIS Office 688-5525 To Be Named Craig oerscheld JACKRABBIT CLUB & BASKETBALL-WOMEN SUMMER CAMPS Marv Ingram Home 692-6422 Office 688-5721 Office 688-6161 Home 692· 7939 cwen Andersen Office 688-5527 Office 688-6623 Home 692-8595 Brad Erickson INTRAMURAL OFFICE Office 688-6527 warren Williamson TRACK COACH·MEN FOOTBALL PRESS BOX CROSS COUNTRY Home 692-4108 Office 688-4724 Scott Underwood Men & women Home 692-5329 Office 688-5526 688-4623 scott Underwood Home 692-1457 FOOTBALL STADIUM Office 688-5526 LOCKER ROOM Home 692-1457 688-5718 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1980 Schedule.. .. .. .. 1 Jackrabbit Records........... 15-17 Year BY Year Records. ...... 32-33 1980 Outlook ...................2-3 Roster . .. .. .. .. 18-19 Year By Year scores. ...... 34-36 John Gregory. .. .. .. .. .. 4 About the NCC . ..............20-22 Quick Facts, Phone Assistant coaches. .. .. .. s 1980 Opponents ........... .... 23 Numbers....... inside front cover Ouinten Hofer.................. - 6 scores vs. 1980 Opponents ........ 24 Media Information. inside back cover Player Sketches ............... 7-12 Records Vs. Opponents. .. ... 25 Composite Behind The scenes............ .. 13 1979 Revisited............. .. 26-29 Schedule. outside back cover About SDSU .................... 14 1979 Statistics............ ....30-31 The 1980 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 Jackrabbit football and if there·s anything we can do to assist_ you in covering sosu. please ask. Ron Lenz. Sports Information Director. :30 P.M.· .. 1:30 P.M . P.M. PST sosu Page 1 35 Lettermen Return from 9-2 Team The 1980 south Dakota State Univer­ sity football team has a lot of things going for It. WHO'S' BACK - THE LETTERMEN There are, for example, 15 of the top 18 defensive players of last year LETIERMEN LOST: 13 LETIERMENRETURNINC: 35. returning. ••• Jeff Eltrelm, OT •·*Dan Johnson, FB *Darryl James, .RB *Greg Anderson, DE The top two runningbacks return. •••Jay Eliason, OT •*Eric Cohen, OT *Dave Larsen, LB *Kevin Breland, RB ••*Link Ellingson, TE •*Steve Cron, DB-P •Jim Lentz, c *Mike Breske, CB The team's leading scorer, a place ••*Chuck Loewen, OT •*Doug Decker, OT *Jack Lundie, OT *Brian Bunkers, RB kicker, returns. ***Lionel Macklin, WR • *Mark Dunbar, DE *Mike McKnight, OT *Brad Christensen, ss Even the offensive line, where ••*Gary Maffett, OB • *Tony Harris, K *Dave Nissen, RB *Mike Daiss, OG · •• *Todd Richards, CB •*Brian Hermanson, DE *Bob Price, OT •Jarvis DeBerg, RB graduation hit the hardest, has •••Mark sanders, DE ••Al Hojer, LB *Ron Schneider, RB ·oan Dummermuth, enough lettermen to put one at every ••Jerry James, RB •*Paul Kippley, DB *Mike Sixta, LB FS position. •*Mark Kool, OG ··oave Knowlton, OT *Randy Smith, TE *Barry Hermanson, FB · *Mike Maule, P •*Steve Mairose, OG *Milton Stuckey, CB *Marty Higgins, OB There are, as said before, a lot of •Jason Speros, c •*Kerry Pearson, WR *Dan Anderson, OG *Quinton Hofer, OT good things. · *Randy Witt, CB *indicates number of varsity letters earned. There are also a couple of GIGANTIC Question marks, the biggest being "Who will replace the M&M combo-­ Rasmussen is the son of former center is a Question mark because Quarterback Garv Maffett and wide Jackrabbit great Wayne Rasmussen. of an injury to last year's starter Jim receiver Lionel Macklin?" He Quarterbacked unheralded Bran­ Lentz <5-11, 245>. He may not be able Maffett has been the SDSU quarter­ don Valley to the south Dakota Class to play this fall. But Haensel took 6-4, back for the past three seasons. No AA mythical state title last year. 260 Jeff Kloeck! from tackle to center one on the 1980 roster has started for As for wide receiver, the problem in spring ball, and thinks the the Jacks, and only junior college there isn't so much of not having a sophomore from Gaylord, Minn., transfer Mark Dolan has enough col­ quality player as it is replacing a might be the answer anyway. legiate playing time to be called a "money player." Macklin, a two-time The tight end spot has two quality "veteran." '- all-NCC wide receiver, was a big play candidates, Paul Reynen <6-3, 213> and Junior Marty Higgins has been Maf­ artist. "That'S a big hole to fill," Randy Smith (6�4, 216). fett's understudy the past two Gregory says. "Kerry Pearson has If there's a problem with the line, seasons and appeared in spring ball outstanding speed and a lot of talent. it's depth, but spring ball might have ready to take over. Higgins lettered He has been playing behind Macklin produced a couple of answers there, last year, but didn't see all that much for two years. Hopefully, he'll be too. Dwayne Postma, a junior who playing time ...although he as 5-for-7 ready to step in and get the job started his collegiate career at passing for the year. done." fullback before moving to the line last Jackrabbit coach John Gregory isn't From Madison, the 6-3, 190 Pearson fall, came on like gangbusters. all that concerned about the quarter­ was generally regarded as the top all­ Haensel think's he'll see a lot of action. back spot. "I think we have three around prep athlete in South Dakota He's 5-11, 226. good ones," Gregory says.