1958 Season
ROW 1: Head Coach Merrit Parsons, John Hoverton, Steve Sparling, Don Gray, Dave Cox, Steve Pirnie, Cecil Ritter, Dale Dexter,
Tom Stelk, Bill Soth, Tom Haygood, Roger Young. ROW 2: John Retzl, Fred Haber, Bob McDonald, Bob Green,
Ken Dahms, Harvey Duncan, Paul McNurlen, Bob McClaren, Fred Willich, Ken Jensen, Bill Witcraft, Tim Lightner,
Assistant Coach Darrell Moore. ROW 3: Assistant Coach Wayne Cheramy, Gordon Harrison, Steve Wagner, Tom Witt, Harry Licht,
Richard Doerr, Ruben Carrillo, Joe Sauer, Mike Grumley, Jim Schmeltzer, Dennis Van Zandt, Larry Lybeck.
Regular Season
Bettendorf... 7-0 /
9-0
1st Team: Cecil Ritter - Offensive Guard
1st Team: Cecil Ritter - Offensive Guard
1st Team: Bill Seth - Offensive End
Don Gray - Halfback
Captains
Head Coach
• 1st-ever undefeated season in school history
Illowa Champions — 9-0 Record — #10 Final Ranking by Iowa Daily Press
Association
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Week #1:
(W)
Bettendorf 19, Muscatine 13
Week #2:
(W)
Bettendorf 32, Fulton 19
Week #3:
(W)
Bettendorf 39, Savanna 6
Week #4:
(W)
Bettendorf 17, DeWitt 14
Week #5:
(W)
Bettendorf 33, Morrison 0
Week #6:
(W) Bettendorf
49, Newman 13
Week #7:
(W)
Bettendorf 25, Amboy 6
Week #8:
(W) Bettendorf 34, Assumption
12
Week #9:
(W) Bettendorf 57, St. Mary's
of Clinton 12
Team Standings
Savanna... 5-2
Amboy... 4-2-1
Fulton... 4-3
DeWitt... 3-3-1
Newman.... 2-5
Morrison... 2-5
St. Mary's of Clinton... 0-7
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: Don Gray - Halfback
1st Team: Dave Cox - Running Back
2nd Team: Bill Soth - Offensive End
2nd Team: Tom Stelk - Halfback
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: Don Gray - Halfback
1st Team: Dave Cox - Running Back
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: Cecil Ritter - Offensive Guard
1st Team: Don Gray - Halfback
1st Team: Dave Cox - Running Back
2nd Team - Des Moines Register
Dave Cox - Running Back
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register
Dave Cox, Roger Young
M.V.P.
???
Managers
Tim Downing, Ron Mavrias, Jerry Rogers
Merrit Parsons (4)
Assistant Coaches
Wayne Cheramy, Bill Jensen, Darrell Moore
Trainer
Darrell Moore
• 2nd Conference Championship
• The Dawgs earned a final ranking by the IDPA of #10
• Bettendorf had the #1 Total Offense & Total Rushing in Class I
• For the first time in school history, two players rushed for 1000+ yards
(Dave Cox and Don Gray)
• Against Fulton in Week #2, the Bulldogs unveiled their new black jerseys which
were primarily used for out-of-town games; however, thanks to a very cooperative
Fulton Coach, Mr. Daryl Mensch, the Fulton team wore their white home jerseys so
Bettendorf could wear their new black ones in front of their own home crowd
Category
Player
Stats 1
Stats 2
Passing
Don Gray
34 com. / 61 att.
755 yards ... 10 TD
Rushing
Dave Cox
Don Gray1156 yards
1088 yards[unknown] carries
[unknown] carries
All-Purpose
Don Gray
1843 yards
Rushing & Passing
Receiving
Dave Cox
25 rec. for 680 yards
8 TD
Scoring
Dave Cox
133 points
[rushing & receiving]
Game Scores/Results
Illowa Conference
All-Conference Players
All-Metro Players
All-Quad City Players
All-State Players
Captains, M.V.P., Managers
Coaches & Trainers
Miscellaneous Information