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1959 Season

 Illowa Champions — 7-0-1 Record — #12 Final Ranking by Iowa Daily Press Association


ROW 1: Tim Lightner, Dale Dexter, Ken Jensen, Paul McNurlen, Fred Haber, Bob Curtis, Jim Schneltzer. ROW 2: Jim Dilts, Richard "Bud" Reiselt, Ken Duhres, John Cain, Mike Hilavat, John Brooke, Scott Rocker, John Kelser (Manager). ROW 3:  Tom Johnson, Bob Green, Garry Rinehart, Steve Grossman, Charles Honnald, Mike Myatt, John Hartung. ROW 4: Dennis Van Zandt, Dann Kroeger, Robin Hoegge, Bob Lee, Richard Barretto, Stuart Sparling, Bob Noth. ROW 5:  Larry Lybeck, Tom Van Zandt, Art Miller, Dave Power. BACK ROW: Head Coach Merrit Parsons, Coach Darrell Moore, Assistant Coach Wayne Cheramy, Assistant Coach Bill Jensen, Doug Berg (Manager), Tim Downing (Manager).

Game Scores/Results

Regular Season
Week #1: (W) Bettendorf 19, Muscatine 13
Week #2: (W) Bettendorf 25, Savanna 6
Week #3: (W) Bettendorf 25, DeWitt 13
Week #4: (W) Bettendorf 34, Morrison 0
Week #5: (T) Bettendorf 12, Newman 12
Week #6: (W) Bettendorf 36, Amboy 12
Week #7: (W) Bettendorf 16, St. Mary's of Clinton 7
Week #8: (W) Bettendorf 26, Fulton 7
Week #9: Bettendorf vs. Assumption [cancelled/blizzard]
Illowa Conference
Team Standings

Bettendorf... 6-0-1 / 7-0-1
Newman... 5-0-2
Morrison... 4-3
DeWitt... 4-3
Savanna... 3-3-1
St. Mary's of Clinton... 2-4-1
Amboy... 0-5-2
Fulton... 0-6-1

All-Conference Players
:: Offense [or] Defense ::

1st Team: Dale Dexter - Offensive Tackle
1st Team: Scott Rocker - End
1st Team: Jim Dilts - Halfback

2nd Team: Stu Sparling - Fullback
2nd Team: Fred Haber - Wingback
2nd Team: Ken Jessen - Offensive End



All-Metro
:: Offense [or] Defense ::

1st Team: Dale Dexter - Offensive Tackle

2nd Team: Scott Rocker - End
2nd Team: Jim Dilts - Halfback


All-Quad City Players
:: Offense [or] Defense ::

1st Team: Dale Dexter - Offensive Tackle

2nd Team: Scott Rocker - End
2nd Team: Jim Dilts - Halfback
2nd Team: Fred Haber - Wingback

Honorable Mention: Steve Grossman - Offensive Tackle



All-State Players

Dale Dexter - Offensive Tackle
3rd Team - Des Moines Register

Scott Rocker - End
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register



Captains, M.V.P., Managers

Captains
Dale Dexter, Fred Haber, Paul McNurlen

M.V.P.
???

Managers
Doug Berg, Tim Downing, John Kelger

Coaches & Trainers

Head Coach
Merrit Parsons (5)

Assistant Coaches
Wayne Cheramy, Bill Jensen, Darrell Moore

Trainer
Darrell Moore



Miscellaneous Information

• "The First Winning Streak" was born as this was the second-consecutive year the Dawgs went undefeated
• This was the third-straight conference championship for Bettendorf
• The Dawgs earned a final ranking by the IDPA of #12
• The defense had the 10th best team in the entire state
• Total Team Offense = 2,544 yards
• Total Team Defense = 1,152 yards



Category Player Stats 1 Stats 2
Rushing Jim Dilts 121 carries for 815 yards 8 TDs; 6.7 average
Tackles Stu Sparling
Jim Dilts		 55 tackles
53 tackles		 [unknown solos/assists]