1968 Season
ROW 1: J. Bullington (Student
Trainer). P. Ryan, L. Spire, B. Wetzel, R. Rathjen, S. Trumbo, S. Schafer, S.
Stuart, J. Boesch, S. Rinehart, T. Shick, B. Vaughan, B. Speidel, Trainer D.
Meador, Asst. Trainer G. Smith, Coach Habenicht. ROW 2: H. Goetsch (Manager),
R. Kloppenburg, K. Smith, B. Benningfield, S. Newport, W. Anthony, S. Walker, T.
Cederblad, R. Zimmerman, J. Dunning, M. Quinn, P. Middlecamp, Coach Schlarbaum.
ROW 3: E. Balzer, T. Clark, M. Gronewald, J. Donnelly, R. Presson, D. Presson,
P. Coogan, B. Malito, M. Swanson, G. Dohrn, S. Walker, T. Murray, Head Coach
Oles, Coach Thuenen.
Regular Season
Bettendorf... 5-0 /
7-2
1st Team: Ron Presson -
Offensive Tackle
1st Team: Don Presson - Offensive Tackle
Pat Ryan - Running Back
Captains
Head Coach
• Little 6 Champions with 5-0 record
Little 6 Champions — 7-2 Record
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Week #1:
(L)
Bettendorf
13, Des Moines North 14
Week #2:
(W)
Bettendorf 34, Alleman 7
Week #3:
(W) Bettendorf
24, Ottumwa 0
Week #4:
(W)
Bettendorf 14, Keokuk 0
Week #5:
(W)
Bettendorf 21, Burlington 14
Week #6:
(L)
Bettendorf
14, Clinton 33
Week #7:
(W)
Bettendorf 46, Davenport Assumption 27
Week #8:
(W)
Bettendorf 62, Muscatine 26
Week #9:
(W)
Bettendorf 34, North Scott 29
Team Standings
Burlington...
4-1
Ottumwa... 2-2-1
Davenport Assumption... 2-3
Keokuk... 1-3-1
Muscatine... 0-5
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: Pat Ryan - Running Back
1st Team: Tim Cederblad - Halfback
1st Team: Don Presson - Center
1st Team: Pat Coogan - Offensive End
Honorable Mention: Bruce Wetzel - Halfback
Honorable Mention: Wayne Anthony - Linebacker & Wingback
Honorable Mention: John Donnelly - Offensive Tackle
Honorable Mention: Todd Murray - Offensive End
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: Pat Ryan - Running Back
2nd Team: Ron Presson - Defensive Tackle
2nd Team: Tim Cederblad - Defensive Back
2nd Team: Pat Coogan - Offensive End
2nd Team: Mark Swanson - Offensive Guard
2nd Team: Pat Ryan - Linebacker
2nd Team: Wayne Anthony - Defensive Back
2nd Team - Des Moines Register
3rd Team - Iowa Daily Press Association
Ron Presson - Offensive Tackle
2nd Team - Iowa Daily Press Association
7th Team - Des Moines Register
Don Presson - Center
Honorable Mention - Iowa Daily Press Association
Tim Cederblad, Pat Coogan
M.V.P.
Pat Ryan - Running Back
Managers
Hans Goetsch, Ted Smith, Jerry Walker
Ray Oles (2)
Assistant Coaches
Merv Habenicht, George Thuenen, Tom Schlarbaum
Trainer
Dan "Doc" Meador,
Jeff Bullington (Student Trainer)
• 1st in Total Offense and Total Defense
• Pat Ryan led the Little 6 Conference in rushing and the Quint Cities with 1319 yards (new record)
• Bruce Wetzel was the leading scorer in the Little 6 Conference with 66 points
and 99 total points for the season
• Pat Ryan also was the Leading Punter in the Little 6 Conference with a 36-yard average per punt
• Tim Cederblad was 2nd in the Little 6 Conference for rushing average
• Rick Rathjen was the "Outstanding PAT Kicker" with 28/39 successful kicks
• Pat Ryan earned Times-Democrat "Prep Player of the Week" during the season
• Tim Cederblad was named as the Times-Democrat "Prep Player of the Week"
on October 15, 1968
• Former Head Coach Merrit Parsons inducted into the Iowa High School Football
Coaches Hall of Fame
Category
Player
Stats 1
Stats 2
Rushing
Pat Ryan
Bruce Wetzel1319 yards
[unknown yards][unknown average]
8.7 average
PAT
Rick Rathjen
28/39
28 points
Punting
Pat Ryan
36 yard average
N/A kicks
Tackling
Wayne Anthony
[leading tackler]
[unknown solos/assists]
Game Scores/Results
Little 6
Conference
All-Conference Players
All-Quad City Metro Players
All-State Players
Captains, M.V.P., Managers
Coaches & Trainers
Miscellaneous Information