COACHES: Head Coach Merv Habenicht, Offensive Line Coach Tom Enger, Offensive Coordinator Tom Freeman, Defensive Coordinator Jim Luhring, Head Trainer Reggie Speak. MANAGERS: Bill Haywood, Mike James, Doug Gosch. TRAINERS: Randy Willman, Tom Redling, Terry Speak, Pete Pittman. THE TEAM: 10 Kerry Felske, 11 Steve Drexler, 12 Randy Dawson, 14 Steve Rothweiler, 15 Greg Bummerstedt, 20 Ken Scheckler, 21 Mike Dykema, 22 Mike Dunbar, 23 Carl Hummel, 24 Mike Maher, 25 Gary Kimler, 26 Paul Blythe, 30 Marty Burroughs, 31 Rick Buckles, 32 Kim Wells, 33 Mike Pantzlaff, 34 Mark Cederblad, 35 Rich Smith, 40 Kevin Rose, 41 Rich Schindall, 42 Tim Stichnoth, 43 Kurt Habenicht, 44 Al Collentine, 45 Gary Oles, 50 Dave Rettenmaier, 51 Dave Ries, 52 Ed Walters, 53 Steve Heintze, 54 Paul Francis, 55 Mike Ragona, 56 Cary Swanwick, 60 Dennis McGee, 61 Ross McCracken, 62 Dan Hanley, 63 Bill Jensen, 64 Lynn Mishler, 65 Steve Bakeris, 66 Kip Knoblach, 67 Rick Venable, 68 Greg Chellis, 70 Rodey Tharp, 71 John Irvine, 72 Art Wulf, 73 Jim Brookhart, 74 Bernie Kraft, 75 Greg Sprott, 76 Con McCutcheon, 77 Steve Foster, 78 Greg Balzer, 80 Rick Kuebler, 81 Doug Dobbs, 82 Pat Woodward, 83 Joe Gadient, 84 Mark Brockway, 85 Joe Ahlers, 86 Don Nelson, 88 John Bushman, 51 Dwight O’Dell.
Game Scores/Results
Regular Season
Week #1:
(W) Bettendorf 19,
Davenport Assumption 7
Week #2:
(L) Bettendorf 16, C.R. Washington 28 Week #3:
(W)Bettendorf 21, Iowa City West 13
Week #4:
(W) Bettendorf
17, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 15
Week #5:
(W)
Bettendorf 48, Muscatine 6
Week #6:
(W)
Bettendorf 28, Clinton
7
Week #7:
(W)
Bettendorf 28, C.R. Jefferson 20
Week #8:
(W) Bettendorf 26,
Iowa City High 24 Week #9:
(L)
Bettendorf 6, Dubuque Hempstead 12
Mississippi Valley
Conference
Team Standings
Bettendorf... 6-2 /
7-2
Cedar Rapids Jefferson...
6-2
Cedar Rapids Washington... 6-2
Dubuque Hempstead... 6-2
Iowa City High... 5-3
Cedar Rapids Kennedy... 4-4
Clinton... 2-6
Dubuque Senior...
2-6
Iowa City West...
2-6 Muscatine... 0-8
M.V.C. Coach of the Year
Merv Habenicht
All-Conference Players
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: John Irvine - Offensive Tackle
1st Team: Marty Burroughs - Running Back 1st Team: Kip
Knoblauch - Linebacker 1st Team: Mark Cederblad - Defensive Back 2nd Team:
Dennis McGee - Offensive Guard 2nd Team: Gregg Sprott - Defensive Tackle 2nd Team: Kurt Habenicht -
Linebacker
Honorable Mention: Mark Brockway - Tight End Honorable Mention: Rodey Tharp - Offensive Tackle Honorable Mention: Mike Pantzlaff - Offensvie Tackle Honorable Mention: Dave Rettenmeier - Center Honorable Mention: Ross McCracken - Running Back Honorable Mention: Steve Drexler - Quarterback Honorable Mention: Bernie Kraft - Defensive Lineman Honorable Mention: Joe Ahlers - Defensive Lineman Honorable Mention: Jim Stichnoth - Defensive Back
All-Quad City Times All-Eastern Iowa
:: Offense [or] Defense ::
1st Team: Marty Burroughs - Running Back 1st Team: Kip
Knoblauch - Linebacker 1st Team: Mark Cederblad - Defensive Back 2nd Team:
John Irvine - Offensive Tackle
Honorable Mention:
Dennis McGee - Offensive Guard Honorable Mention: Steve Drexler -
Quarterback Honorable Mention: Greg Sprott - Offensive Tackle Honorable Mention: Kurt Habenicht - Linebacker
All-State Players
Mark Cederblad - Defensive Back
2nd Team - Des Moines Register
Marty Burroughs - Running Back
Special Mention - Des Moines Register
Kip Knoblauch - Linebacker
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register
1975 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game
South Squad - Selectee
Marty Burroughs - Running Back Mark Cederblad - Defensive Back
Won Game: 17-16
Captains, M.V.P., Managers
Captains
Marty Burroughs, Steve Drexler, Dennis McGee, Tim Stichnoth
M.V.P.
Mark Cederblad - Defensive Back
Managers Doug Gosch, Bill Haywood, Mike James, Pete
Pittman,
Tom Redling, Terry Speak,
Randy Willman
Coaches & Trainers
Head Coach
Merv Habenicht (4)
Assistant Coaches
Tom Enger, Tom Freeman, Dave Hodam, Jim Luhring
Trainer
Reggie Speak
Miscellaneous Information
• The 1974 squad was the first team to gain (at
least a share) of the M.V.C. title and tied with 3 other teams
• Running back Marty Burroughs was 2nd in the conference in rushing
behind Hempstead's Tom Rush with 1,053 yards
• Head Coach Merv Habenicht named as M.V.C.'s "Coach of the Year"