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1977 Season

Mississippi Valley 5th Place — 5-4 Record


ROW 1: J. Preisser, J. Henninger, S. Tilton, K. Dykema, M. Tatoian, J. MacBeth, S. Adams, E. Meador, G. Goettsch.  ROW 2: Head Coach M. Habenicht, N. Smith, B. Hillery, J. Preisser, A. Washam, M. Kelling, B. Taylor. T. Stichnoth, E. Elkin, M. Donnelly, B. Krystofik, Coach J. Lavelle.  ROW 2: St. Coach J. Caputo, J. Schertz, C. Burbach, J. Westlund, B. Armbrust, T. Hoffstetter, P. Braddock, B. Smalley, S. Atkinson, D. Irvine, J. Jones, Coach T. Downs.  ROW 4:  Coach R. Scott, T. Blythe, P. Voelliger, J. Engle, D. Tucker, J. Spray, D. Weber, M. Sherman, M. McCutcheon, Coach T. Freeman.  ROW 5:  J. Erich, S. Pekios, J. Bakeris, B. Leedle, D. Maxwell, D. Starenko, M. Dau.  ROW 6:  P. Keenan, D. Minor, M. Manion, H. Fest, C. Schwab, B. McKenzie, J. Wingert, J. Wallace.  ROW 7:  D. Schlosser, S. Urmy, G. Gordon, B. Fosdyck, D. Hill, D. Dolan, A. Friedland, S. Kraft, C. Erickson.

Game Scores/Results

Regular Season
Week #1:
(W) Bettendorf 28, Dubuque Senior 0
Week #2: (L) Bettendorf 8, C.R. Jefferson 29
Week #3: (W) Bettendorf 42, Iowa City West 6
Week #4: (L) Bettendorf 6, C.R. Washington 7
Week #5: (W) Bettendorf 33, Muscatine 0
Week #6: (W) Bettendorf 13, Iowa City High 0
Week #7: (L) Bettendorf 7, C.R. Kennedy 14
Week #8: (L) Bettendorf 14, Davenport Assumption 21
Week #9: (W) Bettendorf 21, Clinton 0


Mississippi Valley Conference
Team Standings

Dubuque Hempstead... 7-1 / 7-3
Cedar Rapids Jefferson... 6-2 / 6-3
Cedar Rapids Kennedy... 6-2 / 7-2
Cedar Rapids Washington... 6-2 / 7-2
Bettendorf... 5-3 / 5-4

Clinton... 4-4 / 4-5
Dubuque Senior... 4-4 / 4-5
Iowa City High... 2-6 / 3-6
Muscatine... 0-8 / 0-9
Iowa City West... 0-8 / 0-9


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


1st Team:  Joe Wallace - Noseguard

2nd Team:  Todd Stichnoth - Offensive Tackle
2nd Team:  Clay Erickson - Quarterback
2nd Team:  Kevin Dykema - Defensive Back




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


Unknown???



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


Unknown???



All-State Players

Joe Wallace - Noseguard
1st Team - Iowa Athletic News
2nd Team - Des Moines Register




1978 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game
South Squad - Selectee

Joe Wallace - Noseguard
Won Game: 21-10




Captains, M.V.P., Managers

Captains
Mike Donnelly, Clay Erickson, Doug Irvine, Mark Kellig

M.V.P.

Joe Wallace - Noseguard

Managers

Brian Baugh, Kevin Ellingworth, Scott Partridge, Steve Schooley

Coaches & Trainers

Head Coach
Merv Habenicht (7)

Assistant Coaches

Tom Downs, Tom Freeman, John Lavelle, Randy Scott

Trainer
Reggie Speak





Miscellaneous Information

1977 marked the last season Bettendorf was in the M.V.C. as the Mississippi Eight Conference was formed in 1978




Category Player Stats 1 Stats 2
Rushing Doug Irvine 130 carries for 766 yards 9 TD; 5.8 average
Passing Clay Erickson 47 comp. / 130 att. 732 yards, 6 TD, 8 INT
Scoring Doug Irvine 9 TD; 1 two-point conversion 56 total points