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1980 Season

 Mississippi Eight Champions — State Runner-up — 11-1 Record


ROW 1: Bohls, Streeter, Perkins, Holcomb, Stelk, Ledvina, Krystofix, Uhde, Horak, Peterson, Duncan, Tudeen, Roberts, Reindl, Guhin, Kamper. ROW 2: Woods, Wilcox, Pfister, Bateman, Brown, Slavens, Pitzele, Yost, Stolley, Simoni, Summers, Sheck, Luttenegger, Major, Schumaker. ROW 3: Allison, Willingham, Wenck, Rashid, Pantzlaff, Tucker, Ellingsworth, Michel, Swearingen, Davidson, Evans, Henderkott, Schappaugh, Reynolds, Kuebler. ROW 4: Donnelly, Lampe, Bakeris, McCracken, Rickman, Camp, Block, Hintze, Ackerson, Olson, Scheck, Rinehart, Walker, Antle, Kisner, Christenson, Snyder, Vanblaricome. ROW 5: Richter, Rudnick, Boots, Wingert, Aman, Horton, Eikenberry, Bellig, Boesen, Van Horn, Picchiotti, Duffy, Horak, Washam, Mottet, Neiwald, Fortune, Chapman. ROW 6: Tom Freeman, Randy Scott, Head Coach Merv Habenicht, John Lavelle, Tom Downs, Reggie Speak.

Game Scores/Results

Regular Season
Week #1: (W) Bettendorf 41, East Moline 7
Week #2: (W) Bettendorf 34, Burlington 0
Week #3: (W) Bettendorf 12, Moline 7
Week #4: (W) Bettendorf 21, Davenport West 6
Week #5: (W) Bettendorf 26, Davenport Assumption 7
Week #6: (W) Bettendorf 21, Davenport Central 0
Week #7: (W) Bettendorf 17, Muscatine 6
Week #8: (W) Bettendorf 35, North Scott 8
Week #9: (W) Bettendorf 49, Clinton 8

Class 4A Playoffs
1st Round: (W) Bettendorf 20, Dub. Hempstead 14 (OT)
Semifinals: (W) Bettendorf 35, C.R. Washington 12
State Championship: (L) Bettendorf 14, Newton 28
Mississippi Eight Conference
Team Standings

Bettendorf... 7-0 / 11-1
Davenport West... 5-2 / 6-3
Burlington... 4-3 / 4-5
Davenport Central... 4-3 / 4-5
Davenport Assumption... 2-5 / 2-7
Clinton... 2-5 / 3-6
Muscatine... 2-5 / 3-6
North Scott... 2-5 / 2-7

All-Conference Players
:: Offense ::

1st Team: Tom Roberts - End
1st Team: Mike Duncan - Center
1st Team: Jeff Stelk - Quarterback
1st Team: Tom Roberts - Punter

2nd Team: Todd Uhde - End
2nd Team: John Slavens - Tackle
2nd Team: Steve Reindell - Guard
2nd Team: Al Tudeen - Running Back

All-Conference Players
:: Defense ::

1st Team: Brian Pantzlaff - End
1st Team: Tom Ackerson - Tackle
1st Team: Hap Peterson - Noseguard
1st Team: Randy Holcomb - Linebacker
1st Team: Wayne Perkins - Back

2nd Team: Hal Tucker - Back



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

Unknown???



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

Unknown???



All-State Players

Tom Roberts - Offensive End
1st Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Daily Press Association

Hap Peterson - Noseguard
1st Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Daily Press Association

Wayne Perkins - Defensive Back
1st Team - Des Moines Register

Jeff Stelk - Quarterback
2nd Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Daily Press Association

Brian Pantzlaff - Defensive End
2nd Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Daily Press Association

Tom Ackerson - Defensive Tackle
2nd Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Daily Press Association



1981 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game
South Squad - Selectees

Merv Habenicht - Assistant Coach
 Jeff Stelk - Quarterback
Won Game: 14-7




Captains, M.V.P., Managers

Captains
Mike Duncan, Wayne Perkins, Hap Peterson, Al Tudeen

M.V.P.
Joe Ledvina - Running Back

Managers
Paul Donnelly
Coaches & Trainers

Head Coach
Merv Habenicht (10)

Assistant Coaches
Tom Downs, Tom Freeman, John Lavelle, Randy Scott

Trainer
Reggie Speak



Miscellaneous Information

• The 9-0 record was only the 4th time in school history the Dawgs finished the regular season unbeaten
• The 1980 campaign marked the first time in school history a Bettendorf squad qualified for the 4A playoffs
• Appearance in the State Championship game (and State Runner-up status) first in school history
• 11 total wins set a new school record
• Merv Habenicht named "Coach of the Year" by the Iowa Football Coaches Association
• Coach Habenicht also earned "Southeast District Coach of the Year" honors
• Six (6) Bettendorf players earned All-State honors... the most ever [at this point in time]



Category Player Stats 1 Stats 2
Passing Jeff Stelk 62 comp. / 103 att. 1104 yards, 13 TD, 6 INT
Touchdowns Al Tudeen 8 TD 48 points
Punt Return Randy Washam 7 returns for 108 yards 15.4 average
XP & FG Tom Roberts 26/28 XP; 1/2 FG 22 longest FG; 29 points