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1991 Season

Mississippi Athletic 4th Place — State Champions — 11-2 Record


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ROW 1: A. Gardener, K. Quijas, T. Seymour, C. Betts, R. Lopez, B. Mason, T. Swanstu, M. Presson, B. Fowler, J. Mitchell. ROW 2: C. Prillip, T. Roberts, L. Rich, J. Niewald, A. Shay, J. Pierson, J. Watters, E. O'Brien, T. Coble, A. Schumacher, C. Lensing, R. Errett, B. Kock, J. Mossbrucker. ROW 3: C. Eichhorn, D. Money, E. Hoch, T. Banks, R. Furne, C. Miller, M. Harvey, N. Mitchell, R. Posten, I. Yassin, R. Garza, J. Keimig. ROW 4: C. Nolting (Athletic Director), J. Ritter, J. Clark, S. Fisher, C. Baltazor, B. Barquist, P. Melchert, Z. Ryan, R. McQuay, S. McAllister, P. Bateman, R. Weis, B. Miller, E. Murphy. ROW 5: K. Gustafson, M. MacKenna, D. Fitzpatrick, K. Lucier, J. Lutton, J. Stockwell, A. Chesney, J. Nolting, B. Viktor, J. Otting, J. Orgill, E. Sands. ROW 6: A. Mathews, B. Longval, P. Harnung, D. Robbins, E. Gruenhagen, M. Sage, L. Moore, C. Little, C. Ryan, T. Deere, C. Cowherd, T. Glenn. ROW 7: R. Speak (Trainer), Dr. Swearingen, Coach J. Lavelle, Coach J. Fitzgerald, Coach G. Meyers, Coach T. Freeman, Coach D. Boynton, Head Coach Merv Habenicht, Coach D. Hodam, Coach B. Jurevitz, Coach I. Brown, Coach R. Scott, Coach R. Egger.

Game Scores/Results

Regular Season
Week #1: (L)
Bettendorf 13, Burlington 15
Week #2: (W) Bettendorf 19, Pleasant Valley 0
Week #3: (W) Bettendorf 49, Davenport North 13
Week #4: (W) Bettendorf 42, Davenport West 7
Week #5: (W) Bettendorf 31, Davenport Assumption 13
Week #6: (L) Bettendorf 14, Clinton 28
Week #7: (W) Bettendorf 48, North Scott 6
Week #8: (W) Bettendorf 49, Muscatine 7
Week #9: (W) Bettendorf 35, Davenport Central 0

Class 4A Playoffs
1st Round: (W) Bettendorf 31, Davenport Assumption 15
Quarterfinals: (W) Bettendorf 55, Burlington 0
Semifinals: (W) Bettendorf 41, Dubuque Wahlert 9
State Championship: (W) Bettendorf 6, S.C. Heelan 0

Mississippi Athletic Conference
Team Standings

Davenport Assumption... 8-1 / 8-2
Clinton... 8-1 / 8-2
Burlington... 7-2 / 8-3
Bettendorf... 7-2 / 11-2
Pleasant Valley... 5-4 / 5-4
Davenport West... 4-5 / 4-5
Davenport Central... 3-6 / 3-6
Davenport North... 2-7 / 2-7
Muscatine... 1-8 / 1-8
North Scott... 0-9 / 0-9 






All-Conference Players
:: Offense ::

1st Team: T.J. Deere - End
1st Team: Keith Lucier - Tackle
1st Team: Eric Lyons - Guard
1st Team: Joe Luton - Center
1st Team: Tavian Banks - Running Back

1st Team: Chad Baltazar - Tackle

All-Conference Players
:: Defense ::

1st Team: Jed Orgill - Defensive Tackle

2nd Team: Pat Bateman - End





All-Quad City Metro Players
:: Offense ::

1st Team: Keith Lucier - Tackle
1st Team: Eric Lyons - Guard
1st Team: Tavian Banks - Running Back

2nd Team: T.J. Deere - Tight End
2nd Team: Joe Luton - Center

Honorable Mention: Brian Barquist - Guard
Honorable Mention: Dallas Money - Running Back
Honorable Mention: Jamie Watters - Kicker/Punter

All-Quad City Metro Players
:: Defense ::

1st Team: Jed Orgill - Defensive Tackle

2nd Team: Pat Bateman - End

Honorable Mention: Nate Mitchell - Back
Honorable Mention: John Niewald - Back
Honorable Mention: David Robbins - Back
Honorable Mention: Mitch Harvey - Back




All-State Players

Tavian Banks - Running Back
1st Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Newspaper Association

Keith Lucier - Offensive Tackle
1st Team - Des Moines Register
2nd Team - Iowa Newspaper Association

Eric Lyons - Offensive Guard
1st Team - Iowa Newspaper Association
2nd Team - Des Moines Register

Jed Orgill - Defensive Tackle
2nd Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Newspaper Association

Pat Bateman - Defensive End
3rd Team - Des Moines Register



1992 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game
South Squad - Selectee

Keith Lucier - Offensive Tackle
Lost Game: 17-14




Captains, M.V.P., Managers

Captains
Jeff Clarke, T.J. Deere, Rob Furne, Eric Lyons, Nate Mitchell, Brook Victor

M.V.P.
Nate Mitchell - Defensive Back

Manager

Ed Murphy, ???

Coaches & Trainers

Head Coach
Merv Habenicht (21)

Assistant Coaches

Tom Freeman, Dave Hodam, John Lavelle, Anthony Losasso, Randy Scott

Trainer
Reggie Speak




Miscellaneous Information

4th state championship in school history
• Although Bettendorf finished 4th in the conference, they won the Class 4A state championship
• The Bulldogs avenged a 13-15 regular-season to Burlington with a 55-0 Quarterfinal win
• John Lavelle named as "Assistant Coach of the Year" by the Iowa Football Coaches Association




Category Player Stats 1 Stats 2
Rushing Tavian Banks 205 carries for 1905 yards 32 TD, 2 PAT, 9.2 avg., 196 pts
Punting Jeff Nolting 35 punts for 1271 yards 36.3 average; 51 long.
Punt Returns Tavian Banks 7 returns for 163 yards 2 TD; 22.2 average
Kickoff Returns Tavian Banks
Ron McQuay
7 returns for 355 yards
7 returns for 206 yards
3 TD; 50.7 average
1 TD; 29.4 average
XP & FG Jamie Waters 52/59 XP; 1/1 FG 22 longest FG; 55 points