Mississippi Athletic Runner-up — 1st Round Qualifier — 7-3 Record
ROW 1: M. Fraizer, J. Smith, B. Cox, K. Wahlstrand, S. Kelser, J. Delp, J. Bloom, P. Jardine, A.
Martin, R. Camarena, M. Taylor, J. Holmes, D. Keester, M. Oppitz. ROW 2: B. Beale, A. Schorg, R. Torrissen, S. Glancy, N. Meeker, B. Takemoto, B. Kvidera, J. Rottman,
C. Belvel, R. Bowers, A. Shaer, J. Saldivar, R. Zamora, T. Driever, C. Kock, M. Hart. ROW 3: J. Sage, C. Colvin, J. Smith, Trainer Paul Flynn, Coach R. Scott, Coach G. Meyer, Head Coach Merv Habenicht, Coach T. Freeman, Coach J. Lavelle, Student Coach Kris Beardsley, Student Coach Dave Pipe, A. McFedries, D. Schmidt, N. Dehner, J. Barber. ROW 4: A. Doerder, C. Wenzel, P. Franks, J. Kresser, I. Karadsheh, C. Loter, S. Detrent, C. Sodac, T. Kulig, J. Kloft, T. Boerema, M. Jones, N. Wetzel, R. Flynn. ROW 5: D. Colvin, D. Sparks, M. Schlosser, B. McDonald, N. Tofanelli, G. Strubbe, J. Baker, A. Gruenhagen, T. McCarthy, G. Fritz, M. Robinson, S. Schara, A. Chesney. ROW 6: A. Brown, C. Kinsler, N. Numkena, R. Swangstu, C. Burke, C. Jentz, T. Zambrano, A. Fay, C. Green, A. Gnatovich, J. Smith, J. Elges, C. Hendricks, T. Behrens.
Game Scores/Results
Regular Season
Week #1:
(W)
Bettendorf 34, Burlington 12
Week #2:
(L)
Bettendorf 14, Pleasant Valley 24 Week #3:
(W)Bettendorf
49, Davenport North 20
Week #4:
(L)
Bettendorf 7, Davenport West 14
Week #5:
(W)Bettendorf
27, Davenport Assumption 0
Week #6:
(W)
Bettendorf 34, Clinton 14
Week #7:
(W)
Bettendorf 35, North Scott 0
Week #8:
(W)
Bettendorf 35, Muscatine 15
Week #9:
(W)
Bettendorf 21, Davenport Central 0
Class 4A Playoffs 1st Round:
(L)Bettendorf
10, Davenport Assumption 13
All-Quad City Metro Players :: Offense [or] Defense ::
Unknown???
All-State Players
Adam Fay - Offensive & Defensive Tackle 1st Team - Des Moines Register [Offensive
Tackle]
1st Team - Iowa Newspaper Association [Defensive Tackle]
Andrew McFedries - Running Back 2nd Team - Des Moines Register Honorable Mention - Iowa Newspaper Association
Jason Smith 3rd Team - Des Moines Register
Academic All-State - Iowa Football Coaches Association
Chris Wenzel - Linebacker 3rd Team - Des Moines Register
1996 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game
South Squad - Selectee
Andrew McFedries - Running Back Lost Game: 12-10
Captains, M.V.P., Managers
Captains Dusty Colvin, Craig Kock, Andrew McFedries, Chris Wenzel, Nate
Numkena, Jason Smith
M.V.P.
Jason Smith - Quarterback
Managers
Rick Camarena, Jenny Delp, Kelly Fleishaker, Scott Kelser, Amanda Martin, Meggan
Taylor, Kate Wahlstrand
Coaches & Trainers
Head Coach
Merv Habenicht (24)
Assistant Coaches
Tom Freeman, John Lavelle, Greg Meyer, Randy Scott
Trainer
Paul Flynn
Miscellaneous Information
• Although Bettendorf beat M.A.C. champ
Dav't Assump. 27-0 during the season, they lost to PV = 2nd place finish
• Six (6) teams finished 4-5 during the season; only Assumption, Bettendorf, and
North Scott had winning records
• 1981 BHS grad and All-State noseguard Hap Peterson inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame for Football Players
• Long-time Bulldog assistant coach Ron Egger earned "Assistant Coach of the Year" award by the IFCA