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1996 Season

 Mississippi Athletic Runner-up — 1st Round Qualifier — 7-3 Record


ROW 1: C. Hanson, D. Wendausen, K. Lovell. ROW 2: N. Seibert, G. Moore, M. Oppitz, J. Wendausen, K. Wahlstrand, K. Fleishaker, J. Kelser, M. Taylor, A. Martin, K. Schlosser, M. Kapalis, A. Pickett, J. Pearson. ROW 3: J. Moeller, J. Saldivar, J. Bloom, R. Colvin, P. Franks, N. Dehner, S. Holmes, T. Walters, J. Langan, J. Rottman, B. Cox, A. Troy. ROW 4: J. Holmes, B. McDonald, Coach R. Scott, Coach M. Davis, Coach J. Lavelle, Trainer Paul Flynn, Head Coach Merv Habenicht, Coach T. Freeman, Coach G. Meyer, P. Jasper, J. Campbell, J. Barber. ROW 5: N. Brown, J. Sage, B. Brenner, M. Walters, S. DeTrent, S. Schara, M. Kintner, J. Smith, J. Kresser, S. Jackson, D. Tetmeyer, R. Bowers, M. Cowherd. ROW 6: R. Flynn, T. McCarthy, J. Hoffman, B. Girskis, E. Mallernee, M. Holland, R. McGivern, J. Kloft, G. Fritz, C. Loter, C. Sodac, M. Jones. ROW 7: E. Jessen, N. Numkena, C. Hendrick, J. Hayes, C. Burke, A. Gnatovich, A. Fay, T. Zambrano, J. Anderson, B. Webber, C. Kinsler, T. Behrens, M. Millholin.

Game Scores/Results

Regular Season
Week #1: (W) Bettendorf 28, Burlington 17
Week #2: (L) Bettendorf 13, Pleasant Valley 21
Week #3: (W) Bettendorf 31, Davenport North 7
Week #4: (W) Bettendorf 21, Davenport West 7
Week #5: (W) Bettendorf 10, Davenport Assumption 9
Week #6: (W) Bettendorf 33, Clinton 6
Week #7: (L) Bettendorf 9, North Scott 12
Week #8: (W) Bettendorf 44, Muscatine 14
Week #9: (W) Bettendorf 17, Davenport Central 6

Class 4A Playoffs
1st Round: (L) Bettendorf 6, Pleasant Valley 13

Mississippi Athletic Conference
Team Standings

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



All-Conference Players
:: Offense ::

Unknown???

All-Conference Players
:: Defense ::

Unknown???




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

Unknown???



All-State Players

Adam Fay - Offensive Tackle
1st Team - Des Moines Register & Iowa Newspaper Association

Nate Numkena - Linebacker
2nd Team - Des Moines Register
Honorable Mention - Iowa Newspaper Association

Chris Kinsler - Defensive Back
3rd Team - Des Moines Register
Honorable Mention - Iowa Newspaper Association

Andrew Gnatovich - Offensive Tackle
Honorable Mention - Iowa Newspaper Association

Scott Schara - Defensive Back
Honorable Mention - Iowa Newspaper Association

Tim McCarthy - Center
Academic All-State - Iowa Football Coaches Association



Schutt All-American Team

Adam Fay - Offensive Tackle
Honorable Mention


1997 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game
 South Squad - Selectee

Rob Colvin - Linebacker
Lost Game: 32-7




Captains, M.V.P., Managers

Captains
 John Bloom, Adam Fay, Andrew Gnatovich, Tim McCarthy, Nate Numkena

M.V.P.
Nate Numkena - Running Back

Managers
Matt Kapalis, Jenny Keiser, Kelley Fleishaker, Amanda Martin, Kim Schlosser, Meggan Taylor

Coaches & Trainers

Head Coach
Merv Habenicht (26)

Assistant Coaches
Mike Davis, Tom Freeman, John Lavelle, Greg Meyer, Randy Scott

Trainer
Paul Flynn



Miscellaneous Information

• For the second straight year, Bettendorf went 7-3 and lost in the 1st Round of the playoffs
• Of the Dawgs 3 losses, 2 were to Pleasant Valley... both by 8 and 7 points, respectively
• After the 1996 season, long-time assistant coach--since 1977--John Lavelle retires from coaching football



Category Player Stats 1 Stats 2
Rushing Nate Numkena 180 carries for 1163 carries 17 TD, 6.4 average, 102 points
Punting Seth Holmes 32 punts for 1189 yards 37.1 average; 50 long.
XP & FG Scott Schara 22/24 XP; 5/6 FG 32 longest FG; 37 points