Graceland Edges Ottawa In Windy HAC Clash
Graceland05s 26 Ottawa University 21 as the Yellow Jackets overcome harsh wind at Cook Field. A late 80-yard drive capped by Jerry Watkines 1-yard TD gave Graceland the lead with 6 seconds left, while OU had rallied from 20-7 to take a 21-20 edge earlier in the fourth quarter. Graceland climbs toward HAC contention, while Ottawa drops toward the pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Ostmeyer
Cook Field
Ottawa University
Graceland
Braves
Heart of America
HAC
Ottawa
Yellow Jackets
William Jewell
Missouri Valley
Jewell
Central Methodist
McValley
Baker
Valley
Tarkio
Mid-America Nazarene
Jerry Watkines
Jackets
Paul Haskell
Hercules Stancil
Dan Brown
Tony Langone
Bruch
Dave McCanless
Curtis Martin
Ottawa upsets Graceland in late rally to claim wild win
Graceland led 20-7 at one point but Ottawa's Bruch connected for three TD passes, Gadberry and Colyer scoring, and D Brown rushing for a 102-yard total. A late Jackets drive fell short as Ottawa held on 21-20 in a seesaw HAC clash. Dumpert and Shultz anchored OU defense with 32 tackles combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braves
Burch and Company
Jackets
Bruch
Gadberry
Martin
Ottawa
Steve Colyer
Randy Wagoner
Brown Boys
Dan
Mike
Graceland
Haskell
Stancil
Langone
D. Brown
Watkines
Yellow Jackets
Mike Dumpert
Gerry Shultz
Dumpert
Yellow Jacket
Dave Pannone
Tim Hakes
Tarkio
Baker
Benedictine
Ravens
Bethany
Defeat Is Tough To Swallow For Chiefs
Kansas City outgained New York 463 to 226 in total offense and led 17 0 late, but a 22 yard fumble return by Harry Carson with 1 42 left gave the Giants a 21 17 win. Chiefs receiver Mike Williams fumbled a potential game winning pass with seconds remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New York Giant
Harry Carson
Kansas City Chiefs
Giants
Carson
Mike Williams
Chiefs
Denver
Bronco
Bill Thompson
Tony Samuels
Mike Livingston
Livingston
Phil Simms
Giant
Jan Stenerud
Ottawa Kikers, Bartlesville Wesleyan Play to 1-1 Draw
Ottawa University battled Bartlesville Wesleyan to a 1-1 tie in Homecoming play as injuries and suspensions tested the Braves. Kevin Martynuska scored after Mike Custer assisted, with both teams going scoreless through two overtimes. Ottawa’s record stands 7-7-1 ahead of a key NAIA district showdown with Benedictine College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Bartlesville
Okla
Wesleyan
Benedictine College
11Th Street
Braves
Kevin Martynuska
Custer
Benedictine
Ottawa
University of Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sting
Bill Dudek
McCanless
Gruch
Pat
Colyer
Photos By
Fred Solls
Tony Reed
Williams
Ray Perkins
Chawa
OU Kickers
Mike Custer
Wendy Dickinson
S. Main
Csift
Railroad Savings & Loan Association
Lee
C.D Schulte Agency Insurance and Real Estate
Contuy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!