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r.Central Tops Conference In StatisticsIowa Conference Gives Final Loop StatisticsN/x'r i// /• r,tn lull'd ('ini\-rcn(‘c StatisticianI;INAI. IOWA CONFERENCE STANDINGSALL GAMESWI.TPis. Op.Pis.Centralit)t)IS628Simpsoni;10Kit;S7..other1MA#111260iVilliam IVim310139132Upper Iowa■11199144Buena VUiaH++(173212Dubuque1-1•)72119Va rtburg1(i962127WAVEKl V 11UWA)- DrfIII*gainedan even1,000fuse was i In* Diiinr of thefame for Central College'sfoot bill 1 team this war.*The Plying Dutrhrn n. owners of an unprecedented fourth Straight Iowa Conference title, set two new I1AC defensiverecords enrniile to ihe.r 'T.'ndconsecutive league wm lt;aUn a new mark).Coach Coach Ron Schn-per’s stingy Dutch pcrniittcdopponents only 131.6 ya:.K per game in total otfense and only278 yards on the ground in seven contests.Both figures arc new recordsby wide margins. The bestprevious defensive averagewas Kid.2 yards per game byLuther in 1915. The Norse.who finished third tlvN war.%also owned the old rushing yards mark. M2 given up last fall.Offensively, Central relied primarily on halfback DougVan Boven, uirrentiv the nation's leader in rushing and scoring. He ako captured both IIAC crowns in these departments and sc: a new rushing record for tin league.yards in 20!) carries, shattering .leery Drink wit/.’ (Luther) previous high of 934 set in 1965,and tallied 8*1 points.Due other new mark was set and that was in punting where Doyle Douglas of Buena Vista went into the record book with a 42.1 average. The old record was -ll.l by Francis .lohnstun of Upper hnva in 1905.Central, over Hie past four years, has compiled a conference record of 28-1, the only loss being (i-0 to Wartburg in 1 DIM. has averaged 27.3 points a game and has held opponents to only 5.6 points.This year’s championship is tin Dutch's eighth and is the first time that an IIAC team has managed to win four in a row (the first being shared with Upper Iowa in 19(14).Simpson, which finished second, had its finest year since 1949 when the Rcdmen won first place with a 6-0 record.Coach Don Sullivan’s club was paced by frosh quarterback Joe Blake, who earnedW L TPts.Op. PtsCentral8 0 022540Sim pson7 I 118699Luther4 3 111980William Penn3 5 0158158Upper Iowa3 5 I132197Buena Vista2 6 087240Dubuque1 6 285175WartburgI 8 069227RUSHING LEADERS(based on yards)Ca rricsYds.Avg.Doug Van Boven-C20910004.8Dave Cozart-WP1575693.6Mike Monson-S1125214.6Gary Nelson-W1224863.9Dave Sanger-UI1174672.8Jim Jcfferson-L1284393.4Larry Mearl-D1043733.6Don Tarr-WP742773.7Prank Stoutumycr-WP822763.4Brian Atherton-BY762623.9PASSING(basedLEADERS on yards)PassesYds.TOJoe Blakc-S99-161129512Stan Allspach-WP50-1177657Steve Shudak-BV68-1337247Mike DeCamp-C40-795036Paul Specht-W32-995015Jerry Anderson-D40-774652Larry Mcad-D27-773804l orry Gilbertson-L16-382632Steve Beckcr-Ul19-492120Terry Goetzinger-W17-582100the passing title by completing 99 of I(»I passes for 1,295 yards and 12 touchdowns.Most of those aerials went to end Jim Henderson, who caught 91 for 768 vards d nine TDs to move frontse« ond in 1966 to m*st i...* year in pass receiving.The Blake-Henderson combination brought the Redmenthe league team offense crown while Central was sacking away the team defensive title.Other highlights of the season were: longest run from scrimmage, 67 yards by Ed Thomas of Upper Iowa; long-Viking Lake To Be Lowered For RlprappingDCS MOINES—Viking Lake in Montgomery County will he lowered 5 to 6 feet this month so the shoreline can he stabilized by riprapping. announced the State Conservation Commission.It was necessary to lowerthe lake so trucks could workon the lake bed to place the rock ripprap. Viking Lake in Viking Lake State Park is one of southwest Iowa’s most popular recreation areas. The work will be completed in time for spring rains and run off.WALLEYEMrs. M. P. Petersen, Lake View, hooked a 10 lb. 8 oz. walleye pike from Black Hawk Lake the end of last month. It is reported to be the largest walleye ever caught there.cs‘l pass play, 77 yards by Blake to Henderson: longest punt return. 88 yards by Rich Vets of Central; longest kick-off return. 85 yards hv Robert. Place of Dubuque; longest interception return. 53 yards ny Rick Stoecker of William Penn; and longest punt, 74 yards by Francis Johnston of Upper Iowa.
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Pella Chronicle Advertiser
Pella, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 23, 1967
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