Football 1980 Archive
MIAC: 6-2 (2nd)
Season Review
The Gustavus community had a lot to cheer about this year, as their “Golden Gusties” played a terrific season and came through with a 7-3 overall and 6-2 MIAC record. This year’s co-captains were defensive linebackers Jon and Dave Najarian, safety Ed Drenttel, and halfback Ron Straka. Straka was also chosen, by his team, this year’s Most Valuable Player.
The Gusties’ season started off unfortunately with a very disappointing loss to the U of W, LaCrosse, but came back to win 7 out of the next 8 games. In their last game, they lost to their archrivals, the Concordia Cobbers in a heart-breaking game which determined the MIAC champions.
| 1980 MIAC Final Standings | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | |||
| Concordia | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
| GUSTAVUS | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||
| St. John's | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Hamline | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| St. Olaf | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Augsburg | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| St. Thomas | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Bethel | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Macalester | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1980 Final Results (7-3-0, 6-2-0) | ||||||
| GA | Opponent | |||||
| 6 | UW-LaCrosse | 25 | ||||
| 20 | Macalester | 7 | ||||
| 35 | Bethel | 21 | ||||
| 26 | St. Thomas | 0 | ||||
| 24 | St. John’s | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Augsburg | 31 | ||||
| 27 | St. Olaf | 3 | ||||
| 10 | Hamline | 7 | ||||
| 23 | Winona State | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Concordia | 23 | ||||
| 1980 Roster | ||||||
| Number | Name | Year | Position | Hometown | ||
| 1 | Jim O’Neill | FR | K | Crystal, Minn. | ||
| 2 | Paul Sandelin | FR | K/P/HB | Browerville, Minn. | ||
| 4 | Scott Youngblom | FR | S | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 5 | Duncan Puffer | JR | HB | St. Paul, Minn. | ||
| 6 | Jim Macaulay | JR | LB | Moose Lake, Minn. | ||
| 7 | Steve Erickson | FR | S | Minnetonka, Minn. | ||
| 8 | Tom Kleist | FR | CB | Brooklyn Park, Minn. | ||
| 9 | Mark Bartlett | FR | QB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 10 | Bill Michael | JR | QB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 11 | Todd Osmundson | SO | QB | Aurora, Minn. | ||
| 12 | Roger Yost | FR | S | LeRoy, Minn. | ||
| 13 | Tom Franz | JR | DE | Edina, Minn. | ||
| 14 | Neal Hagberg | JR | QB | Montevideo, Minn. | ||
| 16 | Steve Andreasen | FR | SE | Richfield, Minn. | ||
| 17 | Mark Erickson | FR | SE | Long Lake, Minn. | ||
| 18 | Craig Utterberg | SR | S | Buffalo, Minn. | ||
| 19 | Jim Peterson | SR | CB/S | Duluth, Minn. | ||
| 20 | Phil Skow | FR | SE | Mountain Lake, Minn. | ||
| 21 | Bruce Bade | JR | CB | Arlington, Minn. | ||
| 22 | Ed Drenttel | SR | S/CB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 23 | Kent Johnson | FR | HB | Sidney, Montana | ||
| 24 | John Moynihan | SR | HB | Edina, Minn. | ||
| 25 | Jeff Pedersen | FR | CB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 26 | Craig Bitter | SO | HB | Eden Prairie, Minn. | ||
| 27 | Bill Wavrin | SO | S | Ely, Minn. | ||
| 28 | Kyle Nascene | SO | SE | Pine City, Minn. | ||
| 29 | Tim Dittberner | JR | CB | Oakdale, Minn. | ||
| 30 | Jim Bjork | JR | FB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 31 | Dave Erlandson | FR | SE | Fridley, Minn. | ||
| 32 | Ron Straka | SR | HB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 33 | Tom Anderson | FR | SE | Axtell, Nebraska | ||
| 34 | Phil Goeres | FR | SE | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| 35 | Andy Ward | FR | FB | White Bear Lake, Minn. | ||
| 36 | Mark Poppe | SR | S | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| 37 | Don Ryan | SO | S | Brainerd, Minn. | ||
| 38 | Doug Anderson | SO | FB | Willmar, Minn. | ||
| 39 | Jim Alexander | FR | FB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 40 | Ron Nelson | FR | S | Mankato, Minn. | ||
| 41 | Greg Laszewski | JR | S/P | Roseville, Minn. | ||
| 42 | Alan Hughes | FR | HB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 43 | Rolf Erickson | FR | S | St. Louis Park, Minn. | ||
| 44 | Mark Truran | SO | SE | W. St. Paul, Minn. | ||
| 45 | Laine Sletta | SO | CB | New Ulm, Minn. | ||
| 46 | Bob Muir | FR | CB | Maplewood, Minn. | ||
| 47 | Stu Sneer | FR | S | Mountain Lake, Minn. | ||
| 48 | Tracy Bahl | FR | CB | Fairbault, Minn. | ||
| 49 | Terry Petersen | FR | LB | Belgrade, Minn. | ||
| 50 | Dan Thorson | SR | NG/DT | Detroit Lakes, Minn. | ||
| 51 | John Setnes | FR | LB | Cottage Grove, Minn. | ||
| 52 | Mike Dopp | FR | C | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 53 | Kelly Bevans | JR | OT | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| 55 | Charlie Farrow | JR | NG/LB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 56 | Dave Magee | SO | OG | Austin, Minn. | ||
| 58 | Ken Ericson | FR | DT | Lawrenceville, New Jersey | ||
| 59 | Mike Zea | SR | OT/C | Blackduck, Minn. | ||
| 60 | Paul Hodnefield | SO | C | Bloomington, Minn. | ||
| 61 | Harlan Anderson | SR | OG | Fairmont, Minn. | ||
| 62 | Craig Peterson | SO | DT | Robbinsdale, Minn. | ||
| x62 | Tom Dahl | FR | OT/K/P | St. Paul, Minn. | ||
| 63 | Mark Johnson | FR | OG | Gibbon, Minn. | ||
| 64 | Perry Lynum | SO | OG | Stillwater, Minn. | ||
| 65 | Brian Dahl | SO | C | Mankato, Minn. | ||
| 66 | Gregg Backstrom | FR | OG | Fairomont, Minn. | ||
| 67 | Gregg Roberts | SR | OG/OT | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 68 | Bob Holmes | JR | NG | Manitowoc, Wisc. | ||
| 69 | Ron Lutes | SO | C/OG | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| 70 | Bob Surbrook | JR | OG/OT | Eau Claire, Minn. | ||
| 71 | Dan Sadloske | JR | OG/OT | Bloomington, Minn. | ||
| 72 | Curt Scherer | SR | OT | Osseo, Minn. | ||
| 73 | Dave Proeschel | SO | DT | Hayfield, Minn. | ||
| 74 | Joe Polson | JR | OT | Bloomington, Minn. | ||
| 75 | Dan Gilyard | SO | LB | Sebeka, Minn. | ||
| x75 | Erick Boe | FR | OT | LeSueur, Minn. | ||
| 76 | Scott Wesloh | JR | DT | Golden Valley, Minn. | ||
| 78 | Greg Langmo | SR | DT | Litchfield, Minn. | ||
| 79 | Craig Lenz | SR | DT | Hutchinson, Minn. | ||
| 80 | Tim Roberts | SO | TE/K | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 81 | Mike Daum | JR | DE | Minnetonka, Minn. | ||
| 82 | Jon Najarian | SR | LB | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| 83 | Mark Tipps | JR | SE | Roseville, Minn. | ||
| 84 | Tom Marks | SO | DE/TE | St. Louis Park, Minn. | ||
| 85 | Paul Rambow | SR | SE | Osseo, Minn. | ||
| 86 | Dave Najarian | SR | LB | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| 87 | Jim Huepenbecker | JR | TE | Mankato, Minn. | ||
| 88 | Steve Clausen | SO | SE | Ellendale, Minn. | ||
| 89 | Jody Erickson | FR | TE | Brainerd, Minn. | ||
| 90 | Dave Dvorak | SO | DE | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 91 | Craig Hagberg | SO | DE | Montevideo, Minn. | ||
| 92 | Steve Wagner | FR | NG | Osseo, Minn. | ||
| 93 | Laine Satter | JR | SE | Wheaton, Minn. | ||
| 95 | Jeff Knutsen | FR | DE | Melrose Park, Penn. | ||
| 96 | Mike Thyen | FR | SE | Paynesville, Minn. | ||
| 97 | Derrick Olson | FR | DT/DE | Edina, Minn. | ||
| 98 | John Engstrom | FR | DE | Cambridge, Minn. | ||
| 99 | Roger Rogotzke | SR | DE | Fairfax, Minn. | ||
| Head Coach: Dennis Raarup | ||||||
| Team Statistics | ||||||
| Rushing | Gustavus | Opponents | ||||
| Carries | 497 | 485 | ||||
| Yards gained rushing | 2192 | 1984 | ||||
| Yards lost rushing | 290 | 310 | ||||
| Net yards gained rushing | 1902 | 1674 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 190.2 | 167.4 | ||||
| TD’s | 18 | 9 | ||||
| Passing | ||||||
| Attempts | 156 | 227 | ||||
| Completions | 79 | 90 | ||||
| Intercepted | 12 | 22 | ||||
| Gain | 1225 | 1186 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 122.5 | 118.6 | ||||
| TD’s | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Total Offense | ||||||
| Plays | 653 | 712 | ||||
| Gain | 3127 | 2860 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 312.7 | 286.0 | ||||
| First Downs | ||||||
| Rushing | 95 | 96 | ||||
| Passing | 48 | 63 | ||||
| Penalty | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 152 | 168 | ||||
| Scoring | ||||||
| Touchdowns | 27 | 14 | ||||
| PAT Kick | 17-26 | 13-16 | ||||
| PAT Other | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||||
| Field Goals | 7-9 | 6-10 | ||||
| Safeties | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total Points | 200 | 133 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 20.0 | 13.3 | ||||
| Penalties | ||||||
| Number | 45 | 42 | ||||
| Yards | 478 | 388 | ||||
| Fumbles | ||||||
| Number | 26 | 27 | ||||
| Lost | 16 | 15 | ||||
| Interceptions | ||||||
| Number | 22 | 12 | ||||
| Yards | 187 | 153 | ||||
| TD’s | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Number | 36 | 33 | ||||
| Yards | 290 | 231 | ||||
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Number | 26 | 33 | ||||
| Yards | 444 | 448 | ||||
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punting | ||||||
| Number | 52 | 58 | ||||
| Yards | 1889 | 1768 | ||||
| Average | 36.3 | 33.9 | ||||
| Blocked | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Scoring/Quarters | ||||||
| First | 67 | 26 | ||||
| Second | 50 | 24 | ||||
| Third | 58 | 41 | ||||
| Fourth | 25 | 42 | ||||
| Total | 200 | 133 | ||||
| Individual Statistics | ||||||
| Rushing | Attempts | Gain | Loss | Net | Average | TD |
| Doug Anderson | 13 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Jim Alexander | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Craig Bitter | 3 | 61 | 4 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 |
| Jim Bjork | 57 | 189 | 5 | 184 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Neal Hagberg | 114 | 349 | 191 | 158 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Alan Hughes | 12 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Bill Michael | 12 | 57 | 8 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 |
| John Moynihan | 68 | 331 | 28 | 303 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Duncan Puffer | 27 | 100 | 14 | 86 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Ron Straka | 187 | 992 | 40 | 952 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Passing | Attempts | Completed | Interceptions | Yards | TD | |
| Neal Hagberg | 144 | 54 | 12 | 1187 | 9 | |
| Bill Michael | 12 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Scoring | TD’s | Points | PAT Kick | Pat Other | Field Goals | |
| Craig Bitter | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Bjork | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Neal Hagberg | 4 | 24 | ||||
| John Moynihan | 4 | 24 | ||||
| Jim O’Neill | 38 | 17-26 | 7-9 | |||
| Paul Rambow | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Tim Roberts | 3 | 18 | ||||
| Ron Straka | 9 | 54 | ||||
| Mark Tipps | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Pass Receiving | Number | Yards | TD | |||
| Craig Bitter | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Jim Bjork | 6 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Jim Huepenbecker | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Alan Hughes | 3 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Tom Marks | 3 | 31 | 0 | |||
| John Moynihan | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Duncan Puffer | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Paul Rambow | 25 | 520 | 2 | |||
| Tim Roberts | 21 | 343 | 3 | |||
| Ron Straka | 9 | 110 | 0 | |||
| Mark Tipps | 8 | 144 | 2 | |||
| Interceptions | Number | Yards | ||||
| Bruce Bade | 2 | 23 | ||||
| Tim Dittberner | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Ed Drenttel | 3 | 14 | ||||
| Greg Laszewski | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Craig Lenz | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Dave Najarian | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Jon Najarian | 4 | 38 | ||||
| Jim Peterson | 6 | 65 | ||||
| Punting | Number | Yards | Average | Blocked | ||
| Greg Laszewski | 50 | 1865 | 37.3 | 1 | ||
| Bill Michael | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Punt Returns | Number | Yards | ||||
| Jim Peterson | 17 | 109 | ||||
| Ron Straka | 16 | 156 | ||||
| Scott Youngblom | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Kickoff Returns | Number | Yards | ||||
| Jim Bjork | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Jim Peterson | 2 | 107 | ||||
| Duncan Puffer | 6 | 56 | ||||
| Tim Roberts | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Ron Straka | 12 | 233 | ||||
| Scott Youngblom | 1 | 22 | ||||
