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Football 1981 Archive

Overall: 6-4
MIAC: 5-3 (4th place)

Season Review

“The Gusties gave a fine effort this year, despite fumbles which hurt us in key games,” said Head Coach Denny Raarup of the Gustavus 1981 football squad. Although the Gusties did not participate in the district tournament, they were lead by team captains Neal Hagberg, Tom Franz, and Jim Bjork to a 6-4 MIAC record which put them in fourth place.

Key contributors to this year’s squad were Craig Bitter, who was the leading scorer with 44 points; Greg Laszewski, who was named MVP and made All-Conference along with Dave Najarian and Bob Surbrook. Najarian and Laszewski also achieved All-District 13 honors.

Highlights of the season were the Gustie shut-outs of St. Olaf and Mayville State College, and defeating St. John’s at their Homecoming.

1981 MIAC Final Standings
Team	W	L	T
Concordia	8	0	0
St. John's	6	2	0
St. Thomas	6	2	0
GUSTAVUS	5	3	0
Augsburg	3	5	0
St. Olaf	2	6	0
Hamline	2	6	0
Bethel	2	6	0
Macalester	2	6	0

1981 Final Results (6-4-0, 5-3-0)
GA	Opponent
16	UW-LaCrosse	26
54	Macalester	14
16	Bethel	6
0	St. Thomas	24
14	St. John’s	10
14	Augsburg	15
23	St. Olaf	0
48	Hamline	14
14	Mayville State	0
3	Concordia	17

1981 Roster
Number	Name	Year	Position	Hometown
1	Jim O’Neill	SO	K	Crystal, Minn.
2	Eric Lande	FR	QB	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
3	Michael Capozzi	FR	DB	Lake Forest, Illinois
4	Kevin Max	FR	DB	Gaylord, Minn.
5	Duncan Puffer	SR	RB	St. Paul, Minn.
6	Jim Macaulay	SR	DE	Moose Lake, Minn.
7	Steve Erickson	SO	DB	Minnetonka, Minn.
8	Tom Kleist	SO	RB	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
9	Mark Bartlett	SO	QB	St. Peter, Minn.
10	Mark Illies	FR	DB	Mound, Minn.
11	Todd Osmundson	JR	QB	Aurora, Minn.
12	Roger Yost	SO	P	LeRoy, Minn.
13	Tom Franz	SR	DE	Edina, Minn.
14	Neal Hagberg	SR	QB	Montevideo, Minn.
15	Brett Aamot	JR	RB	Willmar, Minn.
16	Scott Swanson	FR	QB	Robbinsdale, Minn.
17	Mark Erickson	SO	SE	Long Lake, Minn.
18	Rob Baker	FR	SE	Blue Earth, Minn.
19	Jim Van Overbeke	FR	SE	Hutchinson, Minn.
20	Scott Youngblom	SO	DB	St. Peter, Minn.
21	Bruce Bade	SR	DB	Arlington, Minn.
22	Phil Skow	SO	DB	Mountain Lake, Minn.
23	Kent Johnson	SO	RB	Sidney, Montana
24	Jeff Braun	FR	RB	Meadowlands, Minn.
25	Jeff Pedersen	SO	DB	St. Peter, Minn.
26	Craig Bitter	SO	RB	Eden Prairie, Minn.
27	Bill Wavrin	JR	DB	Ely, Minn.
28	Joel Pederson	FR	DB	Amboy, Minn.
29	Tim Dittberner	SR	DB	Oakdale, Minn.
30	Jim Bjork	SR	RB	Rochester, Minn.
31	David Erlandson	SO	SE	Fridley, Minn.
32	Rick Straka	FR	RB	St. Peter, Minn.
33	Rodrick Collins	FR	RB	Philadelphia, Penn.
34	Phil Goeres	SO	SE	Minneapolis, Minn.
35	Barry Davies	FR	TE	Faribault, Minn.
36	Vince Hartman	FR	RB	Roseville, Minn.
37	Don Ryan	JR	DE	Brainerd, Minn.
38	Doug Anderson	JR	RB	Willmar, Minn.
39	Jim Alexander	SO	RB	Rochester, Minn.
40	Ron Nelson	SO	DB	Mankato, Minn.
41	Greg Laszewski	SR	DB/P	Roseville, Minn.
42	Alan Hughes	SO	RB	St. Peter, Minn.
43	Rolf Erickson	SO	DB	St. Louis Park, Minn.
44	Jeff Schuldt	FR	LB	Faribault, Minn.
45	Laine Sletta	JR	LB	New Ulm, Minn.
46	Randy Richert	FR	DB	Hartland, Wisc.
47	Tracy Bahl	SO	RB	Faribault, Minn.
48	Mike Dille	FR	RB	Minnetonka, Minn.
49	Terry Petersen	SO	LB	Belgrade, Minn.
50	Matt Hammerlund	FR	OL	Maple Plain, Minn.
51	Scott Croonquist	FR	LB	Willmar, Minn.
52	Craig Barron	FR	DE	Edina, Minn.
53	Kelly Bevans	SR	DT	Minneapolis, Minn.
54	Mark Lantz	FR	LB	Lake Crystal, Minn.
55	Charlie Farrow	SR	NG	Rochester, Minn.
56	Dave Magee	JR	OG	Lyle, Minn.
57	Mark Rodning	FR	OL	Bloomington, Minn.
58	Scott Fritz	FR	OL	Lino Lakes, Minn.
59	Tom Kern	FR	OL	Mankato, Minn.
60	Paul Hodnefield	JR	OL	Bloomington, Minn.
61	Dave Burns	FR	OL	Chicago, Illinois
62	Tom Dahl	SO	OG/NG/K/P	St. Paul, Minn.
63	Mark Johnson	SO	OG	Gibbon, Minn.
64	Turhan Gushiniere	FR	NG	Chicago, Illinois
65	Brian Dahl	JR	C	Mankato, Minn.
66	Greg Backstrom	SO	OG	Fairmont, Minn.
67	Steve Dahl	FR	OL	Mankato, Minn.
68	Bob Holmes	SR	OG	Manitowoc, Wisc.
69	Ron Lutes	JR	OG/C	Minneapolis, Minn.
70	Bob Surbrook	SR	OT	Eau Claire, Wisc.
71	Dan Sadloske	SR	OG	Bloomington, Minn.
72	Kurt Ploeger	FR	DT	LeSueur, Minn.
73	Erick Boe	SO	OT	LeSueur, Minn.
74	Joe Polson	SR	OT	Bloomington, Minn.
75	Dan Gilyard	JR	LB	Sebeka, Minn.
76	Chris Getchell	SO	OL	Stillwater, Minn.
77	Larry Busack	JR	DT	Echo, Minn.
78	Cameron Foster	FR	DT	Plymouth, Wisc.
79	Ken Ericson	SO	DT	Lawrenceville, New Jersey
80	Tim Roberts	JR	TE	St. Peter, Minn.
81	Mike Daum	SR	DE	Minnetonka, Minn.
82	Jim Halvarson	SO	TE/P	Mound, Minn.
83	Mark Tipps	SR	SE	Roseville, Minn.
84	Scott Lindblom	FR	SE	Crystal, Minn.
85	Jim Huepenbecker	SR	TE	Mankato, Minn.
86	Dave Najarian	SR	LB	Minneapolis, MInn.
87	Tom Marks	JR	DT	St. Louis Park, Minn.
88	Jay Larson	JR	SE	Lake Oswego, Oregon
89	Steve Clausen	SO	SE	Ellendale, Minn.
90	Dave Dvorak	JR	DE	Rochester, Minn.
91	Kyle Hegna	FR	TE	Glencoe, Minn.
92	Steve Wagner	SO	DT	Osseo, Minn.
93	Gary Jeans	FR	LB	Forest Lake, Minn.
94	Nathan Gove	FR	DB	Mound, Minn.
95	Todd Davidson	FR	TE	Bettendorf, Iowa
96	Daniel Norton	FR	TE	Proctor, Minn.
97	Dean TeBrake	FR	DE	Brooten, Minn.
98	Leo Jansen	FR	DE	St. Peter, Minn.
99	Michael Quist	FR	DE	Gaylord, Minn.
	Head Coach: Dennis Raarup

Team Statistics
Rushing		Gustavus	Opponents
	Carries	541	436
	Yards gained rushing	2362	1713
	Yards lost rushing	344	192
	Net yards gained rushing	2018	1521
	Ave. per game	201.8	152.1
	TD’s	17	8
Passing
	Attempts	169	198
	Completions	79	80
	Intercepted	9	18
	Gain	933	1169
	Ave. per game	93.3	116.9
	TD’s	9	8
Total Offense
	Plays	710	634
	Gain	2951	2690
	Ave. per game	295.1	269.0
First Downs
	Rushing	128	79
	Passing	43	53
	Penalty	10	6
	Total	181	138
Scoring
	Touchdowns	27	16
	PAT Kick	19-24	13-14
	PAT Other	2-3	1-2
	Field Goals	5-8	5-8
	Safeties	1	0
	Total Points	202	126
	Ave. per game	20.2	12.6
Penalties
	Number	36	35
	Yards	365	322
Fumbles
	Number	32	22
	Lost	17	12
Interceptions
	Number	18	9
	Yards	192	41
	TD’s	1	0
Punt Returns
	Number	21	25
	Yards	91	90
	TD’s	0	0
Kickoff Returns
	Number	27	26
	Yards	407	450
	TD’s	0	0
Punting
	Number	61	59
	Yards	2293	2078
	Average	37.6	35.2
	Blocked	0	1
Scoring/Quarters
	First	63	34
	Second	42	17
	Third	47	54
	Fourth	50	21
	Total	202	126

Individual Statistics
Rushing	Attempts	Gain	Loss	Net	Average	TD
Brett Aamot	10	47	0	47	4.7	1
Jim Alexander	141	759	6	753	5.3	4
Doug Anderson	15	57	0	57	3.8	0
Mark Bartlett	16	45	20	25	1.6	0
Craig Bitter	191	858	37	821	4.3	7
Jim Bjork	12	68	1	67	5.6	0
Mike Dille	5	14	0	14	2.8	0
Neal Hagberg	117	403	264	139	1.2	3
Alan Hughes	8	32	0	32	4.0	1
Kent Johnson	1	12	0	12	12.0	0
Tom Kleis	1	2	0	2	2.0	0
Greg Laszewski	1	0	5	-5	-5.0	0
Todd Osmundson	3	6	9	-3	-1.0	0
Duncan Puffer	18	49	2	47	2.6	1
Rick Straka	2	9	0	9	4.5	0

Passing	Attempts	Completed	Interceptions	Yards	TD
Mark Bartlett	19	12	0	139	2
Neal Hagberg	147	67	9	794	7
Todd Osmundson	3	0	0	0	0

Scoring	TD’s	Points	PAT Kick	Pat Other	Field Goals
Brett Aamot	1	6
Jim Alexander	5	32		1-1
Craig Bitter	7	44		1-1
Steve Clausen	1	6
Neal Hagberg	3	18
Jim Halvarson	1	6
Alan Hughes	1	6
Mark Illies	1	6
Jim O’Neill		34	19-24		5-8
Duncan Puffer	2	12
Tim Roberts	4	24
Mark Tipps	1	6

Pass Receiving	Number	Yards	TD
Jim Alexander	2	16	1
Craig Bitter	12	85	0
Jim Bjork	5	80	0
Steve Clausen	2	44	1
David Erlandson	2	19	0
Jim Halvarson	1	13	1
Jim Huepenbecker	3	28	0
Alan Hughes	3	6	0
Duncan Puffer	3	56	1
Tim Roberts	31	403	4
Mark Tipps	13	157	1

Interceptions	Number	Yards
Bruce Bade	2	14
Tom Franz	1	3
Mark Illies	2	70
Greg Laszewski	7	54
Dave Najarian	1	7
Bill Wavrin	3	44

Punting	Number	Yards	Average	Blocked
Greg Laszewski	61	2293	37.6	0

Punt Returns	Number	Yards
Brett Aamot	3	13
Bruce Bade	9	47
Mark Illies	5	20
Rick Straka	3	10

Kickoff Returns	Number	Yards
Brett Aamot	6	134
Jim Bjork	5	51
Tom Dahl	1	0
Mark Illies	9	128
Tim Roberts	1	3
Rick Straka	5	91

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