Football 1983 Archive
MIAC: 5-4 (T-4th place)
| 1983 MIAC Final Standings | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | |||
| St. Thomas | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| St. John's | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hamline | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||
| GUSTAVUS | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Macalester | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Concordia | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Augsburg | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| St. Olaf | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Bethel | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Carleton | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Final Results (6-4-0, 5-4-0) | ||||||
| GA | Opponent | |||||
| 13 | UW-Stout | 6 | ||||
| 36 | Bethel | 12 | ||||
| 13 | Hamline | 7 | ||||
| 6 | St. Thomas | 37 | ||||
| 16 | St. John’s | 23 | ||||
| 20 | Carleton | 17 | ||||
| 20 | Augsburg | 21 | ||||
| 17 | St. Olaf | 14 | ||||
| 7 | Macalester | 10 | ||||
| 24 | Concordia | 14 | ||||
| 1983 Roster | ||||||
| Number | Name | Year | Position | Hometown | ||
| 1 | Jim O’Neill | SR | K | Crystal, Minn. | ||
| 2 | Eric Lande | JR | QB | Littleton, Colorado | ||
| 3 | Michael Capozzi | JR | DB | Lake Forest, Illinois | ||
| 4 | Todd Krough | SO | DB | Minnetonka, Minn. | ||
| 5 | Mac Ryerse | FR | K/P | Edina, Minn. | ||
| 6 | David Nelson | SO | QB | Atkinson, Illinois | ||
| 8 | Andy Mobeck | SO | DB | Harris, Minn. | ||
| 10 | Marc Illies | JR | DB | Mound, Minn. | ||
| 12 | Mark Lundquist | FR | QB | St. Paul, Minn. | ||
| 14 | Tom Illies | SO | WR/P | Mound, Minn. | ||
| 15 | Doug Burggraaff | FR | QB | Bloomington, Minn. | ||
| 17 | Todd Rath | FR | QB | Byron, Minn. | ||
| 18 | Rob Baker | JR | DT | Blue Earth, Minn. | ||
| 20 | Scott Youngblom | SR | OLB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 21 | John McCally | SO | DB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 22 | Todd Madigan | FR | RB | St. Paul, Minn. | ||
| 23 | Kent Johnson | SR | ILB | Sidney, Montana | ||
| 24 | Jeff Braun | JR | RB | Meadowlands, Minn. | ||
| 25 | Jeff Pedersen | SR | DB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 26 | Steve Harstad | FR | RB | Burnsville, Minn. | ||
| 27 | Kevin Dreier | FR | DB | Owatonna, Minn. | ||
| 28 | Joel Pederson | SO | DB | Amboy, Minn. | ||
| 29 | Jim Isaak | SO | DB | Rosemount, Minn. | ||
| 30 | Eric Moleski | FR | DB | Wayzata, Minn. | ||
| 31 | David Erlandson | SR | WR | Fridley, Minn. | ||
| 32 | Rick Straka | JR | RB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 33 | David Gooding | JR | NG | Roseville, Minn. | ||
| 34 | Larry Bodin | SO | RB/WR | Superior, Wisc. | ||
| 35 | Scott Robinson | SO | RB | Edina, Minn. | ||
| 36 | Cliff Landry | FR | DB | Port Arthur, Texas | ||
| 37 | Tom Bjork | SO | OLB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 38 | Mark Riggs | FR | RB | Burnsville, Minn. | ||
| 39 | Jim Alexander | SR | RB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 40 | Ron Nelson | SR | DB | Mankato, Minn. | ||
| 41 | Brad Brubaker | SO | RB | Grundy Center, Iowa | ||
| 42 | Alan Hughes | SR | RB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| 43 | Rolf Erickson | SR | DB | St. Louis Park, Minn. | ||
| 44 | Mark Saxon | FR | DB | Alexandria, Minn. | ||
| 45 | Lee Fahrenz | FR | RB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 46 | Randy Richert | JR | OLB | Hartland, Wisc. | ||
| 47 | Tracy Bahl | SR | RB | Faribault, Minn. | ||
| 48 | Mike Dille | JR | RB | Minnetonka, Minn. | ||
| 49 | Terry Petersen | SR | ILB | Belgrade, Minn. | ||
| 50 | Matt Hammerlund | JR | OL | Maple Plain, Minn. | ||
| 51 | Scott Croonquist | JR | ILB | Willmar, Minn. | ||
| 52 | Doug Magee | FR | OLB | Lyle, Minn. | ||
| 53 | Thor Raarup | SO | OL | Minnetonka, Minn. | ||
| 54 | Mark Lantz | JR | ILB | Lake Crystal, Minn. | ||
| 55 | Chuck Day | SO | OG | Creve Coeur, Missouri | ||
| 56 | David Monchamp | FR | OL | Maple Plain, Minn. | ||
| 57 | Mark Rodning | JR | OG | Bloomington, Minn. | ||
| 58 | Scott Fritz | JR | OL | Lino Lakes, Minn. | ||
| 59 | Tom Kern | JR | OL | Mankato, Minn. | ||
| 60 | Turhan Gushiniere | SO | NG | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 61 | Matt Suby | FR | ILB | Madison, Wisc. | ||
| 62 | Tom Dahl | SR | NG | St. Paul, Minn. | ||
| 63 | Mark Johnson | SR | OT | Gibbon, Minn. | ||
| 64 | Bill Bodin | SO | OL | Washburn, Minn. | ||
| 65 | Dan Croonquist | FR | OL | Willmar, Minn. | ||
| 66 | Michael Maki | FR | OL | Long Lake, Minn. | ||
| 67 | Steve Dahl | JR | OL | Mankato, Minn. | ||
| 68 | John Holmes | SO | NG | Manitowoc, Wisc. | ||
| 69 | Phil Kalleberg | SO | OL | Brooklyn Center, Minn. | ||
| 70 | Martin Johnson | SO | OT | Buffalo, Minn. | ||
| 71 | Tim Robertson | FR | OG | Burnsville, Minn. | ||
| 72 | Kurt Ploeger | JR | DT | LeSueur, Minn. | ||
| 73 | Mike Jacobson | FR | ILB | Becker, Minn. | ||
| 77 | Bill Belvedere | SO | OT/TE | Edina, Minn. | ||
| 78 | Cameron Foster | JR | DT | Plymouth, Wisc. | ||
| 79 | Ken Ericson | SR | DT | Lawrenceville, New Jersey | ||
| 80 | Tom Peterson | FR | WR | Duluth, Minn. | ||
| 81 | Lee Glenna | FR | OLB | Lanesboro, Minn. | ||
| 82 | Jim Halvarson | SR | TE/P | Mound, Minn. | ||
| 83 | Brian Hays | SO | ILB | Rochester, Minn. | ||
| 84 | Jon Bode | FR | WR | New Ulm, Minn. | ||
| 85 | Paul Sandbaken | FR | WR | Golden Valley, Minn. | ||
| 86 | Dave Spiegler | FR | TE | Waukon, Iowa | ||
| 87 | Paul Gesme | FR | TE | Minnetonka, Minn. | ||
| 88 | Scott Fransen | SO | TE | Eden Prairie, Minn. | ||
| 89 | Matt Von Eschen | FR | OLB | Arlington, Minn. | ||
| 92 | David Burns | SO | OLB | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 93 | Gary Jeans | SO | ILB | Forest Lake, Minn. | ||
| 96 | Craig Peterson | SO | OLB | Windom, Minn. | ||
| 98 | Leo Jansen | JR | OLB | St. Peter, Minn. | ||
| Head Coach: Dennis Raarup | ||||||
| Team Statistics | ||||||
| Rushing | Gustavus | Opponents | ||||
| Carries | 498 | 426 | ||||
| Yards gained rushing | 1873 | 1364 | ||||
| Yards lost rushing | 161 | 279 | ||||
| Net yards gained rushing | 1712 | 1085 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 171.2 | 108.5 | ||||
| TD’s | 12 | 7 | ||||
| Passing | ||||||
| Attempts | 230 | 233 | ||||
| Completions | 90 | 88 | ||||
| Intercepted | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Gain | 1389 | 1422 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 138.9 | 142.2 | ||||
| TD’s | 10 | 13 | ||||
| Total Offense | ||||||
| Plays | 728 | 659 | ||||
| Gain | 3101 | 2507 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 310.1 | 250.7 | ||||
| First Downs | ||||||
| Rushing | 84 | 55 | ||||
| Passing | 55 | 54 | ||||
| Penalty | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 149 | 116 | ||||
| Scoring | ||||||
| Touchdown | 22 | 20 | ||||
| PAT Kick | 17-20 | 17-18 | ||||
| PAT Other | 1-2 | 0-2 | ||||
| Field Goals | 7-16 | 8-10 | ||||
| Safeties | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total Points | 172 | 161 | ||||
| Ave. per game | 17.2 | 16.1 | ||||
| Penalties | ||||||
| Number | 44 | 51 | ||||
| Yards | 366 | 470 | ||||
| Fumbles | ||||||
| Number | 36 | 33 | ||||
| Lost | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Interceptions | ||||||
| Number | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Yards | 86 | 89 | ||||
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Number | 34 | 31 | ||||
| Yards | 234 | 210 | ||||
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Number | 29 | 32 | ||||
| Yards | 488 | 661 | ||||
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punting | ||||||
| Number | 67 | 75 | ||||
| Yards | 2276 | 2581 | ||||
| Average | 34.0 | 34.4 | ||||
| Blocked | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Scoring/Quarters | ||||||
| First | ||||||
| Second | ||||||
| Third | ||||||
| Fourth | ||||||
| Total | 172 | 161 | ||||
| Individual Statistics | ||||||
| Rushing | Attempts | Gain | Loss | Net | Average | TD |
| Jim Alexander | 147 | 656 | 4 | 652 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Jeff Braun | 12 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Mike Dille | 140 | 577 | 17 | 560 | 4.0 | 5 |
| David Gooding | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Steve Harstad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alan Hughes | 37 | 115 | 6 | 109 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Marc Illies | 15 | 52 | 2 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Eric Lande | 56 | 85 | 125 | -40 | -0.7 | 1 |
| David Nelson | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Mark Riggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Scott Robinson | 10 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Rick Straka | 76 | 309 | 3 | 306 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Passing | Attempts | Completed | Interceptions | Yards | TD | |
| Eric Lande | 229 | 90 | 18 | 1389 | 10 | |
| David Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | TD’s | Points | PAT Kick | Pat Other | Field Goals | |
| Jim O’Neill | 38 | 17-20 | 7-16 | |||
| Mike Dille | 6 | 36 | ||||
| Jim Alexander | 4 | 24 | ||||
| Rick Straka | 4 | 24 | ||||
| Dave Spiegler | 3 | 18 | ||||
| Marc Illies | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Larry Bodin | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Eric Lande | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Scott Robinson | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Jeff Pedersen | 2 | 1-1 | ||||
| Pass Receiving | Number | Yards | TD | |||
| Marc Illies | 14 | 331 | 2 | |||
| Rick Straka | 15 | 212 | 3 | |||
| Larry Bodin | 9 | 195 | 1 | |||
| Mike Dille | 14 | 157 | 1 | |||
| Dave Spiegler | 14 | 129 | 3 | |||
| Cliff Landry | 7 | 127 | 0 | |||
| Tom Illies | 7 | 109 | 0 | |||
| Jim Halvarson | 5 | 65 | 0 | |||
| Alan Hughes | 2 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Tracy Bahl | 1 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Craig Peterson | 1 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Jim Alexander | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Interceptions | Number | Yards | ||||
| Rolf Erickson | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Jim Isaak | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Michael Capozzi | 2 | 31 | ||||
| Marc Illies | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Mark Lantz | 2 | 42 | ||||
| Scott Youngblom | 2 | -2 | ||||
| Leo Jansen | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Jeff Pedersen | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Todd Rath | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Punting | Number | Yards | Average | Blocked | ||
| Steve Dahl | 46 | 1639 | 35.6 | 0 | ||
| Jim Halvarson | 17 | 569 | 33.5 | 1 | ||
| Tom Illies | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | ||
| Punt Returns | Number | Yards | ||||
| Rick Straka | 15 | 145 | ||||
| Marc Illies | 13 | 46 | ||||
| Tom Illies | 4 | 20 | ||||
| Steve Dahl | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Mark Lundquist | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Kickoff Returns | Number | Yards | ||||
| Marc Illies | 14 | 277 | ||||
| Jeff Pedersen | 5 | 56 | ||||
| Tom Illies | 1 | 42 | ||||
| Steve Harstad | 2 | 38 | ||||
| Rick Straka | 2 | 36 | ||||
| Cliff Landry | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Larry Bodin | 1 | 16 | ||||
