Football 1984 Archive
MIAC: 6-2-1 (T-2nd place)
Season Review
After a hesitant start, Coach Dennis Raarup’s 1984 Gustie football team developed into a real scoring machine and finished the season with a 6-2-1 record to tie St. Thomas for 2nd place behind undefeated MIAC champion Hamline. Following a 14-14 opening game tie with St. Thomas, the team split the next four games before going on a roll in which they outscored four opponents 160-50, behind the passing of senior Eric Lande and the strong defensive play of seniors Kurt Ploeger and Mark Lantz.
The Gusties capped the season with a 42-34 win over St. John’s at Collegeville giving them an unblemished road record. Raarup lost a large corps of experienced seniors, but several freshmen saw extended action and would be ready to step in the following year.
| 1984 MIAC Final Standings | |||
| Team | W | L | T |
| Hamline | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| GUSTAVUS | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Thomas | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| St. John's | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Olaf | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Macalester | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Augsburg | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Concordia | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Carleton | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Bethel | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 Final Results (6-2-1, 6-2-1) | |||
| GA | Opponent | ||
| 14 | St. Thomas | 14 | |
| 30 | St. Olaf | 25 | |
| 6 | Concordia | 10 | |
| 67 | Augsburg | 7 | |
| 13 | Hamline | 27 | |
| 35 | Macalester | 0 | |
| 31 | Carleton | 7 | |
| 51 | Bethel | 9 | |
| 42 | St. John’s | 34 | |
| 1984 Roster | |||
| Number | Name | Year | Position |
| 1 | David Nelson | JR | PB |
| 2 | Eric Lande | SR | QB |
| 3 | Michael Capozzi | SR | DB |
| 4 | Todd Krough | JR | DB |
| 5 | Mac Ryerse | SO | K/QB |
| 6 | Cliff Landry | SO | WR |
| 7 | Brad Toft | FR | QB |
| 8 | Larry Bodin | JR | WR |
| 9 | Todd Raarup | FR | QB |
| 10 | Marc Illies | SR | RB/DB |
| 11 | Chris McCartney | FR | QB |
| 12 | Mark Lundquist | SO | DB |
| 13 | Tim Holland | FR | DB |
| 14 | Tom Illies | JR | WR/P |
| 15 | Doug Burggraaff | SO | QB |
| 16 | John McCally | SO | OLB |
| 17 | Alex Erickson | FR | QB |
| 20 | Rob Jacobson | SO | RB |
| 21 | Paul Beuning | SO | RB/DB |
| 22 | Todd Madigan | SO | RB |
| 23 | Dean Borgh | FR | RB |
| 24 | Jeff Braun | SR | RB |
| 25 | Barry Larsen | FR | RB |
| 26 | Steve Harstad | SO | RB |
| 27 | Kevin Dreier | SO | DB |
| 28 | Joel Pederson | JR | DB |
| 29 | Jim Isaak | SO | DB |
| 30 | Bob Kern | FR | DB |
| 31 | Peter Morken | FR | RB |
| 32 | Rick Straka | FR | RB |
| 33 | John Galle | FR | LB |
| 34 | Eric Ollerman | FR | DB |
| 35 | Scott Robinson | JR | RB |
| 36 | Marc Bachman | FR | DB/RB |
| 37 | Tom Bjork | JR | OLB |
| 38 | Mark Riggs | SO | OLB |
| 39 | John Kulick | FR | RB |
| 40 | Richard Orred | FR | DB |
| 41 | Brent Schafer | FR | DB |
| 42 | Walter Peck | FR | K |
| 43 | Steve Buchholz | FR | WR |
| 44 | Steve Krogulski | FR | RB |
| 46 | Randy Richert | SR | OLB |
| 47 | Brian Ploof | FR | RB |
| 48 | Mike Dille | SR | RB |
| 49 | Jonathan Reppe | FR | RB/LB |
| 50 | Matt Hammerlund | SR | C |
| 51 | Scott Croonquist | SR | ILB |
| 52 | Doug Magee | SO | OLB |
| 54 | Mark Lantz | SR | ILB |
| 55 | Chuck Day | JR | OG |
| 56 | Greg Luhman | JR | LB |
| 57 | Mark Rodning | SR | OG |
| 58 | Scott Fritz | JR | OL |
| 59 | Tom Kern | SR | OT |
| 60 | Ron Peterson | FR | LB |
| 61 | David Burns | JR | OL |
| 62 | John Hortop | FR | OL |
| 63 | Mark Anderson | FR | OL |
| 65 | Darin Zimmerman | FR | OT |
| 67 | Steve Dahl | SR | OT |
| 68 | David Werner | FR | OL |
| 69 | Bobby Kronschnabel | FR | OLB |
| 70 | Martin Johnson | JR | DT |
| 71 | Tim Robertson | SO | OL |
| 72 | Kurt Ploeger | SR | DT |
| 73 | Mike Jacobson | SO | NG |
| 74 | Carl Kopp | FR | OL |
| 75 | Scott Fransen | JR | OT |
| 76 | Dave Elfstrand | FR | DT |
| 77 | Bill Belvedere | JR | OL |
| 78 | Cameron Foster | SR | DT |
| 79 | Lee Aanonsen | FR | OL |
| 80 | Peter Overgaard | FR | WR |
| 81 | Lee Glenna | SO | OLB |
| 82 | Christopher Vilt | FR | TE |
| 83 | Mike Farley | FR | DB |
| 84 | Kent Petrocco | FR | WR |
| 85 | Paul Sandbaken | SO | WR |
| 86 | Dave Spiegler | SO | TE |
| 87 | Paul Gesme | SO | OLB |
| 89 | Matt Von Eschen | SO | LB/DT |
| 92 | Lee Schmitz | FR | DB/P |
| 94 | Greg Mueller | FR | WR |
| 95 | Dan Utoft | FR | DB |
| 96 | Craig Peterson | JR | TE |
| 97 | David Gooding | JR | NG |
| 98 | Dave Fuecker | FR | TE |
| 99 | John Bilski | FR | DT |
| Head Coach: Dennis Raarup | |||
| Team Statistics | |||
| Rushing | Gustavus | Opponents | |
| Carries | 393 | 413 | |
| Yards gained rushing | 1515 | 1440 | |
| Yards lost rushing | 169 | 308 | |
| Net yards gained rushing | 1346 | 1132 | |
| Ave. per game | 149.6 | 125.8 | |
| TD’s | 16 | 7 | |
| Passing | |||
| Attempts | 282 | 196 | |
| Completions | 145 | 88 | |
| Intercepted | 13 | 19 | |
| Gain | 1908 | 1240 | |
| Ave. per game | 212 | 137.8 | |
| TD’s | 22 | 9 | |
| Total Offense | |||
| Plays | 675 | 609 | |
| Gain | 3254 | 2372 | |
| Ave. per game | 361.6 | 263.6 | |
| First Downs | |||
| Rushing | 70 | 55 | |
| Passing | 82 | 56 | |
| Penalty | 13 | 6 | |
| Total | 165 | 117 | |
| Scoring | |||
| Touchdowns | 41 | 17 | |
| PAT Kick | 33-39 | 13-16 | |
| PAT Other | 1-2 | 0-1 | |
| Field Goals | 2-6 | 6-11 | |
| Safeties | 1 | 0 | |
| Total Points | 289 | 133 | |
| Ave. per game | 32.1 | 14.8 | |
| Penalties | |||
| Number | 40 | 40 | |
| Yards | 276 | 390 | |
| Fumbles | |||
| Number | 20 | 24 | |
| Lost | 13 | 13 | |
| Interceptions | |||
| Number | 19 | 13 | |
| Yards | 257 | 133 | |
| TD’s | 3 | 1 | |
| Punt Returns | |||
| Number | 19 | 19 | |
| Yards | 131 | 56 | |
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | |
| Kickoff Returns | |||
| Number | 22 | 35 | |
| Yards | 420 | 572 | |
| TD’s | 0 | 0 | |
| Punting | |||
| Number | 47 | 59 | |
| Yards | 1495 | 1836 | |
| Average | 31.8 | 31.1 | |
| Blocked | 0 | 1 | |
| Scoring/Quarters | |||
| First | 31 | 37 | |
| Second | 118 | 37 | |
| Third | 57 | 19 | |
| Fourth | 83 | 40 | |
| Total | 289 | 133 | |
| Individual Statistics | |||
| Rushing | Attempts | Gain | Loss |
| Jeff Braun | 20 | 54 | 5 |
| Doug Burggraaff | 7 | 51 | 8 |
| Mike Dille | 139 | 570 | 5 |
| Steve Harstad | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| Marc Illies | 67 | 269 | 12 |
| Rob Jacobson | 27 | 76 | 6 |
| John Kulick | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Lande | 35 | 101 | 94 |
| Cliff Landry | 28 | 118 | 0 |
| Barry Larsen | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Chris McCartney | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Scott Robinson | 29 | 141 | 2 |
| Rick Straka | 10 | 58 | 2 |
| Passing | Attempts | Completed | Interceptions |
| Doug Burggraaff | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Marc Illies | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Lande | 263 | 136 | 12 |
| Cliff Landry | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring | TD’s | Points | PAT Kick |
| Larry Bodin | 1 | 6 | |
| Doug Burggraaff | 1 | 6 | |
| Michael Cappozi | 1 | 6 | |
| Scott Croonquist | 1 | 6 | |
| Chuck Day | 1 | 6 | |
| Mike Dille | 10 | 60 | |
| Steve Harstad | 1 | 8 | |
| Marc Illies | 5 | 30 | |
| Tom Illies | 7 | 42 | |
| John Kulick | 1 | 6 | |
| Eric Lande | 2 | 12 | |
| Craig Peterson | 1 | 6 | |
| Ron Peterson | 1 | 6 | |
| Todd Raarup | 1 | 6 | |
| Scott Robinson | 1 | 6 | |
| Mac Ryerse | 39 | 33-38 | |
| Dave Spiegler | 2 | 12 | |
| Rick Straka | 4 | 24 | |
| Pass Receiving | Number | Yards | TD |
| Larry Bodin | 3 | 33 | 1 |
| Chuck Day | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Mike Dille | 15 | 147 | 0 |
| Steve Harstad | 6 | 68 | 1 |
| Marc Illies | 13 | 248 | 4 |
| Tom Illies | 46 | 604 | 7 |
| Rob Jacobson | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Cliff Landry | 8 | 72 | 0 |
| Craig Peterson | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Todd Raarup | 2 | 41 | 1 |
| Scott Robinson | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Spiegler | 23 | 355 | 2 |
| Rick Straka | 22 | 265 | 4 |
| Interceptions | Number | Yards | |
| Michael Capozzi | 3 | 102 | |
| Scott Croonquist | 3 | 26 | |
| Tim Holland | 1 | 10 | |
| Mark Lantz | 4 | 60 | |
| Eric Ollerman | 3 | 8 | |
| Joel Pederson | 3 | 27 | |
| Ron Peterson | 1 | 24 | |
| Punting | Number | Yards | Average |
| Tom Illies | 9 | 325 | 36.1 |
| Ron Peterson | 38 | 1170 | 30.8 |
| Punt Returns | Number | Yards | |
| Marc Illies | 2 | 21 | |
| Tom Illies | 13 | 84 | |
| Richard Orred | 1 | 6 | |
| Rick Straka | 3 | 20 | |
| Kickoff Returns | Number | Yards | |
| Jeff Braun | 1 | 18 | |
| Marc Illies | 8 | 145 | |
| Tom Illies | 8 | 162 | |
| Rob Jacobson | 1 | 20 | |
| Cliff Landry | 1 | 15 | |
| Rick Straka | 3 | 60 | |
