Bettendorf Football | 1960 Season

1960 Season

Little 6 Champions — U.P.I. Iowa State Champions — 9-0 Record

ROW 1: Coach Wayne Cheramay, Gary Rinehart, John Hartung, Bud Reiselt, Bob Noth, Jim Dilts, John Cain, John Brooke, Kroeger, Coach Darrell Moore. ROW 2: Coach Bill Jensen, Hart, Steve Grossman, Metzger, Saur, Goetz, Johnson, Stu Sparling, Scott Rocker, Lee, Head Coach Merrit Parsons. ROW 3: Tucker, Wilken, Barretta, Sones, Hesse, Duncan, McConnell, Warnock, Castro. ROW 4: Maher, Preusch, West, Chebuhar, Wuorinen, Langan, Hempel, Rosenfield, Kerns, Ahlers. ROW 5: Marion, Schult, Best, Vrachtel, Witcraft, Long, Curtis Vande Walle.

Game Scores/Results

Regular Season
Week #1: (W) Bettendorf 40, Cedar Rapids Regis 6
Week #2: (W) Bettendorf 34, Burlington 18
Week #3: (W) Bettendorf 42, Keokuk 7
Week #4: (W) Bettendorf 34, North Scott 6
Week #5: (W) Bettendorf 43, Muscatine 6
Week #6: (W) Bettendorf 32, Assumption 14
Week #7: (W) Bettendorf 56, Ottumwa 14
Week #8: (W) Bettendorf 40, Alleman 7
Week #9: (W) Bettendorf 60, Geneseo 20

Little 6 Conference
Team Standings

Bettendorf... 4-0 / 9-0
Burlington... 3-1
Ottumwa... 2-2
Muscatine... 1-3
Keokuk... 0-4

All-Conference Players
:: Offense [or] Defense ::

1st Team: Scott Rocker - Halfback
1st Team: Stu Sparling - Fullback
1st Team: Steve Grossman - Offensive Tackle
1st Team: John Hartung - Offensive Tackle
1st Team: John Cain - Center

2nd Team: Jim Dilts - Halfback

All-Metro Players
:: Offense [or] Defense ::

1st Team: Scott Rocker - Halfback
1st Team: Steve Grossman - Offensive Tackle

2nd Team: John Cain - Center
2nd Team: Bud Reiselt - Defensive Back

All-Quad City Players
:: Offense [or] Defense ::

1st Team: Scott Rocker - Halfback
1st Team: Steve Grossman - Offensive Tackle

2nd Team: Jim Dilts - Halfback
2nd Team: John Cain - Center
2nd Team: Bud Reiselt - Defensive Back

Honorable Mention: John Hartung - Offensive Tackle

All-State Players

Scott Rocker - Halfback
1st Team - Des Moines Register

Steve Grossman - Offensive Tackle
1st Team - Iowa Daily Press Association
2nd Team - Des Moines Register

Stu Sparling - Fullback
5th Team - Des Moines Register

John Hartung - Offensive Tackle
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register

Bud Reiselt - Defensive Back
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register

John Cain - Center
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register

Jim Dilts - Halfback
Honorable Mention - Des Moines Register

All-Americans

Steve Grossman - Offensive Tackle
Honorable Mention - Wigman Wiseman

Scott Rocker - Halfback
Honorable Mention - Wigman Wiseman

Captains, M.V.P., Managers

Captains
John Brooke, Stuart Sparling

M.V.P.
???

Managers
Lowell Anlgers, Ben Maher, Mike Myatt

Coaches & Trainers

Head Coach
Merrit Parsons (6)

Assistant Coaches
Wayne Cheramy, Bill Jensen, Darrell Moore

Trainer
Darrell Moore

Miscellaneous Information

• This was the fourth-straight conference championship for Bettendorf
• Bettendorf defeated Burlington, the defending State Champions--at Burlington--34-18
• The Dawgs were named the "Mythical State Champs" by the U.P.I.
• Bettendorf (since 1958) went unbeaten in 26 games (record: 25-0-1)
• Coach Parsons named "Coach of the Year" by the Des Moines Register
• Steve Grossman earned "Quad City Lineman of the Year" honors
• Total Offense = 527 plays for 3,645 yards (6.91 average) along with 56 touchdowns
• 381 Points in 9 Games (42.3 points per game) = New School Record

Category	Player	Stats 1	Stats 2
Rushing	Scott Rocker Jim Dilts	61 carries for 959 yards 92 carries for 577 yards	8.6 average; 19 TD 6.27 average; 12 TD
Passing	Stu Sparling	32 comp. / 61 att. (52%)	524 yards; 5 TD, 6 INT
Receiving	Scott Rocker	12 rec. for 266 yards.	2 TD
Punt Returns	Scott Rocker	12 returns for 306 yards.	25.4 average
Kickoff Returns	Scott Rocker	6 returns for 156 yards.	26.0 average
Extra Points	Dick Castro	41/50 kicks	41 total points
Tackles	Stu Sparling Jim Dilts	54 tackles 52 tackles	[unknown solos/assists]