Football History 1970-79
1970-79
1979 (Jerry Dunbar)
NIACC picked up two wins in the 1979 season over Iowa Lakes. The Trojans topped the Lakers 17-8 in week 5 and 31-17 in week 10.
1979 NIACC football roster
Steve Carlisle, Bruce Fosdyck, Kevin Nelson, David Austinson, Darrell Goree, Randy Pals, Don Copeland, Emmett Arrington, Darren Longshore, Kelly Evans, Jeff Gates, Tim Townsend, Mike Keehn, Marlyn Pruisman, John Maubach, Mark Bruns, Craig Julsen, Dave Decker, Greg Miller, William Schnerre, Larry Gainey, Todd Price, Bill Ammons, Bob Popehagen, Pete Killians, Bob Hancock, Craig Peterson, Larry Swingen, Steve McCarron, Ken Jorgenson, Verne LeMaster, Jim Finn, Terry Johnson, Tom Mohr, Joe Wallace, Danny Bell, Galen Swingen, Dave Cliburn, Manzak McGee, Pat McCarron, Keith Arends, Randi Arndt, Scott Einck, Jeff Wade, Tracey Rokes, Roy Snyder, Todd Gruis, Bill Wolfe, Steve Waddle, Al Hagen, Chuck Harris, Tyree Wagner, Tom Herold, Mark Stevenson, Bobby Grizzard, Steve Kraft, Jeff Eichenberger, Byron North, Wade Wasekuk, Doug Davidson, Neal Mentink, Jeff Madsen, Mike Sheriff, Rex Zimmerman, Kirk Fleming, Gary Brunsvold, Bob Mountain.
1979 results (2-8)
Ellsworth 35, NIACC 0
Illinois Valley 26, NIACC 12
Iowa Central 10, NIACC 7
Waldorf College 14, NIACC 6
NIACC 17, Iowa Lakes 8
Ellsworth 26, NIACC 20
Northern Iowa Junior Varsity 35, NIACC 10
Iowa Central 47, NIACC 10
Waldorf College 20, NIACC 7
NIACC 31, Iowa Lakes 17
1978 (Jerry Dunbar)
NIACC opened the season with a 28-0 win over Iowa Lakes. The Trojans also picked up wins over the Iowa State Junior Varsity (29-25) and Waldorf College (9-4),
1978 NIACC football roster
Steve Milbrandt, Dean Swain, Steve Carlisle, Ty Kent, Scott Youngstrom, Willie Conley, Tony Robertson, Kelly Evans, Mercer Bryson, Tom Grizzard, Jim Downing, Mike Keehn, Anthony Grizzard, Charles Ford, Shawn Ryan, Greg Croell, Keith Lash, Larry Gainey, Bill Ammons, Dave Warthen, Dave Aldridge, Forrest Ward, John Newman, Scot Wright, Steve McCarron, Manzak McGee, Terry Murray, Jim Finn, Rich Simpson, Craig Peterson, Craig Olson, Joe Wallace, John Madden, Vernell Lemaster, Joe Wells, Phil Swisher, Brad Griesking, Bill Yount, Andy Nielsen, Randi Arndt, Jon Hahn, Steve Dickens, Brad Bonin, Al Rollefson, Todd Gruis, Lance Mays, Steve Waddle, Kevin Boehme, Tim Murray, Tom Herold, Randy Butterfield, Bobby Grizzard, Steve Kraft, Dennis Neuberger, Wade Waseskuk, Kevin Nelson, Neal Mentink, Jay Wright, Dave Baack, Hal Berding, Gary Brunsvold, Mike James.
1978 results (3-7)
NIACC 28, Iowa Lakes 0
Ellsworth 30, NIACC 7
NIACC 29, Iowa State Junior Varsity 25
Iowa Central 12, NIACC 0
Waldorf College 31, NIACC 12
Iowa Lakes 24, NIACC 0
Ellsworth 22, NIACC 13
Northeast Oklahoma 50, NIACC 13
Iowa Central 36, NIACC 10
NIACC 9, Waldorf College 4
1977 (Jerry Dunbar)
The NIACC football team gained two wins over Iowa Central and also claimed victories over Waldorf College, Iowa Lakes, Ellsworth in Jerry Dunbar's first year as coach of the Trojans. The signature win was a 23-20 win over No. 1 Ellsworth.
1977 NIACC football roster
Craig Anderson, Hal Berding, Bob Theiss, Brock Inman, Phil Swisher, Bob Knipper, Andy Nielsen, Tim Hauber, Kevin Boehme, Kip Wilson, Mike Berendes, Dan Cartledge, Tom Lustig, Roger Richardson, Jeff Crane, Scott Aldridge, Ken Rasmussen, Bill Roche, Charles Swann, James Thompson, Kevin McDermott, Mark Lau, Rich Enos, Byron Harrell, John Pederson, Preston Rowser, Bryan Reynolds, Mark Mostrom, Tom Grizzard, Mark Squires, Dennis Neuberger, Sean McDonald, Dale Schumann, Denny Buns, Joe Wells, Doug Peshak, John Rasmussen, Jim Downing, Shawn Ryan, Galen Swingen, Mike Peterson, Len Babbitt, Brad Quintus, Ben Lee, Jeff Watermiller, Bill Shanahan, Mercer Bryson, John Baugus, Jeff Skyles, Steve Anstoetter, Tim Stout, Mark Streeter, Tim Murray, Terry Murray, Jeff Bobek, Mark Miller, Tom Dunn, Chuck McKay, Ken Stenberg, Tony McLaughlin, Rick Hall, Dave Baack, Tom Downing, Steve Bakeris, Tommy Snipes, Rick Honaker, David Duffy, Greg Hinderman.
1977 results (5-3)
NIACC 7, Waldorf College 2 (H)
NIACC 6, Iowa Lakes 0 (A)
NIACC 23, Ellsworth 20 (H)
NIACC 10, Iowa Central 7 (A)
Waldorf College 7, NIACC 6 (A)
Iowa Lakes 16, NIACC 11 (H)
Ellsworth 20, NIACC 12 (A)
NIACC 21, Iowa Central 10 (H)
1976 (Art Lundblad)
In Art Lundblad's final season as coach, the NIACC football team compiled a record of 4-5 with two wins over Marshalltown, Iowa Central and Waldorf College.
1976 NIACC football roster
Tim Stout, Bob Craft, Rick Enos, Steve Epsteen, Tommy Snipes, Mark Grant, Mike Benedict, Jeff Skyles, Tom Hovey, Mike Peterson, Lee Galloway, Brad Bonin, Mike Shanahan, Greg Hinderman, Brad Meyer, Kim Dockwell, James Thompson, Chuck McKay, Mike Berendes, Charles Hines, Bob Knipper, David Duffy, Glen Davis, Greg Hitt, Rick Honaker, Mike Piper, John Pederson, Tony McClaughlin, David Baack, Mike Dillinger, John Baugus, Preston Rowser, Jeff Bobek, Mark McCalley, Al Slavic, Len Babbitt, Bryan Kuhlman, Kip Wilson, Bryan Reynolds, Mark Miller, Leon Christianson, Steve Bakeris, Terry Awe, Mark Baltes, Ben Lee, Ron Brent, Monroe Shindelar, Dan Mueller, Rick Solomon, Jim Haskins, James Broom, Bob Theiss, Mike Daum, Tom Downing, Tim Hauber.
1976 results (4-5)
NIACC 13, Iowa Central 7
NIACC 40, Marshalltown 13
NIACC 19, Waldorf College 14
Ellsworth 58, NIACC 8
Iowa Lakes 10, NIACC 7
Iowa Central 21, NIACC 7
NIACC 29, Marshalltown 21
Ellsworth 48, NIACC 0
Waldorf College 20, NIACC 6
1975 (Art Lundblad)
The Trojans put together a 3-game win streak in the 1975 season with wins over Marshalltown (16-14), Pillsbury (57-0) and Iowa Lakes (21-14).
1975 NIACC football roster
Craig Carper, Marc Olson, Bob Craft, Mike Benedict, Tom Hovey, Darrell Singleton, Louis Banker, Jeff Marquard, Rick Kave, Craig Moses, Gary Muhlbauer, Bob Sweers, Byron Kinseth, Dan Mueller, Mike Piper, Bob Schuster, Fred Beiter, Bruce Venteicher, Brad McMahon, Mike Steverson, Rex McClanahan, Paul Hogen, Martin Barnett, Monroe Shindelar, Bryan Kuhlman, Glen Davis, James Broom, Jim Heston, Rex Mueller, Al Herkowski, Steve Lowrey, Brad Meyer, Rodney Griffin, Lee Young, Jeff Oberhoffer, Herb Walk, Mike Jones, Brett Irving, Dan Testroet, Denny Lau, Jim Hasken, Sammy Menton, Mark McCalley, Brian Austin, George Ferguson, Quintin Swingen, Mike Daum, Dave Aguilera, Joe Wilson, David Bell, Dan Bacon.
1975 results (4-5)
Ellsworth 21, NIACC 18
Iowa Central 17, NIACC 8
NIACC 34, Drake Junior Varsity 26
Waldorf College 39, NIACC 21
NIACC 16, Marshalltown 14
NIACC 57, Pillsbury 0
NIACC 21, Iowa Lakes 14
Iowa Central 3, NIACC 0
Waldorf College 42, NIACC 14
1974 (Art Lundblad)
Bob Sweers rushed for 874 yards and Doug Piro threw for 795 yards to help lead the NIACC football team to a winning record of 5-4.
The Trojans rushed for 1,613 yards, passed for 943 yards and averaged 284 yards per game.
The Trojans gained two wins over Marshalltown and also stopped Pillsbury, Ellsworth and Iowa Lakes.
1974 statistical leaders
Rushing - Bob Sweers 148 carries for 874 yards.
Passing - Doug Piro 62 for 132 for 795 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Receiving - Sammy Menton 24 receptions for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns.
1974 NIACC football roster
Doug Piro, Brad McMahon, John Dvorak, Craig Carper, Ron Hayek, Bob Schuster, Mark Erickson, Jim Olson, Bob Vorwald, Bob Bostic, Kevin Pederson, Paul Hogen, Chuck Schany, Bruce Boerschel, Henry Galloway, Tony Mansfield, Bruce Venteicher, Bob Sweers, Ishmar Johari, Pat Brackey, Mike Griffin, Tom Hendricks, Marin Barnett, Steve Raybons, Terry Lyman, Jim Heston, Allan Herkowski, Dave Olson, Jack Rasmussen, Bob Hofsommer, David George, Greg Blair, Rodney Griffin, Johnelle Keller, Brett Irving, Dave Wright, Greg Rockow, Mike Steverson, Sammy Menton, Pat Ross, Quintin Swingen, Kirk Farrar, Dennis Lau, Byron Kinseth.
1974 results (5-4)
Waldorf College 24, NIACC 10
NIACC 21, Marshalltown 7
Iowa Central 14, NIACC 10
NIACC 48, Pillsbury 6
NIACC 28, Ellsworth 6
NIACC 29, Marshalltown 20
Indian Hills 32, NIACC 0
NIACC 17, Iowa Lakes 13
Waldorf College 34, NIACC 0
1973 (Art Lundblad)
NIACC topped Waldorf College 20-17 in the final game of the regular season to even its record at 4-4.
The Trojans also gained wins over Iowa Lakes, Marshalltown and Pillsbury.
1973 NIACC football roster
Don Barnes, Pat Beck, Britt Billick, Pat Brackey, Dale Burmester, Tom Burns, Rod DeVries, Tony Durby, Dave Eimers, John Elliott, Frank Fiala, Mike Fowles, Steve Freeman, Bill Fredericks, Barry Gaarder, Gus Garcia, Leonard Geery, Flloyd Gerleman, Dale Greimann, Brian Hamrick, Lawrence Harper, Ron Hayek, Jim Heiman, Scott Helgason, Dave Hemann, Randy Holt, Johari Ismauer, Ken Kasprzak, Mike Kopriva, Rich Krafka, Jim Kramer, Terry Lyman, Mike Mann, Rich Mary, Jim McGowan, Eugene Mollett, Dave Nelson, Jim Olson, Jim Paulson, Kevin Pederson, Darryl Peter, Bob Popenhagen, Jack Rasmussen, Dennis Reed, Mike Robert, Pat Ross, Terry Schoenfeld, Roger Schouten, Walter Smith, Maynard Stensrud, Mike Tatone, Terry Thorvilson, Chuck Thomason, Terry Wideman.
1973 results (4-4)
Drake Junior Varsity 7, NIACC 3
Iowa Central 34, NIACC 0
NIACC 34, Iowa Lakes 14
NIACC 28, Marshalltown 6
Ellsworth 31, NIACC 14
NIACC 68, Pillsbury 12
Indian Hills 22, NIACC 3
NIACC 20, Waldorf College 17
1972 (Art Lundblad)
The Trojans were 4-5 in the 1972 season under coach Art Lundblad.
The four wins for the Trojans were the most since they were 4-5 in the 1968 season under Gus Brandt. The Trojans picked up wins over Marshalltown, Iowa Lakes, Pillsbury and Wright Junior College.
1972 results (4-5)
Sept. 9 - NIACC 44, Pillsbury 6
Sept. 14 - Drake Junior Varsity 40, NIACC 14
Sept. 23 - Iowa Central 25, NIACC 7
Sept. 30 - NIACC 42, Iowa Lakes 0
Oct. 7 - NIACC 31, Marshalltown 0
Oct. 14 - Ellsworth 20, NIACC 0
Oct. 21 - NIACC 33, Wright JC 19
Oct. 28 - Indian Hills 15, NIACC 12
Nov. 4 - Waldorf College 22, NIACC 20
1971 (Art Lundblad)
NIACC was 2-7 under coach Art Lundblad, who started his second stint as head coach of the Trojans. Lundblad coached the Trojans from 1959 to 1966 and compiled a record of 39-14-4.
Rich Koolbeck coached the Trojans in the 1967 season. Gus Brandt took over as head coach from 1968-70 and Lundblad returned in 1971.
1971 NIACC football roster
Ben Hanson, Craig Ramaker, Bruce Anderson, Andy Kathan, Rick Ott, Del Rieman, Joe Ames, Mike Esters, Rich Stadtlander, Clif Allen, Mike Rezab, Lloyd Payne, Dallas Steenblock, Rod Ott, David DuPuis, Dan Peterson, Chuck Kuennen, Russ Steenblock, Mark Byington, Mike Adams, Terry French, Ron Schultz, James Bush, Brent Hastings, Steve Eidness, Dwight Hogan, Doug Bieber, Mark Neibauer, Dennis Katcher, John Duffy, Joe Hanig, Jamie Koster, Al Hayward, Jim Ryan, David Beenken, Richard Foth, Leslie Steenblock, Gene Chinander, Gary Estes, Greg Steenblock, John Anderson, Guy Saak, James Anderson, Grant Roelf, Steve Heyer, Landon Dedman, Sam Pederson, David Halfpap, Kriss Wells, Rod DeVries, Charlie Aldrich.
1971 season (2-7)
Sept. 11 - NIACC 21, Austin State 6 (A)
Sept. 18 - NDSCS 39, NIACC 8 (A)
Sept. 25 - Iowa Central 12, NIACC 0 (H)
Oct. 2 - NIACC 22, Iowa Lakes 21 (A)
Oct. 9 - Marshalltown 13, NIACC 7 (A)
Oct. 16 - Ellsworth 45, NIACC 7 (H)
Oct. 23 - Pillsbury 26, NIACC 21 (H)
Oct. 30 - Indian Hills 51, NIACC 18 (H)
Nov. 6 - Waldorf College 7, NIACC 6 (A)
1970 (Gus Brandt)
The Trojans were 2-5 under third-year coach Gus Brandt.
The Trojans picked up wins over Austin State and Indian Hills.
1970 NIACC football roster
Randy Berhow, Paul Hankenson, Rick McIlrath, Dave Dolan, Doug Brink, Jamie Patton, James Carlson, Mike Knutson, Dennis O'Donnell, Bill Gates, Sam Pederson, Dan Thomas, Larry Sheppard, Del Rieman, Rick Ott, Don Larkin, Joe Hatchett, Ron Romick, Jon Dillavou, Brent Hastings, David Haugen, Tom Luhmen, Dennis Katcher, James Koster, Clif Peterson, Ken Griffin, Dennis Haugen, Dan Latham, Allyn Ramker, Jan Aamodt, Jim Ryan, Mark Niebauer, David Grant, Tom Niess, Al Hayward, David Beenken, Mo Kvidera, Guy Saak, Henry Banke, Dean Zeller, Guy Lennan, Craig Fisher, Steven Heyer, Mandrid Williams, Rich Siemons, Tom Stramer, Jay Terness, Kriss Wells, Bob Ostendorf.
1970 season (2-5)
NIACC 21, Austin State 6
Iowa Central 33, NIACC 7
Marshalltown 14, NIACC 7
Ellsworth 63, NIACC 7
Iowa Lakes 12, NIACC 0
NIACC 17, Indian Hills 14
Waldorf College 22, NIACC 10
MCJC/NIACC record vs. opponents through 1922-1979 seasons
(Football started at Mason City Junior College in 1922. From 1922-1965, the school was known as MCJC. The school became North Iowa Area Community College in the 1966 season. Individual season records not available for 1923, 1924, 1929, 1930. MCJC did not field teams from 1942-45 due to World War II. Only partial season available for 1959.)
vs. Albert Lea, Minn. 1-1
vs. Austin, Minn./Austin State 4-2-2
vs. Bethel, Minn. 3-0
vs. Britt 3-0
vs. Burlington 9-8
vs. Campion College 1-0
vs. Carleton College freshmen 1-0
vs. Centerville 3-9
vs. Des Moines Catholic JC 1-1
vs. Des Moines freshmen 1-1
vs. Drake JV 1-2
vs. Eagle Grove 4-0-1
vs. Ellsworth 9-19-1
vs. Emmetsburg 10-2
vs. Estherville/Iowa Lakes 30-14-1
vs. Fort Dodge/Iowa Central 24-25-5
vs. Graceland 0-3
vs. Grand Rapids, Mich. 1-1
vs. Grinnell 1-0
vs. Hibbing CC 1-1
Iowa State "B" team/JV 1-2
vs. Iowa State Teachers College freshmen 2-1
vs. Illinois Valley 0-1
vs. Lennox College 1-0
vs. Luther/Luther B 7-4-1
vs. Mankato State JV/freshmen 2-2
vs. Marshalltown 11-2
vs. Nofolk, Neb. 4-1
vs. NDSCS 0-2
vs. Northeast Oklahoma 0-1
vs. Northern Iowa JV 0-1
vs. Northwestern 5-2-1
vs. Pillsbury Baptist College 3-2
vs. Rochester, Minn. 10-5-2
vs. Sheldon 3-0-1
vs. Waldorf 30-19-1
vs. Wartburg/Wartburg B 8-0
vs. Washington 2-0
vs. Watertown, S.D. 1-0
vs. Waukon 6-0
vs. Webster City 1-0
vs. Worthington, Minn. 9-9-2
vs. Wright JC 1-0
NIACC/MCJC HIGHEST SCORING GAMES (1922-79)
NIACC 75, Norfolk, Neb. 14 (1967)
MCJC 69, Waldorf 0 (1932)
NIACC 62, Estherville 26 (1967)
MCJC 60, Emmetsburg 0 (1951)
MCJC 60, Waldorf 7 (1963)
NIACC 57, Pillsbury Baptist 0 (1975)
MCJC 54, Ellsworth 6 (1934)
MCJC 52, Wartburg B 7 (1949)
NIACC 52, Waldorf 0 (1967)
MCJC 50, Estherville 0 (1963)
NIACC 48, Pillsbury Baptist 6 (1974)
MCJC 47, Worthington, Minn. 13 (1965)
MCJC 46, Waldorf 0 (1925)
MCJC 46, Worthington, Minn. 13 (1962)
MCJC 45, Britt 0 (1927)
MCJC 45, Emmetsburg 0 (1953)
NIACC 44, Pillsbury Baptist 6 (1972)
MCJC 42, Centerville 0 (1963)
NIACC 42, Iowa Lakes 0 (1972)
NIACC 41, Marshalltown 6 (1969)
MCJC 40, Fort Dodge 13 (1952)
MCJC 40, Fort Dodge 0 (1963)
MCJC 40, Fort Dodge 0 (1964)
NIACC 40, Marshalltown 6 (1967)
NIACC 40, Marshalltown 13 (1976)