BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE

FOOTBALL
1967

Russell E. Houk, Head Coach and Athletic Director

VARSITY SCHEDULE
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.

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16
23
30
7
14
21
27
4
10

Shippensburg State College
Lock Haven State College
Mansfield State College
Susquehanna University
West Chester State College (HC)
Millersville State College
Cheyney State College
Kutztown State College
East Stroudsburg State College

Night

± Conference

Away
Away*
Away±
Away
Home±
Away±
Home*±
Away±
Home*±

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52
Athletic Director and Head Football Coach
Robert Davenport, Bucknell U . '52
Line Coach
Ronald Puhl, Lock Haven S. C. '61
Backfield Coach
Douglas Boelhouwer, Rutgers U. '59
Freshman Coach
Jerry Thomas, Furman U. '63
Assistant Freshman Coach
Doyel F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Development
Ilruce C. Dietterick, Penn State U . '47
Sports Information Director
Henry C. Turberville, U . of Alabama '64
Head Trainer
Neil Fleischer, Bloomsburg S. C. '69
Team Manager

ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Member

______ ----- ------------------ NCAA, NAIA, PSCAC

Colors ---------------------- --------------------------- Maroon and Gold
Nickname ____________________________ --------------------------------- Huskies
Home Field _________________________ _____________________ Athletic Park
Capacity ______________________ ---------------------------------------------- 3,000
Press Table ________________ Accommodations for 8 persons

COLLEGE INFORMATION
Denomination
Co nducted by
Year Founded

____________ Non-Denominational
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1839

En ro 11 m en t ------------------------ ------------------------------------------- 3200

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1967

Name

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROSTER
Pos.

Class Age

Ht.

Wt.

19
19
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
20

5'8
5'10
5'8
6'

18'1

5'10
6'

182
187
205
170

I - Barnhart, Michael-

LB
~ - Beinhower, LamarE
.c- Bennett, RobertG
~ - Berger, Greg•
HB
I - Bonacci, James•
WB
- Boyd, James ,..
G
'• -carestia, John WB
::i"/ -* Christina, Ronald G
Ji<DeFrancisco, Michael.... LB
- *Deitrich, Robert•
C
Derr, William.
E
(< _ ~I - DiMichele, JohnRHB
l , •. _ --" Eastep, Thomas.....
E
HB
- Erdman, Ronaldl"I ...JFarrelly, JohnQB
'-!, -- Forcheskie, Norbert.
T
-,,~ -.Grabowski, Tony- RHB
7~ - Haduck, Frank DHB
70,-" Harris, Frederick.
T
,1 - H'.'-rris, Luther T
- Hill, Douglas E
-4Krammes, Bruce.
E
"'Kucharski, Stan.
HB
/.._ ..all,Lichtel, Richard•
QB
-ii - Little, Gerry FB
+ 'I• __Lyons, Joseph.
E
.-J<McCc:ir1, Steve - • ,
G
• • - McKmiry, JohnG
,"I - Melito, Alfred•
G
::,. - Monaghan, Paul•
C
- Moul, William.
T
~agy, William.
T
--Oman, James•
HB
~ ~ - Petras, Edward
T
•
""iludy, Russell.
E
·- ...,Sell, Arthur HB
Ii ....t ~hell, David- ,., "
HB
- Shoener, Terry.
DHB
- Shotwell, Craig•
HB
•Slavin, Patrick•
HB
"'Smay, RoyC
- Stutzman, John.
DHB
-s,,rridge, Robert.
C
Swan, Daryl
T
'I - *Tucker, RobertE
·o - Weir, Dennis_
HB

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So.
So.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
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So.
So.
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So.

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18

19
20
19
21
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
19
20
20
18

20
19
20
18

20
20
20
19
19
19
19

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19
21
19
21
19
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5'9

6'
5'10
5'8

188
180
173
153

175

6'
5'10

210

6'4
5'10
5'9
6'2
6'1

210
173
190

5'7

6'2
6'

180

205

190
130
210
202
164

6'

6'
6'
5'11
5'11
6'

5'10

5'11
5'6
6'1
6'2
6' "
5'9
6'1
6'1
5'9

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5'10
5'11
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6 ,,
6'

5'10
5'10
6'
6':i
6' ,,"
5'9

,

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192
185
183
195

173
161
180

188
200
205
235

160
210
180
170
164
162
190

195
190
175
200
200
210

172

High School
Shikellamy
Cedar Cliff
Williamsport
Phoenixville
Ben Franklin
Berwick
Pottsville
West Hazleton
Liberty
Pottsville
Mechanicsburg
Williamsport
Shippensburg
Mahanoy
West Mifflin
Our Lady of Lourdes
Hanover
Northeast
Williamsport
Central
Mt. Lebanon
Blue Mountain
Archbald
Shamokin
Hughesville
Taylor-Moosic
Our Lady of Lourdes
Shikellamy
Berwick
Bishop Shannon
Spring Grove
Dunellen
Central Columbia
Binghamton Central
Exeter Twsp.
Souderton
Cedar Cliff
Blue Mountain
Berwick
Olean Bishop Walsh
Curwensville
Tri-Valley
Kingston
Haver ling
Hazleton
Shikellamy

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Shippensburg State College
Kutztown State College
Lock Haven State College
Mansfield State College
Bucknell University

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1967 Freshman Football Schedule
Oct. 12
Oct. 18
Oct. 26
Nov.
2
Nov.
6

Hometown
Sunbury
Etters
Williamsport
Valley Forge
Carbondale
Berwick
Pottsville
West Hazleton
Bethlehem
Pottsville
Mechanicsburg
Williamsport
Shippensburg
Herndon
West Mifflin
Shamokin
Wilkes-Barre
Duryea
Williamsport
Scranton
Pittsburgh
Orwigsburg
Archbald
Shamokin
Greenville, S. C.
Moosic
Shamokin
Pottstown
Berwick
West Chester
Spring Grove
Dunellen, N. J.
Orangeville
Binghamton, N. Y.
Reading
Souderton
New Cumberland
Schuylkill Haven
Berwick
Eldred
Clearfield
Hegins
Kingston
Bath, N. Y.
Hazleton
Sunbury

Home
Away
Home
Home
Away

OUTLOOK FOR 1967
When the Bloomsburg State College football team
opens its 1967 schedule at Shippensburg State College
on September 16, it will be aiming towards the
Huskies' first winning season since I 960. However,
to accomplish this feat will be no easy task, as the
first four games of a tough nine game schedule are
on the road.
Coach Russell Houk, who has posted two consecutive ( 4-4) break-even seasons, has a good nucleus
from a better-than-average freshman team to join
18 returning lettermen to give the squad the best
prospect for more depth since the freshman rule was
inaugurated several years ago. Houk will be assisted
by line coach, Bob Davenport, and backfield coach,
Ron Puhl.
The real bright spot for Houk and his assistants is
the number of key veterans returning to spearhead
the attack. Don Lichte!, Shamokin, will be back for
his third year at quarterback and should be one of
the top signal callers in the Pennsylvania State
College Conference. His favorite targets will be two
other senior ends Bob Tucker, Hazleton, an all
PSCAC selection on both offensive and defensive
units, and Stan Kucharski, Archbald, honorable
mention on several selections.
Working with Lichte! in the backfield will be a
returning halfback, Art Sell, Soudertown, and sophomore Dennis Weir, Sunbury; neither is very big
but both are shifty. Sophomore Gerry Little, Greenville, S. C., may operate from the fullback slot. Two
other prospective sophomore halfbacks are Craig
Berger, Phoenixville, and John DiMichele, Williamsport.
Line play will be led by senior guards Bob Surridge, Kingston, and Steve McCord, Shamokin, and
tackle Bill Moul, Spring Grove. A junior, Roy Smay,
Clearfield, will be back at a line -backing position
this year and will probably be offensive center. Two
other good line prospects are tackle Fred Harris,
Williamsport, and Alfred Melito, Berwick, a standout at guard in spring practice. Last year's end,
Bruce Krammes, Orwigsburg, may be called on to
help out at guard.
Along with Smay in the defensive unit will be linebackers Mike Barnhart, Sunbury, and Mike DeFrancisco, Bethlehem; defensive backs will be Dave Shell,
New Cumberland, and Craig Shotwell, Berwick. One
of last year's line-backers, John Carestia, Pottsville,
may be used as a wing back.
A larger than normal group of freshman football
prospects will be arriving in September to play a five
game football schedule under Coach Doug Boelhouwer.
VARSITY RESULTS - 1966 (4-4)

BSC
25
21
13
21

20
0
31
6

Shippensburg
Lock Haven
Mansfield
West Chester
Millersville
Cheyney
Kutztown
East Stroudsburg

OPPO.
39
7
6
41
19
14
7
18

THE COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Russ Houk is in his third year at the
helm of the Huskies. A product of Lincoln High
School in El lwood City, Pennsylvania, he attended
Duke University and later transferred to Lock Haven
State College, where he won several varsity letters
in football, wrestling, and track. In addition to being
head football coach at B.S.C., he also serves as
athletic director and head wrestling coach . He has
received national recognition in small college wrestling circles.
Houk was an outstanding lineman at Lock Haven
and later head coach at South Williamsport and
Muncy high schools before coming to Bloomsburg
in 1957. Prior to his appointment as head football
coach in 1964, he served as assistant footba ll coach
at B.S.C. from 1957-1961. He is a superb conditioner
of men and can instill a g reat desire to win in the
minds of his players. His overall record at B.S.C.
is 10-13-1.

Line Coach Bob Davenport, a native of Berwick,
Pennsylvania, joined the B.S.C. coaching staff w hen
Houk took over as head coach. He previouslv coached high school teams at Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; Berwick, Pennsylvania; and Vineland, N.J.;
he had an overall record of 34 wins and 24 losses.
He captained his freshman team at Bucknell University in 1948, and played varsity during the '49-'50-'51
seasons. As a center and line backer, he was instrumental in helping the '51 Bucknell team remain
unbeaten and untied.
Backfield Coach Ronald Puhl was a three letter
winner in football, swimming, wrestling, and field
and track while at Lock Haven State College from
1957 to 1961. He began his coaching career at the
Phoenixville Area Senior High School, where he
served as varsity track and field coach for four years,
assistant wrestling coach for one year, head gymnastics coach for three years, and varsity backfield
football coach for several years.
He earned his
Master of Education degree in physical education at
West Chester State Coll ege in 1966.
Puhl also
serves as head track coach.
Freshman Coach Doug Boelhouwer, who came to
B loomsburg State College in 1965, was born in New
Brunswick, N. J. and is a 1959 graduate of Rutgers
University where he played his coll ege football. Prior
to coming to Bloomsburg State, Doug was a member of the facu lty of South Plainfield High School,
New Jersey, where he served as varsity line coach.
An excellent recruiter and hand ler of players, Boelhouwer instills enthusiasm in his team. He also is
freshman basketball coach.
Assistant Freshman Coach Jerry Thomas joined
the B.S.C. Physical Education Department this year.
A native of Birmingham, A labama, he is a graduate of
Furman University where he lettered in varsity
football for three years. Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he was chairman of the Division of Health and
Phvsical Education at Jefferson State Junior College
and served as golf coach. He has also been named
golf coach for B.S.C. for the 1968 season.