BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1969 ~-- ~ \\~~ • Coach Jerry Denstorff and Captain Mike Barnhart VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 20-Lock Haven ____________________ A 8 :00 p.m. September 27-Mansfield ________________________ __A 2 :30 p.m. October 3-Adelphi University _________ _H 8 :00 p.m. October 11-West Chester ____________________ H 2 :00 p.m. (Homecoming) October 18-Millersville _______________________ A 2 :00 p.m. October 25-Cheyney ____________________________ H Z :00 p.m. November 1-Kutztown ____ ______________________ A 2 :00 p.rn. November 8--East Stroudsburg ____________ H 1 :30 p.m. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH JERRY DENSTORFF joined the Health and Physical Education Department of BSC in January 1968 and is in his second year as head football coach of the Huskies. A native of Danville, Illinois, he matriculated at Louisiana State University and later transferred to Evansville University, Evansville, Indiana, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education. His Master's degree was awarded from Indiana University, Bloomington. Indiana. From 1960-1963 he served as head football coach at Mitchell High School, Mitchell, Indiana, and one of his star pupils, Terry Cole, is currently a fullback with the Baltimore Colts in the NFL. For four years prior to coming to BS C, Jerry was assistant football coach at Morehead State University, Kentucky. During his senior year at Evansville, he was team captain and selected to the All-Indiana Foo.tball i eam as a guard. In his third year of coaching at Mitchell High School, his team lost only one game and the following year was undefeated and unscored upon in conference competition. This resulted in his being voted Southern Indiana Coach of the Year by the Louisville Courier Journal. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR RUSSELL HOUK has been athletic director and head wrestling coach at BSC since joining the Health and Physical Education Department in 1957. He has also served as head football coach from 1964-1967 and assi stant football coach from 1957Three members of his 1961. 1967 team have gone on into professional football-tight encl Bob Tucker is with the Pottsville Firebirds, quarterback Dick Lichte! and wingback Stan Kucharski are with the Harrisburg Caps. A graduate of Lincoln High School in Elwood City, Pa., Houk won several varsity letters in footbali, wrestling, and track at Lock Haven State College where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1952. He received his Master of Education degree from Bucknell University in 1957. Prior to coming to BS,C, he coached successiul wrestling teams at South Williamsport and Muncy High Schools. When Houk became Athletic Director, BSC had the five varsity sports of football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, and track. Under his direction, the intercollegiate varsity sports program was expanded to include tennis and cross country, which were re-activated, and golf and swimming as new sports. Throughout his tenure, these various teams have at one time or another excelled in Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference competition and, in some instances, ational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and National Collegiate Athletic Association competition. It is anticipated that as the athletic facilities of the college expand, consideration will be given to the addition of other varsity sports. SEASON'S OUTLOOK The 1969 Husky aggregation, although slighLy more experienced than the 196b edition, still lacks being termed a "seasoned" squad. Coach Jerry Denstorff, who introduced a new pro-type offense to the Huskies in his initial season at B.S.C. last year, feels that he had a good spring practice producing a more experienced team with greater depth in almost every position. The one position that will definitely lack experience is the quarterback slot. Junior Terry Lessman was scheduled to be the number one signal caller but a freak leg injury this summer will keep him on th e sideli11es for a number of games. Two untried passers, junior Pete Grandell and sophomore Alex Kopaez are vying for the position. How well the team rounds out in its fir st few games will depend on the leadership of several senior veterans led by Mike Barnhart, ca ptain and line-backer. Others in this group are Bill Derr, an injured end last year who has been converted to a tackle this year; defensive tackle Bill Nagy; linebacker John Stutzman; wingback Greg Berger; defensive tackle Daryl Swan; and offensive tackl e John Schaedler. Returning junior veterans include two scatbacks Bill Firestine and Mike Kolojejchick; fullback Paul Skrimcovsky; defensive backs John Davis and Hugh Jones; offensive guards Joe Bottiglieri and Ernie Vedral; center Steve Harrnanos; defensive tackle Jeiry Lastowski; offensive tackle Jim McCue; linebacker Lamar Kerstetter; and split end Marv Serban. An inspired group of Sophomores is led by transfer student Bob Warner, who showed up superb at wingback in spring practice and could develop into one of BSC's all-time greato. Along with Warner, three offensive backs will be in the thick of the fight ior starting positions Jack Bucehioni and brothers Jim and John Henning. Ken Klock is a tine linebacker prospect; Bob Neubert could start at offensive tackle; Jack Skelding has Ic,oked good at defensive end while Dan Skrimcovsky, brother of fullback Paul, will probaJly see a lot of action as a wingback. Two offensive end prospects are sophomore s Bob Massaker and Chris Sweet. All the teams in the Pennsylvania Conference appear to be stronger than last year which will keep the Huskies stepping to improve on their last year's 3-4-1 record. West Chester and East Stroudsburg will again be the strongest opponents on the Huskies' schedule while Millersville and Kutztown could also spell trouble. Bloomsburg will welcome newcomer Adelphi University to its schedule in the first Husky home appearance on October 3. With possible groundbreaking this year of the 11ew athletic complex on the upper ca111p11s, the football picture at B.S.C. is much brighter. Denstorff began an extensive recruiting program last year which shoul