BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE

FOOTBALL
1969

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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 games this season. The advent of the new
facilities on the upper campus will be an
incentive for coaches, players, and the recruiting program.

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE
VARSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER
Name
Grandel! , Pete
*Lessman, Terry
Ryznar, Steve
Sheppard, Howard
Kopaez, A lex
Myers, Steven
Parry, Bob
*Kolojejchick, Mike
*Firestine, Bill
*Davis, John
l-l op kins, Charles
Gryshuk, Alan
*Jones, Hugh
Vitale, Rocco
*Skrimcovsky, Paul
Toth, David
Hartfelder, Bill
Bucchioni, Jack
Henning, Jim
Henning, John
Smith, Ray
*Serhan, Marv
*Berger, Greg
Stellfox, Daniel
*Barnhart, Mike
Warner, Bob
DeSilver, Robert
Bernoski, Dan
IIarmonos, Steve
Janke, Steve
Boyd, Jim
Ketterman, Scott
*Vedral, Ernie
Bastuskonis, Torn
Beish lin e, Ed
Klock, Ken
*Stutzman, John
*Miller, Tom
*Bottiglieri, Joe
*DeSombre, Kurt
*Schaedler, Don
Neubert, Bob
*McCue, Jim
Lastowski, Gerald
*Swan, Darrell
*Nagy, Bill
*Derr, Bill
Skelding, Jack
Skrimcovsky, Dan
Kerstetter, Lamar
*Sacco, Mark
Massaker, Bob
Hall, Bob
*Walborn, Jerry
Schmittel, Ted
Sweet, Chris

No.

Pos.

10
11
1;i

Class Age

Ht.

Wt.

High School

Hometown

Jr.
So.
So.
So.

19 6'0
20 6'2
20 5'11
19 5'8
19 5'11
20 6'2
18 5'9
19 5'7
20 5'9
20 5'11
19 6'0
19 5'10
19 5'11
19 5'11
20 5'11
19 5'8
20 5'10
18 5'10

190
195
175
160
175
182
165
163
175
185
195
170
185
2J.O·
195
170
184
180

Wilmington
Selinsgrove
Owen J. Roberts
J. P. McCaskey
Hanover Twp.
Montgomery A.
Dallas
Wyoming V. W.
Athens Area
Nazareth
Pottsville
Berwick
Nazareth
Hancock Cent.
Jim Thorpe
Hellertown
Middlesex
Maine Endwell

So.
So.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
C Jr.
C So.
OG Jr.
OG So.
OG So.
LB So.
LB Sr.
CG Jr.
OG Jr.
DT So.
OT Jr.
OT So.
OT Jr.
DT Jr.
DT Jr.
DT Sr.
QT Sr.
DE So.
WB So.
DE Jr.
DE Jr.
OE So.
DE Sr.
DE Jr.
DE So.
OE So.

19 5'11
19 5'11
18 6'0
21 5'9
21 6'1
22 5'11
21 5'8
20 6'3
19 6'0
19 6'1
19 5'11
18 6'0
21 5'10
19 6'0
20 6'2
18 5'7
20 5'10
18 6'0
21 5'10
19 5'8
20 5'10
20 5'10
21 6'2
19 6'2
20 6'1
19 6'1
21 6'3
20 6'3
20 6'0
20 6'0
19 6'0
20 5'11
19 6'0
19 5'11
21 6'2
19 6'0
20 6'2
19 6'3

175 Southerton A.
175 Southerton A.
165 Spring Grove A.
170 Lake Lehman
185 Phoenixville
180 Interboro
190 Shikellamy
210 Stroudsburg
165 Liberty
180 Wyoming V. W.
190 Wyoming Area
185 Archbishop W.
190 Berwick
200 Warwick
205 Shamokin
175 Wyoming Val.
205 W. Hazleton
190 Line Mountain
190 Tri Valley
190 Whitehall
200 Easton Area
200 Wyoming V. W.
220 Hellertown
205 Quakertown
230 Bernards
215 Nanticoke
220 Haverling
230 Dunellen
212 Mechanicsburg
195 Metuchen
185 Jim Thorpe
197 Shamokin
210 West Hazleton
210 Tunkhannock
215 Liberty
1901 Montgomery A.
215 Lewisburg
210 W. Hampton
Beach

Wilmington, Del.
Selinsgrove
Pottstown
Lancaster
Wilkes-Barre
Montgomery
Dallas
Swoyersville
Athens
Nazareth
Pottsville
Berwick
Nazareth
Cadosia, N.Y.
Jim Thorpe
Hellertown
Middlesex, N.J.
Newbury Park,
Calif.
Telford
Telford
York
Harvey's Lake
Phoenixville
Glenolden
Sunbury
Stroudsburg
Bethlehem
Swoyersville
Exeter
Willow Grove
Berwick
Lititz
Shamokin
Kingston
Hazleton
Trevor.ton
Hegins
Whitehall
Easton
Forty Fort
Hellertown
Quaker-town
Bernardsville, N.J.
Nanticoke
Bath, N.Y.
Dunellen, N.J.
Mechanicsburg
Metuchen, N.J.
Jim Thorpe
Shamokin
Hazleton
Tunkhannock
Bethlehem
Montgomery
Lewisburg
West Hampton
Beach, N.Y.

13
14
15
20
21
22
23
24
2.5
30

QB
QB
DB
TB
QB
DB
TB
OE
TB
DB
TB
TB
DB

Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.

31

FB

Jr.

FE
33 FE
34 FE
35 DB
32

40 DB
41 DB
42 DB
43 OE
44 OE
45 WB
46 LB
47 WB
48 DB
SO LB
51
C
54 LB

55
57
60
61
62
64

6.5
66
68
69
70

7J
74
76

77
78
79
80
81
82
83
85

86
87
88
89

GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION :

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
PRESIDENT:

Dr. Robert J. N ossen
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:

Russell E. H ouk
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH:

J erry Denstorff
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS:

Boyd F. Buckingham
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR:
Bruce C. Dietterick
MEMBER:

NCAA, NAIA, PSCAC
NICKNAME:

Huskies
COLORS:

Maroon and Gold
HOME FIELD :

Athletic Park
CAPACITY :

3,000
PRESS TABLE :

Accommodations fo r eight persons
ENROLLMENT:

3700
YEAR FOUNDED:

1839
CONDUCTED BY :

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

1968 RECORD
VARSITY FOOTBALL
BSC
COLLEGE
OP.I:-' .
13 _______ Lock H aven ______________________ 27
24 ________________________ Mansfield _______________________ 6
13 _________ Susquehanna ------------------------------ 13
7 ______ West Chester ______________ 41
13 ____________ Millersville _______________ __ 21
34 _____________ O1eyney ------------------------ - - -- 12
24 ________________________ K utztown ____________ 12
14 ________________________ East Stroudsburg ___________________ __ 70
Record : 3 W ins - 4 Losses - 1 Tie

ASSISTANT COACHES
OFFENSIVE BACKFIELD - RONALD PUHL was a
three letter winner in football, swimming, wrestling, and
track and field while attending Lock Haven State College
from 1957 to 1961. He was named to the N.A.I.A. "Little
All-American Team" in 1960 for football and was a Pennsylvania State College Champion in the 220-yard low
hurdles in 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 College in 1966. Puhl also serves as head
track coach and has been a member of the football coaching staff for the past four years.
OFFENSIVE LINE - WILLIAM SPROULE is in his
initial year as a coach and a member of the Health anJ
Physical Education Department at B.S.C. A native of
Lansford, Pa., he played his college football with the 1959
and 1960 Syracu se University teams that played in th e
Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl respectively. His Master
of Science degree in physical education was received at
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he was a member of the
facul,ty at the school district of Waterville, N . Y., where
he was a coach and a teacher of physical education and
driver education. Following his graduation from Syracuse,
he served for a year with the U.S. Army and while stationed at Fort Dix was game captain and Director of the Post
Football Clinic.
DEFENSIVE LINE - CLARK BOLER a member of
the University of Alabama's 1961 National Championship
Football Team, is in his second year as defensive line
coach. A native of Alabama, he also received his Master of
Arts degree from the University of Alabama.
In addition to playing foot•ball at his Alma Mater, he was
a member of the varsity baseball squad for three years am!
played freshman basketball. Following his college carC:er,
he was a successful player-coach of a semi-pro basketball
team in Alabama. He previously taught at Gadsden High
School in Alabama, where he also served as head baseball
coach, assistant football coach, and assistant basketball
coach. During tha,t time, Gadsden won Etowah County
championships in football and baseball.
FRESHMAN COACH - RICHARD HAUPT is in his
second year at B.S.C. after serving as end coach the last
season. A native of Shamokin, Penna., he received both
his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees
from Shippensburg State College. He was a center and
middle linebacker for the Red Raiders for three years.
During 1966-67 school year, he taught a,t the West :PJ!sry
School District in Elliotsburg, Penna., and served as the
assistant football and assistant track coach. From lune
1966 to September 1966, he was a resident assistant at
Shippensburg and assisted with football activities. At
Bloomsburg State College, he is an instructor and Assistant
to the Dean of Men.
ASSISTANT FRESHMAN COACH AND TRAINER CECIL TURBERVILLE who was offensive line coach
last year, will be in his third year as the team trainer and
assist Dick Haupt mainly with the line coaching.
A member of the Physical Education Department since
January 1966, he received both his Bachelor of Science and
his Master of Arts degree from the University of Alabama
in his native state. Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he
taught and was active in the athletic programs at the two
Alabama high schools of Southside in Selma and Lowndes
County in Fort Deposit.