1966 and 1968 Football Teams
1966 Football Team
The 1966 football team achieved seven decisive victories with only one loss all season. The team won the Conference title, and Coach Crafton was named Coach of the Year. Statistics for the eight-game season include 1,958 yards for rushing, 332 yards for passing in a single game, and a total of 209 points scored. In addition, 10 players received All-Conference recognition: Buz Brewster, Doug Frye, Chip LaMaster, John Lyon, Christopher Ranft, Bruce Rankin, Joe Shepard, Todd Small, Tuck Spaulding, and Bill Stitt.
Team Members
James Andrews (US’64, C’68)
Greg Arthur (US’62, C’66)
Alan Bashor (C’70)
Kim Bechtold (C’70)
Peter “Skip” Bradner (C’72)
Buz Brewster (US’65, C’69)
Robbie Childs (C’69)
Steve Coates (C’70)
Randy Crump (C’70)
Dan Dyck (C’69)
David Els (US’65, C’69)
Doug Frye (C’70)
Jim Gunesch (C’70)
Arthur Herman (C’70)
Jonathan Jarvis (US’66, C’70)
Tucker Lake (C’69)
Chip LaMaster (C’69)
John Lane (US’62, C’67)
Doug Linton (C’69)
John Lyon (US’63, C’67)
Doug Lyons (US’65, C’69)
Jeff Mitchell (C’68)
David Neal (C’69)
Bill Palmer (C’69)
Fred Park (US’65, C’69)
Dick Paulson (C’70)
Dave Potter (C’68)
Christopher Ranft (US’63, C’67)
Bruce Rankin (C’68)
Alex Scheeline (C’67)
Joe Shepard (C’68)
Ed Shields (C’68)
Todd Small (C’68)
Alex Smith (C’69)
Tuck Spaulding (US’63, C’67)
Bill Stitt (US’66, C’70)
Mike Van Vleck (US’65, C’69)
Ron White (C’68)
Coach Jim Crafton (FS’58)
Assistant Coache Ty Anderson (US’54, C’58)
Manager Stephen Gerth (C’68)
1968 Football Team
After starting off the season with two losses, the team turned the tide, going on to win its remaining seven games, many of them by a wide margin. The team won the Conference title, Principia’s sixth consecutive football Conference Championship. Statistics for the nine-game season include 2,173 yards for rushing, 341 yards for passing in a single game, and a total of 233 points scored. In addition, eleven players received All-Conference recognition: Buz Brewster, Dan Dyck, Tony Givens, Dave Jackson, Chip LaMaster, Doug Linton, David Maxwell, David Neal, Fred Park, Bill Stitt, and Don Thomas.
Team Members
Steve Arthur (US’66, C’71)
Alan Bashor (C’70)
Kent Bilsborrow (C’71)
Sid Bingham (C’72)
Buz Brewster (US’65, C’69)
Chip Buttner (US’68, C’72)
Steve Coates (C’70)
Mike Courson (US’65, C’69)
Dan Dyck (C’69)
Ed Dyck (C’71)
Bob Forbes (C’72)
Lance Garrett (US’65, C’69)
Tony Givens (US’67, C’71)
Don Harless (C’72)
Bert Jackson (C’70)
Dave Jackson (C’71)
Glenn Johnson (US’67, C’71)
Harve Kaufmann (C’72)
Bob Keasey (C’69)
Tucker Lake (C’69)
Chip LaMaster (C’69)
Seth Leadbeater (US’68, C’72)
Doug Linton (C’69)
Bruce MacIntire (US’68, C’72)
David Maxwell (US’67, C’71)
Dennis McDaniel (C’72)
Chris McKay (C’71)
James Myles (C’72)
David Neal (C’69)
Gary Neal (C’72)
David Neumann (US’68, C’72)
Rob Ostenberg (US’65, C’69)
Bill Palmer (C’69)
Fred Park (US’65, C’69)
Stephen Parks (US’68, C’72)
Phil Peterson (C’74)
Doug Rankin (C’71)
John Ranson (C’71)
Denny Shaw (US’67, C’71)
Tate Singletary (US’68, C’72)
Alex Smith (C’69)
Bill Stitt (US’66, C’70)
Don Thomas (US’68, C’72)
Mike Van Vleck (US’65, C’69)
Coach Jim Crafton (FS’58)
Assistant Coaches Ty Anderson (US’54, C’58), Don Dickinson (C’66), Dick Smith (C’65), Ron White (C’68)
Managers Lance Garrett (US’65, C’69), Stephen Gerth (C’68), John Ranson (C’71)