Football
Football Team: ROW 1: Bill Ellinger, Dave Hoernemann, Dale Foor, Don White, Paul Reiner, Lance Lord, Jim Jones, Bill Baker, Dave Green, Dave Widder. ROW 2: Dale Barr, Jon Molnar; Dick Augspurger, Jeff Upp, Steve Deringer, Gary Moore, Ron Balconi, Carl Crist, Steve Casto, Jeff Berry, Joe Bresson. ROW 3: Brian Bates, J. D. Wilson, Pete Parker, Fritz Caudle, Dan Neese, Dan Dent, Morgan Winget, Deems Leasure, Bill Poock, Doug Shackelford. ROW 4: Norm Lukey, John Parsons, Larry Estes, Steve Laek, Steve Hillier, Jerry Hatcher, Lou Lord, Steve Morrison, Bill
Greenlee, Jim Fry. ROW 5: Mike Hayward, Len Simonetti, Barry Walton, Dave Kellett, Ron Carter, Durwin Briscoe, Dave Baker, Tim Bailey, Ken Jackson. ROW 6: Hollis Haff, Keith Wakefield, Jeff Jones, Phil Smart, Charley Callahan, Dale Monn, Brian Napper, Craig Weaver, Pat Harris. ROW 7: Manager Bob Dempsey, Head Coach Larry Lintner, Trainer Rudy Owen, Offensive Line Coach Dick Fishbaugh, Defensive Back Coach Frank LaSeta, Defensive Line Coach Elmer (Bud) Yoest, Offensive Back Coach Nick DeCenzo.
Plagued by numerous injuries and disappointments. this year's football team, coached by Larry Lintner, ended the season with a 2 - 7 record. However, the team made several records of their own. Senior quarterback Dave Widder's 28 completions in 54 attempts for 238 yards against Heidelberg made many headlines. Serving as team captain for the second consecutive year, senior Bill Baker was voted as most valuable player. Bill was also again named to the second team All-Ohio Conference. Junior Dan Dent was picked by his teammates as the most improved player this year.
Otterbein Opponent 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana Central 19 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashland 31 7 ............................... Muskingum 53 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guilford 47 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Wesleyan 31 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marietta 14 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heidelberg 34 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram 8 7 .................................... p I 146