Portal:1975 Fall Men
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1975 Fall Men Portal
Team Record
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
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| <date> | Aspen Tournament | <score> | lost two matches |
| <date> | Harlequins | 34-4 | |
| October | NZ University side | lost | played in Reno, NV |
| 3 Oct | at Navy | 4-3 | or was it 9-3, scores only on kicks? |
| 4 Oct | Army at Navy | 0-33 | next day after beating Navy |
| <date> | Royal Roads | <score> | |
| <date> | VMI | won | |
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| Season Record | 20-4 |
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| <date> | Aspen B | lost | |
| <date> | Harlequins B | 18-14 | |
| <date> | Mines | 36-4 | |
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| Season Record | Lost only one regular season match |
| Last Name | First Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Fry | Doug | 76 |
| Williams | Terry | 76 |
| Carter | Jimmy | 76 |
| Reza | Sal | 76 |
| Laney | Russ | 76 |
| Benbow | Rick | 75 |
| Delony | Mike | 75 |
| Carlson | RIch | 76 |
| Wilkinson | Keith | 78 |
| Murphy | R | 77 |
| Facenda | Joe | 75 |
| Sheppard | R | 75 |
| Delony | Mike | 75 |
| Riewerts | S | 76 |
| Stepko | Kevin | 76 |
| Woock | Dan | 75 |
| Webber | D | 75 |
| Hente | Scott | 75 |
| Rose | Jim | 76 |
| Fauver | Mark | 76 |
| Jones | C J | 77 |
| Boyd | William | 79 |
| Loerrakker | Steven | 76 |
| Sikes | Roy | 77 |
| Bradley | Ken | 76 |
| Thomas | Ed | 78 |
| McGee | Bobby | 78 |
| Reiwertz | Steve | 76 |
| Handley | Pat | 76 |
| Jarka | Dan | 77 |
| Bulmer | Joe | 77 |
| Rosanbalm | Mike | 76 |
| Churchill | Winston | 78 |
| Casey | Ray | 76 |
| Kennedy | Greg | 78 |
Post Season Experience/Records
Jimmy Rose, Mike Scott, Jay Johnston, maybe Steve Loerakker, and Jim Carter (76) started the Mississippi State Rugby team in Spring of 77 with Bobby MgGee, former Zoomie, going to school there. We all were at Columbus AFB. Hilights— played a Bobby Arnold 74’ led team from Little Rock in a Memphis tournament.
Leadership
Staff
Head Coach - Squadron Leader Gordon Alderson
Assistant Coach - Flight Lt Roger Longstaff
B Side Coach - Ren Crowell '65
OIC - Capt Harry Bennett (VMI)
CIC - Maj MacIssac
Captains
C1C Jimmy Carter
C1C Rich Calson
C1C Steve Riewertz
C1C Steve Loerakker
Media
More Pictures 1975 Fall Men
Memorable Events
First year to field three sides in the Fall
Harry (OIC) was a Mil Dept Instructor and a VMI grad. He set up trips in the fall of 74 and 75 to VMI. We won both matches
OBTW, Saturday morning when we staggered out to play a well-rested Army team, we had only 14 players show up. At the last minute we found our fullback, Pat Hanley asleep in a car near the pitch. We woke him up right before the game started. In the first few minutes, he caught a kick, was running it back, got tackled and separated some ribs. Went off the pitch and back to sleep in the car…
In fall 1975, Terry Williams, Keith Wilkinson, Jimmy Carter and Rich Carlson were selected to the ERRFU Select Side side and played in the Western Rugby Union Tournament. Sal Reza might have been on that side, too.
The Academy was invited to send a rugby side down to Reno by the Mayor to play an exhibition game against a touring New Zealand university side in the October of 1975. Cadet Loerakker won about $500 just to lose it later in the evening.
Steve Riewerts had to sit out our senior season (75-76) due to injury
