Portal:1970 Spring Men
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1970 Spring Men Portal
(Per Sean Edris) In the championship match, Jim Russell figured out our lineout calls by the second half. Since hookers used to be in the front of the lineouts, when the throw was supposed to go to me, Russell yelled "hey he's got a hurt shoulder, throw to somebody else."
Team Record
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Regis | 42-6 | |
| 15 Mar | Grizzlies | 26-3 | Miller had first try, converted by Diesel and tries by Diesel, MacDonald, Riggs and Keith |
| <date> | Barbos | 14-0 | Leuthauser try, conversion and 3 PKs |
| Apr | BYU | 3-12 | Spring Break, PK by Leuthauser |
| Apr | BYU Old Boys | 13-6 | Spring Break, tries by Schmidt, Fenwick and 2 conversions and a PK by Leuthauser |
| Apr | St Mary's | 3-3 | 3 feet of snow; playing for SM was hooker Dan Penny, to become coach of the AFA women's team in the early 80s, PK by Leuthauser whose jeep was used to mark the field; they scored on the last second of the match |
| 10 Apr | Eagle Rock | 16-6 | tries by Graber, Martin and Leuthauser with 2 PKs and 2 conversions |
| 14 Apr | Cranwell | 31-0 | 19 points by Leuthauser, |
| 24 Apr | Army | 15-18 | 4 PKs by Diesel and a try by Keith |
| 3 May | U Alberta | 33-3 | tries by Tibbetts (2), Leuthauser (2), Keith, and Leuthauser also had 4 PKs and 2 conversions |
| 6 May | BYU | 19-8 | 16 points scored by Leuthauser and a try by MacDougall |
| 9 May | Louisville CO | 20-8 | PK by Diesel, tries by Graber, Connelly, and Leuthauser with one conversion and 2 PKs |
| 16 May | Grizzlies | 34-3 | Diesel had 17 points, and tries by Graber (2), Tibbetts, Baumann, Edris, and conversion by Schmidt |
| 17 May | Highlanders | 19-15 | Coors Cub Championship, Leuthauser had a try, conversion and PK, added to tries by Graber, Dordal, and PK by Connelly |
| Season Record | 11-2-1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| <date> | CC | 26-3 | |
| 15 Mar | Barbos A | 14-0 | Leuthauser scored a try, conversion and 3 PKs |
| <date> | BYU B | 13-6 | |
| 10 Apr | Eagle Rock B | 8-0 | Tries by Gardner and Tibbetts with 2 conversions by Diesel |
| 24 Apr | CC | 14-12 | Leuthauser scored all 14 points |
| 25 Apr | Highlanders | 28-0 | Tries by iggs, Harlan, Sutton, Marty, Edris, Shelton and Leuthauser |
| Season Record | 5-0 |
| Last Name | First Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Bewers | Geoff | 70 |
| Bloor | Allan | 70 |
| Connelly | Stephen | 70 |
| Leuthauser | Dennis | 70 |
| MacDonald | Angus | 70 |
| Martin | Maurice | 70 |
| Riggs | Roger | 70 |
| Schmidt | Gary | 70 |
| Sutton | John | 70 |
| Szczepanik | Russell | 70 |
| Westmoreland | Thomas | 70 |
| Baumann | David | 71 |
| Dordal | Paul | 71 |
| Edris | Warren | 71 |
| Fenwick | Lindsay | 71 |
| Gardner | William | 71 |
| Graber | Glenn | 71 |
| Groman | Michael | 71 |
| Keith | David | 71 |
| Kern | Lynn | 71 |
| McDougall | David | 71 |
| Miller | Jack | 71 |
| Rajczak | William | 71 |
| Schultz | Robert | 71 |
| Sorensen | Norman | 71 |
| Tibbetts | Gary | 71 |
| Bentson | Kirk | 72 |
| Buttino | Louis | 72 |
| Cottingham | William | 72 |
| Diesel | Thomas | 72 |
| Rice | Robert | 72 |
| Schunemann | Paul | 72 |
| Slominski | Jerry | 72 |
| Stanberry | Carl | 72 |
| Harlan | James | 72 |
| Hayes | Timothy | 73 |
| Stienke | Buck | 71 |
| Snook | Keith | 73 |
Post Season Experience/Records
As a Player
Selected to Representative Teams as a Grad
Starting Other Teams:
As a Referee
As a Coach
Leadership
Staff
Head Coach - Al Osur
Assistant Coach - Mont Hubbard (USMA '64)
Assistant Coach - Tony Mason, RAF
OIC - Philip Manners, DDS
CIC - C3C Carl Stanberry
Captains
C1C Gary Schmidt
C1C Angus MacDonald
Media
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Memorable Events
Winning the Coors Cup for the second spring in a row
