Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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hx 1. l it as 9 fi?- The Trojans line up against the Northern Wolves in an exciting SDIC gridiron battle. Trojan fans migrated to Aberdeen on September 30, l966. Nortllem 28 GBSC I4 The Northern Wolves defeated Beadle in a SDIC' conference game on Saturday, September 30 at Aberdeen. After a tight contest for three quarters the Wolves erupted for 16 points in the final quarter. Ed Devine scored all of Beadle's points. Black Hills 15 GBSC I3 A fourth quarter safety proved to be the winning margin as Black Hills de- feated B-eadle on October 8 at Spearfish. Beadle scored on a Joe Pivavornik to Tom Petersen pass and on a kickoff re- turn. After a good half-time pep talk, the Trojans went on to extend their 14-13 half- time lead to a 26-25 win aver the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers. 130 GBSC 27 DWU 26 In a see-saw battle, the Trojans kept their record clean by edging Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday, Sep- tember 24. Beadle rushed to a 14-0 lead on a 97-yard intercepted pass by Tom Petersen and a 60-yard run by Roger Truman after recovering a fumble. Wesleyan tallied back to end the half with a 14-13 score. From then on the scoring alternated until the end of the game. Scoring the final two touchdowns for Beadle was Eid Devine.

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GBSC 20 Northwestern 7 The General Beadle Trojans started the season off with a victory over Northwestern on the home field on September 9. Beadle scored on a first quarter kickoif return by halfback Gary King, on a Ron Jansen to Paul Tanke pass, and on a plunge by Ed Devine. Northwestern scored with five seconds remaining in the first half. GBSC 45 Tech I2 Using a crushing ground attack the Trojans overpowered South Da- kota Tech on September 16, 1967. Scoring for Beadle were Ed Devine, Bill Vance, Joe Pivavornik, Roger Truman, and Jim Collignon. Tech scored their only two touch- downs in the fourth quarter. Rain did not dampen the crowd's enthusiasm as the l966 football debut saw General Beadle defeat Northwestern.

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GBSC 7 Huron 0 General Beadle, using a tenacious defense and a timely running game, defeated Huron College in the annual Parents' Night game Saturday, Octo- ber 29. The Beadle defense set up the only score late in the first quarter as Beadle recovered a Huron fumble deep in Scalper territory. The Beadle offense then took over and scored early in the second quarter on a short plunge by Gary Nabors. Both teams locked in a defensive struggle for the rest of the game as neither team could score. Mr. and Mrs. Nabors and Mr. Howard are shown as they arrive at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls on their way to the annual Parents' Night Game. Marilyn Jefferis draws No. 85 as Alan Steinhoff's father won the autographed football. Victory Provided For Parents' Night Parents' Night 1966 was a cold but not particularly wet night as parents from Min- nesota, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Montana gathered to watch their sons defeat the Hu- ron Scalpers. There were 47 dads sporting the numbers of their sons on the field at the game, with special seats on the sideline. A raffle for a football autographed by the team was held at half time for the player fathers. About 100 parents attended a banquet at Zimmermann Hall before the game. Dave Proffitt sets up General Beadle's only touchdown with an end run against Huron. 131