Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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R6CGIvI'l.IIg azrards presented by the Student Coun- cil were .lim lzllis lor offensive back, Jim llay lor delensive back, ,lay Potueck for cleleiisive line- man, Rod Spatz lor offensive lineman and ,loc Pa gan lor host rookie. .L jim lfllis - Senior, Half-back Closing Ibe path of thc opponent is Jim Uay MTD, Records Fall in ,67 Drive Several team records were broken this year. Six passes were intercepted in the Southwestern game and fourteen passes were intercepted for the season. During the Kansas Wesleyan game, the team recovered five fumbles and for the season the new record was twenty-three. Several individuals also broke records set previously. Joe Pagan set the record for the most yards gained in rushing in one game at 161. The record for passes intercepted in one game be- came three which was set by ,lim Day. Establishing the record at two for the most punts blocked in one game was ,I ay Potuck who also held the record for the most punts blocked, four, dur- one season. llc tied Noel Zahnis record of thc most fumbles recovered in one season. Holding the record for the most fumbles recovered during his career was Henry Jackson with seven. ,lim Ellis held the record of most touchdown passes caught during a career which was six. -if-f Rod Spafz - Senior, Guard Norman I,irza'a! - Senior. Guard Bob Thompson - Senior, Tackle 26

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Successful Season Achieved by Falcons Friends best football record in l6 years was realized by the 35 man squad during the l966 season. They were young, inex- perienced and the smallest numerical squad in theKCAC. During the year the team won five games, lost three and tied one. They held their opponents to ll7 points while they scored 149 them- selves. This proved they were a power to be reckoned with in the Kansas Conference play. Early season mistakes spelled defeat at the hands of Ottawa, 30-U, and Southwestern, 27-21. But the team went on to score a 27-13 upset over Bethel College. This was the start of a four game winning streak. ln the game against McPherson, the Fal- cons scored two quick touchdowns in the opener and then went on to tromp them 26-14. Bethany was held to 27 yards rushing and 92 yards passing. This spelled a 20-7 defeat for them. High- lighting homecoming was an impressive win over Sterling, 23-6. Co-champion College of Emporia managed to edge by Friends l7-l3 on an extra point and a field goal. The contest with Baker University ended in a U-0 standoff in the mud. But the pigskin- ners ended the season triumphantly with a lil-fl win over Kansas Wesleyan - the first time Friends had beaten them ever in con- ference play. 5 , . , Q All-Conference Defensive lineman, joe Potucek, demonstrates a might tackle. A collision is inevitable as an opponent struggles to es- Gfmd defens we Play is emPl0yed by Chuck Bates 465 . ' as he tackles an aggressive opponent. cape the grasp ol two Friends Falcons. 25

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Out jumping a Kansas Wesleyan, l.ouis Barrett f42l secures his hold. ln the first outing. the Falcons traveled to liincoln. Nebraska, to compete in the Wesleyan Tournament. l.os- ing to Midland early in the tourny, the Falcons, next encounter was llana who rallied after half time to defeat the cagers. But with a win over J. F. Kennedy. Friends placed seventh in the contest. The bigger braves swamp- ed the boards on both offense and defense which was the squad's downfall against Sterling. College of Em- poria used their superior rebounding and height to beat Friends. Vklthough Friends and Bethany were evenly contested in the first half of play. the Swedes came back with a fast-break in the second half to down thc cagers. Southwestern also used a fast-break offense to pop the Falcons. lleight was Bakers' advantage over Friends and the down fall of the basketball team. Kan- sas Wesleyan built up an early lead in the game and scored a victory. The Swedes exploded in the second half to out hustle the Falcons although the first eleven minutes of play were fairly even. While the Falcons led most of the first half, Tabor came out fast in the second half putting the game out of reach. The cagers opened the game against Sterling Warriors like a team of run- away horses and went on to win that game. The Uttawa Bulldogs never let the Falcons close the gap that led to their victory. College of Emporia pulled ahead in the final eight minutes which resulted in a Presbie victory. The Falcons came from as much as nineteen points down to beat Bethany. The Southwestern Nloundbuilders out- shot Friends at the charity strip and also from the field. Capitalizing on mechanical errors and excessive fouling, the Swedes defeated the squad. Kansas Wesleyan moved out in front early and defeated the Falcons. Then Bethel also handed thc cagers another loss. NlcPherson took full advantage of cold shooting to win the final game. Basketball Squad: From' Row - Louis Barrett, .loel Nlartin. Dick Stone. ,lim lfllis, .lon Folber, Steve Groninga. Gary Henry. Back Row - Coach Nloorc, ,lack Sowder. John Bailey, Robin Stauffer, Greg Lassey, Marlin Goodrich, Dennis Schroeder. Dan Cutting. WM' A - ' 1 -' f .ff :si-c,,,..M , ,.qgf,- ,,.k., In . ...Q ,, ..-.,-1. xe. if: nf , -assi. -as 5. ' JNL flaaali. -a 'ziiaiizsgy .5 fwwf . 1... ,. .. lk