Indian Hills Community College - Falcon Yearbook (Centerville, IA)

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gg I- vfililuyl' ' MARSHALLTOWN . . . R. Upchurch kept his bid for leading scoring by scoring 4 When Marshalltown came to Centerville they were trying TD,5, Jim Farley played his usual excellent game by taking to remedy the problem of having a winless season. They a Jeff White pass 62 yards for a touchdown. Defensively, left town Saturday night and they still hadn't found a solu- Steve Wilson took the honors by a key interception plus a tion. The Falcons rolled up 42 points to Marshalltownls 7. NORTH IOWA . . . For the first time in Falcon history, the Birds went to Ottumwa to show the other halfhow real football is played. The opponent was the hard-hitting team of North lowa. The Falcons, playing without Quarterback Jeff White, wasted no time in scoring. The Birds, behind the direction of Greg Lee, marched the ball downfield with Tony Gal- breath ending it with a 7 yard scoring play. Then Greg solo tackle that kept Marshalltown from scoring. a IE ...T ' Threw 30 yards to Jim Farley for the other score. Thexde fense also scored by catching the North Iowa Quarterback in the end zone for a safety. Defensive honors went to Tony Daniels who had two in- terceptions and two fumble recoveries. Van Anderson also had an interception. North Iowa fought bravely, but at the end of the game the score was 15-13, with the Golden Falcons on top.

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2 YZTYEZP ' 3' ,-.. Star Halfback Rick Upchurch, from Toledo, Ohio, again received All-American honors for the second year in a row. He al- so repeated himself as a unamimous choice as All Conference Running Back. Rick was l lth in individual scoring and 9th in total offense. In nine games and a total of 121 plays he ran for 721 yards rushing and caught for 500 yards a total of 1,221 yards. He was also 3rd in individual rushing. We salute you, Rick Upchurch. CW? fikkk Starting Quarterback Jeff White, from Macomb, Illinois, was another of Indian Hills Community College's star football players. Up until the 9th game, Jeff led the nation in total offense, however, a blood clot in his right arm made him sit out the last two ball games. Jeff was picked All Conference Quarterback along with being selected Co-captain and Co-most valuable offensive player. In nine games he passed for 1,305 yeards which was a 22.5 yard average for completion.