Northern Michigan University - Kawbawgam Yearbook (Marquette, MI)

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MORGAN GINGRASS Backiield Coach BRODIE WESTEN Marquette, Michigan Assis't Trainer Freshman C. V. MONEY Athletic Director And Head Coach W DAVE GALLINETTE Ironwood, Michigan Manager Junior Z-,een xv . 1 ' Q. 1 g a is S 6.31: .N f Fi I '- 7 J 1555 Z 'R ' 4 V? ' I Y lp 5, e J fii H , -ff .V . . iff, .K 1 2, I . ,1 if GILDO CANALE Crystal Falls, Michigan Trainer Sophomore COBY HARTBARGER Assistant Coach ,Q ION REDMAN Marquette, Michigan Assis't. Manager Freshman

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. A1 . 1. . . RECORD Northern 14 Northern 7 Northern 13 Northern 13 Northern 14 Northern 4 Northern 20 Findlay Col. B Ohio No. Univ. 25 Michigan Tech. 7 Ferris Inst. 13 Northland Col. 6 Mankato 20 Mission House O 1954 Wildcats mils. Playing five of their seven games on home territory the 1954 Northern football squad spent most of the season acting the host. In the opener the Wildcats defeated a good Findlay team 14-6. The following week the Cats played host to Ohio Northern University and were rudely upended by the boys from the Buckeye State with a resounding 25-7 tally. With memories of the sound thrashing by Ohio No. Univ., the Northern gridmen traveled to Houghton to play Michigan Tech. Northern was definitely the underdog. Disregarding all obstacles the Wildcats beat the traditional rival and clawed Huskies 13-7 for the second year in a row. Ferris Institute boasting the best football team the school's history came to Marquette and with- six minutes were leading Northern 13-0. Re- themselves in the second quarter the struck back to tie the score and that's the way game climaxed, 13-13. If not a complete victory for Northern, it served as cr moral one. The Homecoming Game against Northland was played under conditions that were full of sleet, snow, cold weather, and a sloppy field. Northern was pressed in gaining victory but staved off the Lumberjacks successfully. The Homecoming Game was a success with the Wildcats topping the Lumber- jacks 14-6. Traveling all the way to Mankato, Minnesota. the Wildcats were almost too certain of victory and let their pass defense lag. The Wildcats were de- feated via the air lanes 20-7. Playing their final game of the season under the free substitution rule the Men of Northern came through in style and clamped Mission House Col- lege 20-0. The season completed, the Wildcats look- ed back on a 4 won, 2 lost, and l tied record. It was not an undefeated season, but it was a winning one. 81

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yn: i RUSSELL RICHARDS r 7' Houghton, Michigan A . LOWE MacLEAN End - 188 lbs- , Calumet, Michigan ll1I1iOI End - 187 lbs. Iunior , 'C l l , Y I I . FRANCIS LAURION Manisiique, Michigan Quarterback - 167 lbs, ' la Freshman , x fr' 1 Co-Captain LOUIS MYEFSKI Iron River, Michigan Tackle - 196 lbs. Senior vw 24 fs- -4 ELL BOGARIN ndotte, Michigan terback - 180 lbs. Peck, Michigan Tackle - 194 lbs. X Vi 1. r 4, ED LUBAMERSKY Shenandoah. Pa. End - 215 lbs. Sophomore IOHN KRAGE Grczyling, Michigan Tackle i 205 Lbs. Freshman AB' DAVID BELGER L ' ROBERT HONGISTO Wakeiield, Michigan Center - 217 lbs. SOpl'1Ol'l'iOl'e Ffeghmqn