University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Bill Pangle, a light but hard-driving ball carrier; and Clarence Smith, who surprised fans with his stellar defensive work at end, to which position he shifted after an easy season in 1941 when he served as an understudy to the iron man half- back. Bob Matthews. There will be virtually no carry-over for next fall, as many of the boys are al ready in the armed forces and others will follow them. A driving rain and a machine-gun passing at- tack confronted the Indians when they met the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Brookings Oc- tober 3. The Omaha defense stiffened and held the Sodaks scoreless in the second half but the heavier Jackrabbits had already racked up the twenty points that was their margin of victory. Freshman Bill McCawley sent the Indians ' stock rocketing upward with his flashy running in the Simpson game. He looked like two million Olmstead, Graham, Oglesby Boulden, W. Petersen, Roth dollars in scoring a pair of touchdowns, but this sizzler was not permitted to compete in confer- ence games because of a professional basketball contract he once signed. Ernie Weekes lugged the ball on Omaha ' s third touchdown play in this game, the Indians winding up with a 19-0 win. The adoption of Augustana college into the conference last year proved to be a bad stroke of business for Omaha, as the Vikings downed the Indians 32-0 in Omaha on October 16. Augus- tana went on undefeated in conference play and tied for the championship. A giant Bradley Tech outfit overran the In- dians 46-6 in Peoria October 24. The Braves had everything their way during the first half, but Omaha came back fighting in the last half, hold- ing Bradley scoreless while pushing over six points themselves. 14

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Our ootl?ail team . . . just al?ovit tLree tons oj l?ee Coach Sed Hartman ' s twelfth football season at the University of Omaha was characterized by the don ' t give up the ship attitude shown by the coach and the players. Although they en- countered a fresh calamity almost every week, the 1942 Indians played with a fortitude that was a credit to themselves and their school. More than forty prospective gridders checked out uniforms the first week of practice, but the squad as a whole was even lighter and less ex- perienced than was the 1941 crew. Only two regulars and four reserves were among the rookies, the other lettermen being lost through graduation, draft or enlistment in the armed forces. Seven players were from the 1941 freshman squad. A dozen were freshmen, eligible for var- sity competition under the North Central Con- ference ' s special war-time ruling. Royce Brown, one of Omaha ' s all-time ath- letic greats, returned to his alma mater as as- sistant coach, but was on hand for only a month and a half before he left for the navy. He was replaced by Howie Waterman, another alum- nus, who was a regular at center and fullback between 1938 and 1940. First major disaster to strike the squad came before the first game when Bob Spellmeyer re- peated his 1941 performance and again broke his collarbone. Spell had been slated to be a regu- lar both years. Roger Boulden, one of the two returning start- ers, became the victim of the next calamity when he broke his arm in the Simpson game. Both Boulden and Spellmeyer were kept out of action for the season. It appeared that this might have been the year for Rog to make the all-confer- ence team. This was also the last seoson for three other Indian seniors: Leonard Graham, who transferred to Omaha from Graceland in 1941 and was a regular at either end or tackle both years here; Waterman, asst. coach; R. Kalcsky, Zemunski, Preuss, B. Swanson, Foreman, Hazen, Bowlin, B. Cook, Wall, D. Peterson, J. Roth, Hartman, coach Spellmeyer, Olmstead, Lawry, Lynch, W. Peterson, Weekes, Burress, McCawley, Campbell, Haffke G. Akromis, Moron, Dymacek, Smith, Graham, Boulden, Oglesby, Pangle, Orr 13

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The next Saturday found the Indians pitted against another opponent that enjoyed a heavy weight advantage. Playing in Sioux City, Oma- ha ' s warriors were mauled to a 49-13 setback even though they drew first blood when Oglesby ' s pass to Graham clicked. Late in the game, the Indians broke through again on passes: Roth flipped a forward to Don Peterson, who lateraled to Bowlin for the marker. A Panther powerhouse, successfully seeking a third straight conference championship for Iowa State Teachers ' College, swept over the Indians 48-0 in the season ' s wind-up at Benson stadium November 14. Hazen intercepted a Panther pass in the third quarter to set up the Indians ' only threat. Oglesby ' s toss to Pangle was good, and Pangle dodged and squirmed through most of the Iowa team before he was downed on the Pan- thers ' fifteen. Two Indians received honorable mention in the all-conference selections: Len Graham as a blocking and defensive end, and Bob Hazen as a linebacker. Scores : OMAHA 0 19 0 6 13 0 OPPONENTS South Dakota State 20 Simpson 0 Augustana 30 Bradley Tech 46 Morningside 49 . Iowa State College 48 195 38 TOTALS Roster : George Akromis Roger Boulden Ken Bowlin Dick Burress Jerry Campbell Bill Cook Bob Dymacek Warren G. Foreman Leonard Graham Bob Hazen Fred Jensen Harry Kalasky Anton Lawry Charles Lynch Bill McCawley Bob Moron Gone by first practice: Zoch Baughn Frank Catania Jack Garber Ralph Grosjean Don Larson Jim Oglesby Keith bimstead Clinton Orr Bill Pangle Don Peterson Wayne Petersen Carl Preuss Jack Roth Clarence Smith Bob Spellmeyer Bill Swanson Bob Thomas Keith Tobias Leonard Walla Ernest Weekes George Zemunski Bill Monsur Dee McCartney Floyd Mellon Bob Welty Don Wiles Lynch, McCauley, Smith, Cook, Pangle, Orr, Dymacek