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1999 Macalester Football Preview Information
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College Info
School: Macalester College
Founded: 1874
Location: St. Paul, Minn.
Enrollment: 1,730
President: Michael McPherson
Athletic Director: Irv Cross
Team Nickname: Scots
Colors: Blue & Orange
Stadium (capacity): Macalester Stadium 4000
Press row Phone: 651 696-6640
 

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Football Staff
Head Coach: Dennis Czech
Alma Mater/Year  Macalester '83
Starting  2nd  season
Record with current school  2-8
All-Time Record   2-8

Coach's phone/best time to call: (651) 696-6286 (mornings)

Assistants/Position:
Tom Cross (offensive coordinator),
Jon Luebke (defensive coordinator),
Jerry Czech (quarterbacks & receivers),
Blaine Kunze (defensive backs),
Larry DeWanz (linebackers),
Frank Millo offensive line
Ben Harris defensive line
 

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Sports Information
S.I.D: Andy Johnson
Office Phone: (651)  696-6533
Home Phone: (651) 888-3752
FAX: (651) 696-6328
E-mail address: johnson@cars.adm.MACALESTER.EDU

School WWW address:  http://www.macalester.edu/~athletic/ |
 

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 1998 Game-by Game Results
FOOTBALL  (2-8, 1-8 MIAC)
Date       Opponent         Time
Sept. 5    at Crown        W 34-20
Sept. 19   St. John's       L 0-55
Sept. 26   at Gustavus    L 3-37
Oct. 3     at Carleton       L 7-34
Oct. 10    St. Thomas     L 10-33
Oct. 17    at Augsburg    L 7-28
Oct. 24    Bethel             L 3-48
Oct. 31    at Concordia   L 6-18
Nov. 7     Hamline          W 27-17
Nov. 12    St. Olaf         L 14-33
                (@Metrodome)

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1999  Schedule
Date    Opponent        Time
Sept. 11 Crown   1:00
Sept. 18  at St. John's 1:00
Sept. 25 Gustavus Adolphus   1:00
Oct. 2  Carleton (Homecoming) 1:00
Oct. 9  at St. Thomas 1:00
Oct. 16 Augsburg  1:00
Oct. 23 at Bethel  1:00
Oct. 30 Concordia  1:00
Nov. 6  at Hamline  1:00
Nov. 11 St. Olaf (@Metrodome) 5:00

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Player & Team Information
1998 Overall Record:  2-8
1998 Conference Record/Place: 1-8 T-9th

Letterwinners Returning/Lost:
Starters Ret/Lost: Offense 6/5 Defense: 4/7 P/K 0/1 0/1
 

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Returning Starters (Pos.. year. ht.. wt. misc. notes:
  Offense:
        Aaron Quitmeyer (QB, Jr., 6-0, 185, Williston, ND) 155 for 332, 1674 yds, 8 TD)
        Todd Murray (FB, Jr., 5-10, 185, Superior, WI)
        Grant Heuett (RB, So., 5-9, 175, Pueblo, CO) 309 yds. Rushing, 4TD, 19 receptions
        Ty OUConnell (WR, So., 6-0, 185, Helena, MT) 26 catches - 202 yds.
        Matt Diediker (WR, So., 6-0, 185, Hinton, IA) 22 catches - 332 yds. - 4 TD
        Jack Dusatko (OG, Jr., 6-1, 260, Palmer, NE)
Defense
        Steve Kelm (DT, Sr., 6-4, 230, Brownton, MN) 31 tackles, 5 TFL
        Nick Elders (DE, Jr., 6-3, 210, Amanda Park, WA) 35 tackles, 7 TFL
        Karl Wassman (SS, Sr., 6-1, 205, Ormsby, MN), 43 tackles, 5 TFL
        Nate Eitzmann (LB, Jr., 6-3, 190, Hardy, NE) 59 tackles

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Key Newcomers (Pos.. YR. hometown/HS/IC/last school at: notes):
Clark Wohlferd (OL, Fr., 6-3, 285, Sun Prairie, WI / Sun Prairie)
Andrew Porter (DE, Fr., 6-3, 235, Rogers, MN / Elk River)
Eric Chapin (OL, Fr., 6-4, 240, Cedar Rapids, IA / Washington)
Nick Kraemer (TE, Fr., 6-3, 220, Delano, MN / Delano)
Brandon Dixon (DB, Fr., 6-1, 215, Rogers, MN / Buffalo)
Paul Dennis (OL, Fr., 6-4, 240, Eleva, WI, Mondovi)
 

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Key Losses (Pos.. ht.. wt.. reason absent (grad/transfer/injury/misc.): notes):

TE - Jon Goodrich (6-5, 210) graduated (All-MIAC, 42 catches, 552 yds)
OT - Steve Vorpahl (6-2, 225) graduated (four-year starter)
DE - Ben Hampstead (6-0, 225) graduated (All-MIAC, 61 tackles, 18 TFL, 9 sacks)
MLB - Eddie Ray (5-11, 215) graduated (114 tackles, 10 TFL, over 500 career tackles)
MLB - Clovis Ray (5-11, 215) graduated (95 tackles, 9 TFL)
DT - Justin Viger (6-4, 270) transferred to Augustana (SD) (35 tackles, 6 TFL)
FS - Toby Curfman (5-10, 160) graduated (56 tackles)
CB - Dana Moody (5-8, 180) graduated (46 tackles, 2 INT, 4-year starter)
K/P - Matt Kessler (5-11, 180) graduated (33.3 y/punt, 3-6 FG, four-year punter & kicker)
 

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Season Outlook and Notes:

The Scots showed a good deal of improvement last fall under their new head coach Dennis Czech, who opened up the Macalester passing game for the first time in over a decade.  Continued progress is expected, but the Scots will have a tall challenge replacing the best and biggest senior class Macalester has produced in years.  Gone are more than half of the teamUs starters, including All MIAC tight end Jon Goodrich and All-MIAC defensive end Ben Hampstead, who registered 18 tackles for loss of yardage and nine QB sacks.  The Scots must replace most of their offensive and defensive lines.

Offensive coordinator Tom Cross opened up the passing game last season and the Scots look to improve their aerial attack under junior quarterback Aaron Quitmeyer (Jr., Willston, ND/Williston), who threw for 1,674 yards and eight scores.  Sophomore wide receivers Ty OUConnell (Helena, MT/Capital) and Matt Diediker (Hinton, IA) will be key targets again, while Grant Heuett (So., Pueblo, CO/Pueblo) is a threat out of the backfield.  Macalester passed on nearly two-thirds of its offensive plays in T98 - a drastic change from earlier years.

The Scots must replace five four-year regulars on the defensive side of the ball, including standouts Ben Hampstead (DE) and Eddie Ray (MLB), two of the MIACUs top players.  Tackle Steve Kelm (Sr., Brownton, MN/Brownton) is a good run-stopper, while Nate Eitzmann (Jr., Hardy, NE) and Karl
Wassman (Jr,. Ormsby, MN) return to the defensive backfield.
 

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See Their Roster on their home page

1999 Preseason Roster

       1999 Macalester College Football Roster
NO  NAME  POS  YR  HT  WT  HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
 2  Karl Wassman  DB  Sr.  6-3  215  Ormsby, MN St. James
 5  Grant Heuett  RB/WR  So.  5-8  170  Pueblo, CO South
 6  Nick Elders  DE/LB  Jr.  6-3  210  Amanda Park, WA  Lake Quinault
 8  Jesse Botker  TE  Sr.  6-3  210  Clinton, MN  Ortonville
 9  Todd Murray  RB  Jr.  5-11  210  Superior, WI  Superior
10  Aaron DeCollibus  DB  Sr.  5-9  185  Long Beach, CA  St. Anthony
11  Brian Towns  QB  So.  6-2  180  Fenton, MO Rockwood Summit
13  Aaron Quitmeyer  QB  Jr.  6-0  185  Williston, ND  Williston
14  Ty O'Connell  QB/DB  So.  6-0  185  Helena, MT Capital
18  Matt Diediker  DB/TE  So.  6-0  185  Hinton, IA Hinton
19  David Schumacher  WR  Jr.  6-2  195  Minot, ND Bishop O'Ryan
27  Nate Eitzmann  DB  Jr.  6-3  225  Hardy, NE Chester-Hubbell-Byron
32  Bailey Eder WR  So.  5-8  165  New London, WI  Weyauwega-Fremont
33  Ben Dickinson  RB  So.  5-10  175 Janesville, WI  Parker
36  Paul Aleckson  DB  Sr.  5-10  175 Whitewater, WI  Whitewater
41  Mike Occhicone  DB  Sr.  5-9  175  Concord, CA  Clayton Valley
50  Jack Dusatko  OL  Jr.  6-2  280  Palmer, NE Palmer
51  Dan Frey  OL  So.  5-9  200 Northfield, MN  Northfield
52  Gus Muller  DB  So.  5-10  170 Minneapolis, MN  Edison
54  Lee Dooley  LB  Jr.  6-1  240  Tuttle, OK Tuttle
55  Louis Filip  LB  So.  5-11  255  Coon Rapids, MN  Blaine
56  Nick Fruge  LB/SS  So.  5-8  185  Coon Rapids, MN  Blaine
69  Anthony Gonzalez  OL  So.  6-0  225  Bronx, NY Riverdale Country
73  Roger Moore  OL  So.  6-1  245  Lakewood, OH  Hawken
91  Cameron McLaughlin  DB  So.  5-11  200  Mukilteo, WA  Kamiak
99  Steve Kelm  DL  Sr.  6-4  240  Brownton, MN  Brownton
  Jason Bomberger  LB  So.  6-1  210  Great Falls, MT  Great Falls
  Clark Boyeson  LB  Fr.  5-8  195  Eugene, OR Winston Churchill
  Russell Bradley-Cook  K  Fr.  6-3  180  New York, NY
  Ethan Bushelle  LB  Fr.  6-1  215  Lake Forest, IL  Lake Forest
  Eric Chapin  OL  Fr.  6-4  240  Cedar Rapids, IA  Washington
  Brett Cramer  DE/TE  Fr.  6-3  230  Ardmore, OK  Ardmore
  Paul Dennis  OL  Fr.  6-4  240  Eleva, WI Mondovi
  Brandon Dixon  DB  Fr.  6-1  215  Rogers, MN Buffalo
  Ben Hall  DL  Fr.  6-2  255 Benicia, CA  Benicia
  Adam Hamilton  LB  Fr.  6-1  210  Williston, ND  Williston
  Terii Jacobs  LB  Fr.  5-11  200  ChofuShi Tok, Japan  American School
  Greg Klancher  WR  Fr.  5-10  170  Bayport, MN  Stillwater
  Nick Kraemer  TE  Fr.  6-3  220  Delano, MN Delano
  Henry Lee  WR  Fr.  5-9  175  Macomb, IL Macomb
  Jeb Middlebrook  RB  Fr.  5-11  190  Austin, MN Austin
  Andrew Porter  DE  Fr.  6-3  235  Rogers, MN Elk River
  Clark Wohlferd  OL  Fr.  6-3  285  Sun Prairie, WI  Sun Prairie

Head CoachJQJ Dennis Czech
Assistant CoachesJQJ Tom Cross (offensive coordinator), Jon Luebke
(defensive coordinator), Jerry Czech (quarterbacks & receivers), Blaine
Kunze (defensive backs), Larry DeWanz (linebackers),  Frank Millo
(offensive line), Ben Harris (defensive line).
 
 
 
 

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