1979 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team

The 1979 Southwestern football team represented Southwestern College as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1979 NAIA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Phil Hower, the Moundbuilders compiled an overall record of record of 4–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play.[1][2][3]

1979 Southwestern Moundbuilders football
ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (4–4 KCAC)
Head coach
CaptainJeff Crow, Tony Gray, Bob Morgan
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Bethany (KS) $^ 8 0 0 11 1 0
Tabor 7 1 0 7 3 0
Friends 6 2 0 7 2 0
Southwestern (KS) 5 3 0 5 4 0
McPherson 3 5 0 3 6 0
Bethel (KS) 3 5 0 3 6 0
Sterling 2 6 0 2 7 0
Kansas Wesleyan 2 6 0 2 7 0
St. Mary of the Plains 1 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Ottawa (KS)Winfield, KSL 13–14
September 22at Bethany (KS)Lindsborg KSL 0–27
September 29SterlingWinfield, KSW 16–0
October 6at McPhersonMcPherson KSW 20–7
October 13TaborWinfield, KSW 21–28
October 20Bethel (KS)Winfield, KSW 14–7
October 27at Kansas WesleyanSalina, KSL 7–9
November 3at St. Mary of the PlainsDodge City KSL 12–17
November 10FriendsWinfield, KSL 0–3

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Roster

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Brodie Atwater, B. Hurd, Tony Gray(received all-KCAC/All District 10/Small College All-American Honors), Ollis Anderson, Jeff Crow, Charlie Wilson, T. Bailey, Bob Morgan, C. Golladay, K. Bauer, S. Ba D. Delaney, S. Woods, Dave Clark, John Tuttle, Rick McKinney, Jude Dinges, B. Bruner, G. Ballard, Jerry Thomas, J. Homan, J. Snyder, M. Henderson, S. Stahl, C. Cruse, D. Drennan, K. Vandegrift, Bill Gies, K. Seal, Scott Bruner, W. Morris, R. Irvin, D. See, S. Heinrich, M. Williams, D. Anzelmo, K. Lowe, M. Fox, Jeff Camp, P. Tasker, M. Diener, C. Patterson, John Washington, A. Stewart, R. Trict, W? Davison, B. Talent, Paul Homan, Curt Davison, D. Barker, K. Keeling, D. Poage, Terry Elder, S. Rempel, H. Hull, M. Richardson, M. Williams, L. Steele, D. Huch, M. Homan, Tim Cargile, B. Fox, G. Feste, S. Werner, A. Isenberg, B. Roy, T. Thurber, D. Smith, M. Duensing, M. Jensen, E. Kingsley, Clay Stone, S. Davis, Charlie Hill, J. Phillips, D. Davis, J. Kill, T. Price, Tom Audley, K. Allender, Mngr D. Whitehill, Darrell Drennan, Steve Barker [6]

References

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  1. ^ "College standings". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. November 12, 1979. p. B3. Retrieved December 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "NAIA Football: Southwestern College Moundbuilders".
  3. ^ https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/swka.sidearmsports.com/documents/2023/5/1/Football_Record_Book.pdf
  4. ^ "Southwestern Game by Game Results".
  5. ^ "Southwestern (KS) Moundbuilders College Football Scores and Schedules".
  6. ^ https://www.sckans.edu/ext/alumni-and-friends/history/yearbooks/1980_S.pdf