1974 Central Dutch football team

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1974
Stagg Bowl, W 10–8 vs. Ithaca
ConferenceIowa Conference
Record11–0 (7–0 Iowa)
Head coach
(11th season)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central (IA) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 8
William Penn
 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Upper Iowa
 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Luther 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Simpson
 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Dubuque 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1974 Central Dutch football team was an American football team that represented Central College as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division III football season. In their 11th season under head coach Ron Schipper, the Dutch compiled an 11–0 record and won both the Iowa Conference championship and the NCAA Division III national championship.[1][2]

The team participated in the second annual NCAA Division III playoff, defeating

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl
championship game.

Linebacker Al Dorenkamp led a defense that allowed an average of only 6.9 points per game and was selected as the most valuable player in the IIAC.[3] Eight Central players received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team: Dorenkamp; offensive linemen Don Knock and Dan Wright; wide receiver Randy Busscher; running back Mike Hodges; quarterback Gary Cutler; defensive lineman Ron Merema; and defensive back Cliff Marlow.[4]

Quarterback Cutler completed 69 of 126 passes for 1,236 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Ferris State.[6]

Coach Schipper was honored as the 1974 IIAC Coach of the Year.[4] He was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.[7]

The team played its home games at in Pella, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Northwestern (IA)*Pella, IAW 19–0[8]
September 21
Ferris State*
Pella, IAW 22–17[9]
September 28at WartburgWaverly, IAW 16–0[10]
October 5at DubuquedaggerDubuque, IAW 36–22
October 12LutherPella, IAW 27–0[11]
October 19at Buena VistaStorm Lake, IAW 13–9[12]
October 26
Simpson
Pella, IAW 28–0[13]
November 2at
Upper Iowa
Fayette, IAW 44–0[14]
November 9
William Penn
Pella, IA W 23–14[15]
November 30at
Evansville*
Evansville, IN (NCAA Division III semifinal)W 17–16[16][17]
December 7vs. Ithaca*Phenix City, AL (NCAA Division III Championship Game)W 10–8[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

See also

References

  1. ^ "1974 Football Schedule". Central College. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Central College Media Guide" (PDF). Central College. 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, pp. 56, 99.
  4. ^ a b 2019 Media Guide, p. 56.
  5. ^ a b 2019 Media Guide, p. 33.
  6. ^ 2019 cMedia Guide, p. 43.
  7. ^ "Ron Schipper". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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  17. ^ "Central of Iowa Gains Final, 17‐16". The New York Times. December 1, 1974. p. 258.
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