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Show FOOTBALL Weber finished the 1971 football season with its best record since 1968. Weber had a 7 - 2 - 1 record this year. WSC's record this year was something of a surprise since the Cats started with a "mystery" team. A new offense, new defense, and many new young, inexperienced players presented an unknown factor at the start of the season. The new wishbone offense propelled WSC into national limelight when the Wildcats averaged 337 yards per game rushing to rank among the nation's top college division clubs. Weber State had no super-type players this year. The team was considered to be a group of young dedicated players who thrived on team play and a good mental attitude. The WSC offense broke several records during the season including most yards rushing in a single game with 490 against San Fernando Valley State. During the season the wishbone offense accounted for 3,372 yards and an average of 337.2 both of which set school records. WSC backs picked up 159 first downs by rushing to set another mark. New attendance records were set with 65,928 fans for six games and an average per game record of 10,988. Season Results OPPONENT WSC-OPP OPPONENT WSC-OPi North Texas State..........20 - 0 W U. Nev. - Las Vegas.........30 - 17 W No Arizona................23- 7 W Montana...................13-14 L Boise State................20 - 7 W Idaho..................... 20 - 24 L Portland State.............. 54 - 26 W Idaho State................28 - 21 W Montana State.............21-21 T SF Valley St................44 - 7 W Season Results OPPONENT WSC- OPP Gonzaga................ 84 - 48 W Idaho.................. 106 - 50 W Northern Arizona......... 74 - 82 L Northern Arizona......... 86 - 68 W Idaho State.............. 63 -67 L Boise State..............49 - 43 W Idaho State.............. 89 - 75 W Boise State.............. 80 - 62 W Montana State........... 62 - 49 W Montana................ 60 -62 L Montana State........... 68 - 53 W Montana................71 - 60 W Gonzaga................ 68- 76 L Idaho................... 82 - 56 W U. of Hawaii.............91 - 64 W (NCAA 1st round playoffs) UCLA.................. . 58 - 90 L (NCAA Western Regionals) San Francisco........... 64- 74 L (NCAA Western Regionals) The Wildcats captured their fifth straight Big Sky Conference championship, and placed fourth in the NCAA West-ern Regionals. First year coach Gene Visscher guided the squad to an over-all record of 18 wins and 11 losses. Weber finished the season ranked among the nation's top 15 clubs on defense allowing their opponents only 66.9 points per game. The cats scored for second place in the Las Vegas Holiday Classis. Senior forward, Bob Davis was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Davis set numerous individual records during the season. He became the highest scoring player in WSC history by totaling 646 points and averaging 23.1 points per game, both of which are school records. The eleven losses represented the most losses ever for a Weber State basketball team. Davis was named to the Big Sky All-Conference team for the second year in a row. Brady Small and Jonnie Knoble were elected to the second team. Davis was also named to the second team in NCAA Region 7 selected by region coaches. BASKETBALL Top row, left to right: Jerry Bond, Van Kessler, Jaime Nunez, Percy Devine III, Don Adams, Jim Campass Rich Watkins Russ Lewandowski, Shane Mosher, Robert Reaves, Clark Despain, Student Manager; Doyle Langston Student Trainer; Kenneth Knight, Trainer; Ron Flygare, Equipment Manager. Second row: Wayne Carter Student Trainer Ted Bellinger, Gordon Baxter, Bob Jones, Tom Morgan, Craig Schneider. Jim Nichols Al Butler Tom Shilling, Ray Hunt, Carl Barbeau, Dan Leisure, Tom Packer, Lynn Corbridge, Coach; Mikel Macfarlane Alumni Director. Third row: John Fox. Phil Howell, Ron Cruse. Craig Holmstead Dave Rhodes. Tim Gilligan Larry Hall Terry Bulych, Dennis Allred, Mike Mannott. Paul Clark, Randle Anderson, Doug Smith Dick Gwinn Coach; Doug Hunt, Coach. Fourth row: Steve Smith, Dave Taylor, Kevin McNeeley, Kevin Jensen Clayton Ah Quin Ken Johnson, Dave Cook, Gil Anderson, Rick Strebel, Kirk Dickamore. Tom Melo, Robin Arnold Larry Frazier, Bud Belnap, Coach. Fifth row: Don Ritchey, Blaine Palmer, Gary Childress, Dean Corbridge Randy McDougall, Dave Lofgreen, Steve Sprague, Charlie Grayson. John Edwards, Rick Bojak, Ralph Hunter Coach; Herb Hawkins, Coach. Front row: Les Smith, Jeff Preston. Brad Hawkins Dave Wheeler, John Smith David Arslanian, Mark Wimmer, Rick Sipes, Gary Baltahzor, Sark Arslanian, Head Coach. |
