Elder Panther Football - 1963

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 2-7-1

Game #
Date
Opponent
Site
Score
W/L
Record
1
9/14/63
Louisville Flaget
A
25-0
L
0-1-0
2
9/27/63
Moeller
H
27-7
L
0-2-0
3
10/4/63
St. Xavier
H
16-6
L
0-3-0
4
10/11/63
Purcell
H
8-0
L
0-4-0
5
10/18/63
McNicholas
H
6-6
T
0-4-1
6
10/25/63
Roger Bacon
H
6-0
L
0-5-1
7
11/1/63
Dayton Chaminade
A
27-16
L
0-6-1
8
11/8/63
Woodward
H
30-7
L
0-7-1
9
11/17/63
La Salle
H
23-6
W
1-7-1
10
11/28/63
Western Hills
Trechter
20-0
W
2-7-1

Head Coach : Dick Loechtenfeldt (Career Record: 2-7-1)

Captains: Dick Barnhorst, Jim Schaiper 

Final GCL Standings:

Overall
League

1. Roger Bacon
9-0-1
6-0

2. Moeller
9-1
5-1

3. McNicholas
5-2-2
2-2-2

4. St. Xavier
4-5-4
3-3

5. Purcell
4-4-1
2-4

6. ELDER
2-7-1
1-4-1

7. La Salle
4-5-1
0-5-1
 

Season Highlights: Assistant coach Dick Loechtenfeldt was named to succeed Coach Scardina. With only 3 returning starters, the Panthers struggled over the first eight games but failed to achieve a victory, gaining only a 6-6 tie with McNicholas. Shutout by Louisville Flaget and Purcell, the Panthers battled undefeated Roger Bacon, ranked second in the state at the time, to a scoreless tie after three quarters, but surrendered a touchdown following an interception of a Panther pass.

The tide finally turned, however, in Game 9, when the Panthers gave the Homecoming crowd a chance to cheer by defeating the Lancers, 23-6. Joe Brink's 49-yard touchdown run was the highlight of the contest. Elder extended its lead in the Western Hills series defeating the Mustangs, again at Trechter Stadium, 20-0. Jerry Meyer scored two touchdowns on short runs; the defense allowed only 70 total yards, with fumble recoveries by Jerry Reinstatler and Ken Kerley and interceptions by Jim Schaiper and Dan Daly keeping the ball in the Panthers' hands.

Junior Jerry Meyer led the team in scoring with 5 TDs and 30 points. Jerry Reinstatler (Offense) and Den Borchers (Defense) shared the team's Most Valuable Player honors.

 

Team Roster

Number

Name
Position
Class
71

Bachus, Raymond
T
Jr.
87

Baker, Terrance

Jr.
84

Barnhorst, Richard
E
Sr.
89

Barth, Gerald
DT
Sr.
19

Baur, Raymond
QB
Soph.
82

Borchers, Dennis
DE
Sr.

Borgmann, David

Soph.
42

Braddick, Richard
S/HB
Jr.
69

Bradshaw, Herbert
G
Jr.
40

Brink, Joseph
HB
Jr.
72

Burger, Chris

Jr.
61

Buzek, William
LB
Soph.
64

Caruso, David
G
Jr.
86

Chapman, Thomas
DE
Jr.
27

Comose, Andrew

Soph.
65

Comose, Thomas

Jr.
85

Conley, Brian
E
Jr.
52

Cummings, Robert
G
Sr.
76

Currin, Timothy
G
Sr.
31

Daly, Daniel
LB
Jr.
18

Davidson, Wayne
QB
Jr.
20

Day, John

Jr.

Doerger, Randall

Soph.
77

Elsaesser, Paul
DT
Jr.
28

Ferguson, Tony

Soph.
63

Forrester, William
G
Jr.
20/43

Gargano, Anthony
HB
Sr.
17

Gramke, Thomas
QB
Sr.
51

Halloran, Vince
C
Jr.
78

Hemsath, Edward
T
Jr.
80

Hilvert, Daniel
E
Sr.

Incardonia, Theodore

Jr.
81

Junk, Thomas
E
Jr.
75

Keiner, Lawrence
T
Sr.
53

Kerley, Kenneth
LB
Jr.
70

Kersting, Frank
DE
Sr.
23

Kessler, Richard
HB
Sr.
54

Lobring, Keith
G
Soph.
41

Luebbering, David
HB
Jr.
62

Maloney, James
DL
Soph.
43

McLaughlin, Terrence
FB
Soph.

Meyer, Jack

Soph.
22

Meyer, Jerome
HB
Jr.
83

Murray, James
E
Jr.
33

Ott, David
FB
Jr.
21

Otting, Eugene
S/HB
Jr.
74

Purnhagen, William
T
Jr.
50

Reinstatler, Jerry
C
Sr.
79

Richter, Robert
DT
Jr.
66

Riley, William
G
Sr.
81

Rizzo, Charles

Sr.
16

Schaiper, James
QB/DB
Sr.
88

Schwartz, Gerald

Sr.
34

Seal, Kenneth

Jr.
7

Sellet, Daniel

Soph.
60

Sievering, John
G
Jr.
30

Stenger, Ronald
LB
Sr.
67

Stern, William

Jr.
73

Stricker, Raymond

Jr.
24

Thomas, Ronald
HB
Sr.
39

Vignale, John

Soph.
44

Vitt, Joseph

Jr.
35

Welch, Timothy

Soph.

No. of Players
64
 

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