| Big Eight Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Conf. | Overall | PF | PA |
| East Aurora | 5-1-1 | 5-3-1 | 155 | 98 |
| Elgin | 5-2 | 6-3 | 154 | 77 |
| LaSalle-Peru | 5-2 | 5-4 | 108 | 107 |
| West Aurora | 4-2-1 | 4-4-1 | 152 | 148 |
| East Rockford | 3-3-1 | 4-4-1 | 155 | 98 |
| Freeport | 2-4-1 | 2-6-1 | 101 | 141 |
| Joliet | 2-5 | 2-7 | 55 | 215 |
| West Rockford | 0-7 | 1-8 | 83 | 205 |
| All-Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | ||||
| Player | School | Position | Wt. | Class |
| Dennis Nass | East Aurora | End | 170 | Sr. |
| George Hively | Freeport | End | 183 | Sr. |
| Don Beasley | East Aurora | Tackle | 184 | Sr. |
| Ernie Akemann | Elgin | Tackle | 223 | Sr. |
| Jerry Dittle | LaSalle-Peru | Guard | 163 | Sr. |
| Ervin Heiman | East Aurora | Guard | 168 | Sr. |
| Fred Rhoades | Elgin | Center | 180 | Sr. |
| Norm Rahn | East Aurora | QB | 155 | Sr. |
| Ken Zimmerman | West Aurora | HB | 168 | Jr. |
| Ron Carlson | East Rockford | HB | 205 | Sr. |
| Don Tregonning | LaSalle-Peru | FB | 203 | Jr. |
| Second Team | ||||
| Dennis Freyling | West Aurora | End | 170 | Sr. |
| Craig Abbott | Elgin | End | 160 | Sr. |
| Ned Hurley | LaSalle-Peru | Tackle | 195 | Sr. |
| Wayne Videgar | LaSalle-Peru | Tackle | 217 | Sr. |
| Dennis Taylor | Joliet | Guard | 160 | Sr. |
| Dick Genz | Elgin | Guard | 186 | Sr. |
| Doug Henderson | East Rockford | Guard | 160 | Sr. |
| Pete Lonsway | East Rockford | Center | 186 | Sr. |
| Roger McDaniel | Joliet | QB | 175 | Jr. |
| Joe Poziemski | Elgin | HB | 155 | Jr. |
| Glenn Glauser | LaSalle-Peru | HB | 191 | Jr. |
| Dave Exline | East Aurora | FB | 172 | Sr. |
| Honorable Mention (East, West, Freeport) | ||||
| Bruce Elmquist | East Rockford | End | ||
| Gunnar Wahlschlaeger | East Rockford | Tackle | ||
| Dennis Spielman | Freeport | Guard | ||
| Jerry Sundly | West Rockford | Center | ||
| Bruce Cacciapaglia | East Rockford | HB | ||
| Weekly Results |
|---|
| Week 1 |
| Chicago Bloom 20, East Rockford 13 |
| West Rockford 19, Sheboygan (Wis.) 6 |
| Spring Valley Hall 13, Freeport 12 |
| Elgin 13, York 0 |
| Ottawa 13, LaSalle-Peru 12 |
| Hinsdale 48, Joliet 0 |
| DeKalb 27, West Aurora 26 |
| Proviso 26, East Aurora 6 |
| Week 2 |
| East Rockford 13, Janesville (Wis.) 6 |
| Beloit (Wis.) 12, West Rockford 7 |
| Dixon 7, Freeport 0 |
| Thornton 19, Elgin 6 |
| Ottawa St. Bede 13, LaSalle-Peru 7 |
| Joliet Catholic 19, Joliet 0 |
| Glenbrook 27, West Aurora 7 |
| Chicago Bloom 19, East Aurora 7 |
| Week 3 |
| West Aurora 13, East Rockford 12 |
| East Aurora 27, West Rockford 0 |
| Freeport 26, Joliet 6 |
| LaSalle-Peru 14, Elgin 6 |
| Week 4 |
| East Rockford 14, East Aurora 0 |
| West Aurora 37, West Rockford 0 |
| Elgin 38, Freeport 6 |
| Joliet 23, LaSalle-Peru 9 |
| Week 5 |
| Elgin 14, East Rockford 7 |
| Joliet 13, West Rockford 6 |
| West Aurora 12, Freeport 6 |
| East Aurora 25, LaSalle-Peru 0 |
| Week 6 |
| East Rockford 12, Freeport 12 |
| LaSalle-Peru 19, West Rockford 7 |
| Elgin 25, West Aurora 0 |
| East Aurora 25, Joliet 0 |
| Week 7 |
| East Rockford 39, West Rockford 0 |
| LaSalle-Peru 14, Freeport 0 |
| Elgin 19, Joliet 0 |
| East Aurora 19, West Aurora 19 |
| Week 8 |
| LaSalle-Peru 20, East Rockford 13 |
| Freeport 25, West Rockford 18 |
| East Aurora 25, Elgin 6 |
| West Aurora 31, Joliet 0 |
| Week 9 |
| East Rockford 32, Joliet 13 |
| Elgin 27, West Rockford 6 |
| East Aurora 21, Freeport 14 |
| LaSalle-Peru 13, West Aurora 7 |
| East Rockford scoring | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TD runs |
TD rec. |
TD passes |
TD int. ret. |
TD punt ret. |
Extra points |
Total points |
| Ron Carlson | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Ron Fearn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Bruce Cacciapaglia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| Howard Hippman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Doug Gitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bruce Swenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| John Holub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Rockford scoring | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TD runs |
TD rec. |
TD passes |
TD int. ret. |
TD punt ret. |
Extra points |
Total points |
| Greg Manalli | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Willie Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Rhoades Lawton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Hereen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Hagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sam Maggio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Curt Washburn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
