1975

Team Picture:
Back Row: De Peterson, Roye Meis, Kurt Gydesen, Ken Tracy, David Swanson, Larry Swanson, R.J. Choponis
Middle Row: Coach Cecil Birch, Floyd Williams, Dave Salisbury, Mark Salisbury, David Johnson, Dave Wheeler, Mark Wilkens, Kevin Wanstead, Tom Warren, Steve Anderson, Dick Ward, Coach Mike Bulger
Front Row: Manager Mike Bernth, Mike Cherrete, Don Parker, Jerry Shelton, Lee Szyewicze, Jack Hartley, John Buys, Rich Davis, Manager Scott Raven

Mike Bulger took over the program begining with the 1975 season. Coach Bulger moved up from the J.V. level where he had a 13-1 record. While he wasn’t able to put up those kind of numbers, he was able to lead the Bucks to a 4-4 finish in his first year at the helm. The Bucks opened the season with a win against Suttons Bay thanks to 2 TDs by Dave Swanson. The Bucks dropped their next game by the score of 7-8. Dave Johnson hit De Peterson on a 41 yard pass as time expired, but he was brought down at the 1 yard line. The next game the Bucks would get the needed yardage to pull out a 6-0 victory of Lake City. Larry Swanson would seal the win with a 2 yard TD run with 45 seconds left. The Bucks defense held the Trojans to 31 total yards. The Bucks then hit a rough patch losing three straight games, two of which were decided by a single score. The Bucks finally got their offense going the last 2 weeks with big victories over Marion and Baldwin. The defense was dominant in a win over Marion. Not only did they shut out the Eagles, the Bucks first 2 scores came from the defense. Ken Tracey fell on a blocked punt in the end zone for the first score, and Mark Salisbury returned an interception for the 2nd score. The Bucks would score twice more to make it a 28-0 victory. The Bucks beat Baldwin 45-22 on the last night of the season. Larry Swanson rushed for 4 touchdowns and 100 yards. Jerry Shelton ran for a touchdown and 123 yards. Kevin Wanstead racked up 14 tackles, and for the second week in a row Dave Salisbury picked off 2 passes.