Football Hall of Fame

Front row (left to right): Rich Routh, Mike Martin, Mike Cunningham, Fred Gilbert, Dan Mussleman, Lynn Russell, Brian Pinkston, Robert Allen, Joe Westart, Janet Maddox.

Second row: Cheryl Smith, Carol Martin, Don Peterson, Dave Durham, Tim Pinkston, Bruce Welker, Larry DeBord, Steve Leuthold, Jim Ostrom, Rob Butler, Dave Belford, Pete Haynes.

Third row: Joe Schierer, Steve Dell, Brian Elsasser, Bill Allen, Steve Snyder, Dan Clark, Jeff King, Kevin Emerick, Bret Hoerr, Tim Kraft.

Fourth row: Bill Hogsett, Jeff Smith, Jim Allen, Darryl Harlan, Scott Perkins, Bill Snyder, Ted Goffrier, Gary Burns, Clark Baurer.

Fifth row: Tom Sheets, Pat Roger, Mark VanHooerbeke, Curtis Baker, David Colgan, Pat Westart, Dan Maher, Tom Koch, Joe Hyde, Brad Orrill.

Back row: Lee Westerman (Assistant), Tom Bruna (Head Coach), Andy Bertram (Assistant).

Coached by Tom Bruna, the 1975 Princeville Princes capped a 9-0 regular season with a second-place finish in the IHSA Class 1A playoffs, dropping the championship game to Concord Triopia, 36-6.

The Princes averaged 42.8 points during the regular season, during which they did not yield a first-quarter touchdown until the ninth game. They won their third successive Blackhawk Conference title, then defeated Forrest-Strawn Wing (40-8), Stronghurst Southern (26-24) and Deer Creek-Mackinaw (26-3) in the playoffs to reach the title game.

Princeville finished 12-1 and quarterback Rob Butler completed 85 of 171 passes for 1,633 yards and 21 touchdowns. Tailbacks Dan Clark and Bill Allen combined to rush for more than 2,100 yards.