Dave Petzke

Dave Petzke (born c. 1957) was an American football player. He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team from 1977 to 1978.^[1][2][3] In 11 games during the 1978 season, he caught 91 passes for 1,215 yards and 11 touchdowns. He led the NCAA Division I-A colleges that year in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.^[1][4] He was selected as the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1978. He later worked for the Capital Financial Group in Boulder, Colorado.^[5]

Dave Petzke

Northern Illinois Huskies – No. 6
Position	Wide receiver
Personal information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College	Northern Illinois (1977–1978)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA receiving leader (1978) Third-team All-American (1978) MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year (1978) Northern Illinois Huskies No. 6 retired

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders

References

1. "Dave Petzke". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
2. "Dave Petzke Bio". Northern Illinois University. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
3. "NI's Petzke gets 91st catch". The Pantagraph. November 26, 1978 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Leading Receiver Lacks Publicity". Observer-Reporter. November 18, 1978.
5. "Dave Petzke". Capital Financial Group. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.