Larry Curry
Defensive Line

Head Football Coach Terry Clark will be heading into his eighth year this fall. As a native of Auburn, Clark has strong ties to Peru State as both a student-athlete and as a coach. He was a member of the 1990 NAIA National Championship team and worked as the Bobcats’ defensive coordinator during the 2000 season under Dick Strittmatter. Clark returned to the ‘Cats after spending 2001 as the defensive coordinator at Dakota State University in Madison, S.D. Clark also spent two seasons at Dakota State as the defensive secondary coach.

Prior to his time at Dakota State, Clark spent three seasons as the defensive secondary coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. In addition, he worked as the special teams coach at Auburn High School in 1991.

Clark earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Social and Behavioral Science from the University of Mary in 1996. He earned his Masters degree in Education from Peru State College in 2006.

Clark and his wife Anita have two daughters, Emily (10) and Abbey (6). They reside in Peru.

Coach Ramsey is no stranger to Peru State football having been a member of the Bobcats squad as a 4-year letterman and team captain from 1975-1978. Ramsey earned his B.S. in Physical Education from Peru State and then completed his M.S. Degree in Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University.

Ramsey began his football coaching career as a prep assistant and Head Coach with stops at West Point (NE) and Mound City (MO). He then moved to the collegiate ranks as the Head Coach at North Iowa Community College (NIACC). During his 17 year stint he amassed an impressive 110-58-1 record which included seven bowl appearances. Ramsey sent numerous players on to NCAA DI institutions, with several moving on to the NFL ranks as well. His coaching experience and offensive line expertise is a great addition to the Bobcat coaching staff.

Entering his fifth season at Peru State College, Coach Craig will again coach the Bobcat Line Backers. He made the switch to line backers after coaching the Defensive Line in 2005.

Craig came to Peru State from Dakota Wesleyan University. In his three seasons at DWU he coached the quarterbacks (in 2003 he coached the #7 ranked quarterback in the NAIA) and Receivers, as well as the Secondary. Coach Craig has extensive experience as both a professional player and coach in Europe. This past summer, Coach Craig was the Head Coach of the Calanda Broncos (Switzerland), the Swiss Bowl Champs and the 20th ranked team in Europe.

He was the Head Coach of the Roskilde Kings (Denmark) the previous season, as well as being the Offensive Coordinator for the Ferrara Aquile (Italy) in 2004.As a player, he was the quarterback for both the Bolzano Giants (Italy) and the Aquile.

Coach Craig graduated from UNLV with a degree in Hotel / Restaurant Management.

Lou Varley
Offensive Line Coach
402-872-2205
email: lvarley@peru.edu
Season at Peru: 2nd

Coach Mizerski hales from Granite City, IL.

His past coaching experience includes;
Lincoln Southeast H.S. 1979 - 2006 236-64-0 Head Coach,
Plattsmouth H.S. 1976 - 1978 17-10-1 Head Coach
Granite City North H.S. 1973 - 1975 as a Def. Coord.
Granite City South H.S. 1969 - 1972 Asst. FB/Track
Overall record 253-74-1

He completed his bachelor's degree in 1969 in Education at Peru State and earned his master's of education from Northwest Missouri State University in 1977.

Coach Curry hails from Granite City, IL
He attended Peru State 1965-66 and earned his Bachelors in education from Southerrn Illinois in 1973
and earned his Master of Science in Instructional Technology from Southern Illinois in 1980.

His coaching experience includes: Granite City 1975-2008, Peru State 2008.