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2007 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL WR Kyle Callahan (6-0, 197, JR) ranks 7th in receptions per game (7.000). QB Joey Waters (5-11, 207, SR) ranks 8th in passing yards per game (268.300). Red-Zone effectiveness Union has been in the red zone 11 times during the first 2 games of the season, scoring 9 times. Union’s opponents have also entered the red zone 15 times, but have scored just 11 times. However, Union has only scored 51 points while its opponents has tallied 75 points. The difference is that 3 of Union’s red-zone scores have been field goals with opponents racking up 11 TDs (2 of the PATs were no good). Waters aiming for passing record QB Joey Waters (5-11, 207, SR) continues his assault on the Bulldog record. Through the first two games of the season, Waters has completed 70-of-108 passes for 805 yards and 9 touchdowns. Waters is currently third on the all-time passing yardage list at 5,469 and is just 1,047 yards away from overtaking Worley for the top spot. Stanley Niece is second at 5,524 yards. Waters is also 28 completions and 143 attempts away from those career records. Niece owns both marks at 496 completions and 977 attempts. Waters holds the program record for touchdown passes in a season (21) and touchdown passes in a career (48). Callahan, Kelly on pace to history As targets for Waters, WR Kyle Callahan (6-0, 197, JR) and WR Shawn Kelly (5-8, 175, SR) are on pace to break some single-season receiving and career records. With 21 receptions, Callahan is averaging 7.0 catches per game. At the current rate, he could haul in 75-plus GAME NOTES 2007 Mid-South Conference Standings & Stats Last Week’s Results Mars Hill def. Cumberlands (KY), 35-17 Shorter def. LaGrange, 38-12 Saint Francis (Ind.) def. Pikeville, 55-3 Belhaven def. Texas College, 55-43 Georgetown def. Cumberland (TN), 63-3 Murray State def. Lambuth, 48-13 Malone def. Union, 55-21 Morehead State def. West Virginia Tech, 34-7 *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. passes and surpass the school record of 65 receptions - set by Courtney Elesby in 2005. Also, with his 95.7 receiving yards per game, Callahan is on pace to amass over 1,000 yards - which would surpass the school mark of 825 set by Chris Kearson in 1993. EAST DIVISION Conference Overall School W L W L University of the Cumberlands 1 0 2 1 UVa-Wise 0 0 3 0 Georgetown College 0 0 1 1 Pikeville College 0 0 1 2 West Virginia Tech 0 0 0 3 Union College 0 1 0 3 WEST DIVISION Conference Overall School W L W L Bethel College 0 0 2 1 Shorter College 0 0 2 1 Belhaven College 0 0 1 2 Lambuth University 0 0 1 2 Campbellsville University 0 0 0 2 Cumberland University 0 0 0 2 This Week’s Schedule * Shorter @ Campbellsville, 1:30 pm * West Virginia Tech @ Cumberlands (KY), 1:30 pm * Georgetown @ UVa-Wise, 1:30 pm * Cumberland (TN) @ Lambuth, 2:30 pm * Union @ Pikeville, 6 pm * Bethel @ Belhaven, 7:30 pm *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Matt Rich (Belhaven/Offensive), Gabe Guthrie (Georgetown/Defensive) and Hunter Meade (Cumberlands/Special Teams) have been named this weeks Mid-South Conference Players of the Week in football. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Belhaven quarterback Matt Rich is the MSC Offensive Player of the Week. The 6’3 senior from Cumming, Georgia threw a school-record six touchdowns in the Blazers 55-43 victory over Texas College. Rich fi nished the day completing 19 of 27 passes for 358 yards. Matt also ran for two additional touchdowns for the Blazers, now 1-2 on the season. Belhaven will open Mid-South Conference play next weekend at 6:30 p.m. when they host NAIA #6 Bethel College. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK The MSC Defensive Player of the Week comes from NAIA #9 Georgetown College. Gabe Guthrie, a 6’1 senior linebacker from Xenia, Ohio recorded 14 total tackles (11 solo) in the Tigers 63-3 win over MSC foe Cumberland University (TN). Gabe also tallied four sacks in just under three quarters of action for the Tigers (1-1). Up next for the Tigers will be a visit to undefeated and #13 ranked Virginia-Wise for a 1:30 p.m. Mid-South game. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior kicker Hunter Meade of the University of the Cumberlands is the MSC Special Teams Player of the Week. Meade, a 5’11 native of Bristol, Virginia, was successful on both his point after attempts during the Patriots 35-17 loss against NCAA DII Mars Hill College. Meade also nailed a 26 yard fi eld goal, his only attempt of the game. The nationally recognized Cumberlands (2-1) will be at home this coming weekend as they host WVU Tech in a MSC divisional game. Only two players have amassed 800- plus receiving yards in a season with Jim Maynor’s 805 in 2000 being the other. With 13 receptions this season, Kelly now ranks 10th on the all-time career receptions list. To date, he has www.ucbulldogs.com 2
2007 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL 80 career receptions for 958 yards, a 12.0 yard per reception average and 8 TDs. Kelly is 1 reception away from tying Brandon Hawkins for 9th all-time and 5 away from tying Jim Maynor for the No. 8 spot. Kelly needs just 42 yards receiving to become the 12th play to amass 1,000 career receiving yards. On the year, Kelly has 13 catches for 216 yards and 3 TDs. Kelly’s best season to date came during the 2005 season when he hauled in 31 passes for 398 yards and 4 TDs. O’Neal tackles record LB Patrick O’Neal (6-1, 215, SR) has led Union in tackles in all three seasons he’s played, and he’s continued that theme during the first three games of the year. He already has 48 total tackles, racking up school-record 20 in the season opener against University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) In nine games last season, O’Neal recorded 102 tackles and ranked third in the Mid-South and sixth in the NAIA with 11.3 tackles per game. With his 102 tackles in 2006, O’Neal became the first players since Herman Lovett in 2002 to record 100 or more tackles in a season. Lovette had 101 total tackles in 2002. For his career, O’Neal has 295 total tackles. John Luttrell holds the season and career tackle records at 135 and 392, respectively. If O’Neal is to break the career record, he will need to bag 98 more tackles - which would break the season mark. Running toward history RB Terence Pollock (5-9, 214, SO) had arguably the best rushing season for a freshman in program history as his 655 yards on the ground rank him 11th for most yards in a season. After rushing for 68 yards during his first two games of the season, he is 277 yards away from becoming just the ninth player in Bulldog program Location: Barbourville, Ky. 40906 Founded: 1879 Enrollment: 1,350 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Orange and Black Stadium (capacity): Burch/Nau Field (2,500) Surface: Synthetic Sports Grass Affiliations: Mid-South Conference (football only) and NAIA President: Ed de Rosset (Berea ’67) Athletic Director: Darin S. Wilson (Union ’96) Office: (606) 546-1308 Director of Compliance: Larry Inkster Associate AD: Tim Curry Assistant ADs: Tommy Reid Athletic Secretary: Lana Faulkner Faculty Athletic Representive: Larry Inkster Football History First year of football: 1905* Post-Season Record: 0-0 (no post-season appearances) Last Post-Season Appearance: N/A All-Time Football Record: 151-208-17 (.424) Overall Record Since 1984: 87-141-3 (.383) Record at Home Since 1984: 49-59-3 (.455) Record on Road Since 1984: 39-80-0 (.327) Record at Neutral Sites Since 1984: 0-2-0 (.000) Overall MSC Record: 50-82-1 (.383) MSC Championships: One (1992) *-football not sponsored at UC from 1907-21 and 1942-83 history to garner 1,000 career rushing yards. Pollock became the first player since Scotty Russell in 1994 to rush for 100 or more yards in three consecutive games in 2006. He galloped for 158 at Belhaven (Miss.) on Oct. 7, 2006; 131 yards at Lambuth (Tenn.) on Oct. 14, 2006; and 127 yards against Frostburg State on Oct. 21, 2006. Harris’ Pick Three DB Ty Harris (5-11, 164, SO) tied the school record for interceptions in a game with 3 vs. Cumberlands in week one. He joins Lavarus Mc- Cloud and C.J. Westerman as the only ones in program history with a 3-INT game. UNION COLLEGE QUICK FACTS GAME NOTES Coaching Staff Head Coach: Tommy Reid Office: (606) 546-1707 Alma Mater: Glenville State ’96 Record: 18-43 (sixth year) Assistant Coaches: Andre Linn, Defensive Coordinator/DB John Gray, Defensive Line Marco Knorr, QB/WR Shaun Person, RB Kenneth Mitchell, LB Travis Bethel, S Junior Owen, OL Courtney Elesby, WR Athletic Trainer: Clay Butler Assistant Trainers: Lucius Willson, Ryan Georgi and Mark Campbell Team Information 2006 Record: 3-7 (2-2 home, 1-4 road, 0-1 neutral) 2006 Mid-South Conference East Record, finish: 1-4, T-fi fth Final National Rank: not ranked Starters Returning: 19 (10 offense, 7 defense, 2 special teams) Starters Lost: 7 (2 offense, 3 defense, 2 special teams) However, Harris is the first to have accomplished the feat twice. He picked off three passes in a 23-20 win at NCAA Division II Chowan (N.C.) on Sept. 9, 2006. Harris has 7 career INTs. The school record is 12, which is held by Ernest Johnson. - UC - www.ucbulldogs.com 3
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