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2007 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL 957 rushing yards on the season and just 467 passing yards. The 249 yards in total offense allowed to Campbellsville was the lowest total Union’s held an opponent this season. Scoring edge to Union Union appears to have a solid scoring advantage heading into this week’s matchup against Frostburg State. The Bobcats have scored just 64 points all season - averaging 10.7 points per game, while Union has scored 91 points in the first half alone - 44 in the first quarter and 47 in the second. On the season, Union has tallied 165 total points for a 23.6 point-per-game average. Campbellsville has just scored a total of 16 first-half points with 7 coming in the first and 9 in the second. The Bobcats have scored 26 points in the third quarter and 22 in the fourth. Unbalanced scoring attack Speaking of scoring, a high percentage of Union’s touchdowns have come through the air this season. Through the first 7 games, Union has found the end zone 22 times with 17 coming through the air, 1 on a kick return and 1 on a fumble return. The Bulldogs have just 3 rushing touchdowns with 2 coming in last week’s 31-14 win over Campbellsville. RB Terence Pollock (5-9, 214, SO) leads the team in rushing with 422 yards and had 8 rushing TDs in 2006. However, pounding the ball into the end zone on the ground has been a struggle for Union this season. Meanwhile, Union’s opponents have scored 32 touchdowns - 15 rushing, 11 passing and 6 on interception/fumble returns. Red-zone effectiveness Union has been in the red zone 25 times during the first 7 games of the season, scoring 18 times - a 72.0 scoring percentage. Union’s opponents have entered the red zone 32 times, but have scored 23 times - a 71.9 scoring percentage. However, Union has only scored 105 points while its opponents has tallied 151 points. The difference is that 5 of Union’s red-zone scores have been field goals with opponents racking up 21 TDs (2 of the PATs were no good) to go along with just 2 field goals. In last week’s 31-14 win, Union went 4 for 5 in the red zone, scoring 3 TDs and 1 FG. The one failed trip ended with a missed 34-yard FG attempt. Campbellsville was 1 of 3 in the red zone, scoring on a 6-yard TD run. Kelly charging up the receiving list As a target for Waters, WR Shawn Kelly (5-8, 175, SR) is on pace to break some singleseason receiving and career records. With 43 receptions this season, Kelly now ranks 3rd on the all-time career receptions list. To date, he has 110 career receptions for 1,286 yards, a 11.7 yard-per-reception average and 9 TDs. Kelly became the 4th player to amass 100 GAME NOTES 2007 Mid-South Conference Standings & Stats Last Week’s Results UVa-Wise def. Belhaven, 69-28 Bethel def. West Virginia Tech, 42-7 Union def. Campbellsville, 31-14 Georgetown def. Shorter, 37-2 Pikeville def. Lambuth, 34-27 Cumberlands (KY) def. Cumberland, 13-10 *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. catches in a career following his 6-reception performance against Cumberland on Oct. 6, and he moved past Jon Smith for 3rd on the all-time receiving list after his 7-catch showing versus Campbellsville on Oct. 13. He is now just 16 receptions away from moving past Courtney Elesby for 2nd on the all-time receiving list. Kelly is having his best season to date as he has 43 catches for 544 yards and 4 TDs. Kelly’s EAST DIVISION Conference Overall School W L W L University of the Cumberlands 2 0 6 1 UVa-Wise 1 0 6 1 Pikeville College 1 0 3 4 Georgetown College 0 1 3 3 West Virginia Tech 0 1 1 6 Union College 0 2 2 5 WEST DIVISION Conference Overall School W L W L Bethel College 1 0 6 1 Shorter College 1 0 5 2 Lambuth University 1 0 2 5 Belhaven College 0 1 2 5 Cumberland University 0 1 1 5 Campbellsville University 0 1 0 6 This Week’s Schedule Union @ Frostburg State, 1 pm * Georgetown @ West Virginia Tech, 1:30 pm * Pikeville @ UVa-Wise, 1:30 pm * Shorter @ Belhaven, 2:30 pm * Campbellsville @ Lambuth, 2:30 pm * Cumberland (TN) @ Bethel, 8 pm Cumberlands (KY) - open *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK The Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week are James Haley (defensive) and Randy Hippeard (offensive) of Virginia-Wise, and Cumberland University’s Michael Hinson (special teams). OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Hippeard, the signal caller for the 11th-ranked Cavaliers, passed for 259 yards on 13 completions and 5 touchdowns during a 69-28 win over Belhaven College (2-5). The 6’3 junior from Stafford, Virginia, set the Wise career passing record with 6,694 passing yards in his career. He is currently third in the NAIA in passing (306 yards/game) and total offense (311 yards/game) and this is his second player of the week award this season. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK The MSC Defensive Player of the Week is UVa-Wise’s James Haley. The 5’11 sophomore from Gladys, Va. led the Cavalier defense with 10 total tackles in their 41-point victory over Belhaven. Haley added 1.5 tackles for a total loss of 9 yards, as well as one sack and two pass break ups. Haley also returned a fumble 46 yards to set up a Cavalier score. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Michael Hinson of Cumberland University (Tenn.) is the special teams player of the week. The 6’0 sophomore punter/ kicker, originally from Smyra, Tennessee, had five punts for 190 total yards with a long of forty-seven. He had three kickoffs for 175 yards (58 yards/kick) and nailed his only field goal of the day from 45 yards out. Cumberland (1-5) will travel to Bethel College this Saturday for an 8:00 pm kick-off. previous best season came during the 2005 season when he hauled in 31 passes for 398 yards and 4 TDs. He also became just the 13th player in program history to amass 40 or more receptions in a season. His 43 catches currently rank 11th on the all-time single-season receptions list. O’Neal tackles record www.ucbulldogs.com 2
2007 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL 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 87 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 334 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 59 more tackles - which would break the season mark. O’Neal leads the MSC in tackles and ranks 2nd in the NAIA with his 12.4 tackles per game. Young not showing his youth DB Terry Young (5-8, 160, FR) came up big in the 31-14 over Campbellsville on Oct. 13. He had just 6 total tackles (3 solos), but Young was responsible for 2 turnovers deep into Union territory. In the second quarter, he forced a fumble at the Bulldog 10-yard line as Campbellsville was threatening to score. The ensuing drive resulted in a 10-play, 90-yard scoring march. In the third, Campbellsville was driving and had the ball at the Union 8 when Young intercepted a pass at the goal line, preventing a Tiger score. Littleton no little man DB Josh Littleton (5-11, 185, SO) might’ve had just 3 total tackles against Cumberland on Oct. 6, but he arguably came up with two of the biggest defensive plays of the game. With the game scoreless in the second, Cumberland was driving deep into Union territory when Littleton picked off a Matt Eads pass at the goal line, returning it 33 yards in setting up the Bulldogs’ first scoring drive of the game. Late in the third with Union up 14-7, Littleton forced a fumble which was recoverd by DB Garry Barnett (5-9, 157, FR), setting up Union’s final scoring drive of the game. 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. He became the 9th player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career during the 21- 14 win over Cumberland on Oct. 6. Thus far, Pollock has rushed for 422 yards on 116 carries this season, averaging 3.6 yards per carry. He currently has 1,077 career rushing yards on 271 carries - an average of 3.9 yards per carry. 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: Edward D. 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 AD: 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: 153-210-17 (.425) Overall Record Since 1984: 89-143-3 (.385) Record at Home Since 1984: 51-59-3 (.465) Record on Road Since 1984: 39-82-0 (.322) Record at Neutral Sites Since 1984: 0-2-0 (.000) Overall MSC Record: 50-83-1 (.377) MSC Championships: One (1992) *-football not sponsored at UC from 1907-21 and 1942-83 On Sept. 22 at Pikeville, Pollock rushed for over 100 yards for the 4th time his career. He ran for 127 yards on 23 carries with a long of 19 yards. On the season, he has 289 yards on 85 carries, averaging 3.4 yards per carry an 72.2 yards per game. 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. UNION COLLEGE QUICK FACTS GAME NOTES Coaching Staff Head Coach: Tommy Reid Office: (606) 546-1707 Alma Mater: Glenville State ’96 Record: 20-45 (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-fifth 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) UC’s big-time return men DB Marekus Smith (5-10, 198, JR) set a school record for the longest fumble recovery return in the 41-17 loss at Shorter on Sept. 29 when he picked up a loose ball and sprinted 85 yards for a touchdown. The previous mark had been 77 yards when Lionel Watkins returned a fumble 77 yards for a score against Shorter on Oct. 29, 2005. This marked the second time this season that a Union player had a return of 85 yards. In the week 2 loss to Lambuth, DB/RS Antonio Dishman (5-10, 164, SO) returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. On the season, Dishman is averaging 26.8 yards per kickoff return, ranking him 13th in the NAIA. 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 McCloud and C.J. Westerman as the only ones in program history with a 3-INT game. 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. Harris currently ranks 9th in the NAIA in passes defended with 1.8 per game as he has defended 7 passes (3 INTs, 4 pass breakups). - UC - www.ucbulldogs.com 3
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