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2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL<br />
GAME NOTES<br />
GAME 1 - LAMBUTH<br />
Sept. 6, 2008<br />
UNION 27<br />
LAMBUTH 21<br />
JACKSON, Tenn. - <strong>Union</strong> <strong>College</strong> shook off some voodoo<br />
Saturday as it opened the 2008 season with a 27-21 victory at<br />
Lambuth (Tenn.) University, marking the fi rst time since 1997 <strong>Union</strong><br />
has defeated Lambuth.<br />
Lambuth (0-2 overall) took the early lead, marching 87 yards in 10<br />
plays to grab a 7-0 lead. Marquis Williams scored on a 27-yard run<br />
with 7:02 remaining in the fi rst.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> (1-0 overall) struck twice in the second quarter en route to<br />
a 14-7 halftime lead. At the 9:06 mark, Mike Brinkley (Anthony, Fla.)<br />
hit Kyle Callahan (Covington, Ky.) for a 17-yard touchdown pass to<br />
tie the <strong>game</strong> at 7-7. After a Lambuth fumble, the Bulldogs found the<br />
end zone in no time. Terence Pollock (Orange Park, Fla.) capped a<br />
four-play, 20-yard drive with a 4-yard plunge as <strong>Union</strong> seized a 14-7<br />
advantage with 6:03 left in the half.<br />
Jacob Appleby (Harvest, Ala.) hit a 20-yard fi eld goal at the 11:15<br />
mark in the third to make it 17-7. Midway through the third, Brinkley<br />
and Callahan hooked up again; this time from 10-yards out as <strong>Union</strong><br />
built a 24-7 cushion.<br />
Early in the fourth, Lambuth cut the margin to 24-14, but Appleby<br />
booted an 18-yard fi eld goal to push the lead to 27-14 with 5:38<br />
remaining.<br />
Lambuth caught a break as it blocked a punt and ended up scoring<br />
to pull within 27-21 with 2:23 to play.<br />
However, the Bulldogs held on for the win, the fi rst at Lambuth<br />
since 1994.<br />
Lambuth caught a break as it blocked a punt and ended up scoring<br />
to pull within 27-21 with 2:23 to play.<br />
However, the Bulldogs held on for the win, the fi rst at Lambuth<br />
since 1994.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> narrowly outgained Lambuth 341-337. The Bulldogs had a<br />
balanced attack with 147 yards rushing and 194 yards passing.<br />
Offensively for <strong>Union</strong>, Brinkley completed 25-of-40 passes for 194<br />
yards and two scores. Callahan hauled in eight passes for 85 yards<br />
and two touchdowns, while Chris Thomas (Hopkinsville, Ky.) had six<br />
receptions for 60 yards.<br />
Pollock recorded his seventh 100-yard rushing <strong>game</strong> of his career,<br />
racking up 133 yards on 23 carries. In addition, Pollock now has<br />
1,506 career rushing yards.<br />
Defensively, newcomer and senior Willie Williams (Miami, Fla.)<br />
had an impressive debut with 12 total tackles, 2.5 for a loss, two<br />
sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.<br />
For Lambuth, Adam Wiese completed 13-of-19 passes for 107<br />
yards and two touchdowns. Wiese also led the Eagles in rushing<br />
with 51 yards on eight carries. Cedric Fisher led Lambuth defensively<br />
with 13 stops and one blocked punt.<br />
SCORE BY QUARTERS<br />
UNION 0 14 10 3 -27<br />
LAMBUTH 7 0 0 14 -21<br />
SCORING SUMMARY<br />
1st - LU - Williams 27 run (Nannery kick)<br />
2nd - UC - Callahan 17 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)<br />
UC - Pollock 4 run (Appleby kick)<br />
3rd - UC - Appleby 20 FG<br />
UC - Hicks 10 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)<br />
4th - LU - Smith 10 pass from Wiese (Nannery kick)<br />
UC - Appleby 18 FG<br />
LU - Okechukwu 7 pass from Wiese (Nannery kick)<br />
TEAM STATS UC LU<br />
First Downs 20 18<br />
Rushes-Yards 34-147 28-140<br />
Passing Yards 208 193<br />
Passes (C-A-I) 25-40-0 22-38-2<br />
Total Offense Plays-Yards 74-355 66-333<br />
Punts-Average 6-22.0 3-25.3<br />
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2<br />
Penalties-Yards 6-40 7-98<br />
Time of Possession 34:04 25:56<br />
Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 6 of 14<br />
Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2<br />
Sacks By-Yards 3-19 1-9<br />
UNION<br />
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg<br />
Pollock 23 133 0 133 1 33<br />
Kelly 3 14 0 14 0 12<br />
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg<br />
Brinkley 40 25 0 208 2 19<br />
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg<br />
Callahan 7 75 1 19<br />
Thomas 7 60 0 16<br />
LAMBUTH<br />
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg<br />
Wiese 7 48 7 41 0 15<br />
Robinson 8 57 19 38 0 33<br />
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg<br />
Wiese 19 13 1 114 2 20<br />
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg<br />
Smith 8 63 1 15<br />
Okechukwu 3 19 1 8<br />
GAME 2 - MALONE<br />
Sept. 13, 2008<br />
MALONE 28<br />
UNION 35<br />
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - <strong>Union</strong> <strong>College</strong> put together a dominating<br />
second-half performance to upset visiting No. 24 Malone (Ohio)<br />
<strong>College</strong> 35-28 Saturday, extending the Bulldogs win streak to four<br />
<strong>game</strong>s.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> is off to its fi rst 2-0 start since 1994 when it went 7-3.<br />
Malone is now 0-1.<br />
Trailing 28-21 at the half, <strong>Union</strong> struggled offensively during the<br />
fi rst 30 minutes. The Bulldogs had the ball for only 12 minutes and<br />
15 seconds and amassed just 91 yards in total offense. Meanwhile,<br />
the Pioneers ate up 17:45 off the clock in the fi rst while racking up<br />
285 yards.<br />
But it was a different story in the second half.<br />
The Bulldogs dominated the third quarter, hanging on to the ball<br />
for 12:59 in the period. Taking the opening kick of the half, <strong>Union</strong> ate<br />
8:19 off the clock while march 65 yards in 15 plays in tying the <strong>game</strong><br />
at 28-28. Mike Brinkley (Anthony, Fla.) hit diving Kyle Callahan (Covington,<br />
Ky.) in the left side of the end zone at the 6:40 mark.<br />
After forcing Malone to go three plays and out, <strong>Union</strong> continued its<br />
ball-control offense. Taking possession with 5:05 on the clock, the<br />
Bulldogs mounted an 11-play, 77-yard drive. Brinkley capped the<br />
march with a 19-yard scoring pass to Rolando Dyer (Lawrenceburg,<br />
Ga.) for a 35-28 lead with 27 seconds remaining in the third.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> continued to eat up the clock in the fourth. After reeling off<br />
47 offensive plays in the fi rst half, Malone had the ball just three<br />
times in the second half with drives of three, seven and eight plays.<br />
With 5:16 remaining, the Bulldogs got the ball on their 23-yard line<br />
and appeared to be on the move to seal the win with a fi eld goal.<br />
Instead, <strong>Union</strong> just chipped away at the clock, executing 11 plays in<br />
running out the clock to capture the 35-28 victory.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> had the ball for 34:21, marking the second <strong>game</strong> in a row<br />
it had over 34 minutes in time of possession. In spite of the large<br />
edge in time of possession, Malone outgained <strong>Union</strong> in total offense<br />
353-297.<br />
Despite throwing two fi rst-half interceptions, Brinkley fi nished the<br />
<strong>game</strong> 17-of-25 for 170 yards and four touchdowns. Callahan tied a<br />
22-year-old record with three touchdown catches as he pulled down<br />
four passes for 39 yards. He joins Albert Pellingrino as the only<br />
Bulldogs with three touchdown receptions in a <strong>game</strong> as Pellingrino<br />
accomplished the feat against Lambuth (Tenn.) University in 1986.<br />
Terence Pollock (Orange Park, Fla.) had just 69 yards rushing but<br />
58 came in the second half. Darrell Taylor (Louisville, Ky.) helped<br />
out with 23 yards on four carries. Ben Kelly (Cold Springs, Ky.) had<br />
a good all-round day seven yards rushing and 53 yards receiving<br />
on six catches.<br />
Senior Willie Williams (Miami, Fla.) had 14 total stops, a sack<br />
and a blocked punt to lead the Bulldog defense. Marekus Smith<br />
(Lithonia, Ga.) and Jeremy Agbomi (Cincinnati, Ohio) each had eight<br />
total tackles with Smith recording 2.5 tackles for a loss and forcing<br />
a fumble.<br />
SCORE BY QUARTERS<br />
MALONE 14 14 0 0 -28<br />
UNION 14 7 14 0 -35<br />
SCORING SUMMARY<br />
1st - UC - Young 21 fumble return (Appleby kick)<br />
MC - Deardorff 2 pass from Orsagh (Allison kick)<br />
UC - Callahan 22 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)<br />
MC - Peters 2 run (Allison kick)<br />
2nd - MC - Deardorff 22 pass from Orsagh (Allison kick)<br />
UC - Callahan 5 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)<br />
MC - Gore 17 pass from Orsagh (Allison kick)<br />
3rd - UC - Callahan 2 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)<br />
UC - Dyer 19 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)<br />
TEAM STATS MC UC<br />
First Downs 23 21<br />
Rushes-Yards 30-141 44-127<br />
Passing Yards 212 170<br />
Passes (C-A-I) 20-35-0 17-25-2<br />
Total Offense Plays-Yards 65-353 69-297<br />
Punts-Average 5-36.0 4.31.2<br />
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0<br />
Penalties-Yards 7-62 8-54<br />
Time of Possession 25:39 34:21<br />
Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 9 of 15<br />
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1<br />
Sacks By-Yards 2-6 2-12<br />
MALONE<br />
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg<br />
Peters 15 82 4 78 1 21<br />
Gore 10 77 3 74 0 31<br />
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg<br />
Orsagh 35 20 0 212 3 24<br />
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg<br />
Deardorff 11 134 2 24<br />
Davis 4 39 0 14<br />
UNION<br />
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg<br />
Pollock 20 80 11 69 0 16<br />
D. Taylor 4 25 2 23 0 11<br />
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg<br />
Brinkley 25 17 2 170 4 22<br />
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg<br />
Kelly 6 53 0 13<br />
Callahan 4 39 3 22<br />
GAME 3 - FAULKNER<br />
Sept. 20, 2008<br />
UNION 23<br />
FAULKNER 13<br />
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Terence Pollock ran for a career-high 198<br />
yards and scored twice as visiting No. 18 <strong>Union</strong> <strong>College</strong> held off<br />
Faulkner (Ala.) University 23-13 Saturday.<br />
Pollock’s (Orange Park, Fla.) fi rst carry of the day was one for the<br />
highlight reel as he galloped 97 yards for a touchdown on <strong>Union</strong>’s<br />
fi rst play from scrimmage. After the PAT, <strong>Union</strong> led 7-0 with 10:02<br />
remaining in the fi rst.<br />
The 97-yard run is the longest run in Pollock’s career. Prior to this<br />
season, Pollock had not had a run longer than 26 yards. Howver, he<br />
had a 33-yard run in the win at Lambuth (Tenn.) Universty on Sept.<br />
6 and now a 97-yard gallop.<br />
Pollock’s long sprint is close to the longest run in Bulldog history,<br />
but Dayna Overton had 99-yard touchdown run against Tiffi n (Ohio)<br />
University in 1998.<br />
The junior running back fi nished the day with 198 yards on 20<br />
carries, just 16 yards shy of James Fletcher’s single-<strong>game</strong> record of<br />
214, which he set against Tennessee Wesleyan <strong>College</strong> in 1985.<br />
As a team, <strong>Union</strong> rushed for 334 yards. The Bulldogs entered the<br />
<strong>game</strong> with 274 rushing yards. <strong>Union</strong> only rushed for more than 200<br />
yards once in 2007 (214 versus Campbellsville (Ky.) University on<br />
Oct. 13, 2007). The last time <strong>Union</strong> ran for more than 300 yards<br />
came in a 57-27 win over Bethel (Tenn.) <strong>College</strong> on Oct. 11, 2003,<br />
as the Bulldogs amassed 377 yards on the ground.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> outgained Faulkner 517-167 in total offense. Mike Brinkley<br />
(Anthony, Fla.) completed 12-of-30 passes for 183 yards. He had<br />
one interception, but it came just prior to the half and didn’t amount<br />
to anything. Darrell Taylor (Louisville, Ky.) helped out with 48 yards<br />
rushing on six carries, while Chris Thomas (Hopkinsville, Ky.) caught<br />
three passes for 66 yards and ran for 33 yards on one carry.<br />
Freshman Jacob Appleby (Harvest, Ala.) tied a school record with<br />
three fi eld goals as he accounted for 11 points in the 10-point victory.<br />
Appleby connected on fi eld goals of 22 and 34 yards in the fi rst<br />
half as <strong>Union</strong> built a 13-0 lead with 10:55 left in the half.<br />
Just before the half, Faulkner cracked scoring column just before<br />
the half when Phillip Moore scampered 21 yards for a touchdown<br />
with 46 seconds on the clock, making it 13-7 at the half.<br />
With 2:26 to go in the third, Appleby booted another 22-yard fi eld<br />
goal to up the margin to 16-7.<br />
<strong>Union</strong> appeared to be on its way to extend its lead early the fourth<br />
as it had the ball fi rst and 10 on the Faulkner 15. Twice the Bulldogs<br />
got the ball into the end zone only to have the play nullifi ed by a<br />
penalty. Facing fourth and 31 at the Faulkner 36, <strong>Union</strong> punted and<br />
pinned the Eagles on their 12-yard line.<br />
Faulkner turned the ball over on downs on its own 16, and Pollock<br />
scored on the very next play to put <strong>Union</strong> up 23-7 with 6:23<br />
remaining.<br />
On the ensuing drive, Faulkner marched 64 yards in nine plays for<br />
a touchdown. Moore hit Josh Cooper for an 8-yard pass. The Eagles<br />
went for two on the PAT, but the run failed to leave the score 23-13<br />
with 4:09 left.<br />
SCORE BY QUARTERS<br />
UNION 0 14 10 3 -27<br />
FAULKNER 7 0 0 14 -21<br />
SCORING SUMMARY<br />
1st - UC - Pollock 97 run (Appleby kick)<br />
UC - Appleby 22 FG<br />
2nd - UC - Appleby 34 FG<br />
FU - Moore 214 run (Corder kick)<br />
3rd - UC - Appleby 22 FG<br />
4th - UC - Pollock 16 run (Appleby kick)<br />
FU - Cooper 8 pass from Moore (Jones rush failed)<br />
TEAM STATS UC FU<br />
First Downs 22 11<br />
Rushes-Yards 42-334 26-58<br />
Passing Yards 183 109<br />
Passes (C-A-I) 12-30-1 12-38-0<br />
Total Offense Plays-Yards 72-517 64-167<br />
Punts-Average 8-25.4 10-38.7<br />
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0<br />
Penalties-Yards 7-75 7-59<br />
Time of Possession 31:29 28:31<br />
Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 3 of 15<br />
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2<br />
Sacks By-Yards 2-21 2-11<br />
UNION<br />
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg<br />
Pollock 20 212 14 198 2 97<br />
D. Taylor 6 49 1 48 0 20<br />
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg<br />
Brinkley 30 12 1 183 0 50<br />
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg<br />
Kelly 4 26 0 26<br />
Thomas 3 66 0 50<br />
FAULKNER<br />
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg<br />
Timmons 7 21 0 21 0 7<br />
Williams 4 22 2 20 0 20<br />
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg<br />
Moore 38 12 0 109 1 25<br />
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg<br />
Padula 3 36 0 25<br />
Cooper 3 35 1 19<br />
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