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2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
GAME 7 - PIKEVILLE
Oct. 18, 2008
PIKEVILLE 24
UNION 42
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - It was a day of records and milestones
as No. 17 Union College celebrated homecoming with a 42-24 Mid-
South Conference East victory over visiting Pikeville (Ky.) College
Saturday.
With the win, Union improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the MSC
East, while Pikeville dropped to 1-6 overall and 1-1 in league play.
The win guarantees a winning season for the Bulldogs for the fi rst
time since 1995.
Senior Kyle Callahan (Covington, Ky.) only caught four passes for
31 yards, but he hauled in two touchdown passes to give him 17 for
his career to set the program record.
Freshman quarterback Mike Brinkley (Anthony, Fla.) had a very
effecient day as he completed 15-of-17 passes for 230 yards and
fi ve touchdowns, tying the single-game record for scoring passes
in a game. Greg Duncum tossed fi ve touchdowns for Union against
Lambuth (Tenn.) University during the 1986 season.
Lastly, junior running back Terence Pollock (Orange Park, Fla.)
cemented his name into the record book as he became the third
player in program history to rush for 2,000 yards in a career. He
ran for 161 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, giving him 2,126
career rushing yards. Pollock trails only Scott Russell (2,854 rushing
yards) and Clarence Mackey (2,822) on the all-time rushing list.
The Bulldogs dominated the fi rst half, outgaining the Bears 326-60
en route to a 35-3 halftime lead. Union fi nished the game with a
443-329 edge in total offense. Union substituted freely during the
fi nal 25 minutes of the game with second- and third-string offensive
and defensive units getting some playing time.
One area of concern is the number of penalties the Bulldogs were
whistled for. Union was fl agged 13 times for 119 yards. Conversely,
Pikeville committed seven penalties for 72 yards.
Up 7-0 after the fi rst quarter, the Bulldogs reeled off 28 points in
the second in building a 35-3 halftime advantage. Pollock powered
the ball in from 13 yards out to make it 14-0 with 14:05 left in the
half. With 10:14 to go, Callahan hauled in an 8-yard toss for his
second touchdown pass of the day as the lead swelled to 21-0.
Kyle Chilton put Pikeville on the board with a 49-yard fi eld goal
into the wind, putting the score at 21-3 with 5:49 remaining.
P.J. Burrowes (Middlesboro, Ky.) pulled down a 23-yard touchdown
pass with 3:56 on the clock as Union built a 28-3 lead. Brinkley
ended the half by hitting Chris Thomas (Hopkinsville, Ky.) on a
65-yard scoring play, giving the Bulldogs a 35-3 lead at the break.
Taking the opening possession of the second half, Union marched
65 yards for its fi nal score. Brinkley hit Rolando Dyer (Lawrenceburg,
Ga.) for a 29-yard scoring play for his fi fth touchdown pass of
the game. Jacob Appleby (Harvest, Ala.) connected on his sixth PAT
of the game to make it 42-3 with 9:55 remaining in the third.
Pikeville scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to make the fi nal
42-24.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
PIKEVILLE 0 3 0 21 -24
UNION 7 28 7 0 -42
SCORING SUMMARY
1st - UC - Callahan 7 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)
2nd - UC - Pollock 13 run (Appleby kick)
UC - Callahan 8 pass from Brinkley (Meade kick)
PC - Chilton 49 FG
UC - Burrowes 23 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)
UC - Thomas 65 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)
3rd - UC - Dyer 29 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)
4th - PC - Wideman 1 run (Chilton kick)
PC - Walker 1 run (Chilton kick)
PC - Littlejohn 6 run (Chilton kick)
TEAM STATS PC UC
First Downs 19 23
Rushes-Yards 44-273 35-202
Passing Yards 56 241
Passes (C-A-I) 10-21-0 17-21-0
Total Offense Plays-Yards 65-329 56-443
Punts-Average 5-37.6 4-43.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1
Penalties-Yards 7-72 13-119
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35
Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 2 of 8
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1
Sacks By-Yards 0-0 2-11
PIKEVILLE
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg
Sims 12 94 1 93 0 22
Wideman 13 72 13 59 1 42
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg
Wideman 18 8 0 34 0 8
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg
Jones 3 13 0 6
Lamb 2 14 0 8
UNION
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg
Pollock 15 163 2 161 1 37
Taylor 4 27 0 27 0 9
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg
Brinkley 17 15 0 230 5 65
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg
Thomas 4 90 1 65
Callahan 4 31 2 36
GAME 8 - SHORTER
Oct. 23, 2008
UNION 27
SHORTER 33
ROME, Ga. - No. 14 Union College nearly pulled off the miracle
comeback, but host No. 25 Shorter (Ga.) College held on for the
33-27 victory Thursday.
Shorter controlled the fl ow of the game with 404 yards rushing.
The Hawks had just 3 yards passing and ended up outgaining the
Bulldogs 405-235 in total offense.
A.J. Cooley paced the Hawks with 122 yards rushing and three
touchdowns on 30 carries. Ben Williams added 103 yards on 21
attempts.
Union was held to 79 yards rushing with Terence Pollock (Orange
Park, Fla.) accounting for 76 yards on 20 carries. Mike Brinkley
(Anthony, Fla.) completed 15-of-27 passes for three touchdowns
and 156 yards.
The game started off well for Union as Shorter took the opening
possession and went three and out. The Bulldogs moved the ball 62
yards in 11 plays, scoring on a Brinkley 8-yard pass to Rolando Dyer
(Lawrenceburg, Ga.) for a 7-0 advantaged with 7:54 left in the fi rst.
Shorter answered with a four-play, 56-yard drive to pull within
7-6. Cooley punched the ball in for 10 yards out, but the two-point
conversion was no good to leave it 7-6 with 6:07 on the clock.
In the second quarter, it was all Shorter as Cooley added two
scores on runs of 10 and 1 yards to give Shorter a 21-7 halftime
lead. The second half didn’t start well for Union as Brinkley was
picked off on the second play from scrimmage as the Hawks took
over on its own 44. Eight plays later, Raymond Nesbitt scored on a
14-yard run to put the Hawks up 28-7 with 9:55 left in the third.
Union’s offense was stagnant during much of the third, but
Marekus Smith (Lithonia, Ga.) blocked a punt and Union got the ball
back on the Shorter 2-yard line. Two plays later, Pollock powered
the ball in from the 1, cutting the margin to 28-14 with 2:45 to go.
A Lukas Gonzalez booted a 30-yard fi eld goal early in the fourth to
make it 31-14 before Union began to rally back. Mounting a 10-play,
80-yard drive, Union pulled within 31-21 as Brinkley hit Kyle Callahan
(Covington, Ky.) for a 16-yard scoring pass with 6:27 remaining.
Shorter appeared as if it was going to ice the game as Gonzalez
attempted a 20-yard fi eld goal, but Cain Smith (Lafayette, Ga.)
blocked it and Ty Harris (Monroe, Ga.) picked it up and returned it to
the Shorter 14. On the next play, Brinkley and Callahan hooked up
again, making it 31-27 with 1:24 to play. The PAT was no good.
Union attempted an onside kick, but Shorter recovered it on the
Union 37. However, the Hawks went three and out and had to punt
with 28 seconds remaining. Gonzalez’ punt appeared to be heading
toward the end zone, but the ball took a Shorter bounce and went
out of bounds at the 1-yard line.
The Bulldogs tried to pull out a miracle, attempting to latteral its
way to a score on the fi nal play. Yet, Chris Thomas (Hopkinsville,
Ky.) ended up being downed in the end zone to give Shorter a
safety, making the fi nal 33-27.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
UNION 7 0 7 13 -27
SHORTER 6 15 7 5 -33
SCORING SUMMARY
1st - UC - Dyer 8 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)
SC - Cooley 10 run (Carmean pass failed)
2nd - SC - Cooley 10 run (Cooley run)
SC - Cooley 1 run (Gonzalez kick)
3rd - SC - Nesbitt 14 run (Gonzalez kick)
UC - Pollock 1 run (Appleby kick)
4th - SC - Gonzalez 30 FG
UC - Callahan 16 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick)
UC - Callahan 14 pass from Brinkley (Appleby kick failed)
SC - Team safety
TEAM STATS UC SC
First Downs 15 21
Rushes-Yards 27-79 68-402
Passing Yards 156 3
Passes (C-A-I) 15-27-2 1-3-0
Total Offense Plays-Yards 54-235 71-405
Punts-Average 4-36.0 4-31.5
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 5-34 6-50
Time of Possession 22:13 37:47
Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 8 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0
Sacks By-Yards 0-0 1-9
UNION
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg
Pollock 20 86 2 76 1 13
Kelly 2 17 0 17 0 13
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg
Brinkley 27 15 2 156 3 17
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg
Callahan 6 86 2 17
Burrowes 2 23 0 12
SHORTER
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg
Cooley 30 126 4 122 3 25
Williams 21 102 0 102 0 14
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg
Williams 3 1 0 3 0 3
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg
Nesbitt 1 3 0 3
GAME 9 - UVA-WISE
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