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2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Through 8 games, Williams has 105 total tackles, 14.0 TFL and 7.5 sacks for an average of 13.1 stops, 1.79 TFL and 0.9 sacks per game. At his current pace, Williams could make a run at the single-season records for tackles, TFLs and sacks. The single-season marks are 143 tackles (set by Patrick O’Neal in 2007), 24.0 TFL (set by Brandon Webb in 2006) and 17.0 sacks (set by Burley Burkhart in 1985). His 105 tackles ranks 6th in program history while his 7.5 sacks and 14.0 TFL rank 7th alltime. Here’s how Williams compares to O’Neal’s pace in his pursuit of the single-season tackles record: Week Williams O’Neal Game 1 13 20 Game 2 14 15 Game 3 8 13 Game 4 15 7 Game 5 7 8 Game 6 18 11 Game 7 8 13 Game 8 22 10 Game 9 11 Game 10 15 Game 11 20 Totals 105 143 LBs Definitely Backing Up The D-Line The LB trio of Willie Williams (SR, 6-4, 220), Marekus Smith (SR, 5-11, 196) and Depaul Peyton (SR, 5-10, 222) are taking advantage of the opportunities the defensive line is creating for them. The three have combined for 200 tackles, 26.0 TFL of 110 yards, 10.5 sacks, 5 forced fumble, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 INT, 6 pass breakups and 3 blocked kicks. Versus Cumberlands (Ky.), LB Matt Green (FR, 5-10, 250) had his best game to date, recording 9 total tackles. Heading into the Oct. 11 game, Green had just 1 total stop and 1 QB hurry to his credit. Running Up The Charts RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) became the 3rd player in program history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a career. The junior back registered his 9th 100-yard game with 161 yards and 1 TD on 15 carries versus Pikeville (Ky.) on Oct. Pollock now has 2,202 career rushing yards, needing 653 for the top spot. He now only trails Scott Russell (2,854 rushing yards) and Clarence Mackey (2,822 rushing yards) on the all-time rushing list. Player (Years) Career Rushing Yards Scott Russell (1994-96) 2,854 Clarence Mackey (1991-93) 2,822 Terence Pollock (2006-present) 2,202 Dominic Yuille (2002-05) 1,843 John Booker (1998-01) 1,665 Pollock: UC’s Century Man RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) recorded his 9th 100-yard game of his career when he rushed for 161 yards and 1 TD on 15 carries against Pikeville (Ky.) on Oct. 18. Here is a listing of all of Pollock’s 100-yard games: Date/Opponent Rush-Yards-TDs Oct. 7, 2006/Belhaven 22-158-1 Oct. 14, 2006/Lambuth 29-131-0 Oct. 21, 2006/Frostburg State 28-127-0 Sept. 22, 2007/Pikeville 23-127-0 Oct. 20, 2007/Frostburg State 17-101-0 Oct. 27, 2007/UVa-Wise 24-111-2 Sept. 6, 2008/Lambuth 23-133-1 Sept. 20, 2008/Faulkner 20-198-2 Oct. 18, 2008/Pikeville 15-161-1 Pollock Piecing Together Memorable Season RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) is not only compiling some serious career numbers, but he is on pace to record one of the top rushing seasons in program history. Through 8 games, Pollock has ran for 829 yards and 8 TDs on 130 carries, making it the 6th best rushing season in program history. At his current pace of averaging 103.6 yards per game, Pollock could finish with over 1,139.6 which would by shy the single-season mark of 1,158 set by Clarence Mackey in 1993. To date, there have been only two 1,000-yard rushing seasons in program history - Mackey’a 1,158 yards in 1993 and Scott Russell’s 1,046 yards in 1994. To eclipse Mackey’s record, Pollock will need to average 110.0 yards per game this rest of season. In addition, Pollock needs to average 57.0 yards per game to become just the 3rd player in program history to rush for a 1,000 yards in a season. Here’s a look at the Top 10 rushing seasons in program history: Player (Year) Att-Yds-TDs Clarence Mackey (1993) 208-1158-13 Scott Russell (1994) 202-1046-10 Scott Russell (1995) 178-981-9 Clarence Mackey (1992) 188-978-11 T.C. McClish (1988) 175-896-6 Terence Pollock (2008) 150-829-9 Scott Russell (1996) 190-827-3 Terence Pollock (2007) 178-718-3 Kevin Bradshaw (1991) 114-703-7 Nick Wooldridge (2003) 141-692-7 Special Teams Truly Becoming A Specialty Union has had a history of big plays on special teams. Whether it’s big returns, blocked kicks or quality punting, the Bulldogs have shined on special teams in years past and 2008 doesn’t look any different. Special teams played a huge role in Union’s comeback attempt at Shorter (Ga.) on Oct. 23. The Bulldogs blocked a punt and a field goal with both eventually resulting in a Union touchdown. On the season, Union has blocked a total of 6 kicks with LB Marekus Smith (SR, 5-11, 196) and DB Cain Smith (FR, 6-0, 186) each blocking 2. P/K Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-9, 155) has had 2 multi-field goal games, including 3-for-3 outing against Faulkner (Ala.) on Sept. 20. He is 6-for- 8 on field goals this season and 34-for-35 on PATs as he is averaging 6.5 points per game. WR Chris Thomas (FR, 5-11, 162) is proving to be a dangerous threat returning kicks and punts, averaging 22.9 yards per kick return and 5.5 yards per punt return. P/K Chad Boyington (FR, 5-9, 155) is only averaging 34.1 yards per punt, but 12 of his 36 punts have pinned opponents inside their 20. He has averaged 40.5 yards per punt in his last 3 games. Against Cumberlands (Ky.) on Oct. 11, he averaged 42.0 yards per punt with a seasonlong of 50 and pinning Cumberlands inside the 20 once. Versus Pikeville (Ky.) on Oct. 18, Boyington averaged 43.8 yards per punt with a long of 68 yards - 6 yards shy of the school record, and pinned Pikeville on its 1-yard line. Against Shorter (Ga.) on Oct. 23, Boyington averaged 36.0 yards per punt with a long of 51 while pinning the Hawks inside their 20 twice. He has had a punt of 50 or more yards in each of the last 3 games. On the flipside, opponents have only made 2 field goals against the Bulldogs. Harris “Picking” Up Where He Left “Off” DB Ty Harris (JR, 5-10, 163) wasted little time “picking” on opposing quarterbacks as he netted an interception against Malone (Ohio) on Sept. 13. Harris now has 8 career INTs. The school record is 12, which is held by Ernest Johnson. He needs just 1 more INTs to tie Tally Adams for 5th in program history. Twice in the past 2 seasons, DB Ty Harris (5-10, 163, JR) tied the school record for interceptions in a game with 3. On Sept. 9, 2006, he picked off 3 passes at NCAA Division II Chowan (N.C.) as a freshman. Harris then picked off 3 passes vs. Cumberlands (Ky.) on Sept. 1, 2007. He joins Lavarus McCloud and C.J. Westerman as the only ones in program history with a 3-INT game. Versus Cumberlands on Oct. 11, Harris had a solid performance against the run-oriented Patriots. He had 6 total tackles, 0.5 TFL, 2 pass breakups and forced a fumble that prevented Cumberlands from scoring on what would’ve been an 80-yard pass play. Secondary Holding Its Own In addition to DB Ty Harris (JR, 5-10, 163), the Bulldog secondary has done a good job containing the opposition. DB Terry Young (SO, 5-8, 170) is fourth on the team in tackles with 32 total stops with 2.0 TFL, 1 INT, 1 pass breakup, 1 fumble recovery and 1 defensive TD. DB Jeremy Agbomi (JR, 6-0, 167) is third on the team in tackles with 34 total tackles with 4.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 breakup, and 1 QB hurry, www.ucbulldogs.com 4
2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES while DB Michael Clark (FR, 5-6, 162) has 25 stops, 1 INT, 2 breakups and a forced fumble. DB Khambrel Simpkins (JR, 5-10, 185) has 17 stops with 2 breakups, and Harris has 22 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 INT, 7 breakups and a forced fumble. DB Josh Littleton (JR, 5-11, 185) rounds out the corps with 22 stops, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks and 5 breakups. Converting Turnovers Into Points Union has been winning the turnover battles this season has the Bulldogs have created 16 takeaways and only had 11 giveaways. Also, Union has been able to turn those takeaways in to 59 points this season, while opponents have only registered 28 points off of Union’s miscues. In Union’s last 13 games, Union has converted its opponents’ 29 turnovers into 125 points - scoring 17 TDs and 2 FGs. The Union defense did well in causing turnovers in 2007 as opponents turned the ball over 26 times in 11 games, while Union has turned the ball over 23 times. TURNOVERS TABLE 2008 Takeaways Pts. Giveaways Pts. Lambuth 4 21 0 0 Malone 1 7 2 0 Faulkner 0 0 1 0 Georgetown 2 7 2 7 W.Va. Tech 4 10 0 0 Cumberlands 3 17 3 7 Pikeville 1 0 1 0 Shorter 1 0 2 14 UVa-Wise Campbellsville Belhaven Totals 16 59 11 28 UC Turnover Margin: +5 UC TO Scoring Margin: +31 21 Is Generally The Limit When determining whether Union will be victorious or not, 21 has been the magic number. Under head coach Tommy Reid, Union is 16-5 when holding an opponent to 21 or fewer points. The last time Union lost a game when limiting a team to 21 or fewer came on Nov. 11, 2006, when UVa-Wise posted a 21-6 win. Meanwhile, Union is 12-44 under Reid when opponents score 22 or more points. Thus far this season, Union has registered 4 wins when allowing more than 21 points - recording identical 35-28 decisions against Malone (Ohio) and Georgetown (Ky.) as well as a 45-27 victory at West Virginia Tech. Union also defeated Pikeville (Ky.) 42-24. The last time Union had 2 or more victories in a season in which the opponent scored 22 or more was 2005. The Bulldogs went 4-6 that season and had the wins in which the opponent netted at least 22 points (44-33 win over Belhaven, 35-34 win at Cumberlands, 47-28 win vs. UVa-Wise). Union Racking Up MSC POW Honors The Bulldogs have garnered a number of individual honors thus far this season. Union has amasses a total of 6 Mid-South Conference Player of the Week honors and 1 NAIA Player of the Week award. Here is a listing of the award winners: Week of Sept. 8 • MSC Offensive - RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) • MSC Defensive - LB Willie Williams (SR, 6-4, 220) • NAIA Defensive - LB Willie Williams (SR, 6-4, 220) Week of Sept. 22 • MSC Offensive - RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) • MSC Special Teams - P/K Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-10, 185) Week of Sept. 29 • MSC Defensive - LB Marekus Smith (SR, 5-10, 196) Week of Oct. 6 • MSC Special Teams - P/K Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-10, 185) Recent OT History Not Kind To UC Union has played in 5 overtime games and is 2-3 in such contests. The Bulldogs won their first 2 extended period games, defeating Cumberland (Ky.) College 24-23 in 1996 and Pikeville (Ky.) College 17-16 in 2001. However, since then, Union has lost its last 3 overtime games. In 2002, Union lost 32-29 to NCAA Division II Concord (W.Va.) College. The Bulldogs lost 9-3 at Campbellsville (Ky.) University in 2003. Union’s last overtime game was in 2004 when it fell 32-25 to Pikeville. Kicking FGs Begins with ‘J’ When P/K Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-10185) made 3 field goals Saturday at Faulkner (Ala.), it mark the seventh time in program history the feat had been accomplished. Appleby is the fourth player to boot 3 field goals in a game, and coincidentally, all 4 players have something in common - their first names begin with the letter ‘J’. Appleby joined James Hager, Junior Distefano and Jeremy Macejewski on this exclusive list. Macejewski accomplished the feat three times during his career. - UC - Head Coach Tommy Reid Entering his seventh full season as the Union College head football coach, Tommy Reid is beginning his 13th season overall with the program. Reid is the seventh head coach for the Bulldogs since Union reinstated football as a sponsored sport in 1984, and he is the 10th different person to lead the team during the 46-year history of the program. As the Bulldogs’ head coach, Reid has compiled an 28-49 overall record. Reid has had two players earn NAIA All-American Honorable Mentions during his tenure, while two others were named a NAIA First Team All-American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Additionally, three more were selected for the Third Team with 16 more earning NAIA All- American Honorable Mentions in Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Eight players were honored by Victory Sports Network with two landing on the Second Team, one making the Third Team, two on the Fourth Team and three others as honorable mentions. Additionally, 21 players have been named to the Mid-South Conference First Team under Reid’s watch. In addition to the head coaching duties, Reid is the team’s offensive coordinator and the offensive line coach. He also serves the Union Department of Athletics as an assistant athletic director. Prior to becoming the head coach, Reid served as the team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator for two-plus seasons. He has been at Union since the 1996 season when he joined the staff as a graduate assistant. Before his arrival in Barbourville, Reid coached one year at Glenville State (W.Va.) College, his alma mater. At Glenville State, Reid was a three-year starter, being named an All-Conference Honorable Mention following his sophomore and junior seasons. He had a solid senior campaign, earning All-Conference First Team honors. Reid helped Glenville State to the NAIA Division I championship game in 1993 and was a member of Glenville State’s playoff team in 1994. In 2004, Reid was inducted into the Vinton County (Ohio) High School Athletic Hall of fame. Reid is married to the former Jennifer Patterson, and the couple resides in Barbourville. www.ucbulldogs.com 5
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