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2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL
Last Meeting - Oct. 27, 2007
Shorter 42, Union 37
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#9 UVa-Wise Cavaliers vs Union Bulldogs (Oct 27, 2007 at Barbourville, Ky.)
WISE UNION
Score 42 37
FIRST DOWNS 26 31
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-60 41-131
PASSING YDS (NET) 434 434
Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-28-0 58-33-2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-494 99-565
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 1-3
Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-58 7-141
Interception Returns-Yards 2-27 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 3-32.3 3-34.3
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-0
Penalties-Yards 4-40 11-108
Possession Time 25:15 34:45
Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 7 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 4 of 7
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 5-6
UVa-Wise Cavaliers
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Bruce McMullen 11 48 5 43 0 22 3.9
Jyron Barclay 10 33 0 33 1 7 3.3
Randy Hippeard 3 0 8 -8 0 0 -2.7
Aaron Askew 2 0 8 -8 0 0 -4.0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Randy Hippeard 28-49-0 434 5 50 0
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Jason Lovett 10 161 4 42
Matt Barbour 6 91 0 46
Aric Evans 4 82 1 50
Brad Ricker 3 37 0 16
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Randy Hippeard 3 97 32.3 37 1 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Brandon Moore 2 3 0 6
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Brandon Moore 3 58 0 22
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Gio Watford 7-7 14 0.0 2.5
Ben Robertson 4-9 13 0.5 2.5
Union Bulldogs
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
Terence Pollock 24 117 6 111 2 19 4.6
Ben Kelly 4 18 0 18 0 6 4.5
Joey Waters 11 43 36 7 0 14 0.6
Antonio Drane 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack
Joey Waters 33-57-2 434 3 58 6
Kyle Callahan 0-1-0 0 0 0 0
Receiving No. Yards TD Long
Kyle Callahan 8 149 1 58
Shawn Kelly 7 90 2 26
Stephen Hunter 4 50 0 15
Terence Pollock 4 42 0 16
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
James Hager 2 71 35.5 36 0 0
Joey Waters 1 32 32.0 32 1 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long
Kyle Callahan 1 3 0 3
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long
Terence Pollock 3 78 0 42
Rolando Dyer 2 29 0 17
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL
Patrick O'Neal 4-7 11 0.0 0.5
Lee Miles 2-6 8 0.0 0.0
GAME NOTES
Oct. 27, 2007
UVA-WISE 42
UNION 37
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Union
College reeled 34 unanswered, secondhalf
points, but it wasn’t enough as No. 9
UVa-Wise held on for the 42-37 Mid-South
Conference East victory Saturday.
The Bulldogs (2-7 overall, 0-3 MSC
East) trailed 35-3 at the half and was down
42-3 with 12:53 to play in the third before
rallying
The Cavaliers (8-1 overall, 3-0 MSC
East) scored on all five of its first-half
possessions en route to a 35-3 advantage.
All five drives were 65 yards or longer, yet
UVa-Wise didn’t burn much time off the
clock as it controlled the ball for just 12
minutes and 46 seconds in the first half.
Union, on the other hand, struggled.
Twice, the Bulldogs turned the ball over on
downs in Cavalier territory. Union creeped
into the red zone twice in the first half but
only managed three points as it trailed 35-3
at the break.
As the second got underway, it looked
bleak for the Bulldogs as a muffed kickoff
allowed the Cavs to take over on the Union
36. Seven plays later, Randy Hippeard
hooked up with Jason Lovett for the fourth
time on the afternoon for a 29-yard scoring
pass as the lead swelled to 42-3 with 12:53
to play in the third.
But then, Union began to slowly crawl
back into the game.
Taking advantage of back-to-back
fumbles on kick returns, the Bulldogs
scored twice within a minute and 25
seconds to make it 42-17 with 6:34 to go in
the third. Union’s first touchdown came on
an 11-yard pass to Shawn Kelly (Owenton,
Ky.), while Terence Pollock (Orange Park,
Fla.) scampered 19 yards for the second
touchdown.
After UVa-Wise turned the ball over
on downs, Pollock capped a seven-play,
81-yard drive with a two-yard plunge to
make it 42-24 with 1:56 remaining in the
third. The Cavaliers again turned the ball
over on downs, giving the Bulldogs the ball
on their own 37. Seven plays later, Joey
Waters (McDonough, Ga.) hit Kelly for
a 25-yard scoring strike to make it 42-30
with 13:00 left in the game. The PAT was
blocked.
UVa-Wise’s defense then stepped up,
picking off Waters on Union’s next two
possessions. Jahmal Potter and Ryan
Vanover came up with the interceptions.
Not ready to give up, Union mounted a 14-
play, 85-yard scoring drive to cut the deficit
to 42-37 with 1:50 to play. Waters hit Kyle
Callahan (Covington, Ky.) for a 7-yard
strike for the score.
But that was as close as Union could get
as it fell 42-37.
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H
1st 07:36 WISE - Aric Evans 9 yd pass from Randy Hippeard (Lance Ayers kick), 10-66 4:37 7 - 0
03:34 UNION - James Hager 41 yd field goal, 10-20 3:52 7 - 3
2nd 14:55 WISE - Jyron Barclay 7 yd run (Lance Ayers kick), 9-80 3:39 14 - 3
10:14 WISE - Jason Lovett 2 yd pass from Randy Hippeard (Lance Ayers kick), 6-65 2:23 21 - 3
03:26 WISE - Jason Lovett 42 yd pass from Randy Hippeard (Lance Ayers kick), 5-79 1:14 28 - 3
00:55 WISE - Jason Lovett 7 yd pass from Randy Hippeard (Lance Ayers kick), 7-68 0:53 35 - 3
3rd 12:53 WISE - Jason Lovett 29 yd pass from Randy Hippeard (Lance Ayers kick), 7-36 2:07 42 - 3
07:59 UNION - Shawn Kelly 11 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick), 5-27 1:51 42 - 10
06:34 UNION - Terence Pollock 19 yd run (James Hager kick), 4-29 1:18 42 - 17
01:56 UNION - Terence Pollock 2 yd run (James Hager kick), 7-81 2:34 42 - 24
4th 13:00 UNION - Shawn Kelly 25 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick blockd), 6-63 2:08 42 - 30
01:50 UNION - Kyle Callahan 7 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick), 14-85 3:14 42 - 37
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