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MOREHEADMOREHEAD STATE STATE ATHLETIC ATHLETIC MEDIA M EDIA RELATIONS RELATIONS THE KCU GAME 2011 FOOTBALL2011 FOOTBALLSEPtemBER 1, 2011 GAME NOTES Contact: Matt Schabert/Libby Knight Office: 606-783-2500 The Kentucky Christian Game Email: [email protected] [email protected] G A M E 1 | S E PT em B E R 1 | 7:00 P M | J A YN E S T A DIU M | M O R E H ea D , K Y . 20 Eagle Schedule/Results MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (0-0; 0-0 PFL) vs. KCU KNIGHTS (-0; 0-0 Mid South) GAME 1 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN Media Coverage SEPT. 1 - 7:00 PM Live Video: OVCSports.tv Live Stats: www.MSUEagles.com Game 2 Live In-Game Blog: CoverItLive via www.MSUEagles.com at Illinois State Radio: Eagle Sports Network (Flagship 96.3 FM WIVY or MSUEagles.com) Sept. 10 - 7:30 pm Play-by-play: Chuck Mraz; Analyst: Jason Blanton; Sidelines: Tanner Hesterberg Television: None Game 3 Tonight’s Fanfare at St. Francis (PA) Pre-Game: MSU Marching Band Sept. 17 - 1:00 pm Halftime: MSU men’s basketball championship ring ceremony; MSU Marching Band GAme 4 Morehead State opens its 2011 football campaign with a Thursday night contest against SAN DiegO* NAIA foe Kentucky Christian at Jayne Stadium at 7 p.m. SepT. 24 - 12:30 pm From just down interstate 64 in Grayson, KCU is in its third season of intercollegiate football. The Knights are under the direction of former NFL wide receiver and first-year Game 5 collegiate head coach Mike Furrey. at Valparaiso* The Eagles are under the leadership of the dean of Pioneer Football League coaches, Oct. 1 - 2:00 pm Matt Ballard. Entering his 18th year at the helm, Ballard ranks second among all current PFL coaches with 95 wins at MSU.Morehead State closed out the 2010 campaign last November GAme 6 with a double overtime victory in Jayne Stadium against Campbell, lifting the Eagles’ final DRAke* marks to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the PFL. With 16 starters back in the mix, MSU is primed for OcT. 8 - 1:00 pm even better results in 2011. On offense, junior quarterback Zach Lewis will run a new-look offensive system, getting the primary signals from new offensive coordinator Rob Tenyer. Lewis returns as one of the league’s top passers, ranking second in the league last year Game 7 in passing yardage (2,898) while tossing 15 touchdowns. Among his weapons of choice at Jacksonville* in the aerial game, the Eagles return nine of their top 10 pass catchers, including leading Oct. 15 - 1:00 pm receiver Ronnie McDermott. Also back are juniors Jaison Yoshimura and Donte Sawyer, who combined for 65 catches and more than 600 yards. GAme 8 Defensively, the Eagles are solid on the line and in the middle of the field at linebacker. DAYTON* Senior defensive ends Jerome Raymond and Mark Hall combined for 36 tackles for loss last OcT. 22 - 1:00 pm year and look to do more damage to opponents’ rushing games this year. Senior middle linebacker Tony Bachman set the MSU single season record for tackles in 2010. Game 9 Kentucky Christian enters the game fresh off a 20-6 victory at Southern Virginia last at Campbell* Saturday, giving Furrey a win in his debut. Deonte Merricks rushed for 175 yards and two Nov. 5 - 1:00 pm touchdowns. Last year, the Knights finished their first full year in the Mid South Conference at 0-11. Game 10 Next week, the Eagles travel to Illinois State to face the Missouri Valley Conference’s Redbirds in Normal, Ill., at 7:30 p.m. EST. at Davidson* Nov. 12 - 1:00 pm Quick Hits GAme 11 • KCU is in its third season year of intercollegiate football, but tonight marks the first BUTLer* meeting between the Knights and Eagles. NOV. 19 - 1:00 pm • MSU head coach Matt Ballard has a 10-7 record in season opening games at MSU. BOLD CAPS DENOTES HOME GAME • MSU’s last Thursday night game came in the 2006 season opener at Western Illinois. *denotes Pioneer League game • The Eagles return 16 regular starters this year from the 2010 team that finished 5-6 and 4-4 in the PFL. All times Eastern • Junior kicker Rainer Duzan needs one field goal to tie the MSU career record with 19. MSUEagles.com G a m e N o t e s MOREHEAD STATE ATHLETIC M EDIA RELATIONS THE KCU GAME 2011 FOOTBALL SEPtemBER 1, 2011 The Matchup Tale of the Tape Series History Overall: First Meeting MSU (200) Statistic KCU 206 SCORING 20 20.6 Points Per Game 20.0 Coaching Matchup 171 FIRST DOWNS 20 Morehead State Kentucky Christian 44 Rushing NA Matt Ballard Mike Furrey 115 Passing NA 18th Season at MSU First Season at KCU* 12 Penalty NA 24th Season Overall First Season Overall* 740 RUSHING YARDAGE 231 Overall Record: 130-115-1 Overall Record: 1-0 995 Yards gained rushing 231 Record at MSU: 95-90 Record at KCU: 1-0 255 Yards lost rushing NA Record vs. KCU: 0-0 Record vs. MSU: 0-0 262 Rushing Attempts 59 Record vs. Furrey: 0-0 Record vs. Ballard: 0-0 2.8 Average Per Rush 3.9 74.0 Average Per Game 231.0 9 TD’s Rushing 3 Kentucky Christian Schedule/Results 2646 PASSING YARDAGE 74 Date Opponent Time/Result 233-389-13 Comp-Att-Int 6-22-0 Aug. 27 at Southern Virginia W, 20-6 6.8 Average Per Pass 3.3 Sept. 1 at Morehead State 7:00 p.m. 11.4 Average Per Catch 12.3 Sept. 10 at Union College 12:00 p.m. 264.6 Average Per Game 74.0 Sept. 17 at Cumberland 1:30 p.m. 16 TD’s Passing 0 OCT. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE 6:00 P.M. 3386 TOTAL OFFENSE 305 Oct. 8 at Virginia’s College at Wise 1:30 p.m. 651 Total Plays 81 OCT. 5 WVU-TECH :30 P.M. Oct. 22 at Lindsey Wilson College 12:00 p.m. 5.2 Average Per Play 3.7 OCT. 29 CAMPBELLSVILLE :30 P.M. 338.6 Average Per Game 305.0 NOV. 5 BETHEL :30 P.M. 54-975 Kick Returns:#-Yards 2-79 Nov. 12 at University of Pikeville 1:30 p.m. 15-68 Punt Returns:#-Yards 2-11 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS | All Times Eastern 4-58 INT Returns:#-Yards 3-40 18.1 Kick Return Average 39.5 4.5 Punt Return Average 5.5 MSU vs. Kentucky Teams 14.5 INT Return Average 13.3 Opponent MSU vs. First Meeting Last Meeting 16-13 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 Campbellsville 1-0 1929 1929 Centre 0-1 1934 1934 57-500 Penalties-Yards 8-91 Cumberlands 1-0 2002 2002 50.0 Average per game 91.0 Eastern Kentucky 16-47-4 1927 2008 71-2655 Punts-Yards 8-256 Georgetown 8-1-1 1935 1984 37.4 Average Per Punt 32.0 Kentucky State 13-2-1 1976 2002 31.1 Net Punt Average NA Kentucky Wesleyan 6-1 1929 2001 29:41 Time of Possession/Game NA Louisville 3-5 1932 1957 38-136 3RD Down Conversions NA Murray State 16-40 1936 1995 28 % 3RD Down Pct. NA Thomas More 1-0 1998 1998 4/9 4TH Down Conversion NA Transylvania 8-2-1 1929 1940 44 % 4TH Down Pct. NA Union 4-4-2 1927 1946 26-172 Sacks by-Yards NA Western Kentucky 7-41-2 1939 2007 29 MISC Yards NA 25 Touchdowns Scored 3 10-12 Field Goals-Attempts 0-0 MSU vs. The Mid South Conference 0-0 On-Side Kicks 0-0 Opponent MSU vs. First Meeting Last Meeting (26-30) 87% Red-Zone Scores (3-3) 1.000% Bethel 1-0 1998 1998 (17-30) 57 % Red-Zone TDs (3-3) 1.000% Campbellsville 1-0 1929 1929 (24-24) 100% PAT-Attempts (2-3) 66% Cumberlands 1-0 2002 2002 Georgetown 8-1-1 1935 1984 Union 4-4-2 1927 1946 WVU-Tech 5-1-1 1942 2007 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Morehead State (2010) 23 48 66 86 13 236 KCU 7 0 7 6 0 20 MSUEagles.com 2 G a m e N o t e s MOREHEAD STATE ATHLETIC M EDIA RELATIONS THE KCU GAME 2011 FOOTBALL SEPtemBER 1, 2011 MSU Projected Two-Deep Eagle Offense Eagle Defense WR 5 Kevin Thomas (6-2, 25, Jr., Maple Heights, Ohio) LE 97 Jerome Raymond (6-4, 245, Sr., Lawrenceville, Ga.) 87 Andre Williams (5-8, 174, Sr., Roswell, Ga.) 91 Ronald Cooper (6-4, 235, Fr., Atlanta, Ga.) LT 73 Jacob Hayes (6-2, 292, So., Mason, Ohio) DT 90 Aaron Meadows (6-, 248, Salt Lick, Ky.) 59 Joshua Brunner (6-3, 250, Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) 92 Marcus Williams (6-0, 302, R-Fr., Clinton, Md.) LG 68 Kalvin Harrington (6-, 268, So., Seville, Ohio) DT 93 Kyle Manley (6-, 270, Sr., Benton, Ky.) 72 Drew Miller (6-0, 281, So., Flatwoods, Ky.) 65 Nick Wagoner (6-1, 274, Fr., Shelby, Ohio) C 64 Joey Clegg (6-, 257, Jr., Westerville, Ohio) DE 94 Mark Hall (6-, 262, Sr., West Chester, Ohio) 73 Jacob Hayes (6-2, 292, So., Mason, Ohio) 67 Tanner Teepen (6-1, 237, Fr., Union, Ky.) RG 69 Elijah Barnett (6-2, 295, So., Lexington, Ky.) SLB 30 Keaton May (5-, 2-5, Sr., Bowling Green, Ky.) 71 Jon Moore (5-11, 296, Fr., Gulf Port, Fla.) 40 Dillion Blackburn (5-11, 184, R-Fr., Monterey, Tenn.) RT 70 Eric Matteson (6-2, 308, Jr., Saline, Mich.) MLB 55 Tony Bachman (5-, 22, Sr., Miamisburg, Ohio) 77 Alex Hey (6-7, 287, Fr., Bryan, Ohio) 56 Brian Nelson (5-10, 242, R-Fr., Westerville, Ohio) TE 85 David Elliott (6-, 234, R-Fr., Wilmore, Ky.) WLB Thaddeus Winston (5-7, 88, So., College Park, Ga.) 89 Devante Hunter (6-0, 242, Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio) 43 Nick McCune (5-8, 177, R-Fr., Alleghany, Pa.) WR Donte Sawyer (6-0, 90, Jr., Acworth, Ga.) CB 5 John Coleman (5-9, 70, So., Akron, Ohio) 3 Jaison Yoshimura (6-0, 187, Jr., Sugar Hill, Ga.) 9 Kameron Scott (6-0, 180, Jr., Portsmouth, Va.) LHB 8 Ronnie McDermott (5-9, 80, Sr., Louisville, Ky.) SS 3 Sean Blair (5-8, 79, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio) 25 Blake Stanley (5-10, 190, Jr., Bardstown, Ky.) 21 Rashaad Palmer (6-0, 2-6, Jr., Covington, Ky.) RHB 23 Cory Jackson (5-6, 69, Sr., Harrodsburg, Ky.) FS 39 Andrew Lee (6-2, 87, R-Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 16 Brandon Bornhauser (6-0, 193, R-Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio) 22 Zachary Senvisky (5-9, 176, Fr., Union, Ky.) QB 7 Zach Lewis (6-0, 205, Jr., Manchester, Ky.) CB 4 Steven Lester (5-8, 56, So., Marietta, Ga.) 11 Boone Goldsmith (6-4, 199, R-Fr., Danville, Ky.) 17 Dexter Geohagan (6-3, 171, Jr., Far Rockaway, N.Y.) FB 5 Desmond Cox (5-7, 78, Sr., Akron, Ohio) 46 Greg Lewis (5-10, 215, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio) Specialists PK 2 Rainer Duzan (5-, 77, Jr., Dublin,