2017 MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE WEEKLY FOOTBALL REPORT WEEK 1 - AUGUST 24

APPALACHIAN:

BETHEL UNIVERSITY BLUEGRASS: BWildcats U

SUN:

APPALACHIAN DIVISION

RANK TEAM MSC PCT. OVERALL PCT. PF PA HOME AWAY TOP-25 STREAK - - Bluefield 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Cumberlands 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Point 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - RV Pikeville 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 3 Reinhardt 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - St. Andrews 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Union 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

BLUEGRASS DIVISION

RANK TEAM MSC PCT. OVERALL PCT. PF PA HOME AWAY TOP-25 STREAK - - Bethel 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Campbellsville 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Cincinnati Christian 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Cumberland 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 21 Georgetown 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Kentucky Christian 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 8 Lindsey Wilson 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

SUN DIVISION

RANK TEAM MSC PCT. OVERALL PCT. PF PA HOME AWAY TOP-25 STREAK - - Ave Maria 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Edward Waters 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - RV Faulkner 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 16 Southeastern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - RV Warner 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - Webber International 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

@MidSouthSports Mid-South Conference midsouthconference @MidSouthScores MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE TEAMS IN THE POLLS Poll BU BC CAMP CCU CU UC FALK GC KCU LWC UPIKE RU UNION Preseason ------RV 21 - - 8 RV 3 - - Sept. 12 ------Sept. 19 ------Sept. 26 ------Oct. 3 ------Oct. 10 ------Oct. 17 ------Oct. 24 ------Oct. 31 ------Nov. 7 ------Nov. 14 ------Postseason ------

Poll AM EW PU SU WU WIU SA Preseason ------16 RV - - - - Sept. 12 ------Sept. 19 ------Sept. 26 ------Oct. 3 ------Oct. 10 ------Oct. 17 ------Oct. 24 ------Oct. 31 ------Nov. 7 ------Nov. 14 ------Postseason ------

QUICK HITS The Mid-South Conference became the biggest football conference in the country this February, with 20 members

There are five first year head coaches in the conference.

Georgetown and Reinhardt are the only schools idle this week. 2017 MID-SOUTH APPALACHIAN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2017 Football Schedule Week 1 Date Time Matchup Aug. 28, 2017 24 7:00 PM (RV) Pikeville @ Campbellsville Offense: 7:00 PM (RV) Warner @ Cumberlands (KY) Defense: 26 Noon ET (16) Southeastern @ Union Special Teams: 1: 00 PM Point @ Webber International 1:30 PM Ave Maria @ Cincinnati Christian 1:30 PM (RV) Faulkner @ Kentucky Christian 2:30 PM St. Andrews @ (8) Lindsey Wilson 2:30 PM Edward Waters @ Bethel 2017 MID-SOUTH BLUEGRASS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2:30 PM Bluefield @ Cumberland (TN)

Aug. 28, 2016 Offense: Defense: Special Teams: NATIONAL POLL 2017 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (August 7) RK PV SCHOOL Record Total Points 1 1 Saint Francis (Ind.) (16) 13-1 366 2 2 Baker (Kan.) 14-1 351 3 3 Reinhardt (Ga.) 13-1 327 2017 MID-SOUTH SUN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 4 6 Morningside (Iowa) 10-2 319 5 5 Marian (Ind.) 11-1 305 Aug. 28, 2017 6 7 Montana Tech 10-2 297 Offense: 7 4 Eastern Oregon 10-3 292 Defense: 8 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 11-2 268 Special Teams: 9 9 Grand View (Iowa) 9-3 259 10 12 Tabor (Kan.) 8-3 219 11 10 Doane (Neb.) 9-2 214 12 11 Missouri Valley 9-3 213 13 15 Robert Morris (Ill.) 7-3 183 14 13 Sterling (Kan.) 8-3 162 15 14 Dickinson State (N.D.) 9-4 156 16 18 Southeastern (Fla.) 6-3 137 17 16 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8-3 122 18 22 Arizona Christian 7-3 113 19 19 Montana Western 7-4 88 20 17 Kansas Wesleyan 9-2 86 21 23 Georgetown (Ky.) 7-4 82 22 21 Langston (Okla.) 7-2 76 23 25 William Penn (Iowa) 7-4 51 24 RV Saint Xavier (Ill.) 5-6 34 25 NR Southern Oregon 5-6 30 Dropped from Top 25: Concordia (Neb.), Benedictine (Kan.)

Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 28; Benedictine (Kan.) 23; Faulkner (Ala.) 19; Carroll (Mont.) 19; Pikeville (Ky.) 9; Warner (Fla.) 5; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 5 2017 MSC Appalachian Division Football Team Schedules - * MSC Divisional Games - All times ET

MSC APPALACHIAN COACHES Rams University of the Cumberlands Patriots 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) Bluefield: Dewey Lusk Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Years at School...... First A26 @Cumberland 2:30 PM A24 Warner 7:00 PM Record at School...... 0-0 S9 Edward Waters 6:00 PM S2 Cumberland 7:00 PM Overall Record...... 13-42 S16 @ (16) Southeastern 7:00 PM S9 @Bethel 1:30 PM S23 (21) Georgetown 1:30 PM S23 @ Edward Waters 4:30 PM Cumberlands: Matt Rhymer . O7 St. Andrews * 6:00 PM S30 Union * 7:00 PM Years at School...... Third O14 @Point * 1:30 PM O7 @ Reinhardt* 1:30 PM Record at School...... 11-9 O21 Cumberlands * 6:00 PM O14 Pikeville * 7:00 PM Overall Record...... 11-9 O28 Union * 6:00 PM O21 @ Bluefield * 6:00 PM N4 @ Reinhardt * 1: 30 PM O28 @ St. Andrews * 1:30 PM Pikeville: Allan Holland Jr. N11 @ Pikeville * 1:30 PM N4 Point * 1:30 PM Years at School...... Fourth Record at School...... 15-18 Overall Record...... 15-18 Point: Julius Dixon Bears Point University Skyhawks Years at School...... Second 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) Record at School...... 5-6 Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Overall Record...... 5-6 A24 @ Campbellsville 7:00 PM A26 @ Webber International 1:00 PM A31 @ Carson-Newman 7:00 PM Reinhardt: James Miller S2 Campbellsville 1:30 PM S9 Ave Maria 1:30 PM S16 @ (21) Georgetown 1:30 PM Years at School...... First S16 Kentucky Christian 1:30 PM S23 @ Charleston Southern 6:00 PM Record at School...... 0-0 S30 @ St. Andrews * 1:30 PM S30 (3) Reinhardt * 7:00 PM Overall Record...... 0-0 O7 Point * 1:30 PM O7 @ Pikeville * 1:30 PM O14 @ Cumberlands * 7:00 PM St. Andrews: David Harper O14 Bluefield * 1:30 PM O21 @ Union * 1:30 PM O21 St. Andrews * 1:30 PM Years at School...... First O28 Reinhardt * 1:30 PM O28 Ave Maria 1: 30 PM Record at School...... 0-0 N4 @ Warner 1:30 PM N4 @Cumberlands * 1:30 PM Overall Record...... 19-31 N11 Bluefield * 1:30 PM N11 @ Union * 1:30 PM Union: Andre Linn...... Years at School...... First Record at School...... 0-0 Overall Record...... 0-0

Reinhardt University Eagles St. Andrews University Knights Bulldogs 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Appalachian) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result S2 @ Cincinnati Christian 1:30 PM A26 @ (8) Lindsey Wilson 2:30 PM A26 (16) Southeastern 12:00 PM S9 @ Faulkner 1:30 PM S2 @ Webber International 1:30 PM S2 @ Ave Marie 11:00 AM S16 Webber International 1:30 PM S9 Cincinnati Christian 1:30 PM S9 @ Kentucky Christian 1:30 PM S23 Bethel 1:30 PM S23 Faulkener 1:30 PM S16 (8) Lindsey Wilson 7:00 PM S30 @ Point * 7:00 PM S30 Pikeville * 1:30 PM S30 @ Cumberlands * 7:00 PM O7 Cumberlands * 1:30 PM O7 @ Bluefield * 6:00 PM O14 @ (3) Reinhardt * 1:30 PM O14 Union * 6:00 PM O21 @Point * 1:30 PM O21 Pikeville * 1:30 PM O28 @ Pikeville * 1:30 PM O28 Cumberlands * 1:30 PM O28 @ Bluefield * 6:00 PM N4 Bluefield * 1:30 PM N4 @Union * 1:30 PM N4 St. Andrews * 1:30 PM N11 St Andrews * 1:30 PM N11 (3) Reinhardt * 1:30 PM N11 Point * 1:30 PM

2017 MSC Bluegrass Division Football Team Schedules/Coaches - * MSC Divisional Games - All times ET

Bethel University Wildcats Campbellsville University Tigers Cincinnati Christian University Eagles 0-0 (0-0 MSC Bluegrass) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Bluegrass) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Bluegrass) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result A26 Edward Waters 2:30 PM A24 Pikeville 7:00 PM A26 Ave Maria 1:30 PM S2 @ (16) Southeastern 7:00 PM S2 @ Point 1:30 PM S2 ( 3) Reinhardt 1:30 PM S9 Cumberlands 2:30 PM S9 Warner 12:00 PM S9 @ St. Andrews 1:30 PM S23 @ (3) Reinhardt 1:30 PM S16 @ Ave Maria 10:00 AM S23 @ Warner 1:30 PM S30 Cambellsville * 2:30 PM S30 @ Bethel * 2:30 PM S30 (8) Lindsey Wilson * 1:30 PM O7 (21) Georgetown * 2:30 PM O7 Kentucky Christian * 7:00 PM O7 @Cumberland * 2:30 PM O14 @ Cumberland * 2:30 PM O14 @ Cincinnati Christian * 1:30 PM O14 Campbellsville * 1:30 PM O21 @ Cincinnati Christian * 1:30 PM O28 (21) Georgetown * 2:00 PM O21 Bethel * 1:30 PM O28 (8) Lindsey Wilson * 2:30 PM N4 Cumberland * 1:30 PM O28 @ Kentucky Christian * 1:30 PM N4 @ Kentucky Christian * 1:30 PM N11 @ (8) Lindsey Wilson * 2:30 PM N4 Faulkner 1:30 PM N11 @ (21) Georgetown * 1:30 PM

Cumberland University Phoenix Tigers MSC BLUEGRASS COACHES 0-0 (0-0 MSC Bluegrass) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Bluegrass) Bethel: Chris Elliott Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Years at School...... Sixth A26 Bluefield 1:30 PM S2 @ Faulkner 2:30 PM S2 @ Cumberlands 6:00 PM S9 (16) Southeastern 1:30 PM Record at School...... 27-30 S9 Webber International 1:30 PM S16 Point 1:30 PM Overall Record...... 27-30 S16 @ Edward Waters 3:30 PM S23 @ Bluefield 1:30 PM Campbellsville: Perry Thomas S23 @ Presbyterian 6:00 PM S30 Cumberland * 1:30 PM Years at School...... 10th S30 @ Georgetown * 12:30 PM O7 @ Bethel * 2:30 PM O7 Cincinnati Christian * 1:30 PM O21 Kentucky Christian* 1:30 PM Record at School...... 48-51 O14 Bethel * 1:30 PM O28 @ Campbellsville * 2:00 PM Overall Record...... 48-51 O21 @ Lindsey Wilson * 2:30 PM N4 @ (8) Lindsey Wilson * 2:30 PM Cincinnati Christian: David Fulcher N4 @ Campbellsville * 12:30 PM N11 Cincinnati Christian * 1:30 PM Years at School...... Second N11 Kentucky Christian * 1:30 PM Record at School...... 0-11 Overall Record...... 0-11 Cumberland: Donnie Suber Years at School...... Fifth Kentucky Christian University Knights Blue Raiders 0-0 (0-0 MSC Bluegrass) 0-0 (0-0 MSC West) Record at School...... 21-23 Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Overall Record...... 21-23 A26 Faulkner 1:30 PM A26 St. Andrews 2:30 PM Georgetown: Bill Cronin A31 @ Morehead State 6:00 PM S2 @ Warner 12:00 PM Years at School...... 21st S9 Union 1:30 PM S16 @ Union 7:00 PM S16 @ Pikeville 1:30 PM S23 Southeastern 2:30 PM Record at School...... 183-51 S23 @ Webber International 1:30 PM S30 @ Cincinnati Christian * 1:30 PM Overall Record...... 183-51 O7 @ Campbellsville * 7:00 PM O14 @ Kentucky Christian * 1:30 PM Kentucky Christian: Corey Fipps O14 (8) Lindsey Wilson * 1:30 PM O21 Cumberland * 3:30 PM Years at School...... First O21 @ (21) Georgetown * 1:30 PM O28 @ Bethel * 2:30 PM O28 Cincinnati Christian * 1:30 PM N4 (21) Georgetown * 2:30 PM Record at School...... 0-0 N4 Bethel * 1:30 PM N11 Campbellsville * 2:30 PM Overall Record...... 0-0 N11 Cumberland * 2:30 PM Lindsey Wilson: Chris Oliver Years at School...... Eighth Record at School...... 52-28 Overall Record...... 52-28 2017 MSC Sun Division Football Team Schedules/Coaches - * MSC Divisional Games - All times ET

Ave Maria University Gyrenes Tigers Eagles 0-0 (0-0 MSC Sun) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Sun) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Sun) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result A26 @ Cincinnati Christian 1:30 PM A26 @ Bethel 2:30 PM A26 @ Kentucky Christian 1:30 PM S2 Union 11:00 AM S9 @ Bluefield 6:00 PM S2 (21) Georgetown 2:30 PM S9 @ Pikeville 1:30 PM S16 Cumberland 4:30 PM S9 (3) Reinhardt 2:30 PM S16 Campbellsville 10:00 AM S23 Cumberlands 4:30 PM S23 @ St. Andrews 1:30 PM S30 Edward Waters * 12:00 PM S30 @Ave Maria * 12:00 PM S30 Webber International * 2:30 PM O14 @ Warner * 12:00 PM O14 @ Webber International * 1:00 PM O14 (16) Southeastern * 2:30 PM O21 Faulkner * 11:00 AM O21 Warner * 4:30 PM O21 @ Ave Maria * 11:00 AM O28 @ Point 1:30 PM N4 (16) Southeastern * 7:00 PM O28 @ Warner * 1:30 PM N4 Webber International * 12:00 PM N11 @ Faulkner * 2:30 PM N4 @Cincinnati Christian 1:30 PM N11 (16) Southeastern * 7:00 PM N11 Edward Waters * 2:30 PM

Southeastern University Fire Royals MSC SUN COACHES 0-0 (0-0 MSC Sun) 0-0 (0-0 MSC Sun) Ave Maria: Joe Patterson Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Years at School...... Second A26 @ Union 12:00 PM A24 @ Cumberlands 7:00 PM Record at School...... 0-10 S2 Bethel 7:00 PM S2 (8) Lindsey Wilson 12:00 PM S9 @ (21) Georgetown 1:30 PM S9 @ Campbellsville 12:00 PM Overall Record...... 0-10 S16 Bluefield 7:00 PM S16 @Pacific Lutheran 4:00 PM Edward Waters: Alvin B. Wyatt Sr. S23 @ (8) Lindsey Wilson 2:30 PM S23 Cincinnati Christian 1:30 PM Years at School...... Fourth O7 Warner * 7:00 PM O7 @ (16) Southeastern * 7:00 PM Record at School...... 14-21 O14 @ Faulkner * 2:30 PM O14 Ave Maria * 12:00 PM 021 Webber International * 7:00 PM 021 @ Edward Waters * 4:30 PM Overall Record...... 105-74 N4 @ Edward Waters * 7:00 PM O28 Faulkner * 1:30 PM Faulkner: Charlie Boren N11 Ave Maria * 7:00 PM N4 Pikeville 1:30 PM Years at School...... Fourth N11 @ Webber International * 1:30 PM Record at School...... 22-10 Overall Record...... 22-10 Southeastern: Keith Barefield Webber International University Warriors 0-0 (0-0 MSC Sun) Years at School...... Seventh Date Opponent Time/Result Record at School...... 20-7 A26 Point 1:00 PM Overall Record...... 122-58-2 S2 St. Andrews 1:30 PM Warner: Rod Shafer S9 @ Cumberland 2:30 PM S16 @ (3) Reinhardt 1:30 PM Years at School...... Fourth S23 Kentucky Christian 1:30 PM Record at School...... 15-16 S30 @ Faulkner * 2:30 PM Overall Record...... 302-117 O14 Edward Waters * 1:00 PM Webber International: Kelly Scott 021 @ (16) Southeastern * 7:00 PM N4 @ Ave Maria * 12:00 PM Years at School...... 12th N11 Warner * 1:30 PM Record at School...... 52-57 Overall Record...... 52-57 2017 Week-by-Week Schedule - * MSC Divisional Games

Week 1 Week 7 8/24 Pikeville @ Campbellsville * 10/7 Point @ Pikeville 8/24 Warner @ Cumberlands * 10/7 Cumberlands @ Reinhardt 8/26 Southeastern @ Union * 10/7 Cincinnati Christian @ Cumberland 8/26 Point @ Webber International * 10/7 Georgetown @ Bethel 8/26 Ave Maria @ Cincinnati Christian * 10/7 St. Andrews @ Bluefield 8/26 Faulkner @ Kentucky Christian * 10/7 Kentucky Christian @ Campbellsville 8/26 St. Andrews @ Lindsey Wilson * 10/7 Warner @ Southeastern 8/26 Edward Waters @ Bethel Week 8 8/26 Bluefield @ Cumberland * 10/14 Ave Maria @ Warner Week 2 * 10/14 Edward Waters @ Webber International 8/31 Kentucky Christian @ Morehead State * 10/14 Lindsey Wilson @ Kentucky Christian 8/31 Pikeville @ Carson- Newman College * 10/14 Campbellsville @ Cincinnati Christian 9/2 Union @ Ave Maria * 10/14 Bluefield @ Point 9/2 Lindsey Wilson @ Warner * 10/14 Union @ Reinhardt 9/2 Reinhardt @ Cincinnati Christian * 10/14 Bethel @ Cumberland 9/2 Campbellsville @ Point * 10/14 Southeastern @ Faulkner 9/2 St. Andrews @ Webber International * 10/14 Pikeville @ Cumberlands 9/2 Georgetown @ Faulkner Week 9 9/2 Bethel @ Southeastern * 10/21 Faulkner @ Ave Maria 9/2 Cumberland @ Cumberlands * 10/21 Bethel @ Cincinnati Christian Week 3 * 10/21 Kentucky Christian @ Georgetown 9/9 Warner @ Campbellsville * 10/21 St. Andrews @ Point 9/9 Cincinnati Christian @ St. Andrews * 10/21 Pikeville @ Union 9/9 Southeastern @ Georgetown * 10/21 Cumberland @ Lindsey Wilson 9/9 Union @ Kentucky Christian * 10/21 Warner @ Edward Waters 9/9 Ave Maria @ Pikeville * 10/21 Cumberlands @ Bluefield 9/9 Cumberlands @ Bethel *10/21 Webber International @ Southeastern 9/9 Webber International @ Cumberland Week 10 9/9 Reinhardt @ Faulkner * 10/28 Cincinnati Christian @ Kentucky Christian 9/9 Edward Waters @ Bluefield 10/28 Ave Maria @ Point Week 4 * 10/28 Reinhardt @ Pikeville 9/16 Campbellsville @ Ave Maria * 10/28 Cumberlands @ St. Andrews 9/16 Point @ Georgetown * 10/28 Faulkner @ Warner 9/16 Kentucky Christian @ Pikeville * 10/28 Georgetown @ Campbellsville 9/16 Webber International @ Reinhardt *10/28 Lindsey Wilson @ Bethel 9/16 Warner @ Pacific Lutheran * 10/28 Union @ Bluefield 9/16 Cumberland @ Edward Waters Week 11 9/16 Lindsey Wilson @ Union * 11/4 Webber International @ Ave Maria 9/16 Bluefield @ Southeastern 11/4 Faulkner @ Cincinnati Christian Week 5 * 11/4 Bethel @ Kentucky Christian 9/23 Cincinnati Christian @ Warner * 11/4 Cumberland @ Campbellsville 9/23 Bethel @ Reinhardt * 11/4 Point @ Cumberlands 9/23 Georgetown @ Bluefield 11/4 Pikeville @ Warner 9/23 Kentucky Christian @ Webber International * 11/4 St. Andrews @ Union 9/23 Faulkner @ St. Andrews * 11/4 Bluefield @ Reinhardt 9/23 Southeastern @ Lindsey Wilson * 11/4 Georgetown @ Lindsey Wilson 9/23 Cumberlands @ Edward Waters * 11/4 Southeastern @ Edward Waters 9/23 Point @ Charleston Southern Week 12 9/23 Cumberland @ Presbyterian *11/11 Cincinnati Christian @ Georgetown Week 6 * 11/11 Point @ Union * 9/30 Edward Waters @ Ave Maria * 11/11 Bluefield @ Pikeville * 9/30 Lindsey Wilson @ Cincinnati Christian * 11/11 Reinhardt @ St. Andrews * 9/30 Cumberland @ Georgetown * 11/11 Warner @ Webber International * 9/30 Pikeville @ St. Andrews * 11/11 Campbellsville @ Lindsey Wilson * 9/30 Campbellsville @ Bethel * 11/11 Kentucky Christian @ Cumberland * 9/30 Webber International @ Faulkner *11/11 Edward Waters @ Faulkner * 9/30 Reinhardt @ Point * 11/11 Ave Maria @ Southeastern * 9/30 Union @ Cumberlands