Game 7: Mcpherson College at University of Saint Mary Saturday, October 19, 2013 │ Pioneer Stadium │ Leavenworth, Kan
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Game 7: McPherson College at University of Saint Mary Saturday, October 19, 2013 │ Pioneer Stadium │ Leavenworth, Kan. │ 6:00 p.m. CST 1923, 1952, 2010 KCAC Champions - 2009, 2010 NAIA Football Championship Appearances 2013 McPherson Schedule/Results Mac Looks to Get Things Going Again Date Opponent Time/Result Game No. 7 08/31 RV Bacone L 37-31 09/14 Graceland W 34-0 Date .....................Oct. 19, 2013 Location ...... Leavenworth, Kan. 09/21 Bethel* W 51-31 Kickoff ..............6:00 p.m. (CST) 09/28 at Kansas Wesleyan* W 23-17 Stadium ..........Pioneer Stadium Surface ..................Artificial Turf 10/05 No. 10 Ottawa* L 34-7 Capacity............................ 6500 McPherson College University of Saint Mary 10/12 at No. 17 Friends* L 34-3 Bulldogs Radio .................96.7 FM KBBE Spires 10/19 at Saint Mary* 1:30 p.m. Record ................................. 3-3 Live Stats ...... macbulldogs.com Record ................................. 3-3 10/26 No. 15 Tabor* 1:30 p.m. Ranking ................................NA Live Video ..... macbulldogs.com Ranking ................................NA Last Game ...................... L 34-3 Last Game .................... L 63-17 11/02 Sterling* 1:30 p.m. Coach ..................Pete Sterbick Series Record ...................... 8-5 Coach ................. Lance Hinson 11/09 at Bethany* 1:30 p.m. Career Record ..................... 7-8 Previous Meeting .......... L 26-14 Career Record ................. 34-44 2012 Record ........................ 4-5 Current Streak ......................L 2 2012 Record ........................ 6-5 11/16 at Southwestern* 1:30 p.m. The Matchup * - KCAC Conference Game McPherson, Kan. – It has been a rough October for the Bulldog football team as they’ve lost their past two All Times Central games by a combined 68-10 score line. MC is hoping to rebound on Saturday against a 3-3 University of Saint Mary team; kickoff for the October 19th game is set for 6:00 p.m. (CT) at Leavenworth High School’s 2013 Quick Facts/Team Information Pioneer Stadium in Leavenworth. General Information Location ............................................McPherson, Kan. Most recently, McPherson dropped a 34-3 contest to No. 17 Friends University. The ‘Dogs had a good start Founded .............................................................. 1887 to the game as they intercepted the Falcons on their opening possession but unfortunately for Mac, they were unable to produce points from that drive and Friends got the ball right back. President ..................................Mr. Michael Schneider VP of Academic Affairs .........................Dr. Kent Eaton The Bulldog offense had difficulties moving the ball in the opening half, having a number of three-and-outs. Athletic Director ......................................... Doug Quint Friends took advantage of MC’s lack of movement and saw themselves ahead 21-0 late in the second Conference ........................................................ KCAC quarter. Affiliation .............................................................. NAIA Stadium (Capacity) ..........McPherson Stadium (3,000) After a 52-yard pass play, with 15 more tacked on thanks to a facemask penalty, McPherson finally got on Surface ............................................Artificial Ram Turf the board as Mike Phillips nailed a 40-yard field goal as time was winding down in the first half. The FG Nickname ........................................................Bulldogs gave Phillips eight for the year, tying the MC record for most field goals in a season. Colors ...................................................Red and White McPherson continued to struggle in the second half, failing to move the ball. The Falcons put up a couple more touchdowns in the final two quarters to give them a 34-3 victory. Football History First Year ............................................................. 1920 The ground game was not working well for McPherson as they netted -13 total yards with -45 being credited All-Time Record .........................................304-494-24 to Hoffman on his five sacks. Gerald Hardridge took the ball five times and gained 24 yards. Hoffman All-Time Conference Record .....................241-419-17 completed 11-of-26 for 95 yards and three interceptions. Robinson snagged two balls for 90 yards while KCAC Championships ..................... 1923, 1952, 2010 Hardridge had a pair himself for 41. NAIA Playoff Appearances ........................ 2009, 2010 Last Playoff Appearance ........................ Nov. 20, 2010 Defensively, Dominique Henderson had a heck of a game with 17 total stops including 13 solo tackles and ........................................ vs. McKendree (Ill.), L 38-14 3.5 for a loss of 14.5 yards. Safety Trea Lott and Grant Narcisse each tallied seven tackles for McPherson. Chris Ellison and Cole Long teamed up to take down Friends’ quarterback for MC’s lone sack; Long also Coaches Information had a fumble recovery on the day. Trent Forester, Phillip Wilson and David Anderson each recorded an Head Coach ............................................Pete Sterbick interception in the loss. Alma Mater ..........................Augustana College, 2003 Phillips is now ranked 4th in the NAIA in total field goals for the season with his eight; he is also 10th in field Overall Record at MC ............................7-8 (2nd Year) goal percentage at 88.9 and 11th in total scoring with his 41 points. Ellison is seventh in the Nation in sacks E-mail ................................. [email protected] per game (1.0) and 12th in total sacks (5). Team Information The Bulldog D ranks 2nd in the KCAC in rush yardage allowed at 134.7 per contest and is fourth in scoring 2012 Overall Record ...............................................4-5 defense as they’ve allowed 25.5 points a game. Paul Rotering and the MC punt team is first in the confer- 2012 KCAC Record .....................................4-4 (T-6th) ence in net punting with an average of 40.5 yards per boot. Starters Returning .......................5 offense, 7 defense Total Player Returning ............................................. 40 Mac’s month doesn’t get any easier after Saint Mary as they host No. 13 Tabor College on October 26th. Total Players Lost .................................................... 35 The 1:30 p.m. game will be played at McPherson Stadium. Base Offense ...................................... Multiple Spread Base Defense ......................................................... 3-4 Athletic Communications Aric Cherry, Director www.macbulldogs.com Phone: 646-737-2725 │E-mail: [email protected] │ Fax: 620-245-9706 Game 7 - McPherson at University of Saint Mary - October 19, 2013 - Pioneer Stadium 2013 KCAC Composite Schedule Coaching Staff August 31 Southwestern def. Oklahoma Baptist 26-22 Pete Sterbick Sterbick Coaching Timeline Bethel def. Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.) 41-24 Head Coach Year Position School Rec. RV Bacone (Okla.) def McPherson 37-31 Offensive Coordinator 2013 Head Coach MC 3-3 September 2nd Season 7 Bethany College def. SWAGU (Okla.) 35-20 Augustana College 2012 Head Coach MC 4-5 No. 17 Tabor def. RV Nebraska Wesleyan 10-9 Career Record: 7-6 2011 Offensive Coordinator GVU 8-4 Saint Mary def. Oklahoma Baptist 36-30 Record at MC: 7-6 Hastings (Neb.) def. Kansas Wesleyan 38-20 2010 Offensive Coordinator GVU 6-4 Panhandle State (Okla.) def Sterling 35-13 2009 Offensive Coordinator GVU 8-3 No. 15 Baker (Kan.) def. No. 18 Ottawa 25-24 2008 Offensive Coordinator GVU 2-8 RV Friends def. Doane (Neb.) 24-21 OT 14 Sterling def. Culver-Stockton 42-30 Overall Record: 31-27 No. 15 Baker (Kan.) def. Saint Mary 41-40 Pete Sterbick begins his second year as head football coach at McPherson College. 2012 produced a 4-4 record in the KCAC and 4-5 overall Avila def. Bethany 41-14 in Coach Sterbick’s first year leading the Bulldogs. Three players received 1st team All-KCAC honors: wide receiver Julius Record, offensive Kansas Wesleyan def. Evangel (Mo.) 38-28 lineman Dusty Hague, and defensive back Allen Colbert. The Bulldog offense finished 3rd in the KCAC and 24th in the NAIA in total offense No. 18 Ottawa def. No. 2 Missouri Valley 20-6 at 401.1 yards per game, while the Bulldog defense finished ranked 1st in the KCAC and 10th in the NAIA in total defense at 280.6 yards per Peru State (Neb.) def. Southwestern 44-21 game. McPherson def. Graceland (Iowa) 34-0 2012 was a record breaking season for senior wide receiver Julius Record. After only accumulating 15 catches in his junior season, Record led No. 17 Tabor def. No. 10 Mid-America Nazrene 21-13 the KCAC and NAIA in receptions per game with 9.2, and was top 10 in the country in three other categories. Record broke school records for Central Methodist def. Bethel 38-31 OT catches per game (9.2), catches in a season (83), and yards in a game (270). He also tied the school record for catches in a game with 15. Se- nior quarterback Jake Snodgrass left his mark on the program as well; he was 9th in the NAIA in total offense per game and had the 2nd highest Benedictine (Kan.) def. RV Friends 28-15 completion percentage in Bulldog history with 60%. Even more impressively, Snodgrass was named the Capitol One Academic All-American of 21 Southwestern def. Kansas Wesleyan* 24-14 the year for the second year in a row. RV Friends def. Sterling* 31-0 Previous to his arrival to McPherson, Sterbick spent four years at Grand View University in Des Moines, IA. As the Viking’s offensive coordina-