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McPherson College Bulldog Football Game 2: No. 12 McPherson College vs. Bethany College Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 │ McPherson Stadium │ McPherson, Kan. │ 7:30 p.m. CST 2010 KCAC Champions │ 2009, 2010 NAIA Football Championship Apperances │ 19-3 Combined Record the Past Two Seasons 2011 McPherson Schedule Bulldogs Seek Bounce Back Victory Against Bethany Date Opponent Time/Result 09/03 Missouri Valley L 10-47 09/10 Bethany* 7:30 p.m. Game No. 2 09/17 at Southwestern* 6:00 p.m. 09/24 at Friends* 7:00 p.m. Date ................... Sept. 10, 2011 Location .........McPherson, Kan. 10/01 Bethel* 1:30 p.m. Kickoff ........................ 7:30 p.m. 10/08 at Azusa Pacific 8:00 p.m. McPherson College Stadium ....McPherson Stadium Bethany College Surface ............................... Turf Bulldogs Swedes 10/15 Ottawa* 1:30 p.m. Capacity........................... 3,000 10/22 at Tabor* 1:30 p.m. Record ...............0-1, 0-0 KCAC Record ...............1-0, 0-0 KCAC Ranking ............................. 12th Radio .................96.7 FM KBBE Ranking ................. Not Ranked 10/29 at Univ. of Saint Mary* 1:30 p.m. Last Game ..... L 10-47 at MoVal Web .............. Macbulldogs.com Last Game .. W 29-21 vs SWAG 11/05 Kansas Wesleyan* 1:30 p.m. Coach ...................Joe Bettasso Video ............ Macbulldogs.com Coach ................... Jamie Cruce Career Record ................... 10-1 Career Record ................. 16-24 11/12 Sterling* 1:30 p.m. Base Off. ........................Spread Series Record ...............16-58-3 Base Off. .......... Spread/Multiple Previous Meeting .........W 52-35 * - KCAC Conferece Game Base Def. ............................. 4-3 Base. Def. ...............Multiple 3-4 Current Streak .....................W3 All Times Central 2010 Record ...................... 10-1 2010 Record ........................ 4-6 2011 Quick Facts/Team Information The Matchup General Information McPherson College football opens the 2011 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Location ............................................McPherson, Kan. Saturday night when the Bulldogs host Bethany College at McPherson Stadium. Saturday’s Founded .............................................................. 1887 matchup marks the 77th meeting between the two sides. Kickoff for the game is set for 7:30 President ..................................Mr. Michael Schneider p.m. VP of Academic Affairs .........................Dr. Kent Eaton Athletic Director ......................................... Doug Quint At halftime of the game, McPherson College will be awarding the inaugural Blake Reed Conference ........................................................ KCAC Mac2Mac Football Scholarship. The fund was established in honor of the Bulldogs late Affiliation .............................................................. NAIA manager Blake Reed and benefits a McPherson High School graduate or current Bulldog Stadium (Capacity) ..........McPherson Stadium (3,000) football player that exemplifies the character of Blake Reed. Surface ...................................... Sprinturf Artificial Turf Nickname ........................................................Bulldogs The game will be video streamed via the KCAC Broadcast Network and at www.macbull- Colors ...................................................Red and White dogs.com. Radio broadcast is provided by 96.7 FM KBBE MidKansas Radio with an audio stream also available on the Bulldogs website. Football History First Year ............................................................. 1920 McPherson (0-1) enters the weekend looking to bounce back from a 47-10 defeat at No. 11 All-Time Record .........................................296-482-24 Missouri Valley College in their season opener on Saturday. The Bulldog offense struggled All-Time Conference Record .....................233-410-17 to find a rhythm on Saturday, accumulating only nine first downs and 132 yards on total of- KCAC Championships ..................... 1923, 1952, 2010 fense. A bright spot on the evening was the play of senior linebacker J.L. Gomez and junior NAIA Playoff Appearances ........................ 2009, 2010 cornerback DaMarcus Trotter. Gomez led MC with 10 tackles (five solo), 0.5 tackles for loss Last Playoff Appearance ........................ Nov. 20, 2010 and 0.5 sacks, while Trotter recorded eight tackles (seven solo), one interception and three ........................................ vs. McKendree (Ill.), L 38-14 pass defenses. Coaches Information Bethany (1-0) comes to McPherson after a 29-21 win over Southwestern Assemblies of Head Coach .............................................Joe Bettasso God University last Saturday in Lindsborg. The Swedes racked up 299 yards of total of- Alma Mater .........Missouri Southern State Univ., 2005 fense, including 127 yards rushing against the Lions. Head coach Jamie Cruce returns Overall Record at MC ..........................10-1 (2nd Year) seven starters on offense and eight on defense from a 2010 squad that finished 4-6 overall. Office Phone ..........................................620-242-0580 The Swedes were selected to finish seventh by the coaches and sixth by the media in the E-mail ...................................... bettassoj@mcpherson annual 2011 KCAC Football Media Day Preseason Polls. Team Information 2010 Overall Record .............................................10-1 After Bethany, McPherson continues conference action with a road trip to Southwestern 2010 KCAC Record ........................................9-0 (1st) College. The Moundbuilders (0-1) opened the season with a loss against Northwestern Col- Starters Returning .......................7 offense, 2 defense lege (Iowa). Kickoff between McPherson and Southwestern is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CST). Total Player Returning ............................................. 52 Total Players Lost .................................................... 31 Athletic Communications Alan Grosbach, Director Base Offense ....................................................Spread Office Phone: 620-242-0431 | Cell Phone: 816-803-6275 Base Defense ........................................4-3 (Tampa 2) E-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: 1600 E. Euclid, P.O. Box 1402, McPherson, KS 67460 Game 2 - No. 12 McPherson vs. Bethany College - Sept. 10, 2011 - McPherson Stadium 2011 KCAC Composite Schedule Head Coach Bettasso Coaching Timeline August Joe Bettasso 27 William Jewell (Mo.) def. Sterling 33-6 Head Coach Year Position School Rec. 2nd Season Baker (Kan.) def. Ottawa 41-16 2010 Head Coach MC 10-1 September Missouri Southern 3 William Penn (Iowa) def. Bethel 56-0 Career Record: 10-1 2009 Defensive Coordinator MC 9-2 Nebraska Wesleyan def. USM 58-34 Record at MC: 10-1 2008 Defensive Coordinator MC 4-6 Benedictine (Kan.) def. Sterling 14-0 2007 Linebackers MC 4-6 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) def. KWU 52-23 Bethany def. SWAGU (Texas) 29-21 2006 Defensive Backs MSSU 5-6 Northwestern (Iowa) def. Southwestern 47-13 Overall Record: 32-21 Georgetown (Ky.) def. Ottawa 21-19 Missouri Valley def. McPherson 47-10 Joe Bettasso became the 27th head football coach in McPherson College history on Feb. Tabor def. Haskell Indian Nations 48-0 25, 2010. 10 Friends at USM 1:30 KWU at Ottawa 6:00 In his first season at the helm of the Bulldog football program, Bettasso guided MC to a Tabor at Sterling 6:00 perfect 10-0 regular season mark to earn the McPherson’s first Kansas Collegiate Athletic Southwestern at Bethel 7:00 Bethany at McPherson 7:30 Conference Championship since 1952. In addition to the league title, McPherson made its 17 Ottawa at USM 1:30 second appearance in the NAIA Football Championship Series. Bettasso’s efforts earned Sterling at KWU 6:00 him the 2010 KCAC Coach of the Year and AFCA 2010 Regional Coach of the Year awards. Friends at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 6:00 The Bulldogs concluded the season with a 10-1 overall record following a loss to McKend- McPherson at Southwestern 6:00 ree University (Ill.) in the opening round of the national tournament. Bethel at Bethany 7:00 24 Bethany at KWU 6:00 Prior to becoming head coach, Bettasso served as defensive coordinator and recruiting Southwestern at Sterling 6:00 coordinator at McPherson from 2008 to 2009. During his three seasons as the defensive Southern Nazarene (Okla.) at Bethel 6:00 coordinator, Coach Bettasso turned a defense that ranked no better than fifth in the KCAC McPherson at Friends 7:00 into a unit that ranked amongst the top 30 nationally in rushing defense per game, opponent USM at Tabor 7:00 third down conversion, sacks, total defense per game and scoring defense per game. October 1 Bethany at Avila (Mo.) 1:30 As a recruiter, Bettasso has been a key part of the growth of the McPherson College Sterling at USM 1:30 football team. Since 2006, the program’s squad size has increased from a little over 80 to Bethel at McPherson 1:30 around 100 athletes in 2009. Haskell at Southwestern 6:00 Tabor at Ottawa 6:00 Prior to McPherson, Bettasso spent one season as a defensive backs coach at Missouri KWU at Friends 7:00 8 Tabor at KWU 1:30 Southern State University. Ottawa at Southwestern 1:30 USM at Bethany 1:30 A native of Joplin, Mo., Bettasso played defensive back at Missouri Southern State Univer- Friends at Bethel 7:00 sity. A three-year starter, he lettered four seasons under the direction of former Lions coach McPherson at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 8:00 Bill Cooke and the late John Ware. 15 KWU at Lindenwood (Mo.) 1:30 Southwestern at