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RICK HESTERBERG, DIRECTOR s»orts Information 606-783-2500 MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY UPO BOX 1023 MOREHEAD, KY 40351 Game Notes November 1, 1986 Morehead State Eagles (6-1/2-1) vs Murray State Racers (3-3-1/2-1) Jayne Stadium (10,000) Game #8 EAGLES DROP TO TWELFTH IN NATIONAL POLL ....... For the sixth straight week the Eagles find themselves ranked in the NCAA Division I-AA football poll. However, its the first time since entering the poll that MSU is not in the top ten. After losing to Akron last week the Eagles fell from their number two ranking to a three way tie for twelfth. Here's a look at the top twenty: 1. Nevada - Reno ( 80 pts.) 2 . Arkansas State ( 7 5 pts.) 3. Holy Cross ( 7 3 pts.) 4. Nicholls State (62 pts.) 5. Tennessee State (61 pts.) 6. Eastern Illinois (58 pts.) 7. Appalachian State (57 pts.) 8. Pennsylvania (53 pts.) 9 . Georgia Southern (49 pts.) 10. William & Mary (40 pts.) 11. New Hampshire (34 pts.) 12. MOREHEAD STATE (32 pts.) Akron (32 pts.) Jackson State (32 pts.) 15. Delaware (26 pts.) 16. Delaware State (22 pts.) 17. Massachusetts (19 pts.) 18. Southern Illinois (14 pts.) 19. North Texas State (10 pts.) 20. Marshall (7 pts.) -more- THE SERIES ...... Murray State and Morehead State are meeting for the 48th time. The Racers hold a 33-13 advantage with one tie . The Eagl es are 8-14 agai nst Murray State at home and 5-19-1 on the road. The t eams first met in 1936. The Eagles did not post a win in this series until the seventh meeting (1942 : MO 13 MU 0). THE COACHES . .... MSU ' s Bill Baldridge is coaching his 30th game at MSU . His record at his alma mater is now 9-20 in his third season. Overall he is 14- 25 at the collegiate level. Murray State ' s Frank Beamer is 38-22- 2 in his sixth year as a collegiate head coach, all of which have been at Murray State . EAGLES STILL APPEAR TO GEL IN SECOND HALF .... .. Although the last two games has narrowed the margin, the Eagles are still outscoring opponents in the second half (108-43). Here ' s a guarter- by guarter look: 1 2 3 4 Total MSU 26 43 39 69 177 OPP 42 54 10 33 139 EAGLES CONTINUE TO ENJOY FIRST DOWN PLAYS .. ...... No . of Downs Tot . Yardage Average Longest First Down 214 1 , 225 5 . 72ypd 35 VS Akron Second Down 167 833 4 . 98ypd 26 VS Marshall Third Down 93 357 3 . 84ypd 28 VS Tn. Tech THE BREEN MACHINE MOVES ON . .. .. .. MSU senior quarterback Adrian Breen continues to lead the OVC in total offense (224 . 7 ypg) and passing (204.7 ypg) . Breen is 15th in the nation (Division I-AA in total offense and 10th in the nation in passing efficiency. Breen is closing in on the following records at MSU : MSU ' s Current Record Needed by Breen Most Completions To~ Record In a Season 167 (Mike Ha nlin , 1984) 11MJ completions Most Passing Yards In a Season 2345 (Charles Porter, 1950) Most Touchdown Passes In a Season 20 (Charles Porter , 1950) 20 (Mike Hanlin , 1984) -7 lB TD passes -mnrP- A MOREHEAD - MURRAY COMPARISON ON PAPER ...•... Morehead State Murray State * 364 . 6 ypg (2nd in OVC) TOTAL OFFENSE 296 .0 ypg (6th in OVC ) * 177/25 .3 ppg (2nd in OVC) POINTS 130/18.6 ppg (5th in OVC) * 337.0 ypg (5th in OVC) DEFENSE 352.9 ypg (6th in OVC ) Turnovers * 6 (Fumbles Lost) 10 6 (Interceptions Thrown) 10 +5 (Turnover Margin) -4 ovc STANDINGS (OVC) (OVERALL) 1. MOREHEAD STATE 2-1 6-1-0 2. Akron 2-1 5-2-0 3. Eastern Kentucky 2-1 4-2-1 4. Austin Peay 2-1 4-3-0 5. Murray State 2-1 3-3-1 6. Middle Tennessee 1-2 3-4-0 7. Youngstown State 1-2 1-6-0 8. Tennessee Tech 0-3 0-6-0 THIS WEEK IN THE OVC ...... Murray State@ Morehead State (1:30) Akron@ Tennessee Tech (1:30) Eastern Kentucky @ Austin Peay (8:00) Middle Tennessee@ Youngstown State (1: 30 ) ELSEWHARE IN TOP TWENTY ACTION TODAY ....•.. -more- #17 Massachusetts@ #3 Holy Cross Sam Houston@ #4 Nicholls State Southern University@ #5 Tennessee State #8 Pennsylvania@ Princeton #9 Georgia Southern @ Western Kentucky Virginia@ #10 William & Mary #18 Southern Illinois@ SW Missouri #19 North Texas State@ Nevada - Las Vegas #12 Akron@ Tennessee Tech #12 Jackson State - Idle #7 Appalachian State - Idle #2 Arkansas State - Idle NEXT WEEK ....... Morehead State will hit the road to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to face Middle Tennessee's Blue Raiders, the defending OVC Champions. Gametime is 2 : 30 p.m. (EST). Murray State returns home to face Youngstown State. ######## MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY " BLUE RAIDERS " Depth Chart POS. NO. NAME HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN DEFENSE: LE 38 VINCE JOHNSON 6-0 190 So . Knoxville, TN 93 Keith Wallace 6-0 190 Fr. Miami, FL LT 60 JACK PITTMAN 6-2 235 So. Nashville , TN 91 Brent Shepard 6-3 205 So . Rocky Face, GA LG 64 TODD JACKSON 5-11 230 So. Spring City, TN 66 Glen McMurray 6-1 230 So. Carol City, FL RG 99 WADE PERRY 6-0 210 Sr . Hohenwald, TN 96 Dwight Wade 6-1 255 So. Murfreesboro , TN RT 98 DOG ALTHOUSE 6-2 225 Sr . Leola , PA 91 Brent Shepard 6-3 205 So. Rocky Face , GA RE 31 BRAD COWAN 5-11 187 So. Nexamdria , TN 88 Kenny Tippins 6-2 200 So. Adel, GA LLB 47 MIKE MATHIS 6- 1 215 Jr . Cincinnati, OH 46 Andre Dyer 6- 2 240 Fr . Memphis , TN RLB 30 ROOSEVELT COLVARD 6-0 210 Sr . Forsyth, GA 55 Rodney Hart 6-2 205 So. Lenox , GA LCB 8 DARRIEN THOMAS 5-10 175 Jr. Pascagoula, MS 22 Freeman Davis 6-1 185 Jr. Clarksville , TN RCB 25 ROBERT MULL INS 5- 10 186 Sr. San Francisco, CA 34 Charlie Swafford 5-10 170 Fr . Cleveland, TN FS 20 DEJAUN BUFORD 5-11 193 Jr. Nashville , TN 4 Tommy Barnes 6-1 185 So . Fayetteville , TN OFFENSE: QB 3 MARVIN COLLIER 5-11 155 So . Cordele , GA 16 Van Dingler 6- 2 170 Fr. Sedartown, GA FB 41 TONY BURSE 6- 0 210 Sr . LaFayette , GA 18 Gerald Anderson 5-11 190 Jr . Franklin, KY TB 10 DWIGHT STONE 6- 0 195 Sr. Florala , AL 18 Gerald Anderson 5-11 190 Jr. Franklin , KY FL 1 MIKE PITTMAN 5-8 155 Jr. Kinston, NC 7 Garrett Self 5-10 180 Jr . Rossville , GA SE 9 ROBERT ALFORD 5-7 177 Jr. Forsyth, GA 2 Dwight Johnson 6-3 180 Sr . Nashville, TN TE 42 CARVELL MASSENGALE 6-3 220 Sr. Shelbyville, TN 86 Melv in James 6- 2 200 Fr. Surrancy, GA LT 61 LARRY PICKETT 6-4 260 Sr. Chattanooga , TN 68 Dennis Smart 5-11 240 Fr. Smyrna, TN LG 68 DENNIS SMART 5-11 240 Fr . Smyrna, TN 54 Gerry Francisco 6- 2 235 So. Soddy-Daisy, TN C 50 DOUG HINTEMEYER 6-1 245 So. Gibsonia, PA 75 Greg LeFever 6-3 240 Fr. Acworth , GA RG 63 CECIL ANDREWS 6-1 243 Sr. Burns , TN 56 Bob Malia 6-3 225 Fr. Dunbar, PA RT 51 MATT RILEY 6-4 275 Jr. New Market , TN 57 Greg Foster 6-3 271 Sr. Indio , CA SPECIALISTS: p 21 MARK MORRISON 6-1 180 Sr. Nashville , TN LS 57 STEVE HEARD 6-2 225 Fr. Athens, TN PR 9 ROBERT ALFORD 5-7 177 Jr . Flosyth, GA KO 17 DICK MARTIN 6-0 190 So . Mason , OH KR 9 ROBERT ALFORD 5-7 177 Jr . Flosyth, GA 18 GERALD ANDERSON 5-11 190 Jr . Franklin, KY r/fft fii>, RICK HESTERBERG, DIRECTOR S11orts Information 606-783-2500 MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY UPO BOX 1023 MOREHEAD, KY 40351 NOV 5 EAGLES FACE REJUVENATED BLUE RAIDERS THIS WEEK lJ MOREHEAD, Ky.-----Morehead State will try to put the missing piece back in the puzzle this Saturday as the Eagles face the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, the defending OVC champs, at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn., at 2:30 p.m. (EST). After winning the first six games, the Eagles (6-2/2-2) have lost their last two to Akron (30-7) and Murray State (45-11). "Injuries have certainly been a factor the last two weeks," MSU head coach Bill Baldridge said. "We need to get our players healthy and have our second-teamers ready to play too." Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders have bounced back from a 1-3 start to win their last three games for a 4-4 overall mark. MSU and MTSU are currently tied in the OVC with 2-2 marks. "Earlie r in the year they (MTSU) had some injuries to their quarterback (Ma r v in Collier) and tailback (Gerald Anderson) which slowed them down offensively," Baldridge continue d. "Now we are going through what they went through. We have had our three All-America candidates (OG-Billy Poe, LB-Randy Frazier, PS-Kelvin Bell amy) banged up, plus Adrian (Breen) has not been one-hundred percent . You can t ell the e ffect it has had." -more- The Blue Raiders feature quarterback Marvin Collier and running backs Dwight Stone and Gerald Anderson. Collier has run for 270 yards on 75 attempts for five touchdowns, plus he's connected on 52 of 92 pass attempts with one interception for 7 0 6 yards and five touchdowns..