Game 4: McPherson College vs Kansas Wesleyan University Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 │ McPherson Stadium │ McPherson, Kan. │ 7:00 p.m. CST 1923, 1952, 2010 KCAC Champions - 2009, 2010 NAIA Football Championship Appearances 2014 McPherson Schedule/Results Blake Reed Memorial Game Brings in KWU Date Opponent Time/Result 09/06 at Bacone L 24-7 Game No. 4 09/13 at MidAmerica Naz L 34-28 09/20 at Bethel* L 13-0 Date ...................Sept. 27, 2014 Location .........McPherson, Kan. 09/27 Kansas Wesleyan* 6:00 p.m. Kickoff ..............7:00 p.m. (CST) 10/04 at No. 16 Ottawa* 6:00 p.m. Stadium ....McPherson Stadium Surface ...................... RAM Turf 10/11 No. 24 Friends* 1:30 p.m. Capacity........................... 3,000 10/18 Saint Mary* 6:00 p.m. McPherson College Kansas Wesleyan Univ. Bulldogs Radio .................96.7 FM KBBE Coyotes 10/25 at No. 4 Tabor* 1:30 p.m. Record ................................. 0-3 Live Stats ...... macbulldogs.com Record ................................. 1-2 11/01 at RV Sterling* 1:30 p.m. Ranking ............................None Live Video ..... macbulldogs.com Ranking ............................None Last Game ...................... L 13-0 Last Game ...................W 42-37 11/08 Bethany* 1:30 p.m. Coach ....................... Steve Fox Series Record ...............37-49-4 Coach ................... Matt Drinkall 11/15 Southwestern* 1:30 p.m. Career Record ..................... 0-3 Previous Meeting .........W 23-17 Career Record ..................... 0-0 2013 Record ........................ 5-6 Current Streak ..................2 - W 2013 Record ........................ 4-7 * - KCAC Conference Game All Times Central The Matchup McPherson, Kan. – Saturday’s 7:00 p.m. (CT) conference game between McPherson College and 2014 Quick Facts/Team Information Kansas Wesleyan University will be the annual Blake Reed Memorial Game at McPherson Stadium. It is the first home game for the 0-3 Bulldogs this season. General Information Location ............................................McPherson, Kan. Blake Reed was an inspirational leader and manager for four years at McPherson High School before Founded .............................................................. 1887 committing his time to the McPherson College football program. Blake had a tremendous love for the President ..................................Mr. Michael Schneider game of football and it showed in his devotion to his teams VP of Academic Affairs .........................Dr. Kent Eaton Athletic Director ......................................... Doug Quint In Blake’s honor, a special committee established the Blake Reed Mac2Mac Football Scholarship with Conference ........................................................ KCAC the intention of benefitting a McPherson High School Bullpup football player or a McPherson College football player who exemplifies the character of Blake Reed and is pursuing a degree from McPherson Affiliation .............................................................. NAIA College. In a special event at halftime of Saturday’s game, the committee will present the scholarship Stadium (Capacity) ..........McPherson Stadium (3,000) to a member of the McPherson football family. Surface ............................................Artificial Ram Turf Nickname ........................................................Bulldogs Each season, Bulldog football plays a game where all proceeds from the day will go to fund the Blake Colors ...................................................Red and White Reed Scholarship. Football History The Bulldogs are coming off a difficult 13-0 loss to Bethel College. After a two hour delay, the contest First Year ............................................................. 1920 turned into a defensive battle as barely 500 yards of total offense was gained by the two teams com- All-Time Record .........................................309-500-24 bined. BC scored their first touchdown prior to the rain/lightning delay and scored again in the final All-Time Conference Record .....................245-424-17 quarter but missed the extra point. McPherson had their chances, driving into scoring range multiple KCAC Championships ..................... 1923, 1952, 2010 times but two missed field goals and a couple interceptions kept the Bulldogs off the scoreboard. NAIA Playoff Appearances ........................ 2009, 2010 Joey Chase led the ‘Dogs in rushing with his 42 yards on 15 carries. Redshirt freshman Cody Groff be- Last Playoff Appearance ........................ Nov. 20, 2010 came McPherson’s third quarterback in as many games and threw the ball 29 times, completing 12 to ........................................ vs. McKendree (Ill.), L 38-14 his teammates and three to the opponent; he ended the night with 110 yards passing. Three Bulldogs had receptions on Saturday with Michael Ramos leading the way with his six for 74 yards. Coaches Information Head Coach ................................................. Steve Fox Jimmy Wilson was again a terror for the opponent, racking up 10 tackles with seven being solo stops; Alma Mater ......................Abilene Christian University, three of his tackles were for a loss and the senior also recorded a forced fumble and recovery. Defen- Overall Record at MC .............................0-3 (1st Year) sive end Ben Kimbrough tallied six tackles and was followed by three others with five. E-mail ....................................... [email protected] McPherson in the National Rankings: The Bulldog D is now third in the NAIA in opponent third down Team Information conversion percentage at 23.3% - Bethel was a mere 1-of-12 on third down Saturday. Wilson is ranked 2013 Overall Record ...............................................5-6 in the top-10 of the NAIA in three categories; the senior is fourth in forced fumbles per game (0.7), fourth in tackles for a loss per game (2.7) and seventh in total tackles for a loss (8.0). 2013 KCAC Record ........................................4-5 (5th) Starters Returning .......................7 offense, 5 defense After their home contest with Kansas Wesleyan, Mac will travel to Ottawa, Kansas for a 6:00 p.m. com- Total Player Returning ............................................. 30 petition with the Braves of Ottawa University. Total Players Lost .................................................... 40 Base Offense ...................................... Multiple Spread Base Defense ......................................................... 3-4 Athletic Communications Aric Cherry, Director Phone: 646-737-2725 │E-mail: [email protected] │ Fax: 620-245-9706 Game 4 - McPherson vs Kansas Wesleyan - September, 27, 2014 - McPherson Stadium 2014 KCAC Composite Schedule Coaching Staff August 30 Oklahoma Baptist def. Southwestern 47-17 Steve Fox Bethel def. Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.) 37-6 Head Coach September 6 Oklahoma Baptist def. Saint Mary 62-37 Co-Defensive Coordinator No. 8 Tabor def. Nebraska Wesleyan 36-0 1st Season Concordia Univ. def. No. 15 Sterling 21-15 Abilene Christian University Bethany def. SAGU (Okla.) 21-14 Bacone (Okla.) def. McPherson 24-7 Career Record: 0-3 No. 5 Baker (Kan.) def. Ottawa 20-12 Record at MC: 0-3 Hastings (Neb.) def. Kansas Wesleyan 61-21 No. 19 Friends def. Doane (Neb.) 33-7 13 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) def. Saint Mary 57-7 Graceland (Iowa) def. Bethany 35-29 No. 14 Ottawa def. No. 11 Benedictine 59-47 Following the 2013 season, Steve Fox accepted the head coaching position for Bulldog football. He No. 5 Baker (Kan.) def. No. 15 Sterling 31-30 spent the previous two years as the team’s defensive coordinator; in 2012 MC finished 10th in the Na- Central Methodist (Mo.) def. KWU 35-22 tion in total defense Evangel (Mo.) def. Southwestern 45-14 Prior to joining the McPherson College football program, Fox spent a season at Oklahoma Panhandle No. 8 Tabor def. No. 7 Missouri Valley 21-17 State University where he served as D-coordinator. OPSU finished the season second in the NCAA Avila (Mo.) def. Bethel 41-24 Division II in total and pass defense, allowing 256.2 total yards and 138.8 passing yards per game. MNU (Kan.) def. McPherson 34-28 No. 24 Peru State def. No. 19 Friends 23-20 Prior to OPSU, Fox was the secondary coach at Howard Payne University (Texas) from 2008-2010 and 20 No. 4 Tabor def. Saint Mary* 35-14 coached at West Texas A&M University in 2007, also as the secondary coach. The West Texas A&M RV Sterling def. No. 24 Friends* 36-33 Buffs went 12-1 and won the Lone Star Conference Championship in 2007. Bethany def. No. 16 Ottawa* 34-24 Having coached at Tabor College (Kan.) in 2006, Fox is not new to the KCAC. TC set the school Bethel def. McPherson* 13-0 record in rush defense, holding opponents to 86 rush yards per game when he was their defensive line Kansas Wesleyan def. Southwestern* 42-37 coach. From 2004-2005, Fox was the linebackers coach of Abilene Christian University (Texas) and 27 No. 25 Ottawa at Bethel* 1:30 helped turn the program into a top 10 team in the NCAA D-II. Saint Mary at Bethany* 6:00 Friends at Southwestern* 6:00 An Odessa, Texas native, Fox played at Odessa High School during the “Friday Night Lights” era. He Kansas Wesleyan at McPherson* 7:00 received his Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Abilene Christian University (Texas) in 2006 RV Sterling at No. 3 Tabor* 7:00 and his Masters in Sports Management from California Pennsylvania in 2007. October Fox is the father of three, daughters Breanna age 16 and Alyssa age 7, and his newborn son