Game 3: McPherson College vs. Bethel College Saturday, September 21, 2013 │ McPherson Stadium │ McPherson, Kan. │ 7:00 p.m. CST 1923, 1952, 2010 KCAC Champions - 2009, 2010 NAIA Football Championship Appearances 2013 McPherson Schedule/Results Mac to Host Bethel for First KCAC Contest Date Opponent Time/Result Game No. 3 08/31 RV Bacone L 37-31 09/14 Graceland W 34-0 Date ...................Sept. 21, 2013 Location .........McPherson, Kan. 09/21 Bethel* 7:00 p.m. Kickoff ..............7:00 p.m. (CST) 09/28 at Kansas Wesleyan* 6:00 p.m. Stadium ....McPherson Stadium Surface .......................Ram Turf 10/05 No. 18 Ottawa* 1:30 p.m. Capacity............................ 3000 McPherson College Bethel College 10/12 at RV Friends* 1:30 p.m. Bulldogs Radio .................96.7 FM KBBE Threshers 10/19 at Saint Mary* 1:30 p.m. Record ................................. 1-1 Live Stats ...... macbulldogs.com Record ................................. 1-1 10/26 No. 17 Tabor* 1:30 p.m. Ranking ............................None Live Video ..... macbulldogs.com Ranking ............................None Last Game .....................W 34-0 Last Game .............. L 38-31 OT 11/02 Sterling* 1:30 p.m. Coach ..................Pete Sterbick Series Record ...............45-42-0 Coach ...................Marty Mathis 11/09 at Bethany* 1:30 p.m. Career Record ..................... 5-6 Previous Meeting ...........W 61-9 Career Record ..................... 1-1 2012 Record ........................ 4-5 Current Streak ....................W 1 2012 Record ...................... 0-10 11/16 at Southwestern* 1:30 p.m. The Matchup * - KCAC Conference Game All Times Central McPherson, Kan. – It’ll be the third straight home game for Bulldog football as they play host to the Bethel College Threshers on Saturday, September 21. The 7:00 p.m. (CT) kickoff is the first confer- 2013 Quick Facts/Team Information ence test for MC who is coming off a 34-0 blowout over Graceland. General Information Against the Yellowjackets on Sept. 14th, Mac started hot as they picked up a GU fumble and Domi- Location ............................................McPherson, Kan. nique Henderson ran it all the way home for a 70-yard touchdown. Founded .............................................................. 1887 President ..................................Mr. Michael Schneider When they were finally able to play offense, the ‘Dogs put seven more on the board after a five-play VP of Academic Affairs .........................Dr. Kent Eaton drive; Terrance Jones covered most of the ground and including a 14-yard scamper for score. Athletic Director ......................................... Doug Quint Conference ........................................................ KCAC Mike Phillips then kicked home a 33-yard field goal to put McPherson ahead 17-0 heading into half- Affiliation .............................................................. NAIA time. Stadium (Capacity) ..........McPherson Stadium (3,000) Surface ............................................Artificial Ram Turf The Bulldog offense continued to roll in the second half, a 15-yard pass from Jordan Hoffman to Jon White capped a 10-play 79-yard drive. Nickname ........................................................Bulldogs Colors ...................................................Red and White Phillips popped in another 33-yarder to start off the fourth quarter. Football History First Year ............................................................. 1920 On their next possession, a 59-yard flea flicker from Hoffman to Tremon Robinson put the ‘Dogs ahead 34-0 with less than 10 minutes remaining. All-Time Record .........................................304-494-24 All-Time Conference Record .....................241-419-17 MC got the ball back at their own one-yard line after a strong defensive stance with five minutes to go KCAC Championships ..................... 1923, 1952, 2010 and proceeded to wind out the clock preserving their 34-0 victory. NAIA Playoff Appearances ........................ 2009, 2010 Last Playoff Appearance ........................ Nov. 20, 2010 McPherson ran for 133 yards, 79 coming from Jones and 36 from senior Scott Thibedeaux. Through ........................................ vs. McKendree (Ill.), L 38-14 the air, 199 net yards were tallied by the ‘Dogs. Hoffman tabulated 175 with Michael Ramos leading the squad in receptions with four for 37 while Robinson led the team in yards with 67 coming on two Coaches Information catches. Head Coach ............................................Pete Sterbick Alma Mater ..........................Augustana College, 2003 Senior Phillip Wilson recorded a team-high 13 tackles, eight of which were solo; he also had one Overall Record at MC ............................5-6 (2nd Year) tackle for a loss and one pass breakup. Linebacker Cole Long was next in line with his 10 tackles, E-mail ................................. [email protected] six were assisted. Trea Lott and Tyler Bruton each logged eight tackles and one interception. Chris Ellison led the team in sacks as he got to the quarterback two times; he had four other tackles from Team Information his defensive end position. 2012 Overall Record ...............................................4-5 2012 KCAC Record .....................................4-4 (T-6th) Following their contest with Bethel, the ‘Dogs will have their first road test of the season as they travel Starters Returning .......................5 offense, 7 defense to Salina, Kansas for a battle with the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes. The 6:00 p.m. (CT) Total Player Returning ............................................. 40 showdown is set for September 28th. Total Players Lost .................................................... 35 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 3 - McPherson vs Bethel - September 21, 2013 - McPherson 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 1-1 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: 4-6 2011 Offensive Coordinator GVU 8-4 Saint Mary def. Oklahoma Baptist 36-30 Record at MC: 4-6 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: 29-25 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 Ottawa def. 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 Tabor def. Mid-America Nazrene (Kan.) 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. Friends 28-15 completion percentage in Bulldog history with 60%. Even more impressively, Snodgrass was named the Capitol One Academic All-American of 21 Kansas Wesleyan at Southwestern* 6:00 the year for the second year in a row. Friends at Sterling* 6:00 Previous to his arrival to McPherson, Sterbick spent four years at Grand View University in Des Moines, IA. As the Viking’s offensive coordina- Bethel at McPherson* 7:00 tor under head coach Mike Woodley, Sterbick was part of building the program from scratch beginning in 2008. After a 2-8 inaugural campaign, Ottawa at Bethany* 7:00 Grand View went 22-11 over the next three seasons. The 2011 season produced an 8-4 record which included a Mid-States Football Associa- Saint Mary at Tabor* 7:00 tion Midwest League championship and a berth in the NAIA playoffs. In three seasons of league play, Grand View had a record of 16-5. 28 Bethany at Saint Mary* 1:30 Prior to Grand View, Sterbick spent three years as a graduate assistant at Washington State University under head coach Bill Doba; he assisted McPherson at Kansas