McPherson College Bulldog Football Game 9: McPherson College at Sterling College Saturday, November 10, 2012 │ Smisor Stadium │ Sterling, Kan. │ 1:30 p.m. CST 1923, 1952, 2010 KCAC Champions - 2009, 2010 NAIA Football Championship Appearances 2012 McPherson Schedule/Results Final Game of Season Sends Bulldogs to Sterling Date Opponent Time/Result Game No. 9 09/01 No. 5 Missouri Valley L 13-27 09/08 at Bethany* W 14-0 Date .................... Nov. 10, 2012 Location ...............Sterling, Kan. 09/15 Southwestern* W 40-21 Kickoff ..............1:30 p.m. (CST) 09/22 RV Friends* L 17-18 Stadium ...........Smisor Stadium Surface ..........................Natural 09/29 at Bethel* W 61-9 Capacity............................ 3000 McPherson College Sterling College 10/13 at RV Ottawa* L 14-38 Bulldogs Radio .................96.7 FM KBBE Warriors 10/27 Univ. of Saint Mary* L 14-26 Record ................................. 4-4 Live Stats ...... macbulldogs.com Record ................................. 2-7 11/03 at No. 23 KWU* W 28-24 Ranking ............................None Live Video ..... macbulldogs.com Ranking ............................None Last Game ...................W 28-24 Last Game ...................W 17-10 11/10 at Sterling* 1:30 p.m. Coach ..................Pete Sterbick Series Record ...............31-37-2 Coach .................Andy Lambert * - KCAC Conference Game Career Record ..................... 4-4 Previous Meeting .........W 24-17 Career Record ................. 79-77 All Times Central 2011 Record ........................ 4-7 Current Streak ..................3 - W 2011 Record ........................ 4-7 The Matchup 2012 Quick Facts/Team Information McPherson, Kan. – Bulldog football heads into their final game of the 2012 season sitting at .500 with an overall record of 4-4. Coach Sterbick has a chance to end his inaugural season General Information with a winning record, something that few thought was possible. To achieve that goal, MC will Location ............................................McPherson, Kan. have to take down a 2-7 Sterling Warriors team. The contest will be played at Smisor Stadium Founded .............................................................. 1887 in Sterling, Kan., at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on November 10th. President ..................................Mr. Michael Schneider VP of Academic Affairs .........................Dr. Kent Eaton The game will be broadcasted live on the KCAC Digital Network and at macbulldogs.com. You Athletic Director ......................................... Doug Quint can also listen live to Nick Gosnell and McPherson College senior Langston Rhymes on 96.7 Conference ........................................................ KCAC KBBE MidKansas Radio and at macbulldogs.com. Affiliation .............................................................. NAIA Stadium (Capacity) ..........McPherson Stadium (3,000) MC is coming off a much needed 28-24 win over the KCAC’s former No. 1 Kansas Wesleyan Surface ............................................Artificial Ram Turf University this past Saturday. KWU may have scored first but 28 first half points for McPherson Nickname ........................................................Bulldogs gave the Bulldogs a 28-17 halftime advantage. Colors ...................................................Red and White In the second half, neither team was able to put more point onto the scoreboard; McPherson Football History had a touchdown negated due to a penalty. The Coyotes finally punched the ball into the end First Year ............................................................. 1920 zone with just over 11 minutes left in regulation. On the final drive, KWU was on the march All-Time Record .........................................300-489-24 when MC’s Micah Roehl snatched a ball intended for a Kansas Wesleyan receiver, completely All-Time Conference Record .....................237-415-17 stopping any chance for the Coyotes, protecting MC’s win. KCAC Championships ..................... 1923, 1952, 2010 NAIA Playoff Appearances ........................ 2009, 2010 The Bulldogs controlled the ball for 42:14 seconds in their victory, using their run to drain the Last Playoff Appearance ........................ Nov. 20, 2010 clock. The team racked up 286 yards rushing with 149 of it going to Terrance Jones who also ........................................ vs. McKendree (Ill.), L 38-14 added a touchdown to his day’s work. Jake Snodgrass took the ball 16 times for 54 yards and a Coaches Information TD. Also scoring on the ground for MC was Havelock Pomele who totaled 87 yards. Head Coach ............................................Pete Sterbick Alma Mater ..........................Augustana College, 2003 Snodgrass passed 24 times in the win, completing 14 balls. He tallied 190 yards and one Overall Record at MC .............................4-4 (1st Year) touchdown that went to his favorite target, and the KCAC’s leading wide receiver, Julius Record E-mail ................................. [email protected] who snatched six of Snodgrass’ other passes for 114 yards; Record is also the top receiver in the NAIA with his 8.8 receptions per contest, he also ranks fifth in total receptions (70) and Team Information sixth in receiving yards per game (106.6). Five other McPherson players recorded a catch on 2011 Overall Record ...............................................4-7 Saturday. 2011 KCAC Record .....................................4-5 (T-6th) Starters Returning .......................4 offense, 4 defense Jimmy Wilson had another standout game for McPherson, logging 10 total tackles, four solo Total Player Returning ............................................. 45 and one for a loss. Defensive lineman Chris Ellison came in second on the team in take downs Total Players Lost .................................................... 40 with eight, one of which was for a loss of four yards; Ellison is currently ranked 14th in the Base Offense ...................................... Multiple Spread country in sacks per game with 0.80. Phillip Wilson, Trea Lott and Roehl each picked off KWU’s Base Defense ......................................................... 3-4 quarterback once; Lott also recorded a forced fumble which was recovered by Tyler Bruton. Saturday’s game against the SC Warriors will be the last game for McPherson as they are not www.macbulldogs.com ranked in the top-20 of the NAIA so will not advance to post-season play. Game 9 - McPherson at Sterling - Nov. 10, 2012 - Smisor Stadium Coaching Staff 2012 KCAC Composite Schedule Pete Sterbick Sterbick Coaching Timeline August Head Coach Year Position School Rec. 25 Baker def. No. T11 Ottawa 27-20 Offensive Coordinator Bacone (Okla.) def. Tabor 25-20 1st Season 2011 Offensive Coordinator GVU 8-4 Northwestern (Iowa) def. Southwestern 49-0 Augustana College 2010 Offensive Coordinator GVU 6-4 September Career Record: 4-4 1 William Penn (Iowa) def. Bethel 54-0 2009 Offensive Coordinator GVU 8-3 Record at MC: 4-4 Cumberland (KY) def. Kansas Wesleyan 31-10 2008 Offensive Coordinator GVU 2-8 No. 9 Missouri Valley def. McPherson 27-13 Overall Record: 29-26 No. 13 Benedictine def. Sterling 59-6 Nebraska Wesleyan def. Saint Mary 25-20 No. 24 Bethany def. SWAGU (Tex.) 13-12 Evangel def. RV Friends 27-14 Pete Sterbick comes to McPherson College from Grand View University in Des Moines, IA. As the Viking’s 8 RV Friends def. Saint Mary 36-14 offensive coordinator, Sterbick was part of building the program from scratch beginning in 2008. After a 2-8 Kansas Wesleyan def. No. T11Ottawa 31-28 inaugural campaign, Grand View went 22-11 over the next three seasons. The 2011 season produced an 8-4 Tabor def. Sterling 12-7 record which included a Mid-States Football Association Midwest League championship and a berth in the NAIA Southwestern def. Bethel 27-13 playoffs. In three seasons of league play, Grand View had a record of 16-5. McPherson def. No. 24 Bethany 14-0 15 Ottawa def. Saint Mary 50-42 Sterbick oversaw a balanced offensive attack that averaged over 400 yards and 30 points per game for the RV Friends def. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 17-7 RV McPherson def. Southwestern 40-21 majority of the 2011 season. Sterbick coached nine first team all-league players in Grand View’s three seasons RV Kansas Wesleyan def. Sterling 14-10 in the MSFA Midwest League, including 2011 AFCA First Team All-American offensive lineman Tyler Wells. Bethany def. Bethel 16-0 Tabor def. Haskell 56-7 Prior to Grand View, Sterbick spent three years as a graduate assistant at Washington State University under 22 No. 24 Kansas Wesleyan def. Bethany 33-31 head coach Bill Doba. He assisted with the wide receivers. In 2007 WSU finished first in the Pac-10 and eighth Southwestern def. Sterling 30-6 in the nation in passing yards per game with 319.7 yards per game. Four receivers coached by Sterbick have RV Friends def. RV McPherson 18-17 signed NFL contracts, including current St. Louis Ram Brandon Gibson and Jason Hill of the Denver Broncos. Tabor def. Saint Mary 44-37 Sterbick spent the 2004 season at the University of North Dakota as an offensive graduate assistant, serving as 29 Avila (Mo.) def. Bethany 35-19 tight ends coach on the Fighting Sioux’s 11-3 NCAA Division II national semifinalist team. He began his coach- McPherson def. Bethel 61-9 ing career in 2003 at Missouri Western as the wide receivers coach. The Griffons shared the MIAA conference Saint Mary def. Sterling 21-20 OT championship that season and were Mineral Water