UNION COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION 310 College Street Jay Stancil - Director CPO Box D-22 ([email protected]) Barbourville, KY 40906 Gene Renfro - Assistant Phone: (606) 546-1292 ([email protected]) Fax: (606) 546-1217 www.ucbulldogs.com [email protected] Game Facts Date: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at 1:30 pm Site: Barbourville, Ky. The Series: Pikeville leads the series with a 4-3 record Last meeting: Pikeville won 34-12 on Sept. 22, 2007 in Pikeville, Ky. Coaches: Tommy Reid (27-48 overall, 27- 48 at UC); Mac Bryan (9-18 overall, 9-18 at vs. Pikeville) UC Head-To-Head PC 5-1 Overall Record 1-5 UC Bulldogs Pikeville 2-1 Conference Record 0-1 (5-1, 2-1 MSC East) (1-5, 0-1 MSC East) 17 NAIA Poll NR Home Team Rules seasons, winning a share of the 1992 MSC The Union-Pikeville series has carried one championship. UC 2008 Statistics PC simple theme: The home team wins. And the Also snapped was the Bulldogs’ 3-game 861 Rushing Yardage 706 Bulldogs are hoping that holds true again for home winning streak as well as their 3-game 1257 Passing Yardage 1335 this week’s showdown with the Bears. winning streak versus ranked opponents. 2118 Total Offense 2041 Two of the 7 previous games needed However, Union does still have one other 32.1 Points Per Game 16.3 overtime to decide the outcome. In the streak alive - a 4-game road winning streak. The 872 Rushing Defense 1680 inaugural meeting, Union won 17-16 in 4-game road win streak is the most in program 1179 Passing Defense 1004 overtime while Pikeville won 32-25 in overtime history since winning 5 in a row during the 2051 Total Defense 2684 in 2004. 1992-93 campaigns. Prior to this current streak, 25.3 Points Allowed Per Game 36.5 The games have been markedly closer when Union had never won more than 2 road games 30.3 Punting Average 40.6 played in Barbourville. When Union has been in a row under head coach Tommy Reid. 2/1 Fumbles/Lost 11/8 victorious, the margin of victory has been 9.33 7 Interceptions 7 points. Meanwhile, Pikeville has won by an UC Drops a Bit in the Polls 39/321 Penalties/Yards 43/385 11.75 spread. For the fi fth week in a row, Union is ranked The last 2 contests have been rather lopsided in the NAIA Football Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, but Union (5-1, 2-1 MSC East) as both posted 22-point victories. the Bulldogs fell a bit in this week’s rankings. S6 at Lambuth W 27-21 Union vs. Pikeville The Bulldogs garnered 155 total points in the S13 Malone (24) W 35-28 2001: Union 17, Pikeville 16 (OT) voting to come in at No. 17, 11 shy than No. S20 at Faulkner W 23-13 S27 Georgetown (18)* W 35-28 2002: Pikeville 24, Union 14 16 Saint Xavier (Ill.). Union fell 6 spots in the O4 at West Virginia Tech* W 45-27 2003: Union 21, Pikeville 16 poll after suffering its fi rst loss of the season O11 Cumberlands (16)* L 28-35 2004: Pikeville 32, Union 25 (OT) Saturday. O18 Pikeville* 1:30 pm 2005: Pikeville 48, Union 40 When Union cracked the Top 25 on Sept. O23 at Shorter 7 pm 2006: Union 39, Pikeville 17 15 by coming in 18th, it marked the fi rst N1 at UVa-Wise* 1:30 pm 2007: Pikeville 34, Union 12 appearance in the polls by a Bulldog football N8 Campbellsville* 1:30 pm squad since the 1996 Preseason Poll. Union N15 Belhaven 1:30 pm End of a Good Run then moved up to No. 16 in the Sept. 22 Top 25 *-MSC East game; NAIA ranking in () Union saw its winning ways come to an end Poll before jumping to No. 12 in Sept. 29 Top last week with a 35-28 loss to Cumberlands, 25 Poll. Union moved up to No. 11 in the Oct. Pikeville (1-5, 0-1 MSC East) snapping the Bulldogs’ 7-game win streak. 6 rankings. S6 at Brevard L 17-20 The 7-game win streak matches the record for S13 Lambuth L 27-49 the program’s longest winning streak, which Clock management - Bulldog style S20 Shorter L 17-52 was previously accomplished twice. The fi rst Through the fi rst 6 games of the season, S27 at Kentucky Christian W 20-14 OT time came in 1933-34. Union won the fi nal Union has held the edge in time of possession O4 at Cumberlands (Ky.)* L 7-42 4 games of the 1933 season and the fi rst 3 of in 4 of the games. However, the 35-28 loss to O11 Bethel L 10-42 the 1934 campaign. During those 2 seasons, Cumberlands (Ky.) was not one of those games. O18 at Union* 1:30 pm Union posted a combined 9-1-3 record and Cumberlands kept the Bulldog offense off O25 UVa-Wise* 1:30 pm went undefeated in 1934 at 5-0-2. The last the fi eld for 37 minutes and 18 seconds, giving N1 Georgetown* 1:30 pm time occurred when Union won its fi nal 4 the Patriots a 14:36 edge in time of possession. N8 at West Virginia Tech* 2:30 pm games in 1992 and the fi rst 3 contests in 1993. So, it came to no surprise when Cumberlands N15 at Campbellsville* 1:30 pm Union went a combined 13-7 during those 2 outgained Union 548-235 in total offense. *-MSC East game www.ucbulldogs.com 1 2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Despite that, Union is still averaging 30:44 in time of possession. 2008 Mid-South Conference Standings & Stats Making Second-Half Adjustments East Division Union owns the third quarter this season, Conference Overall outscoring its opponents 69-14. The Bulldogs W-L Pct. W-L Pct. hold a slight edge in the fi rst half, outscoring UVa-Wise 3-0 1.000 5-1 .833 opponents 97-91 during the fi rst two quarters. University of the Cumberlands 2-0 1.000 5-1 .833 However, Union has only allowed 14 points Union College 2-1 .667 5-1 .833 in the third quarter - all of them coming in Campbellsville University 1-1 .500 1-5 .167 the 45-27 win at West Virginia Tech on Oct. Pikeville College 0-1 .000 1-5 .167 4. Although WV Tech scored 14 in the third, Union reeled off 28 points in the frame. A Georgetown College 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 big reason for this is due to the fact that the West Virginia Tech 0-3 .000 0-6 .000 Bulldogs average 8:20 in time of possession West Division in the third quarter. Currently, Union averages Conference Overall 17:15 in time of possession in the second half, W-L Pct. W-L Pct. but only average 13:29 in the fi rst half. Cumberland University 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 Opponents do hold the advantage in the Lambuth University 1-0 1.000 4-2 .667 fourth quarter, outscoring Union 47-27. Yet, Shorter College 1-1 .500 4-2 .667 Union has owned at least a 7-point lead going Belhaven College 1-1 .500 2-4 .333 into the fourth quarter in all but 1 game. Versus Bethel College 1-1 .500 2-4 .333 Lambuth, the score was 24-7 (27-21 fi nal), Union led 35-28 heading into the fourth against Faulkner University 0-3 .000 0-6 .000 Malone (that was the fi nal score), the Bulldogs led 16-7 at Faulkner to start the fourth before Last Week’s Results This Week’s Schedule winning 23-13, and Union was up 28-21 to Georgetown def. Kentucky Christian, 58-33 * Pikeville @ Union, 1:30 pm begin the fi nal period in the 35-28 win over * UVa-Wise def. Campbellsville, 61-41 * Georgetown @ Cumberlands (Ky.), 1:30 pm Georgetown. In the 45-27 win at WV Tech, Belhaven def. West Virginia Tech, 29-27 North Greenville @ Shorter, 1:30 pm Union led 42-21 heading into the fourth. * Cumberlands (Ky.) def. Union, 35-28 * Faulkner @ Lambuth, 1:30 pm However, versus Cumberlands, the game was tied at 21 going into the fourth, and the Patriots * Cumberland (Tenn.) def. Faulkner, 38-3 Belhaven @ Campbellsville, 2:30 pm outscored Union 14-7 in the fourth to pull out Bethel def. Pikeville, 42-10 UVa-Wise @ Cumberland (Tenn.), 2:30 pm the 35-28 victory. This marked the fi rst time all * Lambuth def. Shorter, 42-38 West Virginia Tech @ Bethel, 7 pm season Union trailed in the fourth quarter. Score by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total *-MSC divisional game. *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. Union 45 52 69 27 - 193 Opponents 49 42 14 47 - 152 By Air Or By Land - UC Getting It Done MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK By and large, Union has been a pass-oriented University of Virginia’s College at Wise’s Randy Hippeard and Lance Ayers and Lambuth University’s Cedric Fisher team in recent years. However, judging by the have been named Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week, the conference announced on Sunday. fi rst 6 games, things could be changing. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Union tallied 2118 total yards on offense with Hippeard, a Stafford, Va., native, passed for a season-high 442 yards to earn Mid-South Conference Offensive Player 1257 through the air and 861 on the ground of the Week.