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Ill 11 !II nu 1 ~_c_o_nt_e_n_ts_,_c_re_d_it_s_,a_ui_c_k_F_a_ct_s_____ _ __~l ~D Contents 2002 Football Schedule Assistant Coaches .................................................................... 3-4 Date Opponent Time Athletic Administration ... ......................................... ........... 3 1-33 Aug. 31 Cumberland (Ky.) 7:00 Coaching Records ......... ............................................... .......... ... 27 Sept. 7 at Valparaiso 1:00 Head Coach ....................................... ......................................... 2 Sept. 14 Kentucky State (Family Weekend) 1:00 Sept. 2 1 at Tusculum 1:30 Media lnfomiation .................................................................... 40 Sept. 28 Butler 1:00 Morehead State University .................................................. 28-29 Oct. 5 at Davidson* 1:00 Opponents Information, Schedules ...................................... 36-38 Oct. 12 Saint Joseph's (Ind.) 1:00 Records ...................................................... .......................... 18-27 Oct. 19 Jacksonville* (Homecoming) 1:00 Roster ....................................................................................... 6-7 Oct. 26 at Austin Peay* 2:00 Schedule .............................. .......................... ......................... I, be Nov. 2 Tiffin 1:00 Series Records .......................................................................... 23 Nov. 9 al Dayton 1:00 Statistics (200 I ) ................................................................... 16- 17 All times Eastern and subject to change University Administration .............. .................................... ...... 30 Home games in bold Year-by-Year Results ........................................................... 23-27 *PFL Southern Division Game Quick Facts Location: Morehead, Ky. 4035 1 Assistant Coaches: Founded: 1887 Gary Dunn. Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Enrollment: 9.027 John Gilliam. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends Colors: Blue & Gold Zack Moore. Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Conference: Pioneer Football League Rob Tenyer. Runningbacks/Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Stadium: Jayne Stadium ( I 0,000) Kelly Ford. Defen ive Tackles Field: Jacobs Field Joe Arpasi. Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs Surface: AstroPlay Matt Stein fe ldt, Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers 2001 Record: 6-5 President: Dr. Ronald G. Eaglin Basic Offense: Multiple Vice President for Student Life: Madonna Weathers Basic Defense: 4-3 Faculty Representa tive: Peggy Osborne Lettermen Returning: 3 I Athletic Director: Chip Smith Offense- I 5: Defense- 15; Specialist- I Associate Athletic Director: Brian Hutchinson Lettermen Lost: 14 Assistant Athletic Director: Jason Lerner Offense-5; Defense-7: Specialist- I Athletic Department Phone: (606) 783-2088 Starters Returning: 12 (Offense-5; Defense-6; Specialist- I) Compliance/Educational Services Coordinator: Jim Wells Starters Lost: 12 (Offense-6; Defense-5. Specialist- I ) Head Athletic Trainer: Richard Fletcher, A.T.,C. Head Coach: Mau Ballard Sports Information Director/Football Contact: Randy Stacy Alma Mater: Gardner-Webb -79 Offi ce Phone: (606) 783-2500 Coaching Record: 76-66- 1 ( 14 years) Home Phone: (606) 784-2922 Record al MSU: 4 1-4 1 (8 years) Fax Phone: (606) 783-2550 Office Phone: (606) 783-2020 Press Box Phone: (606) 783-2500 Best Time to Reach: Weekday mornings E- mail: [email protected] Assistant Sports Information Director: Brad Laux Credits This publicati on was edited by MSU Sports Information Direc­ tor Randy Stacy. Special writing and/or editorial assistance was provided by University Communications. University Market­ (;ct information ahout l\lorehead State Athletics on ing and Sports Information Secretary Brenda Fankell. Photog­ the World Wide Weh. Point ~ our hrowser to: raphy by M SU staff photographer Tim Holbrook and Guy Huffman. Cover design by Trevor Griffith, Graphic Designer. Printi ng by MSU Document Services. w n" .msueagles.com Eagle Football 2002,., 1 Head Coach Matt Ballard) Matt Ballard Head Coach Matt Ballard is in his ninth sea­ He has directed MSU to NCAA Division I-AA na­ son as Head Football Coach at tional statistical championshjps in scoring offense ( 1997 Morehead State University. and 2000), total offense (2000) and punt returns ( 1997). The fo rmer head football coach Ballard has coached national players-of-the-year among at Union College and assistant NCAA Mjd-Major schools. They include David Dinkjns head coach and defensive coor­ (Offensive Back and dinator at MSU spent one sea­ National Player-of-the- son ( 1994) as interim head coach Year), Doug Turne r ,::::: before taking over on a full-time (Offe ns ive Bac k), basis Dec. l , 1994. Bubba Combs (Offen­ He has done a tremendous job in eight seasons, taking s ive Line man) and an MSU program in transition and ravaged by transfers Toby Moeves (Special­ following the departure of the previous coaching staff, ist). and leading the Eagles to a 6-4 record in 1996, a 7-3 A 44-year old native record in 1997, a school-best 9-2 record in 1998, a 5-5 of D avidson, N .C., mark against a tremendous schedule in 1999, a 6-3 record Ballard compiled a 35- in 2000 and to a 6-5 mark last season. 25- 1 record in his six At MSU, he has been a National Coach of the Year seasons ( 1988-93) di­ ( 1998) for NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major schools and recting the Union foot­ Coach of the Year among NCAA Division I-AA Inde­ ball program. He led pendents. The 1998 Eagle squad was ranked number Union to its best single one among Division I-AA Mid-Majors by The Football season record and to Gazette. the institution's first Mid-South Football Conference championship. He was named Mid-South and N AIA Matt Ballard Year-by-Year District 32 Coach of the Year in 1992. He was on the MSU football staff for fo ur seasons 1988 Union College 6-4-0 1989 Union College 4-5-1 ( 1984-87) before accepting the head coachjng position 1990 Union College 5-5-0 at Union. 1991 Union College 6-4-0 Ball ard was a four-year ( 1980-83) offensive/defensive 1992 Union College 8-2-0 coordinator at Georgetown College and spent one sea­ 1993 Union College 5-5-0 son ( 1979) as an assistant at Gardner-Webb. 1994 Morehead State University 0-11-0 1995 Morehead State University 2-8-0 A graduate of North Mecklenburg High School in 1996 Morehead State University 6-4-0 Charlotte, he earned a bachelor's degree from Gardner­ 1997 Morehead State University 7-3-0* Webb in 1979 and a master's degree from Georgetown 1998 Morehead State University 9-2-0** in 1980. 1999 Morehead State University 5-5-0 The 2001 season presented another challenge with 2000 Morehead State University 6-3-0 2001 Morehead State University 6-5-0 MSU's entrance into the Pioneer Football League. *MSU tied school record for wins and bad back-to-back win­ Ballard and his wife, the former Brenda Harwood, have ning seasons for the first time since 1970-71 a 18-year old son, Matthew, a freshman at MSU. **MSU set a school record for wins in a season 2 Morehead State University ~_A_ss_i_st_a_nt_C_o_a_c_h_es____________ ~ J~D Gary Dunn Offensive Coordinator, Offens ive Line Gary Dunn is in his sixth sea­ joined the MSU staff after serving as an assistant coach at son as an assistant coach at More­ that school. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1995 and a head State Uni versity, his fourt h as master' s degree in I 997, both from California (Pa.). offensive coordinator. In addition "Gary is an outstanding teacher of fundame nta ls," said to his coordinator duties, he will be Eagle Head Coach Matt Ballard. "He has proven him e lf an in charge of the Eagle offensive excellent offensive coord inator. Our offensive line has con­ linemen. sistently enabled us to rank among the nation's leaders in Dunn was a four-year starter offense and scoring. " and an all-conference performer as Dunn is married 10 the former Melissa Durka, an assistant an offensive lineman at California director of housing at MSU. Unive rsity of Pe nnsylvania and John Gilliam De fensive Coordinator, Defe nsive E nds John Gilliam, a former tandout letterman ( 1983-86) during current Eagle Head Coach Matt Eagle linebacker, is in his ninth sea­ Ballard's tenure as an assistant coach on the MSU staff. Af­ son on the staff at Morehead State ter serving as a student assistant coach for the Eagles in 1987, University. he joined Ballard at Union College. The native of Prestonsburg, Ky., He spent six seasons under Ballard at Union and returned will again serve as MSU's defen­ to MSU with Ballard 1994. sive coordinator and wi ll work par­ G illiam earned a bache lor's degree from MSU in 1987. ticularly with the Eagle defensive He added a master's degree from Union in 1990. ends while making the defensive He is married to the former Me lissa Childs of Fairfield, calls. Ohio. They have a daughter, Caitlin Nicole (9), and a son, Gilliam was a four-year Eagle Austin (6). Zack Moore Linebackers, Recruiting Coordinator Fo rme r Eagle player Zack A native of Knox ville, Tenn., he was an all-stater at Carter Moore is in his fourth season as High School. an assistant coach with the MSU Moore is a second generation Eagle. His father, Alan, football program. This season he was a member of the MSU squad in the I 970's. w ill coach the linebackers and He holds a bachelor's degree from MSU and is nearing serve as recruiting coordinator. completion of a master's degree. A two-year le tte rwinner a t Moore and his w ife, the former Kelley Alexander of MSU, Moore was named to The Grayson, Ky., welcomed a new addition to the ir family when Football Gazette NCAA Division daughter Mackenzie was born in June. I-AA Independent All-Star Team as a linebacker. Eagle Football 2002 ru 3 Assistant Coaches) Rob Tenyer Runningbacks, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Rob Tenyer is in hi second sea­ While at Centre, he also served as an assistant baseball coach. son as an assistant coach at More­ Prior to going to Centre, he was a graduate assistant coach head State Uni versity. He w ill at California University (Pa.).