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, Sept. 20, 2008, at 12 pm ET Site: Montgomery, Ala. The Series: First-ever meeting Last meeting: First-ever meeting Coaches: Tommy Reid (24-47 overall, 24- 47 at UC); Jim Nichols (1-11 overall, 1-11 at Faulkner) vs. UC Head-To-Head FU 2-0 Overall Record 0-2 UC Bulldogs Faulkner 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 (2-0, 0-0 MSC East) (0-2, 0-0 MSC West) 18 NAIA Poll NR First time for everything and mid-1990s when Bulldog football was Union and Faulkner will be squaring off for regular presence in the conference and national UC 2008 Statistics FU the fi rst-time ever. The Eagles are in just their scene. After a 2-0 start which includes a win 274 Rushing Yardage 106 second year as a varsity program, having posted over then-No. 24 Malone (Ohio), Union 378 Passing Yardage 255 a 1-11 mark through the program’s fi rst 12 cracked the NAIA Top 25 Poll for the fi rst time 652 Total Offense 361 31.0 Points Per Game 3.5 games. since 1996, coming tied for 18th in the NAIA. The Bulldogs fi nished the 1995 season ranked 281 Rushing Defense 636 405 Passing Defense 285 Not so Sweet Home Alabama 16th and began the 1996 season in the Top 25. However, since that time, Union had not made 686 Total Defense 921 Union hasn’t fared too well against schools 24.5 Points Allowed Per Game 41.5 in Alabama, having lost all 6 contests - 4 in the Top 25 until this week when it landed tied for No. 18. 25.7 Punting Average 37.0 Alabama and 2 in Barbourville. However, 0-0 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 Faulkner is the fi rst NAIA school will have I Love the 90s, Part Deux 2 Interceptions 2 played from the state of Alabama. 14-94 Penalties/Yards 14-119 In 1995 and 1997, Union dropped a pair of Union is currently enjoying a 4-game win contests to NCAA Division II West Alabama. streak, dating back to the 2007 season. In fact, Union (2-0, 0-0 MSC East) Union lost 28-7 at home to UWA in 1995 before the Bulldogs have won 6 of its last 8 contests. S6 at Lambuth W 27-21 dropping a 39-6 decision in Livingston, Ala., in The last time Union collected 4 wins in a row S13 Malone (24) W 35-28 1997. UWA used to be a NAIA school, having came during the 1995 campaign when it posted S20 at Faulkner 12 pm won the 1971 National Championship. a 6-game win streak. Ironically, 1995 was the S27 Georgetown* 1:30 pm O4 at West Virginia Tech* 1:30 pm In 1999, Union lost to NCAA Division I-AA last time Union recorded a winning record. O11 Cumberlands* 1:30 pm Jacksonville State 68-13. JSU is currently a However, the longest winning streak in program history is 7 games, which was O18 Pikeville* 1:30 pm member of the Ohio Valley Conference and O23 at Shorter 7 pm were the 1992 NCAA Division II national accomplished twice. The fi rst time came in 1933-34. Union won the fi nal 4 games of N1 at UVa-Wise* 1:30 pm champions. N8 Campbellsville* 1:30 pm From 1999-2001, Union played a three-game the 1933 season and the fi rst 3 of the 1934 campaign. During those 2 seasons, Union N15 Belhaven 1:30 pm series with then-NCAA Division III Stillman *-MSC East game; NAIA ranking in () College. Union dropped the fi rst meeting in posted a combined 9-1-3 record and went Tusculoosa 13-10 in 1999 and dropped a 40- undefeated in 1934 at 5-0-2. The last time Faulkner (0-2, 0-0 MSC West) 19 title in 2000. In the series fi nale, Stillman occurred when Union won its fi nal 4 games S6 at Samford L 0-62 recorded a 27-10 win. Stillman has since moved in 1992 and the fi rst 3 contests in 1993. S13 Huntingdon L 7-21 up to NCAA Division II. Union went a combined 13-7 during those 2 S20 Union 12 pm Here is a listing of how Union has done seasons, winning a share of the 1992 MSC S27 at Shorter* 1:30 pm against teams from Alabama: championship. O4 at Belhaven* 2:30 pm School Record O11 Cumberland (Tenn.)* 2:30 pm Jacksonville State 0-1 I Love the 90s, 3-D O18 Lambuth* 1 pm Stillman 0-3 The Bulldogs will be looking for their fi rst O25 Kentucky Christian 2:30 pm N1 West Virginia Tech 2:30 pm West Alabama 0-2 3-0 start since 1994. From 1992-94, Union won its fi rst 3 games each season and fi nished 8-2, N8 vs. Bethel* 7 pm 5-5 and 7-3, respectively. In fact, the Bulldogs N15 at UVa-Wise 1:30 pm 1990s Flashback * - MSC West game Union appears reverting back to the early- have started the season 3-0 a total of 7 times www.ucbulldogs.com 1 2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES in program history and fi nished each of those season no worse than with a .500 record. Here is a listing of how Union fared when 2008 Mid-South Conference Standings & Stats opening the season 3-0: East Division Year Record Conference Overall 1930 6-2-0 W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1934 5-0-2 Union College 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 1935 3-1-2 UVa-Wise 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 1940 5-1-1 University of the Cumberlands 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 1992 8-2-0 Georgetown College 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 1993 5-5-0 Pikeville College 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1994 7-3-0 Campbellsville University 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 West Virginia Tech 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Clock management - Bulldog style During the fi rst 2 games of the season, Union West Division has held the ball for over 34 minutes in each Conference Overall contest. In the 27-21 at Lambuth, Union had W-L Pct. W-L Pct. the ball for 34 minutes and 5 seconds. Against Cumberland University 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Malone, the Bulldogs topped that with a 34:21 Shorter College 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 time of possession. Lambuth University 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 However, against Malone, Union only Faulkner University 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 had possession for 12:15 in the fi rst half. Bethel College 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 The Bulldogs took over in the third quarter, Belhaven College 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 controlling the ball for 12:57 in the period alone. Union held the ball for 22:06 in the Last Week’s Results This Week’s Schedule second half and allowed Malone to get off a Ohio Dominican def. Campbellsville, 50-14 Union @ Faulkner, 12 pm total of 18 offensive plays. Shorter def. LaGrange, 28-23 Shorter @ Pikeville, 1:30 pm By land and by air UVa-Wise def. Newport News, 42-0 Campbellsville @ Lambuth, 2 pm By and large, Union has been a pass-oriented Georgetown def. Cumberland (Tenn.) , 45-14 Cumberlands (Ky.) @ Bethel, 2:30 pm team in recent years. However, judging by the Lambuth def. Pikeville, 49-27 * West Virginia Tech @ UVa-Wise, 6 pm fi rst 2 games, things could be changing. Union def. Malone, 35-28 Union tallied 652 total yards on offense with Cumberlands (Ky.) def. Mississippi College, 49-28 *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. 378 through the air and 274 on the ground Millsaps def. Belhaven, 34-14 - one of the more balanced attacks Union Huntingdon def. Faulkner, 21-7 has displayed in some time. A large part of reasoning could be improved and experienced *-MSC divisional game. offensive line. The Bulldogs o-line is anchored by LT MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Quintin Borders (SO, 6-6, 318), who was a First University of Virginia’s College at Wise’s Randy Hippeard, University of the Cumberlands’ Brian Abshire and Georgetown College’s Dempsey Schlueter are the Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week for the week Team All-MSC East selection as a freshman in ending Sept. 14. 2007. C Brock Evans (JR, 6-1, 292) has proven to be a solid contributor on the line as has RG OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Joe Mullinax (SO, 6-0, 317). Hippeard was a perfect 18-for-18 for 324 yards to earn the Mid-South Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The senior quarterback completed fi ve touchdown passes in the Cavilers 42-0 win over Newport News Apprentice. The Currently, Evans is the lone junior on the 2- Stafford, Va., native, helped the No. 14-ranked Cavaliers improve to 2-0 on the season with the win. deep at any of the o-line positions and there are no seniors to speak of. Translation: the Bulldog DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK offensive should be strong for seasons to come. Abshire, a native of St.