UC Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Christian - Union College

2010 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
(S.C.). The most recent game occurred
on Sept. 10, 2009, when Union and
Southeastern Louisiana collided on the
gridiron for the first meeting between the
two squads. Additionally, the Lions were
the first team Union has played from the
state of Louisiana.
The Bulldogs lost 69-20, but the 20
points are the most Union has scored
against a NCAA Division I school.
Union will face another NCAA Division
I school on Sept. 18 when it visits
Union vs. NCAA Division I Schools
1999: Jacksonville State 68, Union 13
2003: Western Kentucky 51, Union 3
2004: Southwest Missouri State* 45, Union 0
2005: Gardner-Webb 65, Union 12
2005: Southern Illinois 82, Union 7
2009: Southeastern Louisiana 69, Union 20
*-now known as Missouri State.
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HEAD COACH
TOMMY REID
Entering his ninth
full season as the Union
College head football
coach, Tommy Reid
is beginning his 15th
season overall with the
program.
Reid is the seventh head coach for the
Bulldogs since Union reinstated football as
a sponsored sport in 1984, and he is the 10th
different person to lead the team during the
47-year history of the program.
As the Bulldogs’ head coach, Reid has
compiled an 35-56 overall record. Under
his tutelage, Reid has had one AFCA NAIA
All-American Team and two NAIA All-
American honorable mentions. In addition,
15 players have been honored by College
Fanz Sports Network with four landing on
the Second Team, one making the Third
Team, two on the Fourth Team and eight
others as honorable mentions. Reid has had
two players named a NAIA First Team All-
American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly
Football Gazette. Additionally, three more
were selected for the Third Team with 16
more earning NAIA All-American Honorable
Mentions in Don Hansen’s National Weekly
Football Gazette.
Additionally, 32 players have been named
to the Mid-South Conference First Team
under Reid’s watch with team receiving
MSC Offensive Player of the Year honors
and one collecting the MSC Defensive
Freshman of the Year nod.
The 2008 season was Reid’s best to
date as Union posted a 9-3 overall record
and advanced to the NAIA Football
Championship Series for the first time in
program history. The Bulldogs were ranked
in the NAIA Top 25 most of the season and
finished the year at No. 10.
In addition to the head coaching duties,
Reid is the team’s offensive coordinator
and the offensive line coach. He also serves
the Union Department of Athletics as an
assistant athletic director.
Prior to becoming the head coach, Reid
served as the team’s defensive coordinator
and special teams coordinator for two-plus
seasons. He has been at Union since the 1996
season when he joined the staff as a graduate
assistant. Before his arrival in Barbourville,
Reid coached one year at Glenville State
(W.Va.) College, his alma mater.
At Glenville State, Reid was a three-year
starter, being named an All-Conference
Honorable Mention following his sophomore
and junior seasons. He had a solid senior
campaign, earning All-Conference First
Team honors. Reid helped Glenville State to
the NAIA Division I championship game in
1993 and was a member of Glenville State’s
playoff team in 1994.
In 2004, Reid was inducted into the Vinton
County (Ohio) High School Athletic Hall of
fame.
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