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2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Catching Up with Callahan WR Kyle Callahan (JR, 6-0, 197) has hauled in a 16 passes for 189 yards and 4 TDs this season, moving him into the Top 10 all-time in receptions. He currently has 92 career catches for 1,278 yards and 14 TDs, tying him with Mike Jones for 8th. He needs 4 more catches to put him in 5th place all-time as Kevin Bradshaw had 93 career receptions, David Fairbanks 94 and Ernie Samuel 95. for 7th. Also, the Covington, Ky. native is 8 catches shy of becoming only the 5th player in program history to haul in a 100 passes. In addition, Callahan needs 364 receiving yards for second place. To overtake the top spot, Callahan would have to amass 805 receiving yards as Pete Greene holds that mark at 2,082. Callahan has a shot at the single-season and career TD receptions records. He currently has 4 TDs on the season and 14 to his credit, needing only 3 to surpass the mark of 16, which is held by Greene and Courtney Elesby. Elesby set the single-season mark at 9 in 2005. Last season, Callahan became the 14th player in program history to amass 40 receptions in a season when he hauled in 60 passes for 816 yards and 8 TDs. In addition, he was just the 3rd player in program history to amass at least 60 receptions in a season and 4th to rack up over 800 receiving yards. Player (Years) Career Receptions Pete Greene (1986-89) 148 Shawn Kelly (2004-07) 136 Courtney Elesby (2002-05) 125 John Smith (1988-91) 106 Ernie Samuel (2001-02) 95 David Fairbanks (2003-06) 94 Kevin Bradshaw (1990-92) 93 Kyle Callahan (2005-present) 92 Mike Jones (1986-89) 92 Jim Maynor (1999-00) 85 Pollock Among MSC Leaders, Chasing 1,000 RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) is second in the Mid-South Conference in rushing with an average of 119.0 yards per game. Through the first 4 contests, Pollock has racked up 476 yards and 5 TDs on 83 carries. At his present pace, Pollock could shatter the single-season rushing mark of 1,158 yards set by Clarence Mackey back in 1993. To eclipse Mackey’s record, Pollock will need to average 97.5 yards per game this rest of season. In addition, Pollock needs to average 74.9 yards per game to become just the 3rd player in program history to rush for a 1,000 yards in a season. Setting the Pace in the MSC In addition to RB Terence Pollock (JR, 5-10, 223) being second in the Mid-South Conference in rushing, the Bulldogs have a number of players atop or near the top in several statistical categories. QB Mike Brinkley (R-FR, 6-1, 161) is 7th in Total Offense, averaging 207.5 yards per game. Brinkley is also 6th in passing with a 203.5 ypg average. RB Ben Kelly (JR, 6-0, 192) is 7th in Receptions Per Game as he is averaging 4.8 per game. He has caught 19 passes for 137 yards thus far. Pollock is 6thin All-Purpose Yards Per Game, averaging 134.3, while WR Chris Thomas (FR, 5-11, 162) is 8th with an average of 119.3 ypg. Thomas is 2nd the MSC in Punt Returns with a 8.8 average. He is also 7th on Kickoff Returns with a 24.8 average. Pollock is tied for 5th in Scoring (TDs) with an average of 7.5 points per game, while WR Kyle Callahan (SR, 6-0, 188) is tied for 10th in Scoring (TDs) as he is averaging 6.0 points per game. Meanwhile, Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-10, 185) is 2nd in Kick Scoring, averaging 7.5 points per game. Appleby also leads the MSC in Field Goals Per Game (1.3). DB Ty Harris (JR, 5-10, 163) is 3rd in Passes Defended with a 1.7 average, while LB Marekus Smith (SR, 5-11, 196) is tied for 4th at 1.5. LB Willie Williams (SR, 6-4, 220) is 4th in the league in Tackles Per Game (12.5), tied for 1st in Sacks (1.3) and in 2nd in Tackles For Loss (2.0). DL Michael Gold (JR, 6-3, 262) is tied for 10th in Sacks (0.7). Converting Turnovers Into Points Union won the turnover battle in its season opener as Lambuth coughed the ball up 4 times (2 fumbles, 2 INTs) while Union didn’t lose the ball once. The Bulldogs lost the turnover battle against Malone, turning it over twice to the Pioneers’ 1. However, Union scored 7 points off Malone’s miscues while Malone got nothing. The Bulldogs made the most of Lambuth’s miscues, cashing in the 4 turnovers for 21 points. In the 23-13 win at Faulkner, Union lost the turnover battle as the Eagles did not turn the ball over once while the Bulldogs threw 1 interception. However, nothing came of the pick as it came just prior to the half. Versus Georgetown, both teams turned the ball over twice resulting in 7 points for each. In Union’s last 9 games, Union has converted its opponents’ 20 turnovers into 101 points - scoring 14 TDs and 1 FG. The Union defense did well in causing turnovers in 2007 as opponents turned the ball over 26 times in 11 games, while Union has turned the ball over 23 times. TURNOVERS TABLE 2008 Takeaways Pts. Giveaways Pts. Lambuth 4 21 0 0 Malone 1 7 2 0 Faulkner 0 0 1 0 Georgetown 2 7 2 7 W.Va. Tech Cumberlands Pikeville Shorter UVa-Wise Campbellsville Belhaven Totals 5 28 3 0 UC Turnover Margin: +2 UC TO Scoring Margin: +28 Recent OT History Not Kind to UC Union has played in 5 overtime games and is 2-3 in such contests. The Bulldogs won their first 2 extended period games, defeating Cumberland (Ky.) College 24-23 in 1996 and Pikeville (Ky.) College 17-16 in 2001. However, since then, Union has lost its last 3 overtime games. In 2002, Union lost 32-29 to NCAA Division II Concord (W.Va.) College. The Bulldogs lost 9-3 at Campbellsville (Ky.) University in 2003. Union’s last overtime game was in 2004 when it fell 32-25 to Pikeville. Kicking FGs Begins with ‘J’ When P/K Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-10185) made 3 field goals Saturday at Faulkner (Ala.), it mark the seventh time in program history the feat had been accomplished. Appleby is the fourth player to boot 3 field goals in a game, and coincidentally, all 4 players have something in common - their first names begin with the letter ‘J’. Appleby joined James Hager, Junior Distefano and Jeremy Macejewski on this exclusive list. Macejewski accomplished the feat three times during his career. Special Teams Truly Becoming a Specialty Union has had a history of big plays on special teams. Whether it’s big returns, blocked kicks or quality punting, the Bulldogs have shined on special teams in years past and 2008 doesn’t look any different. P/K Jacob Appleby (FR, 5-9, 155) had an impressive debut as he made 2 of 3 field-goal attemps in the season opener. In addition, he was a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs as he accounted for 9 of Union’s 27 points. He add 5 PATs against Malone. Against Faulkner, Appleby had 3 FGs and 2 PATs, giving him 25 points on the year. He was a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs against Georgetown. Also, he’s averaging 58.6 yards per kickoff with 1 touchback. WR Chris Thomas (FR, 5-11, 162) is proving to be a dangerous threat returning kicks and punts, averaging 24.8 yards per kick return and 8.8 yards per punt return. P/K Chad Boyington (FR, 5-9, 155) is only averaging 28.3 yards per punt, but 5 of his 18 punts have pinned opponents inside their 20. On the flipside, opponents have yet to make a field goal against the Bulldogs. Lambuth attempted a 50-yarder but missed it. Malone tried from 51 yards, but it was blocked by LB Marekus Smith (SR, 5-10, 196), and DL Jason Hammontree (SO, 6-0, 249) blocked Faulkner’s 40-yard attempt. - UC - www.ucbulldogs.com 4
2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL Last Meeting - Nov. 3, 2007 Union 50, West Virginia Tech 13 Quickie Statistics (Final) WV Tech Bears vs Union Bulldogs (Nov 03, 2007 at Barbourville, Ky.) WVT UNION Score 13 50 FIRST DOWNS 15 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-67 22-24 PASSING YDS (NET) 118 541 Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-8-2 60-36-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-185 82-565 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-57 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-136 2-35 Interception Returns-Yards 1-87 2-47 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-27.6 1-35.0 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 9-86 11-106 Possession Time 28:45 31:15 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 6 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-8 WV Tech Bears Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg S. LoBrano 23 96 44 52 0 17 2.3 James Thorne 4 25 1 24 0 14 6.0 Jazz Johnson 3 5 0 5 0 2 1.7 Sammy Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack James Thorne 5-17-2 112 1 30 0 S. LoBrano 3-11-0 6 0 4 4 Receiving No. Yards TD Long William Smith 2 40 0 29 Rashard Gould 2 34 1 30 Dyrone Johnson 2 2 0 4 Jacob Baker 1 24 0 24 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Jeff Thornburg 6 184 30.7 39 0 0 TEAM 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 Union Bulldogs Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Antonio Drane 2 13 0 13 0 8 6.5 David Hammer 5 13 0 13 1 8 2.6 Terence Pollock 10 18 17 1 1 8 0.1 Joey Waters 5 12 15 -3 0 9 -0.6 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Joey Waters 34-57-1 518 4 68 3 Abdul Gure 1-2-0 6 0 6 0 Receiving No. Yards TD Long P.J. Burrowes 7 131 1 33 Ben Kelly 7 57 0 18 Ryan Chambers 6 141 2 68 Shawn Kelly 6 76 0 34 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB James Hager 1 35 35.0 35 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kyle Callahan 5 57 0 25 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Arsenio Hill 4 54 0 22 Sammy Cook 2 42 0 23 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Eric Putmon 4-8 12 1.0 2.0 Frank Jennings 7-3 10 0.0 0.0 Chris Anderson 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Terence Pollock 1 19 0 19 Antonio Dishman 1 16 0 16 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Patrick O'Neal 5-10 15 0.5 2.5 Marekus Smith 3-4 7 0.5 1.0 Deboris Owens 3-4 7 0.0 0.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:31 UNION - James Hager 28 yd field goal, 5-8 1:57 0 - 3 00:03 UNION - Ryan Chambers 23 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick failed), 4-39 1:19 0 - 9 2nd 07:48 UNION - Terence Pollock 2 yd run (James Hager kick), 9-72 3:53 0 - 16 05:06 UNION - David Hammer 2 yd run (James Hager kick), 2-36 0:15 0 - 23 01:06 UNION - Ryan Chambers 68 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick), 1-68 0:09 0 - 30 3rd 11:04 UNION - James Hager 32 yd field goal, 11-48 3:51 0 - 33 07:00 UNION - James Hager 30 yd field goal, 8-42 1:51 0 - 36 00:17 WVT - Chris Anderson 87 yd interception return (Josh Croaff kick) 7 - 36 4th 09:06 UNION - Terence Pollock 47 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick), 4-64 1:04 7 - 43 06:55 WVT - Rashard Gould 30 yd pass from James Thorne (Josh Croaff kick failed), 6-67 2:01 13 - 43 05:45 UNION - P.J. Burrowes 33 yd pass from Joey Waters (James Hager kick), 4-40 1:06 13 - 50 GAME NOTES Nov. 3, 2007 WEST VIRGINIA TECH 13 UNION 50 BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Joey Waters and the other nine Union College seniors enjoyed their ‘day’ to the fullest Saturday as the Bulldogs registered a 50-13 rout over the visiting West Virginia Tech Bears in Mid-South Conference East action. A week after becoming the first player to throw over 400 yards in a game, Waters (McDonough, Ga.) became the first Bulldog to throw over 500 yards as he completed 34- of-57 passes for 518 yards and four touchdowns. The 34 completions tied the single-game record while the four touchdowns equaled Waters’ career high. Union (3-7 overall, 1-3 MSC East) dominated the line of scrimmage, outgaining West Virginia Tech 565- 185 in total offense. Waters wasn’t the only senior to have a big day in the Bulldogs’ final home game of the season. Ryan Chambers (McDonough, Ga.) hauled in six passes for 141 yards and two scores, while Shawn Kelly (Cold Springs, Ky.) caught six passes for 76 yards. Running back David Hammer (Edmonton, Ky.) scored his first career touchdown as he ran for 13 yards on five carries. Meanwhile, senior linebacker Patrick O’Neal (Lula, Ga.) posted double-digit tackles for the eighth time this season has he made 15 total stops with 2.5 going for a loss of four yards. He now has 123 tackles on the year. Although it was “Senior Day,” one freshman had a career day as well. James Hager (Micanopy, Fla.) tied the school record for field goals made in a game with three. Add to that five PATs, and Hager scored 14 points on the day. Up 9-0 in the second, Terence Pollock (Orange Park, Fla.) scored on a 2-yard run to put Union ahead 16-0 with 7:48 left in the half. Hammer added a 2-yard scoring yard while Waters hit Chambers for a 68-yard touchdown pass as the Bulldogs took a 30-0 into the intermission. In the third, a pair of Hager field goals put Union up 36-0. Chris Anderson put West Virginia Tech (1-9 overall, 0-4 MSC East) on the board when he returned an interception 87 yards for a score, making it 36-7 with 17 seconds left in the third. Waters hit Pollock out on the flat, and the Bulldog tailback raced for the end zone for the 47-yard score, stretching the margin to 43-7 with 9:06 to go in the game. West Virginia Tech then mounted a six-play, 67-yard scoring drive, capped by a James Thorne 30-yard pass to Rashard Gould with 6:55 remaining. A 33-yard scoring pass to P.J. Burrowes (Middlesboro, Ky.) capped the scoring as Union won 50-13. www.ucbulldogs.com 5
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