USD Football 2009

MOREHEAD STATE

SOUTHERN UTAH

GRIDIRON CLASSIC I Entering its fourth season, the Gridiron Classic matches the champions of the Pioneer Football League and ortheast Conference in an exempted postseason football comest. The inaugural Gridiron Classic took place Dec. 2, 2006 with PFL Champion San Diego traveling to EC Champion Monmouth, San Diego posting a 27-7 victory in front of a national televi– sion audience. About the Pioneer Football League The 2009 season marks the 17th year for the Pioneer Football League - the nation's only non-scholarship NCAA Football Champi– onship Subdivision conference. The PFL is one of only two conferences that sponsor football as its only sport (the Missouri Val– ley Football Conference being the other). However, the PFL is a truly national con– ference with members on each coast and throughout the nation's heartland. The league still retains four of its charter mem– bers - Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University and Valparaiso University, plus the University of San Di– ego Gaining in 1992) - which were joined in 2001 by Davidson College, Jacksonville University and Morehead State University. The league expanded to nine members in 2008 with Campbell University joining the league's ranks in its first season o f intercol– legiate football . The PFL expands again in 2009 as Marist College begins conference play. ortheast Conference consists of 12 institutions located throughout five states and is celebrating its 27th year as an CAA Division I collegiate athletic association. The NEC began sponsoring football at the I-AA level in 1996, and has since in– creased its membership from five to eight institutions. Central Connecticut State, Monmouth, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (Penn.) and Wagner are full-time EC members who sponsor football, and they are joined by associate members Al– bany and 2008-addition D uquesne. Previous Gridiron Classic Results Season Result 2006 USD def. Monmouth 27-0 2007 Dayton def. Albany 42-21 2008 Albany def. Jacksonville 28-0 2009 Dec. 5 @ PFL Champion Site About the Northeast Conference The

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ........... .................... Cedar City, Utah Enrollment: ................................................. 7,529 Nickname: ..................................... Thunderbirds AffiLiation: ..... NCAA Football Championship ..................... .................................... Subdivision Conference: ..... .................................Great West Stadium:.. ......... Eccles CoLiseum (8,500) Athletics Director:............................ Ken Beazer MEDIAi SID: ..................................... eil Gardner Office: ........................................435/ 586-7753 Email: .....................................gardner@suu.edu WEB: ........................................... msueagles.com FAX: ..............................................435/ 865-8037 Press Box: .....................................435/ 586-5447 COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: .......................................... Ed Lamb Alma Mater: .......................................... BYU, '86 Record At School: ............................4-7 (1 year) Office: ...........................................435/ 586-5470 Lettermen Returning: ...................................... 39 Starters Rec: .....................15 (J off./7 def., 1 st.) 2008 Record:.................. .....................4-7 Series Record vs. USO ................. First Meeting 2009 SCHEDULE 9/ 3 .................................................. Dixie State 9/ 12 ................................... @ San Diego State 9/ 19 ............................... @ Northern Arizona 9/ 26 .. ........ @ Utah State 10/ 3 .................................................Texas State 10/ 17...............................................@ CalPoly 10/ 24..... ......................North D akota 10/ 31................................................. UC Davis 11 /7 ....... ......................... @ South D akota 11 / 14............................... Eastern Washington 11/21.............................. @ SAN DIEGO 2008RESULTS @Air Force .............................. L............ 7-41 Adams State....... ........ W......... 38-10 @ Montana ................................ L.......... 10-46 Northern Arizona ......... L.......... 14-19 @ Texas State ............................ W......... 34-20 Youngstown State. .... W............14-7 @ UC D avis............................... L.......... 26-49 @ Cal Poly............ ... L .......... 41 -69 @ North Dakota ....................... W......... 15-14 South D akota... ........ L.......... 20-42 orthern Iowa.......................... L.......... 24-34

Location:.. ................. Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: ................................................. 9,066 Nickname: .. ............................................ Eagles AffiLiation: ..... CAA Football Championship ..................................... Subdivision Conference: ................Pioneer Football League Stadium:.. .............Jayne (10,000) Athletics Director: ................ Brian Hutchinson MEDIA INFORMATION SID:.. . ................................Matt Schabert Office:.. ...............................606/ 783-2556 Email: ..... ...... m.schabert@moreheadstate.edu WEB: ............................ .............. msueagles.com FAX:.......... ....................606/ 783/ 2088 Press Box:... ..........................................TBA COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: .....................................Matt Ballard Alma Mater: ........................ Gardner-Webb, '79 Record At School: ....................87-76 (15 years) Office ............................................606/783-2020 Lettermen Returning: ...................................... 36 Starters Ret: .....................16 (7 off./ 9 def., 0 st.) 2008 Record: ............................ ............... 6-6 Series Record vs. USD: ........................ 5-0, USO 2009 SCHEDULE 9/ 5.. ...... Southern Virginia 9/ 12 ..................................@St.Francis (Pa.) 9/ 19 ..................... @ North CaroLina Central 9/ 26............ .................................Butler 10/ 3..................................................... .Dayton 10/ 10........................................... @ Davidson 10/ 17........................................@ Jacksonville 10/ 24.. ..........................Marist 10/ 31.............................................@Campbell 11/ 14 ................................... SAN DIEGO 11 / 21 ......................................... @ Valparaiso 2008 RESULTS Southern Virginia ..... W............49-6 @ Robert Morris.. ... L.......... 13-27 @ Eastern Kentucky ................ L............. 8-16 St. Francis (Pa.) .......................... W......... 36-21 D avidson .................................... W......... 26-13 @ SAN DIEGO ................... L......... 17-41 Jacksonville................................. L .............9-40 @ Butler ..................................... L.......... 21-31 Valparaiso ................................... W......... 44-10 @ D rake ..................................... L.......... 15-19 @ D ayton . ....................... .. W......... 14-13 Campbell........................... .. W .....42-7

Head Coach Matt Ballard

Head Coach Ed Lamb