1967 Football at
' ~ I Morehead State I I
THE COVER
Two of the reasons the Eagles won the
OVC Championship in 1966-Tommy Gray,
Offensive Player of the Year, and Guy Pen
ny, Coach of the Year.
A Message
From The President We are tremendous ly proud
of ow· Ohio Valley Conference championship football team of 1966 and its coaching staff. It gives us a great deal of personal satisfaction to provide you with this informational brochw·e in advance of the 1967 season.
Every indication points to this year's team being as outstanding as was las t year's championship squad. We have arranged for a most challenging schedule - one definitely fitting a champion and one which we ai-e confident will provide many thrilling moments for those who are interested in the athletic fortunes of Morehead State University.
We are looking forward to the continuation of our pleasant relationship with the press, radio and t elevision. We sincerely hope that you will not only find the pertinent information contained here helpful, but that you will use it often.
We welcome the opportunity to compete with other institutions of hig her education in the field of intercollegiate athletics, and we extend a warm and cordial welcome to all the visiting teams, coaches, students and supporters to our campus.
We are looking forward to another exciting and successful season for our championship Eagles. We have a young and energetic coach ing staff, a fine group of football players and a warm, enthusiastic campus spirit, and we extend a personal invitation to you to visit us on the campus at any time.
Sincerely, ADRON DORAN, Pres ident
Morehead State University
To Newspapers, Radio, Television This 1967 football guidebook has been prepared
especially for representatives of press, radio and TV who will be covering oui- OVC championship Eagles. It can answer many questions related to Morehead State Univers ity football. If additional information, special features , specific pictures or other material of this nature is desired, r equests should be directed to the Sports Information Office, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky 40351, Phone: (606) 784-4181.
General Information LOCATION: Morehead, Kentucky, located on U. S.
60 halfway between Lexington and Ashland, where the " Bluegrass meets Appalachia."
ENROLLMENT: 6,000 (estimated) FOUNDED: 1922 PRESIDENT: Dr. Adron Doran DE GREES GRANTED: A.B., B.S., M.A., M.S.,
M.Mus., M.Mus.Ed., M.H.E. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Robert Laughlin, More
head, 1937 HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: Guy P enny, Missis
sippi, 1950 ASSIST ANTS :
Defensive Line-Jerry De nstol'ff, Evansville, '60 Offensive Line---Ron Durby, Alabama, '64 Offensive Backfield- Mike Brown, Morehead, '63 Defensive Backfield-Jack Harbaugh, Bowling
Green FRESHMAN AND ASSISTANT LINE COACH:
Tom Kingery, Marshall, '61. COLORS: Blue and Gold NICKNAME: Eagles CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley and NCAA STADIUM: Breathitt Sports Center, Capacity-
10,000 OVC OFFICE: Art Guepe, Commissioner
1808 West End Bldg. Nashville, Tennessee Phone 254-1219
Press - Radio - TV Outlets MOREHEAD
rrhe Morel1eacl News ... ........ .. ......... W. E. Crutcher 'T'he Trail Blazer (student n ewspaper ) ...... Sports Editor ,VMOR ............ ..... .... ......... . Marsha ll Sidebottom WJIU{Y-FM (campus radio) .............. Larry Netherton
LEXINGTON Herald (A.M.) ................................. Rick Bailey Leader (P.M.) . ... .............. ............. Sports Editor "WLF.X, WLEX-TV ...... . . ......... . . ......... Cy F ollmer WVLK ...................... Claude Sullivan, Bill Stakelin ''.\'BLG .. ....... . . ............................ Ed V a n Hook \VKYT-TV ........ . . . . . . ....................... BUI Sorrell
ASHLAND Daily Independent. .............. . ......... Malcolm Conley WCMT ....... . .. .. ........ ......... ......... Johnny Dollar WTCR ... .. .. .......... .................... Sports Director
l\UYSVILLE naiiy Independent ........................... Sports Editor Publi c L edger .......... ... ................... Sports Editor vVFTM . . ... ... . ......... ..... ............. .. Roy Redmond
LOIDSVILLE Courie r -Journal (A.M ) .......... David Adams, Earl Ruby
Billy Reed Louisville Times (P.M.) ........ Dean Eagle. Fred Hartley Wl'l'AS, WHAS-TV ...... Cawood Ledford, Charlie Masten WAVE, WAVE-TV ...... .......... ........... .. Ed Ka.Hay
MT. STERLING WMST ................. . ................... .. B ob Spradlin
GRAYSON WGOH ..... .... ....... ... . ... ... ........ ... Sports Director
PAINTSVILLE WSIP .. ... .. ........... ........... ............. .. Jim Fyffe
CYNTHIANA Cynthiana Democrat ..... .... .. .. .. ....... Tommy Preston WCYN ........... . ... ... ................. Lawrence McGill
HUNTINGTON, W. VA. Hera ld-Dispatch (A.M.) ...... ...... ........ George Rorrer Advertiser (P.M. ) ...... ............... . . . . Ernie Salvatore WSAZ, WSAZ-TV ............................. Bob Bowen WHTN, WHTN-TV . . . . ...................... Ron ,Jackson
WIRE SERVICES Associated Press, Herald-Leader Bldg., Lexlngton
United Press International, 635 S. Fifth, Louisville 2, Ky.
Guy Penny Named "Coach of
the Year" in the Ohio Valley Conference and National Kodak District 4 in 1966, C o a c h Guy Penny has l ed M o r e h e ad State University to its finest football seasons with one und i s p u t e d OVC c hampi onsh ip (1966) and a share in the title (1962).
Head Coach
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Penny teams re-corded three winning seasons in a row, something no previous Morehead coach had accomplished in over 20 years, and had his finest season in 1966 when the team won seven of nine games.
Winning football led to the dedication of the 10,000-seat Breathitt Sports Center stadium in 1965 to support one of the fastest growing football programs in the conference. A sellout is assured almost every time t he Eagles play. Much of the credit for this new era of football must go to Penny and his dedicated staff.
A firm believer in a solid defense and an imaginative offense, Penny fields teams noted for their rock-ribbed goal line stands and pro-wing-T and flanker attacks. Coupled with a policy of intense desire to win and superb conditioning, Morehead's program is conducted on a high level of achievement.
A native of Alabama, the personable Penny played his college football at the University of Mississippi as both a guard and fullback. Coach Johnny Vaught calls him "one of the most outstanding students of the game I have had the pleasure of coaching."
His coaching career began with high school stints in Collinsville, Alabama, and Geneva High School in his home state. He moved into the college ranks as an assistant at Martin Branch of the University of Tennessee, and came to Morehead in 1959.
In eight seasons at the Morehead helm, he has guided the Eagles to a 35-34-1 record. H~ will begin his ninth campaign this fall with a sh allow backfield and and experienced line which must face the roughest schedule since he has been at MSU.
The 39-year-old coach is married and has three future Eagle cheerleaders - Debbie, Dee and Diane.
Jerry Denstorff Defensive Line Coach
A strong believer in a tough defense, Coach Penny tapped Denstorff to take over the duties last year of coaching the defensive line. Much of the season's s uccess can be traced to the fine stands put up by the linemen under his tutelage. Denstorff moved to the defensive line post after two year s as offensive backfield coach.
Denstorff was a highly s uccessful coach at 1\1.itchell (Indiana) High School before coming to Morehead. His team had a 14-1 record in his final two years and was 8-0 in his last season.
A graduate of Evansville College, he played football at both Evansville and Louisiana State University. He had previously s tarred as a fullback at Rockport (Indiana) High School.
Denstorff also serves as tennis coach during the spring-. He is married and t he father of two young sons.
Jack Harbaugh Def. Backfield Coach
In his first season at Morehead, Harbaugh will coach the defensive backfield. He replaces Bill Bowers who returned to an Ohio high school coaching position.
The 1961 graduate of Bowling Green University had three years of successful high
school coaching at Eaton and Xenia, Ohio. His 1966 Xenia team had a 9-1-1 record.
Harbaugh earned two letters each in football and baseball with the Falcons. He was a member of the 1959 national small college championship team at Bowling Green. He made three pass interceptions in a game against Delaware University. After graduation with a B.S. in physical education he played briefly with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League before joining the coaching ranks in 1961.
He is married to the former Jackie Cipiti of Cleveland, Ohio, and they have two sons, John (4) and Jim (3).
Ron Durby Offensive Line Coach This will be Durby's sec
ond season as offensive line coach.
Before coming to Morehead he coached at Walker County High School, J asper, Alabama, which had a 7-2-1 record in his final year.
Durby is a 1964 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the All-Southeastern Conference academic team, and a third team selection at tackle. He was also the recipient of the Jimmy Moore academic award presented to the athlete with the highest academic achievement . He was a standout at Treadwell High School in Memphis, Tenn.
Durby is married and has one son .
Mike Brown Offensive Backfield Coach Beginning his second year
on the Eagle coaching staff is Mike Brown, a 1963 Morehead graduate, who will take charge of the offensive backfield.
Brown was captain of the .. "'-"ft 1962 Morehead team which ~ :; .... ., tied for the Ohio Valley Con-ference championship. He was the OVC defensive back of t he year, and All-OVC selection and was awarded three letters. He received the Sigma Delta award as the outstanding physical education student of his senior year. He starr ed in high school at Logan, Ohio.
On graduation, Brown served as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee before accepting an assistant coaching job at Orrville, Ohio.
Tom King-ery Asst. Line & Fr. Coach Moving up from his position
last year as a graduate assistant, Kingery will become assistant line coach and freshman coach with the 1967 Eagles.
Kingery came to Morehead in 1966 after five years of high school coaching. He
spent three years as football assistant and track coach at Paul Blazer High School in Ashland.
A native of Madison, W. Va., Kingery is a 1961 graduate of Marshall University. He is married to the former Ann Meadows of Huntington.
1967 Schedule
Sept. 16 Marshall H 7 :30 pm E.S.T.
Sept. 23 *Middle Tenn. H 7 :30 pm E.S.T.
Sept. 30 *Murray A 7 :30 pm C.S.T.
Oct. 7 * Austin Peay H 2 :30 pm E.S.T. (Homecoming)
Oct. 14 Ky. State A 2 :00 pm E .S.T.
Oct. 21 *Tenn. Tech. A 2:00 pm C.D.T.
Oct. 28 *Western A 2 :00 pm C.S.T.
Nov. 4 *East Tenn. H 2:00 pm E.S.T.
Nov. 11 Cen. Michigan A 2 :00 pm E.S.T.
Nov. 18 *Eastern H 2:00 pm E.S.T.
'''Ohio Valley Conference Games
1966 Results
We They
20 Marshall 27
21 Youngstown 12
14 Tennessee Tech 7
30 Murray 9
21 Austin Peay 10
7 Middle Tennessee 20
13 East Tennessee 7
12 Western Kentucky 7
21 Eastern Kentucky 19
7-2-0
1967 Outlook
Morehead State University will field a speedy and experienced first team, but may find a lack of overall depth to be a problem, in defense of its f irst undisputed Ohio Valley Conference football championship.
Coach Guy Penny will have a capab le veteran at every position with 20 lettermen returning from the 1966 title team.
The Eagles' speed is epitomized by halfback Tommy Gray, an All-OVC performer and the league's leading scorer last year . Probably the nation's fastest collegiate football player, Gray has been clocked at 9.3 seconds in the 100-yard dash. He was t he Eagles' leading rusher with 598 yards on 92 can·ies, and ran 10 kickoffs back for 304 yards.
Running in the backfield with him is another sprinter, Leon Wesley, who was the team's busiest rusher last year. The speedy halfback carried 114 times and picked up 428 yards. The power is furnished by fuJlback Otto Gsell (4.8 yards on 50 carries) and quarterback Tommy Eads is rated by Coach Penny as a good field general. The only other experienced backs are Mike Mincey and Bill Marston.
Morehead will have a strong line with seasoned veterans at all positions. Several will be called on to play both offense and defense. Heading t he cast are Paul Conner, Jim Ross, Marvin Hicks, Gary McKinney, Terry Hoffman, Bill Wamsley, Dave Haverdick, Bill Baldridge, David Moore and Jim Fisher.
Conner was an OVC first team selection last year. Baldr idge was named to the second team and Hicks and Wesley received honorable mention in the league.
Six members of the 1966 championship team were lost by graduation. Among them were All-OVC linebacker Gary Virden, quarterback Larry Chinn, halfback Scotty Reddick, end George Adams, center Lloyd Cummings, guard Fred Conroy and tackle Cole Proctor. Chinn and Reddick were selected on t he OVC second team, and Adams and Conroy were given honorable mention ratings.
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
1966 FINAL FOOTBALL STATISTICS
Morehead F oes
Wesley Gr ay Gsell Chinn Mincey Reddick Cox Close Eads Team
First Downs Rush Pass Total
75 38 112 83 37 120
Carry 114 92 50 49 27 14 7 3
48
RUSHING
Ga.in 471 636 244 162 106 25 28 14 68 11
Loss Net 43 428 38 598
2 242 80 82
1 105 7 18 0 28 0 14
83 -15 0 11
Fumbles Made Lost
23 13 23 14
Avg. TD 3.4 2 6.5 12 4.8 2 1.7 0 3.9 0 1.3 0 4.0 0 4.7 1
-0.3 0
Morehead 403 1665 254 1411 156.8 18 F oes 403 1737 234 1507 167.4 7
Marston Foes
Reddick Eads Marston Cox
Morehead F oes
Gray Reddick Cox Chinn Hicks Wesley Gsell Baldridge
Morehead Foes
PUNTING
No. 55 43
Yards 1980 1573
PUNT RETURNS
No. Yards 11 84
2 10 1 9 1 2
15 105 21 229
Avg. 7.6 5.0 9.0 2.0
7.0 10.9
KICK-OFF RETURNS
No. Yards 10 304 7 109 3 46 4 57 2 23 1 8 1 8 1 3
29 558 31 604
Avg. 30.4 15.6 15.3 14.3 11.5 8.0 8.0 3.0
19.2 19.5
Avg. 36.0 36.6
TD 0 0 0 0
0 1
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0
SCORING
Extra Point TD R K p FG PT
Gray 14 0 0 0 0 84 Chinn 0 0 19 0 2 25 Wesley 2 0 0 0 0 12 Gsell 2 0 0 0 0 12 Hicks 2 0 0 0 0 12 Moore 1 0 0 0 0 6 Close 1 0 0 0 0 6 Team 0 0 0 0 0 2
Morehead 22 0 19 0 2 159 Foes 17 0 9 0 2 118
Penalties Per Game Offense No. Yards Rush Pass Total 36 358 1411 562 1973 49 466 1507 975 2482
PASSING
Att. Comp. Yd. Int. TD E Eads 67 31 361 3 1 0 Chinn 49 19 201 4 1 0 Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 Close 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morehead 118 50 562 7 2 0 Foes 162 71 975 12 9 0
PASS RECEIVING
No. Yard Avg. TD EP King 16 20·3 12.7 0 0 Hicks 13 148 11.4 2 0 Reddick 11 76 6,9 0 0 Cox 5 78 15.6 0 0 Gray 3 30 10.0 0 0 Wesley 1 19 19.0 0 0 Baldridge 1 6 6.0 0 0
Morehead 50 562 11.2 2 0 F'oes 71 975 13.7 7 0
INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yards Avg. TD Gray 3 62 20.7 0 Chinn 2 68 34.0 0 Reddick 2 29 14.5 0 Cox 1 43 43.0 0 Adams 1 27 27.0 0 Mincey 1 16 16.0 0 Cobb 1 6 6.0 0 Virden 1 5 5.0 0
Morehead 12 256 21.3 0 Foes 7 63 9.0 0
REOORD _____ ___ _ 7 - 2 - 1, OVC 6 - 1
( ) Denotes years lettered
LETTERMEN RETURNING - 20
Eads, Tommy (3) Marvin Hicks (2)
Tommy Gray (3) Bill Marston (1) (All-OVC) Leon Wesley (2)
Mike Mincey (2) Otto Gsell (2) Richard Cobb (1) Bill Wamsley (1)
Breitenfelder (2) Terry Hoffman (2)
Jim Ross (3) David Moore (2)
Paul Conner (3) Harry Lockhart (1) (All-OVC) Dave Haverdick (1)
Gary McKinney (2) Warren Purvis (1)
Joe Cox (2) Bill Baldridge (3)
LETTERMEN LOST
( ) Denotes years lettered
Larry Chinn, QB, (2) OVC-2
Reddick, Scott, E, (2) OVC-2
Gary Virden, C (4) OVC-1
Lloyd Cummings, (C) (2) OVC-HM
Fred Conroy, G (2) OVC-HM
Cole Proctor, T (2)
George Adams, E (2) OVC-HM
Breathitt Sports Center Records
Team Rushing-280 yards, Morehead, 1964, against Tennessee Tech
Individual Rushing-162 yards in 13 carries, Larry Mathews, 1965, Middle Tennessee
Longest Run from Scrimmage - 70 yards, Russ Campbell, Morehead, 1964, against Tenn. Tech
Team Passing-Morehead, 251 yards, 1965, ·1 against East Tennessee
Passes Attempted - Mike Gottfried, 38, against East Tennessee, 1965
Passes Completed - Mike Gottfried, 18, against East Tennessee, 1965
Pass Receiving-Rico King from Gottfried, 8, against Middle Tennessee, 1965
Pass Receiving Yards-Rico King, 135 yards, against Murray, 1965
Longest Pass Completion-47 yards, Tommy Eads to Joe Cox against Austin Peay, 1966
Total Offense-386 yards, Morehead, against Tennessee Tech, 1964
Longest Punt-62 yards, John Watson, Murray, 1965
Longest Punt Return - 83 yards, Mickey Jackson, Marshall, 1966
Kick-Off Return - 97 yards, Tommy Gray, against Austin Peay, 1966
Total Points Scored-58, 1965 Middle Tennessee 30, Morehead 28; Eastern 38, Morehead 20
Widest Win Margin - 35 points, Morehead 35, Tennessee Tech 0, 1964
Lowest Win Margin - 1 point, Murray 13, Morehead 12, 1965
1967 Foo1
NO. NAME POS. YR.
10 Tommy Eads QB Sr. 12 Buddy Castle QB Fr. 13 Bill Marston QB So. 20 Richard Cobb B Sr. 21 Phillip Caldwell HB Fr. 31 Maurice Hollingsworth HB Fr. 32 Leon Wesley RB Jr. 33 Tommy Gray HB Sr. 34 Lewis Rogan HB Fr . . 35 David Baxter HB Fr, I
36 Virgil Lyons HB So. • 39 Charles Hicks HB So. 41 Mike Mincey FB Jr. 42 Otto Gsell FB Jr. 43 Clint Walker B Fr. 44 Larry Baldridge B Fr. 51 Ron Brietenfelder C Sr. 52 Steve Ward C Fr. 53 Dick Wilmhoff C Fr. 55 Bill Wamsley C So. 60 Ed Crisp G Fr. 61 Terry Hoffman G Jr. 63 David Moore G Jr. 64 Earl McCormick G Fr. 65 Jim Ross G Sr. 66 Danny Burgett G So. 67 John Taylor G So. 68 Harry Lockhart G So. 69 Ken Conroy G Fr. 70 Paul Conner T Sr. 71 Buddy Malone T Fr. 72 Jim F'isher T Jr. 73 Dwaine Hollingsworth T Fr. 74 Ralph Fowee T Fr. 75 Gary McKinney T Sr. 77 Dave Haverdick T So. 78 Warren Purvis T Sr. 80 Joe Cox E Jr. 82 Bob Savage E Fr. 83 Mar vin Hicks E Jr. 84 Bill Baldridge E Sr. 85 Gary Listerman E Fr. 87 Darrell Sadowski E Fr. 88 Curt Fletcher E Fr.
:ball Roster
HT. WT. LTRS. HOMETOWN
6-0 190 3 Paris, Ky. 5-10 160 0 Russell, Ky. 5-10 160 1 Babson Park, Fla. 6-0 185 1 Pt. Pleasant, N. J. 5-10 180 0 Catlettsburg, Ky. 5-11 170 0 Harlan, Ky. 5-9 180 2 Savannah, Ga. 6-0 170 3 Birmingham, Ala.
I 5-11 190 0 N. Lewisburg, Ohio
I 5-8 170 0 Lexington, Ky. I 6-0 180 0 Portsmouth, Ohio
5-11 170 0 Coatesville, Pa. 6-0 185 2 Waycross, Ga. 5-9 185 2 Summerville, N. J. 6-2 190 0 Louisville, Ky. 6-0 180 0 Shelby, Ohio 6-0 180 2 Cincinnati, Ohio 6-0 190 0 Ashland, Ky. 6-0 195 0 Erlanger, Ky. 6-0 205 1 Gallipolis, Ohio 5-11 185 0 Morehead, Ky. 6-0 190 2 Chester, Ohio 6-0 210 2 Paoli, Ind. 6-1 200 0 Gallipolis, Ohio 5-11 190 3 Christianville, Ohio 5-11 205 0 Russell, Pa. 5-9 195 0 Washington C.H., Ohio 6-0 215 1 Cannonsburg, Ky.
r 5-11 180 0 Pt. Pleasant, N. J.
I, 6-0 215 3 Jessup, Ga. 6-1 230 0 Maysville, Ky. 6-2 230 TR Charleston, W. Va. 6-2 200 0 Lewisburg, Ohio 6-1 195 0 Bellevue, Ky. 6-1 215 2 Goshen, Ohio 6-3 220 1 Canton, Ohio 6-3 250 1 Jessup, Ga. 6-1 200 2 Hamilton, Ohio 5-10 175 0 Wauseon, Ohio 5-11 190 2 Clarkston, Ga. 5-11 200 3 Shelby, Ohio 6-0 185 0 Cincinnati, Ohio 6-2 190 0 Shamokin, Pa. 6-0 190 0 Greenup, Ky.
Player Profiles
QUARTERBACKS TOMMY EADS-After establishing himself as an outstanding safety man, Eads took over as quarterback in mid-1966 and developed into a good field general ... completed 31 of 67 passes for 316 yards and one touchdown last year ... strong and has good speed . . . 6-0, 190 pounds, senior, Paris, Ky.
BILL MARSTON-Good, strong runner but lacks experience at quarterback . . . will backup Eads, do the Eagles' punting and play safety . . . averaged 36 yards on 55 punts last year ... 5-10, 16.0 pounds, sophomore, Babson Park, Fla.
HALFBACKS TOMMY GRAY - A prime candidate for All-America honors . . . was chosen the OVC's Offensive Player of the Year in 1966 and won a spot on the All-OVC first team . . . probably the nation's fastest collegiate football player, he has been clock
ed at 9.3 seconds in the 100-yard dash .. . led the Eagle rushing attack in 1966 with a 6.5 yards per carry average ... ran 92 times for 598 yards, returned 10 kickoffs for 304 yards including a 97-yard touchdown run ... led the OVC in scoring with 14 touchdowns . . . had three interceptions for an average of 20.7 yards ... 5-10, 170 pounds, senior, Birmingham, Ala.
LEON WESLEY - Without Gray around he would rate as one of the OVC's fastest with his 9.8 clocking in the 100 ... very capable outside runner . . . the Eagles' busiest runner last year with 114 carries . . . picked up 428 yards for a 3.4 average ... received honorable mention in the conference . . . 5-9,. 180 pounds, junior, Savannah, Ga.
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RICHARD COBB-Shows signs of becoming an outstanding defensive halfback . .. has good speed and seems always to be on the ball . .. could play the rover or safety position on the defensive unit . . . 6-0, 185 pounds, senior, Point Pleasant, N. J.
LARRY BALDRIDGE- A good showing in the spring may have earned him a position as a defensive halfback . . . has good speed ... a younger brother of Bill Baldridge, the outst anding end on the Eagles ... 6-0, 180, freshman, Shelby, Ohio.
LEWIS ROGAN-A red shirt last year, he is destined to become a real fine nrnning back ... 5-11, 190 pounds, freshman, North Lewisburg, Ohio.
FULLBACKS OTIO GSELL - Consistent ground gainer on power plays up the middle . . . averaged 4.8 yards in 1966 on 50 carr:es ... red-shirted in 1964, he became the regular fullback last year . . . 5-9, 187 pounds, junior, Summerville, N. J.
MIKE MINCEY - Does so many things so well the coaches have a tough time deciding where to play him . . . will backup Gsell at fullback and could break into the starting lineup on strength of his spring performance . . . good, strong runner with enough speed t o br eak away will see lots of action as monster man on defense where he played some in 1966 .. . counted on heavily t his fall ... had a 3.9 yard rushing average on 27 carries last year ... 6-0, 185 pounds, junior, Waycross, Ga.
ENDS BILL BALDRIDGE - Made t he second team OVC last year and is a p,rime candidate for higher honors . .. an outstanding blocker from his tight end position on offense and showed promise as a receiver this spring . . . is used heavily on defense where he is a very steady performer . . . 5-11, 200 pounds, senior, Shelby, Ohio.
MARVIN HICKS - An out-s tanding end the past two seasons . . . honorable mention in the conference ... one of the strongest men on the squad and has good speed ... has a "hard-nosed" attitude and good football savvy ... caught 13 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns in 1966 ... 5-11, 190 pounds, junior, Clarkston, Ga.
GARY LISTERMAN-Although just a first year man, he is expected to start as a defensive end . .. rated as a fine prospect, the coaches are anticipating a "real good job" from him this year . . . 6-0, 185 pounds, freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio.
JOE COX-One of the finest halfbacks in the conference in his freshman year, when he rushed for 110 yards and had 34 receptions . . . converted to an end where he is expected to be an outstanding receiver . .. showed up well in spring game ... 6-1, 200 pounds, j u n i o r, Hamilton, Ohio.
TACKLES
PAUL CONNER - Had his best year in 1966 when he was named to the OVC first team ... should r epeat this year and be one of the best tackles ever to play for the Eagles ... one of the quickest, strongest and most rugged in the conference . . . thrives on contact ... 6-1, 225 pounds, senior, Jessup, Ga.
JIM FISHER-A transfer from West Virginia University, coaches feel he can become a great tackle for the Eagles ... he is one of the largest men on the squad and likes contact ... 6-2, 230 pounds, junior, Charleston, W. Va.
GARY McKINNEY-A hardnosed athlete who was a mainstay at defensive tackle the past two seasons ... has speed and is very strong .. . has fine blocking ability on offense . . . very consistent and a fine competitor ... 6-1,
~ 220 pounds, senior, Goshen, Ohio.
WARREN PURVIS - This may be the year this giant makes his mark as the outstanding lineman in the OVC . . . speed is one of his chief assets and he is credited with many opposite side tackles from his defensive tackle position . . . 6-5, 250 pounds, senior, Dalton, Georgia.
DA VE HA VERDICK-Could become one of the outstanding defensive tackles in the conference this fall . . . came to MSU without a scholarship, but worked his way into a st arting berth in 1966 ... one of the strongest men in the camp and has good speed .. . plays both offense and defense . . . 6-2, 225 pounds, sophomore, Canton, Ohio.
DW AINE HOLLINGSWORTH-Rated as a real fine prospect both offensively and defensively . . . though only a freshman he is expected to see lots of service this fall . . . 6-2, 200 pounds, freshman, Lewisburg, Ohio.
RALPH FOWEE-A red-shirt in 1966, he had an outstanding spring . . . could st rengthen the defensive unit this fall as nose guard ... 6-1, 195 pounds, freshman, Bellevue, Kentucky.
GUARDS
DAVID MOORE-One of the steadiest performers for the Eagles the past two years at his offensive guard post ... a fierce blocker with good size and speed ... coru;istently makes the big play . . . could be used both ways if needed . . . 6-0, 215 pounds, junior, Paoli, Indiana.
TERRY HOFFMAN - Teams with Moore to give the Eagles an outstanding pair of guards . . . good size and speed . . . a very aggressive blocker who makes the offense go ... a hard worker with intense desire to win . . . ranks high academically . . . 6-0, 188 pounds, junior, Ches-ter, Ohio.
JIM ROSS - Plays middle guard on the monster defense . . . a steady performer who likes to hit . . . moved to guard from fullback and is one of the fastest guards in the OVC ... expected to be one of the Eagles' defensive mainstays . 6-0, 200 pounds, senior, Christiansburg, Ohio.
HARRY LOCKHART-One of the biggest and strongest guards in the conference ... expected to play considerable this fall and could develop into one of the better guards . . . 6-0, 215 pounds, sophomore, Cannonsburg, Kentucky.
JOHN TAYLOR- What he lacks in size he makes up in speed . . . rated as a good blocker and very quick ... 5-9, 195 pounds, sophomore, Washington Court House, Ohio.
CENTERS
BILL WAMSLEY-A versatile athlete, he is expected to do an outstanding job wherever he plays ... he will operate this fall as offensive center and linebacker on defense . . . 6-0, 205 pounds, sophomore, Gallipolis, Ohio.
RON BEIETENFELDER-One of the most valuable reserves on the squad ... played a backup role offensively and defensively the last two years and may develop into a front line player this fall ... a hard worker, he has a fierce desire to win and shows much determination . . . 6-0, 180 pounds, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio.
DICK WILMHOFF-Rated as a fine prospect . . . may see considerable action this fall ... 6-0, 195 pounds, freshman, Erlanger, Kentucky.
STEVE WARD-Another fine young prospect who may gain the needed experience this fall . . . 6-0, 190 pounds, freshman, Ashland, Kentucky.
1967 Opponents
Sept. 16- 7:30 P. M. ( EST)-Morehead
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, Huntington, W. Va.; Elll'ollment, 8,500; President , Dr. Stewart H. Smith; Nickname, Thundering Herd; Colors, Green and White; Stadium, Fair field {11,500); Conference, Mid-Amer ican; 1966 Conference Record, 1-5; 1966 Record, 2-8; Offense, Slot-T and I ; At hletic Director, Edgar 0. Barrett; Head Coach, Charles Snyder (Marshall, 1949) ; Assistant Coaches, Forrest Underwood (Marshall, 1937), George Belu (Ohio, 1962), Larry Coyer (Marshall, 1966), Ted Kempski (Delaware, 1963) and Ken Fisher, (Ohio, 1961) .
1967 SCHEDULE
1966 Results MU Opp.
9/ 16 Morehead Away 27 20 9/ 23 Ohio U. Home 0 28 9/ 30 Toledo Home 7 23
10/ 7 Xavier Home DNP 10/ 14 Miami Away 0 12 10/ 21 Louisville Away 15 35 10/ 28 W. Michigan Away 29 35 11/ 4 Bowling Green Home 6 14 11/ 11 Kent State Away 16 7 11/ 18 'F:ast Cal'o Jina Home DNP
Se ptember 23, 7 :30 P. M. ( EST)-Morehead
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, Murfreesboro, T enn.; Enrollment, 6,500; Pt·esident, Dt-. Quill E. Cope; Nickna me, Blue Raiders; Colors, Blue a nd White; Stadium, Jones Field (10,000); Affiliation, Ohio Valley Conference, N CAA ; 1966 Conference Record, 5-2; Season Record, 7-3-0; Offense, Slot T and I ; Athletic Director, Charles M. Murphy; Head Coach, Char les M. Murphy; Ass istant Coaches, J oe Blacky Hayes, Terry Sweeney, Don Lear and Gary Whaley.
1967 SCHEDULE
1966 Results MTSU Opp.
9/ 16 Pensacola Navy Away 14 12 9/ 23 Morehead Away 20 7
9/ 30 Chattanooga Home 0 5 10/ 7 Eastern Kentucky Home 22 20 10/ 14 Murray Home 33 0 10/ 21 Austin Peay Away 7 13 10/ 28 Maritn Branch (U-T) Away 10 3 11/ 4 Western Ke11tucky Home 33 9 11/ 11 East T ennessee Away 0 12 11/ 23 Tennessee Tech Home 21 14
September 30, 7 :30 P . M. (CST)-Murray
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY, Murray, Kentucky; Founded 1922; Enrollment, 7,200; President, Dr. Ralph H. Woods; Nickname, Thoroughbreds, Racers; Colors, Blue and Gold ; Affiliation, Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA; Athletic Director, Cal Luther; Head Coach, Bill Furgerson, (Mu1Tay 1951-54). Assistant Coaches: Bill Hina (Murray, '58), Bill Holt (Western '57), Bill Mitchell (UK '57) , Carl Oakley (Eastern Kentucky '55); Sports Information, Joe Tom Erwin; Offense, Unbalanced T; 1966 r ecord, 0-10-0; Lettermen Lost, 6; returning 8; Stadium, Carli~le Cutchin, 6,000.
1967 SCHEDULE
1966 Results MSU Opp.
9/ 16 Martin Branch of U-T Away 12 16 9/ 23 Tennessee Tech H ome 13 51 9/ 30 Morehead H ome 9 30
10/ 7 Iowa Wesleyan Home DNP 10/ 14 Middle Tennesse Away 0 33 10/ 21 East Tennessee Away 16 20 10/ 28 Eastern Kentucky Home 6 27 11/ 4 Austin Peay Home 0 49 11/ 11 Evansville Away 12 14 11/ 18 Wes tern Kentucky Away 20 37
October 7 , 2:30 P . M. (EST)-Morehead
HOMECOMING
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY, Clarksville, Tenn.; Enrollment, 3,200; President, Dr. Joe Morgan; Nickname, Governors; Colors, Scarlet and White; Stadium, Municipal (7,500); Conference, Ohio Valley and NCAA; 1966 Conference Record, 4-3; 1966 Record, 6-4; Offense, Split-T; Sports Information Director, John R. Martin, Jr.; Athletic Director, Dave Aaron; Head Coach, Bill Dupes; Assistant Coaches, Jim Lane, J erry Flatt, Ray Thomas.
1967 SCHEDULE
1966 Results AP Opp.
9/ 16 Chattanooga Away 17 27 9/ 23 Western Kentucky Home 3 7 9/ 30 Eastern Kentucky Away 15 33
10/ 7 Morehead Away 10 21 10/ 21 Middle Tennessee Home 13 7 10/ 28 Findlay (Ohio) Ashland, Ky. DNP 11/ 4 Murray Away 49 0 11/ 11 T ennessee Teach Away 20 15 11/ 18 East Tennessee Home 22 14 11/23 Martin Branch Home 17 13
Nov. 11, 2:00 P. M. ( CST)-Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; Founded, 1892; Enrollment, 10,400; President, Dr. Judson W. Foust ; Colors, Maroon and Gold ; Nickname, Chips or Chippewas; Conference, Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Confer ence (IIAC), NCAA; Stadium, Alumni Field, 8,500; Athletic Du-ector, Dan Rqse ; Head Coach, Roy Kr amer (Maryville Tenn. Co)lege, 1953); Assistants, Bill Odykirk (defense), Bob Sullivan (freshmen) , Herb Deromedi (offense) , Irv Sigler (defense); Sports Infromation Director, Jim Wojcik; Lettermen Lost, 28; Returning 25. 1966 record, 5-5.
1967 SCHEDULE
1966 Results CMU Opp.
9/ 16 Bradley Home DNP 9/ 22 Youngstown Away 6 7 9/ 30 Northern Michigan Away 14 35
10/ 7 Eastern Illinois Home 30 10 10/ 14 Hillsdale Home 28 7 10/ 21 Central State Away DNP 10/ 28 Illinois State Away 20 6 11/ 4 Western Illinois Away 28 3 11/ 11 Morehead State Home DNP 11/ 18 Wayne State Away 44 0
November 18, 2 P. M. (EST), Morehead
EASTERN KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY, Richmond, Ky. ; Enrollment, 9,000; President, Dr. Robert R. Martin, Eastern, '36; Athletic Director, Glenn Presnell, Nebraska; SID, David Vance; Nickname, Colonels ; Colo1·s, Maroon and White; Stadium, Hanger Stadium (8,000) ; Head Coach, Roy Kidd (Eastern '64) ; Assistants, Bobby Harville (Eastern '57) , Bill Shannon (East ern ' 48), Jack Ison (Eastern '61), Fred Francis (Morehead ' 62) ; Offense, Split T and I ; 1966 Record, 7-3-0, 4-3 in ovc.
1967 SCHEDULE
1966 Results EKSU Opp.
9/ 16 Dayton Away DNP 9/ 23 East Tennessee Away 21 7 9/ 30 Austin Peay Home 33 15
10/ 7 Middle Tennessee Away 20 22 10/ 14 Northwood (Mich.) Home DNP 10/ 21 Western Kentucky Home 24 12 10 / 28 Murray Away 27 6 11/ 4 Tennessee Tech H ome 3 7 11/ 11 Youngstown Home DNP 11/ 18 Morehead Away 19 21
Morehead Football Since 1957
We 1957 They We 1962 They 18 Maryville 0 0 Middle Tennessee 7 0 Marshall University 21 14 Tennessee Tech 6 6 Tennessee Tech 14 14 Murray 13
28 West Va. Tech 21 36 Austin Peay 7 7 Murray State 21 18 Marshall 26 6 Middle Tennessee 18 14 East Tennessee 10 6 Western Kentucky 28 0 Western 7 3 Eastern Kentucky 40 20 Eastern 12 6 Louisville 40 5-3-0
2-7-0
We 1958 They We 1963 They 20 VMI 46 31 Buller Un iversity 13 16 Tennessee Tech 30 19 Marshall University 6 7 Tennessee Tech 22 17 Tennessee Tech 21
14 West Va. Tech 14 24 Murray 10 6 Murray 34 7 Austin Peay 0 6 Middle Tennessee 34 7 Middle Tennessee 27 3 East Tennessee 14 9 East Tennessee 22 0 Western 14 0 Western 17 6 Eastern 24 6 Eastern 0
0-8-1 5-4-0
We 1959 They We 1964 They 15 Georgetown College 12 26 Butler University 7 53 Maryville College 0 6 Marshall University 0 0 Tennessee Tech 48 35 Tennessee Tech 0 7 West Va. Tech 20 17 Murray State 14 9 Murray State 8 14 Austin Peay 13 0 Middle Tennessee 27 0 Middle Tennessee 13
21 East Tennessee 27 9 East Tennessee 21 14 Western Kentucky 27 0 Western 9 7 Eastern Kentucky 12 7 Eastern 10
3-6-0 5-4-0
We 1960 They We 1965 They 20 Georgetown 0 12 Marshal I University 22 25 Maryville 0 12 Youngstown University 9* 7 Tennessee Tech 27 15 Tennessee Tech 14
49 West Va. Tech 13 12 Murray 13 8 Murray 14 21 Austin Peay 26 0 Middle Tennessee 28 28 Middle Tennessee 30
13 East Tennessee 38 35 East Tennessee 21 12 Western Kentucky 6 21 Western 12 21 Eastern Kentucky 9 20 Eastern 38
5-4-0 *Morehead forfeited to Youngstown
3-6-0
We 1961 They We 1966 They 58 Memphis Navy 0 20 Marshall 27 14 Middle Tennessee 19 21 Youngstown 12 16 Tennessee Tech 20 14 Tennessee Tech 7 28 Murray 0 30 Murray 9 0 Marshall University 0 21 Austin Peay 10
12 East Tennessee 28 7 Middle Tennessee 20 0 Western 7 13 East Tennessee 7 0 Eastern 13 12 Western Kentucky 7
1-6-1 21 Eastern Kentucky 19 7-2-0
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