Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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116 Football QUARTERBA CK Adrian Breen was a standout player in the Ohio Valley Conference this year. Breen had more pass completions than any other player in the confer- ence. Adrian Breen is a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio, and majors in Business.

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RECEIVING a blow to the head gear, Bruce Chiselline fights back. Cuiselline is a defensive tackle from Tor- rence, California. He was named Player of the Year in the Southern California junior Colleges. PHOTO BY ROSEMARY SLONE When the Morehead State Eagles rallied in the second half of the Wichita State game to boost their season record to 3-0, they accomplished two things. The first brought them nation-wide recognition - calls from USA Today and Sports Illustrated - as they set a national record with the greatest comeback in NCAA Division I football histo- ry. ' The second was to establish the theme for the 1986 season. Suddenly Morehead State was news. They were dubbed the iiComeback Kids by the Lexington Herald- Leader and their Cinderella story caught the mediais fancy. With a pre-season prediction to finish last in the OVC and a 1-10 prior season hanging like an albatross around their necks, the win over the Wichita Shockers was more than a one-game fluke. The third straight victory boosted the Eagles to a ranking of ninth in the nation and gave them their best start ever since 1964. The winning season started long before the Eagles donned the blue and gold game uniforms against Marshall State. Coach Bill Baldridge explained that his team started getting things on track in Spring training. nThere were a lot of negative things hap- pening at MSU. We decided early that we weren't going to let them take over and control our season. Regardless of what went on everywhere else, we were going to win football games. The Marshall Thundering Herd was the first opponent to see the Eagles meant to play every game to the last few seconds. Morehead defeated Marshall 19-10, the first win over Marshall in 11 years. The final score was 19-10. Against James Madison, the Eagles came back from deficits of 17-0 and 24-7 before Adrian Breen took control. The Dukes led by 17 when a 5-yard Breen run put the Eagles on the scoreboard with 1:16 remain- ing in the half. Baldridge saw this as the key to take some momentum into the locker DEFENSIVE linemen jeff Hester, Shaun Smith, Dean Lape, and Kevin Myers down Austin Pea y ball carrier. Hester is a sophomore from Lancaster; Smith is a senior from Detroit, Michigan; Lape is a junior from West- chester, Ohio; and Myers is a freshman from Tucker, Georgia. PHOTO BY LARRY TACKETT

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STRUGGLING for another touchdown, a MSU player slips out of the reach of an opponent's arms during a Close game. The new astro-turf being played on was financed by player jeff lacob's father. C ON TEMPLA TING the game plan, C oach Bill Baldridge and his assistants work hard to make the season a winning one. Before every practice, team members undergo a visualization process administered by the trainers. Hard work pays off as MSU experienced one of its most successful seasons even PHOTOS BY LARRY TACKETT