Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Football continued . . . on Friday, October 16. ttI feel great now, after losing 55 pounds, Baldrige said. Fm already ex- cited about next seasonf, Also after the Austin Peay game, 31 players were afflicted with food poison- ing and had to miss important practices. As a result the Eagles lost their home- coming game to Tennessee Tech, 14-52. The season was not a total loss, how- ever. ttIt was definitely a learning expe- rience, commented freshman quarter- back, Chris Swartz. Every game I learned something new, and as the sea- son progressed I felt more and more re- laxed. Next year 111 have some experi- ence under my belt and the players on the offensive line will also be more sea-

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Injured Eagle Pride The Eagle football team experienced a rebuilding season in 1987. The squad, which was young, also suffered setbacks due to injuries and illnesses, and subse- quently finished with a 2-8 record. iiThe season was a big disappoint- ment, said Head Coach Bill Bladridge. uWe thought we had turned the corner with our 7-4 record last season. I hoped we could keep it going, but the loss of 19 seniors made it tough. The squad lettered 18 freshmen and red-shirted 11 more, in addition to 12 new sophomore lettermen. Eight of the teams veteran defense linemen were in- jured and four of these were taken out in the first two games. iiln the Southern Arkansas games we only had two inside linebackers that were healthy. When one of those went down, we had to put an end in a line- backer position to take this place, said Baldridge. Baldridge himself had to undergo bal- loon angioplasty surgery to correct a 75 percent blockage in an artery near his heart. The head coach had suffered se- vere chest pains after the teams 13-20 loss to Austin Peay and was hospitalized. His surgery took place on Wednesday, October 14, at St. Thomas hospital in Nashville, and he was back in Morehead Arch-rival EKU ran way with the game on Nov. 21, scoring 23 points to the Eagles 0. David Gif- ford, a sophomore defensive end from Ashland, attempted a tackle on a EKU runner. PHOTO BY: jef Colquhoun Football 117

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The annual rivalry between MSU and Eastern Kentucky University occurred on Nov. 21 this year. Tony Sergent, 1M3, a senior defensive guard from Whitesburg, and Mike Metcalf, e26, ajunior free safety from Franklin, combined to tackle an EKU player. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy EKU defeated the Eagles by a score of 23-0 on Nov. 21. Monty McIntyre, a senior from George- town, was tackled on a punt return. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy $$$$st Tennessee Tech,s Golden Eagles won on Oct. 1 7 by a score of 52-14. D.D. Harrison, a senior tailback from Henderson, is one of MSUis leading rushers. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy Time-out on the sidelines to plan strategy is impor- -tant to any quarterback. Chris Swartz, a freshman quarterback from Owingsville, took time while his defense was on the field to plan during the game against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 7. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy The Eagles met the Middle Tennessee Blue Raid- ers at home on Nov. 7 and came away with a 7-3 win. Brent Huffman, left, a junior tight end from Versailles, gave some encouragement to Joe Gag- liano, ajunior offensive lineman from Glenwood, 111., during the game. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy Football 119