Cats Travel to Campbellsville- Game Notes
The No. 6 Bethel Wildcats travel to Campbellsville this week to meet the Campbellsville Tigers in another MSC Showdown. Kick-off is slated for noon CST.
The Cats are coming off a 43-13 home win over the University of the Cumberlands. With the victory, Bethel moved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in league play. The Tigers lost 65-22 last week to Cumberland University and are 2-4 and 0-4.
The game will be the 484th game in program history. Bethel is 190-285-8 all-time.
Live video: https://campbellsvilletigers.com/watch/?Live=1744&type=Live
Live stats: https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/boxscores/20221015_ta4m.xml
Tickets & Fan Attendance:
Tickets are available on the Campbellsville website. Those can be found at CampbellsvilleTigers.com under the tickets tab. They are available for purchase at any time. Bethel's fans can enter through Gate 2 at Finley Stadium.
Last Meeting & Series:
It will be the 19th meeting between the two programs with Campbellsville leading the series 10-8. Bethel won 41-26 last year in McKenzie which was their fourth victory in a row in the series. The Cats have won five of the last six times the programs have met.
Last Week:
(Bethel)
The Wildcats returned to the friendly confines of Wildcat Stadium last week to host the Patriots of the University of the Cumberlands.
The Cats handed head coach Michael Jasper a birthday present with their 43-13 win over the visitors from the Commonwealth.
UC got on the board first blocking a Bethel punt. UC's Damon Byrnes-Mitchell blocked the punt, which was recovered by Adam Foulk, who ran it into the endzone for a score putting Cumberlands in front 7-0. The Wildcats responded with a 14 play, 80-yard drive which was capped off by a one-yard rushing score by Quashawn Ford. The point after was no good. Bethel trailed 7-6 after one.
The Wildcats took the lead at the 11:36 mark of the second quarter on a Terrance Roberts 12-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion attempt failed but Bethel led 12-7. Joaquin Collazo found Avont Burris from 20 yards out and the Cats extended their margin to 18-7. Austin Abbott nailed the point after and Bethel led 19-7. After UC scored to pull the Patriots to within 19-13, the Cats took a 22-13 lead on a 36-yard field goal by Abbott as time expired in the first half.
Bethel scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to win 43-13. Scores included a Taylor Yancy five-yard scoring run. Collazo teamed up with Kenny Williams on a six-yard touchdown pass. Collazo then connected on a 52-yard scoring strike to Davius Prather with 9:46 left for the final points of the night.
Bethel put up a season high 642 yards in total offense. The Cat defense held UC to just 150 yards in total yardage.
Collazo was 30-of-55 in passing for 463 yards. Roberts had 94 rushing yards. Burrus caught seven passes for a career high 165 yards. Prather had three receptions for 77 yards while Cobey Johnson caught five passes for 77 yards.
Vonte Bates and Brody Franks led the defense with six total tackles each. Brandon Moore had an interception for the Wildcats.
(Campbellsville)
The Tigers were unable to come out ahead after a great second half losing 65-22 to the Cumberland University Phoenix. The Tigers finished the game with 468 Yards of offense with 419 passing yards and 49 net rushing yards. Jager Gillis passed for 345 and 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Luke Shepperson had a big day with 193 yards on 13 completions with the one receiving touchdown.
Head Coaches:
Michael Jasper is in his fourth year as the Head Coach of the Wildcats.
Before becoming the head coach Jasper served as the Assistant Head Coach and worked with the defensive line. Prior to that he held the titles of Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator and oversaw the strength and conditioning program.
In 2021, the Wildcats were 7-4 overall, 4-3 in the Mid-South Conference and 2-1 against opponents ranked in the top eight in the country. Coach Jasper's career record is 21-14 overall and 11-12 in conference play.
Before joining the Bethel staff, Jasper served as Offensive and Defensive Line Assistant at Bishop Timon High School in Buffalo, N.Y.
Mike spent three years in the National Football League with the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants and Carolina Panthers.
Coach Jasper played for the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2005 and was a starter on their 2006 Ohio Valley Conference championship team. After redshirting at Middle Tennessee State University, Coach Jasper joined the Bethel University Wildcats and was as an offensive and defensive lineman from 2008-2010. He was the first-ever Wildcat drafted to the NFL in 2011 with his selection by the Buffalo Bills.
He graduated from Bethel University with a bachelor's degree in university studies. He and his wife Allison along with their children Davis Reid, Millie Claire and Samuel David reside in McKenzie. Their rescue dog is named Caine.
Jasper is the 12th head coach in Bethel football history.
Perry Thomas is in his 15th season as head coach of the Fighting Tiger football program. He is 64-78 with the Tigers.
Did You Know?
The No. 8 ranking last week was the first time the program has been ranked in the top ten of the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll since 2018.
- Joaquin Collazo III is the Mid-South Conference Offensive Football Player of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.
- Collazo threw for 463 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in Bethel's 43-13 win over Cumberlands (Ky.).
- He completed 30 of his 55 passes with a long of 56.
- Collazo's touchdowns totaled six, 20 and 52 yards.
- He also rushed nine times for 59 yards with a long of 18.
- Collazo earns weekly honors for the second time this season and in his career.
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Seventeen different states are represented on the Bethel squad.
2022 Bethel University Football Staff
Head Coach - Michael Jasper (4th season)
Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator - Chris Springer (5th season)
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator - Jay Bright (2nd season)
Offensive Assistant - Montgomery Allison (1st season)
Defensive Line Coach - Troy Brewer (1st season)
Director of Sports Performance - Brighton Hill (1st season)
Senior Defensive Analyst - Terrell Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Dustin Kincaid (3rd season)
Assistant Offensive Line Coach - Austin Kisrow (1st season)
Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach - Cody McCallister (4th season)
Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach - Greg Meyer (1st season)
Half Backs/Tight Ends Coach - Bret Peterson (2nd season)
Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Wide Receivers Coach - Hunter Scott (1st season)
Running Backs Coach - Jake Sisk (1st season)
Assistant Defensive Line Coach - Jamel Warren (1st season)
Next Week:
Homecoming will be celebrated next week. The week includes the 2022 Hall-of-Fame Induction ceremonies. The Cats will host Thomas More University. Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m. See a related story on the Hall-of-Fame on the athletic page at www.bethelathletics.com
Live stats:
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