Shepherd College Men's Football

McCook. McCook spent the 2009 season as running game coordinator/tight ends coach at Liberty University. He served as offensive coordinator for nine years and was offensive line coach for 10 years for Shepherd from 1999-2008. McCook was elevated to assistant head coach in 2007. In 2015 Shepherd ranked second nationally in team passing efficiency (168.26). The Rams posted a recorde-setting 13-1 mark en route to an appearance in the national championship game.   In 2014 the Rams averaged 38.2 points per game and ranked third nationally in time of possession.   In 2013 Shepherd running backs Allen Cross and Jabre Lolley combined to rush for over 2,000 yards and 27 touchdowns.   In 2011 Shepherd established a new season mark for most points per game with a 43.5 mark. The Rams also ranked third in NCAA II in that category (scoring offense).   In 2010 Shepherd set numerous season offensive marks, including most points (549),  most total offense plays (964), and most total offense yards (5,960).    In 2007 Shepherd finished 10th in the nation in rushing offense (249.8) and 26th in scoring offense (35.7). Dervon Wallace led the nation in all-purpose yards per game (222.8) and Ryan Pope, won the Rimington Award as the top center in NCAA II.   In 2006 Shepherd finished 25th in the nation in rushing offense (174.8) and 32nd in scoring offense (27.8). Dervon Wallace was ranked 11th in rushing (1,300) and 13th in the country in scoring (9.0).   In 2005 Shepherd finished 21st in the nation in scoring offense (34.8). Dervon Wallace was ranked fourth in the country in scoring (13.5).   In 2000 Shepherds Dalevon Smith led all NCAA II rushers (166.1 yards per game).   In 1999 McCook helped Shepherd finish fifth in the nation in scoring offense (40.2), eighth in rushing offense (277.4), and ninth in total offense (453.3).   Prior to joining Shepherd, McCook served as an assistant coach for Frostburg State University.   A 1992 graduate of Wesley College, McCook coached high school football at Beall and South River High Schools in Maryland. In 1991 McCook spent one season at Susquehanna University, where he helped lead the Crusaders to the semifinals of the NCAA III Playoffs.    McCook returned to coach at Wesley from 1992-97. McCook helped lead the Wolverines to the 1993 Southeast ECAC championship.    McCook, an offensive lineman at Wesley, earned a B.S. degree in physical education.   McCook earned a masters degree in sport science-sports management from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama, in 1999.   McCook, and his wife, Beth, reside in Hagerstown, Maryland, with their son, Michael, and daughters, Molly and Madison.  

Kline. Kline, a 2003 Shepherd graduate, previously worked with the Ram defensive line and special teams. Kline also serves as the secondary coach.   In 2014 Shepherd led NCAA II in rushing defense (44.3) in 2014 for the fourth consecutive year. The Rams also ranked second in total defense (225.7) and third in scoring defense (13.0).   Kline earned 2013 FootballScoop Division II Coordinator of the Year honors after Shepherd led NCAA II in rushing defense (48.3), placed second in both scoring defense (13.4) and total defense (244.8), and ranked third in pass efficiency defense (96.68).   The Rams led NCAA II in rushing defense (52.64) and red zone defense (0.52) in 2012.   In Kline's first season as defensive coordinator in 2011, the Rams led NCAA II in rushing defense and total defense. Shepherd also set a new NCAA II team record for most interception returns for touchdowns (8), while Elijah Davis tied an NCAA II mark with four interceptions for touchdowns.   In 2010 Ram return specialist Deante Steele set an NCAA II record with his 11th career kick return touchdown and gained All-American honors for the third straight year. Additionally, Shepherd ranked second nationally in turnover margin. In 2009 Steele earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year as he tied a pair of NCAA II records.   All four starters on Klines 2007 defensive line gained All-WVIAC honors.   Kline played for the Rams as a defensive lineman from 1998-2002. He was a member of the 1998 and 1999 WVIAC champion teams and served as a team captain as a senior in 2002.   Kline earned a masters degree in curriculum and instruction in physical education from Shepherd in 2005.   Kline and his wife, Kim, also a 2003 Shepherd graduate, reside in Hagerstown, Maryland, with their two children, Bradley and Kaylee.