2010 Eastern Illinois Football Spring Prospectus
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2010 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS COACHING STAFF GENERAL INFORMATION Head Coach ................................................. Bob Spoo Name of School.................... Eastern.Illinois.University Alma Mater/Year......................................Purdue,.1960 ..........................140-113-1.(22) City/Zip........................................Charleston,.IL..61920 Record at School (Yrs) Overall Record (Yrs)............................................Same Founded................................................................ 1895 Football Office Phone..........................(217).581-5031 Enrollment...........................................................11,966 Best Time To Reach Coach......................... .Mornings Nickname........................................................Panthers School Colors............................. Blue,.Grey.and.White Assistant COACHES Stadium............................................... O’Brien.Stadium Offensive Line .................... Brian Callahan (1st year) Capacity............................................................ .10,000 .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.1992). Wide Receivers ........................Mike Lynch (6th year) Surface..........................................................Pro-Grass .......Alma.Mater....................................(Montana,.1999) .............................NCAA.FCS.(formerly.I-AA) Affiliation Quarterbacks ..........................Roy Wittke (16th year) Conference.................................................. Ohio.Valley .......Alma.Mater.............. (Wisconsin.Eau-Claire.-.1982) President........................................ Dr..William.L..Perry Linebackers......................Roc Bellantoni (10th year) Alma Mater, Yr.................................Park.College,.1967 .......Alma.Mater............................ (Iona.College,.1993)) Faculty Representative.......................Dr..Gail.Richard Defensive Line ................ Forrest Jackson (7th year) .......Alma.Mater...........................(West.Georgia,.2003)) Athletics Director.................................. Barbara.Burke Defensive Backs .................Bobby Babich (4th year) Alma Mater, Yr.........................Western.Michigan,.1980 .......Alma.Mater................... (North.Dakota.State,.2006) Athletics Department Phone...............(217).581-2319 Special Teams ................. Matthew Smiley (2nd year) .......Alma.Mater........................................(Illinois,.2001) Offensive Assistant ..............Jason Fisher (2nd year) FOOTBALL HISTORY .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.2008) First Year of Football............................................ 1899 Defensive Assistant ........Chad Cleveland (3rd year) .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.2007) All-Time Playoff-Record (FCS)............................. 3-13 Defensive Quality Control... Cole Spencer (1st year) Years In Post Season............................................... 13 .......Alma.Mater.........................(Northern.Illinois,.2009) Last Post Season Appearance........................... .2009 Offensive Coordinator ...............................Roy Wittke Result....................................L.7-48.at.Southern.Illinois Defensive Coordinator ....................... Roc Bellantoni All-Time Record..........................................468-474-43 TEAM Information MEDIA RELATIONS Overall Record......................................................... 8-4 Associate AD/Media&PR........................... .Rich.Moser Conference Record/Finish................................ 6-2/1st Email...................................................rlmoser@eiu.edu Final Ranking..................... 15th.(Coaches)/19th.(TSN) Office Phone.........................................(217).581-7480 Basic Offense......................................Multiple.Pro-Set Cell Phone.............................................(217).508-8317 Basic Defense.......................................................... 4-3 SID Fax..................................................(217).581-6434 Press Box Phone..................................(217).581-7770 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 41/15 Assistant SID...........................................Bart.Rettberg Offense................................................................... 21/7 Assistant SID.............................................. Ben.Turner Defense.................................................................. 17/7 Graphic Designer/Photographer...............Sandy.King Special Teams.......................................................... 3/1 SID Mailing Address......................600.Lincoln.Avenue .................................................................... Lantz.Arena Starters Returning/Lost........................................ 17/9 .....................................................Charleston,.IL..61920 Offense..................................................................... 7/4 Overnight Mailing Address.................................Same Defense.................................................................... 8/4 Special Teams.......................................................... 2/1 Athletics Website......................www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS 2010 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Sat. Sept. 4 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa TBA Sat. Sept. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm Sat. Sept. 18 * at UT Martin Martin, Tenn. TBA Sat. Sept. 25 * JACKSONVILLE STATE O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (Hall of Fame Game) Sat. Oct. 2 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (Family Weekend) Sat. Oct. 9 * at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. TBA Sat. Oct. 16 * at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. TBA Sat. Oct. 23 * MURRAY STATE O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (94th Homecoming) Sat. Oct. 30 * AUSTIN PEAY O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (Senior Day) Sat. Nov. 6 * at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. 5 pm Sat. Nov. 13 at Illinois State Normal, Ill. 1 pm Sat. Nov. 20 OPEN DATE TBA Sat. Nov. 27 NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF First Round TBA Sat. Dec. 4 NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Second Round TBA Sat. Dec. 11 NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Quarterfinals TBA Fri./Sat. Dec. 17/18 NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Semifinals TBA Fri. Jan. 4 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Chattanooga, TN TBA * Ohio Valley Conference Contests All Times Central & Subject to Change HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS - PLAYED AT O’BRIEN FIELD BOB SPOO of All-American players both on the field and in the classroom. Eastern Illinois Spoo also coached 2002 Walter Payton Award winner Tony Romo, Head Football Coach now a Pro Bowl quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys. (Purdue, 1960) Over his 23 years on the EIU sidelines, Spoo has been named 23rd Season the OVC Coach of the Year three times (2001, 2005, 2009), Gateway Conference Coach of the Year once (1995) and the Region Coach of Bob Spoo, the dean of the Year two times (1995 and 2001). In 2000 he was the runner-up coaches in the Ohio Valley for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. In 1995 he was Conference returns for his 23rd named the Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year. season on the Panthers sidelines Demanding excellence on the field and in the classroom, looking to guide the Panthers to Spoo believes that the foundation for constructing a championship their 14th NCAA FCS playoff program lies with a strong defense and sound kicking game, appearance. revolving around a ball-control passing attack. Spoo currently ranks fourth Spoo and his staff have been commended publicly by the among Division I coaches with Faculty Senate for their emphasis on academics. The Daily Eastern the longest tenure at one school News, the campus daily newspaper, named Spoo as their “Person trailing Penn State’s Bobby of the Year” in his second year in Charleston. Bowden, Albany’s Bob Ford A three year Purdue letterman, Spoo replaced NFL Hall-of- and Villanova’s Andy Talley on Famer Len Dawson as the starting quarterback in 1957 and guided that list. the Boilermakers to a two-year record of 11-5. He co-captained the Last season EIU climbed back to the top of the OVC standings 1958 Blue team in the Blue-Gray All-Star game. as the Panthers captured their fifth conference crown since 2001. Spoo later returned to his alma mater to coach quarterbacks in Spoo was named the OVC Coach of the Year and one of five the 1980’s, building his resume by coaching such nationally known finalists for the Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year as EIU passers as Mark Hermann, Scott Campbell and Jim Everett. All three finished the year at 8-4 overall. The Panthers advanced to the their would go on to play in the National Football League. During his time seventh playoff appearance since 2000 ending the year ranked at Purdue (1978-1986) the team made four bowl appearances. Spoo 15th in the FCS Coaches poll. also spent several years at Wisconsin (1973-77) as the quarterbacks After missing the 2006 season for medical reasons, Spoo coach. returned to the team in a full-time capacity following the Panthers Prior to becoming a mainstay in the college coaching ranks, 2006 first round playoff loss. In 2007 that recognized drive and Spoo was one of the most successful prep coaches in Illinois. He “voice” returned in full force as Spoo guided EIU to its third was the head coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette from 1967-72 straight FCS playoff appearance and 12th overall. directing the school to a 51-9-2 record and the 1969 Chicago city EIU would finish the