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GAME 6 | MISSOURI STATE at WESTERN ILLINOIS | Sat., Oct. 14, 2017 | 3:00 p.m. (CDT) | Macomb, Ill. | Hanson Field (16,638) | Bears Football Radio Network | ESPN3 MISSOURIF O O T B STATE A L L Eric Doennig, MSU Athletics Communications (Primary Football Contact) | O: (417) 836-4586 | C: (417) 827-5327 | [email protected] | MissouriStateBears.com | @MoStateFootball | MissouriStBears 2017 MSU SCHEDULE GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time TV/Result Date ................................ Saturday, Oct. 14 Kickoff ............................. 3:00 p.m. (CDT) Sept. 2 at Missouri 11:00 a.m. L, 43-72 Site ..........................................Macomb, Ill. Sept. 9 at (11) North Dakota 4:00 p.m. L, 0-34 Stadium .................................. Hanson Field Sept. 16 Murray State 2:00 p.m. W, 28-21 Capacity ....................................... 16,638 Surface .................................. Matrix Turf Sept. 23 (12) Illinois State* 2:00 p.m. L, 9-34 Missouri State (1-4, 0-2 MVFC) Western Illinois (4-1, 1-1 MVFC) Sept. 30 at (2) North Dakota State* 1:00 p.m. L, 11-38 BEARS Radio ................................ KTXR 101.3 FM LEATHERNECKS ............... Bears Football Radio Network Oct. 14 at (14) Western Illinois* 3:00 p.m. ESPN3 Conference ................................MVFC ....................... (Art Hains, Dennis Heim) Conference ................................MVFC Head Coach ....................Dave Steckel Head Coach ...................Charlie Fisher Oct. 21 South Dakota State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 TV ................................................... ESPN3 Alma Mater ................Kutztown (1982) Alma Mater ...Springfield College (1981) Oct. 28 Indiana State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Career Record ............. 6-21 (3rd year) Live Stats .................GoLeathernecks.com Career Record ........... 46-23 (7th year) Nov. 4 at Southern Illinois* 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Record at MSU ........................... same Twitter .......................... @MoStateFootball Record at WIU ............ 10-6 (2nd year) Nov. 11 UNI* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 FIRST AND TEN Nov. 18 at Youngstown State* 11:00 a.m. ESPN3 The Missouri State Bears face off against their third-straight ranked foe when they travel to Macomb, Ill., for a *Missouri Valley Football Conference game; all times Central 3 p.m. MVFC contest against the No. 14 Western Illinois Leathernecks Saturday at Hanson Field Radio broadcasts of all MSU games carried live on KTXR FM 101.3 in MSU holds a slight 17-16-1 edge in the series, despite WIU claiming its first win vs. MSU since 2008 last October in Springfield and the Bears Football Radio Network throughout the state of Missouri Springfield; MSU is 10-7 all-time against WIU in Macomb, including wins in its last three trips to Hanson Field With Saturday's matchup against the No. 14 Leathernecks, the Bears will have squared off against at least four ranked opponents in each of the last eight seasons; MSU has defeated three different ranked esternW Illinois HEAD TO HEAD squads, including road wins in 1999 and 2001 MSU Category WIU The Bears and Leathernecks have combined to average 58 combined points per game over their last five meetings, with MSU outscoring WIU by a 194-113 margin 18.2 Scoring Offense 40.4 MSU ranks second among all FCS squads in fewest penalty yards per game (31.40) and fifth in fewest overall penal- 130.6 Rushing Offense 179.4 ties (21) this season; the Bears have ranked among the top four MVFC squads in fewest penalty yards in each of 191.0 Pass Offense 284.0 head coach Dave Steckel's three seasons 116.13 Pass Efficiency 168.99 Senior receiver Malik Earl moved up to eighth on the Bears' career receptions chart with his five catches at North 321.6 Total Offense 463.4 Dakota State (Sept. 30); with 114 career catches, he needs two more receptions to match Jeff Hewitt in the No. 7 spot and three more to reach No. 6, currently occupied by Cadarrius Dotson 81 First Downs 106 Senior return specialist Deion Holliman broke not only Tony Gilbert's (2,219) Missouri State career kickoff return 39.8 Scoring Defense 22.2 yardage record at North Dakota State, but also Carlos Anderson's (UNI) all-time MVFC mark of 2,318 yards; Holli- 199.2 Rushing Defense 90.2 man's 221-yard day ranks second in MSU history behind his own 238-yard performance vs. Southern Illinois in 2015 303.2 Pass Defense 256.0 Holliman ranks sixth nationally in combined kick return yards (527) and 15th in punt return average (10.8); addition- ally, fellow special teams standout Brendan Withrow brings the No. 16 punt average (42.6) into Saturday's game 162.53 Pass Defense Efficiency 130.38 Senior linebacker Kurran Blamey turned in a season-high seven tackles to lead the Bears at NDSU, surpassing 502.4 Total Defense 346.2 the 100-career tackle plateau in the process -3 Turnover Margin +11 Both Earl and senior tight end Erik Furmanek rate among the Valley's top 10 pass catchers in terms of yards per 23.9 Kickoff Returns 22.1 reception; Furmanek's 17.08 ypc. average ranks 41st nationally and fifth in the MVFC, while Earl's 15.70 average is 10.8 Punt Returns 23.6 68th and sixth in the league 38.0 Net Punting 32.4 BEARS LOOK TO EXTEND RECENT STRING OF SUCCESS AGAINST LEATHERNECKS 30:35 Time of Possession 34:08 Despite suffering a pair of setbacks to ranked opponents to open the 2017 Missouri alleyV Football Conference season, 24.0 Tackles for Loss 44.0 the Missouri State Bears enter their road contest with the No. 14 Western Illinois Leathernecks with plenty 5-28 Sacks-Yards 15-105 of reasons for optimism when the two clubs square off at Hanson Field in Macomb, Ill., this Saturday (Oct. 14) at 3 p.m. 14-103 Sacks Allowed-Yards 6-37 Winners of five of the last six meetings in the series, the Bears not only hold a 10-7 all-time edge over the Leathernecks on their home turf, but also have SERIES INFORMATION three victories over ranked WIU squads under their collective belts. MSU vs. Western Illinois .......... 17-16-1 Team Leaders Home ......................................... 7-9-1 Two weeks ago in Fargo, Missouri State engaged No. 2 North Dakota State MSU WIU Road ............................................10-7 in a competitive opening 30 minutes, holding the high-powered Bison ground Neutral ...........................................0-0 Rushing (ypg) Rushing (ypg) game to 51 yards in the opening half. Deion Holliman surpassed Tony Gil- Current Streak ..........................Lost 1 Calan Crowder ..................64.6 Max Norris ......................... 74.4 bert's 29-year-old Missouri State career record for kickoff return yardage with Dave Steckel vs. WIU .......................0-1 Peyton Huslig ....................21.0 Jaelon Acklin ...................... 26.6 his 25-yard return of an NDSU free kick following a second-quarter safety. As Passing (ypg) Passing (ypg) part of his 250 all-purpose yard afternoon, Holliman later eclipsed the Valley's Last 10 Meetings ...............................6-4 Peyton Huslig ..................185.2 Sean McGuire .................. 279.2 career kickoff return marker, previously held by UNI's Carlos Anderson. But 11/12/05 ......... Macomb, Ill. ........L, 24-34 11/11/06 ......... Springfield ......... W, 24-21 NDSU's stingy defense won the day, picking off three passes and stopping the Receiving (ypg) Receiving (ypg) 10/13/07......... Macomb, Ill. ........L, 10-31 Malik Earl ..........................72.2 Jaelon Acklin .................... 148.4 Bears on eight of their 13 combined third and fourth-down attempts helping the 10/14/08......... Springfield ...........L, 21-33 Erik Furmanek ...................44.4 Steve McShane ................. 38.2 Bison run off a string of 24 unanswered points down the stretch. 10/17/09......... Macomb, Ill. ...... W, 17-16 Tackles (total) Tackles (total) 10/22/10......... Springfield ......... W, 31-28 McNeece Egbim ...................29 Brett Taylor............................ 71 Thanks to four road wins, Western Illinois is off to its second straight 4-1 start 10/22/11 ......... Macomb, Ill. ...... W, 31-17 Jordan Beshore ....................23 Kahlen Saunders .................. 25 following a 38-29 road win over UNI last weekend. Led by senior wide receiver 10/27/12......... Springfield ........... W, 42-3 Jaelon Acklin, the Leathernecks are averaging over 40 points per contest. Sacks (total) Sacks (total) 10/26/13......... Macomb, Ill. ...... W, 38-27 Five tied with .......................1.0 Kahlen Saunders ................. 4.5 Acklin's 148.4 receiving yards per game leads the nation, while WIU's passing 10/15/16......... Springfield ...........L, 35-38 game (284.0 ypg.) ranks 18th nationally. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 6 | MISSOURI STATE at WESTERN ILLINOIS | Sat., Oct. 14, 2017 | 3:00 p.m. (CDT) | Macomb, Ill. | Hanson Field (16,638) | Bears Football Radio Network | ESPN3 MISSOURI STATE QUICK FACTS HOLD THAT FLAG Founded ............................................................................................1905 The Bears have been one of the nation’s most-disciplined MVFC SINGLE-SEASON KICK RETURN YARDAGE Location ............................................................................ Springfield, Mo. teams in terms of penalty yardage under head coach Dave No. ......Player ....................................... Year ................Yards Address .....................................................................901 S. National Ave. Steckel, ranking second among all FCS schools with an 1. .......Deion Holliman (MSU) ............ 2015 ................ 1,049 ..................................................................