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2015 EIU Football Guide 1 QUICK FACTS Name of School .....................Eastern Illinois University City/Zip ........................................Charleston, IL 61920 #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER Founded / Enrollment ................................1895 / 8,913 Nickname....................................................... Panthers School Colors ..............................Blue, Grey and White Stadium (Capacity) .....................O’Brien Field (10,000) Surface .........................................................Matrix Turf Affiliation / Conference ...........NCAA FCS / Ohio Valley President .........Dr. David Glassman (Minnesota, 1976) Faculty Representative .............................Dr. Jim Davis Athletics Director ............... Tom Michael (Illinois, 1993) Athletics Department Phone ................ (217) 581-2319 FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year of Football..............................................1899 All-Time Playoff-Record (FCS) ...............................4-15 Years In Post Season ................................................15 Last Post Season Appearance ............................. 2013 Result ..............W 51-10 vs. Tennessee State (2nd Rd) ..................................L 39-49 vs. Towson (Quarterfinal) All-Time Record .......................................... 496-507-43 MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD/Media&PR ............................ Rich Moser Email.................................................. [email protected] Office Phone / Cell.... (217) 581-7480 / (217) 508-8317 SID Fax................................................ (217) 581-7001 Press Box Phone .................................. (217) 581-7770 Athletics Website ...................... www.EIUpanthers.com Facebook .................................................. EIUPanthers Twitter ..................................................@EIU_Panthers Instagram............................................eiupanthernation COACHING STAFF Head Coach................ Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) Record at School (Yrs) ....................................... 5-7 (1) Overall Record (Yrs) ............................................ Same OVC Record (Yrs) .............................................. 5-3 (1) Football Office Phone ........................... (217) 581-5031 Assistant HC / Offensive Coordinator ......Greg Stevens Defensive Coordinator ........................ Kane Wommack Special Teams Coach .................................Tony Gilbert Associate HC / Offensive Line .................. Mark Hutson Wide Receivers ...........................................TD Woods Tight Ends .................................................Micah Smith Running Backs ............................................Danny Nutt Defensive Line ..............................Dennis 'Dirt' Winston Linebackers .........................................Michael Hodges Huskies ...................................................James Truxillo FB Operations ......................................Lucas Stortzum TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record..........................................................5-7 Conference Record/Finish .............................5-3 (T3rd) Final Ranking............................................................n/a Basic Offense .................................................... Spread Basic Defense .................................................. Multiple Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.............................33 / 20 Starters Returning/Lost....................................... 16 / 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Success Pages ..........................................2-7 Coaching Staff ........................................................8-14 Roster & Players...................................................15-46 2013 Stats & Recap..............................................47-55 2014 Opponents ...................................................56-65 Ohio Valley Conference ........................................66-70 EIU History & Records........................................71-103 EIU & The NFL .................................................104-108 All-Time Results ...............................................109-116 EIU & The Postseason .....................................117-127 National Rankings & TV Games .......................128-131 All-Time Coaches ....................................................139 Roster 1978-Present ........................................133-136 O'Brien Field ............................................................137 Eastern Illinois Information ...............................139-146 WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2 Schools With Multiple Payton Award Winners Villanova .......................... 3 Eastern Illinois ......... 2 Appalachian State ........... 2 Colgate ............................ 2 Eastern Washington ........ 2 Georgia Southern ............ 2 New Hampshire ............... 2 Idaho................................ 2 2013 Walter Payton Award Voting 2002 Walter Payton Award Voting # Name School 1st Total # Name School 1st Total 1. Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois 74 576 1. Tony Romo Eastern Illinois 24 268 2. Vernon Adams Eastern Washington 30 446 2. Brett Gordon Villanova 18 245 3. Terrance West Towson 22 370 3. Bruce Eugene Grambling State 21 234 4. Brock Jensen North Dakota State 8 149 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER 5. Michael Nebrich Fordham 3 106 6. Zach Zenner South Dakota State 2 86 7. Erik Lora Eastern Illinois 0 85 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL... @EIU_Panthers ...15-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 3 PROGRAM SUCCESS #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER OHIO VALLEY CONFERNCE NCAA FCS PLAYOFF OVC - FCS PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2000 APPEARANCES SINCE 2000 APPEARANCES SINCE 1996 (By School) (By School) (By School) School......................# Titles (Last) School......... # Appearances (Last) School................... # Appearances EASTERN ILLINOIS ....... 7 (2013) Montana......................... 13 (2014) EASTERN ILLINOIS .................10 Jacksonville State ............ 4 (2014) Appalachian State * ....... 11 (2012) Eastern Kentucky ........................5 Eastern Kentucky ............ 3 (2011) New Hampshire ............. 11 (2014) Jacksonville State ........................4 Tennessee Tech ............... 1 (2011) EASTERN ILLINOIS ....... 9 (2013) Tennessee State ..........................3 Southeast Missouri .......... 1 (2010) UT Martin ......................... 1 (2006) Georgia Southern * .......... 8 (2012) Murray State ................................2 Murray State .................... 1 (2002) McNeese State ................ 8 (2012) UT Martin .....................................1 Western Kentucky .......... 1 (2000) * moved to the FBS level in 2013 Southeast Missouri ......................1 Tennessee Tech ...........................1 Western Kentucky .......................1 WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 4 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL... @EIU_Panthers ...15-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 5 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER THIS IS EIU FOOTBALL MEDIA EXPOSURE Eastern Illinois football has Easternappeared onIllinois regional football or national has appearedtelevision onmore regional than 65 and times national since televisionthe 2005 season... more than In 60 2013 times EIU since was tehfeatured 2005 onseason... the ESPNU Last program season theAll-Access, Panthers the were only theFCS onlyprogram FCS teamin the in nation the nation to be to covered. be featured In onaddition the ESPNU to teamprogram appearances, All-Access. 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WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 6 THIS IS EIU FOOTBALL 15 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL... @EIU_Panthers ...15-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 7 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE FOOTBALL 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER EIU WINS VS. FBS SCHOOLS Aug. 31, 2013 .......at San Diego State ......... W 40-19 Sept. 25, 2004 ......at Eastern Michigan ....... W 31-28 Sept. 19, 1998 ......at Northern Illinois .......... W 28-20 Aug. 29, 1996 .......at Western Michigan ...... W 28-20 Oct. 14, 1989 ........at Akron .......................... W 27-17 TOP CROWDS TO WATCH EIU 1.......Oct. 10, 2009 ......... at Penn State ........ 104,488 2.......Sept. 4, 2010 ......... at Iowa ....................70,585 3.......Sept. 6, 2008 ......... at Illinois .................. 60,131 4.......Sept. 10, 2005
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