2008 YEAR IN REVIEW T.J. Lang - 4th Round Selection in NFL Draft

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 79 2008 EMU Statistics 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Statistics Record: 3-9; 2-6 MAC

RUSHING GP Att GAIN LOSS NET Avg Td Lg SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT BLEVINS, Terrence 12 133 606 31 575 4.3 12 61 Eastern Michigan 35 125 61 88 -- 309 PRIEST, Dwayne 12 99 490 16 474 4.8 5 28 Opponents 92 112 102 121 -- 427 SCHMITT, Andy 11 57 251 80 171 3.0 5 30 WELCH, Corey 12 25 159 5 154 6.2 0 21 SCORING TD FG Pat-K Rush Rec. Pass Pts JONES, Tyler 12 34 146 1 145 4.3 0 30 BLEVINS, Terrence 12 ------72 MCMAHON, Kyle 5 32 167 29 138 4.3 0 22 CARITHERS, Joe -- 10-14 38-38 ------68 SANDERS, Marvon 12 10 98 18 80 8.0 0 51 PRIEST, Dwayne 6 ------36 WHITE, DeAnthony 8 4 53 0 53 13.2 0 44 JONES, Tyler 6 ------36 WILLIAMS, Jason 3 4 29 6 23 5.8 1 19 SCHMITT, Andy 5 ------0-1 30 SHERRER, Dominique 2 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 4 LEDUC, Josh 4 ------24 BURKE, Tyrone 9 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 STONE, Jacory 3 ------18 DOWNARD, Ryan 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 WHITE, DeAnthony 1 ------6 GAGE, Dontayo 12 4 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 SANDERS, Marvon 1 ------6 BONNER, John 12 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 GAGE, Dontayo 1 ------6 TEAM 8 10 0 46 -46 -4.6 0 0 WILLIAMS, Jason 1 ------6 Total...... 12 418 2015 237 1778 4.3 23 61 JOHNSON, Zach -- -- 1-1 ------1 Opponents...... 12 450 2617 261 2356 5.2 28 73 DITCH, Kevin -- 0-1 ------0 Total...... 40 10-15 39-39 0-0 0-0 0-1 309 PASSING GP Eff. Comp Att Int Pct Yds Td Opponents...... 56 11-19 54-55 1-1 0-0 0-0 427 SCHMITT, Andy 11 123.88 261 417 8 62.6 2644 15 MCMAHON, Kyle 5 125.78 45 73 4 61.6 574 2 FIELD GOALS FM-FA 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG JONES, Tyler 12 0.00 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 CARITHERS, Joe 10-14 5-7 4-4 1-3 0-0 43 WILLIAMS, Jason 3 -22.13 1 3 1 33.3 4 0 DITCH, Kevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 JOHNSON, Zach 9 184.00 1 1 0 100.0 10 0

GAGE, Dontayo 12 0.00 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LG FC I-20 Total...... 12 122.16 308 499 13 61.7 3232 17 JOHNSON, Zach 24 868 36.2 58 7 8 Opponents...... 12 156.06 178 298 8 59.7 2547 27 TREPPA, Patrick 23 774 33.7 49 3 8 CARITHERS, Joe 7 260 37.1 45 0 0 RECEIVING GP REC YDS AVG TD LG TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 STONE, Jacory 12 88 943 10.7 3 42 Total...... 55 1902 34.6 58 10 16 JONES, Tyler 12 75 760 10.1 6 53 Opponents...... 43 1731 40.3 62 3 17 LEDUC, Josh 12 32 446 13.9 4 63 SANDERS, Marvon 12 28 253 9.0 1 45 GAGE, Dontayo 12 22 211 9.6 1 26 NO. YDS AVG TD LG WHITE, DeAnthony 8 15 156 10.4 1 42 JENKINS, Jermaine 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 PRIEST, Dwayne 12 14 125 8.9 1 34 DOWNARD, Ryan 2 35 17.5 0 26 BLEVINS, Terrence 12 13 76 5.8 0 33 HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1 1 1.0 0 1 BONNER, John 12 7 109 15.6 0 23 LONG, Kevin 1 0 0.0 0 0 THAYER, Ben 12 6 113 18.8 0 27 HICKS, Arrington 1 0 0.0 0 0 BURKE, Tyrone 9 4 31 7.8 0 10 HARRISON, Dwayne 1 0 0.0 0 0 WELCH, Corey 12 2 3 1.5 0 5 Total...... 8 27 3.4 0 26 BROWN, Reggie 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 Opponents...... 13 155 11.9 1 45 SMITH, Spenser 10 1 4 4.0 0 4 LANG, T.J. 12 0 -4 0.0 0 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LG Total...... 12 308 3232 10.5 17 63 GAGE, Dontayo 30 538 17.9 0 29 Opponents...... 12 178 2547 14.3 27 93 WELCH, Corey 26 562 21.6 0 35 SANDERS, Marvon 3 55 18.3 0 24 TOTAL OFF. GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOT AVG/G FORT, Tim 1 12 12.0 0 12 SCHMITT, Andy 11 474 171 2644 2815 255.9 WILLIAMS, Josh 1 10 10.0 0 10 MCMAHON, Kyle 5 105 138 574 712 142.4 WHITE, DeAnthony 1 52 52.0 0 26 BLEVINS, Terrence 12 133 575 0 575 47.9 OHRMAN, Brad 1 5 5.0 0 5 PRIEST, Dwayne 12 99 474 0 474 39.5 JENKINS, Jermaine 1 -15 -15.0 0 0 WELCH, Corey 12 25 154 0 154 12.8 Total...... 64 1219 19.0 0 35 JONES, Tyler 12 38 145 0 145 12.1 Opponents...... 50 1120 22.4 0 61 SANDERS, Marvon 12 10 80 0 80 6.7 WHITE, DeAnthony 8 4 53 0 53 6.6 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LG WILLIAMS, Jason 3 7 23 4 27 9.0 WHITE, DeAnthony 6 28 4.7 0 13 TEAM 8 10 -46 0 -46 -5.8 SANDERS, Marvon 4 37 9.2 0 12 Total...... 12 917 1778 3232 5010 417.5 Total...... 10 65 6.5 0 13 Opponents...... 12 748 2356 2547 4903 408.6 Opponents...... 22 305 13.9 0 78

80 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2008 EMU Statistics 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Statistics Record: 3-9; 2-6 MAC

DEFENSE Gp-Gs So Asst Tot Tfl/Y Sk/Y Int/Y Pbr Qbh Fr Ff Team Statistics EMU Opp HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 12-12 49 58 107 4.5-16 1.0-9 1-1 1 1 . 1 SCORING 309 427 WYATT, Jacob 12-12 59 29 88 2.0-5 . . 1 . 1-0 1 Points Per Game 25.8 35.6 JENKINS, Jermaine 12-11 41 23 64 7.0-29 2.0-16 2--9 4 . 3-0 . FIRST DOWNS 276 237 HARRISON, Dwayne 12-7 38 19 57 1.0-5 . 1-0 1 . . . Rushing 91 113 HATCHETT, Andre 11-10 25 26 51 2.5-3 . . . . 1-15 . Passing 162 105 OHRMAN, Brad 12-9 28 14 42 11.0-60 6.0-39 . 1 5 1-0 2 Penalty 23 18 HUNT, Josh 12-11 17 16 33 5.0-13 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 . RUSHING YARDAGE 1778 2356 SMITH, Spenser 10-4 18 13 31 8.0-28 2.0-15 . 3 2 . 1 Yards Gained Rushing 2015 2617 DOWNS, Brandon 12-11 15 15 30 2.5-6 . . 1 1 . 1 Yards Lost Rushing 237 261 DOWNARD, Ryan 8-6 15 13 28 . . 2-35 2 . 1-0 . Rushing Attempts 418 450 WILSON, Nate 12-4 21 5 26 . . . 1 . . 1 Average Per Rush 4.3 5.2 LONG, Kevin 11-10 16 9 25 1.0-2 . 1-0 3 . . . Average Per Game 148.2 196.3 MAY, Chris 12-0 11 14 25 3.0-14 1.0-6 . . . 1-0 1 TDs Rushing 23 28 PASSING YARDAGE 3232 2547 FORT, Tim 11-2 9 13 22 0.5-1 1.0-0 . 1 . . . Att-Comp-Int 499-308-13 298-178-8 WAITS, Herb 12-0 15 3 18 ...... Average Per Pass 6.5 8.5 HICKS, Arrington 9-8 13 4 17 . . 1-0 7 . 1-0 . Average Per Catch 10.5 14.3 GARRISON, Lyle 11-2 8 8 16 1.0-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . Average Per Game 269.3 212.2 REESE, Javon 12-0 7 7 14 1.5-12 1.0-9 . . . . . TDs Passing 17 27 SLATER, Brandon 12-9 8 3 11 2.0-5 ...... TOTAL OFFENSE 5010 4903 KUHLMAN, Ryan 10-2 5 5 10 . . . . 1 . . Total Plays 917 748 PRIEST, Dwayne 12-4 5 2 7 ...... Average Per Play 5.5 6.6 BLEVINS, Terrence 12-8 1 5 6 ...... Average Per Game 417.5 408.6 PRATT, Brandon 9-0 3 2 5 ...... KICK RETURNS: No.-Yds. 64-1219 50-1120 PALSROK, Tyler 7-2 2 2 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds. 10-65 22-305 WELCH, Corey 12-0 3 1 4 ...... INT. RETURNS: No.-Yds. 8-27 13-155 ENGLISH, Marcus 12-0 1 2 3 0.5-1 ...... KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 22.4 SERRUTO, Drew 5-0 1 2 3 ...... PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.5 13.9 BROWN, Steve 4-0 2 1 3 ...... INT. RETURN AVERAGE 3.4 11.9 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 19-11 COCHRAN, Tyler 11-0 1 1 2 ...... PENALTIES-YARDS 65-600 63-512 RILEY, Corey 8-0 2 . 2 2.0-8 ...... Average Per Game 50.0 42.7 FOX, David 7-0 . 2 2 ...... PUNTS-YARDS 55-1902 43-1731 DIXON, Keith 6-0 1 1 2 ...... Average Per Punt 34.6 40.3 MITCHELL, Mark 10-0 2 . 2 ...... Net Punt Average 29.0 35.5 TEAM 8-0 2 . 2 ...... TIME OF POSSESSION/Gm. 34:48 27:11 STONE, Jacory 12-12 1 . 1 ...... 3rd-DOWN CONVERSIONS 74/183 62/139 JONES, Tyler 12-9 1 . 1 ...... 3rd-Down Pct. 40% 45% LANG, T.J. 12-12 1 . 1 ...... 4th-DOWN CONVERSIONS 18/33 6/12 DITCH, Kevin 9-0 1 . 1 ...... 4th-Down Pct. 55% 50% DEMASTER, Dan 6-3 1 . 1 ...... SACKS BY-YARDS 16-105 19-104 PALUCH, Sonny 12-0 1 . 1 ...... MISCELLANEOUS YARDS -20 4 TREPPA, Patrick 7-0 1 . 1 ...... SCORED 40 56 BUCHE, Bridger 12-12 1 . 1 ...... FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 11-19 LEDUC, Josh 12-5 1 . 1 ...... ON-SIDE KICKS 0-6 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 94-106 104-122 WILLIAMS, Josh 3-0 . 1 1 ...... RED-ZONE TDs 78-106 82-122 BURKE, Tyrone 9-0 1 . 1 ...... PAT-ATTEMPTS 39-39 54-55 SCHMITT, Andy 11-10 1 . 1 ...... ATTENDANCE 189,512 434,046 Total...... 12-0 455 319 774 56-214 16-105 8-27 27 10 11-15 8 Opponents...... 12-0 521 369 890 70.0-222 19-104 13-155 45 22 5-54 6

All Purp. Yds Gp Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G STONE, Jacory 12 0 943 0 0 0 943 78.6 Eastern Michigan University JONES, Tyler 12 145 760 0 0 0 905 75.4 2008 Football Results (3-9; 2-6 MAC West-5th) GAGE, Dontayo 12 0 211 0 538 0 749 62.4 Date Opponent Attendance Result WELCH, Corey 12 154 3 0 562 0 719 59.9 Aug. 28 INDIANA STATE 17,494 W, 52-0 Sept. 6 at Michigan State 71,789 L, 10-42 BLEVINS, Terrence 12 575 76 0 0 0 651 54.2 Sept. 13 TOLEDO* 16,860 L, 17-41 PRIEST, Dwayne 12 474 125 0 0 0 599 49.9 Sept. 20 at Maryland 48,023 L, 24-51 LEDUC, Josh 12 0 446 0 0 0 446 37.2 Sept. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 17,159 L, 0-37 SANDERS, Marvon 12 80 253 37 55 0 425 35.4 Oct. 4 at Bowling Green* 16,217 W, 24-21 WHITE, DeAnthony 8 53 156 28 52 0 289 36.1 Oct. 11 at Army 27,096 L, 13-17 SCHMITT, Andy 11 171 0 0 0 0 171 15.5 Oct. 18 AKRON* 17,055 L, 35-42 MCMAHON, Kyle 5 138 0 0 0 0 138 27.6 Oct. 25 at #25 Ball State* 20,948 L, 16-38 THAYER, Ben 12 0 113 0 0 0 113 9.4 Nov. 1 at Western Michigan* 19,917 L, 10-31 Nov. 22 at Temple* 13,033 L, 52-55 BONNER, John 12 -3 109 0 0 0 106 8.8 Nov. 28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 26,188 W, 56-52 TEAM 8 -46 0 0 0 0 -46 -5.8 Total...... 12 1778 3232 65 1219 27 6321 526.8 *Mid-American Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS Opponents...... 12 2356 2547 305 1120 155 6483 540.2

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 81 Game 1 - Indiana State

Ga m e 1 FIRST QUARTER EMU 08:41 Terrence Blevins 4-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Indiana State at EMU EMU 06:58 Terrence Blevins 61-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 SECOND QUARTER Rynearson Stadium EMU 11:17 Tyler Jones 14-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU 07:07 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT 7 p.m. - Attendance: 17,494 (Paid) THIRD QUARTER 2008 Season and Home Opener EMU 06:37 Andy Schmitt 16-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT EMU 01:30 Dwayne Priest 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT FOURTH QUARTER EMU 10:34 Joe Carithers 33-yard EMU 02:37 Jason Williams 19-yard run; Zach Johnson PAT EMU OPENS SEASON WITH 52-0 SHUTOUT OF INDIANA STATE Eagles rack up school-record 637 yards in total offense SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Eastern Michigan University football team used a high- Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 powered offense and a stifling defense to hand a visiting Indiana State University Eastern Michigan 14 14 14 10 52 squad a 52-0 shutout here Thursday night (Aug. 28) in Rynearson Stadium in the season opener for both teams. It was the first shutout for EMU since the Eagles TEAM TOTALS ISU EMU defeated Akron, 45-0, Oct. 18, 1997. FIRST DOWNS 7 30 With the win, the Eagles start the season 1-0 for the first time since 2004, while Rushing 4 19 Indiana State drops to 0-1 to start the 2008 season. Passing 3 10 EMU piled up a team-record 637 yards of total offense, including 413 on the Penalty 0 1 ground. Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) racked up 176 NET YARDS RUSHING 75 413 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles’ ground attack. Sophomore Dwayne Rushing Attempts 31 53 Priest (Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union) rushed for 39 yards and two scores on Average Per Rush 2.4 7.8 just eight rushing attempts. Junior Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. Rushing Touchdowns 0 6 John’s) completed 15-of-20 passes for 160 yards and a through the air, Yards Gained Rushing 118 424 while rushing for 33 yards and a score on the ground. Yards Lost Rushing 43 11 Defensively, senior Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw) turned in two NET YARDS PASSING 57 224 interceptions for the Green and White, while safety Dwayne Harrison (North Miami Completions-Att.-Int. 7-23-3 21-29-0 Beach, Fla.-North Miami Beach) picked off one as well. The Eagles yielded only 132 Average Per Attempt 2.5 7.7 yards of total offense to the Sycamores, allowing ISU just seven first downs on the Average Per Completion 8.1 10.7 evening. Passing Touchdowns 0 1 The Eagles took little time getting on the board, taking the ball on their first pos- TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 132 637 session and driving 80 yards in just nine plays to go up 7-0 on a Blevins four-yard Total Offense Plays 54 82 carry and a Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) PAT. Average Gain Per Play 2.4 7.8 ISU punted on its ensuing possession, giving the Eagles back the ball just over a Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 3-1 minute later. On the first play of the drive, Blevins broke through the line, taking it Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 7-54 61 yards to the end zone. Another Carithers’ PAT staked the Eagles to a 14-0 lead, just PUNTS-YARDS 9-393 3-122 eight minutes into the game. Average Yards Per Punt 43.7 40.7 EMU continued to increase its lead in the second quarter, tacking another 14 Net Yards Per Punt 38.9 39.3 points on the board before halftime. Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Inside 20 2 2 Mich.-Belleville) reeled in a 14-yard pass from Schmitt to give the Eagles a three- 50+ Yards 3 1 touchdown lead. Jenkins’ first with 9:20 to go in the second quarter set Touchbacks 1 0 up another scoring drive for the home team, with Priest finding the end zone just Fair Catch 1 0 over two minutes later. KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-61 9-542 EMU entered halftime with a 28-0 lead, allowing the Sycamores just 95 yards of Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.0 60.2 total offense, while the Eagles totaled 365 yards of their own in the first 30 minutes Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.0 42.9 of the contest. Touchbacks 0 0 Following halftime, EMU continued to roll. Schmitt rushed for his first touchdown PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-4-0 3-23-0 of the season, escaping a tackle behind the line and turning it into six points. Carithers Average Per Return 4.0 7.7 once again added the PAT to put the Eagles on top, 35-0. After forcing another three- KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 8-156-0 1-25-0 and-out by the Sycamores, EMU put together a seven-play scoring drive, highlighted Average Per Return 19.5 25.0 by true freshman Marvon Sanders’ (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) 51-yard run, going Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 3-9-0 on top, 42-0. Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 The Eagles put another three points on the board when Carithers hit his first EMU Miscellaneous Yards 0 -20 field goal, putting the home team on top 45-0. Redshirt freshman Jason Williams Possession Time 24:56 35:04 (Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg) completed the scoring for the home team when he 1st Quarter 7:48 7:12 2nd Quarter 4:39 10:21 rushed for his first career score andZach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) 3rd Quarter 6:51 8:09 added the PAT, pushing the score to 52-0. 4th Quarter 5:38 9:22 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 21-176-2; WELCH, Corey 5-65; SANDERS, Third-Down Conversions 3-of-16 5-of-12 Marvon 2-53; PRIEST, Dwayne 8-39-2; SCHMITT, Andy 5-33-1; WILLIAMS, Jason Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-1 2-of-2 2-28-1; McMAHON, Kyle 4-14; SHERRER, Dominique 3-6; GAGE, Dontayo 2-0; Red Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 7-7 ISU: GATES, Darrius 10-61; BROWN, Antonie 8-15; CRAIG, Reese 2-8; SCHMIDT- KE, Calvin 7-3; SELIGER, Matt 3-(-3); Team 1-(-9) PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 15-20-0-160-1; McMAHON, Kyle 6-8-0-64-0; WILLIAMS, Jason 0-1-0-0; ISU: SCHMIDTKE, Calvin 4-15-3-49-0; SELIGER, Matt TACKLES: EMU: DOWNS, Brandon 3-2; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-3; WAITS, Herb 3-8-0-8-0 4-0; WYATT, Jacob 4-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 4-0; SMITH, Spenser 3-0; JENKINS, Jer- RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 5-46; WHITE, DeAnthony 3-37; BLEVINS, Ter- maine 2-1; PALSROK, Tyler 2-1; REESE, Javon 2-1; MAY, Chris 2-0; FORT, Tim 2-0; rence 3-12; THAYER, Ben 2-51; BONNER, John 2-37; JONES, Tyler 2-18-1; GAGE, HARRISON, Dwayne 2-0; SLATER, Brandon 2-0; ENGLISH, Marcus 1-1; HUNT, Dontayo 1-7; BROWN, Reggie 1-6; WELCH, Corey 1-5; LEDUC, Josh 1-5; ISU: Josh 0-2; LONG, Kevin 1-0; JONES, Tyler 1-0; HICKS, Arrington 1-0; BROWN, PATRICK, Ryan 2-21; KRAEMER, Koby 2-1; GATES, Darrius 1-15; LOUGH, Brock Steve 1-0; WILSON, Nate 1-0; DIXON, Keith 0-1 1-13; JONES, Josh 1-7 TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 11-37; DOWNS, Brandon 2.5-6; SMITH, Spenser SACKS: EMU: 4-19; REESE, Javon 1-9SMITH, Spenser 1-6; PALSROK, Tyler 1-4; 2-7; REESE, Javon 1.5-12; PALSROK, Tyler 1-4; MAY, Chris 1-3; LONG, Kevin 1-2; FORT, Tim 1-0 JENKINS, Jermaine 0.5-2; ENGLISH, Marcus 0.5-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-0; HUNT, Josh 0.5-0

82 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Game 2 - Michigan State FIRST QUARTER Ga m e 2 MSU 01:46 Javon Ringer 4-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT EMU at Michigan State Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 SECOND QUARTER EMU 14:52 Andy Schmitt 3-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Spartan Stadium MSU 05:37 Javon Ringer 6-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT East Lansing, Mich. MSU 01:05 Javon Ringer 2-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT Noon - Attendance: 71,789 THIRD QUARTER Big Ten Network Television MSU 02:08 Javon Ringer 1-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT

FOURTH QUARTER MSU 13:20 Javon Ringer 2-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT EMU DROPS ROAD DECISION AT MICHIGAN STATE MSU 04:43 Ashton Leggett 4-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT Eagles see record evened at 1-1 with 42-10 setback EMU 01:24 Joe Carithers 24-yard field goal EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell to Michigan State University, 42-10, in front of 71,789 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot Mich. The Spartans tallied 418 yards of total offense, including 238 on the ground, Eastern Michigan 0 7 0 3 10 compared to 342 for the Eagles. Michigan State 7 14 7 14 42 With the loss the Eagles fall to 1-1 on the young season, while the Spartans even their record at 1-1. TEAM TOTALS EMU MSU Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) led the Eagles FIRST DOWNS 11 21 offensively, going 11-for-23 for 111 yards via the air, while rushing for 46 yards. Rushing 3 11 Sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Passing 7 9 Dame Prep) was also3-of-8 for 108 yards. Penalty 1 1 Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) led the Eagles’ rushing NET YARDS RUSHING 127 238 attack with nine carries for 54 yards. Defensively, senior safety Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Rushing Attempts 28 52 Mich.-Sexton) led Eastern with a game-high 13 tackles, while senior linebacker Average Per Rush 4.5 4.6 Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) added12 tackles. Rushing Touchdowns 1 6 The Spartans opened up the game on a 14-play, 69-yard drive, however the drive Yards Gained Rushing 142 253 turned disastrous as Javon Ringer fumbled in the end zone, and it was recovered by Yards Lost Rushing 15 15 EMU’s Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw) for the touchback. EMU was NET YARDS PASSING 215 180 unable to capitalize though, as MSU was able to force a quick three-and-out situa- Completions-Att.-Int. 14-31-0 11-16-0 tion. Average Per Attempt 6.9 11.2 Average Per Completion 15.4 16.4 Neither side was able to get their offense in gear until the 1:46 mark of the first Passing Touchdowns 0 0 quarter, when Ringer bounced off a few would-be tacklers for the four-yard touch- TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 342 418 down scamper. Brett Swenson added the PAT to make it 7-0. The MSU points were Total Offense Plays 59 68 the first the Eagles had surrendered this season, after shutting out Indiana State Average Gain Per Play 5.8 6.1 University, 52-0, in the season opener last week (Aug. 28) in Ypsilanti. Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 Eastern quickly responded with a touchdown of its own on the strength on back- Penalties: Number-Yards 6-45 3-25 to-back big play performances. Blevins rolled off a 40-yard run to the MSU 40-yard PUNTS-YARDS 7-260 3-118 line before Schmitt found a streaking Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) for Average Yards Per Punt 37.1 39.3 a 38-yard pick-up down to the two yard line. Three plays later, Schmitt capped the six Net Yards Per Punt 21.0 32.7 play drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 14:52 to go in the second quarter. Inside 20 0 2 Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Palomar J.C.) tacked on a successful PAT to knot it at 50+ Yards 0 1 7-7. Touchbacks 0 1 Michigan State was able to crack the scoreboard with 5:37 left in the half, as Ringer Fair Catch 0 0 rushed up the middle for a six-yard touchdown run to complete the five play, 28 yard KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-197 7-475 scoring drive. The Spartan PAT was good to make it 14-7. Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.7 67.9 MSU would tack on Ringer’s third rushing touchdown of the half with 1:05 left in Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.0 46.9 the period to put the host Spartans up 21-7 as the teams headed into the lockerroom Touchbacks 0 3 for the intermission. PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 5-113-0 Following the break, the momentum started to swing back in the favor of Eastern Average Per Return 0.0 22.6 Michigan, as the Eagles started their second possession on the half on their own KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-87-0 3-89-0 three-yard line. Schmitt was able to orchestrate a 13-play, 93 yard drive down to Average Per Return 21.8 29.7 the MSU four-yard line. Carithers lined up for the field goal try, but instead it was a Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 fake by holder Ryan Downard (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee), however, he was stopped Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 at the one-yard line for a turnover-on-downs. Earlier in the drive, Blevins rushed for Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 a four-yard touchdown score but the play was for naught as the Green and White Possession Time 27:50 32:10 was flagged for holding. 1st Quarter 5:19 9:41 The Spartans would quickly capitalize on the missed EMU scoring opportunity. In 2nd Quarter 5:27 9:33 workman fashion, MSU would go 99 yards on a scoring drive that wrapped up when 3rd Quarter 9:31 5:29 Ringer found pay dirt for the fourth time with 2:08 left in the third quarter. The MSU 4th Quarter 7:33 7:27 extra point was true to make it 28-7. Third-Down Conversions 6-of-16 7-of-12 EMU would get no closer, however, as MSU took the 32-point victory, 42-10. Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-1 1-of-1 Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-7 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 9-54; SCHMITT, Andy 9-46-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 6-21; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-3; McMAHON, Kyle 2-2; GAGE, Dontayo 1-1; MSU: RINGER, Javon 34-135-5; ANDERSON, Andre 8-75; MARTIN, Keshawn TACKLES: EMU: WYATT, Jacob 5-8; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-9; HATCHETT, Andre 1-11; JIMMERSON, A.J. 3-10; LEGGETT, Ashton 2-8-1; HOYER, Brian 3-2 3-6; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-6; FORT, Tim 2-4; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-2; SMITH, Spenser 2-2; REESE, Javon 1-3; MAY, Chris 1-3; HICKS, Arrington 3-0; DOWNS, PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy11-23-0-111-0; McMAHON, Kyle3-8-0-104-0; Brandon 1-2; HARRISON, Dwayne 0-3; TEAM: 2-0; SLATER, Brandon 2-0; MSU: HOYER, Brian 8-12-0-148-0; COUSINS, Kirk 3-4-0-32-0 WELCH, Corey 1-1; BLEVINS, Terrence 0-2; LONG, Kevin 1-0; FOX, David 0-1; BROWN, Steve 0-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 0-1; HUNT, Josh 0-1; GARRISON, Lyle 0-1; RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 5-45; STONE, Jacory 3-45; BLEVINS, Terrence COCHRAN, Tyler 0-1; PALSROK, Tyler 0-1; 2-11; LEDUC, Josh 1-63; GAGE, Dontayo 1-26; BONNER, John 1-19; WHITE, SACKS: EMU: 1-9; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-9; DeAnthony 1-6;MSU: CUNNINGHAM,b.j. 3-76; DELL, Mark 3-71; HAWKEN, An- TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: 3-12; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-9; SMITH, Spenser 1-2; drew 2-6; GANTT, Charlie 1-13; RINGER, Javon 1-8; CELEK, Garett 1-6 DOWNARD, Ryan 1-1

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 83 Game 3 - Toledo

Ga m e 3 FIRST QUARTER TOLEDO 11:35 DaJuane Collins 19-yard run; Alex Steigerwald PAT Toledo at Eastern Michigan TOLEDO 02:20 DaJuane Collins 4-yard run; Alex Steigerwald PAT Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 SECOND QUARTER EMU 06:00 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Rynearson Stadium THIRD QUARTER Ypsilanti, Mich. TOLEDO 12:50 Robin Bailey 14-yard pass from Aaron Opelt; Alex Steigerwald PAT Noon - Attendance: 16,860 (paid) TOLEDO 10:49 Stephen Williams 11-yard pass from Aaron Opelt; Alex Steigerwald PAT TOLEDO 08:18 Stephen Williams 11-yard pass from Aaron Opelt; Alex Steigerwald PAT failed TOLEDO 02:27 Morgan Williams 9-yard run; Alex Steigerwald PAT TURNOVERS DOOM EAGLES IN MAC OPENER FOURTH QUARTER Eagles lose three fumbles and have two interceptions in 41-17 setback EMU 12:18 Joe Carithers 30-yard field goal EMU 03:44 Terrence Blevins 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell, 41-17, to the visiting University of Toledo in a Mid-American Conference West Divi- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot sion football game played in a steady downpour here Saturday, Sept. 13, in Toledo 14 0 27 0 41 Rynearson Stadium. Eastern Michigan 0 7 0 10 17 Toledo, now 1-1 overall and 1-0 in MAC action, broke open a close 14-7 first- TEAM TOTALS TOLEDO EMU half lead by scoring 27 unanswered point in the third quarter and went on to FIRST DOWNS 19 18 record the 41-17 victory. Rushing 13 9 With the loss the Eagles fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in league play. Passing 4 5 Sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Penalty 2 4 Notre Dame Prep) came in to relieve redshirt-junior signal-caller Andy Schmitt NET YARDS RUSHING 233 134 (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) to lead the Eagles offensively, going 11-of -18 Rushing Attempts 36 47 for 128 yards via the air, while rushing for 59 yards. Sophomore running back Average Per Rush 6.5 2.9 Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union) led the Eagles’ rushing Rushing Touchdowns 3 2 effort, going 80 yards on 13 attempts, while senior tailback Terrence Blevins Yards Gained Rushing 253 195 (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) ran for both of EMU’s touchdowns. Yards Lost Rushing 20 61 Defensively, safety Ryan Downard (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee) had four tackles NET YARDS PASSING 114 131 and an interception. Completions-Att.-Int. 8-18-1 13-23-2 Average Per Attempt 6.3 5.7 For the Rockets, Aaron Opelt went 8-of -18 for 114 yards, while DeJuane Average Per Completion 14.2 10.1 Collins rushed for 168 yards on 19 attempts. Passing Touchdowns 3 0 The Rockets opened the scoring on their first possession, taking advantage TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 347 265 of a three-play, 72-yard drive less than four minutes into the game, taking an Total Offense Plays 54 70 early 7-0 lead. Average Gain Per Play 6.4 3.8 Neither team could find its rhythm in the pouring rain, as they combined for Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-2 3-3 three turnovers in three successive plays. After forcing a fumble, Schmitt threw Penalties: Number-Yards 7-50 8-77 an interception, giving the Rockets the ball right back. His counterpart, Opelt, PUNTS-YARDS 5-145 7-215 returned the favor, as Downard picked off his first pass of the year, just seconds Average Yards Per Punt 29.0 30.7 after the Rockets took over. Net Yards Per Punt 25.0 30.7 The two teams continued to exchange punts, as neither side could get their Inside 20 1 2 offense in gear until 5:47 when the Eagles got their first down of the game, 50+ Yards 0 0 following three consecutive rushes by Blevins. Touchbacks 1 0 Fair Catch 0 2 The Rockets capitalized on a bad snap by the Eagles, carrying the ball 54-yards KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-410 4-223 to the EMU one-yard line. Collins rushed in for the score, putting Toledo up 14-0 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.6 55.8 after a Steigerwald PAT. Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.3 31.2 Eastern cut the lead to seven after a nine-play, 47-yard drive that ended on Touchbacks 0 0 a one-yard Blevins run into the end zone and a Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.- PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) PAT with 6:00 remaining in the second half. UT Average Per Return 0.0 0.0 went to the locker room with a 14-7 lead. KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-98-0 6-107-0 Toledo found its offensive groove in the third quarter, putting together three Average Per Return 24.5 17.8 scoring drives within the first seven minutes to turn a seven-point game into Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 2-28-0 1-26-0 a 34-7 lead. After finally forcing a Rocket punt, the Eagles fumbled the ball, Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 1-54-0 0-0-0 giving UT the ball at the EMU 17. The Rockets found the end zone in two plays, Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 extending the lead to 41-7. Possession Time 24:56 35:04 1st Quarter 3:37 11:23 After being shut out in the third quarter, the Eagles were able to put three 2nd Quarter 5:41 9:19 points on the board when Carithers nailed a 30-yard field goal with 12:18 3rd Quarter 7:16 7:44 remaining in the game. 4th Quarter 8:22 6:38 With 3:44 remaining in the contest, Blevins rushed two yards for his second Third-Down Conversions 3-of-8 6-of-15 score of the game, cutting the deficit, 41-17. Eastern Michigan would get no Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-0 closer though, as the Rockets captured the victory, 41-17. Red Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-3

RUSHING: EMU: PRIEST, Dwayne 13-80; McMAHON, Kyle 14-61; BLEVINS, Terrence TACKLES: EMU: HARRISON, Dwayne 5-0; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-2; 15-21-2; SCHMITT, Andy 2-10; TEAM 3-(-38); UT: COLLINS, DaJuane 19-168-2; WILLIAMS, DOWNARD, Ryan 4-0; HICKS, Arrington 3-1; WYATT, Jacob 3-0; HATCHETT, Morgan 9-35-1; WALKER, Jake 5-27; OPELT, Aaron 2-4; TEAM 1-(-1) Andre 2-1; LONG, Kevin 2-1; ORHMAN, Brad 2-1; REESE, Javon 2-0; SMITH, Spenser 2-0; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-1; DOWNS, Brandon 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; PASSING: EMU: McMAHON, Kyle 11-18-1-128-0; SCHMITT, Andy 2-5-1-3-0; UT: OPELT, BROWN, Steve 1-0; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-0; HUNT, Josh 1-0; DITCH, Kevin 1-0; Aaron 8-18-1-114-3 LEDUC, Josh 1-0; KUHLMAN, Ryan 1-0; ENGLISH, Marcus 0-1 RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 5-72; WHITE, DeAnthony 4-34; GAGE, Dontayo 3-26; JONES, Tyler 1-(-1); UT: WILLIAMS, Stephen 3-48-2; MOORE, Nick 2-42; BAILEY, Robin TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: 3-12; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-4; SMITH, Spenser 1-3 1-14-1; ALLEN, John 1-8; GAYMON, Sam 1-2

84 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Game 4 - Maryland

Ga m e 4 FIRST QUARTER Eastern Michigan at Maryland MARYL.: 11:04 Obi Egekeze 23-yard field goal MARYL: 02:45 Morgan Green 1-yard run; Obi Egekeze PAT Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008 SECOND QUARTER Chevy Chase Field at Byrd MARYL: 11:14 Morgan Green 20-yard run; Obi Egekeze PAT Stadium - College Park, Maryland EMU: 05:08 Terrence Blevins 7-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT 1 p.m. - Attendance: 48,023 MARYL: 04:49 Darrius Heyward-Bey 32-yard pass from Chris Turner; Obi Egekeze PAT EMU: 00:44 Josh LeDuc 13-yard pass from Kyle McMahon; Joe Carithers PAT THIRD QUARTER MARYL: 13:27 Dan Gronkowski 4-yard pass from Chris Turner; EAGLES DROP OFFENSIVE SHOOTOUT AT MARYLAND Obi Egekeze PAT Both teams roll up more than 450 yards EMU: 07:15 Joe Carithers 23-yard field goal COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A pair of interceptions and a blocked punt proved costly for the MARYL: 04:19 Obi Egekeze 21-yard field goal Eastern Michigan University football team, as the Eagles dropped a 51-24 decision to the University of Maryland Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Chevy Chase Bank FOURTH QUARTER Field at Byrd Stadium. The Eagles racked up 453 yards of total offense, but it all came for MARYL: 11:46 Obi Egekeze 33-yard field goal naught as Maryland was able to capitalize on the EMU miscues. EMU: 08:03 Jacory Stone 2-yard pass from Kyle McMahon; With the win Maryland upped its record to 3-1 on the year, while Eastern Michigan Joe Carithers PAT dropped to 1-3. MARYL: 06:18 Isaiah Williams 43-yard pass from Danny Oquendo; Making his first start of the season due to an injury to juniorAndy Schmitt (St. John’s, Obi Egekeze PAT Mich.-St. John’s), sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pon- MARYL: 01:20 Josh Portis 8-yard run; Obi Egekeze PAT tiac Notre Dame Prep) threw for a season-best 278 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, McMahon also scampered for 29 yards on 10 attempts. Junior wide-out Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) hauled in nine catches for SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot 76 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Can- Eastern Michigan 0 14 3 7 24 ton) caught four balls for 59 yards and a score. On the ground, senior Terrence Blevins Maryland 10 14 10 17 51 (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) racked up 61 yards and a touchdown on 10 attempts. The Eagles found themselves in an early hole as the Terrapins blocked sophomore Pat- TEAM TOTALS EMU MARYLAND rick Treppa’s (Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson) punt and returned it to the EMU 10-yard line. FIRST DOWNS 25 20 However, the Eastern defense stood up to the challenge of the sudden change of field position, holding Maryland to just a field goal with 11:04 left in the first quarter. Rushing 11 8 On the ensuing EMU possession, McMahon was able to march the offense 75 yards Passing 13 10 in six plays down the field to the UM five-yard line. But on 1st-and-goal, McMahon’s toss Penalty 1 2 was intercepted in the end zone, halting the Eagles’ scoring opportunity. Maryland would NET YARDS RUSHING 171 231 capitalize on that miscue, going 80-yards in just 10 plays for the score that was capped off Rushing Attempts 39 34 by a one-yard touchdown plunge by Morgan Green. A Obi Egekeze PAT followed to make Average Per Rush 4.4 6.8 it 10-0 with 2:45 to play in the first quarter. Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 After another McMahon interception, UM’s Green would sprint 20 yards for the touch- down to complete the five-play, 47-yard Maryland scoring drive. Another Egekeze PAT Yards Gained Rushing 201 242 was true to push the deficit to 17, 17-0, with 11:41 remaining in the second quarter. Yards Lost Rushing 30 11 Despite playing from behind, EMU continued to move the football. After starting on NET YARDS PASSING 282 255 its own 20-yard line, McMahon marched the Green and White 73 yards to the UM seven- Completions-Att.-Int. 26-40-3 16-25-2 yard line Blevins was able to get EMU on the scoreboard, with his fifth touchdown of the Average Per Attempt 7.1 10.2 year, a seven-yard touchdown rush with 5:08 left in the half. A sophomore Joe Carithers Average Per Completion 10.8 15.9 (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula (Palomar J.C.)) PAT sailed through the uprights to make it 17-7. Passing Touchdowns 2 3 But Maryland promptly answered with a 63 yard kickoff return to give the Terps great field position. On the very next play, quarterback Chris Turner found a streaking Darrius TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 453 486 Heyward-Bay for the 32-yard touchdown strike with 4:49 showing on the clock. Total Offense Plays 79 59 A 13-yard touchdown reception by LeDuc from McMahon just before half pulled EMU Average Gain Per Play 5.7 8.2 even closer. The 80 yard, 11-play drive was capped with another Carithers PAT try, made it Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0.0 24-10 with :44 seconds left before the intermission. Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 3-43 Following the break the potent Terrapin offense tacked on another touchdown just PUNTS-YARDS 3-70 1-44 1:33 into the third quarter, as Turner hooked up with tight end Dan Gronkowski for the Average Yards Per Punt 23.3 44.0 four-yard touchdown reception to make it 31-10. But the Eagles would again respond with a score of their own, as Carithers would knock through a 23-yard field goal to make Net Yards Per Punt 11.3 44.0 it 31-17 with 7:15 showing on the third quarter clock. Inside 20 1 1 Maryland returned the favor with a 21-yard Egekeze field goal on the ensuing posses- 50+ Yards 0 0 sion to run the score to 34-17 with 4:19 still left in the third period. Touchbacks 0 0 The defenses for both sides would then stiffen up, as neither was able to score until Fair Catch 1 1 Maryland’s Egekeze banged through a 33-yard field goal attempt with 11:46 to play in the PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 1-36-0 fourth quarter. KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 6-129-0 5-141-0 On the following possession EMU continued to rack up the yardage, as McMahon drove the Eagles back into the red zone. The sophomore signal caller then found Stone in Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 2-10-0 3-10-0 the corner on the end zone for the two-yard touchdown strike with 8:03 left. The PAT was Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 good to make it 37-24. Maryland would add two late touchdowns to make it 51-24. Possession Time 35:45 24:15 1st Quarter 8:29 6:31 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 10-61-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 9-54; WELCH, 2nd Quarter 11:22 3:38 Corey 6-32; McMAHON, Kyle 10-29; WILLIAMS, Jason 1-1; SANDERS, Marvon 3rd Quarter 8:29 6:31 1-(-1); TEAM 1-(-2); BONNER, John 1-(-3); UM: PORTIS, Josh 9-98-1; HEYWARD- 4th Quarter 7:25 7:35 BEY, Darrius 2-81; GREEN, Morgan 12-40-2; MEGGETT, Davin 8-23; TEAM 1-(-3); Third-Down Conversions 2-of-12 8-of-13 TURNER, Chris 2-(-8) Fourth-Down Conversions 3-of-5 1-of-1 PASSING: EMU: McMAHON, Kyle 25-37-2-278-2; WILLIAMS, Jason 1-2-1-4; Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 7-7 JONES, Tyler 0-1-0-0; UM: TURNER, Chris 15-23-2-212-2; OQUENDO, Dannby 1-1-0-43-1; PORTIS, Josh 0-1-0-0 TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 7-2; WYATT, Jacob 7-1; HARRISON, RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 9-76-1; LEDUC, Josh 4-59-1; BONNER, John Dwayne 5-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 4-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 2-2; HATCHETT, Andre 4-53; GAGE, Dontayo 4-44; BLEVINS, Terrence 2-8; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-34; SMITH, 2-1; SMITH, Spenser 2-0; MITCHELL, Mark 2-0; HICKS, Arrington 2-0; HUNT, Spenser 1-4; SANDERS, Marvon 1-4; UM: OQUENDO, Danny 3-38; HEYWARD- Josh 2-0; KUHLMAN, Ryan 1-1; LONG, Kevin 1-1; LANG, T.J. 1-0; PRATT, Brandon BEY, Darrius 3-31-1; WILLIAMS, Isaiah 2-64-1; SMITH, Torrey 2-58; JACKSON, 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; PALUCH, Sonny 1-0; PRIEST, Cory 2-35; GRONKOWSKI, Dan 2-8-1; TYLER, Ronnie 1-19; MEGGETT, Davin 1-2 Dwayne 0-1; SERRUTO, Drew 0-1; DOWNS, Brandon 0-1; MAY, Chris 0-1; WIL- LIAMS, Josh

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 85 Game 5 - Northern Illinois

Ga m e 5 FIRST QUARTER Northern Illinois at EMU NIU: 02:42 Me’Co Brown 26-yard run; Mike Salerno PAT NIU: 00:49 DeMarcus Grady 9-yard run; Mike Salerno PAT Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 SECOND QUARTER Rynearson Stadium NIU: 07:23 Marcus Perez 2-yard run; Mike Salerno PAT Ypsilanti, Mich. THIRD QUARTER NIU: 09:21 Kyle Skarb 4-yard pass from Dan Nicholson; Noon - Attendance: 17,159 (Paid) Mike Salerno PAT ESPN+ • Homecoming FOURTH QUARTER NIU: 09:27 Justin Anderson 8-yard run; Mike Salerno PAT NIU: 01:29 D.J. Pirkle safety NORTHERN ILLINOIS SPOILS EMU HOMECOMING Huskies blank eagles, 37-0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot YPSILANTI, Mich. — A visiting Northern Illinois University football Northern Illinois 14 7 7 9 37 team spoiled Homecoming for the Eastern Michigan University foot- Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 ball team here Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27, in Rynearson Stadium in a Mid-American Conference West Division battle, defeating the TEAM TOTALS NIU EMU Eagles by a score of 37-0. FIRST DOWNS 21 19 Northern Illinois rolled up 339 yards in total offense and raced to Rushing 13 6 a 21-0 halftime lead and came back with a strong defensive effort in Passing 5 11 the second half to post the 37-0 victory. The shutout was the first for Penalty 3 2 an EMU squad since this same NIU team handed the Eagles a 27-0 NET YARDS RUSHING 235 119 shutout in the final game of the 2006 season, Nov. 24. Rushing Attempts 43 33 The loss drops EMU to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in MAC action while Average Per Rush 5.5 3.6 Northern Illinois improves 2-2 overall and 1-1 in MAC action. Rushing Touchdowns 4 0 On offense, junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.- Yards Gained Rushing 242 138 St. John’s) went 21-of-37 for 140 yards in the air while rushing for Yards Lost Rushing 7 19 27 yards on the ground. Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleve- NET YARDS PASSING 104 140 land, Ohio-Glenville) hauled in nine passes for 98 yards, his second Completions-Att.-Int. 13-17-0 21-39-0 consecutive game with nine receptions while his 98 yards was a ca- Average Per Attempt 6.1 3.6 reer best. Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, MIch.-Denby) Average Per Completion 8.0 6.7 gained 32 yards on nine carries for EMU. Passing Touchdowns 1 0 Defensively, the Eagles were led by senior linebacker Daniel Holtz- TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 339 259 claw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) with 15 stops on the afternoon, moving him Total Offense Plays 60 72 to third on the EMU career list for tackles with 376. Safety Jacob Wy- Average Gain Per Play 5.7 3.6 att (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) recorded seven tackles. Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 The Huskies racked up 235 yards rushing and four touchdowns on Penalties: Number-Yards 5-50 3-28 the ground, led by Me’co Brown’s 111 yards and one touchdown. Jus- PUNTS-YARDS 4-189 2-59 tin Anderson rushed for 37 yards and a score, while DeMarcus Grady Average Yards Per Punt 47.2 29.5 and Marcus Perez accounted for the other two NIU rushing touch- Net Yards Per Punt 47.2 29.5 downs. Quarterback Dan Nicholson completed 11-of-15 passes for 92 Inside 20 4 1 yards and one aerial score. 50+ Yards 1 0 NIU raced out to an early 14-0 lead after the first quarter of play and Touchbacks 0 0 never looked back. The Eagle offense was slowed after sophomore Fair Catch 0 0 signal caller Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Notre Dame PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Prep) went down with an injury during the first series. The Huskies KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 1-17-0 4-92-0 scored in every quarter, including a late safety, putting the final mar- Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 2-39-0 0-0-0 gin at 37-0. Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 31:59 28:01 1st Quarter 8:23 6:37 RUSHING: EMU: McMAHON, Kyle 2-32; BLEVINS, terrence 9-31; SCHMITT, 2nd Quarter 4:41 10:19 Andy 9-27; WELCH, Corey 4-23; PRIEST, Dwayne 6-20; WILLIAMS, Jason 1-(-6); 3rd Quarter 8:55 6:05 SANDERS, Marvon 2-(-8); NIU: BROWN, Me’Co 17-111-1; ANDERSON, Justin 4th Quarter 10:00 5:00 7-37-1; SPANN, Chad 6-35; CLANTON, Montell 3-33; CRIDER, Ricky 3-10; GRADY, Third-Down Conversions 9-of-14 5-of-15 DeMarcus 2-10-1; PEREZ, Marcus 1-2-1; NICHOLSON, Dan 1-(-2) Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0-0 2-of-6 Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 0-0 PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 21-37-1-140-0; McMAHON, Kyle 0-2-1-0-0; NIU: NICHOLSON, Dan 11-15-0-92-1; GRADY, DeMarcus 2-2-0-12-0 TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 7-8; WYATT, Jacob 4-3; HATCHETT, Andre 4-2; HARRISON, Dwayne 4-2; LONG, Kevin 3-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-0; RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 9-98; JONES, Tyler 3-14; BLEVINS, Terrence MAY, Chris 2-1; HUNT, Josh 1-2; WILSON, Nate 2-0; REESE, Javon 2-0; PRATT, 3-0; GAGE, Dontayo 2-11; LeDUC, Josh 2-7; SANDERS, Marvon 1-7; BURKE, Ty- Brandon 1-1; DOWNS, Brandon 1-1; OHRMAN, Brad 1-1; HICKS, Arrington rone 1-3; NIU: TURNER, Greg 5-24; CUNNINGHAM, R. 2-46; PEREZ, Marcus 2-10; 1-0; DeMASTER, Dan 1-0; BUCHE, Bridger 1-0; SMITH, Spenser 1-0; KUHLMAN, DAVIS, Britt 1-8; LEWIS, Marcus 1-7; ADONIS, Evans 1-5; SKARB, Kyle 1-4-1 Ryan 1-0; DIXON, Keith 1-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 1-5; OHRMAN, Brad 1-5

86 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Game 6 - Bowling Green

Ga m e 6 FIRST QUARTER EMU at Bowling Green BGSU: 01:18 Jimmy Scheidler 6-yard pass from ; Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 Sinisa Vrvilo PAT SECOND QUARTER Doyt Perry Stadium EMU: 02:34 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Bowling Green, Ohio THIRD QUARTER 4 p.m. - Attendance: 16,217 EMU: 09:40 Joe Carithers 28-yard field goal BCSN-TV • Homecoming BGSU: 07:41 Adrian Hodges 46-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan; Vrvilo PAT EMU: 00:09 Dwayne Priest 12-yard touchdown run; Carithers PAT FOURTH QUARTER EMU SPOILS BGSU’s HOMECOMING WITH 24-21 VICTORY BGSU: 05:11 Tyler Sheehan 8-yard run; Sinisa Vrvilo PAT EMU: 00:36 Tyler Jones 16-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; EMU scores with 36 seconds left to record the win Joe Carithers PAT BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The Eastern Michigan University football team came up with some last-second heroics to record a 24-21 win over Bowling Green State Uni- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot versity here Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, in Mid-American Conference cross-divisional Eastern Michigan 0 7 10 7 24 action before a Homecoming crowd of 16,217 in Doyt Perry Stadium. Bowling Green 7 0 7 7 21 Trailing by a 21-17 margin, the Eagles moved 77 yards in six plays and scored the winning points on a 16-yard scoring pass from junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) to senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.- TEAM TOTALS EMU BGSU Belleville) with just 36 seconds left in the game. Sophomore place-kicker Joe Carith- FIRST DOWNS 23 18 ers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) added the PAT kick for the 24-21 EMU Rushing 8 5 advantage. The winning touchdown was set up by a big EMU defensive stand as the Passing 13 12 Eagles forced a Bowling Green punt, getting the offense the ball back with 1:21 left on Penalty 2 1 the clock. NET YARDS RUSHING 147 94 The home team still had a chance to tie the game after that late EMU score, but a 52-yard field goal attempt by Sinisa Vrvilo was short and to the left as time expired. Rushing Attempts 38 29 The win was extra special for EMU head coach Jeff Genyk, a 1982 Bowling Green Average Per Rush 3.9 3.2 State University graduate and a former quarterback for the Falcons. Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 With the win the Eagles improve to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in MAC action while Bowling Yards Gained Rushing 149 123 Green falls to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in league play. The victory also snapped the Eagles’ Yards Lost Rushing 2 29 nine-game losing skid to the Falcons, and marked the first EMU victory in Bowling Green, Ohio since Nov. 12, 1988. NET YARDS PASSING 263 297 Schmitt directed the EMU offense to 410 total yards on 68 plays. He completed Completions-Att.-Int. 22-30-0 27-34-0 21-of-29 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown while Jones led all rushers with 13 Average Per Attempt 8.8 8.7 carries for 60 yards while taking the direct snap from center during the game. Jones Average Per Completion 12.0 11.0 spent the rest of the game as a wide receiver. Sophomore tailback Dwayne Priest Passing Touchdowns 1 2 (Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union Military) added 45 yards on 11 rushes. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 410 391 The EMU defense was outstanding all day and was paced by senior Daniel Holtz- claw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) with 10 tackles while Spenser Smith (Detroit, Mich.-Mack- Total Offense Plays 68 63 enzie) record five tackles and three tackles-for-loss of 14 yards. Average Gain Per Play 6.0 6.2 The Falcons opened the scoring on a six-yard pass from quarterback Tyler Sheehan Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 to tight end Jimmy Scheidler with 1:18 left in the first quarter. Vrvilo added the PAT for Penalties: Number-Yards 6-61 10-80 a 7-0 lead. PUNTS-YARDS 5-168 5-181 The Eagles fought back to knot the game at seven-all, capping a six-play, 65-yard drive on a one-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Average Yards Per Punt 33.6 36.2 Mich.-Denby) followed by the PAT kick by Carithers with 2:34 left in the second quar- Net Yards Per Punt 32.0 31.2 ter. Inside 20 2 0 Eastern took its first lead of the game, 10-7, on a 28-yard field goal by Carithers on 50+ Yards 0 0 the first drive of the second half at the 9:40 mark. The Eagles drove the ball 60 yards in Touchbacks 0 1 10 plays with Carithers providing the go-ahead points. Fair Catch 2 0 BGSU came right back on its first possession of the second half to regain the lead, 14-10, on a 46-yard scoring toss from Sheehan to wide receiver Adrian Hodges. Vrvilo PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 2-5-0 1-8-0 added the PAT kick. KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-71-0 3-66-0 The Eastern offense continued to use the clock to its advantage, answering with a Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 13-play, 78-yard touchdown drive that took 7:27 with Priest capping the drive with a Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 12-yard scoring run. Carithers added the PAT to once again give the Eagles the lead, Possession Time 32:52 27:08 17-14, with 9.2 seconds left in the third quarter. Bowling Green would add a Sheehan eight-yard run with 5:11 left before Eastern 1st Quarter 5:44 9:16 would pull off the late-game magic on the Schmitt to Jones pass to win the game. 2nd Quarter 7:50 7:10 3rd Quarter 12:52 2:08 4th Quarter 6:26 8:34 RUSHING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 13-60; PRIEST, Dwayne 11-45-1; SCHMITT, Andy Third-Down Conversions 5-of-14 6-of-13 4-22; BLEVINS, Terrence 7-20-1; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-2; SANDERS, Marvon 1-(-1); GAGE, Dontayo 1-(-1); BGSU: TURNER, Anthony 8-55; BULLOCK, Chris Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-2 1-of-1 15-43; PRONTY, Tyrone 1-0; SHEEHAN, Tyler 5-(-4) Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-2

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 21-29-0-253-1; JOHNSON, Zach 1-1-0-10-0; TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-5; HATCHETT, Andre 4-4; JENKINS, BGSU: SHEEHAN, Tyler 27-34-0-3297-2 Jermaine 4-4; GARRISON, Lyle 4-2; WYATT, Jacob 3-3; SMITH, Spenser 4-1; OHRMAN, Brad 3-2; WILSON, Nate 1-4; HUNT, Josh 2-2; DOWNARD, Ryan 0-4; RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 6-81; JONES, Tyler 4-61-1; LeDUC, Josh 4-43; MAY, Chris 2-1; WAITS, Herb 2-1; DOWNS, Brandon 1-1; SERRUTO, Drew 1-0; SANDERS, Marvon 4-24; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-11; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-33; BURKE, REESE, Javon 1-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 0-1 Tyrone 1-10; BGSU: PARTRIDTGE, Curt 6-60; PRONTY, Tyrone 5-16; BULLOCK, Chris 4-53; BARNES, Freddie 4-44; SCHEIDLER, Jimmy 2-12-1; TURNER, Anthony TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 8-33; SMITH, Spenser 3-14; JENKINS, Jermaine 2-6; KELLEY, Jermiah 1-48; HODGES, Adrian 1-46-1; WRIGHT, Chris 1-6; HUT- 1.5-6; OHRMAN, Brad 1-6; MAY, Chris 1-5; GARRISON, Lyle 1-2; HATCHETT, SON, Ray 1-6 Andre 0.5-0

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 87 Game 7 - Army

Ga m e 7 FIRST QUARTER ARMY: 13:47 Wesley McMahand 13-yard run; Matthew Campbell PAT EMU at Army SECOND QUARTER Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 EMU: 13:26 Joe Carithers 43-yard field goal Michie Stadium EMU: 07:49 Terrence Blevins 5-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT EMU: 03:04 Joe Carithers 38-yard field goal West Point, N.Y. THIRD QUARTER 1 p.m. - Attendance: 27,096 ARMY: 10:25 Matthew Campbell 18-yard field goal FOURTH QUARTER Homecoming ARMY: 13:42 Chip Bowden nine-yard run; Matthew Campbell PAT

LATE RALLY LEADS ARMY PAST EMU Eagles can’t hold first-half advantage in 17-13 loss SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot WEST POINT, N.Y. — The Eastern Michigan University football team dropped a 17-13 deci- Eastern Michigan 0 13 0 0 13 sion to the United States Military Academy Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11, in non-conference Army 7 0 3 7 17 action here at Blaik Field in Michie Stadium. The Black Knights used their triple-option attack to rack up 341 yards on the ground to overcome a 13-7 halftime deficit. The Eagles had a pair TEAM TOTALS EMU ARMY of late fourth quarter drives in an attempt to rally for the win, but the Army defense stood up FIRST DOWNS 16 17 to the challenge to claim the victory. With the win Army ups its record to 2-4 on the year, while Eastern Michigan drops to 2-5. Rushing 5 16 Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) was 12-of-30 passing for Passing 8 0 a total of 138 yards. Junior wideout Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) added four Penalty 3 1 catches for 17 yards to give him 101 career catches and 996 career receiving yards. Sopho- NET YARDS RUSHING 117 341 more tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Plymouth) also caught two passes for 40. Rushing Attempts 29 59 On the ground, sophomore Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va./William Fleming-Fork Union Academy) totalled 118 yards on 17 carries on the afternoon. Senior Terrence Blevins (De- Average Per Rush 4.0 5.8 troit, Mich.-Denby) also tallied 17 yards and a touchdown on six attempts. Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 For Army, fullback Collin Mooney carried the ball 29 times for 299 yards while running Yards Gained Rushing 139 364 back Wesley McMahand added three carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Chip Yards Lost Rushing 22 23 Bowden ran the ball 12 times for 32 yards and a score while going 0-for-3 via the air. Army had NET YARDS PASSING 138 0 zero passing yards in the entire game. Army jumped on the board first, as the Black Knights opened the game marching 61 yards Completions-Att.-Int. 12-30-0 0-3-0 in just two plays. The drive was capped with a 13-yard touchdown scamper by McMahand Average Per Attempt 4.6 0.0 with 13:07 showing on the first quarter clock. Matthew Campbell’s PAT was good to make it Average Per Completion 11.5 0.0 7-0. Passing Touchdowns 0 0 The triple-option attack of Army continued to rack up the yards on the ground, as Mooney TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 255 341 sprinted 67 yards to set up a great scoring opportunity midway through the opening period. However, it would all be for naught as senior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid Total Offense Plays 59 62 ), who had a game-high 12 tackles, stopped Bowden on fourth-and-inches to force a turnover Average Gain Per Play 4.3 5.5 on downs at the EMU 12-yard line with 4:08 left in the first quarter. Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 3-2 After a few stalled drives to start the contest, Eastern Michigan was able to get the offense Penalties: Number-Yards 7-55 3-28 in gear on its third possession. Schmitt would direct an 11-play, 63-yard drive from deep in PUNTS-YARDS 5-217 4-154 its own territory, but the drive would stall at the Army 25-yard line. Sophomore Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.Dacula (Palomar J.C.) would knock through a career-long 43 yard Average Yards Per Punt 43.4 38.5 field goal to cut the deficit to four, 7-3, with 13:26 left in the second period. Net Yards Per Punt 42.6 38.5 Following a quick three-and-out for the Black Knights, Priest would roll off a 20-yard dart Inside 20 3 2 into Army territory. Six plays later, Blevins would bounce off a few defenders before finding 50+ Yards 1 0 paydirt with 7:49 left before half. Carithers would tack on the point-after kick to make it 10-7. Touchbacks 0 0 Army would turn the ball over with 5:37 showing on the clock near midfield, when quar- Fair Catch 1 1 terback Bowden’s option toss was off target and recovered by senior Dwayne Harrison (North Miami Beach, Fla.-North Miami Beach). EMU was unable to advance the ball into PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 2-4-0 the red zone, as Carithers would have to chip through a 38-yard field goal to make it 13-7 with KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 2-50-0 3-70-0 3:04 left. Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Following intermission, the Black Knights would once again crack into the scoring column. Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Mooney would break loose, scooting for a 54-yard gain down to the EMU four-yard line. But Possession Time 27:23 32:37 the EMU defense would stand up, stopping Mooney just short of the goal line to force a field- goal try. The 18-yard attempt for Campbell was true to make it 13-10 with 10:25 to play in the 1st Quarter 7:48 7:12 third period. 2nd Quarter 9:14 5:46 Eastern Michigan would answer with a long drive of its own, marching 68 yards in nine 3rd Quarter 6:05 8:55 plays before the drive would falter at the Army five-yard line. The Eagles had back-to-back 4th Quarter 4:16 10:44 opportunities to scores, but two of Schmitt’s passes were knocked away from their intended Third-Down Conversions 1-of-12 5-of-13 targets in the end zone. Carithers would come on for the chip shot 22-yard field goal attempt with 5:33 remaining but the try was blocked by Victor Ugenyi. Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-2 1-of-3 Army’s rushing attack continued to move the chains on its next possession, calling for the Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-4 run on 13-of-14 plays, capping the 80-yard drive with a nine-yard touchdown run by Bowden. RUSHING: EMU: PRIEST, Dwayne 17-118; BLEVINS, Terrence 6-17-1; JONES, Tyler 2-3; Campbell added the PAT to give Army its final four-point margin, 17-13. Army would ratchet up the defensive intensity on EMU’s next possession to force the quick TEAM 1-(-1); SANDERS, Marvon 1-(-8); SCHMITT, Andy 2-(-12); ARMY: MOONEY, Collin three-and-out. But the Black Knights would have trouble holding on to the football, turning 29-229; McMAHAND, Wesley 3-46-1; BOWDEN, Chip 12-32-1; CARL, Bryson 7-21; DACE, the ball over with less than nine minutes of clock still showing. Tony 5-12; SMITH, Ian 1-5 However, head coach Jeff Genyk’s crew count not cash in on the break, as Schmitt was sacked on third-and-six at midfield. Junior Zach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 12-29-0-138-0; JONES, Tyler 0-1-0-0; ARMY: BOWDEN, punted the ball away with 6:58 as the Knights took over at their own 17-yard line. Chip 0-3-0-0-0 Once again the defense would stand strong, forcing Army to give the ball back to the Eagles via a punt with 3:34 left. RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 4-17; LeDUC, Josh 2-40; SANDERS, Marvon 2-31; JONES, Needing to go 83 yards to score, Schmitt found Blevins for a 14-yard pass reception up Tyler 2-13; THAYER, Ben 1-23; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-14; ARMY: None to the EMU 30-yard line. Two plays later Schmitt nearly found a streaking Stone down at the Army 30-yard line but the pass was just inches too long. TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-7; OHRMAN, Brad 7-3; WYATT, Jacob 7-2; Then on third-and-five, the toss to LeDuc was broken up to force the Eagles’ hand with 2:10 JENKINS, Jermaine 3-4; HATCHETT, Andre 2-5; KUHLMAN, Ryan 2-3; HARRISON, to go. Schmitt’s pass was knocked down at the line of scrimmage to return the ball to Army Dwayne 2-3; SMITH, Spenser 1-4; DOWNS, Brandon; MAY, Chris 0-4; HUNT, Josh 1-2; with 2:04 showing. PRIEST, Dwayne 2-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-1; GARRISON, Lyle 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; Army continued to attack via the rush but came up just short on a critical fourth down at the EMU 26-yard line turning the ball back over to the Green and White with 1:40 on the REESE, Javon 0-1 clock. TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 2-12; ORHMAN, Brad 2-12

88 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Game 8 - Akron

Ga m e 8 FIRST QUARTER Akron at EMU AKRON: 12:08 Igor Iveljic 26-yard field goal SECOND QUARTER Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 AKRON: 12:16 Andre Jones 16-yard pass from Chris Jacquemain; Rynearson Stadium Igor Iveljic PAT Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU: 09:29 Terrence Blevins 3-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT 1 p.m. - Attendance: 17,055 (Paid) AKRON: 09:21 Andre Jones 45-yard pass from Chris Jacquemain; Igor Iveljic PAT Band Day EMU: 04:17 Tyler Jones 5-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT AKRON: 02:51 Dennis Kennedy 33-yard run; Igor Iveljic PAT THIRD QUARTER EAGLES LOSE HEARTBREAKER ON BIZARRE PLAY EMU: 09:06 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT EMU blocks last-minute field goal only to lose game AKRON: 07:42 Dennis Kennedy 10-yard run; Igor Iveljic PAT YPSILANTI, Mich. — One of the most bizarre plays in Eastern Michigan University FOURTH QUARTER football history cost the Eagles a chance at victory here Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, AKRON: 14:10 Igor Iveljic 27-yard field goal in Rynearson Stadium in a Mid-American Conference game against a visiting Univer- EMU: 05:41 Marvon Sanders 19-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; sity of Akron squad. Joe Carithers PAT The Eagles came from behind to take a 35-34 lead with 03:49 left when junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) found sophomore tight end EMU: 03:49 Josh LeDuc 6-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Plymouth) for a six-yard touchdown pass. Joe Carith- Joe Carithers PAT ers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif,) J.C.) added the tie-breaking PAT kick to AKRON: 00:14 Dennis Kennedy 4-yard run; Dennis Kennedy rush give Eastern a shot at the win. Akron then drove to the EMU nine-yard line and faced fourth and two yards to go SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot with just 00:30 left on the clock. The Zips elected to kick a field goal, but a 26-yard Akron 3 21 7 11 42 field goal by Igor Iveljic was blocked by LeDuc. Eastern Michigan 0 14 7 14 35 The blocked kick bounced back to Akron holder Andy Hildreth and he ran for a four-yard gain, recording the first down, giving Akron possession at the five-yard TEAM TOTALS AKRON EMU line. FIRST DOWNS 22 21 The Zips did not waste that sudden turnaround and scored the game-winning Rushing 11 7 touchdown with just 14 ticks left. Dennis Kennedy rushed for the four-yard touch- Passing 10 14 down and also scored on a two-point conversion run to make the final, 42-35. Penalty 0 0 EMU received the ensuing kickoff and ran off one play before losing the ball on a NET YARDS RUSHING 339 182 fumble as the final gun sounded. Rushing Attempts 42 41 With the win, the Zips even their overall record at 4-4 and 2-2 in MAC action. The Average Per Rush 8.1 4.4 Eagles fall to 2-6 and 1-3, respectively. Rushing Touchdowns 3 2 Schmitt led the Eagles with 22 completions in 34 pass attempts for 258 yard includ- Yards Gained Rushing 369 198 ing three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glen- Yards Lost Rushing 30 16 ville) caught a career-high 109 receiving yards on seven catches. The three touch- NET YARDS PASSING 208 258 down passes were evenly spread out as Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville), Completions-Att.-Int. 11-19-0 22-34-1 Marvon Sanders (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) and LeDuc each had a receiving score. Average Per Attempt 10.9 7.6 Senior running back Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) led the ground at- Average Per Completion 18.9 11.7 tack, going 91 yards on 21 rushes while scoring twice. Passing Touchdowns 2 3 For Akron, Kennedy carried the ball 25 times for a career-high 277 yards. Signal TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 547 440 caller Chris Jacquemain went 11-of-19, passing for 208 yards. Total Offense Plays 61 75 Akron jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the game before the Eagles cut it to three, 10-7, Average Gain Per Play 9.0 5.9 on a three-yard run by Blevins followed by the PAT kick from Carithers. Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1 EMU then tried an on-side kick that was recovered Akron and the Zips scored on Penalties: Number-Yards 3-15 1-15 the next play for a 17-7 advantage. PUNTS-YARDS 4-158 5-177 A five-yard pass from Schmitt to Jones and a PAT by Carithers added seven for the Average Yards Per Punt 39.5 35.4 Eagles to make it 17-14 with 4:17 showing on the second-quarter clock. Akron closed Net Yards Per Punt 32.5 34.0 out the half with a touchdown and PAT to make it 24-14. Inside 20 2 1 Following intermission, head coach Jeff Genyk’s crew cracked the scoring column 50+ Yards 0 0 with Blevins scoring from one-yard out to cut it to 24-21 at the 09:06 mark of the third Touchbacks 1 0 quarter. Fair Catch 0 2 The visitors then went up by 13, 34-21, with a touchdown and field goal before PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-7-0 1-8-0 the Eagles stormed back for 10 straight points, on two Schmitt touchdown passes, KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 5-103-0 8-159-0 the first a 19-yard pass to Sanders and the second a six-yard toss to LeDuc. Carithers Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 1-1-0 0-0-0 added both PAT kicks. Miscellaneous Yards 4 0 The LeDuc score put the Eagles up by one, 35-34, setting up the late-game scram- Possession Time 23:53 36:07 ble. 1st Quarter 6:21 8:39 2nd Quarter 4:20 10:40 3rd Quarter 5:48 9:12 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 21-91-2; SANDERS, Marvon 1-37; PRIEST, 4th Quarter 7:24 7:36 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-11 11-of-19 Dwayne 8-36; WELCH, Corey 6-14; JONES, Tyler 3-6; SCHMITT, Andy 2-(-2); AK- Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 2-of-2 RON: KENNEDY, Dennis 25-277-3; JONES, Andre 3-50; JOHNSON, Andrew 5-8; Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-4 BRUCE, Jeremy 1-7; JACQUEMAIN, Chris 7-4 TACKLES: EMU: OHRMAN, Brad 8-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-3; HARRISON, Dwayne 7-0; DOWNS, Brandon 5-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-2; WYATT, Jacob PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 22-34-1-258-3; AKRON: JACQUEMAIN, Chris 3-1; GARRISON, Lyle 3-0; HATCHETT, Andre 2-1; HUNT, Josh 2-0; WAITS, Herb 11-19-0-208-2 2-0; WILSON, Nate 2-0; LONG, Kevin 1-1; RILEY, Corey 1-0; BURKE, Tyrone 1-0; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-0; COCHRAN, Tyler 1-0; PRATT, RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 7-109; JONES, Tyler 4-58-1; SANDERS, Mar- Brandon 1-0; LeDUC, Josh 1 block von 3-35-1; LeDUC, Josh 2-27-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-6; THAYER, Ben 1-17; BURKE, Tyrone 1-9; GAGE, Dontayo 1-3; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-(-2); LANG, T.J. 0 (-4); AK- TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 6-26; OHRMAN, Brad 3-15; RILEY, Corey 1-7; RON: JONES, Andre 5-114-2; BRUCE, Jeremy 2-26; BOWSER, Deryn 2-19; OWEN, SLATER, Brandon 1-3; HUNT, Josh 1-1 Alphonso 1-34; KENNEDY, Dennis 1-15 SACKS: 2-14: OHRMAN, Brad 2-14

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 89 Game 9 - Ball State

Ga m e 9 FIRST QUARTER EMU at Ball State BSU: 02:31 Ian McGarvey 27-yard field goal Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 SECOND QUARTER Scheumann Stadium BSU: 02:36 Nate Davis 4-yard pass from Briggs Orsbon; Muncie, Ind. Ian McGarvey PAT Noon - Attendance: 20,948 THIRD QUARTER BSU: 10:43 Darius Hill 5-yard pass from Nate Davis; Ian McGarvey PAT BSU: 04:38 Briggs Orsbon 6-yard pass from Nate Davis; McGarvey PAT EMU: 00:00 Jacory Stone 7-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT EAGLES FALL TO NATIONALLY RANKED CARDINALS 20th/22nd Ranked BSU records a 38-16 MAC West Divison win FOURTH QUARTER MUNCIE, Ind. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell to nationally BSU: 14:29 McQuale Lewis 52-yard run; Ian McGarvey PAT ranked Ball State University, 38-16, here at Scheumann Stadium Saturday afternoon, EMU: 09:08 Tyler Jones 5-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Oct. 25, in a Mid-American Conference West Division game. The Cardinals, ranked Andy Schmitt two-point pass no good 20th in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 22nd in the USA Today Coaches’ BSU: 07:16 Trey Buice 45-yard interception return; Ian McGarvey PAT Poll, racked up 245 yards in the air against the Eagles’ defense which entered the EMU: 03:10 Joe Carithers 37-yard field goal game ranked best in the MAC versus the pass. EMU entered the game giving up just 151.9 yards per contest, but saw the Cardi- nals jump out to an early 10-0 lead before expanding that margin to 24 points, 24-0, SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot midway through the third quarter. EMU was able to tack on a pair of touchdowns and a 37-yard field goal in the third and fourth quarters, but the deficit was just too Eastern Michigan 0 0 7 9 16 much to overcome. Ball State 3 7 14 14 38 With the loss the Eagles fall to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in MAC action while the Car- dinals remain perfect at 8-0 (4-0 MAC). Today’s contest was the Eagles’ first versus a TEAM TOTALS EMU BSU ranked team since a 55-0 setback to No. 14th ranked , Sept. FIRST DOWNS 22 21 17, 2005. Rushing 6 8 Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) led the Eagles Passing 16 11 offensively, going 28-for-49 for a career-high 309 yards via the air, including two Penalty 0 2 touchdown passes. Entering the contest, Schmitt’s previous best passing yardage NET YARDS RUSHING 67 163 total was 258 just last week, Oct. 18, versus the University of Akron. Rushing Attempts 29 24 Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) picked up his sec- Average Per Rush 2.3 6.8 ond career 100-yard receiving game, catching 11 balls for 120 yards and a touch- Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 down. Sophomore tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Canton) added four Yards Gained Rushing 83 176 catches for 92 yards and a score. Yards Lost Rushing 16 13 Junior quarterback Nate Davis turned in a complete game of Ball State, passing NET YARDS PASSING 309 245 for 241 yard on 31 attempts and a pair touchdowns. He also rushed for 34 yards Completions-Att.-Int. 28-50-2 18-32-1 Average Per Attempt 6.2 7.7 while adding a four yard touchdown reception. Average Per Completion 11.0 13.8 Ball State opened the scoring with a 27-yard Ian McGarvey field goal at the 2:31 Passing Touchdowns 2 3 mark of the first quarter. The Cardinals’ offense would add a second-quarter touch- TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 376 408 down for a 10-0 lead. Total Offense Plays 79 56 Ball State had one more shot to tack some points on the board just before the in- Average Gain Per Play 4.8 7.3 termission as Davis drove the Cardinals inside the EMU 25-yard line. But on second Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 down, Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) tipped a Davis pass allowing sopho- Penalties: Number-Yards 5-38 0-0 more safety Kevin Long (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) to collect PUNTS-YARDS 5-153 3-162 his first career interception with 22 seconds left in the quarter. Schmitt took a knee Average Yards Per Punt 30.6 54.0 as the team headed into the locker room with Ball State clinging to a 10-0 lead. Net Yards Per Punt 25.2 42.3 In the third quarter the Cardinals increased its edge to 17-0 and made it 24-0 in Inside 20 0 1 the third quarter. 50+ Yards 0 2 EMU was then able to string together its best drive of the contest late in the third Touchbacks 0 1 quarter, as Schmitt found Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) for a seven- Fair Catch 1 0 yard touchdown strike as time expired in the period. Sophomore kicker Joe Carith- PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-12-0 2-27-0 ers’ (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula (Palomar J.C.) PAT was true to cut the deficit to 17, 24-7. KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 6-118-0 3-91-0 Ball State then responded with another touchdown on a 52-yard scamper by Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 1-0-0 2-45-1 MiQuale Lewis with the PAT making it 31-7 with 14:29 left in the game. Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Schmitt marched the Eagles back down the field in 14 plays covering 71 yards Possession Time 35:22 24:30 capped with a five yard touchdown toss to Jones for a touchdown. The two-point 1st Quarter 10:13 4:47 conversion pass was incomplete, making the score 31-13 with 9:08 remaining. 2nd Quarter 7:47 7:13 BSU tacked on another seven-points before Carithers closed out the day’s scor- 3rd Quarter 7:44 7:16 ing with a 37-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 22 points, 38-16, with 3:10 left. 4th Quarter 9:38 5:14 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-16 2-of-7 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 13-33; WELCH, Corey 4-20; JONES, Tyler Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-3 0-of-0 5-19; SANDERS, Marvon 2-8; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-(-1); TEAM 1-(-1); SCHMITT, Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-of-3 4-of-5 Andy 3-(-11); BSU: LEWIS, McQuale 10-75-1; SYKES, Corey 9-38; DAVIS, Nate 3-34; ORSBON, Briggs 1-12; WINKLER, Ray 1-4 TACKLES: EMU: HARRISON, Dwayne 4-4; WYATT, Jacob 5-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 4-2; OHRMAN, Brad 3-2; DOWNS, Brandon 1-4; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 28-49-2-309-1; BSU: DAVIS, Nate 2-2; FORT, Tim 0-4; MAY, Chris 2-1; HATCHETT, Andre 2-0; LONG, Kevin 1-1; 17-31-1-241-2; ORSBON, Briggs 1-1-0-4-1 SLATER, Brandon 0-2; HUNT, Josh 1-0; STONE, Jacory 1-0; WILSON, Nate 1-0; WELCH, Corey 1-0; PRATT, Brandon 0-1; FOX, David 0-1; REESE, Javon 0-1; RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 11-120-1; STONE, Jacory 6-66-1; LeDUC, Josh GARRISON, Lyle 0-1 4-92; GAGE, Dontayo 3-26; SANDERS, Marvon 3-7; WELCH, Corey 1-(-2); BSU: GRANT, Madaris 5-92; ORSBON, Briggs 5-47-1; JOHNSON, Louis 3-54; IFFT, Dan- TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 5-15; OHRMAN, Brad 2-10; HATCHETT, Andre iel 1-34; GIBSON, Toriel 1-11; HILL, Darius 1-5-1; DAVIS, Nate 1-4-1; LEWIS, Mc- 1-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-2; SLATER, Brandon 0.5-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-0 Quale 1-(-2) SACKS: 1-4: OHRMAN, Brad1-4

90 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Game 10 - Western Michigan

Ga m e 10 FIRST QUARTER EMU at Western Michigan WMU: 10:35 Juan Nunez 45-yard pass from Tim Hiller; John Potter PAT Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 WMU: 01:10 John Potter 32-yard field goal Bronco Stadium SECOND QUARTER Kalamazoo, Mich. EMU: 13:03 Terrence Blevins 19-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT 2 p.m. - Attendance: 19,917 WMU: 10:00 Schneider Julien 7-yard pass from Tim Hiller; Potter PAT THIRD QUARTER EMU: 01:12 Joe Carithers 28-yard field goal

FOURTH QUARTER EAGLES DROP 31-10 DECISION AT WESTERN MICHIGAN WMU: 13:16 Brandon West 1-yard run; John Potter PAT Eagles fail to convert red-zone chances in loss WMU: 02:06 Branden Ledbetter 34-yard pass from Tim Hiller; KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team could John Potter PAT not take advantage of trips to the red zone and dropped a 31-10 decision to Western Michigan University here Saturday, Nov. 1, in a Mid-American Confer- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot ence West Division game played in Waldo Stadium. Eastern Michigan 0 7 3 0 10 The Eagles made it to the red zone four times, but scored just 10 points Western Michigan 10 7 0 14 31 on those chances to fall to 2-8 overall and 1-5 in MAC action while Western improves to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in league action. TEAM TOTALS EMU WMU On offense, junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) FIRST DOWNS 21 25 Rushing 7 11 went 21-of-35 for 272 yards in the air. Sophomore Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Passing 13 13 Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union) and senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Penalty 1 1 MIch.-Denby) led the Eagles in rushing with 52 yards each while Blevins scored NET YARDS RUSHING 133 163 the Eagles’ lone touchdown on a 19-yard run. Rushing Attempts 37 35 Defensively, the Eagles were led by senior linebacker Jermaine Jenkins (Sag- Average Per Rush 3.6 4.7 inaw, Mich.-Saginaw) with 11 stops on the afternoon, while safety Jacob Wyatt Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) added nine tackles. Yards Gained Rushing 163 180 Western opened the scoring on its first offensive possession of the game Yards Lost Rushing 30 17 when Hiller found a streaking Juan Nunez for a 45-yard touchdown pass at the NET YARDS PASSING 272 339 10:35 mark of the first quarter. John Potter added the PAT kick for the 7-0 lead. Completions-Att.-Int. 21-37-2 24-36-0 The Broncos made it 10-0 with 1:10 left in the first quarter when place-kicker Average Per Attempt 7.4 9.4 John Potter booted a 32-yard field goal. Average Per Completion 13.0 14.1 Eastern cut the Wester deficit to three, 10-7, when Blevins burst through the Passing Touchdowns 0 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 405 502 left side of the line for a 19-yard scoring run. Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula- Total Offense Plays 74 71 Palmomar J.C.) added the PAT kick for the Eagles. Average Gain Per Play 5.5 7.1 Western answered with 10:00 on the clock on a seven-yard touchdown pass Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-3 from Hiller to Schneider Julien as Potter added the PAT for a 17-7 WMU advan- Penalties: Number-Yards 4-35 11-74 tage. PUNTS-YARDS 4-155 2-101 With Western threatening to score from the one-yard line late in the first half Average Yards Per Punt 38.8 50.5 the EMU defense came up with the first of two huge efforts. Senior middle line- Net Yards Per Punt 34.5 42.0 backer Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) forced a fumble that was recovered Inside 20 2 0 by senior defensive tackle Josh Hunt (Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi) with just 50+ Yards 0 1 00:55 left on the clock. A 15-yard WMU penalty gave Eastern the ball at the16- Touchbacks 0 0 yard line. Fair Catch 0 0 EMU moved it down near midfield before getting stopped on downs. West- PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 2-17-0 4-17-0 KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 6-103-0 2-67-0 ern looked like it might get in position to score at that point, but safety Chris Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 2-26-0 May (Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer) forced a fumble and recovered it at the EMU 20-yard Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 line. The Eagles took a knee on the next play to end the half with the Broncos Possession Time 33:16 26:44 on top, 17-7. 1st Quarter 8:30 6:30 Carithers opened the second half scoring on a 28-yard field goal at the 1:21 2nd Quarter 7:36 7:24 mark after Spenser Smith (Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie) forced a Bronco fumble 3rd Quarter 8:56 6:04 which was recovered by Arrington Hicks (Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater). The score 4th Quarter 8:14 6:46 pulled the Eagles within seven, 17-10. Third-Down Conversions 6-of-17 3-of-8 Western would bounce right back, however, going up 24-10, on a one-yard Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-5 1-of-2 run by Brandon West with 13:16 left in the game. Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-of-4 3-of-4 The Broncos would add one more score in the game, on a 34-yard pass from Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-10 2-12 Hiller to Branden Ledbetter. PAT Kicks 1-1 4-4 Eastern, meanwhile, moved it down to the Bronco two-yard line twice late in Field Goals 1-1 1-1 the game, but failed to convert on its chances.

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 15-52-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 13-52; JONES, TACKLES: EMU: JENKINS, Jermaine 7-4; WYATT, Jacob 5-4; LONG, Kevin Tyler 3-30; SCHMITT, Andy 5-0; TEAM 1-(-1); WMU: WEST, Brandon 29-166-1; 4-3; FORT, Tim 3-4; WILSON, Nate 6-0; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-3; HARRISON, WINCHESTER, A. 3-10; TEAM 1-(-3); HILLER, Tim 2-(-10) Dwayne 2-4; HUNT, Josh 3-2; SMITH, Spenser 2-2; GARRISON, Lyle 0-4; OHRMAN, Brad 1-2; BLEVINS, Terrence 0-3; MAY, Chris 1-1; SCHMITT, Andy PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 21-35-2-272-0; JONES, Tyler 0-1-0-0-0; GAGE, 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-0; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; SERRUTO, Dontayo 0-1-0-0-0; WMU: HILLER, Tim 24-36-0-339-3 Drew 0-1; HICKS, Arrington 0-1

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 6-85; LeDUC, Josh 4-29; PRIEST, Dwayne TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 1-10; OHRMAN, Brad 1-10; SMITH, Spenser 1.5- 4-27; JONES, Tyler 3-77; SANDERS, Marvon 3-37; THAYER, Ben 1-17; WMU: JU- 3; FORT, Tim 0.5-1 LIEN, Schneider 10-90-1; SIMMONS, Jamarko 7-128; NUNEZ, Juan 4-65-1; LED- BETTER, Branden 1-34-1; WEST, Brandon 1-12; ARNHEIM, Robert 1-10

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 91 Game 11 - Temple Ga m e 11 FIRST QUARTER EMU: 13:11 Tyler Jones 15-yard pass from Andy Schimtt; EMU at Temple Joe Carithers PAT Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 TEMPLE: 04:55 Jake Brownell 34-yard field goal Lincoln Financial Field SECOND QUARTER EMU: 12:49 Jacory Stone 8-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Philadelphia, Pa. Joe Carithers PAT 1 p.m. - Attendance: 13,033 TEMPLE: 09:16 Bruce Francis 3-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Jake Brownell PAT TEMPLE: 06:47 Bruce Francis 31-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Jake Brownell PAT EMU: 02:41 Tyler Jones 7-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Carithers PAT TEMPLE: 00:47 Joe Jones 8-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Brownall PAT THIRD QUARTER EAGLES FALL IN SHOOTOUT AT TEMPLE TEMPLE: 10:56 Jake Brownell 35-yard field goal Loss spoils junior quarterback Andy Schmitt’s record-wrecking effort EMU: 06:33 Joe Carithers 25-yard field goal FOURTH QUARTER PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ­— The Eastern Michigan University football team turned EMU: 14:57 Andy Schmitt 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT in a record-breaking passing attack, but it wasn’t enough for the Eagles as they TEMPLE: 12:39 Bruce Francis 10-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; fell to Temple University, 55-52 here Saturday, Nov. 22, in a Mid-American Con- Brownell PAT ference game played in Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia EMU: 09:31 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Eagles football squad. TEMPLE: 06:53 Adam DiMichele 3-yard run; Jake Brownell PAT Trailing by a 55-45 count, the Eagles marched downfield to score on a two- EMU: 03:45 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.- TEMPLE: 02:50 Jason Harper 45-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Jake Brownell PAT St. John’s) to cut the margin to three points with just 37 seconds left in the EMU: 00:37 Andy Schmitt 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT game. An EMU onside kick failed on the ensuing kickoff, allowing the host team to escape with the victory. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot The loss drops EMU to 2-9 overall and 1-6 in MAC action. Temple improves Eastern Michigan 7 14 3 28 52 to 4-7 overall and 3-4 in league play. Temple 3 21 10 21 55ame played in Lincoln The loss spoiled a record-setting day for the EMU offense as Schmitt set an Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles football squad. NCAA FBS record for passes attempted without an interception with 76 com- Trailing by a 55-45 count, the Eagles marched downfield to score on a two- pleted during the game. He also established school records for pass comple- yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.- tions (50), pass attempts (76), and passing yards (448) to go along with three St. J touchdown passes and two rushing scores. Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) caught a TEAM TOTALS EMU TEMPLE personal-best 18 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown while senior wide FIRST DOWNS 32 21 Rushing 4 4 receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) also turned in a record- Passing 25 15 smashing effort, hauling in 17 passes for 185 yards, both personal bests, to go Penalty 3 2 along with two touchdowns. NET YARDS RUSHING 68 67 Quarterback Adam DiMichele led the Owls, completing 21-of-37 passes for Rushing Attempts 19 34 370 yards and six touchdowns. His favorite target, Bruce Francis, caught nine Average Per Rush 3.6 2.0 passes for 125 yards and four touchdowns. Rushing Touchdowns 4 1 Eastern struck first in the game, scoring on its initial offensive possession Yards Gained Rushing 73 99 Yards Lost Rushing 5 32 of the game when the Eagles marched 57 yards on six plays with Schmitt hit- NET YARDS PASSING 484 370 ting Jones for a 15-yard touchdown pass at the 13:11 mark of the first quarter. Completions-Att.-Int. 50-76-0 21-37-0 Place-kicker Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palmomar J.C.) added the Average Per Attempt 6.4 10.0 PAT kick to make it 7-0. Average Per Completion 9.7 17.6 The Owls roared back to take a 24-21 lead into halftime intermission when Passing Touchdowns 3 6 DiMichele connected with Joe Jones for an eight-yard touchdown pass with TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 552 437 Brownell adding the PAT with just 47 seconds left on the clock. Total Offense Plays 95 71 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 6.2 Schmitt completed 27-of-41 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1 in the first half, connecting with Tyler Jones nine times for 90 yards and two Penalties: Number-Yards 5-50 6-37 scores. Schmitt’s counterpart, DiMichele, went 13-of-23 for 221 and three PUNTS-YARDS 5-146 2-61 touchdeowns in the first 30 minutes. Average Yards Per Punt 29.2 30.5 Both teams combined for 35 points over the final 12 minutes to set up the Net Yards Per Punt 26.0 20.5 dramatic finish. Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 0 RUSHING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 7-20-2; JONES, Tyler 3-19; BLEVINS, Ter- Touchbacks 0 1 Fair Catch 0 0 rence 3-14; PRIEST, Dwayne 5-11-2; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-4; TEMPLE: JONES, PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 3-16-0 Joe 13-31; DiMICHELE, Adam 5-20-1; GRIFFIN, Kee-ay 6-16; NIXON, James 4-5; KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 10-148-0 6-129-0 STEWART, Chester 1-3; GRIGSBY, Marcel 1-3; TEAM 4-(-11) Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 50-76-0-484-3; TEMPLE: DiMICHELE, Adam Possession Time 30:49 29:11 21-37-0-370-6 1st Quarter 5:18 9:42 2nd Quarter 8:02 6:58 3rd Quarter 8:57 6:03 RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory18-152-1; JONES, Tyler 17-185-2; SANDERS, 4th Quarter 8:32 6:28 Marvon 7-87; GAGE, Dontayo 3-25; PRIEST, Dwayne 3-24; BURKE, Tyrone 1-9; 3rd Quarter 8:56 6:04 WHITE, DeAnthony 1-2; TEMPLE: FRANCIS, Bruce 9-125-4; HARPER, Jason 4th Quarter 8:14 6:46 4-90-1; CRUDUP, Dy’Onne 3-47; JONES, Joe 2-41-1; GRIFFIN, Kee-ay 1-38; SHEL- Third-Down Conversions 6-of-17 3-of-8 TON, Travis 1-14; GRIGSBY, Marcel 1-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-5 1-of-2 Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-of-4 3-of-4 TACKLES: EMU: WYATT, Jacob 8-2; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 4-5; JENKINS, Jer- maine 6-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 5-1; WILSON, Nate 3-1; HUNT, Josh 3-0; OHRMAN, Brad 3-0; FORT, Tim 2-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-0; HICKS, Arrington 1-1; SMITH, Spenser 0-2; HATCHETT, Andre 0-2; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; LONG, Kevin 1-0; WAITS, Herb 0-1; GARRISON, Lyle 0-0 (1 fumble return 0) SACKS: EMU: 1-8; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-8

92 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Game 12 - Central Michigan Ga m e 12 FIRST QUARTER CMU at EMU EMU: 10:18 Andy Schmitt 8-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT EMU: 04:46 Josh LeDuc 5-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 CMU: 02:39 Dan LeFevour 3-yard run; Andrew Aguila PAT Rynearson Stadium CMU: 00:18 Joe Bockheim 15-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Andrew Aguila Ypsilanti, Michigan PAT SECOND QUARTER Noon - Attendance: 26,188 (paid) EMU: 11:48 Dontayo Gage 20-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Carithers PAT EMU: 10:03 DeAnthony White 10-yard pass from Schmitt; Carithers PAT CMU: 07:49 Kito Poblah 8-yard pass from LeFevour; Andrew Aguila PAT EMU: 05:30 Dwayne Priest 12-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Carithers PAT CMU: 03:28 49-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Aguila PAT EAGLES TURN IN RECORD-BREAKING EFFORT IN SEASON FINALE WIN OVER CMU EMU: 00:59 Josh LeDuc 17-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT QB Andy Schmitt and WR Tyler Jones set or tie NCAA marks in “Senior Day” victory CMU: 00:01 Bryan Anderson 4-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Aguila PAT YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team turned on the offense THIRD QUARTER here Friday, Nov. 28, to record a thrilling 56-52 record-breaking effort in a Mid-American CMU: 12:51 Andrew Aguila 30-yard field goal Conference victory over visiting Central Michigan University here Friday, Nov. 28, after- CMU: 09:30 Justin Hoskins 17-yard run; Andrew Aguila PAT noon on Senior Day in Rynearson Stadium. EMU: 06:48 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT The win allowed Eastern to keep possession of the Michigan Mid-American Confer- EMU: 00:50 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT ence Trophy sponsored by the state of Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame. The trophy is FOURTH QUARTER awarded annually to the Michigan MAC team with the best record in games played be- CMU: 13:56 Ontario Sneed 38-yard run; Andrew Aguila PAT tween Eastern, Western and Central Michigan. Eastern, which won the trophy last year, defeated CMU this year while CMU defeated WMU. The team that currently holds the tro- phy retains it in case of a tie. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot The win closed out Eastern Michigan’s season at 3-9 overall and 2-6 in MAC play. The Central Michigan 14 21 10 7 52 loss drops CMU to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in MAC action. The victory also closed out head Eastern Michigan 14 28 14 0 56 coach Jeff Genyk’s five-year EMU career on a positive note. EMU redshirt junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set one TEAM TOTALS CMU EMU NCAA record and established five EMU marks on the way to completing 58-of-80 passes FIRST DOWNS 25 38 for 516 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Eagles to victory. Schmitt’s 58 completions broke the NCAA mark of 56 set by Jarrod DeGeorgia of Wayne State (Neb.) vs. Drake, Nov. Rushing 9 6 9, 1996. All five of his EMU records broke his own marks, including 58 completions, 80 Passing 13 27 attempts, 516 passing yards, 89 total offensive plays and 554 yards in total offense. Se- Penalty 3 5 nior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) caught an EMU single-game NET YARDS RUSHING 177 100 record 23 passes for 170 yards. That 23 reception mark tied UNLV’s Randy Gatewood for Rushing Attempts 31 25 the FBS NCAA record. Gatewood caught his 23 passes against Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994. EMU Average Per Rush 5.7 4.0 place-kicker Joe Carithers (Dcaula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar J.C.) tied an EMU single-game Rushing Touchdowns 3 3 record with eight PAT kicks. For the game the Eagles rolled up a school record for offensive plays with 105 for a Yards Gained Rushing 198 110 second-best 610 total offensive yards. Yards Lost Rushing 21 10 Junior quarterback Dan LeFevour paced the Chippewas with 22 completions on 38 NET YARDS PASSING 378 516 attempts for 378 yards and four scores. CMU wide receiver Antonio Brown caught seven Completions-Att.-Int. 22-38-1 58-80-1 balls for 172 yards and one touchdown. Average Per Attempt 9.9 6.4 For the second game in a row the Eagles opened the scoring with a touchdown on Average Per Completion 17.2 8.9 its first offensive possession. This time around the Eagles marched 70 yards on 14 plays Passing Touchdowns 4 5 capped off by an eight yard run by Schmitt at the 10:18 mark of the first quarter. From that point on the first half concluded with plenty of offensive fireworks on the TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 555 616 field and some off-field activity as well. The two teams combined for 744 yards in total Total Offense Plays 69 105 offense and 77 total points with the Eagles holding the 42-35 lead going into the locker Average Gain Per Play 8.0 5.9 room. Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0 In the first half, Schmitt completed a whopping 38 passes in 52 attempts for 354 yards Penalties: Number-Yards 8-70 9-97 and a second-best EMU single game mark of five touchdown passes. Jones turned in 14 PUNTS-YARDS 1-25 4-160 receptions for 118 yards in the first half. CMU QB LeFevour completed 13-of-19 passes for Average Yards Per Punt 25.0 40.0 276 yards and four touchdown throws. Eastern’s team was hit with two 15-yard penalty flags after confronting the Chippewas Net Yards Per Punt 25.0 21.8 at midfield after the first half gun sounded and the Eagles had to boot the second-half Inside 20 1 1 kickoff from its own eight-yard line and Central’s first drive started on the EMU 47-yard 50+ Yards 0 0 line. Central could not take full advantage of that field possession, however, settling for a Touchbacks 0 0 Aguila 30-yard field goal at the 12:51 mark of the third quarter, cutting EMU’s advantage Fair Catch 0 0 to four, 42-38. PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 2-73-0 0-0-0 The Chips grabbed their first lead of the game three minutes later when Justin Hoskins KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 7-93-0 7-130-0 sprinted 17 yards through the EMU defense for a 45-42 CMU lead with 9:30 left in the third quarter. Eastern came right back, however, to take a 48-45 lead with 6:48 remaining in the Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 1-6-0 1-0-0 third quarter on a one-yard run by Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby). Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 The Eagles increased their lead to 11, 56-45, with just 50 seconds left in the third quar- Possession Time 23:55 36:05 ter when Blevins added another one-yard run. The Chippewas would tack on another 1st Quarter 5:28 9:32 score with 13:56 left in the game when Ontario Sneed rushed 38 yards for a score, making 2nd Quarter 6:11 8:49 it 56-52. 3rd Quarter 6:43 8:17 The Eastern defense came up with a big stop late in the game when senior defensive 4th Quarter 5:33 9:27 end Spenser Smith (Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie) stopped LeFevour two yards short on a fourth-and-three from the EMU 16-yard line with 5:05 left in the game. Third-Down Conversions 4-of-10 13-of-18 CMU turned in one last effort to win the game when they regained possession on their Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-3 0-of-1 own 29-yard line with 1:45 left in the contest. The Eagles’ defense forced four straight Red Zone Scores-Chances 6-of-8 8-of-8 LeFevour incompletions to get the ball back with 1:25 left.

RUSHING: EMU: WHITE, DeAnthony 2-47; SCHMITT, Andy 9-38-1; JONES, Tyler 5-8; BLEVINS, Terrence 4-5-2; BURKE, Tyrone 1-5; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-(-1); TEAM 2-(-2); CMU: TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-9; WYATT, Jacob 5-3; HATCHETT, Andre SNEED, Ontario 11-97-1; HOSKINS, Justin 6-45-1; BROWN, Antonio 2-24; LeFEVOUR, Dan 4-3; HUNT, Josh 1-5; WILSON, Nate 5-0; WAITS, Herb 3-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-1; 12-11-1 HICKS, Arrington 2-1; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-1; SMITH, Spenser 1-2; MAY, Chris PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 58-80-1-516-5; CMU: LeFevour 22-38-1-378-4 1-2; LONG, Kevin 2-0; OHRMAN, Brad 0-2; TREPPA, Patrick 1-0; WELCH, Corey RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 23-170; STONE, Jacory 10-96; LeDUC, Josh 8-81-2; WHITE, 1-0; RILEY, Corey 1-0; DOWNS, Brandon 1-0; KUHLMAN, Ryan 0-1; SLATER, Bran- DeAnthony 6-77-1; GAGE, Dontayo 4-43-1; SANDERS, Marvon 4-21; PRIEST, Dwayne don 0-1 2-23-1; THAYER, Ben 1-5; CMU: BROWN, Antonio 7-172-1; ANDERSON, Bryan 6-72-1; PO- BLAH, Kito 5-74-1; BOCKHEIM, Joe 3-31-1; HOSKINS, Justin 1-29

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 93 2008 Starters/Rankings

2008 Of f e n s i v e St a r t e r s

Game TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR/Z/TE/TB WR/X QB TB/WR WR/H/FB

INDIANA ST. Bonner Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche Thayer Stone Schmitt Blevins T. Jones

at MSU Bonner Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche White Stone Schmitt Blevins T. Jones

TOLEDO* Bonner Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche White Stone Schmitt Blevins T. Jones

at Maryland Bonner Lang Fretz Davis DeMaster Buche LeDuc Stone McMahon Blevins Gage

NO. ILLINOIS* Gage Lang Fretz Davis DeMaster Buche Priest Stone McMahon Blevins T. Jones

at BGSU* Sanders Lang Fretz Davis DeMaster Buche Priest Stone Schmitt Blevins T. Jones

at Army LeDuc Lang Fretz Davis S.Johnson Buche Priest Stone Schmitt Priest Sanders

AKRON* Bonner Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche Thayer Stone Schmitt Blevins Sanders

at Ball State* LeDuc Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche Thayer Stone Schmitt Blevins Galloway

at WMU* LeDuc Lang Fretz Davis S.Johnson Buche Sanders Stone Schmitt Priest T. Jones

at Temple* Thayer Lang Fretz Davis S.Johnson Buche Sanders Stone Schmitt Gage T. Jones

CMU* LeDuc Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche Sanders Stone Schmitt Gage T. Jones

2008 De f e n s i v e St a r t e r s

Game DE DT DT DE WILL MIKE SAM/S FC BC SS FS

INDIANA ST. Downs Slater Palsrok Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

at MSU Downs Hunt Palsrok Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hachett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

TOLEDO* Downs Hunt Slater Smith Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

at Maryland Downs Hunt Slater Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

NO. ILLINOIS* Downs Hunt Slater Smith Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

at BGSU* Downs Hunt Slater Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Garrison Wilson Wyatt Downard

at Army Smith Hunt Kuhlman Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Harrison Wilson Long Wyatt Downard

AKRON* Downs Hunt Kuhlman Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Harrison Wilson Long Wyatt Harrison

at Ball State* Downs Hunt Slater Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Garrison Long Wyatt Harrison

at WMU* Downs Hunt Slater Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Fort Hicks Long May Harrison

at Temple* Downs Hunt Slater Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Fort Hicks Long Wyatt Harrison

CMU* Downs Hunt Slater Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Fort Hicks Wilson Wyatt Harrison

NCAA Foo t b a l l Ra n k i n g NCAA Foo t b a l l Ra n k i n g Te a m Su m m a r y Re p o r t (f i n a l ) In d i v i d u a l Su m m a r y Re p o r t (Fi n a l ) Ea s t e r n Michigan (3-9; 2-6 MAC) Ea s t e r n Michigan (3-9; 2-6 MAC) Category Rank Actual Natl. Leader Actual Category EMU Player Rank Actual Natl. Leader Actual Rushing Offense 57 148.17 Navy 292.38 Rushing Terrence Blevins NR 47.92 Brown II, UConn 160.23 Passing Offense 20 269.33 Texas Tech 413.15 Pass Eff. Andy Schmitt 63 123.88 Bradford, Oklahoma 180.84 Pass Efficiency 69 122.14 Oklahoma 176.24 Total Off. Andy Schmitt 29 255.91 Keenum, Houston 403.15 Total Offense 25 417.50 Tulsa 569.86 Rec. Per G. Jacory Stone T-9 7.33 Fitzgerald, North Texas 9.42 Scoring Offense 56 25.75 Oklahoma 51.14 Tyler Jones 28 6.25 Rushing Defense 103 196.33 TCU 47.08 Rec. Yds.-G Jacory Stone 38 78.58 Collie, BYU 118.31 Total Defense 95 408.58 TCU 217.77 Intercep. Jermaine Jenkins NR .17 Berry, Tennessee .58 Scoring Defense 109 35.58 Southern Cal. 9.00 KOR: Corey Welch 96 21.62 Shelton, Temple 31.30 Net Punting 119 29.04 Cincinnati 41.48 Field Goals Joe Carithers T-76 .83 Gano, Florida State 2.18 Punt Returns 94 6.50 Central Michigan 20.50 Tackles Daniel Holtzclaw T-33 8.92 Richardson, New Mexico State 12.45 Kickoff Returns 110 19.05 Temple 26.60 Tackles-Loss Brad Ohrman T-100 .92 Gilbert, San Jose State 1.83 Turnover Marg. 55 .08 Oklahoma 1.64 Sacks Brad Ohrman T-67 .50 Hughes, TCU 1.15 Pass Defense 65 212.25 Southern Cal. 134.38 Sacks Allowed T-40 1.58 Air Force .38

94 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2008 Statistics 2008 Ga m e -By-Ga m e Co m p a r i s o n Total Off Rushing Passing Punting Penalties Fumbles First Game Score Att Yds Att Yds Comp Att Int Yds No Avg No Yds No Lost Downs Indiana State 0 54 132 31 75 7 23 3 57 9 43.7 5 40 3 0 7 at EMU 52 82 637 53 413 21 29 0 224 3 40.7 7 54 3 1 30 at Michigan State 42 68 418 52 238 11 16 0 180 3 39.3 3 25 1 1 21 EMU 10 59 342 28 127 14 31 0 215 7 37.1 6 45 0 0 11

Toledo* 41 54 347 36 233 8 18 1 114 5 29.0 7 50 3 2 19 at EMU 17 70 265 47 134 13 23 2 131 7 30.7 8 77 3 3 18 at Maryland 51 59 486 34 231 16 25 2 255 1 44.0 3 43 0 0 20 EMU 24 79 453 39 171 26 40 3 282 3 23.3 4 45 0 0 25

NIU* 37 60 339 43 235 13 17 0 104 4 47.2 5 50 0 0 21 at EMU 0 72 259 33 119 21 39 2 140 2 29.5 3 28 0 0 19 at BGSU 21 63 391 29 94 27 34 0 297 5 36.2 10 80 1 0 18 EMU 24 68 410 38 147 22 30 0 263 5 33.6 6 61 0 0 23 at Army 17 62 341 59 341 0 3 0 0 4 38.5 3 28 3 2 17 EMU 13 59 255 29 117 12 30 0 138 5 43.4 7 55 1 0 16

AKRON* 42 61 547 42 339 11 19 0 208 4 39.5 3 15 1 1 22 at EMU 35 75 440 41 182 22 34 1 258 5 35.4 1 15 1 1 21 at Ball State* 38 56 408 24 163 18 32 1 245 3 54.0 0 0 0 0 21 EMU 16 79 376 29 67 28 50 2 309 5 30.6 5 38 0 0 22 at WMU 31 71 502 35 163 24 36 0 339 2 50.5 11 74 3 3 25 EMU 10 74 405 37 133 21 37 2 272 4 38.8 4 35 0 0 21 at Temple* 55 71 437 34 67 21 37 0 370 2 30.5 5 37 2 1 21 EMU 52 95 552 19 68 50 76 0 484 5 29.2 5 50 1 0 32

CMU 52 69 555 31 177 22 38 1 378 1 25.0 8 70 2 1 25 at EMU 56 105 616 25 100 58 80 1 516 4 40.0 9 97 0 0 38 2008 In d i v i d u a l Ga m e Co a c h e s ’ Aw a r d Wi n n e r s AWARDS IND. ST. at MSU TOL* at Md. NIU* at BGSU* at Army AKRON* at BSU at WMU* at Tem* CMU*

Offensive Andy Terrence T.J. Lang Jacory None Tyler Lang, Lang,Fretz, Tyler Tyler Andy Schmitt, Player of Blevins Stone chosen Jones Fretz, Davis,Buche, Jones Jones Schmitt T. Jones Schmitt S. Johnson the Week Davis Defensive Jermaine Jacob Daniel None None Spenser Brad None Jermaine Jacoy None Daniel Player of Jenkins Wyatt Holtzclaw chosen chosen Smith Ohrman chosen Jenkins Wyatt chosen Holtzclaw the Week Spec. Team Herb- Tyler Kevin Corey None Z.Johnson None None None Trepp, None Treppa, Player of Waits Cochran Ditch, Welch chosen T. Burke chosen chosen chosen Garrison chosen Waits Week Treppa Special PAT/ None None None None None None None None None Punt Punt Team FG chosen chosen chosen chosen chosen chosen chosen chosen chosen Team Team Off. Big John Tyler Dwayne Bonner, Jacory Andy Dwayne Marvon Tyler Tyler T.Jones, Schmitt, Playmaker Bonner Jones Priest LeDuc Stone Schmitt Priest Sanders Jones Jones Stone T. Jones Def. Big Brandon Jermaine Ryan Ryan None Brad Jacob Brad Daniel Spenser None None Playmaker Slater Jenkins Downard Downard chosen Ohrman Wyatt Ohrman Holtzclaw Smith chosen chosen Practice James Jon None Aaron Tyler James David Lorenzo Tyler None None None -Def. Ervin Pryor chosen Novikoff Thomas Erving Dick Seaberry Thomas chosen chosen chosen Practice Corey Dominique None Mark David Joseph Mark David Marty None None None Player-Off Brown Sherrer chosen VanDen- Dick Boateng VanDenB. Fox Newman chosen chosen chosen burgh

2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 95 A Record Setting Day

In a 56-52 win over Central Michigan University, Nov. 28, Records Set 2008, the Eagles went on a record-breaking spree, including Tyler Jones 23 receptions NCAA/EMU mark establishing two NCAA marks. Andy Schmitt 58 completions NCAA/EMU mark EMU redshirt junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set one NCAA record and established five Andy Schmitt 80 attempts EMU mark EMU marks on the way to completing 58-of-80 passes for Andy Schmitt 516 yards passing EMU mark 516 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Eagles to victo- Andy Schmitt 554 total yards EMU mark ry. Schmitt’s 58 completions broke the NCAA mark of 56 set Andy Schmitt 89 total plays EMU mark by Jarrod DeGeorgia of Wayne State (Neb.) vs. Duke, Nov. 9, 1996. All five of his EMU records broke his own marks, includ- The win also allowed Eastern to keep possession of the ing 58 completions, 80 attempts, 516 passing yards, 89 total Michigan Mid-American Conference Trophy sponsored by the offensive plays and 554 yards in total offense. state of Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame. The trophy is awarded Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Bel- annually to the Michigan MAC team with the best record in leville) caught an EMU single-game record 23 passes for 170 games played between Eastern, Western and Central Michi- yards. That 23-reception mark tied UNLV’s Randy Gatewood gan. Eastern, which won the trophy last year, defeated CMU for the NCAA record. Gatewood caught his 23 passes against this year while CMU defeated WMU. The team that currently Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994. holds the trophy retains it in case of a tie. For his efforts, Schmitt was selected as the Walter Camp Na- tional Offensive Player of the Week, as well as the MAC West Player of the Week and MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

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