SOUTHERN ILL I NO I S 2009 SALUK I FOOTBALL Saluki Media Services • SID: Jason Clay • Phone: (o) 618-453-5470; (c) 618-751-3400 • Email: [email protected] Game 12 - Playoff Game 1 No. 2/1 SIU (10-1, 8-0 MVFC) vs. No. 17/19 Eastern Illinois (8-3, 6-2 OVC) at Nov. 28, 2009 / McAndrew Stadium (17,324) - Carbondale, Ill. / 1 p.m. CT 2009 FCS Playoffs - First Round Radio: Saluki Sports Network | TV: None | Live Stats/Radio Streaming: www.SIUSalukis.com Game Day Quick Facts QUICK FACTS TELEVISION: None COACHES: RADIO: Saluki Sports Network with Mike Reis (play-by-play), Gene Green (color analyst) and Dale Lennon (North Dakota, 1983) Joel Sambursky (sideline) on WVZA-FM 105.1 in Carbondale. Other radio affiliates on P. 2. SIU Record ........................19-4 (.826) - 2nd season INTERNET AUDIO: Saluki All-Access (sign up at www.siusalukis.com). vs. Eastern Illinois ..........................First Meeting Career Record ......... 121-37 (.766) - 13th season No. 3 seed Southern Illinois (10-1) opens up the first round of the 2009 NCAA Division Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) I Football Championship this Saturday when they play host to Eastern Illinois (8-3)at EIU Record ....................65-31 (.677) - 13th Season vs. SIU............................................................ 0-1 1 p.m. in McAndrew Stadium... This will be the third meeting since 2005 between the Career Record .... 140-112-1(.553) - 22nd season two schools in the first round of the playoffs -- SIU won the first two matchups... Fans can listen to all the action with “Voice of the Salukis” Mike Reis, Gene Green and Joel SERIES: 38-25-1 (SIU leads) Sambursky on the Saluki Sports Network beginning at noon on WVZA-FM 105.1 in in Carbondale..........................................22-11, SIU Carbondale... The Salukis, ranked No. 1 in The Sports Network Poll, come into the play- Last Meeting ..................... W, 30-11, Nov. 24, 2007 offs with a 10-game winning streak. They received the automatic bid by winning the NOTE: This is the thid time SIU has faced Eastern Il- outright Missouri Valley Football Conference Championship with an 8-0 league record... linois in the opening round of the playoffs. The Salukis Eastern Illinois, ranked No.19 in by the TSN, is the automatic qualifier from the Ohio won the first two meetings at home in 2005 and 2007. Valley Conference... Southern Illinois is making its seventh-straight playoff appearance OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: and its eighth in school history. Only Montana has a longer streak of consecutive playoff EIU SIU appearances (17)...This contest matches up the Panthers, who are a very strong road team Scoring 25.0 35.5 that only lost once on the road (which came at Penn State), with the Salukis who have a Rushing 125.8 222.5 40-5 record at home since 2003... Senior running back Deji Karim leads the nation with Passing 200.7 191.8 Total 326.5 414.3 1,512 rushing yards and he has scored 16 rushing touchdowns, but the Panthers only al- KO Return 23.7 26.0 low opponents to rush for 119.2 yards per game and have not allowed a 100-yard rusher 3rd Down Conv. 43% 42% all season long. 4th Down Conv. 30% 83% Saluki Headlines DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: • Southern Illinois is making its seventh-straight playoff A Look Inside EIU SIU P. 2 - Radio Affiliates/Media Services Scoring 18.8 16.0 appearance and the eighth overall in program history. P. 3 - SIU by the Numbers Rushing 119.2 116.3 • Running back Deji Karim is looking to become the first P. 4 - Valley Football P. 5 - Top 25 Polls Passing 181.0 216.5 to rush for over 100-yards against the Eastern Illinois Total 300.2 332.8 P. 6 - Quick Facts/Pronunciations defense. P. 7 - Coaching Staff Net Punting 34.1 36.2 P. 8-9 - Rosters/Season Starters Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 34% 34% • The Salukis are 40-5 at home since 2003, with three of P. 10 - Depth Chart Opp. 4th Down Conv. 30% 33% those losses coming in the playoffs. P. 11 - The Last Time 2009 SOUTHERN ILL I NO is SCHEDULE /RE S ULT S (10-1, 8-0 MVFC) - MVFC CHA M P S Opp. 2009 Date SIU* Opponent Opp.* Result/Time Record Series Note Sept. 5 7/7 at Marshall L, 31-28 6-5 2-1-0 21 unanswered MU pts in 3rd Q leads to first season-opening loss since `01 SEPT. 19 8/9 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (N) W, 59-7 6-5 1-0-0 Karim breaks SIU record for most yards per carry; SIU has 699 yds total off. SEPT. 26 8/9 ^NORTH DAKOTA STATE (N) RV W, 24-14 3-8 3-1-0 SIU wins eighth-straight MVFC opener. Oct. 3 8/8 ^at Western Illinois (N) (TV) # W, 30-10 1-10 18-33-4 Karim’s 92-yd TD run leads SIU to 8th-straight win over WIU OCT. 10 6/6 ^ILLINOIS STATE (HC) RV W, 43-23 6-5 37-32-3 SIU’s 20 unanswered points in second half leads to 9th-straight MVFC win Oct. 17 5/5 ^ at Northern Iowa (TV) # 3/2 W, 27-20 7-4 13-15-0 Salukis end 11-game, 26-year losing streak in Cedar Falls OCT. 24 3/3 ^ YOUNGSTOWN STATE (FW) RV W, 27-8 6-5 10-10-1 11th-straight MVFC wins ties for second longest streak in league history Oct. 31 3/3 ^ at Indiana State (TV) W, 33-0 1-10 24-23 SIU only gives up 90 yds total offense in first shutout of season Nov. 7 3/3 ^ at South Dakota State 9/9 W, 34-15 8-3 2-0-0 Salukis clinch seventh-straigh playoff appearance with big win NOV. 14 2/1 ^ MISSOURI STATE (TV) W, 44-24 6-5 16-16-0 14th-straight MVFC victory sets new league record Nov. 21 2/1 at Southeast Missouri State W, 42-24 2-9 31-36-8 McIntosh runs for three TDs and throws for another NOV. 28 2/1 EASTERN ILLINOIS 17/19 1 p.m. 8-3 38-25-1 Third meeting in first round of playoffs since 2005 (All times central. Key: * Coaches/Sports Network Rankings; ^ MVFC Game; N-Night Game; HC-Homecoming; FW-Family Weekend; # FCS Radio Game of the Week) 2009 Saluki Football Game Notes 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 MVFC Champions MEDIA INFOR M ATION NOTE OF THE WEEK ... Credentials Southern Illinois has spent very little time this season behind on the scoreboard. In the 11 regular season Credentials are required for entrance to the games, the Salukis only trailed for 45-minutes and 42-seconds out of a total of 660 minutes played. That means that SIU was either tied or in possession of the lead for 93.5 percent of the season. The longest time press box or access to the field (for photog- the Dawgs were behind on the scoreboard was in the season opener, when they trailed for most of the second raphers). To request season or single-game half and ended up losing their only game on the year. Southern Illinois also trailed for 18:49 of the UNI game. credentials, please contact media services. However, there were seven games this season that the Salukis led the entire way. A glaring factor behind all of this is the fact that SIU has scored first in nine of the 11 games this season. Photographers Please observe NCAA regulations and shoot from the designated areas. Photographers The Eastern Illinois Panthers must shoot from behind the white lines be- The Panthers earned their 13th trip to the FCS playoffs as the automatic bid from the Ohio tween the 25-yard line and the back of the Valley Conference. At 8-3 overall, EIU is ranked No. 19 in the Sports Network final regu- end zone on either side of the field. lar season poll. EIU played its best on the road this year and compiled a 5-1 record away Game Day Parking from Charleston, Ill. Their only road loss came on Oct. 10 at Penn State in front of a crowd Media working on deadline will receive a of 104,488. Several of their big road victories include a 28-20 win at then 12th-ranked priority parking pass for the lot adjacent to Jacksonville State, Oct. 24, and a 23-14 win at Southeast Missouri State. SEMO was one the west side of the stadium (press box side). of three common opponents the two teams shared this year. The Panthers also won at In- All other media should park in Lot 89 next to diana State (31-0) on Sept. 12 and beat Illinois State (31-6) in their season opener. Lingle Hall. No pass is required for this lot. Postgame Procedure Eastern Illinois averages 25.0 points per game and puts up an average of 326.5 yards of Postgame interviews will take place in the total offense. Senior quarterback Jake Christensen has thrown for 2,191 yards this season interview room located on the northwest with 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He leads the Panther passing attack that aver- concourse of the stadium. The press box is aged 200.7 yards a game. Christensen spreads the ball out well and six different receivers equipped with ethernet, wireless internet and have caught 19 or more passes. Freshman receiver Chris Wright leads the eight Panthers phone lines. that have caught a touchdown pass, as he has hauled in four TDs.