EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-6434 • www.EIUpanthers.com Game 1 Panthers Face Big Ten Test In Opener EIU Travels To Nationally Ranked Iowa

No. 18/16 (FCS) Eastern Illinois at No. 9/10 (BCS) Iowa Kinnick Stadium (70,585) • Iowa City, Iowa September 4, 2010 • 11 a.m. • TV: Big Ten Network

Quick Facts The Game Eastern Illinois will open the season on the road for the fourth time in the last six years when the Panthers kick off the 2010 season at Iowa. EIU is 3-2 in its last five openers with two COACHES: of those wins at home. The last road win to open a season was in 2005 with a 24-13 victory at Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) Indiana State. EIU Record...... 140-113-1 (23rd year) EIU Bob Spoo will be entering his 24th season as the Panthers head coach and OVC Record...... 65-31 (13th year) his 23rd on the sidelines. Spoo missed the 2006 season following a surgery just prior to the vs. Iowa...... first meeting start of the year. Spoo has guided EIU to the FCS playoffs nine times including seven of the (Connecticut, 1978) past ten seasons. Iowa Record...... 81-55 (11 years) The Panthers will be playing an FBS opponent for the 27th time including a fifth straight Overall Record...... 93-76 (14 years) year against a foe. EIU has won four times against FBS schools with the vs. Eastern Illinois...... First Meeting last victory coming in 2004 against Eastern Michigan. All four FBS wins have come against schools currently in the Mid-American Conference.

SERIES THE SERIES First Meeting This will mark the first meeting between Eastern Illinois and Iowa. This will be EIU’s fifth straight season it has played a member of the Big Ten Conference with previous trips RANKINGS to Illinois (2006, 2008), Purdue (2007) and Penn State (2009). EIU has previously played Eastern Illinois (FCS)...... 18 / 16 two Division I schools from the state of Iowa. The Panthers lost to Iowa State in 1991 and Iowa (FBS)...... 9 AP / 10 Coaches trail Northern Iowa (14-6-1) in the all-time series with most of those games played when the ...... Sports Network/FCS Coaches schools were members of the Gateway Conference. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz and EIU head coach Bob Spoo have previously faced each other as Big Ten assistants with Ferentz RADIO holding a 5-1 series lead while working at Iowa from 1981-86 while Spoo was at Purdue. Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM - flagship station WHOW 1510 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Eastern Illinois (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Iowa (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) www.weiuhitmix.net Play-by-Play...... Mike Bradd Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time Analyst...... Jack Ashmore Sept. 4 at Iowa 11 am Sept. 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS 11 am Sept. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 1:30 pm Sept. 11 IOWA STATE 2:30 pm TELEVISION Sept. 18 * at UT Martin 6 pm Sept. 18 at Arizona 9:30 pm Big Ten Network Sept. 25 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 1:30 pm Sept. 25 BALL STATE 11 am Play-by-Play...... Tom Hart Oct. 2 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1:30 pm Oct. 2 * PENN STATE 7 pm Analyst...... Anthony Herron Oct. 9 * at Eastern Kentucky 6 pm Oct. 16 * at Michigan 2:30 pm Sideline...... Lisa Byington Oct. 16 * at Tennessee Tech 7 pm Oct. 23 * WISCONSIN TBA Oct. 23 * MURRAY STATE (HC) 1:30 pm Oct. 30 * MICHIGAN STATE TBA INTERNET Oct. 30 * AUSTIN PEAY 1:30 pm Nov. 6 * at Indiana TBA Live Stats...... www.hawkeyesports.com Nov. 6 * at Tennessee State 5 pm Nov. 13 * at Northwestern TBA Live Video...... None Nov. 13 at Illinois State 1 pm Nov. 20 * OHIO STATE TBA Facebook...... /EIUPanthers Nov. 27 + FCS Playoffs TBA Nov. 27 * at Minnesota TBA Twitter...... @EIU_Panthers * Ohio Valley Conference Game * Big Ten Conference Game + NCAA FCS Playoffs

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 2 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO The dean of Ohio Valley Conference Coaches, 2010 SPORTS NETWORK Longest Tenured Division I Head Coaches TOP 25 Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo returns to (at same school) (Preseason Poll) the sidelines for his 23rd season on the sidelines 1 ... (Penn State)...... since 1966 and 24th season overall. Spoo missed the 2006 2....Bob Ford (Albany)...... since 1973 Rk. Team 2009 Record season with a medical illness. His career record is 3....Andy Talley (Villanova)...... since 1985 1. Villanova (104) 14-1 4.... ()...... since 1987 2. Montana (9) 14-1 140-113-1 at EIU including a 65-31 mark in OVC ....Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois)...... since 1987 3. Appalachian State (8) 11-3 action. Since taking over the program in 1987, 4. William & Mary (3) 11-3 Spoo has become one of the most respected coaches in the game with numerous assistants 5. Southern Illinois (1) 11-2 moving on to succeed at all levels of the coaching business. He was the 1995 Football 6. Richmond (1) 11-2 7. Elon 9-3 Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year and runner-up for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 8. Stephen F. Austin 10-3 Award in 2000. Last season he was named OVC Coach of the Year for the third time in 9. South Dakota State 8-4 his career and one of five finalists for the Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year. A 1960 10. New Hampshire 10-3 graduate of Purdue University, Spoo has coached the Panthers to 9 NCAA FCS playoff 11. South Carolina State 10-2 12. McNeese State 9-3 berths and eleven Top 25 national rankings. Spoo is currently tied for fourth among longest 13. Eastern Washington 8-4 tenured active coaches at the NCAA Division I level and is fifth all-time in FCS playoff 14. Northern Iowa 7-4 appearances. 15. James Madison 6-5 16. Delaware 6-5 17. Jacksonville State 8-3 IOWA HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ 18. EASTERN ILLINOIS 8-4 Kirk Ferentz is in his 12th season as the head coach at Iowa. Last season Ferentz led the 19. Weber State 7-5 Hawkeyes to an 11-2 record including a win over Georgia Tech in the . He was 20. Prairie View A&M 9-1 21. Liberty 8-3 named the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. A former 22. Colgate 9-2 head coach at FCS member Maine and assistant coach in the NFL, Ferentz has posted an 23. Penn 8-2 81-55 record at Iowa and a 93-76 overall record. 24. Montana State 7-4 25. Holy Cross 9-3 SCOUTING IOWA Iowa will be the highest ranked team that Eastern Illinois has ever played when the two teams kick off the 2010 season on Sept. 4 at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are ranked 9th

in the preseason poll and 10th in the USA Today Coaches preseason poll. The team returns to guide an offense that averaged 23.2 points per game last season. The defense is paced by defensive lineman who is on the preseason watch lists for the Lombardi and Nagurski Awards. Iowa was 11-2 last season 2010 FCS Coaches Poll winning the FedEX Orange Bowl over Georgia Tech, 24-14. (Preseason Poll)

Rk. Team 2009 Record ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY 1. Villanova (22) 14-1 September 4, 1976 - Eastern Illinois held on for a 17-16 win over Cameron (Okla.) as 2. Montana (2) 14-1 Andy Vogl completed 4-of-8 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown pass to Doug Hiatt. Poke 3. Appalachian State (4) 11-3 4. William & Mary 11-3 Cobb rushed for the other score finishing with 50 yards in his first game as a Panther. EIU 5. Southern Illinois 11-2 would go on to open the season with four straight wins climbing to No. 7 in the NCAA 6. Richmond 11-2 Division II poll before ending the season with a 5-6 record. 7. Elon 9-3 8. Stephen F. Austin 10-3 9. New Hampshire 10-3 PLAYING IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWDS 10. South Dakota State 8-4 Eastern Illinois will play in front of its second largest Top 5 Largest Crowds To Watch EIU 11. McNeese State 9-3 crowd in school history when the Panthers visit Kinnick 12. South Carolina State 10-2 1....at Penn State (10/10/09)...... 104,488 13. Northern Iowa 7-4 Stadium on Sept. 4. Iowa is sold out for the 43rd time in 2....at Iowa (9/4/10)...... 70,585 14. Eastern Washington 8-4 its last 45 games with 70,585 set to be in attendance. Last 3....atIllinois (9/6/08)...... 60,131 15. James Madison 6-5 season EIU played in front of the largest crowd in Ohio 4....at Brigham Young (9/10/05)...... 52,630 16. EASTERN ILLINOIS 8-4 Valley Conference history when the Panthers played Penn 5....at Purdue (9/8/07)...... 52,504 17. Jacksonville State 8-3 18. Weber State 7-5 State at Beaver Stadium. 104,488 fans watched coaches Joe Paterno and Bob Spoo square off 19. Delaware 6-5 in a game televised on ESPN Classic. 20. Liberty 8-3 21. Prairie View A&M 9-1 PLAYING FBS RANKED OPPONENTS 22. Colgate 9-2 23. Northern Arizona 5-6 Eastern Illinois will be playing a ranked FBS opponent for the third time in school history 24. Montana State 7-4 when the Panthers open the year at Iowa on Sept. 4. The Hawkeyes will represent the highest T25. Cal-Poly 4-7 ranked team EIU has ever played as Iowa enters the game ranked No. 9 in the AP poll and No. T25. Holy Cross 9-3 10 in the Coaches poll. Last season EIU played at No. 12 Penn State. The other meeting was against Illinois in 2008 when the Illini were ranked 24th the second week of the season.

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 3 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU QUICK HITTERS TALE OF THE TAPE

• Senior Rashad Haynes opens the season ranked 7th on the EIU career interceptions list with 10. Points Per Game...... 23.5...... 23.2 • RS-Sophomore Brandon Large has won the starting job at QB and will Average Points Allowed...... 21.2...... 15.4 take his first Division I snap at Iowa. EIU currently does not have an active First Downs...... 204...... 232 quarterback with a Division I snap to their credit. Rushing Yards Per Game...... 124.4...... 114.2 Rushing Touchdowns...... 11...... 13 • EIU will have three new starters on the offensive line, the lone returning Passing Yards Per Game...... 190.7...... 222.1 starters are left guard Eric Zink and center Willie Henderson. Passing Touchdowns...... 19...... 19 Average Yards Per Game...... 315.1...... 336.3 • Kinnick Stadium is named after 1939 winner . Interceptions Thrown...... 11...... 20 The stadium was renamed in 1972. Fumbles - Lost...... 25-19...... 11-8 Turnovers Gained...... 26...... 30 • Bob Spoo and Kirk Ferentz were both assistant coaches in the Big Ten from Punting Average...... 40.4...... 40.9 1981-86. Spoo was the quarterback coach/offensive coordinator at Purdue Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...... 14-of-22...... 19-of-26 while Ferentz was offensive line coach at Iowa. 3rd Down Conversions...... 63/153 (41%)...... 70/183 (38%) 4th Down Conversions...... 4/13 (31%)...... 2/12 (17%) • Wide receivers Charles Graves and Lorence Ricks both had games with Sacks By (Yards)...... 24 (157)...... 31 (187) more than 100 yards receiving last year. Graves had 109 against UT Martin Penalties (Yards)...... 59 (578)...... 57 (447) while Ricks had 101 against Southeast Missouri. Time of Possession (Game)...... 30:45...... 30:59

• Mon Williams will miss at least the first game of the 2010 season with a strained knee. Williams rushed for 870 yards last season Statistical Leaders including 107 in the FCS playoffs against Southern Illinois.

• EIU Roc Bellantoni began his collegiate career at RUSHING YARDS Buena Vista College in Iowa. He later worked as the defensive coordinator EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA at Drake from 1998-2000. Mon Williams (injured)...... 870 Adam Robinson...... 834 Jimmy Potempa...... 222 Paki O’Meara...... 35 • Former EIU player Brian Callahan has joined the Panthers staff as the offensive line coach. Callahan previously worked on the staff at Akron for PASSING YARDS six seasons before coming back to EIU. He graduated in 1992. EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA No Returners...... Ricky Stanzi...... 2,417 • Perry Burge and Artavious Dowdell will line up as the starting defensive James Vanderberg...... 470 ends for EIU at Iowa. Between the two of them they accounted for 8 of EIU’s 24 sacks last season ranking first and second on the team. RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA • CJ James returned two interceptions for touchdowns last season which was Jimmy Potempa...... 32 Darrell Johnson-Koulianos...45 tied for first nationally. Finished year with 152 interception return yards to Kenny Whittaker...... 9 Marvin McNutt...... 34 rank fifth in the FCS. Charles Graves...... 24 Allen Reisner...... 14

• Starting Nick Nasti, Cory Leman and Gordy Kickels ranked 1, TACKLES 2, 3 on the team tackles last year combining for 208 of the teams 801 total EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA tackles (nearly 25 percent). Nick Nasti...... 83 Jeremiha Hunter...... 89 Cory Leman...... 63 Tyler Sash...... 85 • Running back Jimmy Potempa led the Panthers with 32 receptions last year Gordy Kickels...... 62 Adrian Clayborn...... 70 marking the first time since 2002 that a running back has led the team in pass receptions. Andre Raymond had 70 receptions in 2002. INTERCEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA • Iowa transfers and Austin Signor helped EIU make its CJ James...... 5 Tyler Sash...... 6 13th FCS playoff appearance last season. Both players earned All-OVC Rashad Haynes...... 1 Brett Greenwood...... 3 honors with Christensen passing for 2,204 yards and 19 touchdowns. Signor was 14-of-22 on field goals and 34-of-34 on PAT’s. EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 4 • www.EIUpanthers.com PRESEASON OVC HONORS 2009 OVC Standings (Final) Eastern Illinois had four players named to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team released in July. Junior Willie Henderson was named to the squad as a center after Team...... OVC...... Pct...... All...... Pct. earning second team All-OVC accolades at right guard last year. It will mark the fifth Eastern Illinois...... 6-2...... 750...... 8-4...... 667 Eastern Kentucky...... 5-3...... 625...... 5-6...... 455 straight season that EIU has had a new player start at center. Three players were selected Tennessee Tech...... 5-3...... 625...... 6-5...... 545 on the defensive side of the ball. CJ James was a first team All-OVC selection last year UT Martin...... 4-4...... 500...... 5-6...... 455 while defensive end Perry Burge was a second team All-OVC pick a year ago. Nick Tennessee State...... 3-4...... 429...... 4-7...... 364 Nasti rounds out the preseason honorees at as the senior led EIU in tackles. Austin Peay...... 3-5...... 375...... 4-7...... 364 Murray State...... 2-6...... 250...... 3-8...... 273 panthers open a little thin at running back Southeast Missouri...... 1-7...... 125...... 2-9...... 182 Eastern Illinois took a hit to its running back depth chart during the fall camp which Jacksonville State...... 8-3...... 727 turned what was supposed to be a strength of the team into an open race for playing time at Iowa. Senior running back Mon Williams who was tabbed to handle most of the carries will miss the opener after suffering a strained cruciate in his knee on Aug. 18. This Week In OVC Football He is on a 2 to 3 week timetable to return for either the Central Arkansas or UT Martin game. Exiting the spring semester the No. 2 running back was Chevon Walker who has Thursday - September 2 since been dismissed from the team and No. 3 was Desmin Ward who will sit the season Cumberland @ Austin Peay -- 6 pm with a medical redshirt. Enter into the picture Jimmy Potempa as the starter coming off Eastern Kentucky @ Missouri State -- 6 pm Murray State @ Kent State -- 6 pm a season where he was used more as a receiver than a runner out of the backfield. EIU Southeast Missouri @ Ball State -- 6 pm did get a late transfer from Toledo in sophomore Jake Walker and will have freshmen Jimmy Lera, Cam White and AJ Woodson battling for extra carries. Saturday - September 4 Eastern Illinois @ Iowa -- 11 am Jacksonville State @ Mississippi -- 2:30 pm ‘Corner’-stone defense UT Martin @ Tennessee -- 5 pm The so-called cornerstone of the Panthers defense is indeed EIU’s two veteran starters at Alabama A&M @ Tennessee State -- 6 pm cornerback. Entering the season senior Rashad Haynes will start for the fourth straight Tennessee Tech @ Arkansas -- 6 pm year while senior CJ James is entering his third year as a starter. Haynes was a second team All-OVC selection last year that has been recognized for preseason All-American honors by one organization this year. He led the Panthers with 11 pass break-ups last The FCS Championship game will have a new home year and ranks 7th on the EIU career list for interceptions. James was a first team All- in 2010 as Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas will serve OVC selection last season as his five interceptions ranked him 35th in the nation. James as the host site for the 2010 FCS Championship game. The game had been played in Chattanooga for the last returned two interceptions for touchdowns and his 152 interception return yards ranked number of years but was awarded to the Dallas suburb fifth in the FCS. in the spring. POSITION CHANGES Also new this year is the FCS playoffs will expand to 20 teams with an opening round to be played on Nov. 27 Position changes seem to always be part of football and it has been no different for and second round games played on Dec. 4. A selected Eastern Illinois during the spring and fall practices. During the spring workouts two number of teams will receive a first round bye. players changed positions as Alain Marcelin and Shane Kelly both flipped sides of the ball. Marcelin moved from linebacker to fullback, a position he played in high school to OVC Predicted Order Of Finish give EIU depth at that spot. He had played in 32 games as a linebacker for the Panthers including 9 career starts. This past week Marcelin has again had a position change as he 1. Jacksonville State (11) - 120 will be a back-up defensive end in certain situations at Iowa. Kelly played in just one 2. Eastern Illinois (4) - 114 game as a back-up defensive lineman. In the spring he moved to H-Back/ where 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) - 102 he will primarily see time on special teams. During fall practice this season freshman AJ 4. Tennessee Tech (1) - 78 5. Tennessee State (1) - 70 Woodson who came into camp as a defensive back was moved to the offensive side as a 6. UT Martin - 59 running back where he may see time on special teams this year. 7. Austin Peay - 38 Southeast Missouri - 38 LOADED AT RECEIVER 9. Murray State - 29 (first place votes in parenthesis) The Panthers offensive strength this season may EIU Returning Receivers (Rec-YDs-TD) be in its wide receiver corps. EIU returns its 2..Jimmy Potema...... 32-238-2 top eight receivers from last year in a group that 4..Kenny Whittaker...... 29-358-2 Eastern Illinois Players On 18 Charles Graves...... 24-333-3 All-OVC Preseason Team head coach Bob Spoo calls the ‘best he has had at 22..Erik Lora...... 23-320-2 EIU’. The top eight returners all caught at least 81..Chris Wright...... 21-263-4 Offense one touchdown last year with the top seven all in 3..Lorence Ricks...... 19-381-3 Willie Henderson - center double digit receptions. Add into that mix tight 89..Danny Vehovic...... 1-66-1 9..Chavar Watkins...... 8-170-2 ends Cody Bruns and Von Wise who are slated to Defense Perry Burge - defensive end be bigger targets in the new offensive scheme and EIU has ten credible targets to choose Nick Nasti - linebacker from. EIU will be running the “Pistol Offense” run by schools like Nevada and Indiana CJ James - defensive back which gives receivers a chance to create offensively after making a catch. EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 5 • www.EIUpanthers.com YOUTH UNDER CENTER Eastern Illinois will open the season with a fresh face at quarterback NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES as redshirt sophomore Brandon Large won the job in spring practice. Large played the 2008 season at Scottsdale Community College in School...... # Appearances (Last) Arizona before transferring and redshirting last season. EIU does Montana...... 20 (2009) not have an active quarterback on the roster that has previously taken Eastern Kentucky...... 19 (2008) a Division I snap. The Panthers have redshirt sophomore Shadonta Travis as one back-up and freshman as the other Appalachian State...... 17 (2009) entering the game. Fellow freshman Taylor Duncan is most likely set Georgia Southern...... 16 (2005) to redshirt this season. The last time that EIU entered a season with Furman...... 15 (2006) a quarterback that had not taken a previous Division I snap was 1996 McNeese State...... 14 (2009) when Mike Simpson (a Division III transfer from Eureka College) Northern Iowa...... 14 (2008) took over following a redshirt season. Simpson ended the year as a second team All-OVC performer ranking 8th in the NCAA in passing Delaware...... 14 (2007) efficiency and taking EIU to the NCAA FCS playoffs. EASTERN ILLINOIS...... 13 (2009) Jackson State...... 12 (1997) HELP FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE Youngstown State...... 11 (2006) Eastern Illinois has had help from the Hawkeye State in recent * Idaho...... 11 (1995) years with several standout players including former Iowa kicker Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level Austin Signor who earned first team All-OVC honors for the Panthers last year. Other recent stand out transplants from the bordering state were Clint Sellers from Chariton, an All-American linebacker in 2005, FCS Division I Playoffs and Tim Carver from Urbandale, an All-American linebacker in the 1982 - Quarterfinals middle 1990’s. 1983 - First Round 1986- Quarterfinals replacements on the line 1989 - Quarterfinals EIU returns two starters on the offensive line but must replace what 1995 - First Round might be one of the more talented units in recent history. Returning 1996 - First Round on the front line are left guard Eric Zink and center Willie Henderson. 2000 - First Round Zink will be starting for the third straight season while Henderson, a 2001 - First Round second team All-OVC selection at right guard last year, will move back 2002 - First Round to his natural position of center. Departing from last year’s offensive 2005 - First Round line were three-time All-American Chaz Millard who played his senior 2006 - First Round season at center and tackles Otis Hudson and Chris Campbell. Hudson 2007 - First Round was a fifth round draft pick of the and appears 2009 - First Round headed to making the NFL club as a back-up guard. Campbell was a free agent selection of the who most likely will be a signee to the taxi squad once the NFL preseason ends. Division II Playoffs 1978 (National Champions) COOK TO DO MORE THAN PUNT THIS YEAR 1980 (National Runners-up) The kicking game may be more important this season than ever as the Panthers enter the year without a veteran kicker. Senior Kevin Cook an All-American candidate at punter has assumed that role to open the year at Iowa. Cook ranked 9th in the NCAA in punting last season and previously broke the school single season punting record held by Coaching FCS Playoff Appearances former All-Pro punter Jeff Gossett. This will be Cook’s first foray into kicking since he was a senior at Carmel HS in 2005. Behind Cook on 1...... Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky)...... 17 the depth chart is freshman kicker Cameron Berra and in more recent 2...... Jerry Moore (Appalachian State)...... 15 * practices wide receiver Erik Lora. 3...... Tubby Raymond (Delaware)...... 11 4...... (Youngstown State)...... 10 BIG TEN NETWORK APPEARANCE 5...... Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois)...... 9 * Eastern Illinois will be making its third appearance on the Big Ten ...... W.C. Gorden (Jackson State)...... 9 Network when the Panthers kick off the year at Iowa. EIU previously 7...... Andy Talley (Villanova)...... 8 * played on the network in 2007 at Purdue and 2008 at Illinois. All time this will be the Panthers 56th appearance on regional or network television with EIU holding a 34-21 all-time record on TV. * denotes active coach

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 6 • www.EIUpanthers.com Eastern Illinois In The DECADES BEST panthers nfl connection OVC/NCAA Stats • Eastern Illinois has been the best team • Eastern Illinois is one again the Cradle of (2009 final stats) in the OVC in terms of wins over the past NFL Head Coaches as three current NFL

TEAM decade. The Panthers have won 72 contests head coaches are alumni of the school. Mike NCAA...... OVC since 2000 which includes five OVC Shanahan with the Washington Redskins, Rushing Offense (124.42)...... 77th...... 7th championships and seven FCS playoff with the Passing Offense (190.67)...... 60th...... 4th appearances. EIU ranked 24th among FCS and Brad Childress with the Minnesota Passing Efficiency (127.52)...... 48th...... 3rd schools during the decade. Vikings all have ties to EIU. Also with two Total Offense (315.08)...... 78th...... 5th weeks left prior to the NFL making roster Wins Since 2000 (FCS Playoff Appearances) Scoring Offense (23.50)...... 54th...... 4th cuts the Panthers have four players on NFL 72 - Eastern Illinois (5) teams. Rushing Defense (136.17)...... 49th...... 5th 70 - Eastern Kentucky (2) Pass Defense (171.42)...... 24th...... 2nd 65 - Jacksonville State (2) EIU NFL Connections Pass Efficiency Def. (114.30)...... 36th...... 3rd 49 - Tennessee State (0) - Dallas Quarterback Total Defense (307.58)...... 27th...... 3rd 49 - Tennessee Tech (0) Pierre Walters - Kansas City Linebacker 41 - Murray State (1) Scoring Defense (21.25)...... 36th...... 3rd Otis Hudson - Cincinnati Offensive Line 41 - UT Martin (1) Net Punting 34.04)...... 35th...... 3rd Chris Campbell - Green Bay Offensive Line 38 - Southeast Missouri (0) Punt Returns (7.00)...... 67th...... 5th Mike Shanahan - Washington Head Coach 36 - Austin Peay (0) Kickoff Returns (24.00)...... 6th...... 2nd Sean Payton - New Orleans Head Coach Turnover Margin (-0.33)...... 77th...... 6th Brad Childress - Minnesota Head Coach Turnovers Gained (26)...... 19th...... 2nd Mike Heimerdinger - Tennessee Off. Cord. AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT Sacks (2.00)...... 47th...... 2nd Greg McMahon - New Orleans Special Teams • Eastern Illinois enters this week with a Tackles For Loss (6.08)...... 56th...... 6th streak of 78 straight games without being Sacks Allowed (2.67)...... 102nd...... 8th shutout. The last time EIU was held 3rd Down Conversion (41.18)...... 34th...... 3rd same face, new number scoreless was Oct. 11, 2003 - a 41-0 loss 4th Down Conversion (30.77)...... 103rd...... 7th • Three players have changed numbers for versus Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers did 3rd Down Defense (34.97)...... 40th...... 3rd the Panthers during the off season including have a streak of 26 straight games in which Red Zone Offense ...... 95th...... 9th one switch for change of position. they had scored a touchdown snapped in the Red Zone Defense...... 74th...... 5th loss at Penn State in 2009. EIU’s longest Player...... New...... Old Time of Possession (30:45)...... 35th...... 2nd streak of consecutive games without being Kenny Whittaker...... 4...... 15 Chavar Watkins...... 9...... 86 INDIVIDUAL (Top 50 - Bold Returning) shutout was 197 from 1977-1996 which Shane Kelly...... 87...... 62 NCAA...... OVC ranks fourth all-time among FCS schools. Mon Williams (Rushing)...... 40th...... 3rd Longest OVC Active Streaks Jake Christensen (Pass. Eff.)...... 31st...... 2nd 100 - Jacksonville State making the big ten rounds Austin Signor (Field Goals)...... 30th...... 2nd 78 - Eastern Illinois • The Panthers will continue to make their Kevin Cook (Punting)...... 9th...... 1st 57 - UT Martin trip around the Big Ten Conference this Rashad Haynes (Punt Returns)...... 37th...... 4th 53 - Murray State season as they open at Iowa. After not CJ James (Interceptions)...... 35th...... 3rd playing a Big Ten school for more than 100 Trevor Frericks (Tackles for Loss)...... 23rd...... 3rd years of football, EIU will face a Big Ten ncaa fbs transfers opponent for the fifth straight year. That • Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, string will continue next season with a trip Eastern Illinois has its share of NCAA to Northwestern set for Sept. 10, 2011. FBS level transfers into the program. This EIU has also signed to play at Minnesota season EIU added two FBS transfers in in 2014. Jake Walker from Toledo and Mike Garrity from Illinois. TURNOVER STRING starting EIU FBS Transfers 2 - Jimmy Potempa (Michigan) • EIU’s defense ended last year ranked 5 - Jake Walker (Toledo) 19th in the FCS in turnovers gained with 7 - Mon Williams (Florida) 26. EIU had its streak of 14 straight games 75 - Mike Garrity (Illinois) with a turnover snapped in the regular 92 - Michael Letton (Navy) season finale against Tennessee State. The Panthers were able to start what they hope will be a new streak with two turnovers against Southern Illinois in the playoffs. EIU had 11 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries last year.

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 7 • www.EIUpanthers.com HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide PANTHERS ADD TWO NEW PLAYERS • Eastern Illinois added two new players to its roster during the 2...Jimmy Potempa...... poe-TIM-pah fall training camp. Enrolling in school during the early portion 8...Cory Leman...... coor-EE * Lay-man of camp was defensive tackle Tory Squires who will wear No. 96 30...Sean Sobolewski...... so-bo-lou-ski this season. He played at Gordon Tech HS and originally signed 44...Alain Marcelin...... Alan * mar-Sa-lynn with Ball State in February before being released from that offer. He will most likely redshirt this season. The second is running 60...Seth Knolhoff...... knoll-off back Jake Walker a redshirt sophomore from Toledo who enrolled 74...Collin Seibert...... CY-burt in classes on Aug. 23. He played two seasons at Toledo rushing 89...Daniel Vehovic...... Va-hoe-vick for 85 yards with a high of 27 yards against Eastern Michigan in 90...Spyros Bazigos...... Spear-ro * bah-zee-gos 2008. He earned a medical redshirt last year after playing in three 94...Niko Foltys...... fohl-tiss games. Walker will wear No. 5 and rushed for 2,609 yards and 46 95...Nathan Galan...... gah-lon touchdowns at American Heritage HS in Florida. 97...Judes Amilcar...... jude * AH-mil-car PANTHERS PICKED SECOND IN OVC • Eastern Illinois was picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley EIU 2010 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR Conference race in the preseason Coaches/SID poll. Jacksonville State was picked to finish first with 11 first place votes while EIU EIU Roster By Home State was second with four first place votes finishing just six points Illinois...... 53 behind the Gamecocks in overall voting. Eastern Kentucky was Florida...... 23 third with one first place vote with Tennessee Tech fourth and Ohio...... 7 Tennessee State fifth. JSU, EIU and EKU have been selected as Wisconsin...... 3 the preseason OVC favorites by each preseason publication and Indiana...... 2 poll. Arizona...... 2 Texas...... 2 PAYTON TO BE HONORED Kentucky...... 1 • Current New Orleans Saints head coach and former EIU Missouri...... 1 quarterback Sean Payton will have his No. 18 officially retired by the Panthers during halftime of the home opener on Sept. 11 Pennsylvania...... 1 against Central Arkansas. Payton is scheduled to be on hand as the Saints will open the season with a Thursday night game on EIU Roster By Class Sept. 9 and then do not play against until Sept. 20 on Monday Senior...... 13 Night Football. Currently wide receiver Charles Graves wears Junior...... 14 No. 18 and will be the last EIU player to wear that number. Sophomore...... 24 Redshirt Freshman...... 15 TWO PLAYERS ON FCS SCOUT BOWL LIST Freshman...... 22 • Eastern Illinois had two players named to the FCS Scout Bowl list prior to the season opener as seniors Kevin Cook and Rashad Haynes were both recognized. Cook is one of the top punters in 2010 EASTERN ILLINOIS CAPTAINS the FCS ranks with a career punting average of 41.9 yards per OFFENSE punt. Last season he ranked 9th in the FCS with a 42 yards per 61...Willie Henderson...... Center punt average. Haynes is the Panthers top shutdown corner with 25 career pass break-ups and 10 career interceptions. He has made 159 career tackles including 115 solo stops. DEFENSE 21...CJ James...... Cornerback LATEST OPENER SINCE 2004 26...Rashad Haynes...... Cornerback • Most of it is due to the way the dates fall on the calendar but 56...Nick Nasti...... Linebacker this season will mark the latest date EIU has opened a football season since 2004 when the Panthers played their opener on Sept. 11 against Indiana State. The Sept. 4 date stands as the fifth latest starting point to a season in the Bob Spoo era. EIU had openers on FOLLOW EIU FOOTBALL ONLINE Sept. 5 during the 1987 and 1992 seasons and a Sept. 8 opener in Twitter...... @EIU_Panthers 2001. The earliest calendar date for EIU to start a season was two years ago with an August 28 opening date at Central Michigan. Facebook...... /EIUPanthers YouTube...... /pantherathletics EIU is 14-8 in season openers under Bob Spoo. Website...... www.eiupanthers.com

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 4, 2010 • Eastern Illinois at Iowa • Page 8 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL INSIDE THE NUMBERS Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened.... EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: ...... Charleston, Illinois Passed for more than 300 yards... Jake Christensen, 322 vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) FOUNDED:...... 1895 ENROLLMENT:...... 11,966 Passed for more than 400 yards... COLORS:...... Blue & Gray Tony Romo, 414 at Toledo (Sept. 16, 2000) CONFERENCE:...... Ohio Valley STADIUM:...... O’Brien Field (10,000) Threw four touchdown passes... SURFACE:...... Pro-Grass Jake Christensen, 4, vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) PRESIDENT:...... Dr. William L. Perry Rushed for more than 200 yards... ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:...... Barbara Burke Vincent Webb, 206 at Samford (Sept. 23, 2006) O’BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:...... (217) 581-7770 Rushed for three touchdowns... EIU TICKET OFFICE:...... (217) 581-2106 Desmin Ward, 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:...... (217) 581-7480 Rushed for four touchdowns... EIU WEBSITE:...... www.EIUpanthers.com J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES Had 10 Receptions... Micah Rucker, 11 vs. Murray State (Oct. 13, 2007) OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a Had 3 touchdown receptions... weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference Micah Rucker, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 7, 2006) will be Tuesday, Sept. 1. EIU head coach will speak at 10:14 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone Had 200 yards receiving... Frank Cutolo, 239 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2001) number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information office.

Returned a punt for a touchdown... EXTRA POINT FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Each Wednesday Jermaine Mobley, 1 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 30, 2004) - (80 yards) throughout the football season Eastern Illinois will host an Extra Point Media Luncheon which will also be open to the public. The event Returned a kick-off for touchdown... will take place at Noon at the Two Flowers Restaurant in Charleston. Lorence Ricks, 1 at Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009) - (87 yards) Head coach Bob Spoo, assistant coaches and selected players will be Returned an interception for touchdown... available for media interviews along with some questions from the CJ James, 1, vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) - (79 yards) public. Last luncheon on Nov. 10.

Returned a fumble for touchdown... PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Wednesday night during the Irvin Jean-Charles, 1 at Illinois (Sept. 6, 2008) - (4 yards) football season fans can watch head coach Bob Spoo along with Recorded a safety... other special guests and players as they talk about the 2010 football Trevor Frericks, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) season. The show will be broadcast on WEIU TV at 5 p.m. with a Team vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) re-broadcast at 10:03 pm each Friday night.

Blocked a punt... Lorence Ricks, 1, vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009) OVCSPORTS.TV: For the fifth straight year, the Ohio Valley Conference will allow fans to watch live streams of its football games Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... through the OVCSPORTS.TV website. Fans can purchase a season Adrian Arrington, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) - Kenny Kinchen package or individual games to watch their favorite OVC team.

Blocked a field goal... LIVE STATS: Live stats of most EIU games can be found on the Pierre Walters, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 15, 2008) EIU athletics webpage at www.EIUpanthers.com Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - block by... Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at www.weiuhitmix.net Won a game on a field goal... Tyler Wilke, 30-yards at Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2007) PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can Had 15 or more tackles on defense... be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Cory Leman, 16 at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) Games will be broadcast by the “Voice of the Panthers” Mike Bradd with color commentary by Jack Ashmore. Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU Had 3 or more sacks on defense... is the flagship station with games also being carried on WHOW 1510 Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) AM and WMKR 94.3 FM. Recovered an onside kick... Nick Martinez, 1 at Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009)

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 November 28, 2009 • Eastern Illinois at Southern Illinois • Page 9 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU OFFENSE EIU DEFENSE QUARTERBACK LEFT END 10....Brandon Large...... 6-4...... 204...... R-So 32....Artavious Dowdell...... 6-2...... 236...... So 15....Jimmy Garoppolo...... 6-3...... 208...... Fr 27....Antonio Taylor...... 6-2...... 215...... R-Fr or 11....Shadonta Travis...... 6-1...... 188...... R-So LEFT TACKLE RUNNING BACK 90....Spyros Bazigos...... 5-11...... 279...... R-Sr 2....Jimmy Potempa...... 5-7...... 179...... Sr 79....John Voytilla...... 6-3...... 276...... Fr 5....Jake Walker...... 5-11...... 210...... R-So 53....Greg Mahan...... 6-3...... 241...... R-So SPLIT RIGHT TACKLE 3....Lorence Ricks...... 6-1...... 174...... R-Jr 73....Roosevelt Holliday...... 6-3...... 303...... So 81....Chris Wright...... 6-1...... 180...... So 92....Mike Letton...... 6-4...... 247...... R-So FLANKER RIGHT END 22....Erik Lora...... 5-10...... 187...... So 98....Perry Burge...... 6-2...... 234...... Jr 4....Kenny Whittaker...... 5-10...... 181...... So 97....Judes Amilcar...... 6-2...... 229...... R-Fr SLOT WILL LINEBACKER 18....Charles Graves...... 6-1...... 182...... R-Sr 8....Cory Leman...... 6-0...... 219...... R-Jr 9....Chavar Watkins...... 6-2...... 200...... R-So 49....Sean Campbell...... 6-1...... 216...... R-Sr TIGHT END MIDDLE LINEBACKER 82....Cody Bruns...... 6-4...... 214...... R-Sr 46....Gordy Kickels...... 6-1...... 222...... Jr 13....Von Wise...... 6-4...... 209...... R-So 8....Cory Leman...... 6-0...... 219...... R-Jr LEFT TACKLE SAM LINEBACKER 77....Ryan Grossman...... 6-4...... 270...... R-Jr 56....Nick Nasti...... 6-1...... 232...... Sr 69....Dominic Pagliara...... 6-6...... 292...... R-Fr 54....Perry Maynard...... 6-2...... 232...... R-So LEFT GUARD LEFT CORNERBACK 76....Eric Zink...... 6-6...... 264...... Jr 26....Rashad Haynes...... 5-11...... 176...... R-Sr 72....Alex Pierce...... 6-6...... 322...... R-Fr 37....Pete Houlihan...... 5-11...... 168...... Fr CENTER or 12....Tavares Crawford...... 5-10...... 163...... Fr 61....Willie Henderson...... 6-2...... 266...... R-Jr ROVER 67....Mike O’Neill...... 6-2...... 284...... R-So 19....Nick Martinez...... 6-0...... 208...... R-Jr RIGHT GUARD 24....James Cooper...... 5-10...... 178...... R-So 75....Mike Garrity...... 6-6...... 313...... R-Jr FREE SAFETY or 72....Alex Pierce...... 6-6...... 322...... R-Fr 6....Carlos Reyna...... 6-0...... 189...... Jr RIGHT TACKLE 28....Nick Beard...... 6-1...... 178...... R-Fr 71....Kevin Kapellas...... 6-4...... 290...... R-So RIGHT CORNERBACK 69....Dominic Pagliara...... 6-6...... 292...... R-Fr 21....CJ James...... 5-8...... 182...... Sr 23....Randolph Tribble...... 5-10...... 163...... So EIU COACHING STAFF EIU SPECIALISTS Head Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960 - 22nd year) KICKER (Career Record 140-113-1; OVC Record 65-31) 41....Kevin Cook...... 6-2...... 219...... R-Sr 58....Cameron Berra...... 5-11...... 203...... Fr Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: PUNTER Roc Bellantoni (10th year) 41....Kevin Cook...... 6-2...... 219...... R-Jr 59....Scott Weatherford...... 6-1...... 186...... R-Fr Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: HOLDER Roy Wittke (16th year) 59....Scott Weatherford...... 6-1...... 186...... R-Fr Special Teams Coach: Matthew Smiley (2nd year) LONG SNAPPER Offensive Line Coach: Brian Callahan (1st year) 51....Adam Baker...... 6-2...... 241...... So Wide Receivers: Mike Lynch (6th year) PUNT RETURNS Defensive Line: Forrest Jackson (7th year) 26....Rashad Haynes...... 5-11...... 178...... R-Sr Secondary Coach: Bobby Babich (4th year) 37....Pete Houlihan...... 5-11...... 168...... Fr Offensive Assistant: Jason Fisher (2nd year) KICK RETURNS Defensive Assistant: Chad Cleveland (3rd year) 3....Lorence Ricks...... 6-1...... 174...... R-Jr Quality Control Coach: Bodie Reeder (1st year) 22....Erik Lora...... 5-10...... 187...... So Trainer: David Jager (1st year) 37....Pete Houlihan...... 5-11...... 168...... Fr Strength Coach: Eric Cash (2nd year)

EXPERIENCE EIU FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001