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Illinois Wesleyan at Carthage October 19, 2013, 6 P.M. Art Keller Field, Kenosha, Wis Illinois Wesleyan at Carthage October 19, 2013, 6 p.m. Art Keller Field, Kenosha, Wis. CONTACT: Stew Salowitz, IWU Sports Information Director, [email protected] THE GAME: Illinois Wesleyan (5-0, 2-0 CCIW) continues its 122nd football season with a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Carthage (1-4, 0-2 CCIW) in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis. ON THE AIR: The IWU/Carthage game will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.wjbc.com as well as on WJBC 1230 AM … The game will also ne available on video stream at http://live.carthage.edu THE POLLING PLACE: Illinois Wesleyan is No. 22 in the fourth American Football Coaches Association poll of the year (Oct. 14)… North Central is No. 4 and Wheaton is No. 13 … Mount Union, Mary Hardin Baylor, Linfield, North Central and Hobart comprise the top five … IWU is up to No. 23 (from No. 26) in the weekly D3football.com poll (Oct. 13). North Central is No. 4 and Wheaton remained No. 13. OCTOBER: The Titans are 74-44 (.627 winning mark) in the month during the Norm Eash coaching tenure, including 2-0 this year … IWU was 2-2 in October 2012, 4-1 in October 2011, 3-2 in October in 2010, 4-1 in October 2009, 2-2 in October 2008 and 4-0 in October 2007. HOME AND AWAY: Since Norm Eash became head coach in 1987, Illinois Wesleyan is 94-34 (.734) at home and 75-54-1 on the road (.577). CCIW HONORS: Senior Devonte Jones (Bolingbrook, Ill., HS) was selected as College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin "Special Teams Player of the Week" on Monday, Oct. 14. Jones had three kickoff returns for 147 yards (49.0 yard average) in a 52-21 win over North Park. He had a long kickoff return of 81 yards in the fourth quarter. Jones accounted for 313 all-purpose yards as on offense he rushed for 166 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns. For the season he has 10 returns for an average of 43.7 yards per return and is the NCAA Division III national leader in that statistic category. LAST WEEK: Head coach Norm Eash became the all-time win leader in Illinois Wesleyan football coaching history as the No. 24-ranked Titans rolled past North Park, 52-21 at Tucci Stadium on Oct. 12. Eash now has 169 career wins (169-88-1) and bested the mark of 168 by his own college coach Don "Swede" Larson, who was 168-121-6 from 1954 to 1986. The Titans built a 45-0 lead through three quarters and had 28 of those points in the first quarter after the game started one hour and 45 minutes late (3:15 p.m.) due to a bus problem for North Park. Senior Devonte Jones (Bolingbrook HS) had 313 all-purpose yards as he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and returned three kickoffs for 147 yards, including a long run of 81 yards. Senior T.J. Stinde (Lexington HS) also ran for 99 yards on eight carries with a TD as Illinois Wesleyan amassed 531 yards of total offense (313 rush, 218 pass) against 326 for the Vikings (300 pass, 26 run). Senior quarterback Rob Gallik (Chicago, St. Rita HS), who completed his first 11 passes, was 16 of 21 for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Alex Garvey (Glenview, Glenbrook South HS) was on the receiving end of two TDs and made five grabs for a total of 72 yards. Tate Musselman (Bloomington, Normal Community HS) also made a TD reception and sophomore Michael Kelley (Carbondale HS) hit a 33- yard field goal … Defensively IWU got seven tackles from Zach Freundt (Antioch HS) and six each from Chris Simms (Chicago, St. Rita HS) and Kyle Pfister (Elk Grove HS). IWU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Chosen by Titan coaches to honor top players in the week’s game and practices. The “Titan Award” honors a player for work ethic, loyalty and spirit. Offense – Devonte Jones, senior, running back, Bolingbrook, Ill., Bolingbrook HS Defense – John Worley, junior, line, Elmhurst, Ill., York HS Special Teams – Devonte Jones, senior, running back, Bolingbrook, Ill., Bolingbrook HS Scout Offense – Naglis Cicenas, freshman, tight end, Oak Lawn, Ill., Richards HS; Reynaldo Labampa, freshman, wide receiver, Oak Forest, Ill., Tinley Park HS Scout Defense – Mitchell Day, sophomore, line, Bloomington, Ill, Normal Community HS; Stephen O’Neill, freshman, linebacker, Darien, Ill., Hinsdale South HS Titan Award – Zach Anderson, senior, offensive line, Wenona, Ill., Fieldcrest HS IN THE LONG RUN: The 73-yard rush by Devonte Jones (Bolingbrook HS) against North Park is third best in an IWU single game, behind 75 by Brien Rooney (Elmhurst, 2009) and 74 yards by Jaryee Maples (Mt. St. Joseph, 2006) … The 91-yard kickoff return by Jones at Aurora is the longest by an Illinois Wesleyan player in the last 13 season. Jones is also second on that list with an 81 yarder (North Park) and Artie Checchin (Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows HS) is third with a 78 yard return (North Park) … Paul Panno (Pontiac HS) had a 68 yard interception return against Millikin, the third longest in school history. ALL-PURPOSE: Senior Devonte Jones (Bolingbrook HS) has the three highest totals for all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving and kick returns) in a game at Illinois Wesleyan in the 2000s. He had 313 total yards against both North Park and Aurora and 286 yards vs. Millikin. CAREER NUMBERS: Where IWU players rank among school career records: Rushing Touchdowns – Sean Conley is 13th with 14 Pass Receiving TDs – Alex Garvey is tied for 15th with 14 Pass Completions – Rob Gallik is 6th with 421 Receiving Yards/Catch – Tate Musselman is 5th with 17.96 Pass Attempts – Rob Gallik is 6th with 657 Receiving Yards/Catch – Alex Garvey is 14th with 15.11 Passing Yards – Rob Gallik is 5th with 5,351 Total Offense – Rob Gallik is 6th with 5,506 Passing Touchdowns – Rob Gallik is tied for 7th with 47 Touchdowns – Sean Conley is tied for 20th with 18 Pass Completion Percentage – Rob Gallik is 1st (.641, 421-657) Touchdowns – Tate Musselman is tied for 20th with 18 Passing Yards/Game – Rob Gallik is 3rd with 205.8 PAT Kicks Made – Michael Kelley is 7th with 59 (of 66) Receiving Yards – Alex Garvey is 19th with 1103 Punt Return Yards – Tyrell Bolden is 10th with 249 Pass Receiving TDs – Tate Musselman is tied for 11th with 18 Kick Return Yards – Devonte Jones is 20th with 481 NCAA NUMBERS: Where IWU ranks as a team and individually in the latest NCAA Division III statistics: Kickoff Returns – Devonte Jones is 1st with 43.7/return Net Punting – 3rd with 39.36 All-Purpose Yards – Devonte Jones is 2nd with 230.8/game Total Defense – 26th with 279.2/game allowed Rushing/Game – Devonte Jones is 22nd with 132.8/game Rushing Defense – 19th with 81.6 yards/game Sacks/Game – John Worley is 7th with 1.6/game Scoring Defense – 28th with 14.6 ppg allowed Passing Touchdowns – Rob Gallik is 22nd with 13 Tackles for Loss – 25th with 8.6/game Pass Efficiency – Rob Gallik is 27th with 158.8 Sack – 20th with 3.4/game Pass Completion Percentage – Rob Gallik is 39th (.648) Total Offense – 30th with 454.8 yards/game Kickoff Returns – 1st with 42.21/game COACH NORM EASH: The “dean” of league coaches, Norm Eash (Illinois Wesleyan, 1975) is in his 27th season at IWU and became the school’s all-time football coaching win leader with a 52-21 victory over North Park on Oct. 12 … Eash has a career overall record of 169-88-1 (.649) and a career CCIW mark of 119-69-1 (.628) … Eash surpassed the record held by his own college coach, Don “Swede” Larson, who had a record of 168-121-6 from 1954-86 … Eash is in second place all-time in CCIW victories, behind only Larson with 142 CCIW wins…Eash passed Augustana’s Bob Reade for second place in conference coaching victories. Reade had 112 wins from 1979 to 1994 … Eash has been CCIW "Coach of the Year" five times (2009, 2007, 2001, 1996, 1992) … The win at Augustana on Oct. 17, 2009, was Eash’s 100th CCIW win. NCAA DIVISION III ACTIVE COACHING WINS LIST (as of Oct. 12, 2013) 1. Rick Giancola - Montclair St. 215 6. Larry Kindbom - Washington U. 180 2. Michael DeLong - Springfield 188 7. Steve Johnson – Bethel 178 3. Steve Mohr - Trinity (Texas) 184 8. Barry Streeter - Gettysburg 177 3. Rich Lackner - Carnegie Mellon 184 9. Vic Wallace - Rockford 176 5. Mike Drass - Wesley 181 10. Norm Eash – Illinois Wesleyan 169 BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Carthage has a record of 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the CCIW. The Red Men won their season opener 52-6 against Lakeland and have lost four straight since then – to Wartburg (27-10), Adrian (28-14), North Park (22-20) and Wheaton (28- 0). Wheaton had 435 total offensive yards (227 rushing and 208 passing), while Carthage collected 256 yards (eight yards rushing and 248 passing). The Thunder had a 33:05 to 26:55 edge in time-of-possession and a 25-16 advantage in first downs, including six-of-15 on third-down conversions. The Red Men, who have been plagued by turnovers the last few weeks, did not turn the ball over against the Thunder. Carthage quarterback A.J. Simoncelli completed 28-of-42 passes for 248 yards with sophomore Jamahl Wright catching 11 of those for 85 yards.
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