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Table of Contents Oct. 24 - vs. Ball State .......................................104 Media Information EMU ATHL E TICS MISSION ST A T eme NT Table of Contents ...................................................1 Oct. 31 - at Arkansas .........................................105 Our mission above all else, is to guide, support EMU Sports Information ......................................2 Nov. 5 - at Northern Illinois ............................106 and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of Directions to Rynearson Stadium .....................2 Nov. 14 - vs. Western Michigan .....................107 excellence- academically, athletically and socially Media Guidelines ....................................................3 Nov. 20 - at Toledo .............................................108 while maintaining a successful Division I-A athlet- Nov. 27 - at Akron ..............................................109 ics program. 2009 Season MAC Composite Schedule .............................110 2009 Outlook .......................................................4-7 VISION OF EMU ATHL E TICS Quick Facts ................................................................8 The Mid-American Conference Our vision is to become the premier program in The MAC.......................................................112-113 the Mid-American Conference, both academically 2009 Alphabetical Roster ...........................10-11 and athletically. 2009 Numerical Roster ................................12-13 MAC All-Time Bowl Results ............................113 2008 MAC Statistical Leaders ..............114-115 2009 Depth Chart ................................................ 14 COR E VA L ue S OF EMU ATHL E TICS 2009 Player Profiles .......................................15-61 EMU and the MAC .............................................116 Four values guide and govern our action at all times Future Schedules ................................................. 64 and in all our affairs. The values define “what we The University stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These 2009 EMU Coaching Staff This is EMU ..................................................118-121 values include: Head Coach Ron English .............................66-67 President Dr. Susan Martin .............................122 Asst. Coach Ken Karcher ................................... 68 EMU Board of Regents .....................................123 ♦ Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect. Asst. Coach Eric Lewis ........................................ 69 Athletics Director Dr. Derrick Gragg ...........125 Athletics Department Staff ...................126-133 Asst. Coach Kurt Anderson .............................. 70 ♦ Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at Asst. Coach Tom Burpee .................................... 71 EMU Sport Medicine ........................................134 all times and know that doing the right thing is of Asst. Coach Antonio Carter .............................. 72 EMU Strength and Conditioning .................135 utmost importance. Asst. Coach Tim Carter ....................................... 73 Student-Athlete Support Services ..............136 Asst. Coach Casey Creehan .............................. 74 NCAA Compliance Information ....................137 ♦ Passion - We have strong work ethic and are Asst. Coach Steve Szabo ................................... 75 Rynearson Stadium ..........................................138 passionate about what we do. This is more than Asst. Coach Tyrone Wheatley .......................... 76 Convocation Center ..........................................139 just a job to us. Support Staff ......................................................... 77 EMU Athletic Club .............................................140 ♦ Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all Academic Honor Roll ......................................... 78 E-Gridiron Group ...............................................141 we do within our department, on campus, within EMU Athletic Hall of Fame ..............................142 the community, as well as on the regional and 2008 Season In Review national levels EMU’s 12-Game 2008 Statistics ................80-81 All-Time Records Game 1 - vs. Indiana State ................................ 82 EMU All-Americans ..................................144-147 EMU Football on the Web Game 2 - at Michigan State .............................. 83 Player Honors .............................................148-151 Game 3 - vs. Toledo ............................................. 84 Team Award Winners ..............................152-154 Game 4 - at Maryland ......................................... 85 All-Time Letterwinners ...........................155-162 Game 5 - vs. Northern Illinois .......................... 86 Through the Years ....................................164-174 Game 6 - at Bowling Green .............................. 87 EMU Bowl Teams ................................................175 Game 7 - at Army ................................................. 88 Season and Coaching Records ............176-177 Game 8 - vs. Akron .............................................. 89 Total Offense Records .............................178-181 Game 9 - at Ball State ......................................... 90 Scoring Records ........................................182-183 EMUEaglesFootball.com twitter.com/ron_english Game 10 - at Western Michigan ..................... 91 Passing Records ........................................184-187 Receiving Records ....................................188-189 Over the past 10 years, some information that was Game 11 - at Temple........................................... 92 once printed exclusively in EMU Athletics media Game 12 - vs. Central Michigan ...................... 93 Rushing Records .......................................190-191 guides has been moved to the department's official 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics ...................... 94 Defensive Records ....................................192-194 website, EMUEagles.com. Visit the football home 2008 Game-by-Game Comparison ............... 95 Kicking Records ..................................................195 page to find such information A Record Setting Day ......................................... 96 Punting Records .................................................196 Punt Return Records.........................................197 EMU on Mobile Devices Kickoff Return Records ....................................198 2009 Opponents Fans using mobile devices can access news, scores Returned Touchdowns ....................................199 Sept. 5 - vs. Army ................................................. 98 and schedules on emueagles.com/mobile Sept. 12 - at Northwestern ............................... 99 Team Records .............................................200-203 Sept. 19 - at Michigan ......................................100 Rynearson Stadium Records ................204-205 Oct. 3 - vs. Temple ..............................................101 All-Time Opponent Records ..........................206 WEMU Radio The Last Time ......................................................207 Listen to EMU Football on the flagship station for Oct. 10 - at Central Michigan .........................102 Eastern Michigan Athletics, WEMU-FM (89.1), and EMU in the NFL ...................................................208 Oct. 17 - vs. Kent State .....................................103 on the Internet at wemu.org. www.EMUEagles.com/football Credits Editor: Jim Streeter Photography: Layout and Design: Greg Steiner Walt Middleton, Randy Mascharka, the NFL Assistant Editors: Dan Wyar Dick Schwarze, Scott Olmstead Sarah VanMetre Priniting: Andrew Streeter The 2009 EMU Football Media Guide is provided as Jeff Fulton Multi-Ad Sports – Peoria, Ill. a service to accredited media and opponents. Chris Puzzuoli There is a charge of $20 for the general public. © COPYRIGHT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Information is current as of July 13, 2009. The 2009 EMU Football Media Guide was written by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. All text and photo content is property of Eastern Michigan University and can not be reproduced without permission from the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 Media Relations Directions to EMU ATHL E TIC ME DI A RE L A TIONS Rynearson Stadium By air: Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on He- witt. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the Jim Streeter Greg Steiner Jeremy Allen Luke Pattarozzi Dan Wyar east side of the road. From North: Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations...................................Jim Streeter U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................734.487.0317 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn Cellular Phone ........................................................................................................................734.260.1004 left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson E-mail ...................................................................................................................jim.streeter@emich.edu Stadium. Primary Sports Covered ...................................................................