October 11, 2014 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky • Page 1 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-7001 • www.EIUpanthers.com GAME 6 Defending OVC Champion Eastern Illinois Faces Road Test At No. 16 Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois at No. 17/16 Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) • Richmond, Ky. October 11, 2014 • 5 p.m. (Central) • TV: OVC Digital Network

THE GAME COACHES: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky meet on Saturday as two of the four remaining EIU Record...... 1-4 (1st year) undefeated teams in the Ohio Valley Conference race. EIU is 1-0 after beating Austin OVC Record...... 1-0 (1st year) Peay on Sept. 20 to run its consecutive OVC wins streak to 13 games. EKU is 2-0 with vs. Eastern Kentucky...... First meeting wins over UT Martin and Austin Peay. EIU is off to a 1-4 start following a loss at Ohio on Sept. 27. The Panthers had a bye Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986) week last week. EIU has won its last three games following a bye including a 24-7 win EKU Record...... 45-29 (7th year) over Eastern Kentucky in Richmond in 2012. EIU has been led by Kentucky transfer OVC Record...... 35-14 (7th year) quarterback Jalen Whitlow with 1,188 yards of total offense. Whitlow has four rushing Overall Record...... Same touchdowns and three passing touchdowns. vs. Eastern Illinois...... 4-2 EKU is off to a 5-0 start after being picked to finish in the middle of the OVC pack SERIES during preseason rankings. The start is the best for the Colonels since 1990 as EKU is 22nd meeting, EKU leads series 12-9 one of seven remaining undefeated FCS teams. EKU ranks third in the nation in scoring Last: @ EIU 42, EKU 7, Sept. 28, 2013 defense allowing just 11.4 points per game. The EKU offense is also led by a Kentucky transfer with running back Dy’Shawn Mobley 27th in the nation in rushing. RANKINGS Eastern Illinois...... RV / -- THE SERIES Eastern Kentucky...... 17 / 16 This will be the 22nd meeting between Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky...... Sports Network/FCS Coaches The Colonels lead the all-time series 12-9. EIU has won the last two meetings in the series limiting the Colonels to only a touchdown in each game. The Panthers won 24-7 RADIO in Richmond in 2012 and won 42-7 in Charleston last season. The two schools have Panther Radio Network combined to win eight of the last nine OVC regular season championships dating back to Hit Mix 88.9 FM, WSVZ 98.3 FM, WHOW 1520 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM 2005. The only two times the winner of the game did not win the OVC title in that span www.network1sports.com/station/wsvz was 2009 when EKU won the game and EIU won the league title and 2010 when Southeast www.weiu.net/hitmix/ Missouri was the league champion. Play-by-Play...... Mike Bradd Analyst...... Jack Ashmore Eastern Illinois (1-4, 1-0 OVC) Eastern Kentucky (5-0, 2-0 OVC)

TELEVISION Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time OVC Digital Network Aug. 28 at Minnesota L 20-42 Aug 28 at Robert Morris W 29-10 Sept. 6 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 Sept. 6 at Miami (Ohio) W 17-10 Sept. 13 at Illinois State L 15-34 Sept. 13 MOREHEAD STATE W 55-13 FOLLOW-US Sept. 20 • AUSTIN PEAY W 63-7 Sept. 20 • at UT Martin W 49-24 Live Stats...... ekusportscom Sept. 27 at Ohio L 19-34 Oct. 4 • at Austin Peay W 31-0 Live Video...... ovcdigitalnetwork.com Oct. 11 • at Eastern Kentucky 5 pm Oct. 11 • EASTERN ILLINOIS 5 pm Facebook...... /EIUPanthers Oct. 18 • at Southeast Missouri 1 pm Oct. 18 • at Tennessee Tech 7 pm Twitter...... @EIU_Panthers Oct. 25 • TENNESSEE STATE (HC) 1:30 pm OCT. 25 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 2 pm Instagram...... eiupanthernation Nov. 1 • at Tennessee Tech 1:30 pm Nov. 1 • at Tennessee State 3 pm Nov. 8 • MURRAY STATE 12 pm Nov. 8 • JACKSONVILLE STATE 12 pm Nov. 15 • at Jacksonville State 3 pm Nov. 15 • MURRAY STATE 12 pm Nov. 22 • UT MARTIN 12 pm Nov. 22 at Florida TBA • Ohio Valley Conference Game • Ohio Valley Conference Game #EIUBleedBlue All Times Central All Times Central EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL • 15 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 11, 2014 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky • Page 2 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue

FCS TOP 25

2014 SPORTS NETWORK (WEEK 6)

Rk. Team 2014 Record 1. North Dakota State (153) 5-0 • Jalen Whitlow won his second straight Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week 2. Eastern Washington (3) 5-1 honor following the Panthers game at Ohio on Sept. 27. In that game Whitlow rushed for 3. Coastal Carolina 6-0 112 yards and passed for 289. He had 401 yards of total offense. 4. New Hampshire 4-1 5. McNeese State 3-1 6. Villanova 4-1 • Jalen Whitlow increased his season rushing total to 395 yards which ranked second in the 7. Montana 4-2 OVC through games played in September. Whitlow needs 37 yards to break the school record 8. Jacksonville State 4-1 for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season. The current record is held by Joe Davis set in 9. Southeastern Louisiana 4-2 1968 with 432 yards on the ground. 10. William & Mary 4-1 11. Montana State 4-2 12. Southern Illinois 5-1 • Eastern Illinois will be looking to win its 14th straight Ohio Valley Conference game this 13. Chattanooga 3-2 weekend when the Panthers play at Eastern Kentucky. EIU is currently second in the nation in 14. Fordham 5-1 longest active conference win streaks with North Dakota State first at 14, Eastern Washington 15. Illinois State 4-0 16. Youngstown State 4-1 at 12 and Southeastern Louisiana at 11 follow in third and fourth. EIU has two previous 13 17. Eastern Kentucky 5-0 game conference win streaks from 2000-02 and 2004-06. 18. Bethune-Cookman 4-1 19. South Dakota State 3-2 • Senior wide receiver Adam Drake moved a step closer to the EIU career top five in a pair of 20. Indiana State 4-1 21. Northern Iowa 2-3 categories at Ohio. Drake had six catches for 90 yards. He needs five catches to move into 22. Richmond 3-2 fifth on the EIU career receptions list. Drake needs 25 yards to move into sixth on the career 23. Southeast Missouri 4-2 receiving yards list. 24. Charleston Southern 5-0 25. Tennessee State 4-2 • Despite a change in offensive styles this season, EIU still has a wide receiver among the Receiving Votes (OVC & 2014 EIU opponents): nation’s leaders in receiving. Adam Drake ended the month of September leading the OVC Eastern Illinois in both receptions - 36, and receiving yards - 514. He was third nationally in receiving yards and 10th in receptions.

2014 FCS COACHES • Eastern Illinois has out-gained its opponents in all five games this season. The Panthers are (WEEK 6) 19th in the nation in total offense with 459.4 yards per game. EIU is fourth in the nation in first downs having made 126 through the opening five games. Rk. Team 2014 Record 1. North Dakota State (25) 5-0 2. Eastern Washington (1) 5-1 • Freshman kicker Nick Bruno made both of his field goal attempts at Ohio on Sept. 27 as 3. Coastal Carolina 6-0 he has now made 4-of-5 field goals for the year. His lone miss was in the season opener at 4. McNeese State 3-1 Minnesota from 43 yards. Bruno is currently 16-of-16 in extra point attempts leading the 5. Villanova 4-1 6. New Hamsphire 4-1 Panthers with 28 points. EIU has had a kicker lead the team in scoring in four of the past six 7. Montana 4-2 seasons. 8. Jacksonville State 4-1 9. Southeastern Louisiana 4-2 • The Panthers offensive line was solid for almost the entire game against Ohio as they did not 10. Youngstown State 4-1 11. William & Mary 4-1 allow a sack or tackle for loss until EIU’s final possession in the fourth quarter. The loss was 12. Chattanooga 3-2 a 3-yard sack. 13. Southern Illinois 5-1 14. Montana State 4-2 • Robert Haynes added two more tackles for loss to his season total in the game at Ohio. The 15. Illinois State 4-0 16. Eastern Kentucky 5-0 senior linebacker ranked ninth in the nation and first in the OVC. Haynes has ten tackles 17. Bethune-Cookman 4-1 for loss this year. Haynes needs five more tackles for loss to move into 10th on the Panthers 18. Fordham 5-1 career list. He needs 4.5 tackles for loss this season to move into 10th on the single season list. 19. South Dakota State 3-2 20. Richmond 3-2 21. Northern Iowa 2-3 • Eastern Illinois defense picked off a pair of passes at Ohio giving the Panthers six turnovers 22. Indiana State 4-1 gained this year. EIU has gained a turnover in every contest this season and has a current 23. Charleston Southern 5-0 streak of 12 straight games with at least one turnover gained. The last game without a turnover 24. Alcorn State 5-1 gained was Oct. 19, 2013 in a win over Southeast Missouri. 25. Tennessee State 4-2 Receiving Votes (OVC & 2014 EIU opponents): Southeast Missouri • Eastern Illinois has a six game road winning streak in the Ohio Valley Conference heading into the game at Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers last road loss in the OVC is also the Panthers last overall loss in the conference coming Oct. 6, 2012 at UT Martin. EIU lost 51-37 that game before winning four straight OVC games to clinch the league title.

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TALE OF THE TAPE

EIU HEAD COACH KIM DAMERON Kim Dameron is in his first season as the Eastern Illinois head football coach. Dameron was the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech last season and has more than 15 years of experience as a Points Per Game...... 27.6...... 36.2 defensive coordinator with more than 30 years of experience as a Average Points Allowed...... 31.0...... 11.4 college coach. Dameron served as the EIU defensive coordinator in First Downs...... 126...... 104 2000 helping the program rebound from a 2-10 season in 1999 to an Rushing Yards Per Game...... 192.2...... 260.6 8-4 record and FCS playoff appearance in 2000. Dameron played Rushing Touchdowns...... 11...... 13 football at Arkansas appearing in four bowl games between 1979-82. Passing Yards Per Game...... 267.2...... 202.6 He is a 1983 graduate of Arkansas. Complete Coach Kim Dameron Passing Touchdowns...... 6...... 9 bio available on page 7 of EIU game notes... Average Yards Per Game...... 459.4...... 463.2 Interceptions Thrown...... 7...... 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY HEAD COACH DEAN HOOD Fumbles - Lost...... 7-3...... 11-3 Dean Hood is in his seventh season as the head coach at Eastern Turnovers Gained...... 6...... 15 Kentucky. A former defensive coach under legendary head coach Punting Average...... 30.6...... 38.0 Roy Kidd, Hood later moved on to the FBS level helping coach Wake Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...... 4-of-5...... 6-of-8 Forest to an appearance in the Orange Bowl. Hood has compiled a 3rd Down Conversions...... 39/90 (43%)...... 28/74 (38%) 45-29 record at EKU including a 35-14 record in the OVC. He is a 4th Down Conversions...... 8/13 (62%)...... 0/3 (0%) graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University. In his first year in Richmond Sacks By (Yards)...... 6 (39)...... 13 (107) he led EKU to the 2008 OVC regular season championship. Penalties (Yards)...... 52 (395)...... 41 (371) Time of Possession (Game)...... 29:17...... 27:33 SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY Eastern Kentucky is off to one of its best starts in recent years Statistical Leaders as the Colonels are 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference. A large part of the turnaround is due in part to the RUSHING YARDS ground game behind Kentucky transfer Dy’Shawn Mobley averaging EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY 106 yards per game. EKU leads the OVC in scoring offense at 36.2 Jalen Whitlow...... 395 Dy’Shawn Mobley...... 530 points per game. The Colonels have featured two quarterbacks this Taylor Duncan...... 159 Jared McClain...... 200 season with returner Jared McClain and newcomer Bennie Coney. On the defensive side of the ball EKU is allowing just over 11 points PASSING YARDS per game. Brandon Stanley and Chris Kelly have led the Colonels EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY defense with both players recording 28 tackles this season to go along Jalen Whitlow...... 793 Bennie Coney...... 596 with four sacks each. EKU has scored 154 points off turnovers this Andrew Manley...... 543 Jared McClain...... 298 season with 15 turnovers gained this year. RECEPTIONS ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY October 11, 1986 - In perhaps the most memorable win in school Adam Drake...... 36 Jeff Glover...... 16 history Rich Ehmke hit a 58-yard field goal with no time remaining Stephen Bravo-Brown...... 18 Devin Borders...... 15 as Eastern Illinois beat No. 11 ranked Northern Iowa, 31-30, on Joe Powell...... 11 Scott Daniel...... 9 Homecoming Day at O’Brien Field. Ehmke’s field goal set both the school and Gateway Conference record for longest field goal. EIU TACKLES began the possession with 26 seconds left moving to just over midfield EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY to set up the kick. Adam Gristick...... 32 Brandon Stanley...... 28 Kamu Grugier-Hill...... 31 Chris Kelly...... 28 TURNOVER FREE FOR TWO STRAIGHT Robert Haynes...... 28 Trey Thomas...... 25 Eastern Illinois played its second straight game without committing DJ Bland...... 23 Tyrelle Johnson...... 24 a turnover on Sept. 27 at Ohio. The Panthers were also turnover free Pono Choy...... 23 Kiante Northington...... 21 in the Sept. 20 Ohio Valley Conference win over Austin Peay. EIU was plagued by turnovers in its first three games of the year but has SACKS since controlled the ball. It marked the first time since the 1997 season EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY that EIU has posted back-to-back games with no turnovers. Those Fedney Delphonse...... 2.5 Chris Kelly...... 4 games were in game two a 42-6 win over UT Martin and game three a Robert Haynes...... 1.5 Trey Thomas...... 4 41-20 win over Saint Joseph’s (Ind.). Adan Gristick...... 1 Marquise Piton...... 4

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2014 OVC Standings

Team...... OVC...... Pct...... All...... Pct. Eastern Kentucky...... 2-0.....1.000...... 5-0.....1.000 Jacksonville State...... 2-0.....1.000...... 4-1...... 800 Southeast Missouri...... 2-0.....1.000...... 4-2...... 667 • Eastern Illinois is 8-26 all-time when playing a ranked FCS opponent when Eastern Illinois...... 1-0.....1.000...... 1-4...... 200 the Panthers are not ranked. The last win for EIU over a ranked team when the Tennessee State...... 1-1...... 500...... 4-2...... 667 Panthers were not ranked was Oct. 27, 2012, a 24-7 win at No. 18 Eastern Kentucky. Tennessee Tech...... 1-1...... 500...... 2-3...... 400 Included in those eight wins are one over No. 1 Northern Iowa in 1992. Murray State...... 0-2...... 000...... 1-4...... 200 Austin Peay...... 0-2...... 000...... 0-5...... 000 • Eastern Illinois defense has been led in tackles this season by its three starting UT Martin...... 0-3...... 000...... 1-5...... 167 linebackers as Adam Gristick, Kamu Grugier-Hill and Robert Haynes rank first to This Week In OVC Football third on the tackles list. Gristick is the team leader with 32 tackles including four Thursday - October 9 tackles for loss. Grugier-Hill has 31 tackles with one interception. Haynes has 28 • Tennessee Tech at UT Martin...... 6:30 pm tackles with a team best ten tackles for loss.

Saturday - October 11 • Jacksonville State at Tennessee State...... 2 pm • Transfer cornerback Anthony Standifer has made an impact on the EIU secondary • Southeast Missouri at Murray State...... 3 pm Austin Peay at Mercer...... 3 pm as he leads the team with two interceptions and is tied for the team lead with four • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky...... 5 pm pass break-ups. He is tied with junior college transfer Antonie Johnson who also has four pass break-ups this season.

• Eastern Illinois has played its last two games and most of the Illinois State game without running back Shepard Little. Little was a preseason Walter Payton Award candidate but has fallen off the latest watch list released on Oct. 1. After rushing The FCS Championship game will return for a fifth for 1,551 yards last year Little has been limited to 107 yards on 22 carries this straight year to Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The season in three games. Little will be back in action at EKU. FCS Championships game will be played on January 10 in the fifth year of the new FCS playoff format. Last year North Dakota State defeated Towson to win • Keiondre Gober, a big play wide receiver threat the last two seasons, has moved its third straight FCS National Championship. into a little different role this season with the Panthers. Over the last three games Gober has moved into the kickoff return specialist for EIU averaging 24.3 yards per After expanding to 20 teams for the 2010 FCS playoffs, the field expanded to 24 teams in 2013 with the Pioneer return. Gober ranked 33rd in the FCS in kickoff return average and second in the League now receiving an automatic bid. The eight top OVC entering the month of October. seeds will receive a first round bye. The first round of the playoffs is Saturday, Nov. 29 • Eastern Illinois has done a good job of distributing the ball around during the first OVC Predicted Order Of Finish five games of the season as 12 different players have recorded at least one pass 1. Jacksonville State (10)...... 118 reception while 13 different players have at least one offensive rushing carry. 2. Eastern Illinois (4)...... 110 3. Tennessee State (4)...... 107 • Despite a number of returning veterans on the Panthers defense EIU has had 4. Eastern Kentucky...... 82 two freshmen step up and contribute during the season. Redshirt freshman Vince 5. UT Martin...... 79 6. Murray State...... 54 Speller has played at one of the safety positions making 19 tackles this season. True 7. Tennessee Tech...... 48 freshman Bradley Dewberry has made 10 tackles this year with an interception and 8. Southeast Missouri...... 34 fumble recovery to his credit at safety. 9. Austin Peay...... 16 (first place votes in parenthesis) • Since 2004 Eastern Illinois is 5-1 in games following a bye-week. The last loss Eastern Illinois Players On for EIU following a bye-week was in 2008, a 29-26 loss at UT Martin. Last season All-OVC Preseason Team EIU beat Austin Peay following its bye week. In 2012 the Panthers won 24-7 at Eastern Kentucky following a bye. Offense Shepard Little - Running Back & Return Specialist • Jalen Whitlow has put together back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in the Adam Drake - Wide Receiver Jeff LePak - Tight End Panthers last two games. Whitlow rushed for 137 yards in the win over Austin Collin Seibert - Offensive Guard Peay. He added 112 at Ohio. Last season Shepard Little had a season high four- game streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Defense Dino Fanti - Defensive Line Robert Haynes - Linebacker • EIU was 4-of-4 in red zone opportunities in the game at Ohio on Sept. 27 coming Jourdan Wickliffe - Safety away with two touchdowns and two field goals. For the season the Panthers are 19-of-24 in the red zone with 15 touchdowns.

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NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

School...... # Appearances (Last) Montana...... 22 (2013) EASTERN ILLINOIS PICKS UP FBS WIN Eastern Kentucky...... 20 (2011) Eastern Illinois was one of eight FCS schools to pick up wins over FBS schools Appalachian State...... 20 (2012) on the 2013 opening weekend. For EIU it was the fifth win over an FBS program Georgia Southern...... 19 (2012) and the largest margin of victory in any of those games. EIU’s 21 point victory Northern Iowa...... 16 (2011) ranks as the second highest margin of victory by a current OVC member over an Furman...... 16 (2013) FBS school. Eastern Kentucky beat Louisville 45-21 back in 1985. EASTERN ILLINOIS...... 15 (2013) Year...... Score...... Opponent...... Conference McNeese State...... 15 (2013) 1989...... W 27-17 .....at Akron...... Independent Delaware...... 15 (2010) 1996...... W 28-20 .....at Western Michigan...... Mid-American 1998...... W 24-10 .....at Northern Illinois...... Mid-American New Hampshire...... 12 (2013) 2004...... W 31-28 .....at Eastern Michigan...... Mid-American Jackson State...... 12 (1997) 2013...... W 40-19 .....at San Diego State...... Mountain West Youngstown State...... 11 (2006) RECORD BOOK WATCH LIST FCS Division I Playoffs CAREER RECEIVING YARDS CAREER PASSES BREAK-UPS 1982 - Quarterfinals 1..... Erik Lora (2009-13)...... 4006 1..... Kourtney Young (1998-01)...... 33 1983 - First Round 5..... Chris Wright (2009-12)...... 2443 9..... Jeff Mills (1985-89)...... 21 1986- Quarterfinals 6..... Willie White (1970-73)...... 2197 10..... DJ Bland (2011-pres.)...... 20 1989 - Quarterfinals 7..... Frank Cutolo (1998-01)...... 2182 ..... Steffan Nicholson (1996-98)...... 20 1995 - First Round 8..... Adam Drake (2011-pres.)...... 2172 1996 - First Round 19..... Andre Raymond (2000-03)..... 1266 2000 - First Round 20..... Paul Massat (1997-00)...... 1217 CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS 2001 - First Round 21..... Nick Eller (2002-03)...... 1160 1.....Frank Cutolo (1998-01)...... 795 2002 - First Round 22..... Kenny Whitaker (2009-11)...... 1149 4.....Mark Campana (1976-79)...... 340 2005 - First Round 23..... Keiondre Gober (2012-pres.).....1133 5.....Gary Hunter (1970-72)...... 331 2006 - First Round 6.....Terrence Hickman (1989-92)..... 302 2007 - First Round 7.....Scott McGhee (1977-80)...... 294 2009 - First Round CAREER PASS RECEPTIONS 8.....Charles Owens (2003-06)...... 263 2012 - First Round 1..... Erik Lora (2009-13)...... 332 9.....Adam Kesler (2005-08)...... 262 2013 - Quarterfinals 3..... Willie White (1970-73)...... 164 10.....Shepard Little (2013-pres.)..... 259 4..... Calvin Pierce (1983-86)...... 163 5..... Jerry Wright (1981-84)...... 150 Division II Playoffs 6..... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)...... 148 CAREER KICK OFF RETURN YARDS 1978 (National Champions) 7..... Adam Drake (2011-pres.)...... 145 1.....Andre Raymond (2000-03)..... 1,968 1980 (National Runners-up) 7.....Tavares Crawford (2010-12)... 1,088 8.....Ray McElroy (1991-94)...... 1,055 CAREER RUSHING YARDS 9.....Trey Pendergrass (2012-pres.)... 856 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1..... Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 5042 SINCE 2000 15..... Jake Walker (2010-12)...... 1893 16..... Shepard Little (2013)...... 1658 17..... James Marable (1985-88)...... 1632 School...... # Appearances (Last) 18..... Taylor Duncan (2011-pres.).. 1620 Montana...... 12 (2013) Appalachian State *...... 11 (2012) New Hampshire...... 10 (2013) EASTERN ILLINOIS...... 9 (2013) Georgia Southern *...... 8 (2012) McNeese State...... 8 (2012) * moved to the FBS level in 2013

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Eastern Illinois In The AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT SAME FACE, NEW NUMBER OVC/NCAA Stats Eastern Illinois extended its consecutive • Seven players have changed numbers for game streak without being shut out to the Panthers during the off season. (note 131 games in their Sept. 27 game at Ohio. some number changes due to position TEAM The last time EIU was held scoreless was change). . NCAA...... OVC Oct. 11, 2003 - a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Rushing Offense (192.2)...... 40th...... 4th Kentucky. EIU has scored a touchdown Player...... New...... Old Passing Offense (267.2)...... 18th...... 2nd in 58 straight games since a loss at Penn Pono Choy...... 4...... 43 Passing Efficiency (116.60)...... 75th...... 6th State in 2009. EIU’s longest streak of Joe Powell...... 5...... 85 Total Offense (449.4)...... 19th...... 4th consecutive games without being shutout Andrew Manley...... 8...... 19 Scoring Offense (27.6)...... 59th...... 7th Fedney Delphonse...... 8...... 98 was 197 from 1977-1996 which ranks Rushing Defense (173.0)...... 63rd...... 5th DJ Bland...... 9...... 38 fourth all-time among FCS schools. Pass Defense (156.6)...... 16th...... 2nd Deonte Jackson...... 27...... 49 Eric Luhrsen...... 65...... 45 Pass Efficiency Def. (125.94)...... 61st...... 3rd Longest OVC Active Streaks Total Defense (329.6)...... 25th...... 2nd 131 - Eastern Illinois Scoring Defense (31.0)...... 75th...... 5th 102 - Murray State NCAA FBS TRANSFERS Net Punting (25.26)...... 120th...... 9th 91 - Eastern Kentucky • Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, Punt Returns (8.14)...... 59th...... 5th Eastern Illinois has had its share of NCAA Kickoff Returns (17.75)...... 92nd...... 9th OVC SUCCESS FBS level transfers into the program. This Turnover Margin (-0.80)...... 99th...... 5th • Eastern Illinois was the OVC’s most season EIU added five FBS transfers in Turnovers Gained (6)...... 66th...... 4th successful school in terms of wins during Jalen Whitlow (QB - Kentucky), Anthony Sacks (6)...... 98th...... 8th the first decade of the 2000’s as the Panthers Standifer (DB - Ole Miss), Stephen Bravo- Tackles For Loss (31)...... 54th...... 6th posted 72 wins during that span. EIU leads Brown (WR - South Florida), Matthew Sacks Allowed (13)...... 93rd...... 8th the conference with most post-season Eleweke (LB - Michigan State) and Horace 3rd Down Conversion (43.8)...... 29th...... 3rd appearances since the Panthers joined the Arkadie (DT - Arkansas) 4th Down Conversion (61.5)...... 35th...... 3rd league in 1996. 3rd Down Defense (37.3)...... 58th...... 4th EIU FBS Transfers (FCS Playoff Appearances Since 1996) Red Zone Offense (19-of-24 - 15 TDs)...... 70th...... 3rd 2 - Jalen Whitlow (Kentucky) 10 - Eastern Illinois (10th in 2013) Red Zone Defense (15-of-16 - 13 TDs)....110th...... 8th 3 - Anthony Standifer (Ole Miss) 4 - Eastern Kentucky Time of Possession (29:17)...... 77th...... 5th 5 - Joe Powell (Oklahoma) 3 - Jacksonville State (3rd in 2013) 7 - Stephen Bravo-Brown (South Florida) 3 - Tennessee State (3rd in 2013) 8 - Andrew Manley (New Mexico State) 2 - Murray State INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) 9 - Jeff LePak (Baylor) 1 - UT Martin . NCAA...... OVC 45 - Matthew Eleweke (Michigan State) 1 - Southeast Missouri 80 - Nico Shepherd (Florida International) Jalen Whitlow (Total Offense)...... 41st...... 3rd 1 - Tennessee Tech 92 - Horace Arkadie (Arkansas) Jalen Whitlow (Rushing Yards)...... 33rd...... 2nd 1 - Western Kentucky Jalen Whitlow (Rushing TDs)...... 42nd...... 3rd Adam Drake (Rec. Yards)...... 3rd...... 1st FUTURE FBS GAMES Adam Drake (Receptions)...... 10th...... 1st PANTHERS NFL CONNECTION • Eastern Illinois will play an FBS opponent Keiondre Gober (Kick Returns)...... 33rd...... 2nd • Eastern Illinois was once again the for the 17th straight year this season facing Robert Haynes (Tackles for loss)...... 9th...... 1st Cradle of NFL Head Coaches in 2010 as Minnesota and Ohio. It marks the second Kamu Grugier-Hill (Fumble Recover)...32nd...... 2nd three EIU alums were NFL head coaches straight season that EIU has faced two FBS Bradley Dewberry (Fumble Recover)...32nd...... 2nd during the season. Mike Shanahan with the opponents in the same year. The Panthers Washington Redskins, Sean Payton with have previously played two FBS games in the New Orleans Saints and Brad Childress one season nine times. with the Minnesota Vikings all have ties to EIU. EIU currently has the following alums as coaches/players in the NFL 2014 August 28 at Minnesota EIU NFL Connections September 27 at Ohio Tony Romo - Dallas Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo - New England Quarterback 2015 Sean Payton - New Orleans Head Coach Sept. 12 at Northwestern Greg McMahon - New Orleans Special Teams Randy Melvin - Tampa Bay Defensive Line 2016 Sept. 10 at Miami of Ohio

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Kim Dameron was hired as the 24th head coach in Eastern Illinois football program history on January 10, 2014. He became just the fifth head coach in the NCAA Division I era. Dameron spent the 2013 season as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech where he directed a much improved defensive unit. The Bulldogs finished ranked 69th in the nation in total defense under Dameron’s direction after being ranked 120th the previous season. Dameron’s defense was the fourth most- improved squad in the FBS last season. An experienced defensive coach with more than 15 years as a defensive coordinator Dameron takes over an Eastern Illinois program that advanced to the FCS playoff quarterfinals last season. It will be Dameron’s second stint in Charleston as he previously worked as the defensive coordinator at EIU in 2000 as a member of head coach Bob Spoo’s staff. During that 2000 season, Dameron helped transform the Panthers defense as they rebounded from a 2-10 season in 1999 to 8-4 and Ohio Valley Conference Champions in 2000. Prior to the 2013 season at Louisiana Tech, Dameron spent two years at Cornell, serving as safeties coach in 2011 and defensive coordinator during the 2012 campaign. In his first season with the Big Red in 2011, Dameron relied on a pair of first-year safeties, Josh Barut and Andrew Nelson, to do a bulk of the work. He helped develop the duo quickly, with both ranking among the top 12 in tackles in Ivy League games in 2011. His young defense was gutted due to injuries, only putting his starting unit on the THE COACH DAMERON FILE field for one complete half all season. Despite that, his defense allowed 10 points or fewer in two EDUCATION of the team's first three games of the year. Cornell's top 12 tacklers were all underclassmen, with University of Arkansas...... Bachelor's, 1983 its top four all coming from the freshmen and sophomore classes. Dameron spent three seasons with Ole Miss as safeties coach and saw two of his charges PLAYING CAREER drafted by the NFL. In 2009, his pass defense unit ranked 11th in the NCAA in pass efficiency Arkansas •...... 4-year player (1979-82) defense and 15th in pass defense. In the season prior to his arrival, the Rebels ranked 12th in the SEC in total defense and 11th in scoring defense, marks that jumped to fifth-best after his COACHING CAREER first season. Jan. 10, 2014-present...Eastern Illinois University Prior to his arrival at Ole Miss, Dameron had served three seasons as defensive coordinator Head Coach at Louisiana-Monroe. During his time there, ULM became bowl eligible for the first time in 2007 2013 ...... Louisiana Tech (Def. Coordinator) and won at Alabama. His 2006 squad allowed the fewest points in the Sun Belt and ranked third 2012 ...... Cornell (Def. Coordinator) nationally in turnovers gained and ninth in interceptions. 2011 ...... Cornell (Assistant) Dameron had previous stops as defensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin and Eastern 2008-10...... Mississippi (Assistant) Illinois for nationally ranked Football Championship Subdivision programs, as well as at Cincinnati 2005-07...... Louisiana Monroe (Def. Coordinator) for a Bowl Championship Subdivision bowl team in 1997. Dameron spent time in the Canadian 2001-04...... Stephen F. Austin (Def. Coordinator) Football League as the secondary coach for the Toronto Argonauts in 1999. That squad ranked 2000 ...... Eastern Illinois (Def. Coordinator) first nationally in the CFL in total defense, scoring defense and passing defense. It was second 1999 ...... Toronto - CFL (Assistant) in rushing defense. 1998 ...... Cincinnati (Def. Coordinator) Dameron began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lou Holtz at his alma mater, Arkansas, after earning his degree. Dameron was a four-year player for Lou Holtz from 1996-97...... Cincinnati (Assistant) 1979-82 at defensive back and wide receiver. As a Razorback, he participated in four bowl 1993-95...... Murray State (Def. Coordinator) games, including the 1979 Sugar Bowl, and was named Southwest Conference Defensive 1992 ...... UNLV (Assistant) Player of the Week for his performance against Texas 1986-91...... Missouri State (Assistant) A&M in 1979. 1983 ...... Arkansas (Graduate Assistant) He then continued his coaching career at Missouri State, managing the defensive secondary and PLAYOFFS & BOWL GAMES AS A COACH special teams from 1986-91. The Bears were the 1989 2009 - Cotton Bowl (Mississippi) and 1990 Gateway Conference champions. The 1989 2008 - Cotton Bowl (Mississippi) squad was an NCAA quarterfinalist, while the 1990 2000 - FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) squad advanced to the NCAA first round of the I-AA 1997 - Humanitarian Bowl (Cincinnati) playoffs. 1995 - FCS Playoffs (Murray State) After spending 1992 as the defensive secondary 1990 - FCS Playoffs (Missouri State) coach at UNLV alongside Louisiana Tech defensive line 1989 - FCS Playoffs (Missouri State) coach Stan Eggen, Dameron served as the defensive coordinator at Murray State from 1993-95. The Racers 1982 - Bluebonnet Bowl (Arkansas) won the 1995 Ohio Valley Conference championship. 1981 - Gator Bowl (Arkansas) That year MSU was nationally ranked third in total 1980 - Hall of Fame Classic (Arkansas) defense, second in pass efficiency defense, 10th 1979 - Sugar Bowl (Arkansas) in rushing defense, and sixth in scoring defense. He coached first team All-American defensive back William Hampton. Dameron moved on to Cincinnati in 1996 to take a position as the defensive secondary coach. The 1996 squad ranked 13th nationally in total defense and 14th in pass efficiency defense. In 1997, he was promoted to defensive coordinator. The Bearcats won the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl, defeating Utah State. That season the defense was ranked fifth nationally in rushing defense and 33rd in total defense. In 1998, he added special teams and academic liaison duties. Four former Bearcats under Dameron's tutelage went on to the NFL. Dameron and his wife, Debbie, have one daughter, Krystle.

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Ken Dameron Greg Stevens Kane Wommack Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Defensive Coordinator (1st year) (1st year) (1st year) Arkansas, 1983 Eastern Oregon, 1992 Southern Miss, 2009

Mike Markuson Tony Gilbert Danny Nutt Micah Smith Asst HC / Offensive Line Special Teams / Corners Running Backs Tight Ends (1st year) (1st year) (1st year) (1st year) Hamline, 1983) Missouri State, 1989 Arkansas, 1985 Chadron State, 2008

TD Woods Dennis ‘Dirt’ Winston Michael Hodges James Truxillo Wide Receivers Defensive Line Linebackers Huskies (1st year) (1st year) (1st year) (1st year) Tennessee, 1996 Arkansas, 1989 Texas A&M, 2010 Louisiana Monroe, 2009

Riley Allen Jason Heiar Clint Bays Lucas Stortzum Strength Coach Football Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Dir. Football Operations (1st year) (1st year) (7th year) (1st year) Mississippi, 2011 Iowa, 2000 Eastern Illinois Esatern Illinois, 2010

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL • 15 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 11, 2014 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky • Page 9 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue EIU LAST TIME IT HAPPENED & MEDIA RESOURCES Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened.... EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS Passed for more than 300 yards... LOCATION: ...... Charleston, Illinois Jimmy Garoppolo, 321 vs. Towson (Dec. 13, 2013) - FCS Playoffs Garoppolo has passed for 300 or more yards in 13 of 14 games in 2013 FOUNDED:...... 1895 ENROLLMENT:...... 9,775 Passed for more than 400 yards... Jimmy Garoppolo, 477 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) COLORS:...... Blue & Gray Garoppolo has passed for 400 or more yards five times in 2013 CONFERENCE:...... Ohio Valley Threw four touchdown passes... STADIUM:...... O’Brien Field (10,000) Jimmy Garoppolo, 7, vs. Illinois State (Sept. 14, 2013) SURFACE:...... Matrix Turf Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013) PRESIDENT:...... Dr. William L. Perry Garoppolo had four or more touchdown passes eight times in 2013 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:...... Tom Michael Rushed for more than 200 yards... Shepard Little, 245 vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 16, 2013) O’BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:...... (217) 581-7770 Rushed for three touchdowns... EIU TICKET OFFICE:...... (217) 581-2106 Shepard Little, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 19, 2013) 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)

Had 12 Receptions... MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES Erik Lora, 21 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** OVC & EIU Single Game Record Erik Lora, 18 vs. Towson (Dec. 13, 2013) ** FCS Playoff Single Game Record WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Kim Dameron and Adam Drake, 14 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) selected EIU players will be available on Tuesday mornings at 11:15 a.m. Had 3 touchdown receptions... for the Panthers weekly press conference. Press conference will be held in Adam Drake, 3, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) O’Brien Field football building. Jeff LePak, 3, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Had 200 yards receiving... OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all Erik Lora, 269 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** EIU Single Game Record 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a weekly Adam Drake, 225 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will be Returned a punt for a touchdown... Tuesday, August 26. EIU head coach Kim Dameron will speak at 10:14 a.m. Erik Lora, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (80 yards) Shepard Little, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (75 yards) (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and Shepard Little, 1 at San Diego State (Aug. 31, 2013) - (60 yards) pass code from the EIU Sports Information office. Returned a kick-off for touchdown... Tavares Crawford, 1 at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 1, 2011) - (83 yards) PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Wednesday night during the football season fans can watch head coach Kim Dameron along with other special Returned an interception for touchdown... Tavares Crawford, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 13, 2012) - (39 yards) guests and players as they talk about the 2013 football season. The show will be broadcast on WEIU TV at 6:30 p.m. Returned a fumble for touchdown... Anthony Goodman, 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 28, 2013) - (70 yards) LIVE STATS: Live stats for NCAA FCS playoff games can be found at Recorded a safety... www.ncaa.com/fcs Robert Haynes, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 13, 2014) - combined with Taylor Laquesse Taylor, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 13, 2014) - combined with Haynes Team vs. Murray State (Nov. 9, 2013) INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at www.wrjmdailynews.com & www.weiuhitmix.net Blocked a punt... Antonie Johnson, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 20, 2014) PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can be heard Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Antoine Johnson, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 20, 2014)... - Antonie Johnson live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the “Voice of the Panthers” Mike Bradd with color commentary Blocked a field goal... by Jack Ashmore. Games will be carried on Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU in LeQuince McCall, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 15, 2012) Pat Wertz, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 13, 2012) the Charleston/Coles County Market. Network stations include WHOW 1520 AM (Clinton), WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville) and WSVZ 98.3 FM Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - blocked by... Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks (Shelbyville / Effingham).

Won a game on a field goal... Cameron Berra, 36 yards at Southern Illinois (Sept. 7, 2013)

Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Jourdan Wickliffe, 16, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013) Robert Haynes, 15, at Southern Illinois (Sept. 7, 2013)

Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003)

Recovered an onside kick... Jeff LePak, 1, at Minnesota (August 28, 2014)

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL • 15 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 11, 2014 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky • Page 10 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue TEAM GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE: EIU LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: OPPONENTS AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS 739...... vs. Illinois State...... Sept. 14, 2013 76...... at Youngstown State...... Oct. 13, 1973 704...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 23, 2013 120...... Central Arkansas...... Sept. 11, 2010 TOTAL OFFENSE: 683...... vs. Winona State...... Nov. 1, 1986 130...... at Central Michigan...... Oct. 25, 1969 675...... Tennessee State...... Nov. 2, 2002 676...... vs. Saginaw State...... Sept. 21, 1985 138...... Illinois State...... Nov. 25, 2006 674...... at Illinois State...... Oct. 18, 1969 671...... vs. Austin Peay...... Sept. 29, 2012 142...... at McNeese State...... Sept. 11, 1993 656...... at Marshall...... Sept. 12, 1992 665...... vs. Southeast Missouri...... Oct. 19, 2013 142...... at San Jose State...... Sept. 5, 1987 631...... at Western Michigan...... Sept. 8, 2012 656...... vs. Illinois-Chicago...... Sept. 27, 1969 142...... at Northern Iowa...... Sept. 6, 1975 629...... at San Diego State...... Oct. 6, 2001 637...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 14, 1998 609...... at Northern Illinois...... Sept. 24, 629...... vs Indiana State...... Sept. 9, 2006 1994 620...... vs Austin Peay...... Sept. 20, 2014 EIU FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: -12...... at Northern Iowa...... Oct. 7, 1995 RUSHING YARDAGE: RUSHING YARDAGE: -6...... Tennessee Tech...... Sept. 17, 2011 490...... at Central Michigan...... Oct. 23, 1971 413...... vs. Austin Peay...... Sept. 20, 2014 -5...... UT Martin...... Oct. 22, 2011 472...... Towson...... Dec, 13, 2013 413...... vs. Jacksonville State...... Nov. 16, 2013 -3...... at San Jose State...... Sept. 5, 1987 468...... at Illinois State...... Oct. 18, 1969 398...... vs. St. Joseph...... Oct. 27, 1973 -3...... at Toledo...... Sept. 22, 1984 434...... at South Dakota State...... Nov. 24, 2012 384...... vs. Grand Valley State...... Sept. 17, 1983 1...... Illinois State...... Oct. 6, 1984 432...... Eastern Michigan...... Oct. 21, 1972 382...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 1, 2001 425...... Southern Illinois...... Nov. 7, 1987 379...... vs. Florida Atlantic...... Nov. 16, 2002 420...... Central Michigan...... Oct. 24, 1970 378...... vs. Northern Michigan...... Oct. 20, 1979 EIU FEWEST PASSING YARDS: 418...... at Northern Illinois...... Sept. 24, 1994 -1...... at Murray State (2-of-6) +...... Nov. 16, 1974 411...... at Southeast Missouri...... Oct. 1, 2011 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 0...... Southeast Missouri *...... Oct. 13, 2001 72...... vs. Western Illinois...... 1976 0...... Truman State (0-of-9)...... Sept. 10, 1977 5...... at Central Missouri (2-of-7)...... Oct. 4, 1975 PASSING YARDAGE: PASSING YARDAGE: 10...... at Truman State (1-of-4)...... Sept. 11, 1976 529...... Hawai’i...... Sept. 30, 2006 509...... vs. Austin Peay...... Sept. 29, 2012 10...... Fairmount State (1-of-13)...... Sept. 28, 1968 473...... Illinois State...... Sept. 15, 2012 509...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... Sept. 21, 1985 12...... at Indiana State (2-of-11)...... Nov. 18, 1995 453...... Hawai’i...... Aug. 31, 2002 501...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 23, 2013 * EIU did not attempt a pass in the game 452...... Hawai’i...... Sept. 11, 1999 491...... vs. Illinois State...... Sept. 14, 2013 + EIU completed one pass for 5 yards and one pass for 444...... Idaho...... Nov. 25, 1989 486...... at Missouri State...... Oct. 27, 1984 negative 6 yards in the game. 435...... Tennessee State...... Nov. 2, 2002 482...... vs. Western Kentucky...... Nov. 10, 1984 423...... Murray State...... Sept. 22, 2012 419...... Truman State (NEMo.)...... Sept. 6, 1986 PASSING ATTEMPTS: 62...... vs. Murray State...... Sept. 22, 2012 QUATERBACK SACKS: 61...... vs. Illinois State...... Sept. 15, 2012 12...... vs. Southwest Missouri...... 1986 58...... at Southern Illinois...... Sept. 7, 2013 12...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 POINTS ...... (4 other games with 58 attempts) 74...... Illinois Wesleyan...... Sept. 30, 1921 TURNOVERS: 63...... at Kansas State...... Sept. 14, 2002 PASSES COMPLETED: 8...... vs. Youngstown State...... 1981 63...... at Marshall...... Sept. 12, 1992 40 ...... vs. Murray State...... Sept. 22, 2012 61...... at Hawai’i...... Aug. 31, 2002 40...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... Sept. 21, 1985 TURNOVERS CAUSED: 61...... Central Michigan...... Nov. 2, 1957 13...... vs. Northern Illinois...... 1940 61...... Millikin...... Nov. 1, 1941 TOUCHDOWNS: 9...... vs. Northeast Missouri...... 1983 60...... Central Michigan...... Oct. 2, 1954 12...... vs. Merom Academy...... 1920 9...... vs. Western Illinois...... 1980 10...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 23, 2013 10...... vs. Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: TOUCHDOWN PASSES: -12...... vs. Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 7 ...... vs. Illinois State...... Sept. 14, 2013 47...... Butler...... Sept. 8, 1979 7...... vs. Southern Illinois...... 2012 EIU OVERTIME GAMES 50...... UT Martin...... Sept. 25, 1996 6 ...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 23, 2013 61...... California (Pa.)...... Aug. 30, 2003 6 ...... at Northern Illinois...... Sept. 21, 2013 DOUBLE OVERTIME 65...... Central State (Ohio)...... Sept. 26, 1981 ...... (3 other games with 6 TD passes) Nov. 26, 1983 at Indiana State...... L 13-16 66...... Illinois State...... Nov. 10, 1979 Nov. 11, 2000 at Illinois State...... L 41-44 MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: Sept. 15, 2012 at Illinois State...... L 51-54 35...... vs. Jacksonville State...... Nov. 16, 2013 Sept. 14, 2013 at Southern Illinois...... W 40-37 OPPONENT FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: 30...... vs. Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 -67...... Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 30...... vs. Central State...... Sept. 26, 1981 -23...... Eastern Kentucky...... Nov. 18, 2000 OVERTIME -1...... Southeast Missouri...... Nov. 9, 1996 MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: Nov. 27, 1982 vs. Jackson State...... W 16-13 - 1...... Southern Illinois...... Sept. 10, 1983 105...... at Illinois State...... Sept. 15, 2012 Sept. 11, 2004 vs. Indiana State...... L 30-33 0...... Northern Michigan...... Nov. 1, 1980 ...... (ISU 54, EIU 51 - 2OT) Nov. 6, 2004 at Tennessee Tech...... L 37-40 102...... vs. Tennessee State...... Nov. 2, 2002 Nov. 6, 2010 at Tennessee State...... W 31-28 ...... (EIU 54; TSU 48) Sept. 22, 2012 vs. Murray State...... W 50-49 OPPONENT FEWEST PASSING YARDS: 5...... Central State (OH) (4-of-16)..Sept. 26, 1981 POINTS 1982 & 1983 games in FCS playoffs 7...... Youngstown State (1-of-12)...... Dec. 2, 1978 82...... Merom Academy...... Nov. 18, 1920 10...... Missouri State...... Oct. 24, 1992 73...... Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 13...... Northwestern (La.) State...... Sept. 8, 1990 70...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 23, 2013 20...... Butler...... Sept. 8, 1979 69...... Illinois College...... 1917 MOST PLAYS IN A GAME: 20...... Cameron (Okla.)...... Oct. 15, 1977 65...... Austin Peay...... Sept. 29, 2012 112...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 23, 2013 22...... Austin Peay...... Nov. 2, 1996 64...... Winona State...... Nov. 1, 1986 106...... at Illinois State...... 2012 63...... Austin Peay...... Sept. 20, 2014 63...... at Austin Peay...... Oct. 10, 2013 MOST PLAYS IN A GAME BY BOTH TEAMS: 62...... Lock Haven...... Aug. 31, 1991 210...... vs. Murray State...... 2012 60...... at Wayne State...... Nov. 9, 1968 ....Murray State (110), EIU (100) 60...... Oakland City...... Oct. 17, 1925 ...... * FCS Record

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RUSHING YARDAGE: TOUCHDOWN PASSES: LONGEST FIELD GOAL: J.R. Taylor...... 308 vs. Florida Atlantic...... 2002 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 7 vs. Illinois State...... 2013 Rich Ehmke...... 58 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1986 Kevin Staple...... 283 vs. Grand Valley...... 1983 Jimmy Garoppolo, 4 at UT Martin...... 2013 Steve Largent...... 53 vs. SW Missouri...... 1993 Nate Anderson...... 268 vs. St. Joseph...... 1973 Jimmy Garoppolo, 6 at Northern Illinois...... 2013 Nate Anderson...... 259 vs. SW Missouri...... 1972 Tony Romo...... 6 vs. Murray State...... 2000 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: Shepard Little...... 245 vs. Jacksonville State...... 2013 Jeff Christensen...... 6 vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 Chris Watson...... 100 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1995 Others (5 touchdown passes in a game) Marcus Potts...... 100 vs. Youngstown St...... 1977 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: Jimmy Garoppolo 4 times, Sean Payton 2 times Willie High...... 48 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1993 Tony Romo 1 time, Steve Turk 1 time LONGEST PUNT: Bob Babb...... 100 vs. Illinois State...... 1946 PASSING YARDAGE: SOLO TACKLES: Kevin Cook...... 86 vs. Southeast Missouri...2010 Sean Payton...... 509 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 Thomas Williams..... 20 vs. St. Joseph...... 1997 (EIU Division I record) Sean Payton...... 486 vs. SW Missouri...... 1984 Nick Ricks ...... 18 vs. E. Kentucky ...... 2002 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 480 vs. Illinois State...... 2013 Chris Nicholson...... 17 vs. SW Missouri...... 1983 LONGEST PUNT RETURN: Jimmy Garoppolo.... 477 at UT Martin...... 2013 Tim Lance...... 17 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1987 Bob Babb...... 100 vs. Millikin...... 1949 Sean Payton...... 461 vs. W. Kentucky...... 1984 John Noll...... 15 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1987 Erik Lora...... 80 vs. Tennessee Tech.....2013 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 453 vs. Austin Peay...... 2012 Tim Lance...... 15 vs. W. Kentucky...... 1990 Jermaine Mobley..... 80 vs. Tennessee State...... 2004 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 450 at Northern Illinois...... 2013 Jeff Mills...... 14 vs. Western Illinois...... 1988 Frank Cutolo...... 80 at Central Florida...... 1999 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 440 at Southern Illinois...... 2013 Jeff Mills...... 14 vs. SW Missouri...... 1988 MOST BLOCKED KICKS: PASSING ATTEMPTS: TOTAL TACKLES: Kourtney Young...... 3 vs. Illinois State...... 2000 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 61 at Illionis State...... 2012 Tim Carver...... 31 vs. Texas-El Paso...... 1994 Scott Johnson...... 3 vs. Western Illinois...... 1988 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 60 vs. Murray State...... 2012 Jeff Mills...... 29 vs. SW Missouri...... 1988 Scott Johnson...... 3 vs. Western Kentucky...... 1988 Tony Romo...... 58 vs. Hawai'i...... 2002 Thomas Williams..... 27 vs. St. Joseph...... 1997 Sean Payton...... 58 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 Nick Ricks ...... 25 vs. E. Kentucky ...... 2002 MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton...... 58 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1984 Tyrone Covington.... 25 vs. Illinois State...... 1984 Sean Payton...... 17 vs. Western Kentucky....1986 John Noll...... 23 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1988 Tony Romo...... 16 vs. Indiana State...... 2001 PASSES COMPLETED: Ray Jeske...... 21 vs. Delaware...... 1978 Sean Payton...... 40 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 MOST FIELD GOALS: Jimmy Garoppolo.... 39 vs. Murray State...... 2012 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Rich Ehmke...... 5 vs. Winona State...... 1986 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 37 at Illinois State...... 2012 Trevor Frericks...... 7.0 vs. Tennessee State.....2009 Jimmy Garoppolo.... 35 at UT Martin...... 2012 MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Anthony Buich...... 36 vs. SE Missouri...... 1999 QUARTERBACK SACKS: Tied by many...... 2 John Jurkovic...... 6 vs. SW Missouri...... 1986 RECEIVING (CATCHES): Pete Catan...... 6 vs. Southern Illinois...... 1979 MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Erik Lora...... 21 vs. Murray State...... 2012 Jeff Thorne...... 7 vs. McNeese State...... 1993 * OVC Record PASSES INTERCEPTED: Erik Lora...... 18 vs. Towson...... 2013 Bill Glenn...... 5 vs. Northern Illinois...... 1940 MOST RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK: Erik Lora...... 17 at UT Martin...... 2012 Joe Davis...... 134 vs. Bradley...... 10/19/1968 Erik Lora...... 15 vs. SE Missouri...... 2012 MOST PASS RECEPTIONS BY A RUNNING BACK: Willie White...... 15 vs. Illinois State...... 1971 DuWayne Pitts...... 9 vs. SW Missouri...... 1984 Adam Drake...... 14 at UT Martin...... 2013 Erik Lora...... 14 at Northern Illinois...... 2013 Andre Raymond...... 14 vs. Hawai'i...... 2002 Rob Mehalic...... 14 vs. Delaware State...... 1981

RECEIVING (YARDS): Erik Lora...... 269 vs. Murray State...... 2012 Frank Cutolo...... 239 vs. Tennessee St...... 2001 Calvin Pierce...... 238 vs. SW Missouri...... 1986 Adam Drake...... 225 at UT Martin...... 2013 Chris Wright...... 217 at Tennessee State...... 2010 Frank Cutolo...... 217 vs. Northern Iowa...... 2001 Erik Lora...... 215 at UT Martin...... 2012 Ralph Stewart...... 201 vs. S. Illinois...... 1988

ALL-PURPOSE RUSHING: Poke Cobb...... 336 vs. Butler...... 1976 Andre Raymond...... 335 vs. Hawai'i...... 2002

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Scott McGhee...... 4 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1978 James Warring...... 4 vs. Northern Michigan...... 1978 All eyes are on Rich Ehmke's (#6) record-setting 58 yard field goal that gave the No. 8 ranked Panthers a 31-30 victory over No. 11 Northern Iowa on the last play of the game in 1986. Often RUSHING YARDS BY A QB: Jalen Whitlow...... 137 vs. Austin Peay...... 2014 described as the "most exciting game in EIU history," the Homecoming win in front of 11,000 plus fans propelled the Panthers on to the conference championship that season.

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HC..... Kim Dameron...... dam-wren ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 4..... Keiondre Gober...... go-burr GAROPPOLO, BABERS WIN OVC TOP HONORS 8..... Fedney Delphonse...... fed-knee * dell-fonz 9..... Jeff LePak...... lee-pack Eastern Illinois senior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and head coach Dino Babers 11 .... Ben Krol...... kah-roll was named the OVC Coach of the Year for the 2013 football season. 12..... DySaun Smith...... dah-shawn 29..... Elven Walker...... L-vin Garoppolo has rewritten the Ohio Valley Conference and Eastern Illinois record 32..... Kamu Grugier-Hill...... kah-moo * grue-jay books as he became the fourth different EIU player to win OVC Offensive Player of the Year honors. Garoppolo is currently a finalist for the Walter 35..... John Wurm...... worm Payton Award along with fellow teammate Erik Lora, the 2012 OVC Player of 45..... Matthew Eleweke...... Ella-wee-key the Year. Garoppolo leads the nation in touchdown passes and passing yards 55..... Joe Campagna...... Coe-pag-nah while ranking second in total offense. He is currently third on the FCS single season touchdown passes list with 48 and ranks in the FCS career top 15 in 60..... Charlie Athans...... Ay-thins touchdown passes, passing yards and total offense. His 4,489 passing yards 65..... Eric Luhrsen...... lure-sin this season ranks fifth all-time on the FCS single season list. 68..... Nick Borre...... Bore-EE 70..... Louis Vailopa...... Val-low-pah Babers became the first Ohio Valley Conference Coach to win the OVC Coach of the Year in back-to-back years since the 1998 and 1999 season when 73..... Evan Kanz...... Can-z Tennessee State coach L.C. Cole won the honor. Babers led EIU to an 8-0 84..... Jack Kwiatkowski...... Qwe-ah-cow-ski record in the OVC and a No. 2 national ranking. Babers has opened his OVC 92..... Horace Arkadie...... ark-Uh-die coaching career with a 14-1 record, the best winning percentage in league history in the first two years in OVC games. 94..... Timotheus Granger...... tim-mah-thee-us 95..... Laquesse Taylor...... La-quEESe The nine OVC first team selections are the most by EIU in school history 97..... Dino Fanti...... Fon-tee passing the mark of eight set in two previous years (2001 & 2002). EIU had a total of 15 All-OVC selections, the most in program history. EIU 2013 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR (regular season stats) EIU Roster By Home State EASTERN ILLINOIS OVC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS Illinois...... 44 Florida...... 12 QB ...... Jimmy Garoppolo...... 4,489 pass yards, 48 TD RB ...... Shepard Little...... 1,309 rush yards, 13 TD Texas...... 6 WR ...... Erik Lora...... 102 cactches, 1,139 yards, 17 TD Missouri...... 5 TE ...... Jeff LePak...... 40 catches, 624 yards, 6 TD Hawai'i...... 4 OG ...... Collin Seibert...... 2 time first team All-OVC California...... 3 OT ...... Dominic Pagliara...... Academic All-District Ohio...... 3 DT ...... Pat Wertz...... 36 tackles. 10 TFL, 6.5 Sacks Alabama...... 2 DB ...... Jourdan Wickliffe...... 83 tackles, 3 INT, 4 FF Georgia...... 2 DB ...... Nick Beard...... 38 tackles, 1 sack, 7 PBU Kentucky...... 2 Michigan...... 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS OVC SECOND TEAM SELECTIONS Wisconsin...... 2 Arkansas...... 1 RB ...... Taylor Duncan...... 809 yards, 9 TD Indiana...... 1 WR ...... Adam Drake...... 75 catches, 1,145 yards, 12 TD Louisiana...... 1 C ...... Nick Borre...... 1st year starter at center Mississippi...... 1 DT ...... Dino Fanti...... 38 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 5 Sacks New Jersey...... 1 LB ...... Robert Haynes...... 66 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 Sacks Pennsylvania...... 1 RS ...... Shepard Little...... 2 punt return TD Washington D.C...... 1 EASTERN ILLINOIS OVC ALL-NEWCOMER SELECTIONS

EIU Roster By Class TE ...... Jeff LePak...... 40 catches, 624 yards, 6 TD Graduate Student...... 1 RB ...... Shepard Little...... 1,309 yards, 13 TD Senior...... 18 OL ...... Jimmy Lowery...... RS Freshman Starter at Tackle Junior...... 23 Sophomore...... 19 Redshirt Freshmen...... 11 Freshmen...... 16

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+ indicates redshirt season used... * Hantak granted medical redshirts by NCAA

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# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC) 55 Joe Campagna + LB 6-0 235 R-SR 2V Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita/Ferris State Univ.) 56 Adolphus Barnes OL 6-4 285 SR 1V St. Petersburg, Fla. (Hillsborough/Merced College) 57 Jared Hauer + OL 6-1 270 R-JR RS Andalusia, Ill. (Alleman Catholic/Harper College) 58 Thomas Coronado DE 6-5 240 JR TR Fresno, Calif. (Edison/Fresno City College) 59 Hector Trevino OL 6-3 285 JR TR Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick/San Francisco CC) 60 Charlie Athans + OL 6-3 272 R-SO 1V Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central) 61 Cody Meyer + K 5-10 175 R-SR 1V Oakland, Ill. (Tri County/McKendree Univ.) 62 DeShawn Wilbern + OL 6-0 275 R-JR 1V Wadsworth, Ill. (Wisconsin Lutheran HS & College) 63 Leon Riley + DL 6-2 250 R-JR 1V Rantoul, Ill. (Rantoul) 64 Ben Jones OL 6-6 250 FR HS Ocala, Fla. (Belleview) 65 Eric Luhrsen + OL 6-5 275 R-JR 1V Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) 67 Austin Askin OL 6-7 282 FR HS Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier) 68 Nick Borre + OL 6-4 298 R-JR 1V Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park) 69 Cody Edwards + P 6-3 220 R-FR RS High Ridge, Mo. (Rockwood Summit) 70 Louis Vailopa OL 6-3 310 FR HS Waianae, Haw. (Saint Louis) 73 Evan Kanz + OL 6-5 310 R-SO 1V Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco) 74 Collin Seibert + OL 6-4 290 R-SR 3V Oswego, Ill. (Oswego) 75 Jimmy Lowery + OL 6-4 290 R-SO 1V Burr Ridge, Ill. (Lombard Montini) 78 Kurtis Brummerstedt + OL 6-7 320 R-FR 1V Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville) 80 Nico Shepherd + TE 6-2 232 R-SO 1V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas/Florida Inter. Univ.) 81 Aaron Gooch WR 5-9 170 FR HS Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 82 Austin Cohn WR 6-2 180 FR HS Charleston, Ill. (Charleston) 83 Marcus Robinson WR 6-1 175 FR HS Effingham, Ill. (Effingham) 84 Jack Kwiatkowski WR 6-3 212 FR HS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego/Truman State Univ.) 87 Matt Christensen + WR 6-3 182 R-FR RS Racine, Wis. (Wilmot Union) 88 Adam Drake + WR 6-2 195 R-SR 3V Charleston, Ill. (Charleston) 89 Addison Bounds + TE 6-4 220 R-FR RS Fairbury, Ill. (Prairie Central) 90 Daniel Chism DL 6-2 295 SO 1V Warrenville, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) 91 Taylon Shepard DT 6-0 281 FR HS Brenham, Texas (Brenham) 92 Horace Arkadie + DT 6-4 305 R-JR TR Irving, Texas (Irving/Univ. of Arkansas) 93 Tim Wilkerson DE 6-3 242 FR HS Katy, Texas (Katy) 94 Timotheus Granger DE 6-2 242 SR 3V West Palm Beach, Fla. (Suncoast) 95 Laquesse Taylor DT 6-2 294 SR 1V Fresno, Calif. (Edison/College of the Sequoias) 96 Dante’ Bland DL 6-2 290 FR HS Dayton, Ohio (Northmont) 97 Dino Fanti + DT 6-1 265 R-JR 2V Venice, Fla. (Venice)

+ indicates redshirt season used... * Hantak granted medical redshirt by NCAA

EASTERN ILLINOIS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER #...... PLAYER...... POS #...... PLAYER...... POS #...... PLAYER...... POS #...... PLAYER...... POS 40..... Houston Angel...... RB 24..... Jonathan Draper...... SAF 73..... Evan Kanz...... OL 63..... Leon Riley...... DL 92..... Horace Arkadie...... DT 14..... Taylor Duncan...... RB 36..... Taylor Kerr...... K/P 83..... Marcus Robinson...... WR 67..... Austin Askin...... OL 11..... Ben Krol...... QB 34..... Brandon Ross...... DB 60..... Charlie Athans...... OL 69..... Cody Edwards...... P 49..... Bobby Krop...... LB 45..... Matthew Eleweke...... LB 84..... Jack Kwiatkowski...... WR 74..... Collin Seibert...... OL 42..... Marcus Banks...... LB 91..... Taylon Shepard...... DT 56..... Adolphus Barnes...... OL 97..... Dino Fanti...... DL 48..... Jake Lang...... LB 80..... Nico Shepherd...... TE 9..... D.J. Bland...... DB 9..... Jeff LePak...... TE 12..... DySaun Smith...... DB 96..... Dante’ Bland...... DL 4..... Keiondre Gober...... WR 46..... Darnell Lee...... WR 33..... Trevon Smith...... DB 68..... Nick Borre...... OL 81..... Aaron Gooch...... WR 22..... Jimmy Lera...... RB 41..... Vince Speller...... SAF 89..... Addison Bounds...... TE 13..... Anthony Goodman...... DB 21..... Shepard Little...... RB 3..... Anthony Standifer...... DB 25..... Reggie Box...... DB 94..... Timotheus Granger...... DE 75..... Jimmy Lowery...... OL 3..... Anthony Taylor...... WR 53..... Tony Bradford...... LB 16..... Austin Green...... QB 65..... Eric Luhrsen...... OL 7..... Stephen Bravo-Brown...... WR 50..... Adam Gristick...... LB 95..... Laquesse Taylor...... DL 19..... JoWahn Brown...... ATH 32..... Kamu Grugier-Hill...... SAF 8..... Andrew Manley...... QB 59..... Hector Trevino...... OL 78..... Kurtis Brummerstedt...... OL 39..... Mike Gunter...... SAF 47..... Brandon Matthews...... LB 43..... Nick Bruno...... K/P 38..... Joshua McCambry...... DB 70..... Louis Vailopa...... OL 54..... AJ Hantak...... LS 51..... Seth McDonald...... LB 23..... Will Vails...... SAF 55..... Joe Campagna...... LB 37..... Malik Harrison...... RB 52..... Jake McNair...... LB 29..... Elven Walker...... DB 90..... Dan Chism...... DL 57..... Jared Hauer...... OL 61..... Cody Meyer...... K 4..... Pono Choy...... DB 30..... Robert Haynes...... LB 31..... Malcolm Miller...... DB 2..... Jalen Whitlow...... QB 87..... Matt Christensen...... WR 44..... Andre Hodge...... H-Back 6..... Tray Mitchell...... WR 2..... Jourdan Wickliffe...... DB 82..... Austin Cohn...... WR 62..... DeShawn Wilbern...... OL 58..... Thomas Coronado...... DE 27..... Deonte Jackson...... DB 93..... Tim Wilkerson...... DE 28..... Antonie Johnson...... DB 26..... Trey Pendergrass...... ATH 20..... AJ Woodson...... RB 8..... Fedney Delphonse...... DE 64..... Ben Jones...... OL 15..... Jared Pilson...... QB 35..... John Wurm...... LB 7..... Bradley Dewberry...... SAF 1..... Jeremy Joseph...... QB 5..... Joe Powell...... WR 88..... Adam Drake...... WR 6..... Cedric Julius...... DB EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL • 15 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 11, 2014 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky • Page 15 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue EIU OFFENSE EIU DEFENSE QUARTERBACK DEFENSIVE END 2....Jalen Whitlow...... 6-2...... 220...... Jr 8....Fedney Delphonse...... 6-3...... 245...... R-Jr 8....Andrew Manley...... 6-3...... 225...... R-Sr 58....Thomas Coronado...... 6-5...... 240...... Jr RUNNING BACK NOSE GUARD 14....Taylor Duncan...... 6-3...... 225...... R-Sr 95....Laquesse Taylor...... 6-2...... 294...... Sr 21....Shepard Little...... 5-10...... 197...... R-Jr 90....Dan Chism...... 6-2...... 295...... So 22....Jimmy Lera...... 5-8...... 182...... R-Sr DEFENSIVE TACKLE OUTSIDE RECEIVER 97....Dino Fanti...... 6-1...... 265...... R-Jr 3....Anthony Taylor...... 6-0...... 187...... R-So 92....Horace Arkadie...... 6-4...... 305...... R-Jr 4....Keiondre Gober...... 6-3...... 200...... Jr WOLF TIGHT END 30....Robert Haynes...... 6-0...... 235...... Sr 9....Jeff LePak...... 6-6...... 232...... R-Sr 94....Timotheus Granger...... 6-2...... 242...... Sr 80....Nico Shepherd...... 6-2...... 232...... R-So LINEBACKER LEFT TACKLE 50....Adam Gristick...... 6-0...... 228...... R-Sr 56....Adolphus Barnes...... 6-4...... 285...... Sr 51....Seth McDonald...... 6-1...... 230...... So 67....Austin Askin...... 6-7...... 282...... Fr LINEBACKER LEFT GUARD 32....Kamu Grugier-Hill...... 6-2...... 215...... Jr 74....Collin Seibert...... 6-4...... 290...... R-Sr 55....Joe Campagna...... 6-0...... 235...... R-Sr 70....Louis Vailopa...... 6-3...... 310...... Fr LEFT CORNERBACK CENTER 27....Deonte Jackson...... 5-10...... 185...... R-Sr 68....Nick Borre...... 6-4...... 298...... R-Jr 6....Cedric Julius...... 5-10...... 175...... So 60....Charlie Athans...... 6-3...... 272...... R-So HUSKIE RIGHT GUARD 9....DJ Bland...... 6-1...... 192...... R-Sr 73....Evan Kanz...... 6-5...... 310...... R-So 7....Bradley Dewberry...... 6-0...... 196...... Fr 65....Eric Luhrsen...... 6-5...... 275...... R-Jr ROVER RIGHT TACKLE 2....Jourdan Wickliffe...... 6-1...... 200...... R-Jr 75....Jimmy Lowery...... 6-4...... 290...... R-So 41....Vincent Speller...... 6-1...... 95...... R-Fr 78....Kurtis Brummerstedt...... 6-7...... 320...... R-Fr FREE SAFETY SLOT RECEIVER 4....Pono Choy...... 5-10...... 182...... R-So 5....Joe Powell...... 6-0...... 180...... R-Sr 13....Anthony Goodman...... 5-9...... 185...... Jr 7....Stephen Bravo-Brown...... 6-1...... 175...... Gr RIGHT CORNERBACK OUTSIDE RECEIVER 3....Anthony Standifer...... 6-1...... 175...... R-Jr 88....Adam Drake...... 6-2...... 195...... R-Sr 28....Antoine Johnson...... 5-10...... 172...... R-Jr 26....Trey Pendergrass...... 5-6...... 165...... R-Jr

EIU COACHING STAFF EIU SPECIALISTS Head Coach: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983 - 1st year) KICKER (Career Record 1-4; OVC Record 1-0) 43....Nick Bruno...... 6-1...... 170...... Fr KICKOFF Defensive Coordinator: Kane Wommack (1st year) 36....Taylor Kerr ...... 6-1...... 185...... Sr Offensive Coordinator: Greg Stevens (1st year) PUNTER Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line: Mike Markuson (1st year) 69....Cody Edwards...... 6-3...... 220...... R-Fr HOLDER Secondary: Tony Gilbert (1st year) 88....Adam Drake...... 6-2...... 195...... R-Sr Running Backs: Danny Nutt (1st year) LONG SNAPPER Wide Receivers: TD Woods (1st year) 54....AJ Hantak...... 6-4...... 242...... R-Fr Tight Ends: Micah Smith (1st year) PUNT RETURNS Defensive Line: Dennis ‘Dirt’ Winston (1st year) 88....Adam Drake...... 6-2...... 195...... R-Sr Linebackers: Michael Hodges (1st year) 21....Shepard Little...... 5-10...... 197...... R-Jr Huskies: James Truxillo (1st year) KICK RETURNS Trainer: Jason Heiar (1st year) 22....Jimmy Lera...... 5-8...... 182...... R-Sr Strength Coach: Riley Allen (1st year) Football Operations: Lucas Stortzum (1st year) 4....Keiondre Gober...... 6-3...... 200...... R-Jr Equipment Manager: Clint Bays (6th year) 26....Trey Pendergrass...... 5-6...... 165...... R-Jr

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GAME 1 - August 28, 2014 GAME 2 - Sept. 6, 2014 GAME 3 - Sept. 13, 2014 Eastern Illinois...... 20 Southern Illinois...... 38 Eastern Illinois...... 15 Minnesota...... 42 Eastern Illinois ...... 21 Illinois State...... 34

Minneapolis, Minn. Charleston, Ill. Normal, Ill. TCF Bank Stadium (44,344) O’Brien Field (9,155) Hancock Stadium (12,570) Hall of Fame Game 103rd Mid-America Classic

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Eastern Illinois...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 20...... 20 Southern Illinois...... 7...... 7...... 17...... 7...... 38 Eastern Illinois...... 0...... 6...... 7...... 2...... 15 Minnesota...... 7...... 7...... 7...... 21...... 42 Eastern Illinois...... 7...... 14...... 0...... 0...... 21 Illinois State...... 7...... 14...... 13...... 0...... 34

FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER UM - Leidner 2 run (Santoso kick) (1:53) SIU - Agnew 2 run (Kinney kick) (5:06) ILS - Coprich 1 run (Aussieker kick) (11:42) EIU - A. Taylor 6 pass from Manley (Bruno kick) (0:28) SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER UM - Jones 35 pass from Leidner (Santoso kick) (1:27) SECOND QUARTER EIU - Bruno 36 field goal (12:25) SIU - Agnew 32 run (Kinney kick) (6:00) ILS - Neblett 61 pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick) (8:44) THIRD QUARTER EIU - Duncan 4 run (Bruno kick) (3:13) EIU - Bruno 36 field goal (5:07) UM - Hutton 2 blocked punt return (Santoso kick) (13:20) EIU - Manley 7 run (Bruno kick) (0:32) ILS - Coprich 2 run (Aussieker kick) (0:05)

FOURTH QUARTER THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER UM - Leidner 5 run (Santoso kick) (13:56) SIU - McKinney 19 pass from Iannotti (Kinney kick) (10:12) EIU - Whitlow 14 run (Bruno kick) (13:34) UM - Edwards 1 run (Santoso kick) (11:29) SIU - Agnew 24 run (Kinney kick) (5:44) ILS - Aussieker 25 field goal (7:30) EIU - Manley 2 run (Bruno kick) (6:57) SIU - Kinney 50 field goal (1:50) ILS - Neblett 39 pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick) (5:33) UM - Edwards 42 run (Santoso kick) (2:05) ILS - Aussieker 41 field goal (1:55) EIU - Lera 11 pass from Manley (Bruno kick) (0:28) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Drake 32 pass from Manley (0:00) SIU - Carmien 2 pass from Iannotti (Kinney kick) (14:46) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Haynes / L. Taylor safety (9:30)

TEAM STATS...... EIU...... UM TEAM STATS...... EIU...... SIU First Downs...... 27...... 18 First Downs...... 23...... 20 TEAM STATS...... EIU...... ILS Rushes-Yards...... 39-99...... 40-182 Rushes-Yards...... 35-126...... 34-146 First Downs...... 21...... 10 Passing-Yards...... 310...... 156 Passing-Yards...... 325...... 233 Rushes-Yards...... 46-180...... 45-161 Comp-Att-Int...... 32-57-1...... 10-18-0 Comp-Att-Int...... 25-42-2...... 25-34-1 Passing-Yards...... 205...... 159 Total Offense...... 409...... 338 Total Offense...... 451...... 379 Comp-Att-Int...... 19-37-4...... 6-12-1 Fumbles-Lost...... 3-2...... 1-1 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-0...... 0-0 Total Offense...... 385...... 320 Penalties-Yards...... 6-28...... 5-50 Penalties-Yards...... 11-84...... 7-52 Fumbles-Lost...... 3-1...... 2-0 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 0-0-0...... 1-17-0 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 1-0-0...... 2-0-0 Penalties-Yards...... 11-90...... 7-56 Time of Possession...... 29:51...... 30:09 Time of Possession...... 26:11...... 33:49 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 1-5-0...... 4-53-0 Sacks-Yards...... 2-11...... 3-19 Sacks-Yards...... 2-17...... 4-25 Time of Possession...... 29:35...... 30:25 Sacks-Yards...... 2-12...... 4-18 LEADERS LEADERS LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Whitlow (19-77-0), Little (3-16-0) EIU - Little (16-76-0), Whitlow (6-39-0) RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) UM - Cobb (14-71-0), Edwards (4-60-2) SIU - Agnew (18-147-3), McCall (5-19-0) EIU - Duncan (14-87-0), Whitlow (11-30-1) ILS - Coprich (25-105-2), Leiws (5-17-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Manley (34-18-0-200-2), Whitlow (23-14-1-110-0) EIU - Manley (30-19-2-240-1), Whitlow (14-6-0-85-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) UM - Leidner (17-9-0-144-1) SIU - Iannotti (34-25-1-233-2) EIU - Whitlow (22-10-3-150-0), Manley (15-9-1-55-0) ILS - Roberson (12-6-1-159-2) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Drake (11-109-1), Bravo-Brown (6-66-0) EIU - Drake (9-139-0), Little (5-57-0) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) UM - Jones (3-57-1), Williams (2-57-0) SIU - Pruitt (7-61-0), McKInney (6-43-1) EIU - Drake (6-95-0), Bravo-Brown (5-26-0) ILS - Neblett (4-155-2), Meredith (1-4-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Grugier-Hill (5-3-0), Delphonse (3-2-1) EIU - Gristick (6-3-0), Jackson (5-1-0.5), Choy (4-2-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) UM - Wilson (4-6-0.5), Johnson (6-1-0) SIU - Williamson (7-4-1), Cameron (7-2-0) EIU - Grugier-Hill (4-3-0.5), Delphonse (4-3-0.5) ILS - Meehan (7-4-4), Banks (6-4-0) RECAP RECAP RECAP Turnovers hurt Eastern Illinois as the Panthers hung around Eastern Illinois led 21-14 at the half but could not overcome with Big Ten Conference member Minnesota for a good a 17-point third quarter as No. 25 Southern Illinois beat the Turnovers and penalties once again hurt Eastern Illinois as portion of the contest. EIU missed a field goal when it 14th ranked Panthers. EIU scored on an Anthony Taylor the Panthers dropped the 103rd Mid-America Classic to recovered a fumble in Minnesota territory. The Panthers pass from Andrew Manley in the first quarter to tie the game Illinois State. The Redbirds marched down the field on the then fumbled the ball at their own 2-yard line leading to at 7-7. Taylor Duncan’s short run late tied the game while opening drive to score on Marchaun Coprich run, the first an easy Gophers scored. Minnesota added a blocked punt Manley’s 7-yard scramble with 32 seconds left in the half of two rushing TD’s on the day for ISU back. EIU would returned for a touchdown to build an early 21-0 lead in the gave EIU the lead. SIU drove 75 yards on nine plays to appear to tie the game at the start of the fourth quarter but a third quarter. EIU scored all 20 of its points in the final open the second half, tying the game. Malcolm Agnew’s pass interference penalty in the end zone wiped a touchdown seven minutes. Andrew Manley passed for 200 yards as he third rushing touchdown with 5:44 left in the third gave SIU off the board as EIU settled for a Nick Bruno field goal. EIU hit Jimmy Lera and Adam Drake for touchdowns. Manley the lead for good. Senior wide receiver Adam Drake had would have another costly penalty inside the 10-yard line also rushed in from two-yards out. In the game Adam Drake another big day for EIU catching nine passes for 139 yards. later in the half again walking away with a Bruno field goal. moved into 10th on the EIU career list for receptions and Shepard Little rushed for 76 yards. Agnew had 147 yards ISU led 21-6 at the half. EIU closed to 21-13 with a Jalen receiving yards. for SIU as they rushed for 146 as a team. Whitlow touchdown to open the second half but the Panthers turned the ball over four times in the second half with three interceptions and one fumble. EIU’s final score was a safety by Robert Haynes and Laquesse Taylor.

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GAME 4 - Sept. 20, 2014 GAME 5 - Sept. 27, 2014 Austin Peay...... 7 Eastern Illinois...... 19 Eastern Illinois...... 63 Ohio...... 34

Charleston, Ill. Athens, Ohio O’Brien Field (9,169) Peden Stadium (23,027) Family Weekend

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Austin Peay...... 0...... 7...... 0...... 0...... 7 Eastern Illinois...... 3...... 7...... 0...... 9...... 19 Eastern Illinois...... 7...... 28...... 14...... 14...... 63 Ohio...... 14...... 10...... 10...... 0...... 34

FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER EIU - Whitlow 6 run (Bruno kick) (6:52) EIU - Bruno 18 field goal (12:39) Ohio - Ouellette 1 run (Yazdani kick) (8:56) SECOND QUARTER Ohio - Sprague 6 run (Yazdani kick) (3:40) EIU - Duncan 11 pass from Whitlow (Bruno kick) (11:39) EIU - Whitlow 6 run (Bruno kick) (8:45) SECOND QUARTER EIU - Lera 7 run (Bruno kick) (5:24) Ohio - Ouellette 65 run (Yazdani kick) (14:37) AP - Roberson 1 run (Vincil kick) (3:27) EIU - Whitlow 1 run (Bruno kick) (8:05) EIU - Lera 13 run (Bruno kick) (1:29) Ohio - Yazdani 20 field goal (0:09)

THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER EIU - Duncan 5 pass from Whitlow (Bruno kick) (10:58) Ohio - Yazdani 46 field goal (13:24) EIU - Johnson 12 blocked punt return (Bruno kick) (9:37) Ohio - Sprague 8 run (Yazdani kick) (7:28)

FOURTH QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Harrison 22 run (Bruno kick) (14:38) EIU - Taylor 6 pass from Whitlow (pass failed) (11:37) EIU - Woodson 19 run (Bruno kick) (10:47) EIU - Bruno 24 field goal (1:27)

TEAM STATS...... EIU...... AP TEAM STATS...... EIU...... Ohio First Downs...... 34...... 8 First Downs...... 21...... 20 Rushes-Yards...... 63-413...... 47-147 Rushes-Yards...... 30-143...... 41-229 Passing-Yards...... 207...... 77 Passing-Yards...... 289...... 158 Comp-Att-Int...... 15-19-0...... 5-14-0 Comp-Att-Int...... 30-47-0...... 17-31-2 Total Offense...... 620...... 224 Total Offense...... 432...... 387 Fumbles-Lost...... 0-0...... 1-1 Fumbles-Lost...... 0-0...... 1-0 Penalties-Yards...... 11-69...... 7-84 Penalties-Yards...... 13-124...... 6-60 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 0-0-0...... 0-0-0 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 2-7-0...... 0-0-0 Time of Possession...... 31:05...... 28:55 Time of Possession...... 29:44...... 30:16 Sacks-Yards...... 0-0...... 1-8 Sacks-Yards...... 0-0...... 1-3

LEADERS LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Whitlow (15-137-2), Lera (12-73-2) EIU - Whitlow (15-112-1), Duncan (5-16-0) AP - Roberson (20-45-1), Gerron (6-35-0) Ohio - Ouellette (11-87-2), Sprague (12-69-2)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Whitlow (15-13-0-159-2), Manley (4-2-0-48-0) EIU - Whitlow (46-30-0-289-1) AP - Macius (11-4-0-72-0), Boone (3-1-0-5-0) Ohio - Sprague (28-15-2-143-0), Windham (3-2-0-15-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Drake (4-81-0), Duncan (4-16-2) EIU - Drake (6-90-0), A. Taylor (6-43-1) AP - Beard (2-10-0) Ohio - L. Smith (5-53-0), Reid (4-52-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Haynes (4-5-2), Arkadie (0-7-0), L. Taylor (4-2-1) EIU - Gristick (5-4-1.5), Grugier-Hill (5-3-0), Choy (3-4-0) AP - Carlton (9-2-0), Goines (5-4-1), J. Miller (4-5-0) Ohio - B. Brown (8-1-0), Nelson (5-2-0), D. Jones (5-2-0)

RECAP RECAP

Eastern Illinois tied the school record for rushing yards with Eastern Illinois drove to the 1-yard line on the opening 413 while Jalen Whitlow set the school record for rushing possession of the game settling for a Nick Bruno field goal. yards by a quarterback in a game during the Panthers 63-7 Ohio answered with 21 straight points with three rushing blowout win over Austin Peay. Whitlow rushed for 137 touchdowns as the Bobcats beat the Panthers 34-19. EIU yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns breaking Joe Davis closed to 21-10 on a Jalen Whitlow touchdown run. Ohio school record of 137 set in 1968 against Bradley. Whitlow blocked a punt in the final minute of the first converting it added two touchdown passes going 13-of-15 for 159 yards. into the first of two Josiah Yazdani field goals. EIU would On the ground EIU tied the record of 413 yards rushing set later score on an Anthony Taylor touchdown reception and a last year against Jacksonville State. The Panthers had six second field goal by Bruno. Whitlow had 401 yards of total rushing touchdowns as ten players carried the ball. Jimmy offense passing for a career high 289 while rushing for 112. Lera added two touchdowns along with Malik Harrison and The Panthers won the turnover battle with interceptions by AJ Woodson each having one. The defense limited Austin Bradley Dewberry and Anthony Standifer as they did not Peay to eight first downs as Robert Haynes led the way commit a turnover for the second straight game. with nine tackles including two for loss. EIU won its 13th straight OVC game dating back to the 2012 season.

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Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Aug 28, 2014 at Minnesota 20-42 L 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:30 44,344 Sep 6, 2014 #25 Southern Illinois 21-38 L 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 3:13 9,155 Sep 13, 2014 at Illinois State 15-34 L 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 3:04 12,570 * Sep 20, 2014 Austin Peay W 63-7 1- 3- 0 1- 0- 0 3:02 9,169 Sep 27, 2014 at Ohio 19-34 L 1- 4- 0 1- 0- 0 3:10 23,027

* indicates Ohio Valley Conferece game

2014 EASTERN ILLINOIS STARTERS

OPPONENT WR TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR QB RB RB Minnesota Drake LePak Barnes Seibert Borre Kanz Lowery A. Taylor Whitlow Little Duncan Southern Illinois Drake Powell Barnes Seibert Borre Kanz Lowery A. Taylor Whitlow Little Duncan Illinois State Drake LePak Barnes Seibert Borre Kanz Lowery A. Taylor Manley Little Duncan Austin Peay Drake Powell Barnes Seibert Borre Kanz Lowery A. Taylor Whitlow Hodge Lera Ohio Drake Shepard Barnes Seibert Borre Kanz Lowery A. Taylor Whitlow Hodge Duncan Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Murray State Jacksonville State UT Martin

OPPONENT DE NG DT WOLF LB LB HUSKIE CB ROVER FS CB San Diego State Delphonse Fanti L. Taylor Haynes Gristick Grugier-Hill Bland Johnson Wickliffe Choy Jackson Southern Illinois Delphonse Fanti L. Taylor Haynes Gristick McDonald Bland Standifer Wickliffe Choy Jackson Illinois State Coronado Fanti L. Taylor Haynes Gristick Grugier-Hill Bland Standifer Wickliffe Choy Jackson Austin Peay Delphonse Fanti L. Taylor Haynes Gristick Grugier-Hill Bland Standifer Wickliffe Dewberry Jackson Ohio Delphonse Fanti L. Taylor Haynes Gristick Gruger-Hill Bland Standifer Wickliffe Choy Jackson Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Murray State Jacksonville State UT Martin

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL • 15 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

Team Statistics EIU OPP SCORING 138 155 Points Per Game 27.6 31.0 Points Off Turnovers 82 110 FIRST DOWNS 126 76 R u s h in g 55 41 P a s s in g 63 27 P e n a lt y 8 8 RUSHING YARDAGE 961 865 Yards gained rushing 1096 969 Yards lost rushing 135 104 Rushing Attempts 213 207 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.2 Average Per Game 192.2 173.0 TDs Rushing 11 14 PASSING YARDAGE 1336 783 C o m p - A t t - I n t 121-205-7 63-109-4 Average Per Pass 6.5 7.2 Average Per Catch 11.0 12.4 Average Per Game 267.2 156.6 TDs Passing 6 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 2297 1648 Total Plays 418 316 Average Per Play 5.5 5.2 Average Per Game 459.4 329.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-355 13-224 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-57 13-176 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-12 7-70 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.8 17.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 13.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 3.0 10.0 FUMBLES-LOST 7-3 6-2 PENALTIES-Yards 52-395 32-302 Average Per Game 79.0 60.4 PUNTS-Yards 28-858 29-1122 Average Per Punt 30.6 38.7 Net punt average 24.4 34.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 24-1362 31-1847 Average Per Kick 56.8 59.6 Net kick average 38.0 40.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 1 7 3 0 : 4 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 39/90 25/67 3rd-Down Pct 43% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/13 3/3 4th-Down Pct 62% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 6-40 13-73 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 20 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-5 5-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (19-24) 79% (15-16) 94% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-24) 63% (13-16) 81% PAT-ATTEMPTS (16-16) 100% (20-20) 100% ATTENDANCE 18324 79941 Games/Avg Per Game 2/9162 3/26647 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Eastern Illinois 17 55 21 45 0 138 Opponents 35 45 47 28 0 155 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

Rushing g att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg WHITLOW, Jalen 5 66 439 44 395 6.0 4 48 79.0 DRAKE, Adam 6 32 5.3 0 17 DUNCAN, Taylor 5 35 159 0 159 4.5 1 15 31.8 JOHNSTON, Anton 1 2525.0 1 12 LERA, Jimmy 5 25 121 6 115 4.6 2 22 23.0 Total 7 57 8.1 1 17 LITTLE, Shepard 3 22 107 0 107 4.9 0 19 35.7 Opponents 13 17613.5 1 62 WOODSON, AJ 4 13 60 4 56 4.3 1 19 14.0 GOBER, Keiondre 3 2 43 0 4321.5 0 39 14.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg HARRISON, Malik 2 7 49 6 43 6.1 1 22 21.5 STANDIFER, Anth 2 0 0.0 0 0 MANLEY, Andrew 4 28 81 42 39 1.4 2 19 9.8 GRUGIER-HILL, K 1 5 5.0 0 5 TAYLOR, Anthony 5 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 7 1.8 DEWBERRY, Bradl 1 7 7.0 0 7 B R A V O - B R O W N , 5 4 15 6 9 2.2 0 7 1.8 Total 4 12 3.0 0 7 POWELL, Joe 5 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 3 0.8 Opponents 7 7010.0 0 40 GREEN, Austin 1 3 7 5 2 0.7 0 7 2.0 P E N D E R G R A S S , 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg TEAM 5 3 0 22 -22 -7.3 0 0 -4.4 GOBER, Keiondre 7 17024.3 0 32 Total 5 213 1096 135 961 4.5 11 48192.2 LERA, Jimmy 6 11519.2 0 25 Opponents 5 207 969 104 865 4.2 14 65173.0 WOODSON, AJ 4 4812.0 0 16 DRAKE, Adam 1 9 9.0 0 0 Passing g effic comp-att-in pct yds td lg avg/g DUNCAN, Taylor 1 1313.0 0 13 WHITLOW, Jalen 5117.93 73-120-4 60.8 793 3 40158.6 SHEPHERD, Nico 1 0 0.0 0 0 MANLEY, Andrew 4117.48 48-83-3 57.8 543 3 35135.8 Total 20 35517.8 0 32 DUNCAN, Taylor 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Opponents 13 22417.2 0 45 TEAM 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5116.60 121-205-7 59.0 1336 6 40267.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 5125.94 63-109-4 57.8 783 5 61156.6 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving g no. yds avg td lg avg/g DRAKE, Adam 5 36 514 14.3 1 39102.8 B R A V O - B R O W N , 5 18 160 8.9 0 29 32.0 POWELL, Joe 5 11 114 10.4 0 25 22.8 LePAK, Jeff 5 11 99 9.0 0 16 19.8 DUNCAN, Taylor 5 11 59 5.4 2 14 11.8 TAYLOR, Anthony 5 10 117 11.7 2 40 23.4 LITTLE, Shepard 3 7 79 11.3 0 26 26.3 SHEPHERD, Nico 5 5 60 12.0 0 23 12.0 LERA, Jimmy 5 5 40 8.0 1 11 8.0 GOBER, Keiondre 3 3 45 15.0 0 29 15.0 P E N D E R G R A S S , 3 3 24 8.0 0 13 8.0 WHITLOW, Jalen 5 1 25 25.0 0 25 5.0 Total 5 121 1336 11.0 6 40267.2 Opponents 5 63 783 12.4 5 61156.6 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dx saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g BRUNO, Nick - 4-5 16-16 - - - - - 28 WHITLOW, Jalen 5 186 395 793 1188237.6 WHITLOW, Jalen 4 - - - - 0-1 - - 24 MANLEY, Andrew 4 111 39 543 582145.5 DUNCAN, Taylor 3 ------18 DUNCAN, Taylor 5 36 159 0 159 31.8 LERA, Jimmy 3 ------18 LERA, Jimmy 5 25 115 0 115 23.0 TAYLOR, Anthony 2 ------12 LITTLE, Shepard 3 22 107 0 107 35.7 MANLEY, Andrew 2 ------12 WOODSON, AJ 4 13 56 0 56 14.0 DRAKE, Adam 1 ------6 HARRISON, Malik 2 7 43 0 43 21.5 JOHNSTON, Anton 1 ------6 GOBER, Keiondre 3 2 43 0 43 14.3 WOODSON, AJ 1 ------6 TAYLOR, Anthony 5 2 9 0 9 1.8 HARRISON, Malik 1 ------6 B R A V O - B R O W N , 5 4 9 0 9 1.8 HAYNES, Robert ------1 2 POWELL, Joe 5 2 4 0 4 0.8 Total 18 4-5 16-16 - - 0-1 - 1 138 P E N D E R G R A S S , 3 1 2 0 2 0.7 Opponents 20 5-6 20-20 - - - - - 155 GREEN, Austin 1 3 2 0 2 2.0 TEAM 5 4 -22 0 -22 -4.4 Total 5 418 961 1336 2297459.4 Opponents 5 316 865 783 1648329.6

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i2050+ blk BRUNO, Nick 4-5 80.0 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 36 0 EDWARDS, Cody 24 85535.6 51 0 3 5 1 3 TEAM 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Eastern Illinois Opponents WHITLOW, Jalen 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota 41 - Total 28 85830.6 51 0 3 5 1 3 Southern Illinois - 50,(50) Opponents 29 11238.7 72 3 5 11 7 1 Illinois State (36),(36) (25),(41) Austin Peay - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Ohio (18),(24) (20),(46) KERR, Taylor 23 13157.0 8 2 EDWARDS, Cody 1 5050.0 1 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 24 13656.8 9 217.238.0 26 Opponents 31 18459.6 10 117.840.1 24 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g DRAKE, Ada 5 0 514 32 9 0 555111.0 WHITLOW, J 5 395 25 0 0 0 420 84.0 LERA, Jimmy 5 115 40 0 115 0 270 54.0 GOBER, Keio 3 43 45 0 170 0 258 86.0 DUNCAN, Ta 5 159 59 0 13 0 231 46.2 LITTLE, Shep 3 107 79 0 0 0 186 62.0 BRAVO-BRO 5 9 160 0 0 0 169 33.8 TAYLOR, Ant 5 9 117 0 0 0 126 25.2 POWELL, Jo 5 4 114 0 0 0 118 23.6 W O O D S O N , 4 56 0 0 48 0 104 26.0 LePAK, Jeff 5 0 99 0 0 0 99 19.8 S H E P H E R D , 5 0 60 0 0 0 60 12.0 H A R R IS O N , 2 43 0 0 0 0 43 21.5 MANLEY, An 4 39 0 0 0 0 39 9.8 PENDERGR 3 2 24 0 0 0 26 8.7 J O H N S T O N , 5 0 0 25 0 0 25 5.0 DEWBERRY, 5 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.4 GRUGIER-HI 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.0 GREEN, Aust 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 TEAM 5 -22 0 0 0 0 -22 -4.4 Total 5 961 1336 57 355 12 2721544.2 Opponents 5 865 783 176 224 70 2118423.6 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 50 GRISTICK, Adam 5 19 13 32 4.0-15 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . . 32 GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 5 16 15 31 0.5-2 . 1-5 . 1 1-0 . . . 30 HAYNES, Robert 5 15 13 28 10.0-28 1.5-9 ...... 1 9B BLAND, DJ 5 9 14 23 1.5-7 . . 1 . . 1 . . 4B CHOY, Pono 5 11 12 23 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 2 WICKLIFFE, Jourdan 5 12 9 21 1.0-3 ...... 8B DELPHONSE, Fedney 5 9 11 20 2.5-17 2.5-17 . . . . 1 . . 41 SPELLER, Vince 5 10 9 19 ...... 27 JACKSON, Deonte 5 12 5 17 0.5-0 . . 2 . . . . . 97 FANTI, Dino 5 8 9 17 2.5-7 0.5-3 . . 2 . . . . 95 TAYLOR,Laquesse 5 9 8 17 3.5-6 0.5-3 . 1 . . . . . 28 JOHNSTON, Antonie 5 7 5 12 . . . 4 . . . 1 . 51 McDONALD, Seth 5 3 9 12 . . . . 1 . . . . 3B STANDIFER, Anthony 5 6 6 12 0.5-0 . 2-0 4 . . . . . 13 GOODMAN, Anthony 3 5 7 12 0.5-3 ...... 92 ARKADIE, Horace 5 2 9 11 ...... 7 DEWBERRY, Bradley 5 9 1 10 1.0-1 . 1-7 . . 1-0 . . . 90 CHISM, Dan 5 3 3 6 1.0-3 . . . 1 . . . . 58 CORONADO, Thomas 5 1 4 5 0.5-1 ...... 34 ROSS, Brandon 3 1 3 4 0.5-0 . . . . . 1 . . 6B JULIUS, Cedric 4 2 . 2 ...... 3 TAYLOR, Anthony 5 2 . 2 ...... 29 WALKER, Elven 4 1 . 1 ...... 75 LOWERY, Jimmy 5 1 . 1 ...... 73 KANZ, Evan 5 1 . 1 ...... 5 POWELL, Joe 5 . 1 1 ...... 25 BOX, Reggie 4 . 1 1 ...... 22 LERA, Jimmy 5 1 . 1 ...... 54 HANTAK, AJ 5 . 1 1 ...... 63 RILEY, Leon 1 . 1 1 ...... 94 GRANGER, Timotheus 5 . 1 1 ...... 14 DUNCAN, Taylor 5 1 . 1 ...... 55 CAMPAGNA, Joe 5 . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . Total 5 176 171 347 31-94 6-40 4-12 14 6 2-0 3 1 1 Opponents 5 249 158 407 27-122 13-73 7-70 23 8 3-0 3 3 . EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 WHITLOW, Jalen at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Rushing 137 WHITLOW, Jalen vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) TD Rushes 2 WHITLOW, Jalen vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) 2 LERA, Jimmy vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Rush 48 WHITLOW, Jalen at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Pass attempts 46 WHITLOW, Jalen at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Pass completions 30 WHITLOW, Jalen at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Yards Passing 289 WHITLOW, Jalen at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) TD Passes 2 MANLEY, Andrew at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 2 WHITLOW, Jalen vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Pass 40 WHITLOW, Jalen at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Receptions 11 DRAKE, Adam at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Receiving 139 DRAKE, Adam vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) TD Receptions 2 DUNCAN, Taylor vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Reception 40 TAYLOR, Anthony at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Field Goals 2 BRUNO, Nick at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 2 BRUNO, Nick at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Long Field Goal 36 BRUNO, Nick at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Punts 7 EDWARDS, Cody vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Punting Avg 40.5 EDWARDS, Cody at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Long Punt 51 EDWARDS, Cody vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Punts inside 20 2 EDWARDS, Cody vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Punt Return 17 DRAKE, Adam vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Kickoff Return 32 GOBER, Keiondre at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Tackles 9 GRISTICK, Adam vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 9 HAYNES, Robert vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) 9 GRISTICK, Adam at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Sacks 1.0 DELPHONSE, Fedney at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 1.0 GRISTICK, Adam at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 1.0 DELPHONSE, Fedney vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 1.0 HAYNES, Robert vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Tackles For Loss 2.5 HAYNES, Robert vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Interceptions 1 STANDIFER, Anthony vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 1 GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 1 DEWBERRY, Bradley at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) 1 STANDIFER, Anthony at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 63 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Yards Rushing 413 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Yards Per Rush 6.6 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) TD Rushes 6 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Pass attempts 57 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Pass completions 32 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Passing 325 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Per Pass 10.9 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) TD Passes 2 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 2 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Total Plays 96 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Total Offense 620 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Yards Per Play 7.6 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Points 63 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Sacks By 2 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 2 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 2 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) First Downs 34 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Penalties 13 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Penalty Yards 124 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Turnovers 5 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Interceptions By 2 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Punts 7 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Punting Avg 36.9 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Long Punt 51 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Punts inside 20 2 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Punt Return 17 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 25 COPRICH,M, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Yards Rushing 147 Agnew, Malcolm, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) TD Rushes 3 Agnew, Malcolm, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Long Rush 65 OUELLETTE, A.J., at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Pass attempts 34 Iannotti, Mark, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Pass completions 25 Iannotti, Mark, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Passing 233 Iannotti, Mark, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) TD Passes 2 Iannotti, Mark, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 2 ROBERSON,Tre, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Long Pass 61 ROBERSON,Tre, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Receptions 7 Pruitt, MyCole, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Receiving 155 NEBLETT,Lechein, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) TD Receptions 2 NEBLETT,Lechein, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Long Reception 61 NEBLETT,Lechein, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Field Goals 2 AUSSIEKER,Nick, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 2 YAZDANI, Josiah, at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Long Field Goal 50 Kinney, Thomas, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Punts 10 CAMPBELL, Ben, vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Punting Avg 51.2 Mortell, Peter, at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Long Punt 72 LAROS,CJ, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Punts inside 20 3 CAMPBELL, Ben, vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Punt Return 62 McKinney, LaSte, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Long Kickoff Return 45 PATTERSON, Daz', at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Tackles 11 Williamson, Tyl, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 11 MEEHAN,Pat, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 11 CARLTON, Montez, vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Sacks 2.0 MEEHAN,Pat, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Tackles For Loss 4.0 MEEHAN,Pat, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Interceptions 1 Johnson,Antonio, at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 1 Rodgers, Boo, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 1 Brandt, Adam, vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 1 GLASS,Drashane, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 1 MEEHAN,Pat, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 1 DONNELLY,Alex, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 1 CORWIN,Teddy, at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 47 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Yards Rushing 229 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Yards Per Rush 5.6 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) TD Rushes 4 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) 4 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Pass attempts 34 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Pass completions 25 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Passing 233 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Per Pass 13.2 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) TD Passes 2 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 2 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Total Plays 72 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Total Offense 387 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Yards Per Play 5.8 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Points 42 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Sacks By 4 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 4 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) First Downs 20 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 20 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Penalties 7 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 7 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) 7 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Penalty Yards 84 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Turnovers 2 at Ohio (Sep 27, 2014) Interceptions By 4 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Punts 11 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Punting Avg 51.2 at Minnesota (Aug 28, 2014) Long Punt 72 at Illinois State (Sep 13, 2014) Punts inside 20 3 vs Austin Peay (Sep 20, 2014) Long Punt Return 62 vs Southern Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 28 at Minnesota 39 99 1 19 32 310 2 32 32-57-1 310 2 32 2 40 0 25 0 0 0 0 409 Sep 06 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 35 126 2 20 25 325 1 35 25-45-2 325 1 35 4 71 0 22 1 0 0 0 451 Sep 13 at Illinois State 46 180 1 15 19 205 0 40 19-37-4 205 0 40 6 108 0 31 2 14 0 15 385 Sep 20 AUSTIN PEAY 63 413 6 39 15 207 2 39 15-19-0 207 2 39 1 0 0 0 4 43 1 17 620 Sep 27 at Ohio 30 143 1 48 30 289 1 29 30-47-0 289 1 29 7 136 0 32 0 0 0 0 432 Eastern Illinois 213 961 11 48 121 1336 6 40 121-205-7 1336 6 40 20 355 0 32 7 57 1 17 2297 Opponents 207 865 14 65 63 783 5 61 63-109-4 783 5 61 13 224 0 45 13 176 1 62 1648

Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 4.5 Avg per catch: 11.0 Pass efficiency: 116.60 Kick ret avg: 17.8 Punt ret avg: 8.1 All purpose avg/game: 544.2 Total offense avg/gm: 459.4 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 2 at Minnesota 36 24 60 7.0-23 2.0-11 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Sep 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOI 40 30 70 6.0-28 2.0-17 0 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 28 21 Sep 1 at Illinois State 34 32 66 8.0-22 2.0-12 0 0-0 1-5 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 1 12 15 Sep 2 AUSTIN PEAY 30 47 77 6.0-9 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 5 3 1 9-9 0 0 0 28 63 Sep 2 at Ohio 36 38 74 4.0-12 0.0-0 1 0-0 2-7 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 14 19 Eastern Illinois 176 171 347 31.0-94 6.0-40 3 2-0 4-12 6 14 1 16-16 0 0 1 82 138 Opponents 249 158 407 27.0-122 13.0-73 3 3-0 7-70 8 23 3 20-20 0 0 0 110 155

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 2 at Minnesota 6 158 26.3 48 1 0 1 0 1 0-1 0 0 2 120 60.0 0 0 Sep 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOI 7 258 36.9 51 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 4 205 51.2 1 0 Sep 1 at Illinois State 5 162 32.4 48 1 0 0 0 1 2-2 36 0 4 220 55.0 1 1 Sep 2 AUSTIN PEAY 4 130 32.5 48 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 10 592 59.2 6 1 Sep 2 at Ohio 6 150 25.0 38 1 0 2 0 0 2-2 24 0 4 225 56.2 1 0 Eastern Illinois 28 858 30.6 51 3 0 3 1 5 4-5 36 0 24 1362 56.8 9 2 Opponents 29 1122 38.7 72 1 3 5 7 11 5-6 50 0 31 1847 59.6 10 1 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 28 at Minnesota 40 182 4 42 10 156 1 35 10-18-0 156 1 35 2 33 0 20 4 57 1 24 338 Sep 06 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 34 146 3 32 25 233 2 35 25-34-1 233 2 35 3 60 0 43 4 98 0 62 379 Sep 13 at Illinois State 45 161 2 32 6 159 2 61 6-12-1 159 2 61 2 37 0 22 4 17 0 3 320 Sep 20 AUSTIN PEAY 47 147 1 14 5 77 0 35 5-14-0 77 0 35 3 21 0 13 0 0 0 0 224 Sep 27 at Ohio 41 229 4 65 17 158 0 34 17-31-2 158 0 34 3 73 0 45 1 4 0 0 387 Opponents 207 865 14 65 63 783 5 61 63-109-4 783 5 61 13 224 0 45 13 176 1 62 1648 Eastern Illinois 213 961 11 48 121 1336 6 40 121-205-7 1336 6 40 20 355 0 32 7 57 1 17 2297

Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 4.2 Avg per catch: 12.4 Pass efficiency: 125.94 Kick ret avg: 17.2 Punt ret avg: 13.5 All purpose avg/game: 423.6 Total offense avg/gm: 329.6 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 2 at Minnesota 55 22 77 6.0-28 3.0-19 1 2-0 1-17 0 9 1 6-6 0 0 0 42 42 Sep 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOI 43 30 73 5.0-26 4.0-25 0 0-0 2-0 5 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 38 Sep 1 at Illinois State 57 28 85 7.0-36 4.0-18 2 1-0 4-53 1 5 1 4-4 0 0 0 68 34 Sep 2 AUSTIN PEAY 48 48 96 8.0-29 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 2 at Ohio 46 30 76 1.0-3 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 34 Opponents 249 158 407 27.0-122 13.0-73 3 3-0 7-70 8 23 3 20-20 0 0 0 110 155 Eastern Illinois 176 171 347 31.0-94 6.0-40 3 2-0 4-12 6 14 1 16-16 0 0 1 82 138

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 2 at Minnesota 5 256 51.2 61 0 2 1 4 2 0-0 0 0 7 445 63.6 5 0 Sep 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOI 4 127 31.8 37 0 0 0 0 2 1-2 50 0 7 446 63.7 3 0 Sep 1 at Illinois State 6 277 46.2 72 0 1 1 2 2 2-2 41 0 8 454 56.8 1 1 Sep 2 AUSTIN PEAY 11 361 32.8 55 1 0 3 1 3 0-0 0 0 2 97 48.5 1 0 Sep 2 at Ohio 3 101 33.7 48 0 0 0 0 2 2-2 46 0 7 405 57.9 0 0 Opponents 29 1122 38.7 72 1 3 5 7 11 5-6 50 0 31 1847 59.6 10 1 Eastern Illinois 28 858 30.6 51 3 0 3 1 5 4-5 36 0 24 1362 56.8 9 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 28, 201 at Minnesota L 20-42 8-21 38.1 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 2-6 33.3 3-7 42.9 Sep 06, 201 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 8-17 47.1 3-5 60.0 4-5 80.0 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 Sep 13, 201 at Illinois State L 15-34 7-19 36.8 2-4 50.0 1-6 16.7 1-5 20.0 3-4 75.0 Sep 20, 201 AUSTIN PEAY 63-7 7-14 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 Sep 27, 201 at Ohio L 19-34 9-19 47.4 1-3 33.3 5-8 62.5 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 Eastern Illinois 39-90 43.3 9-21 42.9 13-25 52.0 5-20 25.0 12-24 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 25-67 37.3 6-13 46.2 9-21 42.9 5-18 27.8 5-15 33.3 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 28, 201 at Minnesota L 20-42 4-5 80.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 06, 201 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 13, 201 at Illinois State L 15-34 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 20, 201 AUSTIN PEAY 63-7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 27, 201 at Ohio L 19-34 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Eastern Illinois 8-13 61.5 1-1 100.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0 Opponents 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 28, 201 at Minnesota L 20-42 29:51 8:58 5:31 9:08 6:14 Sep 06, 201 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 26:11 8:27 6:27 5:07 6:10 Sep 13, 201 at Illinois State L 15-34 29:35 8:00 7:37 7:56 6:02 Sep 20, 201 AUSTIN PEAY 63-7 31:05 12:01 5:48 6:26 6:50 Sep 27, 201 at Ohio L 19-34 29:44 7:50 9:47 6:23 5:44 Eastern Illinois Total 146:26 45:16 35:10 35:00 31:00 0:00 Avg. 29:17 9:03 7:02 7:00 6:12 0:00 Opponents Total 153:34 29:44 39:50 40:00 44:00 0:00 Avg. 30:42 5:56 7:58 8:00 8:48 0:00 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 27, 2014) All games

Eastern Illinois Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Score Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Dow Int Fum Half Gam Aug 28, 201 at Minnesota L 20-42 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 06, 201 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sep 13, 201 at Illinois State L 15-34 5 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Sep 20, 201 AUSTIN PEAY 63-7 9 8 56 8 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 27, 201 at Ohio L 19-34 4 4 19 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 19 116 15 11 4 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 19 of 24 (79.2%)

Opponents Inside Eastern Illinois Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Score Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Dow Int Fum Half Gam Aug 28, 201 at Minnesota L 20-42 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 06, 201 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 13, 201 at Illinois State L 15-34 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 20, 201 AUSTIN PEAY 63-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 27, 201 at Ohio L 19-34 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 16 15 97 13 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 of 16 (93.8%)