2018 MEDIA GUIDE JASON SEAMAN | AN AMERICAN HERO
On May 25, 2018, former Southern Illinois University football player Jason Seaman protected his students during a school shooting in Noblesville, Indiana. A science teacher at Noblesville West Middle School, Seaman was shot three times while intervening to stop the shooter. He will return as the grand marshal of the 2018 Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 20 when the Salukis host Indiana State. MEDIA INFORMATION
E-Mail Distribution List SCHEDULE Media are encouraged to join the E-Mail distribution list to receive breaking Date Opponent Watch Time news and updates on media availability. To join the list, send an e-mail to Aug. 30 at Murray State OVC Digital 6 PM [email protected]. Sept. 8 at Mississippi SEC Network 3 PM Sept. 15 SEMO ESPN+ 6 PM Credentials Sept. 22 — BYE WEEK — Credentials are required for access to Saluki Athletic events and press Sept. 29 South Dakota [FW] * ESPN+ 6 PM conferences. To apply for a season or single-game credential, please e-mail Tom Oct. 6 at Youngstown State * ESPN+ 5 PM Weber. Oct. 13 at Illinois State * MVFC/ESPN3 2 PM Credentials will be issued to working media (print, broadcast and digital) for Oct. 20 Indiana State [HC]* ESPN+ 2 PM the purpose of gathering and publishing news. To qualify for a season credential, Oct. 27 at Missouri State * ESPN+ 2 PM a business or individual must regularly publish content related to Saluki Athletics, Nov. 3 Western Illinois * MVFC/ESPN3 1 PM and when doing so, must clearly identify themselves as a member of the media. Nov. 10 South Dakota State * ESPN+ 1 PM Professional decorum is expected at all athletic events. Nov. 17 at North Dakota State * ESPN+ 2:30 PM All times Central Sideline Access * Missouri Valley Football Conference Game Photographers may request sideline access at Saluki Stadium and can shoot [FW] - Family Weekend, [HC] - Homecoming from behind the white lines between the 25-yard line and the back of the end zone on either side of the field. TABLE OF CONTENTS In addition to a media credential, photographers must wear an armband Introduction to access the sideline. Armbands may be picked up in advance from the Media Saluki Stadium / Stadium Records...... 2-3 Services office (127 Lingle Hall) or are available on game day on the third floor of Salukis in the NFL...... 4-5 the press box. Postseason History...... 6-7 Interviews During the Week Meet The Team Head coach Nick Hill will hold a weekly press conference during the season Head Coach Nick Hill...... 8-9 on Mondays at noon on the 3rd Floor of the stadium press box. Player interviews Assistant Coaches...... 10-15 will be conducted after practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (at approximately Rosters...... 16-19 5:30 p.m.) on the 3rd Floor of the stadium press box. Media should send player Quick Facts/Pronunciations...... 20 interview requests by e-mail to Tom Weber by 9 p.m. the day before a scheduled Depth Chart...... 21 interview availability. Interviews are not permitted on the field or outside of Returnee Bios...... 22-43 regularly scheduled availabilities. Transfer and Freshmen Bios...... 44-48 Postgame Interviews The Record Book Postgame interviews will take place in the Tedrick Auditorium, located in the 2017 Season Statistics...... 49-57 Boydston Center across the hall from the football offices. Head coach Nick Hill 2017 Game Recaps...... 58-63 and requested players will be made available in the auditorium approximately 10 Head Coaching History...... 64-67 minutes following the game. The visiting SID will establish postgame interview Honors & Awards...... 68-73 policies for their coach and players. Playoff Records...... 88-89 Miscellaneous Team Records...... 90-92 Practices National Rankings...... 93-94 Practices are open to the media throughout training camp and on Tuesdays Playoff Records...... 74-75 and Wednesdays only during the season. Video and still photographers may shoot National Rankings...... 78-80 the first 30 minutes of practice. Media must remain on the sidelines at all times, Team Stats & Records...... 81-89 including when Coach Hill speaks to the team after practice. During training camp, Chronological Lists...... 90-94 weekly practice/interview schedule will be distributed to the e-mail list. Annual Leaders...... 95-97 Rushing Records...... 98-101 Passing Records...... 102-105 Saluki Media Services Receiving Records...... 106-107 127 Lingle Hall • Carbondale, IL 62901-6620 Scoring Records...... 107-108 Tom Weber — Associate AD Total Yardage Records...... 109 Contact: Football (Primary), Men’s Basketball (Secondary), Men’s Golf Special Teams Records...... 110-111 Office: (618) 453-7235 • Cell: (618) 528-1111 Defensive Records...... 112-113 E-Mail: [email protected] SIUSalukis.com All-Time Series...... 114-117 John Lock — Associate SID All-Time Results...... 118-125 Contact: Men’s Basketball (Primary), Baseball, Women’s Golf @SIU_Football All-Time Roster...... 126-131 Office: (618) 453-7102 • Cell: (309) 333-0132 E-Mail: [email protected] Origin of the Salukis...... 132 Will Becque — Associate SID Broadcast Schedule...... 133 Contact: Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Softball SalukiFootball 2018 Football Media Guide produced by Saluki Media Services Office: (618) 453-5470 • Cell: (618) 559-2624 Front Cover: Sam Straub, D.J. Davis E-Mail: [email protected] @siusalukis Back Cover: Jeremy Chinn, Anthony Knighton Alex Underwood — Graduate Assistant Contact: Football (Secondary), Swimming & Diving
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 1 SALUKI STADIUM
The Southern Illinois University football team moved Saluki Stadium Facts into the brand-new $29.9 million Saluki Stadium for the Construction Began...... March 4, 2009 2010 season, after playing the previous 73 seasons at Original Cost...... $29.9 million Prime Architect...... 360 Architecture historic McAndrew Stadium. SIU, which was ranked No. 5 Construction Manager...... JE Dunn, Holland Construction in the nation at the time, opened Saluki Stadium on Sept. Current Capacity...... 15,000 2, 2010 with a 70-7 win over Quincy in front of a sell-out Chairback Seats...... 1,080 Suites...... 12 crowd of 15,276. Playing Surface...... Duraspine Pro by FieldTurf The horseshoe-shaped facility has a seating capacity of Scoreboard...... 20x40 foot with video replay 15,000. Seating includes 1,080 prime chairback seats as First Event...... Aug. 24, 2010 - Opening Ceremony First Game...... Sept. 2, 2010 - SIU 70, Quincy 7 well as spots on the grass berm enclosing the north end First Points...... Lucien Walker 16-yard TD run zone. All-Time Record...... 22-17 The two-story press box features 12 suites, a Largest Crowd...... 15,276 - Sept. 2, 2010 vs. Quincy 2,500-square foot VIP Club Room, along with traditional Biggest Crowds at Saluki Stadium booths for radio, television, coaches and the print 1. Quincy, Sept. 2, 2010 15,276 media. A 20x40 foot TS Sports scoreboard with video 2. Northern Iowa, Oct. 9, 2010 13,356 3. Missouri State, Sept. 24, 2011 13,271 replay capabilities in the North end zone and expanded 4. Western Illinois, Sept. 27, 2014 13,170 concessions and restrooms significantly enhance the fan 5. SE Missouri State, Sept. 18, 2010 13,078 experience. 6. Youngstown State, Oct. 15, 2011 12,796 7. Liberty, Sept. 26, 2015 11,886 FieldTurf, a Tarkett Sports Company, installed its 8. Youngstown State, Sept. 28, 2013 11,408 Duraspine PRO turf system and its patented sand and rubber 9. Murray State, Sept. 17, 2016 11,150 infill at Saluki Stadium. The top of the line artificial turf is 10. South Dakota State, Oct. 16, 2010 11,136 the same that has been installed at numerous high-profile Biggest Crowds at SIU Home Game collegiate institutions and pro football organizations. Stadium Attend. Saluki Stadium was a part of the $80 million Saluki 1. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 13, 1980 McAndrew 17,150 2. Drake, Nov. 7, 1981 McAndrew 17,000 Way Project, which included a renovation to the 46- 3. Illinois State, Nov. 5, 1983 McAndrew 16,660 year old SIU Arena and the construction of the Donald 4. Illinois State, Sept. 28, 1991 McAndrew 16,500 Boydston Center that features new football offices, an 5. Northern Illinois, Oct. 28, 1978 McAndrew 16,489 6. UL Lafayette, Oct. 24, 1981 McAndrew 15,750 athletic training room and a 5,000-square foot locker 7. Northern Illinois, Oct, 4, 1980 McAndrew 15,700 room for the team. 8. Arkansas State, Oct. 14, 1978 McAndrew 15,446 A half-cent sales tax increase approval by the city of 9. Quincy, Sept. 2, 2010 Saluki 15,276 10. Youngstown St., Sept. 27, 1986 McAndrew 15,100 Carbondale along with an increase in student fees, private McAndrew Stadium Capacity: 17,324 donations and the sale of 12 suites paid for the balance of construction costs.
2 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 SALUKI STADIUM RECORDS Longest Plays All-Purpose Yards Combined Team Game Highs Rush SIU 228 Tay Willis vs. INS 10/25/14 Points SIU 65 *Malcolm Agnew, vs. Taylor 8/28/14 OPP 254 Marshaun Coprich, ILS 11/14/15 99 Southern Illinois 73, Missouri St. 26 10/10/15 OPP 75 Marshaun Coprich, ILS 11/14/15 Tackles 84 South Dakota St. 45, Southern Illinois 39 10/8/16 Pass SIU 16 Kenny James, vs. Liberty 9/26/15 Passing Yards SIU 76 Josh Straughan to 16 Kenny James, vs. YSU 10/24/15 888 South Dakota St. 466, Southern Illinois 422 10/8/16 Jimmy Jones, vs. SEMO 9/10/16 OPP 20 Nick DeLuca, NDSU 10/31/15 787 Southern Illinois 450, Western Illinois 337 11/19/16 OPP 85 *Hunter Wells to 20 Christian Rozeboom, SDSU 10/8/16 Rushing Yards Andrew Williams, Youngstown State 10/24/15 Tackles For Loss 552 Southern Illinois 385, Missouri St. 167 10/10/15 85 *Isaac Harker to SIU 3.5 Jason Seaman, vs. INS 11/20/10 460 Southern Illinois 235, South Dakota 225 11/5/16 Miles Thompson, Indiana State 10/22/16 OPP 4.0 Justin Hornsby, INS 10/22/16 Total Yards Kickoff Return Sacks 1,125 Eastern Illinois 622, Southern Illinois 503 9/7/13 SIU 98 *D.J. Davis, vs. Murray 9/17/16 SIU 3.0 Jayson DiManche, vs. WIU 11/13/10 1,074 Southern Illinois 572, S. Dakota St. 520 10/8/16 OPP 57 Deion Holliman, MSU 10/10/15 OPP 2.5 Justin Hornsby, INS 10/22/16 Turnovers Punt Return Interceptions 6 Southern Illinois 3, Western Illinois 3 11/19/16 SIU 38 LaSteven McKinney, vs. Taylor 8/28/14 SIU 1 Many times 5 Southern Illinois 4, Northern Iowa 1 10/9/10 OPP 36 Deion Holliman, MSU 10/10/15 OPP 2 Xavier Rowe, WIU 11/19/16 Fumbles Lost Field Goal Made 2 Calvin Burnett, Ind. St. 9/29/12 2 Illinois St. 2, Southern Illinois 0 11/14/15 SIU 47 Thomas Kinney, vs. NDSU 10/19/13 2 Cole Brodie, SDSU 10/16/10 1 10 times 47 Thomas Kinney, vs. MSU 11/9/13 Field Goals Made Interceptions OPP 57 John Lunsford, Liberty 9/26/15 SIU 3 Thomas Kinney, vs. EIU 9/7/13 6 Southern Illinois 3, Western Illinois 3 11/19/16 Field Goal Attempted 3 Austin Johnson, vs. NDSU 10/31/15 4 Five Times SIU 54 Austin Johnson, vs. SDSU 10/8/16 3 Matt Sotiropoulos, vs. SEMO 9/10/16 Sacks OPP 57 Twice by John Lunsford, Liberty 9/26/15 OPP 3 Justin Syrovatka, SDSU 11/3/12 9 Southern Illinois 6, South Dakota St. 3 11/3/12 Interception Return 3 Ryan McCrum, SEMO 9/13/14 8 South Dakota St. 6, Southern Illinois 2 10/8/16 SIU 41 *Kenny James, vs. YSU 10/24/15 3 Ryan McCrum, SEMO 9/10/16 Penalties OPP 87 *Cole Brodie, SDSU 10/16/10 22 SEMO 14, Southern Illinois 8 9/10/16 Fumble Return 19 Eastern Illinois 13, Southern Illinois 6 9/7/13 SIU 100 *Bryan Presume, vs. UNI 10/13/12 Team Highs Penalty Yards OPP 74 Pat Meehan, ILS 11/14/15 Points 186 SEMO 94, Southern Illinois 92 9/10/16 * indicates touchdown was scored SIU 73 vs. Missouri State, 10/10/15 176 Eastern Illinois 115, Southern Illinois 61 9/7/13 OPP 45, South Dakota State, 10/8/16 Punts Rushing Yards 16 Indiana State 9, Southern Illinois 7 9/29/12 Individual Highs 16 South Dakota St. 8, Southern Illinois 8 10/8/16 Passing Attempts SIU 385, vs. Missouri State, 10/10/15 SIU 63 Mark Iannotti, vs. ILS 11/14/15 OPP 397, North Dakota St., 10/31/15 OPP 57 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU 9/7/13 Passing Yards Combined Team Game Lows Passing Completions SIU 450, SIU vs. WIU, 11/19/16 Points SIU 42 Mark Iannotti, vs. ILS 11/14/15 OPP 466, SDSU, 10/8/16 12 N. Dakota State 9, Southern Illinois 3 10/8/11 OPP 34 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU 9/7/13 Total Offense 27 Indiana State 24, Southern Illinois 3 9/29/12 Passing Yards SIU 673, vs. Missouri State, 10/10/15 Passing Yards SIU 450 Sam Straub, vs. WIU 11/19/16 OPP 622, Eastern Illinois, 9/7/13 221 Southern Illinois 148, Indiana St. 73 9/29/12 OPP 466 Taryn Christion, SDSU 10/8/16 Turnovers 246 SEMO 163, Southern Illinois 83 9/18/10 Passing Touchdowns SIU 5, vs. WIU, 11/19/16 Rushing Yards SIU 6 Mark Iannotti, vs. SEMO 9/13/14 OPP 5, SEMO, 9/13/14 188 Southern Illinois 128, N. Dakota State 60 10/8/11 OPP 5 Taryn Christion, SDSU 10/8/16 Fumbles Lost 192 Indiana St. 102, Southern Illinois 90 10/22/16 Total Offense SIU 3 (2x), last vs. ILS, 11/14/15 Total Yards SIU 469 Sam Straub, WIU 11/19/16 OPP 4, SEMO, 9/13/14 449 Southern Illinois 307, Western Illinois 142 11/17/12 OPP 475 Taryn Christion, SDSU 10/8/16 Interceptions Thrown 507 Southern Illinois 297, N. Dakota State 210 10/8/11 Rushing Attempts SIU 3 (3x), last vs. WIU, 11/19/16 SIU 31 Malcolm Agnew, vs. SEMO 9/13/14 OPP 3 (4x), last WIU, 11/19/16 OPP 33 Shakir Bell, INS 9/29/12 Penalties Miscellaneous Records Attendance Rushing Yards SIU 12, vs. South Dakota, 11/5/16 15,000 Southern Illinois 70, Quincy 7 9/2/10 SIU 158 Malcolm Agnew, vs. SEMO 9/13/14 OPP 14, SEMO, 9/10/16 13,356 Southern Illinois 48, Northern Iowa 38 10/9/10 OPP 254 Marshaun Coprich, ILS 11/14/15 Penalty Yards Biggest Comeback Rushing Touchdowns SIU 126, vs. South Dakota, 11/5/16 SIU 17 pts vs. Western Illinois (3Q) 11/19/16 SIU 3 Lucien Walker, vs. Quincy 9/2/10 OPP 95, Indiana State, 10/25/14 OPP 21 pts SEMO vs. Southern Illinois (2Q) 9/18/10 3 Jewel Hampton, vs. YSU 10/15/11 Time of Possession Longest Duration 3 Malcolm Agnew, vs. USD 10/4/14 SIU 37:41, Western Illinois, 11/13/10 3:46 S. Dakota St. 45, Southern Illinois 39 10/8/16 OPP 3 3 opponents OPP 36:25, Missouri State, 9/24/11 3:45 Eastern Illinois 40, Southern Illinois 37 9/7/13 Receptions Sacks By Win Streak SIU 14 Billy Reed, vs. ILS 11/14/15 SIU 6 vs. South Dakota State, 11/3/12 5G 11/16/13 vs. ILS through 10/4/14 vs. USD OPP 12 Dallas Goedert, SDSU 10/8/16 OPP 6, South Dakota State, 10/8/16 Win Streak vs. Ranked Receiving Yards Punts 2G 10/9/10 vs. UNI through 11/13/10 vs. WIU SIU 203 Israel Lamprakes, vs. WIU 11/19/16 SIU 8, 3x, last vs. SDSU, 10/8/16 9/26/15 vs. Liberty through 10/24/15 vs. YSU OPP 164 Jake Wieneke, SDSU 10/8/16 OPP 12, Western Illinois, 11/17/12 Loss Streak Receiving Touchdowns 3G 10/8/11 vs. NDSU through 10/29/11 vs. ILS SIU 2 SIU last Israel Lamprakes vs. WIU 11/19/16 9/28/13 vs. YSU through 11/9/13 vs. MSU OPP 2 multiple times 10/31/15 vs. NDSU through 11/21/15 vs. UNI Loss Streak vs. Ranked 8G 11/8/11 vs. NDSU through 11/15/14 vs. UNI
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 3 SALUKIS IN THE NFL
Jim Hart (1966-84) was the 1974 NFC Brandon Jacobs played nine seasons Bart Scott played 11 seasons (2002-12) in Deji Karim played four seasons (2010-13) Player of the Year and a four-time Pro (2005-13) in the NFL. He won Super Bowls the NFL with the Ravens and Jets. in the NFL with the Jaguars, Colts and Tex- Bowler with the Cardinals. in 2008 and 2012. ans.
Salukis in the NFL Draft Year Rd No. Player Pos. Team 1955 28 326 Bob Ems RB Chicago Cardinals 1956 30 356 Wayne Williams WR New York Giants 1959 19 224 Carver Shannon RB Los Angeles Rams 1961 3 38 Houston Antwine• DT Detroit Lions 1962 20 270 Amos Bullocks RB Dallas Cowboys 1963 6 46 Sam Silas * DT Boston Patriots 1963 8 109 Dennis Harmon DB Chicago Bears 1966 6 90 Jim Battle OT Cleveland Browns 1969 3 55 Al Jenkins OT Cleveland Browns 1969 4 102 Bob Hudspeth OT New Orleans Saints 1969 13 337 Carl Mauck C Baltimore Colts 1972 1 3 Lionel Antoine OT Chicago Bears 1972 11 279 Tom Laputka DT San Francisco 49ers 1973 9 223 Bill Story OT Kansas City Chiefs 1977 6 167 Andre Herrera RB Kansas City Chiefs Jayson DiManche played three seasons Chase Allen played in all 16 games during 1980 2 49 Kevin House WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland his rookie year with the Dolphins in 2017. Browns. He made 40 tackles. 1983 4 102 John Harper LB Atlanta Falcons 1984 1 22 Terry Taylor DB Seattle Seahawks 1984 2 # Rick Johnson QB Los Angeles Rams 1986 4 87 Tom Baugh C Kansas City Chiefs 1987 4 97 Ralph Van Dyke OT Atlanta Falcons 1992 12 324 Tom Roth G Los Angeles Raiders 1997 5 147 Damon Jones TE Jacksonville Jaguars 2004 4 110 Brandon Jacobs RB New York Giants 2010 6 180 Deji Karim RB Jacksonville Jaguars 2011 7 207 Korey Lindsey CB Cincinnati Bengals 2015 5 143 MyCole Pruitt TE Minnesota Vikings • Houston Antwine was also drafted by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round with the Kevin House played eight seasons in the NFL Damon Jones played five seasons in the NFL 64th overall pick of the 1962 AFL Draft. He ended up signing with the Boston Patriots (1980-87). (1997-01). of the AFL. * AFL Draft # - Rick Johnson was selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft Current Salukis in the NFL Player Team Year in NFL MyCole Pruitt, TE Houston Texans 4th Chase Allen, LB Miami Dolphins 2nd Ryan Neal, S Philadelphia Eagles 1st Craig James, CB Minnesota Vikings 1st *As of July 1, 2018 Terry Taylor played 12 seasons in the NFL Carl Mauck played 13 seasons in the NFL (1984-95). (1969-81).
4 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 SALUKIS IN THE NFL Player (Years at SIU) Pos. Team(s) Notes Ray Agnew (2010-13) FB Cleveland Browns, 2014 Played in 12 games as a rookie, 2 rush and 3 rec. Chase Allen (2013-16) LB Miami Dolphins, 2017 Played in all 16 games his rookie year with 4 starts. Made 40 tackles. Lionel Antoine (1969-71) OT Chicago Bears, 1972-79 Highest draft pick in SIU history Houston Antwine (1957-60) DT Boston Patriots (AFL), 1961-70 6-time AFL All-Star (1963-68) New England Patriots, 1971 Named to all-time All-AFL Team Philadelphia Eagles, 1972 Named to Boston Patriots All-1960s (AFL) Team Jim Battle (1959-62) OT Minnesota Vikings, 1966 Played in 14 games Tom Baugh (1982-85) C Kansas City Chiefs, 1986-88 Played in 45 games, making 16 starts Cleveland Browns, 1989 Kenneth Boatright DE Dallas Cowboys, 2014 Played in 3 games, including 2 playoff games Amos Bullocks (1958-61) RB Dallas Cowboys, 1962-64 Played in 34 games Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966 Rushed for 620 yards and 5 TD in four-year career Fabray Collins (1981-83) LB Minnesota Vikings, 1987 Jayson DiManche (2009-12) LB Cincinnati Bengals, 2013-14, 15 28 tackles in 28 career games Cleveland Browns, 2015 Played in one game for Browns before re-signing with Bengals Stephen Franklin (2007-10) LB Jacksonville Jaguars, 2011 Played in five games and made two tackles John Harper (1979-82) LB Atlanta Falcons, 1983 Played in 13 games Jim Hart (1963-65) QB St. Louis Cardinals, 1966-83 4-time Pro Bowl selection (1974-77) Washington Redskins, 1984 1974 NFC Player of the Year Threw for 34,655 yards and 209 touchdowns Kevin House (1976-79) WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1980-86 In 1984, had 76 catches for 1005 yards, 5 TDs Los Angeles Rams, 1986-87 In his career, played 114 games, 299 catches, 5,169 yards, 34 TDs Brandon Jacobs (2004) RB New York Giants, 2005-11, 13 2008, 2012 Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers, 2012 Has rushed for 5,094 yards and 60 TDs in nine seasons Al Jenkins (1965) OT Miami Dolphins, 1972 Played in 40 career games Houston Oilers, 1973 Damon Jones (1994-96) TE Jacksonville Jaguars, 1997-01 Caught 11 TDs in 5 seasons (40 games/22 starts) Yonel Jourdain (1989-92) RB Buffalo Bills, 1994-95 Played in 17 games Mike Kaczmarek (1970-72) LB Baltimore Colts, 1973 Appeared in 14 games Deji Karim (2007, 2009) RB Jacksonville Jaguars, 2010-11 Only player in NFL history with 70-plus rushing yards Indianapolis Colts, 2012, 14 and 100-plus return yards in first career game Houston Texans, 2013 Returned a kickoff 101 yards for a TD in 2012 Abe Martin (1930) RB Chicago Cardinals, 1932 Ran for 152 yds & 1 TD with 99 receiving yds & 1 TD Carl Mauck (1966-68) C Baltimore Colts, 1969 Played in 166 career games, including 156 consecutive Miami Dolphins, 1970 Enjoyed a 13-year NFL playing career San Diego Chargers, 1971-74 Was an OL coach for 20 years in the NFL Houston Oilers, 1975-81 From nearby McLeansboro, IL Marion Rushing (1954-57) LB Chicago Bears, 1959 Played in 105 games in nine and a half seasons St. Louis Cardinals, 1962-65 Finished pro football career in 1968 with the Atlanta Falcons, 1966-68 Houston Oilers of the AFL Houston Oilers (AFL), 1968 MyCole Pruitt (2011-14) TE Minnesota Vikings, 2015-16 Played in 16 games, recorded 10 receptions TE Chicago Bears, 2016-pres. Signed mid-2016 season, 2 receptions in 4 games Bart Scott (1998-01) LB Baltimore Ravens, 2002-08 Selected to the Pro Bowl in 2006 New York Jets, 2009-12 Has 734 career tackles, 25.0 sacks and four interceptions Carver Shannon (1955-58) RB Los Angeles Rams, 1962-64 Played in 38 games Sam Silas (1959-62) DT St. Louis Cardinals, 1963-67 Selected to 1965 Pro Bowl New York Giants, 1968 Made one All-Pro team in 8-year NFL career San Francisco 49ers, 1969-70 Dave Smith (1984-87) OT Cincinnati Bengals, 1988 Russ Smith (1914-15) G Chicago Bears, 1921-22 Played in 49 regular season games in his career Milwaukee Badgers, 1923-24 Cleveland Browns, 1924 Detroit Lions, 1925 Chicago Bears, 1925 Sebron Spivey (1983, 85-86) WR Dallas Cowboys, 1987 Played in 2 games and had 2 catches for 34 yards Bill Story (1970-72) OT Kansas City Chiefs, 1975 Played in 14 games, starting 2 Terry Taylor (1980-83) DB Seattle Seahawks, 1984-88, 1994 Enjoyed a 12-year NFL career Detroit Lions, 1989-91 Intercepted 25 passes Cleveland Browns, 1992-93 Atlanta Falcons, 1995 Jim Thompson (1960-62) DT Denver Broncos, 1965 Played in 4 games Tommy Thompson (1971-72) RB San Diego Chargers, 1974 Played in 12 games, returned 12 kickoffs for an average of 20.2 yards Ralph Van Dyke (1983-86) OT Cleveland Browns, 1987 Played and started 2 games Clarence Walker (1959-60) RB Denver Broncos, 1963 Played in 1 game, rushing 2 times for 14 yards Ernie Wheelwright (1960) RB New York Giants, 1964-65 Had 1,426 rushing yards and 9 TD Atlanta Falcons, 1966-67 Enjoyed a 7-year NFL career New Orleans Saints, 1967-70 Adrian White (1982) DB New York Giants, 1987-91 Played in 70 games over 6-year NFL career Green Bay Packers, 1992 Intercepted 4 passes New England Patriots, 1993
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 5 1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS In just the program’s second season at the NCAA Divsion I-AA level, the Salukis finished 13-1 and claimed the I-AA National Championship. SIU out-scored its opponents, 89-21, in the three playoff games, including the title contest — a 43-7 win over Western Carolina that was nationally televised on ABC.
1983 National Champions Won 13, Lost 1 (4-1 in MVC, 2nd) Head Coach: Rey Dempsey Date Opponent SIU OPP S3 at Western Illinois W 38 6 S10 Eastern Illinois W 17 14 S17 Southeast Missouri State W 56 7 S24 at Northern Iowa W 52 9 O1 at Arkansas State W 35 28 O8 Drake W 28 9 O15 at Missouri State W 24 6 O22 at Indiana State W 34 21 O29 New Mexico State W 41 3 N5 Illinois State W 28 26 N12 at Wichita State L 6 28 NCAA FCS Playoffs D3 Indiana State W 23 7 D10 Nevada W 23 7 FCS Championship Game at Charleston, S.C. D17 Western Carolina W 43 7
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6 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 7-STRAIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES Southern Illinois advanced to the NCAA Division I Football playoffs seven-straight years from 2003-09. That streak is tied for the third longest in FCS history. Southern Illinois made the quarterfinals in four of those seven seasons and advanced to the national semifinals in 2007, when Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco led the Blue Hens to a 20-17 win over SIU in a game that was televised by ESPN. The Salukis enter the season ranked 18th nationally all-time in FCS Playoff appearances with eight.
2003-09 H Overall Record: 70-19 (.787) H Conference Record: 42-8 (.840) H Conference Championships: 5 H FCS Playoff Appearances: 7 H FCS Playoff Victories: 5 H Weeks Ranked No. 1: 16 2003 Playoffs Won 10, Lost 2 (6-1 in Gateway, Tied 1st) Head Coach: Jerry Kill N29 at No. 2 Delaware L 7 48 2004 Playoffs Won 10, Lost 2 (7-0 in Gateway, 1st) Head Coach: Jerry Kill N27 No. 13 Eastern Washington L 31 35
2005 Playoffs 2009 MVFC Champions Won 9, Lost 4 (5-2 in Gateway, Tied 1st) Head Coach: Jerry Kill N26 at No. 19 Eastern Illinois W 21 6 D3 at No. 4 Appalachian State L 24 38 2006 Playoffs Won 9, Lost 4 (4-3 in Gateway, Tied 4th) Head Coach: Jerry Kill N25 No. 12 UT-Martin W 36 30 D2 at No. 2 Montana L 3 20 2007 Playoffs Won 12, Lost 2 (5-1 in Gateway, 2nd) Head Coach: Jerry Kill Jerry Kill Dale Lennon N24 No. 17 Eastern Illinois W 30 11 D1 No. 7 Massachusetts W 34 27 D8 No. 13 Delaware L 17 20 2008 Playoffs Won 9, Lost 3 (7-1 in MVFC, Tied 1st) Head Coach: Dale Lennon N29 No. 10 New Hampshire L 20 29 2009 Playoffs Won 11, Lost 2 (8-0 in MVFC, 1st) Head Coach: Dale Lennon N28 No. 17 Eastern Illinois W 48 7 D5 No. 6 William & Mary L 3 24 Joel Sambursky Arkee Whitlock
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 7 HEAD COACH NICK HILL Entering his third season at Western but ultimately led The Hill File season at the helm Birthday: April 5, 1985 him home. Hometown: DuQuoin, Illinois of Saluki Football, In the spring Alma mater: Southern Illinois, 2008 33-year-old Nick of 2004, Hill NFL Career: Chicago Bears, Green Bay transferred to SIU Packers Hill has brought the to switch sports AFL Career: Rio Grande Valley Dorados, perfect balance of and play football Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm, leadership, energy, under head coach San Antonio Talons Jerry Kill, just Carbondale H.S.: Head coach in 2013 and creativity needed as the program to re-energize the was beginning its Collegiate Coaching Record rapid rise to the Year School Assignment Overall MVFC program. top of the league 2014 Southern Illinois Quarterbacks 6-6 3-5 (t-7th) 2015 Southern Illinois OC/Quarterbacks 3-8 2-6 (9th) A native son of southern Illinois, standings. 2016 Southern Illinois Head Coach 4-7 2-6 (t-8th) Hill’s journey to the top job at SIU “I took a 2017 Southern Illinois Head Coach 4-7 2-6 (t-8th) started 15 years ago and just 20 leap of faith with Career Southern Illinois Head Coach 8-14 4-12 miles north of campus, where he Coach Kill,” Hill was a football and basketball icon at recalled. “Everyone DuQuoin High School. needs someone During his senior year of high who believes in him and for me, that NFL’s Washington Redskins. Hill also school in 2002-03, Hill was the area’s someone was Coach Kill.” had brief free-agent stints with the Player of the Year in both sports and Hill initially sat behind league Chicago Bears in 2008 and Green Bay guided the Indians to the Illinois Player of the Year Joel Sambursky, Packers in 2012. High School Association 3A state before taking over the starting job in Playing for Gruden, one of the championship football game. 2006. In two seasons as the starter, he game’s top offensive minds, helped The legend continued on the went 21-6 and set the school record shape Hill’s offensive philosophy. First hardwood where Hill averaged 23 for passing yards in 2007. He still as Southern’s offensive coordinator points as a senior at DuQuoin and holds the best completion percentage and now as head coach, Hill has chose Western Kentucky from a host (68.3) in school history. refined his own unique style of offense of Division I offers. A broken hand Highlights of Hill’s playing career that combines elements of Air Raid, prematurely ended his freshman include guiding Southern to a win spread and up-tempo. at Indiana in 2006, In his first season at SIU, Saluki in which he passed quarterbacks broke a school record for four touchdowns for single-season touchdown passes as SIU became the with 29. The following year in 2015, league’s first team Southern’s offense averaged 498 to defeat a Big Ten yards per game -- the second most in opponent. Hill capped conference history. Quarterback Mark off his career in 2007 Iannotti led the nation in total offense by leading the team to per game. the Final Four of the “Nick Hill is one of the brightest playoffs, where the and most creative minds in college Salukis ultimately lost football today,” said Director of a 20-17 heartbreaker Athletics Tommy Bell, who promoted to Joe Flacco and Hill to head coach after the 2015 Delaware. He was also season. “He has a commanding a finalist for the Peyton presence among our team, a relentless Award in ‘07. work ethic, and a burning desire to Hill played six rebuild Saluki Football.” seasons of professional In 2016, the Salukis set program football, mostly in records for passing completions, the Arena Football attempts and yards while only League, where he throwing seven interceptions. played for head coach Southern Illinois ranked in the top-10 Jay Gruden, now the nationally for passing offense, total head coach of the offense and scoring offense for nearly
8 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 HEAD COACH NICK HILL the entire year. championship game The offense was on its way to three times. Tight ends surpassing those marks in 2017 before and special teams coach starting quarterback Sam Straub was Pat Poore is a former Kill injured early in the eighth game and assistant who was a key missed the remainder of the season. figure in Southern’s initial rebuild. First as Southern’s “I know what the blueprint looks like offensive coordinator, for our program to be and now as head coach, successful, going back to my playing days for Hill has refined his own Coach Kill, and I know we unique style of offense can get there,” Hill said. that combines elements “Coaching my alma mater is a dream come true. I of Air Raid, spread and love everything about up-tempo. this region and what it stands for, that blue-collar Hill has assembled a talented mentality. This is not my mix of veteran assistant coaches and team. This is our team. young, up-and-comers. Defensive Our program is going to coordinator Kraig Paulson was invest in the community the architect behind Montana’s and make us proud on and defense during a stretch from 2004- off the field.” Skylar and Charley. His brother, 09 when the Grizzlies won six- Hill and wife, Alicia, a former former Saluki quarterback A.J. Hill, is straight conference championships volleyball player at SIU, reside in now the head coach at DuQuoin High and advanced to the national Carbondale and have two daughters, School.
Jerry Kill Carl Mauck Brandon Jacobs Director of Former Saluki Former Saluki Athletics and and NFL player & teammate and NFL former head coach coach Super Bowl winner
“ I promise you “ Nick has the “ First of all, Nick is Nick Hill will characteristics a great man, and work day and you look for in an that is a sign of a night because outstanding head great coach. He’s he doesn’t want to let anyone down. coach. He’s level-headed, but also just a good, solid dude; his character Guys work better with a little chip has a lot of fire and energy. He knows speaks for itself. I spoke to Nick on their shoulder. What people don’t what he wants at quarterback, which during the process about his goals if realize is how many people he knows, is the position that makes or breaks he were to get this opportunity, and he from various pro leagues, to our guys your team. He will recruit harder is absolutely on the right track. Coach at Minnesota and throughout college than anyone and will present himself Kill recruited good, hard-working, football. Nick will have a lot of people well to recruits and their families. He shipyard guys. Nick is going to do supporting him. You get respect by knows the area, he loves the school. the same thing. He’s not in this for a winning football games, and to do I’m proud that he got the job and I’m paycheck. He genuinely loves being that, you recruit good staff and good excited for him and the program.” around the guys. He’s in this to win, players. Nick can do that.” and his heart is in it. They will play their hearts out for him. ”
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 9 COACHING STAFF KRAIG for the National Football League. Since his arrival at Southern, four defensive players have signed NFL free- PAULSON agent contracts, including linebacker Chase Allen, who started for the Miami Dolphins as a rookie in 2017. Assistant Head Coach Other Saluki signees include defensive end Deondre Defensive Coordinator Barnett (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), safety Ryan Neal Linebackers (Philadelphia Eagles) and cornerback Craig James 32nd Year Overall (3rd at SIU) (Minnesota Vikings). Prior to SIU, Paulson served as defensive coordinator at Utah State, Montana and UNLV during a span of 17 Kraig Paulson is in his third season as Saluki Football’s seasons. He actually served two stints at Montana. After assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. Paulson, playing for the Grizzlies, he started his coaching career who also coaches linebackers at SIU, is one of the most as a graduate assistant in 1987 and earned a full-time accomplished defensive coordinators in the FCS over job in 1988. Paulson helped Montana win a national the past 15 seasons. championship in 1995, and took over as defensive Paulson was hired as part of Nick Hill’s inagural coordinator in 1998, winning two more conference staff at SIU in 2016, and he made an immediate impact championships before leaving to take the DC job at as the Salukis improved in nearly every defensive Utah State in 2000. statistical category. SIU allowed 75 fewer rushing yards Paulson returned to Montana as defensive per game and four fewer points per game than the coordinator from 2004-09, winning six-straight previous season. Southern’s 12 interceptions were the conference championships and advancing to the most for the program in five seasons, and the Salukis national championship game three times. During his led the MVFC and ranked 11th nationally in red zone second stint at Montana, the Grizzlies went 71-13 defense. overall, 34-4 in the Big Sky, and 11-6 in the playoffs. He Paulson has a long history of preparing players earned the All-American Football Foundation Assistant Coach Award in 2006. Montana produced nine All-Americans under Paulson, and his 2009 Montana defense led the nation in turnovers with 37, including 26 interceptions. He coached 2007 National Defensive Player of the Year Kroy Biermann, who had a seven-year NFL career. Paulson was UNLV’s defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and assistant head coach for five seasons from 2010- 14. He helped the Rebels reach the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl before coaching at Northern State in 2015. Paulson and his wife, Jody, have three sons: Keogh, Elias and Rokken.
10 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 COACHING STAFF AUSTIN CARL FLYGER FRANKS
Defensive Line Cornerbacks co-Special Teams Coordinator 21st Year Overall (2nd at SIU) 12th Year Overall (9th at SIU)
Austin Flyger has coached eight seasons at Southern Carl Franks has coached the cornerbacks at Southern Illinois and has served as the defensive line coach since Illinois since 2016 and has more than 20 years of coaching 2012. Flyger added co-Special Teams Coordinator duties for experience. the 2017 season. In his first season coaching Southern’s corners, Franks When new defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson arrived tutored a unit that consisted entirely of first-year players. in 2016, Flyger guided SIU through a transition from a 3-4 Southern Illinois intercepted 12 passes, the most for the defense to a 4-3 alignment. Southern’s defense allowed 75 program since 2011. Craig James led the MVFC in passes fewer rushing yards per game in 2016 and just 12 rushing defended per game and was named to the MVFC All- touchdowns. The unit piled up 29 sacks--the fifth time in Newcomer team after the season. After the 2017 season, seven season SIU has recorded at least 29 sacks in a season James signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota under Flyger. Vikings. Flyger began his coaching career at SIU as a grad “Coach Franks is the type of person and the type of coach assistant in 2008, and his defensive line played a key role in that we were looking for,” Hill said. “He was a great player the team’s championship defenses in 2008 and 2009. Led by and coached under Coach Paulson at Montana. He knows the All-Conference nose tackle Chris Arthurs, the defense held schemes.” opponents to 10 or fewer points in seven games in 2008 and Franks began his coaching career in 1997, working 2009, as the Salukis posted a combined 20-5 record, including at Montana for current SIU defensive coordinator Kraig a 15-1 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Paulson. In the years since, Franks has coached secondary In 2010, Flyger took a full-time position as the defensive and special teams units at every level of football. line coach at Northern State under former Saluki assistant He worked at Utah State from 2000-02 before spending coach Tom Dosch. He returned to Southern in 2012 as six years as cornerbacks coach at Northern Arizona. the team’s defensive line coach and the unit experienced There, Franks’ secondary led the conference three times in immediate success. The 2012 defensive line featured AFCA interceptions and led the nation in picks in 2003. His pupils All-American defensive end Ken Boatright, who went on to include Kevin Gerard, who had 19 career interceptions and play in the National Football League with the Dallas Cowboys was a Buck Buchanan Award finalist, and Cyrus Igono, who and Seattle Seahawks. tied an NCAA record for punt blocks in a season. Flyger played a key role in the development of defensive Franks coached at Western Illinois from 2009-12, end Deondre Barnett, who went on to sign a pro contract mentoring Patrick Stoudemire, who was an All-American and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017. Last year, Flyger played in the East-West Shrine game. Franks’ Leatherneck was instrumental in Anthony Knighton’s break-out season, in secondary led the MVFC in passing defense in 2010 and which the redshirt freshman recorded 6.5 sacks and finished ranked second in 2012. runner up for MVFC Freshman of the Year and 11th in the Franks has also spent time in professional football, Jerry Rice Award voting for National Freshman of the Year. coaching for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Flyger was a stand-out player at Augustana from 2000- Football League in 2013 and earning a Coaching Fellowship 03, where he earned All-North Central Conference honors with the Tennessee Titans in 2003. Franks also spent two and was named the league’s most valuable defensive lineman seasons at Warhill High School in Williamsburg, Va. as a senior in 2003. Flyger went on to play three seasons with Franks played under Paulson at Montana from 1991- the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football League 93, earning All-Big Sky honors twice and the team’s Golden before embarking on a coaching career. His first coaching Helmet Award for hardest hitter twice, as well. Franks and opportunity came in 2007, when he served on Dale Lennon’s Paulson teamed up for three conference titles at Montana, staff at the University of North Dakota, working primarily two while coaching together. with the defensive line.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 11 COACHING STAFF NATE TREVOR GRIFFIN OLSON
Running Backs Offensive Line 7th Year Overall (3rd at SIU) 7th Year Overall (3rd at SIU)
Nate Griffin joined Nick Hill’s staff as running Trevor Olson has coached the offensive line for backs coach in 2016. Griffin came to Carbondale from Saluki Football since 2016. Olson came to SIU from Minnesota, where he spent four seasons in the Big Ten Minnesota, where he served under former SIU coach on the Golden Gophers staff. Jerry Kill as an offensive graduate assistant for three In his first season coaching the SIU backs, Griffin seasons and in the player personnel department in led one of the most well-rounded backfields in the 2012. country. The Salukis ran for more than 1,500 yards, Olson managed a seven-deep rotation that paved with six different players running for more than 100 the way for Southern’s record-setting offense in 2016, yards. Jonathan Mixon led all MVFC backs during the when the Salukis led the MVFC in passing yards and regular season with 10 touchdowns, and D.J. Davis passing yards per game. The unit protected quarterbacks earned All-MVFC return specialist and a spot on the Josh Straughan and Sam Straub, who together broke MVFC All-Newcomer team. SIU’s program record for passing yards in a season. The Davis was one of the most electric freshmen backs Salukis were also prolific on the ground, running for 19 in the nation in 2016, ranking among the national touchdowns, including 10 by Jonathan Mixon, who led leaders in kick return average and all-purpose yards the MVFC in touchdowns during the regular season. per game among freshmen. In 2017, he led the MVFC Left tackle Austin Olsen was named All-MVFC on the in receptions by a running back with 35 and led the offensive line. team with 1,373 all-purpose yards The offensive line was best down the stretch in 2016, As recruiting coordinator, Griffin made an allowing only five sacks in 175 dropbacks over the final immediate impact, earning recognition from Hero four games of the season. Facing a Youngstown State Sports for bringing in some of the top recruits in the team that led the nation in sacks per game, Olson’s unit FCS in 2016. walled-up and allowed Straub to pass for 366 yards, the Griffin served as a quality control assistant on first time anyone had ever thrown for more than 300 offense for Minnesota, working with opponent scouting, yards against one of Bo Pelini’s Youngstown defenses. self scouting and day-to-day operations of the offense. In 2017, SIU averaged 400 yards per game of He came to Minnesota from Truman State, where he total offense for the third-straight year, and Saluki coached the defensive line in 2011. In addition to quarterbacks passed for 26 touchdowns — the fourth working with former SIU coach Jerry Kill at Minnesota, most in school history. Griffin worked with Kill as a graduate assistant at Olson played offensive tackle for Kill at Northern Northern Illinois in 2008 and 2009, working with Illinois, where he started an NCAA-record 54 games running backs and fullbacks. during his career. He was a two-time consensus All- Griffin also has coaching stints at Northern Colorado MAC selection and earned national recognition on and Idaho, where he played for the Vandals from 2000- preseason watch lists for the Outland Trophy and 03. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Idaho and a Rotary Lombardi Award. He was a fourth-team All- master’s degree in sports administration from Northern American in 2011. Colorado. Griffin and his wife, Amy, have one daughter As a player, Olsen helped NIU rank 11th nationally and one son. in both total offense and rushing offense in 2011, while the 2010 Huskies ranked seventh nationally in rushing offense.
12 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 COACHING STAFF PAT MARTY POORE RODGERS
Tight Ends Safeties co-Special Teams Coordinator 5th Year Overall (3rd at SIU) 31st Year Overall (8th at SIU) Coached at SIU: 2001-07, 2017-pres.
With a proven record as one of the top position Marty Rodgers has coached the Southern Illinois coaches in the nation, Pat Poore returned to Carbondale safeties since 2016. He is an SIU alum who was a four- in 2017 for his second stint as an assistant coach for year letterwinner from 2006-09 and was a two-time the Salukis. He coaches SIU’s, tight ends, fullbacks and All-MVFC safety for the Salukis. special teams. In his first season as coach, Rodgers helped lead an Poore served on Jerry Kill’s staffs at SIU, Northern SIU secondary that intercepted 12 passes, the most for Illinois and Minnesota from 2001-2015. He coached the program since 2011. Rodgers converted Jefferson at Minnesota from 2011-16, coaching wide receivers Vea, Ryan Neal and Jeremy Chinn to safety; and all (2011-13) and running backs (2014-16). Poore was three responded with career seasons. All three were named the Big Ten Special Teams Coach of the Year among the team’s top six tacklers, with Vea racking up after the 2016 season. 60 tackles, which was second on the team. Under Poore’s leadership, David Cobb broke Chinn, a true freshman in Rodgers’ first season in Minnesota’s season rushing record and was a fifth- 2016, started the final six MVFC games of the season round NFL Draft pick. and intercepted three passes, which led all freshmen From 2001-07, Poore coached quarterbacks at SIU, in the MVFC. He earned MVFC Newcomer of the Week helping turn the program from a one-win season in after securing an interception and the game-saving 2001 to a championship team that made five-straight pass breakup in the win over South Dakota. FCS Playoff appearances from 2003-07. He mentored In 2017, Chinn emerged as one of the league’s top two of the best quarterbacks in school history. Joel safeties, earning All-MVFC honors. He was the team’s Sambursky was the 2004 MVFC Player of the Year, and third-leading tackler (66), had three interceptions, six Nick Hill led the program to the FCS Playoffs semifinals pass breakups, four forced fumbles and one fumble in 2007. recovery. Prior to SIU, Poore was an assistant coach at Before coming to SIU as a coach, Rodgers spent the Central Oklahoma (1999-2000), Tarleton State (1997- previous two seasons coaching the defensive backs at 99) and Panhandle State (1995-96). Poore also served North Dakota. North Dakota led the Big Sky in rush as head coach at Iowa Wesleyan in 1994 and 1995. He defense and opposing first downs per game in both was an assistant coach at Iowa Wesleyan from 1992- of Rodgers seasons on the staff. The defense led the 94. Poore’s coaching career has also included stops at conference in total defense in 2014 and was second in Colorado School of Mines (1990-91) and the University 2015. In both seasons with Rodgers, North Dakota was of Chicago (1991-92). a top-five scoring defense. Poore began his collegiate coaching career as a Rodgers had an outstanding four-year career as graduate assistant at his alma mater Fort Hays (Kan.) a player for the Salukis. SIU made the playoffs in all State in 1985. In 1987, he took a full-time position four of his seasons as a Saluki and won two conference with Fort Hays State, while also coaching the Tigers’ titles. SIU reached a No. 1 national ranking in 2009 baseball team. In 1988, he gave up the baseball duties and was the first team in MVFC history to complete the and was promoted to offensive coordinator, a role he regular season conference slate undefeated. served in until 1989. Poore is a graduate of Stockton Rodgers and his wife, Tanasha, have two sons, (Kan.) High School Titan and Mylez, and a daughter, Marlee Bae. Poore and his wife Gwen have two grown children, Trevor and Taylor.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 13 COACHING STAFF NICK MICHAEL WILLIAMS WILLIAMSON JR.
Wide Receivers Quarterbacks 5th Year Overall (2nd at SIU) 2nd Year Overall (2nd at SIU)
Nick Williams is in his second season coaching Michael Williamson Jr. enters his second year the wide receivers for Saluki Football. He got his start on the staff and his first season as the program’s playing and coaching for Nick Saban at Alabama, where quarterbacks coach. Last year, he served as the Director he played wide receiver and helped lead the Crimson of Operations, in which he managed the yearly calendar, Tide to National Championships in 2009, 2011 and coordinated team travel, organized football-related 2012. Alabama posted a 49-5 record during his playing events, managed pre-season camp logistics, budgeting career and won two SEC Championships. and communications. After graduating from Alabama with a degree in Williamson spent the previous two seasons as Business Management in 2012, he began his coaching a graduate assistant on SIU’s staff and managed the career as an intern and offensive analyst for the team’s operations as a GA in 2016. Crimson Tide. He was responsible for wide receiver Prior to SIU, Williamson worked at Ferris High scrimmage production and organized and ran the scout School (Texas), where he served as the offensive team offense. coordinator and coached quarterbacks, offensive line After serving one season as the offensive graduate and specialists. While at Ferris, Williamson was the assistant at Valdosta State in 2013, Williams joined offensive coordinator in the 2014 North Texas East/ the staff at Jacksonville State, where he coached wide West All Star Game. receivers for three seasons. The Gamecocks went 23-0 Williamson also worked as the offensive coordinator in the Ohio Valley Conference during that time and at Palmer High School (Texas) and the run game spent 11 weeks at No. 1 in the nation in 2015 before coordinator at Santiago High School (Calif.) before losing in the national championship game. his time at Ferris. Prior to working in the high school Williams’ receiving corps set a school record with coaching ranks, Williamson was an offensive graduate 3,102 receiving yards in 2015. Josh Barge was a first- assistant at Missouri, where her worked with the team All-OVC wide receiver after hauling in 92 catches offensive line. for 1,145 yards and 11 touchdowns, all school records. Williamson played for Southeast Missouri State In his first season at SIU in 2017, SIU’s receiving from 2004-08, playing in 28 games and starting corps posted 18 touchdowns, led by junior Darrell 19. He was a three-year team captain and the only James, who had 47 catches for 773 yards and eight underclassman captain in school history. He totaled TDs. James earned All-Conference honors. 536 yards and three touchdowns on 45 career catches. Williams is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and prepped at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. His father, Bobby Williams, is currently on the University of Alabama coaching staff, where he is a special assistant to Nick Saban after serving as the Crimson Tide’s tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. He was the head coach at Michigan State from 2000-02.
14 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 COACHING STAFF MEADE ROBBIE SMITH ALDINGER
Strength Coach GA / Video 3rd Year at SIU 2nd Year Overall (2nd at SIU)
Meade Smith is one of the top strength and conditioning Robbie Aldinger is in his second season as a graduate professionals in college athletics with a proven track record assistant for the Southern Illinois football program. He will of helping athletes maximize their potential. He joined the serve as the program’s video coordinator. staff at Southern Illinois in May of 2016 after serving as head Prioir to SIU, Aldinger spent six years working with strength coach at SIUE from 2011-16. Division III powerhouse Mount Union. The Raiders went A 2000 graduate of Missouri, Smith played two seasons 84-5 and won two Division III National Championships while with the Tigers’ baseball program and earned a bachelor’s Aldinger was working with the program. He rose through degree in nutrition and fitness. He earned his master’s degree the ranks as a student assistant (2011-14) and was an intern in exercise physiology in 2004 from Southern Illinois, where coach for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. he served as graduate assistant strength and conditioning In 2015, Aldinger was the quarterbacks coach at coach. Mount Union. The Raiders went 15-0 and won the National During his first stint with the Salukis, Smith was Championship. In 2016, Aldinger coached the tight ends and mentored by Eric Klein, who is now the head football strength running backs. Mount Union rushed for 260 yards per game and conditioning coach at UConn. Smith’s core strength and 47 touchdowns that season on its way to a 12-2 record. and conditioning principles focus upon training movements Aldinger graduated from Mount Union with a bachelor’s not muscles, ground-based training programs, explosive degree in communications in 2015. training, an accent on core training, and an emphasis on injury reduction. “The primary focus with all performance programs is to build a strong athletic foundation while focusing on each student-athlete’s individual needs,” said Smith. “This is accomplished by developing comprehensive training programs that put a major emphasis on movement training, explosive power development, foot speed and agility, linear and lateral speed, proper resistance training techniques, functional strength, injury reduction, and energy system development.” Smith is a certified strength and conditioning specialist in the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Smith is a performance enhancement specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and is finalizing certification as a corrective exercise specialist. He also is a certified sports performance coach and Level 1 weightlifting coach with USA Weightlifting. Smith also has experience training with professional athletes. He was a strength coach with the Anaheim Angels in 2003. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Logan University providing instruction on Exercise Prescription & Testing, Cardio-Respiratory, and Exercise & Sports Practicum.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 15 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class / Year Hometown High School / Previous College 1 Matt Quarells WR 6-1 194 SR/5th St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central / Iowa 2 Jeremy Chinn S 6-2 211 JR/3rd Fishers, Ind. Fishers 3 Airan Reed OLB 6-2 228 JR/4th Medina, Tenn. South Gibson County 4 Sam Straub QB 6-4 247 SR/5th Ames, Iowa Ames 5 Je’Quan Burton WR 5-9 168 FR/1st Orlando, Fla. Jones 6 Stone Labanowitz QB 5-9 185 SO/2nd Stuart, Fla. South Fork / Asa JC 7 Matt DeSomer QB 6-0 215 SR/5th Lowell, Ind. Andrean 8 Darrell James WR 6-0 209 SR/5th Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Paschal 9 D.J. Davis RB 5-8 168 JR/3rd Pompano Beach, Fla. American Heritage 10 Victor Abraham OLB 6-2 214 SO/3rd Canton, Mich. Plymouth 10 Austin Reed QB 6-1 217 FR/1st St. Augustine Beach, Fla. St. Augustine 11 Anthony Knighton DE 6-2 253 SO/3rd Fort Pierce, Fla. Central 11 Raphael Leonard WR 6-2 193 SR/4th Starkville, Miss. Starkville / East Mississippi CC 13 Nigel Kilby TE 6-8 250 JR/4th Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop / Garden City CC 14 Torian Lewis CB 5-11 181 JR/4th Lansing, Ill. Thornton Fractional South 14 Javon Williams Jr. QB 6-2 234 FR/1st Centralia, Ill. Centralia 16 Justin Strong S 6-0 207 FR/1st Fairview Heights, Ill. Althoff Catholic 17 Landon Lenoir WR 5-11 190 SO/3rd Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee 18 Coleton Jeralds CB 5-11 163 FR/2nd Johnston City, Ill. Johnston City 18 Levi Mitchell QB 6-4 208 FR/1st Cuba, Mo. Cuba 19 Chance Bush CB 5-8 175 FR/1st Apopka, Fla. Apopka 19 Nic Baker QB 5-8 193 FR/1st Rochester, Ill. Rochester 20 Nate Strong RB 5-11 204 JR/4th East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis / Missouri 21 Rico Payton CB 5-11 178 FR/1st St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh 24 Qua Brown S 5-10 200 SO/3rd DeLand, Fla. University 25 Madre Harper CB 6-2 189 JR/3rd Arlington, Texas Lamar / Oklahoma State 26 C.J. Jennings CB 5-10 179 SR/5th Orlando, Fla. Jones / Wyoming 27 D.J. Hampton RB 5-7 186 FR/2nd Sanford, Fla. Seminole 27 D.J. Johnson CB 6-0 176 FR/1st Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill 28 Julian Hylton S 6-0 214 SR/5th Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln Way North / Illinois 28 Chris Perkins RB 5-8 198 JR/4th Carmel, Ind. Carmel 29 Cody Crider OLB 5-11 224 JR/4th Mayfield, Ky. Graves County 31 Bryson Strong OLB 5-10 232 FR/2nd Fairview Heights, Ill. Althoff Catholic 32 Joe Patterson S 5-11 182 SO/3rd Chicago, Ill. Brooks College Prep 33 James Ceasar CB 5-10 186 JR/3rd Detroit, Mich. East English Village 34 Luke Giegling ILB 6-4 239 FR/2nd St. Louis, Mo. St. John Vianney 34 Terrance Henley CB 6-0 174 JR/4th Pompano Beach, Fla. Blanche Ely 35 Andrew Anckle P 6-3 217 SO/3rd Riverview, Fla. Riverview / South Dakota 35 Oliver McDowell ILB 6-0 228 FR/1st East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis 36 Tremayne Lee RB 5-8 209 FR/1st Springfield, Ill. Sacred Heart-Griffin 37 Michael Elbert S 6-0 185 FR/2nd Carl Junction, Mo. Carl Junction 38 Joel Blankenship FB 6-0 233 SO/3rd Pinckney, Mich. Pinckney / College of DuPage 38 Nick Raby DT 6-3 277 JR/3rd Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker / Memphis 39 Jonathan Mixon RB 5-11 230 SR/5th Galesburg, Ill. Galesburg 40 Lane Pegram FB 6-1 232 FR/2nd Metropolis, Ill. Massac County 41 Sam Skinner DE 6-2 244 SO/2nd Valrico, Fla. Bloomingdale 42 Jacob Garrett FB 6-1 259 FR/1st Sellersburg, Ind. Silver Creek 42 Withney Simon OLB 5-11 224 SR/4th Bassin-Bleu, Haiti Jones 44 Raquan Lindsey DE 6-2 244 FR/2nd Portage, Ind. Portage 43 Cole Prather S 6-1 186 FR/1st Bloomington, Ind. North 45 Jaylon Graham FB 6-3 254 SR/5th Eustis, Fla. Eustis
16 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class / Year Hometown High School / Previous College 45 Landon Florkowski OLB 6-1 203 FR/1st Bridgeport, Ill. Red Hill 46 Eric Owens ILB 5-11 205 FR/1st East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis 47 Dan Heilbron LS 6-2 212 SO/2nd Tinley Park, Ill. Victor J. Andrew 48 Cole Steward TE 6-3 254 FR/2nd Salem, Ill. Salem Community 49 Jacob Traxler OLB 6-2 232 FR/1st Eldorado, Ill. Eldorado 51 Kyonta Stallworth DT 6-3 280 JR/4th Detroit, Mich. Martin Luther King / Michigan State 52 Nick Terrana OLB 6-2 222 FR/1st Tampa, Fla. Jesuit 54 Bryce Notree OLB 6-2 235 SO/3rd Arlington, Texas Lamar 55 Tyree Jackson DT 6-4 280 FR/2nd Orlando, Fla. Jones/Bowling Green 56 Keenan Agnew DT 6-0 264 FR/2nd Chesterfield, Mo. De Smet Jesuit 57 Makel Calhoun OLB 6-2 226 FR/2nd Clearwater, Fla. Pinellas Park 58 Chucky Sullivan DE 6-3 226 SO/2nd Vernon Hills, Ill. Jireh Prep 59 ZeVeyon Furcron G 6-0 308 SO/3rd Crest Hill, Ill. Joliet Catholic 60 Matt Chmielewski G 6-4 309 SO/3rd Lockport, Ill. Lockport 61 Josh Podzielinski G 6-2 300 SR/5th Noblesville, Ind. Noblesville 62 Bryce Wagner OT 6-8 346 SR/5th Spring Grove, Ill. Richmond-Burton 63 Billy Wagner OT 6-4 279 FR/2nd Chicago, Ill. Marist 64 Aaron Harris C 6-4 347 SR/5th Chicago, Ill. Curie 65 Calvin Francis Jr. G 6-1 314 FR/2nd Orlando, Fla. Jones 66 Graham Lawrence OT 6-4 310 JR/4th Cadiz, Ky. Trigg County 68 Jacob Marnin C 6-1 303 JR/4th Altoona, Iowa Southeast Polk 71 Max Edwards OT 6-5 299 FR/2nd Johnston City, Ill. Johnston City 72 Ernest Dye Jr. OT 6-2 308 JR/4th Greenwood, S.C. Milton (Ga.) 73 Jimmy Wormsley C 6-2 308 FR/1st Carpentersville, Ill. Jacobs 74 Lucas Davis OT 6-4 295 FR/2nd Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville 75 Brett Groves OT 6-4 355 FR/1st Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove 76 Beau Branyan OT 6-3 274 FR/1st Decatur, Ill. St. Teresa 77 Hayden LaPointe G 6-5 279 SO/3rd DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb 79 Ben Bailey OT 6-5 266 SR/5th Lamar, Mo. Lamar 80 David Grenia WR 6-2 200 FR/1st St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh 81 Jaden Roberts-Thomas WR 6-3 212 FR/1st Champaign, Ill. Champaign 82 Skyler Peterman WR 6-2 194 FR/1st Carbondale, Ill. Carbondale 83 Jacob Varble TE 6-4 250 JR/4th Jerseyville, Ill. Jersey 84 Hunter Milligan WR 6-0 187 FR/2nd Marion, Ill. Marion 85 Brody Parker TE 6-6 251 FR/1st Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South 86 Sam Thompson WR 6-0 182 SO/2nd St. Petersburg, Fla. Boca Ciega 87 Sam Bonansinga WR 5-11 184 SO/3rd Springfield, Ill. Sacred Heart-Griffin 88 Logan Crouse TE 6-6 265 FR/1st Orlando, Fla. Bloomingdale 88 Travis Pickert DE 6-4 221 FR/2nd Lenexa, Kan. St. James Academy 89 Dyllan Conway WR 5-8 147 FR/2nd St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Academy 90 Malik Haynes DT 5-11 327 JR/3rd Chicago, Ill. Al Raby 91 Griffin Cerra K 6-0 157 FR/1st Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons 91 Jake Summers TE 6-3 235 JR/4th Wildwood, Mo. Eureka 92 Jordan Berner DE 6-6 264 SO/3rd Chester, Ill. Chester 93 Blake Parzych DT 6-3 295 JR/4th Minooka, Ill. Minooka 94 Jaylin Wilson DE 6-3 265 SO/2nd Viera, Fla. Viera 95 Tylan Driver DT 6-1 311 FR/1st Mandeville, La. Lakeshore 96 Rondarian Bell DE 6-1 209 JR/4th Boynton Beach, Fla. American Heritage 97 Matt Sotiropoulos K 5-11 180 JR/3rd Belleville, Ill. Belleville East 98 Lane Reazin P 6-1 222 JR/4th Mooreland, Okla. Woodward / Oklahoma State 99 Nico Gualdoni K 6-0 227 SO/3rd Johnston City, Ill. Johnston City 99 Devin Jones DT 6-2 269 FR/2nd Du Quoin, Ill. Du Quoin
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 17 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class / Year Hometown High School / Previous College 10 Victor Abraham OLB 6-2 214 SO/3rd Canton, Mich. Plymouth 56 Keenan Agnew DT 6-0 264 FR/2nd Chesterfield, Mo. De Smet Jesuit 35 Andrew Anckle P 6-3 217 SO/3rd Riverview, Fla. Riverview / South Dakota 79 Ben Bailey OT 6-5 266 SR/5th Lamar, Mo. Lamar 19 Nic Baker QB 5-8 193 FR/1st Rochester, Ill. Rochester 96 Rondarian Bell DE 6-1 209 JR/4th Boynton Beach, Fla. American Heritage 92 Jordan Berner DE 6-6 264 SO/3rd Chester, Ill. Chester 38 Joel Blankenship FB 6-0 233 SO/3rd Pinckney, Mich. Pinckney / College of DuPage 87 Sam Bonansinga WR 5-11 184 SO/3rd Springfield, Ill. Sacred Heart-Griffin 76 Beau Branyan OT 6-3 274 FR/1st Decatur, Ill. St. Teresa 24 Qua Brown S 5-10 200 SO/3rd DeLand, Fla. University 5 Je’Quan Burton WR 5-9 168 FR/1st Orlando, Fla. Jones 19 Chance Bush CB 5-8 175 FR/1st Apopka, Fla. Apopka 57 Makel Calhoun OLB 6-2 226 FR/2nd Clearwater, Fla. Pinellas Park 33 James Ceasar CB 5-10 186 JR/3rd Detroit, Mich. East English Village 91 Griffin Cerra K 6-0 157 FR/1st Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons 2 Jeremy Chinn S 6-2 211 JR/3rd Fishers, Ind. Fishers 60 Matt Chmielewski G 6-4 309 SO/3rd Lockport, Ill. Lockport 89 Dyllan Conway WR 5-8 147 FR/2nd St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Academy 29 Cody Crider OLB 5-11 224 JR/4th Mayfield, Ky. Graves County 88 Logan Crouse TE 6-6 265 FR/1st Orlando, Fla. Bloomingdale 9 D.J. Davis RB 5-8 168 JR/3rd Pompano Beach, Fla. American Heritage 74 Lucas Davis OT 6-4 295 FR/2nd Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville 7 Matt DeSomer QB 6-0 215 SR/5th Lowell, Ind. Andrean 95 Tylan Driver DT 6-1 311 FR/1st Mandeville, La. Lakeshore 72 Ernest Dye Jr. OT 6-2 308 JR/4th Greenwood, S.C. Milton (Ga.) 71 Max Edwards OT 6-5 299 FR/2nd Johnston City, Ill. Johnston City 37 Michael Elbert S 6-0 185 FR/2nd Carl Junction, Mo. Carl Junction 45 Landon Florkowski OLB 6-1 203 FR/1st Bridgeport, Ill. Red Hill 65 Calvin Francis Jr. G 6-1 314 FR/2nd Orlando, Fla. Jones 59 ZeVeyon Furcron G 6-0 308 SO/3rd Crest Hill, Ill. Joliet Catholic 42 Jacob Garrett FB 6-1 259 FR/1st Sellersburg, Ind. Silver Creek 34 Luke Giegling ILB 6-4 239 FR/2nd St. Louis, Mo. St. John Vianney 45 Jaylon Graham FB 6-3 254 SR/5th Eustis, Fla. Eustis 80 David Grenia WR 6-2 200 FR/1st St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh 75 Brett Groves OT 6-4 355 FR/1st Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove 99 Nico Gualdoni K 6-0 227 SO/3rd Johnston City, Ill. Johnston City 27 D.J. Hampton RB 5-7 186 FR/2nd Sanford, Fla. Seminole 25 Madre Harper CB 6-2 189 JR/3rd Arlington, Texas Lamar / Oklahoma State 64 Aaron Harris C 6-4 347 SR/5th Chicago, Ill. Curie 90 Malik Haynes DT 5-11 327 JR/3rd Chicago, Ill. Al Raby 47 Dan Heilbron LS 6-2 212 SO/2nd Tinley Park, Ill. Victor J. Andrew 34 Terrance Henley CB 6-0 174 JR/4th Pompano Beach, Fla. Blanche Ely 28 Julian Hylton S 6-0 214 SR/5th Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln Way North / Illinois 55 Tyree Jackson DT 6-4 280 FR/2nd Orlando, Fla. Jones/Bowling Green 8 Darrell James WR 6-0 209 SR/5th Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Paschal 26 C.J. Jennings CB 5-10 179 SR/5th Orlando, Fla. Jones / Wyoming 18 Coleton Jeralds CB 5-11 163 FR/2nd Johnston City, Ill. Johnston City 27 D.J. Johnson CB 6-0 176 FR/1st Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill 99 Devin Jones DT 6-2 269 FR/2nd Du Quoin, Ill. Du Quoin 13 Nigel Kilby TE 6-8 250 JR/4th Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop / Garden City CC
18 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class / Year Hometown High School / Previous College 11 Anthony Knighton DE 6-2 253 SO/3rd Fort Pierce, Fla. Central 6 Stone Labanowitz QB 5-9 185 SO/2nd Stuart, Fla. South Fork / Asa JC 77 Hayden LaPointe G 6-5 279 SO/3rd DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb 66 Graham Lawrence OT 6-4 310 JR/4th Cadiz, Ky. Trigg County 36 Tremayne Lee RB 5-8 209 FR/1st Springfield, Ill. Sacred Heart-Griffin 17 Landon Lenoir WR 5-11 190 SO/3rd Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee 11 Raphael Leonard WR 6-2 193 SR/4th Starkville, Miss. Starkville / East Mississippi CC 14 Torian Lewis CB 5-11 181 JR/4th Lansing, Ill. Thornton Fractional South 44 Raquan Lindsey DE 6-2 244 FR/2nd Portage, Ind. Portage 68 Jacob Marnin C 6-1 303 JR/4th Altoona, Iowa Southeast Polk 35 Oliver McDowell ILB 6-0 228 FR/1st East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis 84 Hunter Milligan WR 6-0 187 FR/2nd Marion, Ill. Marion 18 Levi Mitchell QB 6-4 208 FR/1st Cuba, Mo. Cuba 39 Jonathan Mixon RB 5-11 230 SR/5th Galesburg, Ill. Galesburg 54 Bryce Notree OLB 6-2 235 SO/3rd Arlington, Texas Lamar 46 Eric Owens ILB 5-11 205 FR/1st East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis 85 Brody Parker TE 6-6 251 FR/1st Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South 93 Blake Parzych DT 6-3 295 JR/4th Minooka, Ill. Minooka 32 Joe Patterson S 5-11 182 SO/3rd Chicago, Ill. Brooks College Prep 21 Rico Payton CB 5-11 178 FR/1st St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh 40 Lane Pegram FB 6-1 232 FR/2nd Metropolis, Ill. Massac County 28 Chris Perkins RB 5-8 198 JR/4th Carmel, Ind. Carmel 82 Skyler Peterman WR 6-2 194 FR/1st Carbondale, Ill. Carbondale 88 Travis Pickert DE 6-4 221 FR/2nd Lenexa, Kan. St. James Academy 61 Josh Podzielinski G 6-2 300 SR/5th Noblesville, Ind. Noblesville 43 Cole Prather S 6-1 186 FR/1st Bloomington, Ind. North 1 Matt Quarells WR 6-1 194 SR/5th St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central / Iowa 38 Nick Raby DT 6-3 277 JR/3rd Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker / Memphis 98 Lane Reazin P 6-1 222 JR/4th Mooreland, Okla. Woodward / Oklahoma State 3 Airan Reed OLB 6-2 228 JR/4th Medina, Tenn. South Gibson County 10 Austin Reed QB 6-1 217 FR/1st St. Augustine Beach, Fla. St. Augustine 81 Jaden Roberts-Thomas WR 6-3 212 FR/1st Champaign, Ill. Champaign 42 Withney Simon OLB 5-11 224 SR/4th Bassin-Bleu, Haiti Jones 41 Sam Skinner DE 6-2 244 SO/2nd Valrico, Fla. Bloomingdale 97 Matt Sotiropoulos K 5-11 180 JR/3rd Belleville, Ill. Belleville East 51 Kyonta Stallworth DT 6-3 280 JR/4th Detroit, Mich. Martin Luther King / Michigan State 48 Cole Steward TE 6-3 254 FR/2nd Salem, Ill. Salem Community 4 Sam Straub QB 6-4 247 SR/5th Ames, Iowa Ames 31 Bryson Strong OLB 5-10 232 FR/2nd Fairview Heights, Ill. Althoff Catholic 16 Justin Strong S 6-0 207 FR/1st Fairview Heights, Ill. Althoff Catholic 20 Nate Strong RB 5-11 204 JR/4th East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis / Missouri 58 Chucky Sullivan DE 6-3 226 SO/2nd Vernon Hills, Ill. Jireh Prep 91 Jake Summers TE 6-3 235 JR/4th Wildwood, Mo. Eureka 52 Nick Terrana OLB 6-2 222 FR/1st Tampa, Fla. Jesuit 86 Sam Thompson WR 6-0 182 SO/2nd St. Petersburg, Fla. Boca Ciega 49 Jacob Traxler OLB 6-2 232 FR/1st Eldorado, Ill. Eldorado 83 Jacob Varble TE 6-4 250 JR/4th Jerseyville, Ill. Jersey 63 Billy Wagner OT 6-4 279 FR/2nd Chicago, Ill. Marist 62 Bryce Wagner OT 6-8 346 SR/5th Spring Grove, Ill. Richmond-Burton 14 Javon Williams Jr. QB 6-2 234 FR/1st Centralia, Ill. Centralia 94 Jaylin Wilson DE 6-3 265 SO/2nd Viera, Fla. Viera 73 Jimmy Wormsley C 6-2 308 FR/1st Carpentersville, Ill. Jacobs
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 19 QUICK FACTS / PRONUNCIATIONS QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF School...... Southern Illinois University Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator...... Nick Hill Location...... Carbondale, Ill. Alma Mater...... Southern Illinois, 2008 Founded...... 1869 Record at SIU (Years)...... 8-14 (2 years) Enrollment (Fall 2016)...... 14,554 Career Record (Years)...... Same Nickname...... Salukis Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/LBs...... Kraig Paulson Colors...... Maroon and White Alma Mater...... Montana, 1987 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I (FCS) Defensive Line...... Austin Flyger (Augustana, 2004) Conference...... Missouri Valley Football Cornerbacks...... Carl Franks (Montana, 1994) President...... J. Kevin Dorsey Running Backs...... Nate Griffin (Idaho) Chancellor...... Dr. Carlo Montemagno Offensive Line...... Trevor Olson (Northern Illinois, 2011) Director of Athletics...... Jerry Kill (Southwestern College, ‘83) Tight Ends / Special Teams...... Pat Poore (Fort Hays State, 1984) Athletic Trainer...... David Rule Safeties...... Marty Rodgers (Southern Illinois, 2009) Equipment Manager...... Andy Harris Wide Receivers...... Nick Williams (Alabama, 2012) Football Office Phone...... (618) 453-3332 Quarterbacks...... Michael Williamson, Jr. (Southeast Missouri, 2009) Ticket Office Phone...... (618) 453-2000 Director of Football Operations...... Gaizka Crowley GA/Video Coordinator...... Robbie Aldinger (Mount Union, 2015) FACILITY INFORMATION GA/Defense...... Nathan Frame Stadium (Capacity)...... Saluki Stadium (15,000) First Season...... 2010 PRONUNCIATIONS Surface...... FieldTurf Duraspine PRO Sam Bonansinga...... Bonnan-SIN-guh Record...... 24-20 (.545) Qua Brown...... QWAY Press Box Phone...... (618) 453-1980 Makel Calhoun...... muh-KELL Matt Chmielewski...... SHIM-uh-LESS-kee TEAM INFORMATION Cody Crider...... CRY-der 2017 Record...... 4-7 Matt DeSomer...... de-SOAM-er (like ROME) Home...... 2-3 Tylan Driver...... TIE-lin Road...... 2-4 ZeVeyon Furcron...... ZAY-vee-ONN FUR-cron MVFC (Finish)...... 2-6 (t-8th) Austin Flyger...... FLEA-gur Basic Offensive Set...... Multiple Luke Giegling...... Giggling Basic Defensive Set...... 4-3 David Grenia...... gruh-KNEE-uh Starters Returning/Lost...... 17/9 Nico Gualdoni...... gwall-DOH-nee Offense...... 6/5 Madre Harper...... muh-DRAY Defense...... 9/2 Malik Haynes...... mah-LEEK Special Teams...... 2/2 Dan Heilbron...... HILE-brawn Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 51/28 Julian Hylton...... Hilton Offense...... 21/14 Darrell James ...... duh-RELL Defense...... 27/12 Stone Labanowitz...... Luh-BAN-oh-witz Special Teams...... 3/2 Landon Lenoir...... le-NORE Raphael Leonard...... RAA-fee-el MEDIA SERVICES Raquan Lindsey...... RAY-qwan Football Contact / Associate AD...... Tom Weber Bryce Notree...... NO-tree Office Phone...... (618) 453-7235 Blake Parzych...... PARR-zitch Cell Phone...... (618) 528-1111 Lane Pegram...... PEE-grum Email...... [email protected] Josh Podzielinski...... PODGE-uh-LIN-skee Mailing Address...... Saluki Media Services Cole Prather...... PRAY-thur ...... 127 Lingle Hall Matt Quarells...... KWAR-els ...... Carbondale, IL 62901 Nick Raby...... RAY-bee Website...... SIUSalukis.com Lane Reazin...... Reason Twitter...... @SIU_Football Withney Simon...... WITH-nee (not WITT-nee) Facebook...... Facebook.com/SalukiFootball Matt Sotiropoulos...... SOT-ir-OP-oh-less Kyonta Stallworth...... key-AHN-tay Sam Straub...... STROBB Nick Terrana...... TER-anna
20 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE LWR 8 Darrell James 1 Matt Quarells© 81 Jaden Roberts-Thomas 82 Skyler Peterman SWR 17 Landon Lenoir 87 Sam Bonansinga 5 Je’Quan Burton 89 Dyllan Conway RWR 11 Raphael Leonard 86 Sam Thompson 80 David Grenia 84 Hunter Milligan
LT 72 Ernest Dye Jr. 74 Lucas Davis 66 Graham Lawrence 75 Brett Groves LG 59 ZeVeyon Furcron 65 Calvin Francis Jr. 77 Hayden LaPointe C 68 Jacob Marnin 64 Aaron Harris 73 Jimmy Wormsley RG 61 Josh Podzielinski 60 Matt Chmielewski 63 Billy Wagner RT 79 Ben Bailey 62 Bryce Wagner 71 Max Edwards 76 Beau Branyan
QB 4 Sam Straub 7 Matt DeSomer 6 Stone Labanowitz© 19 Nic Baker OR 18 Levi Mitchell 10 Austin Reed OR 14 Javon Williams Jr.
RB 9 D.J. Davis 39 Jonathan Mixon 20 Nate Strong© 28 Chris Perkins 27 D.J. Hampton 36 Tremayne Lee TE 83 Jake Varble 13 Nigel Kilby© 48 Cole Steward 91 Jake Summers 88 Logan Crouse 85 Brody Parker FB 45 Jaylon Graham 42 Jacob Garrett 40 Lane Pegram 38 Joel Blankenship©
DEFENSE DE 11 Anthony Knighton 58 Chucky Sullivan 44 Raquan Lindsey 41 Sam Skinner DT 56 Keenan Agnew 93 Blake Parzych 99 Devin Jones 95 Tylan Driver DT 90 Malik Haynes 51 Kyonta Stallworth© 38 Nick Raby 55 Tyree Jackson© DE 92 Jordan Berner 94 Jaylin Wilson 88 Travis Pickert 96 Rondarian Bell
SLB 3 Airan Reed 42 Withney Simon 57 Makel Calhoun 10 Victor Abraham 45 Landon Florkowski MLB 54 Bryce Notree 34 Luke Giegling 35 Oliver McDowell 46 Eric Owens WLB 29 Cody Crider 31 Bryson Strong 49 Jacob Traxler 52 Nick Terrana
LCB 14 Torian Lewis 26 C.J. Jennings 19 Chance Bush 21 Rico Payton 27 D.J. Johnson FS 24 Qua Brown 37 Michael Elbert 16 Justin Strong SS 2 Jeremy Chinn 32 Joe Patterson 28 Julian Hylton© 43 Cole Prather RCB 33 James Ceasar 25 Madre Harper© 34 Terrance Henley 18 Coleton Jeralds
SPECIALISTS P 98 Lane Reazin 35 Andrew Anckle PK 99 Nico Gualdoni OR 91 Griffin Cerra 97 Matt Sotiropoulos LS 47 Dan Heilbron 48 Cole Steward H 98 Lane Reazin PR 9 D.J. Davis KR 9 D.J. Davis Returning starters in bold True freshmen underlined © Incoming transfer
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 21 RETURNING VETERANS
10 Victor Abraham 35 Andrew Anckle OLB • 6-2 • 214 • SO / 3rd P • 6-3 • 217 • SO / 3rd Canton, Mich. / Plymouth High School Riverview, Fla. / Riverview High School South Dakota (transfer) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in all 11 games 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Had 12 tackles ç Did not play ç Intercepted a pass against Mississippi Valley PRIOR TO SIU State Redshirted at South Dakota in 2016 2016 HIGH SCHOOL ç Redshirted Played in nine games as a senior at Riverview ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll High School in 2015 ... totaled 30 punts for 1,296 yards for a 43.2-yard average HIGH SCHOOL ... pinned three punts inside the 20 and had a long of 60 ... was the overall Honorable mention All-State honoree ... Also earned All-West, All-Conference champion at Chris Sailer’s Kicking Camp in 2015. and All-Area honors in senior season...Team captain ... Recorded 64 tackles and PERSONAL four interceptions on defense ... Also played receiver and had 40 receptions for Son of Charmaine and Talbert Anckle ... Has two siblings, Shanell and Randy ... 746 yards ... Also played basketball and track and field. Born on June 25, 1998, in Evanston, Ill. PERSONAL Born Nov. 13, 1998 ... Son of Laurece and Victor Abraham ... Has two siblings, Jonathan and Laurece ... Majoring in Pre-Medicine, Biological Sciences. 79 Ben Bailey STATS OT • 6-5 • 266 • SR / 5th 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Lamar, Mo. / Lamar High School Mississippi Valley St. 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SEMO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 (JUNIOR) Memphis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Played in eight games and started one Illinois State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (started vs. South Dakota State) Missouri State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Played both offensive line and tight end Youngstown State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 (SOPHOMORE) Western Illinois 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Played in 11 games and started six GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF ç Started the first six games of the season at 2017 11 8 4 12 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 right tackle ç Paved the way for SIU’s offense, which ranked second in the MVFC in both scoring and total offense 56 Keenan Agnew ç SIU led the MVFC in passing offense and set SIU single-season records for DT • 6-0 • 264 • FR / 2nd passing completions, attempts and yardage. Chesterfield, Mo. / De Smet Jesuit H.S. 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in two games 2017 ç Saw action against Missouri State and Northern Iowa. ç Redshirted 2014 HIGH SCHOOL ç Redshirted Two-star recruit by Scout.com ... Two-time ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll. All-Metro Catholic Conference selection by the HIGH SCHOOL St. Louis Post Dispatch ... First-team All-District Won three consecutive Class 2 state championships...Four-time first-team as a senior ... Two-year captain ... Recorded 75 All-Conference as both an offensive lineman and defensive end...Selected All- tackles, 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks as a senior. District as an offensive and defensive lineman three times and All-State twice... PERSONAL Two-time Academic All-State first team selection...Rated a two-star prospect by Son of Kathy and Ray Agnew, Jr., the assistant director of pro personnel for the Scout.com...All-District in basketball...Won a state title in the discus in 2012 and Los Angeles Rams ... Has two older brothers, Ray and Malcolm ... Both brothers was the state runner up to his brother in 2013...Helped the basketball team to a played football at Southern Illinois ... Oldest brother, Ray, played in the NFL with Class 3 District Championship in 2013...National Honor Society member. the Cleveland Browns ... Brother Malcolm is the running backs coach at North PERSONAL Dakota ... Born Jan. 3, 1999 ... Majoring in Sport Administration. Full name is Benton Philip Bailey...Born on Nov. 1, 1995 in Joplin, Mo....Son of Noelle Bailey, who is an administrative assistant...Has a twin brother, Samson, who is an offensive tackle at Missouri...Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
22 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS
96 Rondarian Bell 92 Jordan Berner DE • 6-1 • 209 • JR / 4th DE • 6-6 • 264 • SO / 3rd Boynton Beach, Fla. / American H.S. Chester, Ill. / Chester High School
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in two games and did not record any ç Freshman All-American by Phil Steele statistics Magazine 2016 (FRESHMAN) ç Started all 11 games at defensive end ç Played in all 11 games at defensive end ç Finished the year with 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles ç Made seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss for loss and a sack ç Forced a fumble in the win vs. South Dakota 2016 2015 ç Redshirted ç Redshirted. ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Two-star recruit by Rivals.com...Named one of the top 40 players in south All-State honoree...Two-time All-South selection and two-time team MVP... Florida by the Palm Beach Sun-Sentinal...Named one of the top 60 recruits in Named his conference’s Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015...Recorded 310 south Florida by ESPN Radio...2014 first-team All-Area selection by the Palm career tackles on defense and intercepted nine passes...Holds school records Beach Post...Posted 11 sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a senior...Also played for interceptions in a season (7), interceptions in a career (9) and tackles in a basketball. career (310)...Caught 43 career passes for 934 yards and nine touchdowns... PERSONAL Also scored five rushing touchdowns and threw for another as a senior in 2015- Son of Melissa and Ronald Bell...Born Sept. 18, 1996, in Boynton Beach, 16...Also played baseball and basketball. Fla....Has one brother and one sister...Nephew of former NFL defensive end Al PERSONAL Wallace... Majoring in Psychology. Born Oct. 3, 1997 ... Son of Bethany and Josh Berner...Has one sister, Rachel ... Majoring in Sport Administration. STATS 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Memphis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Northern Iowa 4 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 3 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2017 11 15 11 26 2.5-11 1.0-8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 23 RETURNING VETERANS
87 Sam Bonansinga 57 Makel Calhoun WR • 5-11 • 184 • SO / 3rd OLB • 6-2 • 226 • FR / 2nd Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin HS Clearwater, Fla. / Pinellas Park High School
2017 (FRESHMAN) 2017 ç Played in eight games and started one ç Redshirted (started vs. Missouri State) HIGH SCHOOL ç Caught five passes for 34 yards and one Defensive MVP in the All-County All-Star game touchdown ... Led team in sacks with 18 in one season 2016 ... Team’s defensive MVP ... Five receiving ç Redshirted touchdowns and four blocked field goals ... ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll Made 111 tackles as a senior ... Member of the FCA and also participates in HIGH SCHOOL basketball and track First-team All-State selection by the coaches association as a senior...Two-time PERSONAL All-Conference selection...Recorded 56 catches, 1,034 receiving yards and Son of Lashanda Jones and Alfonso Calhoun ... Has six siblings; Alfonso, Tiara, 17 touchdowns as a senior...Team won back-to-back state championships in Ariana, India, Keon and Mylea ... Born Jan. 18, 1999. his sophomore and junior seasons...Also played defense and had 47 tackles and three interceptions as a senior...Had a team-leading four interceptions as a junior...Returned punts and kicks, and had both a punt return and kick return 33 James Ceasar TD...Ended his career with 110 catches for 1,950 yards and 30 touchdowns... CB • 5-10 • 186 • JR / 3rd Also participated in track and field and qualified for the state meet in the 4x100 Detroit, Mich. / East English Village H.S. as a sophomore. PERSONAL 2017 (SOPHOMORE) Born Mar. 18, 1998 ... Son of Amy and Joe Bonansinga...Has six siblings: ç Played in all 11 games Gabe, Sophia, Luca, Micah, Gianna and Joseph ... Majoring in Pre-Medicine, ç Head coach Nick Hill often referred to him as Physiology. a third starter at safety STATS ç Returned six kicks for 141 yards (23.5 yards Receiving per return) 2017 REC YDS TD ç Led SIU’s non-starters in tackles with 28. Mississippi Valley St. 1 6 0 2016 (FRESHMAN) Illinois State 1 11 1 ç Played in 10 games and started one (vs. Indiana State) Indiana State 1 7 0 ç Made 17 tackles and broke up six passes on the season, including three vs. Missouri State 2 10 0 SEMO Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G ç Made a season-high five tackles in his start vs. Indiana State 2017 8 5 34 1 11 0.6 6.8 4.3 ç Returned a fumble 47 yards for a touchdown in the win vs. SEMO ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL 24 Qua Brown Two-time All-City honoree...Team defensive back of the year in 2014...Had 40 S • 5-10 • 200 • SO / 3rd tackles, five interceptions and one defensive touchdown as a senior...Scored 10 DeLand, Fla. / University High School total touchdowns on offense...Also played track and basketball. PERSONAL 2017 (FRESHMAN) Born June 2, 1998 ... Son of Lundrell Johnson and James Ceaser, Sr....Has two ç Played in all 11 games, primarily on special siblings, Azaria Reed and Seniqua Harris ... Majoring in Management. teams ç Made eight tackles 2016 ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL 2015 Florida Class 8A All-State selection by the Associated Press...Named Central Florida All-Star game MVP...Two-time All-Area selection...Two-star prospect by Rivals.com...Had 61 tackles and four interceptions as a junior...Had four interceptions in a single game as a senior (school record)...Had 73 tackles, five tackles for loss and six interceptions as a senior in 2015...Also played basketball. PERSONAL Born Oct. 19, 1997 ... Son of Frances Brown and Winna Milton...Has one sister, Champaigne Nelson ... Majoring in Management.
24 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS
2 Jeremy Chinn 60 Matt Chmielewski S • 6-2 • 211 • JR/3rd G • 6-4 • 309 • SO/3rd Fishers, Ind. / Fishers High School Lockport, Ill. / Lockport High School
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Sophomore All-American by HERO Sports ç Played in all 11 games and started two ç Second-team All-MVFC ç Started vs. Mississippi Valley State and SEMO ç MVFC All-Academic Team ç Started all 11 games at safety 2016 ç Team’s third-leading tackler (66) ç Redshirted ç Had three interceptions, six pass breakups, ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery. HIGH SCHOOL 2016 (FRESHMAN) Honorable mention All-State selection in 2015...Earned first-team All-Area ç First-team Freshman All-American by HERO Sports honors as a senior in 2015 by the Joliet Herald News...Two-time first-team All- ç MVFC All-Newcomer Team Conference honoree (SouthWest Suburban Blue)...Two-time Academic All-State ç MVFC Newcomer of the Week after seven tackles and an interception in a win selection...Two-time team offensive lineman of the year...Helped key Lockport’s over South Dakota rushing attack that gained more than 1,000 yards...Also competed in track and ç Played in eight games, started six, missed the first three games with an injury field, where he qualified for the state meet in the shot put...Also participated in ç Second on the team in tackles per game and third in the MVC in tackles per basketball and track and field. game among freshmen PERSONAL ç Had at least seven tackles in all six of his starts, including a season-high 10 at Son of Karen and Brian Chmielewski...Father played basketball at Iowa Missouri State Wesleyan ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering. ç Had interceptions against Illinois State, South Dakota State and Western Illinois ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll. 89 Dyllan Conway HIGH SCHOOL WR • 5-8 • 147 • FR / 2nd All-State honoree as a senior by Associated Press and the coaches St. Louis, Mo. / Westminster Christian association...All-Metro Super Team defensive back by the Indianapolis Star in Academy High School 2015...First-team All-County and All-Conference defensive back as a senior... Team defensive MVP in 2015...Set school records for interceptions in a season, 2017 interception return yards in a season and interceptions in a career...Had seven ç Redshirted career interceptions and four in his senior season...Also played running back, HIGH SCHOOL where he averaged 6.9 yards on 101 carries. Holds the All-time record for receiving yards, PERSONAL catches and touchdowns at Westminster ... Born Feb. 26, 1998 ... Son of Nichelle Gilbert and James Chinn...Has three Earned All-State, All-Conference, All-Metro siblings, Jay, Jenesis and Leah ... Majoring in Exercise Science. and All-District honors at Westminster ... Was top-5 in the state of Missouri for STATS receiving yards as a sophomore and junior ... Had 46 catches for 790 yards and 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB 18 touchdowns as a senior ... Also played basketball and track. UNI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL South Dakota State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full given name is Dyllan Ahmad Conway ... Born March 17, 1999 ... Son of Illinois State 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Johann Conway and Charrise Jones-Rainey ... Family moved from New Orleans Indiana State 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 to St. Louis just prior to Hurricane Katrina. Missouri State 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 6 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Youngstown State 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 6 2 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Mississippi Valley St. 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 1 SEMO 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Memphis 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Northern Iowa 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 South Dakota State 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Illinois State 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Indiana State 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 South Dakota 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2016 8 39 12 51 1.5-1 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2017 11 47 19 66 0.5-0 0-0 3 6 0 1 4 0 0 TOTAL 19 86 31 117 2.0-1 0-0 6 8 0 1 4 0 0
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 25 RETURNING VETERANS
29 Cody Crider 9 D.J. Davis OLB • 5-11 • 224 • JR/4th RB • 5-8 • 168 • JR/3rd Mayfield, Ky. / Graves County High School Pompano Beach, Fla. / American Heritage High School 2017 (SOPHOMORE) ç Played in all 11 games and started 10 2017 (SOPHOMORE) ç Team’s fourth-leading tackler with 64 tackles ç Sophomore All-American (HERO Sports) ç Season-high nine tackles at Memphis (9/23), ç Honorable Mention All-MVFC as a return vs. Northern Iowa (9/30), and vs. Missouri State specialist (11/4) ç Played in all 11 games and started two ç Led the team in tackles at SEMO (8) and vs. ç Led team with 1,373 all-purpose yards, Missouri State (9) averaging 124.8 yards per game 2016 (FRESHMAN) ç Caught 35 passes, which led all MVFC running backs ç Played in all 11 games and started the last four games ç Team’s second-leading rusher with 336 yards on 69 carries (4.9 average) ç Fourth on the team with 51 tackles and led the team with 7.5 tackles for loss ç Piled up 693 yards on 32 kickoff returns, averaging 21.7 yards per return ç Had eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack at Youngstown State ç Had a game-high 130 receiving yards vs. Missouri State ç Made a season-high nine tackles at Missouri State 2016 (FRESHMAN) 2015 ç Honorable mention Freshman All-American by HERO Sports ç Granted a medical hardship waiver after suffering a season-ending injury at ç MVFC All-Newcomer Team Indiana, a game in which he recorded two tackles ç Honorable Mention All-MVFC as a return specialist HIGH SCHOOL ç Played in 11 games and started three Two-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com...2014 first-team All-State ç Led the team and was fifth in the MVFC in all-purpose yards per game (110.2) selection by the Associated Press...Finalist for 2014 Kentucky Mr. Football ç Averaged 26.0 yards per kickoff return, which ranked second nationally among award...Honorable mention All-State honoree by the Associated Press in 2013... freshmen Recorded 95.5 tackles, three interceptions, an interception returned for a ç Had a 98-yard kick return for a touchdown vs. Murray State, a Saluki Stadium touchdown, two fumble recoveries and a fumble recovery for a touchdown as a record and second-longest kick return in school history senior in 2014...Also played running back, where he rushed for 2,699 yards and HIGH SCHOOL 32 touchdowns in 2014, which both led the state...Played for the Kentucky 5A First-team All-State honoree ... Team was the state runner-up twice. state runner-up...Had three sacks in the state championship game...Rushed for PERSONAL 2,085 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior in 2013. Full name is Dalphon Davis ... Son of Cherolyn and Delfon Davis ... Born Aug, PERSONAL 7, 1998 in Pompano Beach, Fla. ... Has four siblings, Brittany Davis, Brandon Full given name is Cody Christian Crider...Son of Brandy Crider...Only child... Thompson, Cameron Davis and Christian Davis ... Majoring in Accounting. Born Feb. 10, 1997... Majoring in Management. STATS STATS Rushing Receiving KO Return 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB 2016 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD RET YDS TD FAU 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FAU 2 23 0 1 -4 0 6 145 0 SEMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 Southeast Missouri 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Murray State 4 17 0 5 26 1 2 134 1 Murray State 4 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 43 0 UNI 4 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 6 10 0 5 37 0 3 73 0 South Dakota State 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 11 45 0 7 33 0 4 93 0 Illinois State 1 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 1 25 0 3 11 0 1 19 0 Indiana State 1 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Missouri State 4 19 0 2 10 0 1 14 0 Missouri State 3 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 12 53 0 1 49 0 3 64 0 South Dakota 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 5 19 0 2 4 0 3 63 0 Western Illinois 1 6 0 3 46 1 4 103 0 Youngstown State 7 1 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD Western Illinois 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi Valley St. 4 58 2 1 28 0 1 10 0 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB SEMO 8 22 0 0 0 0 3 101 0 MVSU 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 5 9 0 3 17 0 6 150 0 Southeast Missouri 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 2 9 0 3 14 0 1 33 0 Memphis 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 1 8 0 2 7 0 3 47 0 Northern Iowa 7 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 7 60 0 7 78 2 1 27 0 South Dakota State 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 4 31 1 4 21 0 4 88 0 South Dakota 12 46 0 2 28 0 4 90 0 Illinois State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Missouri State 11 40 0 9 130 1 4 55 0 Indiana State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 7 6 0 2 11 0 4 86 0 South Dakota 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 8 47 0 2 3 0 1 6 0 Missouri State 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/A AVG/G Youngstown State 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 11 46 217 0 25 4.7 19.7 Western Illinois 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 11 69 336 3 32 4.9 30.5 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF Total 22 115 553 3 32 4.8 25.1 2016 11 35 16 51 7.5-17 1.0-5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G 2016 11 29 212 2 49 2.6 7.3 19.3 2017 11 43 21 64 1.5-4 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2017 11 35 337 3 47 3.2 9.6 30.6 TOTAL 22 78 37 115 9.0-21 1.0-5 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 Total 22 64 549 5 49 2.9 8.6 25.0
26 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS Kick Returns GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/R AVG/G and All-Conference his sophomore and junior seasons...Became the second 2016 11 30 781 1 98 26.0 71.0 player in IHigh SchoolAA history to quarterback his school to a football state title 2017 11 32 693 0 42 21.7 63.0 and earn a win in the state baseball title game as a pitcher...As a senior, posted Total 22 62 1474 1 140 23.8 67.0 a 9-0 record with a 0.85 ERA as well as a .393 batting average. Punt Returns GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/R AVG/G 2016 11 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 PERSONAL 2017 11 2 7 0 7 3.5 0.6 Born June 7, 1995, in Naperville, Ill....Son of Tammy and Tim DeSomer...Has Total 22 3 9 0 7 3.0 0.4 two older brothers, Brandon and Bryan, and a younger sister, Morgan...Majoring in Management, Accounting. STATS 74 Lucas Davis Passing Rushing Receiving OT • 6-4 • 295 • FR/2nd 2015 CMP-ATT YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD Edwardsville, Ill. / Edwardsville High School Indiana 0- 0 0 0 0 8 34 0 0 0 0 SEMO 0- 0 0 0 0 3 26 0 1 13 0 Liberty 1- 2 19 0 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 2017 (FRESHMAN) Western Illinois 0- 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 11 0 ç Redshirted Missouri State 0- 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana State 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 0 Earned a spot on the St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Youngstown State 1- 1 9 0 0 3 25 0 0 0 0 Super-30 team as one of the top-30 prospects North Dakota State 0- 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 in the St. Louis area ... Earned All-Conference South Dakota 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 honors as a senior in 2016 ... Team won its Illinois State 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 UNI 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 conference in 2015 and made it to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in 2016 2016 CMP-ATT YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD ... Also throws for the track team ... Honor roll student. FAU 0- 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL Murray State 0- 0 0 0 0 7 31 1 0 0 0 Full given name is Lucas Edward Davis ... Son of Julie and Randy Davis ... Has South Dakota State 1- 1 5 0 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 an older brother, Brandon, and a younger brother, Owen ... Born Dec. 21, 1998 Illinois State 0- 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 ... Majoring in Business. Indiana State 3- 4 14 0 0 12 40 2 0 0 0 Missouri State 0- 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 0- 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 0- 1 0 0 0 1 -7 0 0 0 0 7 Matt DeSomer 2017 CMP-ATT YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD QB • 6-0 • 215 • SR/5th Mississippi Valley St. 0- 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 Lowell, Ind. / Andrean High School South Dakota 0- 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 9- 12 77 0 0 16 74 0 0 0 0 2017 (JUNIOR) Youngstown State 6- 19 81 0 0 19 140 2 1 34 0 ç Started the season as a safety and moved to Western Illinois 6- 10 62 2 2 15 73 0 0 0 0 quarterback after the injury to starting QB Sam Rushing GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/A AVG/G Straub 2015 11 23 111 0 21 4.8 10.1 2016 10 34 119 3 13 3.5 11.9 ç Played in nine games and started the season 2017 9 55 301 2 58 5.5 33.4 finale at Western Illinois at QB Total 30 112 531 5 58 4.7 17.7 ç The team’s third-leading rusher with 301 yards Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G on 55 carries (5.5 average) 2015 11 10 76 0 18 0.9 7.6 6.9 ç Threw for 220 yards on 21-for-41 passing with two touchdowns 2016 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ç Led SIU in rushing, passing, and receiving vs. Youngstown State 2017 9 1 34 0 34 0.1 34.0 3.8 2016 (SOPHOMORE) Total 30 11 110 0 34 0.4 10.0 3.7 ç Played in 10 games Passing GP CMP ATT INT YDS TD LONG PCT AVG/P AVG/G 2015 11 2 3 1 28 0 19 .67 9.3 2.5 ç Ran 34 times for 119 yards and three touchdowns 2016 10 4 6 0 19 0 6 .67 3.2 1.9 ç Went 4-for-6 passing for 19 yards 2017 9 21 41 2 220 2 44 .51 5.4 24.4 ç Made two tackles on special teams Total 30 27 50 3 267 2 44 .54 5.3 8.9 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in all 11 games and started two, the final two games of the season (vs. Illinois State and at Northern Iowa) ç Ran 23 times for 111 yards, went 2-for-3 passing with 28 yards, caught 10 passes for 76 yards 2014 ç Redshirted ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL Named Northwest Indiana Player of the Year by The Northwest Indiana Times, Post-Tribune and Lakeshore Media...Led Andrean to a 15-0 season and a 3A state title in 2013...Finished third in the state in Mr. Football voting...Andrean’s all-time leading rusher, second all-time passer and all-time leading scorer with 91 career touchdowns...Selected first-team All-Area by The Times...As a senior, threw for 2,512 yards and 35 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,607 yards and 19 touchdowns....Also a pitcher for the Andrean baseball team...Voted All-Area
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72 Ernest Dye Jr. 65 Calvin Francis Jr. OT • 6-2 • 308 • JR/4th G • 6-1 • 314 • FR/2nd Greenwood, S.C. / Milton (Ga.) High School Orlando, Fla. / Jones High School
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 ç Started against South Dakota State, Illinois ç Redshirted State and Indiana State HIGH SCHOOL ç Limited to those three games due to injuries Three-star prospect by 247Sports.com ... Two- 2016 (FRESHMAN) star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... ç Played in seven games and started three Top-25 center prospect nationally by 247Sports, ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll and the top FCS center prospect in the nation ... 2015 No. 44 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Super60 in the Class of 2017 ... Earned a spot ç Redshirted in the Central Florida All-Star game ... Member of the National Honor Society ... ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll Also participated in weight lifting and track and field. HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Two-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247 Sports...Named a North Fulton All- Born Sept. 9, 1999 ... Full given name is Calvin Thomas Francis, Jr. ... Son of Area offensive lineman by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...Two-time first-team Anne Philomise Francis and Calvin Francis, Sr. ... Has two older siblings, Jean All-region honoree...Earned the Coaches’ Award for leadership and play...Did Tanis and Chinawders Tanis ... Majoring in Management. not allow a sack in his senior year and graded above 90 percent in all games. PERSONAL Full given name is Ernest Thaddeus Dye, Jr....Son of Rhonda and Ernest Dye, 59 ZeVeyon Furcron Sr....Father played at South Carolina and spent six seasons in the NFL...Has G • 6-0 • 308 • SO/3rd one brother, Cameron, and one sister, Ariel...Born Jan. 16, 1997...Majoring in Crest Hill, Ill. / Joliet Catholic High School Communication Studies. 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in all 11 games and started eight at 71 Max Edwards defensive tackle OL • 6-5 • 299 • FR/2nd ç Registered eight tackles and one QB hurry Johnston City, Ill. / Johnston City H.S. HIGH SCHOOL Two-time All-Conference honoree...All-State 2017 special mention honoree by the Chicago Tribune ç Redshirted in 2015. HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Named 2016 unanimous SICA All-South Born April 27, 1998 ... Son of Melody Murriel and Channing Furcron...Has Award winner ... Three-year two-way starter four siblings, Zyane, Channing, Malcom and Chanion ... Majoring in Sport at Johnston City ... Led team to 2014 Black Administration. Diamond Conference championship ... Three- STATS time All-Conference honoree ... Also a three-year starter for the Johnston City 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB basketball program. Mississippi Valley St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PERSONAL Memphis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full given name is Max Allen Edwards ... Son of Lisa and Eddie Edwards ... Has Northern Iowa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 two older siblings, Lerin Richard and Cort Edwards ... Born Nov. 29, 1998 ... South Dakota State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Majoring in Forestry. Indiana State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Michael Elbert Youngstown State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S • 6-0 • 185 • FR/2nd Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carl Junction, Mo. / Carl Junction H.S. GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2017 11 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2017 ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL Two-time All-State selection ... Three-time All-Conference, All-District and All-Area selection ... Recorded 236 career tackles and 13 interceptions over three years on varsity ... Team went 29-6 over his three seasons on varsity. PERSONAL Son of Joella and Kris Elbert ... Born Jan. 22, 1999 ... Majoring in Sport Administration.
28 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS
34 Luke Giegling 99 Nico Gualdoni ILB • 6-4 • 239 • FR/2nd K • 6-0 • 227 • SO/3rd St. Louis, Mo. / St. John Vianney High School Johnston City, Ill. / Johnston City H.S.
2017 (FRESHMAN) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Redshirted ç Played in all 11 games HIGH SCHOOL ç Averaged 60.9 yards on 56 kickoffs with 13 2016 Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year in touchbacks Missouri by the MFCA ... First-team All-State ç Added field goal duties for the final three and first-team Academic All-State as a senior games and went 2-for-2 on field goals and 8-for- in 2016 ... Two time first-team All-Conference 8 on extra point attempts selection ... Team won the 2016 5A state championship in Missouri ... Set a 2016 season record with 166 tackles in 2016 ... 290 career tackles and 42 career ç Redshirted tackles for loss. ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll PERSONAL HIGH SCHOOL Full given name is Lucas Robert Gielging ... Son of Becky and Matt Giegling ... Two-time All-Conference and honorable mention All-State honoree...2015 team Father, Matt Giegling, played baseball at SIU (1988-90) and won an MVC title MVP...Averaged 41.6 yards per punt and had a touchback rate of 81.8 percent (1990) ... Has three siblings, Josh, Madelyn and Michael ... Born May 7, 1999 ... on kickoffs...Also played running back and outside linebacker in high school... Majoring in Sport Administration. Scored three rushing touchdowns, kicked two field goals and one ATP to account for all 26 points in a 26-14 win over Fairfield in the playoffs...Rushed for 518 yards and 16 touchdowns. 45 Jaylon Graham PERSONAL FB • 6-3 • 254 • SR / 5th Born May 27, 1998 ... Son of Dorice and Andy Gualdoni...Has one sibling, Luca Eustis, Fla. / Eustis High School ... Majoring in Agribusiness Economics. STATS 2017 (JUNIOR) Field Goals PATs Kickoffs ç Played in 10 games 2017 M-Att Long M-ATT ATT YDS TB ç Caught two passes for 12 yards Mississippi Valley St. 0- 0 0 0- 0 9 574 2 ç Caught a touchdown pass at Memphis SEMO 0- 0 0 0- 0 6 380 2 2016 (SOPHOMORE) Memphis 0- 0 0 0- 0 6 332 1 ç Played in eight games Northern Iowa 0- 0 0 0- 0 4 236 0 ç Played both offense (H-back) and defense South Dakota State 0- 0 0 0- 0 3 161 0 ç Made one tackle and 0.5 TFL against Murray State Illinois State 0- 0 0 0- 0 7 417 3 2015 (FRESHMAN) Indiana State 0- 0 0 0- 0 8 502 4 ç Played in four games South Dakota 0- 0 0 0- 0 1 59 0 ç Recorded two tackles Missouri State 0- 0 0 4- 4 5 316 1 2014 Youngstown State 2- 2 29 2- 2 5 309 0 ç Redshirted Western Illinois 0- 0 0 2- 2 2 126 0 HIGH SCHOOL Field Goals M-A I20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ BLK PAT Points Ranked 20th in the 2014 Orlando Sentinel Central Florida Super 60 ... Central 2017 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 8-8 14 Florida All-Star Game participant ... First-team All-District...Earned two-time Kickoffs GP Att Yds Avg TB OB Defensive Player of the Year honors for Eustis High School ... Led the team with 2017 11 56 3412 60.9 13 0 94 tackles as a junior and 96 tackles as a senior ... In his final two seasons, recorded 16 sacks, eight forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and a two-star prospect by Scout.com ... A two-year starter and team captain on the Eustis basketball team. PERSONAL Full name is Jaylon Tyrun Graham...Born on Oct. 26, 1995 in Leesburg, Fla. ... Son of Michelle Clark ... Has one brother, Tyreek and two sisters, Zoe and Zariah ... Nephew of former SIU defensive tackle Linton Brown ... Majoring in psychology. STATS 2017 REC YDS TD Mississippi Valley St. 1 6 0 Illinois State 1 11 1 Indiana State 1 7 0 Missouri State 2 10 0 Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G 2017 8 5 34 1 11 0.6 6.8 4.3
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 29 RETURNING VETERANS time All-Conference honoree...Two-time All-City honoree...Two-time team MVP... 27 D.J. Hampton As a senior, led Raby to first playoff win in school history...Had 90 tackles, RB • 5-7 • 186 • FR/2nd 20 tackles for loss and five sacks...Also blocked two punts and scored two Sanford, Fla. / Seminole High School defensive touchdowns...Also participated in wrestling, baseball, track and field and bowling. 2017 (FRESHMAN) PERSONAL ç Redshirted Born Sept. 13, 1997 ... Son of Daphne Haynes and Cordell Richmond...Has HIGH SCHOOL three siblings, Breyonna Haynes, Shaquana Richmond and Donald Aguirre, Jr. No. 12 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Central ... Majoring in Criminology & Criminal Justice. Florida Super60 in the Class of 2017 (top STATS FCS prospect) ... No. 89 prospect in Florida 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB by Orlando Sentinel ... Two-star prospect by FAU 3 3 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Scout.com ... Miami Herald first-team 8A All-State ... Earned a spot in the SEMO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Florida All-Star game ... Seminole High School’s career rushing leader Murray State 4 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... First-team All-Conference and All-District selection ... Rushed for more than UNI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,700 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior ... Also participated in track and South Dakota State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 basketball. South Dakota 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PERSONAL Western Illinois 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Born Aug. 13, 1998 ... Full given name is Davion Hampton, Jr. ... Son of 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Lakosha Littles and Davion Hampton, Sr. ... Majoring in Criminology & Criminal Mississippi Valley St. 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justice. SEMO 1 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 Aaron Harris Illinois State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C • 6-4 • 347 • SR/5th South Dakota 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago, Ill. / Curie High School Missouri State 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 2 1 2.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2017 (JUNIOR) Western Illinois 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Played in three games and started one (at GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF Memphis) while battling injuries 2016 11 14 5 19 2.5-8 1.0-7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2016 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 10 14 8 22 5.5-15 1.0-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ç Played in six games and started one Total 21 28 13 41 8.0-23 2.0-9 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in one game, vs. Missouri State. 2014 47 Dan Heilbron ç Redshirted LS • 6-2 • 212 • SO/2nd HIGH SCHOOL Tinley Park, Ill. / Victor J. Andrew H.S. Named 2013 Team MVP ... First-team All-Conference as a junior and senior ... A member of the Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League team ... Also competed in 2017 (FRESHMAN) the shot put and discus on the track and field team. ç Served as the team’s long snapper and short PERSONAL snapper in all 11 games Born Feb. 27, 1996, in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Annette Coleman and Elijah Harris HIGH SCHOOL ... Has five sisters ... Majoring in Criminology & Criminal Justice. All-Conference and Team MVP in 2016 ... Started every football game for all four years ... Century Media team 22 second-team center 90 Malik Haynes ... Three-time scholar-athlete honoree in football ... Also was an All-Conference DT • 5-11 • 327 • JR/3rd and All-Area baseball player. Chicago, Ill. / Al Raby High School PERSONAL Full given name is Daniel Allen Heilbron Jr. ... Son of Cathy and Daniel Heilbron, 2017 (SOPHOMORE) Sr. ... An only child ... Born Oct. 29, 1998, in Hazel Crest, Ill. ... Majoring in ç Played in 10 games and started seven Criminology & Criminal Justice. ç Had 22 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery ç Blocked a punt against Mississippi Valley State 2016 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in all 11 games and started one ç ade 19 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ç Season-bests six tackles, 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack at Florida Atlantic in the season opener ç Earned first career start at Youngstown State ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL First-team All-Conference honoree by the Chicago Sun-Times in 2015...Three-
30 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS STATS 34 Terrance Henley Rushing Receiving CB • 6-0 • 174 • JR/4th 2015 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD Pompano Beach, Fla. / Blanche Ely Indiana 0 0 0 2 12 0 SEMO 0 0 0 5 44 1 2017 Liberty 1 4 0 3 46 0 Western Illinois 0 0 0 1 18 0 ç Redshirted Missouri State 0 0 0 1 2 0 PRIOR TO SIU Indiana State 0 0 0 6 119 1 Played two seasons at Miami (FL) ... Played UNI 0 0 0 4 85 0 as a true freshman in 2015 ... Played in three 2016 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD games and recorded one tackle in 2016 FAU 0 0 0 2 41 0 HIGH SCHOOL SEMO 0 0 0 3 59 0 Two-year starter at Ely ... Intercepted three passes as a senior and six as a Murray State 0 0 0 3 24 0 junior ... Also a member of Ely’s track team, where he ran the 100m in 10.7 UNI 0 0 0 5 117 0 Illinois State 1 1 0 4 84 2 seconds. Indiana State 1 -3 0 3 32 0 PERSONAL Missouri State 0 0 0 3 31 0 Born Feb. 18, 1996 ... Son of Terrance Henley and Serena Allen. South Dakota 0 0 0 3 92 0 Youngstown State 0 0 0 1 17 0 Western Illinois 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 Darrell James 2017 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD WR • 6-0 • 209 • SR/5th Mississippi Valley St. 0 0 0 1 8 0 Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Paschal H.S. SEMO 0 0 0 6 119 2 Memphis 0 0 0 3 43 2 Northern Iowa 0 0 0 7 97 1 2017 (JUNIOR) South Dakota State 0 0 0 6 76 0 ç Honorable Mention All-MVFC Illinois State 0 0 0 5 70 0 ç Played in all 11 games and started 10 Indiana State 0 0 0 7 154 1 ç Team’s leading receiver with 773 yards on 47 South Dakota 0 0 0 5 105 0 receptions Missouri State 0 0 0 3 35 1 ç Also led team in receiving touchdowns (8) and Youngstown State 0 0 0 1 17 0 yards per reception (16.4) Western Illinois 0 0 0 3 49 1 Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G ç Caught at least one pass in every game 2015 10 22 326 2 56 2.2 14.8 32.6 2016 (SOPHOMORE) 2016 11 28 501 2 48 2.5 17.9 45.5 ç Played in all 11 games and started three 2017 11 47 773 8 61 4.3 16.4 70.3 ç Fourth on the team with 501 receiving yards Total 32 97 1600 12 61 3.0 16.5 50.0 ç Averaged 17.9 yards per reception, which was second on the team ç Caught five passes for 117 yards at Northern Iowa ç Caught four passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns at Illinois State 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in 10 games ç Caught 22 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns ç Led the team in yards per reception at 14.8 yards per catch ç At Indiana State, caught six passes for 119 yards and a touchdown ç MVFC Academic Honor Roll 2014 ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL AP All-State selection in 2013...First-team All-District 3-5A ... Fort Worth Star- Telegram first-team wide receiver Super Team ... Recorded 97 receptions for 1,413 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. PERSONAL Son of Toya Berry and Terrill James ... Has three siblings (Jania Berry, Darnell Sims, Patrice James and Monique James) ... Born May 11, 1996, in Beloit, Wis. ...Majoring in Education & Human Services.
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26 C.J. Jennings 99 Devin Jones CB • 5-10 • 179 • SR/5th DT • 6-2 • 269 • FR/2nd Orlando, Fla. / Jones High School Du Quoin, Ill. / Du Quoin High School Wyoming transfer 2017 2017 (JUNIOR) ç Redshirted ç Played in the first two games before suffering HIGH SCHOOL a season-ending injury Helped Du Quoin advance to the 2016 Class ç Registered four tackles, all solos 2A Quarterfinals … Tallied 13 sacks, a INT 2016 (SOPHOMORE) and five touchdown receptions … Two-time ç Played in eight games and started one All-Conference and All-South recipient … Played ç Made 25 tackles, 19 of which were solo stops in the Shriner All-Star Game… Played for Nick Hill’s brother, A.J. at DuQuoin ç Had a season-high eight tackles in the win vs. South Dakota H.S. ... Also competed for DuQuoin’s track team … Won state in the discus as a ç Made six tackles and 1.5 TFLs at Florida Atlantic junior, becoming DuQuoin’s first state champion since 2008. PRIOR TO SIU PERSONAL Appeared in 10 games with one start at Wyoming in 2015...Recorded 18 Son of Randy Jones ... Born Sept. 30, 1998 ... Majoring in Liberal Arts. tackles...In his start vs. Nevada, recorded a career-high nine tackles ... Had a five-tackle, one pass breakup game vs. UNLV ... Redshirted in 2014. HIGH SCHOOL 11 Anthony Knighton Named the Fastest Man and Defensive MVP at the Orlando National DE • 6-2 • 253 • SO/3rd Underclassmen Combine in April 2013...Named to the All-State squad as a Fort Pierce, Fla. / Central High School defensive back as a senior, and twice was named the defensive player of the year...Four-year member of the school’s honor roll in high school 2017 (FRESHMAN) PERSONAL ç Freshman All-American by HERO Sports and Born Aug. 12, 1994, he is the son of Cornelius and Latonya Jennings ... Phil Steele Magazine Majoring in Public Health. ç Runner up for MVFC Freshman of the Year STATS ç Finished 11th in the Jerry Rice Award voting 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB (National Freshman of the Year) FAU 4 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Honorable Mention All-MVFC South Dakota State 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ç Started all 11 games Illinois State 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Set SIU freshman records with 11.0 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks Indiana State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Led team in sacks (6.5) and QB hurries (six) Missouri State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 South Dakota 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Redshirted Youngstown State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL Western Illinois 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Area selection ... Also played basketball and was the Player of the Year at 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Fort Pierce Central high school for two years. Mississippi Valley St. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL SEMO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full given name is Anthony Jermaine Knighton II ... Son of Shontay Smith and GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF Anthony Knighton ... Born on Jan. 21, 1998, in Fort Pierce, Fla. ... Majoring in 2016 8 19 6 25 2.0-7 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Criminology & Criminal Justice. 2017 2 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STATS Total 10 23 6 29 2.0-7 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Mississippi Valley St. 4 0 3.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 SEMO 2 0 2.0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 18 Coleton Jeralds Memphis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB • 5-11 • 163 • FR/2nd Northern Iowa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnston City, Ill. / Johnston City H.S. South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 4 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 2017 Indiana State 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ç Redshirted South Dakota 4 2 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HIGH SCHOOL Missouri State 2 3 1.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 Three-time All-Conference selection ... Team Youngstown State 4 2 1.5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 MVP ... Earned a spot in the West vs. East All- Western Illinois 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Star game ... Multi-sport athlete, also competing GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF in track and basketball. 2017 11 27 12 39 11.0-62 6.5-51 0 3 6 0 2 0 0 PERSONAL Son of Carolyn Kowalik and Greg Jeralds ... Has a sister, Dakota Jeralds, and a brother, Tobias Kowalik ... Born June 13, 1999, in Marion, Ill. ... Majoring in Sport Administration
32 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS
77 Hayden LaPointe 11 Raphael Leonard G • 6-5 • 279 • SO/3rd WR • 6-2 • 193 • SR / 4th DeKalb, Ill. / DeKalb High School Starkville, Miss. / Starkville High School / East Mississippi CC transfer 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in one game (vs. Mississippi Valley 2017 (JUNIOR) State) ç Played in all 11 games and started seven 2016 ç Team’s third-leading receiver with 34 ç Redshirted receptions and 530 yards ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll. ç Caught five touchdowns passes, which was HIGH SCHOOL second on the team Two-time first-team All-Conference honoree...Two-time first-team All-Area ç Had at least one catch in every game honoree from the Daily Chronicle...Team captain...Helped DeKalb advance to (PRIOR TO SIU) the Class 6A quarterfinals in 2015, the longest playoff run for the school in 35 Earned MACJC All-State and North Second-team honors at EMCC in 2016 ... years...2014 team won the program’s first conference title since 1989...Also Had 23 catches for 360 yards and seven touchdowns ... Played in all 11 games participated in track and field. at Florida Atlantic in 2015 and made one catch for eight yards vs. MTSU. PERSONAL HIGH SCHOOL Born April 21, 1998 ... Son of Cathy and Joe LaPointe...Has one brother, Will ... Two-time All-State honoree ... Earned Game MVP in the Mississippi vs. Alabama Majoring in Criminology & Criminal Justice. All-Star game ... Had 70 catches for 1,260 yards at Starkville High ... Won a state championship in 2011-12 ... Also played basketball (member of the 2014- 15 state champion basketball team) and baseball. 66 Graham Lawrence PERSONAL OT • 6-4 • 310 • JR/4th Full given name is Raphael Johntae Leonard ... Son of Verna and Raphael Cadiz, Ky. / Trigg County Leonard ... Born May 26, 1997 ... Majoring in Sport Administration. STATS 2017 (SOPHOMORE) Receiving ç Played in four games. 2017 REC YDS TD 2016 (FRESHMAN) Mississippi Valley St. 2 22 1 SEMO 3 46 1 ç Did not see action Memphis 6 70 0 2015 Northern Iowa 1 5 0 ç Redshirted South Dakota State 1 39 1 HIGH SCHOOL Illinois State 2 86 1 Two-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... Named one of the top 40 Indiana State 9 104 0 prospects in the state of Kentucky by the Louisville Courier-Journal ... 2014 first- South Dakota 6 77 0 team All-Conference (Western Kentucky) honoree. Missouri State 2 39 0 PERSONAL Youngstown State 1 32 0 Western Illinois 1 10 1 Son of Mallory and Bob Lawrence ... Dad is a farmer and mother owns a grocery Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G store ... An only child ... Born Dec. 7, 1996, in Nashville, Tenn. ... Majoring in 2017 11 34 530 5 73 3.1 15.6 48.2 Agricultural Systems & Education.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 33 RETURNING VETERANS STATS 17 Landon Lenoir 2015 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB WR • 5-11 • 190 • SO / 3rd Liberty 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crete, Ill. / Crete-Monee High School Missouri State 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 Youngstown State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Medical redshirt. South Dakota 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 (FRESHMAN) UNI 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Played in seven games 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB ç Made nine catches for 47 yards Mississippi Valley St. 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Seven catches for 39 yards vs. Indiana State SEMO 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL Memphis 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Part of Crete-Monee program that won 34-straight conference games ... Team Northern Iowa 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 was Illinois Class 6A state runner-up in 2015 ... Averaged 14.2 yards on 43 South Dakota State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 catches with four touchdowns as a senior ... Caught a touchdown in Crete- South Dakota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monee’s 40-37 Class 6A semifinal win to help send the team to the state Youngstown State 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 championship game ... Ranked as a top-15 wide receiver in the state of Illinois. GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF PERSONAL 2015 9 8 7 15 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Born Aug. 11, 1998 ... Son of Andrea McCullum and Jevelyn and Lance Lenoir, 2017 9 13 6 19 1.0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sr. ... Has three siblings, Lance Lenoir, Jr., Jalyn Lenoir and Logan McCullum ... Total 18 21 13 34 1.0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brother, Lance, played at Western Illinois and holds the WIU school record for career touchdowns ... Cousin of NFL receiver Laquon Treadwell. STATS 44 Raquan Lindsey 2016 REC YDS TD DE • 6-2 • 244 • FR/2nd Indiana State 7 39 0 Chicago, Ill. / Curie High School Missouri State 1 1 0 Youngstown State 1 7 0 Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G 2017 2016 7 9 47 0 12 1.3 5.2 6.7 ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL All-Area and All-Conference selection ... Made 14 Torian Lewis 136 career tackles and eight sacks ... Had CB • 5-11 • 181 • JR/4th 76 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles and Lansing, Ill. / Thornton Fractional South H.S. four pass breakups as a senior ... Earned team’s Defensive Prep Player of the Year and Lifter of the Year ... Also plays 2017 (SOPHOMORE) basketball. ç Played in nine games and started five PERSONAL ç Recorded 19 tackles and a tackle for loss Son of Rosalyn and Royal Lindsey ... Born Aug. 7, 1998 ... Builds computer 2016 (REDSHIRT) systems. ç Missed the entire season with an injury 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in nine games 68 Jacob Marnin ç Had 15 tackles (8 solos) C • 6-1 • 303 • JR/4th ç Season-best five tackles in the season finale at Northern Iowa Altoona, Iowa / Southeast Polk High School HIGH SCHOOL 2014 Southtown Star All-Area selection...Earned All-Conference honors in 2017 (SOPHOMORE) the South Suburban Blue conference...Earned Comcast SportsNet Chicago ç Played in 10 games and started nine at and IHigh SchoolA Chicago Bears’ Athlete of the Week after posting two offensive guard interceptions and 137 yards on just nine carries in win over Tinley Park... ç Academic All-District honoree Rated as the eighth-best cornerback in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com...2014 ç Member of the FCS ADA Academic All-Star All-State honoree by Edgytim.com...Amassed 11 career interceptions, 21 pass team breakups, 155 tackles and five forced fumbles on defense...Also played offense ç MVFC All-Academic Team and totaled 1,200 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns...Also participated in 2016 (FRESHMAN) track and field. ç Started all 11 games at center PERSONAL ç Paved the way for an offense that ranked second in the MVFC in both scoring Full name is Torian Lewis...Son of Angela Davis and David Lewis...Has three and total offense ... SIU led the MVFC in passing offense and set SIU single- siblings, LaToya, David and Amber...Born July 3, 1997... Majoring in Sport season records for passing completions, attempts and yardage Administration. ç Received the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which re quires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters 2015 ç Redshirted ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL 2014 first-team 4A All-State offensive lineman...2013 second-team 4A All-State
34 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS offensive lineman by the Des Moines Register...Academic All-State honoree... STATS Two-time All-Conference selection by the Des Moines Register...Named one Rushing Receiving of the top 50 prospects in Iowa by Rivals.com...Three-sport athlete (football, 2015 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD wrestling, track)...Also had opportunities to wrestle in college...No. 2 ranked Indiana 2 15 0 0 0 0 heavyweight wrestler in the nation by intermatwrestle.com...USA Wrestling Triple Liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crown winner (Greco, freestyle, folkstyle). Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 5 27 1 1 5 0 PERSONAL Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full given name is Jacob Cody Marnin...Son of Kelli and Scott Marnin...Has Youngstown State 0 0 0 0 0 0 three siblings, Casey, Jordan and Justus...Born on April 14, 1997...Majoring in North Dakota State 1 9 0 0 0 0 Criminology & Criminal Justice. South Dakota 8 98 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 1 8 0 11 74 0 UNI 1 3 0 1 -1 0 84 Hunter Milligan 2016 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD WR • 6-0 • 187 • FR/2nd FAU 1 3 1 0 0 0 SEMO 12 43 1 0 0 0 Marion, Ill. / Marion High School Murray State 1 2 0 0 0 0 UNI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 South Dakota State 8 37 2 1 8 0 ç Redshirted Missouri State 9 8 2 1 3 0 HIGH SCHOOL South Dakota 20 66 1 0 0 0 Played at nearby Marion High School and Youngstown State 2 3 1 0 0 0 qualified for the playoffs all four years ... Western Illinois 12 96 2 1 4 0 Holds the MHS record for yards per catch in a 2017 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD Mississippi Valley St. 9 25 1 0 0 0 career ... All-Conference honoree in 2015 and SEMO 17 46 1 0 0 0 helped Marion HS win the conference ... Was the MVP of the Southern Illinois Memphis 9 23 0 0 0 0 All-Star Game defensive MVP ... Also played baseball and was a two-time All- Northern Iowa 1 1 0 0 0 0 Conference selection. South Dakota State 2 6 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL Illinois State 5 27 1 0 0 0 Born Aug. 14, 1999 ... Full given name is Steven Hunter Milligan ... Son of Kim Indiana State 7 17 1 0 0 0 and Mike Milligan ... Has one younger brother, Mitchell ... Majoring in Business. South Dakota 6 17 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 1 5 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 1 1 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 9 25 0 0 0 0 39 Jonathan Mixon Rushing GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/A AVG/G RB • 5-11 • 230 • SR/5th 2015 10 18 160 1 62 8.9 16.0 Galesburg, Ill. / Galesburg High School 2016 9 65 258 10 54 4.0 28.7 2017 11 67 193 4 15 2.9 17.5 2017 (JUNIOR) Total 30 150 611 15 62 4.1 20. ç Played in all 11 games and started one Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G ç Started the season finale at Western Illinois 2015 10 13 78 0 20 1.3 6.0 7.8 2016 9 3 15 0 8 0.3 5.0 1.7 ç Ran for 193 yards and four touchdowns. 2017 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2016 (SOPHOMORE) Total 30 16 93 0 20 0.5 5.8 3.1 ç Played in nine games ç Ran for 258 yards and a team-leading 10 touchdowns ç Sixth in the MVFC in touchdowns (10) and second in scoring per game (6.7) ç Season-high 96 yards in the win over Western Illinois ç Had eight touchdowns in MVC play, including three two-touchdown games ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in 10 games ç Scored a touchdown vs. Missouri State ç Ran 18 yards for 160 yards and caught 13 passes for 78 yards ç Season-best eight rushes for 98 yards at South Dakota, including a long of 62 ç Caught 11 passes against Illinois State, the second-best single-game total in the MVFC in 2015 2014 ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL Rushed for over 2,000 career yards...Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior in only five games before being sidelined with an injury...Two-time All-Conference honoree...All-State selection as a senior...Was also a standout wrestler. PERSONAL Born Dec. 13, 1994 ... Son of Kelly and John Mixon...Majoring in Automotive Technology.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 35 RETURNING VETERANS STATS 54 Bryce Notree 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB OLB • 6-2 • 235 • SO/3rd SEMO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arlington, Texas / Lamar High School Illinois State 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2017 (FRESHMAN) South Dakota 1 3 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 ç Played in 10 games Western Illinois 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Had 11 tackles 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB 2016 Mississippi Valley St. 1 1 1.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 ç Redshirted SEMO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL Memphis 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Two-star prospect by Scout.com...Has a 6-9 Northern Iowa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 wingspan...Voted All-District defensive end by district coaches in 2014 and South Dakota State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2015...Had 96 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, three interceptions and two forced Illinois State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 fumbles...Also played basketball. Indiana State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL Missouri State 0 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Born Oct. 1, 1998 ... Son of Mia and Bryant Notree...Father played basketball at Youngstown State 4 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois...Has one brother, Brayden ... Majoring in Sport Administration. Western Illinois 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF STATS 2016 9 5 5 10 1.0-3 0.5-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB 2017 11 11 8 19 4.0-8 0.5-4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 Mississippi Valley St. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 20 16 13 29 5.0-11 1.0-5 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 Memphis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Joe Patterson Indiana State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S • 5-11 • 182 • SO/3rd Youngstown State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago, Ill. / Brooks College Prep H.S. GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2017 10 6 5 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in one game, the season opener vs. Mississippi Valley State 93 Blake Parzych ç Played at wide receiver; was moved to DB in DT • 6-3 • 295 • JR/4th spring 2018 Minooka, Ill. / Minooka High School 2016 ç Redshirted 2017 (SOPHOMORE) ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll ç Played in all 11 games and started six PERSONAL ç Had a season-best four tackles at Youngstown Born Sept. 18, 1997 ... Sonof Marshane and Kenny Patterson ... Majoring in State, including one TFL Finance. 2016 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in nine games and started two (vs. Indiana State and vs. Western Illinois) 40 Lane Pegram ç Had four tackles, a half-sack and a QB hurry in the win over South Dakota FB • 6-1 • 232 • FR/2nd ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll Metropolis, Ill. / Massac County High School HIGH SCHOOL Two-time All-Area, team MVP and All-Conference selection...Earned Academic 2017 (FRESHMAN) All-State honors in 2015...Invited to play in the Blue-Grey All-American bowl... ç Redshirted Racked up 45 tackles for loss and 16.5 sacks in his final two high school HIGH SCHOOL seasons...Also played basketball. Rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown as a PERSONAL fullback his senior year … Recorded 61 tackles, Born Feb. 25, 1998 ... Son of Kathy and Scott Parzych...Father played of which one was for loss, and forced three basketball at North Carolina State and professionally in Europe ... Majoring in fumbles on the defensive line as a senior … Finance. Two-time All-Conference honoree … Also competed for Massac County’s track team. PERSONAL Full given name is Lane Thomas Pegram ... Son of Jennifer and Sean Pegram ... Has one older brother, Jacob ... Born May 20, 1998.
36 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS
28 Chris Perkins 61 Josh Podzielinski RB • 5-8 • 198 • JR /4th G • 6-2 • 300 • SR/5th Carmel, Ind. / Carmel High School Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville High School
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 (JUNIOR) ç Played in two games ç Played in 10 games and started seven at ç Ran for 22 yards on six carries guard 2016 2016 (SOPHOMORE) ç Redshirted ç Played in 10 games and started seven 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Paved the way for an offense that ranked ç Played in five games second in the MVFC in both scoring and total ç Had a career day vs. Missouri State, piling up 116 yards and two touchdowns offense ... SIU led the MVFC in passing offense and set SIU single-season on just six carries records for passing completions, attempts and yardage ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL 2015 (FRESHMAN) All-Conference (Metropolitan Interscholastic) honoree in 2014...Rushed for ç Played in four games 1,098 yards (6.7 yards/carry) and 16 touchdowns as a senior...Scored two ç Earned the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award touchdowns in the 2014 Indiana 6A State Championship game...Had 2,682 2014 career rush yards, fifth in school history...Posted 1,034 rush yards as a senior... ç Redshirted Amassed 3,192 career all-purpose yards, ninth in school history...Scored 34 ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll career rushing touchdowns...Four-year starter, with a career record of 47-8... HIGH SCHOOL Team won the 2011 Indiana 5A state championship and was the 6A runner up in Earned 5A All-State honors as a junior and a senior...Three-time All-Conference 2013 and 2014...Also participated in track. and All-County selection...Three-time Offensive Lineman MVP at Noblesville... PERSONAL FBU Camp Offensive MVP...Member of National Honor Society...Also a member Full given name is Christopher Ellis Perkins...Son of Katrina and Chris Perkins... of the Noblesville High golf team. Has one sister, Kendra...Born Feb. 24, 1997... Majoring in Exercise Science. PERSONAL STATS Full name is Joshua Michael Podzielinski...Born on June 23, 1995 in Noblesville, 2015 ATT YDS TD Ind....Son of Eric and Ronda Podzielinski...Father is a sales engineer, and Liberty 1 1 0 mother is an elementary school principal...Has two brothers and two sisters...His Missouri State 6 116 2 sister, Emily, is a member of the University of Arkansas golf team...Majoring in Illinois State 5 23 0 Exercise Science. 2017 ATT YDS TD Mississippi Valley St. 4 18 0 Western Illinois 2 4 0 Rushing GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/A AVG/G 38 Nick Raby 2015 5 12 140 2 64 11.7 28.0 DT • 6-3 • 277 • JR/3rd 2017 2 6 22 0 8 3.7 11.0 Cape Coral, Fla. / Ida Baker High School Total 7 18 162 2 64 9.0 23.1 Memphis transfer
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 88 Travis Pickert ç Played in two games and made one tackle DE • 6-4 • 221 • FR/2nd PRIOR TO SIU Lenexa, Kan. / St. James Academy H.S. ç Redshirted at Memphis in 2015 and did not see action in 2016 ... Played defensive end and 2017 (FRESHMAN) tight end during his career ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman and 2014 team captain … Tallied 92 total tackles, including Two-star prospect by Scout.com ... Named one 54 solo stops, as a senior in 2014 … Also had five sacks, one forced fumble of Kansas City’s top-15 prospects by the Kansas and one fumble recovery his senior season … Set a school record with three City Star ... First-team All-Conference, All-Metro blocked kicks in a game vs. Cape Coral High School ... Honored with the team’s Kansas City and All-State ... Played in the 2014 overall and defensive player “Mr. Bulldog” awards … As a junior in 2013, Kansas Shrine Bowl ... NUC top-100 camp MVP ... Holds a school record in the member of the Baker High School squad that posted a 9-2 record and received high jump and placed second in the state ... Simone Awards finalist, given to the a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 6A state playoffs berth top players in Kansas City ... Averaged 19 yards per reception as a tight end ...... Also a member of the Bulldogs wrestling and track and field teams (shot put) Led Metro Kansas City in sacks with 13 as a senior. for two years. PERSONAL PERSONAL Son of Cindi and Joe Pickert ... Father, Joe, played tight end at UCLA and Son of Deana and Michael Raby ... Has four sisters: Marina, Marisa, Sage and signed briefly with the Dallas Cowboys ... Has three siblings, Ashley, Cole and Remy ... Born Oct. 18, 1996, in Pensacola, Fla. ... Majoring in Exercise Science. Chase ... Born Aug. 26, 1998. STATS 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Illinois State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2017 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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98 Lane Reazin 3 Airan Reed P • 6-1 • 222 • JR/4th OLB • 6-2 • 228 • JR/4th Mooreland, Okla. / Woodward High School Medina, Tenn. / South Gibson County H.S. Oklahoma State transfer 2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 (SOPHOMORE) ç Started all 11 games at outside linebacker ç First-team All-MVFC ç Team’s fifth-leading tackler with 51 tackles ç Sophomore All-American (HERO Sports) ç Recorded 5.0 tackles for loss and a half-sack ç Served as the team’s punter for all 11 games ... One pass breakup and one QB hurry ç Averaged 43.6 yards on 55 punts ... Long ç Had season-high nine stops and 1.5 TFL of 66 ... Pinned 13 inside the 20-yard line ... agaisnt Missouri State Forced 10 fair catches and had 14 punts of 50+ yards. 2016 (FRESHMAN) 2016 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in all 11 games and started the final three games ç Played in eight games at punter ç Came on strong at the end of the year with 18 tackles over the final four ç Averaged 38.7 yards on 57 punts ... Forced 24 fair catches and pinned the weeks of the season opponent inside the 20 yard line 14 times ç Had an interception in his first career start (vs. South Dakota) ç Had three punts over 50 yards, all at Illinois State ç Season-best seven tackles at Youngstown State ç Pinned four punts inside the 20 vs. Indiana State 2015 PRIOR TO SIU ç Redshirted Transferred from Oklahoma State, where he redshirted in 2015 HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Two-time All-Region honoree (2012, 14) ... Selected to play in the Sports Plus Was a 4A All-District honoree in high school as a safety...Earned All-State West Tennessee All-Star game after his senior season ... 2014 Team captain honors as a punter ... Recorded 104 tackles, five interceptions, three forced fumbles and two PERSONAL fumble recoveries ... Also played offense...Rushed 76 times for 454 yards and Full given name is Lane DeLoss Reazin...Son of Sheila and Lonnie Reazin... 10 touchdowns ... Caught 86 passes for 1,364 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Has one brother and one sister...Born May 22, 1996 ... Majoring in Criminology Returned 11 kicks for 270 yards ... Also participated in track. & Criminal Justice. PERSONAL STATS Parents are Johnathan Reed and Crystal and Joey Harris ... Siblings are Keylan 2017 Att Yds Avg Long Ridley, Luke, Faith and Jade ... Born April 12, 1997 ... Majoring in business FAU 7 262 37.43 49 marketing. SEMO 6 235 39.17 44 STATS Murray State 6 218 36.33 42 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB UNI 7 243 34.71 44 SEMO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 8 333 41.63 46 Murray State 3 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Illinois State 8 352 44.00 57 UNI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 7 254 36.29 46 South Dakota State 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 8 308 38.50 49 Illinois State 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 Att Yds Avg Long Missouri State 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi Valley St. 3 142 47.33 56 South Dakota 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SEMO 5 236 47.20 60 Youngstown State 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 5 244 48.80 55 Western Illinois 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 5 195 39.00 51 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB South Dakota State 6 289 48.17 62 Mississippi Valley St. 0 4 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 Illinois State 6 251 41.83 55 SEMO 3 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 4 184 46.00 58 Memphis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 6 244 40.67 53 Northern Iowa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Missouri State 4 139 34.75 43 South Dakota State 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngstown State 5 214 42.80 58 Illinois State 4 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 6 259 43.17 66 Indiana State 3 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Punting GP Att Yds Long AVG TB FC I20 50+ BLK South Dakota 3 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 8 57 2205 57 38.7 7 24 14 3 0 Missouri State 5 4 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 11 55 2397 66 43.6 8 10 13 14 0 Youngstown State 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 19 112 4602 66 41.1 15 34 27 17 0 Western Illinois 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2016 11 18 14 32 1.5-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2017 11 29 22 51 5.0-13 0.5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Total 22 47 36 83 6.5-14 0.5-4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
38 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS 42 Withney Simon 41 Sam Skinner OLB • 5-11 • 224 • SR/4th DE • 6-2 • 244 • SO/2nd Bassin-Bleu, Haiti / Jones H.S. (Orlando, Fla.) Valrico, Fla. / Bloomingdale High School
2017 (JUNIOR) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in all 11 games ç Played in six games ç Had 16 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ç Eight tackles and 2.0 sacks ç Recovered one fumble and had a QB hurry HIGH SCHOOL 2016 (SOPHOMORE) First-team All-Conference and second-team All- ç Played in all 11 games and started eight Big County Preps selection ... Led Bloomingdale ç Made 34 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss (7A) to three best seasons in program history ç Season-high six tackles in the win over SEMO and five tackles in the win over (21 wins over three seasons) ... Earned East Team’s Defensive MVP award at South Dakota Hillsborough County All-Star game ... Owns a Bloomingdale record for career 2015 (FRESHMAN) sacks with 28 ... Four-year Varsity All-Academic Award winner at Bloomingdale. ç Played in nine games as a true freshman PERSONAL ç Had 16 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack Full given name is Samuel Thomas Skinner ... Son of Melanie and Michael ç Season-best 10 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack at SEMO Skinner ... Has two younger brothers, Charlie and Joe ... Born Aug. 24, 1998 ... HIGH SCHOOL Majoring in History. Rated as the No. 16 prospect in the Central Florida Super60 by the Orlando STATS Sentinel...2014 Florida 4A first-team All-State honoree...First-team All-Central 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Florida linebacker...Compiled 254 career tackles in just 21 games...Made 110 South Dakota State 2 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles, seven sacks and an interception his senior year in 2014...Played in the Illinois State 1 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 offense vs. defense All-American bowl game and the central Florida All-Star Indiana State 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 game. South Dakota 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF Son of Rose and Chavannes Simon...Siblings are Thenmy, Sendy, Jenny, and 2017 6 5 3 8 2.0-7 2.0-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netanya...Born Sept. 23, 1995...Originally from Bassin-Bleu, Haiti, and moved to Florida on Sept. 10, 2003 ... Majoring in Radio, TV, and Digital Media. STATS 2015 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB SEMO 2 8 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Liberty 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB FAU 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEMO 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Murray State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNI 2 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Illinois State 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Youngstown State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Mississippi Valley St. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 SEMO 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Indiana State 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Illinois 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2015 9 4 12 16 2.0-10 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 11 20 14 34 2.0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2017 11 10 6 16 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Total 31 34 32 66 4.5-14 1.0-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
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97 Matt Sotiropoulos 48 Cole Steward K • 5-11 • 180 • JR/3rd TE • 6-3 • 254 • FR/2nd Belleville, Ill. / Belleville East High School Salem, Ill. / Salem Community High School
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Served as the team’s primary field goal kicker ç Redshirted for the first eight games HIGH SCHOOL ç Went 3-for-8 on field goals and 32-for-33 on Three-time All-Conference selection ... Played in extra points the Illinois East-West Shrine Game ... Three- 2016 (FRESHMAN) year starter piled up 73 receptions for 867 yards ç Played in 10 games at placekicker and five touchdowns ... 137 total tackles ... ç Went 6-for-8 on field goals and 35-for-38 on extra points Also was an All-Conference baseball player and a captain on the baseball and ç Season-long 39 yard field goal at Illinois State basketball teams ... Member of the FFA and National Honor Society. ç Went 3-for-3 with a 37-yarder in the win over SEMO PERSONAL ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll Full given name is Cole Scott Steward ... Son of Tracie and Scott Steward ... HIGH SCHOOL Has two older sisters, Megan and Mallory ... Born Sept. 3, 1998 ... Majoring in All-Conference and All-City honoree...Named St. Louis All-Metro as a senior... Sport Administration. Four-year varsity letterman in football...Went 18-for-22 in his career...Also played soccer and was an All-Conference honoree as a senior. PERSONAL 4 Sam Straub Born May 21, 1998 ... Son of Mary and Rick Sotiropoulos ... Majoring in QB • 6-4 • 247 • SR/5th Criminology & Criminal Justice. Ames, Iowa / Ames High School STATS Field Goals PAT 2017 (JUNIOR) 2016 M-Att Long M-ATT ç Started the first eight games of the season SEMO 3- 3 37 3- 3 before suffering a season-ending injury Murray State 1- 1 23 5- 7 (throwing hand) UNI 0- 0 0 3- 3 ç Threw for 1,886 yards and 20 touchdowns, South Dakota State 0- 0 0 4- 4 149-for-264 (56.4 percent) Illinois State 1- 1 39 2- 2 ç Completed 30-of-48 passes for 290 yards and Indiana State 0- 2 0 1- 1 4 touchdowns against Memphis, which finished 10-3 and played in the Liberty Missouri State 0- 0 0 5- 5 Bowl South Dakota 0- 0 0 5- 5 ç MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 368 yards and four Youngstown State 0- 0 0 2- 2 touchdowns against Illinois State (413 yards total offense) Western Illinois 1- 1 28 5- 6 ç Threw for 352 yards against Indiana State and became the first QB in school 2017 M-Att Long M-ATT history to complete 30+ passes in a game three times in his career Mississippi Valley St. 0- 0 0 7- 8 2016 (SOPHOMORE) SEMO 0- 2 0 5- 5 ç Played in five games and started the final three Memphis 1- 1 32 4- 4 ç In three starts, went 73-for-126 (57.9 percent) for 1,155 yards (385.0 yards per Northern Iowa 1- 3 32 2- 2 game) and seven touchdowns South Dakota State 0- 0 0 2- 2 ç Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for school-record Illinois State 0- 0 0 6- 6 450 yards and four touchdowns in the 17-point comeback win over No. 23 Indiana State 1- 1 24 6- 6 Western Illinois ... His 450 yards vs. WIU were the ninth-most in MVFC history South Dakota 0- 1 0 0- 0 ç Ran 38 times for 109 yards and a touchdown Field Goals M-A I20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ BLK PAT Points 2015 (FRESHMAN) 2016 6-8 1-1 3-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0 35-38 53 ç Played in one game, vs. Missouri State 2017 3-8 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-2 0-0 1 32-33 41 ç Went 1-for-1 for 12 yards Total 9-16 1-1 4-6 4-6 0-3 0-0 1 67-71 94 2014 ç Redshirted ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL All-time leader in passing completions (506), yards (6,703) and touchdowns (60) at Ames High School...Set single-season school records for passing completions (216), yards (3,222) and touchdowns (31)...Led the team to an 11-1 record and the state quarterfinals in 2013...As a senior, was named first-team 4A All-State and All-District as well as Elite All-State quarterback and was selected Iowa Sports Select Offensive Player of the Year.... As a junior, he passed for 2,632 yards and 24 touchdowns along with five rushing touchdowns and was named second-team All-District, All- State and Team Iowa Sports Select...Rated a two- star recruit by Scout.com...A four-year varsity starter in basketball who averaged 21 points per game, and was named second-team All-Conference in basketball as a sophomore and first-team as a junior.
40 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS PERSONAL Full name is Samuel Siegrist Straub...Born on Oct. 30, 1995 in Chicago, Ill.... 58 Chucky Sullivan Son of Scott and Stacy Straub...Father is a physical therapist, and mother is a DE • 6-2 • 226 • SO/2nd stay at home mom...Has two younger sisters, Sophie and Sadie...Majoring in Vernon Hills, Ill. / Jireh Prep High School Sport Administration. STATS 2017 (FRESHMAN) Passing Rushing Punting ç Played in all 11 games 2015 CMP-ATT YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD NO YDS LG ç Eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 Missouri State 1- 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sacks, one QB hurry and two forced fumbles 2016 CMP-ATT YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD NO YDS LG HIGH SCHOOL FAU 1- 1 20 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Went to high school at Adlai Stevenson HS Murray State 0- 4 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 ... All-Conference selection as a senior ... South Dakota 19- 34 339 2 0 16 68 1 0 0 0 Youngstown State 24- 41 366 1 0 14 10 0 0 0 0 Recorded 14 sacks in senior season ... Went 14-0 and won the 2014 IHSA 8A Western Illinois 30- 51 450 4 3 5 19 0 0 0 0 state championship ... Spent fall 2016 at Jireh Prep ... Joined the team in Spring 2017 CMP-ATT YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD NO YDS LG 2017 with all four years of eligibility remaining. Mississippi Valley St. 12- 20 191 2 0 1 2 0 1 19 19 PERSONAL SEMO 13- 29 206 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Son of Qadriyyah and Raymond Sullivan Sr. ... Has three siblings; Dennis, Memphis 30- 48 290 4 1 4 16 0 0 0 0 Austin and Taylor ... Born Aug. 7, 1998 ... Majoring in Journalism. Northern Iowa 23- 49 276 2 2 4 25 0 0 0 0 STATS South Dakota State 16- 31 179 1 2 6 20 1 0 0 0 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Illinois State 22- 34 368 4 0 10 45 0 1 12 12 Indiana State 30- 46 352 3 3 9 50 0 0 0 0 Mississippi Valley St. 1 0 1.0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 South Dakota 3- 7 24 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 SEMO 1 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing GP ATT YDS TD Long AVG/A AVG/G South Dakota State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 Illinois State 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016 5 38 109 1 19 2.9 21.8 Indiana State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 8 37 167 1 13 4.5 20.9 GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF Total 14 75 276 2 19 3.7 19.7 2017 11 4 4 8 1.5-8 1.0-7 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Passing GP CMP ATT INT YDS TD LONG PCT RTG AVG/P AVG/G 2015 1 1 1 0 12 0 12 1.00 200.80 12.0 12.0 2016 5 74 131 3 1175 8 73 .565 147.40 9.0 235.0 2017 8 149 264 9 1886 20 73 .564 134.63 7.1 235.8 Total 14 224 396 12 3073 28 73 .57 7.8 219.5
31 Bryson Strong OLB • 5-10 • 232 • FR/2nd Fairview Heights, Ill. / Althoff Catholic H.S.
2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL Earned a spot on the St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Super-30 team as one of the top-30 prospects in the St. Louis area ... Two-star prospect by Scout.com ... Two-time All-State, three-time All- Metro, All-City and All-Conference honoree ... Great Lakes Region MaxPreps/ USA Football Player of the Week (9/9/15) ... Also played basketball and baseball ... Honor roll student, student council member and ACE Student Ambassador. PERSONAL Full given name is Bryson Beckham Strong ... Son of Amy Strong and the late Glenn Strong, Jr. ... Has three siblings, Justin, Kayla and Glenn ... Brother, Justin, is a freshman safety for SIU.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 41 RETURNING VETERANS 91 Jake Summers 83 Jacob Varble TE • 6-3 • 235 • JR/4th TE • 6-4 • 250 • JR / 4th Wildwood, Mo. / Eureka High School Jerseyville, Ill. / Jersey High School
2017 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 (SOPHOMORE) ç Switched to TE from DE in the spring of 2018 ç Played in eight games and started six at tight ç Played in seven gamess end ç Three tackles, a QB hurry and a fumble ç Caught 12 passes for 105 yards and two recovery touchdowns 2016 (FRESHMAN) 2016 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in one game (vs. Murray State) and ç Played in 11 games and started 10 at tight end recorded two tackles ç Caught 16 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown ç Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll ç Season high 54 yards receiving at Missouri State 2016 ç Received the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which re ç Redshirted quires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters HIGH SCHOOL 2015 First-team 6A All-State honoree by the Missouri Football Coaches Association as ç Redshirted a senior...First-team All-Metro and Class 6 All-District honoree by the St. Louis ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll Post-Dispatch in 2014...First-team All-Conference (Suburban West American) HIGH SCHOOL in 2014...Totaled 57 tackles, 10 sacks and 11 tackles for loss...Led defense that Two-time Illinois 5A All-State honoree by the Illinois Football Coaches pitched five shutouts and allowed fewer than 10 points per game...Credited with Association (2013 as WR; 2014 as QB/OLB)...Special mention All-State 34 tackles and six sacks as a junior...Also played three years of basketball. selection in 2014 by the Champaign News-Gazette...Three-time first-teamAll- PERSONAL Conference (Mississippi Valley) selection...Accounted for 28 touchdowns as a Born Dec. 11, 1996 ... Full given name is Jacob Michael Summers...Son of Lori senior...Started at quarterback in 2014, throwing for more than 2,000 yards and and Gary Summers...Has two younger siblings, Tess and Zach...Majoring in rushing for 423 yards...Caught 66 passes for 940 yards and six touchdowns as Management. a junior...Also played defense, recording 40 tackles, three sacks, an interception STATS and a fumble recovery in 2013...Was twice named to the IHSA All-State team 2016 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB while playing three different positions...Three-sport athlete, also playing Murray State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 basketball and baseball...Earned All-Conference honors in basketball after his 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB junior season. Mississippi Valley St. 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 PERSONAL SEMO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full given name is Jacob Robert Varble...Son of Kristy and Pat Varble...Born GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF Oct. 1, 1996...Has one sister, Aly...Majoring in Pre-Dentistry, Biological Sciences. 2016 1 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STATS 2017 7 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Receiving 2016 REC YDS TD FAU 4 28 0 Murray State 2 32 1 86 Sam Thompson South Dakota State 2 34 0 WR • 6-0 • 182 • SO/2nd Indiana State 2 11 0 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Boca Ciega High School Missouri State 3 54 0 South Dakota 1 27 0 2017 (FRESHMAN) Youngstown State 1 5 0 ç Played in four games ... did not record any Western Illinois 1 11 0 statistics 2017 REC YDS TD HIGH SCHOOL Mississippi Valley St. 3 30 0 SEMO 1 6 1 Named to Home Team 100 top-100 Tampa Memphis 2 16 0 Bay Area prospects by Tampa Bay Times ... Northern Iowa 4 42 1 Honorable Mention All-Tampa Bay Team by Indiana State 2 11 0 Tampa Bay Times ... 110 career catches for 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns Receiving GP REC YDS TD Long REC/G AVG/C AVG/G ... Led team to 6A state playoffs for first time in 10 years ... Team MVP ... All- 2016 11 16 202 1 35 1.5 18.4 18.4 Conference honoree and one of Pinellas County top-25 players ... Honor roll 2017 8 12 105 2 18 1.5 8.6 13.1 student. Total 19 28 307 3 35 1.5 10.9 16.2 PERSONAL Born June 4, 1999 ... Full given name is Samuel Michael Thompson, Jr. ... Son of Nathaly and Samuel Thompson ... Has three younger siblings; Samario, Stephanie and Stevie.
42 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 RETURNING VETERANS
63 Billy Wagner 94 Jaylin Wilson OT • 6-4 • 279 • FR/2nd DE • 6-3 • 265 • SO/2nd Chicago, Ill. / Marist High School Viera, Fla. / Viera High School
2017 (FRESHMAN) 2017 (FRESHMAN) ç Redshirted ç Played in eight games and started one HIGH SCHOOL ç Six tackles on the year Team won the 2016 ESCC championship and ç Had a strip-sack and recovered the fumble vs. was the 8A state runner-up ... Earned All- Indiana State Conference recognition ... State runner-up in HIGH SCHOOL wrestling. First-team All-District by Brevard County High PERSONAL School Football coaches ... Recorded 99 tackles and 16 sacks as a senior in Full given name is William John Wagner ... Son of Gina and Billy Wagner ... Has 2016 and recovered three fumbles. two siblings, Eddie and Nicole ... Born Aug. 9, 1999, in Chicago. PERSONAL Son of Cerissa Marie Eubanks and John Grayland Wilson ... Has four siblings; Patricia White, Elijah Eubanks, Jamar Wallace, and Justin Odom ... Born June 62 Bryce Wagner 13, 1999. OT • 6-8 • 346 • SR/5th STATS Spring Grove, Ill. / Richmond-Burton H.S. 2017 UA A TFL SACK FF FR INT QBH PB Mississippi Valley St. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 (JUNIOR) South Dakota State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Originally a walk-on, he was presented with a Indiana State 1 0 1.0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 scholarship during fall camp prior to the season South Dakota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 ç Played in 10 games Western Illinois 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ç Saw significant time in the win at SEMO GP UA A TOT TFL SACK INT PD QBH FR FF BLK SAF 2016 (SOPHOMORE) 2017 8 2 4 6 1.0-8 1.0-8 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 ç Played in seven games ç Received the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which re quires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters 2015 (FRESHMAN) ç Played in one game, vs. Missouri State ç Received the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which re quires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters 2014 (REDSHIRT) ç Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL An Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 4A All-State selection...Selected to the ICA Shrine All-Star Game...Was a unanimous Big Northern Conference All-Conference selection...A Northwest Herald All-Area second-team selection PERSONAL Full name is Bryce Jacob Wagner...Born on July 5, 1996 in Libertyville, Ill.... Son of Brad and Nancy Wagner...Both parents work for Rabine Paving...The oldest of four children, he has two brothers and one sister...Majoring in sports administraton
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 43 NEWCOMERS AND FRESHMEN
19 Nic Baker 19 Chance Bush QB • 5-8 • 193 • FR/1st CB • 5-8 • 175 • FR/1st Rochester, Ill. / Rochester High School Apopka, Fla. / Apopka High School Named IHSFCA 4A All-State and Champaign Played in the Central Florida All-Star game ... News-Gazette Player of the Year as a senior Intercepted 14 career passes ... Ranked No. in 2017 when he threw for 3,900 yards, 54 51 in Central Florida’s Super 60 by the Orlando touchdowns, two interceptions and led his Sentinel ... Rated No. 2 FCS-committed player team to a 14-0 record and 4A state title ... Also in central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel ... All- recorded 12 rushing touchdowns ... Guided District 11 honoree by the Orlando Sentinel ... team to a 27-1 combined as a junior and senior Played his junior season at The First Academy and won two Class 4A state championships where he was a 3A Florida Athletic Coaches ...2017 Deep Dish Football Player of the Year ... Also an All-Conference and Association All-District selection and honorable mention All-State running back All-Metro baseball player ... Led the team in hitting in 2018 with a .452 batting and cornerback. average.
91 Griffin Cerra 38 Joel Blankenship K • 6-0 • 157 • FR/1st FB • 6-0 • 233 • SO/3rd Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons High Pinckney, Mich. / Pinckney High School / School College of DuPage One of 10 kickers nationwide nominated for at College of DuPage the 2017 Chris Sailer Kicking Award ... Made Played in all 10 games during 2017, his redshirt 19-of-24 field goals as a senior, including five freshman season at DuPage ... Rushed 13 kicks from beyon 40 yards ... Twice made a times for 101 yards (10.1 average) and had one career-long field goal of 48 yards ... Converted catch for five yards ... Also contributed seven 46-of-51 PATs ... 2017 Most Valuable Player at tackles and recovered a fumble on special the BCAA All-Star Game ... Also played soccer. teams ... Helped lead his team to 7-3 record in 2017 and NJCAA Red Grange Bowl. High School 88 Logan Crouse Played running back and linebacke ... As a senior in 2014, rushed for 564 yards TE • 6-6 • 265 • FR/1st (4.8 average) and four touchdowns ... On defense, recorded 109 tackles and 3.0 Orlando, Fla. / Bloomingdale High School sacks. Signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a 30th- round draft pick out of high school in 2015 ... Right-handed pitcher who posted a 0.17 ERA in 76 Beau Branyan his senior season at Bloomingdale High School OT • 6-3 • 274 • FR/1st and was committed to play baseball at Florida Decatur, Ill. / St. Teresa High School State ... Advanced to Class A Midwest League Was offered preferred walk-on spots at Iowa before being released by Dodgers in spring and Illinois, in addition to FCS scholarship of 2018 ... A three-sport athlete in high school offers ... Two-time All-Conference selection who was an All-Conference tight end in football ... Caught 42 passes for 530 and a 2017 All-State honoree ... Started at left yards and six TDs as a junior in 2013 ... Caught 49 passes for 931 yards (19.0 tackle as a senior and right tackle as a junior average) with five TDs as a senior. ... Team posted a 21-4 record during his junior and senior seasons, including a 2016 1A state championship game appearance ... Missed all of 95 Tylan Driver his sophomore season in 2015 with a broken right foot ... Also played basketball. DT • 6-1 • 311 • FR/1st Mandeville, La. / Lakeshore High School First team all-state pick by the Louisiana Sports 5 Je’Quan Burton Writers Association as a senior ... Named the WR • 5-9 • 168 • FR/1st district’s Defensive Most Valuable Player ... Orlando, Fla. / Jones High School Listed among Louisiana’s Biggest DI Sleepers Rated the No. 44 player in the state of Florida by Louisiana Football Magazine ... Recorded 64 and the No. 9 player in Central Florida Super tackles, 14.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles 60 by the Orlando Sentinel ... Had an FBS and two fumble recoveries ... Helped lead the scholarship offer from Marshall ... One of team to a 14-1 record with its only loss coming 12 players from Jones High School to sign in the Class 4A state championship game ... Team won four playoff games, the with Division I teams ... Timed at 4.38 in first playoff wins in school history, and climbed to No. 2 ranking in the state. the 40 ... Named First-Team All-State by FloridaHSFootball.com ... Caught 31 passes for 551 yards (17.8 average) and nine touchdowns as a senior and helped the team to a 10-3-1 record ... Caught 29 passes for 439 yards (15.1 average) and five touchdowns as a junior ... Also played basketball.
44 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 NEWCOMERS AND FRESHMEN
45 Landon Florkowski 25 Madre Harper OLB • 6-1 • 203 • FR/1st CB • 6-2 • 189 • JR/3rd Bridgeport, Ill. / Red Hill High School Arlington, Texas / Lamar / Oklahoma State Played for the Red Hill Salukis ... All-Little at Oklahoma State Illini Conference and Wabash Valley Football Played two seasons at Oklahoma State, ap- Coaches Association first-team selection ... peared in seven games and made 10 tackles ... Rushed for 569 yards (8.0 average) as a senior Appeared in five games as a true freshman in and helped lead team to a 12-1 record ... Played 2016. in the WVFCA and Illinois Shrine all-star game. High School A three-star recruit ... Scout.com listed him as the No. 15 cornerback in Texas, while 247sports. com listed him as the No. 47 cornerback in the nation ... Chose Oklahoma State 42 Jacob Garrett over reported offers from Oklahoma, Iowa, Pittsburgh and Northwestern, among FB • 6-1 • 259 • FR/1st several others ... Helped lead Lamar High School to an 11-2 record as a senior Sellersburg, Ind. / Silver Creek High School in 2015 … A three-year first team all-district selection … Also competed in track Four-time All-Conference honoree ... Three-time and field first-team All-Area honoree ... Two-time team Personal MVP ... Piled up 3,752 career yards of total Born Oct. 13, 1997, in Irving, Texas … Son of Michael and Madiola Harper … offense and 33 career touchdowns (25 rushing, His father, Michael, played football at Memphis and his cousin, Rod McClenton 6 receiving, 2 passing) ... Led Silver Creek HS played football at Utah State ... Majoring in Exercise Science. to the sectional championship and to a nine-win season for the first time in school history ... Set school records for career rushing yards 28 Julian Hylton and career total yards at Silver Creek HS ... Academic All-State honoree and a S • 6-0 • 214 • SR/5th member of the National Honor Society. Tinley Park, Ill. / Lincoln Way North / Illinois at Illinois Played in 27 games in three seasons at Illinois 80 David Grenia ... Had his best season in 2016 when he started WR • 6-2 • 200 • FR/1st the first three games, played in all 12 contests St. Louis, Mo. / Lindbergh High School and totaled 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one PBU and Two-time All-District wide receiver ... Also an interception in the opener against Murray earned All-District honors as a linebacker ... State ... Had a career-best four tackles vs. North Holds school record for single-season receiving Carolina on Sept. 10, 2016 ... As a redshirt yards and receiving touchdowns ... Third in freshman in 2015, played in 10 games, made seven tackles, recovered a fumble school history for career receptions ... Had vs. Nebraska and was named Academic All-Big Ten. 1,840 career receiving yards and 21 receiving High School touchdowns ... Also participated in lacrosse and Three-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN.com ... Ranked the No. 28 player in was the team’s defensive MVP. Illinois by ESPN.com and No. 31 by Rivals ... Rushed for 2,528 yards (7.2 aver- age) and 32 touchdowns in 2013 to earn first-team IHSFCA All-State, Chicago Sun-Times All-Area and All-Southwest Suburban Red honors ... Also added 16 75 Brett Groves tackles and an interception on defense while leading team to the IHSA Class 6A OT • 6-4 • 355 • FR/1st quarterfinals in 2013 ... Scored 342 career points ... Also a four-year letterwinner Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove High School in track & field and one year in basketball ... 2013 IHSA Class 3A state runner- Earned a spot on the St. Louis Post Dispatch up in the 100m dash (10.79) and holds school records for 100m (10.68) and Super-30 team as one of the top-30 prospects 200m dash (21.97). in the St. Louis area ... Two-star prospect by Personal Scout.com ... Two-time All-State, three-time Born Dec. 29, 1995 ... Son of Richard and Karla Harris Hylton ... Has two sisters All-Metro, All-City and All-Conference honoree Sister, Kay, is a sprinter on the Illinois track team ... Four-year scholar-athlete ... Great Lakes Region MaxPreps/USA Football award and honor roll member. Player of the Week (9/9/15) ... Also played basketball and baseball ... Honor roll student, student council member and ACE Student Ambassador.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 45 NEWCOMERS AND FRESHMEN In a win over Erie College, completed 26-of-35 passes for 495 yards and four 55 Tyree Jackson touchdowns. DT • 6-4 • 280 • FR/2nd High School Orlando, Fla. / Jones High School / Bowling The Treasure Coast area’s all-time leading passer with 6,673 passing yards and Green 58 touchdowns in his four-year varsity career ... Completed 159-of-233 passes at Bowling Green for 1,888 yards and 21 touchdowns and earned honorable mention on the all- Redshirted in 2017. area team in 2016. High School Personal Played at the same high school as current Sa- Majoring in Radio, TV, and Digital Media. luki teammates Je’Quan Burton, Calvin Francis Jr., C.J. Jennings and Withney Simon ... Named Orlando Sentinel Super 60 and Orange County/ 36 Tremayne Lee Metro All-Star in 2016, in which team went 10-2 … Was a team captain in 2015 RB • 5-8 • 209 • FR/1st and 2016. Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin High Personal School Full name is Tyree Jamarcus Dwayne Jackson … Son of Terrence Jackson Three-star recruit by 247sports.com ... Top and Erica Howard … Born Sep. 3, 1998 … Has six siblings: Anthony, Tobias, committed FCS prospect in the state of Illinois Azariyah, Taniya, Aeriel, and Keaunna … Mother, Erica, played basketball for by 247Sports ... 2016 All-State honoree after Bethune-Cookman. leading team to the state championship game ... Team went 13-1 in 2016 and 9-3 in 2017 ... 27 D.J. Johnson Two-time All-Conference honoree ... 2016 All- CB • 6-0 • 176 • FR/1st Metro Player of the Year ... Holds school records Kansas City, Mo. / Park Hill High School for touchdowns and is second in conference history in career rushing yardage Played in only three games his senior year ... Split carries his senior year with Illinois State signee Brian Adams ... Was before a torn ACL ended his season ... Caught the Central State Eight Conference’s leading rusher in 2017 with 1,200 yards 17 passes for 213 yards (12.5 average) and six and 21 touchdowns ... As a junior, rushed for 2,168 yards, 35 touchdowns and touchdowns before the injury ... Had 11 catches averaged 10.3 yards per carry ... Also added 13 receptions for 235 yards and a for 151 yards and four TDs in a win over Lee’s touchdown. Summit ... Was a Suburban Gold Second-Team All-Conference pick his junior year ... Also 35 Oliver McDowell played basketball. ILB • 6-0 • 228 • FR/1st East St. Louis, Ill. / East St. Louis 13 Nigel Kilby First-team All-Conference honoree by the St. TE • 6-8 • 250 • JR/4th Louis Post-Dispatch ... Piled up 102 tackles and Fort Wayne, Ind. / Northrop High School / 13 sacks ... Quad City All-Metro honoree as Garden City Community College a running back at Rock Island in 2016 ... Also at Garden City CC earned a spot on the Metro Football All-Star Rated the No. 37 junior college prospect in the team from the Rock Island Dispatch-Argus in country and the No. 3 junior college tight end 2016. according to 247sports.com ... Played in all 12 games in 2017 and caught 43 passes for 458 yards (10.7 average) and 10 touchdowns ... 18 Levi Mitchell Team finished 8-4. QB • 6-4 • 208 • FR/1st at Eastern Michigan Cuba, Mo. / Cuba High School Caught 34 passes for 437 yards (12.9 average) and four touchdowns in 2016 Missourian All-Area honorable mention as a ... Had a career-high six catches at No. 20-ranked Western Michigan ... Team senior after he passed for more than 2,000 finished 7-6 and played in Popeyes Bahamas Bowl ... Redshirted in 2015. yards and rushed for 600 yards ... A four-year High School starter ... Also an All-Conference basketball A two-time varsity letterwinner in football and basketball. player. Personal Son of Jamont Kilby and Lindsay Goodin ... Has three brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in Exercise Science.
6 Stone Labanowitz 46 Eric Owens QB • 5-9 • 185 • SO/2nd ILB • 5-11 • 205 • FR/1st Stuart, Fla. / South Fork High School / ASA East St. Louis, Ill. / East St. Louis High Junior College School at ASA JC Belleville News-Democrat Large School Played in 10 games at ASA Junior College in Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2017 Brooklyn, New York as a freshman in 2017 and ... Finished with 127 tackles, 5.0 sacks and four threw for 2,275 yards and 23 touchdowns in 10 interceptions for Class 7A state quarterfinalist games ... Led the team to a 9-1 record, complet- ... Named to the Southwestern Conference ing 71.9 percent of his passes (166-for-231) ... first team ... In his junior year in 2016, played
46 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 NEWCOMERS AND FRESHMEN the first two games at tight end and caught eight passes for 117 yards and a touchdown ... Switched to the defensive side and recorded an Illinois-best 21.0 10 Austin Reed sacks from his outside linebacker position. QB • 6-1 • 228 • FR/1st St. Augustine Beach, Fla. / St. Augustine High School 85 Brody Parker Threw for 2,925 yards as a senior ... Also threw TE • 6-6 • 251 • FR/1st for 34 touchdowns and had three rushing TDs ... Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs South High 2017 Class 6A Player of the Year by the Florida School Athletic Coaches Association ... Finished third Invited to play in the Blue-Grey All- American for the Florida Dairy Farmers Player of the Year game in Dallas at AT&T Stadium ... Four-year award (all classes) ... First-team All-District QB starter ... Won a state championship playing by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association ... linebacker during sophomore season ... Named a Times-Union Super 24 recruit, given to the top recruits in Northeast Switched to quarterback as a junior and set Florida ... Offensive MVP of the North vs. South All-Star Classic game. a single-game passing record with 393 yards ... As a senior threw for 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns despite missing three games ... Honor roll student. 81 Jaden Roberts-Thomas WR • 6-3 • 212 • FR/1st Champaign, Ill. / Champaign High School 21 Rico Payton All-Conference selection ... All-Area honoree CB • 5-11 • 178 • FR/1st as a wide receiver by the Champaign News- St. Louis, Mo. / Lindbergh High School Gazette ... Piled up more than 1,500 career First-team All-Conference, All-District and All- receiving yards ... Also played quarterback for State ... Set a school record for single-season Centennial during the 2017 season. touchdowns at Lindbergh (29) ... Also set a record for most rushing touchdowns in a season (18) ... Led team to an 11-2 record as a senior ... Also was an All-Conference basketball player and a state qualifier in track and field ... Earned 1 Matt Quarells a gold certificate for a 4.0 GPA as a junior. WR • 6-1 • 194 • SR/5th St. Louis, Mo. / Hazelwood Central High School / Iowa 82 Skyler Peterman at Iowa WR • 6-2 • 194 • FR/2nd Saw action in three games but did not have any Carbondale, Ill. / Carbondale High School catches. Worked for the SIU equipment staff before at New Mexico joining the football team ... Played two years at Played two seasons in the Lobos’ run-oriented Carbondale ... Also played baseball and was an triple-option offense ... Totaled 15 career All-Conference player ... Member of the National catches, including 13 for 203 yards and one Honor Society and Student Council ... Born May touchdown as a sophomore in 2016 ... Redshirted in 2014 ... Graduated in three 23, 1999, in Carbondale ... Son of Jenny Hertter years. and Chris Peterman. High School A three-star recruit who played on both sides of the ball ... The No. 12 ranked player in the state, regardless of position, by 247 Sports as a senior … Led the 43 Cole Prather team with 27 catches for 697 yards and five touchdowns in 2013 … Hazelwood S • 6-1 • 186 • FR/1st Central went 12-1 and reached the Missouri State Class 6 semifinals …Also in- Bloomington, Ind. / North High School tercepted three passes, including two in the state semifinal game, and made 1 Two-time All-Conference selection ... tackles … Hauled in a team-high 41 catches for 759 yards and six touchdowns Named to IFCA Region 10 all-star team ... as a junior, and added another touchdown on a kick return, as Hazelwood went Also competed in track & field. 9-3 and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs … Also an excellent track athlete in the 200 meters and won three state titles with the Hazelwood track team. Personal Full name Matthew Lonel Quarells ... Born on October 8, 1995 ... Majoring in Recreation Professions.
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 47 NEWCOMERS AND FRESHMEN
51 Kyonta Stallworth 52 Nick Terrana DT • 6-3 • 280 • JR/4th OLB • 6-2 • 222 • FR/1st Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King High Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit High School School / Michigan State Class 5A All-State honorable mention by the at Michigan State Orlando Sentinel his senior year ... Tampa Bay Played in eight games in two seasons, including Times’ All-Hillsborough area ... Had 111 tackles, six games in 2017 ... Made 11 tackles in 2017 25.0 TFL and 10.0 sacks as a senior ... Added ... His best game was a six-tackle performance 95 tackles, 19.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks his junior versus Penn State, in which he also added two year ... for a 6-5 Jesuit team. quarterback hurries ... Redshirted in 2015 and switched from offensive to defensive line. High School Ranked among the country’s top offensive guards by 247Sports.com (No. 8) and Scout.com (No. 9) ... Rated among the nation’s top overall prospects by Scout. 49 Jacob Traxler com (No. 157), ESPN.com (No. 194) and 247Sports.com (No. 201) ... Listed OLB • 6-2 • 232 • FR/1st among the state’s top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 1), ESPN.com Eldorado, Ill. / Eldorado High School (No. 3), Scout.com (No. 3), 247Sports.com (No. 3), Detroit Free Press (No. All-State honoree and conference MVP as a 5) and The Detroit News (No. 7) ... Anchored an offensive line that helped the senior ... Four-time All-Conference and two- Crusaders lead the Detroit Public School League in scoring in 2014 ... Recorded time All-South selection ... Honor roll student 27 tackles as a senior, with 10 TFLs, including four sacks ... Played at St. Clair and earned Academic All-State honors ... Shores South Lake before transferring to Martin Luther King for his senior year. Also participated in basketball, baseball, and Personal track & field ... Led team to two conference Son of Tameka Stallworth ... Born Oct. 16, 1996. championships.
16 Justin Strong 14 Javon Williams Jr. S • 6-0 • 207 • FR/1st QB • 6-2 • 234 • FR/1st Fairview Heights, Ill. / Althoff Catholic High Centralia, Ill. / Centralia High School School Ran for 2,395 yds, 30 TDs and passed for 1,967 Illinois Coaches Association All-State honoree yds, 22 tds in senior season ... 52 TDs in one as a senior ... Finished his career with 460 season tied an Illinois high school state record tackles and 23 sacks ... Three-time All-Area, held by John Duergo of Morris high school All-City, and All- Conference selection ... Althoff ... Third all-time in Illinois high school history Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 ... Ran for in total yards of offense ... Three-time All- 978 yards and 11 touchdowns on 76 carries ... Conference selection (2015-2017) ... Led team with six interceptions and recorded 43 2017 Conference MVP in basketball, led team to tackles ... Honor Roll student who is involved in FCA, the Engineering Club, and the IHSA playoffs and a 7-3 record ... A 1,000-point scorer in basketball. Big Brothers/Big Sisters program ... Younger brother of SIU linebacker Bryson Strong. 73 Jimmy Wormsley C • 6-2 • 308 • FR/1st 20 Nate Strong Carpentersville, Ill. / Jacobs High School RB • 5-11 • 204 • JR/4th Earned 7A All-State honors from the Illinois East St. Louis, Ill. / East St. Louis High High School Football Coaches Association and School / Missouri the Champaign News-Gazette ... Led team at Missouri to the 2016 7A state playoff quarterfinals ... Played one season at Missouri in 2016 and Academic All-State honoree ... Three- time rushed 32 times for 137 yards (4.3 average) as All-Area selection and two-time All-Conference the team’s No. 3 back ... His best game came honoree ... Started 41 consecutive games over in the season finale against Arkansas when he four years. carried 17 times for 52 yards and two touch- downs ... Ran the ball eight times for 39 yards at Tennessee. at Hinds College As a freshman in 2015 rushed 15 times for 102 yards (6.8 average) but suffered a leg injury in the team’s first game. High School Ran for 1,612 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior. Personal Majoring in University Studies.
48 EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 2017 Saluki Football Southern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) All games 2017 STATISTICS 2017 Saluki Football Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall HomeSouthernAway IllinoisNeutral Game* Missouri ValleyResults Football Conference(FINAL) game 09 09 17 M SU 3 819 A 7 2 3 2 0 0 All games 09 1 17 S M 3 17 702 C 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 09 23 17 M L 31 1 8 N C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 09 30 17 20 NORTH RN IO A L 17 2 9112 10 07 17 8 S S L 1 9 12891 TeamDate Statistics Opponent SIU OPP Score Overall Conference Time Attend 10 1 17 1 ILLINOIS STAT 2 7 8121 FIRST09-09-17 O NS MVSU 218 232 W 55-3 1-0 0-0 3:20 20178194 Saluki Football 10 21 17 I S 2 811 R 88 9 Southern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) 10 28 17 7 S L 0 2 8 98 P09-16-17 at Southeast Missouri10 111 W 35-17 2-0 0-0 3:13 7025 11 0 17 MISSOURI STAT L 28 3 23 P09-23-17 at Memphis 2 2 L 31-44 2-1 0-0 3:25 41584All games 11 11 17 OUN STO N STAT L 20 28 31 7 *RUSHIN 09-30-17 AR A #20 NORTHERN1803 IOWA 17 L 17-24 2-2 0-1 3:07 9112 11 18 17 9 I L 1 28 2812 R A 21 0 M FC * A 10-07-17 P R at #8 South Dakota 3 State 0 L 14-49 2-3 0-2 3:04 12891 * 10-14-17 #15 ILLINOIS STATE W 42-7Date 3-3Opponent 1-2 3:16Score 8121Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral A P 1 3 9 1 0 09 09 17 M SU 3 819 A 7 2 3 2 0 0 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g * T 10-21-17 R at Indiana State 1 1 W 45-2409 1 17 4-3 S M 2-2 3:143 17 6811702 C 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 I 10 8 10 1 23 91 2 2 9 1 PASSIN AR A 2 9 2399 * 10-28-17 at #7 South Dakota L 0-4209 23 17 4-4 M 2-3 L3:1731 8498 1 8 N C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 2 9 3 8 22 33 9 3 32 30 C A I 203 380 17 198 3 8 11 09 30 17 20 NORTH RN IO A L 17 2 9112 S M 9 1 330 29 301 2 8 33 * A 11-04-17 P P MISSOURI STATE 8 L 28-36 10 07 17 4-5 8 S 2-4S L3:261 9 523512891 Team Statistics SIU OPP C 10 1 3 270 3 2 7 0 2 32 2 7 * A 11-11-17 P C YOUNGSTOWN 12 8STATE 12 1 L 20-28 10 1 17 4-6 1 ILLINOIS STAT 2-5 3:18 2 7 31478121 FIRST O NS 218 232 M 11 1 7 199 193 2 9 1 17 * A 11-18-17 P at #9 Western23 0 Illinois 218 1 L 14-28 10 21 17 4-7 I S 2-6 2:57 2 2812 811 R 88 9 S S 8 8 37 173 1 7 1 13 20 9 T P 2 20 10 28 17 7 S L 0 2 8 98 P 10 111 H T 8 2 19 87 37 0 2 1 2 2 TOTAL OFF NS 399 1 11 0 17 MISSOURI STAT L 28 3 23 P 2 2 P C 2 0 22 0 22 3 7 0 8 11 0 * MVFC A Game P P 2016 Saluki Football 2 11 11 17 OUN STO N STAT L 20 28 31 7 RUSHIN AR A 1803 17 H M 0 1 7 0 7 7 0 0 7 1 Southern A P Illinois Overall Team Statistics399 9 (FINAL) 378 11 18 17 9 I L 1 28 2812 R A 21 0 0 3 9 2 7 2 3 0 8 1 8 IC R TURNS All games 39 8 9 3 9 M FC A P R 3 0 T 11 21 19 9 1 1803 3 1 8 1 3 9 PUNT R TURNS 2 217 23 79 A P 1 3 9 1 0 O 11 0 20 281 17 0 1 2 1 0 INT R TURNS 11 122 17 329 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g T R 1 1 Team Statistics SIU OPP I 10 8 10 1 23 91 2 2 9 1 PASSIN AR A 2 9 2399 SCORINGFUM L S LOST 12 9340 19 13 338 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PointsP NALTI S Per Game 73 9230.9 81 781 30.7 11 2 9 3 8 22 33 9 3 32 30 C A I 203 380 17 198 3 8 11 S S 8 8 13 3 1 9 2 9 188 20 73 23 8 PointsPUNTS A Off Turnovers 8 2 44 3 1 1 52 S M 9 1 330 29 301 2 8 33 A P P 8 H T 8 2 97 9 32 73 3 8 7 7 0FIRST DOWNSTIM OF POSS SSION 2 9 0 2540 3 1 0 0 229 C 10 1 3 270 3 2 7 0 2 32 2 7 A P C 12 8 12 1 R u s h in g 81 92 M 11 1 7 199 193 2 9 1 17 A P 23 0 218 1 S M 9 1 102 3 21 1 2 1 2 220 2 2 P a s s in 3R O Ng C 1 155 1 7 108 S S 8 8 37 173 1 7 1 13 20 9 T P 2 20 I C 11 8 192 80 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 P e n a lt TH O Ny C 12 2 18 7 1 29 RUSHING YARDAGE 1512 1825 H T 8 2 19 87 37 0 2 1 2 2 TOTAL OFF NS 399 1 T 11 12 203 380 17 3 2 9 2 73 23 0 Yards gained rushing 1738 2093 P C 2 0 22 0 22 3 7 0 8 11 0 A P P 2 O 11 120 2 198 3 8 11 3 8 2399 20 82 218 1 YardsInterceptions lost rushing no. yds avg td 226lg 268 H M 0 1 7 0 7 7 0 0 7 1 A P 399 9 378 RushingN Attempts R 3 122 0 7 0 421 7 435 Average Per Rush 3.6 4.2 0 3 9 2 7 2 3 0 8 1 8 IC R TURNS 39 8 9 3 9 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g AverageC Per Game 3 0 0 0 0137.50 165.9 T 11 21 19 9 1 1803 3 1 8 1 3 9 PUNT R TURNS 2 217 23 79 11 10 7 773 1 8 1 70 3 TDs Rushing C 2 0 0 0 0 190 12 O 11 0 20 281 17 0 1 2 1 0 INT R TURNS 11 122 17 329 I C 11 8 0 92 1 8 8 3 8 PASSINGT YARDAGE R 1 0 0 0 036600 2939 FUM L S LOST 12 9 19 13 C o m p - A t t - I n t 300-472-7 220-381-12 11 2 3 337 9 3 7 30 AverageA Per Pass 1 0 0 0 0 7.80 7.7 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g P NALTI S 73 92 81 781 L R 11 7 3 30 1 73 8 2 AverageM Per Catch 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 13.4 S S 8 8 13 3 1 9 2 9 188 20 73 23 8 PUNTS A 8 2 3 1 1 I 10 8 18 120 7 1 3 12 0 Average Per Game 332.7 267.2 H T 8 2 97 9 32 73 3 8 7 7 0 TIM OF POSS SSION 2 9 0 0 3 1 0 0 8 12 10 8 8 2 18 13 1 TDs PassingPunting no. yds avg lg tb 23fc i20 50+ blk 30 S M 9 1 102 3 21 1 2 1 2 220 2 2 3R O N C 1 1 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 5172 4764 S 8 1 3 8 1 11 2 Total R Plays L 2397 3 889310 13 1 0 816 I C 11 8 192 80 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 TH O N C 12 2 7 1 C H 10 7 31 7 8 1 17 3 1 AverageS Per Play S 2 31 1 19 0 5.80 1 0 0 5.8 T 11 12 203 380 17 3 2 9 2 73 23 0 0 3 19 3 0 9 8 AverageT AM Per Game 1 30 30 0 30 470.20 0 0 0 1 433.1 O 11 120 2 198 3 8 11 3 8 2399 20 82 218 1 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg 10 0 2 12 0 1 11 1 2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-969 43-840 N R 3 122 0 7 0 7 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-60 20-208 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g S M 9 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3 8 INT RETURNS:Punt Returns #-Yards no. yds avg td12-100lg 7-88 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE C 19 1 2 8 0 23.633 19.5 11 10 7 773 1 8 1 70 3 C 2 0 0 0 0 0 C 10 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2 7 3 0 4.37 10.4 I C 11 8 0 92 1 8 8 3 8 T R 1 0 0 0 0 0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 12.6 11 2 3 337 9 3 7 30 A 1 0 0 0 0 0 T 11 203 2 9 12 8 2 73 23 0 FUMBLES-LOSTH M 1 1 1 0 0 21-80 14-2 L R 11 7 3 30 1 73 8 2 M 1 0 0 0 0 0 O 11 198 2399 12 1 20 82 218 1 PENALTIES-YardsT AM 1 8 8 0 80-7820 8 71-632 Average Per Game 71.1 57.5 I 10 8 18 120 7 1 3 12 0 PUNTS-Yards S 1 9 9 0 76-29200 9 73-3063 8 12 10 8 8 2 18 13 1 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Average Per Punt A 0 30 0 0 0 38.430 42.0 S 8 1 3 8 1 11 2 R L 2397 3 8 10 13 1 0 S M 3 8 37 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 32 1 Net puntT average 2 217 9 0 0 33.833 37.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 62-3729 65-3849 C H 10 7 31 7 8 1 17 3 1 S S 2 31 1 19 0 0 1 0 0 N 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 AverageO Per Kick 23 79 3 0 60.123 59.2 0 3 19 3 0 9 8 T AM 1 30 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 1 Net kick average 38.9 38.2 10 0 2 12 0 1 11 1 2 PAT TIME OFKick POSSESSION/Game Returns no. yds avg td 2 9 : 0 8lg 3 0 : 5 2 S M 9 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3 8 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts 3RD-DOWN Conversions 32 93 21 7 75/1940 2 52/175 3rd-Down Pct 39% 30% 10 1 1 0 0 0 C 19 1 2 8 0 33 8 8 4TH-DOWNC Conversions 1 1 23 012/223 9/20 C 10 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 7 3 0 7 S M 3 8 32 33 1 4th-Down Pct 1 1 1 0 0 55%1 45% T 11 203 2 9 12 8 2 73 23 0 H M 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 SACKST BY-Yards 39 8 9 21 8 20-1220 2 29-162 O 11 198 2399 12 1 20 82 218 1 T AM 1 8 8 0 0 8 MISC YARDS 0 26 L R 30 TOUCHDOWNSO SCORED 3 9 22 1 10045 44 S 1 9 9 0 0 9 I C 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-17 11-20 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk A 0 30 0 0 0 30 M 2 ON-SIDEAll KICKSPurpose g rush rcv pr kr 0-2ir total avg/g 0-1 S M 3 8 37 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 32 1 T 2 217 9 0 0 33 RED-ZONE SCORES (32-37) 86% (30-42) 71% N 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 O 23 79 3 0 23 I 3 18 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 11 33 337 (27-37)7 93 73%0 1373(23-42)12 8 55% N 2 2 8 8 1 PAT-ATTEMPTS 11 0 773 (39-43)0 0 91%0 773(41-43)70 3 95% S M 2 12 ATTENDANCEI 10 91 120 0 0475110 11 1 163557 PAT Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg C 2 12 Games/AvgI Per C Game 11 9 92 0 6/79180 0 83 3 05/12711 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts 32 93 21 7 0 2 Neutral Site Games 0/0 8 8 C 1 1 23 0 3 2 12 L R 11 0 30 0 0 0 30 8 2 S M 3 8 32 33 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Score byT Quarters 1st 2nd11 3rd18034th OT2 9 Total217 8 9 122 87 07 9 Southern Illinois 93 84 86 77 0 340 3 T 39 8 9 21 8 0 2 H T 1 OpponentsO 85 9411 6917 90 23990 338 79 9 329 38 03 L R 30 O 3 9 22 1 100 C H 1 I C 2 S 1 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g M 2 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g T 1 10 0 1 301 S S 8 301 1 7 188 20 3 2 I 3 18 11 33 337 7 93 0 1373 12 8 O 39 10 12 38 38 0 1 302 S M 9 9 301 220 21 7 9 N 2 2 8 8 1 11 0 773 0 0 0 773 70 3 H T 8 92 0 0 3 2 S M 2 12 I 10 91 120 0 0 0 11 1 1 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 1983I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS10 10 | 2007 91 FINAL0 91FOUR 9 1 C 2 1249 I C 11 9 92 0 0 0 83 3 0 S I 73 8 9 73 0 301 11 9 33 0 33 30 2 12 L R 11 0 30 0 0 0 30 8 2 O 82 90 7 0 302 T 11 801 1803 2 9 399 399 9 1 T 11 1803 2 9 217 8 9 122 87 07 9 O 11 808 17 2399 1 378 H T 1 O 11 17 2399 79 9 329 38 03 C H 1 Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd S 1 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf T 1 10 0 1 301 S S 8 301 1 7 188 20 3 2 21 N R 11 11 30 8 1 0 3 122 1 O 39 10 12 38 38 0 1 302 S M 9 9 301 220 21 7 9 32 11 11 0 2 7 7 3 3 0 28 1 1 0 1 H T 8 92 0 0 3 2 2 C 11 11 7 19 0 0 3 0 1 0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total I 10 10 91 0 91 9 1 S I 73 8 9 73 0 301 11 9 33 0 33 30 29 C C 11 10 3 21 1 3 1 O 82 90 7 0 302 T 11 801 1803 2 9 399 399 9 3 R A 11 11 29 22 1 0 13 0 1 1 1 0 O 11 808 17 2399 1 378 T 11 1 2 0 7 2 23 1 11 122 1 32 13 1 1 O 11 88 280 7 8 1 7 10 17 329 32 9 1 9 2 Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 21 N R 11 11 30 8 1 0 3 122 1 32 11 11 0 2 7 7 3 3 0 28 1 1 0 1 2 C 11 11 7 19 0 0 3 0 1 0 29 C C 11 10 3 21 1 3 1 3 R A 11 11 29 22 1 0 13 0 1 1 1 0 T 11 1 2 0 7 2 23 1 11 122 1 32 13 1 1 O 11 88 280 7 8 1 7 10 17 329 32 9 1 9 2 2017 Saluki Football Southern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL) 2017 SalukiAll games Football Southern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL) 2017All games STATISTICS RushingAll Purpose g gp-gsrush rcvatt gainpr losskr irnettotalavgavg/gtd lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg 11 33 337 7 93 0 1373 12 8 I 11 10 80 77310 1 0 023 910 773 70 32 2 9 1 C 19 1 2 8 0 33 I 10 9111 2 120 9 3 80 022 33 0 11 9 1 13 32 30 2 7 3 0 7 S I M C 11 9 9 1 92 3300 029 3010 83 3 02 8 33 H M 1 1 1 0 0 0 L C R 11 10 10 30 3 2700 03 2 70 30 0 8 22 32 2 7 S 1 9 9 0 0 9 M S M 9 30111 1 3 7 1990 0 1930 33 2 9201737 2 1 Saluki17 FootballT AM 1 8 8 0 0 8 S S C 10 2 7 8 8 373 1730 0Southern 1 70 270 Illinois27 01 Overall13 20 9 Individual Statistics A (FINAL) 0 30 0 0 0 30 H M T 11 193 8 2 190 087 370 0 0 1932 17 1 2 All 2games T 2 217 9 0 0 33 S S 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 7 20 9 P C C 11 2 0 0 0 1 222 00 022 1 23 7 1 70 8 11 0 O 23 79 3 0 23 H C M 11 0 0 01 0 7 1 10 0 7 1 17 0 12 80 7 1 N R 11 0 0 03 0 9 02 122PAT7 1222 3 11 10 8 1 8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg I Scoring C 8 11 80td 10 fg1 0 0kick09 rush0 9 10 rcv 9 0pass13 10 dxp0 saf 0 8pts TotalC Offense g3 plays0 rush0 0 0pass0 total avg/g T AM H T 8 08 08 0 0 0 290 0 29 0 7 2 2 0 0 3 8 S N R S 83 301122 0 71 7 0188 7 20 3 2 T S S M 8 011 213 3 8 19 9932 331 0 1803 0 3 3 1 8 1 3 9 1 S C M 92 9 0 0 0301 02200 21 7 9 O C H 10 011 031 20 0 2810 17 0 31 0 3 11 2 1 0 A 1 0 0 0 0 0 A 11 0 0 30 0 0 30 2 7 3 H T 8 92 0 0 3 2 L R 10 0 12 0 1 0 27 2 7 30 I M 101 10 0 0 0 91 0 00 91 9 1 PassingI C gp-gs7 19effic comp-att-int0 0 0 pct2 yds td lg avg/g2 T R 111 90 0 033 0 00 33 30 S M P S C 2 228 8 13 30 01 9 2 9 0 0 22 188 11 0 20 73 23 82 T C 1011 122 3 11 12 7 0 0 7 2 7 2 7 H I H T M 8 7 23 97 9 0 0 32 73 0 0 3 87 1 7 7 018 M O 1117 329 7 19 193 3 097 193 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 S M N 9 1 102 32 2 21 1 28 8 1 22017 220 Saluki2 Football2 1 I C 11 3 9 3 2 2 3 I H C M 10 11 80 192 800 1 1 2 00 0 0 01 0 13 0 3 3 1 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg S T AM M 8 29 2 0 8 Southern0 0 Illinois 21 2 Overall Individual 12 StatisticsP (FINAL) C 2 22 0 22 11 0 T 11 12 203 380 17 3 2 9 2 73 23 0 32 93 21 7 0 2 T 11 1803 22 9 217 8 9 122 87 07 9 All games 12 H M 1 7 0 7 1 O O C 11 17 1122399120 2 79198 3 8 11 9 329 3 8 38 2399 03 20 82 218 112 C 1 13 23 7 0 03 7 1 8 H T 1 T AM 81 1 1 0 29 0 01 29 3 Receiving gp-gs1 no. yds avgPAT td lg avg/g T 1139 8018 9 21 81803 02 9 2 399 399 9 S Scoring S 11 10td1 fg 7 773kick 1 rush rcv8 pass 1 dxp 70 3saf pts Total OffenseO g plays 11 3rush 8089 pass22 17 total 12399avg/g100 1 378 8 8 S S 8 301 1 7 188 20 3 2 I C S 11 81 0 92 1 8 8 3 8 S M 11 2 3 83 32 33337 9 3 7 30 1 S Fumble M Returns 9 9 no.301 yds220 avg 21 td 7 9lg C H 1 L R 11 7 3 30 1 73 8 2 3 H T C 8 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 C 0 I L R 10 8 18 120 7 1 3 12 0 30 I N R 10 10 911 0 0 91 0 9 1 T I C 1 10 0 1 2 301 11 9 33 0 33 30 8 12 10 8 8 2 18 13 1 T 2 2 0 0 O M 39 10 12 38 38 0 1 2 302 C 10 3 2 7 0 2 7 2 7 I S 8 31 3 8 1 11 2 18 M O 11 7 1933 1013 7193 117 21 C H N 10 7 2 2 8 831 7 8 1 17 3 1 1 I C 11 3 9 3 2 2 3 S M 20 3 19 3 0 9 8 12 P C 2 22 0 22 11 0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk 10 02 2 12 0 1 11 1 2 12 H M 1 7 0 7 1 S S M C M 9 3 8 21 137 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 23 8 0 012 32 1 R L 3 23977 3 0 7 1 88 10 13 1 0 H T N 10 12 21 100 01 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 29 T AM0 S S 8 2 29 31 1 0 2919 3 0 0 1 0 0 C 10 11 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 T T AM 11 801 18031 302 9 30 0 39930 399 90 0 0 0 1 T FGS Sequence S Southern111 203 Illinois2 9 12 8 2 Opponents 73 23 0 O T 11 808 817 2 82399 2 1 378 8 10 1 1 1 O M SU S 111 198 2399 12 1 20 33 82 218 1 O 3 2 88 1 1 90 22 1 11 1 S C M H 32 71 30 M C 32 3 30 31 2017 Saluki0 FootballKickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln T 1 10 0 1 301 N I 32 3 Southern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics N (FINAL) 3 12 0 9 13 0 O 39 10 12 38 38 0 1 302 S S All games T 3 12 0 9 13 0 22 37 9 27 I S O 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 21 8 39 8 2 I Field Goals S 2 fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 21 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk S S M 283 8 37 0 0 1 2 PAT2 0 2 0 0 32 1 R L 2397 3 8 10 13 1 0 M Scoring S N 2 2td100 0fg 0 0 kick2 2 rush0 0 22 3 31 rcv0 0pass0 0dxp29saf 0 ptsS TotalS Offense 2 31 1 g plays19 0 rush0 1pass0 0total avg/g S 2 29 8 3 8T AM S S 1 30 30 08 30301 0 1 70 0188 0 20 31 2 FGS Sequence I M Southern Illinois3 8 32 33 Opponents 3 1T S M 8 2 8 2 9 9 8 30110 1 2201 1 21 7 9 M SU 33 3 O H T 3 2 88 1 18 9092 22 0 1 11 1 0 3 2 S M 32 7 30 N L R 30 I 10 10 91 0 91 9 1 M I C 32 3 30 31 2 Kickoffs no. yds 11avg tb 9ob 33 retn net0ydln33 30 N M I 32 3 2 N C 3 12 0 910 13 3 0 2 7 0 2 7 2 7 S S T 3 12 0 9 13 0 22 37 9 27 I 3 18 M 11 7 193 0 193 17 I S O 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 21 8 39 8 2 N 2 2 8 8 1 I C 11 3 9 3 2 2 3 I S 2 21 S S M 28 2 12 P C 2 22 0 22 11 0 M S 2 22 3 31 12 H M 1 7 0 7 1 C S 2 29 2 3 12 3 7 0 7 1 8 H T I 1 3 T AM 8 29 0 29 3 1 T 11 801 1803 2 9 399 399 9 N S S 1 O 11 808 17 2399 1 378 S 1 C H 1 50C EIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 0 — 1983 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 T 1 10 0 1 301 O 39 10 12 38 38 0 1 302
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk S M 3 8 37 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 32 1 R L 2397 3 8 10 13 1 0 N 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 S S 2 31 1 19 0 0 1 0 0 T AM 1 30 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 1 FG Sequence Southern Illinois Opponents T 8 2 8 2 8 10 1 1 1 M SU 33 O 3 2 88 1 1 90 22 1 11 1 S M 32 7 30 M 32 3 30 31 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln N I 32 3 N 3 12 0 9 13 0 S S T 3 12 0 9 13 0 22 37 9 27 I S O 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 21 8 39 8 2 I S 2 21 S 28 M S 22 3 31 S 2 29 3 I 3
N 2017 Saluki Football Southern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (FINAL) All games 2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 21 Neal, Ryan 11-11 54 30 84 1.0-4 . 3-122 4 . 1-4 . . . 32 Watson, Kyron 11-11 50 25 75 7.5-36 3.0-28 . 1 4 1-0 1 . . 2 Chinn, Jeremy 11-11 47 19 66 0.5-0 . 3-0 6 . 1-0 4 . . 29 Crider, Cody 11-10 43 21 64 1.5-4 . . 3 . . 1 . . 3 Reed, Airan 11-11 29 22 51 5.0-13 0.5-4 . 1 1 1-0 . . . 95 Knighton, Anthony 11-11 27 12 39 11.0-62 6.5-51 . 3 6 . 2 . . 1 James, Craig 11-11 26 11 37 . . 2-0 11 . 1-0 1 . . 24 Vea, Jefferson 11-1 22 6 28 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 16 Ceasar, James 11-0 26 2 28 1.0-4 . . 3 1 . 1 . . 92 Berner, Jordan 11-11 15 11 26 2.5-11 1.0-8 . . 1 . . . . 13 Jackson, Markese 9-1 9 13 22 6.0-15 2.0-10 . 2 4 1-0 . . . 52 Haynes, Malik 10-7 14 8 22 5.5-15 1.0-2 . . . 1-0 . 1 . 14 Lewis, Torian 9-5 13 6 19 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 36 March, Kamahl 10-0 15 4 19 4.5-29 2.5-24 . 1 3 . . . . 93 Parzych, Blake 11-6 11 8 19 4.0-8 0.5-4 . 3 1 1-0 . . . 42 Simon, Withney 11-0 10 6 16 0.5-1 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 4A Tatum, Roman 6-5 10 3 13 . . 1-0 6 . . . . . 38 Reed, Quadarius 11-0 7 6 13 3.5-9 . . . 4 1-0 . . . 50 Abraham, Victor 11-0 8 4 12 . . 1-0 ...... 34 Notree, Bryce 10-0 6 5 11 ...... 49 Millender, Tori 9-0 7 2 9 0.5-3 . . . 1 . . . . 19 Brown, Qua 11-0 6 2 8 ...... 58 Sullivan, Chucky 11-0 4 4 8 1.5-8 1.0-7 . . 1 . 2 . . 59 Furcron, ZeVeyon 11-8 5 3 8 . . . . 1 . . . . 41 Skinner, Sam 6-0 5 3 8 2.0-7 2.0-7 ...... 1A Spates, ShawnTrez 9-0 8 . 8 . . . 4 . . . . . 94 Wilson, Jaylin 8-1 2 4 6 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . 2 1-0 1 . . 39 Mixon, Jonathan 11-1 1 4 5 ...... 7 DeSomer, Matt 9-1 4 . 4 ...... 26 Jennings, C.J. 2-0 4 . 4 ...... 28 Martin, Vince 6-0 3 . 3 1.0-1 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 43 Webster, Javon 5-0 3 . 3 1.0-4 ...... 91 Summers, Jake 7-0 1 2 3 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 8 James, Darrell 11-10 3 . 3 ...... 9 Davis, D.J. 11-2 3 . 3 ...... 11 Leonard, Raphael 11-7 1 1 2 ...... 1 . . TM TEAM 8-0 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 48 Carmien, Hans 10-7 2 . 2 ...... 99 Gualdoni, Nico 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 33 Harris, Charlie 8-0 . 1 1 ...... 53 White, Jack 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 80 Gardner, John 10-1 1 . 1 ...... 54 Raby, Nick 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 6 Iwema, Connor 11-8 1 . 1 ...... 20 Jones, Jimmy 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 68 Marnin, Jacob 10-9 . 1 1 ...... 87 Bonansinga, Sam 8-1 1 . 1 ...... 22 Walter, Cameron 10-1 . 1 1 ...... 9A Wolf, Nick 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-3 1.0-3 ...... 4 Straub, Sam 8-8 1 . 1 ...... 40 Arendt, Dave 3-0 1 . 1 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... Total 11 516 250 766 65-256 23-165 11-122 51 32 13-4 14 1 . Opponents 11 488 280 768 54-157 10-54 17-329 64 32 9-41 9 2 .
1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 51 2017 Saluki Football Southern Illinois Team Game-by-Game (as of Jul 27, 2018) 2017 AllSaluki games Football Southern Illinois Team Game-by-Game (as of Jul 27, 2018) All games 2017 SIU GAME-BY-GAMETEAM STATISTICS STATS Rushing ReceivingTEAM STATISTICS 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 09 09 17 M SU Rushing28 17 Receiving23 3 39 17 30 1Passing23 3 39 Kick1 Returns10 0 10 Punt Returns0 30 21tot Date09 1 17 Opponent S M no.38 yds99 td1 13lg no.13 20 yds td 38lg cmp-att-int13 29 1 20 yds td 38lg no.3 101yds td0 2lg no.2 yds1 td0 1 lg 30 off 09 09 1709 23 17 M SU M 37 28 103 0 11 1730 23 290 3 393 17 30 130 9 1 23 290 3 393 1 1 010 0 10 0 1 9 0 309 21393 09 1 1709 30 17 NORTH RN S M IO A 3823 1 199 10 13 2 1323 20 27 2 3833 13 29 123 9 2 20 27 2 3833 3 101130 0 23 23 1 29 0 1 13 30 37 09 23 1710 07 17 M S S 2037 1038 10 1 11 1 30 179290 1 393 1 32 230 9 1 179290 1 393 3 1 0 7 0 22 0 1 19 0 09 2 3393 09 30 1710 1 17 NORTH RNILLINOIS STAT IO A 23 1 1 1181 02 230 2322 27 3 8 2 3373 23 9 222 3 0 27 3 8 2 3373 1 13027 0 3 27 32 29 3 0 1333 37 9 10 07 1710 21 17 S I S S 20 1 18 8 13 1 21 1 30 1793 2 13 39 1 1 32 230 3 1793 2 13 39 1 3 788 0 2229 13 19 0 0 2 3 3 10 1 1710 28 17 ILLINOIS S STAT 139 1811 7 20 3032 2217 3 82 0 733 22 3 017 0 3 82 0 733 1 12227 0 2732 23 312 0 33 9 02 10 21 1711 0 17 MISSOURI I S STAT 1 18 239 31 212 3022 3 22 7 3 1 7 30 322 3 1 3 22 7 3 1 7 8870 0 2919 30 90 0 0 3 9 10 28 1711 11 17 OUN STO N S STAT 3937 1 7173 02 32 8 177 2 11 0 3 17 0 7 2 0 2 11 0 3 12298 0 3228 32 127 0 7 02288 11 0 1711 18 17 MISSOURI I STAT 3 2391 7 10 2 32 22 2 7 2 32 7 22 3 1 11 2 2 7 2 32 7 1 70 0 19 03 200 0 170 9 209 S 11 11 17 I OUN STO N STAT 2137 1803173 1 2 8 2037 2 9 11 2 0 3 73 203 380 177 2 0 2 9 11 2 0 3 73 39 8 998 0 28 2 2 2 2177 0 337 399288 O 11 18 17 I 03 17 1 7 1 0 32 2 198 2399 2 202 82 198 3 8 11 11 2 2399 2 202 82 31 9 01 100 233 2079 0 1723 1 209 S I 21 1803 1 8 203 2 9 2 73 203 380 17 2 9 2 73 39 8 9 0 2 2 217 0 33 399 O 11 A 3 A 12 8 0 P 17 1 12 2 198 R 2399 21 820 82 PR 198 3 8 11 9 0 A 2399 20 82 3 07 99 T 1 100 23 79 0 399 923 1