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EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-6434 • www.EIUpanthers.com GAME 8 Eastern Illinois Faces Big Road Test Panthers Travel To Jacksonville State No. 24 Eastern Illinois (5-2, 3-1 OVC) at No. 12 Jacksonville State (4-2) Paul Snow Stadium (15,000) • Jacksonville, Ala. October 24, 2009 • 1 p.m. • TV: None QUICK FACTS THE GAME Eastern Illinois will travel to Jacksonville State for the second to last road game of the season on Saturday afternoon. This will mark the third time in four weeks that Eastern Illinois COACHES: has played a nationally ranked opponent, two of them nationally ranked in the FCS while Penn Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) State was ranked No. 14 in the FBS polls. Following the weekend, EIU found themselves in EIU Record ..........137-111-1 (22nd year) second place in the OVC standings as one of three teams who have suffered only one OVC OVC Record ................62-30 (13th year) loss this year. The game against JSU will count in the standings as either a win or a loss vs. Jacksonville State ........................ 2-3 despite the Gamecocks not being eligible for the OVC regular-season title. Jack Crowe (UAB, 1970) The Panthers are coming off a 23-15 win over Tennessee Tech that ended a two game JSU Record ..........................61-44 (10th) slide. EIU has won in their last two visits to Paul Snow Stadium with each previous win Overall Record ....................75-73 (16th) helping the Panthers secure a post-season playoff berth. OVC Record ..................36-12 (7th year) Jacksonville State comes into the game as one of the hottest teams in the FCS. After vs. EIU ............................................... 3-3 narrowly missing an upset of Florida State, JSU has reeled off four straight FCS wins with an average score of 49-9. This will be homecoming for Jacksonville State as they have played five of their first six contests on the road. SERIES Series tied 3-3 THE SERIES Last meeting, JSU won 23-10 This will be the 7th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State. The series on Sept. 27, 2008 at O’Brien Field is currently tied 3-3 with the Gamecocks picking up a 23-10 win in Charleston last season. In the first five meetings in the series the winner of the contest went on to either win the OVC RANKINGS regular-season title or earn an at-large NCAA FCS playoff berth. This season EIU is again in Eastern Illinois .............................25 / 24 Jacksonville State ........................ 13 / 12 the hunt for the OVC regular-season title and playoff berth while JSU is playing for the chance .............................. Sports Network/FCS Coaches to win an unofficial OVC title with two wins over OVC foes already in the bank. RADIO Eastern Illinois (5-2, 3-1 OVC) Jacksonville State (4-2) Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM - flagship station Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time WHOW 1510 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Sept. 3 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 Sept. 5 at Georgia Tech L 17-37 www.weiuhitmix.net Sept. 12 at Indiana State W 31-0 Sept. 12 at Florida State L 9-19 Play-by-Play ........................ Mike Bradd Sept. 19 * at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 Sept. 19 at Alabama A&M W 45-13 Analyst ............................. Jack Ashmore Sept. 26 * at Austin Peay W 30-20 Sept. 26 at Nicholls State W 60-10 Oct. 3 * EASTERN KENTUCKY L 31-36 Oct. 3 * UT MARTIN W 52-7 TELEVISION - NONE Oct. 10 at Penn State L 3-52 Oct. 10 * at Murray State W 41-7 Oct. 17 * TENNESSEE TECH (HC) W 23-15 Oct. 17 * EASTERN ILLIOIS (HC) 1 pm NATIONAL RADIO Oct. 24 * at Jacksonville State 1 pm Oct. 31 * at Austin Peay 6 pm WCKY AM 1530 Oct. 31 * at Murray State 1 pm Nov. 7 * at Southeast Missouri 1 pm Play-by-Play ..................... Frank Santore Nov. 14 * UT MARTIN 1:30 pm Nov. 14 * TENNESSEE TECH Noon Analyst ............................. Chris Goforth Nov. 19 * TENNESSEE STATE 5:30 pm Nov. 21 * EASTERN KENTUCKY Noon INTERNET * Ohio Valley Conference Game * Ohio Valley Conference Game Live Stats .www.jsugamecocksports.com All Times Central All Times Central Video Stream ........ www.OVCSports.TV Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 24, 2009 • Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State • Page 2 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO 2009 SPORTS NETWORK The dean of Ohio Valley Conference Coaches, TOP 25 Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo returns to LONGEST TENURED DIVISION I HEAD COACHES (AT SAME SCHOOL) (Week 7) the sidelines for his 22nd season on the sidelines and 23rd season overall. Spoo missed the 2006 1 ..Joe Paterno (Penn State) ........................since 1966 Rk. Team 2009 Record 2 ...Bob Ford (Albany) .................................since 1973 season with a medical illness. His career record 3 ...Bobby Bowden (Florida State) ..............since 1976 1. Richmond (131) 6-0 4 ...Andy Talley (Villanova) ........................since 1985 2. Montana (5) 6-0 is 137-111-1 at EIU including a 62-30 mark in 5 ...Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) ...............since 1987 3. Southern Illinois (1) 5-1 OVC action. Since taking over the program in ...Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois) ................ since 1987 4. Villanova 6-1 1987, Spoo has become one of the most respected 5. William & Mary 5-1 coaches in the game with numerous assistants moving on to succeed at all levels of the 6. Northern Iowa 4-2 7. Elon 5-1 coaching business. He was the 1995 Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year and runner- 8. Appalachian State 4-2 up for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in 2000. A 1960 graduate of Purdue 9. New Hampshire 5-1 University, Spoo has coached the Panthers to 8 NCAA FCS playoff berths and ten Top 25 10. South Carolina State 5-1 national rankings. This season EIU will play at Penn State matching two of the longest 11. South Dakota State 5-1 12. McNeese State 4-2 tenured head coaches head-to-head on Oct. 10. 13. Jacksonville State 4-2 14. Massachusetts 4-2 JACKSONVILLE STATE HEAD COACH JACK CROWE 15. Stephen F. Austin 5-1 16. Weber State 4-3 Jack Crowe enters his tenth season coaching Jacksonville State having compiled a 61-44 17. Colgate 7-0 record in his time with the Gamecocks. Crowe took over the JSU program in 2000 when 18. Central Arkansas 4-2 the team was a member of the Southland Conference. In 2003 they joined the OVC winning 19. Delaware 5-2 back-to-back league championships in 2003 and 2004. His career OVC record is 36-12 in 20. Cal Poly 3-3 21. Eastern Kentucky 4-2 seven years. A 1970 graduate of UAB, Crowe also had head coaching stops at Livingston 22. Holy Cross 5-1 (now West Alabama) and Arkansas. His career record is 75-73. 23. Liberty 4-2 24. Northern Arizona 4-2 25. EASTERN ILLINOIS 5-2 SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE STATE The Gamecocks feature one of the most talented offensive players in recent Ohio Valley Conference history with senior quarterback Ryan Perrilloux. The second year transfer from LSU is one of 20-players on the mid-season Walter Payton Award Watch List. He currently leads the nation in passing efficiency at 195.13 completing 71-of-116 passes for 1,284 yards. He has tossed 15 touchdowns compared to only one interception. Perrilloux is also 2009 FCS Coaches Poll dangerous on the ground ranking third on the team with 175 yards rushing. The defense (Week 7) which has allowed just 14 points to OVC opponents this year is led by Kevin Dix with five sacks and T.J. Heath with five interceptions. Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (28) 6-0 2. Montana 6-0 ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY 3. Southern Illinois 5-1 October 24, 1987 – Eastern Illinois quarterback Eric Arnold hit tight end Mike Macek 4. Villanova 6-1 for a 14-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds remaining to lift Eastern Illinois to a 7-3 win 5. William & Mary 5-1 6. Northern Iowa 5-2 over Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) in Springfield, Mo. Arnold was 19-of- 7. Elon 5-1 38 for 210 yards in the win. 8. New Hampshire 5-1 9. Appalachian State 4-2 HIGH PROFILE QUARTERBACKS 10. South Carolina State 5-1 11. McNeese State 4-2 Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State will both start former high school All-American 12. Jacksonville State 4-2 quarterbacks under center on Saturday afternoon as Jake Christensen goes for the Panthers 13. South Dakota State 5-1 while Ryan Perrilloux will start for the Gamecocks. Both players started their careers at 14. Central Arkansas 4-2 15. Weber State 4-3 different FBS schools but both transferred into the Ohio Valley Conference with Christensen 16. Massachusetts 4-2 coming to EIU from Iowa in August and Perrilloux going to JSU from LSU prior to the 2008 17. Colgate 7-0 season. This will be the second time that teams quarterbacked by Christensen and Perrilloux 18. Stephen F. Austin 5-1 have faced off. Both players competed in the 2005 US Army All-American Bowl with the 19. Cal Poly 3-3 20. Eastern Kentucky 4-2 West team quarterbacked by Perrilloux winning over the East quarterbacked by Christensen, 21. Eastern Washington 4-3 35-3. Also playing quarterback for the West were current New York Jets quarterback Mark 22.