Austin Peay Governors Vs
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS 6 p.m. • Sept. 26, 2009 Clarksville, Tenn. • Governors Stadium (10,000) GAME 4 • 2009 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Schedule (-2, 0-0 OVC) GOVERNORS TO WATCH ...OFFENSIVELY: Sophomore running back Ryan White leads the Govs in rushing with SEPTEMBER 297 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per carry. He opened the season with 210 yards against 5 Newberry W, 34-23 Newberry...Fellow co-No. 1 tailback Terrence Holt has been bottled up over the last two 12 at Youngstown State L, 21-38 games but has 170 yards rushing (6.5 ypr) and two TDs...Junior quarterback Trent Caffee 19 at Illinois State L, 7-38 26 Eastern Illinois • 6 p.m. failed to complete a pass in the first half against Illinois State and was replaced by Gary OCTOBER Orr, who completed 8 of 17 for 95 yards, but also tossed four interceptions...Junior receiver 3 at Tennessee Tech • 7 p.m. Darryl Miller has five catches for 90 yards in three games to lead the receivers...Up front, 10 at Southeast Missouri • 1 p.m. the Govs return a trio of starters, guards Kelvin Little and Stanley Brooks along with tackle 17 Open Date Tyler Trent. 24 Eastern Kentucky • 6 p.m. ...DEFensiveLY: Senior linebackers Daniel Becker and Kit Hartsfield again lead a defense 31 Jacksonville State • (HC) 4 p.m. that was on the field for 36:04 at Illinois State...Becker has been credited with 24 tackles, NOVEMBER including a team-best 4.0 tackles for loss...Hartsfield has been credited with 21 stops...Weak 7 at Murray State • 1 p.m. safety Amius Smith is tied with Becker for the team lead in tackles with 24, including 17 solo 14 Tennessee State • 4 p.m. stops...Redshirt freshman linebacker Zac Burkhart collected the Govs’ first interception of 21 at Tennessee Martin • 1 p.m. 2009 against Illinois State...Cornerback Kevis Buckley, a first-team All-OVC choice a year • - Ohio Valley Conference games ago who led the league in interceptions (six) a year ago, is seeking his first 2009 intercep- Home games in boldface. All times Central. tion...Safety Tremayne Townsend has 19 tackles, including three for loss. ...SPECIAL TEAMS: Sophomore running back Terrence Holt re-set his own OVC records Radio: WVRY 05. FM for kickoffs returned (52) and yards (1285) a year ago. He averaged 24.7 yards per punt return against Illinois State...Junior punter Ryan Key was one of the few bright spots against On WVRY 105.1 FM, Austin Peay fans can Illinois State, averaging 43.6 yards per punt...Freshman kicker Stephen Stansell received catch games from Cadiz and Russellville to the no field goal opportunities against Youngstown State or Illinois State after going two-for-two north, to Nashville on the east, to Lawrenceburg versus Newberry. and Savannah in the south, to Jackson, Paris and Murray (Ky.) on the West. David Loos, who PANTHERS TO WATCH also handles play-by-play for Lady Govs bas- Quarterback Jake Christensen, a fifth-year senior who graduated from Iowa last spring, is the Pan- ketball and color for the Govs, is in his eighth thers quarterback. In three games, the former Hawkeye starter has completed 47 of 65 passes for season as football play-by-play voice while Van 604 yards and six TD passes and just one interception...Mon Williams, who transferred from Florida , a veteran broadcaster with a diverse Stokes last spring, has rushed 47 times for 319 yards (6.8 ypr) and four TDs...Another Florida transfer, background (2008 USA Wrestling Man of the Chevon Walker, has 148 yards rushing...Slotback Jimmy Potempa, a transfer from Michigan, has a Year), again adds the color. The pregame show team-leading 10 catches while Lorene Ricks has 8 catches for 181 yards and two TDs...Sophomore will begin 30 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff each week. linebacker Cory Leman has 29 tackles to lead the defense...Cornerback CJ James has picked off two passes...Defensive tackle Trevor Frericks has four tackles for loss...Kicker Austin Signor, Television: Gov TV previously a kickoff specialist, has made two of three field goals in the early going. All home APSU football games will be available this APSU vs. EASTERN Illinois: Setting the Scene season on Charter Channel 99 and CDE Lightband The Series: APSU trails 6-3 Channel 9. The live television feed is produced by Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2008; Austin Peay 15, Eastern Illinois 13 APSU’s Mass Communications department. Other information APSU’s win against EIU in 2008 was the Govs’ first when both were OVC members. The Govs rejoined the Ohio Valley Conference for football in 2007 after returning to scholarship football in 2006. The Govs Internet Video: OVCSports.TV tied for third in the league with a 5-3 record in 2007 and finished 7-4 overall, only the program’s fourth winning season All Ohio Valley Conference football games plus since 1981. Last season, however, saw the Govs slip to a 2-9 record and 2-6 in the OVC...Eastern Illinois is attempting home non-conference contests will be televised by to bounce back from its worst record (3-5) as an OVC member since 2003 and the second worst since joining the league OVCSPORTS.TV. Sign up now to catch all of the in 1996. The Panthers have won outright or shared five OVC titles since 2000. exciting OVC action during the 2009-10 season. The OVC is excited to offer LIVE & on-demand AUSTIN PEAY EASTERN ILLINOIS streaming video & audio straight to your computer. APSU’s webcast is produced by APSU’s Mass Record: 1-2, 0-0 OVC Record: 3-0, 1-0 OVC Communications department. Last Game: Sept. 19, 2009 in Normal, Ill. Last Game: Sept. 19, 2009 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. lost to Illinois State, 38-7 defeated Southeast Missouri, 23-14 Head Coach: Rick Christophel Head Coach: Bob Spoo Captains Alma Mater: Austin Peay (1975) Alma Mater: Purdue (1960) The Governors permanent captains for the 2009 APSU Record: 10-15 / third season EIU Record: 135-109-1 / 23rd season season are: Career Record: 10-15 / third season Career record: 135-109-1 / 23rd season # 5, Kevis Buckley, cornerback Govs Pardon: Christophel’s 7-4 mark in 2007 season rep- Panther Paw: Bob Spoo, two-time OVC Coach of the Year and #33, Daniel Becker, linebacker resented the second most wins by a first-year head coach 2000 I-AA Coach of the Year, is tied for the fifth-longest tenure by #99, Rocky Dee Peeler, defensive tackle in Austin Peay history. Christophel is the first APSU alum to a head coach at his current Division I school. Penn State’s Joe #61, Tyler Trent, offensive tackle serve as head coach since Jack Bushofsky (1973-76). Paterno (43 years) has the longest tenure at his school. - - www.letsgopeay.com Christophel Profile OVC TELECONFERENCE The nine OVC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconference each Tuesday at 10 a.m. RICK (CT) during the regular season. APSU coach Rick Christophel will be available from 10:35- CHRISTOPHEL 10:42 a.m. of the teleconference. For information on how to access the call, please contact Head Coach Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Office (615-371-1698 or [email protected]) (Third year) Overall: 10-15, 7-9 OVC REMEmbER...IT’S STIll THE fcS, NOT I-AA 2009: 1-2, 0-0 OVC Beginning with the 2006 National Championship, the NCAA dropped the I–A/I–AA nomenclature PLAYING CAREER: that defined college athletics for the previous 25 years. The divisions are now the Football Played four seasons Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). FCS is the only (1971-74) for Austin Peay Division I football subdivision to host a NCAA–sponsored national championship. The FBS COACHING CAREER: 1975-76 Austin Peay, – formerly Division I–A – competes for the Bowl Championship Series national championship. graduate as- The other difference? Teams that play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships sistant compared to the FBS’ 85 scholarship limit. Richmond won the 2008 FCS title. 1976-78 Highlands (Ky.) High School, assis- tant coach FCS PlaYOff EXpaNSION 1979-81 Austin Peay, assistant coach In April 2008, the NCAA Board of Directors approved a new budget for the Division I Football 1982 Southern Arkansas, assistant coach Championship, which permitted the postseason bracket to expand from 16 to 20 teams 1983 Cincinnati, assistant coach beginning with the 2010 season. It marks the first expansion since the playoff field grew 1984-85 Rice, assistant coach from 12 to 16 teams in 1997. In 2010, automatic bids will climb for 8 to 10 while the at-large 1986-90 Vanderbilt, assistant coach, defensive berths also will rise from 8 to 10. coordinator (1989) 1991-94 Mississippi State, assistant coach 62ND OVC SEASON 1995-07 Alabama-Birmingham, assistant This is the 62nd season of Ohio Valley Conference football. Fourteen teams have won or coach (1995-07); offensive coordina- shared the league’s football title, led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 20 outright or shared tor (1995-98), senior associate athlet- championships. Austin Peay’s only title came in 1977. ics director, internal affairs (2002-03); defensive coordinator (2001, 2006-07) 73RD SEASON This is the 73rd season of football competition for the Governors. APSU played its 700th Assistant Coaches game in 2007 and will play its 736th game, Saturday. They enter the game with a 266-453- Granville Eastman (Saint Mary’s (Halifax, Nova 16 record.