Indiana State Begins Three Game Homestand Against Quincy
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Game 2 n No. 23 Indiana State vs. Quincy n Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, Ind.) n Sept. 8, 2012 n 2:05 p.m. (ET) n Sycamore Vision Indiana State Athletics Media Relations Office Ace Hunt, Media Relations Director n [email protected] 401 N Fourth Street, Room 101B, Terre Haute, IN 47809 Office: 812-237-4161 n Cell: 812-243-5568 n Fax: 812-237-4193 Assistant Football Contact: Danny Pfrank ([email protected]) Assistant Football Contact: Blaine Kinsey ([email protected]) Indiana State Begins Three Game Homestand Against Quincy SETTING THE STAGE ON THE AIR National Television The fifth season of the Trent Miles era continues on Sycamore Vision Saturday, Sept. 8, as the No. 23 Sycamores open up Play-By-Play: Brian Fritz the home portion of the schedule against Quincy of Analyst: Tom James No. 23 Indiana State (0-1, 0-0 MVFC) the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Saturday’s game Online: GoSycamores.com SYCAMORES is set for a 2:05 p.m. (ET) kickoff at Memorial Stadium (12,794). The game will be broadcast live nationally Radio Date Opponent Time/Result on Sycamore Vision (pay-per-view service) with Brian Nelligan Sports Marketing Radio Network Sept. 1 at Indiana L, 17-24 Fritz (pbp) and Tom James (analyst) on the call. The Flagship: WIBQ 98.5 FM Sept. 8 Quincy 2:05 p.m. Play-By-Play: Brian Fritz game will also air live on WIBQ (98.5 FM), with Fritz Sept. 15 Drake 2:05 p.m. Analyst: Tom James Sept. 22 South Dakota State * 2:05 p.m. and James calling the action for the Nelligan Sports Online: GoSycamores.com Sept. 29 at Southern Illinois * 7:00 p.m. Marketing Radio Network. Action can be heard live Oct. 6 Missouri State * 3:05 p.m. Oct. 13 at North Dakota State * 4:00 p.m. worldwide on GoSycamores.com. Sycamore Vision subscription information can be found on page 2 of this Oct. 20 at Western Illinois * 7:00 p.m. release. Oct. 27 South Dakota * 2:05 p.m. Nov. 3 Illinois State * 2:05 p.m. THE QUINCY SERIES Nov. 17 at Youngstown State * 2:00 p.m. * Missouri Valley Football Conference Game The Indiana State and Quincy series is tied at one each, with the two teams splitting a pair of games at ISU’s • All Times Eastern Memorial Stadium. The series began in 2009 with a 26-20 overtime victory for the Hawks while the Sycamores countered with a 56-22 victory in 2010. THE COACHES INDIANA STATE: Trent Miles (Indiana State ‘87) — Overall: 13-33 (5th Season) — at Indiana State: 13-33 (5th Season) — vs. Quincy: 1-1 — vs. Missouri Valley Football Conference: 9-23 Quincy (0-1, 0-0 GLVC) Quincy: Tom Pajic (Bloomsburg, ‘91) HAWKS — Overall: 0-1 (First Season) — at Quincy: 0-1 (First Season) Date Opponent Time/Result — vs. Indiana State: First Meeting Aug. 31 at Northwoods L, 31-54 Sept. 8 at Indiana State 2:05 p.m. — vs. Missouri Valley Football Conference: First Meeting Sept. 15 Indianapolis * 7:00 p.m. Sept. 22 at Urbana * 1:00 p.m. Sept. 29 at Saint Joseph’s * 1:00 p.m. QUICK HITS Oct. 6 St. Ambrose 8:00 p.m. — Shakir Bell set the Indiana State school record for most rushing yards in a season opener on September 1 Oct. 13 McKendree * 2:00 p.m. with his 192 yards on the ground at Indiana. Oct. 20 Missouri S & T * 1:00 p.m. Oct. 27 at Central State * 1:30 p.m. — The Sycamores are nationally-ranked at No. 23 in The Sports Network poll for the second consecutive week Nov. 3 Kentucky Wesleyan * 2:00 p.m. after also being ranked No. 23 in the Preseason Poll. Nov. 10 at William Jewell * 2:00 p.m. — Indiana State is opening the home portion of its 2012 slate against Quincy. The Sycamores are 58-35-3 in *Denotes Great Lakes Valley Football Conference Game home openers, have won each of its last two home openers and were 3-2 at home in 2011. All Times Eastern Game 2 n No. 23 Indiana State vs. Quincy n Sept. 8, 2012 The Indiana State Head Coach Media Services Indiana State head coach Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987) is 13-33 (.283) overall in his fifth season GoSycamores.com as a head coach, all with the Sycamores. He is 9-23 all-time in MVFC games, including a 6-10 mark The Official Online Home of Sycamore Athletics at home and a 3-13 mark on the road. During his career, he is 9-13 in all home games, 4-20 on the ISU Athletics and Sycamore football information can be road and 3-3 in games decided by three points or less. Miles is 1-1 all-time against Quincy, and is 2-1 against members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. With the Trees, Miles is 1-2 in overtime accessed online at all times. Complete statistics, notes, games, and 0-5 in shutouts. Saturday’s game is Trent Miles’ 47th game as Indiana State head coach. recaps, features and archives, as well as live video, are available at GoSycamores.com. The Quincy Head Coach Quincy is led by first-year head coach Tom Pajic, who is 0-1 at the Quincy, Ill., school. Pajic has never Social Media faced off against Indiana State nor a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference as head Indiana State football information can be found on coach. Pajic comes to Quincy after spending the last eight seasons as the offensive coordinator at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. facebook.com/Sycamores as well as twitter.com/ IndianaStateFB & IndStAthletics Scouting The Hawks Quincy enters Saturday’s game with an 0-1 record after falling by the score of 54-31 at Northwood Radio Show on Aug. 31 in their season opener. It was the first NCAA Division II game in Quincy history as the Head coach Trent Miles will join play-by-play voice program’s first as a member of the GLVC and the first for head coach Tom Pajic. Wide receiver Jarrod Brian Fritz every Monday for the Trent Miles Radio Show Sergent paced the team with 133 yards on three catches, including a 57-yard touchdown in the game’s second quarter. at 6:00 p.m. The show will take place live from Beef O’ Brady’s in Terre Haute and will air on WIBQ 98.5 FM in A Little History the Wabash Valley. This marks the 108th season of football at Indiana State, dating back to 1896. The University did not field teams from 1899 to 1900, 1908 or from 1910 to 1919. ISU owns an all-time record of 351-475-22 Interview Availability and is competing for the 27th consecutive season as a member of the MVFC. Each day on game weeks, ISU players will be available Television Particulars at Memorial Stadium 30 minutes after each practice Indiana State’s home opener against Quincy will be televised on a pay-per-view basis on GoSycamores. session. Coach Trent Miles will be available at this time com, a subscription service provided by the ISU Athletic Department. Subscription information is or upon prior arrangements with the ISU Athletics Media available on GoSycamores.com. Relations Office. Please call Ace Hunt at (812) 237-4161 to confirm practice times or schedule an interview with For Openers Coach Miles or the Sycamore student-athletes through With its 24-17 loss at Indiana, the Sycamores dropped to 43-49-7 in season openers with a .468 winning percentage. ISU last won its season opener with a 57-7 victory over St. Joseph’s (Ind.) in the week. All interviews are to be coordinated through 2010 and last won a season opener on the road by a 13-10 count at Drake in 1980. ISU is 0-2 in season the Media Relations Office. This allows the staff to arrange opening contests against Indiana (31-0 in 1925 and 55-7 in 2007). ISU is 58-35-3 in home openers and the interview when it best suits the student athlete’s and have won their home opener in each of the last two seasons. reporter’s schedules. Please contact the Media Relations Office in advance to make your interview requests.Media Bell Sets Season Opener School Record For Rushing At Indiana are not permitted to contact student-athletes on Indiana State junior tailback Shakir Bell rushed for 192 yards on 24 attempts with a touchdown and added four pass receptions for 31 yards as the Sycamores narrowly fell 24-17 at Indiana, of the Big their own at any time. Ten Conference. Bell’s 192 yards are a new school record for the Sycamores for most rushing yards in a season opening contest surpassing the previous standard of 160 yards set in 2010 by Darrius MVFC Teleconference Gates. Bell got the Sycamores on the scoreboard during their second drive when he burst through All nine league head coaches are available on the league’s the line untouched for a 54-yard scoring rush for the quick 7-0 advantage. Bell was actively involved weekly coaches’ teleconference on Tuesday’s during the in the passing game as well as he amassed 15 of his 31 yards through the air on one single screen regular season. The call begins at 11:00 a.m. and coach pass. The 192 yards rushing was the 13th 100-yard rushing effort of his career and marked his sixth highest single-game total during his 23 game career.