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QQUICKUICK FFACTSACTS / TABLETABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS QUICK FACTS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Institution .........................................Illinois State University Asst. AD for Communications/FB Contact .....Mike Williams About Illinois State University .........................................2-3 Location ..............................................................Normal, Ill. Offi ce Phone ................................................(309) 438-7748 Welcome to Bloomington-Normal ......................................4 Founded ...................................................................... 1857 Cell Phone ...................................................(309) 825-8828 Redbirds in the Community ............................................... 5 Enrollment ................................................................ 20,271 E-mail Address [email protected] Hancock Stadium ...........................................................6-7 Nickname ...............................................................Redbirds Twitter ............................................................@ISU_mcwilli Kaufman Football Building/Practice Field .......................8-9 Colors ............................................Red (PMS 186) & White Secondary Contact ......................................Zack Carpenter Academic Support ........................................................... 10 Mascot ........................................................ Reggie Redbird Cell Phone ...................................................(217) 781-0929 Athletic Training ................................................................11 Affi liation .............................................NCAA Division I FCS E-mail Address ...................................... [email protected] Strength and Conditioning ..........................................12-13 Conference .....................................Missouri Valley Football Missouri Valley Football Conference ..........................14-15 Facility .....................................................Hancock Stadium INTERVIEWS Redbird Notebook ............................................................17 Capacity .................................................................... 13,391 Please arrange with the Athletics Communications Offi ce The Road To Frisco ......................................................... 18 University President ......................................Dr. Larry Dietz at least 24 hours prior to the requested interview. Practice FCS Championship Experience ...................................... 19 Director of Athletics ............................................Larry Lyons day interviews can be conducted after the workout. 2014 Statistics ............................................................20-22 NCAA Faculty Representative ......................Dr. Jeri Beggs 2014 Game Recaps ....................................................23-27 GOREDBIRDS.COM 2015 Position Breakdowns .........................................28-32 TEAM INFORMATION The latest, offi cial information on 2015 Illinois State 2015 Preseason Depth Chart ..........................................33 2014 Record .................................................................13-2 football is available at GoRedbirds.com. Log on for 2015 Numerical Roster ....................................................34 Home ..............................................................................8-0 complete media services, including statistics, rosters, bios, 2015 Opponent Profi les ...................................................35 Away ...............................................................................5-1 schedules, press conferences, quotes and more. Coaching Staff Profi les ...............................................36-47 Neutral ............................................................................0-1 Support Staff ...............................................................48-50 2014 Missouri Valley Football Record ............................7-1 Player Profi les ............................................................51-67 2014 Missouri Valley Football Finish ........................... T-1st Record Book .............................................................69-121 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................40/20 Player Records .....................................................69-88 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................11/11 REDBIRD SOCIAL MEDIA Team Records ......................................................89-90 Specialists Returning/Lost ..............................................0/4 To stay up-to-date with Redbird football during the Hancock Stadium Records ........................................91 season, make sure to follow Redbird Football on Twitter Playoff Records ....................................................92-97 COACHING STAFF @RedbirdFB and Illinois State Athletics on Facebook, Attendance History ....................................................98 Head Coach .....................................................Brock Spack Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat via @ISURedbirds. All-Americans .....................................................99-101 .................................................................Purdue, 1983 Game previews and recaps, photo galleries and videos will Honors and Awards ..........................................102-103 Record at ISU ....................................46-26 (Seventh Year) be posted to all of Illinois State’s sites for its followers to Coaching History .....................................................104 Career Record ............................................................Same view. In addition, live streaming game video, weekly press Retired Numbers .....................................................105 Assoc. Head Coach/DC ...................Spence Nowinsky (DL) conferences and post-game highlights will be posted on Year-By-Year Results .......................................106-117 Offensive Coordinator ............................Kurt Beathard (QB) RedbirdHD.tv. Series Records .........................................................118 Assistant Coaches .......................................Dan Clark (OL) Series Results ..................................................119-121 .......................................................Lamar Conard (RB) ..............................................................Cody Deti (DB) CREDITS .......................................................... Billy Dicken (WR) The 2015 Illinois State Football Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Assistant Athletics Director ................................................. Khenon Hall (Asst. DB) for Communications Mike Williams. Content and editorial support provided by secondary football contact Zack Carpenter, Director of Athletics Communication Lauren Hutchcraft, Assistant Athletics Communication Directors John ............................................... Kane Kiernan (Asst. OL) Twork and Matt Wing, and Athletics Communications Graduate Assistants Zach Wadley, Tim Van Duyne and Hannah ....................................................Greg McLain (TE/HB) Jorich. ............................................Jake Schoonover (LB, ST) Director of Football Operations ...........................Erin Brown Cover Design: Shawn Billo. Athletic Trainer ..................................................Joe Whitson Photography: Dennis Banks, Rebecca Banks and Lyndsie Schlink Equipment Manager ........................................ Nick Watson Printed By: Illinois State University Printing Services Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Jim Lathrop Video Coordinator ................................................Rick Geitz ON THE COVER Football Administrative Assistant .......................Pam Merna (Clockwise From Top): Seniors Tre Roberson (5), Alex Donnelly (40), Josh Burch (27), Marshaun Coprich (25), Teddy Corwin (87), Pat Meehan (33) and David ‘Boom’ Perkins (4). @REDBIRDFB #BACKTHEBIRDS • 1 IILLINOISLLINOIS STATESTATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY Founded in 1857, Illinois State University was the fi rst public university in the state and is one of the Midwest’s oldest institutions of higher education. It is a residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study. Abraham Lincoln drew up the legal documents to establish the university. The original name of the school was Illinois State Normal University, refl ective of its primary mission as a teacher training institution (at that time called a normal school). In 1964, as the institution began expanding and moving toward a full liberal arts curriculum, its name was changed, fi rst to Illinois State University at Normal, and then by 1968 to Illinois State University. Teaching is at the root of Illinois State’s heritage and that tradition grows through the efforts of the outstanding faculty in all six of Illinois State’s colleges. More than 92 percent of Illinois State’s classes are taught by full-time faculty, most of whom have the highest degree in their academic area. Illinois State is located in the twin-city community of Bloomington-Normal, and is centrally located 137 miles southwest of Chicago, 164 miles northeast of St. Louis and 178 miles west of Indianapolis. Interstate highways 74, 55, and 39, U.S. Route 150, and Illinois Route 9 intersect in Bloomington- Normal, creating