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LEATHERNECK FOOTBALL 137 Division I All-Americas • 9 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances • 12 MVFC ‘Players of the Year’ Awards • 5 MVFC Titles INFORMATION - GAME #12 DATE/TIME ..... Saturday, November 22 / 1 p.m. LOCATION ................................ Macomb, Illinois STADIUM .......................................Hanson Field SURFACE ...........................................MatrixTurf LIVE STATS ............. www.GoLeathernecks.com LIVE VIDEO .www.GoLeathernecks.com / ESPN3 LIVE AUDIO .......................www.WRMSFM.com MOBILE DEVICE .....TuneIn Radio app (WRMS) ALL-TIME SERIES ................... WIU leads 22-15 LAST MEETING .... WIU 21, @INS 14 (11/16/13) RADIO (Leatherneck Sports Network) ANNOUNCERS ...Scott Kornberg, Dr. Tom Cody Western Illinois (4-7, 2-5) #18 Indiana State (7-4, 4-3) Beardstown: WRMS 94.3 FM (Flagship) Macomb: WJEQ 102.7 FM FIGHTING SYCAMORES Galesburg: WAIK 1590 AM Quincy: WPWQ 106.7 FM LEATHERNECKS Clinton, Iowa: KCLN 1390 AM Monroe City, Missouri: KWBZ 107.5 FM THE GAME: Western Illinois closes out the 2014 season at Hanson Field against Indiana TELEVISION State... This marks the first time since 2011 that the Leathernecks close out the season at NETWORK ...........................WIU-TV3 / ESPN3 home... Western can finish with a .500 record at home with a victory over the Sycamores. ANNOUNCERS .............. Drew Hoffman, Tyler Eddy THE SERIES: Western Illinois owns a 22-15 advantage all-time in the series... After losing VIDEO nine straight in the series, Indiana State has won three of the last five... This is the 28th Fans can watch the game as a pay-per-view event straight year playing the contest, the fourth-longest such streak in WIU history. on GoLeathernecks.com. The game will also air on ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app). THE COACHES: Western Illinois head coach Bob Nielson enters his second year with the Leathernecks. He owns an 8-15 record at Western and 178-74-1 in his 22nd year as a MOBILE / TABLET DEVICES Stats available on iPhone and Android phones head coach... Indiana State head coach Mike Sanford is 8-15 is his second season with by clicking on the stats link at GoLeathernecks. the Sycamores and 24-58 overall in seven seasons as a head coach. com. The game can be heard by downloading the TuneIn Radio app on iTunes and Google Play, then searching for WRMS radio. Leatherneck seniors in Number of rushing uniform Saturday play- 170yards needed by J.C. SOCIAL MEDIA 13 ing their final game. Baker to finish his ca- In-game tweets are available @WIUAthletics. reer among the ‘Top 5’ Fans can use the #INSvsWIU or #W1U hashtag. 2014 SCHEDULE / NOTES Date Opponent Time/Result All-Time Notes A28 VALPARAISO W 45-6 WIU leads 2-0 Valpo ends shutout late; Norvell: career-high 320 pass yds S6 at #18 Wisconsin L 3-37 UW leads 3-0 Davis: career-high 10 tackles; WIU 9.0 TFL to 4.0 for UW S13 DRAKE W 38-13 WIU leads 7-5 WIU: 7.0 sacks (most since 2002): Spearman: 11 tackles S20 at Northwestern L 7-24 NU leads 1-0 Lenoir: career-high 11 rec., 115 yds; Raffelson: 10 tackles S27 • at #16/17 Southern Illinois L 17-34 WIU leads 34-22-4 Kintzel: career-high 12 tackles; Lenoir: 115 rec. yards O4 • #1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 10-17 NDSU leads 4-2 Baker: career-high 175 yds, TD; Kintzel: career-high 16 tackles O11 • at #10/16 Youngstown State W 30-24 YSU leads 18-12 Norvell: 291 yds, 4 TDs; Lenoir: Career-high 132 yds, 2 TDs O18 • #9/10 ILLINOIS STATE L 34-37 WIU leads 50-43-3 Lenoir: career-highs 195 yds, 12 rec, 2 TDs; Davis 9 solo tackles O25 • #23 NORTHERN IOWA L 13-27 UNI leads 30-13 McDaniel: 2 block punts (tie record); Lenoir: 5th 100-yd rec. game N8 • at South Dakota W 44-29 WIU leads 3-2 Norvell: career-high 5 TD passes; Davis: Defensive extra point N15 • at #19 South Dakota State L 24-59 SDSU leads 8-4 Borsellino: 99 rec. yards; Griffith: 9 tackles; Rollins: 4 PBU N22 • #18 INDIANA STATE 1:00 WIU leads 22-15 WIU’s lone road win last year was 21-14 decision at ISU WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL NOTES INDIANA STATE CAREER COACHING RECORD Western Illinois (8-15 / 2nd year) 2014: 4-7 2013: 4-8 Minnesota-Duluth (100-26 / 10 yrs) 2012: 10-2 Division II Playoffs (0-1) 2011: 11-3 Division II Playoffs (2-1) 2010: 15-0 NATIONAL CHAMPION 2009: 11-2 Division II Playoffs (1-1) 2008: 15-0 NATIONAL CHAMPION 2003: 8-3 2002: 11-1 Division II Playoffs (0-1) 2001: 9-3 2000: 7-4 1999: 3-8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (22-11 / 3 yrs) 1998: 10-3 Division III Playoffs (2-1) December 2012-Present Head Coach, Western Illinois 1997: 7-3 • Improvement in win/loss from 2012 1996: 5-5 • Coached 6 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference players Wartburg (39-14 / 5 yrs) • 1 Academic All-American and NCAA Postgraduate Scholar (Jimmy Holtschlag) 1995: 9-1 1994: 10-2 Division III Playoffs (1-1) 1999-2012 Head Coach/Director of Athletics, Minnesota-Duluth 1993: 9-2 Division III Playoffs (0-1) • Head football coach from 1999-2003; 2008-2012 1992: 5-5 • Record at UMD: 100-26 in 10 seasons, including 11-4 record in the playoffs 1991: 6-4 • Career coaching record: 170-59-1 in 20 seasons Ripon (9-8-1 / 2 yrs) • 2008 NCAA Division II National Champion (15-0) 1990: 7-2 • 2010 NCAA Division II National Champion (15-0) 1989: 2-6-1 • Six Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships • Six NCAA Division II Playoff appearances, streak of 5 straight at end of tenure Career Totals: 178-74-1 22 • 2010 Division II National Coach of the Year • 2008 Division II National Coach of the Year Career NCAA Playoffs Record: 14-7 • Coached Isaac Odim, Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Player of the Year • Over past five seasons program has produced two Harlon Hill finalists (Division II National Player of the Year), four Academic All-Americans, two NCAA Postgraduate COACHES AND STAFF Scholars, more than 12 All-Americans, and five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer- STEVE CRUTCHLEY ....Assistant Head Coach (RB) ence ‘Player of the Year’ awards. @CoachCrutchley ................................... On Field 1996-1998 Head Coach, Wisconsin-Eau Claire A.J. BLAZEK .......... Run Game Coordinator (OL) • Record in three years: 22-11 @CoachBlaz ........................................... On Field • Produced six All-Americans, 22 All-Conference picks, and 50 Academic All-Confer- TED SCHLAFKE .....Passing Game Coordinator (QB) ence honorees @CoachSchlafke ....................................Pressbox • 1998 NCAA Division III Coach of the Year • Team won 1998 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title (first in 15 years) BRIAN WARD ...................Defensive Coordinator • NCAA Division III Playoff appearance in 1998 @BWardDCoord .....................................Pressbox TYLER YELK .... Special Teams Coordinator (DB) 1991-1995 Head Coach/Director of Athletics, Wartburg College @TylerYelk .............................................. On Field • Record in five years: 39-14 • Program made consecutive NCAA Division III Playoff appearances (1993, 1994) BRIAN MOHNSEN ........................Defensive Line • 1993 Iowa Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year award @CoachMooseWIU ................................. On Field • 1993 team won the Iowa Intercollegiate Conference title ATIBA BRADLEY .............................. Linebackers • Program produced nine All-Americans, 34 All-Conference picks, four Academic All- @CoachBradleyWIU ............................... On Field Americans, and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholars MARK WATSON ..........................Wide Receivers 1989-1990 Head Coach, Ripon College @CoachMarkWatson .............................. On Field • Record in two years: 9-8-1 ANDREW PREVOST ...........................Tight Ends • 1990 team went 7-2, first winning season in eight years @CoachPrevost .....................................Pressbox EDUCATION JASON ENOS ................Defensive Line Assistant 1982 - Bachelors Degree from Wartburg College (graduated with 4.0 GPA) .........................................................Pressbox 1988 - Masters Degree from University of Northern Iowa DAVID MILKE ....................Director of Operations @CoachMilke 2 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL NOTES INDIANA STATE WESTERN ...............STATS ..................... INDST SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES: Indiana 4-7 .................... Overall Record .....................7-4 State let a 24-10 lead in the fourth quarter 24.1.................. Scoring Average ..................25.8 escape, but pulled out a 27-24 win in overtime 222.......................First Downs ......................204 at Youngstown State... Eric Heidorn drilled 401.4...................Total Offense ..................363.4 158.1..................Rushing Yards .................103.0 a game-winning 28-yard FG to win... Mike 243.3..................Passing Yards .................260.4 Perish completed 29-of-42 passing for 353 18.5................... Kickoff Returns ...................17.9 yards and a TD with an interception... Gary 9.6.......................Punt Returns ......................8.9 Owens caught nine passes for 102 yards... 32.5......................Net Punting .....................35.2 Mark Sewall recorded 12 tackles, recovered 28:13..............Time of Possession .............28:41 two fumbles, intercepted a pass and broke 56/155 (36%) .. 3rd Down Conversions ..54/163 (33%) up two passes... The Sycamores lead the 12/27 (44%) . 4th Down Conversion ... 8/12 (67%) MVFC converting on fourth down 66.7 -6 ..................... Turnover Margin ...................+16 27.9....................Points Allowed ...................23.1 percent of the time, eighth in the nation..