SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (0-0) at #17/#18 SEMO (0-0) Cape Girardeau, Mo
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GAME 1 | August 29, 2019 | 6:30 PM CT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (0-0) at #17/#18 SEMO (0-0) Cape Girardeau, Mo. | Houck Field (10,000) Series: Salukis trail, 37-41 (H: 18-22, A: 18-19-4, N: 1-0) Series versus SEMO 1,118 yards in 2018 — the most by a Saluki Follow The Game The Salukis and SEMO have the oldest running back since Jewel Hampton in 2011 Watch: ESPN+ rivalry in each school’s history, dating back — and averaged 6.28 yards per carry. Davis Saluki Radio: Mike Reis, Gene Green, Connor James WCIL-FM 101.5 Carbondale (Flagship) to 1909. The schools are separated by just recorded six 100-yard rushing games, KATZ-AM 1600 St. Louis, Mo., Tune-In Radio 45 miles and the Mississippi River. Last including a career-best 201 yards versus Live Stats: SIUSalukis.com year, a ship’s wheel became the series’ South Dakota State. Twitter: SIU_Football | Facebook: SalukiFootball trophy with the creation of the War For The Instagram: @SIUSalukis | Website: SIUSalukis.com Wheel rivalry. DE Anthony Knighton on MVFC During the last 16 years, SIU has a 10-3 MVFC Standings Preseason Team MVFC ALL Coaches Media series advantage, including a 5-1 mark in DE Anthony Knighton (6-4, 260, Jr.) Illinois State 0-0 0-0 13 15 Cape Girardeau. The loss came in 2015. joined Chinn and Davis on the MVFC’s Indiana State 0-0 0-0 16 16 SEMO head coach Tom Matukewicz Preseason Team. He has started every Missouri State 0-0 0-0 — — has SIU ties, having served as linebackers game (22) of his Saluki career and ranks North Dakota State 0-0 0-0 1 1 coach under Jerry Kill from 2001-07. 11th in career sacks (15.0) at Southern. His Northern Iowa 0-0 0-0 20 18 Defensive coordinator Bryce Saia also 8.5 sacks last season ranked seventh all- South Dakota 0-0 0-0 RV RV South Dakota State 0-0 0-0 4 3 coached at Southern from 2004-07. time at SIU and were the most by a Saluki Southern Illinois 0-0 0-0 — — since James Cloud had 8.5 in 2007. He Western Illinois 0-0 0-0 — RV QB Stone Labanowitz to make first also has 24.0 tackles for loss in his career, Youngstown State 0-0 0-0 — RV Division I start which is 20th all-time at SIU. QB Stone Labanowitz (5-10, 187, Southern Illinois Schedule So.) will make his first Division I start at Jason Petrino takes over defense that Aug. 29 at SEMO ESPN+ 6:30 PM Sept. 7 at UMass FloFootball 2:30 PM SEMO. In 2017, he was 9-1 as the starting returns 10 starters Sept. 14 UT Martin [FW] ESPN+ 6 PM quarterback for ASA College (N.Y.), and The Salukis return 10 of 11 starters Sept. 21 at Arkansas State TBA 6 PM passed for 2,275 yards and 23 touchdowns on defense in 2019, including their entire Sept. 28 — BYE WEEK — Oct. 5 at South Dakota State* ESPN+ 2 PM with a 71.9 percent completion rate. defensive line and secondary. Jason Oct. 12 Illinois State* ESPN+ 6 PM Last season, he redshirted at SIU after Petrino was hired to become the team’s Oct. 19 Youngstown State [HC]* ESPN+ 2 PM appearing in one game at Ole Miss defensive coordinator after SIU ranked No. Oct. 26 at South Dakota * ESPN+ 4 PM and completing one pass for six yards. 114 in the FCS in Scoring Defense in 2018. Nov. 2 at Indiana State* ESPN+ 12 PM Nov. 9 Missouri State * ESPN+ 2 PM Labanowitz edged out junior college Petrino is a cousin of former Louisville Nov. 16 at Western Illinois * ESPN+ 1 PM transfer Karé Lyles (6-1, 225, Jr.) and coach Bobby Petrino and Idaho coach Paul Nov. 23 North Dakota State * ESPN+ 2 PM redshirt freshman Nic Baker (5-8, 191, rFr.) Petrino. He spent the last three seasons All times Central [FW] Family Weekend, [HC] Homecoming in a three-way training camp competition. as head coach at NAIA Rocky Mountain 2018 Statistical Leaders College in Montana, where he led the Rushing Att Yds Avg. TD Long Preseason All-American S Jeremy program to a conference championship D.J. Davis 178 1,118 6.3 6 67 Chinn on Senior Bowl Watch List and playoff berth in 2018. Matt DeSomer 98 422 4.3 7 33 Preseason All-American S Jeremy Jonathan Mixon 82 325 4.0 4 16 Chinn (6-3, 212, Sr.) is one of five FCS Offense returns three starters on the Sam Straub 42 149 3.5 2 20 safeties on the Senior Bowl watch list. Last O-line, five overall season, Chinn led the team in interceptions The Salukis return three starters Receiving Rec Yds Avg. TD Long Raphael Leonard 57 847 14.9 7 70 (3) and pass breakups (9) and also forced on the offensive line — C Jacob Marnin Landon Lenoir 48 486 10.1 2 32 two fumbles and blocked a field goal. A (6-2, 316, Sr.), RG ZeVeyon Furcron (6-1, D.J. Davis 29 201 6.9 0 25 starter since his freshman season, he 320, Jr.) and RT Ernest Dye Jr. (6-2, 307, Darrell James 20 165 8.3 2 21 ranks among the school’s career leaders in Sr.). The trio has 64 games combined Nigel Kilby 16 230 14.4 6 35 three categories — interceptions (13th/9), of starting experience. Marnin was an pass breakups (3rd/24) and forced fumbles Academic All-American in 2018 and holds a Passing Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Sam Straub 120-213-10 56.3 1,263 9 (2nd/6). degree in criminology & criminal justice. Matt DeSomer 86-150-4 57.3 1,065 9 RB D.J. Davis on CFPA National Versus ranked FCS opponents Defense Tackles TFL Sack INT PBU Performer of the Year Watch List The Salukis were 0-3 last year versus Bryce Notree 78 5.0-18 2.0-12 2-27 1 RB D.J. Davis (5-8, 170, Sr.) is one of ranked FCS opponents, falling to No. 12 Jeremy Chinn 55 0.5-1 0-0 3-95 7 40 players on the 2019 preseason watch Illinois State, No. 6 South Dakota State and Luke Giegling 52 3.5-18 2.5-16 1-12 1 list for the College Football Performance No. 1 North Dakota State. The last win over Joe Patterson 47 1.5-3 0-0 1-0 3 Madre Harper 46 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0 6 Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer a ranked team was on Oct. 14, 2017, when Anthony Knighton 45 13.5-67 8.5-53 1-2 3 of the Year trophy. Davis led the Missouri SIU beat No. 15 Illinois State, 42-7. SEMO is Michael Elbert 39 0-0 0-0 1-55 2 Valley Football Conference last season and the first, ranked non-conference opponent Qua Brown 38 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 ranked 14th in the nation in all-purpose SIU has faced since it beat No. 10 Liberty yards per game with 140.3. He rushed for on Sept. 26, 2015. 1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 2007 FINAL FOUR 1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Dawg Bites Southern Illinois Team Rankings ç The last time SIU beat a ranked FCS team on the road was on Sept. 6, 2014, when it defeated No. 14 Eastern Illinois. Since then, the Salukis have lost 2018 Statistics (124 Teams Ranked) Nation MVFC Value 10-straight road games to ranked teams. Scoring Offense 38 5 30.1 ç During the seven-year run of playoff appearances from 2003-09, SIU’s non- Scoring Defense 114 10 40.7 conference record against FCS teams was a combined 14-0. Rushing Offense 23 4 214.6 ç The Salukis are 3-0 under Nick Hill in their first FCS game of each season. ç Nick Hill is 2-1 against the OVC in his head coaching career. Rushing Defense 105 9 221.3 ç Of SIU’s 22 projected starters, 10 are seniors (four on offense, six on defense). Passing Offense 58 5 216.3 Passing Yards Allowed 109 10 262.1 WR Landon Lenoir the top returning wideout Total Offense 31 3 430.9 WR Landon Lenoir (6-0, 190, Jr.) is the team’s top-returning wideout from Total Defense 114 10 483.4 a year ago, when he started eight games and caught 48 passes. Lenoir caught at least two passes in every game in 2018. He has two relatives currently in the Completion Percentage 67 8 0.567 NFL. Brother Lance Lenoir (age 24), who holds the Western Illinois school record Passing Yards per Completion 94 9 11.27 for career touchdown catches (28), is currently a member the Dallas Cowboys. Passes Had Intercepted 91 8 14 Cousin Laquon Treadwell (age 24) is a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. Passes Intercepted 36 5 12 3rd Down Conversion Pct 38 4 0.394 WR Je’Quan Burton made impact as true freshman A member of the MVFC Preseason Team as a return specialist, WR Je’Quan 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 92 8 0.407 Burton (5-9, 175, So.) is hoping to have a breakout season in 2019. He capped 4th Down Conversion Pct 42 5 0.522 off the 2018 campaign with a school-record 100-yard kickoff return for 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 113 10 0.667 touchdown at North Dakota State.