EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-6434 • www.EIUpanthers.com Game 5 Eastern Illinois - Eastern Kentucky Meet In An OVC First Place Showdown

No. 23 Eastern Illinois (4-0, 2-0 OVC) vs. No. 18 Eastern Kentucky (2-1, 2-0 OVC) O’Brien Field (10,000) • Charleston, Ill. October 3, 2009 • 1:30 p.m. • TV: WEIU Channel 51

Quick Facts The Game Eastern Illinois plays host to Eastern Kentucky this Career OVC Football Wins Saturday for the Panthers annual ‘Family Weekend’ COACHES: Coach...... Record game. Both teams enter the contest with a 2-0 record Roy Kidd (EKU)...... 207 Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) Boots Donnelly (AP/MTSU)...... 102 EIU Record...... 136-109-1 (22nd year) in the Ohio Valley Conference with the winner taking Charles Murphy (MTSU)...... 73 OVC Record...... 61-29 (13th year) an early inside track on the conference championship. Jimmy Feix (WKU)...... 67 EIU is off to its first 4-0 start since the 1996 season Bob Spoo (EIU)...... 61 vs. Eastern Kentucky...... 6-6 Don Wade (TTU)...... 60 after winning on Saturday evening at Austin Peay. The Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986) Panthers are coming off a three-game road swing in which they picked up wins at Indiana EKU Record...... 10-5 (2nd year) State, Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay. This will be the second of five home games Overall Record...... Same at O’Brien Field this season. OVC Record...... 9-1 (2nd year) Eastern Kentucky enters the game with a 2-1 record after winning on the road at vs. EIU...... 1-0 Murray State last weekend. The Colonels are 2-0 in the OVC with a home victory over Tennessee Tech two weeks ago. EKU’s lone loss on the season was in the opener at SERIES Indiana in which they fell 19-13 to the Hoosiers. 17th meeting (EKU leads 9-7) last MEETING THE SERIES EKU won 20-7 on Oct. 25, 2008 This is the 17th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels at EKU’s Roy Kidd Stadium hold a 9-7 series lead winning the last two meetings between the schools. EIU and EKU have won or shared the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title in each of the last four RANKINGS seasons. EIU won the crown in 2005 and 2006 while EKU was the league champion in Eastern Illinois...... 23/24 2007 and 2008. Last season EKU won 20-7 in Richmond. The last meeting in Charleston Eastern Kentucky...... 18/21 was a 28-21 win by the Colonels also on Family Weekend...... Sports Network/FCS Coaches Eastern Illinois (4-0, 2-0 OVC) Eastern Kentucky (2-1, 2-0 OVC) RADIO Panther Radio Network Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time Hit Mix 88.9 FM - flagship station Sept. 3 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 Sept. 3 at Indiana L 13-19 WHOW 1510 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Sept. 12 at Indiana State W 31-0 Sept. 19 * TENNESSEE TECH W 17-7 www.weiuhitmix.net Sept. 19 * at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 Sept. 26 * at Murray State W 23-13 Play-by-Play...... Mike Bradd Sept. 26 * at Austin Peay W 30-20 Oct. 3 * at Eastern Illinois 1:30 pm Analyst...... Jack Ashmore Oct. 3 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 1:30 pm Oct. 10 * TENNESSEE STATE 5 pm Oct. 10 at Penn State 11 am Oct. 17 * UT MARTIN (HC) 2 pm TELEVISION Oct. 17 * TENNESSEE TECH (HC) 1:30 pm Oct. 24 * at Austin Peay 6 pm WEIU - Channel 51 Oct. 24 * at Jacksonville State 1 pm Oct. 31 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Noon Play-by-Play...... Mike Bradd Oct. 31 * at Murray State 1 pm Nov. 7 at Kentucky TBA Analyst...... Jack Ashmore Nov. 14 * UT MARTIN 1:30 pm Nov. 14 WESTERN CAROLINA Noon Sideline Reporter...... John Twork Nov. 19 * TENNESSEE STATE 5:30 pm Nov. 21 * at Jacksonville State 1 pm

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Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 2 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO 2009 SPORTS NETWORK The dean of Ohio Valley Conference Coaches, TOP 25 Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo returns to Longest Tenured Division I Head Coaches (at same school) (Week 4) the sidelines for his 22nd season on the sidelines and 23rd season overall. Spoo missed the 2006 1 ...Joe Paterno (Penn State)...... since 1966 2....Bob Ford (Albany)...... since 1973 Rk. team 2009 Record season with a medical illness. His career record 1. Richmond (117) 4-0 3....Bobby Bowden (Florida State)...... since 1976 4....Andy Talley (Villanova)...... since 1985 2. Villanova (13) 4-0 is 136-109-1 at EIU including a 61-29 mark in 5....Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech)...... since 1987 3. Northern Iowa (6) 3-1 OVC action. Since taking over the program in ....Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois)...... since 1987 4. Montana 4-0 1987, Spoo has become one of the most respected 5. William & Mary (2) 4-0 coaches in the game with numerous assistants moving on to succeed at all levels of the 6. New Hampshire (1) 3-0 7. James Madison 2-1 coaching business. He was the 1995 Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year and runner- 8. Southern Illinois 2-1 up for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in 2000. A 1960 graduate of Purdue 9. McNeese State 3-1 University, Spoo has coached the Panthers to 8 NCAA FCS playoff berths and ten Top 25 10. Appalachian State 1-2 national rankings. This season EIU will play at Penn State matching two of the longest 11. Weber State 2-2 12. Elon 3-1 tenured head coaches head-to-head on Oct. 10. 13. Central Arkansas 2-1 14. Massachusetts 3-1 EASTERN KENTUCKY HEAD COACH DEAN HOOD 15. South Carolina State 3-0 16. South Dakota State 3-0 Dean Hood is in his second season with the Colonels after having served as the school’s 17. Eastern Washington 3-1 defensive coordinator from 1994-98. Last season Hood guided Eastern Kentucky to the 18. Eastern Kentucky 2-1 OVC championship finishing the year with an 8-4 record. He was named the Ohio Valley 19. Cal Poly 1-2 Conference Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award. 20. Jacksonville State 2-2 21. Holy Cross 3-0 Prior to returning to EKU, Hood was the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest helping lead 22. Texas State 2-1 the Demon Deacons to the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl. A 1986 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan 23. EASTERN ILLINOIS 4-0 he owns a 10-5 career record. 24. Florida A&M 4-0 25. Colgate 4-0 SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY Eastern Kentucky features a diverse offense that is led by two different quarterbacks who both see significant playing time. T.J. Pryor is 28-of-43 for 444 yards while ranking second on the team with 93 yards rushing. Cody Watts is 15-of-27 through the air for 211 yards with 24 yards rushing and 70 yards receiving. The Colonels defense which has been tough against the run this year is led by Jordan Dalrymple with 18 tackles. 2009 FCS Coaches Poll (Week 4) ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY Rk. team 2009 Record October 3, 1964 – Eastern Illinois halfback Tad Heminger scored a two-point conversion 1. Richmond (28) 4-0 to give the Panthers a late lead over Central Michigan and lineman Eugene Vidoni added a 2. Villanova 4-0 safety as EIU picked up a 17-14 win over the Chippewas in the IIAC opener for both teams. 3. Montana 4-0 Quarterback Roger Haberer finished the day passing for 154 yards. 4. Northern Iowa 3-1 5. William & Mary 4-0 6. James Madison 2-1 NATIONALLY RANKED SHOWDOWN 7. New Hampshire 3-0 In addition to being two of the most dominant programs in the Ohio Valley Conference over 8. Southern Illinois 2-1 9. McNeese State 3-1 the past several years, both Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky come into this Saturday’s 10. Appalachian State 1-2 ball game with national rankings. Eastern Illinois is ranked 23rd in the Sports Network poll 11. Weber State 2-2 and 24th in the FCS Coaches poll. Eastern Kentucky is ranked 18th by the Sports Network 12. Central Arkansas 2-1 and 21st by the FCS Coaches. This marks the first OVC match-up between nationally ranked 13. Elon 3-1 14. South Carolina State 3-0 teams since Oct. 28, 2006. That day Eastern Illinois lost at UT Martin, 15-9, in a game that 15. South Dakota State 3-0 handed both schools an eventual share of the OVC conference championship. EIU was ranked 16. Massachusetts 3-1 No. 14 in the nation while UT Martin was No. 12. 17. Cal Poly 1-2 18. Eastern Washington 3-1 19. Texas State 2-1 THREE FOR THE ROAD 20. Jacksonville State 2-2 Eastern Illinois pulled off the road sweep on Saturday evening as the Panthers ended a 21. Eastern Kentucky 2-1 three game road swing with wins at Indiana State, Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay. It was 22. Holy Cross 3-0 23. Florida A&M 4-0 the fifth time since joining the OVC in 1996 that Eastern Illinois has had to play three straight 24. EASTERN ILLINOIS 4-0 games on the road. In 1996 and 1997 when the Panthers faced off against three straight FCS 25. Montana State 2-1 opponents, EIU was a perfect 3-0 in both seasons. The 1996 season would end with an 8-4 record as EIU lost in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The 1997 season would end with an 8-3 record but the Panthers were left out of the post season after losing their final two games of the year. In 1999 and 2006, EIU played three straight on the road with one an FBS game. Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 3 • www.EIUpanthers.com PLAYER OF THE WEEK Eastern Illinois quarterback Jake Christensen was named the TALE OF THE TAPE Ohio Valley Conference co-Newcomer of the Week following his performance against Austin Peay on Saturday night. Christensen opened the game connecting on 10 of his first 11 passes with two touchdowns. He would cool down in the second half finishing the night at 21-of-36 for 192 yards and the two scores. It was the second straight week that Christensen has been named the top OVC newcomer. He also was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week following the Points Per Game...... 28.8...... 17.7 season opening win over Illinois State. For the season Christensen is Average Points Allowed...... 10.0...... 13.0 68-of-101 for 796 yards and 8 touchdowns. He ranks 10th in the nation First Downs...... 78...... 52 with a pass efficiency rating of 157.69. Rushing Yards Per Game...... 179.2...... 133.7 Rushing Touchdowns...... 5...... 4 HAYNES DEVELOPING INTO QUITE THE RETURNER Passing Yards Per Game...... 200.8...... 218.3 Passing Touchdowns...... 8...... 1 Considered the Panthers top shut down corner back junior Rashad Average Yards Per Game...... 380.0...... 352.0 Haynes had added some other skills to his football duties this season Interceptions Thrown...... 1...... 1 serving as the Panthers primary kick returner. In addition to picking up Fumbles - Lost...... 7-7...... 7-3 the duties, Haynes has turned into one of the best in the nation on returns Turnovers Gained...... 8...... 7 as he ranks 18th in the nation in punt returns at 11.4 yards per game and Punting Average...... 41.8...... 39.2 19th in the nation in kick returns at 28 yards per game. Those numbers Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...... 5-for-6...... 4-for-8 are good enough to rank him fourth in the league in punt returns and 3rd Down Conversions...... 27-51 (53%)...... 9-36 (25%) second in the OVC in kick returns behind Marcus Harris of Murray 4th Down Conversions...... 2-6...... 2-3 State. At his defensive back position Haynes has two pass defenses to Sacks (Yards)...... 10 (70)...... 8 (49) his credit as teams have thrown away from his direction this year. Penalties (Yards)...... 25 (220)...... 28 (209) Time of Possession (Game)...... 32:00...... 30:34 special teams block Eastern Illinois picked up its first blocked kick of the season on Saturday at Austin Peay as CJ James came around the end to block the Statistical Leaders first Governors punt of the contest. The block allowed EIU to recover the ball at the APSU 9 yard line and score a couple plays later during the 30-20 victory. It was the first blocked punt since Kenny Kinchen RUSHING YARDS blocked a punt against Jacksonville State nearly a year ago to the date EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY on Sept. 27, 2008. For James it was the second blocked punt of his Mon Williams...... 364 C.J. Walker...... 165 career. He previously blocked a punt against Indiana State during the Chevon Walker...... 156 T.J. Pryor...... 93 2008 season. PASSING YARDS POTEMPA THE FAVORITE TARGET EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY Running back/wide receiver Jimmy Potempa has quickly become Jake Christensen...... 796 T.J. Pryor...... 444 Jake Christensen’s favorite target as the Michigan transfer leads the Cody Watts...... 211 team with 16 receptions this year. On Saturday at Austin Peay, Potempa made six catches with a majority of those coming on screens out of the RECEPTIONS backfield. On the season Potempa’s 16 catches are double that of the EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY next favorite targets which include Lorence Ricks, Chris Wright and Jimmy Potempa...... 16 Garnett Phelps...... 12 Kenny Whittaker all with eight catches. In Saturday’s game at Austin Lorence Ricks...... 8 Evan Cromer...... 11 Peay, Whittaker made his first collegiate touchdown grab. Kenny Whittaker...... 8 Shannon Davis...... 7 Chris Wright...... 8 RUN GETS STUFFED Austin Peay was determined not to let the stable of Eastern Illinois TACKLES running backs be the difference in Saturday’s contest in Clarksville. EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY Stacking eight to nine guys in the box on most every play, Austin Peay Cory Leman...... 38 Jordan Dalrymple...... 18 limited Eastern Illinois to just 51 yards total rushing with Mon Williams Gordy Kickels...... 18 Emory Attig...... 15 the team leader with 45 yards and a score. It was the first time that Adiran Arrington...... 17 Antonio Fredrick...... 15 Eastern Illinois had been held to less than 100 yards rushing as a team since Oct. 25, 2008 when EIU managed just 81 yards rushing at Eastern INTERCEPTIONS Kentucky. Williams now has 364 yards on the season for a 91 yards per EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN KENTUCKY game average which ranks 27th nationally. EIU will face a tough EKU CJ James...... 2 Jeremy Caldwell...... 2 defense this weekend allowing just 55 rush yards per game. Trevor Frericks...... 1 Justin Bell...... 2

Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 4 • www.EIUpanthers.com PANTHERS PRETTY GOOD ‘D’ SACK TOTAL IS UP 2009 OVC Standings • While Eastern Illinois will face a solid • Eastern Illinois continues to add its run defense in Eastern Kentucky this season sack total up as the Panthers added Team...... OVC...... Pct...... All...... Pct. weekend, the Panthers play some pretty two more on Saturday at Austin Peay. Eastern Illinois...... 2-0.....1.000...... 4-0.....1.000 Eastern Kentucky...... 2-0.....1.000...... 2-1...... 667 defense themselves. On Saturday night Perry Burge picked up his second sack UT Martin...... 1-0.....1.000...... 2-2...... 500 they limited Austin Peay to only 95 yards of the season to join freshman Artavious Tennessee State...... 0-0...... 000...... 1-3...... 250 rushing marking the third time this season Dowdell as the team co-leader with two. Austin Peay...... 0-1...... 000...... 1-3...... 250 that an opponent has rushed for less Nate Galan picked up his first sack to Murray State...... 0-1...... 000...... 1-3...... 250 than 100 yards in a game. The Panthers account for the other EIU sack. On the Tennessee Tech...... 0-1...... 000...... 1-2...... 333 have a balanced defense this season that season EIU has now picked up 10 sacks Southeast Missouri...... 0-2...... 000...... 1-3...... 250 ranks 5th overall in total defense at 227.7 for a total of 70 yards. That total ranks Jacksonville State...... 2-2...... 500 yards per game and third in the nation in 24th in the FCS this season. Last year EIU scoring defense allowing just 10 points had a total of 17 sacks for the entire season per contest. for 94 yards lost. This Week In The OVC STILL CONVERTING 3RD DOWNS LEMAN OFF AND TACKLING Saturday - October 3 • Eastern Illinois struggled on third down • Cory Leman has quickly separated Eastern Kentucky @ Eastern Illinois -- 1:30 p.m. conversion for the first time this season himself as the Panthers leading tackler Jacksonville State @ UT Martin -- 1 p.m. Tennessee State @ Southeast Missouri -- 6 p.m. on Saturday at Austin Peay. The Panthers this year as he has accounted for 38 stops Tennessee Tech @ Austin Peay -- 7 p.m. who entered the game leading the nation through the first four games. Leman has at 67 percent conversion rate, were limited 11 solo tackles and 27 assisted tackles. Murray State - Open Week to just 3-of-15 against the Governors. On Saturday he finished with 9 tackles Despite that number, EIU still ranks third to lead EIU for the second straight week. nationally in conversion percentage at His season total currently ranks second in 52.9 percent. Nationwide only seven FCS the OVC behind Tamar Butler of Murray LAST WEEK’S OVC RESULTS teams are converting on third down at a 50 State. Leman ranks 38th nationally. percent or higher clip. Eastern Illinois 30, Austin Peay 20 EIU TO PLAY ON ESPN CLASSIC Eastern Kentucky 23, Murray State 13 SIGNOR RANKS 12TH • Eastern Illinois has learned that it will be Jacksonville State 60, Nicholls State 10 • Senior kicker Austin Signor was a making its first ever appearance on ESPN UT Martin 29, Southeast Missouri 22 Kansas State 49, Tennessee Tech 7 perfect 3-of-3 on field goal attempts at Classic when the Panthers play at Penn Florida A&M 31 , Tennessee State 12 Austin Peay connecting from 34, 42 and State on Oct. 10. The game was picked up 28 yards out. For the season Signor has by the national network which reaches an now made 5-of-6 field goals and ranks tied estimated 55 million homes. Kick off at for 12th nationally in field goals made this Beaver Stadium is set for 11 a.m. (Cent.). season. He is the co-leader in the OVC in field goals made tied with Kienan Cullen NASTI SET TO RETURN of Murray State. Signor also continues • Junior linebacker Nick Nasti is set OVC Predicted Order Of Finish to be a dominant kick off weapon as he to return to the Panthers line-up this averaged 63.3 yards per kick at Austin weekend after missing the last two weeks 1. Eatern Kentucky (10) Peay which included two squib kicks. with a knee injury. Nasti was the Panthers 2. UT Martin (4) Three of his seven kick offs were touch leading tackler through their first two 3. EASTERN ILLINOIS (2) backs as he now has 9 touchbacks on the games against Illinois State and Indiana 4. Tennessee State (1) 5. Murray State (1) season to lead the FCS ranks. Jarrett Huk State. Nasti still ranks fourth on the team 6. Tennessee Tech of Idaho State is second on the list with 7 with 16 tackles despite missing road 7. Austin Peay kicks for touchback. contests at SEMO and Austin Peay. 8. Southeast Missouri * Jacksonville State (first place votes in parenthesis) MILLARD STREAK CONTINUES no field goals to date JSU is not eligible for the OVC Championship or the • Senior center Chaz Millard continues • While EIU kicker Austin Signor has NCAA FCS playoffs due to an NCAA APR penalty. his streak of consecutive games without been one of the top field goal kickers in They can receive votes for both national polls. allowing a sack as he played at Southeast the FCS ranks in the early portion of the Missouri. Millard has not allowed a sack 2009 season, the EIU defense has been just Eastern Illinois Players On for 30 straight games playing right guard as impressive against field goals. Through All-OVC Preseason Team the last two seasons and center the first four games this season EIU has yet to allow three games this year. That streak dates a successful field goal by its opponents. Offense back to Nov. 4, 2006 when Millard allowed Illinois State and Austin Peay did not Chaz Millard - Offensive Guard a sack to Tennessee State. attempt a field goal while Indiana State and SEMO missed from 48, 43 and 35 yards. Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 5 • www.EIUpanthers.com Eastern Illinois In The DECADES BEST same face, new number OVC/NCAA Stats • Eastern Illinois enters the final season of • Several Eastern Illinois players changed (2009 stats) the decade with the most wins of any OVC uniforms numbers during the off season

TEAM school over the last nine years with 68 including starters Charles Graves and NCAA...... OVC wins following their Saturday victory over Lorence Ricks. Below are the six players Rushing Offense (179.65)...... 16th...... 2nd Austin Peay. Overall among FCS schools, who will be donning a new number for the Passing Offense (200.75)...... 48th...... 4th EIU ranks 26th tied with Villanova. Panthers this season. Passing Efficiency (151.75)...... 14th...... 2nd Wins Since 2000 Player...... New...... Old Total Offense (380.00)...... 31st...... 3rd 68 - Eastern Illinois Lorence Ricks...... 3...... 81 Scoring Offense (28.75)...... 32nd...... 2nd 67 - Eastern Kentucky Cory Leman...... 8...... 55 Rushing Defense (86.75)...... 21st...... 2nd 59 - Jacksonville State Charles Graves...... 18...... 87 Pass Defense (141.00)...... 17th...... 2nd 46 - Tennessee State Nick Martinez...... 19...... 40 Pass Efficiency Def. (100.02)...... 16th...... 1st 44 - Tennessee Tech James Cooper...... 24...... 39 Total Defense (227.75)...... 5th...... 1st 39 - Murray State Alain Marcelin...... 44...... 51 Scoring Defense (10.00)...... 3rd...... 1st 38 - UT Martin Net Punting (35.67)...... 30th...... 4th 37 - Southeast Missouri Punt Returns (9.63)...... 35th...... 7th 33 - Austin Peay panthers to play on ESPNU Kickoff Returns (27.44)...... 6th...... 1st • EIU will make its first ever football Turnover Margin (.00)...... 52nd...... 6th appearance on ESPNU this season when Turnovers Gained (8)...... 31st...... 4th AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT the Panthers host Tennessee State in the Sacks (2.50)...... 14th...... 2nd • Eastern Illinois enters this week with a regular season finale. The game was Tackles For Loss (6.25)...... 52nd...... 7th streak of 70 straight games without being moved to Thursday, Nov. 19 for television Sacks Allowed (1.25)...... 28th...... 4th shutout. The last time EIU was held purposes and will be a 5 p.m. kick off. EIU 3rd Down Conversion (52.94)...... 3rd...... 1st scoreless was Oct. 11, 2003 - a 41-0 loss currently has every home game televised 4th Down Conversion (33.33)...... 71st...... 6th versus Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers in the Central Illinois region by WEIU TV. 3rd Down Defense (36.36)...... 56th...... 6th also have a streak of 25 straight games The last nationally televised contest was Red Zone Offense ...... 100th...... 9th in which they have scored a touchdown. on CSTV during the 2007 season opener Red Zone Defense...... 94th...... 8th EIU’s longest streak of consecutive games against Tennessee Tech. Time of Possession (32:00)...... 22nd...... 1st without being shutout was 197 from 1977- 1996 which ranks fourth all-time among INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) FCS schools. making the big ten rounds NCAA...... OVC • The Panthers will continue to make their Mon Williams (Rushing)...... 27th...... 3rd Longest OVC Active Streaks trip around the Big Ten Conference this 93 - Jacksonville State Jake Christensen (Pass. Eff.)...... 10th...... 2nd 70 - Eastern Illinois season as they play at Penn State on Oct. Jake Christensen (Total Offense)...... 44th...... 4th 50 - UT Martin 10. After not playing a Big Ten school for Rashad Haynes (Kick Returns)...... 19th...... 2nd 46 - Murray State more than 100 years of football, EIU will Austin Signor (Field Goals)...... 22nd...... 2nd be facing a Big Ten opponent for the fourth Mon Williams (Scoring)...... 38th...... 2nd straight year. That string will continue over Austin Signor (Scoring)...... 47th...... 3rd ncaa fbs transfers the next two years with a trip to Iowa set CJ James (Interceptions)...... 39th...... 4th • Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, for 2010 and Northwestern in 2011. Cory Leman (Tackles)...... 38th...... 2nd Eastern Illinois has its share of NCAA Perry Burge (Sacks)...... 46th...... 2nd FBS level transfers into the program. This season EIU added three more FBS players WALTERS MAKES THE CUT giving them a total of ten FBS transfers. • The Panthers will have yet another face in the National Football League this season EIU FBS Transfers as 2008 graduate Pierre Walters was among 2 - Jimmy Potempa (Michigan) those players named to the 53-man roster 4 - Bodie Reeder (Wyoming) for the Kansas City Chiefs prior to the 2009 5 - Chevon Walker (Florida) NFL season. Walters was a multiple time 7 - Mon Williams (Florida) All-American at Eastern Illinois ending 11 - Jake Christensen (Iowa) 25 - Shelton Penrow (Florida International) his career third in career tackles for loss 48 - Austin Signor (Iowa) at 42.5. He joins current Dallas Cowboys 63 - Otis Hudson (Minnesota) quarterback Tony Romo as active players 92 - Michael Letton (Navy) in the NFL while EIU also has several 99 - Trevor Frericks (Bowling Green) coaching alumni in the NFL ranks with head coach Sean Payton in New Orleans and head coach Brad Childress in Minnesota.

Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 6 • www.EIUpanthers.com

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide PANTHERS INSTALL NEW VIDEO SCOREBOARD • Home games at O’Brien Field will have a little different feel this 2...Jimmy Potempa...... poe-TIM-pah season as the Panthers have installed a new video scoreboard in the 8...Cory Leman...... coor-EE * Lay-man north end of the field. The video board also includes a new state- 12...Bobson Mercier...... Mur-sear of-the-art sound system. The scoreboard system was purchased 30...Sean Sobolewski...... so-bo-lou-ski from Daktronics, Inc., and will provide a new dimension to the Panthers home game experience. The only catch is that Panther 44...Alain Marcelin...... mar-Sa-lynn fans will now have to get accustomed to turning north instead of 58...Alex Luhring...... lure-Ring south were the previous scoreboards have stood for 40 years. 60...Seth Knolhoff...... knoll-off 89...Daniel Vehovic...... Va-hoe-vick o’brien field turns 40 90...Spyros Bazigos...... Spear-ro * bah-zee-gos • Eastern Illinois will play its 40th season of intercollegiate football 94...Andre Lima...... lee-mah at O’Brien Field this season. The field was originally opened as 95...Nathan Galan...... gah-lon Lincoln Field in 1970 with the Panthers losing the dedication 96...Colin Luczynski...... Loo-chin-ski game on Sept. 12 against Indiana State, 28-18. The field complex 97...Judes Amilcar...... jewd-es * AH-mil-car was later renamed O’Brien Field in honor of former football, track 99...Trevor Frericks...... Fra-air-ricks and cross country coach Maynard ‘Pat’ O’Brien. In the 40 years at O’Brien, EIU has posted a 150-67-3 record (68 percent) with seven undefeated seasons.

MILLARD NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Senior Chaz Millard has been named a preseason All- EIU 2008 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR American by several publications after earning honorable mention EIU Roster By Home State All-American honors each of the past two seasons at right guard. Illinois...... 51 During the spring due to injuries on the offensive line Millard Florida...... 21 moved over to the center position and played so well he won the starting job at that spot. He enters the 2009 season with a streak Ohio...... 5 of 26 games without allowing a sack. He graded out at 93 percent Wisconsin...... 5 last season with 57 decleater blocks. Indiana...... 3 Arizona...... 2 FATHER/SON COMBO Texas...... 2 • When Jake Christensen suits up at quarterback for Eastern California...... 1 Illinois he will join his father as one of two recent Panther father/ Kentucky...... 1 son combinations. Christensen’s father Jeff played quarterback at Iowa...... 1 EIU from 1980-82 and left as the school’s career leading passer with 6,282 yards. He has since fallen to fourth but does still rank EIU Roster By Class in many single season and career top ten lists at EIU. Last season linebacker Shannon Cobb was a member of the Panthers team after Graduate...... 1 his father David was a defensive back on the 1978 EIU Division II Senior...... 13 National Championship team. Junior...... 16 Sophomore...... 18 LORA REPRESENTS TEAM USA Redshirt Freshman...... 17 • Incoming freshman wide receiver Erik Lora got a little extra Freshman...... 27 football in this summer as he was selected as a member of the junior U.S. National Football Team. Lora competed in the Junior World Football Games helping the USA win gold as he made 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS CAPTAINS six catches for 75 yards and one touchdown in the three game OFFENSE tournament. 4...Bodie Reeder...... Quarterback 74...Chaz Millard...... Offensive Guard panthers picked 3rd in ovc • Eastern Illinois was selected to finish third in the OVC preseason coaches poll that was released mid-summer. The Panthers DEFENSE received two first place votes as five teams received at least one 1...Adrian Arrington...... Rover first place vote. Eastern Kentucky was selected to finish first with 9...Seymour Loftman...... Free Safety UT Martin picked second. Probable league favorite Jacksonville State was not eligible for the OVC title based on an NCAA APR penalty for this season.

Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 7 • www.EIUpanthers.com NEW PLAYERS ON THE EIU ROSTER #11 - Jake Christensen (Quarterback) Northwestern . . . did not see action in loss to Wisconsin . . . saw action in loss at Minnesota, completing 1-2 passes for 10 yards, with one interception, as 6-1, 215, Grad., Lockport, Ill. (Iowa) offense gained season-best 546 yards total offense . . . saw action vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, gaining one yard on two rushing attempts... 2005 - - Redshirted IOWA: 2008: Started two games against Maine and . . . Team Leader Award, offense. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-American Pittsburgh as Iowa finished the season playing the recognition from USA Today, SuperPrep, Rivals.com and Parade Magazine Outback Bowl... appeared in eight games passing . . . named Illinois Player of the Year by Champaign News-Gazette . . . was for 396 yards and two touchdowns... was 36-of-63 first team all-state and all-conference as a senior . . . earned first team all- with one interception... 2007 - - Listed as first team conference, all-area and all-state honors as a junior after leading prep team quarterback following spring practice . . . started to second straight Class 8A state title . . . Career - - career totals include 404- at quarterback and played every offensive play in 774 for 6,555 yards and 69 touchdowns . . . completed 178-317 attempts as a opening win over Northern Illinois as offense rushed senior for 2,874 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior, with 11 interceptions for 250 yards and gained 383 yards total offense . . . . passed for 3,681 yards and 33 touchdowns, with five interceptions as a . . completed 12-29 passes for 133 yards and one junior, completing 226-457 pass attempts . . . earned three letters in football touchdown, a five-yard toss in the second quarter and three letters as baseball outfielder... PERSONAL: - - parents are Linda . . . started at quarterback in win over Syracuse as Freveletti and Jeff Christensen . . . member of prep Honor Roll for four years offense gained 408 yards total offense . . . completed 23-32 passes for 278 . . . father played with Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Cleveland in the NFL . . . yards vs. Syracuse, with four touchdown passes and one interception . . . high school coach was Bret Kooi. scoring strikes covered 52, 36, five and six yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Iowa State, completing 12-23 attempts for 118 yards, with no turnovers . . . scored Iowa’s only touchdown on 11-yard run in the third period for first career rushing touchdown . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Wisconsin #2 - Jimmy Potempa (Running Back) . . . completed 17-37 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions . . . also rushed eight times for 11 yards . . . scoring strike 5-7, 171, R-So., Mundelein, Ill. (Michigan) covered 21 yards with four seconds remaining in second period . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss to Indiana . . . completed MICHIGAN: Sophomore (2008): Redshirted at 24-42 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception . . Michigan... Freshman (2007)... played in three games . scoring passes covered 33, 10 and 18 yards . . . started at quarterback and at tailback ... made career debut vs. Notre Dame (Sept. played every offensive down in loss at Penn State . . . completed 16-29 passes 15), rushing twice for nine yards ... carried three for 146 yards, with an 11-yard touchdown strike and no interceptions . . . times for six yards against Eastern Michigan (Oct. started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win over 18th- 6) ... had a one-yard carry vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27)... ranked Illinois . . . completed 17-25 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown, HIGH SCHOOL: attended Carmel Catholic High with no interceptions, vs. Illinois . . . completed 20-yard scoring strike in School (2007) ... National Honor Society member final minute of third period for only touchdown of the game in 10-6 win . ... four-year varsity letterman ... played on kickoff . . started at quarterback in loss at Purdue . . . completed 17-40 passes for team for state championship squad as a freshman ... 177 yards at Purdue, with one interception, stopping a streak of 111 passes Key Statistics... set school records for career rushing between interceptions . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive yards and career touchdowns ... carried the ball 150 down in double OT win over Michigan State . . . completed 5-15 passes for 53 times for 1,368 yards and scored 21 touchdowns yards and one score vs. MSU, with the TD pass covering 23 yards in the first as a senior ... gained 976 rushing yards and scored 12 TDs junior year ... overtime period . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down gained 1,203 rushing yards and scored 15 TDs as a sophomore ... Honors in win at Northwestern as offense gained 299 passing yards and 369 yards and Rankings... Class 7A All-State selection from the Illinois High School total offense . . . completed 21-36 passes for 299 yards and one touchdown Coaches Association as a senior ... Class 7A Academic All-State senior year at Northwestern, with no interceptions . . . scoring pass covered 20 yards for ... Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report All-Area selection as a sophomore, Iowa’s first score of the game . . . started at quarterback and played every junior and senior ... East Suburban Catholic Conference Offensive Player of offensive down in win over Minnesota . . . completed 14-25 passes for 157 the Year as a senior ... earned All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honors yards and one touchdown, with one interception . . . connected with TE as sophomore, junior and senior ... three-time team MVP ... Daily Herald All- Brandon Myers on eight-yard scoring pass for first touchdown of the game . Area selection three straight seasons ... Other Sports... two-year letterman in . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss to Western track ... fourth-place finisher in the 100-meter dash and a fifth-place finisher in Michigan as offense gained 397 yards total offense . . . completed 20-37 the 200-meter dash at the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns vs. Western Michigan, with two senior year ... member of 4x200-meter relay team that won conference title ... interceptions and 45 yards on 12 rushing attempts... 2006 - - Listed as third earned varsity letters in basketball and baseball... PERSONAL: father, Gary, team quarterback following spring practice . . . saw action in 41-7 win over played football at Notre Dame (1970-74) ... brother, Dan, played football at Montana as offense gained 416 yards total offense . . . competed all three Iowa State (1997-99) and Millikin University (1999-2002) . pass attempts for 19 yards vs. Montana in first action of career . . . did not see action in win at Syracuse . . . did not see action in win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in win at Illinois . . . did not see action in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . saw action in win over Purdue as offense reached season high marks in points (47) and rushing yards (286) . . . did not see action in loss at Indiana . . . did not see action in loss at Michigan . . . started first game of his career in Northern Illinois, leading offense to 405 yards total offense in win . . . completed 19-30 passes for 256 yards and two scores, with one interception . . . completed scoring passes of six and 10 yards, with final TD pass sealing the victory in the fourth quarter . . . did not see action in loss to

Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October. 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 8 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU OFFENSE EIU DEFENSE QUARTERBACK LEFT END 11....Jake Christensen...... 6-1...... 215...... Grad 95....Nathan Galan...... 6-2...... 236...... R-Jr 4....Bodie Reeder...... 6-0...... 208...... R-Sr 84....Taylor Dunn...... 6-5...... 252...... Sr RUNNING BACK 32....Artavious Dowdell...... 6-2...... 210...... Fr 7....Mon Williams...... 6-2...... 220...... R-Jr LEFT TACKLE 5....Chevon Walker...... 5-10...... 197...... R-Jr 94....Andre Lima...... 6-0...... 289...... R-Sr SPLIT 92....Michael Letton...... 6-4...... 242...... R-Fr 3....Lorence Ricks...... 6-1...... 178...... R-So RIGHT TACKLE 81....Chris Wright...... 6-1...... 175...... Fr 99....Trevor Frericks...... 6-1...... 269...... R-Sr FLANKER 90....Spyros Bazigos...... 5-11...... 311...... R-Jr 86....Chavar Watkins...... 6-2...... 198...... R-Fr RIGHT END 22....Erik Lora...... 5-10...... 166...... Fr 98....Perry Burge...... 6-2...... 235...... So SLOT 96....Colin Luczynski...... 6-1...... 234...... R-Jr 18....Charles Graves...... 6-1...... 179...... R-Jr OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 2....Jimmy Potempa...... 5-7...... 171...... R-So 8....Cory Leman...... 6-0...... 219...... R-So 15....Kenny Whittaker...... 5-10...... 183...... Fr 44....Alain Marcelin...... 6-0...... 227...... Jr TIGHT END MIDDLE LINEBACKER 89....Danny Vehovic...... 6-2...... 227...... R-Jr 46....Gordy Kickels...... 6-1...... 216...... So 83....Alex Jones...... 6-3...... 224...... R-So 8....Cory Leman...... 6-0...... 219...... R-So LEFT TACKLE OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 66....Chris Campbell...... 6-5...... 320...... R-Sr 49....Sean Campbell...... 6-1...... 209...... R-Jr 77....Ryan Grossman...... 6-4...... 277...... R-So or 56....Nick Nasti...... 6-1...... 237...... Jr LEFT GUARD LEFT CORNERBACK 76....Eric Zink...... 6-6...... 284...... So 26....Rashad Haynes...... 5-11...... 177...... R-Jr 67....Mike O’Neill...... 6-2...... 287...... R-Fr 24....James Cooper...... 5-10...... 187...... R-Fr CENTER ROVER 74....Chaz Millard...... 6-3...... 291...... R-Sr 1....Adrian Arrington...... 5-11...... 205...... R-Sr 61....Willie Henderson...... 6-2...... 273...... R-So 12....Bobson Mercier...... 5-10...... 187...... R-Jr RIGHT GUARD FREE SAFETY 61....Willie Henderson...... 6-2...... 273...... R-So 9....Seymour Loftman...... 5-11...... 189...... R-Sr 70....Chris Vaccaro...... 6-3...... 288...... R-Sr 6....Carlos Reyna...... 6-0...... 184...... So RIGHT TACKLE RIGHT CORNERBACK 63....Otis Hudson...... 6-3...... 331...... R-Sr 21....CJ James...... 5-8...... 183...... Jr 66....Chris Campbell...... 6-5...... 320...... R-Sr 25....Shelton Penrow...... 5-10...... 176...... R-Sr EIU SPECIALISTS EIU COACHING STAFF PLACEKICKER Head Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960 - 21st year) 48....Austin Signor...... 6-4...... 216...... R-Sr (Career Record 136-109-1; OVC Record 61-29) 38....Jason Baker...... 5-11...... 190...... Fr PUNTER Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Roc Bellantoni (9th year) 41....Kevin Cook...... 6-2...... 201...... R-Jr KICK OFFS Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: 48....Austin Signor...... 6-4...... 216...... R-Sr Roy Wittke (15thth year) HOLDER 41....Kevin Cook...... 6-2...... 201...... R-Jr Special Teams Coach: Matthew Smiley (1st year) LONG SNAPPER Offensive Line Coach: Jeff Hoover (3rd year) 46....Gordy Kickels...... 6-1...... 216...... So Wide Receivers: Mike Lynch (5th year) 51....Adam Baker...... 6-2...... 225...... Fr Defensive Line: Forrest Jackson (6th year) PUNT RETURNS Secondary Coach: Bobby Babich (3rd year) Offensive Assistant: Jason Fisher (1st year) 26....Rashad Haynes...... 5-11...... 177...... R-Jr Defensive Assistant: Chad Cleveland (2nd year) 2....Jimmy Potempa...... 5-7...... 171...... R-So Quality Control Coaches: Nick Kray KICK RETURNS Trainer: Jen Tymkew (4th year) 21....CJ James...... 5-8...... 183...... Jr Strength Coach: Eric Cash (1st year) 26....Rashad Haynes...... 5-11...... 177...... R-Jr Volunteer Football Operations: Cole Spencer (1st year) Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 9 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL INSIDE THE NUMBERS Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened.... EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: ...... Charleston, Illinois Passed for more than 300 yards... FOUNDED:...... 1895 Cole Stinson, 308 vs. Tennessee Tech (August 30, 2007) ENROLLMENT:...... 12,129 COLORS:...... Blue & Gray Passed for more than 400 yards... CONFERENCE:...... Ohio Valley Tony Romo, 414 at Toledo (Sept. 16, 2000) STADIUM:...... O’Brien Field (10,000) Threw four touchdown passes... SURFACE:...... Pro-Grass Tony Romo, 4 at Tennessee State (Nov. 2, 2002) PRESIDENT:...... Dr. William L. Perry ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:...... Barbara Burke Rushed for more than 200 yards... Vincent Webb, 206 at Samford (Sept. 23, 2006) O’BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:...... (217) 581-7770 EIU TICKET OFFICE:...... (217) 581-2106 Rushed for three touchdowns... EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:...... (217) 581-7480 Desmin Ward, 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) EIU WEBSITE:...... www.EIUpanthers.com Rushed for four touchdowns... MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season Had 10 Receptions... all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a Micah Rucker, 11 vs. Murray State (Oct. 13, 2007) weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will be Tuesday, Sept. 1. EIU head coach will speak at 10:07 a.m. Had 3 touchdown receptions... Micah Rucker, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 7, 2006) (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information office. Had 200 yards receiving... Frank Cutolo, 239 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2001) EXTRA POINT FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Each Wednesday throughout the football season Eastern Illinois will host an Extra Returned a punt for a touchdown... Point Media Luncheon which will also be open to the public. The Jermaine Mobley, 1 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 30, 2004) event will take place at Noon at the Panther Paw Bar & Grill in Charleston. Head coach Bob Spoo, assistant coaches and selected Returned a kick-off for touchdown... players will be available for media interviews along with some Quinten Ponius, 1 at Jacksonville State (Nov. 10, 2007) questions from the public. Returned an interception for touchdown... CJ James, 1 at Indiana State (Sept. 12, 2009) PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Monday night during the football season fans can listen to head coach Bob Spoo along with Returned a fumble for touchdown... other special guests and players as they talk about the 2008 football Irvin Jean-Charles, 1 at Illinois (Sept. 6, 2008) season. The show will be broadcast on Hit Mix 88.9 FM with a live stream available at www.weiuhitmix.net. The show will also be Recorded a safety... simulcast live on Consolidated Channel Your 13 with tape delayed Trevor Frericks, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) Team vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) airings on Consolidated Your 13 on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m.

Blocked a punt... OVCSPORTS.TV: For the third straight year, the Ohio Valley CJ James, 1 at Austin Peay (Sept. 26, 2009) Conference will allow fans to watch live streams of its football games through the OVCSPORTS.TV website. Fans can purchase a season Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... package or individual games to watch their favorite OVC team. Adrian Arrington, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) - Kenny Kinchen LIVE STATS: Live stats of most EIU games can be found on the Blocked a field goal... EIU athletics webpage at www.EIUpanthers.com Pierre Walters, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 15, 2008)

Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - block by... INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks be heard at www.weiuhitmix.net

Won a game on a field goal... PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can Tyler Wilke, 30-yards at Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2007) be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the “Voice of the Panthers” Mike Bradd Had 15 or more tackles on defense... with color commentary by Jack Ashmore and sideline reporting of Cory Leman, 16 at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) home games by John Twork. Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU is the flagship Had 3 or more sacks on defense... station with games also being carried on WHOW 1510 AM and Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) WMKR 94.3 FM. Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 October 3, 2009 • Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky • Page 10 • www.EIUpanthers.com

EASTERN ILLINOIS PLAYOFF HISTORY NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (FCS/I-AA Playoffs) School...... # Appearances (Last) 2007 (First Round @ Carbondale, Ill.) Montana...... 19 (2008) Southern Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, 30-11 Eastern Kentucky...... 19 (2008) 2006 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.) Georgia Southern...... 16 (2005) Illinois State def. Eastern Illinois, 24-13 Appalachian State...... 16 (2008) Furman...... 15 (2006) 2005 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.) Northern Iowa...... 14 (2008) Southern Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, 21-6 Delaware...... 14 (2007) McNeese State...... 13 (2007) 2002 (First Round @ McComb, Ill.) Western Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, 48-9 EASTERN ILLINOIS...... 12 (2007) Jackson State...... 12 (1997) 2001 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.) Youngstown State...... 11 (2006) Northern Iowa def. Eastern Illinois, 49-43 * Idaho...... 11 (1995) Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level 2000 (First Round @ Missoula, Mont.) Montana def. Eastern Illinois, 45-13

1996 (First Round @ Cedar Falls, Iowa) Northern Iowa def. Eastern Illinois, 21-14 Division II Playoffs

1995 (First Round @ Nacogdoches, Texas) 1978 (National Champions) Stephen F. Austin def. Eastern Illinois, 34-29 Eastern Illinois def. UC Davis, 35-31 Eastern Illinois def. Youngstown State, 26-22 1989 (First Round @ Moscow, Ida.) Eastern Illinois def. Delaware, 10-9 Eastern Illinois def. Idaho, 38-21 1980 (National Runners-up) 1989 (Quarterfinals @ Missoula, Mont.) Eastern Illinois def. Northern Colorado, 21-14 Montana def. Eastern Illinois, 25-19 Eastern Illinois def. Northern Alabama, 56-31 Cal Poly def. Eastern Illinois, 21-13 1986 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.) Eastern Illinois def. Murray State, 28-21

1986 (Quarterfinals @ Charleston, Ill.) Eastern Kentucky def. Eastern Illinois, 24-22

1983 (First Round @ Terre Haute, Ind.) Indiana State def. Eastern Illinois, 16-13 (2OT)

1982 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.) Eastern Illinois def. Jackson State, 16-13 (OT)

1982 (Quarterfinals @ Nashville, Tenn.) Tennessee State def. Eastern Illinois, 20-19

All-Time Playoff Record: 3-12 Home Record: 2-4 Road Record: 1-8

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GAME 1 - Sept. 3, 2009 GAME 2 - Sept. 12, 2009 GAME 3 - Sept. 19, 2009 Illinois State...... 6 Eastern Illinois...... 31 Eastern Illinois...... 23 Eastern Illinois...... 31 Indiana State...... 0 Southeast Missouri...... 14

Charleston, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind. Cape Girardeau, Mo. O’Brien Field (A: 10,013) Memorial Stadium (A: 2,977) Houck Stadium (A: 9,053)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Illinois State...... 0...... 0...... 6...... 0...... 6 Eastern Illinois...... 14...... 10...... 7...... 0...... 31 Eastern Illinois...... 7...... 0...... 9...... 7...... 23 Eastern Illinois...... 0...... 14...... 7...... 10...... 31 Indiana State...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0 Southeast Missouri.....7...... 7...... 0...... 0...... 14

SECOND QUARTER FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 6 run (Signor kick) (11:59) EIU - Watkins 20 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (9:30) EIU - Ricks 42 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (10:26) EIU - Potempa 10 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (0:14) EIU - James 26 interception return (Signor kick) (9:12) SEMO - Scheible 1 run (Spada kick) (4:44)

THIRD QUARTER SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER EIU - Wright 12 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (8:01) EIU - M. Williams 54 run (Signor kick) (4:41) SEMO - Harris 9 run (Spada kick) (1:31) ILS - Graves 3 pass from Kiel (run failed) (3:58) EIU - Signor 31 field goal (0:00) THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER THIRD QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 65 run (Signor kick) (10:33) EIU - Ricks 25 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (14:53) EIU - M. Williams 30 run (Signor kick) (7:58) EIU - Team Safety (10:18) EIU - Signor 18 field goal (4:18) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Lora 3 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (13:28)

TEAM STATS...... EIU...... ILS TEAM STATS...... EIU...... INS TEAM STATS...... EIU...... SEMO First Downs...... 24...... 14 First Downs...... 18...... 7 First Downs...... 24...... 20 Rushes-Yards...... 41-217...... 26-20 Rushes-Yards...... 42-218...... 25-24 Rushes-Yards...... 41-231...... 37-210 Passing-Yards...... 167...... 166 Passing-Yards...... 152...... 71 Passing-Yards...... 292...... 171 Comp-Att-Int...... 14-23-1...... 25-30-0 Comp-Att-Int...... 15-21-0...... 11-22-1 Comp-Att-Int...... 19-26-0...... 17-35-1 Total Offense...... 384...... 186 Total Offense...... 370...... 95 Total Offense...... 523...... 381 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-1...... 1-1 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-1...... 2-2 Fumbles-Lost...... 4-4...... 0-0 Penalties-Yards...... 4-40...... 6-60 Penalties-Yards...... 10-78...... 8-70 Penalties-Yards...... 3-36...... 6-70 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 0-0-0...... 1-0-0 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 1-26-1...... 0-0-0 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 1-1-0...... 0-0-0 Time of Possession...... 30:39...... 29:21 Time of Possession...... 34:54...... 25:06 Time of Possession...... 32:45...... 27:15 Sacks-Yards...... 4-26...... 1-7 Sacks-Yards...... 3-20...... 3-27 Sacks-Yards...... 1-10...... 0-0

LEADERS LEADERS LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams (16-87-1), Walker (10-68-0) EIU - M. Williams (15-113-2), Ward (12-50-0) EIU - M. Williams (16-119-1), Walker (8-63-0) ILS - Blow (13-37-0), Gordon (3-8-0) INS - Brown (10-29-0), Gates (6-9-0) SEMO - Scheible (15-75-1), Harris (10-72-1)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen (22-14-1-167-3) EIU - Christensen (19-14-0-145-1) EIU - Christensen (26-19-0-292-2) ILS - Kiel (22-20-0-140-1). Brown (8-5-0-26-0) INS - Johnson (15-8-1-63-0), Stutzriem (7-3-0-8-0) SEMO - Scheible (35-17-1-171-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Potempa (3-22-1), Watkins (2-39-0) EIU - Ricks (4-55-0), Graves (3-32-0), Wright (3-26-0) EIU - Whittaker (5-55-0), Potempa (5-48-0), Ricks (3-101-1) ILS - Cline (6-69-0), Graves (5-23-1) INS - Brown (4-29-0), Gates (3-12-0) SEMO - Peoples (4-57-0), Ahamefule (3-16-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Nasti (4-5-0), Leman (1-7-0), James (5-0-1) EIU - Arrington (2-5-2), Nastin (1-6-0), Leman (0-5-1) EIU - Leman (7-9-1.5), Frericks (1-5-1.5), Lima (1-5-0) ILS - Malcolm (3-7-0), Phelps (4-5-1.5) INS - Washington (5-5-0), Davis (4-3-2) SEMO - Klaproth (6-4-0.5), Woodlief (6-4-0)

RECAP RECAP RECAP

Transfers Jake Christensen and Mon Williams helped carry Eastern Illinois slammed the door on the Indiana State Eastern Illinois overcame four offensive fumbles inside the the load as Eastern Illinois opened with a convincing 31- offense allowing only 24 yards on the ground and 95 yards Southeast Missouri 25 yard line as the Panthers responded 6 win over rival Illinois State. Christensen passed for of total offense during a 31-0 victory. It was the first shutout late for a 23-14 win. EIU lost fumbles at the SEMO 22 and 167 yards completing three touchdowns to three different for the Panther defense since Oct. 7, 2006. Jake Christensen SEMO 20 before coughing it up twice at the SEMO 1 yard receivers. Williams paced the Panthers ground game with hit Chavar Watkins on a 20-yard score to cap EIU’s opening line. Jake Christensen was composed enough to lead the 87 yards on 16 carries including a score in the second drive. CJ James then picked off an Indiana State pass and Panthers back from a 14-7 halftime deficit as he finished quarter. The Panthers used a two-minute drill drive to returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to put the Panthers up 19-of-26 for 292 yards. He connected on scoring strikes of end the second quarter as Christensen hit Jimmy Potempa 14-0 in the first six minutes. Mon Williams helped close out 42 yards with Lorence Ricks and 3 yards with Erik Lora. on a 10-yard strike to put EIU up 14-0 at the break. He the game with 113 yards on the ground including touchdown Mon Williams broke loose in the second half for a 65-yard would connect with Chris Wright in the third quarter as the runs from 54 and 30 yards out. touchdown finishing with 119 yards while Cory Leman led Panthers extended the lead to 21-0. The EIU defense was the EIU defense with 16 tackles. strong against the run limiting the Redbirds to just 20 yards on 26 carries.

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GAME 4 - Sept. 26, 2009 Eastern Illinois...... 30 Austin Peay...... 20

Clarksville, Tenn. Governors Stadium (A: 4,618)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Eastern Illinois...... 14...... 10...... 3...... 3...... 30 Austin Peay...... 0...... 7...... 7...... 6...... 20

FIRST QUARTER EIU - Vehovic 2 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (10:37) EIU - Whittaker 4 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (7:28)

SECOND QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 3 run (Signor kick) (11:07) AP - Holt 13 run (Stansell kick) (4:00) EIU - Signor 34 field goal (0:18)

THIRD QUARTER AP - Holt 1 run (Stansell kick) (9:59) EIU - Signor 42 field goal (2:36)

FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Signor 28 field goal (1:12) AP - Thomas 3 pass from Orr (Orr pass failed) (0:35)

TEAM STATS...... EIU...... AP First Downs...... 12...... 14 Rushes-Yards...... 29-51...... 34-95 Passing-Yards...... 192...... 156 Comp-Att-Int...... 21-36-0...... 18-32-1 Total Offense...... 243...... 251 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-1...... 3-2 Penalties-Yards...... 8-66...... 7-56 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 1-5-0...... 0-0-0 Time of Possession...... 29:42...... 30:18 Sacks-Yards...... 2-14...... 1-11

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams (18-45-1), Cook (1-11-0) AP - White (14-73-0), Holt (13-42-2)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen (36-21-0-192-2) AP - Orr (32-18-1-156-1)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Potempa (6-17-0), Graves (4-46-0) AP - Holt (5-51-0), Thomas (2-31-1)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Leman (3-9-0), S. Campbell (2-6-1.5) AP - Hartsfield (4-6-0.5), A. Smith (4-2-0)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois jumped on Austin Peay for an early 21-0 lead but the Panthers had to hang on to enjoy a 30-20 victory. The Governors scored with 35 seconds remaining as Gary Orr hit Scott Thomas on a 3-yard pass. Cory Leman broke up Orr’s two-point conversion pass to keep APSU from pulling to within one score. The Panthers opened up with two possessions inside the APSU 30 yard line. CJ James blocked a punt to give EIU the ball on the 9-yard line on the first score while a bad APSU punt on the next possession gave EIU the ball at the 30-yard line. Jake Christensen connected with Danny Vehovic and Kenny Whittaker to score on each of those drives while Austin Signor added on three field goals.

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2009 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Results All games

Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sep 3, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:30 10013 Sep 12, 2009 at Indiana State W 31-0 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:35 2977 * Sep 19, 2009 at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:52 9053 * Sep 26, 2009 at Austin Peay W 30-20 4- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:06 4618

* indicates Ohio Valley Conferece game

2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS STARTERS

OPPONENT SLOt lt lG C RG Rt tE SPLIT FLANK QB RB Illinois State Whittaker C. Campbell Zink Millard Vaccaro Hudson Vehovic Ricks Watkins Christensen Walker Indiana State Graves C. Campbell Zink Millard Vaccaro Hudson Vehovic Ricks Watkins Christensen M. Williams SE Missouri Whittaker C. Campbell Zink Millard Henderson Hudson Vehovic Ricks Graves Christensen M. Williams Austin Peay Whittaker C. Campbell Zink Millard Henderson Hudson Vehovic Ricks Graves Christensen M. Williams

OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SAM MLB WILL CB ROVER FS CB Illinois State Burge Lima Frericks Galan Nasti Kickels Leman James Arrington Loftman Haynes Indiana State Luczynski Lima Frericks Galan Nasti Kickels Leman James Arrington Loftman Haynes SE Missouri Burge Lima Bazigos Galan S. Campbell Kickels Leman James Arrington Loftman Haynes Austin Peay Burge Lima Frericks Galan S. Campbell Kickels Leman James Arrington Loftman Haynes

Believe In Blue • 12 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

Team Statistics EIU OPP SCORING 115 40 Points Per Game 28.8 10.0 FIRST DOWNS 78 55 R u s h in g 36 25 P a s s in g 36 25 P e n a l ty 6 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 717 347 Yards gained rushing 843 495 Yards lost rushing 126 148 Rushing Attempts 153 122 Average Per Rush 4.7 2.8 Average Per Game 179.2 86.8 TDs Rushing 5 4 PASSING YARDAGE 803 564 C o m p - A t t - I n t 69-106-1 71-119-3 Average Per Pass 7.6 4.7 Average Per Catch 11.6 7.9 Average Per Game 200.8 141.0 TDs Passing 8 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1520 911 Total Plays 259 241 Average Per Play 5.9 3.8 Average Per Game 380.0 227.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 9-247 12-319 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-77 4-34 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-32 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.4 26.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.6 8.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.7 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 7-7 6-5 PENALTIES-Yards 25-220 27-256 Average Per Game 55.0 64.0 PUNTS-Yards 12-502 22-786 Average Per Punt 41.8 35.7 Net punt average 35.7 32.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 0 2 8 : 0 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 27/51 20/55 3rd-Down Pct 53% 36% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/6 2/7 4th-Down Pct 33% 29% SACKS BY-Yards 10-70 5-45 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 14 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 0-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES 11-18 61% 6-7 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 7-18 39% 6-7 86% PAT-ATTEMPTS 14-14 100% 4-4 100% ATTENDANCE 10013 16648 Games/Avg Per Game 1/10013 3/5549 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Eastern Illinois 35 34 26 20 0 115 Opponents 7 14 13 6 0 40 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Mon 4 65 392 28 364 5.6 5 65 91.0 HAYNES, Rashad 5 57 11.4 0 15 WALKER, Chevon 4 26 164 8 156 6.0 0 30 39.0 POTEMPA, Jimmy 2 10 5.0 0 4 POTEMPA, Jimmy 4 15 96 9 87 5.8 0 24 21.8 JAMES, CJ 1 10 10.0 0 0 WARD, Desmin 4 19 71 0 71 3.7 0 11 17.8 Total 8 77 9.6 0 15 CHRISTENSEN, Jake 4 20 85 60 25 1.2 0 20 6.2 Opponents 4 34 8.5 0 22 LORA, Erik 4 2 24 5 19 9.5 0 24 4.8 COOK, Kevin 4 2 11 10 1 0.5 0 11 0.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 4 4 0 6 -6 -1.5 0 0 -1.5 JAMES, CJ 2 27 13.5 1 26 Total 4 153 843 126 717 4.7 5 65 179.2 FRERICKS, Trevor 1 5 5.0 0 5 Opponents 4 122 495 148 347 2.8 4 47 86.8 Total 3 32 10.7 1 26 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g CHRISTENSEN, Jake 4 157.69 68-101-1 67.3 796 8 52 199.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg TEAM 4 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 HAYNES, Rashad 7 196 28.0 0 45 REEDER, Bodie 2 79.40 1-2-0 50.0 7 0 7 3.5 POTEMPA, Jimmy 2 51 25.5 0 32 Total 4 151.75 69-106-1 65.1 803 8 52 200.8 Total 9 247 27.4 0 45 Opponents 4 99.98 71-119-3 59.7 564 2 29 141.0 Opponents 12 319 26.6 0 57

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg POTEMPA, Jimmy 4 16 92 5.8 1 14 23.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 RICKS, Lorence 4 8 181 22.6 2 52 45.2 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 WRIGHT, Chris 4 8 96 12.0 1 35 24.0 WHITTAKER, Kenny 4 8 76 9.5 1 20 19.0 GRAVES, Charles 3 7 78 11.1 0 20 26.0 WATKINS, Chavar 4 6 110 18.3 1 23 27.5 LORA, Erik 4 5 83 16.6 1 29 20.8 VEHOVIC, Danny 4 4 22 5.5 1 9 5.5 WALKER, Chevon 4 3 46 15.3 0 28 11.5 WILLIAMS, Mon 4 2 12 6.0 0 9 3.0 BRUNS, Cody 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 WARD, Desmin 4 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 Total 4 69 803 11.6 8 52 200.8 Opponents 4 71 564 7.9 2 29 141.0 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g WILLIAMS, Mon 5 ------30 CHRISTENSEN, Jake 4 121 25 796 821 205.2 SIGNOR, Austin - 5-6 14-14 - - - - - 29 WILLIAMS, Mon 4 65 364 0 364 91.0 RICKS, Lorence 2 ------12 WALKER, Chevon 4 26 156 0 156 39.0 LORA, Erik 1 ------6 POTEMPA, Jimmy 4 15 87 0 87 21.8 WATKINS, Chavar 1 ------6 WARD, Desmin 4 19 71 0 71 17.8 WRIGHT, Chris 1 ------6 LORA, Erik 4 2 19 0 19 4.8 POTEMPA, Jimmy 1 ------6 REEDER, Bodie 2 2 0 7 7 3.5 VEHOVIC, Danny 1 ------6 COOK, Kevin 4 2 1 0 1 0.2 WHITTAKER, Kenny 1 ------6 TEAM 4 7 -6 0 -6 -1.5 JAMES, CJ 1 ------6 Total 4 259 717 803 1520 380.0 TEAM ------1 2 Opponents 4 241 347 564 911 227.8 Total 14 5-6 14-14 - - - - 1 115 Opponents 6 0-3 4-4 0-1 - 0-1 - - 40

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk SIGNOR, Austin 5-6 83.3 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-0 42 0 COOK, Kevin 12 502 41.8 55 2 1 3 2 0 Total 12 502 41.8 55 2 1 3 2 0 FG Sequence Eastern Illinois Opponents Opponents 22 786 35.7 55 0 5 5 5 1 Illinois State (18) - Indiana State 44,(31) 48 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Southeast Missouri - 43,35 SIGNOR, Austin 22 1462 66.5 9 1 Austin Peay (34),(42),(28) - Total 22 1462 66.5 9 1 26.6 43.8 26 Opponents 10 660 66.0 1 0 27.4 39.3 30 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g WILLIAMS, Mon 4 364 12 0 0 0 376 94.0 HAYNES, Rasha 4 0 0 57 196 0 253 63.2 POTEMPA, Jim 4 87 92 10 51 0 240 60.0 WALKER, Chev 4 156 46 0 0 0 202 50.5 RICKS, Lorence 4 0 181 0 0 0 181 45.2 WATKINS, Chav 4 0 110 0 0 0 110 27.5 LORA, Erik 4 19 83 0 0 0 102 25.5 WRIGHT, Chris 4 0 96 0 0 0 96 24.0 GRAVES, Charl 3 0 78 0 0 0 78 26.0 WHITTAKER, K 4 0 76 0 0 0 76 19.0 WARD, Desmin 4 71 1 0 0 0 72 18.0 JAMES, CJ 4 0 0 10 0 27 37 9.2 CHRISTENSEN, 4 25 0 0 0 0 25 6.2 VEHOVIC, Dann 4 0 22 0 0 0 22 5.5 BRUNS, Cody 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 3.0 FRERICKS, Tre 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.2 COOK, Kevin 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 TEAM 4 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -1.5 Total 4 717 803 77 247 32 1876 469.0 Opponents 4 347 564 34 319 0 1264 316.0 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 8 LEMAN, Cory 4 11 27 38 2.0-4 1.0-9 . . 1 1-0 1 . . 46 KICKELS, Gordy 4 7 11 18 1.5-2 . . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 1 ARRINGTON, Adrian 4 9 8 17 2.0-26 . . 1 1 . . . . 56 NASTI, Nick 2 5 11 16 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 26 HAYNES, Rashad 4 9 7 16 1.0-2 . . 2 . . 1 . . 21 JAMES, CJ 4 5 9 14 1.0-8 1.0-8 2-27 2 . . . 1 . 25 PENROW, Shelton 4 10 4 14 2.0-5 . . 1 . . . . . 94 LIMA, Andre 4 4 10 14 2.0-10 1.0-8 ...... 49 CAMPBELL, Sean 3 3 11 14 1.5-3 . . . 1 . . . . 99 FRERICKS, Trevor 4 4 6 10 4.0-7 1.0-7 1-5 ...... 9 LOFTMAN, Seymour 4 8 1 9 ...... 6 REYNA, Carlos 4 6 3 9 . . . 1 . . . . . 90 BAZIGOS, Spyros 4 4 4 8 1.0-3 . . . . 1-0 . . . 98 BURGE, Perry 3 6 2 8 2.0-12 2.0-12 . . 1 1-0 . . . 84 DUNN, Taylor 4 1 6 7 0.5-0 ...... 32 DOWDELL, Artavious 4 4 3 7 2.0-16 2.0-16 ...... 96 LUCZYNSKI, Colin 4 . 7 7 0.5-1 ...... 95 GALAN, Nathan 4 3 4 7 2.0-9 1.0-6 ...... 92 LETTON, Mike 4 1 4 5 . . . . 1 . . . . 44 MARCELIN, Alain 4 1 4 5 ...... 43 TURNER, Ryan 4 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 12 MERCIER, Bobson 4 2 1 3 ...... 54 MAYNARD, Perry 3 1 2 3 ...... 22 LORA, Erik 4 1 1 2 ...... 23 TRIBBLE, Randolph 3 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 73 HOLLIDAY, Roosevelt 4 . 2 2 . 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . 29 MITCHELL, Jake 4 2 . 2 ...... 24 COOPER, James 2 1 1 2 ...... 3 RICKS, Lorence 4 1 . 1 ...... 78 RETTKE, Eric 4 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 4 ...... 1 Total 4 112 152 264 25-108 10-70 3-32 11 6 5-0 3 1 1 Opponents 4 130 160 290 21-80 5-45 1-0 11 2 7-0 3 . . 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 WILLIAMS, Mon at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Rushing 119 WILLIAMS, Mon at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Rushes 2 WILLIAMS, Mon at Indiana State (09/12/09) Long Rush 65 WILLIAMS, Mon at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Pass attempts 36 CHRISTENSEN, Jake at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Pass completions 21 CHRISTENSEN, Jake at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Passing 292 CHRISTENSEN, Jake at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Passes 3 CHRISTENSEN, Jake vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Long Pass 52 CHRISTENSEN, Jake at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Receptions 6 POTEMPA, Jimmy at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Receiving 101 RICKS, Lorence at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Receptions 1 POTEMPA, Jimmy vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1 RICKS, Lorence vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1 WRIGHT, Chris vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1 WATKINS, Chavar at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1 RICKS, Lorence at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1 LORA, Erik at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1 WHITTAKER, Kenny at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) 1 VEHOVIC, Danny at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Reception 52 RICKS, Lorence at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Field Goals 3 SIGNOR, Austin at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Field Goal 42 SIGNOR, Austin at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Punts 5 COOK, Kevin at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Punting Avg 51.0 COOK, Kevin vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Long Punt 55 COOK, Kevin at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Punt Return 15 HAYNES, Rashad vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Long Kickoff Return 45 HAYNES, Rashad at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Tackles 16 LEMAN, Cory at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Sacks 1.0 JAMES, CJ vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1.0 DOWDELL, Artavious vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1.0 LIMA, Andre vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1.0 BURGE, Perry vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1.0 LEMAN, Cory at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.0 HOLLIDAY, Roosevelt at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.0 FRERICKS, Trevor at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.0 DOWDELL, Artavious at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1.0 GALAN, Nathan at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) 1.0 BURGE, Perry at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Tackles For Loss 1.5 FRERICKS, Trevor at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.5 LEMAN, Cory at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1.5 FRERICKS, Trevor at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1.5 CAMPBELL, Sean at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Interceptions 1 JAMES, CJ at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1 JAMES, CJ at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1 FRERICKS, Trevor at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 42 at Indiana State (09/12/09) Yards Rushing 231 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Per Rush 5.6 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Rushes 2 at Indiana State (09/12/09) Pass attempts 36 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Pass completions 21 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Passing 292 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Per Pass 11.2 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Passes 3 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Total Plays 67 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Total Offense 523 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Per Play 7.8 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Points 31 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 31 at Indiana State (09/12/09) Sacks By 4 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) First Downs 24 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 24 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Penalties 10 at Indiana State (09/12/09) Penalty Yards 78 at Indiana State (09/12/09) Turnovers 4 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Interceptions By 1 at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 1 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 15 SCHEIBLE, Matt, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Rushing 75 SCHEIBLE, Matt, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Rushes 2 HOLT, Terrence, at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Rush 47 HARRIS, Henry, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Pass attempts 35 SCHEIBLE, Matt, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Pass completions 20 Kiel, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Yards Passing 171 SCHEIBLE, Matt, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Passes 1 Kiel, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1 ORR, Gary, at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Pass 29 SCHEIBLE, Matt, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Receptions 6 Cline, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Yards Receiving 69 Cline, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) TD Receptions 1 Graves, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1 THOMAS, Scott, at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Reception 29 BROWN, Bradley, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Punts 6 Mazur, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 6 Mullane, Gabe, at Indiana State (09/12/09) Punting Avg 46.0 SPADA, Doug, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Long Punt 55 Mullane, Gabe, at Indiana State (09/12/09) 55 SPADA, Doug, at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Long Punt Return 22 HOLT, Terrence, at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Long Kickoff Return 57 Gates, Darrius, at Indiana State (09/12/09) Tackles 10 Malcolm, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 10 Washington, Jac, at Indiana State (09/12/09) 10 KLAPROTH, P., at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 10 WOODLIEF, J., at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Sacks 1.0 Phelps, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1.0 McCleskey, Dony, at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.0 Millington, Dan, at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.0 Wozniak, Austen, at Indiana State (09/12/09) 1.0 BURKHART, Zac, at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Rivas, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 2.0 CLARK, Nick, at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Interceptions 1 Jones, vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Game Superlatives (as of Sep 27, 2009) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 37 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Rushing 210 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Per Rush 5.7 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) TD Rushes 2 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) 2 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Pass attempts 35 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Pass completions 25 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) Yards Passing 171 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Per Pass 5.5 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) TD Passes 1 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 1 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Total Plays 72 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Total Offense 381 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Yards Per Play 5.3 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Points 20 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Sacks By 3 at Indiana State (09/12/09) First Downs 20 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Penalties 8 at Indiana State (09/12/09) Penalty Yards 70 at Indiana State (09/12/09) 70 at Southeast Missouri (09-19-09) Turnovers 3 at Indiana State (09/12/09) 3 at Austin Peay (Sep 26, 2009) Interceptions By 1 vs Illinois State (Sep 03, 2009) 2009 Eastern Illinois Panther Football Eastern Illinois Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 29, 2009) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 ILLINOIS STATE 41 217 1 29 14 167 3 25 14-23-1 167 3 25 2 50 0 33 2 19 0 15 384 09/12/09 at Indiana State 42 218 2 54 15 152 1 27 15-21-0 152 1 27 1 28 0 28 1 6 0 0 370 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri 41 231 1 65 19 292 2 52 19-26-0 292 2 52 3 73 0 32 2 28 0 14 523 Sep 26 at Austin Peay 29 51 1 11 21 192 2 35 21-36-0 192 2 35 3 96 0 45 3 24 0 9 243 Eastern Illinois 153 717 5 65 69 803 8 52 69-106-1 803 8 52 9 247 0 45 8 77 0 15 1520 Opponents 122 349 4 47 71 564 2 29 71-119-3 564 2 29 12 317 0 57 4 34 0 22 913

Games played: 4 Avg per rush: 4.7 Avg per catch: 11.6 Pass efficiency: 151.75 Kick ret avg: 27.4 Punt ret avg: 9.6 All purpose avg/game: 469.0 Total offense avg/gm: 380.0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 ILLINOIS STATE 36 26 62 6.0-53 4-26 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 09/12/0 at Indiana State 18 32 50 8.0-12 3-20 1 2-0 1-26 4 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 09-19-0 at Southeast Missouri 29 52 81 4.0-16 1-10 0 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 3-3 0 0 1 23 Sep 26 at Austin Peay 29 42 71 7.0-27 2-14 2 2-0 1-5 0 4 1 3-3 0 0 0 30 Eastern Illinois 112 152 264 25.0-108 10-70 3 5-0 3-32 6 11 1 14-14 0 0 1 115 Opponents 130 160 290 21.0-80 5-45 3 7-0 1-0 2 11 0 4-4 0 0 0 40

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 ILLINOIS STATE 2 102 51.0 53 0 1 1 1 1 1-1 18 0 6 404 67.3 3 1 09/12/0 at Indiana State 3 107 35.7 40 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 31 0 5 340 68.0 3 0 09-19-0 at Southeast Missouri 2 87 43.5 46 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 4 275 68.8 0 0 Sep 26 at Austin Peay 5 206 41.2 55 0 0 0 1 2 3-3 42 0 7 443 63.3 3 0 Eastern Illinois 12 502 41.8 55 0 2 1 2 3 5-6 42 0 22 1462 66.5 9 1 Opponents 22 786 35.7 55 1 0 5 5 5 0-3 0 0 10 660 66.0 1 0 2009 Eastern Illinois Panther Football Eastern Illinois Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 29, 2009) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 ILLINOIS STATE 26 20 0 14 25 166 1 17 25-30-0 166 1 17 2 42 0 21 0 0 0 0 186 09/12/09 at Indiana State 25 24 0 13 11 71 0 18 11-22-1 71 0 18 2 74 0 57 1 2 0 2 95 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri 37 210 2 47 17 171 0 29 17-35-1 171 0 29 4 100 0 38 1 3 0 3 381 Sep 26 at Austin Peay 34 95 2 27 18 156 1 28 18-32-1 156 1 28 4 101 0 41 2 29 0 22 251 Opponents 122 349 4 47 71 564 2 29 71-119-3 564 2 29 12 317 0 57 4 34 0 22 913 Eastern Illinois 153 717 5 65 69 803 8 52 69-106-1 803 8 52 9 247 0 45 8 77 0 15 1520

Games played: 4 Avg per rush: 2.9 Avg per catch: 7.9 Pass efficiency: 99.98 Kick ret avg: 26.4 Punt ret avg: 8.5 All purpose avg/game: 316.0 Total offense avg/gm: 228.2 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 ILLINOIS STATE 22 62 84 5.0-20 1-7 0 1-0 1-0 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 09/12/0 at Indiana State 32 30 62 4.0-12 3-27 0 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 09-19-0 at Southeast Missouri 40 40 80 6.0-25 0-0 3 4-0 0-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Sep 26 at Austin Peay 36 28 64 6.0-23 1-11 0 1-0 0-0 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 20 Opponents 130 160 290 21.0-80 5-45 3 7-0 1-0 2 11 0 4-4 0 0 0 40 Eastern Illinois 112 152 264 25.0-108 10-70 3 5-0 3-32 6 11 1 14-14 0 0 1 115

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 ILLINOIS STATE 6 220 36.7 44 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 121 60.5 0 0 09/12/0 at Indiana State 6 203 33.8 55 0 0 1 1 3 0-1 0 0 1 61 61.0 0 0 09-19-0 at Southeast Missouri 4 184 46.0 55 0 0 0 3 2 0-2 0 0 4 282 70.5 1 0 Sep 26 at Austin Peay 6 179 29.8 51 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 0 0 3 196 65.3 0 0 Opponents 22 786 35.7 55 1 0 5 5 5 0-3 0 0 10 660 66.0 1 0 Eastern Illinois 12 502 41.8 55 0 2 1 2 3 5-6 42 0 22 1462 66.5 9 1 2009 Eastern Illinois Panther Football Eastern Illinois By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2009) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 03, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 5-9 55.6 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 09/12/09 at Indiana State W 31-0 9-14 64.3 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 10-13 76.9 2-2 100.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 Sep 26, 2009 at Austin Peay W 30-20 3-15 20.0 2-3 66.7 0-3 0.0 0-4 0.0 1-5 20.0 Eastern Illinois 27-51 52.9 6-10 60.0 6-12 50.0 4-10 40.0 11-19 57.9 0-0 0.0 Opponents 20-55 36.4 6-14 42.9 7-17 41.2 6-12 50.0 1-12 8.3 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 03, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 09/12/09 at Indiana State W 31-0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 26, 2009 at Austin Peay W 30-20 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 Eastern Illinois 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 2-7 28.6 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 03, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 30:39 5:37 6:59 8:44 9:19 09/12/09 at Indiana State W 31-0 34:54 7:36 6:10 9:14 11:54 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 32:45 7:05 6:05 11:00 8:35 Sep 26, 2009 at Austin Peay W 30-20 29:42 5:25 6:44 7:46 9:47 Eastern Illinois Total 128:00 25:43 25:58 36:44 39:35 0:00 Avg. 32:00 6:25 6:29 9:11 9:53 0:00 Opponents Total 112:00 34:17 34:02 23:16 20:25 0:00 Avg. 28:00 8:34 8:30 5:49 5:06 0:00 2009 Eastern Illinois Panther Football Eastern Illinois Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 29, 2009) All games

Eastern Illinois Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 03, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 09/12/09 at Indiana State W 31-0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 4 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Sep 26, 2009 at Austin Peay W 30-20 6 5 27 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 18 11 61 7 2 5 4 0 2 0 4 1 0 11 of 18 (61.1%)

Opponents Inside Eastern Illinois Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 03, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/12/09 at Indiana State W 31-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09-19-09 at Southeast Missouri W 23-14 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 26, 2009 at Austin Peay W 30-20 3 3 20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 6 40 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 of 7 (85.7%)