Eastern Illinois 2011 Football Media Supplement
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EASTERN ILLINOIS 2011 FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM 2011 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2011 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF GENERAL INFORMATION Head Coach ................................................. Bob Spoo Name of School.................... Eastern.Illinois.University Alma Mater/Year......................................Purdue,.1960 ......................... 142-122-1.(23) City/Zip........................................Charleston,.IL..61920 Record at School (Yrs) Overall Record (Yrs)............................................Same Founded................................................................ 1895 Football Office Phone..........................(217).581-5031 Enrollment...........................................................11,630 Best Time To Reach Coach......................... .Mornings Nickname........................................................Panthers School Colors............................. Blue,.Grey.and.White Assistant COACHES Stadium.................................................... O’Brien.Field Offensive Line ...................Brian Callahan (2nd year) Capacity............................................................ .10,000 .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.1992). Wide Receivers ........................Mike Lynch (7th year) Surface..........................................................Pro-Grass .......Alma.Mater....................................(Montana,.1999) .............................NCAA.FCS.(formerly.I-AA) Affiliation Quarterbacks ..........................Roy Wittke (17th year) Conference.................................................. Ohio.Valley .......Alma.Mater.............. (Wisconsin.Eau-Claire.-.1982) President........................................ Dr..William.L..Perry Linebackers...................... Roc Bellantoni (11th year) Alma Mater, Yr.................................Park.College,.1967 .......Alma.Mater............................ (Iona.College,.1993)) Faculty Representative........................... Dr..Jim.Davis Defensive Line ..................Brian Strandley (1st year) .......Alma.Mater.........................................(Idaho,.1995) Athletics Director.................................. Barbara.Burke Defensive Backs ................... George Love (1st year) Alma Mater, Yr.........................Western.Michigan,.1980 .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.2007) Athletics Department Phone...............(217).581-2319 Special Teams ..................Matthew Smiley (3rd year) .......Alma.Mater........................................(Illinois,.2001) Tight Ends ............................. Jason Fisher (3rd year) FOOTBALL HISTORY .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.2008) First Year of Football............................................ 1899 Safeties ............................. Chad Cleveland (4th year) .......Alma.Mater.......................... (Eastern.Illinois,.2007) All-Time Playoff-Record (FCS)............................. 3-13 ............................................... 13 Years In Post Season Offensive Coordinator ...............................Roy Wittke Last Post Season Appearance........................... .2009 Defensive Coordinator ....................... Roc Bellantoni Result....................................L.7-48.at.Southern.Illinois All-Time Record..........................................470-484-43 TEAM Information Overall Record......................................................... 2-9 MEDIA RELATIONS Conference Record/Finish................................ 2-6/7th Associate AD/Media&PR........................... .Rich.Moser Final Ranking........................................................... NR Email...................................................rlmoser@eiu.edu Basic Offense....................................................Spread Office Phone.........................................(217).581-7480 Basic Defense.......................................................... 4-3 Cell Phone.............................................(217).508-8317 SID Fax..................................................(217).581-6434 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................... 36/18 Press Box Phone..................................(217).581-7770 Offense................................................................... 15/8 Assistant SID...........................................Bart.Rettberg Defense.................................................................. 19/9 Assistant SID.................................Greg.Lautzenheiser Special Teams.......................................................... 2/1 Graphic Designer/Photographer...............Sandy.King SID Mailing Address......................600.Lincoln.Avenue Starters Returning/Lost...................................... 17/10 .................................................................... Lantz.Arena Offense..................................................................... 9/3 .....................................................Charleston,.IL..61920 Defense.................................................................... 6/6 Overnight Mailing Address.................................Same Special Teams.......................................................... 2/1 Athletics Website......................www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS 2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Thur. Sept. 1 ~ ILLINOIS STATE O’BRIEN FIELD 6:30 pm (Centennial Game) Sat. Sept. 10 # at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 2:30 pm Sat. Sept. 17 *+ TENNESSEE TECH O’BRIEN FIELD 6:30 pm (Hall of Fame) Sat. Sept. 24 * at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 6 pm Sat. Oct. 1 * at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. 6 pm Sat. Oct. 8 *+ EASTERN KENTUCKY O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (Family Weekend) Sat. Oct. 15 * at Murray State Murray, Ky. 3 pm Sat. Oct. 22 *+ UT MARTIN O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (Homecoming) Sat. Oct. 29 * at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 2 pm Sat. Nov. 5 *+ TENNESSEE STATE O’BRIEN FIELD 1:30 pm (Senior Day & Bob Spoo Celebration) Sat. Nov. 12 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 2 pm Sat. Nov. 19 Open Sat. Nov. 26 NCAA FCS PLAYOFF First Round TBA * Ohio Valley Conference Contests All Times Central & Subject to Change HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS - PLAYED AT O’BRIEN STADIUM ~ Game televised on Comcast SportsNet Chicago # Game televised on Big Ten Network + Games televised on WEIU-TV 2011 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Football Team (Selected by OVC Head Football Coaches and Sports Information Directors) Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Casey Brockman (QB), Murray State Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Monte Lewis (DL), Jacksonville State Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Rico Council (LB), Tennessee State OFFENSE Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown QB Matt Scheible, Southeast Missouri * 6-1 200 Sr. Washington, Mo. QB Casey Brockman, Murray State ** 6-2 215 Jr. Murray, Ky. RB Mike Harris, Murray State * 5-11 200 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. RB Ryan White, Austin Peay 5-8 199 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. RB Dante’ Thomas, Tennessee State 5-10 200 Sr. Dallas, Texas WR Tim Benford, Tennessee Tech * 6-1 195 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. WR Orlandus Harris, Eastern Kentucky ** 6-0 185 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. TE Kenny Jones, UT Martin 6-0 235 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. C Tim Schmid, Austin Peay 6-3 323 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. OG Eric Zink, Eastern Illinois 6-6 266 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis. OG Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State 6-5 330 So. Sanford, Fla. OG Scott Schweitzer, Tennessee Tech 6-5 300 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. OT Evan Conrad, Southeast Missouri * 6-3 305 Jr. Columbia, Mo. OT Odie Rush, Jacksonville State 6-3 292 Sr. Starkville, Miss. DEFENSE Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown DL Monte Lewis, Jacksonville State * 6-3 251 Sr. Abbeville, Ala. DL Emory Attig, Eastern Kentucky ** 6-2 294 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. DL Jamison Wadley, Jacksonville State ** 6-3 282 Sr. Gadsden, Ala. DL Artavious Dowdell, Eastern Illinois 6-2 230 Jr. Belle Grade, Fla. DL Anthony Brown, Eastern Kentucky 6-0 228 So. Cincinnati, Ohio LB Rico Council, Tennessee State ** 6-0 256 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. LB Tyson Patrick, Eastern Kentucky 6-1 228 Sr. Dayton, Ohio LB Rodney Garrott, Jacksonville State 6-1 255 Sr. Huntsville, Ala. DB Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky * 5-10 183 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. DB Keginald Harris, Jacksonville State * 6-3 200 Jr. Town Creek, Ala. DB Tylor Brock, Southeast Missouri * 6-3 195 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. DB Patrick McClellan, Eastern Kentucky ** 6-3 216 Sr. Maineville, Ohio DB Dontrell Johnson, Murray State ** 5-11 180 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. DB Kendal Harper, UT Martin ** 5-10 188 Sr. Trenton, Tenn. SPECIALISTS Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown K Kienan Cullen, Murray State * 6-3 224 Sr. Louisville, Ky. P Jordan Berry, Eastern Kentucky ** 6-5 195 So. Essendon, Victoria, Australia RS Dontrell Johnson, Murray State ** 5-11 180 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. * - 1st team All-OVC team in 2010 ** - 2nd team All-OVC team in 2010 2011 OVC Football Predicted Order of Finish (Selected by OVC Head Football Coaches and Sports Information Directors) Order of Finish Points 1. Jacksonville State (13 first-place votes) 123 2. Murray State (4) 106 3. Eastern Kentucky 93 4. Southeast Missouri (1) 81 5. Tennessee Tech 73 6. UT Martin 64 7. Eastern Illinois 57 8. Tennessee State 33 9. Austin Peay 18 Note: 8 points awarded for a first-place vote, 7 for second, etc. - Coaches and SID’s could not vote for their own teams HEAD COACH BOB SPOO Bob Spoo, the dean of coaches in the Ohio