2016 GAME NOTESGAME ONE Contact • John Lock • (309) 333-0132 (Cell) • [email protected] • @Jtlock2 | Research Assistant: Tony Mcdaniel GAME ONE
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2016 GAME NOTESGAME ONE Contact • John Lock • (309) 333-0132 (cell) • [email protected] • @jtlock2 | Research Assistant: Tony McDaniel GAME ONE --/RV Southern Illinois (0-0, 0-0 MVFC) vs at Florida Atlantic (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) *FCS Coaches Poll/STATS Media Poll SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS Sept. 3, 2016 // 5 p.m. CT Boca Raton, Fla. | FAU Stadium (Grass, 29,419) COACH: COACH: Series History: First Meeting Nick Hill (Southern Illinois, 2008) Charlie Partridge (Drake, 1995) In Boca Raton: First Meeting SIU Record ........................................ 0-0 - 1st Season FAU .................................................. 6-18 - 3rd season Series Streak: First Meeting Career Record ............................................... Same Career Record .................................................... Same Last Meeting: First Meeting vs. FAU ...............................................First Meeting VIDEO STREAM: ConferenceUSA.com 2015 OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: 2015 OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: The game will be streamed nationally through Per Game MVFC Rank Per Game CUSA Rank ConferenceUSA.com. The subscription service costs $6.95 (10 Teams) (13 Teams) for a 24-hour pass. Scoring ................................. 36.1 .......................... 1st Scoring ................................. 22.5 ........................10th Rushing .............................. 199.6 ..........................5th Rushing .............................. 164.8 ..........................5th RADIO BROADCAST: SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK Passing ............................... 298.5 .......................... 1st Passing ............................... 213.1 ..........................9th Saluki Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Mike Reis is in his 38th Total .................................... 498.1 .......................... 1st Total .................................... 377.8 ..........................7th year calling the play-by-play action as the Voice of the Sacks Allowed .................12 (1.1) .......................... 1st Sacks Allowed .................26 (2.2) ........................t-7th Salukis. He will be joined in the booth by Gene Green, who KO Return (per return) .......... 21.2 ..........................3rd KO Return (per return) .......... 21.3 ..........................5th is in his 19th season serving as analyst for the Saluki Sports 3rd Down Conv. .................45.3% .........................2nd 3rd Down Conv. .................33.2% ........................12th Network. Former Saluki linebacker Connor James is the 4th Down Conv. ..................12-19 .........................2nd 4th Down Conv. ..................17-33 ..........................7th third member of the crew. With nine affiliates, the Saluki Sports Network is the biggest its ever been for SIU Football. DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: Per Game MVFC Rank Per Game MVFC Rank SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK Scoring ................................. 34.6 ..........................9th Scoring ................................. 28.8 ..........................6th WVZA 105.1 FM in Carbondale (Flagship) Rushing .............................. 240.2 ..........................9th Rushing .............................. 168.4 ..........................7th KYRX 97.3 FM in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Passing ............................... 227.5 ..........................8th Passing ............................... 236.7 ..........................6th WRXX 95.3 FM in Centralia, Ill. Total .................................... 467.7 ..........................9th Total .................................... 405.1 ..........................4th WRUL 97.3 FM in Carmi, Ill. Sacks ...............................18 (1.6) ..........................7th Sacks ...............................35 (2.9) .......................... 1st WEBQ 102.3 FM in Eldorado, Ill./Harrisburg, Ill. Net Punting (per punt) .......... 35.0 ..........................7th Net Punting (per punt) .......... 41.7 .......................... 1st WMOK 920 AM in Metropolis, Ill./Paducah, Ky. Opp. 3rd Down Conv. ........41.8% ..........................8th Opp. 3rd Down Conv. ........39.2% ..........................7th WVMC 1360 AM in Mt. Carmel, Ill. Opp. 4th Down Conv. .........12-18 ..........................8th Opp. 4th Down Conv. .........10-18 ........................t-9th WHCO 1230 AM in Sparta, Ill. KATZ 1600 AM in St. Louis, Mo. 2015 RECORD: 3-8, 2-6 MVFC (9th) 2015 RECORD: 3-9, 3-5 CUSA East (t-4th) SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM LEADERS (2015) TEAM LEADERS: Keep up on all things Saluki football on social media. Get Passing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game in-game updates and every news story by following SIU Mark Iannotti ................ 3,195 ......................290.5 Jaquez Johnson ........... 1,592 ......................159.2 football on Twitter @SIU_Football. Get pregame links and Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game photos on the program’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/ Mark Iannotti ...................716 .........................65.1 Greg Howell ....................598 .........................49.8 SalukiFootball. Get photos from all SIU sports on Instagram Receiving Yards Per Game Receiving Yards Per Game @SIUSalukis. Billy Reed .......................805 .........................73.2 Jenson Stoshak ..............820 .........................68.3 2016 SIU SCHEDULE S3 at Florida Atlantic 5 p.m. QUICK HITS S10 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 6 p.m. » Southern Illinois plays at Florida Atlantic at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, in Boca Raton, Fla. S17 MURRAY STATE (FAMILY WEEKEND) 6 p.m. S24 ---bye week-- -- » The game will be the head coaching debut for SIU head coach Nick Hill. O1 at Northern Iowa * 4 p.m. » SIU is 3-28 all-time vs. FBS opponents, beating New Mexico State in 1982, Indiana in 2006 and Northern O8 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * 6 p.m. Illinois in 2007. Hill was the starting quarterback for SIU in 2006 and 2007. O15 at Illinois State * 6 p.m. » SIU’s trip to Boca Raton is the third-longest trip ever for SIU to face an FBS opponent. SIU played at Fresno O22 INDIANA STATE (HOMECOMING) * 2 p.m. State in 1987 and at Nevada in 1989. O29 at Missouri State * 2 p.m. » WR Billy Reed and LB Chase Allen both return for their senior seasons in 2016. Both were second-team N5 SOUTH DAKOTA * 2 p.m. All-MVFC honorees in 2015. N12 at Youngstown State * 11 a.m. » RB Daquan Isom, S Jefferson Vea and WR Jimmy Jones were all named to the MVFC All-Newcomer team N19 WESTERN ILLINOIS * 2 p.m. last year. All three are sophomores in 2016. * = Missouri Valley Football Conference game Rankings reflect FCS Coaches poll the week of the game All times central NOTES & MEDIA INFO MVFC Champions: 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 | FCS National Champions: 1983 | FCS Playoffs: 1983 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 SALUKIS OPEN NICK HILL ERA AT FAU » The Missouri Valley Football Conference is MEDIA INFORMATION » SIU opens the 2016 season at Florida widely considered the best conference in the Credentials Atlantic on September 3 in Boca Raton, Fla. FCS. The MVFC has 38 wins against FBS Credentials are required for entrance to the press box » The game will be video streamed through schools since 1985, including at least one or access to the field. To request season or single-game a subscription service ($6.95 for a 24-hour win in six-straight seasons. credentials, please contact media services. pass) on conferenceUSA.com. » SIU’s trip to Boca Raton, Fla., (1,069 miles) Photographers » A free audio stream will be available on the is its longest trip to face an FBS opponent Please observe NCAA regulations and shoot from the Saluki Radio Network and SIUSalukis.com. since traveling to Reno, Nev., to face Nevada designated areas. Photographers must shoot from behind the white lines between the 25-yard line and the » SIU and Florida Atlantic have never met in in 1989. back of the end zone on either side of the field. Your football. » The trip to FAU is the third-longest trip for the credential must be visible at all times. » The game marks the head coaching debut program to face an FBS program. Southern for Nick Hill. went to Fresno State in 1987 and Nevada Game Day Parking Media working on deadline will receive a priority parking » Hill played quarterback for SIU from 2005- in 1989. pass to the press parking area located in Lot C on the 07 and spent the 2014-15 seasons on the south side of the SIU Arena. coaching staff. WHAT RETURNS » RUSHING: 58.3 percent (1,280 of 2,196 Home Postgame Procedure SIU VS. THE FBS yards) Postgame interviews will take place in the Tedrick Auditorium, located at the top of the stairwell in the » SIU is 3-28 against FBS programs since the » PASSING: 1.2 percent (40 of 3,283 yards) Donald Boydston Center on the south end. Head coach Salukis transitioned to the FCS before the » RECEIVING: 83.5 percent (2,740 of 3,283 Nick Hill and selected players will be made available 1982 season. Southern beat New Mexico yards) approximately 10 minutes following the game. State in 1983, Indiana in 2006 and Northern » DEFENSE: 60.8 percent (591 of 972 tackles) Football E-Mail List Illinois in 2007. » SIU returns its top four receivers and four of If you would like to be added to the Saluki football E-mail » Head coach Nick Hill was the starting its top five receivers from last season. list to receive news about the team, please contact John quarterback for SIU in two of its three FBS » Top receiver Billy Reed led the team and Lock at [email protected] wins, beating Indiana and Northern Illinois in ranked fourth