EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-6434 • www.EIUpanthers.com Game 2 High Powered Set To Meet As Eastern Illinois Faces Western Michigan

Eastern Illinois (1-0, 0-0 OVC) at Western Michigan (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Waldo Stadium (30,200) • Kalamazoo, Mich. September 8, 2012 • 6 pm (Central) • TV: ESPN3

Quick Facts The Game Eastern Illinois and Western Michigan meet on Saturday night with the two schools entering the contest following far different results. The game will feature COACHES: (Hawai’i, 1984) two high powered quarterbacks as both offenses like to pass the ball. EIU Record...... 1-0 (1st year) EIU will be led by junior who was named OVC Record...... 0-0 (1st year) the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week following a 369 yard vs. Western Michigan...... First meeting passing day. The Panthers beat Southern Illinois 49-28 in their home opener (Delaware, 1975) Thursday night at O’Brien Field. Garoppolo passed for five of the teams school WMU Record...... 47-40 (8th year) record setting seven passes. Mid-American Conf...... 34-21 (8th year) Just an hour north of Charleston on Saturday afternoon, Western Michigan’s Overall Record...... 81-58-1 (12th year) high powered offense was shut down by Illinois, 24-7. Alex Carder, the nation’s vs. Eastern Illinois...... First meeting returning passing leader, was limited to 239 yards passing while being intercepted three times. WMU rushed for negative six yards against Illinois. SERIES 2nd meeting, EIU leads 1-0 THE SERIES Last Meeting: Eastern Illinois holds a 1-0 series advantage over Western Michigan as the EIU 28, @ WMU 20 on August 29, 1996 two teams previously met on August 29, 1996. Mike Simpson, making his first

RANKINGS start at quarterback for EIU, led the Panthers to a 28-20 win. Simpson was 24-of- Eastern Illinois...... RV / --- 38 for 321 yards and four . EIU could have extended the margin but Western Michigan...... --- / --- missed three field goals and had another blocked. The Broncos were coached by ...... Sports Network/FCS Coaches former EIU head coach .

RADIO Eastern Illinois (1-0, 0-0 OVC) Western Michigan (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM, WRJM 1270 AM, WHOW 1520 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time www.weiuhitmix.net Aug. 30 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 49-28 Sept. 1 at Illinois L 7-24 Play-by-Play...... Mike Bradd Sept. 8 at Western Michigan 6 pm Sept. 8 Eastern Illinois 6 pm Analyst...... Jack Ashmore Sept. 15 at Illinois State 1 pm Sept. 15 at Minnesota 11 am Sept. 22 * MURRAY STATE 6:30 pm Sept. 22 Connecticut 2 pm TELEVISION Sept. 29 * AUSTIN PEAY 1:30 pm Sept. 29 * Toledo 6 pm ESPN3 (ESPN produced broadcast) Oct. 6 * at UT Martin 2 pm Oct. 6 * Massachusetts 1 pm Play-by-Play...... Dan Gutowsky Oct. 13 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 1:30 pm Oct. 13 * at Ball State 2 pm Analyst...... Ben Leber Oct. 27 * at Eastern Kentucky 11 am Oct. 20 * at Kent State 2:30 pm Nov. 3 * at Tennessee Tech 1:30 pm Oct. 27 * Northern Illinois 11 am INTERNET Nov. 10 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 11 am Nov. 3 * at Central Michigan Noon Live Stats...... www.wmubroncos.com Nov. 17 at Central Arkansas 3 pm Nov. 10 * at Buffalo 2:30 pm Live Video...... www.ESPN3.com Nov. 17 * Eastern Michigan 2 pm Facebook...... /EIUPanthers * Ohio Valley Conference Game * Mid-American Conference Game Twitter...... @EIU_Panthers

A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 2 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU QUICK HITTERS 2012 SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 (Week 1)

Rk. Team 2012 Record 1. Sam Houston State (87) 0-0 • EIU is 3-4 all-time against the Mid-American Conference. EIU has wins over Eastern 2. North Dakota State (65) 1-0 Michigan (2004), Northern Illinois (1998) and Western Michigan (1996). EIU’s losses 3. Georgia Southern (4) 1-0 4. Montana State (1) 1-0 were to Toledo (1984 & 2000) and Central Michigan (1999 & 2008). EIU’s other win 5. James Madison 1-0 over an FBS school was against current MAC member Akron in 1989 when Akron was 6. Youngstown State (7) 1-0 an independent. 7. Old Dominion 1-0 8. Northern Iowa 0-1 9. Eastern Washington 1-0 • Jimmy Garoppolo was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the 10. Wofford 1-0 Week. It was Garoppolo’s first Player of the Week honor. He was also named the 11. Appalachian State 0-1 12. Montana 1-0 CFPA National Offensive Player of the Week and College Sporting News National 13. Towson 0-1 Offensive Player of the Week. 14. New Hampshire 1-0 15. Delaware 1-0 • EIU’s defense forced six turnovers in the opener against Southern Illinois. It was the 16. Lehigh 1-0 17. Stony Brook 1-0 first time since Oct. 8, 2005 that EIU had forced six or more turnovers in a game. The 18. Illinois State 1-0 last time was against Southeast Missouri during a 48-24 win. 19. Stephen F. Austin 1-0 20. Maine 0-0 21. Eastern Kentucky 0-1 • Dino Babers became only the sixth coach all time at EIU to win his first game on the 22. McNeese State 1-0 sidelines. He joins Al Molde (1983), (1978), Winfield Angus (1935), 23. Indiana State 0-1 Joseph Brown (1904) and Thornton Smallwood (1902) as coaches to win their first 24. Jacksonville State 0-1 25. Central Arkansas 0-1 game. Only Brown and Mudra won their first two games as EIU’s head coach.

Receiving Votes (OVC & 2012 EIU opponents) • EIU set a school record with seven touchdown passes on Thursday night against SIU. UT Martin, Tennessee Tech, Eastern Illinois, Murray State, Tennessee State, Southeast Missouri. The previous record was six touchdown passes set on two occasions. The last was on Oct. 14, 2000 against Murray State. The other was Nov. 13, 1982 against Kentucky State. 2012 FCS Coaches Poll (Week 1) • The 49 points in the opener were the most scored by EIU since a 49-14 win over UT Rk. Team 2012 Record Martin at O’Brien Field in 2009. It was the most points scored in a season opener for 1. North Dakota State (23) 1-0 EIU since the Panthers beat Lock Haven 62-16 in 1991. 2. Sam Houston State (2) 0-0 3. Georgia Southern 1-0 4. Montana State 1-0 • Jimmy Garoppolo passed for a career high 369 yards in the win over SIU. It was 5. Old Dominion 1-0 the junior quarterback’s fifth career 300-yard game moving him into fourth onthe 6. James Madison 1-0 Panthers all-time list for 300-yard games. The total was the 18th best single game total 7. Northern Iowa 0-1 8. Appalachian State 0-1 in EIU history. 9. Montana 1-0 10. Youngstown State 1-0 • Jimmy Garoppolo passed for five touchdowns becoming only the seventh player in 11. Eastern Washington 1-0 school history to pass for five or more touchdowns in a game. The last player to do it 12. New Hampshire 1-0 13. Wofford 1-0 was on Oct. 19, 2002 against Southeast Missouri. 14. Lehigh 1-0 15. Delaware 1-0 • Erik Lora hauled in 13 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns against SIU. The 13 16. Towson 0-1 17. Stony Brook 1-0 receptions are the fourth best total in school history, two shy of Willie White’s record 18. Maine 0-0 of 15 set in 1971 against Illinois State. 19. Illinois State 1-0 20. Central Arkansas 0-1 21. Stephen F. Austin 1-0 • The 151 yards receiving by Erik Lora was a career high for the junior receiver who 21. McNeese State 1-0 missed last season with a hip injury after leading EIU with 50 catches in 2010. It was 23. Harvard 0-0 Lora’s second career game with more than 100-yards receiving. It was his second 24. Norfolk State 1-0 25. Eastern Kentucky 0-1 career double digit reception game.

Receiving Votes (OVC & 2012 EIU opponents) • EIU is now 4-2 in its last six openers including a 4-0 record against FCS opponents. Jacksonville State, UT Martin, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State All four of those wins have come in Thursday night contests at O’Brien Field. The last loss to open a season against an FCS opponent was in 2004 to Indiana State. A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 3 • www.EIUpanthers.com TALE OF THE TAPE

WESTERN MICHIGAN HEAD COACH bill cubit Western Michigan head coach Bill Cubit is in his eighth season as the Broncos head coach. He has led the program to three straight Points Per Game...... 49...... 7 bowl games including the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Cubit Average Points Allowed...... 28...... 24 was the 2005 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year and has First Downs...... 22...... 13 a 47-40 record at WMU. Prior to taking over the WMU program Rushing Yards Per Game...... 89...... -6 in 2005 Cubit was the offensive coordinator at Stanford. He also Rushing Touchdowns...... 0...... 0 has coordinator stops at Rutgers, Missouri and Western Michigan. Passing Yards Per Game...... 433...... 265 He had a successful stint as the head coach at Widener University Passing Touchdowns...... 7...... 1 and has a career record of 81-58-1. Cubit is a 1975 graduate of Average Yards Per Game...... 522...... 259 Delaware where he was an honorable mention All-American Thrown...... 0...... 3 quarterback for the Blue Hens. This will be his first game against - Lost...... 6-4...... 6-1 Eastern Illinois. Turnovers Gained...... 6...... 1 Punting Average...... 39.4...... 39.1 SCOUTING WESTERN MICHIGAN Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...... 0-of-0...... 0-of-2 Western Michigan features a pass heavy offense that features 3rd Down Conversions...... 8/20 (40%)...... 6/17 (35%) the nation’s top returning passer in Alex Carder. The Broncos 4th Down Conversions...... 1/2 (50%)...... 0/1 (0%) ranked 8th in passing offense last year at 337 yards per game as Sacks By (Yards)...... 4 (29)...... 0 (0) receiver Jordan White led the nation in receptions. White is now Penalties (Yards)...... 15 (127)...... 6 (39) gone and Carder was limited to 229 yards passing at Illinois last Time of Possession (Game)...... 28:11...... 24:58 week. His new favorite target is freshman Jaime Wilson with eight Statistical Leaders catches for 59 yards. The Broncos run game was held to negative six yards rushing against Illinois. Western Michigan’s defense was RUSHING YARD led by Johnnie Simon with 18 tackles and Terry Easmon with 11. EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN MICHIGAN Jake Walker...... 56 Tevin Drake...... 29 ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY Taylor Duncan...... 36 Dareyon Chance...... 7 September 8, 1979 - Don Pittman returned a blocked punt 18 yards for a touchdown and Eastern Illinois dominated play PASSING YARDS as the Panthers rolled over Butler 38-0. EIU’s defense led by EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN MICHIGAN limited Butler to just 47 yards of total offense (the Jimmy Garoppolo...... 369 Alex Carder...... 239 second lowest total in school history) with 20 yards rushing and 27 yards passing. Melvin finished with 11 tackles including three RECEPTIONS quarterback sacks. EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN MICHIGAN Erik Lora...... 13 Jaime Wilson...... 8 eiu / wmu ties Chavar Watkins...... 5 Eric Monette...... 4 Eastern Illinois and Western Michigan do have several ties Sam Hendricks...... 4 Josh Schaffer...... 4 despite the two programs only meeting one previous time on the Chris Wright...... 4 gridiron. Former EIU head coach Al Molde left the Panthers program following the 1986 season to lead WMU from 1987-96. TACKLES Molde is the Broncos all-time leader in wins with 62 leading the EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN MICHIGAN 1988 team to its first NCAA Division I bowl appearance. More Robert Haynes...... 9 Johnnie Simon...... 18 recently, current EIU athletic director Barbara Burke was a two- Nick Beard...... 8 Terry Easmon...... 11 sport standout for the Broncos in the early 1980’s earning All- DJ Bland...... 6 Justin Currie...... 7 America honors in softball. Pete Houlihan...... 6 Donald Celiscar...... 7

GREAT LAKES STATE CONNECTION SACKS Eastern Illinois currently has two players on its roster from EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN MICHIGAN the state of Michigan. Running back Ryan Jones is from Canton Jerone Williams...... 1 None Pat Wertz...... 1 in the Detroit suburbs. Defensive back Anthony Goodman is Judes Amilcar...... 1 from Lansing. EIU assistant coach George Ricumstrict is also a Robert Haynes...... 1 Michigan native. A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 4 • www.EIUpanthers.com

2012 OVC Standings EIU QUICK HITTERS & NOTES

Team...... OVC...... Pct...... All...... Pct. Austin Peay...... 0-0...... 000...... 0-1...... 000 Eastern Illinois...... 0-0...... 000...... 1-0.....1.000 Eastern Kentucky...... 0-0...... 000...... 0-1...... 000 • Chris Wright opened the season with two touchdown receptions giving him six Jacksonville State...... 0-0...... 000...... 0-1...... 000 straight games with at least one touchdown grab. The two scores moved the senior Murray State...... 0-0...... 000...... 0-1...... 000 Southeast Missouri...... 0-0...... 000...... 0-1...... 000 receiver up to fourth on the EIU career list with 23 touchdowns. Tennessee State...... 0-0...... 000...... 1-0.....1.000 Tennessee Tech...... 0-0...... 000...... 1-0.....1.000 • Chris Wright moved his career receiving yardage up to 1,635 on Thursday making UT Martin...... 0-0...... 000...... 1-0.....1.000 four catches for 80 yards. Wright needs 65 yards to crack the EIU career top ten with 1,700 yards.

This Week In OVC Football • The last time Eastern Illinois scored 49 points through three quarters of play was on Nov. 14, 2009 during a 49-14 win over UT Martin. In that contest the Panthers Thursday - September 6 North Greenville at Tennessee Tech...... 7 pm scored 14 in the first, 14 in the second and 21 in the third.

Saturday - September 8 Austin Peay at Virginia Tech...... 12:30 pm • Saturday’s game will mark EIU’s fifth appearance on an ESPN Network. EIU Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky...... 5 pm has previously played on ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Classic. The last UT Martin at Northern Illinois...... 6 pm Mars Hill College at Southeast Missouri...... 6 pm appearance was last season on ESPN3 at Jacksonville State. Chattanooga at Jacksonville State...... 6 pm Jackson State vs. Tennessee State (Memphis)....6 pm Central Arkansas at Murray State...... 6 pm • Sam Hendricks and Erik Lora both passed and caught touchdown passes on Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan...... 6 pm Thursday versus Southern Illinois. The last Panther to accomplish that feat was Justin Duhai on Oct. 14, 2006 passing and receiving a touchdown both in the first quarter as EIU beat Eastern Kentucky 28-21 in Richmond.

The FCS Championship game will return for a third • Place kicker Cameron Berra knocked home all seven point-after attempts on straight year to Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The FCS Championships game will be played in early Thursday night. For his career Berra has now made 54-of-57 PAT’s including 18 January in the third year of the new FCS playoff format. straight dating back to the 2011 game at Murray State. Last year North Dakota State defeated Sam Houston State to win the FCS National Championship. • Jimmy Garoppolo’s 369 yards passing without an was the fourth best In 2010 the FCS playoffs expanded to 20 teams with total in school history without a pick. Tony Romo passed for 414 yards against an opening rounds being played on Thanksgiving Toledo without a turnover. accomplished it twice with a 461 yards weekend. A selected number of teams receive a first against Western Kentucky and 400 yards against Southern Illinois. round bye and play the first weekend in December. • Eastern Illinois picked up four sacks against Southern Illinois on Thursday night OVC Predicted Order Of Finish with solo sacks by Robert Haynes, Jerone Williams, Judes Amilcar and Pat Wertz. EIU had 14 total sacks as a team last year. The last time EIU had four or more 1. Eastern Kentucky (12)...... 124 sacks in a game was in last season’s win at Austin Peay. 2. Jacksonville State (6)...... 117 3. Murray State ...... 85 4. Tennessee Tech ...... 83 • Erik Lora’s 151 yards receiving against Southern Illinois rank him first in the 5. Tennessee State ...... 69 FCS following the first week’s games in terms of receiving yardage. Lora’s 13 6. UT Martin ...... 67 receptions were the second most in the FCS sitting only behind Derek Graves of 7. Southeast Missouri ...... 44 8. Eastern Illinois...... 42 Idaho State with 15 receptions. 9. Austin Peay...... 17 (first place votes in parenthesis) • Chris Wright’s two touchdown receptions on Thursday moved him into fourth on the EIU career list. Wright is also fourth on the FCS active leaders list with 23 Eastern Illinois Players On touchdown receptions. Of the top four players ranked Wright has moved into that All-OVC Preseason Team list with the fewest number of receptions (88). For his career 1 out of every 4 of

Offense Wright’s receptions have resulted in a Panther touchdown. Von Wise - • Artavious Dowdell had one tackle for loss against SIU as he moved into 11th on Defense the EIU career tackles for loss list. Dowdell now has 25 tackles for loss for 119 Artavious Dowdell - defensive end yards. Dowdell’s biggest season was as a sophomore where he finished with 12.5 tackles for loss for 50 yards. A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 5 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU NOTES NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

School...... # Appearances (Last) Montana...... 21 (2011) • GAROPPOLO MOVES UP RECORD BOOK Eastern Kentucky...... 20 (2011) Jimmy Garoppolo moved up the Eastern Illinois career record Appalachian State...... 19 (2011) book during Thursday’s win over Southern Illinois. He moved Georgia Southern...... 18 (2011) up the career list in total offense, passing yards, passing attempts, pass completions and touchdown passes. Garoppolo is poised to Northern Iowa...... 16 (2011) move up in several of those categories at Western Michigan. Delaware...... 15 (2010) Furman...... 15 (2006) Total Offense... needs 3 yards to moved into 6th McNeese State...... 14 (2009) Passing Yards... needs 70 yards to move into 5th Passing Attempts... needs 54 to move into 5th EASTERN ILLINOIS...... 13 (2009) Pass Completions... needs 16 to move into 6th, 22 for 5th Jackson State...... 12 (1997) Touchdown Passes... needs five to move into 4th Youngstown State...... 11 (2006) * Idaho...... 11 (1995) • STOPPING THE PASS Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level Eastern Illinois had eight pass break-ups and two interceptions on Thursday against Southern Illinois. Last season EIU’s defense led the OVC in pass defense ranking 7th nationally. Entering the FCS Division I Playoffs second week of the season two Panthers are ranked nationally. 1982 - Quarterfinals -- DJ Bland is ranked third in passes defended as he had one 1983 - First Round interception and two pass break-ups. Bland had three pass break- 1986- Quarterfinals ups last season 1989 - Quarterfinals -- Nick Beard is ranked 10th in passes defended as he broke 1995 - First Round up two SIU pass attempts. Last season Beard led the Panthers 1996 - First Round secondary with six pass break-ups. 2000 - First Round 2001 - First Round 2002 - First Round • Eastern Illinois defense is ranked first in the FCS in turnovers 2005 - First Round gained after the Panthers forced six turnovers by SIU. 2006 - First Round 2007 - First Round • Tavares Crawford is 4th in the FCS in kick off return average at 2009 - First Round 35.7 per return. For his career Crawford is averaging 25.8 yards per return with one career touchdown. Division II Playoffs • Jimmy Garoppolo and Erik Lora were named the 1978 (National Champions) Performance Awards players of the week at their positions with 1980 (National Runners-up) Garoppolo also bringing home National Performer of the Week honors.

• Scott Weatherford ranks 44th in punting after the junior averaged Coaching FCS Playoff Appearances 40.2 yards per punt with two of his eight punts inside the 40 yard line. His long was 55 yards. 1...... Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky)...... 17 2...... Jerry Moore (Appalachian State)...... 17 * • Robert Haynes led the Panthers defense with ten tackles against 3...... Tubby Raymond (Delaware)...... 11 Southern Illinois including a sack and two forced fumbles. Haynes played most of his time on special teams last year making 4...... Jim Tressel (Youngstown State)...... 10 13 total tackles. 5...... (Eastern Illinois)...... 9 Andy Talley (Villanova)...... 9 * • Rex Bonham made the switch to defensive line the week prior W.C. Gorden (Jackson State)...... 9 to the season opener with Southern Illinois. The former tight end responded making two tackles in the contest with some time on * denotes active coach special teams.

A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 6 • www.EIUpanthers.com Eastern Illinois In The AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT same face, new number OVC/NCAA Stats Eastern Illinois extended its consecutive • Fifteen players have changed numbers for game streak without being shut out to 101 the Panthers during the off season. (note games in the 2012 season opener. The last some number changes due to position TEAM time EIU was held scoreless was Oct. 11, change). NCAA...... OVC 2003 - a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. Rushing Offense (89.0)...... 75th...... 8th EIU has scored a touchdown in 28 straight Player...... New...... Old Passing Offense (433.0)...... 3rd...... 1st games since a loss at Penn State in 2009. Erik Lora...... 8...... 22 Passing Efficiency (183.31)...... 7th...... 2nd EIU’s longest streak of consecutive games Jimmy Garoppolo...... 10...... 15 Total Offense (522.0)...... 11th...... 2nd without being shutout was 197 from 1977- Antonio Taylor...... 15...... 7 Scoring Offense (49.0)...... 10th...... 1st Jeremy Rykard...... 16...... 89 1996 which ranks fourth all-time among Rushing Defense (77.0)...... 17th...... 1st Shepard Little...... 21...... 23 FCS schools. Pass Defense (304.0)...... 92nd...... 6th Alex McNulty...... 24...... 31 Pass Efficiency Def. (101.89)...... 34th...... 2nd Devin Brinson...... 27...... 29 Longest OVC Active Streaks Tavares Crawford...... 30...... 2 Total Defense (381.0)...... 53rd...... 4th 123 - Jacksonville State Pete Houlihan...... 31...... 21 Scoring Defense (28.0)...... 53rd...... 3rd 101 - Eastern Illinois Jourdan Wickliffe...... 40...... 80 Net Punting (36.78)...... 38th...... 5th 63 - Murray State Eric Luhrsen...... 45...... 61 Punt Returns (0.0)...... 62nd...... 7th Jason Schuman...... 64...... 87 Kickoff Returns (35.67)...... 4th...... 1st Scott Weatherford...... 83...... 59 Turnover Margin (+2.0)...... 11th...... 2nd OVC SUCCESS Jimmy Lera...... 85...... 1 Turnovers Gained (6)...... 1st...... 1st • Eastern Illinois was the OVC’s most Leo Minne...... 87...... 85 Sacks (3.0)...... 16th...... 1st successful school in terms of wins during Clinton Simpkins...... 96...... 52 Tackles For Loss (8.0)...... 22nd...... 1st the first decade of the 2000’s as the Panthers Sacks Allowed (4.0)...... 89th...... 7th posted 72 wins during that span. Entering ncaa fbs transfers 3rd Down Conversion (40.0)...... 43rd...... 3rd the 2012 season EIU leads the conference • Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, 4th Down Conversion (50.0)...... 34th...... 3rd with most post-season appearances since Eastern Illinois has its share of NCAA 3rd Down Defense (30.0)...... 30th...... 2nd EIU joined the league in 1996. FBS level transfers into the program. This Red Zone Offense (3-of-4)...... 58th...... 4th season EIU added one FBS transfer in Red Zone Defense (3-of-6)...... 9th...... 1st (FCS Playoff Appearances Since 1996) LeQuince McCall from Baylor Time of Possession (28:11)...... 66th...... 7th 6 - Eastern Illinois 4 - Eastern Kentucky INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) 2 - Jacksonville State EIU FBS Transfers 5 - Jake Walker (Toledo) NCAA...... OVC 2 - Murray State 2 - Tennessee State 12 - LeQuince McCall (Baylor) Jimmy Garoppolo (Pass Yards)...... 2nd...... 1st 1 - UT Martin Jimmy Garoppolo (Passing Comp.)...... 4th...... 1st 1 - Southeast Missouri Other EIU Transfers Eligible in 2012 Jimmy Garoppolo (Pass Effic.)...... 12th...... 2nd 1 - Tennessee Tech 42 - Alex Helms (Concordia - Minn.) Jimmy Garoppolo (Total Offense)...... 3rd...... 1st 1 - Western Kentucky 47 - Andre Alvarez (Carthage) Erik Lora (All Purpose Yards)...... 27th...... 2nd 55 - Joe Campagna (Ferris State) Erik Lora (Receptions)...... 2nd...... 1st Erik Lora (Rec. Yards)...... 1st...... 1st panthers nfl connection Sam Hendricks (Rec. Yards)...... 30th...... 4th • Eastern Illinois was once again the FUTURE FBS GAMES Chris Wright (Rec. Yards)...... 49th...... 6th Cradle of NFL Head Coaches in 2010 as • Eastern Illinois will play Mid-American Chris Wright (Scoring)...... 15th...... T1st three EIU alums were NFL head coaches Conference member Western Michigan this Erik Lora (Scoring)...... 15th...... T1st during the season. with the season on Sept. 8 as the Panthers play an Robert Haynes (Sacks)...... 25th...... T1st Washington Redskins, Sean Payton with FBS opponent for the 15th straight season. Judes Amilcar (Sacks)...... 25th...... T1st the and Brad Childress In 2013 and 2014 EIU will play two FBS Jerone Williams (Sacks)...... 25th...... T1st with the all have ties to opponents in each of those seasons as the Pat Wertz (Sacks)...... 25th...... T1st EIU. To open 2012 EIU has two players on NCAA allows FCS members to play an DJ Bland (Passes Defended)...... 4th...... 1st active NFL rosters. additional game in each of those seasons. Nick Beard (Passes Defended)...... 10th...... 3rd The Panthers have scheduled all four of DJ Bland (Interceptions)...... 3rd...... T2nd EIU NFL Connections those games. Pete Houlihan (Interceptions)...... 3rd...... T2nd Tony Romo - Dallas Quarterback 2013 Robert Haynes (Forced Fumbles)...... T1st...... 1st Otis Hudson - Cincinnati Offensive Line Mike Shanahan - Washington Head Coach August 31 at San Diego State Scott Weatherford (Punting)...... 44th...... 6th Sean Payton - New Orleans Head Coach * September 21 at Northern Illinois Tavares Crawford (Kick Return Yds).... 4th...... 1st Greg McMahon - New Orleans Special Teams 2014 * will not coach 2012 season due to NFL rule. August 28 at Minnesota September 27 at Ohio

A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 7 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH DINO BABERS A new era of Eastern Illinois football begins as Dino Babers was hired as the 22nd head coach THE COACH BABERS FILE in Eastern Illinois University football history. He was announced as the new head coach by EIU EDUCATION University President Dr. William Perry and athletic director Barbara Burke before a large crowd in the University of Hawai'i...... Bachelor's, 1984 EIU University Ball Room on Dec. 9, 2011. Arizona State University...... Masters, 1988 EIU won its first game under Babers on August 30, 2012, 49-28 victory over Southern Illinois. Babers most recently served the special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach at Baylor PLAYING CAREER University where the Bears featured one of the most explosive offenses in the nation. Hawai'i •...... 4-year starter (1979-80, 82-83) With a smile on his face, Babers accepted the job by simply saying he was humbled to have been Signed free agent contract with BC Lions (CFL) considered and selected to be the head coach at Eastern Illinois following in the footsteps of a man who first hired him on the EIU staff back in 1987, Bob Spoo. COACHING CAREER “I am humbled to be your new head football coach. I love where I am at and I can’t wait to get Dec. 9, 2011-present.. Eastern Illinois University where we are going,” Babers said. “I can’t wait to see the smiles on the faces of the players, the Head Coach community and this great academic institution on the things we are going to do on and off the field. We 2008-11...... Baylor (Receivers & Special Teams) are going to set this community on fire.” 2004-07...... UCLA (Assistant Head Coach) One of the things that attracted Babers to the administration at Eastern Illinois was the type of man 2003 ...... Pittsburgh (Assistant) he is and the type of offense he planned on running. 2001-02...... Texas A&M (Offensive Coordinator) “We are excited about a new era of Panther football,” Burke said. “We were fortunate to have a 1995-00...... Arizona (Off. Cord./Assistant Coach) great pool of candidates to select from. It was not an easy decision. I am glad it wasn’t easy, it shows 1994 ...... San Diego State (Assistant) that people care about this program and EIU. When I spoke to people around the nation, two things kept 1991-93...... Purdue (Assistant) coming up about Dino Babers. 1.) He is a man of outstanding character. 2.) He has a great offensive 1990 ...... Northern Arizona (Assistant) football mind. Lastly one person I respect called me and said I would be crazy not to hire Dino.” 1988-89...... UNLV (Assistant) With Babers on the staff Baylor’s explosive offense ranked second in the nation in 2011 in total 1987 ...... Eastern Illinois (Assistant) offense as he helped coach 2011 winner Robert Griffin III. In 2010, Baylor’s offensive 1985-86...... Arizona State (Graduate Asst.) unit ranked 12th in the nation in total offense. As the wide receivers coach, Babers coached All-Big 12 1984 ...... Hawai'i (Graduate Assistant) receiver David Gettis, a 2010 draft pick of the . Babers coached four seasons at Baylor helping head coach rebuild the program. Baylor BOWL GAMES AS A COACH made its second straight appearance with a win over Washington in the in 2011. 2011 - Alamo Bowl (Baylor) In 2010 Baylor played Illinois in the Texas Bowl. 2010 - Texas Bowl (Baylor) “He will be a great leader of your football program,” Briles said. “He is an outstanding man, a great 2007 - Las Vegas Bowl (UCLA) father and husband.” 2006 - Emerald Bowl (UCLA) Babers joined the Baylor program after four seasons as the assistant head coach at UCLA on the 2005 - Sun Bowl (UCLA) staff of Karl Dorrell. At UCLA Babers helped coach the Bruins to four straight bowl appearances. 2004 - Las Vegas Bowl (UCLA) “He is a tremendous coach that brings a wealth of experience,” said Dorrell. “He has coached every 2003 - Continental Tire Bowl (Pittsburgh) position on offense. As a recruiter he is energetic and can make that connection to players.” 2001 - Galleryfurniture.com Bowl (Texas A&M) Babers mentioned that he would have a national base for recruiting with the primary emphasis on 1998 - Holiday Bowl (Arizona) winning Illinois and the bordering states. He thanked the EIU administration for its support of that 1997 - Insight.com Bowl (Arizona) vision and the financial backing to have that national recruiting philosophy. 1987 - Rose Bowl (Arizona State) “The formula for success is going to follow the game plan we started at Baylor. We have to start 1985 - Holiday Bowl (Arizona State) with the product, and the product is the players,” Babers added. “We want to attack them not only on the field from a strength and development standpoint, but also socially, morally and spiritually. All of Coached 27 receivers who played in the NFL those things are involved to making sure we get the best person we can on the football field.” Babers continued by saying “After that we are going to get into the community and get them behind us. We are going to play an exciting brand of football. It is something people are going to want to come out and see and it’s going to be the thing to do on Saturdays. If you’re not watching us, then you’re not in the place where all the action is.” Prior to his time at UCLA, Babers spent one season at Pittsburgh following offensive coordinator stints at Texas A&M and Arizona. In 1998 he helped Arizona post a 12-1 record with a number four national ranking. In 1999 his offensive unit ranked third in the nation in total offense at 471.9 yards per game. Babers entered the coaching profession as a graduate assistant at Hawai’i for one season and for two years as a graduate assistant at Arizona State. ASU earned a trip the Rose Bowl following the 1986 season. He was hired as a part of Bob Spoo’s first staff at Eastern Illinois in 1987. Babers mentioned that EIU was a place that he always thought might be a head coaching destination. “All during my career I have always circled Eastern Illinois on my resume and said to myself – If that job ever came open I would love to be considered to be the next head coach of that program.” Babers then joked by saying “it only took 25 years for Coach Spoo to retire for that opening to occur. That is a tribute to the type of program he has built here and the success they have been able to have.” Babers has had success at every stop of his coaching career. He has coached numerous players who eventually played in the during his more than 25 years in the college coaching profession including 27 wide receivers that made NFL rosters. A native of San Diego, Calif., Babers was a four-year starter at Hawai’i earned All-Western Athletic Conference Academic honors. He was a free agent signee with the British Columbia Lions of the when an injury in camp ended his professional career. He earned his undergraduate degree from Hawai’i in 1984 and a masters degree from Arizona State in 1988. He and his wife Susan have four daughters – Breeahnah, Tasha, Jazzmin and Paris. A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 8 • www.EIUpanthers.com HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide POSITION CHANGES Listed below are the players who have moved positions for the HC ...... Dino Babers...... Dean-oh * BAY-buhrs 2012 season. 4 ...... Keiondre Gober...... go-bur 9 ...... Chavar Watkins...... sha-VAR Player...... New...... Old Devin Brinson...... Defensive Back...... Running Back 10 ...... Jimmy Garoppolo...... gah-ropp- Josh Griffin...... Offensive Line...... Defensive Line 11 ...... Ben Krol...... kah-roll Jimmy Lera...... Wide Receiver...... Running Back 16 ...... Jeremy Rykard...... Rye-curt Eric Luhrsen...... Tight End...... Offensive Line 29 ...... Elven Walker...... L-vin Jason Schuman...... Offensive Line...... Tight End 35 ...... John Wurm...... worm Jourdan Wickliffe...... Defensive Back...... Wide Receiver 44 ...... Judes Amilcar...... jude * ah-mill-car 45 ...... Eric Luhrsen...... lure-sin FROM THE FRONT LINES TO THE STARTING LINE-UP 53 ...... Greg Mahan...... may-han Senior wide receiver Jeremy Rykard is probably one of the 55 ...... Joe Campagna...... Coe-pag-nah happiest players on the Eastern Illinois roster as last season he 59 ...... Kamu Grugier-Hill...... Komo * grue-jay made the transition from the front lines to the starting line-up. A 68 ...... Nick Borre...... Bore-EE graduate of O’Fallon (Ill.) High School, Rykard joined the United 73 ...... Evan Kanz...... Can-sah States Marine Corps following graduation and served overseas for 74 ...... Collin Seibert...... Cy-burt his country. Following his military service Rykard played two 77 ...... Dominic Pagliara...... pah-lee-R-ah seasons at Mt. Sac Jacinto JC in California before transferring to 78 ...... Mitch Reab...... Ree-bah EIU in the spring of 2011. Rykard was one of the three starting 87 ...... Leo Minne...... men-AY receivers when the Panthers took the field on Sept. 1 against 91 ...... Niko Foltys...... knee-coe * fohl-tiss Illinois State finishing with two catches for 27 yards. During the 94 ...... Timotheus Granger...... tim-mah-thee-us 2011 season Rykard appeared in ten games with 19 catches. 97 ...... Dino Fanti...... Fon-tee 98 ...... Fedney Delphonse...... fed-knee * dell-fon-sah PANTHERS PICKED EIGHTH IN OVC Following back-to-back 2-9 seasons, Eastern Illinois was picked EIU 2012 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason coaches poll. The Panthers have won five league titles since joining EIU Roster By Home State the OVC with the last coming in 2009. Eastern Kentucky was Illinois...... 51 selected as the OVC favorite followed by Jacksonville State in Florida...... 14 second as the two teams split the first place votes. Ohio...... 6 Texas...... 5 DOWDELL, WISE NAMED PRESEASON ALL-OVC Indiana...... 4 Eastern Illinois had two players named to the preseason All- Missouri...... 3 California...... 2 OVC team as seniors Artavious Dowdell and Von Wise were both Hawai'i...... 2 selected. Dowdell led the Panthers in tackles for loss and sacks Michigan ...... 2 last season as he was a second team All-OVC pick. Dowdell Wisconsin...... 2 finished with 45 tackles. Wise was a second team All-OVC Kentucky ...... 1 selection at tight end as he hauled in 32 passes for 348 yards and New Jersey...... 1 two touchdowns. Pennsylvania...... 1 Virginia...... 1 preseason watch lists Wide receiver Chris Wright, punter Scott Weatherford and EIU Roster By Class tight ends Von Wise and Sam Hendricks were all named to the Senior...... 18 preseason College Football Performance Awards watch list for Junior...... 16 their positions. Wright had 42 catches for 735 yards and 11 Sophomore...... 19 touchdowns last year. Weatherford averaged 37.6 yards per punt Redshirt Freshman...... 17 Freshman...... 20 with 12 pinned inside the 20-yard line. Hendricks had 17 catches for 194 yards and three TD’s. Wise had 32 catches for 348 yards and two touchdowns. FOLLOW EIU FOOTBALL ONLINE PANTHERS TO MISS TIGERS THIS YEAR Twitter...... @EIU_Panthers Eastern Illinois will play only seven Ohio Valley Conference Facebook...... /EIUPanthers games this year as the Panthers will miss Tennessee State on the YouTube...... /pantherathletics schedule. The omission is due to a scheduling quirk that allows TSU to play in the Black College Classic events. EIU will play Website...... www.eiupanthers.com Central Arkansas to end the season in Tennessee State’s place.

A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • 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... Jimmy Garoppolo, 369 vs. Southern Illinois (Aug. 30, 2012) FOUNDED:...... 1895 ENROLLMENT:...... 11,176 Passed for more than 400 yards... COLORS:...... Blue & Gray Tony Romo, 414 at Toledo (Sept. 16, 2000) CONFERENCE:...... Ohio Valley Threw four touchdown passes... STADIUM:...... O’Brien Field (10,000) Jimmy Garoppolo, 5 vs. Southern Illinois (Aug. 30, 2012) SURFACE:...... Matrix Turf PRESIDENT:...... Dr. William L. Perry Rushed for more than 200 yards... ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:...... Barbara Burke Vincent Webb, 206 at Samford (Sept. 23, 2006)

Rushed for three touchdowns... O’BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:...... (217) 581-7770 Jake Walker, 3 at Southern Illinois (Nov. 12, 2011) EIU TICKET OFFICE:...... (217) 581-2106 EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:...... (217) 581-7480 Rushed for four touchdowns... J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) EIU WEBSITE:...... www.EIUpanthers.com MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES Had 10 Receptions... Erik Lora, 13 vs. Southern Illinois (Aug. 30, 2012) WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Dino Babers and Had 3 touchdown receptions... selected EIU players will be available on Tuesday mornings at 11:30 Chris Wright, 3, at Tennessee State (Nov. 6, 2010) a.m. for the Panthers weekly press conference. Press conference will be held in O’Brien Field football building. Had 200 yards receiving... Chris Wright, 217, at Tennessee State (Nov. 6, 2010) OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season Returned a punt for a touchdown... all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a Rashad Haynes, 1 at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 16, 2010) - (46 yards) weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will be Tuesday, August 28. EIU head coach Dino Babers will speak Returned a kick-off for touchdown... Tavares Crawford, 1 at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 1, 2011) - (83 yards) at 10:14 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information Returned an interception for touchdown... office. CJ James, 1, vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) - (79 yards) PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Wednesday night during the Returned a for touchdown... Irvin Jean-Charles, 1 at Illinois (Sept. 6, 2008) - (4 yards) football season fans can watch head coach Dino Babers along with other special guests and players as they talk about the 2012 football Recorded a safety... season. The show will be broadcast on WEIU TV at 6 p.m. Trevor Frericks, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) Team vs. Illinois State (Sept. 1, 2011) LIVE STATS: Live stats of most EIU games can be found on the Blocked a punt... EIU athletics webpage at www.EIUpanthers.com Lorence Ricks, 1, vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009) INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Adrian Arrington, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) - Kenny Kinchen be heard at www.weiuhitmix.net

Blocked a field goal... PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can D.J. Bland, 1 at Austin Peay (Oct. 29, 2011) be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - block by... Games will be broadcast by the “Voice of the Panthers” Mike Bradd Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks with color commentary by Jack Ashmore. Games will be carried on WRJM 1270 AM and Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU in the Charleston/ Won a game on a field goal... Coles County Market. Network stations include WHOW 1510 AM Cameron Berra, 37-yards at Tennessee State (Nov. 6, 2010) (Clinton) and WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville). Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Cory Leman, 15 at Illinois State (Nov. 13, 2010) OVCDIGITALNETWORK.COM: The Ohio Valley Conference has launched a new digital platform which will allow Eastern Illinois Had 3 or more sacks on defense... fans to watch all five home home games and all OVC road games Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) for free on their computer. The Recovered an onside kick... OVCDigitalNetwork.com link is Lorence Ricks, 1, vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 25, 2010) available online with the first EIU broadcast for the 2012 season set for Thursday, August 30 against Southern Illinois.

A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 10 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU OFFENSE EIU DEFENSE QUARTERBACK LEFT END 10....Jimmy Garoppolo...... 6-3...... 206...... Jr 32....Artavious Dowdell...... 6-2...... 230...... Sr 11....Ben Krol...... 6-6...... 220...... R-Fr 98....Fedney Delphonse...... 6-3...... 215...... R-Fr RUNNING BACK 94....Timotheus Granger...... 6-2...... 200...... So 5....Jake Walker...... 5-10...... 194...... R-Sr DEFENSIVE TACKLE 14....Taylor Duncan...... 6-3...... 210...... R-So 53....Greg Mahan...... 6-3...... 248...... R-Sr OUTSIDE RECEIVER 79....Jon Voytilla...... 6-3...... 284...... Jr 81....Chris Wright...... 6-1...... 177...... Sr DEFENSIVE TACKLE 13....Von Wise...... 6-4...... 209...... R-Sr 90....Roosevelt Holliday...... 6-3...... 297...... Sr INSIDE RECEIVER 97....Dino Fanti...... 6-1...... 248...... R-Fr 8....Erik Lora...... 5-10...... 181...... R-Jr RIGHT END 16....Jeremy Rykard...... 5-10...... 166...... Sr 93....Pat Wertz...... 6-4...... 241...... R-Sr LEFT TACKLE 44....Judes Amilcar...... 6-2...... 231...... R-Jr 77....Dominic Pagliara...... 6-6...... 296...... R-Jr WILL LINEBACKER 69....Eric Varela...... 6-6...... 311...... Sr 50....Adam Gristick...... 5-10...... 208...... R-So LEFT GUARD 55....Joe Campagna...... 6-0...... 215...... R-So 74....Collin Seibert...... 6-4...... 268...... R-So MIDDLE LINEBACKER 78....Mitch Reab...... 6-4...... 301...... Sr 49....Robert Haynes...... 6-0...... 224...... So CENTER 42....Alex Helms...... 6-2...... 228...... R-Jr 71....Kevin Kapellas...... 6-4...... 277...... R-Sr SAM LINEBACKER 62....Shane Kelly...... 6-4...... 253...... R-Sr 12....LeQuince McCall...... 6-1...... 220...... R-Jr RIGHT GUARD 15....Antonio Taylor...... 6-2...... 215...... R-So 72....Alex Pierce...... 6-6...... 307...... R-Jr LEFT CORNERBACK 68....Nick Borre...... 6-4...... 280...... R-Fr 38....DJ Bland...... 6-1...... 179...... R-So RIGHT TACKLE 30....Tavares Crawford...... 5-10...... 169...... Jr 62....Shane Kelly...... 6-4...... 253...... R-Sr ROVER 64....Jason Schuman...... 6-7...... 275...... R-Fr 24....Alex McNulty...... 6-2...... 187...... R-Jr INSIDE RECEIVER 46....Anthony Goodman...... 5-9...... 165...... Fr 84....Sam Hendricks...... 6-4...... 206...... R-So FREE SAFETY 87....Leo Minne...... 5-10...... 168...... R-Fr 28....Nick Beard...... 6-1...... 183...... R-Jr OUTSIDE RECEIVER 48....Ryan Meyer...... 6-4...... 206...... Fr 9....Chavar Watkins...... 6-2...... 201...... R-Sr RIGHT CORNERBACK 88....Adam Drake...... 6-2...... 181...... R-Sr 31....Pete Houlihan...... 5-11...... 177...... Jr 27....Devin Brinson...... 6-0...... 193...... R-Fr

EIU COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dino Babers (Hawai’i, 1984 - 1st year) EIU SPECIALISTS KICKER (Career Record 1-0; OVC Record 0-0) 58....Cameron Berra...... 5-11...... 203...... Jr Defensive Coordinator: Kim McCloud (1st year) 36....Taylor Kerr...... 6-1...... 175...... So PUNTER Offensive Coordinator: Sterlin Gilbert (1st year) 83....Scott Weatherford...... 6-1...... 180...... R-Jr HOLDER Offensive Line: Brian Callahan (3rd year) 83....Scott Weatherford...... 6-1...... 180...... R-Jr Running Backs: Mike Lynch (8th year) LONG SNAPPER Inside Receivers: Sean Lewis (1st year) 51....Adam Baker...... 6-2...... 226...... Sr Outside Receivers: Andrew Sowder (1st year) PUNT RETURNS Defensive Ends: George Ricumstrict (1st year) Defensive Tackles: Dino Kaklis (1st year) 21....Pete Houlihan...... 5-10...... 177...... Jr Linebackers: Tom Kaufman (1st year) 16....Jeremy Rykard...... 5-10...... 166...... Sr Secondary: Nick Caley (1st year) KICK RETURNS Trainer: Brett Penning (1st year) 21....Pete Houlihan...... 5-10...... 177...... Jr Strength Coach: Sean Edinger (1st year) 30....Tavares Crawford...... 5-10...... 169...... Jr

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# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC/LAST) 2 Ryan Jones RB 5-9 187 FR HS Canton, Mich. (Canton) 3 Anthony Taylor WR 6-0 180 FR HS Wheaton, Ill. (Lombard Montini) 4 Keiondre Gober WR 6-3 180 FR HS Lubbock, Texas (Frenship) 5 Jake Walker + RB 5-10 194 R-SR 2V Delray Beach, Fla. (American Heritage/Univ. of Toledo) 6 Kyle Millner QB 6-1 190 FR HS New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) 8 Erik Lora + WR 5-10 181 R-JR 2V Miami, Fla. (Columbus) 9 Chavar Watkins + WR 6-2 201 R-SR 3V Sunrise, Fla. (Piper) 10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 6-3 206 JR 2V Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows) 11 Ben Krol + QB 6-6 220 R-FR RS Woodstock, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic) 12 LeQuince McCall + LB 6-1 220 R-JR TR , Texas (Reagan/Baylor University) 13 Von Wise + TE 6-4 209 R-SR 2V Cincinnati, Ohio (Finneytown) 14 Taylor Duncan + RB 6-3 210 R-SO 1V Marshall, Ill. (Marshall) 15 Antonio Taylor + LB 6-2 215 R-JR 2V Maywood, Ill. (Immaculate Conception) 16 Jeremy Rykard WR 5-10 166 SR 1V O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon/Mt. San Jacinto JC) 19 Dajon Sherman + WR 5-11 175 R-SO RS Matteson, Ill. (Rich Central) 20 AJ Woodson + RB 5-8 180 R-SO 1V Pompano Beach, Fla. (Northeast) 21 Shepard Little + RB 5-10 173 R-FR RS Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg) 22 Kendal Butler DB 6-1 180 FR HS Toledo, Ill. (Cumberland) 23 Bobby Huey RB 5-11 210 FR HS Lubbock, Texas (Frenship) 24 Alex McNulty + DB 5-10 187 R-JR 2V Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 25 Reggie Box + RB 6-0 175 R-FR RS Glen Carbon, Ill. (Edwardsville) 26 Trey Pendergrass + ATH 5-6 155 R-FR RS Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Jupiter Christian) 27 Devin Brinson + DB 6-0 193 R-FR RS Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 28 Nick Beard + DB 6-1 183 R-JR 2V Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic) 29 Elven Walker CB 5-10 170 FR HS Wheaton, Ill. (Glenbard South) 30 Tavares Crawford CB 5-10 169 JR 2V Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central) 31 Pete Houlihan DB 5-11 177 JR 2V New Lenox, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 32 Artavious Dowdell DL 6-2 230 SR 3V Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central) 33 Malcolm Allen + RB 5-10 180 SR TR Joliet, Ill. (Joliet/College of DuPage) 34 Brandon Ross + DB 5-11 177 R-FR RS St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North) 35 John Wurm + DB 6-1 214 R-SO 1V Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) 36 Taylor Kerr K/P 6-1 175 SO 1V Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 37 Andre Hodge + LB 6-0 240 R-FR RS Keyport, N.J. (Matawan Regional) 38 D.J. Bland + DB 6-1 179 R-SO 1V Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) 39 Mike Gunter + SAF 6-3 200 R-FR RS Springfield, Ill. (Rochester) 40 Jourdan Wickliffe DB 6-1 195 SO HS Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles College Prep) 40a Bobby Pettis & RB 5-10 183 SR TR Hickory Hills, Ill. (Argo/Missouri U of Science & Technology) 42 Alex Helms + LB 6-2 228 R-JR RS Naperville, Ill. (North/Concordia (Minn.) Univ.) 43 Pono Choy DB 5-10 175 FR HS Honolulu, Haw. (Kamehameha) 44 Judes Amilcar + DE 6-2 231 R-JR 2V Pompano, Fla. (Olympic Heights) 45 Eric Luhrsen TE 6-5 235 R-FR RS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) 46 Anthony Goodman DB 5-9 165 FR HS Lansing, Mich. (J.W. Sexton) 47 Andre Alvarez + LB 6-3 215 R-JR TR Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech/Carthage College) 48 Ryan Meyer SAF 6-4 206 FR HS Evergreen Park, Ill. (Marist) 49 Robert Haynes LB 6-0 225 SO 1V Punta Gorda, Fla. (Charlotte) 50 Adam Gristick + LB 5-10 208 R-SO 1V Allentown, Pa. (Parkland) 51 Adam Baker LS 6-2 226 SR 3V Champaign, Ill. (Central) 52 Jake McNair LB 6-1 215 FR HS Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual) 53 Greg Mahan + DL 6-3 248 R-SR 2V Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North) 54 Perry Maynard + LB 6-2 223 R-SR 3V Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 55 Joe Campagna + LB 6-0 215 R-SO RS Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita/Ferris State Univ.) 56 Jerone Williams DL 6-4 302 SR 1V St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville/Ellsworth CC) 57 Jameel High +& DB 5-10 185 R-JR TR Kankakee, Ill. (Bishop McNamara/Ball State) 58 Cameron Berra K 5-11 203 JR 2V St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway Catholic) 59 Kamu Grugier-Hill SAF 6-2 180 FR HS Honolulu, Haw. (Kamehameha) 60 Charlie Athans OL 6-3 240 FR HS Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central) 61 Aaron Carr + LB 6-3 206 R-JR TR Country Club Hills, Ill. (Hillcrest/Carthage College) 62 Shane Kelly + OL 6-4 253 R-SR 2V Rhinelander, Wis. (Rhinelander) + indicates redshirt season used... & not eligible in 2012 due to NCAA transfer rules

A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 12 • www.EIUpanthers.com # NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC) 63 Leon Riley + DL 6-2 235 R-FR RS Rantoul, Ill. (Rantoul) 64 Jason Schuman + OL 6-7 225 R-FR RS Warrenville, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) 65 Josh Griffin + DL 6-6 265 R-FR RS Paris, Ill. (Paris) 66 Matt Parks + OL 6-5 297 R-SO SQ Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem) 67 Mike O’Neill + OL 6-2 277 R-SR 3V Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick) 68 Nick Borre + OL 6-4 280 R-FR RS Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park) 69 Eric Varela OL 6-6 311 SR SQ Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak/Mt. San Jacinto JC) 70 Joe Hall + C 6-5 220 R-FR RS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) 71 Kevin Kapellas + OL 6-4 277 R-SR 3V Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 72 Alex Pierce + OL 6-6 307 R-JR 2V Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 73 Evan Kanz OL 6-5 290 FR HS Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco) 74 Collin Seibert + OL 6-4 268 R-SO 1V Oswego, Ill. (Oswego) 75 Jimmy Lowery OL 6-4 270 FR HS Burr Ridge, Ill. (Lombard Montini) 76 Quinton Quarles DE 6-3 235 FR HS Ingleside, Ill. (Grant) 77 Dominic Pagliara + OL 6-6 296 R-JR 2V Quincy, Ill. (Quincy Notre Dame) 78 Mitch Reab OL 6-4 301 SR SQ Forestville, Calif. (El Molino/Santa Rosa JC) 79 Jon Voytilla DL 6-3 284 JR 2V St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East) 81 Chris Wright WR 6-1 177 SR 3V Skokie, Ill. (Niles West) 82 Quintez Thompson WR 6-3 176 FR HS Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual) 83 Scott Weatherford + P 6-1 180 R-JR 1V Terre Haute, Ind. (North) 84 Sam Hendricks + TE 6-4 206 R-SO 1V Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hill) 85 Jimmy Lera + WR 5-8 177 R-SO 1V Lake Park, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens) 86 Rex Bonham + DL 6-3 233 R-SO 1V New Carlisle, Ohio (Tecumseh) 87 Leo Minne + WR 5-10 168 R-FR RS Round Lake, Ill. (Grant) 88 Adam Drake + WR 6-2 181 R-SO 1V Charleston, Ill. (Charleston) 89 Tyrus Moss WR 6-1 195 FR HS Mattoon, Ill. (Mattoon) 90 Roosevelt Holliday DL 6-3 297 SR 3V Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 91 Niko Foltys + DL 6-4 226 R-SO RS Lockport, Ill. (Lockport Township) 92 Tyler Paulsen DE 6-1 220 FR HS Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) 93 Pat Wertz + DL 6-4 241 R-SR 1V Orland Hills, Ill. (Andrew/Illinois State) 94 Timotheus Granger DE 6-2 200 SO 1V West Palm Beach, Fla. (Suncoast) 95 Clinton Scott + DE 6-4 230 R-FR RS Casey, Ill. (Casey-Westfield) 96 Clinton Simpkins + DL 6-3 220 R-JR 1V Fredricksburg, Va. (Chancellor/Dodge City CC) 97 Dino Fanti + DT 6-1 248 R-FR RS Venice, Fla. (Venice) 98 Fedney Delphonse + DE 6-3 215 R-FR RS Naples, Fla. (Golden Gate) + - indicates redshirt year used & - indicates will not play 2012 season due to NCAA transfer rules EASTERN ILLINOIS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER #..... PLAYER...... POS 10..... Jimmy Garoppolo...... QB 85..... Jimmy Lera...... RB 78..... Mitch Reab...... OL 33..... Malcolm Allen...... RB 2..... Keiondre Gober...... WR 21..... Shepard Little...... RB 63..... Leon Riley...... DL 47..... Andre Alvarez...... LB 46..... Anthony Goodman...... DB 8..... Erik Lora...... WR 34..... Brandon Ross...... DB 44..... Judes Amilcar...... DE 94..... Timotheus Granger...... DE 75..... Jimmy Lowery...... OL 16..... Jeremy Rykard...... WR 60..... Charlie Athans...... OL 65..... Josh Griffin...... DL 45..... Eric Luhrsen...... TE 50..... Adam Gristick...... LB 64..... Jason Schuman...... OL 51..... Adam Baker...... LS 59..... Kamu Grugier-Hill...... SAF 53..... Greg Mahan...... DL 74..... Collin Seibert...... OL 28..... Nick Beard...... DB 39..... Mike Gunter...... SAF 54..... Perry Maynard...... LB 95..... Clinton Scott...... DE 58..... Cameron Berra...... K 12..... LeQuince McCall...... LB 19..... Da'Jon Sherman...... WR 38..... D.J. Bland...... DB 70..... Joseph Hall...... C 52..... Jake McNair...... LB 96..... Clinton Simpkins...... DL 86..... Rex Bonham...... DL 49..... Robert Haynes...... LB 24..... Alex McNulty...... SAF 68..... Nick Borre...... OL 42..... Alex Helms...... LB 48..... Ryan Meyer...... SAF 3..... Anthony Taylor...... WR 25..... Reggie Box...... RB 84..... Sam Hendricks...... ATH 6..... Kyle Millner...... QB 15..... Antonio Taylor...... LB 27..... Devin Brinson...... DB 57..... Jameel High...... DB 87..... Leo Minne...... WR 22..... Kendal Butler...... DB 37..... Andre Hodge...... LB 89..... Tyrus Moss...... WR 69..... Eric Varela...... OL 82..... Oshay Hodges...... WR 79..... Jon Voytilla...... DL 55..... Joe Campagna...... LB 90..... Roosevelt Holliday...... DL 67..... Mike O'Neill...... OL 61..... Aaron Carr...... LB 31..... Pete Houlihan...... DB 29..... Elven Walker...... DB 43..... Pono Choy...... DB 23..... Bobby Huey...... RB 77..... Dominic Pagliara...... OL 5..... Jake Walker...... RB 30..... Tavares Crawford...... CB 66..... Matt Parks...... OL 9..... Chavar Watkins...... WR 2..... Ryan Jones...... RB 92..... Tyler Paulsen...... DE 83..... Scott Weatherford...... P 98..... Fedney Delphonse...... DE 26..... Trey Pendergrass...... ATH 93..... Pat Wertz...... DL 32..... Artavious Dowdell...... DL 73..... Evan Kanz...... OL 40..... Bobby Pettis...... RB 40..... Jourdan Wickliffe...... DB 88..... Adam Drake...... WR 71..... Kevin Kapellas...... OL 72..... Alex Pierce...... OL 56..... Jerone Williams...... DL 14..... Taylor Duncan...... RB 62..... Shane Kelly...... OL 13..... Von Wise...... TE 36..... Taylor Kerr...... K/P 76..... Quinton Quarles...... DE 20..... AJ Woodson...... RB 97..... Dino Fanti...... DL 11..... Ben Krol...... QB 81..... Chris Wright...... WR 91..... Niko Foltys...... DE 35..... John Wurm...... DB A NEW ERA OF PANTHER FOOTBALL • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 September 8, 2012 • Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan • Page 13 • www.EIUpanthers.com

GAME 1 - August 30, 2012 Southern Illinois...... 28 Eastern Illinois...... 49

Charleston, Ill. O’Brien Field (A: 8,275) New ERA Game

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final Southern Illinois...... 7...... 14...... 7...... 0...... 28 Eastern Illinois...... 7...... 21...... 21...... 0...... 49

FIRST QUARTER EIU - Watkins 40 pass from Hendricks (Berra kick) (9:32) SIU - McCall 6 run (Johnson kick) (3:35)

SECOND QUARTER EIU - Lora 2 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (11:50) SIU - McCall 74 pass from Faulkner (Johnson kick) (8:11) EIU - Walker 14 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (6:26) EIU - Wright 50 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (2:30) SIU - Pruitt 3 pass from Faulkner (Johnson kick) (0:17)

THIRD QUARTER SIU - McCall 6 run (Johnson kick) (11:39) EIU - Lora 11 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (9:22) EIU - Wright 24 pass from Lora (Berra kick) (4:32) EIU - Hendricks 31 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (1:58)

TEAM STATS...... EIU...... SIU First Downs...... 22...... 24 Rushes-Yards...... 41-89...... 36-77 Passing-Yards...... 433...... 304 Comp-Att-Int...... 34-51-0...... 33-60-2 Total Offense...... 522...... 381 Fumbles-Lost...... 6-4...... 5-4 Penalties-Yards...... 15-127...... 8-63 Int Returns-Yards-TD...... 2-33-0...... 0-0-0 Time of Possession...... 28:11...... 31:49 Sacks-Yards...... 3-22...... 4-21

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Walker (21-56-0), Duncan (11-36-0) SIU - McCall (11-56-2), Strother (12-43-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Garoppolo (49-32-0-369-5) SIU - Faulker (58-31-2-293-2), Hill (2-2-0-11-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Lora (13-151-2), Watkins (5-71-1), Hendricks (4-95-1) SIU - McKInney (8-53-0), Lewis (7-61-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Haynes (6-3-1), Beard (6-2-0), Houlihan (5-1-1) SIU - Presume (6-4-1), DiManche (6-0-2)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois set a school record with seven team touchdown passes as the Panthers opened the New ERA of Panther football with a 49-28 win over Southern Illinois. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 369 yards and five touchdowns as EIU racked up 522 yards of total offense. Erik Lora, who missed the 2011 season with an injury, returned to lead the way with 13 catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Lora added a touchdown pass as he was one of two EIU wide receivers to throw touchdowns. Sam Hendricks was the other hitting Chavar Watkins for the first score of the game on a 40-yard connection. Four EIU receivers finished with 70 or more yards receiving. The Panthers defense forced six turnovers, the highest total since the 2005 season as they slowed down SIU’s offense in the second half. Robert Haynes led the defense with nine tackles including two forced fumbles and a sack.

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2012 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Results All games

Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Aug 30, 2012 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 49-28 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:42 8,275

* indicates Ohio Valley Conferece game

2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS STARTERS

OPPONENT O-WR I-WR LT LG C RG RT I-WR O-WR QB RB Southern Illinois Watkins Hendricks Pagliara Seibert Kapellas Pierce Kelly Lora Wright Garoppolo Walker

OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SAM MLB WILL CB ROVER FS CB Southern Illinois Wertz Mahan Holliday Dowdell McCall Haynes Gristick Bland McNulty Beard Houlihan

2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2012) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg WALKER, Jake 1 21 58 2 56 2.7 0 10 56.0 HOULIHAN, Pete 1 0 0.0 0 0 DUNCAN, Taylor 1 11 44 8 36 3.3 0 19 36.0 Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 1 9 20 23 -3 -0.3 0 10 -3.0 Opponents 3 24 8.0 0 14 Total 1 41 122 33 89 2.2 0 19 89.0 Opponents 1 36 116 39 77 2.1 2 24 77.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg HOULIHAN, Pete 1 17 17.0 0 20 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g BLAND, DJ 1 16 16.0 0 16 GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 1 162.24 32-49-0 65.3 369 5 50 369.0 Total 2 33 16.5 0 20 HENDRICKS, Sam 1 766.00 1-1-0 100.0 40 1 40 40.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 LORA, Erik 1 631.60 1-1-0 100.0 24 1 24 24.0 Total 1 183.28 34-51-0 66.7 433 7 50 433.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 1 101.89 33-60-2 55.0 304 2 74 304.0 CRAWFORD, Tavares 3 107 35.7 0 41 Total 3 107 35.7 0 41 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 7 71 10.1 0 17 LORA, Erik 1 13 151 11.6 2 28 151.0 WATKINS, Chavar 1 5 71 14.2 1 40 71.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg HENDRICKS, Sam 1 4 95 23.8 1 36 95.0 DOWDELL, Artavious 1 6 6.0 0 6 WRIGHT, Chris 1 4 80 20.0 2 50 80.0 TAYLOR, Antonio 1 15 15.0 0 15 WALKER, Jake 1 4 33 8.2 1 15 33.0 Total 2 21 10.5 0 15 DRAKE, Adam 1 3 12 4.0 0 7 12.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 WISE, Von 1 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 -9.0 Total 1 34 433 12.7 7 50 433.0 Opponents 1 33 304 9.2 2 74 304.0

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2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2012) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g WRIGHT, Chris 2 ------12 GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 1 58 -3 369 366 366.0 LORA, Erik 2 ------12 WALKER, Jake 1 21 56 0 56 56.0 BERRA, Cameron - - 7-7 - - - - - 7 HENDRICKS, Sam 1 1 0 40 40 40.0 HENDRICKS, Sam 1 ------6 DUNCAN, Taylor 1 11 36 0 36 36.0 WALKER, Jake 1 ------6 LORA, Erik 1 1 0 24 24 24.0 WATKINS, Chavar 1 ------6 Total 1 92 89 433 522 522.0 Total 7 - 7-7 - - - - - 49 Opponents 1 96 77 304 381 381.0 Opponents 4 0-1 4-4 - - - - - 28

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 WEATHERFORD, Scott 8 322 40.2 55 0 2 2 1 0 FG Sequence Eastern Illinois Opponents GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 1 0 0 Southern Illinois - 27 Total 9 355 39.4 55 0 2 3 1 0 Opponents 7 331 47.3 65 0 3 3 2 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln KERR, Taylor 8 380 47.5 1 0 Total 8 380 47.5 1 0 10.1 35.5 29 Opponents 5 308 61.6 2 0 35.7 30.2 34

2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2012) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g LORA, Erik 1 0 151 0 0 0 151 151.0 CRAWFORD, T 1 0 0 0 107 0 107 107.0 HENDRICKS, S 1 0 95 0 0 0 95 95.0 WALKER, Jake 1 56 33 0 0 0 89 89.0 WRIGHT, Chris 1 0 80 0 0 0 80 80.0 WATKINS, Chav 1 0 71 0 0 0 71 71.0 DUNCAN, Taylo 1 36 0 0 0 0 36 36.0 HOULIHAN, Pet 1 0 0 0 0 17 17 17.0 BLAND, DJ 1 0 0 0 0 16 16 16.0 DRAKE, Adam 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0 GAROPPOLO, J 1 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -3.0 WISE, Von 1 0 -9 0 0 0 -9 -9.0 Total 1 89 433 0 107 33 662 662.0 Opponents 1 77 304 24 71 0 476 476.0

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2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2012) 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 49 HAYNES, Robert 1 7 3 10 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 1 . 2 . . 28 BEARD, Nick 1 6 2 8 . . . 2 . . . . . 31 HOULIHAN, Pete 1 5 1 6 1.0-5 . 1-17 . . . 1 . . 38 BLAND, DJ 1 4 2 6 . . 1-16 2 . 1-0 . . . 32 DOWDELL, Artavious 1 2 3 5 1.0-4 . . 1 1 1-6 1 . . 56 WILLIAMS, Jerone 1 4 1 5 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 90 HOLLIDAY, Roosevelt 1 2 2 4 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 15 TAYLOR, Antonio 1 4 . 4 1.0-5 . . . 1 1-15 . . . 53 MAHAN, Greg 1 2 2 4 0.5-0 ...... 12 McCALL, LeQuince 1 3 1 4 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 50 GRISTICK, Adam 1 3 . 3 ...... 44 AMILCAR, Judes 1 2 1 3 1.0-15 1.0-15 . 1 1 . . . . 30 CRAWFORD, Tavares 1 2 1 3 ...... 35 WURM, John 1 2 . 2 ...... 24 McNULTY, Alex 1 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 86 BONHAM, Rex 1 2 . 2 ...... 97 FANTI, Dino 1 2 . 2 ...... TM TEAM 1 2 . 2 ...... 45 LUHRSEN, Eric 1 1 . 1 ...... 98 DELPHONSE, Fedney 1 1 . 1 ...... 78 REAB, Mitch 1 1 . 1 ...... 51 BAKER, Adam 1 1 . 1 ...... 93 WERTZ, Pat 1 1 . 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 59 GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 1 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . Total 1 61 20 81 8-44 4-29 2-33 8 7 4-21 5 . . Opponents 1 58 30 88 10-38 5-23 . 5 3 4-0 5 . .

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2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2012) All games

Team Statistics EIU OPP SCORING 49 28 Points Per Game 49.0 28.0 FIRST DOWNS 22 24 R u s h in g 5 4 P a s s in g 16 12 P e n a lt y 1 8 RUSHING YARDAGE 89 77 Yards gained rushing 122 116 Yards lost rushing 33 39 Rushing Attempts 41 36 Average Per Rush 2.2 2.1 Average Per Game 89.0 77.0 TDs Rushing 0 2 PASSING YARDAGE 433 304 C o m p - A t t - I n t 34-51-0 33-60-2 Average Per Pass 8.5 5.1 Average Per Catch 12.7 9.2 Average Per Game 433.0 304.0 TDs Passing 7 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 522 381 Total Plays 92 96 Average Per Play 5.7 4.0 Average Per Game 522.0 381.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-107 7-71 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 3-24 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-33 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 35.7 10.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 8.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.5 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 6-4 5-4 PENALTIES-Yards 15-127 8-63 Average Per Game 127.0 63.0 PUNTS-Yards 9-355 7-331 Average Per Punt 39.4 47.3 Net punt average 36.8 47.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 8-380 5-308 Average Per Kick 47.5 61.6 Net kick average 41.4 30.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 1 1 3 1 : 4 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/20 6/20 3rd-Down Pct 40% 30% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 0/3 4th-Down Pct 50% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 4-29 5-23 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (3-4) 75% (3-6) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-4) 75% (3-6) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-7) 100% (4-4) 100% ATTENDANCE 8275 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/8275 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Eastern Illinois 7 21 21 0 0 49 Opponents 7 14 7 0 0 28

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RUSHING YARDAGE: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 2,882...... 1976 72...... vs. Western Illinois...... 1976 2,781...... 1978 2,739...... 1996 PASSING YARDAGE: The most sure-handed receiver in 509...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: EIU history, Roy Banks (1983- 486...... vs. Southwest Missouri..... 1984 600...... 1976 86), later went on to play with the 482...... vs. Western Kentucky...... 1984 589...... 1996 . 452...... vs. Southern Illinois...... 1986 444...... vs. Winona State...... 1986 PASSING YARDAGE: 4,071...... 1984 PASSING ATTEMPTS: 3,587...... 1986 58...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 3,213...... 2002 58...... vs. Northern Iowa...... 1984 3,205...... 1985 3,147...... 1999 58...... vs. Illinois State...... 1981 QB Sean Payton (1983-86) holds 58...... vs. Central Michigan...... 1970 virtually every EIU passing record PASSING ATTEMPTS: 503...... 1985 as he directed the 1986 Panthers to PASSES COMPLETED: the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals. 40...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 PASSES COMPLETED: 288...... 1984 TOUCHDOWNS: 263...... 2002 12...... vs. Mecom Academy...... 1920 10...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 TOUCHDOWNS: 61...... 2002 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 58...... 2000 7...... vs. Southern Illinois...... 2012 54...... 1986 6...... vs. Murray State...... 2000 53...... 1978 6...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 51...... 1996 5...... vs. Southeast Missouri...... 2002 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 5...... vs. Southwest Missouri..... 1986 34...... 2002 5...... vs. Western Kentucky...... 1984 29...... 1984 All-American quarterback Tony 5...... vs. Central State (OH)...... 1981 Romo (1999-2002) was selected 28...... 1980 5...... vs. Augustana (SD)...... 1980 27...... 2000 as the 2002 'Walter Payton Trophy' 5...... vs. Northern Iowa...... 1978 24...... 1986 All-American tailback Nate winner as the best player in NCAA Anderson (1970-73). I-AA football. QUATERBACK SACKS: QUARTERBACK SACKS: 12...... vs. Southwest Missouri..... 1986 71...... 1982 12...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 52...... 1979

TURNOVERS: TURNOVERS: 8...... vs. Youngstown State...... 1981 56...... 1981

TURNOVERS CAUSED: TURNOVERS CAUSED: 52...... 1980 13...... vs. Northern Illinois...... 1940 9...... vs. Northeast Missouri...... 1983 CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN 9...... vs. Western Illinois...... 1980 INTERCEPTION: 218...... 2007 MISC. GAME BESTS

MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: 30...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 30...... vs. Central State...... 1981

MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: 102...... vs. Tennessee State...... 2002 ...... (EIU 54; TSU 48)

LOWEST TOTAL OFFENSE BY AN OPPONENT: -12...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982

Poke Cobb (1976-79), the greatest running back in Eastern Illinois Panther history, with 5,042 yards.

WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL BESTS INDIVIDUAL BESTS MISC. INDIVIDUAL BESTS TOTAL OFFENSE: TOUCHDOWN PASSES: LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS: Sean Payton...... 507 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 Tony Romo...... 6 vs. Murray State...... 2000 Tony Romo to...... 98 vs. E. Kentucky...... 2000 Sean Payton...... 498 vs. SW Missouri...... 1984 Jeff Christensen...... 6 vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 Will Bumphus Sean Payton...... 441 vs. W. Kentucky...... 1984 Jimmy Garoppolo. 5 vs. Southern Illinois...... 2012 ...... 440 vs. SE Missouri...... 1999 Tony Romo...... 5 vs. SE Missouri...... 2002 LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN: Jeff Christensen...... 416 vs. SW Missouri...... 1985 Sean Payton...... 5 vs. SW Missouri...... 1986 Poke Cobb...... 96 vs. Tennessee Tech...... 1976 Sean Payton...... 5 vs. Western Kentucky...... 1984 RUSHING YARDAGE: Steve Turk...... 5 vs. Northern Michigan...... 1978 LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD: J.R. Taylor...... 308 vs. Florida Atlantic...... 2002 Roosevelt Williams.. 98 vs. Tennessee St...... 2001 Kevin Staple...... 283 vs. Grand Valley...... 1983 SOLO TACKLES: Nate Anderson...... 268 vs. St. Joseph...... 1973 Thomas Williams..... 20 vs. St. Joseph...... 1997 LONGEST FIELD GOAL: Nate Anderson...... 259 vs. SW Missouri...... 1972 Nick Ricks ...... 18 vs. E. Kentucky ...... 2002 Rich Ehmke...... 58 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1986 Willie High...... 240 vs. NW Louisiana...... 1993 Chris Nicholson...... 17 vs. SW Missouri...... 1983 Steve Largent...... 53 vs. SW Missouri...... 1993 J.R. Taylor...... 241 vs. SE Missouri...... 2001 Tim Lance...... 17 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1987 John Noll...... 15 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1987 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: Tim Lance...... 15 vs. W. Kentucky...... 1990 Chris Watson...... 100 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1995 Willie High...... 48 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1993 Jeff Mills...... 14 vs. Western Illinois...... 1988 Marcus Potts...... 100 vs. Youngstown St...... 1977 Jeff Mills...... 14 vs. SW Missouri...... 1988 PASSING YARDAGE: LONGEST PUNT: Sean Payton...... 509 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 TOTAL TACKLES: Bob Babb...... 100 vs. Illinois State...... 1946 Sean Payton...... 486 vs. SW Missouri...... 1984 Tim Carver...... 31 vs. Texas-El Paso...... 1994 Kevin Cook...... 86 vs. Southeast Missouri...2010 Sean Payton...... 461 vs. W. Kentucky...... 1984 Jeff Mills...... 29 vs. SW Missouri...... 1988 (EIU Division I record) Anthony Buich...... 435 vs. SE Missouri...... 1999 Thomas Williams..... 27 vs. St. Joseph...... 1997 Tony Romo...... 414 vs. Toledo...... 2000 Nick Ricks ...... 25 vs. E. Kentucky ...... 2002 LONGEST PUNT RETURN: Tyrone Covington.... 25 vs. Illinois State...... 1984 Bob Babb...... 100 vs. Millikin...... 1949 PASSING ATTEMPTS: John Noll...... 23 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1988 Tony Romo...... 58 vs. Hawai'i...... 2002 Ray Jeske...... 21 vs. Delaware...... 1978 MOST BLOCKED KICKS: Sean Payton...... 58 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 Kourtney Young...... 3 vs. Illinois State...... 2000 Sean Payton...... 58 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1984 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Scott Johnson...... 3 vs. Western Illinois...... 1988 Trevor Frericks...... 7.0 vs. Tennessee State.....2009 Scott Johnson...... 3 vs. Western Kentucky...... 1988 PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton...... 40 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 QUARTERBACK SACKS: MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton...... 34 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1984 John Jurkovic...... 6 vs. SW Missouri...... 1986 Sean Payton...... 17 vs. Western Kentucky....1986 Sean Payton...... 33 vs. SW Missouri...... 1984 Pete Catan...... 6 vs. Southern Illinois...... 1979 Tony Romo...... 16 vs. Indiana State...... 2001 Anthony Buich...... 36 vs. SE Missouri...... 1999 Anthony Buich...... 34 vs. Eastern Kentucky.....1999 PASSES INTERCEPTED: MOST FIELD GOALS: Bill Glenn...... 5 vs. Northern Illinois...... 1940 Rich Ehmke...... 5 vs. Winona State...... 1986 RECEIVING (CATCHES): Willie White...... 15 vs. Illinois State...... 1971 MOST PASS RECEPTIONS BY A RUNNING BACK: MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Andre Raymond...... 14 vs. Hawai'i...... 2002 DuWayne Pitts...... 9 vs. SW Missouri...... 1984 Tied by many...... 2 Rob Mehalic...... 14 vs. Delaware State...... 1981 Erik Lora...... 13 vs. Southern Illinois.....2012 MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Jerry Wright...... 12 vs. Indiana State...... 1984 ...... 7 vs. McNeese State...... 1993 Mark O’Donnell...... 12 vs. Central Michigan...... 1970 Calvin Pierce...... 12 vs. NE Missouri...... 1985 Calvin Pierce...... 12 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985 Roy Banks...... 12 vs. Saginaw Valley...... 1985

RECEIVING (YARDS): Frank Cutolo...... 239 vs. Tennessee St...... 2001 Calvin Pierce...... 238 vs. SW Missouri...... 1986 Chris Wright...... 217 at Tennessee State...... 2010 Ralph Stewart...... 201 vs. S. Illinois...... 1988 Calvin Pierce...... 199 vs. S. Illinois...... 1986 Willie White...... 195 vs. SW Missouri...... 1971

ALL-PURPOSE RUSHING: Poke Cobb...... 336 vs. Butler...... 1976 Andre Raymond...... 335 vs. Hawai'i...... 2002

TOUCHDOWNS: Steve Turner...... 6 vs. Mecom Academy...... 1920 Kevin Staple...... 5 vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 J.R. Taylor...... 4 vs. Florida Atlantic...... 2002 J.R. Taylor...... 4 vs. Tennessee-Martin...... 2002 Kevin Staple...... 4 vs. Grand Valley...... 1983 James Warring...... 4 vs. Northern Michigan...... 1978 Scott McGhee...... 4 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1978

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Scott McGhee...... 4 vs. Northern Iowa...... 1978 James Warring...... 4 vs. Northern Michigan...... 1978 All eyes are on Rich Ehmke's (#6) record-setting 58 yard field goal that gave the No. 8 ranked Panthers a 31-30 victory over No. 11 Northern Iowa on the last play of the game in 1986. Often de- scribed as the "most exciting game in EIU history," the Homecoming win in front of 11,000 plus fans propelled the Panthers on to the conference championship that season.

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL...... 13-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT TEAM GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE: EIU LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: OPPONENTS AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS 683...... vs. Winona State...... Nov. 1, 1986 76...... at Youngstown State...... Oct. 13, 1973 676...... vs. Saginaw State...... Sept. 21, 1985 120...... Central Arkansas...... Sept. 11, 2010 TOTAL OFFENSE: 637...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 14, 1998 130...... at Central Michigan...... Oct. 25, 1969 675...... Tennessee State...... Nov. 2, 2002 629...... vs. Indiana State...... Sept. 9, 2006 138...... Illinois State...... Nov. 25, 2006 674...... at Illinois State...... Oct. 18, 1969 612...... vs. Southeast Missouri...... Oct. 2, 2004 142...... at McNeese State...... Sept. 11, 1993 656...... at Marshall...... Sept. 12, 1992 142...... at San Jose State...... Sept. 5, 1987 629...... at San Diego State...... Oct. 6, 2001 RUSHING YARDAGE: 142...... at Northern Iowa...... Sept. 6, 1975 609...... at Northern Illinois...... Sept. 24, 1994 398...... vs. St. Joseph...... Oct. 27, 1973 384...... vs. Grand Valley State...... Sept. 17, 1983 382...... at UT Martin...... Nov. 1, 2001 EIU FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: RUSHING YARDAGE: 379...... vs. Florida Atlantic...... Nov. 16, 2002 -12...... at Northern Iowa...... Oct. 7, 1995 490...... at Central Michigan...... Oct. 23, 1971 378...... vs. Northern Michigan...... Oct. 20, 1979 -6...... Tennessee Tech...... Sept. 17, 2011 468...... at Illinois State...... Oct. 18, 1969 -5...... UT Martin...... Oct. 22, 2011 432...... Eastern Michigan...... Oct. 21, 1972 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: -3...... at San Jose State...... Sept. 5, 1987 425...... Southern Illinois...... Nov. 7, 1987 72...... vs. Western Illinois...... 1976 -3...... at Toledo...... Sept. 22, 1984 420...... Central Michigan...... Oct. 24, 1970 1...... Illinois State...... Oct. 6, 1984 418...... at Northern Illinois...... Sept. 24, 1994 PASSING YARDAGE: 411...... at Southeast Missouri...... Oct. 1, 2011 509...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... Sept. 21, 1985 486...... at Missouri State...... Oct. 27, 1984 EIU FEWEST PASSING YARDS: 482...... vs. Western Kentucky...... Nov. 10, 1984 -1...... at Murray State (2-of-6) +...... Nov. 16, 1974 PASSING YARDAGE: 452...... vs. Southern Illinois...... Sept. 20, 1986 0...... Southeast Missouri *...... Oct. 13, 2001 529...... Hawai’i...... Sept. 30, 2006 444...... vs. Winona State...... Nov. 1, 1986 0...... Truman State (0-of-9)...... Sept. 10, 1977 453...... Hawai’i...... Aug. 31, 2002 5...... at Central Missouri (2-of-7)...... Oct. 4, 1975 452...... Hawai’i...... Sept. 11, 1999 PASSING ATTEMPTS: 10...... at Truman State (1-of-4)...... Sept. 11, 1976 444...... Idaho...... Nov. 25, 1989 58...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... Sept. 21, 1985 10...... Fairmount State (1-of-13)...... Sept. 28, 1968 435...... Tennessee State...... Nov. 2, 2002 58...... vs. Northern Iowa...... Nov. 3, 1984 12...... at Indiana State (2-of-11)...... Nov. 18, 1995 419...... Truman State (NEMo.)...... Sept. 6, 1986 58...... vs. Illinois State...... 1981 * EIU did not attempt a pass in the game 58...... vs. Central Michigan...... Oct. 24, 1970 + EIU completed one pass for 5 yards and one pass for negative 6 yards in the game. PASSES COMPLETED: POINTS 40...... vs. Saginaw Valley...... Sept. 21, 1985 74...... Illinois Wesleyan...... Sept. 30, 1921 63...... at Kansas State...... Sept. 14, 2002 TOUCHDOWNS: 63...... at Marshall...... Sept. 12, 1992 12...... vs. Merom Academy...... 1920 QUATERBACK SACKS: 61...... at Hawai’i...... Aug. 31, 2002 10...... vs. Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 12...... vs. Southwest Missouri...... 1986 61...... Central Michigan...... Nov. 2, 1957 12...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 61...... Millikin...... Nov. 1, 1941 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 60...... Central Michigan...... Oct. 2, 1954 7...... vs. Southern Illinois...... 2012 TURNOVERS: 6...... vs. Murray State...... 2000 8...... vs. Youngstown State...... 1981 6...... vs. Kentucky State...... 1982 5...... vs. Southeast Missouri...... 2002 TURNOVERS CAUSED: LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: 5...... vs. Southwest Missouri...... 1986 13...... vs. Northern Illinois...... 1940 -12...... vs. Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 5...... vs. Western Kentucky...... 1984 9...... vs. Northeast Missouri...... 1983 47...... Butler...... Sept. 8, 1979 5...... vs. Central State (OH)...... 1981 9...... vs. Western Illinois...... 1980 50...... UT Martin...... Sept. 25, 1996 5...... vs. Augustana (SD)...... 1980 61...... California (Pa.)...... Aug. 30, 2003 5...... vs. Northern Iowa...... 1978 65...... Central State (Ohio)...... Sept. 26, 1981 66...... Illinois State...... Nov. 10, 1979 MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: 30...... vs. Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 30...... vs. Central State...... Sept. 26, 1981 OPPONENT FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: -67...... Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: -23...... Eastern Kentucky...... Nov. 18, 2000 102...... vs. Tennessee State...... 2002 -1...... Southeast Missouri...... Nov. 9, 1996 ...... (EIU 54; TSU 48) - 1...... Southern Illinois...... Sept. 10, 1983 0...... Northern Michigan...... Nov. 1, 1980

POINTS 82...... Merom Academy...... Nov. 18, 1920 OPPONENT FEWEST PASSING YARDS: 73...... Kentucky State...... Nov. 13, 1982 5...... Central State (OH) (4-of-16).. Sept. 26, 1981 69...... Illinois College...... 1917 7...... Youngstown State (1-of-12)...... Dec. 2, 1978 64...... Winona State...... Nov. 1, 1986 10...... Missouri State...... Oct. 24, 1992 62...... Lock Haven...... Aug. 31, 1991 13...... Northwestern (La.) State...... Sept. 8, 1990 60...... at Wayne State...... Nov. 9, 1968 20...... Butler...... Sept. 8, 1979 60...... Oakland City...... Oct. 17, 1925 20...... Cameron (Okla.)...... Oct. 15, 1977 22...... Austin Peay...... Nov. 2, 1996

TURNOVERS: 8...... vs. Youngstown State...... 1981

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TOTAL OFFENSE: PASSES COMPLETED: TOUCHDOWN PASSES: QUARTERBACK SACKS: 1.... Sean Payton...... 3,661...... 1984 1.... Sean Payton...... 270...... 1984 1.... Tony Romo...... 34...... 2002 1.... Pete Catan...... 21...... 1979 2.... Sean Payton...... 3,397...... 1986 2.... Tony Romo...... 258...... 2002 2.... Sean Payton...... 28...... 1984 2.... Keith Wojnowski...... 16...... 1982 3.... Tony Romo...... 3,149...... 2002 3.... Sean Payton...... 256...... 1985 3.... Tony Romo ...... 27...... 2000 3.... Pete Catan...... 15...... 1978 4.... Sean Payton...... 3,005...... 1985 4.... Sean Payton...... 222...... 1986 4.... Steve Turk...... 25...... 1978 4.... Ira Jefferson...... 15...... 1981 5.... Anthony Buich...... 2,654...... 1999 5.... Jeff Christensen...... 222...... 1981 5.... Sean Payton...... 23...... 1986 5.... John Jurkovic...... 13...... 1986 6.... Jeff Christensen.... 2,626...... 1981 6.... Jimmy Garoppolo..... 217...... 2011 6.... Sean Payton...... 22...... 1985 .... Greg Duncan...... 13...... 1982 7.... Jimmy Garoppolo.....2,583...... 2011 7.... Anthony Buich...... 216...... 1999 7.... Tony Romo...... 21...... 2001 7.... Pete Catan...... 11...... 1980 8.... Tony Romo...... 2,563...... 2000 8.... Eric Arnold...... 194...... 1989 .... Jeff Thorne...... 21...... 1991 8.... Mike Carlin...... 10...... 2000 9.... Steve Turk...... 2,367...... 1978 9.... Matt Schabert...... 190...... 2004 .... Jeff Christensen...... 21...... 1982 .... Tom Moskal...... 10...... 1984 10.... Matt Schabert...... 2,316...... 2004 10.... Bodie Reeder...... 177...... 2008 10.... JImmy Garoppolo...... 20...... 2011 10.... Chris Nicholson...... 8.5...... 1983 .... Bill Mines...... 8.5...... 1981

RUSHING YARDAGE: RECEIVING (CATCHES): TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: PASSES INTERCEPTED: 1.... Poke Cobb...... 1,609...... 1979 1.... Jerry Wright...... 76...... 1984 1.... Roy Banks...... 17...... 1984 1.... Mike Grier...... 11...... 1971 2.... J.R. Taylor...... 1,522...... 2002 2.... Andre Raymond ...... 70 ...... 2002 2.... Scott McGhee...... 16...... 1980 2.... Kourtney Young...... 7...... 2000 3.... Willie High...... 1,487...... 1993 3.... Roy Banks...... 69...... 1984 3.... Micah Rucker...... 13...... 2006 .... Rodney Reynolds...... 7...... 1986 4.... Willie High...... 1,458...... 1995 4.... Rob Mehalic...... 67...... 1981 4.... Will Bumphus...... 13...... 2002 .... Robert Williams...... 7...... 1983 5.... Vincent Webb...... 1,405...... 2006 5.... DuWayne Pitts...... 65...... 1985 5.... Chris Wright...... 11...... 2011 .... Randy McCue...... 7...... 1982 6.... Jamie Jones...... 1,403...... 1991 6.... Willie White...... 65...... 1971 .... Roy Banks...... 11...... 1986 .... Kevin Gray...... 7...... 1980 7.... Poke Cobb...... 1,330...... 1978 7.... Calvin Pierce...... 65...... 1986 7.... Micah Rucker...... 9...... 2007 .... Rich Brown...... 7...... 1980 8.... Nate Anderson...... 1,261...... 1973 8.... Calvin Pierce...... 60...... 1985 .... Ralph Stewart...... 9...... 1988 .... Rich Brown...... 7...... 1978 9.... Nate Anderson...... 1,255...... 1972 9.... James Warring...... 59...... 1978 .... Roy Banks...... 9...... 1985 9.... Tim Lance...... 6...... 1989 10.... Ademola Adeniji.... 1,254...... 2007 10.... Nick Eller...... 57...... 2002 10.... Frank Cutolo...... 8...... 2001 .... Tony Farrell...... 6...... 1991 .... Roger Holoman...... 8...... 1981 FIELD GOALS MADE: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: RECEIVING (YARDS): SOLO TACKLES: 1.... Steve Largent...... 16...... 1995 1.... Willie High...... 314...... 1995 1.... Roy Banks...... 1,269...... 1984 1.... Thomas Williams..... 102...... 1997 .... Dave Strauch...... 16...... 1982 2.... Willie High...... 297...... 1994 2.... Calvin Pierce...... 1,200...... 1986 2.... Nick Ricks ...... 98 ...... 2002 3.... Tyler Wilke...... 15...... 2008 3.... Nate Anderson...... 296...... 1973 3.... Jerry Wright...... 1,029...... 1984 3.... Tim Lance...... 93...... 1990 .... Rich Ehmke...... 15...... 1987 4.... Poke Cobb...... 293...... 1979 4.... Roy Banks...... 1,014...... 1986 4.... Jeff Mills...... 91...... 1988 5.... Austin Signor...... 14...... 2009 5.... Willie High...... 273...... 1993 5.... James Warring...... 980...... 1978 5.... Clint Sellers...... 88...... 2005 .... Henry Castellanos..... 14...... 1983 6.... Poke Cobb...... 267...... 1978 6.... Micah Rucker...... 966...... 2006 6.... Tim Carver...... 87...... 1995 7.... Zach Yates...... 12...... 2006 7.... Vincent Webb...... 264...... 2006 7.... Willie White...... 915...... 1971 7.... Nick Ricks ...... 85 ...... 2001 .... Rich Ehmke...... 12...... 1986 8.... Vincent Webb...... 262...... 2005 8.... Calvin Pierce...... 900...... 1985 8.... Randy Melvin...... 85...... 1979 9.... Steve Largent...... 11...... 1993 9.... Nate Anderson...... 261...... 1972 9.... Scott McGhee...... 878...... 1978 9.... John Williams...... 83...... 1999 .... Jeff Sanders...... 11...... 1976 10.... J.R. Taylor...... 254...... 2002 10.... Roy Banks...... 817...... 1985 10.... Tim Carver...... 82...... 1993

PASSING YARDAGE: ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: TOTAL TACKLES: 1.... Sean Payton...... 3,843...... 1984 1.... Andre Raymond ... 2,268 ...... 2002 1.... Tim Carver...... 179...... 1994 2.... Sean Payton...... 3,456...... 1986 2.... Jamie Jones...... 2,007...... 1991 2.... Tyrone Covington..... 172...... 1984 MISC. IND. BESTS 3.... Tony Romo...... 3,165...... 2002 3.... Poke Cobb...... 1,689...... 1978 3.... Tim Lance...... 152...... 1990 BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 4.... Sean Payton...... 3,146...... 1985 4.... Poke Cobb...... 1,667...... 1979 4.... Thomas Williams..... 150...... 1997 Kevin Cook...... 44.6...... 2007 5.... Anthony Buich...... 2,692...... 1999 5.... Poke Cobb...... 1,608...... 1976 5.... Nick Ricks ...... 149 ...... 2002 6.... Jeff Christensen.... 2,672...... 1981 6.... Jamie Jones...... 1,607...... 1990 6.... Jeff Mills...... 144...... 1988 FIELD GOAL PCT. (MIN. 10 MADE): 7.... Jimmy Garoppolo.... 2,644...... 2011 7.... J.R. Taylor...... 1,591...... 2002 7.... Tim Carver...... 138...... 1995 Zach Yates .750 (12-16)...... 2006 8.... Tony Romo...... 2,583...... 2000 8.... Vincent Webb...... 1,588...... 2006 .... Tim Carver...... 138...... 1993 MOST BLOCKED KICKS: 9.... Steve Turk...... 2,423...... 1978 9.... Willie High...... 1,537...... 1995 9.... John Noll...... 129...... 1990 Scott Johnson...... 6...... 1988 10.... Jeff Christensen.... 2,270...... 1982 10.... Willie High...... 1,508...... 1993 10.... Bill Mines...... 128...... 1982 MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Tyrone Covington...... 6...... 1984 Ortega Jackson...... 6...... 1982 TOUCHDOWNS: TACKLES FOR LOSS: 1.... J.R. Taylor ...... 20...... 2001 1.... Pete Catan...... 19...... 1978 PASSING ATTEMPTS: PASS RECEP. BY A RUNNING BACK: 1.... Sean Payton...... 494...... 1985 2.... J.R. Taylor...... 18...... 2002 2.... Pierre Walters...... 16.5...... 2008 DuWayne Pitts...... 65...... 1985 2.... Sean Payton...... 473...... 1984 3.... Roy Banks...... 17...... 1984 3.... Trevor Frericks...... 16...... 2009 3.... Jeff Christensen...... 430...... 1981 4.... James Marable...... 16...... 1986 .... Nick Ricks ...... 16 ...... 2002 MOST PATs SCORED: 4.... Sean Payton...... 423...... 1986 5.... Scott McGhee...... 16...... 1980 .... Mike Carlin...... 16...... 2000 Bill Besenhofer...... 49...... 2000 Rich Ehmke...... 47...... 1986 5.... Tony Romo...... 407...... 2002 6.... Poke Cobb...... 16...... 1978 .... Aaron Thomas...... 16...... 1986 Dan DiMartino...... 47...... 1978 6.... Anthony Buich...... 356...... 1999 7.... Ademola Adeniji...... 15...... 2007 .... Ira Jefferson...... 16...... 1981 7.... Jimmy Garoppolo..... 349...... 2011 8.... Vincent Webb...... 15...... 2005 8.... Pierre Walters...... 15...... 2006 MOST RUSHING YARDS BY QB: 8.... Eric Arnold...... 346...... 1989 9.... James Warring...... 14...... 1978 .... Dan Dee...... 15...... 1992 Joe Davis...... 432...... 1968 9.... Matt Schabert...... 311...... 2004 10.... Poke Cobb...... 14...... 1978 10.... Donovan Johnson...... 14...... 2008 10.... Jeff Christensen...... 301...... 1982 .... John Jurkovic...... 14...... 1988 .... John Jurkovic...... 14...... 1986 .... Pete Catan...... 14...... 1979

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL...... 13-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

TOTAL OFFENSE: PASSES COMPLETED: TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: QUARTERBACK SACKS: 1.... Sean Payton (1983-86)...... 10,298 1.... Sean Payton (1983-86)...... 756 1.... Roy Banks (1983-86)...... 38 1.... Pete Catan (1976-80)...... 47 2.... Tony Romo (1999-02)...... 8,059 2.... Tony Romo (1999-02)...... 584 2.... Scott McGhee (1977-80)...... 27 2.... Ira Jefferson (1978-81)...... 31 3.... Jeff Thorne (1990-93)...... 6,317 3.... Jeff Thorne (1990-93)...... 536 3.... Will Bumphus (1999-2002)...... 25 3.... John Jurkovic (1985-89)...... 27 4.... Jeff Christensen (1980-82)..6,185 4.... Jeff Christensen (1980-82).....469 4.... Chris Wright (2009-pres.)...... 23 4.... Kory Lothe (2002-05)...... 24 5.... Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 5,161 5.... Eric Arnold (1987-89)...... 395 5.... James Warring (1977-79)...... 22 .... Mike Carlin (1997-2000)...... 24 6.... Anthony Buich (1998-99).....4,523 6.... Ron Gustafson (1969-71)...... 389 .... Micah Rucker (2006-07)...... 22 .... Keith Wojnowski (1979-82)...... 24 7.....Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-)..4,520 7.... Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-).....373 7.... Jerry Wright (1981-84)...... 21 7.... Tom Moskal (1982-85)...... 19 8.... Eric Arnold (1987-89)...... 4,431 8.... Anthony Buich (1998-99)...... 363 .... Willie White (1970-73)...... 21 8.... Joe Remke (1988-91)...... 17 9.... Vincent Webb (2003-06)...... 4,233 9.... Bodie Reeder (2007-09)...... 356 9.... Ryan Voss (2003-06)...... 18 9.... Chris Nicholson (1982-83).....16.5 10.... Willie High (1992-95)...... 4,231 10.... Roger Haberer (1962-65)...... 354 10.... Frank Cutolo (1998-2001)...... 16 10.... Pierre Walters (2005-08)...... 15.5

PASSES INTERCEPTED: RUSHING YARDAGE: RECEIVING (CATCHES): TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 1.... Rich Brown (1977-80)...... 17 1.... Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 5,042 1.... Roy Banks (1983-86)...... 184 1.... Tony Romo (1999-02)...... 85 2.... Rodney Reynolds (1986-89).....14 2.... Vincent Webb (2003-06)...... 4,233 2.... Willie White (1970-73)...... 164 2.... Sean Payton (1983-86)...... 75 3.... Mike Grier (1970-71)...... 13 3.... Willie High (1992-95)...... 4,231 3.... Calvin Pierce (1983-86)...... 163 3.... Jeff Christensen (1980-82)...... 51 4.... Scott Johnson (1985-88)...... 12 4.... J.R. Taylor (1999-02)...... 3,705 4.... Jerry Wright (1981-84)...... 150 4.... Jeff Thorne (1990-93)...... 44 .... Robert Williams (1980-83)...... 12 5.... Jamie Jones (1988-91)...... 3,466 5.... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)...... 148 5.... Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-pres.)..39 .... Wilbert James (1978-81)...... 12 6.... Kevin Staple (1980-83)...... 3,296 6.... Ryan Voss (2003-06)...... 126 6.... Steve Turk (1978-79)...... 36 7.... Rashad Haynes (2007-10)...... 10 7.... Jabarey McDavid (1996-00) 2,837 .... Rob Mehalic (1978-81)...... 126 7.... Mike Simpson (1996-97)...... 32 .... Kevin Gray (1980-81)...... 10 8.... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)....2,690 8.... Frank Cutolo (1998-2001)...... 119 8.... Ron Gustafson (1969-71)...... 30 .... Bob Ford (1968-70)...... 10 9.... Justin Lynch (1995-98)...... 2,658 9.... Andre Raymond (2000-03)..... 116 9.... Anthony Buich (1998-99)...... 27 10.... Kourtney Young (1998-2001)...... 9 10.... Mark Stettner (1974-77)...... 2,638 10.... Mike Rummell (1989-92)...... 115 10.... Pete Mauch (1992-95)...... 24 .... Tony Farrell (1989-91)...... 9 .... Daryl Holcombe (1986-89)...... 9

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: RECEIVING (YARDS): SOLO TACKLES: FIELD GOALS MADE: 1.... Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 930 1.... Roy Banks (1983-86)...... 3,177 1.... Tim Carver (1992-95)...... 320 1.... Steve Largent (1992-95)...... 46 2.... Willie High (1992-95)...... 913 2.... Calvin Pierce (1983-86)...... 2,629 2.... Nick Ricks (2000-03) ...... 298 2.... Rich Ehmke (1986-87)...... 27 3.... Vincent Webb (2003-06)...... 869 3.... Jerry Wright (1981-84)...... 2,522 3.... Tim Lance (1987-90)...... 232 3.... Tyler Wilke (2005-08)...... 26 4.... Jamie Jones (1988-91)...... 727 4.... Willie White (1970-73)...... 2,197 4.... Jeff Mills (1985-89)...... 211 .... Chad Larner (1996-99)...... 26 5.... Kevin Staple (1980-83)...... 724 5.... Frank Cutolo (1998-2001)....2,182 5.... Randy Melvin (1977-80)...... 209 5.... Jeff Sanders (1974-77)...... 22 6.... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)...... 659 6.... Ryan Voss (2003-06)...... 1,925 6.... Fred Miller (2000-03)...... 204 6.... Zach Yates (2005-08)...... 21 7.... J.R. Taylor (1999-2000)...... 635 7.... Scott McGhee (1977-80).....1,920 7.... James Dorsey (1992-95)...... 176 7.... Steve Kuehn (2002-05)...... 18 8.... Mark Stettner (1974-77)...... 604 8.... Rob Mehalic (1978-81)...... 1,766 8.... Bill Mines (1979-82)...... 169 8.... Dave Strauch (1982-83)...... 16 9.... Jabarey McDavid (1996-00)...574 9.... Micah Rucker (2006-07)...... 1,743 9.... John Noll (1987-90)...... 168 9.... Cameron Berra (2010-pres.)...15 10.... Justin Lynch (1995-98)...... 568 10.... Mike Rummell (1989-92).....1,700 10.... Donald Thomas (2004-07)...... 156 .... Ray D'Alessio (1989-90)...... 15

PASSING YARDAGE: ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: TOTAL TACKLES: KICK OFF RETURN YARDS: 1.... Sean Payton (1983-86)...... 10,655 1.... Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 6,077 1.... Tim Carver (1992-95)...... 565 1.....Andre Raymond (2000-03)...1,968 2.... Tony Romo (1999-02)...... 8,212 2.... Andre Raymond (2000-03) 5,688 2.... Nick Ricks (2000-03) ...... 478 2.....Quinten Ponius (2005-08).....1,815 3.... Jeff Thorne (1990-93)...... 6,578 3.... Jamie Jones (1988-91)...... 5,583 3.... Jeff Mills (1985-89)...... 426 3.....Lorence Ricks (2008-11)...... 1,408 4.... Jeff Christensen (1980-82)..6,282 4.... Vincent Webb (2003-06)...... 4,750 4.... Tim Lance (1987-90)...... 403 4.....Daryl Holcombe (1986-89)....1,379 5.... Eric Arnold (1987-89)...... 4,722 5.... Kevin Staple (1980-83)...... 4,651 5.... Bill Mines (1979-82)...... 367 6.... Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-)...4,652 6.... J.R. Taylor (1999-2000)...... 4,487 6.... Fred Miller (2000-03)...... 344 BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 7.... Anthony Buich (1998-99).....4,493 7.... Willie High (1992-95)...... 4,379 .... Tyrone Covington (1981-84)...344 Kevin Cook (2007-10)...... 42.3 8.... Mike Simpson (1996-97)...... 3,901 8.... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)....3,949 8.... Cory Leman (2008-11)...... 325 9.... Ron Gustafson (1969-71)....3,820 9.... Justin Lynch (1995-98)...... 3,564 9.... John Jurkovic (1985-89)...... 311 MOST CONSECUTIVE PATs: 10.... Bodie Reeder (2007-09)...... 3,741 10.... Roy Banks (1983-86)...... 3,298 10.... John Noll (1987-90)...... 307 Steve Largent (1992-94)...... 73

MOST PATs: Chad Larner (1996-99)...... 133 PASSING ATTEMPTS: TOUCHDOWNS: TACKLES FOR LOSS: FIELD GOAL PCT. (MIN. 15 MADE): 1.... Sean Payton (1983-86)...... 1,408 1.... J.R. Taylor (1999-02)...... 51 1.... Pete Catan (1976-80)...... 45 Cameron Berra (2010-) 75.0 (15-of-20) 2.... Jeff Thorne (1990-93)...... 967 2.... Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 49 2.... Nick Ricks (2000-03) ...... 43 Zach Yates (2005-08)... 72.4 (21-of-29) 3.... Tony Romo (1999-2002)...... 941 3.... Vincent Webb (2003-06)...... 43 3.... Pierre Walters (2005-08)...... 42.5 4.... Jeff Christensen (1980-82).....925 4.... Roy Banks (1983-86)...... 38 4.... John Jurkovic (1985-89)...... 41 MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: 5.... Eric Arnold (1987-89)...... 663 5.... Willie High (1991-95)...... 37 5.... Kory Lothe (2002-05)...... 36 Randy Melvin (1977-80)...... 9 6.... Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-pres.)...609 6.... Andre Raymond (2000-03)...... 28 6.... Fred Miller (2000-03)...... 33 7.... Anthony Buich (1998-99)...... 596 7.... Justin Lynch (1995-98)...... 27 7.... Mike Carlin (1997-2000)...... 32 GAMES OVER 100 YARDS RUSHING: 8.... Bodie Reeder (2007-09)...... 560 8.... Scott McGhee (1977-80)...... 27 8.... Ira Jefferson (1978-81)...... 30 Poke Cobb (1976-79)...... 27 9.... Mike Simpson (1996-97)...... 493 9.... Will Bumphus (1999-2000)...... 25 9.... Trevor Frericks (2007-09)...... 28 Vincent Webb (2003-06)...... 20 10.... Pete Mauch (1992-95)...... 437 .... Kevin Staple (1980-83)...... 25 10.... Keith Wojnowski (1980-82)...... 26 .....Artavious Dowdell (2009-pres.)...25 PASS RECEP. BY A RUNNING BACK: DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)...... 148

CAREER PASSING PERCENTAGE: Mike Simpson (1996-97)..67.1 (331-for-493)

WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL TOP PERFORMANCES 100-150 YARD RUSHING GAMES 150...... Jabarey McDavid...... at Illinois State...... 9/20/97 117...... Vincent Webb...... at Hawai'i...... 9/30/06 149...... Justin Lynch...... Pittsburg (KS) State...... 9/7/96 Justin Lynch...... Illinois State...... 10/17/98 148...... Vincent Webb ...... at Southeast Missouri ...... 10/8/05 Justin Lynch...... St. Joseph's (IN)...... 9/3/98 J.R. Taylor...... at Florida Atlantic...... 11/10/01 116...... Wayne Brown...... at Middle Tennessee...... 10/24/98 Jamie Jones...... at Western Illinois...... 10/6/90 Willie High...... at Southern Illinois...... 11/11/95 147...... Vincent Webb ...... at Samford ...... 11/20/04 Edson Castillo...... Illinois State...... 10/19/91 J.R. Taylor...... Southeast Missouri...... 11/4/00 Kevin Staple...... Illinois State...... 10/4/80 Kevin Staple...... at Akron...... 10/8/83 Poke Cobb...... Northern Michigan...... 10/30/76 146...... Andre Raymond ...... Southeast Missouri...... 11/4/00 115...... Ron Jordan...... at Southeast Missouri...... 9/29/07 DuWayne Pitts...... at Northeastern Missouri...... 9/12/87 Vincent Webb ...... at Jacksonville State ...... 11/19/05 Kevin Staple...... at South Dakota...... 9/5/81 114...... Vincent Webb ...... at Eastern Michigan ...... 9/25/04 Poke Cobb...... Evansville...... 11/19/77 Justin Morris...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 11/1/01 145...... Vincent Webb ...... Tennessee-Martin ...... 10/29/05 Kevin Staple...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/27/80 Poke Cobb...... Western Illinois...... 10/1/77 Poke Cobb...... at Southern Illinois...... 9/29/79 143...... Jamie Jones...... at Northern Iowa...... 10/28/89 Ken Werner...... UW Stevens Point...... 9/11/71 Poke Cobb...... at Akron...... 9/30/78 113...... Mon Williams...... at Indiana State...... 9/12/09 142...... J.R. Taylor...... Indiana State...... 9/21/02 Andre Raymond ...... Tennessee State...... 10/27/01 Jamie Jones...... at Southern Illinois...... 11/2/91 Poke Cobb...... at Northern Iowa...... 10/27/79 Poke Cobb...... Central State...... 10/23/76 Poke Cobb...... at Central State...... 9/24/77 141...... Kevin Staple...... Western Illinois...... 10/22/83 112...... Justin Lynch...... Indiana State...... 11/1/96 Kevin Staple...... Illinois State...... 9/4/82 DuWayne Pitts...... Western Illinois...... 10/20/84 140...... J.R. Taylor...... Tennessee State...... 10/7/00 111...... Shaun Grace...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 11/14/98 DuWayne Pitts...... Western Illinois...... 10/10/87 DuWayne Pitts...... at Northeastern Missouri...... 9/7/85 Ken Werner...... Southwest Missouri...... 10/30/71 110...... Andre Raymond...... Illinois State...... 9/20/03 139...... Willie High...... Northern Iowa...... 10/8/94 Andre Raymond...... California (PA)...... 8/30/03 Willie High...... Lock Haven...... 9/17/94 J.R. Taylor...... at Hawai'i...... 8/31/02 137...... DuWayne Pitts...... Liberty...... 9/20/87 Jabarey McDavid...... at Indiana State...... 8/31/00 136...... Ken Werner...... Evansville...... 10/17/71 Justin Lynch...... at Southeast Missouri...... 11/9/96 134...... Andre Raymond ...... at Tennessee Tech...... 10/5/02 Willie High...... at Indiana State...... 10/2/93 J.R. Taylor...... Murray State...... 11/17/01 Poke Cobb...... Northern Iowa...... 9/16/78 Jabarey McDavid...... Middle Tennessee...... 10/18/97 109...... Jake Walker...... Tennessee State...... 11/5/11 Poke Cobb...... at Northeastern Missouri...... 9/22/79 Chevon Walker...... at Tennessee Tech...... 11/22/08 Poke Cobb...... Central State...... 9/2/78 Vincent Webb ...... Eastern Kentucky ...... 10/15/05 Don Pittman...... at Youngstown State...... 11/5/77 Jabarey McDavid...... Kentucky Wesleyan...... 9/9/00 Nate Anderson...... at Wisconsin-Milwaukee...... 9/22/73 Kevin Staple...... Youngstown State...... 10/25/80 Joe Davis...... Bradley...... 10/19/68 Poke Cobb...... Butler...... 9/8/79 133...... Ibrahim Bawa...... Murray State...... 10/19/96 Tom Walters...... at Illinois-Chicago...... 11/2/68 Willie High...... at Illinois State...... 11/5/94 108...... Vincent Webb ...... at Indiana State ...... 9/27/03 Wes Nixon...... Illinois State...... 9/4/82 Jamie Jones...... Eastern Washington...... 9/14/91 132...... J.R. Taylor...... at Southeast Missouri...... 10/19/02 107...... Mon Williams...... at Southern Illinois...... 11/28/09 Conrad Praamsma...... Eastern Kentucky...... 11/23/96 Vincent Webb...... at Illinois State...... 9/16/06 Jamie Jones...... Indiana State...... 10/13/90 James Marable...... at Northern Michigan...... 9/13/86 Don Pittman...... at Murray State...... 11/12/77 Ken Werner...... at Fairmont State...... 11/14/70 Nate Anderson...... Wisconsin-Milwaukee...... 9/23/72 106...... Vincent Webb...... at Tennessee Martin...... 10/28/06 129...... Willie High...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/1/94 Ademola Adeniji...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 10/23/04 Jamie Jones...... Western Illinois...... 10/5/91 Shaun Grace...... at Eastern Kentucky...... 11/21/98 128...... Justin Lynch...... St. Joseph's (IN)...... 9/13/97 Kevin Staple...... at Northeastern Missouri...... 9/24/83 Mark Stettner...... at Butler...... 11/13/76 Tyrone Davis...... Western Illinois...... 10/17/81 Mark Stettner...... at Western Illinois...... 10/16/76 105...... Jamie Jones...... at Illinois State...... 9/29/90 127...... Travorus Bess...... at Tennessee State...... 10/27/07 Tom Meeks...... at Northern Michigan...... 9/13/75 126...... Jabarey McDavid...... St. Joseph's (IN)...... 9/13/97 Steve Hagenbruch...... Illinois State...... 10/19/74 Justin Lynch...... Eastern Kentucky...... 11/23/96 104...... Vincent Webb ...... Indiana State ...... 9/11/04 Bill Korosec...... Southern Illinois...... 10/3/92 Justin Lynch...... at Northern Illinois...... 9/19/98 Poke Cobb...... Illinois State...... 11/20/76 Jamie Jones...... Lock Haven...... 8/31/91 125...... Willie High...... Illinois State...... 10/28/95 103...... Kevin Staple...... Indiana State...... 11/14/81 Kevin Staple...... Northeastern Missouri...... 9/11/82 102...... Andre Raymond ...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 9/23/00 Cliff Thurman...... at Youngstown State...... 11/5/77 Justin Lynch...... Southeast Missouri...... 10/3/98 124...... Jake Walker...... at Austin Peay...... 10/29/11 Jabarey McDavid...... at Austin Peay...... 11/2/96 Travorus Bess...... vs. Southeast Missouri...... 10/18/08 Willie High...... Indiana State...... 10/29/94 Vincent Webb...... at Eastern Kentucky...... 10/14/06 Edson Castillo...... Northern Iowa...... 11/7/92 Jabarey McDavid...... at Southeast Missouri...... 11/9/96 Jamie Jones...... Northwestern State (La.)...... 9/9/89 Poke Cobb...... at Butler...... 9/9/78 Nate Anderson...... Quantico Marines...... 11/4/72 Mark Stettner...... Central State...... 10/23/76 Nate Anderson...... Illinois State...... 10/7/72 Mark Stettner...... at Central Missouri...... 10/4/75 101...... Jimmy Potempa...... Jacksonville State...... 9/25/10 122...... J.R. Taylor...... Tennessee Tech...... 9/29/01 Justin Lynch...... Indiana State...... 9/14/96 Jamie Jones...... at Southern Illinois...... 9/16/89 Jamie Jones...... at Northwestern State (La.)...... 9/8/90 James Marble...... Austin Peay...... 9/10/88 Lonnie Denton...... Wayne State...... 9/16/79 121...... Willie High...... Western Kentucky...... 11/12/94 Poke Cobb...... vs. Delaware...... 12/9/78 Jamie Jones...... Murray State...... 9/22/90 100...... J.R. Taylor...... at Tennessee State...... 11/2/02 Larry Angelo...... at Wisconsin-Milwaukee...... 9/23/67 James Marable...... at Indiana State...... 10/1/88 120...... James Marble...... Northern Iowa...... 10/11/86 Kevin Staple...... at Western Illinois...... 10/23/82 119...... Mon Williams...... at Southeast Missouri...... 9/19/09 Rod Slaughter...... Illinois State...... 10/4/80 Jabarey McDavid...... Eastern Kentucky...... 11/23/96 Nate Anderson...... Wayne State...... 11/3/73 Mark Stettner...... at Northeastern Missouri...... 9/11/76 Tom Meeks...... Western Illinois...... 10/18/75 118...... J.R. Taylor...... Illinois State...... 9/28/02 DuWayne Pitts...... Southwest Missouri...... 10/24/87 DuWayne Pitts...... Western Illinois...... 10/26/85

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Murray State...... 10/21/06 334...... 198...... Justin Lynch...... Middle Tennessee...... 10/18/97 Willie High...... Western Illinois...... 11/4/95 136...... Jabarey McDavid 179...... Vincent Webb...... Indiana State...... 9/9/06 Jabarey McDavid...... Tennessee-Martin...... 9/25/99 293...... 146...... Andre Raymond ...... Southeast Missouri...... 11/4/00 Nate Anderson...... Illinois-Chicago...... 9/28/73 147...... J.R. Taylor 177...... Jabarey McDavid...... at Tennessee Tech...... 10/26/96 174...... J.R. Taylor...... at Murray State...... 11/23/02 282...... 155...... Ademola Adeniji...... at Tennessee State...... 10/27/07 Wayne Brown...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 11/14/98 127...... Travorus Bess Poke Cobb...... Wayne State...... 9/15/79 173...... Willie High...... Tennessee-Martin...... 9/16/95 275...... 161...... Andre Raymond ...... Tennessee-Martin...... 11/1/01 ...... Poke Cobb...... Youngstown State...... 11/3/79 114...... Justin Morris 172...... Willie High...... Murray State...... 9/1/93 171...... Willie High...... Austin Peay...... 8/31/95 174...... Wayne Brown...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 11/14/98 170...... J.R. Taylor...... at Southern Illinois...... 10/20/01 101...... Shaun Grace Ademola Adeniji...... Samford...... 11/17/07 169...... Poke Cobb...... at Northern Michigan...... 10/21/78 174...... Poke Cobb...... Wayne State...... 9/15/79 Poke Cobb...... Tennessee Tech...... 10/9/76 101...... Lonnie Durham DuWayne Pitts...... Saginaw Valley...... 9/21/85 168...... Jamie Jones...... Northern Illinois...... 9/1/90 274...... 141...... Kevin Staple...... Illinois State...... 9/4/82 Willie High...... Southeast Missouri...... 9/9/95 133...... Wes Nixon 166...... Jamie Jones...... Southwest Missouri...... 11/16/91 165...... Norris Smith...... Indiana State...... 9/9/06 272...... 163...... Travorus Bess...... at Tennessee Tech...... 11/22/08 Willie High...... Southern Illinois...... 11/19/94 109...... Chevon Walker 164...... Vincent Webb ...... at Murray State ...... 10/22/05 163...... Travorus Bess...... at Tennessee Tech...... 11/22/08 270...... 154...... Jamie Jones...... Illinois State...... 10/19/91 ...... Poke Cobb...... Western Illinois...... 10/6/79 116...... Edson Castillo 161...... Andre Raymond ...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 11/1/01 Poke Cobb...... at Illinois State...... 11/10/79 266...... 142...... Poke Cobb...... Central State...... 10/23/76 Nate Anderson...... Central Missouri...... 11/11/72 124...... Mark Stettner 160...... Jamie Jones...... at Northern Iowa...... 11/23/91 159...... Willie High...... Central State (OH)...... 9/30/95 259...... 134...... Don Pittman...... at Youngstown State...... 11/5/77 Kevin Staple...... at Youngstown State...... 10/2/82 125...... Cliff Thurman Nate Anderson...... Western Illinois...... 11/27/73 158...... DuWayne Pitts...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/6/86 257...... 151...... Vincent Webb...... at Tennessee-Martin...... 10/23/04 Ademola Adeniji...... at Jacksonville State...... 11/10/07 106...... Ademola Adeniji 155...... Vincent Webb ...... Southeast Missouri ...... 10/2/04 Poke Cobb...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/10/77 155...... Justin Lynch...... at Austin Peay...... 11/2/96 Justin Lynch...... at Austin Peay...... 11/2/96 102...... Jabarey McDavid Ademola Adeniji...... at Tennessee State...... 10/27/07 154...... Norris Smith...... Murray State...... 10/21/06 255...... 128...... Justin Lynch...... St. Josephs (IN)...... 9/13/97 J.R. Taylor...... Northern Iowa...... 12/1/01 127...... Jabarey McDavid J.R. Taylor...... Indiana State...... 9/8/01 Jamie Jones...... Illinois State...... 10/19/91 234...... 124...... Jabarey McDavid...... at Southeast Missouri...... 11/9/96 Jamie Jones...... at Idaho...... 11/25/89 110...... Justin Lynch 153...... DuWayne Pitts...... Southern Illinois...... 11/7/87 152...... Poke Cobb...... at Northern Iowa...... 9/17/77 216...... 116...... Kevin Staples...... Illinois State...... 10/4/80 Mark Stettner...... at Southwest Missouri...... 9/25/76 100...... Rod Slaughter 151...... Vincent Webb ...... at Tennessee-Martin ...... 10/23/04 Poke Cobb...... Illinois State...... 11/4/78 TRIPLE 100+ YARD RUSHING GAMES 201-299 YARD RUSHING GAMES TOTAL YDS PLAYERS OPPONENT DATE 283...... Kevin Staple...... Grand Valley State...... 9/17/83 377...... 132...... Conrad Praamsma...... Eastern Kentucky...... 11/23/96 268...... Nate Anderson...... St. Joseph's...... 10/27/73 ...... 126...... Justin Lynch 259...... Nate Anderson...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/28/72 ...... 119...... Jabarey McDavid 241...... J.R. Taylor...... Southeast Missouri...... 10/13/01 240...... Willie High...... Northwestern Louisiana...... 11/6/93 230...... Poke Cobb...... at Butler...... 11/13/76 CAREER 1,000-YARD RUSHING ... TOP 15 224...... Willie High...... at Northern Iowa...... 10/16/93 1...Poke Cobb...... 5,042...... 1976-79 221...... Willie High...... at Southern Illinois...... 11/20/93 2...Vincent Webb ...... 4,233...... 2003-06 215...... Poke Cobb...... Northern Michigan...... 10/20/79 3...Willie High...... 4,231...... 1992-95 211...... Edson Castillo...... Western Kentucky...... 11/14/92 4...J.R. Taylor...... 3,705...... 1999-02 208...... Vincent Webb...... at Samford...... 9/23/06 5...Jamie Jones...... 3,466...... 1988-91 J.R. Taylor...... Tennessee-Martin...... 11/9/02 6...Kevin Staple...... 3,296...... 1980-83 207...... J.R. Taylor...... at Illinois State...... 11/11/00 7...Jabarey McDavid...... 2,837...... 1996-00 206...... Vincent Webb ...... Tennessee-Martin ...... 10/25/03 8...DuWayne Pitts...... 2,690...... 1984-87 205...... Mark Stettner...... Murray State...... 11/15/75 9...Justin Lynch...... 2,658...... 1995-98 203...... Jamie Jones...... Murray State...... 9/21/91 10...Mark Stettner...... 2,635...... 1974-77 Willie High...... Southwest Missouri...... 10/30/93 202...... Poke Cobb...... Murray State...... 11/11/78 11...Nate Anderson...... 2,516...... 1971-73 12...Andre Raymond ...... 2,342 ...... 2000-03 13...Ademola Adeniji...... 2,274...... 2003-07 300+ YARD RUSHING GAMES 14...Travorus Bess...... 2,033...... 2004-08 308...... J.R. Taylor...... Florida Atlantic...... 11/16/02 15...Ken Werner...... 1,536...... 1969-71

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486...... Sean Payton...... SW Missouri...... 33-48-3...... 3.... 10/27/84 461...... Sean Payton...... W. Kentucky...... 22-36-0...... 5.....11/10/84 435...... Anthony Buich...... SE Missouri...... 36-49-1...... 3...... 11/6/99 414...... Tony Romo...... Toledo...... 25-46-0...... 2...... 9/16/00 412...... Sean Payton...... Northern Iowa...... 34-58-1...... 3...... 11/3/84 409...... Jeff Christensen...... SW Missouri...... 20-33-2...... 2...... 11/6/82 400...... Sean Payton...... Southern Illinois...... 26-40-0...... 3...... 9/20/86

NATE ANDERSON POKE COBB 398...... Sean Payton...... Murray State...... 30-54-3...... 0.....11/29/86 1972...... 1,255 yards 1976...... 1,152 yards 394...... Sean Payton...... Eastern Kentucky...... 24-48-2...... 3...... 12/6/86 1973...... 1,261 yards 1978...... 1,330 yards 386...... Tony Romo...... Northern Iowa...... 22-34-2...... 5...... 12/1/01 1979...... 1,609 yards 384...... Sean Payton...... S. Illinois...... 27-54-3...... 4.... 10/13/84 383...... Sean Payton...... SW Missouri...... 27-52-2...... 3.... 10/19/85 381...... Tony Romo...... Tennessee St...... 36-21-1...... 3.... 10/27/01 379...... Sean Payton...... SW Missouri...... 22-41-1...... 5.... 10/25/86 373...... Tony Romo...... Tennessee Tech...... 28-38-2...... 4...... 10/5/02 370...... Jeff Christensen...... N. Michigan...... 18-31-2...... 3...... 11/1/80 369...... Jimmy Garoppolo...Southern Illinois...... 32-49-0...... 5...... 8/30/12 365...... Sean Payton...... Winona State...... 22-35-0...... 2...... 11/1/86 359...... Tony Romo...... E. Kentucky...... 19-38-2...... 2.... 10/12/02 Steve Turk...... Youngstown St...... 25-51-6...... 2...... 10/7/78 KEVIN STAPLE JAMIE JONES 354...... Sean Payton...... W. Kentucky...... 27-41-1...... 2.....11/15/86 1982...... 1,012 yards 1990...... 1,055 yards 348...... Ron Gustafson...... C. Michigan...... 28-56-2...... 3.... 10/24/70 1983...... 1,008 yards 1991...... 1,403 yards 345...... Sean Payton...... Illinois State...... 24-43-4...... 1...... 10/6/84 343...... Anthony Buich...... E. Kentucky...... 34-47-1...... 3.....11/20/99 341...... Jimmy Garoppolo.....Murray State...... 35-26-0...... 4..... 10/23/10 337...... Sean Payton...... NE Missouri...... 31-56-4...... 1...... 9/7/85 333...... Sean Payton...... Liberty...... 25-46-1...... 1...... 10/4/86 331...... Jimmy Garoppolo...... at Tennessee State.....33-20-0...... 4...... 11/6/10 330...... Anthony Buich...... UT-Martin...... 15-17-0...... 3.....11/14/98 329...... Jeff Christensen...... Youngstown St...... 28-49-3...... 2.... 10/24/81 327...... Mike Donato ...... Tennessee Tech ...... 16-24-1 .....2 ....11/12/05 326...... Sean Payton...... NE Missouri...... 23-41-1...... 3...... 9/15/84 325...... Sean Payton...... Grand Valley...... 21-31-0...... 3...... 9/1/84 323...... Sean Payton...... Indiana State...... 32-56-2...... 2...... 9/8/84 322...... ...... UT Martin...... 18-21-0...... 4.....11/14/09 WILLIE HIGH J.R. TAYLOR Tony Romo...... Tennessee St...... 17-31-1...... 4...... 11/2/02 1993...... 1,487 yards 2001...... 1,177 yards 321...... Mike Simpson...... W. Michigan...... 24-35-0...... 4...... 8/29/96 1994...... 1,154 yards 2002...... 1,522 yards 319...... Tony Romo...... Hawai'i...... 30-53-2...... 4...... 8/31/02 1995...... 1,450 yards 318...... Sean Payton...... NE Missouri...... 18-33-3...... 2...... 9/6/86 317...... Matt Schabert...... at Tenn. Tech...... 32-45-0...... 2...... 10/2/04 315...... Matt Schabert...... SE Missouri...... 16-30-0...... 1...... 10/2/04 Pete Mauch...... SW Missouri...... 15-19-0...... 2...... 10/1/94 314...... Jeff Christensen...... Wayne State...... 22-36-1...... 4...... 9/18/82 313...... Sean Payton...... Ferris State...... 14-28-0...... 3...... 9/29/84 308...... Cole Stinson...... Tennessee Tech...... 19-26-0...... 2...... 8/30/07 Mike Simpson...... Middle Tenn...... 25-40-3...... 1.....11/16/96 Jeff Christensen...... Jackson State...... 26-50-2...... 0.....11/27/82 307...... Anthony Buich...... W. Kentucky...... 22-35-1...... 1.... 10/30/99 Eric Arnold...... Akron...... 28-40-1...... 1...... 9/17/89 VINCENT WEBB ADEMOLA ADENIJI John Rafferty...... Youngstown St...... 21-36-1...... 3...... 10/1/83 2004...... 1,106 yards 2007...... 1,254 yards 306...... Tony Romo...... Murray State...... 21-15-0...... 3.....11/17/01 2005...... 1,129 yards 304...... Jimmy Garoppolo...... Illinois State...... 25-34-0...... 3...... 9/1/11 2006...... 1,405 yards 302...... Tony Romo...... Murray State...... 33-47-2...... 2.....11/23/02 Jeff Christensen...... Indiana State...... 32-51-1...... 2.....11/14/81 301...... Jimmy Garoppolo...... Tennessee Tech...... 20-52-3...... 3...... 9/17/11 Anthony Buich...... SE Missouri...... 16-24-0...... 0...... 10/3/98 TRAVORUS BESS Sean Payton...... Indiana State...... 17-32-2...... 2...... 11/8/86 2008...... 1,086 yards 300...... Sean Payton...... Illinois State...... 22-45-3...... 2.... 10/12/85 Travorus Bess became the 9th Career 300-Yard Passing Games EIU running back to crack the 1...... Sean Payton...... 22 1,000 yard mark for a season 2...... Tony Romo...... 9 in 2008 giving the Panthers five 3...... Jeff Christensen...... 7 straight seasons with a running 4...... Jimmy Garoppolo...... 5 back over 1,000 yards...... Anthony Buich...... 5

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149...... Calvin Pierce...... Murray State...... 11/29/86 199...... Calvin Pierce...... Southern Illinois...... 9/20/86 James Warring...... at Youngstown State...... 10/7/78 195...... Willie White...... Southwest Missouri ...... 10/30/71 147...... Calvin Pierce...... Western Kentucky...... 11/15/86 193...... Roger Holoman...... Central State...... 9/26/81 146...... Jason Calabrese...... Murray State...... 9/1/94 Willie White...... Illinois Chicago ...... 9/30/72 145...... Roy Banks...... Saginaw Valley State...... 9/21/85 186...... Calvin Pierce...... Saginaw Valley State...... 9/21/85 143...... Rahsaan Smith...... at Eastern Kentucky...... 11/20/99 183...... Micah Rucker...... Indiana State...... 9/9/06 Greg Jensik...... Western Kentucky...... 11/12/94 180...... Micah Rucker...... Southeast Missouri...... 10/7/06 142...... Ryan Voss...... at Eastern Michigan...... 9/25/04 179...... Roy Banks...... at Grand Valley State...... 9/1/84 Greg Jensik...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/1/94 178...... Jerry Wright...... at Southwest Missouri...... 11/6/82 139...... Roy Banks...... at Kansas...... 10/5/85 Mark O'Donnell...... Central Michigan...... 10/24/70 137...... Devon O'Neal...... Illinois State...... 9/28/02 177...... Calvin Pierce...... Eastern Kentucky...... 12/6/86 136...... Roy Banks...... Liberty...... 10/4/86 175...... Frank Cutolo...... at Toledo...... 9/16/00 Jerry Wright...... at Tennessee State...... 12/4/82 Rob Mehalic...... Delaware State...... 11/21/81 135...... Scott McGhee...... at Butler...... 9/9/78 172...... Roy Banks...... Northern Iowa...... 11/3/84 133...... Jerry Wright...... at Western Kentucky...... 11/12/83 170...... Scott McGhee...... Northern Iowa...... 9/16/78 130...... Chris Wright...... at Murray State...... 10/15/11 169...... Micah Rucker...... Tennessee Tech...... 8/30/07 Roy Banks...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/15/84 Jerry Wright...... at Indiana State...... 9/8/84 Roger Holoman...... Wayne State...... 9/18/82 168...... Roy Banks...... Winona State...... 11/1/86 Jerry Wright...... Jackson State...... 11/27/82 166...... Calvin Pierce...... at Northeast Missouri...... 9/7/85 129...... Ryan Voss...... Southeast Missouri...... 10/2/04 163...... Roy Banks...... at Illinois State...... 8/30/86 Will Bumphus...... Indiana State...... 9/21/02 162...... Jerry Wright...... at Northeast Missouri...... 9/24/83 128...... Andre Raymond...... at Hawai'i...... 8/31/02 157...... Jerry Wright...... Southern Illinois...... 10/30/82 Roy Banks...... Northern Michigan...... 11/2/85 127...... Scott McGhee...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/23/78 ...... James Warring...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/23/78 126...... Roy Banks...... Southern Illinois...... 10/13/84 156...... Jerry Wright...... Youngstown State...... 10/1/83 125...... Will Bumphus...... Eastern Kentucky...... 11/18/00 154...... Roy Banks...... Illinois State...... 10/6/84 Roy Banks...... Western Kentucky...... 11/10/84 Jerry Wright...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/27/84 124...... Ryan Voss...... Tennessee Tech...... 11/12/05 153...... Micah Rucker...... at Murray State...... 10/13/07 Jerry Wright...... Southern Illinois...... 10/13/84 151...... Erik Lora...... Southern Illinois...... 8/30/12 122...... Rod Slaughter *...... vs. Cal Poly...... 12/13/80 ...... Scott McGhee...... at Youngstown State...... 10/7/78 121...... J.R. Taylor *...... Western Kentucky...... 10/30/99 Jason Cook...... at Western Kentucky...... 11/9/91 Roy Banks...... Murray State...... 11/29/86 120...... Chris Wright...... at Southern Illinois...... 11/12/11 Jerry Wright...... Ferris State...... 9/29/84 200-PLUS YARD RECEIVING GAMES 119...... Will Bumphus...... at Tennessee State...... 11/2/02 Roy Banks...... Southwest Missouri...... 10/19/85 239...... Frank Cutolo...... Tennessee State...... 10/27/01 118...... Jason Cook...... at Northwestern Louisiana...... 9/9/89 238...... Calvin Pierce...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/25/86 117...... Roy Banks...... Eastern Kentucky...... 12/6/86 217...... Chris Wright...... at Tennessee State...... 11/6/10 114...... Lorence Ricks...... Illinois State...... 9/1/11 217...... Frank Cutolo...... Northern Iowa...... 12/1/01 Lorence Ricks...... Murray State...... 10/23/10 201...... Ralph Stewart...... Southern Illinois...... 10/8/88 112...... Nick Eller...... at Southeast Missouri...... 10/19/02 Paul Massat...... at Southeast Missouri...... 11/6/99 Philip Taylor...... St. Joseph's (IN)...... 9/3/98 111...... Greg Jensik...... at Texas El Paso...... 9/10/94 Obadiah Cooper...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/24/92 Roy Banks...... Ferris State...... 9/29/84 Career 100-Yard Receiving Games James Warring...... Northern Iowa...... 9/16/78 110...... Ralph Stewart...... Western Illinois...... 10/10/87 1...... Roy Banks...... 14 Willie Cain...... Southwest Missouri...... 10/19/85 2...... Jerry Wright...... 11 109...... Charles Graves...... at UT Martin...... 10/9/08 3...... Calvin Pierce...... 10 108...... Charles Graves...... UT Martin...... 11/14/09 4...... Micah Rucker...... 6 Frank Cutolo...... at San Diego State...... 10/6/01 ...... James Warring...... 6 Frank Cutolo...... at Illinois State...... 11/11/00 107...... James Warring...... Youngstown State...... 12/2/1978 106...... Micah Rucker...... Jacksonville State...... 11/18/06 Calvin Pierce...... at Western Illinois...... 10/18/86 Willie Cain...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/6/86 105...... Micah Rucker...... at Illinois...... 9/2/06 Tom Hess...... Northern Iowa...... 10/7/95 104...... Ryan Voss...... Tennessee State...... 10/30/04 Ralph Stewart...... Southern Illinois...... 11/7/87 Calvin Pierce...... Northeast Missouri...... 9/6/86 103...... Ryan Voss...... at Southeast Missouri...... 10/8/05 Jason Cook...... Illinois State...... 9/30/89 Calvin Pierce...... at Western Kentucky...... 11/16/85 DuWayne Pitts *...... at Southwest Missouri...... 10/27/84 Darryon White *...... Illinois State...... 9/4/82 Otis Grant...... at North Alabama...... 12/13/80 102...... Kenny Whittaker...... at Eastern Kentucky...... 10/9/10 Erik Lora...... at UT Martin...... 9/18/10 Jason Cook...... at Liberty...... 10/7/89 James Warring...... at Wayne State...... 10/28/78 101...... Lorence Ricks...... at Southeast Missouri...... 9/19/09 Will Bumphus...... at Central Florida...... 10/2/99 Chris Szarka *...... Middle Tennessee...... 11/23/96 James Warring...... at Northern Michigan...... 10/21/78 100...... Dawanzel Hopson...... at Jacksonville State...... 11/15/03 Bob Jensen...... at Northeast Missouri...... 10/11/69 * Indicates player was a running back

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