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November 8, 2014 • Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State • Page 1 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-7001 • www.EIUpanthers.com GAME 10 Hunt For OVC Football Championships Continues Eastern Illinois Hosts Murray State Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State O’Brien Field (10,000) • Charleston, Ill. November 8, 2014 • 12 p.m. • TV: WEIU / OVC Digital Network THE GAME COACHES: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) Eastern Illinois won its third straight Ohio Valley Conference game with a 41-10 win EIU Record ........................ 4-5 (1st year) at Tennessee Tech last week. It marked the 18th conference win for the program in the OVC Record ...................... 4-1 (1st year) last three years as the Panthers remained alive in the OVC championship race. vs. Murray State ................ First meeting EIU’s defense allowed just ten points with a third quarter touchdown the only one allowed by the Panthers in the last two games. EIU’s defense has given up just two Chris Hatcher (Valdosta State, 1995) touchdowns in the last three games as they now rank 24th in the nation in total defense. MUR Record .................27-27 (5th year) EIU picked off a pass in a game for the seventh time this season as they rank ninth in the OVC Record ..................19-18 (5th year) country with 13 interceptions. Overall Record ..........121-54 (15th year) On offense the Panthers once again featured a balanced attack with the offense vs. Eastern Illinois ............................. 2-2 rushing for 301 yards while quarterback Jalen Whitlow passed for 297 yards. EIU did SERIES turn the ball over four times after not committing a turnover the previous two games. 30th meeting, EIU leads series 16-13 Murray State enters the weekend having lost its last two OVC games following a 62- Last: EIU 37, @MUR 17 - Nov. 9, 2013 38 loss to UT Martin. The Racers did sandwich an 86-29 win over Kentucky Wesleyan between the UT Martin loss and a loss to Austin Peay. Murray State features the highest RANKINGS scoring offensive unit in the OVC averaging 38.2 points per game. The Racers are Eastern Illinois .............................. -- / -- seventh in the nation in passing offense at 297 yards per game while only throwing seven Murray State ................................... -- / -- interceptions this season during 372 pass attempts. .............................. Sports Network/FCS Coaches THE SERIES RADIO This will be 30th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Murray State with the Panthers Panther Radio Network leading the all-time series 16-13. EIU has won the last two games in the series with a Hit Mix 88.9 FM, WSVZ 98.3 FM, WHOW 1520 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM 37-17 win in Murray last season. In 2012 EIU beat Murray State 50-49 in overtime as the www.network1sports.com/station/wsvz Panthers converted a two-point conversion in the first overtime period in Charleston. EIU www.weiu.net/hitmix/ has won 11 of the last 14 meetings dating back to the 2000 season. Play-by-Play ........................ Mike Bradd Analyst ............................. Jack Ashmore Eastern Illinois (4-5, 4-1 OVC) Murray State (3-6, 1-4 OVC) TELEVISION Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time WEIU - Channel 51 Aug. 28 at Minnesota L 20-42 Aug. 28 UNION (Ky.) W 73-26 Play-by-Play ........................ Mike Bradd Sept. 6 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 21-38 Sept. 6 at Louisville L 21-66 Analyst ............................. Jack Ashmore Sept. 13 at Illinois State L 15-34 Sept. 20 at Western Michigan L 14-45 Sept. 20 • AUSTIN PEAY W 63-7 Sept. 27 • JACKSONVILLE STATE L 28-52 FOLLOW-US Sept. 27 at Ohio L 19-34 Oct. 4 • at Tennessee Tech L 27-30 (ot) Live Stats ...................... eiupanthers.com Oct. 11 • at Eastern Kentucky L 33-36 (ot) Oct. 11 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 44-41 (2ot) Live Video ..........ovcdigitalnetwork.com Oct. 18 • at Southeast Missouri W 52-13 Oct. 18 • at Austin Peay L 13-20 Facebook ........................... /EIUPanthers Oct. 25 • TENNESSEE STATE (HC) W 28-3 Oct. 25 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN W 86-29 Twitter ...........................@EIU_Panthers Nov. 1 • at Tennessee Tech W 41-10 Nov. 1 • UT MARTIN L 38-62 Instagram ......................eiupanthernation Nov. 8 • MURRAY STATE 12 pm Nov. 8 • at Eastern Illinois 12 pm Nov. 15 • at Jacksonville State 3 pm Nov. 15 • at Eastern Kentucky 12 pm Nov. 22 • UT MARTIN 12 pm Nov. 22 • TENNESSEE STATE 1 pm • Ohio Valley Conference Game • Ohio Valley Conference Game #EIUBleedBlue All Times Central All Times Central EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL • 15 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 November 8, 2014 • Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State • Page 2 • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlue FCS TOP 25 2014 SPORTS NETWORK (WEEK 10) Rk. Team 2014 Record 1. North Dakota State (164) 9-0 • Kamu Grugier-Hill was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week 2. New Hampshire 7-1 after making 19 tackles in the win at Tennessee Tech. It marked the first time an EIU player 3. Coastal Carolina 9-0 had made 19 or more tackles in a game since the 2004 season when Marcus Lorick had 20 4. Jacksonville State 7-1 tackles against Jacksonville State. 5. Eastern Washington 8-2 6. McNeese State 6-2 7. Villanova 7-2 • In addition to his 19 tackles, Kamu Grugier-Hill added four tackles for loss, one forced 8. Richmond 7-2 fumble and one interception. He now has three interceptions on the season, one of three EIU 9. Fordham 7-1 players with three or more picks. Jourdan Wickliffe is the team leader with four followed by 10. Youngstown State 7-2 11. Montana 6-3 Grugier-Hill and Anthony Standifer both with three. 12. Illinois State 7-1 13. Chattanooga 6-3 • Jalen Whitlow won his fifth Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honor as he 14. Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 passed for 297 yards with four touchdowns. It was a career high passing number for Whitlow 15. Montana State 6-3 16. Eastern Kentucky 8-1 in both yards and touchdown passes. He is the first quarterback to throw four touchdowns in a 17. Indiana State 6-3 game since Jimmy Garoppolo did so in 2013 against UT Martin. Garoppolo had seven games 18. Harvard 7-0 with four or more touchdowns last season. 19. Northern Iowa 5-4 20. Bethune-Cookman 7-2 21. CalPoly 6-3 • Jalen Whitlow did pass Jimmy Garoppolo in one record on Saturday at Tennessee Tech as 22. South Dakota State 5-4 he set the school record for an individual with consecutive passes without an interception. 23. Bryant 7-1 Whitlow had his streak end at 163 passes. The previous mark was 157 set by Garoppolo last 24. William & Mary 5-4 year. The school record is 218 set in 2007 by a pair of quarterbacks. 25. Northern Arizona 6-3 Receiving Votes (OVC & 2014 EIU opponents): • Jalen Whitlow found the end zone with his legs once again on Saturday rushing for 45 yards Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State with one touchdown. Whitlow is the team leader in both rushing yards (694) and rushing touchdowns (10) this season. He ranks 21st nationally in rushing touchdowns and 43rd in rushing yards. Whitlow needs two more rushing touchdowns this season to move into a five- 2014 FCS COACHES way tie for 9th place on the EIU single season rushing touchdowns list. (WEEK 9) • Since taking over the quarterback role full time for the Austin Peay game Jalen Whitlow has Rk. Team 2014 Record 1. North Dakota State (26) 9-0 slowly climbed in the national rankings. Entering this week Whitlow is now 26th in total 2. Coastal Carolina 9-0 offense, 54th in passing yards, 42nd in passing efficiency and 43rd in rushing. With his four 3. New Hamsphire 7-1 touchdown passes on Saturday he moved into 42nd in the nation in touchdown passes. 4. Jacksonville State 7-1 5. Eastern Washington 8-2 6. McNeese State 6-2 • Senior Adam Drake was on the receiving end of three of those touchdown passes as he 7. Villanova 7-2 moved into sixth place on the EIU career touchdown receptions list with 23. He needs two 8. Richmond 7-2 more touchdown receptions to move into the EIU career top five. It was the second time in 9. Fordham 8-1 Drake’s career he caught three touchdown passes. The other time was the 2013 final regular 10. Montana 6-3 11. Chattanooga 6-3 season game at UT Martin. Drake is seventh in the nation in touchdown receptions. 12. Illinois State 7-1 13. Youngstown State 7-2 • Adam Drake ended the game with 153 yards on six catches as he continues his climb on the 14. Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 EIU career list. Drake is third in both career receiving yards (2,635) and receptions (175). He 15. Eastern Kentucky 8-1 16. Montana State 6-3 needs 15 yards receiving to move into tenth on the OVC career receiving yards list where he 17. Harvard 7-0 would catch Murray State’s Walter Powell. He is 10th on the OVC career receptions chart. 18. Bethune-Cookman 7-2 19. Indiana State 6-3 • Adam Drake posted his fifth 100-yard receiving day of the season and 11th of his career at 20. Northern Iowa 5-4 Tennessee Tech. He is second in the nation in receiving yards with 977 and sixth in receptions 21. Bryant 7-1 22. South Dakota State 5-4 per game at 7.3 Drake needs 23 yards to become the third EIU receiver in school history with 23.