EASTERN OCT. 1, 2007 307 CONVOCATION C ENTER MICHIGAN YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN 48197 PHONE: 734.487.0317 UNIVERSITY FAX: 734.485.3840 SPORTS INFORMATION FOOTBALL CONTACT: JIM S TREETER E-MAIL: [email protected] FOOTBALL • GAME 6 WEBSITE: WWW.EMUEAGLES.COM

2007 EMU Football Schedule 2007 EAGLES FOOTBALL (2-3, 1-1 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-3; 1-1 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Sept. 1 at Pittsburgh Oct. 6, 2007 • Noon • • Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 3-27 vs. (3-2; 2-0 Big Ten) Sept. 8 BALL STATE* ATCHUP AT A LANCE L, 16-38 M G Band Day Stadium ...... Michigan Stadium (107,501) Surface...... FieldTurf Sept. 15 at Northern Illinois* Kickoff Time ...... Noon W, 21-19 ESPN Regional TV Radio ...... WEMU (89.1 FM) Television ...... Big Ten Network Sept. 22 HOWARD Series Record ...... Michigan leads, 7-0 W. 38-15 Comcast Local TV EASTERN G AMEDAY Sept. 29 at Vanderbilt EASTERN MICHIGAN ...... VS...... UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN L, 7-30 Ypsilanti, Mich...... LOCATION ...... Ann Arbor, Mich. 23,000 ...... ENROLLMENT ...... 38,006 Oct. 6 at Michigan Noon - Mid-American (West) ...... CONFERENCE ...... Big Ten Big Ten Network Rynearson Stad. (30,200-FieldTurf)STADIUM ...... Michigan Stadium Jeff Genyk (BGSU, '82) ...... ..... (North. Mich., '68) Oct. 13 at * 4th Season ...... YEARS AT SCHOOL ...... (13th season) Noon ESPN Regional TV 11-28 (4th Season)...... RECORD AT SCHOOL ...... 116-38 (13th season) 11-28 (4th Season)...... OVERALL RECORD ...... 116-38 (13th season) Oct. 19 NORTHWESTERN 1-11 ...... 2006 RECORD ...... 11-2 7 p.m. - Ford Field Detroit, Mich.- Comcast Local TV 1-7 (6th-MAC West) ...... 2006 CONFERENCE RECORD ...... 7-1 (T-3rd) 17/8 ...... STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...... 12/15 Oct. 27 WESTERN MICH.* 37/10 ...... LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST ...... 37/31 3:30 p.m. - Homecoming Comcast Local TV GAME 6 STORYLINES Nov. 3 at Toledo* 1. EIGHTH MEETING: EMU and Michigan will be meeting for the eighth time when 7 p.m. the two teams square off Saturday, Oct. 6, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Michigan has a 7-0 edge in the series. The last time the two teams played was Nov. 9 BOWLING GREEN* Sept. 17, 2005, in Ann Arbor and the Wolverines posted a 55-0 shutout. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU TV 2. FORMER EMU ASSISTANT: Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr was an assistant Nov. 16 at Central Michigan* coach at EMU for two seasons, 1976 and 1977. The EMU head coach at that time 7 p.m. was Ed Chlebek. Comcast Local TV

* Mid-American Conference Game 3. BATTLE OF WASHTENAW COUNTY: EMU and the University of Michigan are Home Games in BOLD CAPS both located in Washtenaw County and EMU’s Rynearson Stadium is just seven miles from Michigan Stadium.

All 2007 EMU football games will be broadcast live on 4. THIRD STRAIGHT NON-MAC TILT: EMU’s game at Michigan will be the Eagles’ WEMU-FM (89.1) in Ypsilanti, Mich. Matt Shepard will third consecutive non-league contest. After posting a 21-19 comeback win against handle the play-by-play duties with Rob Rubick serving as the analyst. Jeff Fulton is the engineer and the man on Mid-American Conference West Division foe Northern Illinois, Sept. 15, the Eagles statistics while Brian Nemerovski will be the sideline have beaten Howard, 38-15, Sept. 22, lost at Vanderbilt, 30-7, Sept. 29, and now reporter. The broadcast will also be carried on the Internet face the Wolverines. The next league game will be Saturday, Oct. 13, when the at www.wemu.org Eagles travel to Athens, Ohio for a MAC cross-divisional game against Ohio. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2

2007 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2007Day Date OpponentsOpponent Time Series Record Saturday Sept. 1 at Pittsburgh L, 3-27 Pittsburgh leads, 2-0 Saturday Sept. 8 BALL STATE* (BAND DAY) (Comcast Local TV) L, 16-38 Ball State leads, 26-20-2 Saturday Sept. 15 at Northern Illinois* (ESPN Regional TV) W, 21-19 NIU leads, 22-14-2 Saturday Sept. 22 HOWARD UNIVERSITY (Comcast Local TV) W, 38-15 EMU leads, 1-0 Saturday Sept. 29 at Vanderbilt L, 7-30 Vanderbilt leads, 1-0 Saturday Oct. 6 at Michigan Noon Michigan leads, 7-0 Saturday Oct. 13 at Ohio* (ESPN Regional TV) Noon Ohio leads, 14-11-1 Friday Oct. 19 NORTHWESTERN (ESPNU TV) 7 p.m. Northwestern leads, 1-0 Saturday Oct. 27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (HOMECOMING) (Comcast Local TV)3:30 p.m. WMU leads, 26-14-2 Saturday Nov. 3 at Toledo* 7 p.m. Toledo leads, 23-11 Friday Nov. 9 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPNU TV) 7:30 p.m. BG leads, 22-10-1 Friday Nov. 16 at Central Michigan* (Comcast Local TV) 7 p.m. CMU leads, 53-25-6 *Mid-American Conference game All times are site times

Eastern Michigan University 2007 Football Coaching Staff Athletics Staff Head Coach: ...... Jeff Genyk (Bowling Green,'82); Fourth season (11-28) Athletics Director .. Dr. Derrick Gragg Assistant Coaches: Associate A.D...... Doug Dowdy Jarvis Adams ...... Northwestern, 2004 ...... 2nd Year- Associate A.D...... Mike Malach Josh Buis...... DePauw, 2000 ...... 2nd Year-Tight ends/Tackles Asst. A.D.-SWA ...... Howard Feggins ...... North Carolina, 1987 ...... 4th Year-Running backs ...... Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg Scott Isphording ...... Hanover College, 1994 .... 4th Year-Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Asst. A.D.-Marketing/Promotions ...... Robert Lee ...... IUPUI, 1990 ...... 4th Year-Defensive line Jim O’Neil ...... Towson, 2001 ...... 2nd Year-Safeties, Recruiting coordinator ...... Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg Jay Peterson ...... Miami, 1985 ...... 4th Year-Def. Coor./Asst. Head coach/Lb’s Dir. of Compliance/Certification ...... Chris Symington ...... Colorado, 1988 ...... 4th Year-Offensive line ...... Dr. Melody Reifel Werner Scott Weaver ...... Illinois, 1996 ...... 4th Year-Receivers Associate A.D./Dev. Craig Fink Adam Tubaro ...... Adrian,2005 ...... 3rd Year-Special Operations Ticket Mgr...... Ron Reid Graduate Assistant Coaches Faculty Athletics Rep. .. Liz Broughton Aaron Krepps ...... &Jefferson, ‘06/1st Year-Offense Director of SASS ...... Erin Burdis Steve Otterbein ...... Hillsdale, ‘07/1st Year-Defense Facilities Supervisor ...... TBA Equipment Mgr...... Darrell Hallberg EMU Quick Facts EMU 2007 Dates Head Athletic Trainer Steve Nordwall President .. TBA Important Fall Dates Associate Trainer ...... Bill Tuscany Founded .... 1849 Aug. 3 Freshmen report Staff Athletic Trainers ...... Enrollment . 23,000 Aug. 5 Veterans report Megan Snow, Masayasu Takaiwa Nickname .. Eagles Aug. 18 Scrimmage Head Strength & Cond.Mike Szerszen Colors ...... Dark Green (349) & White Aug. 23 Picture/Media Day - 10 a.m. Asst. Strength & Cond. .... Tim Bilbrey Stadium .... Rynearson Stadium (1969) Aug. 27 Head coach Jeff Genyk MAC Teleconference call Ath. Acct. Specialist . Bobbie Bowling Capacity ... 30,200; FieldTurf (2005) from 9:54 a.m.-10:02 a.m. Football Secretary .... Maria Farrugia See page four of this release Ath. Dept. Secretaries Carol Carrico Sports Information Staff for number to call ...... Lori Grohowski Sept. 1 First game-at Pitt, 6 p.m. Director ...... Jim Streeter EMU Board of Regents Office Phone ...... 734.487.0317 Sept. 8 First home game-vs. BSU, Thomas W. Sidlik ...... Chair Home Phone ...... 734.485.3221 Noon, Rynearson Stadium Roy E. Wilbanks ...... Vice Chair Assistant Director ...... Greg Steiner Sept. 15 First MAC road game, at NIU SID Graduate Asst. Amanda Decker Floyd Clack SID Graduate Asst...... Paul Pancoe The EMU athletic website, featuring Philip A. Incarnati SID Graduate Asst. Sarah VanMetre information on all 21 varsity athletic Gary D. Hawks Student Asst...... Patrick Horning teams, is: www.emueagles.com. Francie Parker James F. Stapleton There is an additional website for Key Football Phone Numbers H.C. Jeff Genyk .... 734.487.2160 (O) information on the Eagles’ football Rynearson Stadium Press Box team only and that site is: Numbers:...... 734.481.0014 (0072) www.emueaglesfootball.com. www.emueagles.com EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 3

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 2007 - NOON Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. GAME 6 - MICHIGAN STADIUM Founded: 1817 Enrollment: 37,751 ANN ARBOR, MICH. President: Mary Sue Coleman Athletic Director: Bill Martin Conference: Big Ten Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Maize and Blue

TEAM / PLAYER INFORMATION 2007 MICHIGAN SCHEDULE COACHING STAFF Sept. 1 vs Appalachian St. L, 32-34 2006 Overall Record: 11-2 Sept. 8 vs Oregon L, 7-39 Head Coach: Lloyd Carr (Northern Michigan, 1968) 2006 Conference Record (Finish): 7-1 (T- Sept. 15 NOTRE DAME W, 38-0 Record at UM: 116-38 (13th season) 2nd) Career Record: same Sept. 22 PENN STATE W, 14-9 2006 Final Ranking: No. 8/9 Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) - Responsibility Sept. 29 at Northwestern W, 28-16 2006 Bowl Appearance: Rose Bowl (Texas, 1983)- Secondary Oct. 6 EASTERN MICH. Offensive System: Multiple (Michigan, 1988) - Wide Receivers Oct. 13 PURDUE Defensive System: Situational Mike DeBord (Manchester College, 1978) - OC/TE Lettermen Returning: 37 Oct. 20 at Illinois Ron English (California-Berkeley, 1991) - Def. Coord. (18 offense, 18 defense, 1 specialty) Oct. 27 MINNESOTA Fred Jackson (Jackson State, 1972) - RB Lettermen Lost: 31 Nov. 3 at Michigan State Scot Loeffler (Michigan, 1998) - QB Andy Moeller (Michigan, 1987) - Off. Line (13 offense, 15 defense, 3 specialty) Nov. 10 at Wisconsin Steve Stripling (Colorado, 1976) - Def. Line Starters Returning: 11 Nov. 17 OHIO STATE Steve Szabo (U.S. Naval Academy, 1965) - LB (6 offense, 4 defense, 1 specialty) Starters Lost: 16 2006 MICHIGAN RESULTS (11-2; 7-1 BIG 10) (5 offense, 7 defense, 4 specialty) Football Office Phone: 734.763.4422 Returning Offensive Starters: QB Chad vs Vanderbilt W, 27-7 vs Central Michigan W, 41-17 Henne, RB Mike Hart, LG Adam Kraus, LT Jake MICHIGAN SPORTS INFORMATION Long, WR , RG Alex Mitchell at Notre Dame W, 47-21 Returning Defensive Starters: S Jamar vs Wisconsin W, 27-13 734.763.4423 vs Minnesota W, 28-14 Adams, OLB Shawne Crable, DT Terrance Football Contacts: David Ablauf and Jim Schneider vs Michigan State W, 31-13 Taylor, CB Morgan Trent Home Phone: 734.827.1316/734.434.3593 at Penn State W, 17-10 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] vs Iowa W, 20-6 SID Fax: 734.647.1188 vs Northwestern W, 17-3 Mailing Address: 1000 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 vs Ball State W, 34-26 at Indiana W, 34-3 at Ohio State L, 42-39 vs USC L, 18-32

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS WWW. MGOBLUE. COM Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Mike Hart 318 1562 4.9 14

Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Mario Manningham 38 703 18.5 9

Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TD Int. 328 203 61.9 2508 22 8

Tackles TT UT AT Int. Sacks TFL-Yds. Jamar Adams 47 39 8 1 1.0 3.0-13 Head Coach Senior S Senior LT Lloyd Carr Jamar Adams

- THE SERIES (UM LEADS 7-0) - At Ypsilanti: Never Most EMU points: 20 in 1998 Biggest EMU win: Never At Ann Arbor: UM Leads 7-0 Most UM points: 59 in 1998 Biggest UM win: 55-0 in 2005 Current streak: UM-7 Combined points: 79 in 1998 Total points: UM-218; EMU-20

1896 at Michigan L 18-0 1897 at Michigan L 24-0 1898 at Michigan L 21-0 9-27-1930 at Michigan L 7-0 10-3-1931 at Michigan L 34-0 9-19-1998 at Michigan L 59-20 9-17-2005 at Michigan L 55-0 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 4 SATURDAY PREVIEW: EMU will be out of Mid-American Confer- RETURNING TO THE BIG HOUSE: A total of 18 current EMU ence action for the third consecutive week when the Eagles players participated in the last meeting between EMU and Michi- travel seven miles west to take on the University of Michigan gan, Sept. 17, 2005. Seven of those players were starters in Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Big House in Ann Arbor. Game time is that game. The 18 players are listed below. noon and is scheduled to be televised as part of the Big Ten Network. The last time EMU and Michigan met, the Wolverines STARTERS recorded a 55-0 shutout, Sept. 17, 2005. The Eagles get back LG Khalid Walton into Mid-American Conference play Saturday, Oct. 13, when they TB Dwayne Harrison travel to Athens, Ohio for a MAC cross-divisional matchup with DT Jason Jones the Ohio University Bobcats. DE Josh Hunt MLB Daniel Holtzclaw MOVING UP NATIONALLY: Several EMU players, along with the SLB Darran Matthews team, have made a major impact on the latest national rankings LS Jerry Topolinski (Oct. 1). Junior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) OTHER PLAYERS IN THE EMU-UM GAME, Sept. 17, 2005 moved all the way up from a tie for 23rd, Sept. 15, to currently John Bonner Chris Larkins Jacob Wyatt ranked No. 3 in the nation with an average of 12.80 tackles per Lyle Garrison Travis Lewis game. Senior defensive Jason Jones (Southfield, Mich.- Korey Jackson Corey Riley Lathrup) has moved into a tie for 13th in tackles-for-loss with Tyler Jones Cortland Selman 1.60 per game and redshirt freshman safety Ryan Downard T.J. Lang Spencer Smith (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee) is tied for 19th in with .60 per game. As a team, EMU is 11th in sacks allowed at .80 per FOUR FOR SCORES: EMU redshirt sophomore Andy game and the Eagles are fifth in net punting at 40.00. Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) turned in a complete game against Howard, Sept. 22. He completed 14-of-21 passes for MASTER THIEF: Redshirt freshman safety Ryan Downard (Lima, 214 yards and threw for four passes. That four-touch- Ohio-Shawnee) has made the most of his chance to start, re- down pass performance tied for second-best in school history, a cording three interceptions in three games as a starter. Downard feat that has been accomplished 12 times. Kainoa Akina holds was called on to fill in for the injured Chris May (Jupiter, Fla.- the EMU single-game record with six touchdown tosses, Nov. 24, Dwyer) after the Ball State game (Sept. 8) and he turned in his 2001, at Akron. first in his second game as a starter, against Howard University (Sept. 22). He then came up with two picks in last SPREADING THE WEALTH: When EMU redshirt sophomore quar- weekend’s 30-7 loss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 29). terback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.-St. John’s) threw for four touchdown passes, Sept. 22, against Howard, he called MORE THAN A PUNTER: Redshirt sophomore Zach Johnson upon four different receivers for scores.Schmitt hooked up with (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) has been one of the top punters freshman tailback Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-William in the nation for the past two years. He was one of 10 finalists Fleming-Fork Union Academy) on a 24-yard touchdown strike for the 2006 Ray Guy Award which goes to the nation’s top punter. followed by a four-yard touchdown pass to senior Ken Bohnet He is on the Ray Guy watch list again this season. He has not only (Grand Ledge, Mich.-Grand Ledge), a 35-yard TD strike to been the starting punter all year but he has also been called on redshirt freshman Tyrone Burke (Syracuse, NY-Corcoran) and to handle the place-kicking duties for the first time in his short a 10-yard scoring strike to senior Travis Lewis (Kalamazoo, career in the past two games. Johnson has responded with an Mich.-Loy Norrix). outstanding effort on all fronts in the last two outings. In those two games he punted 11 times for 448 yards and a 40.7-yard BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK RUSHING EFFORTS: Senior tailback average and had five punts inside the 20-yard line. Johnson made Pierre Walker (Detroit, Mich.-Central) turned in the three best a 22-yard field goal in his only attempt, against Howard Univer- back-to-back-to-back rushing efforts of his career the last three sity (Sept. 22) and booted all six PAT kicks and also handled the weeks. Walker turned in the second-best effort in his career kickoff duties in both the Howard and Vanderbilt contests. when he gained 66 yards on 25 carries at Northern Illinois, Sept. 15. The previous week, Sept. 8 against Ball State, Walker gained DOUBLE DIGITS FOR HOLTZCLAW: EMU junior middle linebacker 65 yards on 15 rushes. He then ran 16 times for 52 yards and a Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) turned in the 13th double- touchdown in the Sept. 22 win over Howard University. Walker’s digit tackle game last weekend at Vanderbilt (Sept. 29) when he previous best was 70 yards on 14 rushes versus Toledo, Oct. recorded 13 stops. He had four double-figure tackle games as a 21, 2006. freshman, five in 2006 and four this season. BIG PLAY MAN: Sophomore DeAnthony White (Kennesaw, GA- FOURTH SCORE: EMU senior Travis Lewis Kell) has turned into one of the big-play men on the EMU offense. (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) caught the fourth touchdown He turned in the longest reception of his short career when he pass of his career with a 14-yard scoring grab last weekend, raced 65 yards with an Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Sept. 29) at Vanderbilt. Lewis has two touchdown receptions his John’s) pass for a touchdown in the Ball State game (Sept. 8). It season and one each in 2005 and 2006. was the first touchdown of White’s career. He came right back at NIU (Sept. 15) with a 68-yard touchdown run. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 5 116th SEASON OPENER: The EMU at Pitt football game, Satur- TELEVISION TIME: The 2007 EMU football team will make 10 day, Sept. 1, was the 116th season-opening game for the Eagles television appearances, four on Comcast Local, two on ESPN and they now hold a 52-56-8 record in lid-lifters. Regional, two on ESPNU, and one each on the Big Ten Network and Buckeye Cable. The 10 television slots are listed below. CAPTAINS NAMED: EMU will have five captains for the 2007 2007 TELEVISION APPEARANCES season. The captains, as voted by the players, are: Ken Bohnet Sept. 8 BALL STATE* (Comcast Local) (Grand Ledge, Mich.-Grand Ledge), Jason Jones (Southfield, Sept. 15 at Northern Illinois* (ESPN Regional) Mich.-Lathrup), Darran Matthews (Redford, Mich.-Thurston), Sept. 22 HOWARD (Comcast Local) Andy Schmitt (St. John’s. Mich.-St. John’s), and Pierre Walker Oct. 6 at Michigan (Big Ten Network) (Detroit, Mich.-Central). Oct. 13 at Ohio* (ESPN Regional) Oct. 19 NORTHWESTERN (ESPNU) SMALL SENIOR CLASS: The senior class is the smallest group Oct. 27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (Comcast Local) on the 2007 Eagles’ roster. A total of 11 seniors will be suiting up Nov. 3 at Toledo* (Buckeye Cable Sports Network) for the last time for the Green and White this fall. The seniors are Nov. 9 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPNU) listed below. Nov. 16 at Central Michigan* (Comcast Local) *Mid-American Conference game SENIOR CLOSEOUT No. Name Pos Ht Wt NEW TO THE GAME: In EMU’s first two games a total of 16 Hometown-High School players saw their first collegiate game action. Out of those 16 16 Ken Bohnet*** TE 6-4 1/2 256 players, six are true freshmen, eight are redshirt freshmen, one Grand Ledge, Mich.-Grand Ledge is a transfer and one is a sophomore. 14 Julius Brown* DB 5-9 165 ROOKIES SEE FIRST GAME ACTION Washington, D.C.-Archbishop Carroll (Erie C.C.) True Freshmen 26 Zedrick Bryant* DB 6-1 195 97 Adam Brockman DL 6-3 235 Immokalee, Fla.-Immokalee Fr.-Fr. Lebanon, Ind.-Lebanon 39 Aaron Glenn DB 5-8 1/2 188 49 Maurice Goodrum TB 5-8 190 Detroit, Mich.-Denby Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford 83 Jason Jones*** DL 6-5 270 19 Arrington Hicks DB 5-10 160 Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup Fr.-Fr. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater 3 Travis Lewis*** WR 6-2 205 27 Kevin Long DB 6-1 203 Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix Fr.-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-Walled Lake Central 4 Darran Matthews*** LB 6-0 234 99 Tyler Palsrok DL 6-4 256 Redford, Mich.-Thurston) Fr.-Fr. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg 53 Jerry Topolinski*** LS 6-1 1/2 245 22 Dwayne Priest RB 5-9 185 Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc Fr.-Fr. Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union Acad. 32 Pierre Walker**** TB 5-8 201 Redshirt Freshmen Detroit, Mich.-Central 86 Tyrone Burke WR 5-10 200 63 Khalid Walton OL 6-3 1/2 306 So.-Fr. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 78 Eric Davis OL 6-2 274 92 Eric Young* DL 6-1 1/2 251 So.-Fr. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson Shiocton, Wisc.-Shiocton (North Iowa C.C.) 65 Dan DeMaster OL 6-5 290 So.-Fr. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central JEFF GENYK RADIO SHOW SET: EMU head football coach 10 Ryan Downard DB 6-1 201 Jeff Genyk will be the featured guest on the Monday evening So.-Fr. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee radio show, “Green Eggs and Coffee”, from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. each 57 Tim Fort LB 6-0 211 Monday of the football season. The shows, with WTKA radio’s So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield Jeff Radford and WEMU radio reporter Brian Nemerovski serv- 81 Michael Graham WR 6-3 183 ing as co-hosts, will be broadcast live from WTKA’s studio in Ann So.-Fr. Richmond, VA-Monacan Arbor. The next show of the 2007 season will be Oct. 1. 89 Josh LeDuc TE 6-3 235 So.-Fr. Canton, Mich,-Canton WELCOME BACK: When the Eagles opened the home schedule 48 Sonny Paluch TE 6-4 240 (Sept. 8), the 1987 Mid-American Conference and California Bowl So.-Fr. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods champion football team and coaching staff were honored on the 20th anniversary of the 1987 season. There was a two-night cel- Others ebration of the anniversary with a party on Friday followed by 82 Nate Beard WR 5-10 173 the game and a postgame reception Saturday. More than 75 Jr.-So. Westland, Mich.-John Glenn-West State players and coaches returned for the anniversary. 64 Ross Petersen OL 6-4 1/2 290 Jr.-So. Homewood, Ill.-Flossmoor EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 6

HOLTZCLAW EARNS WEEKLY MAC AWARD: Junior linebacker TWO-SPORT MAN: EMU senior wide receiver Travis Lewis Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) was named Mid-American (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) is one of a handful of college Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for the football players that have double duties in both football and bas- Northern Illinois game, Sept. 15. The 6-foot-1 Holtzclaw had 13 ketball. He has earned three letters in football and two in basket- tackles, one tackle-for-loss of three yards, one pass breakup ball. In football he has played in 39 games, starting 21 times with and an interception in NIU territory that led to the game-winning 60 career receptions for 604 yards with four scored. EMU touchdown. Lewis joined the team at the end of the 2005 and 2006 football seasons and has played in 43 games, starting 20 LONG DISTANCE BEST: EMU redshirt sophomore Dontayo Gage times, and has scored 101 points (2.4 ppg) and hauled down 167 (Pontiac, Mich.-Northern) set a Rynearson Stadium record for (3.9 rpg) rebounds in those two years. He is known as one of the an EMU player with a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in top defenders on the hoops squad and was named the winner of EMU’s 38-16 loss to Ball State Saturday (Sept. 8). That return the Earl Boykins Award as the 2007 men’s basketball team’s top was the third-best in stadium history. The record is 94 yards by defensive player. Miami’s Tremayne Banks, Oct. 12, 1996 while Western Michigan’s Ron Rogers returned a kickoff 92 yards in a game played, Sept. PLAYERS GET A VOICE: EMU head football coach Jeff Genyk 29, 2001. Gage’s return broke the EMU Rynearson record of 88 has credited a newly formed Leadership Council with helping the yards by Craig Thompson, Sept. 9, 1993, versus Temple. That team work harder in the off season. The 16-player council was return was also just the fourth kickoff return for a touchdown in established at the end of the 2006 season and they meet with stadium history. It was also the first EMU return of any kind for a the coaching staff weekly with the Leadership Council to dis- touchdown since Jerry Gaines returned a 82 yards, Sept. cuss their concerns and help to keep them on track. The 16 2, 2004, against Buffalo. players are listed below.

KICKOFF RETURNS FOR SCORES IN RYNEARSON Ken Bohnet (Grand Ledge, Mich.-Grand Ledge) 94 Tremayne Banks, Miami (Oct. 12, 1996) Julius Brown (Washington, D.C.-Archbishop Carroll) 92 Ron Rogers, Western Michigan (Sept. 29, 2001) Zedrick Bryant (Immokalee, Fla.-Immokalee) 90 Dontayo Gage, EMUvs. Ball State (Sept. 8, 2007) Josh Hunt (Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi) 88 Craig Thompson, EMU vs. Temple (Sept. 9, 1993) Jason Jones (Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup) Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) WHITE JUST MISSES THE CENTURY MARK: Sophomore T.J. Lang (Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice) DeAnthony White (Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell) just missed the magic Travis Lewis (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) mark of 100 yards in receptions when he hauled in seven passes Darran Matthews (Redford, Mich.-Thurston) for 94 yards in the home opener against Ball State (Sept. 8). Corey Riley (Boynton Beach, Fla.-Amer. Her.) Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.-St. John’s) STARTING A HABIT: Two EMU players have earned starts in Jerry Topolinski (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Flint Powers) every game during their Eagle careers. Long snapper Jerry Pierre Walker (Detroit, Mich.-Central) Topolinski (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Flint Powers) has been a Khalid Walton (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield) fixture in the long-snapping department for the Eagles, starting Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) all 39 games the past four seasons. Middle linebacker Daniel Eric Young (Shiocton, Wisc.-Shiocton) Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) has started all 28 games during his three-year career. Offensive lineman T.J. Lang (Ferndale, COACH HAS A VOTE: Eastern Michigan head football coach Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice) was a starter in all 12 games Jeff Genyk will be involved in weekly coaches' polls for 2007. last season and has started all five games this season. Genyk, the fourth-year head coach of the Eagles' football squad, will be one of 60 head coaches that will vote in the weekly USA STATELY BREAKDOWN: The 2007 EMU football roster has Today Coaches' Poll that will pick the top 25 teams in the NCAA 60 players from the state of Michigan, 16 from Ohio, seven Bowl Championship Series each week of the season. from Florida, two each from Indiana and Virginia, and one apiece from Washington D.C., Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, New York COLLEGIATE CLASH: For the fourth year in a row the EMU foot- and Georgia. ball team will be taking one of its home games on the road, hosting a Big Ten team for the first time ever in the fourth annual BREAKING THE STREAK: EMU’s 21-19 win at Northern Illinois Collegiate Clash at Ford Field, home of the , in De- Saturday, Sept. 15, broke a six-game NIU winning streak over troit. EMU will be the host team for the non-conference battle the Eagles and was the first for Eastern in DeKalb since a 38-10 with game time set for 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. The Eagles hosted win, Nov. 8, 1997, a four-game Huskie home winning string. Central Michigan in the inaugural Collegiate Clash, Nov. 6, 2004, and Eastern won a thriller, 61-58, in four overtimes. In 2005 EMU DOUBLE DIGIT STOPS: Two EMU linebackers turned in double- hosted Western Michigan, Nov. 5, 2005, and lost a 44-36 shoot- digit tackles in a 21-19 win at Northern Illinois, Sept. 15. Sopho- out. Last year Navy recorded a 49-21 win, Nov. 5, 2006, in the more Andre Hatchett (Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central) and game at Ford Field. junior Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, OK-Enid) both had 13 tackles. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 7

ZACH JOHNSON NAMED TO PRESEASON RAY GUY LIST: HOLTZCLAW SELECTED TO ROTARY LOMBARDI LIST: EMU EMU redshirt sophomore punter Zach Johnson (Springboro, junior middle linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, OK-Enid) has been Ohio-Springboro) has been named to the 2007 Ray Guy Award named to the Rotary Lombardi watch list for the 2007 season. Preseason Watch List. He was one of 10 semifinalists for the He is one of 108 players named to the list, which honors the top 2006 award, won by Daniel Sepulveda of Baylor. Joining Johnson lineman in . Holtzclaw finished the 2006 season on this year’s preseason watch list are Durant Brooks (Georgia as the leading tackler in the Mid-American Conference with 114 Tech-Sr.), Geoff Price (Notre Dame-Sr.), Louie Sakoda (Utah-Jr.) tackles, also good for 16th in the nation. He started this season and Sam Swank (Wake Forest-Jr.). The Ray Guy Award is pre- with a team-leading 10 tackles at Pitt (Sept. 8). The 6-foot-1 sented to the nation’s best collegiate punter as determined by a Holtzclaw has been a starter in 27 consecutive games over the national selection committee comprised of sports writers, col- past three seasons and has accumulated 256 career tackles. lege football coaches, sports information directors, former punt- After his freshman year in 2005 he was named to three freshman ers and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports All-American teams, as a first-team freshman All-American by the Council. Among the statistics used to identify the Ray Guy Award Football Writer’s of America and a third-team selection by The winner are total yardage punted, number of times a punt is Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews.com. downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, net average, average returned yardage, and percentage CATCHING THE COACHES: The Mid-American Conference will of punts not returned. It is also of importance for the award hold a weekly teleconference call for members of the media winner to display team leadership, self-discipline and to have a each Monday of the 2007 season, beginning Aug. 27. The num- positive impact on the team’s success. The Ray Guy Award Watch ber to join the teleconference is 719.457.2734. A replay is List will be expanded after the start of the season when statisti- available Monday beginning at 5 p.m. by calling 719.457.0820 cal figures can be added. The national voting body will then and entering the passcode 6904002. The schedule for the media vote for the top three finalists who will be announced at the end only teleconference is listed below. of November. In December the top three finalists will be in Or- West Division lando, Fla. for the Home Depot College Football awards show. 9:30-9:38 a.m. Bill Cubit, Western Michigan The winner will be announced live on ESPN. Johnson, who spent 9:38-9:46 a.m. Tom Amstutz, Toledo the entire 2006 season as the holder on field goal and PAT kick 9:46-9:54 a.m. Joe Novak, Northern Illinois attempts, was the starting punter in the last 11 games of the 9:54-10:02 a.m. Jeff Genyk, EMU season. Then-senior Andrew Wellock (Canton, Ohio-Green) 10:02-10:10 a.m. Butch Jones, Central Michigan was the returning field-goal kicker and punter when the 2006 10:10-10:18 a.m. , Ball State season opened, and he started the first game of the 2006 sea- East Division son at both positions. Johnson was then called upon to take over 10:18-10:26 a.m. , Ohio the punting chores in game two and quickly established himself 10:26-10:34 a.m. Shane Montgomery, Miami as one of the top punters in the NCAA Division I ranks. He fin- 10:34-10:42 a.m. Doug Martin, Kent State ished the season with a 40.0 yard average, punting 65 times for 10:42-10:50 a.m. Turner Gill, Buffalo 2,603 yards, including dropping 20 punts inside the 20-yard line. 10:50-10:58 a.m. , BGSU He was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American by 10:58-11:06 a.m. J.D. Brookhart, Akron The Sporting News. 11:06-11:14 a.m. Al Golden, Temple

ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING: A total of 14 EMU football players LUNCHEONS SET: Eastern Michigan University sports fans will have maintained a 3.0 GPA or better. The top football scholar- get a chance to get an inside look at the Eagles' football, volley- athletes are listed below. ball, soccer and basketball programs at a luncheon series dur- ing the 2007-08 season. The Eagle Nation Fall Sports Luncheons Classroom Accountability will be held in the atrium of the Convocation Center. A total of Name GPA Major five luncheons are scheduled, beginning with the first one Friday, Ken Bohnet 3.88 Accounting Sept. 7. EMU football head coach Jeff Genyk will be the fea- Eric Davis 3.45 Undecided tured speakers at the next luncheon. The cost of each luncheon Dan DeMaster 3.26 Undecided is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door upon arrival at Ryan Downard 3.68 Undecided the Convocation Center. There will be a free shuttle bus on the Lyle Garrison 3.61 Elementary Education EMU campus running from the Marshall Building at 11:45 a.m. Trevor Hoover 3.50 General Business and returning by 1:30 p.m. Tyler Jones 3.14 Marketing The EMU Eagle Nation Fall Sports Luncheons Travis Lewis 3.00 Secondary Education Convocation Center Atrium - Buffet luncheon cost is $10 Desi Mayner 3.47 Special Education Friday, Sept. 7; Friday, Sept. 21 Mark Mitchell 3.64 Undecided Thursday, Oct. 18; Friday, Oct. 26 Dwayne Priest 3.41 Undecided Thursday, Nov. 8 Andy Schmitt 3.31 Secondary Education (Free EMU campus bus shuttle from the Marshall Building at Ben Thayer 3.83 Accounting 11:45 a.m.) Eric Young 3.33 Criminal Justice EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 8 Mid-American Conference 2007 Football Standings WEST DIVISION DIVISION ONLY CONFERECE OVERALL OVERALL SCHOOL W L W L W L Central Michigan 2 0 2 0 2 3 Ball State 1 0 2 1 3 2 Western Michigan 1 0 1 0 2 3 Eastern Michigan 1 1 1 1 2 3 Northern Illinois 0 2 0 2 1 4 Toledo 0 2 0 2 1 4

EAST DIVISION DIVISION ONLY CONFERECE OVERALL OVERALL SCHOOL W L W L W L Bowling Green 1 0 1 0 3 1 Akron 1 0 1 0 2 3 Buffalo 1 0 1 1 1 4 Miami 0 0 1 0 2 3 Kent State 1 1 1 1 3 2 Ohio 0 1 0 1 2 3 Temple 0 2 0 2 0 5

2007 Scores and Upcoming Mid-American Conference Games Saturday - Sept. 1 Saturday - Sept. 22 at Pitt 27, Eastern Michigan 3 at Eastern Michigan 38, Howard University 15 Iowa 16, Northern Illinois 3 (Soldier Field-Chicago, Ill. Northern Illinois 42, at Idaho 35 at Kansas 52, Central Michigan 7 at Toledo 36, Iowa State 35 Akron 22, Army 14 (at Cleveland Browns Stadium) at Western Michigan 51, Central Connecticut State 14 Purdue 52, at Toledo 24 at Akron 27, Kent State 20 Bowling Green 32, at Minnesota 31 (OT) at Bowling Green 48, Temple 35 at Ohio 36, Gardner-Webb 14 Baylor 34, at Buffalo 21 at West Virginia 62, Western Michigan 24 at Colorado 42, Miami 0 Wyoming 34, at Ohio 33 Saturday - Sept. 8 at Nebraska 41, Ball State 40 Ball State 38, at Eastern Michigan 16 North Dakota State 44, at Central Michigan 14 at Ohio State 20, Akron 2 at Michigan State 28, Bowling Green 17 Saturday - Sept. 29 at Minnesota 41, Miami 35 at Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7 Buffalo 42, at Temple 7 at Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 10 Ohio 31, at Louisiana Lafayette 23 at Army 37, Temple 21 at Kentucky 56, Kent State 20 at Connecticut 44, Akron 10 Southern Illinois 34, at Northern Illinois 31 at Ball State 49, Buffalo 14 Indiana 37, at Western Michigan 27 Kent State 33, at Ohio 25 at Central Michigan 52, Toledo 31 at Miami 17, Syracuse 14 at Bowling Green 41, Western Kentucky 21 Saturday - Sept. 15 Western Michigan 42, at Toledo 28 Eastern Michigan 21, at Northern Illinois 19 at Kent State 38, Delaware State 7 Saturday - Oct. 6 Ball State 34, at Navy 31 (OT) Eastern Michigan at Michigan, Noon Cincinnati 47, at Miami 10 Central Michigan at Ball State, Noon at Purdue 45, Central Michigan 22 Northern Illinois at Temple, 1 p.m. at Indiana 41, Akron 24 Liberty at Toledo, 7 p.m. at Penn State 45, Buffalo 24 Akron at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. at Virginia Tech 28, Ohio 7 Bowling Green at Boston College, TBA at Kansas 45, Toledo 13 Ohio at Buffalo, 1 p.m. at Missouri 52, Western Michigan 24 Miami at Kent State, 3 p.m. at Connecticut 22, Temple 17 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 9 2007 OFFENSIVE STARTERS

Game TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR/Z WR/H QB TB WR/X

at Pitt K.Bohnet Lang Fretz Mayner Walton DeMaster T.Lewis White Schmitt Walker Stone

BSU* K. Bohnet Lang Fretz Mayner Walton DeMaster T. Lewis White Schmitt Walker Stone

at Nor. Ill.* Gage Lang Fretz Mayner Walton DeMaster T. Lewis White Schmitt Walker Stone

HOWARD K. Bohnet Lang Fretz Mayner Walton DeMaster T. Lewis White Schmitt Walker Stone

at Vandy K. Bohnet Lang Fretz Mayner Walton DeMaster T. Lewis White Schmitt Walker Stone

at Michigan

at Ohio*

NORTHW.

WMU*

at Toledo*

BGSU*

at CMU*

2007 DEFENSIVE STARTERS

Game DE DT DT DE WILL MIKE SAM FC BC SS FS

at Pitt Young Hunt J. Jones S. Smith Hatchett Holtzclaw Matthews Garrison Hunter Wyatt May

BSU* Young Hunt J. Jones S. Smith Hatchett Holtzclaw Matthews Garrison Hunter Wyatt May

at Nor. Ill.* Young Hunt J. Jones S. Smith Hatchett Holtzclaw Matthews Garrison Hunter Wyatt Downard

HOWARD Young Hunt J. Jones S. Smith Hatchett Holtzclaw Matthews Garrison Hunter Wyatt Downard

at Vandy Young Hunt J. Jones S. Smith Hatchett Holtzclaw Matthews Garrison Hunter Wyatt Downard

at Michigan

at Ohio*

NORTHW.

WMU*

at Toledo*

BGSU*

at CMU*

NCAA FOOTBALL RANKING NCAA FOOTBALL RANKING TEAM SUMMARY REPORT (OCT. 1, 2007) INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY REPORT (OCT. 1, 2007) EASTERN MICHIGAN (2-3; 1-1 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN (2-3; 1-1 MAC) Category Rank Actual Natl. Leader Actual Category EMU Play. Rank Actual Natl. Leader Actual Rushing Off. 100 102.40 Arkansas 358.75 Rushing Pierre Walker NR 49.40 Bradford, Oklahoma 194.38 Passing Off. 110 155.00 Texas Tech 523.60 Pass Eff. Andy Schmitt 61 124.91 Bradford, Oklahoma 194.38 Total Off. 115 257.40 Texas Tech 610.40 Total Off. Andy Schmitt 94 165.20 Harrell, Texas Tech 457.20 Scoring Off. T-110 17.00 Texas Tech 54.60 Rec./Game D. White NR 3.20 Crabtree, Texas Tech 12.00 Rushing Def. 83 179.40 LSU 39.00 Rec.Yds./G D. White NR 47.60 Crabtree, Texas Tech 184.00 Pass Eff. Off. 78 115.77 Oklahoma 191.89 Punting Zach Johnson 31 42.60 Weigand, Virginia 48.09 Total Def. 64 380.60 LSU 174.60 Punt Ret. Nate Beard T-72 7.50 Hall, Virginia 23.29 Scoring Def. T-61 25.80 Kansas 5.75 KO Ret. Dontayo Gage 40 26.44 Parmele, Toledo 38.14 Net Punting 5 40.00 Georgia Tech 42.23 FG Zach Johnson NR .20 Waters, UAB 3.00 Punt Returns 82 7.50 Kansas State 27.21 Tackles Daniel Holtzclaw T-3 12.80 Kickoff Ret. 47 22.44 Kansas 32.78 Andre HatchettT-59 9.00 TO Marg. T-51 .20 Cincinnati 2.80 Darran MatthewsT-59 9.00 Pass Defense 46 201.20 South Carolina 106.40 Tack./Loss Jason Jones T-13 1.60 Sacks Allowed 11 .80 Florida .40 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 10 2007 GAME-BY-GAME C OMPARISON Total Off Rushing Passing Punting Penalties First Game Score Att Yds Att Yds Att Comp INT Yds No Avg No Yds No Lost Downs at Pitt 27 66 325 42 130 24 16 0 195 5 45.4 4 40 3 0 19 EMU 3 52 145 23 39 29 16 1 106 7 46.1 5 45 0 0 8

Ball State* 38 81 459 42 153 39 19 0 306 5 48.4 7 38 0 0 24 at EMU 16 54 262 28 107 26 16 1 155 7 281 8 56 1 0 11

at Northern Ill.* 19 64 344 36 184 28 20 1 160 4 44.5 6 60 1 0 19 EMU 21 65 378 41 189 24 16 0 189 5 45.2 5 40 0 0 18

Howard 15 80 434 45 257 35 21 2 177 4 29.5 9 77 4 2 28 at EMU 38 55 329 34 115 21 14 0 214 6 41.8 6 53 0 0 14

at Vanderbilt 30 72 341 44 173 28 14 4 168 2 33.0 9 87 4 0 23 EMU 7 56 173 30 62 26 13 5 111 5 39.4 9 85 1 1 10

at Michigan EMU

at Ohio* EMU

Northwestern at EMU (Ford Field)

Western Michigan* at EMU

at Toledo* EMU

Bowling Green* EMU

at Central Michigan* EMU

2007 INDIVIDUAL G AME C OACHES' AWARD W INNERS AWARDS at Pitt BSU* at NIU* Howard at Van. at Mich. at Ohio* NW WMU* at Tol.* BGSU* at CMU*

Offensive Travis Pierre DeAnthony Ken Andrew Player of Lewis Walker White Bohnet Fretz the Week

Defensive None Jason Eric Darran Jason Player of chosen Jones Young Matthews Jones the Week Special Jet None Punt/ Kickoff None Team (Punt chosen PAT/Block Coverage of Week Team) Off.Big None DeAnthony Andy Jacory Travis Playmaker chosen White Schmitt Stone Lewis Def. Big Andre Lorenzo Daniel Ryan Ryan Playmaker Hatchett Seaberry Holtzclaw Downard Downard Practice Davis, Burke, Welch,Goodrum, Dixon, Pratt, Brockman Mitchell,Jayson Cardwell Players Davis-Bud. Jones VanAusdale Slater Champ. None Pierre Walton, Stone,Bohnet, Jason chosen Matthews, Perf. Walker Young Hatchett,Downard Jones Topolinski, Bryant, Z.Johnson,Topo, Blevins,Topo, Champ. Beard, Selmon, Wyatt,Blevins, Z.Johnson, Jerry Spec.Tms Gage, Everson, Long,Hicks, Walker,Jenkins, Topolinski Long Gage Harrison Downard Fretz,Mayner, Lewis,Walton, Lewis,Hunt, Winning None Khalid Bohnet,White, Schmitt,Young, Young,Downard, chosen Walton Walker,Schmitt,Garrison,Wyatt, Wyatt,Hatchett, Perform. Hunt,Long,Hunter, Holtzclaw, Holtzclaw, Downard,Wyatt Garrison Holtzclaw EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 11 GAME 1 EMU at Pitt- Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER EMU at Pitt 3:30 EMU Sean Dutcher 27-yard field goal 1:26 PITT Shane Brooks 1-yard run; Conor Lee PAT Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007 SECOND QUARTER 14:05 PITT Oderick Turner 21-yard pass from Bill Stull; Conor Lee PAT Heinz Field THIRD QUARTER 9:11 PITT Shane Brooks 1-yard run; Conor Lee PAT Pittsburgh, Pa. FOURTH QUARTER 7:09 PITT Conor Lee 28-yard field goal 6 p.m. - Attendance: 36,183 2:20 PITT Conor Lee 35-yard field goal

EAGLES DROP 27-3 OPENER AT PITT RUSHING: Eastern Michigan: WALKER, Pierre 11-30; BLEVINS, Terrance 1- PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Eastern Michigan University football team scored 5; PRIEST, Dwayne 7-5; SCHMITT, Andy 3-0; TEAM 1-(-1); PITT: McCOY, first but Pittsburgh came back with 27 unanswered points in a 27-3 setback for LeSean 10-68; STEPHENS-HOWLIING, LaRod 16-67; COLLINS, Conredge 4- the Eagles here Saturday night in a non-conference game at Pitt’s Heinz Field. 14; BROOKS, Shane 4-12-2; PESTANO, Marcel 1-3 The game was the season opener for both teams and gives Pitt a 2-0 lead in the series. PASSING: Eastern Michigan: SCHMITT, Andy 16-27-1-106-0; JONES, Tyler Sophomore quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) 0-2-0-0-0; PITT: STULL, Bill 14-20-0-177-1; SMITH, Kevan 2-4-0-18-0 completed 16-of-27 passes for 106 yards. Senior Pierre Walker (Detroit, Mich.-Central) led the Eagles’ rushing attack with 11 carries for 30 yards. RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan: LEWIS, Travis 5-52; LeDUC, Josh 3-18; Defensively, junior Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) led Eastern with 10 STONE, Jacory 2-13; GAGE, Dontayo 2-10; WHITE, DeAnthony 2-(-1); PRIEST, tackles, while sophomore Chris May (Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer) added nine tack- Dwayne 1-10; BOHNET, Ken 1-4; PITT: PESTANO, Marcel 3-72; STRONG, les. Darrell 3-35; PELUSI, John 3-20; BYHAM, Nate 3-19; STEPHENS-HOWLING, The Panthers were led by junior quarterback Bill Stull who was 14-of-20 for LaRod 2-24; TURNER, Oderick 1-21-1; PORTER, T.J. 1-4 177 yards and a touchdown before leaving in the third quarter with an injury to his throwing hand. Freshman running back LeSean McCoy rushed for 68 yards TEAM STATISTICS EMU Pitt while sophomore Shane Brooks rushed for 12 yards and a pair of touchdowns. SCORING 3 27 Eastern Michigan got on the board first with 3:30 left in the first quarter as FIRST DOWNS 8 19 redshirt freshman Sean Dutcher (Owosso, Mich.-Owosso) split the uprights Rushing 1 6 for a 27-yard field goal to give the Eagles an early 3-0 advantage. However, Passing 6 10 Pittsburgh quickly drove 65 yards in five minutes before Shane Brooks scam- Penalty 1 3 pered into the end zone for a touchdown with 1:26 left in the quarter to give the NET YARDS RUSHING 39 130 Panthers the 7-3 edge. Rushing Attempts 23 42 Following an EMU turnover the Panthers expanded the margin to 11 points, Average Per Rush 1.7 3.1 14-3, as Bill Stull connected with Oderick Turner for a 21-yard touchdown strike Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 with 14:05 remaining in the second quarter. Yards Gained Rushing 55 184 The Green and White strung together a 14-play, 49-yard drive midway through Yards Lost Rushing 16 54 NET YARDS PASSING 106 195 the second period, but the drive stalled at the 23-yard line. Dutcher once again Completions-Attempts-Interceptions 16-29-1 16-24-0 was called upon to put points on the board but his 40-yard field goal attempt Average Per Attempt 3.7 8.1 was just short. Average Per Completion 6.6 12.2 That was all the scoring the rest of the period as the defense for both sides Passing Touchdowns 0 1 stepped up to limit the opposing offense. For the period the Eagles racked up TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 145 325 96 total yards compared to 154 for Pitt. Total Offense Plays 52 66 Following the intermission, the Panthers marched 60 yards in 11 plays Average Gain Per Play 2.8 4.9 before Brooks capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown dive with 5:49 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-0 left in the third quarter. Pittsburgh would tack on a pair of late field goals to Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 4-40 reach the game’s final margin of 24, 27-3. PUNTS-YARDS 7-323 5-227 The Eagles return to Ypsilanti, Mich. next Saturday, Sept. 8, to open the Mid- Average Yards Per Punt 46.1 45.4 American Conference portion of the schedule against West Division foe Ball Net Yards Per Punt 39.0 34.2 State University. Game time is set for noon at EMU’s Rynearson Stadium. The Inside 20 3 1 game is billed as Eagle Nation Day; at halftime of the contest, EMU will cel- 50+ Yards 2 1 ebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1987 California Bowl and Mid-American Touchbacks 1 2 Conference championships. Fair Catch 1 2 KICKOFFS-Yards 2-80 6-353 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOT Average Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 58.8 Eastern Michigan 3 0 0 0 3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 32.5 40.2 Pitt 7 7 7 6 27 Touchbacks 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-16-0 2-30-0 EMU TACKLES (S-A): HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 9-1; MAY, Chris 6-3; MATTHEWS, Average Per Return 16.0 15.0 Darran 6-2; HATCHETT, Andre 5-3; GARRISON, Lyle 4-3; SMITH, Spenser 2-3; Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD 6-112-0 1-15-0 WYATT, Jacob 1-2; JONES, Jason 2-0; HUNTER, Derrick 2-0; DOWNARD, Ryan Average Per Return 18.7 15.0 1-1; BROWN, Julius 1-0; YOUNG, Eric 1-0; RILEY, Corey 1-0; GAGE, Dontayo 1- Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-2-0 0; HUNT, Josh 0-1 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Michigan: 1-7; HATCHETT, Andre 1-7 Possession Time 27:08 32.52 1st Quarter 7:55 7:05 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Eastern Michigan: 8-24: HATCHETT, Andre 1-7; 2nd Quarter 11:07 3:53 YOUNG, Eric 1-4; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-3; JONES, Jason 1-2; GARRISON, Lyle 3rd Quarter 3:19 11:41 4th Quarter 4:47 10:13 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 8 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 12 GAME 2 Ball State at EMU - Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER Ball State at EMU 10:29 BSU Darius Hill 2-yard pass from Nate Davis; Jake Hogue PAT 05:52 EMU Sean Dutcher 41-yard field goal Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 01:04 BSU Joe Everett 15-yard pass from Nate Davis; Jake Hogue PAT SECOND QUARTER Rynearson Stadium 04:45 EMU DeAnthony White 67-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Sean Dutcher PAT no good Ypsilanti, Mich. 01:34 BSU Dante Love 20-yard pass from Nate Davis; Jake Hogue PAT 00:01 BSU Jake Hogue 42-yard field goal Noon - Attendance: 5,794 - Comcast Local TV FOURTH QUARTER 11:21 BSU MiQuale Lewis 3-yard run; Jake Hogue PAT EAGLES FALL IN MAC OPENER 04:17 BSU Dante Love 27-yard pass from Nate Davis; Jake Hogue PAT YPSILANTI, Mich. — The return of the players and coaching staff from 04:01 EMU Dontayo Gage 90-yard kickoff return; Sean Dutcher PAT the 1987 Mid-American Conference and California Bowl champions wasn’t enough for the Eastern Michigan University football team as it fell to a RUSHING: Eastern Michigan: WALKER, Pierre 15-65; SCHMITT, Andy 4-25; visiting Ball State team, 38-16, here Saturday afternoon in Rynearson PRIEST, Dwayne 7-16; JOHNSON, Zach 1-2; BSU: LEWIS, MiQuale 21-73-1; EDMONDS, Frank 14-46; LOVE, Dante 3-37; DAVIS, Nate 4-(-3) Stadium. The day marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 team and more than PASSING: Eastern Michigan: SCHMITT, Andy 16-24-0-155-1; JONES, Tyler 75 players and coaches were on hand for the season opener. 0-1-1-0-0; WHITE, DeAnthony0-1-0-0-0; BSU: DAVIS, Nate 19-38-9-306-4 It was a disappointing ending for both the guests and the current EMU squad as the Eagles were limited to just 262 yards in total offense to 459 RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan: WHITE, DeAnthony 7-94-1; STONE, Jacory for the Cardinals. 4-22; LEWIS, Travis 2-14; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-13; BOHNET, kEN 1-10; WALKER, Despite the loss the Eagles had two bright plays during the game. The Pierre 1-2; BSU: LOVE, Dante 7-114-2; HILL, Darius 4-42-1; GRANT, Madaris 3- 29; LEWIS, MiQuale 2-85; DUNFORD, Dan 2-21; EVERETT, Joe 1-15-1 first one game as redshirt sophomore quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.-St. John’s) connected with sophomore wide receiver TEAM STATISTICS BSU EMU DeAnthony White (Kennesaw, GA-Kell) on a 67-yard touchdown pass SCORING 16 38 in the second quarter. The second huge play came in the fourth quarter as FIRST DOWNS 24 11 sophomore wide receiver and kick return specialist Dontayo Gage Rushing 7 6 (Pontiac, Mich.-Northern) set a Rynearson Stadium record with a 90- Passing 16 5 Penalty 1 0 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. That return broke the stadium record NET YARDS RUSHING 153 107 of 88 yards by Craig Thompson against Temple (Sept. 9, 1993). Rushing Attempts 42 28 The Eagles’ offense was paced by senior tailback Pierre Walker (De- Average Per Rush 3.6 3.8 troit, Mich.-Central) who rushed for 65 yards on 15 carries. Schmitt Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 completed 16-of-24 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown. Yards Gained Rushing 179 111 Defensively the Eagles were led by the linebacking trio of Andre Yards Lost Rushing 26 4 Hatchett (Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central), Daniel Holtzclaw NET YARDS PASSING 306 155 Completions-Attempts-Interceptions 19-39-0 16-26-1 (Enid, OK-Enid) and Darran Matthews (Redford, Mich.-Thurston) Average Per Attempt 7.8 6.0 with nine tackles each. EMU also recorded eight tackles-for-loss of 26 Average Per Completion 16.1 9.7 yards, with Jason Jones (Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup) notching three Passing Touchdowns 4 1 for 10 yards. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 459 262 Eastern, now 0-2 overall and 0-1 in MAC action, will travel to DeKalb, Ill. Total Offense Plays 81 54 next Saturday, Sept. 15, for a MAC West Division battle with Northern Average Gain Per Play 5.7 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 Illinois. Game time is 11 a.m. (CDT). Penalties: Number-Yards 7-38 8-56 With the win Ball State moves to 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the MAC. PUNTS-YARDS 5-242 7-281 Average Yards Per Punt 48.4 40.1 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOT Net Yards Per Punt 46.4 38.4 Ball State 14 10 0 14 38 Inside 20 2 1 Eastern Michigan 3 6 0 7 16 50+ Yards 3 1 Touchbacks 2 0 EMU TACKLES (S-A): HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-6; MATTHEWS, Darran 2-7; Fair Catch 0 1 HATCHETT, Andre 4-5; WYATT, Jacob 6-1; HUNT, Josh 0-6; HUNTER, Derrick 4- KICKOFFS-Yards 7-439 3-169 1; JONES, Jason 3-2; SMITH, Spenser 3-2; MAY, Chris 3-1; GARRISON, Lyle 1-3; Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.7 56.3 RILEY, Corey 0-4; JOHNSON, Zach 2-0; COZART, Allan 2-0; SELMAN, Cortland Net Yards Per Kickoff 35.9 30.7 2-0; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-1; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-1; SEABERRY, Lorenzo 0-2; Touchbacks 1 0 YOUNG, Eric 0-2; PALSROK, Tyler 1-0; LARKINS, Chris 1-0; HARRISON, Dwayne Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-12-0 2-10-0 0-1; EVERSON, Corey 0-1 Average Per Return 3.0 5.0 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-77-0 6-188-1 SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Michigan: 2-15; JONES, Jason 1-7; MATTHEWS, Darran Average Per Return 25.7 31.3 0.5-4; SEABERRY, Lorenzo 0.5-4 Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD 1-33-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Eastern Michigan: 8-26: JONES, Jason 3-10; COZART, Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Allan 1-4; RILEY, Corey 1-2; HUNT, Josh 1-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-1; Possession Time 33:55 26:05 MATTHEWS, Darran 0.5-4; May, Chris 0.5-1; SEABERRY, Lorenzo 0.5-4 1st Quarter 4:12 10:48 2nd Quarter 7:39 7:21 3rd Quarter 8:48 6:12 4th Quarter 13:16 1:44 Third-Down Conversions 11 of 20 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 0-0 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 13 EMU at NIU - Scoring Summary GAME 3 FIRST QUARTER EMU at Northern Illinois 11:50 NIU Chris Nendick 45-yard field goal 02:30 NIU Justin Anderson 1-yard run; Chris Nendick PAT Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 - Brigham Field at SECOND QUARTER 09:27 NIU Chris Nendick 47-yard field goal Huskie Stadium - DeKalb, Ill. 00:22 EMU Pierre Walker 1-yard run; Sean Dutcher PAT THIRD QUARTER 11 a.m. - Attendance: 20,012 - ESPN Reg. TV 07:23 EMU DeAnthony White 68-yard run; Sean Dutcher PAT FOURTH QUARTER EAGLES USE BLOCKED FIELD GOAL TO WIN THRILLER 05:29 EMU Pierre Walker 1-yard run; Sean Dutcher PAT DeKALB, Ill. — A blocked field goal by senior Eric Young 04:20 NIU Brandon Davis 7-yard pass from Dan Nicholson; (Shiocton, Wisc.-Shiocton-North Iowa C.C.) on the game’s final play pre- Nicholson PAT pass failed served a thrilling 21-19 Eastern Michigan University Mid-American Conference West Division victory over Northern Illinois here at Brigham Field at Huskie RUSHING: Eastern Michigan: WHITE, DeAnthony 3-78-1; WALKER, Pierre Stadium Saturday. 25-66-2; SCHMITT, Andy 8-21; BLEVINS, Terrence 3-16; PRIEST, Dwayne 1- The visiting Eagles held the tenuous two-point lead when Northern Illinois took 6; JONES, Tyler 1-2; NIU: ANDERSON, Justin 28-168-1; SPANN, Chad 3-23; possession of the ball on the NIU 39-yard line with 1:54 left in the game. TEAM 1-(-2); NICHOLSON, Dan 4-(-5) The Huskies advanced the ball to the EMU 33-yard line and called time out PASSING: Eastern Michigan: SCHMITT, Andy 16-24-0-189-0; NIU: NICHOLSON, Dan 20-28-1-160-1 with 11 seconds left and called on senior place-kicker Chris Nendick to at- RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan: WHITE, DeAnthony 5-89; JONES, Tyler 5- tempt a 50-yard field goal. 38; BOHNET, Ken 2-7; LEWIS, Travis 1-24; STONE, Jacory 1-13; PRIEST, That left it all up to the EMU defense and they rose to the occasion, getting Dwayne 1-11; WALKER, Pierre 1-7; NIU: ANDERSON, Justin 6-45; SIMON, a tremendous surge from the front four with Young breaking through for the Matt 5-50; DAVIS, Britt 5-30; TURNER, Greg 2-23; DAVIS, Brandon 1-7-1; timely block. ONYEBUAGU, Jason 1-5 The last-second heroics were set up by a stingy EMU defense and a resur- gent offense after the Eagles trailed 13-0 heading into the second quarter. TEAM STATISTICS EMU NIU After that sluggish first quarter, the Green and White rallied to out score the SCORING 21 19 Huskies 21-6 over the final three quarters. FIRST DOWNS 18 19 Head coach Jeff Genyk’s Eagles used a balanced offensive attack to pull Rushing 8 11 off the win, recording 189 yards on the ground and 189 yards through the air. Passing 9 8 Sophomore DeAnthony White (Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell) was the big-play Penalty 1 0 man on offense, scoring on a 68-yard run and also had a 38-yard pass recep- NET YARDS RUSHING 189 184 tion that led to a touchdown one play later. Senior tailback Pierre Walker Rushing Attempts 41 36 (Detroit, Mich.-Central) was a workhorse on offense, rushing 25 times for Average Per Rush 4.6 5.1 66 yards and two touchdown runs of one yard each. Rushing Touchdowns 3 1 Linebackers Andre Hatchett (Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central) and Yards Gained Rushing 192 206 Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Ok.-Enid) each recorded 13 tackles for the EMU Yards Lost Rushing 3 22 defense. NET YARDS PASSING 189 160 After Northern Illinois raced out to the 13-0 lead, the Eagles got on the board Completions-Attempts-Interceptions 16-24-0 20-28-1 with just 22 seconds left in the second quarter when Walker bulldozed through Average Per Attempt 7.9 5.7 the NIU defense for a one-yard score with Sean Dutcher (Owosso, Mich.- Average Per Completion 11.8 8.0 Owosso) adding the PAT. Passing Touchdowns 0 1 Eastern came out of halftime on a mission, taking its first lead of the game, TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 378 344 14-13, on the spectacular 68-yard touchdown run by White, aided by a downfield Total Offense Plays 65 64 block by quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s. Mich.-St. John’s). Dutcher Average Gain Per Play 5.8 5.4 added the PAT. Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 The Eagles increased that advantage to 21-13 on another one-yard Walker Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 6-60 touchdown run after Holtzclaw intercepted a pass at the NIU 16-yard line. That PUNTS-YARDS 5-226 4-178 was the sixth pick of Holtzclaw’s career. Dutcher again added the PAT. Average Yards Per Punt 45.2 44.5 Northern pulled within two, 21-19, with 04:20 left on a seven-yard touchdown Net Yards Per Punt 45.6 39.8 pass, missing a two-point conversion pass to set up the final late-game drama. Inside 20 3 1 Eastern, now 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the MAC, will head out of MAC play this 50+ Yards 2 1 Saturday, Sept. 22, when it hosts Howard University in a 3:30 p.m. game in Touchbacks 0 0 Rynearson Stadium. Fair Catch 1 1 KICKOFFS-Yards 4-195 5-321 Average Yards Per Kickoff 48.8 64.2 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOT Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.2 45.0 Eastern Michigan 0 7 7 7 21 Touchbacks 0 1 Northern Illinois 10 3 0 6 19 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-19-0 1-2-0 Average Per Return 6.3 -2.0 EMU TACKLES (S-A): HATCHETT, Andre 3-10; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-11; WYATT, Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-76-0 4-62-0 Jacob 6-3; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-8; MATTHEWS, Darran 3-4; JONES, Jason 2-4; Average Per Return 19.0 15.5 HUNT, Jason 2-3; SMITH, Spenser 3-1; HARRISON, Dwayne 1-3; HUNTER, Der- Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 rick 0-4; GARRISON, Lyle 1-2; YOUNG, Eric 1-1; JOHNSON, Zach 1-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Michigan: MATTHEWS, Darran 1-8; YOUNG, Eric 1- Possession Time 33:17 26:43 6 1st Quarter 6:03 8:57 2nd Quarter 6:00 9:00 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Eastern Michigan: 6-21: MATTHEWS, Darran 1-8; 3rd Quarter 11:29 3:31 HUNT, Josh 1.5-2; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-3; JONES, Jason 0.5-1; YOUNG, Eric 1- 4th Quarter 9:45 5:15 6; SMITH, Spenser 1-1 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 2-2 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 14

Howard at EMU - Scoring Summary GAME 4 FIRST QUARTER 14:45 E M U Pierre Walker 7-yard run; Zach Johnson PAT Howard University at EMU SECOND QUARTER 06:22 E M U Zach Johnson 22-yard field goal Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 - 04:32 E M U Dwayne Priest 24-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Zach Johnson PAT Rynearson Stadium - Ypsilanti, Mich. THIRD QUARTER 12:35 E M U Ken Bohnet 4-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; 3:30 p.m. - Attendance: 10,141 - Comcast Local Zach Johnson PAT 03:59 E M U Tyrone Burke 35-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Zach Johnson PAT EAGLES MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW WITH 38-15 WIN OVER HOWARD 00:40 H U Jarahn Williams 11-yard pass from Brian Johnson; YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team made it Dennis Wiehberg PAT two consecutive wins with a convincing 38-15 non-conference win over a visit- FOURTH QUARTER ing Howard University squad here Saturday, Sept. 22, in Rynearson Stadium. 06:19 H U Michael Harper 27-yard pass from Brian Johnson; EMU redshirt sophomore quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.- Xavier Fowler two-point pass from Brian Johnson St. John’s) directed an Eagles’ offense that took advantage of five Howard 00:35 E M U Travis Lewis 10-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; turnovers to score a season-high 38 points. Schmitt completed 14-of-21 passes Zach Johnson PAT for 214 yards and four touchdowns, tying the EMU record for second-most RUSHING: Eastern Michigan: WALKER, Pierre 16-52-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 9- touchdown passes in a single game. 31; BLEVINS, Terrence 7-23; WHITE, DeAnthony 2-9; Howard: JOHNSON, Schmitt called on four different receivers for touchdowns in the game. Brian 22-136; MOORE, Leonard 7-46; PERRY, Terry 9-43; CORNIFFE, Martin 2- Schmitt hooked up with freshman tailback Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.- 28; WHITAKER, Karlos 2-5; TURNER, Darrell 1-2; WILLIAMS, Jarahn Williams 1-(- William Fleming-Fork Union Academy) on a 24-yard touchdown strike fol- 3) lowed by a four-yard touchdown pass to senior Ken Bohnet (Grand Ledge, Mich.-Grand Ledge), a 35-yard TD strike to redshirt freshman Tyrone Burke PASSING: Eastern Michigan: SCHMITT, Andy 14-21-0-214-4; Howard: JOHNSON, Brian 20-32-2-167-2; TURNER, Darrell 1-3-0-10-0 (Syracuse, NY-Corcoran) and a 10-yard scoring strike to senior Travis Lewis (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix). RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan: STONE, Jacory 4-66; LEWIS, Travis 3-49-1; Redshirt sophomore punter Zach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) WALKER, Pierre 2-15; BURKE, Tyrone 1-35-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-24-1; JONES, turned in an outstanding special teams effort, punting six times for a 41.8 Tyler 1-21; BOHNET, Ken 1-4-1; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-0; Howard: WILLIAMS, yards, booting a field goal of 22 yards and kicking all five PAT’s. Jarahn 5-25-1; HOOD, Arlandus 4-48; DUNCAN, Larry 3-25; PERRY, Terry 3-14; Defensively, the Eagles were paced by junior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw HARPER, Michael 2-37-1; BLAKE, Brian 2-11; MOORE, Leonard 1-15; SLAPPY, (Enid, Ok-Enid) who had a career-best 19 tackles, the 12th double-digit effort Rodney 1-2 in his three seasons on the team. TEAM STATISTICS HU EMU The Eagles pounced on the Bison early, recovering the game’s opening SCORING 15 38 kickoff on the Howard 19-yard line. Senior Pierre Walker (Detroit, Mich.- FIRST DOWNS 28 14 Central) then rushed twice, for 12 yards on the first run followed by a seven- Rushing 15 6 yard touchdown burst on the second play from scrimmage. Johnson added Passing 11 7 the PAT for a 7-0 lead. Penalty 2 1 Johnson then booted a 22-yard field goal to stake the Eagles to a 10-0 lead. NET YARDS RUSHING 257 115 Rushing Attempts 45 34 Priest caught his 24-yard touchdown pass from Schmitt with Johnson adding Average Per Rush 5.7 3.4 the PAT to help EMU close out the first half with a 17-0 advantage. Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 The Eagles then scored twice in the third quarter, on Bohnet’s four-yard Yards Gained Rushing 280 118 reception and Burke’s 35-yard score. Johnson booted both PAT’s for a 31-0 Yards Lost Rushing 23 3 EMU lead with 3:59 left in the third quarter. NET YARDS PASSING 177 214 Howard finally got on the board with two quick scores, the first an 11-yard Completions-Attempts-Interceptions 21-35-2 14-21-0 pass to make it 31-7 with 40 seconds left in the third quarter. The second came Average Per Attempt 5.1 10.2 Average Per Completion 8.4 15.3 on a 27-yard pass followed by a two-point conversion to cut EMU’s lead to 31- Passing Touchdowns 2 4 15 with just 6:19 left in the game. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 434 329 The Eagles left little doubt at the end, however, with Lewis scoring on his 10- Total Offense Plays 80 55 yard reception with just 00:35 left. Johnson’s PAT made the final score, 38-15. Average Gain Per Play 5.4 6.0 Eastern, now 2-2 on the season will travel to Nashville, Tenn. Saturday, Sept. Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 0-0 29, to battle Vanderbilt University from the . Penalties: Number-Yards 9-77 6-53 PUNTS-YARDS 4-118 6-251 Average Yards Per Punt 29.5 42.0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOT Net Yards Per Punt 29.5 42.0 Howard University 0 0 7 8 15 Inside 20 2 4 Eastern Michigan University 7 10 14 7 38 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 EMU TACKLES (S-A): HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 4-15; MATTHEWS, Darran 7-9; Fair Catch 0 0 HATCHETT, Andre 5-4; JONES, Jason 3-4; YOUNG, Eric 5-1; HUNTER, Derrick 3- KICKOFFS-Yards 3-185 6-366 2; DOWNARD, Ryan 2-3; WYATT, Jacob 1-4; HUNT, Josh 0-3; DOWNS, Brandon Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.7 61.0 2-0; WALKER, Pierre 2-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-0; SMITH, Spenser 1-1; JENKINS, Net Yards Per Kickoff 35.3 45.0 Touchbacks 0 0 Jermaine 1-1; LONG, Kevin 0-2; BEARD, Nate 1-0; SELMAN, Cortland 1-0; PALSROK, Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-(-1)-0 0-0-0 Tyler 1-0; GARRISON, Lyle 1-0; HICKS, Arrington 0-1; TOPOLINSKY, Jerry 0-1; Average Per Return -0.5 0.0 SEABERRY, Lorenzo 0-1; GOODRUM, Maurice 0-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 0-1 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD 5-96-0 4-79-0 Average Per Return 19.2 19.8 SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Michigan: 4-25: MATTHEWS, Darran 1-10; YOUNG, Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-0-0 Eric 1-8; HATCHETT, Andre 1-6; JONES, Jason 0.5-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-1 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Eastern Michigan: 7-28: MATTHEWS, Darran 2-11; Possession Time 32:12 27.48 HATCHETT, Andre 2-7; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-1; YOUNG, Eric 1-8; JONES, Jason 1st Quarter 9:13 5:47 2nd Quarter 9:24 5:36 0.5-1; WYATT, Jacob 0.5-0 3rd Quarter 7:43 7:17 4th Quarter 5:52 9:08 Third-Down Conversions 10-18 2-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 -2 2-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 4-4 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 15

EMU at Vanderbilt - Scoring Summary GAME 5 FIRST QUARTER 05:43 VU Bryant Hahnfeldt 22-yard field goal EMU at Vanderbilt University 03:03 VU Earl Bennett 47-yard pass from Chris Nickson;Bryan Hahnfeldt PAT SECOND QUARTER Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 00:00 VU Bryan Hahnfeldt 45-yard field goal THIRD QUARTER Vanderbilt Stadium - Nashville, Tenn. 11:40 VU Sean Walker 17-yard pass from Chris Nickson; Bryan Hahnfeldt PAT 6 p.m. (CDT)- Attendance: 37,220 05:49 EMU Travis Lewis 14-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Zach Johnson PAT 03:11 VU D.J. Moore 24-yard interception return; Bryan Hahnfeldt PAT EAGLES DROP 30-7 NON-LEAGUE GAME AT VANDERBILT FOURTH QUARTER NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell 02:06 VU Bryant Hahnfeldt 27-yard field goal victim to mistakes and miscues in a 30-3 loss to Vanderbilt University here at Vanderbilt Stadium Saturday, before 37,220 fans. The Eagles could not overcome five interceptions, a lost fumble, and several RUSHING: Eastern Michigan: WALKER, Pierre 13-34; JONES, Jayson 2-9; PRIEST, other mistakes in the non-conference tilt. Dwayne 3-7; GOODRUM, Maurice 2-6; SCHMITT, Andy 6-5; McMAHON, Kyle 3-1; Eastern will now take its 2-3 overall record into a battle of Washtenaw Vanderbilt: JACKSON-GARRISON, C. 23-76; NICKSON, Chris 12-67; HAWKINS, Jared 5-16; ADAMS, Mackenzi 2-12; REEVES, Kennard 1-(-1) County next weekend, Oct. 6, when the Eagles travel seven miles west to play the University of Michigan in a noon contest. The Wolverines have rebounded PASSING: Eastern Michigan: SCHMITT, Andy 13-24-3-111-1; McMAHON, Kyle 0-2-2- from an 0-2 start and have won their last three games for a 3-2 record. 0-0; Vanderbilt: NICKSON, Chris 14-28-4-168-2 In the loss at Vanderbilt, the Eagles’ defense came up with an outstanding overall effort, limiting the host Commodores to just 13 first-half points but the RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan: BOHNET, Ken 4-39; LEWIS, Travis 2-19-1; GAGE, five interceptions proved costly. Dontayo 1-18; STONE, Jacory 1-9; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-8; BURKE, Tyrone 1-7; WHITE, The Eagles started the game with an interception by junior defensive line- DeAnthony 1-6; JONES, Jayson 1-3; WALKER, Pierre 1-2; Vanderbilt: BENNETT, Earl 9- 93-1; WALKER, Sean 4-60-1; SMITH, George 1-15 man Josh Hunt (Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi) on Vanderbilt’s first pos- session on the EMU 33-yard line followed by a 15-yard penalty on the home TEAM STATISTICS EMU VU team gave the Eagles the ball on their own 47. SCORING 7 30 That sudden change lasted just three plays as Vandy came right back with FIRST DOWNS 10 23 an interception of its own and followed that up with a 22-yard field goal for a 3- Rushing 3 10 0 lead at the 5:43 mark of the first quarter. Vandy added a touchdown at the Passing 5 8 3:03 mark for a 10-point lead. Penalty 2 5 NET YARDS RUSHING 62 173 The EMU defense was stingy from that point, however, and held the home Rushing Attempts 30 44 team scoreless until Vanderbilt’s 51-yard field goal attempt was wide left with Average Per Rush 2.1 3.9 just five seconds left in the half. The Eagles were called for offsides on the play Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 and the home team made the most of that miss by making a 45-yard field goal Yards Gained Rushing 79 192 as time expired in the first half. Yards Lost Rushing 17 19 Vanderbilt made it 20-0 with an early third-quarter touchdown but the Eagles NET YARDS PASSING 111 168 finally got on the board with 5:49 left in the third quarter when Travis Lewis Completions-Attempts-Interceptions 13-26-5 14-28-4 Average Per Attempt 4.3 6.0 (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) caught a 14-yard pass from quarterback Average Per Completion 8.5 12.0 Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.-St. John’s) and Zach Johnson (Springboro, Passing Touchdowns 1 2 Ohio-Springboro) adding the PAT boot to cut the lead to 20-7. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 173 341 The Commodores then scored the game’s final 10 points to post the 30-7 Total Offense Plays 56 72 win and upping their record to 3-1 on the young season. Average Gain Per Play 3.1 4.7 Offensively, the Eagles were held to just 62 yards rushing and 11 yards Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 4-0 passing with Schmitt completing 13-of-24 passes for 111 yards and three Penalties: Number-Yards 9-85 9-87 PUNTS-YARDS 5-197 2-66 interceptions while true freshman signal caller Kyle McMahon (Rochester Average Yards Per Punt 39.4 33.0 Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) was 0-of-2 passing for no yards and Net Yards Per Punt 35.6 33.0 two picks. Inside 20 1 2 Redshirt freshman safety Ryan Downard (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee) turned in 50+ Yards 1 0 two interceptions for the Eagles to give him three on the year. Junior middle Touchbacks 0 0 linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Ok-Enid) led the way with 13 tackles Fair Catch 3 1 while senior Jason Jones (Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup) had KICKOFFS-Yards 2-87 6-389 Average Yards Per Kickoff 43.5 64.8 11 tackles and three tackles-for-loss of nine yards. Net Yards Per Kickoff 21.5 47.2 Touchbacks 0 0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOT Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-19-0 Eastern Michigan University 0 0 7 0 7 Average Per Return 0.0 9.5 Vanderbilt 10 3 14 3 30 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD 5-106-0 1-44-0 Average Per Return 21.2 44.0 EMU TACKLES (S-A): HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 11-2; JONES, Jason 9-2; HATCHETT, Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD 4-24-0 5-20-1 Andre 5-1; HUNTER, Derrick 4-2; MATTHEWS, Darran 3-2; WYATT, Jacob 3-2; Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-25-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 HUNT, Josh 4-0; YOUNG, Eric 3-0; BROCKMAN, Adam 3-0; COZART, Allan 2-0; Possession Time 27:09 32:51 DOWNARD, Ryan 2-0; FORT, Tim 1-1; SELMAN, Cortland 1-1; BURKE, Tyrone 1- 1st Quarter 4:37 10:23 0; GOODRUM, Maurice 1-0; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-0; STONE, Jacory 1-0; SMITH, 2nd Quarter 7:24 7:36 Spenser 1-0; GARRISON, Lyle 1-0; LANG, T.J. 1-0; JOHNSON, Stephen 1-0; 3rd Quarter 10:30 4:30 BEARD, Nate 1-0; TOPOLINSKY, Jerry 1-0; HICKS, Arrington 0-1 4th Quarter 4:38 10:22 Third-Down Conversions 5-16 5-15 SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Michigan: 0-0: Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 2-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-6 TACKLES FOR LOSS: Eastern Michigan: 10-26: JONES, Jason 3-9; HUNT, Josh 2-3; SMITH, Spenser 1-6; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-3; YOUNG, Eric 1-2; BROCKMAN, Adam 1-2; SELMAN, Cortland 1-1 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 16 EMU 2007 Football Depth Chart (As of Oct. 1, 2007)

EMU OFFENSE EMU DEFENSE Z 3 Travis Lewis*** 6-2 197 Sr.-Sr. DE 92 Eric Young* 6-1 1/2 251 Sr.-Sr. 86 Tyrone Burke 5-10 192 So.-Fr. 97 Adam Brockman 6-3 230 Fr.-Fr. 80 Brandon Pratt 6-2 185 So.-Fr. 45 Brandon Downs* 6-0 247 Jr.-So. 81 Michael Graham 6-3 183 So.-Fr. DT 91 Josh Hunt** 6-4 1/2 280 Sr.-Jr. 28 Jeff Brown 6-2 196 Fr.-Fr. 98 Allan Cozart* 5-9 264 Sr.-Jr. LT 50 T.J. Lang** 6-3 1/2 290 Jr.-Jr. 52 Austin Kelly 6-0 258 Fr.-Fr. 69 Chris Larkins 6-2 255 Sr.-Jr. DT 83 Jason Jones*** 6-5 270 Sr.-Sr. 75 Ross Addison 6-3 290 Fr.-Fr. 99 Tyler Palsrok 6-4 240 Fr.-Fr. LG 60 Andy Fretz* 6-2 290 Jr.-So. 96 Brandon Slater 6-3 240 Fr.-Fr. 64 Ross Petersen 6-4 1/2 290 Jr.-So. DE 41 Spenser Smith** 6-1 230 Jr.-Jr. 52 Chris Radney 6-3 270 So.-Fr. 97 Adam Brockman 6-3 230 Fr.-Fr. C 73 Desi Mayner* 6-1 285 Sr.-Jr. 93 Brad Ohrman 6-4 225 Fr.-Fr. 78 Eric Davis 6-2 260 So.-Fr. 11 Corey Riley** 6-2 230 Sr.-Jr. 61 Derek Gotham 6-4 280 Fr.-Fr. 31 Corey Everson 6-0 220 Jr.-So. RG 63 Khalid Walton*** 6-3 1/2 297 Sr.-Sr. WILL 20 Andre Hatchett* 5-11 220 So.-So. 55 Stephen Johnson 6-4 275 So.-So. 9 Cortland Selman* 6-2 220 Sr.-Jr. 74 Joe Charles 6-0 309 Sr.-Jr. MIKE 44 Daniel Holtzclaw** 6-1 240 Jr.-Jr. RT 65 Dan DeMaster 6-5 285 So.-Fr. 29 Lorenzo Seaberry* 5-8 215 Jr.-So. 72 Darrell Davis-Budanauro 6-4 350 Fr.-Fr. 46 Korey Jackson* 5-11 1/2 233 Sr.-Jr. 76 Bridger Buche 6-3 260 Fr.-Fr. 42 Marcus English 6-1 210 Fr.-Fr. TE 16 Ken Bohnet*** 6-4 1/2 250 Sr.-Sr. SAM 4 Darran Matthews*** 6-0 220 Sr.-Sr. 89 Josh LeDuc 6-3 235 So.-Fr. 57 Tim Fort 6-0 211 So.-Fr. 17 John Bonner** 6-2 234 Jr.-Jr. 47 Chris Bittner 6-1 200 Fr.-Fr. 48 Sonny Paluch 6-4 225 So.-Fr. 56 Paul Galloway 5-11 215 Fr.-Fr. 95 Dan Youssif 6-2 245 Fr.-Fr. FC 30 Lyle Garrison** 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. H 18 DeAnthony White* 5-8 170 So.-So. 27 Kevin Long 6-1 195 Fr.-Fr. 82 Nate Beard 5-10 170 Jr.-So. 14 Julius Brown* 5-9 165 Sr.-Sr. 2 Dontayo Gage* 5-10 188 Jr.-So. BC 34 Derrick Hunter* 6-0 180 So.-So. 87 Reggie Brown 5-11 171 Sr.-Jr. 19 Arrington Hicks 5-10 170 Fr.-Fr. 84 Trey Hunter 5-11 191 Fr.-Fr. 26 Zedrick Bryant* 6-1 195 Sr.-Sr. 85 Trevor Hoover 6-2 195 Jr.-So. 40 Shawn Knight 5-11 175 Fr.-Fr. X 15 Jacory Stone* 6-0 1/2 189 Jr.-So. FS 10 Ryan Downard 6-1 195 So.-Fr. 8 Tyler Jones** 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. 24 Dwayne Harrison** 5-9 202 Jr.-Jr. 88 David Fox 6-2 190 Fr.-Fr. 6 Martavius Cardwell 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. QB 7 Andy Schmitt* 6-4 230 Jr.-So. 37 Nate Wilson 5-11 165 Fr.-Fr. 11 Kyle McMahon 6-3 200 Fr.-Fr. 23 Chris May* 5-10 200 Jr.-So. 8 Tyler Jones** 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. SS 21 Jacob Wyatt** 5-11 190 Jr.-Jr. 13 Ben Thayer 6-3 205 So.-Fr. 25 Jermaine Jenkins 6-2 200 Jr.-Jr. 12 Jason Williams 6-3 190 Fr.-Fr. 43 Keith Dixon 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. 19 Jordan VanAusdale 6-3 195 Fr.-Fr. 39 Aaron Glenn 5-8 1/2 188 Sr.-Sr. TB 32 Pierre Walker*** 5-8 191 Sr.-Sr. 22 Dwayne Priest 5-9 185 Fr.-Fr. EMU SPECIALISTS 36 Terrence Blevins* 6-1 230 Jr.-Jr. PNT 33 Zach Johnson* 6-0 185 Jr.-So. 49 Maurice Goodrum 5-8 190 Fr.-Fr. 51 Tom Greenwood 6-2 170 Fr.-Fr. 35 Jayson Jones 5-8 160 Fr.-Fr. PK 33 Zach Johnson* 6-0 185 Jr.-So. 37 Mark Mitchell 5-11 185 So.-Fr. 38 Sean Dutcher 5-10 180 So.-Fr. 24 Corey Welch 5-9 180 Fr.-Fr. 58 Michael Rockne Belmonte 6-1 190 Fr.-Fr. 66 Patrick Treppa 5-10 150 So.-Fr. LS 53 Jerry Topolinski*** 6-1 1/2 245 Sr.-Sr. 59 Trevor Tipper 5-10 196 Fr.-Fr. HLD 10 Ryan Downard 6-1 195 So.-Fr. KOR 22 Dwayne Priest 5-9 185 Fr.-Fr. 2 Dontayo Gage* 5-10 188 Jr.-So. 18 DeAnthony White* 5-8 170 So.-So. PR 82 Nate Beard 5-10 170 Jr.-So. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 17 aVanUniversity of Michigan 2007 Football Depth Chart (As of Oct. 1, 2007)

MICHIGAN OFFENSE MICHIGAN DEFENSE WR 86 Mario Manningham 6-0 178 Jr. DE 90 Tim Jamison 6-3 266 Sr. 82 LaTerryal Savoy 6-2 210 Jr. 99 Adam Patterson 6-2 256 So. LT 77 Jake Long 6-7 315 Sr. DT 67 Terrance Taylor 6-0 308 Jr. 79 Perry Dorrestein 6-7 299 So. 74 Brett Gallimore 6-4 280 Sr. LG 57 Adam Kraus 6-6 295 Sr. 95 Renaldo Sagesse 6-4 303 Fr. 70 Jeremy Ciulla 6-4 295 Sr. DT 97 Will Johnson 6-5 290 Sr. C 65 6-3 308 So. 94 John Ferrara 6-4 279 So. 62 Tim McAvoy 6-5 290 Jr. DE 55 6-2 270 So. 60 6-4 290 Jr. 92 Greg Banks 6-4 262 So. RG 62 Tim McAvoy 6-5 290 Jr. SLB 2 Shawn Crable 6-5 243 Sr. 75 Cody Zirbel 6-5 295 Jr. 51 Max Pollock 6-1 218 Sr. RT 52 6-5 298 So. 33 Marell Evans 6-3 224 Fr. 79 Perry Dorrestein 6-7 299 So. MLB 49 John Thompson 6-1 237 Sr. 71 6-6 297 Jr. 45 Obi Ezeh 6-2 243 So. TE 42 Chris McLaurin 6-3 232 Jr. 54 Austin Panter 6-3 232 Jr. 85 Carson Butler 6-4 247 Jr. WLB 37 Chris Graham 5-11 225 Sr. 88 Andre Criswell 6-1 257 Jr. 46 Brandon Logan 6-0 220 Jr. WR 16 6-3 195 Sr. 8 Jonas Mouton 6-2 235 So. 21 Junior Hemingway 6-1 202 Fr. LCB 14 Morgan Trent 6-1 184 Sr. WR 13 Greg Mathews 6-3 207 So. 27 Brandon Harrison 5-8 193 Jr. 17 Toney Clemons 6-2 192 Fr. 29 Troy Woolfolk 6-0 174 Fr. QB 7 Chad Henne 6-2 226 Sr. FS 31 Brandent Englemon 5-11 206 Sr. 15 Ryan Mallet 6-7 252 Fr. 3 6-0 205 So. 12 David Cone 6-6 215 So. SS 22 Jamar Adams 6-2 214 Sr. RB 20 Mike Hart 5-9 202 Sr. 5 Charles Stewart 6-1 203 Sr. 4 6-0 212 So. RCB 6 6-0 173 Fr. 23 Carlos Brown 6-0 209 So. 35 Doug Dutch 5-11 199 Sr. 34 Avery Horn 5-10 175 Fr. 26 Zion Babb 6-1 180 Fr. FB 44 Mark Moundros 6-1 231 So. 32 Vince Helmuth 6-1 248 Fr.

MICHIGAN SPECIALISTS PK 34 Jason Gingell 5-9 190 Sr. 43 Bryan Wright 6-1 218 So. 84 K.C. Lopata 6-2 226 Sr. KO 43 Bryan Wright 6-1 218 So. 84 K.C. Lopata 6-2 226 Sr. LS 59 Sean Griffin 6-2 238 Sr. 63 Brendan Lopez 6-0 244 Fr. HLD 41 Zoltan Mesko 6-4 242 Jr. 8 6-1 201 So. PNT 41 Zoltan Mesko 6-4 242 Jr. 39 Ankit Kachhal 6-1 192 Sr. PR 13 Greg Mathews 6-3 207 So. 6 Donovan Warren 6-0 173 Fr. KOR 4 Brandon Minor 6-0 212 So. 27 Brandon Harrison 5-8 193 Jr. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 18 EMU 2007 Alphabetical Football Roster 06 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-Junior College 75 Ross Addison OL 6-3 290 Fr.-Fr. Fowlerville, Mich.-Fowlerville 82 Nate Beard WR 5-10 173 Jr.-So. Westland, Mich.-John Glenn-West Virginia State 58 Michael Rockne Belmonte K 6-1 190 Fr.-Fr. East Grand Rapids, Mich.-Catholic Central 47 Chris Bittner LB 6-1 200 Fr.-Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser * 36 Terrence Blevins* TB 6-1 230 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby * 16 Ken Bohnet*** TE 6-4 1/2 256 Sr.-Sr. Grand Ledge,Mich.-Grand Ledge * 17 John Bonner** TE 6-2 245 Jr.-Jr. Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne 97 Adam Brockman DL 6-3 235 Fr.-Fr. Lebanon, Ind.-Lebanon 28 Jeff Brown WR 6-2 198 Fr.-Fr. Springfield, Ohio-Springfield * 14 Julius Brown* DB 5-9 165 Sr.-Sr. Washington, D.C.-Archbisop Carroll-Erie (NY) C.C. 87 Reggie Brown WR 5-11 175 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Oak Park 26 Zedrick Bryant* DB 6-1 195 Sr.-Sr. Immokalee, Fla.-Immokalee 76 Bridger Buche OL 6-3 270 Fr.-Fr. Portland, Mich.-Portland 86 Tyrone Burke WR 5-10 200 So.-Fr. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran 6 Martavius Cardwell DB 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth 74 Joe Charles OL 6-0 305 Sr.-Jr. Coral Springs,Fla.-Coral Springs * 98 Allan Cozart* DL 5-9 272 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Mumford 77 James Crabill OL 6-1 240 Fr.-Fr. Plymouth, Mich.-Salem 78 Eric Davis OL 6-2 274 So.-Fr. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson 72 Darrell Davis-Budanauro OL 6-4 350 Fr.-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.-East Grand Rapids 65 Dan DeMaster OL 6-5 290 So.-Fr. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central 43 Keith Dixon DB 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. Northville, Mich.-Wayne Memorial 10 Ryan Downard DB 6-1 201 So.-Fr. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee * 45 Brandon Downs* DL 6-0 252 Jr.-So. Springfield,Ohio-Kenton Ridge 38 Sean Dutcher PK 5-10 185 So.-Fr. Owosso, Mich.-Owosso 42 Marcus English LB 6-1 219 Fr.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison 31 Corey Everson DL 6-0 219 Jr.-So. Detroit, Mich.-Mumford 57 Tim Fort LB 6-0 211 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 88 David Fox WR 6-2 181 Fr.-Fr. Muskegon, Mich.-Muskegon Heights * 60 Andy Fretz* OL 6-2 290 Jr.-So. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central * 2 Dontayo Gage* WR 5-10 192 Jr.-So. Pontiac, Mich.-Northern 56 Paul Galloway LB 5-11 215 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Royal Oak Shrine * 30 Lyle Garrison** DB 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. Beavercreek,Ohio-Dayton Carroll 39 Aaron Glenn DB 5-8 1/2 188 Sr.-Sr. Detroit,Mich.-Denby 49 Maurice Goodrum RB 5-8 190 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford 61 Derek Gotham OL 6-4 290 Fr.-Fr. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon 81 Michael Graham WR 6-3 183 So.-Fr. Richmond, VA-Monacan 51 Tom Greenwood P 6-2 170 Fr.-Fr. Northville, Mich.-Farmington * 24 Dwayne Harrison** DB 5-9 197 Jr.-Jr. North Miami Beach,Fla.-North Miami Beach * 20 Andre Hatchett* LB 5-11 220 So.-So. Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central 19 Arrington Hicks DB 5-10 160 Fr.-Fr. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater * 44 Daniel Holtzclaw** LB 6-1 245 Jr.-Jr. Enid, Okla.-Enid 85 Trevor Hoover WR 6-2 195 Jr.-So. Novi, Mich.-Novi * 91 Josh Hunt** DL 6-4 1/2 296 Sr.-Jr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi-University of Colorado * 34 Derrick Hunter* DB 6-0 184 So.-So. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 84 Trey Hunter WR 5-11 191 Fr.-Fr. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood 46 Korey Jackson* DL 5-11 1/2 233 Sr.-Jr. Lansing,Mich.-Sexton * 25 Jermaine Jenkins* DB 6-2 200 Jr.-Jr. Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw 55 Stephen Johnson OL 6-4 275 So.-So. Holt, Mich.-Holt * 33 Zach Johnson* P/PK 6-0 185 Jr.-So. Springboro, Ohio-Springboro * 83 Jason Jones*** DL 6-5 270 Sr.-Sr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 35 Jayson Jones RB 5-8 160 Fr.-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla.-Englewood * 8 Tyler Jones** QB 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville 52 Austin Kelly DL 6-0 258 Fr.-Fr. Onsted, Mich.-Onsted 40 Shawn Knight DB 5-11 189 Fr.-Fr. Trotwood, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 19 EMU 2007 Alphabetical Football Roster 06 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-Junior College * 50 T.J. Lang** OL 6-3 1/2 300 Jr.-Jr. Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice 69 Chris Larkins OL 6-2 255 Sr.-Jr. Hollywood, Fla.-Hollywood Christian 89 Josh LeDuc TE 6-3 235 So.-Fr. Canton, Mich,-Canton * 3 Travis Lewis*** WR 6-2 205 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix 27 Kevin Long DB 6-1 203 Fr.-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-Walled Lake Central * 4 Darran Matthews*** LB 6-0 234 Sr.-Sr. Redford, Mich.-Thurston * 23 Chris May* DB 5-10 200 Jr.-So. Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer * 73 Desi Mayner* OL 6-1 289 Sr.-Jr. Gaines, Mich.-Linden 11 Kyle McMahon QB 6-3 206 Fr.-Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 37 Mark Mitchell DB 5-11 185 So.-Fr. Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh 93 Brad Ohrman DL 6-4 225 Fr.-Fr. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian 99 Tyler Palsrok DL 6-4 256 Fr.-Fr. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg 48 Sonny Paluch TE 6-4 240 So.-Fr. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods 64 Ross Petersen OL 6-4 1/2 290 Jr.-So. Homewood, Ill.-Flossmoor 80 Brandon Pratt WR 6-2 185 So.-Fr. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn 22 Dwayne Priest RB 5-9 185 Fr.-Fr. Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union Academy 54 Chris Radney OL 6-3 258 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford * 11 Corey Riley** DL 6-2 245 Sr.-Jr. Boynton Beach, Fla.-American Heritage * 7 Andy Schmitt* QB 6-4 230 Jr.-So. St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns * 29 Lorenzo Seaberry* LB 5-8 210 Jr.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford * 9 Cortland Selman* LB 6-2 230 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Detroit Country Day 96 Brandon Slater DL 6-3 251 Fr.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup * 41 Spenser Smith** DL 6-1 230 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie * 15 Jacory Stone* WR 6-0 1/2 203 Jr.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 13 Ben Thayer QB 6-3 214 So.-Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Catholic Central 59 Trevor Tipper LS/LB 5-10 196 Fr.-Fr. Monroe, Mich.-Monroe * 53 Jerry Topolinski*** LS 6-1 1/2 245 Sr.-Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich.-Flint Powers 66 Patrick Treppa PK/P 5-10 150 So.-Fr. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson 19 Jordan VanAusdale QB 6-3 195 Fr.-Fr. Napolean, Ohio-Napolean * 32 Pierre Walker**** TB 5-8 201 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Central * 63 Khalid Walton*** OL 6-3 1/2 306 Sr.-Sr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 24 Corey Welch WR 5-9 180 Fr.-Fr. Akron, Ohio-Green * 18 DeAnthony White* WR 5-8 170 So.-So. Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell 12 Jason Williams QB 6-3 190 Fr.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg 37 Nate Wilson DB 5-11 165 Fr.-Fr. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor * 21 Jacob Wyatt** DB 5-11 190 Jr.-Jr. Lansing, Mich.-Sexton * 92 Eric Young* DL 6-1 1/2 251 Sr.-Sr. Shiocton, Wisc.-Shiocton-North Iowa C.C. 95 Dan Youssif TE 6-2 240 Fr.-Fr. Clinton Township, Mich.-Brother Rice

* Letters won in 2006 on the left; Total letters listed on right includes 2006

As of Sept. 3, 2007

EMU FOOTBALL 2007 - PRONUNCIATION G UIDE

COACHES PLAYERS Jones, Jayson...... jay-SAHN Buis, Josh ...... BUY-us Belmonte, Michael Rockne ...... bell-MON-tee LeDuc, Josh ...... la-DUKE Feggins, Howard ...... FAY-ginz Bohnet, Ken ...... bo-NAY Ohrman, Brad ...... ORR-min Genyk, Jeff ...... JEN-ick Buche, Bridger ...... BO-key Palsrok, Tyler ...... PALS-rock Isphording, Scott ...... ISS-for-ding Ceckiewicz, Brian ...... sess-KEV-itch Paluch, Sonny ...... POLL-luck Cozart, Allan ...... CO-zart Stone, Jacory ...... ja-COR-e Davis-Budnauro, Darrell ...... boo-din-R-o Topolinski, Jerry ...... top-o-LIN-ski Downard, Ryan ...... DOWN-erd Walton, Khalid ...... kuh-LEED Everson, Corey ...... EV-ver-son Youssif, Dan ...... YOU-sef Gage, Dontayo ...... don-TAY-o EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 20 EMU 2007 Numerical Football Roster 06 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-J.C. * 2 Dontayo Gage* WR 5-10 192 Jr.-So. Pontiac, Mich.-Northern * 3 Travis Lewis*** WR 6-2 205 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix * 4 Darran Matthews*** LB 6-0 234 Sr.-Sr. Redford, Mich.-Thurston 6 Martavius Cardwell DB 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth * 7 Andy Schmitt* QB 6-4 230 Jr.-So. St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns * 8 Tyler Jones** QB 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. Belleville,Mich.-Belleville * 9 Cortland Selman* LB 6-2 230 Sr.-Jr. Detroit,Mich.-Detroit Country Day 10 Ryan Downard DB 6-1 201 So.-Fr. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee * 11 Corey Riley** DL 6-2 245 Sr.-Jr. Boynton Beach,Fla.-American Heritage 11 Kyle McMahon QB 6-3 206 Fr.-Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 12 Jason Williams QB 6-3 190 Fr.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg 13 Ben Thayer QB 6-3 214 So.-Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Catholic Central * 14 Julius Brown* DB 5-9 165 Sr.-Sr. Washington, D.C.-Archbisop Carroll-Erie (NY) C.C. * 15 Jacory Stone* WR 6-0 1/2 203 Jr.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville * 16 Ken Bohnet*** TE 6-4 1/2 256 Sr.-Sr. Grand Ledge, Mich.-Grand Ledge * 17 John Bonner** TE 6-2 245 Jr.-Jr. Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne * 18 DeAnthony White* WR 5-8 170 So.-So. Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell 19 Arrington Hicks DB 5-10 160 Fr.-Fr. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater 19 Jordan VanAusdale QB 6-3 195 Fr.-Fr. Napolean, Ohio-Napolean * 20 Andre Hatchett* LB 5-11 220 So.-So. Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central * 21 Jacob Wyatt** DB 5-11 190 Jr.-Jr. Lansing, Mich.-Sexton 22 Dwayne Priest RB 5-9 185 Fr.-Fr. Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union Academy * 23 Chris May* DB 5-10 200 Jr.-So. Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer * 24 Dwayne Harrison** DB 5-9 202 Jr.-Jr. North Miami Beach, Fla.-North Miami Beach 24 Corey Welch WR 5-9 180 Fr.-Fr. Akron, Ohio-Green * 25 Jermaine Jenkins* DB 6-2 200 Jr.-Jr. Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw 26 Zedrick Bryant* DB 6-1 195 Sr.-Sr. Immokalee, Fla.-Immokalee 27 Kevin Long DB 6-1 203 Fr.-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-Walled Lake Central 28 Jeff Brown WR 6-2 198 Fr.-Fr. Springfield, Ohio-Springfield * 29 Lorenzo Seaberry* LB 5-8 210 Jr.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford * 30 Lyle Garrison** DB 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. Beavercreek, Ohio-Dayton Carroll 31 Corey Everson DL 6-0 219 Jr.-So. Detroit, Mich.-Mumford * 32 Pierre Walker**** TB 5-8 201 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Central * 33 Zach Johnson* P/PK 6-0 185 Jr.-So. Springboro,Ohio-Springboro * 34 Derrick Hunter* DB 6-0 184 So.-So. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 35 Jayson Jones RB 5-8 166 Fr.-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla.-Englewood * 36 Terrence Blevins* TB 6-1 230 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby 37 Mark Mitchell DB 5-11 185 So.-Fr. Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh 37 Nate Wilson DB 5-11 165 Fr.-Fr. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor 38 Sean Dutcher PK 5-10 185 So.-Fr. Owosso, Mich.-Owosso 39 Aaron Glenn DB 5-8 1/2 188 Sr.-Sr. Detroit,Mich.-Denby 40 Shawn Knight DB 5-11 189 Fr.-Fr. Trotwood, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison * 41 Spenser Smith** DL 6-1 230 Jr.-Jr. Detroit,Mich.-Mackenzie 42 Marcus English LB 6-1 201 Fr.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison 43 Keith Dixon DB 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. Northville, Mich.-Wayne Memorial * 44 Daniel Holtzclaw** LB 6-1 245 Jr.-Jr. Enid, Okla.-Enid * 45 Brandon Downs* DL 6-0 252 Jr.-So. Springfield, Ohio-Kenton Ridge 46 Korey Jackson* DL 5-11 1/2 233 Sr.-Jr. Lansing, Mich.-Sexton 47 Chris Bittner LB 6-1 200 Fr.-Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser 48 Sonny Paluch TE 6-4 240 So.-Fr. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods * 49 Maurice Goodrum RB 5-8 190 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford * 50 T.J. Lang** OL 6-3 1/2 300 Jr.-Jr. Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice 51 Tom Greenwood P 6-2 170 Fr.-Fr. Northville, Mich.-Farmington 52 Austin Kelly DL 6-0 258 Fr.-Fr. Onsted, Mich.-Onsted EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 21 EMU 2007 Numerical Football Roster 06 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-J.C * 53 Jerry Topolinski*** LS 6-1 1/2 245 Sr.-Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich.-Flint Powers 54 Chris Radney OL 6-3 258 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford 55 Stephen Johnson OL 6-4 275 So.-So. Holt, Mich.-Holt 56 Paul Galloway LB 5-11 215 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Royal Oak Shrine 57 Tim Fort LB 6-0 211 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 58 Michael Rockne BelmonteK 6-1 190 Fr.-Fr. East Grand Rapids, Mich.-Catholic Central 59 Trevor Tipper LS/LB 5-10 196 Fr.-Fr. Monroe, Mich.-Monroe * 60 Andy Fretz* OL 6-2 290 Jr.-So. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central 61 Derek Gotham OL 6-4 290 Fr.-Fr. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon * 63 Khalid Walton*** OL 6-3 1/2 306 Sr.-Sr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 64 Ross Petersen OL 6-4 1/2 290 Jr.-So. Homewood, Ill.-Flossmoor 65 Dan DeMaster OL 6-5 290 So.-Fr. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central 66 Patrick Treppa PK/P 5-10 150 So.-Fr. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson 69 Chris Larkins OL 6-2 255 Sr.-Jr. Hollywood, Fla.-Hollywood Christian 72 Darrell Davis-Budanauro OL 6-4 350 Fr.-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.-East Grand Rapids * 73 Desi Mayner* OL 6-1 289 Sr.-Jr. Gaines, Mich.-Linden 74 Joe Charles OL 6-0 305 Sr.-Jr. Coral Springs, Fla.-Coral Springs 75 Ross Addison OL 6-3 290 Fr.-Fr. Fowlerville, Mich.-Fowlerville 76 Bridger Buche OL 6-3 270 Fr.-Fr. Portland, Mich.-Portland 77 James Crabill OL 6-1 240 Fr.-Fr. Plymouth, Mich.-Salem 78 Eric Davis OL 6-2 274 So.-Fr. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson 80 Brandon Pratt WR 6-2 185 So.-Fr. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn 81 Michael Graham WR 6-3 183 So.-Fr. Richmond, VA-Monacan 82 Nate Beard WR 5-10 173 Jr.-So. Westland, Mich.-John Glenn-West Virginia State * 83 Jason Jones*** DL 6-5 270 Sr.-Sr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 84 Trey Hunter WR 5-11 191 Fr.-Fr. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood 85 Trevor Hoover WR 6-2 196 Jr.-So. Novi, Mich.-Novi 86 Tyrone Burke WR 5-10 200 So.-Fr. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran 87 Reggie Brown WR 5-11 175 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Oak Park 88 David Fox WR 6-2 181 Fr.-Fr. Muskegon, Mich.-Muskegon Heights 89 Josh LeDuc TE 6-3 235 So.-Fr. Canton, Mich,-Canton * 91 Josh Hunt** DL 6-4 1/2 296 Sr.-Jr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi-University of Colorado * 92 Eric Young* DL 6-1 1/2 251 Sr.-Sr. Shiocton, Wisc.-Shiocton-North Iowa C.C. 93 Brad Ohrman DL 6-4 225 Fr.-Fr. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian 95 Dan Youssif TE 6-2 240 Fr.-Fr. Clinton Township, Mich.-Brother Rice 96 Brandon Slater DL 6-3 251 Fr.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 97 Adam Brockman DL 6-3 235 Fr.-Fr. Lebanon, Ind.-Lebanon * 98 Allan Cozart* DL 5-9 272 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Mumford 99 Tyler Palsrok DL 6-4 256 Fr.-Fr. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg * Letters won in 2006 on the left; Total letters listed on right includes 2006

As of Sept. 3, 2007 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 22

2007 Eastern Michigan Football Eastern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (2-3-0) (1-1-0) (1-2-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (1-1-0) (0-1-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-2-0) (1-0-0) (0-2-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP ------Sep 01, 2007 at Pittsburgh L 3-27 36183 FIRST DOWNS...... 61 113 *Sep 08, 2007 BALL STATE L 16-38 5794 Rushing...... 24 49 *Sep 15, 2007 at Northern Illinois W 21-19 20012 Passing...... 32 53 Sep 22, 2007 HOWARD W 38-15 10141 Penalty...... 5 11 Sep 29, 2007 at Vanderbilt L 7-30 37220 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 512 897 * Mid-American Conference game Yards gained rushing... 555 1041 Yards lost rushing..... 43 144 RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Rushing Attempts...... 156 209 ------Average Per Rush...... 3.3 4.3 WALKER, Pierre 5-5 80 263 16 247 3.1 3 13 49.4 Average Per Game...... 102.4 179.4 WHITE, D. 5-5 6 90 3 87 14.5 1 68 17.4 TDs Rushing...... 4 4 PRIEST, Dwayne 5-0 27 69 4 65 2.4 0 8 13.0 PASSING YARDAGE...... 775 1006 SCHMITT, Andy 5-5 21 67 16 51 2.4 0 11 10.2 Att-Comp-Int...... 126-75-7 154-90-7 BLEVINS, T. 5-0 11 44 0 44 4.0 0 12 8.8 Average Per Pass...... 6.2 6.5 JONES, Jayson 1-0 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 5 9.0 Average Per Catch...... 10.3 11.2 GOODRUM, M. 4-0 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 4 1.5 Average Per Game...... 155.0 201.2 JONES, Tyler 5-0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.4 TDs Passing...... 6 10 JOHNSON, Zach 5-0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.4 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 1287 1903 MCMAHON, Kyle 1-0 3 3 2 1 0.3 0 3 1.0 Total Plays...... 282 363 TEAM 3-0 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.7 Average Per Play...... 4.6 5.2 Total...... 5 156 555 43 512 3.3 4 68 102.4 Average Per Game...... 257.4 380.6 Opponents...... 5 209 1041 144 897 4.3 4 47 179.4 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 25-561 14-294 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 6-45 11-58 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 7-24 7-55 ------FUMBLES-LOST...... 2-1 12-2 SCHMITT, Andy 5-5 127.65 75-119-4 63.0 775 6 67 155.0 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 33-279 35-302 MCMAHON, Kyle 1-0 -133.33 0-3-2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 PUNTS-AVG...... 30-42.6 20-41.5 JONES, Tyler 5-0 -66.67 0-3-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 28:17 31:43 WHITE, D. 5-5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 20/69 38/79 Total...... 5 115.79 75-126-7 59.5 775 6 67 155.0 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 4/8 4/5 Opponents...... 5 125.65 90-154-7 58.4 1006 10 77 201.2 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------DOWNARD, Ryan 3 15 5.0 0 15 WHITE, D. 5-5 16 188 11.8 1 67 37.6 HUNT, Josh 1 7 7.0 0 7 LEWIS, Travis 5-5 13 158 12.2 2 32 31.6 MATTHEWS, D. 1 2 2.0 0 2 STONE, Jacory 5-5 12 123 10.2 0 37 24.6 GARRISON, Lyle 1 0 0.0 0 0 BOHNET, Ken 5-4 9 64 7.1 1 20 12.8 HOLTZCLAW, D. 1 0 0.0 0 0 JONES, Tyler 5-0 6 59 9.8 0 21 11.8 Total...... 7 24 3.4 0 15 PRIEST, Dwayne 5-0 5 66 13.2 1 24 13.2 Opponents...... 7 55 7.9 1 33 WALKER, Pierre 5-5 5 26 5.2 0 9 5.2 GAGE, Dontayo 5-1 3 28 9.3 0 18 5.6 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd LEDUC, Josh 5-0 3 18 6.0 0 10 3.6 ------BURKE, Tyrone 4-0 2 42 21.0 1 35 10.5 JOHNSON, Zach 30 1278 42.6 57 1 6 12 0 JONES, Jayson 1-0 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Total...... 30 1278 42.6 57 1 6 12 0 Total...... 5 75 775 10.3 6 67 155.0 Opponents...... 20 831 41.5 61 4 4 8 0 Opponents...... 5 90 1006 11.2 10 77 201.2 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------BEARD, Nate 6 45 7.5 0 16 DUTCHER, Sean 2-5 40.0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 41 0 Total...... 6 45 7.5 0 16 JOHNSON, Zach 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 0 Opponents...... 11 58 5.3 0 22

|------PATs ------| KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ------GAGE, Dontayo 16 423 26.4 1 90 WALKER, Pierre 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 PRIEST, Dwayne 7 124 17.7 0 25 LEWIS, Travis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 DOWNARD, Ryan 1 12 12.0 0 12 WHITE, D. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 HARRISON, D. 1 2 2.0 0 2 DUTCHER, Sean 0 2-5 4-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 10 Total...... 25 561 22.4 1 90 JOHNSON, Zach 0 1-1 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Opponents...... 14 294 21.0 0 46 BURKE, Tyrone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PRIEST, Dwayne 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G GAGE, Dontayo 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ------BOHNET, Ken 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 GAGE, Dontayo 5 0 28 0 423 0 451 90.2 Total...... 11 3-6 10-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 85 WHITE, D. 5 87 188 0 0 0 275 55.0 Opponents...... 15 8-13 13-13 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 129 WALKER, Pierre 5 247 26 0 0 0 273 54.6 PRIEST, Dwayne 5 65 66 0 124 0 255 51.0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total LEWIS, Travis 5 0 158 0 0 0 158 31.6 ------Total...... 5 512 775 45 561 24 1917 383.4 Eastern Michigan.... 13 23 28 21 - 85 Opponents...... 5 897 1006 58 294 55 2310 462.0 Opponents...... 41 23 28 37 - 129 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 23

2007 Eastern Michigan Football Eastern Michigan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------44 HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-5 25 39 64 4.0-10 0.5-0 1-0 2 1 . . . . 4 MATTHEWS, Darran 5-5 20 25 45 4.5-24 2.5-22 1-2 . 2 . . . . 20 HATCHETT, Andre 5-5 22 23 45 3.0-14 2.0-13 . . . . 1 . . 83 JONES, Jason 5-5 19 12 31 9.0-25 1.5-8 . 1 5 . . . . 21 WYATT, Jacob 5-5 17 12 29 0.5-0 . . 1 1 . . . . 34 HUNTER, Derrick 5-5 13 9 22 ...... 10 DOWNARD, Ryan 5-3 6 14 20 . . 3-15 ...... 91 HUNT, Josh 5-5 3 16 19 4.5-7 . 1-7 2 4 . 1 . . 41 SMITH, Spenser 5-5 10 7 17 2.5-9 . . 2 4 1-0 . . . 30 GARRISON, Lyle 5-5 8 8 16 1.0-2 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 92 YOUNG, Eric 5-5 8 6 14 3.5-19 2.0-14 . 2 6 . 1 1 . 23 MAY, Chris 2-2 9 4 13 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 24 HARRISON, Dwayne 5-0 3 4 7 ...... 11 RILEY, Corey 3-0 1 4 5 2.0-3 . . . 2 . . . . 9 SELMAN, Cortland 5-0 4 1 5 1.5-1 ...... 25 JENKINS, Jermaine 5-0 2 2 4 ...... 98 COZART, Allan 5-0 4 . 4 1.0-4 . . . . . 1 . . 29 SEABERRY, Lorenzo 5-0 . 3 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 33 JOHNSON, Zach 5-0 3 . 3 ...... 97 BROCKMAN, Adam 4-0 1 2 3 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 32 WALKER, Pierre 5-5 2 . 2 ...... 57 FORT, Tim 5-0 1 1 2 0.5-1 ...... 19 HICKS, Arrington 4-0 . 2 2 ...... 27 LONG, Kevin 5-0 . 2 2 ...... 82 BEARD, Nate 5-0 2 . 2 ...... 99 PALSROK, Tyler 4-0 2 . 2 ...... 49 GOODRUM, Maurice 4-0 1 1 2 ...... 45 DOWNS, Brandon 5-0 2 . 2 . . . . 2 . . . . 53 TOPOLINSKY, Jerry 5-0 . 2 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 37 MITCHELL, Mark 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 50 LANG, T.J. 5-5 1 . 1 ...... 31 EVERSON, Corey 5-0 . 1 1 ...... 14 BROWN, Julius 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 86 BURKE, Tyrone 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 69 LARKINS, Chris 5-0 1 . 1 ...... 55 JOHNSON, Stephen 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 15 STONE, Jacory 5-5 1 . 1 ...... 3 LEWIS, Travis 5-5 . 1 1 ...... 22 PRIEST, Dwayne 5-0 . 1 1 ...... 18 WHITE, DeAnthony 5-5 1 . 1 ...... 2 GAGE, Dontayo 5-1 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 5-0 196 203 399 39-125 9-61 7-24 12 29 2-0 4 1 . Opponents...... 5-0 137 216 353 19-55 4-16 7-55 12 13 1-25 1 . .