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EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser • [email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-6434 • www.EIUpanthers.com GAME 10 Eastern Illinois To Host Tennessee State Panthers Celebrating Head Coach Bob Spoo Eastern Illinois (2-7, 1-6 OVC) vs. Tennessee State (3-5, 2-3 OVC) O’Brien Field (10,000) • Charleston, Ill. November 5, 2011 • 1:30 pm • TV: WEIU QUICK FACTS THE GAME Eastern Illinois will close out the O’Brien Field portion of the Bob Spoo coaching era as the Panthers host Tennessee State for the Bob Spoo Legacy Game. COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) The long time head coach announced that this will be his final season at EIU after EIU Record .......... 144-129-1 (25th year) 25 years as the Panthers head coach and 50 years in the coaching profession. OVC Record ................68-43 (14th year) The Panthers would like to send Spoo out with a win in his final home game vs. Tennessee State ............................ 7-5 and work towards a season ending win streak. That streak began last week with Ron Reed (Tennessee State, 1998) a 19-10 victory at Austin Peay, ending what had been a six-game OVC losing TSU Record ..................................... 6-13 streak. Last season EIU beat APSU and Tennessee State to end the OVC portion Overall Record ...............................Same of their schedule before losing at Illinois State in the season finale. OVC Record .................................... 2-11 Tennessee State enters the game following an off week. The Tigers lost at vs. Eastern Illinois ............................. 0-1 Eastern Kentucky in their last outing following wins over Southeast Missouri and Tennessee Tech. TSU is 3-5 overall, 2-3 in the conference. SERIES 15th meeting, EIU leads 8-6 THE SERIES Last Meeting: This will be the 15th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State EIU 31, @ TSU 28 in OT on Nov. 6, 2010 with the Panthers holding a slim 8-6 series advantage. EIU won 31-28 in overtime RANKINGS last season in Nashville. TSU was a 21-10 winner during its last visit to O’Brien Eastern Illinois ............................ --- / --- Field in 2010. All but one of the meetings between the two schools have occurred Tennessee State ........................... --- / --- as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The other meeting was a NCAA .............................. Sports Network/FCS Coaches playoff meeting in 1982 which was later forfeited back to EIU. RADIO Eastern Illinois (2-7, 1-6 OVC) Tennessee State (3-5, 2-3 OVC) Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM - flagship station WHOW 1520 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time www.weiuhitmix.net Sept. 1 ILLINOS STATE W 33-26 Sept. 3 SOUTHERN W 33-7 Play-by-Play ........................ Mike Bradd Sept. 10 at Northwestern L 21-42 Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State L 29-35 Analyst ............................. Jack Ashmore Sept. 17 * TENNESSEE TECH L 20-31 Sept. 17 * at Murray state L 27-58 Sept. 24 * at Jacksonville State L 21-28 Sept. 24 at Air Force L 24-63 TELEVISION Oct. 1 * at Southeast Missouri L 30-37 Oct. 1 * at Austin Peay L 34-37 WEIU TV Oct. 8 * EASTERN KENTUCKY L 16-48 Oct. 8 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 55-3 Play-by-Play ........................ Mike Bradd Oct. 15 * at Murray State L 27-36 Oct. 15 * at Tennessee Tech W 42-40 Analyst ............................. Jack Ashmore Oct. 22 * UT MARTIN (HC) L 23-24 Oct. 22 * at Eastern Kentucky L 22-33 Oct. 29 * at Austin Peay W 19-10 Nov. 5 * at Eastern Illinois 1:30 pm INTERNET Nov. 5 * TENNESSEE STATE 1:30 pm Nov. 12 * UT MARTIN (HC) 5 pm Live Stats .............www.eiupanthers.com Nov. 12 at Southern Illinois 2 pm Nov. 19 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 2 pm Live Video ..............www.ovcsports.com Facebook ........................... /EIUPanthers * Ohio Valley Conference Game * Ohio Valley Conference Game Twitter ...........................@EIU_Panthers BOB SPOO LEGACY TOUR • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 November 5, 2011 • Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State • Page 2 • www.EIUpanthers.com EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO 2011 SPORTS NETWORK The dean of Ohio Valley Conference LONGEST TENURED DIVISION I HEAD COACHES TOP 25 Coaches, Eastern Illinois head coach Bob (AT SAME SCHOOL) (Week 9) Spoo returns to the sidelines for his 24th 1 ..Joe Paterno (Penn State) ........................since 1966 season on the sidelines and 25th season 2 ...Bob Ford (Albany) .................................since 1973 Rk. Team 2011 Record 3 ...Andy Talley (Villanova) ........................since 1985 1. North Dakota State (133) 8-0 overall. Spoo missed the 2006 season with 4 ...Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) ...............since 1987 2. Montana State (19) 8-1 a medical illness. His career record is 144- ...Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois) ................ since 1987 3. Appalachian State (5) 6-2 4. Sam Houston State (1) 8-0 129-1 at EIU including a 68-43 mark in OVC 5. Georgia Southern 7-1 action. In November of 2010 Spoo announced that the 2011 season would be his 6. Northern Iowa 6-2 final year of coaching ending a 25-year run as the Panthers head coach and a 50-year 7. Maine 7-1 8. Lehigh 7-1 span of coaching at both the high school and collegiate level. Since taking over 9. New Hampshire 6-2 the program in 1987, Spoo has become one of the most respected coaches in the 10. Montana 7-2 11. Wofford 6-2 game with numerous assistants moving on to succeed at all levels of the coaching 12. Old Dominion 7-2 business. He was the 1995 Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year and runner-up 13. James Madison 5-3 for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in 2000. In 2009 he was named 14. Towson 6-2 15. Jackson State 7-1 OVC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career and one of five finalists for the 16. Delaware 5-4 Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year. A 1960 graduate of Purdue University, Spoo 17. Illinois State 6-3 has coached the Panthers to 9 NCAA FCS playoff berths and eleven Top 25 national 18. Jacksonville State 5-3 19. William & Mary 4-4 rankings. Spoo is currently tied for fourth among longest tenured active coaches at 20. Tennessee Tech 5-2 the NCAA Division I level and is fifth all-time in FCS playoff appearances. 21. Indiana State 5-3 22. Liberty 6-3 23. Harvard 6-1 • 2011 marks 25th season as EIU head coach 24. South Dakota 5-4 • 2011 marks 50th season in coaching profession 25. Central Arkansas 6-3 (started at Fenwick HS in Chicago in 1961) • Ranks 5th in NCAA FCS playoff appearances with 9 • Ranks 5th among active FCS coaches with FCS (only) wins • Ranks 4th in OVC wins with 68 • OVC Coach of the Year - 2001, 2005, 2009 • Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year in 1995 2011 FCS Coaches Poll • Runner-up for Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year in 2000 (Week 9) TENNESSEE STATE HEAD COACH RON REED Rk. Team 2011 Record 1. North Dakota State (22) 8-0 Ron Reed is in his second season coaching at his alma mater. A record setter as a 2. Montana State (2) 8-1 player at Tennessee State in the mid-1980’s, Reed was the defensive coordinator for 3. Appalachian State 6-2 five years at TSU before taking over last season. In his brief stint as the TSU head 4. Georgia Southern (4) 7-1 5. Sam Houston State 8-0 coach Reed has compiled a record of 6-13 overall, 2-11 in OVC play. The Tigers 6. Northern Iowa 6-2 lost in overtime in Reed’s only head coaching match-up with EIU last season. 7. Lehigh 7-1 8. Montana 7-2 9. Wofford 6-2 SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE 10. Maine 7-1 Tennessee State enters the game following an off week as the Tigers offense is 11. New Hampshire 6-2 12. Old Dominion 7-2 led by first year quarterback Michael German. German has taken over as the starter 13. James Madison 7-1 in the last five games and has passed for 1,264 yards and eight touchdowns. Trabis 14. Jackson State 7-1 Ward and Dante’ Thomas provide a balanced rushing attack with both players over 15. Tennessee Tech 5-2 16. Indiana State 5-3 500 yards on the season. TSU’s defense likes to put pressure on the quarterback as 17. Towson 6-2 they rank first in the OVC and 23rd in the NCAA with 22 sacks. Rico Council and 18. Jacksonville State 5-3 Antonio Harper lead the squad with 3.5 sacks. Council has a team-high 67 tackles. 19. Delaware 5-4 20. Harvard 6-1 21. William & Mary 4-4 ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY 22. Liberty 6-3 23. South Dakota 5-4 November 5, 1988 - Jeff Rolson led the Panthers defense as they shutout fifth- 24. Illinois State 6-3 ranked Western Kentucky, 6-0 at O’Brien Field. Rolson had 12 total tackles including 25. North Dakota 5-3 three sacks as EIU limited the Hilltoppers to just 214 yards of total offense. Warren Pearson caught a 25-yard pass from Kurt Simon in the second quarter to account for all of the game’s scoring. BOB SPOO LEGACY TOUR • 13 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001 November 5, 2011 • Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State • Page 3 • www.EIUpanthers.com EIU QUICK HITTERS TALE OF THE TAPE • Austin Peay dominated the first 15 minutes of action on Saturday night limiting Eastern Illinois to just three plays from scrimmage.