SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2016 GAME NOTESGAME SIX Contact • John Lock • (309) 333-0132 (Cell) • [email protected] • @Jtlock2 | Secondary: Tony Mcdaniel GAME SIX
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2016 GAME NOTESGAME SIX Contact • John Lock • (309) 333-0132 (cell) • [email protected] • @jtlock2 | Secondary: Tony McDaniel GAME SIX Southern Illinois (2-3, 0-2 MVFC) vs at RV/RV Illinois State (2-4, 0-3 MVFC) *FCS Coaches Poll/STATS Media Poll SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS Oct. 15, 2016 // 6 p.m. CT Normal, Ill. | Hancock Stadium (13,397) COACH: COACH: Series History: SIU leads, 40-35-3 Nick Hill (Southern Illinois, 2008) Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) In Normal: ILS leads, 19-17-2 SIU Record ........................................ 2-3 - 1st Season at Illinois State ...............................58-33 - 8th Season Series Streak: ILS W2 Career Record ............................................... Same Career Record .................................................... Same Last Meeting: ILS 42, SIU 21 (2015) vs. Illinois State ...................................First Meeting TV: ESPN3 2016 OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: 2016 OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: The game will be streamed nationally through ESPN3. Kurt Per Game MVFC Rank Per Game MVFC Rank Pegler will provide play-by-play, and Chris Highland will (10 Teams) (10 Teams) serve as analyst. Scoring ................................. 34.0 .........................2nd Scoring ................................. 21.2 ........................10th Rushing .............................. 143.2 ..........................7th Rushing .............................. 133.0 ..........................8th RADIO BROADCAST: SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK Passing ............................... 329.6 .........................2nd Passing ............................... 240.8 ..........................5th Saluki Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Mike Reis is in his 38th Total .................................... 472.8 .......................... 1st Total .................................... 373.8 ..........................7th year calling the play-by-play action as the Voice of the Sacks Allowed .................3.4 (17) ..........................8th Sacks Allowed ...................1.7 (4) ..........................5th Salukis. He will be joined in the booth by Gene Green, who KO Return (per return) .......... 27.9 .......................... 1st KO Return (per return) .......... 19.5 ..........................8th is in his 19th season serving as analyst for the Saluki Sports 3rd Down Conv. .................39.3% ..........................5th 3rd Down Conv. .................32.1% ..........................9th Network. Former Saluki linebacker Connor James is the 4th Down Conv. ......................3-8 ..........................8th 4th Down Conv. ......................1-7 ..........................9th third member of the crew. With nine affiliates, the Saluki Sports Network is the biggest its ever been for SIU Football. DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: Per Game MVFC Rank Per Game MVFC Rank SALUKI SPORTS NETWORK Scoring ................................. 32.8 ..........................7th Scoring ................................. 21.5 ..........................3rd WVZA 105.1 FM in Carbondale (Flagship) Rushing .............................. 140.6 ..........................5th Rushing .............................. 153.7 ..........................6th KYRX 97.3 FM in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Passing ............................... 276.4 ..........................7th Passing ............................... 168.0 .......................... 1st WRXX 95.3 FM in Centralia, Ill. Total .................................... 417.0 ..........................6th Total .................................... 321.7 ..........................3rd WRUL 97.3 FM in Carmi, Ill. Sacks ...............................2.6 (13) ........................t-5th Sacks ...............................2.3 (14) ..........................4th WEBQ 102.3 FM in Eldorado, Ill./Harrisburg, Ill. Net Punting (per punt) .......... 35.6 ..........................5th Net Punting (per punt) .......... 39.0 .........................2nd WMOK 920 AM in Metropolis, Ill./Paducah, Ky. Opp. 3rd Down Conv. ........28.8% .......................... 1st Opp. 3rd Down Conv. ........35.4% ..........................6th WVMC 1360 AM in Mt. Carmel, Ill. Opp. 4th Down Conv. .............3-8 ..........................8th Opp. 4th Down Conv. .............6-8 ........................10th WHCO 1230 AM in Sparta, Ill. KATZ 1600 AM in St. Louis, Mo. TEAM LEADERS: TEAM LEADERS: Passing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game SOCIAL MEDIA Josh Straughan ............1608 ......................321.6 Jake Kolbe .....................1405 ......................234.2 Keep up on all things Saluki football on social media. Get Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game in-game updates and every news story by following SIU Daquan Isom ..................305 .........................61.0 George Moreira ..............287 .........................57.4 football on Twitter @SIU_Football. Get pregame links and Receiving ...........................Yards ............. Per Game Receiving Yards Per Game photos on the program’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/ Connor Iwema ................343 .........................68.6 Anthony Warrum .............504 .........................84.0 SalukiFootball. Get photos from all SIU sports on Instagram @SIUSalukis. QUICK HITS 2016 SIU SCHEDULE S3 at Florida Atlantic L, 38-30 » Southern Illinois hits the road to play at Illinois State on Saturday, October 15, at 6 p.m. CT in Hancock S10 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 30-22 Stadium. S17 MURRAY STATE (FAMILY WEEKEND) W, 50-17 » The SIU-Illinois State rivalry is the second-longest running rivalry for the Salukis. SIU has played 78 games S24 ---bye week-- -- against the Redbirds since 1929. SEMO (83 games) is the only opponent SIU has played more often. O1 at No. 12 Northern Iowa * L, 42-21 » Billy Reed is four receptions away from 100 in his career. He had a school-record 14 receptions last year vs. O8 No. 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * L, 45-39 Illinois State. He would become the 13th player in program history with 100 career receptions. O15 at Illinois State * 6 p.m. » Saturday’s game will be the fifth and final night game of the 2016 season. O22 INDIANA STATE (HOMECOMING) * 2 p.m. O29 at Missouri State * 2 p.m. » The game pits the MVFC’s No. 1 passing defense (Illinois State allows only 168 yards per game through the N5 SOUTH DAKOTA * 2 p.m. air) vs. the MVFC’s No. 2-ranked passing offense (SIU averages 329 yards per game passing). N12 at Youngstown State * 11 a.m. N19 WESTERN ILLINOIS * 2 p.m. * = Missouri Valley Football Conference game Rankings reflect FCS Coaches poll the week of the game All times Central NOTES & MEDIA INFO MVFC Champions: 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 | FCS National Champions: 1983 | FCS Playoffs: 1983 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 SALUKIS VISIT REDBIRDS is actually in second place in the MVFC MEDIA INFORMATION » Southern Illinois heads to Normal, Ill., for a to South Dakota State quarterback Taryn Credentials 6 p.m. game at Illinois State on Saturday, Christion in both passing yards and passing Credentials are required for entrance to the press box October 15. yards per game. or access to the field. To request season or single-game credentials, please contact media services. » SIU is kicking off at 6 p.m. local time for the » SIU has only had a QB throw for 2,000 fifth time in six games this season. This is the yards in a season nine times, including Mark Photographers final night kickoff of the 2016 season. Iannotti each of the last two years. Please observe NCAA regulations and shoot from the » Southern leads the all-time series with the » Last season’s quarterback, Mark Iannotti, designated areas. Photographers must shoot from Redbirds, 40-35-3. Illinois State leads the broke SIU’s single-season passing record behind the white lines between the 25-yard line and the back of the end zone on either side of the field. Your series in games played in Normal, 19-17-2. with 3,195 yards. The previous record holder credential must be visible at all times. » Illinois State has won the last two games in was current head coach Nick Hill, who had the series. SIU had won six of the previous 3,175 yards in 2007. Game Day Parking seven. » Iannotti and Hill are the only two 3,000-yard Media working on deadline will receive a priority parking pass to the press parking area located in Lot C on the » The SIU-ILS series (78 games) is the single-season passers in school history. south side of the SIU Arena. second-longest series for the Salukis. Straughan only needs to average 232 yards SEMO (83 games) is the only program SIU per game for the rest of the season to reach Home Postgame Procedure has faced more often than the Redbirds. 3,000 yards. Postgame interviews will take place in the Tedrick Auditorium, located at the top of the stairwell in the » The SIU-ILS rivalry goes all the way back to » Straughan has thrown for more than 250 Donald Boydston Center on the south end. Head coach 1929, a 6-0 win for Southern. yards in all five games. SIU’s single-season Nick Hill and selected players will be made available record for 250-yard games is eight, set by approximately 10 minutes following the game. A RECORD PACE Mark Iannotti last season. Football E-Mail List » Southern Illinois quarterback Josh Straughan » Straughan ranks sixth nationally in passing If you would like to be added to the Saluki football E-mail is on a record pace about halfway through yards per game and fourth nationally in total list to receive news about the team, please contact John the 2016 season.