1 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release

Toledo (0-1; 0-0 MAC) at Eastern Michigan (1-1, 0-0 MAC) EMU opens its 33rd Mid-American Conference season against the Rockets Game 3 Storylines » 2008 SEASON: The 2008 season is the 117th for the Eastern Michigan University foot- ball team. The first year of intercollegiate football in Ypsilanti was 1891 when the team posted an 0-2 record. EMU has fielded a team every year since 1891 with one exception, when the 1944 season was canceled because of World War II.

» FIRST MAC CONTEST: The University of Toledo at Eastern Michigan University foot- ball game Saturday, Sept. 13, will mark the Mid-American Conference opener for the West Division opponents. The Eagles split two non-conference games to start the sea- Date: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 son, shutting out a visiting Indiana State team, 52-0, in a game played Thursday, Aug. Time: Noon Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 28, in Rynearson Stadium and following up with a 42-10 setback at Michigan State last Stadium (Capacity): Rynearson Stadium (30,000) Saturday, Sept. 6. Meanwhile, Toledo opened its 2008 season last Saturday, Sept. 6, at Surface: Field Turf Arizona and dropped a 41-16 decision to the Wildcats. Forecast: High: 77º; Low: 59º; Chance of rain: 20% » JENKINS THREE FOR TWO: EMU senior linebacker Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Radio: WEMU Mich.-Saginaw) has earned the first two starting roles of his career this season and he » Matt Shepard, play-by-play has made the most of his opportunities. Jenkins is currently tied for fifth in the nation » Rob Rubick, color analyst with two interceptions, both against Indiana State in the opener, Aug. 28. He added a » Brian Nemerovski, sideline third turnover last weekend at Michigan State, Sept. 6, with a fumble recovery. » Jeff Fulton, engineer Television: None The Coaches » Eastern Michigan Webcast: www.mac-sports.com Live Statistics www.emueagles.com Jeff Genyk is in his fifth season at Eastern Michigan and owns a 14-34 overall record with the Eagles. Prior to guiding EMU, Genyk spent 12 years at Northwestern Univer- Series: Toledo leads, 24-11 sity. Genyk, 47, is a 1982 graduate of Bowling Green State University. Jeff Genyk vs. Toledo: 1-3 Last Meeting: Toledo 52, EMU 28 » Toledo – Nov. 3, 2007, in Toledo, Ohio Tom Amstutz (Toledo, '79) is in his eighth season as the head football coach at the University of Toledo. The Toledo graduate has a 55-33 record in his eight years as the head coach. He was also an assistant at Toledo for 21 years prior to being named head coach.

Eastern Michigan Season Schedule/Results Date Opponent Location Result/Time Notes Aug. 28 INDIANA STATE Ypsilanti, Mich. W, 52-0 emU posts a 52-0 shutout with record 637 in tot. off. Sept. 6 at Michigan State E. Lansing, Mich. L, 10-42 EMU goes to 0-8 all-time against the Spartans Sept. 13 TOLEDO* Ypsilanti, Mich. Noon eagles won the last meeting in Ypsilanti, 17-13 Sept. 20 at Maryland College Park, Md. TBA Meeting for the first time since 2003 Sept. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Ypsilanti, Mich. Noon Game to be televised by ESPN+ (WXYZ in Detroit) Oct. 4 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 4 p.m. Teams meeting for the seventh time in the nine years Oct. 11 at Army West Point, N.Y. TBA Game to be televised by ESPN Classic Oct. 18 aKRON* Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 p.m. Teams have not played since 2002 Oct. 25 at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. Noon Eagles have lost the last three meetings Nov. 1 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. 2 p.m. EMU posted a 19-2 victory last year in Ypsilanti Nov. 22 at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. 1 p.m. First meeting since Temple joined the MAC in 2007 Nov. 28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 p.m. EMU defeated CMU, 48-45, for Michigan MAC trophy * Mid-American Conference game; All times are Eastern Standard For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 2 EMU Media Relations The Game Week Schedule A quick look at Eastern Michigan’s media availability on game week. All appointments can be Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter made through the sports information office at 734.487.0317. Office Phone 734.487.0318 Toledo Week Home Phone 734.485.3221 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cell Phone 734.260.1004 Practice MAC Players/ Players/ Practice TBA E-mail [email protected] Teleconference Genyk - 9:54 a.m. Coaches Coaches closed 4 p.m. GameDay Fax 734.485.3840 . Interviews Interviews walk- Toledo Media Session following following through at Assistant SID Greg Steiner Media Room A - 11 a.m. practice practice EMU- Office Phone 734.487.0317 EagleNation at 6:15 p.m. at 6:15 p.m. Noon Cell Phone 734.845.1132 Radio Show 6 p.m. E-mail [email protected] Graduate Assistants Weekly Media Luncheons Amanda Decker, Sarah VanMetre, Dan Wyar Each Monday during the season, Eastern Michigan University will host a media interview session Student Staff with head coach Jeff Genyk inside the Convocation Center. The media session begins promptly at 11 a.m.. Contact the EMU Sports Information office if you would like to attend. Chris Puzzuoli, Amy Ziemak, Patrick Horning

INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Requesting Credentials Postgame interviews following home contests Credentials can be obtained by contacting Greg Steiner in the EMU Sports Information Office. are conducted in the team building (building They can be requested by calling 734.487.0317 or via e-mail to [email protected]. Requests in the north end zone). Both team’s interviews must be received at least two days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available will take place in this area with the visiting at the Will Call window at the Convocation Center. team going first, followed by head coach Jeff EMU does not issue parking credentials for football. Parking is free and on a first-come, first- Genyk and his players. serve basis. After road games, representatives will be Practice Procedures brought to a designated area. The locker room Most practices are open to the media. However, all media are recommended to make an advance is closed at all times. call to the EMU Sports Information Office to check on the status of practice for a particular day.

Weekly MAC Teleconference Interview Policies (Mid-Week) Teleconferences featuring the league’s head Head coach Jeff Genyk is available to speak to the media via phone Monday-Friday mornings. coaches will be conducted each Monday Weekly media luncheons for Coach Genyk will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Convocation during the season (Aug. 25 through Nov. 24). Center. Coach Genyk will also be available on the Mid-American Conference weekly conference Those participating in the call should dial in call on Monday mornings. five minutes prior to the scheduled start time Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Please contact the EMU Sports (9:30 a.m. EST each Monday). A replay is also Information Office to set up interviews. One note to the media: home phone numbers for players available for those who are unable to call in. and coaches will not be given out by the EMU Sports Information Office. To call in, call either the EMU Sports Informa- Interview Policies (Postgame) tion office (734.487.0318) or the MAC Office Postgame interviews will be conducted in the Football Team Building at the north end of Rynear- (216.566.4622) as the call teleconference will son Stadium. Both head coaches will be available to the media after a 10-minute cooling off not be released to the public. period. Individual players may be available for interviews at the conclusion of the game. Please 9:30-9:38 Bill Cubit, Western Michigan see a member of the sports information staff from either EMU or the visiting institution about player interviews. 9:38-9:46 Tom Amstutz, Toledo 9:46-9:54 Jerry Kill, Northern Illinois 9:54-10:02 Jeff Genyk, Eastern Michigan Phone/Internet Access in Rynearson Stadium If media are in need of a phone line for the game or season, please inform Greg Steiner at time 10:02-10:10 Butch Jones, Central Michigan of credential request of those needs. For those media that can file over the World Wide Web with 10:10-10:18 Brady Hoke, Ball State laptop computers that can automatically select an IP address, there is wireless internet access, 10:18-10:26 Frank Solich, Ohio available in the Rynerson Stadium press box. 10:26-10:34 Shane Montgomery, Miami 10:34-10:42 Doug Martin, Kent State The Rynearson Stadium Press Box Experience The Rynearson Stadium press box is a designated working area and access is restricted to autho- 10:42-10:50 Turner Gill, Buffalo rized personnel who have been assigned responsibilities pertinent to the scheduled game. In 10:50-10:58 Gregg Brandon, Bowling Green conjunction with NCAA and College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) policies, 10:58-11:06 J.D. Brookhart, Akron there is to be absolutely no cheering and/or criticizing players, coaches or other game officials at any point before, during or after the contest. Failure to abide by this will result in your removal 11:06-11:14 Al Golden, Temple from the press box.

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EAGLES IN FIFTH YEAR UNDER GENYK: Head coach Jeff Genyk’s fifth season is un- derway and EMU fans are expecting the Eagles to build on a number of positives that The EMU Record Book occurred last season. EMU Career Passing Yardage Eastern Michigan returns 38 lettermen, including seven starters to an offense that 1. Walter Church (1996-2000) 9,142 scored 290 points in 2007. It was the fifth most points scored in a season and the most 2. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 7,592 since 2004 when the Green and White totaled 328 points. 3. Matt Bohnet (2004-05) 4,988 EMU returns even more experience on the defensive side of the ball as 19 lettermen, 9. Steve Raklovits (1973-77) 3,103 including eight starters return on defense. 10. andy Schmitt (2006-pres.) 3,066 EMU VS. TOLEDO: Toledo and Eastern Michigan are meeting for the 36th time in history, 11. Michael Armour (1993-95) 2,983 with Toledo holding a 24-11 edge in the series. The teams split in the last two meetings, with Toledo notching a 52-28 win, Nov. 3, 2007, and Eastern recording a 17-13 victory, EMU Career Touchdown Passes Oct. 21, 2006. Prior to those two games Toledo had won six in a row. 1. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 53 2. Walter Church (1996-2000) 43 LAST TIME VERSUS TOLEDO: The last time EMU and Toledo met it was a high-scoring affair, Nov. 3, 2007, at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. The Rockets jumped on top, 28-7, t-8. Steve Raklovits (1993-95) 18 in the first half before the Eagles bounced back with 24 points in the second half. t-8. Michael Armour (1993-95) 18 EMU senior tailback Pierre Walker rushed for 93 yards on 22 carries and also scored 10. andy Schmitt (2006-pres.) 17 three touchdowns on the ground. Both Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) and Andy EMU Career Passes Completions Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) split time at quarterback with McMahon passing 1. Walter Church (1996-2000) 807 for 90 yards on 8-of-16 attempts. Schmitt completed 10-of-17 throws for 111 yards and 2. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 579 one touchdown, a four-yard pass to Ken Bohnet. 3. Matt Bohnet (2004-05) 488 EMU HISTORICALLY IN OPENERS: EMU has historically fared exceptionally well in 4. Ron Adams (1984-87) 364 season-opening contests. After Thursday’s, Aug. 28, 52-0 shutout of Indiana State, the 5. andy Schmitt (2006-pres.) 321 Eagles are 71-41-4 (.629) all-time in openers. The Green and White are now 6-3 in home openers this decade, including a 3-2 mark under Jeff Genyk. EMU Career Rushing Yards 1. Gary Patton (1984-87) 3,497 STATELY BREAKDOWN: The EMU football roster has 45 players from the state of Michi- 2. Gary Strickland (1972-74) 3,234 gan, 24 from Ohio, six from Florida, four from Indiana and Virginia, three from California, two each from Georgia, Virginia, Maryland and Illinois and one each from New York, 3. Anthony Sherrell(2002-05) 2,888 Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Ontario. 4. Larry Ratcliff (1969-71) 2,848

LEADING THE TEAM: The EMU coaching staff has designated five players to serve as EMU Career Receiving Yardage captains in 2008. The players picked to lead are: Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville), 1. Eric Deslauriers (2003-06) 3,250 T.J. Lang (Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice), and Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, 2. Kevin Walter (1999-2002) 2,838 Mich.-St. Johns) on offense andDaniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Ok.-Enid), and Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) on defense. 3. Jermaine Sheffield (1997-99) 2,043 4. Steve Clay (1992-95) 1,846

EMU Career Tackles 1. Reese McCaskill (1992-95) 450 Eastern Michigan University 2008 Football Coaching Staff 2. Scott Russell (1988-2001) 423 Head Coach:...... Jeff Genyk (Bowling Green,’82); Fifth season (14-34) 3. Jeff Bixler (1972-75) 375 Assistant Coaches: Jarvis Adams...... Northwestern, 2004...... 3rd Year-Cornerbacks 8. Ron Johnson (1974-77) 339 Kurt Anderson...... Michigan, 2001...... 1st Year-Tight Ends 9. Daniel Holtzclaw (2005-pres.) 347 Josh Buis...... DePauw, 2000...... 3rd Year-Running backs Scott Isphording...... Hanover College, 1994...... 5th Year-Offensive Coordinator/QB’s EMU Career Kickoff Return Yardage Robert Lee...... IUPUI, 1990...... 5th Year-Defensive line Jim O’Neil...... Towson, 2001...... 3rd Year-Safeties, Recruiting coordinator 1. Trumaine Riley (2003-06) 2,541 Jay Peterson...... Miami, 1985...... 5th Year-Def. Coor./Asst. Head Coach/LB’s 2. Steve Clay (1992-95) 1,772 Chris Symington...... Colorado, 1988...... 5th Year-Offensive line 3. Clarence Champman (1973-76) 1,278 Scott Weaver...... Illinois, 1996...... 5th Year-Receivers 4. Gary Patton (1987-87) 1,236 Jacob Kirkendall...... Ohio, 2007...... 1st Year-Director of Football Operations Matt Patterson...... Adrain, 2006...... 2nd Year-Video Coordinator 5. Criag Thompson (1990-93) 1,232 Graduate Assistant Coaches 6. Dontayo Gage (2006-pres.) 1,136 Steve Otterbein...... Hillsdale, 2007...... 2nd Year-Defense 7. John Stoitsiadis (1986-89) 1,074 Taylor Stubblefield...... Purdue, 2005...... 1st Year-Offense

Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 4

JENKINS A TURNOVER MASTER: Senior linebacker Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.- Saginaw) has made the most of the first two starts of his career in EMU’s two contests this year. Jenkins recorded two interceptions in the season-opening win over Indiana State, Aug. 28, and he added a fumble recovery last weekend, Sept. 6, at Michigan State, to give him three turnovers on the year. He has also turned in eight tackles on the season.

2008 MAC Standings SCHMITT MOVES INTO TOP 10: EMU junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) has moved into the top 10 in three seperate passing categories in the WEST DIVISION EMU history book. Schmitt is now fifth in pass completions with 321 and is 10th in both Team MAC Overall Div. career passing yards, 3,066, and touchdown passes with 17. Western Michigan 1-0 1-1 1-0 Ball State 0-0 2-0 0-0 Eastern Michigan 0-0 1-1 0-0 HOLTZCLAW CONTINUES STOPS: Senior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.- Central Michigan 0-0 1-1 0-0 Enid) continues his climb up the EMU career tackles list. Holtclaw opened the year with Toledo 0-0 0-1 0-0 five tackles in limited action against Indiana State, Aug. 28, and responded to the big Northern Illinois 0-1 0-2 0-1 stage in East Lansing last weekend, Sept. 6, with 12 stops, including a sack for nine yards. He is now ninth on the EMU career list with 347 total tackles. EAST DIVISION Team MAC Overall Div. STRONG AGAINST THE SPARTANS: EMU senior safety Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Mich.- Akron 0-0 1-1 0-0 Sexton) came up big once again in a trip back to his hometown. Wyatt, who played at Bowling Green 0-0 1-1 0-0 Buffalo 0-0 1-1 0-0 Sexton H.S. in Lansing, had an interception and fumble recovery against Michigan State Temple 0-0 1-1 0-0 in a 2006 meeting in Spartan Stadium. He came right back last weekend, Sept. 6, with Kent State 0-0 0-2 0-0 a game-high 13 tackles against MSU. Miami 0-0 0-2 0-0 Ohio 0-0 0-2 0-0 RAISING THE LEVEL: The EMU defense was responsible for just seven interceptions in 2006, and the 2007 Eagles doubled that effort with 15 picks in 12 games. Safety Ryan Around the Mid-American Conference Downard (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee) led the team with six while safety Jacob Wyatt (Lan- Friday, Sept. 6 sing, Mich.-Sexton), linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) and Josh Hunt at Ball State 35, Navy 23 - ESPN (Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi (Colorado)) had two each. Saturday, Sept. 7 TAKING IT TO THE “MAC”: The 2008 season is the 33rd year of Mid-American Conference at Michigan State 42, Eastern Michigan 10 at No. 1 Georgia 56, Central Michigan 17 action for the Eastern Michigan University football team. Eastern was admitted into the at Western Michigan 29, Northern Illinois 26 MAC in 1971, but a complete MAC football schedule could not be cleared until 1976. at Arizona 41, Toledo 16 Akron 42, at Syracuse 28 - FSN Ohio ON THE AIRWAVES: All 2008 EMU football games will be broadcast live on WEMU-FM Minnesota 42, at BGSU 17 - ESPNU (89.1) in Ypsilanti, Mich. Matt Shepard will handle the play-by-play duties with Rob at Pittsburgh 27, Buffalo 16 - ESPN Plus Rubick serving as the analyst. Jeff Fulton is the engineer and the man on statistics while at Iowa State 48, Kent State 28 Brian Nemerovski will be the sideline reporter. The broadcast will also be carried on at Michigan 16, Miami 6- ESPN2 the Internet at www.wemu.org at No. 3/No. 3 Ohio State 26, Ohio 14 - ESPN Connecticut 12, at Temple 9 - ESPNU JEFF GENYK RADIO SHOW SET: EMU head football coach Jeff Genyk will be the Saturday, Sept. 13 featured guest on the Monday evening radio show, “The Eagle Nation Coaches Hour”, Toledo at Eastern Michigan, Noon from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. each Monday of the football season. The shows, with WTKA radio’s Temple at Buffalo, Noon - ESPN Plus Luke DeWulf and WEMU radio reporter Brian Nemerovski serving as co-hosts, will be Ball State at Akron, 1 p.m. broadcast live from WTKA’s studio in Ann Arbor. Western Michigan at Idaho, 2 p.m. Delaware State at Kent State, 2 p.m. COACH HAS A VOTE: EMU head football coach Jeff Genyk will be involved in the Central Michigan at Ohio, 2 p.m. weekly coaches’ polls for 2008. Genyk, the fifth-year head coach of the Eagles’ football Charleston Southern at Miami, 3 p.m. squad, will be one of 60 head coaches who will vote in the weekly USA Today Coaches’ Bowling Green at Boise State, 6 p.m. - ESPN Game Plan Poll that will pick the top 25 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision each week of the season.

NEW ON THE STAFF: The EMU football coaching staff underwent one change on the full-time staff for the 2008 season. Kurt Anderson (Michigan ‘2001) joined the Univer- sity as a full-time assistant in time for 2008 spring drills. Anderson played football at Michigan and also served as a graduate assistant for the Wolverines in 2006 and 2007. He will coach the tight ends at EMU.

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FIRST SHUTOUT SINCE 1997: When EMU turned in the 52-0 shutout of visiting Indiana State Thursday night, Aug. 28, it marked the 152nd blanking of an opponent by Eastern, EMU Team Single-Game Records Points but the first since Oct. 18, 1997, when the Green and White posted a 45-0 shutout at home against Akron. EMU’s 52 points was the seventh-best total in school history. 1. vs. Eastern Illinois (Oct. 27, 1956) 65 2. at Akron (Nov. 24, 2001) 62 CRANKING UP THE “O”: The Eastern Michigan offense was in mid-season form Thurs- 3. vs. CMU (Nov. 6, 2004) 61 day, Aug. 28, in the 52-0 win over Indiana State. The Eagles set school records for total 4. vs. Ball State (Nov. 14, 1970) 60 offense and total rushing yards against the Sycamores. Eastern ‘s 637 yards in total of- 5. at Northeastern (Nov. 1, 1969) 56 fense, broke the mark of 632 yards against Akron (Oct. 18, 1997), ironically the last time 6. at Northern Illinois (Nov. 2, 1957) 54 the Eagles also posted a shutout. The Eagles’ 413 rushing yards broke the mark of 410 7. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28, 2008) 52 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Oct. 24, 1970. Total Offense THIRD TIME IS A CHARM: The Aug. 28 season opener against Indiana State marked 1. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28, 2008) 637 tailback Terrence Blevins’ (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) third start for the Eagles and it proved 2. vs. Akron (Oct. 18, 1997) 632 to be his best game in a 22-game career. Blevins, who had a previous best of 35 yards rushing in a game (at home vs. Ohio, Nov. 4, 2006), ran for 176 yards on 21 carries with Total Rushing Yards (Net) two touchdown runs in the win over Indiana State. Blevins turned in scoring jaunts of 1. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28. 2008) 413 four and 61 yards in the win, his first touchdowns as an Eagle. 2. vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Oct. 24, 1970) 410

KICKING GAME SHAPES UP: EMU received good news in the kicking game in the First Downs season-opening win over Indiana State, Aug. 28. Transfer Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.- 1. at Central Michigan (Oct. 19, 1996) 33 Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) played his first game as an Eagle and responded with 2. vs. Northern Michigan (Oct. 9, 1948) 30 six-for-six on PAT kicks and also booted his only field-goal try, a 33-yard three pointer. at Miami (Nov. 4, 1995) 30 vs. Kent State (Sept. 20, 1997) 30 NEWCOMERS IN ACTION: The EMU football coaching staff called on 26 newcomers vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 1, 1997) 30 for action in the season opener Thursday, Aug. 28, against Indiana State. A total of vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28, 2008) 30 eight true freshmen joined 13 redshirt frosh in their first-ever games for the Green and White. In addition, five other players saw their first collegiate action. A breakdown by Extra Points Converted class rank follows. 1. at Akron (Nov. 24, 2001) 8 TRUE FRESHMEN IN ACTION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-HighSchool-Previous School 2. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28. 2008) 7 52 Steve Brown LB 6-0 220 Fr.-Fr. Charlottesville, Va.-Fork Union 59 Tyler Cochran LS 6-3 240 Fr.-Fr. Columbus, Ohio-Westerville Central 92 Ryan Kuhlman DL 6-4 265 Fr.-Fr. Findlay, Ohio-Findlay 90 Javon Reese DL 6-2 230 Fr.-Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Southside IRON MEN: Three veteran EMU players 27 Marvon Sanders WR 5-9 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti have proven their durability with consecu- 32 Dominique Sherrer RB 5-11 190 Fr.-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio-Colerain tive starting roles. Senior middle linebacker 51 Herb Waits LB 5-10 184 Fr.-Fr. Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley 49 Josh Williams LB 6-1 210 Fr.-Fr. Ortonville, Mich.-Brandon Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Ok.-Enid) has started all 37 games during his four-year REDSHIRT FRESHMEN IN ACTION career. Offensive linemenT.J. Lang (Fern- No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-HighSchool-Previous School dale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice) 47 Chris Bittner LB 6-1 215 So.-Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser 72 Darrell Davis-Budanauro OL 6-4 357 So.-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.-East Grand Rapids and Andy Fretz (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Cen- 43 Keith Dixon DB 5-10 191 So.-Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio-Wayne tral) have both started in 26 consecutive 42 Marcus English LB 6-1 216 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison contests for the Eagles. A fourth player, 16 David Fox WR 6-2 195 So.-Fr. Muskegon, Mich.-Muskegon Heights punter Zach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio- 45 Paul Galloway FB 5-11 227 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Royal Oak Shrine 61 Derek Gotham OL 6-4 290 So.-Fr. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon Springboro), had earned 24 consecutive 84 Trey Hunter WR 6-0 207 So.-Fr. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood starts before missing the Michigan State 93 Brad Ohrman DL 6-4 244 So.-Fr. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian game last weekend, Sept. 6, with a pulled 96 Brandon Slater DL 6-3 273 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup leg muscle. 26 Corey Welch RB 5-9 182 So.-Fr. Akron, Ohio-Green 12 Jason Williams QB 6-3 191 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg 28 Nate Wilson DB 5-11 180 So.-Fr. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor

OTHER FIRST-TIME PLAYERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-HighSchool-Previous School 38 Joe Carithers PK 6-0 200 So.-So. Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C. 85 Trevor Hoover WR 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. Novi, Mich.-Novi 14 Brandon Pratt DB 6-2 197 Jr.-So. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn 81 Ben Thayer TE 6-4 230 Jr.-So. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Cath. Cent. 66 Patrick Treppa PK/P 5-10 157 Jr.-So. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson

Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 6 This Week’s Opponent Sa t u r d a y , Se p t . 13, 2008 - No o n To l e d o Ro c k e t s Ga m e 3 - Ry n e a r s o n St a d i u m Location: Toledo. Ohio p s i l a nt i m i c h Founded: 1872 Y , . Enrollment: 20,715 President: Dr. Lloyd Jacobs Athletic Director: Michael O’Brien Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Nickname: Rockets Colors: Midnight Blue and Gold

Te a m / Pl a y e r In f o r m a t i o n 2008 UT Co a c h i ng St a f f Schedule Head Coach: Tom Amstutz (Toledo 1977) 2007 Overall Record: 5-7 Sept. 6 at Arizona L, 16-41 2007 Conference Record (Finish): 3-5 (T-4th West) Record at UT: 55-33 (Eighth year) Sept. 13 at Eastern Michigan Career Record: Same 2007 Final Ranking: None Sept. 20 vs Fresno State Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) - Responsibility 2007 Bowl Appearance: None Sept. 27 vs Florida Int. Chris Hedden (Heidelberg, 1995)- Off. Coordinator Offensive System: Spread Oct. 4 vs Ball State Tim Rose (Xavier, 1963)- Defensive Coordinator Defensive System: Multiple Oct. 11 at Michigan Andy Boyd (Toledo, 2002)- Secondary Lettermen Returning: 41 Oct. 18 at Northern Illinois (16 offense, 23 defense, 2 specialty) Oct. 25 vs Central Michigan Stanley Clayton (Penn State, 1988)- Offensive Line Lettermen Lost: 21 Nov. 1 at Western Michigan Doug Downing (Purdue, 1988)- Running Backs (13 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialty) Nov. 11 at Akron Ken Karcher (Tulane, 1986)- Quarterbacks Starters Returning: 15 Nov. 20 vs Miami Greg Lupfer (Portland State, 1994)- Safeties (6 offense, 8 defense, 1 specialty) Nov. 28 vs Bowling Green Vince Marrow (Toledo, 1992)- Tight Ends Starters Lost: 9 Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991)- Defensive Line (5 offense, 3 defense, 1 specialty) 2007 UT Returning Offensive Starters: OL Jared DeWalt, Results (5-7; 3-5 MAC) Football Office Phone: 419.530.3500 C Buster Garrett, OL Kevin Kowalski, WR Nick Moore, vs Purdue L, 24-52 QB Aaron Opelt, WR Stephen Williams at Central Michigan L, 31-52 Returning Defensive Starters: CB Walter Atkins, at Kansas L, 13-45 UT At h l e t i c Me d i a Re l a t i o n s S Barry Church, DL Skylaar Constant, LB Keith Forestal, vs Iowa State W, 36-35 419.530.4918 DL Maurice Hill, DL Alex Johnson, CB Myshan Pettis, vs Western Michigan L, 28-42 S Lester Richmond vs Liberty W, 35-34 Asst. AD/Media Relations: Paul Helgren at Buffalo L, 33-43 Cell Phone: 419.262.3861 vs Ohio W, 43-40 E-mail: [email protected] vs Northern Illinois W, 70-21 Media Relations Fax: 419.530.4930 vs Eastern Michigan W, 52-28 Mailing Address: 2801 W. Bancroft St. at Ball State L, 20-41 Savage Hall (Rm. 1110) Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Re t u rn i ng St a t i s t i c a l Le a d e r s at Bowling Green L, 10-37

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD UTRo c k e t s .c o m DaJuane Collins 99 649 6.4 7

Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Stephen Williams 73 1,169 16.0 7

Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Aaron Opelt 249 144 57.8 1,756 12 7

Tackles TT UT AT Int. Sacks TFL-Yds. Lester Richmond 97 49 48 0 0 1.0-2 Barry Church 92 47 45 3 0 6.0-18 Head Coach Junior WR Junior FS Tom Amstutz Stephen Williams Barry Church - Th e Se r i e s (UT Le a d s 24-11) - At Ypsilanti: Toledo leads 8-7 Most EMU points: 40 in 1985 Biggest EMU win: 29 in 1987 At Toledo: Toledo leads 15-4 Most Toledo points: 65 in 2002 Biggest Toledo win: 52 in 2002 Current streak: Toledo-1 Combined points: 78 in 2002 Total points: EMU 492, Toledo 824 11-3-2007 at Toledo* L, 28-52 11-19-93 at Toledo* L, 0-14 9-29-79 TOLEDO* L, 7-37 10-21-2006 TOLEDO* W, 17-13 11-14-92 at Toledo* L, 0-41 9-30-78 at Toledo* W, 17-12 10-8-2005 at Toledo* L, 3-30 11-16-91 TOLEDO* L, 14-21 10-1-77 TOLEDO* W, 17-7 9-18-2004 TOLEDO* L, 32-42 10-6-90 at Toledo* L, 23-37 11-23-74 at Toledo W, 28-12 10-11-2003 at Toledo* L, 14-49 10-7-89 TOLEDO*# W, 31-14 9-16-72 TOLEDO L, 0-16 9-7-2002 TOLEDO* L, 13-65 11-5-88 TOLEDO* W, 20-19 10-4-24 TOLEDO L, 0-7 11-17-2001 at Toledo* L, 7-28 11-5-87 at Toledo* W, 38-9 10-6-23 at Toledo L, 0-13 10-7-2000 TOLEDO*# L, 14-42 10-4-86 at Toledo* L, 18-23 10-23-99 at Toledo* W, 20-13 10-5-85 TOLEDO* W, 21-10 *-Mid-American Conference game 11-21-98 TOLEDO* W, 10-7 10-20-84 at Toledo* L, 7-17 #-Homecoming 9-13-97 at Toledo* L, 35-38 10-22-83 TOLEDO* L, 19-37 9-21-96 TOLEDO* L, 7-24 10-9-82 at Toledo* L, 19-20 10-28-95 at Toledo* L, 28-34 10-10-81 TOLEDO*# L, 7-42 11-19-94 TOLEDO* W, 40-37 9-27-80 at Toledo* L, 7-49

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RED ZONE MAKING OPPONENTS SEE RED: Or see more lights for Eastern Michigan EMU Single-Game Records on the scoreboard in this case. Coaches often say that red zone execution is a key to Total Plays success for a football team, and EMU follows that philosophy. The Eagles started the 1. Charlie Batch (Oct. 28, 1995) 70 2008 season by going seven-for-seven in red zone chances in a 52-0 win over a visiting t-2. Charlie Batch (Nov. 4, 1995) 67 Indiana State squad Thursday, Aug. 28, and last weekend, Sept. 6, at Michigan State, the t-2. Walter Church (Oct. 19, 1996) 67 Eagles were two-for-three in the red zone.

Total Offense EMU ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB: The EMU athletic website, featuring information on 1. Charlie Batch (Oct. 11, 1997) 469 all 21 varsity athletic teams, is: www.emueagles.com. There is an additional website 2. Charlie Batch (Nov. 1, 1997) 466 for information on the Eagles’ football team only and that site is: www.emueagles- 3. Charlie Batch (Oct. 28, 1996) 455 football.com.

Passing Yardage SENIOR LINEBACKER DANIEL HOLTZCLAW NAMED TO THREE NATIONAL WATCH LISTS: Senior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) has been named to 1. Walter Church (Oct. 19, 1996) 450 three national watch lists for the 2008 season. The 6-foot-1 three-year letterman has t-2. Charlie Batch (Oct. 18, 1997) 439 been named to the Rotary Lombardi Award, the Bronco Nagurski Trophy and the Dick t-2. Walter Church (Oct. 17, 1998) 439 Butkus Award preseason watch lists. The Football Writers Association of America selects the players for the Bronco Nagurski Touchdown Passes Thrown Trophy, which is awarded to the best defensive player in college football and sponsored 1. Kainoa Akina (Nov. 24, 2001) 6 by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. The FWAA All-America Committee selects the Bronko t-2. Accomplished 13 times 4 Nagurski Trophy winner from the association’s 11-man All-America defensive team in Most recent Andy Schmitt (Oct. 13, 2007) November. The watch list was developed by the FWAA All-America committee with the help of the schools and conferences. Touchdowns Scored The Rotary Lombardi Award is presented by Wachovia and awarded annually to the t-1. Accomplished 12 times 4 most outstanding defensive down lineman or other defensive players who play within Most recent Eric Deslauriers (Nov. 6, 2004) five yards of the line of scrimmage. The players named to this year’s preliminary watch list earned All-American honors last year or were named first-team All-League in their Passes Caught respective conferences. The list will be updated prior to the start of the 2008 season in 1. Kenny Christian (Sept. 23, 2000) 20 order to identify those players who have been selected as pre-season honors candidates. t-2. Accomplished four times 14 LSU’s Glenn Dorsey won the award in 2007. Most recent Eric Deslauriers (Nov. 5, 2005) The Butkus Award®, instituted in 1985, has been given annually to the top linebacker in college football. The Award, named in honor of Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Receiving Yardage Dick Butkus, is regarded as one of the elite individual honors in college football. The 1. Ontario Pryor (Oct. 19, 1996) 241 Butkus Award will be presented January 13, 2009, at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago. 2. Kevin Walter (Oct. 5, 2002) 225 The 6-foot-1, 246-pound Holtzclaw has started all 37 games at middle linebacker 3. Eric Deslauriers (Oct. 9, 2004) 209 during his four-year EMU career. He has accumulated 347 tackles in his four seasons, good for ninth on the EMU career tackles list. He was a freshman All-American in 2005 Rushing Attempts and a first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection in 2007. Last year he finished t-1. Anthony Sherrell (Nov. 8, 2003) 43 third in the MAC and tied for 21st in the nation with his 125 tackles. t-1. Anthony Sherrell (Nov. 15, 2003) 43 3. Ricky Calhoun (Oct. 16, 1982) 42 MICHIGAN MAC TROPHY CURRENTLY RESIDES IN YPSILANTI: Since its creation by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, the Michigan MAC Trophy has found its way to Rushing Yardage all three Michigan schools. The traveling trophy goes to the school with the best record 1. Larry Ratcliff (Oct. 16, 1973) 291 between the other schools. Western Michigan won the trophy in 2005, with Central t-2. Larry Ratcliff (Oct. 2, 1971) 251 Michigan capturing it in 2006. Eastern Michigan is currently in control of the trophy, t-2. Ime Akpan (Sept. 28, 2002) 251 having defeated WMU, 19-2 and CMU in a shootout, 48-46, in 2007.

Field Goals Made STUBBLEFIELD ADDED AS G.A.: Former Purdue University football standout Taylor t-1. Accomplished seven times 4 Stubblefield has joined the staff as a graduate assistant coach. Most recent Andrew Wellock (Nov. 12, 2005) The 26-year old Stubblefield is a 2005 graduate of Purdue where he was a four-year starter at wide receiver for the Boilermakers’ football team. He finished as the NCAA’s all-time career leader in pass receptions with 316 and ranks second in Big Ten Confer- ence history with 3,629 total yards. An All-America and All-Big Ten honoree at Purdue, Stubblefield played professionally with the St. Louis Rams and Carolina Panthers in the NFL and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL.

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EMU PLAYERS CURRENTLY IN THE PRO RANKS: EMU has five Athletics history. This has helped provide the football program former players on active NFL rosters. The active players are : with numerous upgrades and is helping to level the playing field quarterback Charlie Batch (EMU 1994-97) with the Pittsburgh with the rest of the MAC. Steelers, offensive lineman L.J. Shelton (EMU 1995-98) with the Since that official beginning in 2006, the EGG has expanded San Diego Chargers, wide receiver Kevin Walter (EMU 1999-02) its goals and objectives to include not only fund-raising, but with the Houston Texans, defensive lineman Jason Jones (EMU developing a broader membership program targeted at former 2004-07) with the Tennessee Titans, and offensive linemanBarry football players, which will eventually be expanded to all family Stokes (EMU 1992-95) with the New England Patriots. and fans of EMU football in future years. More than 250 former football players have joined in just six months of this member- WEEKLY MAC TELECONFERENCE: Each Monday during the 2008 ship drive. season, all 13 Mid-American Conference head coaches will partici- pate in a teleconference call, beginning at 9:30am EST. EMU head EMU Football Players Selected to All-Name Teams: coach Jeff Genyk is on from 9:54 to 10 a.m. each Monday. Each The Eastern Michigan University football team has 11 players call will be recorded and available for playback beginning Monday nominated for the 2008 College Football All-Name Team™ se- afternoons on the conference’s website, www.MAC-Sports.com. lected by a panel at www.all-nameteam.com. A select group THIS CALL IS OPEN TO MEDIA ONLY. If you would like informa- of football players have been picked for further voting after tion to tune in live and ask questions, please contact either Jim an extensive review of more than 5,700 projected starters and Streeter ([email protected]) or Gary Richter (grichter@ backups from the nation’s 119 Bowl Championship Subdivision mac-sports.com) for the dial-in phone number and code. teams. Eagle fans can go to www.all-nameteam.com to vote for their favorites. Eagles nominated for the 2008 College Football EMU PICKED FIFTH IN MAC FOOTBALL POLL: The Eastern All-Name Team™ are: Michigan University football team was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division by the MAC News All-Name Team Media Association. The annual preseason poll was released Derek Gotham - Offensive lineman Tuesday (July 29) at the conference’s 2008 football media day Dan DeMaster - Offensive lineman held at Ford Field. Bridger Buche - Offensive lineman The Eagles received 80 votes in the annual poll with Central Kevin Long - Defensive back Michigan selected first in the West Division with 207 points fol- Ryan Downard - Defensive back lowed by Ball State (168), Western Michigan (143), Toledo (98), EMU (80) and Northern Illinois (60). All-Presidents Team: Bowling Green was chosen by the MAC News Media to win the Tyler Jones - Wide receiver East Division title with 206 points while Miami was a close sec- Stephen Johnson - Offensive lineman ond at 202. Buffalo was chosen third in the East with 145 points Tyler Palsrok - Defensive lineman followed in order by Kent State (137), Temple (120), Ohio (119), Dwayne Harrison - Defensive back Akron (78). Zach Johnson - Punter/PK A total of six schools received first-place votes. In the West Division, Central Michigan totaled 29 of 36 votes with Ball State receiving five and Western Michigan two. In the East Division, Bowling Green earned 17 first-place votes with Miami gaining seven and Buffalo three. A total of six teams received votes for the winning the champi- onship game between the winners of the West and East Divisions. Central Michigan led the way for overall first-place votes with 24 with Ball State gaining five, Bowling Green four, and Buffalo, Miami and Western Michigan one each.

TELEVISION TIME: The 2008 EMU football team will make three television appearances, one on ESPN Regional (vs. Northern Il- linois), one on ESPN Classic (at Army) and one on the Big Ten Network (at Michigan State).

E-GRIDIRON GROUP LENDS A HELPING HAND: The objective of the E-Gridiron Group is to collaborate with the EMU President’s Office, athletic director, head football coach Jeff Genyk and his Can’t make it to Rynearson for the game? staff, the EMU Student Body, and our fellow Alumni worldwide. Now you can follow the action for all home games via Live Stats During the past two years the EGG has helped raise more than powered by SIDARM 2.0 available only on the EMU Athletic Web $600,000. This is the largest amount of actual gifts received to site, date for a non-facility related project by a single group in EMU www.emueagles.com

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Ga m e 1 FIRST QUARTER EMU 08:41 Terrence Blevins 4-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Indiana State at EMU EMU 06:58 Terrence Blevins 61-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 SECOND QUARTER EMU 11:17 Tyler Jones 14-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Rynearson Stadium Joe Carithers PAT EMU 07:07 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Ypsilanti, Mich. THIRD QUARTER 7 p.m. - Attendance: 17,494 (Paid) EMU 06:37 Andy Schmitt 16-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT EMU 01:30 Dwayne Priest 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT 2008 Season and Home Opener FOURTH QUARTER EMU 10:34 Joe Carithers 33-yard field goal EMU 02:37 Jason Williams 19-yard run; Zach Johnson PAT

EMU OPENS SEASON WITH 52-0 SHUTOUT OF INDIANA STATE SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot Eagles rack up school-record 637 yards in total offense Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Eastern Michigan University football team used a high-powered Eastern Michigan 14 14 14 10 52 offense and a stifling defense to hand a visiting Indiana State University squad a 52-0 shutout here Thursday night (Aug. 28) in Rynearson Stadium in the season opener for TEAM TOTALS ISU EMU both teams. It was the first shutout for EMU since the Eagles defeated Akron, 45-0, FIRST DOWNS 7 30 Oct. 18, 1997. Rushing 4 19 With the win, the Eagles start the season 1-0 for the first time since 2004, while Passing 3 10 Indiana State drops to 0-1 to start the 2008 season. Penalty 0 1 EMU piled up a team-record 637 yards of total offense, including 413 on the ground. NET YARDS RUSHING 75 413 Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) racked up 176 yards and two Rushing Attempts 31 53 touchdowns to lead the Eagles’ ground attack. Sophomore Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Average Per Rush 2.4 7.8 Va.-Fleming-Fork Union) rushed for 39 yards and two scores on just eight rushing Rushing Touchdowns 0 6 attempts. Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) completed Yards Gained Rushing 118 424 15-of-20 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown through the air, while rushing for 33 Yards Lost Rushing 43 11 yards and a score on the ground. NET YARDS PASSING 57 224 Defensively, senior Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw) turned in two Completions-Att.-Int. 7-23-3 21-29-0 interceptions for the Green and White, while safety Dwayne Harrison (North Miami Average Per Attempt 2.5 7.7 Beach, Fla.-North Miami Beach) picked off one as well. The Eagles yielded only Average Per Completion 8.1 10.7 132 yards of total offense to the Sycamores, allowing ISU just seven first downs on Passing Touchdowns 0 1 the evening. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 132 637 The Eagles took little time getting on the board, taking the ball on their first posses- Total Offense Plays 54 82 sion and driving 80 yards in just nine plays to go up 7-0 on a Blevins four-yard carry Average Gain Per Play 2.4 7.8 and a Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) PAT. Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 3-1 ISU punted on its ensuing possession, giving the Eagles back the ball just over a Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 7-54 minute later. On the first play of the drive, Blevins broke through the line, taking it 61 PUNTS-YARDS 9-393 3-122 yards to the end zone. Another Carithers’ PAT staked the Eagles to a 14-0 lead, just Average Yards Per Punt 43.7 40.7 eight minutes into the game. Net Yards Per Punt 38.9 39.3 EMU continued to increase its lead in the second quarter, tacking another 14 points Inside 20 2 2 on the board before halftime. Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.- 50+ Yards 3 1 Belleville) reeled in a 14-yard pass from Schmitt to give the Eagles a three-touchdown Touchbacks 1 0 lead. Jenkins’ first interception with 9:20 to go in the second quarter set up another Fair Catch 1 0 scoring drive for the home team, with Priest finding the end zone just over two minutes KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-61 9-542 later. Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.0 60.2 EMU entered halftime with a 28-0 lead, allowing the Sycamores just 95 yards of total Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.0 42.9 offense, while the Eagles totaled 365 yards of their own in the first 30 minutes of the Touchbacks 0 0 contest. PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-4-0 3-23-0 Following halftime, EMU continued to roll. Schmitt rushed for his first touchdown of Average Per Return 4.0 7.7 the season, escaping a tackle behind the line and turning it into six points. Carithers KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 8-156-0 1-25-0 once again added the PAT to put the Eagles on top, 35-0. After forcing another three- Average Per Return 19.5 25.0 and-out by the Sycamores, EMU put together a seven-play scoring drive, highlighted Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 3-9-0 by true freshman Marvon Sanders’ (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) 51-yard run, going Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 on top, 42-0. Miscellaneous Yards 0 -20 The Eagles put another three points on the board when Carithers hit his first EMU field Possession Time 24:56 35:04 goal, putting the home team on top 45-0. Redshirt freshman Jason Williams (Dayton, 1st Quarter 7:48 7:12 Ohio-Miamisburg) completed the scoring for the home team when he rushed for his 2nd Quarter 4:39 10:21 first career score andZach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) added the PAT, 3rd Quarter 6:51 8:09 pushing the score to 52-0. 4th Quarter 5:38 9:22 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 21-176-2; WELCH, Corey 5-65; SANDERS, Third-Down Conversions 3-of-16 5-of-12 Marvon 2-53; PRIEST, Dwayne 8-39-2; SCHMITT, Andy 5-33-1; WILLIAMS, Ja- Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-1 2-of-2 son 2-28-1; McMAHON, Kyle 4-14; SHERRER, Dominique 3-6; GAGE, Dontayo Red Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 7-7 2-0; ISU: GATES, Darrius 10-61; BROWN, Antonie 8-15; CRAIG, Reese 2-8; Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-5 4-19 SCHMIDTKE, Calvin 7-3; SELIGER, Matt 3-(-3); Team 1-(-9) PAT Kicks 0-0 7-7 PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 15-20-0-160-1; McMAHON, Kyle 6-8-0-64-0; Field Goals 0-1 1-1 WILLIAMS, Jason 0-1-0-0; ISU: SCHMIDTKE, Calvin 4-15-3-49-0; SELIGER, Matt 3-8-0-8-0 TACKLES: EMU: DOWNS, Brandon 3-2; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-3; WAITS, RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 5-46; WHITE, DeAnthony 3-37; BLEVINS, Herb 4-0; WYATT, Jacob 4-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 4-0; SMITH, Spenser 3-0; Terrence 3-12; THAYER, Ben 2-51; BONNER, John 2-37; JONES, Tyler 2-18-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 2-1; PALSROK, Tyler 2-1; REESE, Javon 2-1; MAY, GAGE, Dontayo 1-7; BROWN, Reggie 1-6; WELCH, Corey 1-5; LEDUC, Josh 1-5; Chris 2-0; FORT, Tim 2-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-0; SLATER, Brandon 2-0; ISU: PATRICK, Ryan 2-21; KRAEMER, Koby 2-1; GATES, Darrius 1-15; LOUGH, ENGLISH, Marcus 1-1; HUNT, Josh 0-2; LONG, Kevin 1-0; JONES, Tyler 1-0; Brock 1-13; JONES, Josh 1-7 HICKS, Arrington 1-0; BROWN, Steve 1-0; WILSON, Nate 1-0; DIXON, Keith TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 11-37; DOWNS, Brandon 2.5-6; SMITH, 0-1 Spenser 2-7; REESE, Javon 1.5-12; PALSROK, Tyler 1-4; MAY, Chris 1-3; LONG, Kevin 1-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 0.5-2; ENGLISH, Marcus 0.5-1; SACKS: EMU: 4-19; REESE, Javon 1-9SMITH, Spenser 1-6; PALSROK, HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-0; HUNT, Josh 0.5-0 Tyler 1-4; FORT, Tim 1-0

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Ga m e 2 FIRST QUARTER MSU 01:46 Javon Ringer 4-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT EMU at Michigan State Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 SECOND QUARTER EMU 14:52 Andy Schmitt 3-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT Spartan Stadium MSU 05:37 Javon Ringer 6-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT East Lansing, Mich. MSU 01:05 Javon Ringer 2-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT Noon - Attendance: 71,789 THIRD QUARTER Big Ten Network Television MSU 02:08 Javon Ringer 1-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT FOURTH QUARTER MSU 13:20 Javon Ringer 2-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT EMU DROPS ROAD DECISION AT MICHIGAN STATE MSU 04:43 Ashton Leggett 4-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT Eagles see record evened at 1-1 with 42-10 setback EMU 01:24 Joe Carithers 24-yard field goal EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell to Michigan State University, 42-10, in front of 71,789 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. The SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot Spartans tallied 418 yards of total offense, including 238 on the ground, compared to 342 Eastern Michigan 0 7 0 3 10 for the Eagles. Michigan State 7 14 7 14 42 With the loss the Eagles fall to 1-1 on the young season, while the Spartans even their record at 1-1. TEAM TOTALS EMU MSU Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) led the Eagles of- FIRST DOWNS 11 21 fensively, going 11-for-23 for 111 yards via the air, while rushing for 46 yards. Sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) was Rushing 3 11 also3-of-8 for 108 yards. Passing 7 9 Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) led the Eagles’ rushing Penalty 1 1 attack with nine carries for 54 yards. Defensively, senior safety Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, NET YARDS RUSHING 127 238 Mich.-Sexton) led Eastern with a game-high 13 tackles, while senior linebacker Daniel Rushing Attempts 28 52 Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) added12 tackles. Average Per Rush 4.5 4.6 The Spartans opened up the game on a 14-play, 69-yard drive, however the drive Rushing Touchdowns 1 6 turned disastrous as Javon Ringer fumbled in the end zone, and it was recovered by EMU’s Yards Gained Rushing 142 253 Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw) for the touchback. EMU was unable to Yards Lost Rushing 15 15 capitalize though, as MSU was able to force a quick three-and-out situation. NET YARDS PASSING 215 180 Neither side was able to get their offense in gear until the 1:46 mark of the first quarter, Completions-Att.-Int. 14-31-0 11-16-0 when Ringer bounced off a few would-be tacklers for the four-yard touchdown scamper. Average Per Attempt 6.9 11.2 Brett Swenson added the PAT to make it 7-0. The MSU points were the first the Eagles had Average Per Completion 15.4 16.4 surrendered this season, after shutting out Indiana State University, 52-0, in the season Passing Touchdowns 0 0 opener last week (Aug. 28) in Ypsilanti. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 342 418 Eastern quickly responded with a touchdown of its own on the strength on back-to-back Total Offense Plays 59 68 big play performances. Blevins rolled off a 40-yard run to the MSU 40-yard line before Average Gain Per Play 5.8 6.1 Schmitt found a streaking Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) for a 38-yard pick- Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 up down to the two yard line. Three plays later, Schmitt capped the six play drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 14:52 to go in the second quarter. Joe Carithers (Dacula, Penalties: Number-Yards 6-45 3-25 Ga.-Palomar J.C.) tacked on a successful PAT to knot it at 7-7. PUNTS-YARDS 7-260 3-118 Michigan State was able to crack the scoreboard with 5:37 left in the half, as Ringer Average Yards Per Punt 37.1 39.3 rushed up the middle for a six-yard touchdown run to complete the five play, 28 yard scoring Net Yards Per Punt 21.0 32.7 drive. The Spartan PAT was good to make it 14-7. Inside 20 0 2 MSU would tack on Ringer’s third rushing touchdown of the half with 1:05 left in the 50+ Yards 0 1 period to put the host Spartans up 21-7 as the teams headed into the lockerroom for the Touchbacks 0 1 intermission. Fair Catch 0 0 Following the break, the momentum started to swing back in the favor of Eastern Michi- KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-197 7-475 gan, as the Eagles started their second possession on the half on their own three-yard line. Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.7 67.9 Schmitt was able to orchestrate a 13-play, 93 yard drive down to the MSU four-yard line. Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.0 46.9 Carithers lined up for the field goal try, but instead it was a fake by holderRyan Downard Touchbacks 0 3 (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee), however, he was stopped at the one-yard line for a turnover-on- PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 5-113-0 downs. Earlier in the drive, Blevins rushed for a four-yard touchdown score but the play was Average Per Return 0.0 22.6 for naught as the Green and White was flagged for holding. KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-87-0 3-89-0 The Spartans would quickly capitalize on the missed EMU scoring opportunity. In Average Per Return 21.8 29.7 workman fashion, MSU would go 99 yards on a scoring drive that wrapped up when Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Ringer found pay dirt for the fourth time with 2:08 left in the third quarter. The MSU Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 extra point was true to make it 28-7. Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Eastern Michigan would get no closer, however, as the Spartans captured the 32-point Possession Time 27:50 32:10 victory, 42-10. 1st Quarter 5:19 9:41 2nd Quarter 5:27 9:33 RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 9-54; SCHMITT, Andy 9-46-1; PRIEST, 3rd Quarter 9:31 5:29 Dwayne 6-21; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-3; McMAHON, Kyle 2-2; GAGE, Dontayo 1-1; 4th Quarter 7:33 7:27 MSU: RINGER, Javon 34-135-5; ANDERSON, Andre 8-75; MARTIN, Keshawn Third-Down Conversions 6-of-16 7-of-12 1-11; JIMMERSON, A.J. 3-10; LEGGETT, Ashton 2-8-1; HOYER, Brian 3-2 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-1 1-of-1 Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-7 PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy11-23-0-111-0; McMAHON, Kyle3-8-0-104-0; Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-9 2-8 MSU: HOYER, Brian 8-12-0-148-0; COUSINS, Kirk 3-4-0-32-0 TACKLES: EMU: WYATT, Jacob 5-8; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-9; HATCHETT, RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 5-45; STONE, Jacory 3-45; BLEVINS, Terrence Andre 3-6; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-6; FORT, Tim 2-4; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-2; 2-11; LEDUC, Josh 1-63; GAGE, Dontayo 1-26; BONNER, John 1-19; WHITE, SMITH, Spenser 2-2; REESE, Javon 1-3; MAY, Chris 1-3; HICKS, Arrington DeAnthony 1-6;MSU: CUNNINGHAM,b.j. 3-76; DELL, Mark 3-71; HAWKEN, An- 3-0; DOWNS, Brandon 1-2; HARRISON, Dwayne 0-3; TEAM: 2-0; SLATER, drew 2-6; GANTT, Charlie 1-13; RINGER, Javon 1-8; CELEK, Garett 1-6 Brandon 2-0; WELCH, Corey 1-1; BLEVINS, Terrence 0-2; LONG, Kevin 1-0; FOX, David 0-1; BROWN, Steve 0-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 0-1; HUNT, Josh 0-1; GARRISON, Lyle 0-1; COCHRAN, Tyler 0-1; PALSROK, Tyler 0-1; SACKS: EMU: 1-9; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-9;

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: 3-12; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-9; SMITH, Spenser 1-2; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-1

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2008 Offensive Starters

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

INDIANA ST. Bonner Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche Thayer Stone Schmitt Blevins T. Jones

at MSU Bonner Lang Fretz Davis S. Johnson Buche White Stone Schmitt Blevins T. Jones

TOLEDO*

at Maryland

NO. ILLINOIS*

at BGSU*

at Army

AKRON*

at Ball State*

at WMU*

at Temple*

CMU*

2008 Defensive Starters

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

INDIANA ST. Downs Slater Palsrok Orhman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hatchett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

at MSU Downs Hunt Palsrok Ohrman Jenkins Holtzclaw Hachett Hicks Long Wyatt Downard

TOLEDO*

at Maryland

NO. ILLINOIS*

at BGSU*

at Army

AKRON*

at Ball State*

at WMU*

at Temple*

CMU*

NCAA Foot b a l l Rankin g NCAA Foot b a l l Rankin g Fina l Team Summar y Report (Sept . 8, 2008) Fina l Individua l Summar y Report (Sept . 8, 2008) Eastern Michigan (1-1; 0-0 MAC) Eastern Michigan (1-1; 0-0 MAC) Category Rank Actual Natl. Leader Actual Category EMU Player Rank Actual Natl. Leader Actual Rushing Offense 12 270.00 Navy 452.00 Rushing Terrence Blevins 17 115.00 White, Navy 238.00 Passing Offense 66 219.50 Illinois 451.00 Pass Eff. Andy Schmitt 68 121.08 Johnson, Tulsa 241.58 Total Offense 19 489.50 Oregon 592.00 Total Off. Andy Schmitt 83 175.00 Williams, Illinois 461.00 Scoring Offense 50 31.00 Florida State 69.00 Rec. Per G. Jacory Stone NR 4.00 Williams, Toledo 12.00 Rushing Defense 84 156.50 Tennessee 29.00 Intercep. Jermaine Jenkins T-5 1.00 Hayes, Fresno State 2.00 Pass Efficiency 18 81.86 Kansas 51.84 Punt Ret. DeAnthony White 48 7.67 Tate, North Carolina 47.33 Total Defense 34 275.00 South Florida 161.50 KOR: Dontayo Gage 57 22.40 Smith, Colorado 50.00 Scoring Defense 53 21.00 Florida State .00 Field Goals Joe Carithers T-36 1.00 Harrison, Air Force 3.00 Net Punting 111 26.50 Wisconsin 48.00 TFL’s Brandon Downs T-88 1.25 Woods, Troy 3.00 Punt Returns 69 7.67 North Carolina 47.33 Kickoff Returns 46 22.40 Temple 43.25 Turnover Marg. T-16 1.50 Arkansas State 3.50 Pass Defense 16 118.50 South Carolina 69.50 TFL T-22 11.00 Troy 14.00 Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 12 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL ROSTER No. Name No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-Previous School 2 Dontayo Gage** 53 Zachary Allen DL 6-2 240 Fr.-Fr. Homer, Mich.-Homer 3 Terrence Blevins** 13 Alex Beierwalter QB 6-2 195 Fr.-Fr. Chesterton, Ind.-Chesterton 4 Kevin Long* 82 Alex Bellfy TE 6-0 190 Fr.-Fr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi 5 Spenser Smith*** 47 Chris Bittner LB 6-1 215 So.-Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser 5 Darrion Brown 3 Terrence Blevins** RB 6-1 238 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby 6 Martavius Cardwell 80 Joseph Boateng WR 5-10 174 Fr.-Fr. Germantown, MD-Northwest 7 Andy Schmitt** 83 John Bonner** TE 6-2 240 Sr.-Jr. Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne 8 Tyler Jones*** 58 Matt Bowman LS 6-0 189 Fr.-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-West Bloomfield 9 Tyrone Burke* 86 A.J. Bradley WR 5-11 185 Fr.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 10 Ryan Downard* 36 Corey Brown RB 5-11 180 Fr.-Fr. Troy, Ohio-Troy 11 Kyle McMahon* 5 Darrion Brown WR 6-0 185 Fr.-Fr. West Chester, Ohio-Cincinnati Withrow 11 Corey Riley** 87 Reggie Brown WR 5-11 175 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Oak Park 12 Jason Williams 52 Steve Brown LB 6-0 220 Fr.-Fr. Charlottesville, Va.-Fork Union 13 Alex Beierwalter 76 Bridger Buche* OL 6-3 294 So.-So. Portland, Mich.-Portland 14 Brandon Pratt 9 Tyrone Burke* WR 6-0 197 Jr.-So. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran 15 Jacory Stone** 40 L’Shane Bynum LB 6-2 210 Fr.-Fr. Taylor, Mich.-Truman 16 David Fox 6 Martavius Cardwell DB 5-10 198 So.-Fr. Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth 17 Brandon Downs** 38 Joe Carithers PK 6-0 200 So.-So. Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C. 18 DeAnthony White** 74 Joe Charles** OL 6-0 283 Sr.-Sr. Coral Springs,Fla.-Coral Springs 19 Arrington Hicks* 59 Tyler Cochran LS 6-3 240 Fr.-Fr. Columbus, Ohio-Westerville Central 20 Andre Hatchett** 78 Eric Davis* OL 6-2 280 Jr.-So. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson 21 Jacob Wyatt*** 72 Darrell Davis-Budanauro OL 6-4 357 So.-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.-East Grand Rapids 22 Dwayne Priest* 65 Dan DeMaster* OL 6-5 290 Jr.-So. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central 23 Chris May** 79 David Dick OL 6-3 290 Fr.-Fr. New Carlisle, Ohio-Wayne 24 Dwayne Harrison*** 95 Kevin Ditch PK 5-11 184 Fr.-Fr. Murrieta, Calif,-Murrieta Valley 25 Jermaine Jenkins** 43 Keith Dixon DB 5-10 191 So.-Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio-Wayne 26 Corey Welch 10 Ryan Downard* DB 6-1 201 Jr.-So. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee 27 Marvon Sanders 17 Brandon Downs** DL 6-1 246 Sr.-Jr. Springfield,Ohio-Kenton Ridge 28 Nate Wilson 42 Marcus English LB 6-1 216 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison 29 Lorenzo Seaberry** 48 James Ervin LB 6-0 195 Fr.-Fr. Nacogdoches, Texas-Nacogdoches 30 Lyle Garrison*** 57 Tim Fort* LB 6-0 214 Jr.-So. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 31 Nate Hardy 16 David Fox WR 6-2 195 So.-Fr. Muskegon, Mich.-Muskegon Heights 32 Dominique Sherrer 60 Andy Fretz** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central 33 Zach Johnson** 2 Dontayo Gage** WR 5-10 184 Sr.-Jr. Pontiac, Mich.-Northern 34 Derrick Hunter** 45 Paul Galloway FB 5-11 227 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Royal Oak Shrine 35 Andre Laney Jr. 30 Lyle Garrison*** DB 5-8 167 Sr.-Sr. Beavercreek,Ohio-Dayton Carroll 36 Corey Brown 61 Derek Gotham OL 6-4 290 So.-Fr. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon 36 Jon Pryor 31 Nate Hardy WR 5-9 175 Fr.-Fr. Chesterfield, Mich.-New Haven 37 Mark Mitchell* 24 Dwayne Harrison*** DB 5-9 191 Sr.-Sr. N. Miami Beach,Fla.-N. Miami Beach 38 Joe Carithers 20 Andre Hatchett** LB 5-11 221 Jr.-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central 39 Eric Morrison 19 Arrington Hicks* DB 5-10 170 So.-So. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater 40 L’Shane Bynum 44 Daniel Holtzclaw*** LB 6-1 246 Sr.-Sr. Enid, Okla.-Enid 41 Tyler Thomas 85 Trevor Hoover WR 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. Novi, Mich.-Novi 42 Marcus English 91 Josh Hunt*** DL 6-4 ½ 278 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi (Colorado) 43 Keith Dixon 34 Derrick Hunter** DB 5-11 182 Jr.-Jr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 44 Daniel Holtzclaw*** 84 Trey Hunter WR 6-0 207 So.-Fr. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood 45 Paul Galloway 25 Jermaine Jenkins** LB 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw 46 Corey Manns 55 Stephen Johnson* OL 6-4 280 Jr.-Jr. Holt, Mich.-Holt 47 Chris Bittner 33 Zach Johnson** P/PK 6-0 195 Sr.-Jr. Springboro, Ohio-Springboro 48 James Ervin 8 Tyler Jones*** WR 6-2 218 Sr.-Sr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville 49 Josh Williams 92 Ryan Kuhlman DL 6-4 265 Fr.-Fr. Findlay, Ohio-Findlay 35 Andre Laney Jr. DB 5-8 174 Fr.-Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio-Twinsburg 50 T.J. Lang*** OL 6-4 ½ 307 Sr.-Sr. Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice 69 Chris Larkins** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Sr. Hollywood, Fla.-Hollywood Christian 89 Josh LeDuc* TE 6-3 230 Jr.-So. Canton, Mich.-Plymouth

Secondary Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 13 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-Previous School No. Name 4 Kevin Long* DB 6-1 196 So.-So. West Bloomfield, Mich.-W.L. Central 50 T.J. Lang*** 46 Corey Manns DB 6-1 185 Fr.-Fr. Kenton, Ohio-Kenton 51 Herb Waits 23 Chris May** DB 5-10 200 Sr.-Jr. Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer 52 Steve Brown 11 Kyle McMahon* QB 6-3 208 So.-So. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Notre Dame Prep 53 Zachary Allen 37 Mark Mitchell* DB 5-11 179 Jr.-So. Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh 54 Judson Rambaud 39 Eric Morrison DB 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. Charleston, W.Va.-George Washington 55 Stephen Johnson* 68 Korey Neal OL 6-3 280 Fr.-Fr. Bowie, Md.-St. John’s 56 Mike Zupancic 67 Marty Newman LB 6-0 223 Fr.-Fr. North Olmsted, Ohio-St. Edward 56 Neal Howey 98 Aaron Novikoff DL 6-3 225 Fr.-Fr. Whittier, Calif.-Lahabra 57 Tim Fort* 93 Brad Ohrman DL 6-4 244 So.-Fr. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian 58 Matt Bowman 99 Tyler Palsrok* DL 6-4 265 So.-So. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg 59 Tyler Cochran 88 Sonny Paluch TE 6-4 246 Jr.-So. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods 60 Andy Fretz** 64 Ross Petersen OL 6-4 ½ 285 Sr.-Jr. Homewood, Ill.-Flossmoor 61 Derek Gotham 14 Brandon Pratt DB 6-2 197 Jr.-So. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn 63 Mark VanDenburgh 22 Dwayne Priest* RB 5-9 186 So.-So. Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union 64 Ross Petersen 36 Jon Pryor DB 5-9 175 Fr.-Fr. Monroeville, Pa.-Gateway 65 Dan DeMaster* 54 Judson Rambaud DB 5-9 185 Sr.-Sr. Massillon, Ohio-St. Vincent’s/St. Mary’s 66 Patrick Treppa 90 Javon Reese DL 6-2 230 Fr.-Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Southside 67 Marty Newman 11 Corey Riley** DL 6-2 229 Sr.-Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla.-American Heritage 68 Korey Neal 27 Marvon Sanders WR 5-9 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti 69 Chris Larkins** 7 Andy Schmitt** QB 6-4 238 Sr.-Jr. St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns 72 Darrell Davis-Budanauro 29 Lorenzo Seaberry** LB 5-8 216 Sr.-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford 74 Joe Charles** 97 Kalven Seilis DL 6-5 236 Fr.-Fr. Holland Landing, Ontario-Huron Heights 76 Bridger Buche* 94 Drew Serruto DL 6-4 275 Fr.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Centerville 77 James Crabill 32 Dominique Sherrer RB 5-11 190 Fr.-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio-Colerain 78 Eric Davis* 96 Brandon Slater DL 6-3 273 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 79 David Dick 5 Spenser Smith*** DL 6-1 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie 80 Joseph Boateng 15 Jacory Stone** WR 6-0 ½ 201 Sr.-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 81 Ben Thayer 81 Ben Thayer TE 6-4 230 Jr.-So. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Cath. Cent. 82 Alex Bellfy 41 Tyler Thomas DB 5-9 190 Fr.-Fr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson 83 John Bonner** 66 Patrick Treppa PK/P 5-10 157 Jr.-So. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson 84 Trey Hunter 63 Mark VanDenburgh OL 6-4 290 Fr.-Fr. Chesterton, Ind.-Chesterton 85 Trevor Hoover 51 Herb Waits LB 5-10 184 Fr.-Fr. Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley 86 A.J. Bradley 26 Corey Welch RB 5-9 182 So.-Fr. Akron, Ohio-Green 87 Reggie Brown 18 DeAnthony White** WR 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell 88 Sonny Paluch 12 Jason Williams QB 6-3 191 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg 89 Josh LeDuc* 49 Josh Williams LB 6-1 210 Fr.-Fr. Ortonville, Mich.-Brandon 90 Javon Reese 28 Nate Wilson DB 5-11 180 So.-Fr. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor 91 Josh Hunt*** 21 Jacob Wyatt*** DB 5-11 197 Sr.-Sr. Lansing, Mich.-Sexton 92 Ryan Kuhlman 56 Mike Zupancic LS 6-4 250 Fr.-Fr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif.-Trabuco Hills 93 Brad Ohrman 94 Drew Serruto 95 Kevin Ditch 96 Brandon Slater 97 Kalven Seilis EMU Foot b a l l 2008 - Pronunciation Guide 98 Aaron Novikoff Coaches Novikoff, Aaron...... NOV-uh-koff 99 Tyler Palsrok* Genyk, Jeff...... JEN-ick Ohrman, Brad...... ORR-min Isphording, Scott...... ISS-for-ding Palsrok, Tyler...... PALS-rock Pl a y ers Paluch, Sonny...... puh-LUKE Beierwalter, Alex...... BUY-er-wal-ter Rambaud, Judson...... RAM-bod Buche, Bridger...... BO-key Reese, Javon...... juh-VON Carithers, Joe...... cuh-RITH-ers Sanders, Marvon...... MAR-von Davis-Budanauro, Darrell..... boo-din-R-o Seilis, Kalven...... SELL-us Downard, Ryan...... DOWN-erd Serruto, Drew...... Suh-ROOT-o Gotham, Derek...... GOTH-um Zupancic, Mike...... zoo-PAN-zick Kuhlman, Ryan...... COOL-min LeDuc, Josh...... la-DUKE

Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 14 2008 Eastern Michigan University Depth Chart (as of Sept. 8)

EMU OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART EMU DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART X 15 Jacory Stone** 6-0 1/2 190 Sr.-Jr. DE 17 Brandon Downs** 6-1 246 Sr.-Jr. 84 Trey Hunter 5-11 207 So.-Fr. 5 Spenser Smith*** 6-1 240 Sr.-Sr. 16 David Fox 6-2 195 So.-Fr. 97 Kalven Seilis 6-5 236 Fr.-Fr. 85 Trevor Hoover 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. DT 91 Josh Hunt*** 6-4 1/2 278 Sr.-Sr. 41 Joseph Boateng 5-10 174 Fr.-Fr. 96 Brandon Slater 6-3 273 So.-Fr Z 2 Dontayo Gage** 5-10 184 Sr.-Jr. 94 Drew Serruto 6-4 275 Fr.-Fr. 9 Tyrone Burke* 6-0 197 Jr.-So. DT 99 Tyler Palsrok* 6-4 265 So.-So. 18 DeAnthony White** 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. 92 Ryan Kuhlman 6-4 265 Fr.-Fr. 87 Reggie Brown 5-11 175 Sr.-Sr. 11 Corey Riley** 6-2 229 Sr.-Sr. 5 Darrion Brown 6-0 185 Fr.-Fr. DE 93 Brad Ohrman 6-4 244 So.-Fr. H 8 Tyler Jones*** 6-2 218 Sr.-Sr. 90 Javon Reese 6-2 230 Fr.-Fr. 98 Aaron Novikoff 6-3 225 Fr.-Fr. 27 Marvon Sanders 5-9 160 Fr.-Fr. SLB 20 Andre Hatchett** 5-11 221 Jr.-Jr. 86 A.J. Bradley 5-11 185 Fr.-Fr. 47 Chris Bittner 6-1 215 So.-Fr. LT 50 T.J. Lang*** 6-4 1/2 307 Sr.-Sr. 29 Lorenzo Seaberry** 5-8 216 Sr.-Jr. 69 Chris Larkins** 6-2 290 Sr.-Sr. 40 L’Shane Bynum 6-2 210 Fr.-Fr. 68 Korey Neal 6-3 280 Fr.-Fr. MLB 44 Daniel Holtzclaw*** 6-1 246 Sr.-Sr. LG 60 Andy Fretz** 6-2 290 Sr.-Jr. 57 Tim Fort* 6-0 214 Jr.-So. 64 Ross Petersen 6-4 1/2 285 Sr.-Jr. 52 Steve Brown 6-0 220 Fr.-Fr. 79 David Dick 6-3 290 Fr.-Fr. WLB 25 Jermaine Jenkins** 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. C 78 Eric Davis* 6-2 280 Jr.-So. 49 Josh Williams 6-1 210 Fr.-Fr. 61 Derek Gotham 6-4 290 So.-Fr. 42 Marcus English 6-1 216 So.-Fr. 56 Mike Zupancic 6-4 250 Fr.-Fr. 51 Herb Waits 5-10 184 Fr.-Fr. RG 55 Stephen Johnson* 6-4 280 Jr.-Jr. FC 19 Arrington Hicks* 5-10 170 So.-So. 74 Joe Charles** 6-0 283 Sr.-Sr. 30 Lyle Garrison*** 5-8 167 Sr.-Sr. 72 D. Davis-Budnauro 6-4 357 So.-Fr. 28 Nate Wilson 5-11 180 So.-Fr. RT 76 Bridger Buche* 6-3 294 So.-So. 36 Jon Pryor 5-9 175 Fr.-Fr. 65 Dan DeMaster* 6-5 290 Jr.-So. 39 Eric Morrison 5-10 185 Fr.-Fr. 63 Mark VanDenburgh 6-4 290 Fr.-Fr. BC 4 Kevin Long* 6-1 196 So.-So. TE 83 John Bonner** 6-2 240 Sr.-Jr. 14 Brandon Pratt 6-2 197 Jr.-So. 81 Ben Thayer 6-4 230 Jr.-So. 37 Mark Mitchell* 5-11 179 Jr.-So. 89 Josh LeDuc* 6-3 230 Jr.-So. FS 10 Ryan Downard* 6-1 201 Jr.-So. 88 Sonny Paluch 6-4 246 Jr.-So. 24 Dwayne Harrison*** 5-9 191 Sr.-Sr. 45 Alex Bellfy 6-0 190 Fr.-Fr. 6 Marty Cardwell 5-10 198 So.-Fr. QB 7 Andy Schmitt** 6-4 238 Sr.-Jr. 46 Corey Manns 6-1 185 Fr.-Fr. 11 Kyle McMahon* 6-3 208 So.-So. SS 21 Jacob Wyatt*** 5-11 197 Sr.-Sr. 12 Jason Williams 6-3 191 So.-Fr. 23 Chris May** 5-10 200 Sr.-Jr. 13 Alex Beierwalter 6-2 195 Fr.-Fr. 43 Keith Dixon 5-10 191 So.-Fr.

RB 3 Terrence Blevins** 6-1 238 Sr.-Sr. EMU SPECIALISTS 22 Dwayne Priest* 5-9 186 So.-So. PNT 33 Zach Johnson** 6-0 195 Sr.-Jr. 26 Corey Welch 5-9 182 So.-Fr. 38 Joe Carithers 6-0 200 So.-So. 32 Dominique Sherrer 5-11 190 Fr.-Fr. PK 38 Joe Carithers 6-0 200 So.-So. 45 Paul Galloway 5-11 227 So.-Fr. 66 Patrick Treppa 5-10 157 Jr.-So. 41 Tyler Thomas 5-9 190 Fr.-Fr. LS 59 Tyler Cochran 6-3 240 Fr.-Fr. 36 Corey Brown 5-11 180 Fr.-Fr. 56 Mike Zupancic 6-4 250 Fr.-Fr. HLD 33 Zach Johnson** 6-0 195 Sr.-Jr. 10 Ryan Downard* 6-1 201 Jr.-So. KOR 2 Dontayo Gage** 5-10 184 Sr.-Jr. 27 Marvon Sanders 5-9 160 Fr.-Fr. PR 27 Marvon Sanders 5-9 160 Fr.-Fr. 18 DeAnthony White** 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. Secondary Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 15 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 2008 University of Toledo Depth Chart (as of Sept. 8)

TOLEDO OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART TOLEDO DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART WR 1 Nick Moore 6-4 193 Sr. DE 56 Derrick Summers 6-2 244 Jr. 7 Kenny Stafford 6-4 185 Fr. 54 Keith Forestal 6-3 245 Sr. WR 88 Stephen Williams 6-5 199 Jr. DT 92 Sean Williamson 6-1 262 Sr. 84 Sam Gaymon 6-3 200 Fr. 97 Malcolm Riley 6-3 250 Fr. WR 24 Adonis Thomas 5-10 175 Fr.-RS DT 89 Skylaar Constant 6-4 285 Jr. 86 Danny Noble 6-5 236 Fr.-RS 98 Maurice Hill 6-2 286 Jr. TE 83 John Allen 6-5 229 Sr. DE 57 Albertson Alexandre 6-5 230 So. 81 Tom Burzine 6-4 249 Jr. 58 Douglas Westbrook 6-3 233 So. 94 Jerome Jones 6-7 234 Fr.-RS LB 42 archie Donald 6-2 235 So. LT 74 Mike VanDerMeulen 6-7 315 Fr.-RS 36 Damien McIntosh 6-3 215 Fr. 78 Phillipkeith Manley 6-5 295 Fr. LB 33 Daris Quinn 6-1 220 Jr. 48 Beau Brudzinski 6-1 228 Jr. LG 68 Jared Dewalt 6-4 318 Jr. SS 8 Barry Church 6-3 219 Jr. 72 Patrick Dawson 6-3 282 Sr. 44 Drey’Lon Pree 6-2 198 So. C 50 Buster Garrett 6-3 291 Jr. ROV 34 Lester Richmond 6-1 197 Jr. 65 Nate Cole 6-2 305 So. 20 Chris Faison 6-1 176 So. RG 69 Kevin Kowalski 6-4 275 So. FS 19 Joe Bates 6-1 190 Jr. 62 Chris Meenan 6-7 334 So. 30 Greg Harris 6-0 192 So. RT 76 Jan Gewont 6-6 327 Fr.-RS CB 19 Joe Bates 6-1 190 Jr. 70 John Morookian 6-5 291 Fr. 30 Greg Harris 6-0 192 So. QB 11 Aaron Opelt 6-2 225 Jr. CB 3 Desmond Marrow 6-3 202 So. 12 D.J. Lenehan 6-3 207 So. 21 Andreas Ashwood 6-1 190 Fr. RB 22 DaJuane Collins 5-10 211 Jr. 23 Morgan Williams 5-11 195 Fr.-RS 6 Jake Walker 5-11 210 Fr. TOLEDO SPECIALISTS PK 85 Alex Steigerwald 5-11 181 Jr. 25 Brett Brodbeck 5-11 180 So. PNT 2 Bill Claus 6-0 187 Fr.-RS 85 Alex Steigerwald 5-11 181 Jr. HLD 11 Aaron Opelt 6-2 225 Jr. 12 D.J. Lenehan 6-3 207 So. LS 17 Jeremy Mack 6-2 230 Sr. 81 Tom Burzine 6-4 249 Jr. KOR 9 Kenny Veal 6-0 180 Fr. 23 Morgan Williams 5-11 195 Fr.-RS PR 1 Nick Moore 6-4 193 Sr. 22 DaJuane Collins 5-10 211 Jr. 24 Adonis Thomas 5-10 175 Fr.-RS

Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 16 2008 Game -By-Game Comparison Total Off Rushing Passing Punting Penalties Fumbles First Game Score att Yds att Yds Comp att Int Yds No avg No Yds No Lost Downs Indiana State 0 54 132 31 75 7 23 3 57 9 43.7 5 40 3 0 7 at EMU 52 82 637 53 413 21 29 0 224 3 40.7 7 54 3 1 30 at Michigan State 42 68 418 52 238 11 16 0 180 3 39.3 3 25 1 1 21 EMU 10 59 342 28 127 14 31 0 215 7 37.1 6 45 0 0 11

Toledo* at EMU at Maryland EMU

NIU* at EMU at BGSU EMU at Army EMU

AKRON* at EMU at Ball State* EMU at WMU EMU at Temple* EMU

CMU at EMU 2008 Individua l Game Coaches ’ Award Winners AWARDS IND. ST. at MSU TOL* at UM NIU* at BGSU* at Army AKRON* at BSU at WMU* at Tem* CMU*

Offensive Andy Terrence Player of Schmitt Blevins the Week Defensive Jermaine Jacob Player of Jenkins Wyatt the Week Spec. Team Herb- Tyler Player of Waits Cochran Week Special PAT/ None Team/Week FG chosen Off. Big John Tyler Playmaker Bonner Jones Def. Big Brandon Jermaine Playmaker Slater Jenkins Practice James Jon Player-Def. Ervin Pryor Practice Corey Dominique Player-Off Brown Sherrer

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Ea s t e rn Mi c h i g a n Un i v e r s i t y Tw o -Ga m e 2008 Fo o t b a l l St a t i s t i c s 2007 Eastern Michigan Football Re c o r d : 1-1; 0-0 MAC Eastern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2008) As o f All Se pgamest . 8, 2008

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 28, 2008 INDIANA STATE W 52-0 17494 All games 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 Sep 06, 2008 at Michigan State L 10-42 71789 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Mid-American Conference game Non-Conference 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Team Statistics EMU OPP BLEVINS, Terrence 2 - 2 30 240 10 230 7.7 2 61 115.0 FIRST DOWNS 41 28 SCHMITT, Andy 2 - 2 14 92 13 79 5.6 2 30 39.5 R u s h in g 22 15 WELCH, Corey 2 - 0 5 65 0 65 13.0 0 21 32.5 P a s s in g 17 12 PRIEST, Dwayne 2 - 0 14 61 1 60 4.3 2 10 30.0 P e n a l ty 2 1 SANDERS, Marvon 2 - 0 2 53 0 53 26.5 0 51 26.5 RUSHING YARDAGE 540 313 WILLIAMS, Jason 1 - 0 2 28 0 28 14.0 1 19 28.0 Rushing Attempts 81 83 MCMAHON, Kyle 2 - 0 6 16 0 16 2.7 0 9 8.0 Average Per Rush 6.7 3.8 SHERRER, Dominique 2 - 0 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 4 3.0 Average Per Game 270.0 156.5 DOWNARD, Ryan 2 - 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 TDs Rushing 7 6 GAGE, Dontayo 2 - 0 3 1 0 1 0.3 0 1 0.5 PASSING YARDAGE 439 237 TEAM 2 - 0 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 A t t- C o m p - In t 60-35-0 39-18-3 Total 2 81 566 26 540 6.7 7 61 270.0 Average Per Pass 7.3 6.1 Opponents 2 83 371 58 313 3.8 6 32 156.5 Average Per Catch 12.5 13.2 Average Per Game 219.5 118.5 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Passing 1 0 SCHMITT, Andy 2 - 2 121.08 26-43-0 60.5 271 1 38 135.5 TOTAL OFFENSE 979 550 MCMAHON, Kyle 2 - 0 144.45 9-16-0 56.2 168 0 63 84.0 Average Per Play 6.9 4.5 WILLIAMS, Jason 1 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game 489.5 275.0 Total 2 125.29 35-60-0 58.3 439 1 63 219.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-112 11-245 Opponents 2 81.82 18-39-3 46.2 237 0 46 118.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-23 6-117 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3--9 0-0 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 4-1 STONE, Jacory 2 - 2 8 91 11.4 0 38 45.5 PENALTIES-Yards 13-99 8-65 JONES, Tyler 2 - 2 7 63 9.0 1 24 31.5 PUNTS-AVG 10-38.2 12-42.6 BLEVINS, Terrence 2 - 2 5 23 4.6 0 11 11.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 :2 7 2 8 :3 3 WHITE, DeAnthony 2 - 1 4 43 10.8 0 16 21.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 11/28 10/28 BONNER, John 2 - 2 3 56 18.7 0 22 28.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/3 2/2 LEDUC, Josh 2 - 0 2 68 34.0 0 63 34.0 THAYER, Ben 2 - 1 2 51 25.5 0 27 25.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg GAGE, Dontayo 2 - 0 2 33 16.5 0 26 16.5 JENKINS, Jermaine 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 BROWN, Reggie 2 - 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 HARRISON, Dwayne 1 0 0.0 0 0 WELCH, Corey 2 - 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Total 2 35 439 12.5 1 63 219.5 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Opponents 2 18 237 13.2 0 46 118.5 CARITHERS, Joe 7 260 37.1 45 0 0 0 0 0 JOHNSON, Zach 2 94 47.0 55 0 0 1 1 0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk TREPPA, Patrick 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 1 0 0 CARITHERS, Joe 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 33 0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg PAT WHITE, DeAnthony 3 23 7.7 0 13 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 3 23 7.7 0 13 CARITHERS, Joe - 2-3 7-7 - - - - - 13 Opponents 6 117 19.5 0 78 PRIEST, Dwayne 2 ------12 BLEVINS, Terrence 2 ------12 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg SCHMITT, Andy 2 ------12 GAGE, Dontayo 5 112 22.4 0 26 JONES, Tyler 1 ------6 Total 5 112 22.4 0 26 WILLIAMS, Jason 1 ------6 Opponents 11 245 22.3 0 45 JOHNSON, Zach - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 Total 8 2-3 8-8 - - - - - 62 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Opponents 6 0-1 6-6 - - - - - 42 BLEVINS, Terren 2 230 23 0 0 0 253 126.5 GAGE, Dontayo 2 1 33 0 112 0 146 73.0 STONE, Jacory 2 0 91 0 0 0 91 45.5 SCHMITT, Andy 2 79 0 0 0 0 79 39.5 WELCH, Corey 2 65 5 0 0 0 70 35.0 Total 2 540 439 23 112 -9 1105 552.5 Opponents 2 313 237 117 245 0 912 456.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SCHMITT, Andy 2 57 79 271 350 175.0 BLEVINS, Terrence 2 30 230 0 230 115.0 MCMAHON, Kyle 2 22 16 168 184 92.0 WELCH, Corey 2 5 65 0 65 32.5 PRIEST, Dwayne 2 14 60 0 60 30.0 Total 2 141 540 439 979 489.5 Opponents 2 122 313 237 550 275.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 21 WYATT, Jacob 2-2 9 8 17 ...... Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations • 734.487.0318 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 44 HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-2 5 12 17 1.5-9 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . . 10 DOWNARD, Ryan 2-1 5 6 11 ...... 20 HATCHETT, Andre 2-2 3 6 9 1.0-1 ...... 25 JENKINS, Jermaine 2-2 5 3 8 1.5-4 . 2--9 . . 1-0 . . . Total 2 71 70 141 14-49 5-28 3--9 6 2 1-0 . 1 . Opponents 2 88 48 136 10-26 3-13 . 2 2 1-0 3 . . 2008 Eastern Michigan University Football Weekly Release 18 2008 Two -Game Statistics TEAM TOTALS EMU OPP 2007 Eastern Michigan Football SCORING 62 42 Eastern Michigan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2008) Points Per Game 31.0 21.0 All games FIRST DOWNS 41 28 Rushing 22 15 Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd Passing 17 12 ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf Penalty 2 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 540 313 44 HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-2 5 12 17 1.5-9 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . . Rushing Attempts 81 83 21 WYATT, Jacob 2-2 9 8 17 ...... Average Per Rush 6.7 3.8 10 DOWNARD, Ryan 2-1 5 6 11 ...... Rushing Touchdowns 7 6 20 HATCHETT, Andre 2-2 3 6 9 1.0-1 ...... Yards Gained Rushing 566 371 25 JENKINS, Jermaine 2-2 5 3 8 1.5-4 . 2--9 . . 1-0 . . . Yards Lost Rushing 26 58 17 DOWNS, Brandon 2-2 4 4 8 2.5-6 ...... NET YARDS PASSING 439 237 57 FORT, Tim 2-0 4 4 8 . 1.0-0 ...... Completions-Att.-Int. 35-60-0 18-39-3 5 SMITH, Spenser 2-0 5 2 7 2.0-7 1.0-6 . 2 . . . . . Average Per Pass 7.3 6.1 90 REESE, Javon 2-0 3 4 7 1.5-12 1.0-9 ...... Average Per Catch 12.5 13.2 Passing Touchdowns 1 0 23 MAY, Chris 2-0 3 3 6 1.0-3 ...... TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 979 550 24 HARRISON, Dwayne 2-1 2 3 5 . . 1-0 ...... Total Offense Plays 141 122 99 PALSROK, Tyler 2-2 2 2 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... Average Gain Per Play 6.9 4.5 19 HICKS, Arrington 2-2 4 . 4 . . . 2 . . . . . Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 4-1 96 SLATER, Brandon 2-1 4 . 4 ...... 1 . Penalties: Number-Yards 13-99 8-65 51 WAITS, Herb 2-0 4 . 4 ...... PUNTS-YARDS 10-382 12-511 91 HUNT, Josh 2-1 . 3 3 0.5-0 ...... Average Yards Per Punt 38.2 42.6 26 WELCH, Corey 2-0 1 1 2 ...... Net Yards Per Punt 26.5 37.3 42 ENGLISH, Marcus 2-0 1 1 2 0.5-1 ...... Inside 20 2 4 4 LONG, Kevin 2-2 2 . 2 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 50+ Yards 1 5 Touchbacks 0 2 3 BLEVINS, Terrence 2-2 . 2 2 ...... Fair Catch 0 1 TM TEAM 2-0 2 . 2 ...... KICKOFFS-YARDS 12-739 8-536 52 BROWN, Steve 2-0 1 1 2 ...... Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.6 67.0 22 PRIEST, Dwayne 2-0 . 1 1 ...... Touchbacks 0 3 43 DIXON, Keith 2-0 . 1 1 ...... PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 3-23 6-117 16 FOX, David 2-0 . 1 1 ...... KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 5-112 11-245 30 GARRISON, Lyle 2-0 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 3-(-9)-0 0-0-0 28 WILSON, Nate 2-0 1 . 1 ...... Possession Time 52:46 67:14 59 COCHRAN, Tyler 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 1st Quarter 13:07 16:53 2nd Quarter 10:06 19:54 8 JONES, Tyler 2-2 1 . 1 ...... 3rd Quarter 16:21 13:38 93 OHRMAN, Brad 2-2 ...... 1 . . . . 4th Quarter 13:11 16:49 Total 2 71 70 141 14-49 5-28 3--9 6 2 1-0 . 1 . Third-Down Conversions 11-of-28 10-of-28 Opponents 2 88 48 136 10-26 3-13 . 2 2 1-0 3 . . Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-3 2-of-2 Red Zone Scores-Chances 9-of-10 6-of-8 Sacks By: No.-Yards 5-28 3-13 PAT Kicks 8-8 6-6 Field Goals 2-3 0-1

Eastern Michigan University 2008 Football Results (1-1; 0-0 MAC) Date Opponent Attendance Result Aug. 28 INDIANA STATE 17,494 W, 52-0 Sept. 6 at Michigan State 71,789 L, 10-42 Sept. 13 TOLEDO* Noon Sept. 20 at Maryland TBA Sept. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (Homecoming) Noon Oct. 4 at Bowling Green* 4 p.m. Oct. 11 at Army TBA Oct. 18 AKRON* 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at Ball State* Noon Nov. 1 at Western Michigan* 2 p.m. Nov. 22 at Temple* 1 p.m. Nov. 28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 1 p.m. *Mid-American Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS

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