SOUTHERN FOOTBALL 2016 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATIONContact • John Lock • (309) 333-0132 (cell) • [email protected] • @jtlock2COACHING STAFF QUICK FACTS 2016 FOOTBALL STAFF School...... University Head Coach...... Location...... Carbondale, Ill. Alma Mater...... Southern Illinois, 2008 Founded...... 1869 Record at SIU (Years)...... 0-0 (First) Enrollment (Fall 2015)...... 17,292 Career Record (Years)...... Same Nickname...... Salukis Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/LBs...... Kraig Paulson Colors...... Maroon and White Alma Mater...... Montana, 1987 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I (FCS) / QBs...... John Van Dam Conference...... Missouri Valley Football Wide Receivers...... Ashton Aikens President...... Randy Dunn Alma Mater...... Northwestern, 2005 Director of Athletics...... Tommy Bell (Virginia Tech, ‘79) Defensive Line...... Austin Flyger Athletic Trainer...... Brandon Harthan Alma Mater...... Augustana, 2004 Football Office Phone...... (618) 453-3332 Cornerbacks...... Carl Franks Ticket Office Phone...... (618) 453-2000 Alma Mater...... Montana, 1994 Running Backs...... Nate Griffin FACILITY INFORMATION Alma Mater...... Idaho Stadium (Capacity)...... (15,000) Tight Ends / Special Teams...... Jay Nunez First Season...... 2010 Alma Mater...... Pittsburg State Surface...... FieldTurf Duraspine PRO Offensive Line...... Trevor Olson Record...... 18-15 (.545) Alma Mater...... Northern Illinois, 2011 Press Box Phone...... (618) 453-1980 Safeties...... Marty Rodgers FOOTBALL HISTORY Alma Mater...... Southern Illinois, 2009 Director of Football Operations...... Michael Williamson, Jr. First Year of Football...... 1913 Alma Mater...... Southeast Missouri, 2009 All-Time Record...... 439-505-32 (.468) Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator...... Adam Fry MVFC Championships (Last)...... 5 (2009) Alma Mater...... Western Michigan, 2014 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last)...... 8 (2009) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record...... 3-8 MEDIA SERVICES Home...... 3-2 Associate Director/Football Contact...... John Lock Road...... 0-6 Office Phone...... (618) 453-7102 MVFC (Finish)...... 2-6 (9th) Cell Phone...... (309) 333-0132 Basic Offensive Set...... Multiple Email...... [email protected] Basic Defensive Set...... 4-3 Director/Assistant AD...... Tom Weber Starters Returning/Lost...... 14/11 Office Phone...... (618) 453-7235 Offense...... 6/5 Cell Phone...... (618) 528-1111 Defense...... 6/5 Email...... [email protected] Special Teams...... 2/1 Sports Information Fax...... (618) 453-2648 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 48/25 Mailing Address...... Saluki Media Services Offense...... 24/11 127 Lingle Hall Defense...... 22/12 Carbondale, IL 62901 Special Teams...... 2/2 Twitter...... @SIU_Football Facebook...... Facebook.com/SalukiFootball Website...... SIUSalukis.com

MVFC CHAMPIONS w 2003 w 2004 w 2005 w 2008 w 2009 2016 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Saturday at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m. Sept. 3 (FAU Stadium)

Saturday vs. Southeast Missouri Carbondale, Ill. 6 p.m. Sept. 10 (Saluki Stadium)

Saturday vs. Murray State Carbondale, Ill. 6 p.m. Sept. 17 (Family Weekend) (Saluki Stadium)

Saturday Bye Week Sept. 24

Saturday at Northern Iowa * Cedar Falls, Iowa 4 p.m. Oct. 1 (UNI-Dome)

Saturday vs. South Dakota State * Carbondale, Ill. 6 p.m. Oct. 8 (Saluki Stadium)

Saturday at Illinois State * Normal, Ill. 6 p.m. Oct. 15 ()

Saturday vs. Indiana State * Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Oct. 22 (Homecoming) (Saluki Stadium)

Saturday at Missouri State * Springfield, Mo. 2 p.m. Oct. 29 (Plaster Stadium)

Saturday vs. South Dakota * Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Nov. 5 (Saluki Stadium)

Saturday at Youngstown State * Youngstown, Ohio 11 a.m. Nov. 12 ()

Saturday vs. Western Illinois * Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Nov. 19 (Saluki Stadium)

Home games in bold. *Denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game. All times Central and subject to change.

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Offensive Starters Returning Pos. Player Ht. Wt. Class 2015 Stats/Notes RB Daquan Isom 5-8 172 So. Second-team All-MVFC as return specialist...MVFC All-Newcomer team... WR Jimmy Jones 5-9 179 So. MVFC All-Newcomer...Team-best six catches...Avg 5 rpg, 62 ypg in six MVFC games WR Israel Lamprakes 5-11 180 Sr. Granted 6th year of elig. (missed 2011 & 12 due to injury)...9 starts, 31 rec., 381 yds in 2015 OL Austin Olsen 6-5 302 Jr. Started all 11G at left tackle...MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week after SIU beat Missouri St. WR Billy Reed 6-1 203 Sr. First-team All-MVFC...SIU’s leading receiver...805 rec. yards (5th in SIU single-season history) OL Reid Sealby 6-3 267 Sr. Started final 5G on offensive line...MVFC All-Academic Team. Two-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week...Ranked 7th nationally in all-purpose yards per game

Offensive Starters Lost OL Garrett Clark 6-3 285 GR Started nine games...Voted teams Most Valuable Off. Linemen by teammates TE Adam Fuehne 6-7 257 GR Second-team All-MVFC...Started all 11G...25 rec. for 351 yards and 2 TDs...FA signing of Detroit Lions QB Mark Iannotti 6-2 227 GR National leader in total offense...9th in Nat’l POY voting...First-team All-MVFC OL Jake Notario 6-4 333 Ret. Retired from football due to lingering knee injuries...Hon. mention All-MVFC...Started 10G OL Ethan Wirth 6-7 283 GR First-team All-MVFC...Started all 11G...MVFC Off. Lineman of the Week after game at Indiana

Defensive Starters Returning Pos. Player Ht. Wt. Class 2015 Stats/Notes LB Chase Allen 6-3 240 Sr. Second-team All-MVFC...Third in MVFC in tackles per game (10.9)...10+ tackles 7 times Special Teams POW after 2 blocked kicks, 10 tackles in second half vs. Youngstown State. DE Leonard Garron 6-2 251 Sr. Transition from OLB to DE for 2016...Started 6G at OLB in 2015...33 tackles, 6 TFL & 1 sack LB Markese Jackson 5-11 218 Jr. Started 10 games...Third on team with 89 tackles...7th in MVFC in tackles per game (8.9) S Ryan Neal 6-2 185 Jr. Started all 11G at CB...Moving to S in 2016 (also played S in 2014)...Fifth on team with 60 tackles DL Khari Waithe-Alexander 6-2 255 Jr. Started 9G on DL...35 tackles, 5 TFL and three sacks...Earned MVFC Academic Excellence Award CB Jefferson Vea 6-2 185 So. MVFC All-Newcomer team...Started all 11G at CB...8th on team with 48 tackles...Broke up 8 passes

Defensive Starters Lost S D.J. Cameron 6-1 194 GR Started all 11G, made 66 tackles...2 and broke up 5 passes...4th on team in tackles NT Raysean Golden 6-0 295 GR Started 10G...Recorded 38 tackles and four tackles for loss...Three QB hurries. S Kenny James 5-10 204 TR Transfered to Ferris State...107 tackles, two interceptions returned for S Anthony Thompson 6-1 208 GR Started 8G at safety..Made 55 tackles...Currently playing in the CFL for BC LB Brandon Williams 6-5 254 GR Hon. mention All-MVFC...MVFC Def. POW after win vs. #10 Liberty...9th in MVFC in TFL

Special Teams Starters Returning Pos. Player Ht. Wt. Class 2015 Stats/Notes LS Josh Jahnke 5-11 180 Jr. Both long and short snapper...2 tackles on punt coverage...Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award K Austin Johnson 5-11 184 Sr. MVFC ST POW after 2-2 in win over #10 Liberty...14-22 on FGs and 43-45 on XPs

Special Teams Starters Lost P Derek Mathewson 5-11 193 GR Honorable Mention All-MVFC...14th nationally in punting avg. (43.1)...9 punts of 50+ yards

Other Notable Returners Pos. Player Ht. Wt. Class 2015 Stats/Notes NT TJ Beelen 6-2 285 Sr. Redshirted 2015 after season-ending injury in week 3...10 tackles, 1 TFL...9 career starts FB Hans Carmien 6-2 233 Jr. Served as team’s No. 1 fullback, primarily in a blocking role...TD rec. at Indiana...5 tackles on sp teams. QB Matt DeSomer 6-1 186 So. Played in all 11G at WR...Triple threat (28 passing yards, 76 receiving yards, 111 rushing yards) WR Darrell James 5-11 186 So. 22 receptions for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns...Team-leading 14.8 yards per reception P Nicholas Neidig 6-3 210 Jr. Team’s primary punter in 2014, DNP in 2015...6 punts of 50+, 13 i20 in 2014 LB Withney Simon 5-10 215 So. Played as true freshman...10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss at SEMO...Played in nine games. DL Dakota Upchurch 6-5 277 Jr. Started final 3 games of the season...Played in all 11 games...26 tackles, 3.5 TFL and one sack RB Cameron Walter 5-8 195 Jr. Started 3G at running back...17 rushes, 72 yards and a TD...Rushed for 210 yds at MSU in 2014

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HEAD COACH NICK HILL First Season at SIU (0-0) Southern Illinois, 2008

Southern Illinois University Director in the top-11 nationally in total offense, my playing days for of Athletics Tommy Bell announced scoring offense and passing offense. Coach Kill, and I know we can get there,” on December 23, 2015, that offensive Iannotti led the nation in total offense per Hill said. “Coaching my alma mater is a coordinator Nick Hill has been promoted to game and was ninth in national Offensive dream come true. I love everything about head football coach. He becomes the 21st Player of the Year voting. In the two years this region and what it stands for, that blue- head coach in school history and only the since Hill arrived on SIU’s staff, the Salukis collar mentality. This is not my team. This is fourth to lead his alma mater, joining Abe have improved rushing yards per game by our team. Our program is going to invest in Martin, Bill O’Brien and . 46, passing yards per game by 67, total the community and make us proud on and “Nick Hill is one of the brightest and yards per game by 113, and points per off the field.” most creative minds in game by seven. today,” said Bell. “He has a commanding After graduating from Southern in 2007, presence among our team, a relentless A native of nearby Du Quoin, Ill., Hill Hill played six seasons of professional work ethic, and a burning desire to rebuild was one of the most prolific passers in football. In the League, Saluki Football.” school history during two seasons as he played for head coach , SIU’s starting in 2006 and who is currently the head coach of the Hill joined Southern’s staff in 2014 as 2007, under head coach . He NFL’s Washington Redskins. In addition to the program’s coach. In his recorded a 21-6 record as a starter and set playing in the AFL, Hill signed free agent first season, Saluki QBs broke a school single-season school records for passing contracts with the in 2008 record for single-season touchdown yards and total offense in 2007. Among and in 2012. passes with 29. First-year quarterback the highlights of his playing career were Mark Iannotti tied a school record with six leading the team to a win over Indiana, Hill began his coaching career in 2013 touchdown passes in a win over Southeast marking the first time in conference history as head coach at Carbondale High School. Missouri State. that a member school defeated a Big Ten In his only season with the Terriers, he opponent. He also guided Southern to guided the program to an Illinois High Hill was promoted to offensive three playoff wins, and the 2007 squad School Association playoff berth. coordinator in 2015 and completely advanced to the national semifinals, the overhauled the team’s offense by installing deepest playoff run for Saluki football since Hill resides in Carterville with his wife, his own version of the up-tempo, spread winning a national championship in 1983. Alicia, and their daughter, Skylar. attack. The results were remarkable as Hill remains the school’s all-time leader in Southern’s offense averaged 498 yards completion percentage (68.3). per game -- the second most in conference history. Under Hill’s guidance, the 2015 “I know what the blueprint looks like for SIU offense led the conference and ranked our program to be successful, going back to

NICK HILL’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Year School Assignment Overall Conference Postseason 2014 Southern Illinois Quarterbacks 6-6 3-5 (t-7th) 2015 Southern Illinois co-Off. Coordinator / QBs 3-8 2-6 (9th) 2016 Southern Illinois Head Coach -- --

As Head Coach at SIU: 0-0 (First Season)

4 MVFC CHAMPIONS w 2003 w 2004 w 2005 w 2008 w 2009 2016 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT NICK HILL Jerry Kill, Saluki Hall of Fame Coach: Carl Mauck, SIU Hall of Famer and 34- Brandon Jacobs, Former Saluki “I promise you Nick Hill will work day year NFL playing and coaching veteran: running back, teammate, nine-year and night because he doesn’t want to let “Nick has the characteristics you look for NFL veteran, and two-time anyone down. Guys work better with a little in an outstanding head coach. He’s level- champion chip on their shoulder. When I came there headed, but also has a lot of fire and energy. “First of all, Nick is a great man, and that I had a little chip, and I surrounded myself He knows what he wants at quarterback, is a sign of a great coach. He’s just a good, with great staff, and he’ll do the same thing. which is the position that makes or breaks solid dude; his character speaks for itself. I He has a good model to work from. I think your team. He will recruit harder than spoke to Nick during the process about his he’s learned a lot about coaching, based on anyone and will present himself well to goals if he were to get this opportunity, and what Southern’s offense accomplished last recruits and their families. I’m confident that he is absolutely on the right track. Coach year. What people don’t realize is how many he can assemble a strong staff. He knows Kill recruited good, hard-working, shipyard people he knows, from various pro leagues, the area, he loves the school. I’m proud that guys. Nick is going to do the same thing. to our guys at Minnesota and throughout he got the job and I’m excited for him and He’s not in this for a paycheck. He genuinely college football. Nick will have a lot of the program.” loves being around the guys. He’s in this to people supporting him. He needs to enjoy win, and his heart is in it. They will play their today, and the bottom line is he has to go Deji Karim, Former SIU running back hearts out for him.” out-work people tomorrow. A lot of people “Nick is a great leader because of the weren’t fired up about me when I was hired. type of person he is. He’s smart, and his core You get respect by winning football games, beliefs and values inspire everyone around and to do that, you recruit good staff and him to improve. He has great relationships good players. Nick can do that. He’s smarter with current and former players, and I truly than I was -- a dumb-ass country boy from believe he will get SIU back on the right Cheney, Kan.” track.”

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