GAME 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS at UNI #UNIFIGHT UNI FOOTBALL /UNIPantherFootball @UNIFootball @UNIPantherFootball 16 CONFERENCE TITLES // 20 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES // 218-56-1 UNI-DOME RECORD Game 12 7-4 5-2 #9/#10 Nov 23 • 1 p.m. CT 1-10 1-6 NR/NR 2019 Record 2019 MVFC RANKING (STATS/COACHES) 2019 Record 2019 MVFC RANKING (STATS/COACHES) VS MARK FARLEY 156-82 JARED ELLIOTT 6-16 UNI-Dome HEAD COACH Record HEAD COACH Record Cedar Falls, Iowa SERIES QUICK LOOK 2019 SCHEDULE OVERALL 47th Meeting UNI OPP Time/ UNI RECORD 30-16 TV: ESPN3 RADIO: PANTHER Date RNK RNK Opponent Result FIRST MEETING Sept. 16, 1967 (W, 12-0) Play-By-Play: Brad Wells RADIO NETWORK AUGUST LAST MEETING Oct. 27, 2018 (L, 37-17) Analyst: Danan Hughes Play-by-Play: Gary Rima 18/20 21/24 Analyst: Don Patterson Analyst: Scott Peterson 31 at Iowa State L, 29-26 (3OT) TEAM Sideline: Kelly Burke SEPTEMBER COMPARISON LIVE STATS 7 11/12 -/- SOUTHERN UTAH W, 34-14 https://unipanthers.com/sidearmstats/football/summary 21 9/8 RV/- IDAHO STATE W, 13-6 315.1 Total Offense 321.3 GETTING UP TO SPEED 28 9/7 5/6 at Weber State L, 29-17 115.1 Rushing Offense 110.8 • Ninth-ranked UNI Football hosts Western Illinois in the final OCTOBER 200 Passing Offense 210.5 regular-season game of the year. The Panthers enter the game with a 7-4 record while the Leathernecks are 1-10 on the year. UNI 5 13/13 18/17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE*$ W, 21-14 133.98 Team Passing Eff. 116.13 is playing for the postseason while Western Illinois is looking to 12 10/10 1/1 at North Dakota State* L, 46-14 play spoiler. Last week, an injury laden Panther squad fell at South 22.5 Scoring Offense 19.7 Dakota State 38-7. Western Illinois fell 45-21 against Southern 19 14/15 RV/- SOUTH DAKOTA* W, 42-27 Illinois in their final home game. The Panthers are tied for second 26 11/12 -/- at Missouri State* W, 29-6 313.4 Total Defense 480.5 position in MVFC play at 5-2 while WIU is 1-6 with the lone win NOVEMBER 118.5 Rushing Defense 224 coming against South Dakota. 2 9/10 7/7 at Illinois State* W, 27-10 194.9 Passing Yds Allowed 256.5 •The Panthers trailed 17-7 and had the ball in the fourth quarter before a defensive touchdown by the Jackrabbits put the game out 9 5/7 -/- INDIANA STATE* W, 17-9 128.95 Team Passing Eff. Defense 151.72 of reach. The Panthers’ four losses this season have come against 16 4/5 9/9 at South Dakota State* L, 38-7 teams in the FCS Top 6 and Iowa State and all of the losses were 20.7 Scoring Defense 36.8 on the road. 23 9/10 -/- WESTERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. 0.73 Turnover Margin -1.36 • The win over Southern Utah was Head coach Mark Farley’s 0.32 3rd Down Con. Pct 0.298 150th career victory. He is the winningest coach in UNI and All Times Central Missouri Valley Football History and the 10th coach in FCS history Rank: STATS or AP/Coaches 0.2 4th Down Con. Pct 0.458 with 150 FCS victories. HOME GAMES * MVFC Conference Game 0.389 3rd Down Con. Pct Defense 0.413 • UNI is 13th in the FCS in total defense, 17th in scoring defense, $ Homecoming 33rd in tackles for loss and 18th in sacks. After four games with 0.462 4th Down Con. Pct Defense 0.429 three or more turnovers, the Panthers are now third in the FCS and 2019 MVFC STANDINGS 0.875 Red Zone Offense 0.704 first in the MVFC in turnovers gained. School MVFC Overall 0.848 Red Zone Defense 0.864 • Isaiah Weston and Chris Kolarevic are building resumes for comeback player of the year honors. Weston missed all of last North Dakota State 7-0 11-0 35.39 Net Punt. 36.86 season and through 10 games sits atop the MVFC in receiving TDs and yards per catch. Kolarevic has played in just seven games, Illinois State 5-2 8-3 5.29 Punt Returns 6.28 but is fifth on the team in total tackles and earned a pair of MVFC 15.64 Kickoff Returns 20.38 Player of the Week honors. South Dakota State 5-2 8-3 161 First Downs Offense 198 • The Panthers have earned a Missouri Valley Player of the Week honor after eight of 10 games this season. Matthew Cook was UNI 5-2 7-4 187 First Downs Defense 256 named the Special Teams Player of the Week after the Iowa State game and again after Missouri State, McElvain earned Newcomer Southern Illinois 5-2 7-4 4.45 Penalties PG 6.91 of the Week honors after the Southern Utah game and Elerson G. Smith was named the Defensive Player of the Week after the South Dakota 3-4 4-7 39.91 Penalty YPG 52.45 Idaho State win and again after the Youngstown State victory. Against Weber State, McElvain earned his second NOFW honor Indiana State 2-5 4-7 28:24 Time of Possession 26:05 and Chris Kolarevic picked up DPOTW honors and again after the South Dakota game. Isaiah Weston was named the Offensive Youngstown State 1-6 5-6 UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Player of the Week after the South Dakota game. Omar Brown JEREK WOLCOTT NICK HARVEY earned DPOTW and NOTW honors after the Illinois State game. Missouri State 1-6 1-9 Asst. AD for Comm. Asst. Comm. Director e [email protected] e [email protected] Western Illinois 1-6 1-10 c 406-422-7581 c 515-231-2096 2019 UNI FOOTBALL 1 GAME 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS at UNI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Playoff Preview SportsCenter Regulars The NCAA FCS Selection committee released its Deion McShane’s first-quarter touchdown reception Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Top-10 Rankings with three weeks remaining in the against Southern Utah was more than just a Founded 1876 regular season and the Panthers came in at No. 6. touchdown. After catching the ball, the defender Enrollment 10,497 appeared to tackle McShane before the receiver Nickname Panthers flipped over the back of the defender and landed on Polls his feet and sprinted to the end zone for the 56-yard Colors Purple & Old Gold The Panthers fell to No. 9 in the FCS STATS Poll and Affiliation Division I - FCS TD. It is the third consecutive season that a Panther No. 10 in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll after the loss at has made the SCTop10. Xavior Williams’ walk-off Conference Missouri Valley Football South Dakota State. The Panthers have been in the President Mark Nook Pick-6 against South Dakota State made the list top-10 in both polls for seven of 12 regular-season in 2018 and Jared Farley’s one-handed touchdown Athletics Director David Harris polls. against Monmouth in the 2017 playoffs made the NCAA Faculty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh show in 2017. Young Panthers FOOTBALL INFORMATION Through 10 games, 11 freshmen or redshirt freshmen Wonderful Williams Head Coach Mark Farley have seen the field for UNI and five have started. Preseason All-American Xavior Williams has 10 pass Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 Will McElvain (QB, R-Fr.), Omar Brown (CB, Fr.), breakups through 11 games and a pair of fumble Career Record 156-82/19th Year Trevon Alexander (LB, R-Fr.), Tristan Scott (TE, R-Fr.) recoveries. UNI Record Same and Matthew Cook (PK, Fr.) have all started games for UNI. MVFC Record 98-45 Brown is Ballin’ 2018 Record 7-6 True freshman Omar Brown earned the starting nod 2018 MVFC Record 5-3 Kicking off a Solid Career at the cornerback position to start game one and has 2018 MVFC Finish T 3rd Freshman kicker Matthew Cook was named the shined so far. The former Minnesota All-Star Game 2018 Postseason Second Round starter the week of the Iowa State game and Defensive MVP has 10 passes defended, including a 2018 Final Rank Coaches: RV/STATS: 23rd started his career with a bang. He hit his first-ever MVFC-high five interceptions. He is currently fourth 2019 Preseason Coaches: 20th/STATS: 18th collegiate field goal attempt, a 50-yarder and added for UNI with 63 total tackles, including three tackles three more in game one. He is 15-18 for the season. for loss. First Year of Football 1895 He sits atop the MVFC in field goals made and field FCS Playoff Appearances 20 goal percentage. MVFC Championships 16 Kolarevic Returns with a Vengeance Chris Kolarevic returned from last year’s season- Wins Over FBS Foes 11 Paltry Penalties ending injury with a bang, earning MVFC Player of The Panthers are ranked first in the MVFC and 8th in the Week honors after the game at Weber State, his the FCS for penalties per game at 4.45. FOOTBALL STAFF first game back. Against South Dakota, he notched a career-high 19 tackles and grabbed PoTW honors Mark Farley Head Coach Strength of Schedule again. Jeremiah Johnson Defensive Co./DBs After the non-conference slate is complete and Ryan Mahaffey Offensive Co./TEs playing four ranked MVFC opponents so far in Elerson Elevation conference play, UNI is fourth in the FCS in strength D.J. Vokolek Assist. Head Coach/LBs Redshirt junior Elerson G. Smith showed his future of schedule according to Massey Ratings.