INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL Week TEN GAME NOTES Football Contact: Tim McCaughan • Phone: (812) 237-4161 • Email: [email protected] Indiana State vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Sat., Nov. 2, 2019 | 1 p.m. ET | Memorial Stadium (12,764) | Terre Haute, Ind. Online: ESPN Plus // Radio: WIBQ 97.9 // 1230 AM // GoSycamores.com // Live Stats: GoSycamores.com // Twitter: @IndStFB on the air TV None Online ESPN Plus Luke Martin (PxP), Brian Fritz (C) Radio WIBQ 97.9 FM // 1230 AM Luke Martin (PxP), Brian Fritz (C) Listen Online GoSycamores.com/Watch SERIES HISTORY INDIANA STATE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS All-time Series Series Tied, 28-28 3-5 Overall; 1-3 MVFC 4-4 Overall; 2-2 MVFC In Terre Haute 15-13 Head Coach Curt Mallory Head Coach Nick Hill In Carbondale 13-15 First Meeting 1944 (W, 55-6, Home) Alma Mater Michigan (1992) Alma Mater Southern Illinois (2008) Last Meeting 2018 (W, 24-21, Away) Record at Indiana State 10-20 (3rd Season) Record at Illinois State 14-27 (4th Season) Current Streak ISU - W1 Career Record Same Career Record Same Schedule Indiana State football continues Missouri Valley Football Conference play Saturday November 2 as Southern Illinois comes to Date Opponent Time/Result town. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET from Memorial Stadium. Sycamore fans can catch the action on ESPN Plus as well as on Aug. 31 at Kansas L, 24-17 the radio on WIBQ 97.9 FM (1230 AM) locally or online at GoSycamores.com/Watch free-of-charge with Luke Martin (play-by- Sept. 7 vs Dayton L, 42-35 play) and Brian Fritz (color) on the call. Sept. 14 vs Eastern Kentucky W, 19-7 Sept. 21 vs Eastern Illinois W, 16-6 SERIES HISTORY WITH THE SALUKIS *Bye Week* In what will mark the 57th meeting between the two programs on Saturday, both teams have won 28 games. The Sycamores Oct. 5 at South Dakota* L, 38-0 evened the series last season with a 24-21 win at Saluki Stadium, marking the fourth consecutive victory for the Sycamores on the road in the series. Indiana State has won five of the last seven meetings with the two losses coming at Memorial Stadium. Oct. 12 vs Western Illinois* (Homecoming) W, 20-10 Oct. 19 vs South Dakota State* L, 42-23 LINEBACKERS SETTING THE TONE ON DEFENSE FOR THE TREES Oct. 26 at Illinois State* L, 24-7 Linebackers Jonas Griffith and Clayton Glasco have dominated the defensive side of the ball for the Sycamores in 2019. Griffith Nov. 2 vs Southern Illinois* 1 PM is leading Indiana State with 74 tackles while Glasco has made 59 stops with the next best mark in tackles on the squad being Nov. 9 at Northern Iowa* 5 PM 43 courtesy of safety Michael Thomas. The duo have combined for 17.5 of the team’s 57 tackles-for-loss, six of the 19 sacks and Nov. 16 vs Youngstown State* 1 PM two of the seven interceptions. Nov. 23 at Missouri State* 3 PM *MVFC Contest // All Games ET GRIFFITH MOVING TOWARD TOP-10 IN CAREER TACKLES Louisville, Kentucky native Jonas Griffith finished Saturday with 12 stops from TABLE OF CONTENTS the linebacker position. With the performance, the redshirt senior moved SYCAMORE CAREER TACKLE LEADERS Notes 1-5 into sole possession of 10th place in career tackles (350) in program history, Rk. Tackles Player, Pos., Yr. Media Info 2 passing Jameer Thurman (2013-16) and Terrance Miles (2000-03). Griffith is 1. 428 Aaron Archie, LB, 2009-12 National Polls 3 just nine tackles away from moving into 8th place on the list. 2. 426 Richard Moss, LB, 1993-96 Roster & Pronunciation 6-7 3. 415 Dietrich Lapsley, LB, 1999-02 Depth Chart & Starters 8-9 NUNEZ CONTINUES TO ADD TO ALL-TIME PROGRAM MARKS 4. 414 Marty Murray, LB, 1975-77 Senior kicker Jerry Nunez etched his name in Sycamore history after breaking Head Coach Curt Mallory 10 5. 413 Craig Shaffer, LB, 1978-81 three program records this season. The Naples, Florida native secured the all- MVFC Standings/Quick Facts 11 6. 393 Robert High, S, 1994-97 time scoring (221) as well as the all-time field goal (42) marks in a win over 7. 388 Jacolby Washington, LB, 2009-12 Statistics 12-37 Eastern Illinois. Just a week earlier, Nunez set the ISU all-time PAT record – 8. 358 Alex Sewall, S, 2008-11 The Last Time 38 a record that had stood since 1985. Nunez has currently scored 242 points, 9. 352 Eric Christensen, LB, 1988-91 kicked 48 field goals and 98 PAT’s. 10. 350 Jonas Griffith, LB, 2016-Pres. #leavenodoubt 11. 342 Terrance Miles, DB, 2000-03 12. 340 Jameer Thurman, LB, 2013-16 2019 INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Staff THIRD DOWN DEFENSE Head Coach Curt Mallory The defensive unit of the Sycamores has been stout this season on third down, holding opponents to just a 34.3 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Mark Smith percent conversion rate which is 29th-best in the nation. The Indiana State defense held Western Illinois to just Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Michael Switzer 1-of-15 on third down during a Homecoming win. Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Brad Wilson Special Teams Coordinator Kevin Abrams SYCAMORES TURN TO WILDERMAN AT QUARTERBACK Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator Joe Hastings Redshirt sophomore Kurtis Wilderman made his first career start at quarterback against No. 3 South Dakota in week Cornerbacks Deon Broomfield eight. The Wadesville, Indiana product passed for 196 yards on 19-of-31 attempts, including a pair of touchdowns. Tight Ends Tyler Funk A week later, Wilderman threw for a touchdown in heavy rains and winds against No. 7 Illinois State. He has seen Quarterbacks Aaron Young action in five games, including two starts this season and has thrown for 521 yards on 55-of-85 including six Running Backs Marcus Knight touchdowns. He has completed 65 percent of his passes and holds a 134.8 quarterback rating. Safeties Kyle Hoke Director of Player Personnel Adam Dennison Director of Operations Craig Smith LIMITING THE DIRTY LAUNDRY One area that a Curt Mallory’s teams have excelled at over his three seasons at the helm of the Sycamores has been discipline. The Sycamores currently rank 8th nationally and tops in the MVFC in fewest penalties with just 33 on the GoSycamores.com season. The Sycamores finished 2017 and 2018 ranked 19th and 27th respectively in fewest penalties. The official online home of Sycamore Athletics, ISU Athletics and Sycamore Football information can STOPPING THE AIR ATTACK be accessed online at all times. Complete statistics, ISU secondary has been solid through eight games, allowing just 158.5 yards per game passing which ranks notes, recaps, features, video and more are available at 4th in the country and tops in the MVFC. Starting cornerbacks Keawvis Cummings (8) and Mekhi Ware (4) have GoSycamores.com. been superb breaking up passes while the defensive line and front seven have pressured opposing quarterbacks 17 times. Inoke Moala has six pass breakups from the defensive end position. In total, ISU defenders have been Social Media aggressive on pass breakups, recording 35 on the season. Indiana State football information can be found on Facebook.com/SycamoreFootball as well as on Twitter KERLEGRAND PICKS UP ANOTHER 100-YARD RUSHING GAME AGAINST SDSU (@IndStFB) and Instagram (@IndStFB). Peterson Kerlegrand rushed for 107 yards on 19 carries against No. 3 South Dakota State. It marked the juniors third 100-yard rushing game of the season after crossing the century mark against Eastern Kentucky and Dayton. On the Interview Availability year Kerlegrand has rushed for 565 yards and a trio of touchdowns. A Fort Wayne, Indiana native, Kerlegrand is ISU players are available during game week following averaging 5.8 yards per carry and 80.7 yards per game. practices at Memorial Stadium. Head Coach Curt Mallory will also be available at this time or upon prior arrangements TREES AGAINST THE FCS with the ISU Athletic Communications Office. Please contact Indiana State is 8-4 in their last 12 FCS contests after winning five-straight to close out the 2018 season. ISU is Director of Athletic Communications Ace Hunt or Assistant currently 3-3 against FCS opponents with wins over Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois in 2019. Director of Athletic Communications Tim McCaughan to confirm practice times or schedule an interview with PRESEASON HONORS FOR GRIFFITH Coach Mallory or Sycamore student-athletes throughout Redshirt senior Jonas Griffith earned Preseason All-American honors from both HERO Sports and STATS FCS entering the week. All interviews are to be coordinated through the the season. Griffith started in 11 games in 2018 at linebacker, leading the Missouri Valley Football Conference with Athletic Communications office. Media are not permitted to 132 tackles, including 81 unassisted stops. He was tops in the nation with 7.4 solo tackles per game and fifth with contact student-athletes on their own at any time. 12 tackles per game. In total, the Louisville, Kentucky native recorded 9.5 tackles-for-loss for 27 yards including 3.5 sacks. He recorded double-digit stops in eight games while making a season high 18 stops in back-to-back games Weekly Press Conference against South Dakota State and Missouri State. Indiana State’s Digital Media Coordinator and football play- by-play announcer Luke Martin will host a weekly press GRIFFITH NAMED TO BUCK BUCHANAN WATCH LIST conference with head coach Curt Mallory each Monday Redshirt senior Jonas Griffith was named to the Buck Buchanan Watch List this preseason.