Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Brandin Jordan Nomenclature In 2008, the Gateway Football Conference changed its name to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. On second reference or when abbreviating the league name, please use either Valley Football or MVFC. Beginning with the 2006 Playoffs, the designations “I-A” and “I-AA” ceased to exist, according to the NCAA. Teams are now distinguished by whether they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Southern Illinois University competes in the FCS sub-classification. Both sub- classifications are considered Division I. Jeff Evans 2 CONTENTS Section 1: Intro to Saluki Football Recruiting Information ....................... 3-35 Section 2: 2009 Season Preview Season Preview/Depth Charts .......... 36-39 Quick Facts .........................................39 Rosters .......................................... 40-43 Section 3: Biographies Head Coach Dale Lennon ................. 44-45 Assistant Coaches ........................... 46-48 Administrator Bios ........................... 49-51 Player Bios .................................... 52-74 Section 4: 2008 Review Game-By-Game Stats ....................... 76-81 Game Stories and Box Scores ........... 82-93 Statistics ....................................... 94-98 Section 5: History Head Coaching Bios .................... 100-101 Honors & Awards ........................ 102-107 Playoff History ............................ 108-117 Records ..................................... 118-163 Section 6: Media Information Missouri Valley Football Conference ......164 Opponents ................................. 165-167 Media Services ..................................168 Credits Editor: Tom Weber Contributors: Mike Reis, Fred Huff, Adam Longueville, Sharon Lipe, Jeff Honza, Deji Karim Cover Design: Shannon Wimberley Photography: Tom Weber, Samantha Okon, Shalae Patrick Printing: SIU Printing Services www.SIUSalukis.com RB LARRY WARNER WAS NAMED TO THE LEAGUE’S ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM LAST YEAR. 3 Ryan Kernes 4 The new football stadium will significantly enhance both the student-athlete and fan New Stadium in 2010 experience. The horseshoe shaped facility will be located south of McAndrew Stadium and will have a capacity of 15,000. Seating will include 1,080 prime chairback seats as well as seating on the grass berm enclosing the north endzone. Saluki Football The new stadium will be highlighted by a two-story pressbox that will feature 12 luxury suites and a 2,500-square foot VIP Club Room, along with traditional booths for coaches and TV/ radio personnel. Student-athletes will benefit from a new playing surface with the latest in synthetic grass technology, while fans will experience expanded concessions and restrooms as well as a new scoreboard with video replay capability. Capacity of 15,000 • 1,080 Prime Chairback Seats 12 Luxury Suites • VIP Club Room Scoreboard with Video Replay Expanded Concessions • Additional Restrooms 5 Carver Shannon 1956-58 6 October 23, 1937 Western Illinois 17, SIU 0 McAndrew Moments This was the first game played in the new stadium. Not only was the stadium nameless when it opened, but the school was then known as Southern Illinois Teachers College, and its athletics teams were known as the Maroons. The Maroons played their four 1937 home Saluki Football games in the new stadium, despite the fact construction was not complete. The 8,543-seat stadium was officially dedicated in 1938. Per then-state law, the stadium was not named for the school’s long-time athletic director, head football coach and head basketball coach, William McAndrew until after his sudden death in 1943. Jim Hart October 4, 1958 SIU 32, Western Illinois 31 SIU ended a 10-game winless streak versus Western Illinois with an Illinois Intercollegiate 1963-65 Athletic Conference season-opening win. The Salukis scored on the game’s final play to draw within one point of the Leathernecks. Southern then won the game when it converted the subsequent two-point conversion attempt. Saluki Hall of Fame QB and Centralia-native Bill Norwood passed 67 yards to Lane “Night Train” Jenkins to bring the Salukis within one point, 31-30, as the game clock expired. Jenkins then rushed for the game-winning two-point conversion. October 29, 1960 SIU 66, Eastern Michigan 8 SIU clinched a tie for its first conference title in 30 years with this Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win. The Salukis led, 14-0, 25 seconds into the game. Saluki KR Jim Thompson returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown. The Salukis sealed this game when they scored a school-record 31 fourth quarter points. October 28, 1967 SIU 16, Tulsa 13 This is one of the biggest upsets in school history. The Salukis, who were 0-5, upset the Hurricane, who were ranked No. 8 in the Litkenhous ranking. Then-Southern Illinoisan sports writer Lon Eubanks termed the come-from-behind win a “miracle win.” Saluki Hall of Fame LB Carl Mauck’s fourth quarter interception and 24-yard return to the Tulsa 10 yard line set up Galloway’s game-winning field goal. October 31, 1970 SIU 69, Bradley 3 This game remains the second-most points SIU has ever scored in a game versus a Division I opponent. The Salukis set records for total yards in one game, 754, and total plays in one game, 112. The Salukis overpowered the Braves rushing for 466 yards on 75 carries. No Saluki rushed for more than 76 yards. Eleven different Salukis rushed the ball in this game. The Braves, who dropped their program following the season, managed just 38 yards total offense and only five first downs. The Homecoming game attracted an estimated crowd of 14,000. 7 Mark hemphill Day Sept. 13, 1980 8 October 23, 1976 SIU 54, Northern Illinois 0 McAndrew Moments This game was played in a driving rain storm-marked by occasional hail, and was clearly the Andre Herrera Show. The senior All-American running back set the school record for rushing yards in one game, 319. He carried 35 times. Herrera rushed for 184 yards in the first quarter, Saluki Football breaking Mercury Morris’ NCAA record for rushing yards in one quarter. His 85-yard first quarter run is the longest from scrimmage in SIU history (he did not score on the play). September 13, 1980 SIU 37, Eastern Illinois 35 This was Mark Hemphill Day. It attracted the largest crowd in McAndrew Stadium history, 17,150. Hemphill, a wide receiver from St. Louis, Mo., suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury while attempting to recover a teammate’s fumble in a game the previous season versus Illinois State. The injury left him paralyzed from the neck down. Mark Hemphill Day was then-Saluki Athletic Director Gale Sayers’ idea. It was designed to raise money for Hemphill’s rehabilitation expenses. Then-SIU Assistant Athletic Director Fred Huff organized the event. It raised some $30,000, including $1,000 from SIU students, who resided at Brush Towers. Then-Illinois Governor James Thompson attended the game and presented Hemphill, who died accidentally one year later, with a plaque denoting the retirement of his jersey number 30. His jersey number is one of only three that SIU has retired. November 7, 1981 Drake 22, SIU 17 The second-largest crowd in McAndrew Stadium history (17,000) saw the Salukis miss a chance to clinch a tie for their first-ever Missouri Valley Conference title. It was a game of two halves. Drake out-scored SIU, 19-0, in the first half. SIU out-scored Drake, 17-3, in the second half. Southern finished 5-2 in the MVC, tied for third place. September 10, 1983 SIU 17, Eastern Illinois 14 All-American and Saluki Hall of Fame DB Terry Taylor contributed in many ways to the Salukis’ 1983 I-AA National Championship. But perhaps his most spectacular contribution came in this game. Taylor, who blocked either a field goal or a punt in three of the first four games in the 1983 season, blocked Dave Strauch’s 20-yard field goal attempt to tie with 19 seconds remaining in the game. Ron Miller’s tie breaking 28-yard field goal with 2:48 remaining in the third quarter proved to be the game winner. It was one of only three Saluki games decided by seven or less points that year, as the Salukis posted a 13-1 record and the school’s only national football title. Terry Taylor November 5, 1983 SIU 28, Illinois State 26 The third-largest crowd in McAndrew Stadium history (16,600 on Homecoming) saw the Salukis 1980-83 play their closest game of the National Championship season and raise their record to 10-0. Illinois State failed to convert a two-point conversion attempt to tie with 12:20 remaining. 9 Ira Davis 1984-87 10 December 10, 1983 SIU 23, Nevada 7 McAndrew Moments SIU’s first-ever Division I-AA semifinal playoff game was played in driving rain and sleet. The crowd of 11,000 seemingly cheered on every play, no matter its significance. No. 1 SIU built a 9-0 halftime lead on three Ron Miller field goals. Nevada (then known as Nevada-Reno) Saluki Football drew within two points with a third-quarter rushing touchdown. SIU scored 14 fourth-quarter points to seal the win, including Terry Taylor’s 24-yard interception return for a TD. October 1, 1988 SIU 45, Arkansas State 43 The 88 points scored by the two teams in this game stood as the McAndrew Stadium scoring record until 1999. SIU scored 24 of its points in the fourth quarter. Coach Rick Rhoades and the Salukis trailed the Indians, 36-21, at the start of the fourth quarter. Rushing TDs by Chuck Harmke and freshman Garrett Hines, plus a safety gave the Salukis a 38-36 lead. An Arkansas State TD with 24 seconds left in the game made it 45-43. Saluki WR Chontal Brown recovered ASU’s subsequent onside kickoff, clinching the Saluki win.