2009 EIU Football Media Guide

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2009 PANTHER FOOTBALL Media Information ................................................ �-3This Panther Football ..........................................4-�0O'Brien Stadium ............................................... ��-�2Panther Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach Bob Spoo ................................ �3-�5 Bellantoni, Wittke .............................................. �6 Babich, Hoover .................................................. �7 Lynch, Smiley .................................................... �8 Jackson, Cleveland, Fisher, Kray ..................... �9 Support Staff ..................................................... 202009 Rosters ..................................................... 2�-232009 Panther Profiles Alagna, Arrington, Bazigos ............................... 24 Bryant, Burge, C. Campbell, S. Campbell ........ 25 Cook, Cooper, Dunn .......................................... 26 Frericks, Fry, Galan ............................................ 27 Graves, Grossman, Haynes .............................. 28 Henderson, Hudson, James, Jones ................. 29 Kapellas, Kelly, Kickels, Knolhoff..................... 30 Leman, Lewis, Lima ........................................... 3� Loftman, Luczynski, Luhring ............................ 32 Mahan, Marcelin, Martinez ................................ 33 Maynard, Mercier, Millard .................................. 34 Mitchell, Moore, Murnane, Nasti ....................... 35 Odom, O'Neill, Penrow, Quill ............................. 36 Reeder, Rettke, Reyna ....................................... 37 Reynolds, Ricks, Ridgner, Robinson ............... 38 Schiebel, Signor ................................................. 39 Smith, Sobolewski, Vaccaro ............................. 40 Vehovic, Walker, Ward, Watkins ....................... 4� K. Williams, M. Williams, Wise, Zink ................. 42 Newcomers ....................................................43-452008 Statistics & Starting Line-Ups .................46-482008 Game-By-Game Summaries ....................49-522009 Opponents & Contacts ............................53-59All-Time Series Records ........................................ 59FBS Opponents & Future Schedules ................... 60Ohio Valley Conference ....................................6�-62EIU Football History ..........................................63-64Honors & Awards Division I All-Americans .................................... 65 Tony Romo - 2002 Walter Payton Award .......... 66 Ohio Valley Conference Selections .................. 67 Other Honors & Awards .................................... 68Record Book Team Records..................................................... 69 Game Records .................................................... 70 Single Season Records ..................................... 7� Career Records .................................................. 72 Annual Leaders & Top Performances .........73-8�EIU & The National Football League ................82-85All-Time Results Pre-NCAA FCS (�899-�980) ......................... 86-87 �978 NCAA Division II National Champions .... 88 NCAA FCS (�98�-Present) ............................89-92NCAA FCS Playoff Records................................... 92EIU NCAA Division Playoff History ....................... 93Panthers in Final NCAA FCS Polls ....................... 94EIU Coaching History ............................................. 95EIU Football...In The Heart Of It All ....................... 96This is EIU Athletics ........................................ 97-��2

EIUPANTHERS.COMEIU ATHLETIC MISSION STATEMENT: The Department of Athletics is committed to providing a competitive, culturally diverse, gender-equitable sports program that operates within the rules and regulations of Eastern Illinois University, the Ohio Valley Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The department strives to recruit academically sound student-athletes who have the desire and motivation to graduate and to become responsible citizens. Department of Athletics personnel and student-athletes shall act with honesty and sportsmanship at all times representing the honor and dignity of fair play and the universally recognized high standards associated with wholesome competitive sports. The intercollegiate athletics program is dedicated to a belief that athletic participation promotes the development of sportsmanship, good character, and a strong work ethic. The overall physical and mental well being of student-athletes is a top priority of the department of athletics. University spirit and community pride will be developed through a successful athletics program.

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MEDIA INFORMATIONCredentials to cover EIU football games at O'Brien Field are obtained by contacting the Sports Info Office, 2250 Lantz, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920. Fax at (217) 581-6434. All requests must be received on official letterhead or via email at least two days before the game. Passes not mailed will be available for pick-up at the Will Call window at O'Brien Field on the day of the game.

Complete statistics packages are available at each home game. A light meal will be provided. Telephones are available for filing stories and the sports information staff will fax other materials. Wireless internet access is also available. Post-game interviews begin approximately ten minutes following the completion of game in Room 1005 in O'Brien Field.

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To access media parking, enter on Fourth Street, taking a right into lot at Williams Softball Field. Media parking is located in lot next to tennis courts, field entrance is located next to lot.

Brian Nielsen, Sports EditorCharleston Times-Courierand Mattoon Journal-Gazette100 BroadwayMattoon, IL 61938

Sports EditorEastern Daily NewsEastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL 61920

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RICH MOSERDirector of Athletic Media &

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Mike Bradd(radio play-by-play)420 Crescent DriveMattoon, IL 61938

Sports DirectorWEIU-TV - Buzzard Bldg.Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL 61920

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FOOTBALL INFORMATION2008 Overall Record .................................... 5-72008 OVC Record ................................ 3-5 / 6th

Head Coach ...................................... Bob Spoo Alma Mater / Year ...................Purdue / 1960EIU Record / Years .. 132-109-1 / 22nd SeasonOverall Record .........................................Same Lettermen Returning / Lost ...................... 39/15Starters Returning / Lost ...........................15/11Offensive System .....................Multiple Pro SetDefensive System ........................................ 4-3

Offensive Coordinator ......................Roy WittkeDefensive Coordinator ...............Roc BellantoniSpecial Teams Coordinator ......Matthew Smiley

EIU QUICK FACTS & NUMBERS

Athletic Dept. ...................... (217) 581-2319 Athletic Dept. Fax ...................... 581-7001Football Office ............................. 581-5031 Football Fax ............................... 581-7192Sports Info ................................... 581-7480 Sports Info Fax .......................... 581-6434O'Brien Press Box ..................... 58�-7770

Location ......................... Charleston, IllinoisFounded ..............................................1895Enrollment ........................................12,129Nickname...................................... PanthersColors ...................................Blue and GrayAffiliation ....................................NCAA I-AAConference ............................... Ohio Valley Stadium ............................ O'Brien (10,000)Surface ....................................... Pro-Grass

Eastern Illinois UniversityDepartment of Athletics600 Lincoln AvenueLantz Arena (O'Brien Field for football)Charleston, IL 61920

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OVC WEEKLY COACHESTELECONFERENCE

Each Tuesday morning during the football season the Ohio Valley Conference conducts a weekly media teleconference with all head football coaches... Interested media members can contact the EIU or OVC sports information offices for phone number and pass code. (times central)

10:00 - Rick Christophel, Austin Peay �0:07 - Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois10:14 - Jack Crowe, Jacksonville State10:21 - Matt Griffin, Murray State10:28 - Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri10:35 - James Webster, Tennessee State10:42 - Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech10:49 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin10:56 - Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky

The 2009 Panther Football media guide is prepared by the Sports Information office of Eastern Illinois University. Supervised and written by Rich Moser, Sports Information Director. DESIGN: Layout and design by Rich Moser and Bart Rettberg, Assistant Sports Information Director. PHOTOGRAPHY: Bev Cruse, Dan Carpenter, Stephen Haas, Jerry Kimball, Sandy King, Bart Rettberg, Ken Rufner, and Ben Turner. NFL photos courtesy of those NFL teams represented.PRINTING: Multi-Ad Services, Inc. of Peoria, Illinois. COVER: The cover features seniors Chaz Millard a 2008 honorable mention All-American along with Adrian Arrington, Seymour Loftman and Andre Lima from the defense.

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FOOTBALL LUNCHEONJoin EIU head football coach Bob Spoo and other members of the Panther football staff each week throughout the season for the EIU Football Coaches Luncheon at the Panther Paw Bar & Grill in Charleston. Luncheon takes place each Wednesday during the season.

PANTHER FOOTBALL RADIO NETWORKEastern Illinois football will now cover nearly a third of the state of Illinois as EIU athletics has created the Panther football network for the 2009 season. Veteran announcer Mike Bradd (left) returns for his tenth season as the "Voice of EIU Panther Football". He will be joined again this season by color commentator Jack Ashmore (right) while John Twork will provide sideline coverage at all

five home games. Hit Mix 88.9 FM will serve as the flagship station for the network broadcasting from Charleston and covering the surrounding region. Miller Media stations WHOW The Big 1510 AM based in Clinton, Ill., and WMKR 94.3 FM Genuine Country based in Taylorville, Ill., will serve as the two additional stations. EIU will also broadcast its weekly Panther Sports Talk Coaches Show on Hit Mix 88.9 FM on Monday nights at 6 p.m. with Rich Moser hosting the show. All games will also be streamed on the internet at www.eiupanthers.com

VIDEO BOARD ADDED TO O'BRIEN FIELD

O'Brien Field will have a new look for Eastern Illinois athletic fans this season as the Panthers are installing a state-of-the-art video board in the North endzone. The video board was purchased from Daktronics and will include a video board, new sound system, new scoreboard and new track scoring interface. The video board will be used for EIU home football games and track meets as well as outside events hosted as O'Brien Field. The video board is scheduled to be operational for the Panthers home opener Sept. 3 against Illinois State. As part of the project the O'Brien Field press box will also undergo a renovation in the summer of 2009 with completion of the project set for the spring of 2010.


PANTHERS GAME DAY EXPERIENCE


EIU STAR QUARTERBACKS

Eastern Illinois football has a long tradition of producing top level quarterbacks who have gone on to play at the next level. The first was Bill Glenn who played for the Chicago Bears in the late �940's, followed by Ed Soergel who would star in the Canadian Football League to modern day NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo.(Shown clockwise): Roger Haberer, Jeff Christensen, Bill Glenn, Steve Turk, Sean Payton and Tony Romo.


EIU 1,000 YARD RUSHERS

Eastern Illinois University prides itself on its ability to run the football. Since �972 nine different running backs have combined to rush for more than �,000 yards in a season on �9 occasions. Shown here are those Eastern Illinois backs that have rushed for a �,000 or more yards in a season. (From top clockwise) No. 29 Vincent Webb, No. 8 Travorus Bess, No. 44 Nate Anderson, No. 37 Ademola Adeniji, No. 22 J.R. Taylor, No. 8 Kevin Staple, No. 26 Jamie Jones, No. 30 Poke Cobb and No. 32 Willie High.


EIU STAND-OUT LINEBACKERS

Eastern Illinois has had a proud tradition of top defensive players who have excelled at the collegiate level with several players earning multiple All-American honors... In recent years EIU linebackers have appeared on the ballot as finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award presented to the nation's top NCAA FCA defensive player... The latest to be included on this list was two-time All-American Donald Thomas in 2007... Pictured clockwise are some of the Panthers standout linebackers as an NCAA Division I school... Tyrone Covington, Clint Sellers (2005 OVC Defender of the Year), Donald Thomas (2006 OVC Defender of the Year), Tim Carver (�995 Gateway Defender of the Year), Thomas Williams and Nick Ricks (2002 OVC Defender of the Year).


EIU DEFENSIVE ALL-AMERICANS


EIU OFFENSIVE ALL-STARS

While star quarterbacks and running backs have earned most of the recognition at Eastern Illinois other offensive players have stood out... (Clockwise) Jeff Gossett went on to an All-Pro career as an NFL punter... Bob Norris was a first team All-American lineman... Roy Banks was a first team All-American wide receiver... Micah Rucker was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007... Ted Petersen was an offensive lineman for the Steelers on the Super Bowl teams of the �970's and James Warring was a first team All-American on the Panthers �978 NCAA National Championship team.

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EIU NCAA FBS GAMES

Since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in �98�, Eastern Illinois has played 25 games against teams in what is currently referred to as the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision... EIU's first contest was in 1985 against Kansas while the Panthers picked up the first of four wins against FBS teams in �989 against Akron... EIU has traveled as far west as Hawai'i and as far east as the United States Navy Academy with all stops in between. This season EIU will play a team from the Big Ten Conference for the fourth straight year as the ytravel to Rose Bowl participant Penn State.

EIU WINS VS. FBS SCHOOLSSept. 25, 2004 .... at Eastern Michigan ..............W 3�-28Sept. �9, �998 .... at Northern Illinois ................W 28-20Aug. 29, �996..... at Western Michigan .............W 28-20Oct. �4, �989...... at Akron .................................W 27-�7

TOP CROWDS TO WATCH EIU�...... Sept. 6, 2008 ....... at Illinois ........................ 60,�3�2...... Sept. �0, 2005 ..... at Brigham Young ......... 52,6303...... Sept. 8, 2007 ....... at Purdue ....................... 52,5044...... Sept. �3, 2003 ..... at Missouri ..................... 49,4405...... Sept. �4, 2002 ..... at Kansas State ............. 45,6426...... Sept. 2, 2006 ....... at Illinois ........................ 45,5557...... Aug. 3�, 2002 ...... at Hawai'i ....................... 39,9588...... Oct. 5, �985 ......... at Kansas ....................... 37,500

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1970...............1-41971...............4-11972...............0-51973...............2-41974...............3-21975............. 2-1-21976...............3-31977...............1-31978...............7-01979...............4-3

1980...............7-01981...............5-11982...............7-01983...............5-11984...............4-21985...............5-11986...............7-11987...............3-21988...............4-21989...............6-0

1990...............3-21991...............4-11992...............4-11993............. 1-2-11994...............4-21995...............6-01996...............3-21997...............4-11998...............3-31999...............1-4

2000...............5-02001...............5-12002...............5-02003...............3-32004...............3-22005...............4-22006...............5-12007...............3-22008...............3-2TOTAL �49-67-3 68%

O’Brien Field, home for Panther football, is a 10,000 seat stadium with Pro-Grass artificial turf that was installed in 2004. The stadium was named after the late Maynard 'Pat' O’Brien, former football, track and cross country coach and one of ten charter members of EIU's 'Hall of Fame'. Originally constructed in 1970, a $2 million 'Reach for the 21st Century' renovation was completed in 1999 with new offices added for coaches, meeting and video rooms, locker room, expanded weight room and athletic training facilities. Since the stadium first opened in 1970, six NCAA football post-season tournament playoff games have been held here. The Illinois High School Association annually hosts

1915 .....W ......52-6 ....................Shurtleff1916 .....W ......19-7 ....... Southern Illinois1917 .....W ......13-7 ..............Illinois State1918 ......................................... No game1919 .....L .......0-32 ...................... Millikin

1920 .....L .......7-20 ..............Illinois State1921 .....W ......28-0 .................Rose Poly1922 .....T ........0-0 ...............Illinois State1923 .....W ......23-0 ....... Southern Illinois1924 .....W .......3-0 ...............Illinois State1925 .....L .......0-13 .................Evansville1926 .....L .......0-19 ........... St. Louis (JV)1927 .....W ......14-2 ....... Southern Illinois1928 .....W ......19-0 ..............Illinois State1929 .....W .......7-6 .............Indiana State

1930 .....W ......23-0 .........Western Illinois1931 .....L ........0-6 ........ Southern Illinois1932 .....L .......0-40 ...................... Millikin1933 .....L .......6-23 ..............Illinois State1934 .....W ......19-0 ............Indiana State1935 .....L .......0-13 ..............Illinois State1936 .....W ......13-0 ............Indiana State1937 .....T ........0-0 ...............Illinois State1938 .....L .......0-18 .........Western Illinois1939 .....T ........0-0 ...............Illinois State

1940 .....W ......25-6 ....... Southern Illinois1941 .....L .......0-19 ..............Illinois State1942 .....L .......0-45 .........Western Illinois1943 ......................................... No game1944 .....L .......7-40 ...... Illinois Wesleyan1945 .....T ........0-0 ........ Southern Illinois1946 .....L ......13-26 .............Illinois State

1947 .....W ......13-6 ..............Illinois State1948 .....W ......15-6 ........Northern Illinois1949 .....L .......0-14 .........Western Illinois

1950 .....W ......21-7 ....... Southern Illinois1951 .....W .....27-21 . Northwest Missouri1952 .....L .......7-22 ....... Southern Illinois1953 .....L ........2-7 ....Northeast Missouri1954 .....L .......6-20 ....... Southern Illinois1955 .....W .....33-13 ...........Indiana State1956 .....L ......21-29 ................Evansville1957 .....L ......13-21 ........Western Illinois1958 .....L .......8-29 ....... Southern Illinois1959 .....L .......6-38 ........Northern Illinois

1960 .....L .......8-52 ....... Southern Illinois1961 .....T ......20-20 .......Northern Illinois1962 .....L .......7-28 ........... Hope College1963 .....L .......0-43 ........Northern Illinois1964 .....L ......23-25 ...........Indiana State1965 .....L .......8-28 .........Western Illinois1966 .....T ........0-0 ...............Illinois State1967 .....W ......12-7 .........Western Illinois1968 .....L ......28-37 ....................Bradley1969 .....L .......6-44 .........Western Illinois

1970 .....L ......20-29 .............Illinois State1971 .....W .....32-21 ............SW Missouri1972 .....L ......11-39 .............Illinois State1973 .....W .....34-14 .............St. Joseph’s1974 .....W ......14-9 ..............Illinois State1975 .....T ........3-3 ..........Western Illinois1976 .....L ......10-30 ...Northern Michigan1977 .....L ......14-24 ............Wayne State1978 .....W ......42-7 ..............Illinois State

1979 .....W .....39-21 ...Northern Michigan

1980 .....W .....31-14 .............Illinois State1981 .....W ......20-8 .........Western Illinois1982 .....W ......18-0 ........................Akron1983 .....W .....21-20 ... Youngstown State1984 .....L ......40-48 ...... Southern Illinois1985 .....W .....21-14 .............Illinois State1986 .....W .....31-30 ......... Northern Iowa1987 .....W .....20-14 ...........Indiana State1988 .....L ......15-17 ......... Northern Iowa1989 .....W .....21-17 .......................Akron

1990 .....W .....31-22 ...........Indiana State1991 .....W .....37-28 .............Illinois State1992 .....W .....31-28 ...........Indiana State1993 .....T ......17-17 .............Illinois State1994 .....L .......7-19 .......... Northern Iowa1995 .....W .....31-10 .............Illinois State1996 .....L ......28-35 ........... Murray State1997 .....W .....42-14 .............Austin Peay1998 .....L ......22-36 .............Illinois State1999 .....L .......7-14 ....... Tennessee Tech

2000 .....W .....33-19 ..... Tennessee State2001 .....W ......12-0 .. Southeast Missouri2002 .....W .....25-24 ....Eastern Kentucky2003 .....W .....29-12 ....Tennessee Martin2004 .....W ......24-9 ............ Murray State2005 .....W .....53-22 ....Eastern Kentucky2006 .....W .....20-10 ........... Murray State2007 .....W .....29-23 ....Tennessee Martin2008 .....W .....24-21 ..Southeast Missouri

�2,600 ...... Parents Weekend ....................... ��/9/80 EIU 14 .......Northern Iowa 9�2,547 ...... Parents Weekend ....................... ��/5/83 EIU 12 .......Southwest Missouri 3�2,425 ...... Parents Weekend ..................... ��/�3/82 EIU 73 .......Kentucky State 0�2,000 ...... Parents Weekend ....................... ��/3/79 EIU 21 .......Youngstown State 49��,856 ...... Parents Weekend ....................... ��/�/86 EIU 64 .......Winona State 0��,628 ...... Family Weekend ....................... �0/27/0� EIU 52 .......Tennessee State 49��,485 ...... Parents Weekend ....................... ��/7/87 EIU 27 .......SIU-Carbondale 32��,32� ...... Family Weekend ....................... �0/3�/98 EIU 21 .......Tennessee State 27��,052 ...... Homecoming ............................ �0/��/86 EIU 31 .......Northern Iowa 30�0,864 ...... Parents Weekend ..................... ��/�0/84 EIU 50 .......Western Kentucky 19

O'BRIEN FIELDits boys and girls state track and field meets here, which features nearly 5,000 competitors and over 15,000 spectators. A regional Special Olympics is also held in the stadium each spring. The stadium served as the summer home for the former St. Louis Cardinals football team in 1976 & 1977 and again from 1982-87. The ‘Brighten O’Brien’ capital project added lights and another level onto the press box in 1986. In the summer of 2008 the team locker room was renovated in the summer of 2009 a state of the art video/audio scoreboard was installed in the north end zone.

PANTHER HOMECOMING HISTORY ... 47-37-8 OVERALL

39-YEAR HOME RECORDS

TOP TEN HOME ATTENDANCE


EIU RENOVATED LOCKER ROOM

In the spring of 2008 Eastern Illinois football renovated its team locker room creating an updated feel and additional space for players to meet. The update included the installation of new wooden lockers complete with a system for storing shoulder pads, helmets and additional equipment. The locker room also received new rest room and shower areas along with an updated sound system.

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HEAD COACH BOB SPOOEDUCATIONPurdue University ......M.S. in Educational Administration, 1989Purdue University .... ........ B.S. in Physical Education, 1955-60Graduate of Chicago Saint Rita High School

PLAYING CAREERPurdue University: • Starting Quarterback (1957-58) • 3-year letterman (1956-58) • Co-Captain of Blue squad in Blue-Gray All-Star Game (1958)Chicago Hornets (Semi-Pro): • Quarterback (1961) • MVP in Tri-State League

COACHING CAREER1987-Present ................. Eastern Illinois University Head Coach1985-86 .....................................Purdue University Offensive Coordinator & QB Coach1978-84 .....................................Purdue University .................................... QB, WR & RB Coach1973-77 ..........University of Wisconsin, QB Coach1967-72 ........... Head Coach, Wilmette (IL) Loyola Academy HS, ('69 city champs)1963-66 .................Assistant Coach, Wilmette (IL) Loyola Academy1961-62 ................Assistant Coach, Oak Park (IL) Fenwick High School1960 .........................................Physical Instructor Chicago Park District

AWARDS2005 ...............................OVC “Coach of the Year”2001 ...............................OVC “Coach of the Year” AFCA Region 3 "Coach of the Year"2000 ..................... Runner-Up for Eddie Robinson I-AA National "Coach of the Year"1995 .... Gateway Conference "Coach of the Year" AFCA Region V I-AA "Coach of the Year" Football Gazette National I-AA "Coach of the Year"1985 ............................................ Assistant Coach Blue-Gray All-Star Game1980 ............. Elected to Chicago Catholic League "Hall of Fame"1977 ............Elected to St. Rita HS "Hall of Fame"1972 ......................... Chicago "Coach of the Year" Chicago Catholic League "Coach of the Year"1970 .................National HS Coaches Association Football "Coach of the Year" Chicago Catholic League "Coach of the Year"1969 ............................ Illinois "Coach of the Year" Chicago Catholic League "Coach of the Year" Chicago Prep Sports Writers Association "Coach of the Year" Northwestern 'N' Men's Club Athletic Achievement Award

Bob Spoo, the dean of coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference returns for his 23rd season on the Panthers sidelines. After missing the 2006 season for medical reasons, Spoo returned to the team in a full-time capacity following the Panthers 2006 first round playoff loss. In 2007 that recognized drive and “voice” returned in full force as Spoo guided EIU to its third straight FCS playoff appearance and 12th overall. EIU would finish the 2007 season with an 8-4 record, 7-1 in the OVC. The Panthers were ranked No. 15 in the final FCS Coaches poll making their sixth playoff appearance in the last eight seasons. The winningest coach in Eastern Illinois history and the active leader in wins among OVC coaches, Spoo maintains a career mark of 132-109-1. He has led the Panthers to ten winning seasons in the last 14 years. This season he will coach against Penn State's Joe Paterno with the two ranking in the top five for longest tenures at Division I schools. Under his leadership the Panthers qualified for an unprecedented three straight trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs between 2000-02 and again from 2005-07. EIU has won (or shared) Ohio Valley Conference championship in four of the past eight seasons. In his 22 years at EIU the Panthers have made nine trips to the NCAA playoffs with ten finishes in the Top 25 poll. EIU’s deepest run in the playoffs under Spoo came in 1989 when the Panthers knocked off Idaho in the first round before losing the quarterfinals at Montana. During his tenure at EIU, the Panthers have produced numerous All-Conference picks including seven Offensive or Defensive OVC Players of the Year since the 2000 season. EIU has also had a number of All-American players both on the field and in the classroom. Spoo also coached 2002 Walter Payton Award winner Tony Romo, now a Pro Bowl quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys. Over his 22 years on the EIU sidelines, Spoo has been named the OVC Coach of the Year twice (2001 and 2005), Gateway Conference Coach of the Year once (1995) and the Region Coach of the Year two times (1995 and 2001). In 2000 he was the runner-up for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. In 1995 he was named the Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year. Demanding excellence on the field and in the classroom, Spoo believes that the foundation for constructing a championship program lies with a strong defense and sound kicking game, revolving around a ball-control passing attack. Spoo and his staff have been commended publicly by the Faculty Senate for their emphasis on academics. The Daily Eastern News, the campus daily newspaper, named Spoo as their “Person of the Year” in his second year in Charleston. A three year Purdue letterman, Spoo replaced NFL Hall-of-Famer Len Dawson as the starting quarterback in 1957 and guided the Boilermakers to a two-year record of 11-5. He co-captained the 1958 Blue team in the Blue-Gray All-Star game. Spoo later returned to his alma mater to coach quarterbacks in the 1980’s, building his resume by coaching such nationally known passers as Mark Hermann, Scott Campbell and Jim Everett. All three would go on to play in the National Football League. During his time at Purdue (1978-1986) the team made four bowl appearances. Spoo also spent several years at Wisconsin (1973-77) as the quarterbacks coach. Prior to becoming a mainstay in the college coaching ranks, Spoo was one of the most successful prep coaches in Illinois. He was the head coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette from 1967-72 directing the school to a 51-9-2 record and the 1969 Chicago city championship. He was the 1970 National High School Athletic Coaches Association “Football Coach of the Year”, 1969 Illinois Coach of the Year and 1972 Chicago Coach of the Year. Spoo and his wife Susan have one daughter Kate.

Career Record: 132-109-1 (.547), 21 seasonsOVC Record: 59-29 (.670), 12 seasons

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1..JoePaterno(PennState)........................since1966 2...BobFord(Albany).................................since1973 3...BobbyBowden(FloridaState)..............since1976 4...AndyTalley(Villanova)........................since1985 5...FrankBeamer(VirginiaTech)...............since1987 ...Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois) ................ since 1987


HEAD COACH BOB SPOO

2005 1. Appalachian State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Furman 4. Texas State 5. New Hampshire 6. Cal Poly 7. Southern Illinois 8. Richmond 9. Georgia Southern 10. Hampton 11. Montana 12. Grambling 13. Eastern Washington 14. Youngstown State 15. EASTERN ILLINOIS 16. Nicholls State 17. Montana State 18. Brown 19. South Carolina State 20. Lafayette

2002 1. Western Kentucky 2. McNeese State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Villanova 5. Western Illinois 6. Maine 7. Montana 8. Grambling State 9. Furman 10. Appalachian State 11. Northeastern 12. Fordham 13. EASTERN ILLINOIS 14. Wofford 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. Northwestern State 17. Pennsylvania 18. Idaho State 19. Montana State 20. Murray State

2000 1. Georgia Southern 2. Montana 3. Delaware 4. Appalachian State 5. Western Kentucky 6. Richmond 7. Hofstra 8. Lehigh 9. Troy State 10. Furman 11. Youngstown State 12. Western Illinois 13. Grambling 14. Florida A&M 15. Portland State 16. McNeese State 17. EASTERN ILLINOIS 18. Weber State 19. Northern Iowa 20. Bethune-Cookman

�996 1. Marshall 2. Montana 3. Northern Iowa 4. Troy State 5. William & Mary 6. Murray State 7. E. Tennessee State 8. Northern Arizona 9. Furman 10. Delaware 11. Jackson State 12. Villanova 13. Western Illinois 14. Florida A&M 15. Nicholls State 16. EASTERN ILLINOIS 17. New Hampshire 18. Youngstown State 19. Dartmouth 20. Howard

�995 1. Montana 2. Marshall 3. McNeese State 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. Appalachian State 6. Delaware 7. Troy State 8. Southern 9. Murray State 10. Hofstra 11. Georgia Southern 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Northern Iowa 14. EASTERN ILLINOIS 15. James Madison 16. Jackson State 17. Florida A&M 18. Idaho 19. William & Mary 20. Richmond

�997 1. Youngstown State 2. McNeese State 3. Delaware 4. Eastern Washington 5. Villanova 6. Western Illinois 7. Western Kentucky 8. Georgia Southern 9. Hampton 10. Florida A&M 11. Southern 12. Montana 13. Jackson State 14. Hofstra 15. Eastern Kentucky 16. Cal Poly 17. Northwestern State 18. Stephen F. Austin 19. South Carolina State 20. Liberty 21. EASTERN ILLINOIS

200� 1. Montana 2. Furman 3. Georgia Southern 4. Northern Iowa 5. Lehigh 6. Appalachian State 7. Hofstra 8. Sam Houston State 9. EASTERN ILLINOIS 10. Western Kentucky 11. Grambling 12. Maine 13. McNeese State 14. Northwestern State 15. Northern Arizona 16. Youngstown State 17. William & Mary 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Villanova 20. Rhode Island

�989 1. Georgia Southern 2. Furman 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. Holy Cross 5. Idaho 6. Montana 7. Appalachian State 8. Maine 9. Southwest Missouri 10. Middle Tennessee William & Mary 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Grambling 14. Youngstown State 15. EASTERN ILLINOIS 16. Villanova 17. Jackson State 18. Connecticut 19. Nevada-Reno 20. Northern Iowa

EIU IN THE POLLS DURING SPOO'S TENURE2007 1. Appalachian State 2. Delaware 3. Southern Illinois 4. Northern Iowa 5. Richmond 6. Wofford 7. Massachusetts 8. Eastern Washington 9. North Dakota State 10. Montana 11. McNeese State 12. James Madison 13. Eastern Kentucky 14. New Hampshire 15. Delaware State 16. Youngstown State 17. Georgia Southern �8. EASTERN ILLINOIS 19. South Dakota State 20. Fordham

2006 1. Appalachian State 2. Massachusetts 3. Montana 4. Youngstown State 5. North Dakota State 6. New Hampshire 7. Southern Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. James Madison 10. Montana State 11. Hampton 12. Furman 13. Tennessee Martin 14. Coastal Carolina �5. EASTERN ILLINOIS 16. Cal Poly 17. Northern Iowa 18. Princeton 19. Portland State 20. San Diego

Bob Spoo Year-By-Year Eastern Illinois Record Year ........Overall .... Conf (Finish) ..........Post-Season 1987 ........5-6 ........... 3-3 (T3rd GFC) 1988 ........5-6 ........... 2-4 (T5th GFC) 1989 ........9-4 ........... 4-2 (2nd GFC) .........NCAA Quarterfinals 1990 ........5-6 ........... 3-3 (T3rd GFC) 1991 ........4-7 ........... 2-4 (T5th GFC) 1992 ........5-6 ........... 2-4 (T3rd GFC) 1993 ........3-7-1 ........ 2-3-1 (T4th GFC) 1994 ........6-5 ........... 4-2 (T2nd GFC) 1995 ........10-2 ......... 5-1 (T1st GFC) .......NCAA 1st Round 1996 ........8-4 ........... 6-2 (T2nd OVC) ......NCAA 1st Round 1997 ........8-3 ........... 5-2 (T2nd OVC) 1998 ........6-5 ........... 4-3 (T4th OVC) 1999 ........2-10 ......... 2-5 (T6th OVC) 2000 ........8-4 ........... 6-1 (2nd OVC) .........NCAA 1st Round 2001 ........9-2 ........... 6-0 (1st OVC) .........NCAA 1st Round 2002 ........8-4 ........... 5-1 (T1st OVC) .......NCAA 1st Round 2003 ........4-8 ........... 3-5 (T5th OVC) 2004 ........5-6 ........... 4-4 (4th OVC) 2005 ........9-3 ........... 8-0 (1st OVC) .........NCAA 1st Round 2006 ........Did not coach this season due to illness 2007 ........8-4 ........... 7-1 (2nd OVC) .........NCAA 1st Round 2008 ........5-7 ........... 3-5 (5th OVC)

Overall (�32-�09-�)... OVC (59-29)


SPOO VERSUS ALL OPPONENTS [1987-2008] LASTOPPONENTS W L T MEETING SCOREAkron ................................... 1 ....... 1 .....................1989..........W, 21-17Austin Peay ........................ 6 ....... � .....................2008...........L, �3-�5Boise State .......................... 0 ....... 1 .....................1988.............L, 7-12Brigham Young .................... 0 ....... 1 .....................2005...........L, 10-45California (PA) ..................... 1 ....... 0 .....................2003............W, 27-0Central Florida ..................... 0 ....... 2 .....................1999...........L, 21-31Central Michigan................ 0 ....... 2 .....................2008...........L, �2-3�Central State (OH) ............... 1 ....... 0 .....................1995..........W, 33-27Eastern Kentucky ............. 6 ...... 6 ....................2008 ...........L, 7-20Eastern Michigan ................. 1 ....... 0 .....................2004..........W, 31-28Eastern Washington ............ 1 ....... 0 .....................1991..........W, 31-12Florida Atlantic ..................... 2 ....... 0 .....................2002............W, 47-6Hawai’i ................................ 0 ...... 2 ....................2002 ..........L, 36-61Idaho.................................... 1 ....... 0 .....................1989..........W, 38-21Illinois................................... 0 ....... 1 .....................2008...........L, 21-47Illinois State ...................... 9 ...... 9 ...... � ..........2008 .........W, 25-2�Indiana State .................... �4 ..... 5 ....................2008 ...........W, 38-3Iowa State............................ 0 ....... 1 .....................1991...........L, 13-42Jacksonville State ............ 2 ...... 3 ....................2008 ..........L, �0-23Kansas State ....................... 0 ....... 1 .....................2002...........L, 13-63Kentucky Wesleyan ............. 1 ....... 0 .....................2000............W, 72-0Liberty .................................. 2 ....... 1 .....................1989...............L, 7-9Lock Haven.......................... 2 ....... 0 .....................1994..........W, 45-10Marshall ............................... 0 ....... 1 .....................1992...........L, 28-63McNeese State .................... 0 ....... 2 .....................1993.............L, 7-49Middle Tennessee ................ 2 ....... 1 .....................1998..........W, 35-32Missouri ............................... 0 ....... 1 .....................2003.............L, 0-37Montana............................... 0 ....... 2 .....................2000...........L, 13-45Murray State ...................... 9 ...... 8 ....................2008 ...........W, 34-6Navy .................................... 0 ....... 1 .....................1993..........W, 10-31Northeast Missouri............... 1 ....... 0 .....................1987..........W, 16-10Northern Illinois.................... 1 ....... 2 .....................1998..........W, 24-10Northern Iowa ...................... 1 ...... 10 ....................2001...........L, 43-49NW Louisiana ...................... 2 ....... 1 .....................1993...........L, 26-34Pittsburg State (KS) ............. 1 ....... 0 .....................1996..........W, 41-31Purdue ................................. 0 ....... 1 .....................2007.............L 6-52Samford .............................. 3 ...... 1 ....................2007 .........W, 33-17San Diego State .................. 0 ....... 1 .....................2001.............L, 7-40San Jose State .................... 0 ....... 1 .....................1987.............L, 3-24Southeast Missouri ......... �� ..... 2 ....................2008 .........W, 24-2�Southern Illinois ................... 6 ....... 7 .....................2007...........L, 11-30Southwest Missouri ............. 6 ....... 3 .....................1995..............W, 9-7St. Joseph’s (IN) .................. 2 ....... 0 .....................1998............W, 24-7Stephen F. Austin................. 0 ....... 1 .....................1995...........L, 29-34Tennessee Martin ............ �� ..... 2 ....................2008 ..........L, 26-29Tennessee State ............... 6 ...... 4 ....................2008 ..........L, 24-45Tennessee Tech ............... �0 ..... 2 ....................2008 .........W, 38-20Texas-El Paso...................... 0 ....... 1 .....................1994...........L, 20-22Toledo .................................. 0 ....... 1 .....................2000...........L, 26-31Western Illinois .................... 3 ....... 9 .....................2002.............L, 9-48Western Kentucky ............... 6 ....... 5 .....................2000...........L, 12-34Western Michigan ................ 1 ....... 0 .....................1996..........W, 28-20Youngstown State ................ 0 ....... 2 .....................1992...........L, 19-28

TOTALS �32 �09 � 54.7%

HEAD COACH BOB SPOO

FORMER ASSISTANTS TO COACH SPOOCOACH YEARSATEIU CURRENTPOSITIONDino Babers ................... 1987-88 ...................................Asst. Coach - BaylorClancy Barone ............... 1994-96 ................... Asst. Coach - Denver BroncosJohn Bowers .................. 1995-96 .........................................Private BusinessSteve Brickey....................2005 .............................Off. Coordinator, SamfordJon Carr ......................... 2003-04 ......................NFL Scout - Houston TexansKit Cartwright ................. 1987-88 .............Off. Coordinator - Winnipeg (CFL)Jeff Choate .......................2005 .........................Special Teams - Boise StateKim Dameron....................2000 ............................. Asst. Coach - MississippiMike DeBord .................. 1987-88 ................ Asst. Coach - Seattle SeahawksSteve Farmer ................. 2001-02 ................... Off. Coordinator - Illinois StateBrian Flinn ..................... 2002-04 .............................. Asst. Coach - VillanovaMike Garrison ................ 1989-95 ....Off. Corrdinator - Dodge City CC - Kan.Darrell Hazell ....................1988 ................... Asst. Head Coach – Ohio StateSheldon Herd................. 1987-88 .........................................Private BusinessEric Holm ..........................1989 .........Athletic Director, Kansas City Area HSMark Hutson .................. 2003-06 .................................. Asst. Coach - TulaneDerrick Jackson ............. 2003-04 ............................. Asst. Coach – SyracuseShannon Jackson .......... 2005-07 .................Def. Coordinator - Indiana StateBrian Jenkins ................. 1996-99 ............................... Asst. Coach – RutgersNoah Joseph ................. 2003-06 ..................... Asst. Coach - Montana StateEdmund Jones............... 2001-02 .........................................Private BusinessBob Krieger.................... 1994-99 ........................... Asst. Coach, Georgia HS Ron Lambert ................ 1998-2000 ...................Head Coach - Tennessee HSMicah Lazenby .................2000 ..................................................... DeceasedBill Legg ......................... 1989-93 .......Off. Coordinator - Florida InternationalJustin Lustig................... 2006-08 ..........Special Teams - Louisiana-LafayetteMike Mallory .................. 1991-92 ............. Asst. Coach - New Orleans SaintsRandy Melvin ................. 1988-94 .................................Asst. Coach – TempleCharley Molnar .................2001 .............................. Asst. Coach – CincinnatiJorge Munoz .................. 2005-07 ............. Asst. Coach - Louisiana-LafayetteTim Nolen .........................1993 .................. Head Coach - Robinson (Ill.) HSBen Norton .................... 1997-98 ....................Off. Coordinator - Texas StateCharlie Patridge ................2002 .............................. Asst. Coach - WisconsinCharlie Roche .............. 1999-2000 ....... Asst. Coach –College of the SiskiyousJohn Smith..................... 1987-97 .................... Associate AD -Eastern IllinoisBrock Spack .................. 1987-90 ........................Head Coach - Illinois StateChris Wilkerson ........... 1997-2001 ................... Def. Coordinator - Dartmouth

One of the most respected coaches in the game of football, Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo has a coaching tree that spreads across all levels of football with some of the most recognizable teams in the sport. With that said, Spoo remains the humble coach who has guided the Panthers program for more than 20 years. Listed below are former EIU coaches who have worked under Bob Spoo and their current profession as of June, 2009.

BOB SPOO COACHING LEGACY


ASSOCIATEHEADCOACHOFFENSIVECOORDINATORQUARTERBACKSCOACHFIFTEENTHSEASON

WITTKEROY

ASSISTANT COACHES

Winning the turnover battle is something that Eastern Illinois defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni has preached since he joined the Panthers staff. Completing his eighth season at EIU that mantra was proven correct during the 2006 season as the Panthers led the nation in turnovers gained with 31. Bellantoni joined the Panthers defensive staff in 2001 and was promoted to his current role of coordinator following the 2002 spring practice season. In spring of 2009 he was elevated to associate head coach for defense after two seasons as assistant head coach. This year Bellantoni will move back to coaching linebackers after coaching the defensive line last season. He coached back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference Defenders of the Year with Clint Sellers in 2005 and Donald Thomas in 2006. In 2007 Thomas finished as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award handed out to the nation’s top FCS defensive player. In 2008 he coached Pierre Walters a midseason Buchanan Award candidate who played in the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star game. In 2005 Bellantoni’s defense ranked 19th in the country in scoring defense allowing just 19.2 points per game. The Panthers ranked

first in the OVC in rushing defense and second nationally in turnover margin with +1.5 per game. The Panthers scored an unprecedented eight defensive touchdowns. Prior to coming to EIU, Bellantoni was the defensive coordinator at Drake University which shared the Pioneer League title in 2000 with a 7-4 record. Drake’s defense forced 26 turnovers and had

36 quarterback sacks that season. He also coached defensive line at Drake in 1998 and 1999 with the Bulldogs winning the 1998 conference title. Bellantoni started his coaching career at Mamoroneck High School High School in New York in 1993 and made his first collegiate coaching stop at Buena Vista University in Iowa in 1995. A 1993 graduate of Iona College, Bellantoni earned three varsity letters playing defense tackle for the Gaels. He started his playing career at Massachusetts as a member of the 1998 Yankee Conference championship team. Bellantoni currently serves as the Panthers recruiting contact for south Florida. He also serves as the liaison with campus food services and housing and is the summer camp director. Bellantoni and his wife Jenny have four sons, Gino, Marco and twins Nicolas and Ricky.

Former Eastern Illinois offensive coordinator Roy Wittke rejoined the Panthers football program on May 1, 2008 in a position he previously served in from 1990-2002. He was promoted to associate head coach for offense in the spring of 2009. In 2008 the Panthers offense produced a 1,000 rusher for the fifth straight season as Travorus Bess climbed into the career Top 15 on the Panthers charts. Wittke came back to EIU following his most recent stint at Northern Illinois during the 2007 season where he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Wittke is best known for helping to develop current Dallas Cowboys signal caller Tony Romo as the Panthers offensive coordinator from 1990-2002. During that time frame EIU posted 82 wins, made five FCS playoff appearances and was capped off by Romo earning the 2002 Walter Payton Award. He was named the AFCA Division I-AA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2002 as the Panthers offensive unit ranked fourth in the nation in scoring (35.3 ppg) and fifth in total offense (452.6 yards/game). During his first stop at EIU, Wittke coached 14 players who earned offensive All-American honors and numerous All-Conference selections in both the Ohio Valley Conference and Gateway Football Conference. Three of his offensive units rank among the top five at EIU for total offense and scoring in a season. Following the 2002 season, Wittke worked as the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas from 2003-05 and one season at both Arizona State University (2006) and Northern Illinois University (2007). Wittke coached in both the 2003 Independence Bowl with Arkansas and the 2006 Hawai’i Bowl with Arizona State. He has also had stints at his alma mater Wisconsin Eau-Claire (1979-81), Montana State University (1982-84) and Central Missouri State (1985-89). Wittke is a native of Racine, Wis., and a 1982 graduate of Wisconsin Eau-Claire. He and his wife Patty have three children: sons Brad and Jeff and daughter Bekah.

ASSOCIATEHEADCOACHDEFENSIVECOORDINATORLINEBACKERSCOACHNINTHSEASON

BELLANTONIROC


ASSISTANT COACHES

Jeff Hoover enters his third season as the Panthers offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Last season Hoover coached an offensive unit riddled with injures as EIU featured six different starting combinations in its first seven games. EIU was still able to churn out its fifth straight 1,000 yard rusher and junior Chaz Millard earned All-American honors. In 2007 the Panthers offensive line produced three honorable mention All-Americans as they ranked sixth in the nation in least number of sacks allowed. EIU’s offense ranked in the Top 50 in rushing and total offense as the Panthers produced a 1,000 yard rusher for the third straight season. Hoover joined head coach Bob Spoo’s staff in March 2007 after a recent stint at Portland State University where he served as offensive coordinator/offensive line coach. While with the Vikings Hoover helped coach the team to a 7-4 record including a win over NCAA Division I member New Mexico. His offensive unit produced several All-Big Sky selections including first team offensive lineman Brennan Carvalho. Prior to joining the PSU staff for his second tour of duty in 2006, Hoover served as the offensive coordinator and line coach at Henderson State in Arkansas in 2005. He also spent five seasons at Utah State coaching the Aggies offensive line. During his time at Utah State (2000-04), Hoover coached four offensive lineman that went on to sign NFL contracts including Outland Trophy candidate Trevor Hutton and Tampa Bay Buccaneer Donald Penn, a starter at left tackle the last two seasons. Hoover joined the Portland State staff for the first time in 1995 and coached the Vikings offensive line for five seasons (1995-99) as the team transitioned from being a NCAA Division II powerhouse to a member of the Big Sky Conference. He coached a pair of All-Americans and numerous All-Conference picks while at PSU. In 1995, he was part of the Vikings offensive staff that lead the nation in offense at 470 yards per game. A three-year starter at UC Davis, Hoover played on three of the Aggies NCAA Record 20 straight Northern California Athletic Conference championship teams. He earned his degree from UC Davis in 1991. Hoover began his coaching career as the offensive line coach at his alma mater in 1991. He coached the offensive/defensive lines for the Sacramento Attack of the Arena Football League in 1992 before spending two seasons at Claremont-McKenna College. Hoover and his wife Penny have two children - daughter Lauren and son Cole. He currently recruits the south suburbs of Chicago and California Junior Colleges.

OFFENSIVELINECOACH&RUNGAMECOORDINATOR

THIRDSEASON

HOOVERJEFF

SECONDARYCOACH

THIRDSEASON

BABICHBOBBY

Bobby Babich enters his third season as the Panthers defensive secondary coach after joining the staff in mid-July of 2007. In his first season in Charleston, Babich helped coach a young secondary that had lost four starters from an OVC Championship team in 2006. The group responded with Rashad Haynes and Ke’Andre Sams both earning second team All-OVC honors. The secondary accounted for ten of the Panthers 12 interceptions and 32 pass break-ups. Last season Babich coached a more veteran group that intercepted nine of the Panthers 12 interceptions on the season with 19 pass break-ups and one interception returned for a touchdown. Babich came to EIU after spending 2006 as a graduate assistant at Kent State University helping with the secondary for a Golden Flash team that went 6-6 overall, 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference. Prior to embarking on his coaching career Babich was a four-year letterwinner at North Dakota State playing corner back. He was a two-time Academic All-Conference honoree as a junior and senior. During his senior year he led the Bison with three interceptions while making 39 tackles as NDSU finished third in the Great West Conference. He graduated from NDSU in 2006. Originally from Tulsa, Okla., Babich grew up in a football family. His father Bob was the head coach at North Dakota State from 1997-2002 and is now the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears. Babich and his wife Lacey have one daughter, Lainey.


ASSISTANT COACHES

SPECIALTEAMSCOORDINATOR

FIRSTSEASON

SMILEYMATTHEW

Matthew Smiley enters his first season as the Panthers new special teams coordinator after joining the staff on June 1. Smiley comes to Eastern Illinois following two seasons at Eureka College where he served one season as the offensive coordinator and one season as the defensive coordinator. In October of 2008 he was named interim head coach and preceded to win his first contest with a 47-19 win over Principia College. At Eureka, Smiley also oversaw the development of the Red Devils special teams with the kickoff coverage team ranking No. 2 in NCAA Division III for least return yards allowed in 2007. During a two-year stint he coached eight All-SLIAC performers. Prior to coaching at Eureka, Smiley worked for two seasons as a special teams coach at Dartmouth College serving as the special teams coordinator in 2006. In 2007 the Big Green special teams blocked five kicks while improving in both kickoff and punt return yardage allowed. Smiley entered the coaching ranks as an undergraduate at Illinois serv ing as a student-assistant coach after being a walk-on wide receiver with the Fighting Illini. He graduated from Illinois in May 2001 and served in the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant in Grand Forks, North Dakota. While on active duty Smiley was deployed four times in support of Operat ion Enduring Freedom and received the USAF Commendation Medal for his efforts. Whi le stat ioned in Grand Forks he also worked with the specialists at the University of North Dakota where he coached two All-American kickers in 2001 and 2003. Smiley also holds a masters degree from North Dakota. He is married to the former Marissa Bushue, a former record holder for the EIU women's track team in the triple jump. The couple have two daughters Madelyn and Ella.

WIDERECEIVERSCOACH&RECRUITINGCOORDINATOR

FIFTHSEASON

LYNCHMIKE

Mike Lynch has served as the Eastern Illinois wide receivers coach the last three years after working as an offensive assistant coach in 2005. He has also served as the Panthers recruiting coordinator for the past two years. In 2007, EIU wide receivers hauled in 218 passes for 2,300 yards including another big year by senior Micah Rucker who had 9 touchdowns and 777 yards receiving. During the 2006 season Lynch helped coach Micah Rucker as the junior receiver earned second team All-American honors for the Panthers with 13 touchdowns and 966 yards receiving. Prior to joining the EIU staff, Lynch made a name for himself as a member of the Utah State coaching staff from 2000-04. While with the Aggies, Lynch helped coach three tight ends that would sign with NFL teams. Chris Cooley was a third round selection of the Washington Redskins in the 2003 draft while J.R. Suguturaga and Casey Poppinga both signed free agent contracts. A Roseville, California native, Lynch played two seasons at Sierra Junior College in California before playing two seasons at center at the University of Montana. His 1997 and 1998 Grizzly teams won 16 games making two straight NCAA I-AA playoff appearances. He would serve as a restricted earnings coach in 1999 on the UM staff where he coached tight end Dallas Neil, who signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons. Lynch earned his bachelors degree from Montana and a masters in secondary education from Utah State.


Nick KrayDefensive Quality Control

ASSISTANT COACHES

Jason Fisher begins his first season as an offensive assistant coach after serving the 2008 season as the offensive quality control coach. Fisher will help work with EIU tight ends. A 2008 graduate of EIU, Fisher was a two year wide receiver with the Panthers helping the team make back-to-back FCS appearances in 2006 and 2007. He ranked fourth on the team as a senior with 23 receptions from 292 yards and two touchdowns. Fisher started his college career as a quarterback at College of DuPage after earning All-Area honors at Champaign (Ill.) Centennial High School. He and his wife Jennifer were married in April 2009.

OFFENSIVEASSISTANT

FIRSTSEASON

FISHERJASON

Former Eastern Illinois safety Chad Cleveland begins his second full season as a defensive assistant on the Panthers staff. Cleveland had volunteered as a student-coach the previous two seasons. Cleveland played for the Panthers from 2002-05 helping EIU make FCS playoff appearances in 2002 and 2005. As a freshman in 2002 he tied for the team lead in interceptions while he was the team leader in solo tackles (44) in 2004. Cleveland is originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He graduated from EIU in 2007.

DEFENSIVEASSISTANT

SECONDSEASON

CLEVELANDCHAD

DEFENSIVELINE

SIXTHSEASON

JACKSONFORREST

Forrest Jackson enters his sixth year as a member of the Panthers coaching moving from defensive assistant to linebackers coach in December 2007. This season he will coach the Panthers defensive line. While assisting defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni with the linebackers, Jackson has helped two Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Players of the Year honors in Donald Thomas (2006) and Clint Sellers (2005). In 2007 Thomas was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, handed out to the nation’s top FCS defensie player. Jackson started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at West Georgia in 2003. He was a three year letter winner at West Georgia earning All-Gulf South Conference honors all three seasons. He was also a second team All-South Region selection in 2001. Jackson started his collegiate career playing one season at Illinois State (1998). A Lakeland, Florida native, Jackson is a 2003 graduate of West Georgia. He has one son, Jaison.


FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

FOOTBALL SECRETARY

TENTH SEASON

HEISERICHELLE

The Panther football secretary since 2000, Richelle Heise keeps the office running smoothly with daily operations and recruitment support. A Charleston native, Heise previously worked in the EIU Housing and WEIU Radio departments. An avid Chicago Bears fan, Heise and her husband, Mark, are the parents of Austin, Kaitlyn and Butkus - the family dog.

FOOTBALL TRAINER

FOURTH SEASON

TYMKEWJEN

Jen Tymkew enters her fourth year as the athletic trainer for Eastern Illinois football. Tymkew took over football responsibilities at EIU following the appointment of Mark Bonnstetter to Associate Athletic Director at EIU. In the summer of 2009 Tymkew was promoted to head athletic trainer for the EIU athletic department. Before taking over football duties, Tymkew served as the athletic trainer for EIU women's basketball for two seasons. A native of Albion, Mich., Tymkew holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree from the University of Kentucky. She is a certified and licensed athletic trainer.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

FIRST SEASON

CASHERIC

Eric Cash was hired as the Panthers new strength and conditioning coach starting with the program on June 1. He will oversee the development of EIU student-athletes for all 21 sports. Cash comes to EIU following two seasons as the head strength and conditioning coach at Presbyterian College helping improve the strength and speed for 16 intercollegiate programs. He was the first head strength coach in the school's history. He was the linebackers coach and assistant strength coach at Byrnes (S.C.) High School before taking over at Presbyterian. He also has previous college experience as a graduate assistant strength coach at Clemson working with the Tigers football, men's and women’s soccer programs. Cash is a 2002 graduate of USC Upstate. He is certified throught the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Assocation (CSCCa) and the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE). Cash and his wife Sheri have on daughter, McKinley Marie.

COORDINATOR OF EQUIPMENT& STADIUM FACILITIESSECOND SEASON

BAYSCLINT

Clint Bays enters his second season as the coordinator of equipment and stadium facilities for Eastern Illinois football. Bays is a certified athletic equipment manager through the AEMA. He holds both a bachelor's and masters degree from Eastern Illinois University. He previously worked with the Illinois Department of Corrections and Transportation Security Administration. He was the assistant equipment manager at EIU in 2007. Bays and his family reside in Charleston.

Dr. Charlie Schuester

Team Chiropractor

Dr. Peter BonuttiTeam Orthopedic

Surgeon

Dr. Karl RudertTeam Physician

MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF

Dr. Aja Lystila ................................................................. Physician Dr. Phil Kepp .............................................................Team Dentist Dr. Frank Lee ................................................. Orthopedic Surgeon Tom Wymer ............................Athletic Training Graduate Assistant

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2009 EIU PANTHER ROSTER# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN(HIGHSCHOOL/JC/LAST)1 Adrian Arrington *** SS 5-11 205 R-SR 3V Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington)3 Lorence Ricks $* WR 6-1 178 R-SO 1V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ft. Lauderdale) 4 Bodie Reeder $** QB 6-0 208 R-SR 2V Ivesdale, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour/Univ. of Wyoming)5 Chevon Walker $* RB 5-10 197 R-JR 1V Fort Myers, Fla. (Riverdale/Univ. of Florida)6 Carlos Reyna * FS 6-0 184 SO 1V Miami, Fla. (Columbus)7 Mon Williams $ RB 6-2 220 R-JR TR Mesquite, Texas (Horn/Univ. of Florida)8 Cory Leman $* LB 6-0 219 R-SO 1V Champaign, Ill. (Central)9 Seymour Loftman $*** FS 5-11 189 R-SR 3V Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage)10 Brandon Large QB 6-4 200 SO TR Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa Westwood/Scottsdale CC)12 Bobson Mercier $** DB 5-10 187 R-JR 2V Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh Senior)13 Von Wise $ WR 6-4 210 R-FR RS Cincinnati, Ohio (Finneytown)14 Amari Sapp DB 5-9 180 FR HS Miramar, Fla. (Cypress Bay)15 Kenny Whittaker WR 5-10 163 FR HS Hollywood, Fla. (Columbus)16 Doug Reynolds $ QB 6-2 207 R-FR RS Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)18 Charles Graves $* WR 6-1 179 R-JR 1V Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora/Upper Iowa Univ.)19 Nick Martinez $* SS 6-0 210 R-SO 1V Miami, Fla. (Dade Christian)20 Cam White ATH 5-9 164 FR HS Antioch, Ill. (Antioch)21 Charles James ** CB 5-8 183 JR 2V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast)22 Erik Lora WR 5-10 166 FR HS Miami, Fla. (Columbus)23 Randolph Tribble CB 5-10 166 FR HS Riviera Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens)24 James Cooper $ CB 5-10 187 R-FR RS Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East)25 Shelton Penrow $** CB 5-10 176 R-SR 2V Margate, Fla. (Deerfield Beach/Florida International Univ.)26 Rashad Haynes $** CB 5-11 177 R-JR 2V Rockledge, Fla. (Rockledge)27 Antonio Taylor LB 6-2 210 FR HS Elmhurst, Ill. (Immaculate Conception)28 Nick Beard DB 6-1 170 FR HS Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic)29 Jake Mitchell $ DB 6-0 180 R-FR RS Springfield, Ill. (Lanphier)30 Sean Sobolewski WR 6-2 195 JR TR Versailles, Ky. (Woodford County/Southwestern (Calif.) CC)31 Alex McNulty DB 5-10 180 FR HS Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)32 Artavious Dowdell DL 6-2 210 FR HS Belle Grade, Fla. (Glades Central)33 Kenny Williams RB 6-0 233 FR HS Elign, Ill. (Elgin)34 Desmin Ward * RB 6-0 223 SO 1V Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton)35 Dave Marciano DB 5-10 205 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita)36 Alex Harrington RB 5-10 195 FR HS Bartonville, Ill. (Limestone)37 Jake Moore $ RB 6-2 225 R-FR RS Peoria, Ill. (Richwoods)38 Jason Baker K 5-11 190 FR HS Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton)40 Keithan Hedrick SS 5-11 200 FR HS Midlothian, Ill. (Bremen)41 Kevin Cook $** P 6-2 201 R-JR 2V Libertyville, Ill. (Carmel)42 Conor Murnane $ LB 6-1 217 R-SO RS Libertyville, Ill. (Carmel/Northwood (Mich.) Univ.)43 Ryan Turner LB 6-0 213 FR HS West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)44 Alain Marcelin ** LB 6-0 227 JR 2V Hollywood, Fla. (Dade Christian)45 Keagan Robinson $ TE 6-6 249 R-FR RS Petersburg, Ill. (PORTA)46 Gordy Kickels * LB 6-1 216 SO 1V Lemont, Ill. (Lemont)47 Jonathan Ridgner $ LB 6-0 207 R-FR RS Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)48 Austin Signor $* K 6-4 216 R-SR 1V Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale/Univ. of Iowa)49 Sean Campbell $** LB 6-1 209 R-JR 2V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (South Plantation)51 Adam Baker LS 6-2 225 FR HS Champaign, Ill. (Central)52 Haakim Lewis $ DL 6-0 258 R-SO SQ Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East)53 Greg Mahan $ DL 6-3 244 R-FR RS Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North)54 Perry Maynard $ LB 6-2 218 R-FR RS Southlake, Texas (Carroll)55 Zach Bruce DE 6-2 245 FR HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis)56 Nick Nasti $* LB 6-1 237 JR 2V Plano, Ill. (Plano)57 Joe Kripp OL 6-4 282 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)58 Alex Luhring $ DL 6-2 270 R-FR RS Metamora, Ill. (Metamora)59 Scott Weatherford P 6-1 170 FR HS Terre Haute, Ind. (North)59a DeAndre Fry DL 6-1 222 JR TR Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy/Kentucky Wesleyan)


2009 EIU PANTHERS ROSTER# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN(HIGHSCHOOL/JC)60 Seth Knolhoff $ OL 6-5 291 R-SO SQ Carlyle, Ill. (Carlyle)61 Willie Henderson $* C 6-2 273 R-SO 1V Lafayette, Ind. (Lafayette Jefferson)62 Shane Kelly $ DL 6-4 230 R-FR RS Rhinelander, Wis. (Rhinelander)63 Otis Hudson $* OL 6-5 331 R-SR 1V Barrington, Ill. (Barrington/Univ. of Minnesota)64 Josh Bryant $ OL 6-0 245 R-FR RS Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)65 Mark Alagna OL 6-3 301 FR HS Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett)66 Chris Campbell $* OT 6-5 320 R-SR 1V Chicago, Ill (Marshall) 67 Mike O'Neill $ OL 6-2 287 R-FR RS Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick)68 Mike Scheibel $*** OG 6-3 326 R-SR 3V Highland, Ill. (Highland)69 Dominic Pagliara OL 6-6 285 FR HS Quincy, Ill. (Quincy Notre Dame)70 Chris Vaccaro $** C/OL 6-3 288 R-SR 2V Kankakee, Ill. (Bishop McNamara)71 Kevin Kapellas OL 6-4 296 R-FR RS Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller)72 Alex Pierce OL 6-6 307 FR HS Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)73 Roosevelt Holliday DL 6-3 303 FR HS Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)74 Chaz Millard $*** OG 6-3 291 R-SR 3V St. Charles, Ill. (North)76 Eric Zink * OL 6-6 284 SO 1V Oshkosh, Wis. (West)77 Ryan Grossman $* OL 6-4 277 R-SO 1V Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South)78 Eric Rettke $* OL 6-3 321 R-SO 1V Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg) 80 Darien Smith $ WR 6-1 204 R-FR RS Chicago, Ill. (King)81 Chris Wright WR 6-1 175 FR HS Skokie, Ill. (Niles West)82 Cody Bruns $ TE 6-4 205 R-JR TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Moon Valley/Scottsdale CC)83 Alex Jones $ TE 6-3 224 R-SO SQ Amboy, Ill. (Amboy)84 Taylor Dunn * DE 6-5 252 SR 1V Alturas, Calif. (Modoc/College of the Siskiyous)85 Aaron Rhoads WR 6-1 175 FR HS Casey, Ill. (Casey-Westfield)86 Chavar Watkins $ WR 6-2 198 R-FR RS Sunrise, Fla. (Piper)87 Earnie Morris WR 5-10 165 FR HS Bloomington, Ind. (South)88 Mitch Quill * TE 6-5 244 SO 1V Racine, Wis. (St. Catherine's)89 Daniel Vehovic $* TE 6-2 227 R-JR 1V Rochester, Ill. (Rochester)90 Spyros Bazigos $ DL 5-11 311 R-JR RS Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South)91 Dalton Morgan DE 6-4 240 FR HS DuQuoin, Ill. (DuQuoin)92 Mike Letton $ DL 6-4 242 R-FR RS Custer Park, Ill. (Bishop McNamara/Navy)93 Jake Odom DT 6-0 264 FR HS West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)94 Andre Lima $*** DT 6-0 289 R-SR 3V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast)95 Nathan Galan $* DE 6-2 236 R-JR 1V Lakeland, Fla. (Evangel Christian)96 Colin Luczynski $* DE 6-1 234 R-JR 1V Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)97 Judes Amilcar DE 6-2 223 FR HS Boca Raton, Fla. (Olympic Heights)98 Perry Burge * DE 6-2 235 SO 1V Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)99 Trevor Frericks $** DT 6-1 269 R-SR 2V Quincy, Ill. (Nortre Dame/Bowling Green Univ.) * - indicates varsity letter earned $ - indicates redshirt year used

(EIU Pronunciation Guide)

4 ...Bodie Reeder ............................................ Read-err 8 ...Cory Leman ...............................coor-EE * Lay-man 12 ...Bobson Mercier ........................................murr-sear 44 ...Alain Marcelin .......................................mar-Sa-lynn 58 ...Alex Luhring ..............................................lure-Ring 60 ...Seth Knolhoff ............................................. noll-OFF 89 ...Daniel Vehovic ..................................vah-hoe-VICK 90 ...Spyros Bazigos ................ Spear-ros * bah-zah-gos 94 ...Andre Lima ................................................. lee-mah 96 ...Colin Luczynski .....................................lew-chin-ski


# PLAYER POS 65 Mark Alagna OL 97 Judes Amilcar DE 1 Adrian Arrington CB 51 Adam Baker LS 38 Jason Baker K 90 Spyros Bazigos DL 28 Nick Beard DB 55 Zach Bruce DE 82 Cody Bruns TE 64 Josh Bryant OL 98 Perry Burge DE 66 Chris Campbell OT 49 Sean Campbell LB 41 Kevin Cook P 24 James Cooper CB 32 Artavious Dowdell DL 84 Taylor Dunn DE 99 Trevor Frericks DT 59 DeAndre Fry DL 95 Nathan Galan DE 18 Charles Graves WR 77 Ryan Grossman OL 36 Alex Harrington RB 26 Rashad Haynes CB 40 Keithan Hedrick FS 61 Willie Henderson C 10 Luke Hockaday QB 75 Roosevelt Holliday DL 63 Otis Hudson OL 21 CJ James CB 83 Alex Jones TE 71 Kevin Kapellas OL

# PLAYER POS 62 Shane Kelly DL 46 Gordy Kickels LB 60 Seth Knolhoff OL 57 Joe Kripp OL 10 Brandon Large QB 8 Cory Leman LB 92 Mike Letton DL 52 Haakim Lewis DL 94 Andre Lima DT 9 Seymour Loftman FS 22 Erik Lora WR 96 Colin Luczynski DE 58 Alex Luhring DL 53 Greg Mahan DL 44 Alain Marcelin LB 35 Dave Marciano DB 19 Nick Martinez SS 54 Perry Maynard LB 31 Alex McNulty SAF 12 Bobson Mercier CB 74 Chaz Millard OG 29 Jake Mitchell DB 37 Jake Moore RB 91 Dalton Morgan DE 87 Earnie Morris WR 42 Conor Murnane DL 56 Nick Nasti LB 93 Jake Odom DT 67 Mike O'Neill OL 69 Dominic Pagliara OL 25 Shelton Penrow CB

# PLAYER POS 72 Alex Pierce OL 88 Mitch Quill TE 4 Bodie Reeder QB 78 Eric Rettke OL 6 Carlos Reyna FS 16 Doug Reynolds QB 85 Aaron Rhoads WR 3 Lorence Ricks WR 47 Jonathan Ridgner LB 45 Keagan Robinson TE 14 Amari Sapp DB 68 Mike Scheibel OG 48 Austin Signor K 80 Darien Smith WR 30 Sean Sobolewski WR 27 Antonio Taylor LB 23 Randolph Tribble DB 43 Ryan Turner LB 70 Chris Vaccaro C 89 Daniel Vehovic WR 5 Chevon Walker RB 34 Desmin Ward RB 86 Chavar Watkins WR 59 Scott Weatherford P 20 Cam White ATH 15 Kenny Whittaker WR 33 Kenny Williams RB 7 Mon Williams RB 13 Von Wise WR 81 Chris Wright WR 76 Eric Zink OL

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Spanning the Nation

Since the start of the Bob Spoo era at Eastern Illinois in 1987, the Panthers have featured players from 31 of the 50 states including players from ten different states on this year's roster. During that same time span EIU has also featured several players from Canada and one player - Pascal Matla - from Holland.


2009 PANTHER PROFILES

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a scout team player... was a gray shirt in 2008 enrolling at Eastern Illinois in January of 2009...HIGH SCHOOL: Two way lineman at Bartlett HS for coach Tom Meaney... earned honorable mention All-Fox Valley Area football honors on both offensive and defensive line... helped team make four straight IHSA playoff appearances including 6-4 record as a senior.PERSONAL: Majoring in business... son of Matthew and Beryl Alagna.

Mark AlagnaOffensive Line6-3 • 301 • FreshmanBartlett, IllinoisBartlett HS 65

Adrian ArringtonDefensive Back5-11 • 205 • RS-SeniorBloomington, IllinoisBloomington HS 1

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as the starter at strong safety... versatile defensive back that can play multiple positions... 2008: Appeared in all 12 games as a back-up safety and corner back... sixth on the team with 23 solo tackles finishing season with 42 combined stops... led team with two fumble recoveries... also had two interceptions... scored a touchdown in loss to Jacksonville State in which he returned a blocked punt 16 yards for a score... best game was a six tackle effort at Tennessee State... 2007: Earned starting job at free safety after injury forced All-OVC player Seymour Loftman out for the year... started all 12 games ranking third on team with 72 tackles... led team with 48 solo tackles... had two tackles for loss and three pass break-ups... lone interception of the season was against Illinois State... had two games with double digit tackles with ten against Illinois State (8,2) and Southern Illinois (5,5)... 2006: Appeared in 10 of 13 games last season finishing season with 10 tackles... season-high four tackles came in regular-season game at Illinois State... missed three games due to broken wrist... 2005: NCAA non-qualifier during first year at EIU.HIGH SCHOOL: Illinois Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State for coach Rigo Schmelzer at Bloomington HS... special mention All-State by Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette... Big 12 Conference Defensive MVP... WJBC Player of the Year... All-Area... competed in summer Shrine All-Star game... Team MVP... three-time Illinois 6A State runner-up.PERSONAL: Majoring in recreation administration... son of Lorine and George Roach.

CAREERSTATISTICSFORARRINGTON...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT2006 10/0 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 2007 12/12 48 24 72 0 2 1 1 2008 12/0 23 19 42 0 1.5 2 2 Totals 34/�2 75 49 �24 0 3.5 3 3

Spyros BazigosDefensive Tackle5-11 • 311 • RS-JuniorGlen Ellyn, IllinoisGlenbard South HS 90

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp competing for starting job at defensive tackle... will be solid player who can help stop the run up the middle... 2008: Sat out the season based on NCAA transfer rules after transferring from Northern Illinois University for the spring semester.NORTHERN ILLINOIS: Attended Northern Illinois for one year but did not play football.JOLIET JC: Attended Joliet Junior College for one semester prior to attending Northern Illinois... member of JJC football team.HIGH SCHOOL: Played football at Glenbard South HS for coach Dan Starkey... helped team make back-to-back IHSA State playoff appearances as a sophomore and junior... blocked punt against Sycamore HS which was returned for a touchdown... played defensive line and special teams.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... son of Gerasimos and Anna Bazigos.

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EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a scout team player... 2008: Redshirted at Eastern Illinois.HIGH SCHOOL: Played varsity football for coach Lexie Spurlock at Morgan Park HS... helped lead team to a pair of City Championships in 2005 and 2007... Prep Bowl Champion in 2005... team captain as a senior... team qualified for IHSA State playoffs all three seasons with an 11-3 record in 2007.PERSONAL: Major is undecided.

Josh BryantOffensive Line6-0 • 245 • RS-FreshmanChicago, IllinoisMorgan Park HS 64

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp competing for a possible starting job at defensive end... 2008: Was expected to redshirt the season but was dominant on scout team and played first game of the season against Indiana State making 1.5 tackles for loss in the win... finished the season with 13 tackles and one sack.HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Area honors at defensive end playing for head coach John Ivlow at Bolingbrook HS... led a defense that allowed just 10.8 points per game… finished season with five sacks… Chicago Tribune special mention All-State… returned one fumble for a touchdown as a senior…. Helped team post an 8-3 record as they advanced to the IHSA Class 8A playoffs.PERSONAL: Major is art... son of Perry Conner and Tonya Burge... brother of former EIU All-American safety Tristan Burge.

Perry BurgeDefensive End6-2 • 235 • SophomoreBolingbrook, IllinoisBolingbrook HS 98

CAREERSTATISTICSFORBURGE...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT2008 10/0 7 6 13 1 4 0 0

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a top reserve at left or right tackle... may battle for starting job as season progresses... 2008: Appeared in all 12 games playing on special teams... starter at left tackle for four games in middle portion of season... graded out at 75 percent for the season with 23 decleater blocks... 2007: Played in four games for a total of 12 snaps... graded out at 75 percent in those four games... credited with one decleater block... 2006: Appeared in four games as a back-up offensive tackle... 2005: Redshirted as a walk-on. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Ben Ward, an EIU Hall of Famer, at Chicago Marshall HS... he lettered in football (1), wrestling (2) and volleyball (1).PERSONAL: Communication studies major... son of Michael and Mary Campbell.

Chris CampbellOffensive Line6-5 • 320 • RS-FreshmanChicago, IllinoisMarshall HS 66

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will complete for playing time at middle linebacker after a solid spring season... will also see time on special teams... 2008: Played in six games battling injuries throughout the season... had one start at Illinois making five solo tackles... finished season with 13 tackles including eight solo... 2007: Missed season with a medical redshirt... 2006: Appeared in nine games on the season with seven total tackles, six of them solo... season best three solo tackles in win at Tennessee Tech... had one forced fumble at Illinois and one pass break-up at Hawaii. HIGH SCHOOL: Second team All-Broward County for coach Jack Champmen at South Plantation HS... helped lead team to district championship... played in Broward County All-Star game (33 county schools)... team captain... also lettered in basketball and track.PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management... No. 1 sports highlight was "making game winning sack for district championship"... son of Petchur Langston.

Sean CampbellLinebacker6-1 • 209 • RS-JuniorFt. Lauderdale, FloridaSouth Plantation HS 49

CAREERSTATISTICSFORS.CAMPBELL...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2006 9/0 6 1 7 0 0 1 02007 Medical Redshirt2008 6/1 8 5 13 0 0 0 0 Totals �5/� �4 6 20 0 0 � 0

Eastern Illinois will make its first football appearance on ESPNU this season when the Panthers host Tennessee State on Nov. 19.



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be primary punter for third straight season... All-OVC & All-American candidate... 2008: Pre-season Lindy's All-American punter... averaged 39.7 yards per punt with 14 punts downed inside the 20-yard line... had six kicks of 50-plus yards with a long of 62... did not have enought punts to rank among national leaders... also holder for field goals and extra points... 2007: Honorable mention All-American by Sports Network... second team All-OVC and All-OVC Newcomer team... ranked fourth in the nation in punting at 44.6 yards per kick... had a long punt of 61 yards with two punts of 60 yards or more and 12 punts at 50-plus... pinned nine punts inside the 20... earned OVC Newcomer of the Week honors after his punting duties versus Purdue... did not have a punt versus Indiana State as Panthers failed to punt for only the second time as a NCAA Division I school... broke school record for single season punting average formerly held by NFL All-Pro punter Jeff Gossett (1977)... 2006: Redshirted season. HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-East Suburban Catholic league selection as a senior for coach Andy Bitto... All-Area... member of 2003 Illinois 6A State Championship team... also standout in soccer earning first team All-ESCL and All-Area honors... member of State ODP team... helped soccer team win sectional championship... played for Chicago Sockers soccer club team.PERSONAL: Finance major... No. 1 sports highlight was “a game saving punt during senior year that ultimately made the difference in the end of the game”... son of Stan and Tammy Cook... National Honor Society.

Kevin CookPunter6-2 • 201 • RS-JuniorLibertyville, IllinoisCarmel HS 41

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a reserve cornerback who may see time on special teams... 2008: Redshirted at EIU.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Aaron Peppers at Proviso East HS... played defensive back recording five interceptions to go along with 46 tackles as a senior… team posted a 5-4 record…. West Suburban Gold All-Conference… Academic All-State and Academic All-League… versatile athlete who also played quarterback and wide receiver… three sport athlete... team captain... defensive MVP.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... son of Lydia Cooper... uncle Corey Cooper played football at Purdue and was invited to training camp with Pittsburgh Steelers.

James CooperCornerback5-10 • 187 • RS-FreshmanMaywood, IllinoisProviso East HS 24

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will compete for starting spot at one defensive end position after a solid spring practice season... 2008: Played in nine games as a back-up defensive end... made eight tackles with four solo and four assisted... best games were two tackles against Eastern Kentucky and Murray State...COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS: Played two seasons for former EIU assistant coach Charlie Roche... helped lead team to a 6-4 record in 2007 ranking sixth on the team with 31.5 tackles… second on team in tackles for loss and sacks finishing with 7.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks… two time All-Mid Empire Conference selection… helped lead College of the Siskiyous to a 2006 Conference championship… Junior College Grid Iron Academic All-American in 2007.HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile athlete at Modoc HS lettering in football, basketball, baseball, golf and track... two-time All-Shasta Cascade League selection in football and basketball... defensive MVP... Most Valuable Lineman for MHS and Division... helped lead team to 2005 Northern Division championship.PERSONAL: Majoring in international studies... son of Terry and Louise Dunn... number one personal highlight was "scoring a touchdown on a scoop and score on kickoff in playoff game"... father, Terry, played football at Antelope Valley College... sister, Tatum, played college basketball.

Taylor DunnDefensive End6-5 • 252 • SeniorAlturas, CaliforniaModoc HS/College of the Siskiyous 84

CAREERSTATISTICSFORDUNN...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2008 9/0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0

CAREERSTATISTICSFORCOOK...YEAR G/GS PUNTS YARDS AVG. LONG 50+ I-202007 9/0 36 1604 44.6 61 12 92008 12/0 40 1587 39.7 62 6 14 Totals 21/0 76 3191 42.0 62 18 23

TAYLOR DUNN



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a candidate for starting at one defensive tackle position... missed spring season following surgery to a hand injury... 2008: Appeared in nine games with a start against Indiana State... made 16 tackles including 10 solo... had five tackles for loss... credited with one pass break-up... season high six tackles in start against Indiana State... 2007: Made immediate impact playing in all 12 games... had 30 tackles including 20 solo... ranked fourth on team with seven tackles for loss... added two sacks and two quarterback hurries... blocked field goal versus Samford that Rashad Haynes returned for a touchdown... also scored first collegiate points with a safety versus Samford. BOWLING GREEN: 2006: Played in four games finishing with two assisted tackles... BGSU finished season 4-8... 2005: Redshirted... named defensive scout MVP against Temple, Buffalo and Kent State.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Bill Connell at Quincy Notre Dame High School... 2004 first-team All-State... Academic All-State... Tri-State Player of the Year... led team to State 4A semifinals during senior year as team finished with a 10-3 record... set school record with 11 sacks during senior year... recorded 211 tackles during three varsity seasons... National Honor Society.PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting... No. 1 sports highlight was "being part of best football team in his high school's history"... son of Ken and Cindy Frericks... cousins Morgan and Audra Frericks played soccer at EIU and were members of the Panthers NCAA Tournament squads.

Trevor FrericksDefensive Tackle6-1 • 269 • RS-SeniorQuincy, IllinoisNotre Dame HS/Bowling Green 99

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will sit out the season due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring... attended Wilber Wright College in Chicago in fall of 2008.KENTUCKY WESLEYAN: Played the 2007 season appearing in seven games... made six tackles including two for loss for a 3-8 KWU team.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach John Holecek at Loyola Academy... helped team post a 7-5 record in the Chicago Catholic League.PERSONAL: Majoring is undecided... Son of Robert and Lisa Fry.

DeAndre FryDefensive Line6-1 • 222 • JuniorChicago, IllinoisLoyola Academy/Ky. Wesleyan 59

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will complete for starting spot at one defensive end position after a solid spring practice season... 2008: Played in five games making two solo tackles... credited with two quarterback hurries... 2007: Played in five games making lone tackle at Jacksonville State... 2006: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: First team Class 1B Florida High School Athletic Association All-State for coach Diedrick Dodge at Evangel Christian High School... team won Class 1B state championship in 2005 finishing with a 10-3 record... second team All-Polk County... team MVP and team captain... finished senior year with 127 tackles to rank fifth in county... also lettered in basketball and baseball... National Honor Society.PERSONAL: Physical education major with teacher certification... No. 1 sports highlight was "winning state championship as a senior to finish career on top"... son of Maria Garcia.

Nate GalanDefensive End6-2 • 236 • RS-JuniorLakeland, FloridaEvangel Christian HS 95

CAREERSTATISTICSFORGALAN...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2006 Redshirted2007 5/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 02008 5/0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals �0/0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0

CAREERSTATISTICSFORFRERICKS...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT2005 (BG) Redshirted at Bowling Green2006 (BG) 4/0 0 2 2 0 0 0 02007 12/0 20 10 30 2 7 1 02008 9/1 10 6 16 0 5 0 0 Totals 25/� 30 �8 48 2 �2 � 0Totals EIU 2�/� 30 �6 46 2 �2 � 0

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EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as lone returning starter at wide receiver from last season... good possession receiver who can also play special teams... 2008: Started all 12 games at outside wide receiver... led team in receiving with 40 catches for 561 yards... had four games with five or more catches... best effort was seven catches at UT Martin for 109 yards... scored first career touchdown against Indiana State... 2007: Redshirted at EIU based on NCAA transfer rules of moving up from a lower division school... transferred from Upper Iowa University.UPPER IOWA: 2006: Played one season of football at NCAA Division II Upper Iowa University... appeared in five games making eight catches for 113 yards... had two touchdown grabs against Minnesota-Crookston as UIU finished the season at 3-8.HIGH SCHOOL: Attended West Aurora High School playing for coach Mike Runge... was a first-team All-DuPage Valley Conference selection at wide receiver and All-Area as a defensive back during senior year... team captain... honorable mention All-Conference as a junior.PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management... son of Dennis and JoAnn Graves... No. 1 sports highlight was "being on the No. 1 ranked team in the country for baseball"... father Dennis played basketball at Kentucky State University.

Charles GravesWide Receiver6-1 • 179 • RS-JuniorAurora, IllinoisWest Aurora HS/Upper Iowa Univ. 18

Ryan GrossmanOffensive Line6-4 • 277 • RS-SophomoreGlen Ellyn, IllinoisGlenbard South HS 77

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp battling for the starting position at left tackle... 2008: Started six games at left tackle while appearing in a total of eight contests... graded out at 80 percent with 10 decleater blocks... 2007: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: First team Western Sun Conference as a senior… first team IHSFCA 6A All-State... played for coach Dan Starkey... All-Area performer... two-time All-Conference in track breaking school and conference records in discus.PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... son of Reis and Allison Grossman... No. 1 sports highlight was "being the first football player in 25 years to get a football scholarship from his high school"... a cousin, Macray Grossman, played football at Jacksonville University.

CAREERSTATISTICSFORGRAVES...YEAR G/GS RCPTs YDs YDs/REC YDs/G TDs LONG2006 (UI) 5/0 8 113 14.1 22.6 2 392007 Redshirted at EIU2008 12/12 40 561 14.0 46.8 2 58 Totals �7/�2 48 674 �4.0 39.6 4 58Totals (E) �2/�2 40 56� �4.0 46.8 2 58

Rashad HaynesDefensive Back5-11 • 177 • RS-JuniorRockledge, FloridaRockledge HS 26

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will start for third straight season at corner back... All-OVC/All-American honors candidate... enters season ranked 6th on NCAA active career interceptions list and 9th on EIU career interceptions chart... 2008: Started all 12 games leading the team with four interceptions... ranked fourth on team in total tackles with 58 while leading squad with 44 solo stops... also had eight pass break-ups to rank 41st nationally... season high 10 solo tackles against Jacksonville State... forced two fumbles against Austin Peay... scored on a 23-yard interception against Indiana State... 2007: Started all 12 games earning second team All-OVC and All-OVC Newcomer Team honors... earned OVC Newcomer of the Week honors following his two interception performance against Southeast Missouri... ranked 14th in the NCAA in interceptions per game during regular-season... had 53 tackles (39 solo) to rank fifth on the team... led team with six pass break-ups... had one blocked punt against Indiana State which was returned for a touchdown by Quinten Ponius... returned a blocked field goal by Trevor Frericks 60 yards versus Samford for a touchdown... had best tackle game of the season with ten (6,4) against Illinois State... 2006: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Pat Lusk at Rockledge High School... first team All-Space Coast League... second team All-Central Florida... earned defensive MVP honors at Central Florida All-Star game... helped team win Florida Class 3A state championship in 2002... also lettered in track and basketball... had two Top 7 finishes at the Florida State Track Championships in the high jump... AAU U-16 team finished as state runner-up.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... No. 1 sports highlight was “being named hit of the week for Central Florida following homecoming game in which he had 3 rushes for 40 yards and 3 catches for 125.”... son of Willard and Robin Haynes.

CAREERSTATISTICSFORHAYNES...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT BRK-UP2006 Redshirted2007 12/12 39 14 53 1.0 1.0 2 5 62008 12/12 44 16 60 0 2.0 2 4 8 Totals 24/24 83 30 ��3 �.0 3.0 4 9 �4

CHARLES GRAVES

RASHAD HAYNES



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be the back-up center for the offensive line has the ability to start and move current center Chris Vaccaro to a starting guard position.... will see time on special teams... 2008: Played in six games last season with three straight starts against UT Martin, Southeast Missouri and Eastern Kentucky... graded out third highest on the team at 87 percent from the season... credited with 15 decleater blocks... 2007: RedshirtedHIGH SCHOOL: Played both offensive and defensive line in high school for coach Fred Kutruff… helped offense average 458.3 yards per game while scoring 18 offensive touchdowns… averaged six tackles per game on defense… team finished with a 10-2 record winning Hoosier Crossroads Conference... team advanced to Class 5A Sectional 4 championship game... first-team All-Area and All-Conference sophomore, junior and senior years... played sophomore year at LaPorte HS in LaPorte, Ind... honorable mention Herald Times and Associated Press All-State as a senior... Top 50 All-State... team captain.PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management... son of Donna and Willie Henderson, Sr.... No. 1 sports highlight was "coming back to win senior homecoming game after trailing by 21-points with eight minutes left in the game"... half brother Keith Gailes played basketball at Loyola University in Chicago and ranks second on the Ramblers career scoring list.

Willie HendersonCenter6-2 • 273 • RS-SophomoreLafayette, IndianaLafayette Jefferson HS 61

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as the starter at right tackle... 2008: transferred to Eastern Illinois in the summer... started nine games at right tackle... graded out at 82 percent for the season with 15 decleater blocks.MINNESOTA: Played 2006 and 2007 seasons at the University of Minnesota... redshirted the 2005 season... played in four games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2007 before moving to offensive line.. on defense had tackles against Florida Atlantic and Indiana... appeared in five games in 2006 making first career appearance versus Kent State... played 31 snaps against Temple... had three tackles and forced a fumble versus Ohio State... HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Joe Sanchez at Barrington HS... All-Conference and All-Area performer.. named to Chicago Tribune’s Top 100 list... four year letterwinner in track and basketball... PERSONAL: Majoring in industrial technology... son of Otis and Lottie Neal...

Otis HudsonOffensive Line6-5 • 331 • RS-SeniorBarrington, IllinoisBarrington HS/Univ. of Minnesota 63

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will battle to keep starting position at corner back... also will return kicks... 2008: Started first five games, with six total starts for the year... played in eight games missing four due to injury... made 29 tackles (18 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss... led team with two forced fumbles... blocked a kick against Indiana State... season high eight tackles in opener at Central Michigan... also had seven tackles in win over Illinois State... 2007: Played in ten games as a reserve corner back and on special teams... made seven tackles with five solo... had one interception against Tennessee Martin... had one kick return for 21 yards against Indiana State.HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention All-South Florida Sun Sentinel… third team All-Broward County... played for head coach Adam Ratkevich… selected to play in several area All-Star games… played on United States team in the World Global Games... second team All-Area... team captain... good speed, also a top track athlete winning district championship as part of 4x100 relay team.PERSONAL: Accounting major... son of Thomasina Roberts... No. 1 sports highlight was "a 90-yard punt return versus his high school's main rival".

CJ JamesCornerback5-8 • 183 • JuniorFt. Lauderdale, FloridaNortheast HS 21

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will see time on special teams... will serve as a reserve tight end/h-back... 2008: Played in six games mainly seeing time on special teams... caught one pass in season opener at Central Michigan... 2007: RedshirtedHIGH SCHOOL: Played for his father, Gary Jones, at Class 3A Amboy High School earning first team All-Big Rivers Conference two times... All-Area... helped team make four straight State Playoff appearances finishing 2006 season with a 9-3 record reaching the state quarterfinals... honorable mention All-State... also state qualifier in track while lettering in basketball.PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science... son of Gary and Andrea Jones... No. 1 sports highlight was "making it to IHSA State Track meet as a senior"... father Gary played football at Eureka College.

Alex JonesTight End6-3 • 224 • RS-SophomoreAmboy, IllinoisAmboy HS 83

CAREERSTATISTICSFORJONESYEAR G/GS REC YDS TD2007 Redshirted2008 6/0 1 10 0

CAREERSTATISTICSFORJAMESYEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2007 10/0 5 2 7 0 0 0 12008 8/6 18 11 29 0 1.5 2 0 Totals �8/6 23 �3 36 0 �.5 2 �


EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will serve as a back-up offensive lineman at both guard and tackle... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played offensive tackle for coach John Rodenberg at Cincinnati Moeller HS… helped lead team to an 8-3 season… good, mobile athlete for an offensive lineman… four year member of team… first team All-Greater Catholic League.PERSONAL: Major is undecided... son of Bob and Cathy Kapellas.

Kevin KapellasOffensive Line6-4 • 296 • RS-FreshmanCincinnati, OhioMoeller HS 71

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will battle for a possible starting spot at linebacker after strong spring season... will start on special teams... 2008: Played in 11 games primarily on special teams and as a reserve linebacker... made 11 tackles (6 solo) with three tackles for loss... best effort was a three tackle game against Indiana State.HIGH SCHOOL: Rated No. 79 linebacker by Scout.com playing for coach Eric Michaelsen at Lemont HS… had 136 tackles as a senior with 92 solo, 8 sacks and 13 tackles for loss.… honorable mention All-State… two forced fumbles returning one for a touchdown… as a junior registered 148 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and intercepted a pass … as a sophomore made 128 total tackles… three time first team All-Suburban Conference… three time first team All-Area… team posted an 11-3 record losing in IHSA Class 6A championship game… also an All-State wrestler.PERSONAL: Major is physical education... son of Mike and Louise Kickels.

Gordy KickelsLinebacker6-1 • 216 • SophomoreLemont, IllinoisLemont HS 46

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will serve as a top reserve on the offensive line... will see time on special teams (field goal/punt team)... 2008: Played in six games with most appearances on special teams... graded out at 73 percent in two games played at offensive guard with three decleater blocks... 2007: RedshirtedHIGH SCHOOL: Improved his pass blocking skills to become a powerful lineman with an average of 15 knock down blocks per game… two-time first team Belleville News Democrat All-Area selection playing for coach Randy Dooley... first-team All-Cahokia Conference on offense and defense... also played for Carlyle basketball team... National Honor Society... class president for two years... played for coaches Joe Clark and Josh Cavanaugh.PERSONAL: Majoring in science education... son of Glenn and Carla Knolhoff... No. 1 sports highlight was "scoring a 60-yard touchdown on a fumble recovery in a freshman game".

Seth KnolhoffOffensive Line6-5 • 291 • RS-SophomoreCarlyle, IllinoisCarlyle HS 84


EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will serve as a back-up defensive lineman and see time on special teams... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker ranking second on team in tackles with 50 as a senior for coach Jim Moore at Rhinelander HS... had a team high six tackles for loss and two sacks... also played tight end with 16 catches for 252 yards and two touchdowns... named second team All-Wisconsin Valley Conference. PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... son of Casey and Anne Kelly.

Shane KellyDefensive Line6-4 • 230 • RS-FreshmanRhinelander, WisconsinRhinelander HS 62

CAREERSTATISTICSFORKICKELS...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2008 11/0 6 5 11 0 3 0 0



ANDRE LIMA

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Projected to start at middle or outside linebacker... has versatility to play both positions... also a starter on special teams... 2008: Appeared in all 12 games making six starts at middle linebacker and one start at weakside linebacker... came on strong in latter portion of the season ranking third on team with 61 tackles... had two tackles for loss and one-half sack at Eastern Kentucky... finished season with a pair of nine tackle games against Tennessee State and Austin Peay. 2007: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Two way star in high school for coach Dave Jacobs at Champaign's Central HS... team posted a 2-7 record during senior year as he finished as career leader with 416 tackles… played running back rushing for 501 yards and 4 touchdowns… also had 97 tackles with 12 for loss playing linebacker… first team All-State as a junior... two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection at running back and linebacker as a junior and senior... second team All-Area as a senior... honor roll student... also lettered in track and wrestling.PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science... son of Happy and Dianne Leman... No. 1 sports highlight was "being named first team All-State by the Illinois Coaches Association as a junior"... brother J was an All-American linebacker at Illinois... brother JD was an All-American at Wheaton College... sister Julie played volleyball at Olivet Nazarene.

Cory LemanLinebacker6-0 • 219 • RS-SophomoreChampaign, IllinoisCentral HS 8

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Projected to start at one defensive tackle position... possible all-conference candidate... 2008: Started 11 of 12 games last season at defensive tackle appearing in all 12... made 37 tackles with ten solo... tied for third on the team with eight tackles for loss for 26 yards... had two fumble recoveries with one sack coming against Jacksonville State... best game was a six tackle day in win over Illinois State... 2007: Played in all 12 games making 21 tackles with nine solo... had four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks... season best effort was in opener versus Tennessee Tech with five tackles, one sack and one forced fumble... 2006: Played in 12 of 13 games making nine tackles... season best was three solo tackles at Hawai'i... lone sack was against Tennessee State... one fumble recovery against Indiana State... 2005: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Adam Ratkevich at Ft. Lauderdale’s Northeast HS... earned Honorable Mention All-Broward County honors... was team captain... competed in track and rugby also.PERSONAL: Majoring in industrial technology... son of Dari Lima and Rosemary Boike.

Andre LimaDefensive Tackle6-0 • 289 • RS-SeniorFt. Lauderdale, FloridaNortheast HS 94

CAREERSTATISTICSFORLEMAN...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT2008 12/7 30 31 61 0.5 2 1 0

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a reserve defensive lineman and scout team player... will contend for time on special teams... 2008: Scout team player who appeared in game against Murray State on special teams... 2007: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mark Green at Oswego East HS... earned first team All-Southwest Prairie Conference honors as a senior... member of first football team at high school that was established in 2004. PERSONAL: Majoring in economics... son of Garry Lewis.

Haakim LewisDefensive Line6-0 • 258 • RS-SophomoreOswego, IllinoisOswego East HS 52

CAREERSTATISTICSFORLIMA...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR FF2005 Redshirted2006 12/0 6 3 9 1 1 1 02007 12/0 9 12 21 1.5 4 0 12008 12/11 10 27 37 1 8 2 0 Totals 36/�� 25 42 67 3.5 �3 3 �



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will start at free safety for third season... All-OVC honors candidate... 2008: Started all 12 games at free safety... second on the team with 72 tackles (38 solo), which ranked 21st in the OVC... second on team with three interceptions... one fumble recovery returned 50 yards against Tennessee State... had a career high 15 tackles (9 solo) to go along with one interception at Illinois... named OVC Defensive Player of the Week following game vs. Illinois... also had seven tackle games against Central Michigan and Tennessee State... 2007: Missed season with medical redshirt after off-season shoulder surgery... 2006: Started 12 of 13 games missing Southeast Missouri game due to injury... ranked fifth on team in tackles with 50 while leading squad with four interceptions... four interceptions came in four straight games (Tenn. Martin through Jacksonville St.)... ranked third in OVC in interceptions... season high 10 tackles at Illinois... one sack at Hawai'i... 2005: Played in ten games with one start in NCAA playoff game against Southern Illinois... had 16 tackles with one interception.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Byron Walker at American Heritage HS in Ft. Lauderdale... was Honorable Mention All-State and two-time All-Broward County... also lettered twice in track.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... No. 1 sports highlight was in high school “getting two interceptions and scoring a touchdown in my first start at cornerback”... son of Seymour, Sr., and Carol Loftman.. a relative, Autry Denson played college football at Notre Dame.

Seymour LoftmanFree Safety5-11 • 189 • RS-SeniorPlantation, FloridaAmerican Heritage HS 9

Alex LuhringDefensive Line6-2 • 270 • RS-FreshmanMetamora, IllinoisMetamora HS 58

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a back-up at defensive line... had a solid spring camp... 2008: Transitioned from offensive line to defensive line and redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Three year starter at offensive line for coach Pat Ryan at Metamora HS... team captain on 2007 Illinois State Class 5A champions that finished season at 14-0... two-time All-Area by Peoria Star Journal... honorable mention IFCA All-State as a junior... three-time All-Mid Illini Conference selection... also competed in shot put for track.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... son of Jeff and Sherry Luhring.

CAREERSTATISTICSFORLOFTMAN...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT2005 10/1 11 5 16 0 0 0 12006 12/12 24 26 50 1 1 1 4 2007 Medical Redshirt2008 12/12 38 34 72 0 2.5 1 3Totals 34/25 73 65 �38 � 3.5 2 8

Colin LuczynskiDefensive End6-1 • 234 • RS-JuniorFrankfort, IllinoisLincoln-Way East HS 96

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Candidate to start at defensive end after solid spring camp... will see time on special teams... 2008: Appeared in all 12 games making nine tackles with seven solo... had three tackles for loss... made six of his nine season tackles at Illinois (4 solo) including one tackle for loss... on special teams had two kick returns for a total of 41 yards against Eastern Kentucky and Murray State... 2007: Moved from high school position of linebacker to defensive end playing in four games on special teams... did not record any statistics... 2006: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-State mention from the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times prepping for coach Rob Zvonar at 13-0 Lincoln-Way East High School... team won IHSA Class 8A State Championship in 2005... named to all-area team by the Tribune, Sun-Times, Daily Southtown, Joliet Herald-News and Star Publications... All-SICA West Conference... team captain... career leader in sacks and tackles for loss... also All-Conference in basketball.PERSONAL: Majoring in education... No. 1 sports highlight was having "a huge sack in double overtime state championship game"... son of Laura Luczynski.

CAREERSTATISTICSFORLUCZYNSKI...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT2006 Redshirted2007 4/0 Did not record any statistics2008 12/0 7 2 9 0 3 0 0 Totals �6/0 7 2 9 0 3 0 0

SEYMOUR LOFTMAN


Former Eastern Illinois star and current DallasCowboysquarterbackTonyRomobecamethesecondEastern Illinois Panther player to earn a trip to theNFL Pro Bowl. Romo joined formerOakland Raiderspunter Jeff Gossett who earned a trip to Hawai'i in1991. Romo earned his first trip in 2007 after taking overstartingdutiesfortheCowboysmidwaythroughthe year and leading Dallas to the first round of the NFL playoffs. Romo made a return trip in 2008 after guidingtheCowboystotheNFCEastDivisiontitle.



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a reserve linebacker and scout team player.. may see time on special teams... 2008: RedshirtedHIGH SCHOOL: - Starter for Glenbard North's 2007 Illinois State Class 8A runners-up playing for coach Ryan Wilkens... earned first team All-DuPage Valley Conference... three year starter... team made IHSA playoffs all three years.PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing... son of Phil and Ann Mahan.

Greg MahanLinebacker6-3 • 244 • RS-FreshmanCarol Stream, IllinoisGlenbard North HS 53

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a potential starter at either middle or outside linebacker... played both positions during spring camp... 2008: Opened season as starter at middle linebacker with six starts... ranked among team leaders in tackles as a starter before finishing season 8th with 44 tackles... appeared in ten games... had two tackles for loss and one interception against Jacksonville State... recorded 11 tackles (7 solo) at UT Martin...also had eight tackles against Central Michigan and Indiana State... 2007: Appeared in 11 games including a start for injured All-American Donald Thomas during the Panthers homecoming win over Tennessee Martin... made a season high eight tackles (4,4) against UTM... finished season with 16 total tackles including 11 solo... second best season effort was four

solo tackles versus Murray State.HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker and fullback for coach Mike Sonneborn… rushed for 238 yards and one touchdown for Dade Christian team that finished 12-1… 127 tackles combined during junior and senior year with four sacks… season high 11 tackles in 40-0 win over Palmer Trinity... two-time All-County honoree by the Miami Herald... team captain... National Honor Society... Army Scholar-Athlete Award... also lettered in track and basketball.PERSONAL: Majoring in biology... OVC Medal of Honor winner holding a 4.00 GPA... son of Harry and Marie Marcelin... No. 1 sports highlight was "when he intercepted a pass and later scored the winning touchdown in a regional championship game"... brother Marvin plays football at Duke.

Alain MarcelinLinebacker6-0 • 227 • JuniorHollywood, FloridaDade Christian HS 44

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will open season as top reserve at strong safety... will see time on special teams... 2008: Played in ten games as a reserve safety and on special teams... made nine tackles with four solo stops... had season high three tackles against Austin Peay... 2007: RedshirtedHIGH SCHOOL: First team All-State Class A playing for coach Mike Sonneborn… 130 tackles with four sacks and five interceptions… also used as a utility back rushing for 498 yards while scoring nine offensive touchdowns… also scored five defensive touchdowns… helped Dade Christian finish with a 12-1 record... three-time team MVP... three-time Miami Herald All-Dade County... also lettered in baseball, basketball and track... honor roll.PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing... son of Sonnia and Eddie Martinez... No. 1 sports highlight was "scoring four touchdowns in the first six minutes, thirty seconds of the senior homecoming game".

Nick MartinezStrong Safety6-0 • 210 • RS-SophomoreMiami, FloridaDade Christian HS 19

CAREERSTATISTICSFORMARTINEZYEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2007 Redshirted2008 10/0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0

CAREERSTATISTICSFORMARCELINYEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2007 11/1 11 5 16 0 0 0 02008 10/6 17 27 44 0 2 0 1 Totals 2�/7 28 32 60 0 2 0 �

WEIU-TV TO CARRY FOUR HOME GAMES

This season Eastern Illinois home football games will again be aired on regional television by WEIU-TV. The over-the-air signal can be seen in the Coles County viewing area on Channel 51. The channel is also carried on area cable networks and is available as a local channel on DISH Network in Champaign, Decatur, Effingham and Springfield

along with Terre Haute, Ind. The four home games that will be broadcast live are the season opener with Illinois State on Sept. 3, the Oct. 3 game with Eastern Kentucky, the Oct. 17 game with Tennessee Tech and the Nov. 14 game with UT Martin.



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will serve as a back-up linebacker and scout team player... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Two year starter for Southlake Carroll HS for coach Hal Wasson... helped team win Texas Class 5A title in 2006 with a 16-0 record... part of Carroll's 49-game win streak which was snapped in 2007 by Miami (Fla.) Northwestern HS.PERSONAL: Majoring in biology... son of Perry and Kim Maynard

Perry MaynardLinebacker6-2 • 218 • RS-FreshmanSouthlake, TexasCarroll HS 53

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will start at right guard for third straight season... versatile lineman who can play all three positions... saw time at center during spring camp... second team preseason All-American by Lindy's football magazine... preseason All-OVC... enters season with a streak of 26 straight games without allowing a sack... 2008: Started all 12 games at right guard, only EIU lineman to start 12 games at the same position... first-team All-OVC... honorable mention All-American by Sports Network... graded out at 93 percent for the season with 57 decleater blocks (average of 1 every 12 snaps)... graded out over 90 percent in 11 of 12 contests... did not allow a sack on the season... also serves as back field blocker on punts... 2007: First team All-OVC selection at guard... honorable mention All-American by Sports Network... started all 12 games grading out at 90 percent for the season... ranked second on offensive line unit with 36 decleater blocks... played 678 snaps... member of unit that ranked sixth in nation in least amount of sacks allowed while blocking for a 1,000 yard rusher... 2006: Started final three games of season at left guard grading out over 80 percent in each game... Appeared in 12 games on the season playing mainly in the Panthers jumbo and goal line packages... 2005: RedshirtedHIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Mark Gould at St. Charles North HS which was 2004 Upstate Eight Conference co-champ... he earned two-time all-area and second team All-Upstate Eight Conference honors... also lettered in track and wrestling.PERSONAL: Double major in psychology and sociology... No. 1 sports highlight was “getting the opportunity to play college football”... son of Keith and Ann Marie Millard.

Chaz MillardOffensive Line6-3 • 291 • RS-SeniorSt. Charles, IllinoisNorth HS 74

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Versatile defensive back who played both safety positions during spring camp... can play corner and will start on special teams... 2008: Played in eight games making a start at corner back against Eastern Kentucky... ended season with 12 tackles including one pass break-up and one forced fumble... forced fumble came at Illinois... season-high three tackles in start against EKU... 2007: Played in 11 games making one start against Indiana State for injured Sinque Turner... had 25 tackles on the season with 16 solo... lone tackle for loss was against Murray State... had a forced fumble against Eastern Kentucky... credited with five pass break-ups, including a pair against both Tennessee Martin and Samford... 2006: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-Lake County Athletic Conference while playing at Lehigh Senior High School... three year letterwinner for head coach Matt Perkowski... honorable mention All-Area... All-Press News team... named to Lee county Rotary All-Star team... team won Class 4A District 15 Championship... one year of high school wrestling... LSHS Scholar-Athlete... Scholars Club Vice President.PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science with an emphasis on pre-med... No. 1 sports highlight was "returning a fumble 50 yards for a touchdown as LSHS beat cross town rival Riverdale HS"... son of Jean and Admarie Mercier.

Bobson MercierDefensive Back5-10 • 187 • RS-JuniorLehigh Acres, FloridaLehigh Senior HS 12

CAREERSTATISTICSFORMERCIER...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT TFL FF INT Brk-Up2006 Redshirted2007 11/1 16 9 25 1.0 1 0 52008 8/1 5 7 12 0 1 0 1 Totals �9/2 2� �6 37 � 2 0 6

CHAZ MILLARD



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a back-up corner back... could see time on special teams after solid scout team work as a freshman... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played football and ran track at Lanphier HS competing as a two-way player for coach Don Goff in football... leading rusher for team that finished at 4-5… had 774 yards rushing in 9 games… also state qualifier in track… team’s leading tackler on defense… was a 2007 & 2008 IHSA State champion as a member of the 4x100 relay team and placed 7th in the 100m at the state track meet in 2008 after 3rd place finish in 2007.PERSONAL: Major is undecided.

Jake MitchellDefensive Back6-0 • 180 • RS-FreshmanSpringfield, IllinoisLanphier HS 29

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a scout team running back and reserve h-back... may see time on special teams... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Doug Simper at successful Peoria Richwoods HS... All-Mid-State 6 conference selection at running back as team posted back-to-back 9-2 records in 2006 & 2007... team won conference championship both seasons... nominee for Peoria Area Big School Player of the Year... IHSA state qualifier in track.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical therapy... son of John and Brenda Moore... father played defensive back at Western Illinois.

Jake MooreRunning Back6-2 • 225 • RS-FreshmanPeoria, IllinoisRichwoods HS 37

CAREERSTATISTICSFORNASTI...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR FF2007 11/0 6 2 8 0 0 0 02008 9/6 20 21 41 0 1.5 0 2 Totals 20/6 26 23 49 0 �.5 0 2

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a scout team player on defensive line... 2008: Redshirted the season after sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules from Northwood (Mich.) University.NORTHWOOD: Signed with NCAA Division II Northwood Univ., but did not play during 2007 season.HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter for coach Andy Bitto at Carmel HS earning first team All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honors... team captain... led team with 115 tackles as a senior... helped team to two straight IHSA state tournament appearances.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... son of Mike and Cindy Murnane... father played football at Holy Cross while older brother plays at Central Michigan.

Conor MurnaneDefensive Line6-1 • 217 • RS-SophomoreLibertyville, IllinoisCarmel HS/Northwood Univ. 42

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Projected as a starter at outside linebacker... candidate for All-OVC honors... 2008: Played in nine games starting six games at strong side linebacker... made 41 tackles (20 solo) and was tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles... season high nine tackles against Southeast Missouri... recorded 1.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Kentucky... 2007: Appeared in 11 games playing special teams and as a back-up linebacker... made eight tackles with six solo... had a pair of tackles against Purdue and Eastern Kentucky.HIGH SCHOOL: Considered one of the top small school prospects in Illinois playing for coach Jim Green… four year starter and two-way star… 118 tackles as a junior while rushing for 1,752 yards and 23 touchdowns… first team All-Interstate Eight… team was 13-0 as a senior winning IHSA Class 3A state title… named MVP of state championship game... 97 tackles with 14 sacks as a senior… rushed for 1,681 yards as a senior with 22 touchdowns… first team IHSFCA 3A All-State... holds school record with 4,345 career yards rushing, 335 yards rushing in a game and 351 career tackles... IHSA State Champion in wrestling as a senior... also holds school record in discus... WGN/Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Year in 2007... National Honor Society... class president for four years.PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... son of Dominnick and Karen Nasti... No. 1 sports highlight was "being named the WGN/Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Year in 2006-07".

Nick NastiLinebacker6-1 • 237 • JuniorPlano, IllinoisPlano HS 56



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a reserve offensive lineman... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Dan Galante at St. Patrick HS in the Chicago Catholic League... three-year starter on the offensive line... two-time qualifier for the IHSA State Track meet in shot put... holds school record in shot put and discus... team captain... honor roll.PERSONAL: Majoring in political science... son of Michael and Denise O'Neill... number one sports highlight was "beating top ranked New Trier HS during senior year".

Mike O'NeillOffensive Line6-2 • 287 • RS-FreshmanChicago, IllinoisSt. Patrick HS 67

Mitch QuillTight End6-5 • 244 • SophomoreRacine, WisconsinSt. Catherine's HS 88

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp battling for vacant starting tight end position... will see time on special teams... 2008: Played in eight games mostly on special teams... did not record any offensive statistics but made two assisted tackles on special teams unit.HIGH SCHOOL: Two way player at St. Catherine’s HS for coach Dan Miller… ranked No. 3 tight end by WisFootball.net and No. 24 overall… first team All-Lakeshore Conference as a junior and senior… All-Racine County at tight end and defensive end… as a senior had 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns… helped team post an 11-2 record losing in WIAA Division 5 semifinals.PERSONAL: Majoring in biology... son of Mike and Maureen Quill.

Shelton PenrowCorner Back5-10 • 176 • RS-SeniorMargate, FloridaDeerfield Beach HS/Fla. Intl. Univ. 25

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will battle to start at one corner back position after a solid end to 2008 season... special teams starter... 2008: Played in all 12 games with five starts including final four games... made 25 tackles with 21 solo... second on team with six pass break-ups... season high six tackles against Austin Peay (4,2)... had two pass break-ups against Murray State... had forced fumble and three solo tackles at Illinois... 2007: Transferred from Florida International University seeing limited playing time in two seasons with FIU Panthers... played in all 12 games making 11 tackles with nine solo... season best game was a three solo tackle effort versus Eastern Kentucky... one fumble recovery versus Tennessee Martin. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL: Played in one game as a freshman making a tackle against Kansas State... earned a medical redshirt for the season... appeared in four games as a sophomore making one tackle against Middle Tennessee.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Greg Minnis at Deerfield Beach HS... second team All-Broward County... third team All-State... participated in Nike South Florida All-Star Game... two year letter winner in track.PERSONAL: Recreation administration major... son of Tony and Renea Penrow.

CAREERSTATISTICSFORPENROW...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT TFL FR INT BRKUP2005 (FI) Medical redshirt after appearing in one game (one tackle)2006 (FI) 4/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 02007 12/0 9 2 11 0 1 0 02008 12/5 21 4 25 1 0 0 6 Totals 29/5 32 6 38 � � 0 6EIU Totals 24/5 30 6 36 � � 0 6

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will battle for playing time as a true freshman after being EIU's first early entry football player joining team in January.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Larry Cox at Lakota West HS... two-time All-Greater Miami Conference and Butler County selection… made 31 tackles, 11 for loss, with two sacks and a fumble recovery in 2008… made 19 stops with two sacks and one interception as a junior… second team All-Southwest District as a junior and senior… helped team post a 6-4 record as a senior... team captain... honor rollPERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology... number one sports highlight was "getting first career interception as a junior against Cincinnati Elder HS"... son of Timothy and Rita Odom... father Timothy played football at Ohio State... uncle Steve played football at West Virginia... uncle Dennis played football at Thomas More College.

Jake OdomDefensive Line6-0 • 264 • FreshmanWest Chester, OhioLakota West HS 93

SHELTON PENROW



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will enter fall camp as the starter at quarterback... may be challenged for playing time as season progresses... 2008: Started all 12 games at quarterback taking all but four snaps for the entire season... completed 62.8 percent of his passes for 1,931 yards... was 177-for-282 with 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions... moved into 10th on EIU career list for passing yardage (3,657) and touchdowns (23)... ranks 9th for passes completed (347) and 7th for passing attempts (542)... passed for 200 yards or more five times with a season high of 284 at UT Martin... had a season high 3 touchdown passes and 24 completions at UT Martin... 2007: Saw first major playing time coming off the bench against Illinois State completing 9-of-11 passes for 85 yards... started remaining 9 games with a 298 passing night in win over Indiana State... had 10 touchdown passes with three against Southeast Missouri and Tennessee Martin... teamed with Cole Stinson to set school record of 218 consecutive passes without an interception... finished season with a 129.99 passing efficiency rating... 2006: Transferred from Wyoming in the spring and served as No. 3 quarterback at EIU.WYOMING: 2005: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Tom Shallenberger at Mahomet-Seymour... in 2004 he earned all-state honors from the Illinois Football Coaches Association, Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Tribune... he was three-time Champaign News-Gazette All-Area, 2004 Bloomington Pantagraph Area ‘Athlete of the Year’, and three-time All-Cornbelt Conference... in 41 varsity starts, he threw for 6,582 yards, 67 touchdown passes and completed 65.0% of his passes... those figures all rank in the Top Ten on the all-time IHSA list... earned ten letters in football (4), baseball (4) and basketball (2), and earned all-conference and all-area honors in baseball... National Honor Society.PERSONAL: Secondary education history and social science major... No. 1 sports highlight was “setting the high school record for most letters won”... son of Jerry and Dalene Reeder... his brother, Dule, played football at Vanderbilt... father Jerry, is a longtime high school and college coach.

Bodie ReederQuarterback6-0 • 208 • RS-SeniorIvesdale, IllinoisMahomet-Seymour /Univ. of Wyoming 4

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a top reserve on the offensive line... will see time on special teams (field goal and punt) 2008: Appeared in ten games mostly on special teams... graded out at 57 percent for the year in limited action... one decleater block... 2007: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Powerful offensive lineman that was also a top wrestler (ranked No. 3 in heavy weight division)… two-time first team All-Suburban Southwest Blue Division for coach Martin Balle at Sandburg HS… helped team finish with a 5-4 record as they averaged 22.1 points per game… team captain... Chicago Southtown All-Area senior year... played tackle in high school, will convert to guard at EIU.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education with a teacher certification emphasis... son of Debbie and Guy Rettke... No. 1 sports highlight was "winning final regular season game in football to make the playoffs".

Eric RettkeOffensive Line6-3 • 321 • RS-SophomoreOrland Park, IllinoisCarl Sandburg HS 78

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will open season as top reserve at free safety... will see time on special teams... 2008: Played in nine games making 11 tackles (5 solo)... three multiple tackle games... season high four tackles (3 solo) in final game at Tennessee Tech.HIGH SCHOOL: Starter for coach Chris Merritt on Columbus HS defense that ranked among the best at the Florida Class 6A level… team posted an 11-1 record losing in the second round of the regionals… defense allowed just 12.5 points per game while causing 37 turnovers (16 fumbles, 11 interceptions)… team ranked sixth in final Miami Herald poll… collected 60 tackles with one interception and two forced fumbles… also returned a kick for touchdown… 4.33 40 time at Nike Camp was second fastest in the nation… 6th at Florida State Track meet in 100 dash… did not play football as a junior.PERSONAL: Majoring in business... son of Alfredo and Mercy Reyna.

Carlos ReynaFree Safety6-0 • 210 • RS-SophomoreMiami, FloridaColumbus HS 6

CAREERSTATISTICSFORREYNA...YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT2008 9/0 5 6 11 0 0 0 0

CAREERSTATISTICSFORREEDER...YEAR G/GS C-A-Int PCT YARDS YDs/G TDs LONG2005 Redshirted at Wyoming2006 No Stats2007 12/9 170-260-5 65.4 1,726 143.8 10 452008 12/12 177-282-2 62.8 1,931 160.9 13 58 Totals 24/2� 347-542-7 64.0 3,657 �52.4 23 58

BODIE REEDER



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as back-up at quarterback... will battle for playing time as year progresses... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Combined for 1,080 yards as senior at Colerain HS for coach Kerry Coombs… rushed for 371 yards while passing for 708… helped Colerain post a 12-1 record with a 7-0 mark in the Greater Miami Conference… posted a 25-1 record as a starter… in two varsity seasons had 28 touchdowns with only two interceptions… rushed for 20 touchdowns… helped beat Hoover HS of Alabama in annual Herbstreit Challenge Game… first team All-Conference… honorable mention All-City… rated No. 89 prospect in Ohio.PERSONAL: Major is undecided... son of Douglas Reynolds and Tracy Stewart.

Doug ReynoldsQuarterback6-2 • 207 • RS-FreshmanCincinnati, OhioColerain HS 16

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a back-up at linebacker... could see time on special teams... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker for coach Lexie Spurlock at Chicago's Morgan Park HS... credited with 62 solo tackles, 18 assists and six sacks as a senior... named to Sun Times All-Public League Team... team posted a 43-11 mark during his four year career including an 11-3 record in 2007 advancing to the IHSA Class 7A State quarterfinals.PERSONAL: Major is undecided... son of Steven Ridgner and Linda Jennings.

Jonathan RidgnerLinebacker6-0 • 207 • RS-FreshmanChicago, IllinoisMorgan Park HS 47

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will contend for a starting spot at one of the outside receiver positions... may start on special teams... 2008: Played in 11 games ranking fifth on the team with 14 receptions and yards per game... his 11.9 yards per reception were third on the squad... caught touchdown passes against Illinois and UT Martin... season high four receptions at UT Martin... 2007: NCAA non-qualifier who attended EIU but did not play football.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for North All-Stars in BCAA All-Star game catching one touchdown pass… second team South Florida Sun-Sentinel… honorable mention All-Broward County… 40 receptions for 603 yards and 3 touchdowns… physical, big play receiver.PERSONAL: Majoring is accounting... son of Cynthia and Leroy Ricks, Sr... No. 1 sports highlight is "the fact that he has been playing football since he was nine years old"... cousin Maranda Hankerson played basketball at TCU.

Lorence RicksWide Receiver6-1 • 178 • RS-SophomoreFt. Lauderdale, FloridaFt. Lauderdale HS 3

CAREERSTATISTICSFORRICKS...YEAR G/GS RCPTs YDs YDs/REC YDs/G TDs LONG2008 11/0 14 167 11.9 15.2 2 45

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will battle for playing time at tight end and h-back... could see time on special teams... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Two way player at tight end and linebacker for coach Rich McMahan at PORTA HS… on offense caught 17 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns… on defense had 57 tackles, 5.5 sacks, three passes broken up and three forced fumbles… helped team post a 10-1 record reaching second round of IHSA Class 3A playoffs… first team All-West Prairie Trail Conference… Illinois Football Coaches Class 3A All-State.PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... son of Scott and Jill Robinson.

Keagan RobinsonTight End6-6 • 249 • RS-FreshmanPetersburg, IllinoisPORTA HS 45

WHAT'SINANUMBER

This season several Eastern Illinois football players have undergone number changes for the 2009 campaign... Listed below are players who changed numbers for this season listing their old number and new number.

Player ......................................New Number ................. Old NumberLorence Ricks, WR ............................3 ................................... 81Cory Leman, LB.................................8 ................................... 55Nick Martinez, SS .............................19 .................................. 40James Cooper, DB ...........................24 .................................. 39Alain Marcelin, LB.............................44 .................................. 51



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will be a starter or top reserve at either tackle or guard this season... 2008: Played in all 12 games starting nine games... had starts at left tackle (1), left guard (6) and right tackle (2) during season... ranked fourth on team grading out at 84 percent for the season... registered 20 decleater blocks... 2007: Started four games at right tackle when Anthony Rubican was sidelined with injury... graded out at 81 percent on 356 snaps with 10 decleater blocks... 2006: Appeared in four games in a reserve capacity... 2005: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Steve Lanxon at Highland HS... he was St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro, two-time First Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference and team captain... competed in the summer Shriners All-Star game... also lettered in track and wrestling.PERSONAL: Special education major interested in a career “helping those less fortunate than me”... No. 1 sports highlight was “breaking the EIU squat record” in the weight room... son of Randy and Mary Scheibel.

Mike ScheibelOffensive Line6-3 • 326 • RS-SeniorHighland, IllinoisHighland HS 68

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will open the season as the team's number one field goal kicker and also serve as the kick off specialist... 2008: Served as the kick off specialist for EIU after transferring to EIU just prior to fall camp... had 60 kick offs with 19 touchbacks... averaged 66.7 yards per kick... ranked 3rd in the country in kick offs for touchback.IOWA: Played two seasons at the University of Iowa in 2006 and 2007... redshirted 2005 season with the Hawkeyes... handled most of the kick off duties averaging 60.8 yards per kick off in 2007 with six touchbacks on 29 kickoffs... also was 3-of-6 on field goal attempts in 2007 with a long of 41 yards... converted 8-of-10 PAT’s... in 2006 averaged 62.0 yards during 48 kickoff attempts with 16 touchbacks... also connected on 2-of-2 on field goal attempts with a long of 41... 5-of-5 on PAT’s.HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Conference as a junior and senior... set school record for career PAT’s and career field goals... averaged 68 yards on kickoffs and 85 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks... connected on 12-of-19 career field goal attempts and 90-of-93 PAT’s... career best 49-yard field goal as a senior... lettered as a kicker and defensive end... lettered in basketball and soccer helping soccer team place third in state tournament as a junior... played for coach Sam Anderson.PERSONAL: Son of Trish and Tom Signor... majoring in International Business... Academic All-Big Ten Conference pick... won 2009 Mr. EIU Bodybuilding competition for his weightclass.

Austin SignorKicker6-4 • 216 • RS-SeniorUrbandale, IowaUrbandale HS/Univ. of Iowa 48

CAREERSTATISTICSFORSIGNOR...YEAR FGM/FGA 30-39 40-49 LNG PTS KO/AVG TB OB2005 Redshirted at Iowa2006 (UI) 2-2 1-1 1-1 41 11 48 (62.0) 16 12007 (UI) 3-6 1-3 1-1 41 17 29 (60.8) 6 2 2008 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 60 (66.7) 19 5 TOTALS 5-8 2-4 2-2 4� 28 �37 (63.7) 4� 8

MIKE SCHIEBEL

AUSTIN SIGNOR




That since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in1996thePanthershavehad94playerswinanOVCPlayeroftheWeekAwardaseithertheOffensive,Defensive, Special Teams or Newcomer of theWeek. Justin Lynch was the Panthers first winner in1996takinghomethehonorsafterEIUknockedoffWesternMichiganintheseasonopener.Three-timeOVCOffensivePlayeroftheYearTonyRomoleads all Panther players in weekly awards wonwinning10duringhisfouryearEIUcareer.

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will compete for time as a back-up receiver in the slot position after transferring in December.SOUTHWESTERN CC: Played in four games for Southwestern CC in Chula Vista, Calif... made two catches for 76 yards... team was 7-3 finishing first in American Mountain Conference... redshirted in 2007.HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Woodford County HS earning varsity letters in football and track... helped team finish 8-3 as a senior advancing to second round of Kentucky State 4A playoffs... team knocked off state No. 2 Lafayette in opening round of playoffs.PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology... son of Michael and Tracey Sobolewski... father Michael played football at Utah... brother Eric played football at Weber State.

Sean SobolewskiWide Receiver6-2 • 195 • JuniorVersailles, KentuckyWoodford County/Southwestern CC 30

Chris VaccaroCenter6-3 • 288 • RS-SeniorKankakee, IllinoisBishop McNamara HS 70

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Should open the season as the starter at center... can also play guard position... 2008: Started all 12 games with nine starts at center and three starts at left guard... ranked fourth on team grading out at 84 percent for the season... was second on team with 25 decleater blocks... 2007: Started two games at center against Tennessee Martin and Tennessee State... helped offensive line rack up 351 yards rushing against TSU, a season high for the Panthers... graded out at 74 percent in 158 snaps... 2006: Appeared in eight games seeing time on special teams and some goal line sets... 2005: Medical redshirt.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Rich Zinnani at Kankakee’s Bishop McNamara HS... he was two-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference, Kankakee Daily Journal All-Area and Illinois Football Coaches Association ‘Top 25’ players... also holds the school record in the discus lettering four times in track plus three times in basketball.PERSONAL: Management major... son of Tom and Kathy Vaccaro.

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will battle for playing time at a slot receiver position... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Lonnie Williams at Chicago King College Prep helping team make back-to-back appearances in the IHSA State playoffs in 2006 & 2007 as a wide receiver...PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... son of Darrel Smith and Laveana Mitchell.

Darien SmithWide Receiver6-1 • 204 • RS-FreshmanChicago, IllinoisKing HS 80

CHRIS VACCARO



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will play special teams and serve as a reserve tight end... 2008: Played in nine games on special teams... did not record any statistics... 2007: Appeared in one game on special teams against Southeast Missouri... 2006: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Class 4A first-team All-State by Illinois Football Coaches Association playing for coaches Dave Jacobs and Derek Leonard at Rochester High School... helped team make back-to-back Class 4A playoff appearances... second team All-Area as a junior... first-team All-Cornbelt Conference... special mention Illinois Basketball Coaches Association two times... first team All-Area in hoops and first team All-Conference... helped basketball team advance to IHSA Class A Sweet 16 as a junior.PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing.... No. 1 sports highlight was "going to the Sweet 16 in basketball"... son of Dennis and Nan Vehovic... father, Dennis, played football at Eureka College... brother, Ben, played junior college basketball and baseball... an uncle, the late Al Barlick, was a Major League umpire inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.

Daniel VehovicTight End6-2 • 227 • RS-JuniorRochester, IllinoisRochester HS 89

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will serve as top short yardage back... may see increased carries in other sets... 2008: Became top short yardage back as season progressed playing in all 12 games as a true freshman... led team in touchdowns scored with 11... had three games with three touchdowns against Southeast Missouri, Murray State and Tennessee Tech... named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Oct. 19 following 94 yard day against Murray State... ranked 6th in the OVC in touchdowns... ranked third on team in rushing yards at 322.HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way player at running back and linebacker for coach John Damato at Milwaukee's Hamilton HS… rushed for 1,012 yards to become first player at school to accomplish that feat in more than 10 years… added 10 touchdowns and 48 yards receiving… first team All-Richardson League… five games with 100 or more yards rushing with a season high 153 against West HS.PERSONAL: Majoring in recreation administration... son of Edwin Ward and LaToya Dunlap.

Desmin WardRunning Back6-0 • 223 • SophomoreMilwaukee, WisconsinHamilton HS 34

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will compete for time at outside receiver position... may see time on special teams... 2008: Redshirted.HIGH SCHOOL: Speed wide receiver that played for coach Jim Kademoff at Piper HS… team posted a 4-6 record playing at Florida Class 6A level… caught 12 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns… led team in yards per catch at 16.4… third team All-Broward County.PERSONAL: Major is accounting... son of Carolyn Watkins.

Chavar WatkinsWide Receiver6-2 • 198 • RS-FreshmanSunrise, FloridaPiper HS 86

CAREERSTATISTICSFORWARD...YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS TD YDS/GAME LG2008 12/0 93 322 11 26.8 28

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Speed back who will enter fall camp as No. 1 tailback... may also see time as kick returner... 2008: Played in eight games ranking second on the team with 365 yards gained... averaged 4.9 yards per carry scoring touchdowns against Murray State and Austin Peay... ended season with a 109 yard game against Tennessee Tech... also caught 12 passes for 140 yards and a score... ran indoor track for EIU helping Panthers win OVC title... 60m time of 6.77 ranks 8th in EIU career record book.FLORIDA: 2007: Appeared in five games rushing four times for 14 yards... ran track competing in the SEC Outdoor Championships and running the 100m prelim in 10.51 to advance to finals where he finished 9th... 2006: Redshirted for National Champion Florida GatorsHIGH SCHOOL: Dual sport star at Riverdale HS, playing football and running track... Ft. Myers News Press 2005 Offensive Player of the Year... led all area backs in rushing (2,027 yards) and touchdowns (31).. also caught 16 passes for 234 yards and another score... 2,027 yards as a senior led Riverdale to second round playoff berth... ran for 199 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Estero as a senior... scored winning touchdown against North Ft. Myers on 138 yards rushing... had 1,505 yards and 9 touchdowns as a junior... rated the No. 5 running back in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior... did not play football prior to freshman year of high school.PERSONAL: Majoring in recreation management.. born in Montego Bay, Jamaica... early graduate from Riverdale HS... son of Henry and Andrea Walker.

Chevon WalkerRunning Back5-10 • 197 • RS-JuniorFort Myers, FloridaRiverdale HS/Univ. of Florida 5

CAREERSTATISTICSFORWALKER...YEAR G/GS RUSH YDS TD RCPT YDS TD AVG/G2007 (UF) 5/0 4 14 0 0 0 0 02008 8/0 74 399 2 12 140 1 63.1 CHEVON WALKER DESMIN WARD



EIU: 2009 Outlook: Enters fall camp as back-up at running back... was a gray-shirt in 2008. HIGH SCHOOL: Three time All-Upstate Eight Conference selection for coach Tom Kim at Elgin HS… rushed for 884 yards and 14 touchdowns as senior… caught 17 passes for 440 yards… on defense made 16 tackles with two sacks… EHS career rushing leader with more than 3,000 yards in three years as a starter… scored 38 career touchdowns to set school record... high school teammate of current EIU basketball player Jeremy Granger.PERSONAL: Majoring in biology... son of Nicole and Keith Conley... No. 1 sports highlight was scoring a 47-yard touchdown on his first-ever football carry in the second grade.

Kenny WilliamsRunning Back6-0 • 233 • FreshmanElgin, IllinoisElgin HS 33

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will compete for starting spot at outside wide receiver... may see time on special teams... 2008: Torn ACL in fall practice forced him to medical redshirt.HIGH SCHOOL: Led Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area with 1,073 receiving yards in 2007 on 51 catches… scored ten touchdowns in ten games earning All-Cincinnati Hills League honors at Finneytown HS… second team All-State… also an all-conference performer in basketball… 38 inch vertical leap… has great speed with the ability to stretch the field… as a junior missed three games due to an injury, but still managed to catch 24 passes for 406 yards and four TD's… second-team All-CHL, honorable mention All City honors.PERSONAL: Majoring in early childhood education... son of Velita Wise.

Von WiseWide Receiver6-4 • 210 • RS-FreshmanCincinnati, OhioFinneytown HS 13

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will contend for a starting spot at running back after a strong spring season... transferred from University of Florida for spring semester.FLORIDA: Three year member of University of Florida team including two National Championship teams... appeared in one game in 2008 with one rushing attempt for two yards against Hawai'i... suffered a torn ACL in 2007 spring practice and redshirted... appeared in eight games in 2006 as a true freshman... had 101 yards on the season including a 95-yard game in win over Western Carolina.HIGH SCHOOL: Started for three years at tailback at Horn HS in Mesquite, Texas... listed as the No. 16 national running back prospect by Scout.com... named to the 2006 Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 list... rated as No. 9 Texas prospect by Dallas Morning News... rushed for 1,672 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior... rushed for 1,499 yads on 152 carries with 13 touchdowns as a junior... had 223 yards in a 2005 win over Jesuit HS.PERSONAL: Majoring in anthropology... son of Earl and Darither Smith.

Mon WilliamsRunning Back6-2 • 220 • RS-JuniorMesquite, TexasHorn HS/Univ. of Florida 7

CAREERSTATISTICSFORMONWILLIAMS...YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS TD YDS/GAME LG2006 (UF) 8/0 13 101 0 12.6 25 2007 (UF) Medical Redshirt at Florida2008 (UF) 1/0 1 2 0 2.0 2

EIU: 2009 Outlook: Will open season as starter at left guard after earning spot late in 2008 season... 2008: Projected to redshirt the 2008 season, came on to start final two games of the year at left guard... graded out at 88 percent for the season playing 181 snaps... had eight decleater blocks... appeared in six games.HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team honors at guard and defensive tackle by the Fox Valley Association as a senior at Oshkosh West HS… played for coach Ken Levine... first team all-FVA as a junior… rated No. 14 top offensive lineman by WisFootball.net… team ranked first in Fox Valley Association in total offense at 385.2 yards per game with Zink anchoring offensive line.PERSONAL: Major is biology... son of Stephen and Kathy Zink.

Eric ZinkOffensive Line6-6 • 284 • SophomoreOshkosh, WisconsinWest HS 76


2009 PANTHER NEWCOMERSJUDESAMILCAR|#976-2 | 224 | FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE ENDBOCARATON,FLA.|OLYMPICHEIGHTSHS

- Played linebacker at Olympic Heights HS but projected to move to defensive end at the college level… made 58 tackles with three sacks as a senior… first team All-4A District 14… rated the No. 224 defensive end in the nation despite not playing the position in high school… also started at offensive line… selected to play in the 2009 Treasure Coast All-Star game… made 60 tackles with 15 for loss and three sacks as a junior… honorable mention All-Palm Beach County as a junior and senior.

ADAMBAKER|#516-2 | 225 | FRESHMAN | LoNg SNAPPERCHAMPAIGN,ILL.|CENTRALHS

- Played offensive and defensive line at Champaign Central HS… will move to long snapper in college… team finished with a 5-5 record… named to East roster for Shrine Game… rated No. 20 in the Midwest for long snappers by Ray Guy/ProKicker.com… first team All-Big 12 Conference… four year starter earning Champaign News Gazette All-Area as a specialist.

JASONBAKER|#385-11|190|FRESHMAN|KICKERMILWAUKEE,WIS.|HAMILTONHS

- Rated No. 2 specialist by WisFootball.net and the No. 36 overall prospect in the state of Wisconsin… Associated Press second team All-State… rated a 4.5 star kicker by Kohl’s Kicking… was successful on 31 of 36 extra points as a senior with a long field goal of 45 yards… had 19 of 41 kickoffs result in touchbacks… first team All-Richardson League as a junior with a long field goal of 45 yards… National Honor Society… high school teammate of current EIU running back Desmin Ward.

NIck bEARD | #286-1|170|FRESHMAN|SAFETYDELRAYBEACH,FLA.|ATLANTICHS

- Rated a top 50 area player by SoFLAfootball.com… ranked third on the team in tackles helping Atlantic HS post an 11-1 record in Class 5A… recorded two interceptions… considered a solid tackler by college scouts with good range… team captain.

ZACHBRUCE|#556-2 | 245 | FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE ENDINDIANAPOLIS,IND.|BENDAVISHS

- Played linebacker at Ben Davis HS in Indianapolis but will move to defensive end in college… helped lead team to Indiana Sectional 6 Championship and No. 5 rating in the state… named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50… led team with 6 sacks while making 51 tackles.

coDY bRUNS | #826-4 | 205 | JUNIoR | TIgHT ENDPHOENIX,ARIZ.|SCOTTSDALECC

- Played at Scottsdale CC in 2007 season catching 26 passes for 379 yards and one touchdown… also played at quarterback at Scottsdale CC passing for 152 yards on 12-of-27 passing with one touchdown… had 14 rushes for 40 yards and two rushing touchdowns… did not play during 2008 season… played quarterback at Moon Valley HS in Phoenix, Ariz.

ARTAVIoUS DoWDELL | #326-2 | 210 | FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINEBELLEGLADE,FLA.|GLADESCENTRALHS

- Played linebacker and defensive line for No. 1 ranked Florida 3A team recording a team high 95 tackles… defense led all of Palm Beach County allowing only 138.7 yards per game… listed as No. 24 area prospect by Sun Sentinel… first team All-Palm Beach County… named to Treasure Coast All-Star game… recorded a season-high 17 tackles in a 6-0, four overtime victory against Dwyer HS.

ALEXHARRINGTON|#365-10|195|FRESHMAN|RUNNINGBACKBARTONVILLE,ILL.|LIMESTONEHS

- Played running back and slot receiver at Limestone Community HS... All-Area selection... rushed for 633 yards and eight touchdowns with a season high effort of 148 against Metamora... had 276 yards receiving with a 103 yard game against East Peoria... accounted for a third of team's total offense as a senior.

KEITHANHEDRICK|#405-11 | 200 | FRESHMAN | STRoNg SAFETYMIDLOTHIAN,ILL.|BREMENHS

- Played final two seasons at Bremen HS after starting prep career at Marian Catholic HS in Chicago Heights… made 76 solo tackles as a junior earning All-Area honors… also played tailback rushing for 721 yards and six touchdowns… two-time All-South Suburban Conference selection… selected to play in Illinois Shrine All-Star game as a senior.

ROOSEVELTHOLLIDAY|#736-3|303|FRESHMAN|DEFENSIVELINEBOLINGBROOK,ILL.|BOLINGBROOKHS

- Named 2008 Chicago Area GRIDIRON Defensive Player of the Year… led Bolingbrook to a 10-1 IHSA Class 8A record including an undefeated regular-season… IHSFCA Class 8A All-State… credited with 18 solo and 20 assisted tackles with two sacks and two fumble recoveries… anchored a defense that allowed just 11.7 points per game and 225.7 yards per game, including 93.6 rushing… powerful player who squatted 700 pounds and dead lifted 605 pounds… also lettered in basketball, track and wrestling.


2009 PANTHER NEWCOMERS2009 CHATTANOOGA CHASE

JOEKRIPP|#576-4 | 282 | FRESHMAN | oFFENSIVE LINECHICAGO,ILL.|JOLIETCATHOLICHS

- Powerful offensive lineman that played right tackle at Joliet Catholic… helped team post an 8-3 record as a senior advancing to the IHSA Class 6A playoffs… All-East Suburban Catholic League… helped team average 26.2 points per game on offense as a senior… played a reserve role at offensive line as a junior with team averaging 46.3 points per game en route to an IHSA Class 6A State Championship and No. 17 national ranking… bench pressed 470 pounds during weight lifting competition.

BRANDONLARGE|#106-4 | 200 | SoPHoMoRE | qUARTERbAckMESA,ARIZ.|MESAWESTWOODHS

- As a freshman at Scottsdale CC split time at starting quarterback throwing for 1,110 yards and 7 TDs... prepped at Mesa Westwood High where he led the region in passing with 2,934 yards and 22 touchdowns earning first team Class 5A All-East Valley Region honors... also rushed for 527 yards and four touchdowns.

MIkE LETToN | #926-4 | 242 | RS-FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINECUSTERPARK,ILL.|BISHOPMcNAMARAHS

- Redshirted at Navy last season… originally signed with EIU before appointment to US Naval Academy… two way lineman at Bishop McNamara HS… Illinois HS Coaches Association Class 4A All-State on defense… added 61 tackles as a senior… as a junior made 72 tackles, 38 solo and contributed 7.5 sacks… first-team All-Area, All-Conference and All-Catholic League on both sides of the ball… ranked No. 1 wrestler in state for his weight class.

ERIk LoRA | #225-10|166|FRESHMAN|WIDERECEIVERMIAMI,FLA.|COLUMBUSHS

- First team All-Dade County 6A-4A for Columbus HS team that posted a 10-1 record and ranked 23rd in the state… made 29 catches for 649 yards and seven touchdowns… selected to play in NIKE South Florida All-Star game… high energy wide receiver who runs solid routes… ranked second in Dade County in receiving yards… also served as a punt returner with 11 returns for 160 yards and two touchdowns... selected to play for Team USA in Junior World Championships in summer of 2009 winning gold medal.

DAVEMARCIANO|#355-10 | 205 | FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE bAckCHICAGO,ILL.|ST.RITAHS

- Played at Chicago St. Rita HS… ranked fourth on the team with 58 tackles including 33 solo tackles… had four interceptions returned for 119 yards as he helped team post a 10-2 record and rank No. 8 in the state… also played running back rushing for 209 yards… made 58 tackles with 37 solo stops as a junior.

ALEXMcNULTY|#315-10|180|FRESHMAN|SAFETYBOLINGBROOK,ILL.|BOLINGBROOKHS

- Two year starter at safety for Bolingbrook HS… led Bolingbrook to a 10-1 IHSA Class 8A record including an undefeated regular-season… missed playoff game with a shoulder injury… led team with five interceptions… Honorable Mention All-State by Champaign News-Gazette.

The "Chattanooga Chase" is an off-season challenge program instituted in the spring of 2009 to create more team unity and drive for members of the EIU football team. The overall team was divided into five smaller teams, captained by EIU Unity Council members. Teams competed in the weight room, running sessions, bowling, grade point average and other items. Each team was also given a leadership topic during spring football drills to help develop leadership, accountability and competition.

This year's winning team was captained by Trevor Frericks, Cory Leman and Lorence Ricks. Additional winning team members included Chris Campbell, Jake Mitchell, Jake Moore, Jake Odom, Shelton Penrow, Doug Reynolds, Jonathan Ridgner, Darien Smith and Kenny Williams. The winning team was honored at the team's summer BBQ.

DALTONMORGAN|#916-4 | 240 | FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE ENDDuQUOIN,ILL.|DuQUOINHS

- Two way star for IHSA Class 3A state runner-up who was named the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Whitey Miller Award winner as the player of the year… helped team post a 12-2 record earning first team All-Conference honors as a tight end and defensive end… caught 30 passes for 472 yards and seven touchdowns as a tight end… made 110 tackles as a senior with six sacks and two fumble recoveries… blocked four kicks on special teams during career… Champaign News Gazette special mention All-State… IHSFCA Class 3A All-State selection.

EARNIEMORRIS|#875-10|165|FRESHMAN|WIDERECEIVERBLOOMINGTON,IND.|SOUTHHS

- Speedy wide receiver that helped team post an 8-3 record at Class 5A Bloomington (Ind.) South… All-Conference Indiana selection… Associated Press honorable mention Class 5A All-State… caught 39 passes for 824 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior… added 120 yards on 20 special rushing plays with three touchdowns… also served as a punt returner and defensive back… also a state qualifier for track in long jump.


2009 PANTHER NEWCOMERSDOMINICPAGLIARA|#696-6 | 285 | FRESHMAN | oFFENSIVE LINEQUINCY,ILL.|QUINCYNOTREDAMEHS

- Second team All-Area selection at left tackle by the Quincy Herald Whig… helped anchor offensive line for 11-1 Raiders team that advanced to quarterfinals of IHSA Class 4A state playoffs… two-year starter… Academic All-State.

ALEX PIERcE | #726-6|307|FRESHMAN|OFFENSIVELINECARMEL,IND.|CARMELHS

- Named to Class 5A Indiana All-State team after starting for first time as a senior in 2008… Indiana Coaches Association Top 50 selection… helped lead team to 13-2 record and state runner-up finish… considered athletic lineman for his size… first team All-Metropolitan Conference in 2008.

AARONRHOADS|#856-1|175|FRESHMAN|WIDERECEIVERCASEY,ILL.|CASEY-WESTFIELDHS

- Played at nearby Casey-Westfield HS… earned IHSA Class 2A All-State honors helping team finish as state runner-up with a 13-1 record… had 40 catches for 696 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior… two-time All-Little Illini Conference selection… had 65 receptions for 1,153 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior for Casey-Westfield as team lost in Class 2A semifinals… started prep career at Paris (Ill.) HS.

AMARISAPP|#145-9|180|FRESHMAN|DEFENSIVEBACKMIRAMAR,FLA.|CYPRESSBAYHS

- Hard hitting defensive back that helped his team post a 10-2 record a senior as they ranked No. 2 in Florida’s Class 6A… honorable mention All-Broward County 6A-4A by Miami Herald… also top sprinter qualifying for Florida 4A District championships in 100m dash…

ANToNIo TAYLoR | #276-2 | 210 | FRESHMAN | LINEbAckERELMHURST,ILL.|IMMACULATECONCEPTIONHS

- 2008 Suburban Catholic League Defensive Player of the Year… IHSFCA Class 2A All-State selection… played linebacker and tight end for 2008 Illinois Class 2A State champions… had six tackles and caught two passes for 58 yards in championship game win… as a tight end had 10 catches for 200 yards as a senior… had 126 tackles with two sacks and two interceptions as a senior… three-time All-Suburban Catholic League… first team All-State by Champaign News Gazette.

RANDoLPH TRIbbLE | #235-10|166|FRESHMAN|DEFENSIVEBACKRIVIERABEACH,FLA.|PALMBEACHGARDENSHS

-- Selected to play in the Treasure Coast All-Star game… had seven career interceptions including three returned for touchdowns… 79 career tackles with 12 tackles for loss… honorable mention All-Palm Beach County… listed on the 2008 All-Underrated team by SoFLAfootball.com… also an All-District performer in track with a long jump mark of 21’.

RYANTURNER|#436-0 | 213 | FRESHMAN | LINEbAckERWESTCHESTER,OHIO|LAKOTAWESTHS

- Rated a top 10 linebacker in the state of Ohio by Ohio Varsity.com… All-Greater Miami Conference as a senior… made 40 tackles for five tackles for loss as a junior… had 82 tackles (51 solo) with four tackles for loss as a senior… credited with three pass break-ups, one sack and one interception.

SCOTTWEATHERFORD|#596-1|170|FRESHMAN|PUNTERTERREHAUTE,IND.|NORTHHS

- Played at Terre Haute North HS serving as team's punter as well as playing corner and wide receiver... teams' special team's player of the year... second team All-Wabash Valley... brother Steve kicked at Illinois.

cAM WHITE | #205-9|164|FRESHMAN|ATHLETEANTIOCH,ILL.|ANTIOCHHS

- Second team All-State by the Chicago Tribune while earning Illinois Football Coaches Association 6A All-State honors… rushed for 1,796 yards and 35 touchdowns as team reached IHSA Class 6A semifinals with a 12-1 record… had a season high 261 yards rushing in win over Grayslake North HS… named Pioneer Press Lake Shore Athlete of the Year… as a junior rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 12 touchdowns… blocked four kicks playing on special teams.

KENNYWHITTAKER|#155-10|163|FRESHMAN|WIDERECEIVERHOLLYWOOD,FLA.|COLUMBUSHS

- Had senior season shortened to five games due to injury… had 13 catches for 185 yards and four touchdowns in limited action… also returned kicks and punts to open the season… rated No. 179 receiver in the country by Scout.com… considered a prototypical return man/possession receiver… rated at Top 25 Miami-Dade Recruit… had 45 catches for 972 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior at Class 2A Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna HS… had two games with 100-plus yards receiving… All-State Class 2A… transferred to Columbus HS as a senior…

CHRISWRIGHT|#816-1|175|FRESHMAN|WIDERECEIVERSKOKIE,ILL.|NILESWESTHS

- Speedy wide receiver that caught 46 passes for 919 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior… four games during senior year with more than 100 yards receiving… had a four touchdown performance in win over Evanston HS… nominated as an Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year… honorable mention All-Chicago Area by Chicago Sun Times… team MVP in 2007 and 2008… returned six kickoffs for touchdown including four of more than 90 yards… also played defensive back intercepting three passes in a game as a junior against Evanston… had 33 receptions for 427 yards as a junior… broke school record in 50m dash previously held by current Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall.


2008 FINAL STATISTICS

OPPONENT........... WR............ LT...............LG............... C............ RG..........RT.............TE......... H-BACK......WR.......... QB.........RBat Cent. Mich ........... Nozinor..... Grossman ...... Mahoney .........Vaccaro ....... Millard ....Schiebel ...... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder..... Jordanat Illinois................... Nozinor..... Grossman ...... Schiebel .........Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......BessIndiana State ........... Nozinor......Campbell ....... Schiebel .........Vaccaro ....... Millard .. Grossman ..... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......Bessat Illinois State ......... Nozinor......Campbell ....... Schiebel .........Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......BessJacksonville St. ........ Nozinor......Campbell ....... Schiebel .........Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......Bessat UT Martin ............. Nozinor......Campbell ........Vaccaro ...... Henderson .... Millard .....Hudson ........ Steckel ........... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......BessSE Missouri ............. Nozinor..... Grossman .......Vaccaro ...... Henderson .... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......Bessat Eastern Ky. .......... Nozinor..... Grossman .......Vaccaro ...... Henderson .... Millard ....Schiebel ...... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......BessMurray State ............ Nozinor..... Grossman ...... Schiebel .........Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......Bessat Tennessee St. ...... Nozinor..... Grossman ...... Schiebel .........Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......BessAustin Peay ............. Nozinor..... Grossman .......... Zink .............Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......Bessat Tenn. Tech ........... Nozinor.......Schiebel ............ Zink .............Vaccaro ....... Millard .....Hudson ....... McGrath .......... Keys ........ Graves ...... Reeder.......Bess

OPPONENT....................LE........... LT........ RT...........RE........... OLB..........MLB..........OLB.......... LCB....... RCB...........SS.........FSat Central Michigan........... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ..........Nasti .........Marcelin ....... Larson .........James ......Haynes ........Sams .....Loftmanat Illinois............................ Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ...... Campbell ......Marcelin ....... Larson .........James ......Haynes ........Sams .....LoftmanIndiana State .................... Johnson .......Sobol ... Frericks ...... Walters ........Kosinski .......Marcelin ....... Larson .........James ......Haynes ........Sams .....Loftmanat Illinois State .................. Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ........Kosinski .......Marcelin ....... Larson .........James ......Haynes ........Sams .....LoftmanJacksonville State ............. Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ........Kosinski .......Marcelin ....... Larson .........James ......Haynes ........Sams .....Loftmanat UT Martin ...................... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ........Kosinski .......Marcelin ....... Leman ....... Penrow .....Haynes ........Sams .....LoftmanSoutheast Missouri ........... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ..........Nasti .......... Leman ........ Larson .........James ......Haynes ........Sams .....Loftmanat Eastern Kentucky ......... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ..........Nasti .......... Leman ........ Larson ........ Mercier .....Haynes ........Sams .....LoftmanMurray State ..................... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ..........Nasti .......... Leman ........ Larson ........ Penrow .....Haynes ........Sams .....Loftmanat Tennessee State ........... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ..........Nasti .......... Leman ........ Larson ........ Penrow .....Haynes ........Sams .....LoftmanAustin Peay ...................... Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ........Kosinski ........ Leman ........ Larson ........ Penrow .....Haynes ........Sams .....Loftmanat Tennessee Tech ............ Johnson .......Sobol ...... Lima ........ Walters ..........Nasti .......... Leman ........ Larson ........ Penrow .....Haynes ........Sams .....Loftman

PANTHER OFFENSE (returners in bold)

PANTHER DEFENSE (returners in bold)

2008 STARTING LINEUPS

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY ALL GAMES........... (5-7-0) (3-2-0) (2-5-0) CONFERENCE.......... (3-5-0) (2-2-0) (1-3-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (2-2-0) (1-0-0) (1-2-0)

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND ---- -------- ----- ------ Aug 28, 2008 at Central Michigan 12-31 L 19732 Sep 5, 2008 at Illinois 21-47 L 60131 Sep 13, 2008 INDIANA STATE W 38-3 5507 Sep 20, 2008 at Illinois State W 25-21 14023* Sep 27, 2008 JACKSONVILLE STATE 10-23 L 7996* Oct 9, 2008 at UT Martin 26-29 L 1293* Oct 18, 2008 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 24-21 5942* Oct 25, 2008 at Eastern Kentucky 7-20 L 8800* Nov 1, 2008 MURRAY STATE W 34-6 4083* Nov 8, 2008 at #18 Tennessee State 24-45 L 6393* Nov 15, 2008 AUSTIN PEAY 13-15 L 1919* Nov 22, 2008 at Tennessee Tech W 38-20 1430

* indicates Ohio Valley Conference Game

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total-------------------- --- --- --- --- ---Eastern Illinois.... 65 61 63 83 - 272Opponents........... 69 87 56 69 - 281

TEAM STATISTICS EIU OPP--------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 272 281 Points Per Game............. 22.7 23.4FIRST DOWNS................... 195 245 Rushing..................... 87 126 Passing..................... 96 100 Penalty..................... 12 19RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1716 2275 Yards gained rushing........ 1990 2712 Yards lost rushing.......... 274 437 Rushing Attempts............ 444 499 Average Per Rush............ 3.9 4.6 Average Per Game............ 143.0 189.6 TDs Rushing................. 17 22PASSING YARDAGE............... 1931 2076 Att-Comp-Int................ 282-177-7 303-185-12 Average Per Pass............ 6.8 6.9 Average Per Catch........... 10.9 11.2 Average Per Game............ 160.9 173.0 TDs Passing................. 13 12TOTAL OFFENSE................. 3647 4351 Total Plays................. 726 802 Average Per Play............ 5.0 5.4 Average Per Game............ 303.9 362.6KICK RETURNS: #-Average....... 47-21.1 36-22.7PUNT RETURNS: #-Average....... 18-14.7 19-10.6INT RETURNS: #-Yards.......... 12-90 7-82FUMBLES-LOST.................. 19-12 28-12PENALTIES-Yards............... 62-608 56-436 Average Per Game............ 50.7 36.3PUNTS-Average Per Punt........ 48-38.8 43-36.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....... 30:00 30:003RD-DOWN Conversions.......... 66/162 68/159 3rd-Down Pct................ 41% 43%4TH-DOWN Conversions.......... 5/13 5/19 4th-Down Pct................ 38% 26%SACKS BY-Yards................ 17-94 22-137MISC YARDS.................... 0 1TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 33 35FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 15-21 12-16ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES............... 38-48 79% 34-42 81%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... 25-48 52% 26-42 62%PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 29-30 97% 31-31 100%


RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------BESS, Travorus 12 192 1111 25 1086 5.7 3 55 90.5WALKER, Chevon 8 74 399 34 365 4.9 2 55 45.6WARD, Desmin 12 93 336 14 322 3.5 11 28 26.8JORDAN, Ron 3 22 59 3 56 2.5 0 7 18.7WILLIAMS, Shawn 7 7 43 5 38 5.4 0 20 5.4KEYS, Chip 12 9 17 1 16 1.8 1 5 1.3PONIUS, Quinten 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6HOCKADAY, Luke 4 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -1.5BROWN, D.J. 2 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -4.5TEAM 8 11 0 13 -13 -1.2 0 0 -1.6COOK, Kevin 12 1 0 20 -20 -20.0 0 0 -1.7REEDER, Bodie 12 31 18 144 -126 -4.1 0 8 -10.5Total.......... 12 444 1990 274 1716 3.9 17 55 143.0Opponents...... 12 499 2712 437 2275 4.6 22 94 189.6 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------REEDER, Bodie 12 130.53 177-282-7 62.8 1931 13 58 160.9HOCKADAY, Luke 4 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 130.53 177-282-7 62.8 1931 13 58 160.9Opponents...... 12 123.76 185-303-12 61.1 2076 12 66 173.0 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G------------------------------------------------------GRAVES, Charles 12 40 561 14.0 2 58 46.8McGRATH, Sean 11 28 301 10.8 3 36 27.4NOZINOR, Alicus 12 24 249 10.4 3 44 20.8BESS, Travorus 12 17 172 10.1 1 40 14.3KESLER, Adam 12 14 170 12.1 1 25 14.2RICKS, Lorence 11 14 167 11.9 2 45 15.2WALKER, Chevon 8 12 140 11.7 1 29 17.5KEYS, Chip 12 10 87 8.7 0 25 7.2PONIUS, Quinten 12 9 46 5.1 0 15 3.8WILLIAMS, Shawn 7 4 13 3.2 0 5 1.9STECKEL, Trent 11 3 14 4.7 0 15 1.3JONES, Alex 6 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.7WARD, Desmin 12 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1Total.......... 12 177 1931 10.9 13 58 160.9Opponents...... 12 185 2076 11.2 12 66 173.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G--------------------------------------------------------REEDER, Bodie 12 313 -126 1931 1805 150.4BESS, Travorus 12 192 1086 0 1086 90.5WALKER, Chevon 8 74 365 0 365 45.6WARD, Desmin 12 93 322 0 322 26.8JORDAN, Ron 3 22 56 0 56 18.7WILLIAMS, Shawn 7 7 38 0 38 5.4KEYS, Chip 12 9 16 0 16 1.3PONIUS, Quinten 12 1 7 0 7 0.6HOCKADAY, Luke 4 2 -6 0 -6 -1.5BROWN, D.J. 2 1 -9 0 -9 -4.5TEAM 8 11 -13 0 -13 -1.6COOK, Kevin 12 1 -20 0 -20 -1.7Total.......... 12 726 1716 1931 3647 303.9Opponents...... 12 802 2275 2076 4351 362.6

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk---------------------------------------------------------------WILKE, Tyler 15-21 71.4 0-0 7-9 5-6 3-5 0-1 44 1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd-----------------------------------------------------------COOK, Kevin 40 1587 39.7 62 2 2 14 1WILKE, Tyler 7 276 39.4 49 0 1 2 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 48 1863 38.8 62 2 3 16 1Opponents...... 43 1569 36.5 62 3 11 8 2

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn-------------------------------------------------------------SIGNOR, Austin 60 3999 66.7 19 5Total.......... 60 3999 66.7 19 5 816 46.7 23Opponents...... 59 3523 59.7 8 3 991 40.2 29

|------- PATs -------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points---------------------------------------------------------------WILKE, Tyler 0 15-21 29-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 74WARD, Desmin 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66BESS, Travorus 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 24McGRATH, Sean 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18WALKER, Chevon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18NOZINOR, Alicus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18RICKS, Lorence 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12GRAVES, Charles 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12KEYS, Chip 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6HAYNES, Rashad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6ARRINGTON, Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6KESLER, Adam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6JEAN-CHARLES, I. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6REEDER, Bodie 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 0Total.......... 33 15-21 29-30 0-1 0 0-2 0 0 272Opponents...... 35 12-16 31-31 0-2 1 1-2 0 1 281

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G-----------------------------------------------------------BESS, Travorus 12 1086 172 0 0 0 1258 104.8GRAVES, Charles 12 0 561 0 0 0 561 46.8PONIUS, Quinten 12 7 46 11 459 0 523 43.6WALKER, Chevon 8 365 140 0 0 0 505 63.1WILLIAMS, Shawn 7 38 13 94 292 0 437 62.4KESLER, Adam 12 0 170 78 154 0 402 33.5WARD, Desmin 12 322 1 0 0 0 323 26.9McGRATH, Sean 11 0 301 0 0 0 301 27.4NOZINOR, Alicus 12 0 249 0 0 0 249 20.8RICKS, Lorence 11 0 167 0 0 0 167 15.2KEYS, Chip 12 16 87 0 0 0 103 8.6JAMES, CJ 8 0 0 51 31 0 82 10.2JORDAN, Ron 3 56 0 0 0 0 56 18.7HAYNES, Rashad 12 0 0 0 14 36 50 4.2LUCZYNSKI, Colin 12 0 0 0 41 0 41 3.4ARRINGTON, Adrian 12 0 0 16 0 22 38 3.2LOFTMAN, Seymour 12 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.5STECKEL, Trent 11 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.3KINCHEN, Kenny 11 0 0 14 0 0 14 1.3JONES, Alex 6 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.7KOSINSKI, Jack 8 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6LARSON, James 11 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.5MARCELIN, Alain 10 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4HOCKADAY, Luke 4 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -1.5BROWN, D.J. 2 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -4.5TEAM 8 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -1.6COOK, Kevin 12 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -1.7REEDER, Bodie 12 -126 0 0 0 0 -126 -10.5Total.......... 12 1716 1931 264 991 90 4992 416.0Opponents...... 12 2275 2076 201 816 82 5450 454.2

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------KESLER, Adam 10 78 7.8 0 18WILLIAMS, Shawn 5 94 18.8 0 68JAMES, CJ 1 51 51.0 0 40KINCHEN, Kenny 1 14 14.0 0 0PONIUS, Quinten 1 11 11.0 0 11ARRINGTON, Adrian 0 16 0.0 1 16Total.......... 18 264 14.7 1 68Opponents...... 19 201 10.6 1 33

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------PONIUS, Quinten 20 459 23.0 0 44WILLIAMS, Shawn 12 292 24.3 0 46KESLER, Adam 9 154 17.1 0 32LUCZYNSKI, Colin 2 41 20.5 0 21JAMES, CJ 2 31 15.5 0 28McGRATH, Sean 1 0 0.0 0 0HAYNES, Rashad 1 14 14.0 0 14Total.......... 47 991 21.1 0 46Opponents...... 36 816 22.7 0 41

2008 SEASON STATISTICS


2008 SEASON STATISTICS

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| BlkdDEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 SAMS, Ke'Andre 12 36 38 74 3.5-12 1.0-9 . 3 2 . . . .9 LOFTMAN, Seymour 12 38 34 72 2.5-7 . 3-18 1 2 1-50 . . .55 LEMAN, Cory 12 30 31 61 2.0-8 0.5-5 . 1 1 1-0 . . .26 HAYNES, Rashad 12 44 16 60 2.0-12 . 4-36 8 . . 2 . .30 JOHNSON, Donovan 12 29 29 58 14.0-42 6.0-26 . 2 4 1-0 . 1 .91 WALTERS, Pierre 12 18 30 48 16.5-100 4.5-27 . 1 5 1-0 1 1 .59 LARSON, James 11 18 28 46 4.0-17 . 1-5 1 1 1-7 1 . .28 KOSINSKI, Jack 8 22 22 44 2.0-5 . 1-5 . 1 . . . .51 MARCELIN, Alain 10 17 27 44 2.0-6 . 1-4 2 1 . . . .1 ARRINGTON, Adrian 12 23 19 42 1.5-8 . 2-22 2 1 2-17 . . .56 NASTI, Nick 9 20 21 41 1.5-3 . . 1 . . 2 . .97 SOBOL, Jeff 12 7 30 37 8.0-23 1.5-8 . . 5 . . . .94 LIMA, Andre 12 10 27 37 8.0-26 1.0-7 . . 3 2-0 . . .21 JAMES, CJ 8 18 11 29 1.5-5 . . 1 . . 2 1 .25 PENROW, Shelton 12 21 4 25 1.0-2 . . 6 . . 1 . .99 FRERICKS, Trevor 9 10 6 16 5.0-19 . . 1 1 . . . .57 HODOR, William 11 5 10 15 3.5-8 1.0-3 . . . . . . .49 CAMPBELL, Sean 6 8 5 13 . . . . . . . . .98 BURGE, Perry 10 7 6 13 4.0-17 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . .12 MERCIER, Bobson 8 5 7 12 . . . 1 . . 1 . .46 KICKELS, Gordy 11 6 5 11 3.0-4 . . . . . . . .92 McCRAY, D'Angelo 11 3 8 11 2.0-3 0.5-1 . 1 . 1-0 1 . .6 REYNA, Carlos 9 5 6 11 . . . . . . . . .23 KINCHEN, Kenny 11 5 6 11 . . . . . . . 1 .40 MARTINEZ, Nick 10 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . .96 LUCZYNSKI, Colin 12 7 2 9 3.0-6 . . . . . . . .84 DUNN, Taylor 9 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .35 SHORTRIDGE, Nathan 5 1 5 6 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .15 PONIUS, Quinten 12 2 4 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . .36 COBB, Shannon 9 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .87 GRAVES, Charles 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .88 QUILL, Mitch 8 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .32 RIGSBY, Rashaad 3 2 . 2 1.0-13 . . . . . . . .18 EVERS, Joel 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .95 GALAN, Nathan 5 2 . 2 . . . . 2 . . . .8 BESS, Travorus 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .20 JORDAN, Ron 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .77 GROSSMAN, Ryan 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .44 KEYS, Chip 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 NOZINOR, Alicus 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .81 RICKS, Lorence 11 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .74 MILLARD, Chaz 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .24 JEAN-CHARLES, Irvin 2 . . . . . . . . 1-9 . . . Total.......... 12 439 454 893 92-347 17-94 12-90 33 30 12-83 11 4 . Opponents...... 12 352 557 909 66-233 22-137 7-82 36 27 12-8 14 2 1

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------JEAN-CHARLES, Irvin 1 9 9.0 1 9LOFTMAN, Seymour 1 50 50.0 0 50ARRINGTON, Adrian 1 17 17.0 0 17LARSON, James 1 7 7.0 0 7Total.......... 4 83 20.8 1 50Opponents...... 2 8 4.0 0 7

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------HAYNES, Rashad 4 36 9.0 1 23LOFTMAN, Seymour 3 18 6.0 0 17ARRINGTON, Adrian 2 22 11.0 0 22KOSINSKI, Jack 1 5 5.0 0 5LARSON, James 1 5 5.0 0 5MARCELIN, Alain 1 4 4.0 0 4Total.......... 12 90 7.5 1 23Opponents...... 7 82 11.7 0 45


2008 GAME SUMMARIESGAME 1 - August 28, 2008

EasternIllinois................ 12Central Michigan .......... 31

MountPleasant,Mich.Kelly/ShortsStadium(A:19,732)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........3........ 0....... 3....... 6.............12CentralMichigan......3....... 14...... 7....... 7.............31

FIRST QUARTERCMU - Aguila 20 field goal (11:48)EIU - Wilke 29 field goal (2:06)

SECOND QUARTERCMU-Sneed23run(Aguilakick)(11:58)CMU-Pitts18passfromLeFevour(Aguilakick)(1:57)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Wilke 29 field goal (5:51)CMU-Anderson5passfromLeFevour(Aguilakick)(2:11)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-McGrath15passfromReeder(runfailed)(12:29)CMU-Skergan11passfromLeFevour(Aguilakick)(8:02)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........CMUFirstDowns............................... 18......................26Rushes-Yards...........................31-83...............34-172Passing-Yards........................... 201....................217Comp-Att-Int.........................19-28-0............. 21-31-0TotalOffense............................ 284....................389Fumbles-Lost............................1-1....................0-0Penalties-Yards.........................6-59..................6-59IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................29:26................30:34Sacks-Yards..............................2-10..................4-17

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Ward9-33-0,Bess6-23-0CMU-Sneed13-88-1,LeFevour11-42-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder28-19-0201-1CMU-LeFevour31-21-0-217-3

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-McGrath6-66-0,Graves5-66-0CMU-Anderson9-66-1,Sneed4-43-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Kosinski6-4-0,James3-5-1,Walters2-6-2CMU-Bellore5-11-1,Gordy4-4-0

RECAP

Central Michigan used two quick half scoring strikes inthesecondquartertopushthehalftimeleadto17-3astheChippewaspulledawayfora31-12victory.EIUclosedtowithin24-12inthefourthquarterandSeymourLoftmanhadapotentialinterceptionfortouchdownslipthroughhishandson the next drive that would have brought EIU to within five points.BodieReederconnectedon19-of-28passesfor201yardsintheloss.

GAME 2 - Sept. 6, 2008EasternIllinois................ 21Illinois............................. 47

Champaign,Ill.MemorialStadium(A:60,131)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........7........ 0....... 0...... 14............21Illinois.......................7....... 19..... 14...... 7.............47

FIRST QUARTERILL-Duvalt16passfromWilliams(Ellerkick)(10:31)EIU-Ward5run(Wilkekick)(9:20)

SECOND QUARTERILL - Eller 21 field goal (14:57)ILL - Eller 42 field goal (10:04)ILL-Williams7run(rushfailed)(2:44)ILL-Williams1run(Ellerkick)(0:20)

THIRD QUARTERILL-Benn4run(Ellerkick)(7:28)ILL-Benn13run(Ellerkick)(5:42)

FOURTH QUARTERILL-Pollard25run(Ellerkick)(11:52)EIU-Ricks15passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(8:43)EIU-Jean-Charles9fumblereturn(Wilkekick)(8:24)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .......... ILLFirstDowns............................... 11......................29Rushes-Yards..........................37-176..............53-399Passing-Yards........................... 102....................134Comp-Att-Int..........................7-17-2.............. 17-27-2TotalOffense............................ 278....................533Fumbles-Lost............................2-1....................4-3Penalties-Yards.........................3-34..................3-30IntReturns-Yards-TD.............2-39-0............... 2-27-0TimeofPossession..................24:40................35:20Sacks-Yards...............................0-0...................4-34

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess15-184-0,Ward9-18-1ILL-Williams16-174-2,Dufrene13-99-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder17-7-2-102-1ILL-Williams25-16-2-124-1

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves2-35-0,Bess1-40-0,Ricks1-15-1ILL-Benn7-36-0,Duvault2-31-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Loftman9-6-0,Luczynski4-2-1ILL-Miller5-6-2.5,Wilson5-4-1

RECAP

Eastern Illinois had two chances to take first half leads at Illinois but the Panthers watched a 52-yard field goal attempt sailwideleftandwerestuffedonafourthandoneatthesixyard line on another attempt. Following the failed fourthandoneattempt,JuiceWilliamsmarchedIllinois93yardsfor a touchdown which put the Fighting Illini up 19-7 asthey pulled away for a 47-21 win. Williams would rushfor174yardsand throwfor124. EIU’sgroundgamedidfind some life with Travorus Bess rushing for 183 yards on 15carries.ThedefensewasledbySeymourLoftmanwith15 tackles and one interception as the Panthers forced five Illinoisturnovers.

GAME 3 - Sept. 13, 2008IndianaState..................... 3Eastern Illinois .............. 38

Charleston,Ill.O’BrienField(A:5,507)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalIndianaState..............0........ 0....... 0....... 3...............3EasternIllinois.........10...... 14..... 14...... 0.............38

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Wilke 32 field goal (7:55)EIU-Haynes23interceptionreturn(Wilkekick)(7:50)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Bess31run(Wilkekick)(5:49)EIU-McGrath8passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(2:51)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Graves17passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(11:41)EIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(6:20)

FOURTH QUARTERINS - Martinez 22 field goal (14:09)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .......... INSFirstDowns............................... 16......................18Rushes-Yards..........................37-175..............51-176Passing-Yards........................... 107.....................82Comp-Att-Int..........................9-15-0............... 9-18-1TotalOffense............................ 282....................258Fumbles-Lost............................3-2....................4-1Penalties-Yards.........................4-35..................3-10IntReturns-Yards-TD.............1-23-1................ 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................24:48................35:12Sacks-Yards...............................0-0....................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess13-93-1;Ward11-41-1INS-Dowdell13-52-0;Gates10-48-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder15-9-0-107-2INS-Dowdell15-6-1-55-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves4-62-1;Nozinor2-15-0INS-Patrick4-35-0;Browns1-15-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Johnson3-5-3;Marcelin1-7-1INS-Sewall2-7-0;Scott2-5-0

RECAP

Eastern Illinois held the ball for only 1:39 of the first quarter butwasable to takeadvantageof somebig special teamsanddefensiveplaytotakeanearly10-0lead.ThePantherswouldroll toa24-0halftimecushionbeforepullingaway38-3. Rashad Haynes scored the game’s first touchdown witha23-yardinterceptionreturnwhileCJJamesalsosetupa scorebyblockingapunt.QuarterbackBodieReedercompleted 9-of-15 passes for 107 yards hitting CharlesGraves and Sean McGrath for touchdowns. The Pantherdefensemade 15 tackles for loss holding IndianaState toonly258yardsoftotaloffense.TheloneSycamoresscorewas a 22-yard field goal by Braul Martinez in the fourth quarter.


2008 GAME SUMMARIESGAME 4 - Sept. 20, 2008

Eastern Illinois .............. 25IllinoisState.................... 21

Normal,Ill.HancockStadium(A:14,023)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........7........ 0....... 3...... 15............25IllinoisState.............14....... 0....... 7....... 0.............21

FIRST QUARTERILST-Salem15passfromBrockway(Fetzerkick)(8:07)EIU-Bess25passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(4:44)ILST-Chandler43passfromBrockway(Fetzerkick)(3:26)

THIRD QUARTERILST-Blow3run(Fetzerkick)(8:57)EIU - Wilke 20 field goal (5:01)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Nozinor44passfromReeder(passfailed)(9:37)EIU-Keys4run(passfailed)(7:06)EIU - Wilke 44 field goal (1:54)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... ILSTFirstDowns............................... 14......................19Rushes-Yards...........................36-92...............35-120Passing-Yards........................... 221....................240Comp-Att-Int.........................17-28-0............. 19-34-3TotalOffense............................ 313....................360Fumbles-Lost............................1-0....................4-2Penalties-Yards.........................5-46..................3-21IntReturns-Yards-TD.............3-10-0................ 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................31:16................28:44Sacks-Yards..............................3-19...................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess20-79-0,Walker8-13-0,Keys2-5-1ILST -Blow17-67-1,Fisher7-37-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder28-17-0-221-2ILST-Brockway33-19-3-240-2

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Bess4-45-1,Keys3-41-0ILST-Salem7-105-1,Chandler4-77-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Kosinski5-3-0,Hyanes6-1-0,James5-2-0ILST-Hemphill7-3-0,Wright2-7-1

RECAP

EasternIllinoisscored18unansweredsecondhalfpointsasthePanthers rallied for a 25-21 come-from-behindwin toendasixyeardraughtagainstIllinoisState.EIUstartedtherallyconvertingthreeIllinoisStateturnoversintopointslateinthegame.JamesLarsonandJackKosinskieachhadbiginterceptionswhileD’AngeloMcCrayrecovereda fumblethatledtoEIU’sgoaheadscore.OnthegoaheadtouchdowndriveBodieReederhitastreakingChipKeysfor25yardstoplacetheballatthe4yardline.Keysscoredfrom4yardsout on the next play to give EIU the lead. Reeder finished with 221 yards passing as he also hit Travorus Bess andAlicusNozinor for scores. Kosinski led thedefensewitheighttacklestogoalongwithhisinterception.

GAME 5 - Sept. 27, 2008Jacksonville State .......... 23EasternIllinois................ 10


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalJacksonvilleState......7....... 14...... 2....... 0.............23EasternIllinois..........0........ 0....... 3....... 7.............10

FIRST QUARTERJSU-Wilkerson17passfromPerrilloux(Hallfordkick)(3:27)

SECOND QUARTERJSU-Perrilloux16run(Hallfordkick)(11:19)JSU-Perrilloux2run(Hallfordkick)(2:39)

THIRD QUARTERJSU-Teamsafety(10:03)EIU - Wilke 27 field goal (4:09)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Arrington16blockedpuntreturn(Wilkekick)(8:03)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........JSUFirstDowns............................... 13......................23Rushes-Yards...........................23-20...............41-201Passing-Yards........................... 206....................281Comp-Att-Int.........................19-32-1............. 20-25-2TotalOffense............................ 226....................482Fumbles-Lost............................2-1....................1-0Penalties-Yards.........................8-60..................7-75IntReturns-Yards-TD............. 2-11-0................ 1-0-0TimeofPossession..................26:39................33:30Sacks-Yards..............................2-12...................1-6

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess14-25-0,Ward6-21-0JSU -Jackson10-68-0,Freeney7-68-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder32-19-1-206-0JSU-Perrilloux25-20-2-281-1

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Nozinor6-62-0,Graves5-50-0JSU-Dupree4-84-0,Wilkerson4-55-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Haynes10-0-1,Larson2-6-0.5JSU-Bonner4-4-1.5,Elston3-7-2

RECAP

Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux rushed fortwo secondquarter touchdownsandpassed for another astheGamecocks racedout toa21-0halftime leaden routetoa23-10winoverEasternIllinois.ThePanthersmarcheddown the field on their first possession only to lose the ball insidetheJSU10yardlineonafumble.PerrillouxwouldguideJSUontouchdowndrivesof99,90and88yardsinthe first half finishing with 281 yards passing and 19 yards rushing.BodieReederkeptthePanthersinthecontestgoing19-for-32for206yardsbuttheEIUoffensefailedtoreachtheendzone.ThePantherslonescorewasonablockedpuntby Kenny Kinchen thatAdrianArrington scooped up andreturned16yardsforascore.EIU’srungamewaslimitedtoonly20yardsnetrushing.

GAME 6 - Oct. 9, 2008EasternIllinois................ 26UT Martin ...................... 29

Martin,Tenn.GrahamStadium(A:1,293)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois.........10....... 6....... 3....... 7.............26UTMartin.................7........ 0....... 7...... 15............29

FIRST QUARTERUTM-Young3run(Hansenkick)(9:24)EIU - Wilke 22 field goal (3:41)EIU-Walker29passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(2:06)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Ricks17passfromReeder(kickfailed)(2:51)

THIRD QUARTERUTM-Young94run(Hansenkick)(10:30)EIU - Wilke 41 field goal (2:02)

FOURTH QUARTERUTM-Young8run(ThomaspassfromThompson)(12:18)UTM-Young15run(Hansenkick)(9:02)EIU-Graves58passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(8:44)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........UTMFirstDowns............................... 18......................17Rushes-Yards..........................29-108..............39-300Passing-Yards........................... 284....................134Comp-Att-Int.........................24-31-1............. 12-20-0TotalOffense............................ 392....................434Fumbles-Lost............................1-0....................0-0Penalties-Yards.........................5-59...................1-5IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 1-0-0TimeofPossession..................32:44................27:16Sacks-Yards...............................0-0....................1-2

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess16-63-0,Ward2-33-28UTM -Young28-213-4,Thomas2-63-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder31-24-1-284-3UTM-Thompson20-12-0-134-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves7-109-1,Walker5-86-1UTM-Thomas2-30-0,Hicks2-20-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Marcelin7-4-1,Sams5-3-0UTM-Bey4-8-2;Acker6-3-2

RECAP

Dante Harrold intercepted a Bodie Reeder pass with justunder threeminutes remaining tohelpUTMartinholdonfora29-26winoverEasternIllinois. EIUhadbuilta16-7 halftime lead with Reeder hitting Chevon Walker andLorenceRickswithtouchdownstrikes.Skyhawksrunningback Brandyn Young opened the second half with a 94yard run fromscrimmage togiveUTMsome life. Youngwould finish with 213 yards rushing finding the end zone fourtimesforUTM.ReederwouldkeepthePanthersinthecontestthrowingfor284yardsandthreetouchdowns.AlainMarcelin led the EIU defense with 11 tackles includingsevensolostops.


2008 GAME SUMMARIESGAME 7 - Oct. 18, 2008

SoutheastMissouri.......... 21Eastern Illinois .............. 24


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalSoutheastMissouri....0....... 14...... 0....... 7.............21EasternIllinois..........7........ 7....... 7....... 3.............24

FIRST QUARTEREIU-Ward3run(Wilkekick)(7:22)

SECOND QUARTERSEMO-Harris10run(Spadakick)(14:54)EIU-Ward4run(Wilkekick)(9:41)SEMO-Holloman6run(Spadakick)(0:56)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(3:08)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Wilke 40 field goal (9:02)SEMO-Holloman2run(Spadakick)(6:26)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ........SEMOFirstDowns............................... 17......................14Rushes-Yards..........................47-199..............39-133Passing-Yards............................ 76......................64Comp-Att-Int.........................10-18-1.............. 9-21-2TotalOffense............................ 275....................197Fumbles-Lost............................0-0....................3-1Penalties-Yards.........................5-50..................5-32IntReturns-Yards-TD..............2-6-0................ 1-10-0TimeofPossession..................34:22................25:38Sacks-Yards...............................0-0...................2-11

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess20-124-0,Walker15-66-0,Ward6-15-3SEMO -Holloman23-84-2,Scheible6-40-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder18-10-1-76-0SEMO-Scheible16-6-0-54-0,Lillard5-3-2-10-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-McGrath3-18-0,Graves2-31-0SEMO-Peoples4-33-0,Holloman2-13-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Nasti2-7-0,Sams1-7-1,Leman2-5-1SEMO-Stauffer5-8-1,Klaproth2-10-0

RECAP

Freshman Desmin Ward found the end zone three timesand Tyler Wilke added an insurance field goal in the fourth quarter as the Panthers held on for a 24-21 homecomingwinoverSoutheastMissouri. Ward scored from3,4 and1yardoutwith15yardsonsixtotalcarries.ThePanthersdefense shut down the OVC’s leading passer in HoustonLillard limiting thesignalcaller toonly threecompletionson five attempts. EIU intercepted two of his five attempts forcingfreshmanMikeScheibletogomostofthedistancefor SEMO. Rashad Haynes and Adrian Arrington bothcollectedtheINT’s.ItwastheninthstraighthomecomingwinforEasternIllinois.

GAME 8 - Oct. 25, 2008EasternIllinois.................. 7Eastern Kentucky ......... 20

Richmond,Ky.RoyKiddStadium(A:8,800)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........0........ 0....... 7....... 0...............7EasternKentucky......7....... 10...... 0....... 3.............20

FIRST QUARTEREKU-Holland7run(Longkick)(1:52)

SECOND QUARTEREKU-Bradley2run(Longkick)(9:17)EKU - Long 42 field goal (0:32)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Nozinor5passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(7:11)

FOURTH QUARTEREKU - Long 50 field goal (10:24)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... EKUFirstDowns............................... 17......................21Rushes-Yards...........................33-81...............38-108Passing-Yards........................... 156....................206Comp-Att-Int.........................15-24-0............. 19-31-0TotalOffense............................ 237....................314Fumbles-Lost............................4-3....................1-0Penalties-Yards.........................6-53..................4-41IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................28:22................31;38Sacks-Yards..............................1-10..................5-36

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess15-87-0,Walker7-20-0EKU -Walker16-44-0,Bradley10-35-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder24-15-0-156-1EKU-Holland29-18-0-193-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves3-44-0,Kesler3-36-0,Nozinor3-17-1EKU -David6-76-0,Phelps3-37-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Loftman3-3-0,Arrington3-3-0,Nasti3-3-1.5EKU-Fredrick1-9-0.5,Denton4-2-0,Jones3-3-2

RECAP

EasternIllinoissawitsrunatafourthstraightFCSplayoffberthevaporateas thePanthershadaseriesofmiscues ina20-7lossatEasternKentucky.ThePantherswouldmissa 22-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter and fumble twice inside the EKU 25 yard line preventing additionalscores. Eastern Kentucky used a short passing attack byAllan Holland who finished 18-of-29 for 193 yards. Holland would score on a 7 yard run and Taylor Long added two field goalstogiveEKUthepointsneededtowin.ThePanthersentered thegameleading theOVCin turnovermarginbutcouldnotforceanyagainsttheColonelswhilesurrenderingthreefumblesoftheirown.

GAME 9 - Nov. 1, 2008MurrayState..................... 6Eastern Illinois .............. 34


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalMurrayState..............0........ 3....... 3....... 0...............6EasternIllinois..........7....... 14..... 10...... 3.............34

FIRST QUARTEREIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(4:43)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Ward3run(Wilkekick)(12:39)EIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(6:31)MUR - Cullen 19 field goal (1:50)

THIRD QUARTERMUR - Cullen 34 field goal (10:12)EIU - Wilke 39 field goal (5:38)EIU-Walker13run(Wilkekick)(3:07)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Wilke 27 field goal (12:25)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........MURFirstDowns............................... 20......................16Rushes-Yards..........................53-226...............32-88Passing-Yards............................ 68.....................173Comp-Att-Int......................... 10-11-1............. 21-32-2TotalOffense............................ 294....................261Fumbles-Lost............................1-1....................3-1Penalties-Yards.........................4-40..................4-28IntReturns-Yards-TD..............2-1-0................ 1-45-0TimeofPossession..................35:32................24:28Sacks-Yards..............................2-11..................3-18

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Ward20-94-3,Bess13-83-0,Walker14-80-1MUR -McKinnis6-32-0,Jordan14-32-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder11-10-1-68-0MUR-Ehrhardt31-21-1-173-0,Jordan1-0-1-0-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Keys3-13-0,McGrath2-17-0,Kesler2-11-0MUR -Harris7-53-0,Townsel5-55-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Haynes5-3-0,Leman1-5-0.5,Larson1-5-0MUR-Williams8-13-1,Werner2-7-0

RECAP

ForthesecondtimeinthreeweeksfreshmanDesminWardscored three rushing touchdowns as the Panthers builtan early 21-0 lead and rolled to a 34-6 win over MurrayState.Wardscoredonrunsof1,3,and1yardtogivethePantherstheearlycushion.EIUthenmadeagoallinestandtoendthesecondquarterasWilliamHodorstoppedRacersquarterback Jeff Ehrhardt short of the goal line on fourthdown. EIU would add a pair of second half Tyler Wilke field goals and a Chevon Walker touchdown for the final margin of victory. Murray Statewas limited to a pair ofKienanCullen field goals in the second and third quarters.


2008 GAME SUMMARIESGAME 10 - Nov. 8, 2008

EasternIllinois................ 24Tennessee State .............. 45

Nashville,Tenn.LPField(A:6,393)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........0........ 3....... 7...... 14............24TennesseeState........14...... 10...... 7...... 14............45

FIRST QUARTERTSU-Belvin52passfromHeffner(Bensonkick)(8:56)TSU-Belvin14passfromHeffner(Bensonkick)(6:00)

SECOND QUARTERTSU-Heffner3run(Bensonkick)(11:39)TSU - Benson 22 field goal (6:06)EIU - Wilke 32 field goal (1:55)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-McGrath5passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(9:46)TSU-Williams51passfromHeffner(Bensonkick)(7:56)

FOURTH QUARTERTSU-Williams11run(Bensonkick)(14:28)EIU-Kesler6passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(11:49)TSU-Belvin6passfromHeffner(Bensonkick)(4:40)EIU-Bess8run(Wilkekick)(2:17)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........TSUFirstDowns............................... 15......................24Rushes-Yards..........................30-114..............55-309Passing-Yards........................... 207....................162Comp-Att-Int.........................18-38-0.............. 7-14-0TotalOffense............................ 321....................471Fumbles-Lost............................1-1....................1-1Penalties-Yards.........................5-50..................8-45IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................27:06................32:54Sacks-Yards..............................2-12..................2-13

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess15-90-1,Walker5-20-0TSU -Williams14-93-1,Brown10-64-0,Heffner10-61-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder38-18-0-207-2TSU-Heffner14-7-0-162-4

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-McGrath6-56-1,Graves5-73-0TSU -Belvin4-85-3,Williams2-63-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Leman6-3-0,Loftman5-2-1,Arrington4-2-0TSU-Clifford3-5-0,Williford2-4-1,Council2-4-0

RECAP

AntonioHeffnerthrewfortwoofhisfourtouchdownsinthefirst quarter as Tennessee State built a 24-0 lead en route to a 45-24winoverEasternIllinois.TSUshutdownthePanthersoffense not allowing an EIU first down until the 5:50 mark of thesecondquarter.WhentheoffensedidgetontrackBodieReeder hit Sean McGrath with a 5-yard touchdown passtobringEIU towithin14points. Apotential interceptionwasdroppedonthenextpossessionbyEIUandHeffnerhitJavarrisWilliamsona51-yardscreenpasstoputthegameoutofreach.Reederpassedfor207yardsandTravorusBessrushedfor90yardsatouchdownintheloss.

GAME 11 - Nov. 15, 2008Austin Peay .................... 15EasternIllinois................ 13


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalAustinPeay...............3........ 0....... 6....... 6.............15EasternIllinois..........7........ 3....... 3....... 0.............13

FIRST QUARTERAP - Bell 33 field goal (5:34)EIU-Walker20run(Wilkekick)(3:37)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Wilke 21 field goal (8:03)

THIRD QUARTERAP-Thomasblockedpuntreturn(passfailed)(7:24)EIU - Wilke 36 field goal (4:22)

FOURTH QUARTERAP-White35run(runfailed)(8:17)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ...........APFirstDowns............................... 12......................18Rushes-Yards..........................36-146..............48-176Passing-Yards........................... 107....................164Comp-Att-Int.........................14-21-1............. 12-23-0TotalOffense............................ 253....................340Fumbles-Lost............................3-2....................4-2Penalties-Yards.........................4-38..................6-45IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 1-0-0TimeofPossession..................29:15................30:45Sacks-Yards...............................3-9....................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess17-74-0,Walker6-44-1AP -White23-124-1,Holt11-85-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder21-14-1-107-0AP-Caffee23-12-0-164-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves3-27-0,Nozinor3-17-0AP -Lambert3-63-0,Miller2-30-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Leman5-4-0,Johnson4-4-1,Walters4-4-3.5AP - Hartsfield 3-6-0, Gulmire 3-5-0

RECAP

Jason Vanatta stripped the ball out of EIU running backTravorus Bess’ hands with 35 seconds remaining as Besswasbreakingfreeforagoaheadtouchdownat theAustinPeaysixyardline. TheGovernorswouldrecovertheballandrunouttheclocktopickupa15-13winoverEasternIllinois.ThePanthershaddriventheballdowntotheAPSU19 yard line as Bodie Reeder connected on six straightpasses. EIUbuiltanearly10-3 leadonaChevonWalker20 yard touchdown and Tyler Wilke field goal. Austin Peay returnedablockedpuntfortouchdowntopullwithin10-9and took the final lead on a Ryan White 45-yard run. The Governorsfailedtwiceontwo-pointconversions.

GAME 12 - Nov. 22, 2008Eastern Illinois .............. 34TennesseeTech............... 20

Cookeville,Tenn.TuckerStadium(A:1,430)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........7....... 14...... 3...... 14............38TennesseeTech..........7........ 3....... 3....... 7.............20

FIRST QUARTERTTU-Gay42run(Kraemerkick)(13:07)EIU-Ward4run(Wilkekick)(7:17)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Ward3run(Wilkekick)(14:32)TTU - Kraemer 42 field goal (7:09)EIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(3:45)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Wilke 36 field goal (11:06)TTU - Kraemer 22 field goal (6:30)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Nozinor13passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(11:54)EIU-Bess1run(Wilkekick)(3:44)TTU-Wallace4passfromSweeney(Kraemerkick)(2:11)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... TTUFirstDowns............................... 24......................20Rushes-Yards..........................52-296...............24-93Passing-Yards........................... 196....................219Comp-Att-Int.........................15-19-0............. 19-27-0TotalOffense............................ 492....................312Fumbles-Lost............................0-0....................3-1Penalties-Yards.........................7-84..................6-45IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................36:03................23:57Sacks-Yards..............................2-11...................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess28-163-1,Walker11-109-0,Ward9-19-3TTU -Gay10-66-1,Waters7-49-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder19-15-0-196-1TTU-Sweeney27-19-0-219-1

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Nozinor3-37-1,Ricks3-23-0,McGrath3-10-0TTU -Benford7-57-0,Hudson4-56-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Sams3-5-1,Leman2-5-0.5,Loftman2-4-0.5TTU-Smith8-7-0,Kiser4-6-1.5

RECAP

SeniorTravorusBessrushedfor163yardsandsophomoreChevonWalkeradded109asEIUpoundedout296rushingyardsduringa38-20winoverTennesseeTech. After theGoldenEaglesscoredquicklyonaDonteyGay42-yardrunin the first quarter it was all EIU as Desmin Ward found the end zone three times in the first half. The Panthers defense stuffed TTU with only 93 yards on the ground. BodieReederwasalsoeffectivethroughtheairthrowingfor196yardson15-of-19.BessbecametheninthEIUrunningbackover1,000yards for a seasonashealsopassed the2,000yardmarkforhiscareer.


Game � - Illinois State RedbirdsFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) ............................ Mike Williams ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (309) 438-7748 / (309) 438-5634Stadium ..............................................................Hancock Stadium (15,000)Press Box Phone .................................................... (309) 438-2272 or 2280Website .............................................................................. GoRedbirds.com

Game 2 - Indiana State SycamoresFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) .................. Ace Hunt ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (812) 237-4159 / (812) 237-4157Stadium .............................................................Memorial Stadium (12,400)Press Box Phone ..................................................................(812) 237-7656Website ................................................................... www.gosycamores.com

Game 3 - Southeast Missouri RedhawksFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) .......................... Patrick Clark ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (573) 651-2937 / (573) 651-2810Stadium ................................................................. Houck Stadium (10,000)Press Box Phone ..................................................................(573) 651-2191Website ..................................................................... www.gosoutheast.com

Game 4 - Austin Peay GovernorsFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) ............................. Brad Kirtley ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (931) 221-7561 / (931) 221-7562Stadium ...........................................................Governors Stadium (10,000)Press Box Phone ..................................................................(931) 221-7406Website .................................................................www.apsugovernors.com

Game 5 - Eastern Kentucky ColonelsFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) ...................Michael Clark ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (859) 622-6170 / (859) 622-5108Stadium .............................................................Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000)Press Box Phone ..................................................................(859) 622-2226Website ......................................................................... www.ekusports.com

Game 6 - Penn State Nittany LionsFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) ......................................Jeff Nelson ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (814) 865-1757 / (814) 863-3165Stadium .............................................................. Beaver Stadium (107,282)Press Box Phone ..................................................................................... n/aWebsite ...................................................................www.GoPSUsports.com

Game 7 - Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) .................... Rob Schabert ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (931) 372-3088 / (931) 372-6139Stadium .................................................................Tucker Stadium (16,500)Press Box Phone .................................................... (931) 372-6030 or 6031Website ...........................................................................www.ttusports.com

Game 8 - Jacksonville State GamecoksFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) .................................... Greg Seitz ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (256) 782-5279 / (256) 782-5958Stadium ...........................................Paul Snow Memorial Stadium (15,000)Press Box Phone .................................................... (256) 782-5585 or 5586Website ..........................................................www.jsugamecocksports.com

Game 9 - Murray State RacersFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) ............. John Brush ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (270) 809-7044 / (270) 809-6814Stadium ........................................................Roy Stewart Stadium (16,800)Press Box Phone ..................................................................(270) 809-6811Website ...........................................................................www.goracers.com

Game �0 - UT Martin SkyhawksFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) .................................. Joe Lafaro ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (731) 881-7632 / (731) 881-7624Stadium .................................................Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500)Press Box Phone .................................................... (731) 881-7694 or 7632Website .........................................................................www.utmsports.com

Game �� - Tennessee State TigersFootball S.I.D. (E-Mail) .............Wallace Dooley, Jr. ([email protected])Phone/Fax ................................................ (615) 963-5674 / (615) 963-7589Stadium .............................................................................LP Field (68,798)Press Box Phone ..................................................................(615) 565-4450Website ........................................................................... www.tsutigers.com

Ohio Valley Conference OfficeOVC Sports Information ......................Kyle Schwartz ([email protected])Phone/Fax ............................................... (615) 371-1698 / (615) 371-1788 Website ......................................................................... www.ovcsports.com

7 p.m. (cST) kickoff / September 3, 2009 / WEIU-TV ................ .......................................................... O'BrienField/Charleston,Ill.

School / Location .................................Illinois State University / Normal, Ill.Year Founded / Enrollment ....................................................1857 / 20,450Nickname / Colors ................................................ Redbirds / Red & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf ............... Hancock Stadium (14,000) / AstroPlayConference / Affiliation..............................................Gateway / NCAA FCS

Head Coach................................................... Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) Illinois State Record / Years..................................................... First seasonCareer Record / Years ........................................................................SameFootball Office .................................................................... (309) 438-8671

Sports Information (Football Contact) ..................................Mike WilliamsEmail................................................................................ [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (309) 438-7748 / (309) 438-5634Press box.............................................................. (309) 438-2272 or 2280 Website .............................................................................GoRedbirds.com

All-Time Series Numbers .......................98th meeting / ILST leads 50-38-9Longest EIU Win Streak / Years .............................................. 8 (1924-31)Longest ISU Win Streak / Years .............................................. 7 (1967-73)

Brock SpackHead Coach

Eyad SalemSenior Receiver

GAME #1... ILLINOIS STATE

�90� ... EIU ............ 28-0 1905 .... ISU ............... 4-6 �906 ... EIU .............��-5 1907 .... Tied .............. 6-6 1908 .... ISU ............. 0-30 �9�2 ... EIU ....A .... 32-3 �9�3 ... EIU ............ 26-7 �9�4 ... EIU ............ �3-6 1915 .... Tied .............. 0-0 �9�6 ... EIU ....A .... 24-7 �9�7 ... EIU ............ �3-7 1920 .... ISU ............. 7-20 1921 .... ISU ............. 3-43 1922 .... Tied .............. 0-0 1923 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-13 �924 ... EIU ....H ...... 3-0 �925 ... EIU ....A ...... 7-6 �926 ... EIU ....H .... �2-0 �927 ... EIU ....A ...... 6-0 �928 ... EIU ....H .... �9-0 �929 ... EIU ....A .... 34-0 �930 ... EIU ....H .... �5-0 �93� ... EIU ....A ...... 7-6 1932 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-39 1933 .... ISU ............. 6-32

1934 .... ISU ............. 0-13 1935 .... ISU .....H ..... 0-13 1936 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-13 1937 .... Tied .............. 0-0 1938 .... ISU ............. 0-19 1939 .... Tied ....H ....... 0-0 1940 .... ISU .....A ... 12-30 1941 .... ISU ............. 6-27 1942 .... ISU .....H ..... 0-32 1945 .... ISU .....A ..... 6-12 1946 .... ISU ........... 13-26 �947 ... EIU ....H .... �3-6 �948 ... EIU ....A .... �3-7 �949 ... EIU .............. 7-6 1950 .... ISU .....A ... 21-23 1951 .... Tied ....A ... 28-28 1952 .... ISU .....H ... 26-27 1953 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-20 1954 .... ISU .....H ..... 7-13 1955 .... ISU .....A ... 13-16 �956 ... EIU ....H .... �4-6 1957 .... ISU .....A ..... 7-39 �958 ... EIU ....H .. 20-�2 1959 .... Tied ....A ....... 6-6 1960 .... ISU .....H ..... 6-26

1961 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-14 1962 .... ISU .....H ....... 0-6 �963 ... EIU ....A .. �4-�3 1964 .... ISU .....H ... 23-25 �965 ... EIU ....A ...... 8-7 1966 .... Tied ....H ....... 0-0 1967 .... ISU .....H ..... 6-28 1968 .... ISU .....A ... 14-41 1969 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-37 1970 .... ISU .....H ... 20-29 1971 .... ISU .....A ..... 6-17 1972 .... ISU .....H ....11-38 1973 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-17 �974 ... EIU ....H .... �4-9 1975 .... ISU .....H ... 13-31 1976 .... ISU .....H ..... 8-13 1977 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-20 �978 ... EIU ....H .... 42-7 �979 ... EIU ....A .... 24-0 �980 ... EIU ....H .. 3�-�4 1981 .... ISU .....A ..... 3-25 �982 ... EIU ....H .. 27-�4 �983 ... EIU ....A .... 38-7 1984 .... ISU .....H ... 21-34 �985 ... EIU ....H .. 2�-�4

1986 .... ISU .....A ... 20-23 �987 ... EIU ....H .... �5-9 �988 ... EIU ....A .... �6-7 �989 ... EIU ....H .. �4-�3 1990 .... ISU .....A ..... 7-28 �99� ... EIU ....H .. 37-28 1992 .... ISU .....A ..... 7-48 1993 .... Tied ....H ... 17-17 �994 ... EIU ....A .. �6-�3 �995 ... EIU ....H .. 3�-�0 �997 ... EIU ....A .. 25-�4 1998 .... ISU .....H ... 22-36 1999 .... ISU .....H ... 17-24 2000 .... ISU 2OT A ... 41-44 2001 .... Cancelled due to 9/11 2002 ... EIU ....H .. 45-�0 2003 .... ISU .....H ... 14-21 2004 .... ISU .....A ... 31-35 2005 .... ISU .....H ..... 6-27 2006 .... ISU .....A ... 30-44 2006 .... ISU .....H ... 13-24 NCAA FCS Playoff 2007 .... ISU .....H ... 21-24 2008 .... EIU .....A ... 25-2�

ALL-TIME EIU/ISU SERIES HISTORY

Sep. 3 ..... at Eastern Illinois 12 ..... at Illinois 19 ..... Austin PeayOct. 3 ..... at North Dakota State • 10 ..... at Southern Illinois • 17 .... Indiana State (HC) • 31 ..... at Missouri State •Nov. 7 ..... Western Illinois • 14 ..... at Youngstown State • 21 ..... Northern Iowa

• Gateway Opponents

... 3-8, 2-6 GFC (8th)A30 ...L ..... 10-35 ....at MarshallS13 ...W .... 42-23 ....at Murray StateS20 ...L ..... 2�-25 ....Eastern IllinoisO4 .....W ..... 57-6 .....at Indiana State •O11 ...L ..... 17-31 ....at Northern Iowa •O18 ...L ..... 28-34 ....Missouri State •O25 ...L ...... 7-25 .....North Dakota St. •N1 .....W .... 54-44 ....Youngstown St. •N8 .....L ..... 21-52 ....at South Dakota St •N15 ...L ..45-48 (ot) .at Western Illinois •N22 ...L ..10-17 (ot) .Southern Illinois •

2009 SCHEDULE 2008 RESULTS

THE 2009 OPPONENTS


11 a.m. (cST) kickoff / September 12, 2009 ............................... ............................................MemorialStadium/TerreHaute,Ind.

School / Location ..................... Indiana State University / Terre Haute, Ind.Year Founded / Enrollment ................................................... 1865 / 10,457Nickname / Colors .................................. Sycamores / Royal Blue & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf .............. Memorial Stadium (12,400) / AstroPlayConference / Affiliation............................................. Gateway / NCAA FCS

Head Coach............................................ Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987)Indiana State Record / Years ......................................................... 0-12 (1)Career Record / Years ....................................................................... SameFootball Office ................................................................... (812) 237-4074

Sports Information (Football Contact) ........................................ Ace HuntEmail............................................................... [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (812) 237-4159 / (812) 237-4157Press box........................................................................... (812) 237-7656Website ................................................................. www.gosycamores.com

All-Time Series Numbers ....................... 83rd meeting / EIU leads 41-37-4Longest EIU Win Streak / Years ............................. 7 (1994-97 & 2000-02)Longest ISU Win Streak / Years ............................14 (1963-74 & 1980-81)

Aug. 27 ..... QuincySept. 5 ..... at Louisville �2 ..... Eastern Illinois 19 ..... at South Dakota State • 26 ..... Youngstown State •Oct. 3 ..... at Northern Iowa • 17 ..... at Illinois State • 24 ..... Western Illinois (HC) • 31 ..... Southern Illinois •Nov. 7 ..... at Missouri State • 14 ..... North Dakota State •

• MVC Opponents

... 0-12, 0-8 MVC (9th)A28 ...L ...... 0-52 .....at Eastern Mich.S�3 ...L ...... 3-38 .....at Eastern IllinoisS20 ...L ...... 3-48 .....at Northern IllinoisS27 ...L ..... 21-24 ....Southeast MissouriO4 .....L ...... 6-57 ..... Illinois State •O11 ...L ...... 7-60 .....at Southern Illinois •O18 ...L ...... 0-56 .....at Western Illinois •O25 ...L ...... 9-49 .....South Dakota St. •N1 .....L ...... 7-34 .....at North Dakota St. •N8 .....L ..... 21-35 ....at Youngstown St. •N15 ...L ...... 0-28 .....Northern Iowa •N22 ...L ..24-27 (ot) .Missouri State •

Trent MilesHead Coach

Donye McCleskeySenior Defensive Back

6 p.m. (cST) kickoff / September 19, 2008 / ............................... ...........................................HouckStadium/CapeGirardeau,Mo.

School / Location ... Southeast Missouri State University / Cape Girardeau, Mo.Year Founded / Enrollment ................................................... 1873 / 10,655Nickname / Colors .............................................. Redhawks / Red & BlackStadium / Capacity / Turf ..................... Houck Stadium (10,000) / FieldturfConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach.............................................. Tony Samuel (Nebraska, 1981)Southeast Missouri Record / Years .............................................. 11-23 (3)Career Record / Years ................................................................ 45-80 (11)Football Office ................................................................... (573) 651-2561

Sports Information (Football Contact) ................................... Patrick ClarkEmail............................................................................ [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (573) 651-2937 / (573) 651-2810Press box........................................................................... (573) 651-2191Website ................................................................... www.gosoutheast.com

All-Time Series Numbers ............................ 17th meeting / EIU leads 12-4Longest EIU Win Streak / Years ...................................... 5 (2004-present)Longest SEMO Win Streak / Years.......................................... 2 (1956-57)

Tony SamuelHead Coach

Doug SpadaSenior Punter/Kicker

GAME #2 ... at Indiana State GAME #3... at Southeast Missouri


1956 ......SE ........... A ...... 13-46 1957 ......SE ....................... 0-41 �995 .....EIU ........ H ..... 34-�8 �996 .....EIU ........ A ..... 4�-2� �997 .....EIU ........ A ....... 32-7 �998 .....EIU ........ H ..... 35-33 1999 ......SE ........... A ...... 38-45 2000 .....EIU ........ H ....... 38-9 200� .....EIU ........ H ....... �2-0 2002 .....EIU ........ A ..... 44-27 2003 ......SE ........... A ...... 17-30 2004 .....EIU ........ H ..... 35-28 2005 .....EIU ........ A ..... 48-24 2006 ......EIU ......... H ........ 2�-0 2007 ......EIU ......... A ...... 3�-�6 2008 ......EIU ......... H ...... 24-2�

ALL-TIME EIU/SEMO SERIES HISTORY

Sept. 3 ..... Quincy 12 ..... at Cincinnati �9 ..... Eastern Illinois • 26 ..... at UT Martin •Oct. 3 ..... at Tennessee State • 10 ..... Austin Peay (HC) • 24 ..... at Tennessee Tech • 31 ..... at Eastern Kentucky •Nov. 7 ..... Jacksonville State • 14 ..... Murray State • 21 ..... Southern Illinois

• OVC Opponents

... 4-8, 2-6 OVC (T7th)A28 ...W .... 35-28 ....Southwest BaptistS6 .....L ...... 3-52 .....at MissouriS11 ...L ..... 27-29 ....Tennessee Tech •S20 ...L ..... 28-45 ....Missouri StateS27 ...W .... 24-21 ....at Indiana StateO4 .....L ..... 17-38 ....at Jacksonville St. •O�8 ...L ..... 2�-24 ....at Eastern Illinois •O25 ...W .... 27-20 ....Tennessee State •N1 .....L ..... 16-29 ....Eastern Kentucky •N8 .....L ..... 10-17 ....at Murray State •N15 ...L ..... 21-31 ....UT Martin •N22 ...W .... 33-30 ....at Austin Peay •


1951...... CMU ...A ... 27-591952...... CMU ...H ..... 0-411953...... CMU ...A ..... 6-331954...... CMU ...H ..... 0-601955...... CMU ...A ... 14-481956...... CMU ...H ..... 7-371957...... CMU ...A ..... 6-611958...... CMU ...A ..... 8-271959...... CMU ...A ..... 0-261960...... CMU ...H ... 12-35�96�...... EIU .....A ... 22-�31962...... CMU ...H ... 23-351963...... CMU ...A ... 15-35�964...... EIU .....H ... �4-�71965...... CMU ...A ..... 6-481966...... CMU ...H ... 10-301967...... CMU ...A ..... 0-211968...... CMU ...H ... 16-231969...... CMU ...A ..... 0-441970...... CMU ...H ... 34-581971...... CMU ...A ... 14-47

1972...... CMU ...H ..... 0-631999...... CMU ...A ... 17-33

THE 2009 OPPONENTS

ALL-TIME EIU/ISU SERIES HISTORY �902 ... EIU ....A .... 2�-0 1902 .... ISU .....H ..... 0-10 �904 ... EIU ....H .... �2-6 1904 .... Tied ....A ....... 5-5 �905 ... EIU ....A .....��-0 �906 ... EIU ....H .... 23-0 �907 ... EIU ....A .... 32-5 �923 ... EIU ....A .... �6-0 �924 ... EIU ....H .. 25-�3 1925 .... Tied ....A ... 16-16 1926 .... Tied ....H ....... 0-0 1927 .... ISU .....A ....... 6-7 �928 ... EIU ....H .... �9-0 �929 ... EIU ....A ...... 7-6 �930 ... EIU ............ 34-0 1931 .... ISU ............... 0-6 �932 ... EIU ............ �2-6 1933 .... ISU ............. 6-19 �934 ... EIU ............ �9-0 1935 .... ISU ........... 13-32 �936 ... EIU ............ �2-0

�937 ... EIU .......... 20-�3 �938 ... EIU ....A .... �9-7 1939 .... ISU ............... 6-7 1940 .... Tied .............. 7-7 1941 .... ISU ............. 6-19 1942 .... ISU ............. 0-26 1945 .... ISU ............. 6-26 1946 .... ISU ............. 0-13 1947 .... ISU ........... 13-14 1948 .... ISU ........... 20-21 �949 ... EIU ............ 33-0 �950 ... EIU ............ 47-0 1954 .... ISU .....H ..... 7-40 �955 ... EIU ....H .. 33-�3 1956 .... ISU .....A ..... 7-13 1957 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-14 �958 ... EIU ....H .... 30-8 �959 ... EIU ....A ...... 7-6 �960 ... EIU ....H .... 30-0 �96� ... EIU ....A .. 23-20 �962 ... EIU ....H .... �3-0

1963 .... ISU .....A ..... 6-14 1964 .... ISU .....H ... 14-25 1965 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-17 1966 .... ISU .....H ..... 0-32 1967 .... ISU .....A ..... 6-41 1968 .... ISU .....H ..... 0-23 1969 .... ISU .....A ..... 6-41 1970 .... ISU .....H ... 18-28 1971 .... ISU .....A ..... 7-28 1972 .... ISU .....H ... 14-17 1973 .... ISU .....H ..... 0-17 1974 .... ISU .....A ..... 6-21 1980 .... ISU .....A ..... 0-14 1981 .... ISU .....H ... 14-27 �982 ... EIU ....A .. �6-�2 1983 .... ISU .....H ... 13-17 1983 .... ISU 2OT A ... 13-16 ... NCAA I-AA First Round 1984 .... ISU .....A ... 17-24 �985 ... EIU ....H .... 39-7

�986 ... EIU ....A .. 3�-�4 �987 ... EIU ....A .. 20-�4 1988 .... ISU .....A ... 12-24 �989 ... EIU ....H .... 2�-7 �990 ... EIU ....A .. 3�-22 1991 .... ISU .....A ... 15-16 �992 ... EIU ....H .. 3�-28 1993 .... ISU .....A ... 24-27 �994 ... EIU ....H .. 30-2� �995 ... EIU ....A .... 27-6 �996 ... EIU ....H .. 35-�6 �997 ... EIU ....A .. 2�-�4 2000 ... EIU ....A .. 42-24 200� ... EIU ....H .. 44-�4 2002 ... EIU ....H .. 26-�9 2003 .... ISU .....A ..... 7-23 2004 .... ISU OT H ... 30-33 2005 ... EIU ....A .. 24-�3 2006 .... EIU .....H ... 3�-2� 2007 .... EIU .....A ... 54-20 2008 .... EIU .....H ..... 38-3


THE 2009 OPPONENTS6 p.m. (cST) kickoff / September 26, 2009 .................................. .........................................GovernorsStadium/Clarksville,Tenn.

School / Location ............. Austin Peay State University / Clarksville, Tenn.Year Founded / Enrollment ..................................................... 1927 / 9,207Nickname / Colors .............................................. Governors / Red & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf ...... Governors Stadium (10,000) / Polytan Mega Conference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach..................................... Rick Christophel (Austin Peay, 1975)Austin Peay Record / Years ........................................................... 9-13 (2)Career Record / Years ....................................................................... SameFootball Office ................................................................... (931) 221-7905

Sports Information (Football Contact)...................................... Brad KirtleyEmail............................................................................. [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (931) 221-7561 / (931) 221-7562Press box........................................................................... (931) 221-7191Website ............................................................... www.apsugovernors.com

All-Time Series Numbers .............................. 10th meeting / EIU leads 6-3Longest EIU Win Streak / Years .............................................. 6 (1988-97)Longest APSU Win Streak / Years............................................ 2 (1958-59)

Sept. 5 ..... Newberry College 12 ..... at Youngstown State 19 ..... at Illinois State 26 ..... Eastern Illinois •Oct. 3 ..... at Tennessee Tech • 10 ..... at Southeast Missouri • 24 ..... Eastern Kentucky • 31 ..... Jacksonville State (HC) •Nov. 7 ..... at Murray State 14 ..... Tennessee State 21 ..... at UT Martin

• OVC Opponents

... 2-9, 2-6 OVC (T7th)A28 ...L ...... 6-41 .....at North Dakota St.S6 .....L ..... 20-34 ....at Georgia SouthernS13 ...L ..... 15-31 ....Gardner-WebbS20 ...L ..... 17-31 ....UT Martin •S27 ...L ..10-13 (ot) .at Eastern Kentucky •O4 .....L ..... 12-32 ....Murray State •O18 ...L ..... 34-37 ....at Tennessee State •O25 ...W .... 31-28 ....Tennessee Tech •N1 .....L ..... 22-35 ....Jacksonville State •N�5 ...W .... �5-�3 ....at Eastern Illinois •N22 ...L ..... 30-33 ....Southeast Missouri •

Rick ChristophelHead Coach

Kevis BuckleySenior Defensive Back

GAME #4 ... at Austin Peay


ALL-TIME EIU/APSU SERIES HISTORY 1958 ......APSU ...... A ........ 6-21 1959 ......APSU ...... H ........ 8-12 �988 ......EIU ......... H ........ 44-0 �989 ......EIU ......... A ........ 36-0 �992 ......EIU ......... A ........ �4-9 �995 ......EIU ......... A ...... 3�-�3 �996 ......EIU ......... A ........ 42-7 �997 ......EIU ......... H ...... 42-�4 2008 ......APSU ...... H ...... 13-15

ALL-TIME EIU/EKU SERIES HISTORY

1:30 p.m. (cST) kickoff / october 3, 2009 / WEIU TV ................ .......................................................... O'BrienField/Charleston,Ill.

School / Location ................. Eastern Kentucky University / Richmond, Ky.Year Founded / Enrollment ................................................... 1906 / 15,000Nickname / Colors ........................................... Colonels / Maroon & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf ........ Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) / Synthetic TurfConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach........................................ Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986)Eastern Kentucky Record / Years .................................................... 8-4 (1)Career Record / Years ........................................................................SameFootball Office ................................................................... (859) 622-2146

Sports Information (Football Contact) ................................. Michael ClarkEmail...................................................................... [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (859) 622-6170 / (859) 622-5108Press box........................................................................... (859) 622-2226Website ....................................................................... www.ekusports.com

All-Time Series Numbers ............................. 17th meeting / EKU leads 9-7Longest EIU Win Streak / Years .......................................... 4 (1999-2002)Longest EKU Win Streak / Years ................................. 3 (1947-48 & 1986)

Sept. 3 ..... at Indiana 19 ..... Tennessee Tech • 26 ..... at Murray State •Oct. 3 ..... at Eastern Illinois • 10 ..... Tennessee State • 17 ..... UT Martin (HC) • 24 ..... at Austin Peay • 31 ..... Southeast Missouri •Nov. 7 ..... at Kentucky 14 ..... Western Carolina 21 ..... at Jacksonville State •

• OVC Contest

Dean HoodHead Coach

Derek HardmanSenior Offensive Line

1947 ......EKU .................. 13-14 1948 ......EKU .................. 14-25 1986 ......EKU ........ H ...... 22-24 ...NCAAI-AAQuarterfinal �996 .....EIU ........ H ..... 45-2� 1997 ......EKU ........ H ........ 7-49 1998 ......EKU ........ A ...... 24-28 �999 .....EIU ........ A ..... 20-�4 2000 .....EIU ........ H ....... 49-6 200� .....EIU ........ A ..... 2�-�7 2002 .....EIU ........ H ..... 25-24 2003 ......EKU ........ A ........ 0-41 2004 ......EKU ........ A ........ 6-49 2005 .....EIU ........ H ..... 53-22 2006 ......EIU ......... A ...... 28-2� 2007 ......EKU ........ H ...... 21-28 2008 ......EKU ........ A ........ 7-20

GAME #5 ... EASTERN KENTUCKY

2009 SCHEDULE... 8-4, 7-1 OVC (1st)A28 ...L ...... 7-40 .....at CincinnatiS6 .....L ..... 13-37 ....Western KentuckyS13 ...W ..... 16-8 .....Morehead StateS20 ...L ..... 20-34 ....at Tennessee State •S27 ...W .13-10 (ot) .Austin Peay •O4 .....W .... 33-12 ....at Tennessee Tech •O11 ...W .... 38-35 ....Jacksonville State •O25 ...W ..... 20-7 .....Eastern Illinois •N1 .....W .... 29-16 ....at SE Missouri •N15 ...W ..... 34-7 .....Murray State •N22 ...W .... 33-31 ....at UT Martin •N29 ...L ..... 10-38 ....at Richmond +

2008 RESULTS


THE 2009 OPPONENTSTbA kickoff / october, 10, 2009 / TV TbA ..................................... ...........................................BeaverStadium/UniversityPark,Pa.

School / Location ................... Penn State University / University Park, Pa.Year Founded / Enrollment ................................................... 1855 / 44,112Nickname / Colors ......................................... Nittany Lions / Blue & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf ......... Beaver Stadium (107,282) / Natural GrassConference / Affiliation............................................... Big Ten / NCAA FBS

Head Coach..................................................... Joe Paterno (Brown, 1950)Penn State Record / Years ................................................. 383-127-3 (43)Career Record / Years ....................................................................... SameFootball Office ................................................................... (814) 865-0412

Sports Information (Football Contact)....................................... Jeff NelsonEmail......................................................................................jtn4@psu.eduSID Office / Fax ...................................... (814) 865-1757 / (814) 863-3165Press box..................................................................................................... Website ................................................................. www.GoPSUsports.com

All-Time Series Numbers ........................................................ First meetingLongest EIU Win Streak / Years ............................................................ n/aLongest PSU Win Streak / Years ............................................................n/a

Sept. 5 ..... Akron 12 ..... Syracuse 19 ..... Temple 26 ..... Iowa •Oct. 3 ..... at Illinois • �0 ..... Eastern Illinois 17 ..... Minnesota (HC) • 24 ..... at Michigan • 31 ..... at Northwestern •Nov. 7 ..... Ohio State • 14 ..... Indiana • 21 ..... at Michigan State •

• Big Ten Opponent

Joe PaternoHead Coach

Daryll ClarkSenior Quarterback

1:30 p.m. (cST) kickoff / october 17, 2009 / WEIU TV .............Homecoming&HallofFame/O'BrienField/Charleston,Ill.

School / Location ............... Tennessee Tech University / Cookeville, Tenn.Year Founded / Enrollment ................................................... 1915 / 10,793Nickname / Colors ..................................... Golden Eagles / Purple & GoldStadium / Capacity / Turf ................... Tucker Stadium (16,500) / 24/7 TurfConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach........................................... Watson Brown (Vanderbilt, 1973)Tennessee Tech Record / Years .................................................... 7-16 (2)Career Record / Years ........................................................ 101-167-1 (24)Football Office ................................................................... (931) 372-3930

Sports Information (Football Contact) ................................. Rob SchabertEmail........................................................................ [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (931) 372-3088 / (931) 372-6139Press box.............................................................. (931) 372-6030 or 6031Website ......................................................................... www.ttusports.com

All-Time Series Numbers ............................. 16th meeting / EIU leads 11-4Longest EIU Win Streak / Years ............................. 4 (2000-03 & 2005-08)Longest TTU Win Streak / Years ............................................. 2 (1975-76)

Sept. 10 ..... Pikeville College 19 ..... at Eastern Kentucky • 26 ..... at Kansas State •Oct. 3 ..... Austin Peay • 10 ..... at UT Martin • �7 ..... at Eastern Illinois • 24 ..... Southest Missouri • 31 ..... Tennessee State (HC) •Nov. 7 ..... at Georgia 14 ..... at Jacksonville State • 21 ..... Murray State •

* OVC Contest

Watson BrownHead Coach

Henry SailesJunior Running Back

1975 ......TTU ........ A ........ 0-37 1976 ......TTU ........ H ...... 14-41 �996 .....EIU ........ A ..... 35-27 �997 .....EIU ........ A ....... �0-7 �998 .....EIU ........ H ....... �3-6 1999 ......TTU ........ H ........ 7-14 2000 .....EIU ........ A ..... 27-�6 200� .....EIU ........ H ..... 44-33 2002 .....EIU ........ A ..... 35-28 2003 .....EIU ........ H ..... 37-�0 2004 ......TTU OT .... A ...... 37-40 2005 .....EIU ........ H ..... 3�-20 2006 ......EIU ......... A ...... 38-�4 2007 ......EIU ......... H ...... 45-24 2008 ......EIU ......... A ...... 38-20

GAME #6 ... at Penn State GAME #7 ... TENNESSEE TECH

2009 SCHEDULE2009 SCHEDULE

ALL-TIME EIU/TTU SERIES HISTORYALL-TIME EIU/PSU SERIES HISTORY

...11-2, 7-1 Big Ten (1st)A30 ...W .... 66-10 ....Coastal CarolinaS6 .....W .... 45-14 ....Oregon StateS13 ...W .... 55-13 ....at SyracuseS20 ...W ..... 45-3 .....TempleS27 ...W .... 38-24 .... Illinois •O4 .....W ..... 20-6 .....at Purdue •O11 ...W ..... 48-7 .....at Wisconsin •O18 ...W .... 46-17 ....Michigan •O25 ...W ..... 13-6 .....at Ohio State •N8 .....L ..... 23-24 ....at Iowa •N15 ...W ..... 34-7 ..... Indiana •N22 ...W .... 49-18 ....Michigan State •J1 ......L ..... 24-38 ....USC (Rose Bowl)

2008 RESULTS...3-9, 1-7 OVC (9th)A28 ...W .... 28-12 ....Gardner-WebbS6 .....L ..... 10-51 ....at LouisvilleS11 ...W .... 29-27 ....at SE Missouri •S20 ...L ...... 7-41 .....at Western MichiganS25 ...W .... 47-19 ....Central MethodistO4 .....L ..... 12-33 ....Eastern Kentucky •O11 ...L ..... 21-51 ....at Murray State •O16 ...L ...... 7-35 .....UT Martin •O25 ...L ..... 28-31 ....at Austin Peay •N1 .....L ..... 14-41 ....at Tennessee State •N8 .....L ..... 17-41 ....Jacksonville State •N22 ...L ..... 20-38 ....Eastern Illinois •

2008 RESULTS

FIRST MEETING


ALL-TIME EIU/JSU SERIES HISTORY

THE 2009 OPPONENTS1 p.m. (cST) kickoff / october 24, 2009 ....................................... .............................. SnowMemorialStadium/Jacksonville,Ala.

School / Location ............ Jacksonville State University / Jacksonville, Ala.Year Founded / Enrollment ..................................................... 1883 / 9,061Nickname / Colors ............................................ Gamecocks / Red & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf ... Snow Memorial Stadium (15,000) / Pro-GrassConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach........................................................ Jack Crowe (UAB, 1970)Jacksonville State Record / Years ............................................... 49-39 (7)Career Record / Years ................................................................. 63-69 (9)Football Office ................................................................... (256) 782-5365

Sports Information (Football Contact)........................................ Greg SeitzEmail.................................................................................. [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (256) 782-5279 / (256) 782-5958Press box.............................................................. (256) 782-5585 or 5586Website ........................................................ www.jsugamecocksports.com

All-Time Series Numbers ............................... 7th meeting / Series tied 3-3Longest EIU Win Streak / Years .............................................. 3 (2005-07)Longest JSU Win Streak / Years .............................................. 2 (2003-04)

Sept. 5 ..... at Georgia Tech 12 ..... at Florida State 19 ..... at Alabama A&M 26 ..... at Nicholls StateOct. 3 ..... UT Martin • 10 ..... at Murray State • 24 ..... Eastern Illinois (HC) • 31 ..... at Austin Peay •Nov. 7 ..... at Southeast Missouri • 14 ..... Tennessee Tech • 21 ..... Eastern Kentucky •

• OVC Contest

Jack CroweHead Coach

Ryan PerrillouxSenior Quarterback

2003 ......JSU ......... A ...... 24-36 2004 ......JSU ......... H ...... 21-31 2005 .....EIU ........ A ....... �0-6 2006 ......EIU ......... H ...... 28-24 2007 ......EIU ......... A ...... 37-23 2008 ......JSU ......... H ...... 10-23

GAME #8 ... at Jacksonville State

2009 SCHEDULE... 8-3, 6-2 OVC (t2nd)A28 ...L ..... 14-41 ....at Georgia TechS6 .....W .... 45-18 ....Alabama A&MS20 ...W ..... 31-3 .....at ChattanoogaS27 ...W .... 23-�0 ....at Eastern Illinois •O4 .....W .... 38-17 ....Southeast Missouri •O11 ...L ..... 35-38 ....at Eastern Kentucky •O18 ...W .... 31-21 ....Murray State •O23 ...L ..... 30-31 ....at UT Martin •N1 .....W .... 35-22 ....Austin Peay •N8 .....W .... 41-17 ....at Tennessee Tech •N15 ...W .... 26-21 ....Tennessee State •

2008 RESULTS

ALL-TIME EIU/MUR SERIES HISTORY

1 p.m. (cST) kickoff / october 31, 2009 ....................................... ........................................................ StewartStadium/Murray,Ky.

School / Location .............................. Murray State University / Murray, Ky.Year Founded / Enrollment ................................................... 1922 / 10,150Nickname / Colors ................................................... Racers / Navy & GoldStadium / Capacity / Turf ................. Stewart Stadium (16,800) / Field TurfConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach....................................... Matt Griffin (New Hampshire, 1992)Murray State Record / Years ......................................................... 8-26 (3)Career Record / Years ................................................................. 18-50 (6)Football Office ................................................................... (270) 809-6181

Sports Information (Football Contact) ..................................... John BrushEmail............................................................. [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (270) 809-7044 / (270) 809-6814Press box............................................................................ (270) 809-6811Website ......................................................................... www.goracers.com

All-Time Series Numbers ........................... 25th meeting / EIU leads 13-11Longest EIU Win Streak / Years .............................................. 6 (2003-08)Longest MSU Win Streak / Years ................................ 5 / 1994 & 1996-99

Sept. 3 ..... Kentucky Wesleyan 12 ..... at North Carolina State 19 ..... at Missouri State 26 ..... Eastern Kentucky •Oct. 10 ..... Jacksonville State (HC) • 17 ..... at Tennessee State • 24 ..... at UT Martin • 3� ..... Eastern Illinois •Nov. 7 ..... Austin Peay • 14 ..... at Southeast Missouri • 21 ..... at Tennessee Tech •

• OVC Contest

Matt GriffinHead Coach

Austen LaneSenior Defensive End

GAME #9 ... at Murray State

2009 SCHEDULE... 5-7, 4-4 OVC (5th)A28 ...W ... 41-17 ....LambuthS6 .....L ...... 3-45 .....at IndianaS13 ...L ..... 23-42 .... Illinois StateS20 ...L ...... 9-50 .....at Western KentuckyS27 ...L ..... 38-63 ....UT Martin •O4 .....W .... 32-12 ....at Austin Peay •O11 ...W .... 51-21 ....Tennessee Tech •O18 ...L ..... 21-31 ....at Jacksonville St. •N� .....L ...... 6-34 .....at Eastern Illinois •N8 .....W .... 17-10 ....Southeast Missouri •N15 ...L ...... 7-34 .....at Eastern Kentucky •N22 ...W .... 24-17 ....Tennessee State •

2008 RESULTS

1946 ......MSU ................. 13-38 1974 ......MSU ....... A ........ 0-13 �975 .....EIU ........ H ....... �4-6 1977 ......MSU ....... A ........ 7-35 �978 .....EIU ........ H ..... 35-�4 �986 .....EIU ........ H ..... 28-2� ... NCAA I-AA First Round 1990 ......MSU ....... A ...... 10-14 1991 ......MSU ....... A ...... 27-28 �992 .....EIU ........ H ....... 48-9 �993 .....EIU ........ A ..... 34-�7 1994 ......MSU ....... H ...... 15-31 1996 ......MSU ....... H ...... 28-35 1997 ......MSU ....... A ...... 17-24 1998 ......MSU ....... H ...... 21-35 1999 ......MSU ....... A ...... 32-37 2000 .....EIU ........ H ....... 48-7 200� .....EIU ........ H ....... 37-6 2002 ......MSU ....... A ...... 35-37 2003 .....EIU ........ A ..... 27-�7

2004 .....EIU ........ H ....... 24-9 2005 .....EIU ........ A ..... 35-28 2006 ......EIU ......... H ...... 20-�0 2007 ......EIU ......... A ...... 27-24 2008 ......EIU ......... H ........ 34-6


ALL-TIME EIU/TSU SERIES HISTORY

THE 2009 OPPONENTS1:30 p.m. (cST) kickoff / November 14, 2009 / WEIU TV ........ .......................................................... O'BrienField/Charleston,Ill.

School / Location ........... University of Tennessee at Martin / Martin, Tenn.Year Founded / Enrollment ..................................................... 1900 / 6,500Nickname / Colors ...................................Skyhawks / Navy Blue & OrangeStadium / Capacity / Turf ............. Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) / FieldturfConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach......................... Jason Simpson (Southern Mississippi, 1995)Tennessee Martin Record / Years................................................ 21-14 (3)Career Record / Years ....................................................................... SameFootball Office ................................................................... (731) 881-7670

Sports Information (Football Contact) ...................................... Joe LofaroEmail................................................................................. [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (731) 881-7632 / (731) 881-7624Press box.............................................................. (731) 881-7694 or 7632Website ........................................................................www.utmsports.com

All-Time Series Numbers ............................. 15th meeting / EIU leads 11-3Longest EIU Win Streak / Years ........................................... 9 (1995-2003)Longest UTM Win Streak / Years ........................... 1 (2008, 2006 & 2004)

Sept. 3 ..... Iowa Wesleyan 12 ..... at Missouri State 19 ..... at Memphis 26 ..... Southeast Missouri •Oct. 3 ..... at Jacksonville State • 10 ..... Tennessee Tech (HC) • 17 ..... at Eastern Kentucky • 24 ..... Murray State •Nov. 7 ..... at Tennessee State • �4 ..... at Eastern Illinois • 21 ..... Austin Peay •

• OVC Contest

Jason SimpsonHead Coach

Cade ThompsonSenior Quarterback

5:30 p.m. (cST) kickoff / November 19, 2009 / ESPNU ............ .......................................................... O'BrienField/Charleston,Ill.

School / Location ................ Tennessee State University / Nashville, Tenn.Year Founded / Enrollment ..................................................... 1908 / 9,024Nickname / Colors .......................................... Tigers / Royal Blue & WhiteStadium / Capacity / Turf ....................... LP Field (68,798) / Natural GrassConference / Affiliation......................................... Ohio Valley / NCAA FCS

Head Coach.................................. James Webster (North Carolina, 1972)Tennessee State Record / Years ................................................. 21-24 (4)Career Record / Years ....................................................................... SameFootball Office ................................................................... (615) 963-5920

Sports Information (Football Contact) ......................... Wallace Dooley, Jr.Email........................................................................ [email protected] Office / Fax ...................................... (615) 963-5674 / (615) 963-7589Press box........................................................................... (615) 565-4450Website ..........................................................................www.tsutigers.com

All-Time Series Numbers .............................. 13th meeting / EIU leads 7-5Longest EIU Win Streak / Years ................................. 4 (twice in 2004-07)Longest TSU Win Streak / Years ................................. 3 (1982 & 1988-89)

Sept. 5 ..... Alabama A&M 12 ..... vs. Jackson State 19 ..... at Southern University 26 ..... vs. Florida A&MOct. 3 ..... Southeast Missouri • 10 ..... at Eastern Kentucky • 17 ..... Murray State • 31 ..... at Tennessee Tech •Nov. 7 ..... UT Martin (HC) • 14 ..... at Austin Peay • �9 ..... at Eastern Illinois •

• OVC Contest

James WebsterHead Coach

Eugene CliffordJunior Safety

1982*.....TSU ........ A ...... 19-20 ...NCAAI-AAQuarterfinal 1998 ......TSU ........ H ...... 21-27 1999 ......TSU ........ A ...... 25-43 2000 .....EIU ........ H ..... 33-�9 200� .....EIU ........ H ..... 52-49 2002 .....EIU ........ A ..... 54-48 2003 ......TSU ........ A ...... 14-24 2004 .....EIU ........ H ..... 34-24 2005 .....EIU ........ A ....... 27-3 2006 ......EIU ......... H ........ 29-3 2007 ......EIU ......... A ...... 38-35 2008 ......TSU ........ A ...... 24-45

* - later forfeited by the NCAA due to ineligible TSU player

GAME #10 ... UT MARTIN GAME #11 ... TENNESSEE STATE

2009 SCHEDULE2009 SCHEDULE... 8-4, 5-3 OVC (4th)A30 ...W .... 34-13 ....at Alabama A&MS6 .....W .... 34-32 ....Southern Univ.S13 ...W .... 41-18 ....vs. Jackson StateS20 ...W .... 34-20 ....Eastern Kentucky •S27 ...L ..... 21-28 ....vs. Florida A&MO4 .....W .30-27 (ot) .at UT Martin •O18 ...W .... 37-34 ....Austin PeayO25 ...L ..20-27 (ot) .at SE Missouri •N1 .....W .... 41-14 ....Tennessee Tech •N8 .....W .... 45-24 ....Eastern Illinois •N15 ...L ..... 21-26 ....at Jacksonville St. •N22 ...L ..... 17-24 ....at Murray State •

2008 RESULTS...8-4, 6-2 OVC (t2nd)A30 ...L ...... 7-56 .....at South FloridaS6 .....W ..... 56-0 .....BakerS11 ...W .... 87-21 ....Concordia (Ala.)S20 ...W .... 31-17 ....at Austin Peay •S27 ...W .... 63-38 ....Murray State •O4 .....L ..27-30 (ot) .Tennessee State •O9 .....W .... 29-26 ....Eastern Illinois •O16 ...W ..... 35-7 .....at Tennessee Tech •O23 ...W .... 31-30 ....Jacksonville State •N8 .....L ..... 20-37 ....at AuburnN15 ...W .... 37-21 ....at SE Missouri •N22 ...L ..... 31-33 ....Eastern Kentucky •

2008 RESULTS

�995 .....EIU ........ H ..... 30-22 �996 .....EIU ........ A ....... 38-0 �997 .....EIU ........ H ....... 42-6 �998 .....EIU ........ A ..... 56-35 �999 .....EIU ........ H ..... 42-2� 2000 .....EIU ........ A ....... 42-7 200� .....EIU ........ A ..... 56-�6 2002 .....EIU ........ H ..... 55-43 2003 .....EIU ........ H ..... 29-�2 2004 ......UTM ........ A ...... 14-32 2005 .....EIU ........ H ....... 26-7 2006 ......UTM ........ A ........ 15-9 2007 ......EIU ......... H ...... 29-23 2008 ......UTM ........ A ...... 26-29

ALL-TIME EIU/UTM SERIES HISTORY


THE 2009 OPPONENTS

ALL-TIME EIU NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF HISTORY

OPPONENT W-L-T LASTAkron ...........................3-3 .......1989Augustana (SD) ...........1-0 .......1980Austin Peay ................6-3 .......2008Ball State .....................3-3 .......1960Blackburn ..................4-1-1 ......1924Boise State ..................0-1 .......1988Bradley ......................0-3-1 ......1968Brigham Young ............0-1 .......2005Butler ...........................3-3 .......1979UC Davis .....................1-0 .......1978California (PA) .............1-0 .......2003Cal Poly .......................0-1 .......1980Cameron (OK) .............1-1 .......1977Central Florida .............0-2 .......1999Central Michigan ........2-22 ......2008Central Missouri ..........1-6 .......1976Central State (OH) ......6-2 .......1995Delaware .....................1-0 .......1978Delaware State ............1-0 .......1981Delta State ..................1-1 .......1974Eastern Kentucky .....7-9 ......2008Eastern Michigan ......5-10 .....2004Eastern Washington ....1-0 .......1991Elmhurst ......................2-0 .......1940Emporia .......................0-1 .......1950Eureka College ............2-0 .......1937Evansville ....................3-5 .......1972Fairmont College .........0-2 .......1970Ferris State ................6-2-1 ......1984Florida Atlantic .............2-0 .......2002Grand Valley ................2-0 .......1984Hanover .......................0-2 .......1933Hawai'i .........................0-3 .......2006Hillsdale .......................0-2 .......1964Hope College ..............0-2 .......1963Idaho ...........................1-0 .......1989Illinois ..........................0-2 .......2008Illinois-Chicago ............8-0 .......1973Illinois College .............1-1 .......1936Illinois State ..........38-50-9 ...2008Illinois Wesleyan .........0-5 .......1948Indiana Central ............5-3 .......1942Indiana State ..........4�-37-4 ...2008Iowa State ...................0-1 .......1991Jackson State ..............1-0 .......1982Jacksonville State ....3-3 ......2008Kalamazoo College .....1-1 .......1955Kansas ........................0-1 .......1985Kansas State ...............0-1 .......2002Kentucky State ............1-0 .......1982Kentucky Wesleyan .....1-0 .......2000Liberty University .........3-1 .......1989Lincoln College ..........7-1-1 ......1928Lincoln (MO) ................0-1 .......1953Lock Haven .................2-0 .......1994

OPPONENT.........W-L-T. LASTManchester .................0-1 .......1942Marshall .......................0-1 .......1992McKendree ..................6-2 .......1938McNeese State ............0-2 .......1993Merom College ............2-0 .......1925Middle Tennessee .......2-1 .......1998Millikin .....................10-19-2 ....1948Missouri .......................0-1 .......2003Missouri-Rolla .............2-0 .......1975Missouri State ..........13-5-1 .....1995Montana ......................0-1 .......1989Murray State ...........�3-�� ....2008Navy ............................0-1 .......1993North Alabama ............1-0 .......1980Northeast Missouri .....10-6 ......1987Northern Colorado .......1-0 .......1980Northern Illinois ........9-23-1 .....1994Northern Iowa ...........6-14-1 .....1996Northern Michigan .......5-5 .......1986Northwest Missouri ......1-0 .......1951NW Louisiana ..............2-1 .......1993Northwood Institute .....0-2 .......1966Oakland City ................5-0 .......1937Pittsburg (KS) State ....1-0 .......1996Purdue .........................0-1 .......2007Quantico Marines ........0-1 .......1972Quincy College ............1-1 .......1950Rose-Hulman ............7-1-1 ......1928Saginaw Valley ............1-0 .......1985Samford ......................4-1 ......2007San Diego State ..........0-1 .......2001San Jose State ............0-1 .......1987St. Joseph's (IN) ..........4-1 .......1998St. Viator .....................3-4 .......1933Shurtleff .......................6-7 .......1933South Dakota ..............3-0 .......1981Southeast Missouri .�2-4 .....2008Southern Illinois .......22-36-1 ....2007Stephen F. Austin ........0-1 .......1995Tennessee Martin ....��-3 .....2008Tennessee State .......8-5 ......2008Tennessee Tech .......��-4 ......2008Texas-El Paso .............0-1 .......1994Toledo ..........................0-2 .......2000Wayne State ................5-2 .......1979Western Kentucky ......10-5 ......2000Western Illinois ........21-40-4 ....2002Western Michigan .......1-0 .......1996Wheaton College .........0-2 .......1937Winona State ...............1-0 .......1986WI-Milwaukee ..............3-8 .......1974WI-Stevens Point ........1-1 .......1973Wittenberg ...................0-1 .......1960Youngstown State .......4-9 .......1992

Bold Indicates 2009 Opponent

1982 QUARTERFINALIST ............. Jackson State ... W �6-�3 OT at Tennessee State ... L 19-20 1983 FIRST ROUND ....................... at Indiana State ... L 13-16 2OT 1986 QUARTERFINALIST ............. Murray State ..........W 28-2� Eastern Kentucky ...... L 22-24 1989 QUARTERFINALIST ............. at Idaho ..................W 38-2� at Montana ................ L 19-25 1995 FIRST ROUND ....................... at S.F. Austin ............. L 29-34 1996 FIRST ROUND ....................... at Northern Iowa ......... L 14-21

2000 FIRST ROUND ....................... at Montana ................ L 13-45 2001 FIRST ROUND ....................... Northern Iowa ............. L 43-49 2002 FIRST ROUND ....................... at Western Illinois ......... L 9-48 2005 FIRST ROUND ....................... Southern Illinois .......... L 6-21 2006 FIRST ROUND ........................ Illinois State .............. L 13-24 2007 FIRST ROUND ........................ Southern Illinois ........ L 11-30

November 28 & December 5, 11/12 & 18, 2008 ......................... ................................O'BrienStadium/Chattanooga,Tennessee

Locations ................................. Campus Sites & Chattanooga, TennesseeStadium / Capacity / Turf .......... Finley/Davenport / 20,668 / Polyetheylene

First Year of NCAA I-AA Championship ............................. 1978 / 31st year

EIU Stadium / Capacity / Turf .........................O'Brien / 10,000 / Pro-GrassEIU Stadium Ticket Info ...................................................... (217) 581-2106EIU Stadium Press Box ...................................................... (217) 581-7770

Finley Stadium/Davenport Field Ticket Info ........................ (423) 266-6627 Finley Stadium/Davenport Field Press Box ........................ (423) 757-9332

Championship Website ............................................ www.ncaafootball.com

EIU's All-Time Playoff Numbers ................... 3-12 overall / 12 appearances.........1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006

EIU Home Playoff Record / Last ...................................... 2-4 overall / 2006 EIU Road Playoff Record / Last ...................................... 1-8 overall / 2007

2009 NcAA FcSChampion

FIRSTROUNDNovember 28Campus Sites

QUARTERFINALSDecember 5Campus Sites

SEMIFINALDecember11/12Campus Sites

CHAMPIONSHIPDecember 18Chattanooga, Tennessee

ALL-TIME RECORD VERSUS ALL OPPONENTSGAMES #12-15 ... NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS

NCAA NAtioNAl FootbAll ChAmpioNshipDeCember 18, 2009

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FUTURE FBS OPPONENTS AND SCHEDULESEIU FUTURE DIVISION I (FBS) OPPONENTS

October 10, 2009 at Penn State

September 4, 2010 at Iowa

September 10, 2011 at Northwestern

2010 EastErn IllInoIs schEdulE

Sept. 4 ...... at IowaSept. 11 .... CENTRAL ARKANSASSept. 18 .... • at UT MartinSept. 25 .... • JACKSONVILLE STATEOct. 2 ........ • SOUTHEAST MISSOURIOct. 9 ........ • at Eastern KentuckyOct. 16 ...... • at Tennessee TechOct. 23 ...... • MURRAY STATEOct. 30 ...... • AUSTIN PEAYNov. 6 ....... • at Tennessee StateNov. 13 ..... • at Illinois State

2011 EastErn IllInoIs schEdulE

Sept. 1 ...... ILLINOIS STATESept. 10 .... at NorthwesternSept. 17 .... • TENNESSEE TECHSept. 24 .... • at Jacksonville StateOct. 1 ........ • at Southeast MissouriOct. 8 ........ • EASTERN KENTUCKYOct. 15 ...... • at Murray StateOct. 22 ...... • UT MARTINOct. 29 ...... • at Austin PeayNov. 5 ....... • TENNESSEE STATENov. 12 ..... at Southern Illinois

FUTURE SCHEDULES(All Tentative And Subject To Change)


Entering its 62nd year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. Its geographical footprint extends from Alabama to Illinois with member schools also located in Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. In the 1950’s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first non-traditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958, Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961, Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. Through the past 61 years, 14 teams have won or shared the league’s football title, including Eastern Illinois, which won back-to-back titles in 2005 & 2006. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 20 outright or shared football crowns. Former OVC member Middle Tennessee is next with 11, followed by Tennessee Tech with nine, and Murray State and former member Western Kentucky with eight apiece. Eastern Illinois has claimed four football crowns while Jacksonville State, Morehead State Tennessee State and former members Evansville and East Tennessee State have captured two apiece. Austin Peay, Tennessee Martin and former member Youngstown State have one each. Murray State and Evansville tied for the initial football championship, and the Racers participated in the first-ever bowl game by an OVC team, tying Sul Ross State 21-21 in the 1948 Refrigerator Bowl. From 1948 to 1975, OVC teams played in 15 bowl games, winning eight of them. Eastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky were also participants in the NCAA Division II playoffs in the early and mid 1970’s prior to the NCAA’s reclassification of football programs into Division I-AA. The first Division I-AA football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In 1979, four of the nation’s top teams were invited to the playoffs, and two of them - Eastern Kentucky and Murray State - were from the OVC. Murray dropped its semifinal game to Lehigh, but the Colonels nipped Nevada-Reno in double overtime and claimed the national championship a week later with a 30-7 victory over Lehigh. EKU was coached by former all-America quarterback Roy Kidd, who was in his 16th year at the helm of his alma mater and who skippered the Colonels to a second national title three years later. Following the 2002 season, Kidd retired after 39 years at EKU, a one-school tenure unmatched in Division I-A or I-AA. Upon retirement, he ranked sixth all-time among Division I coaches with 315 victories, earning him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame. A sampling of former OVC football stars, some of whom were all-Americans during their collegiate careers before achieving stardom at the professional ranks, include Jim Youngblood and Larry Schreiber (Tennessee Tech), Phil Simms (Morehead State), Virgil Livers and Dale Lindsey (Western Kentucky), Myron Guyton and Wally Chambers (Eastern Kentucky), Ray Oldham (Middle Tennessee) and current Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl Quarterback Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois). Romo is still the only Ohio Valley Conference player to win the Walter Payton Award taking home the coveted trophy in 2002.

In the late 1970’s, women’s athletics began somewhat of a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and

athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 16 sport-specific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Over its 61 years, OVC teams have garnered national championships and bowl games in football, along with national team or individual titles in the sports of rifle, cross country, track and golf. The playing field isn’t the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional academic achievement award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio

Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Starting its 62nd anniversary, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. The leagues membership includes charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin. On June 10, 2008, the Ohio Valley Conference announced expansion back to 11 teams with the addition of Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in the 2010-11 school year.

THEOHIOVALLEYCONFERENCE

215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115Brentwood, TN 37027

(615) 371-1698 (phone)(615) 371-1788 (fax)

www.ovcsports.com

BRAD WALKERInterim Commissioner

THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

JACKIE MYNARSKIInstitutional Services

KYLE SCHWARTZFootball Media Relations

JENNIFER GIBBSChampionships

BRIAN PULLEYExternal Relations


2008 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LEastern Kentucky • .................. 7 .......1 8 .......4Jacksonville State .................... 6 .......2 8 .......3UT Martin ................................. 6 .......2 8 .......4Tennessee State ...................... 5 .......3 8 .......4Murray State ............................ 4 .......4 5 .......7EASTERN ILLINOIS ............... 3 .......5 5 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 2 .......6 4 .......8Austin Peay ............................. 2 .......6 2 .......9Tennessee Tech ....................... 1 .......7 3 .......9

• - Automatic NCAA FCS Playoff Participant

2007 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LEastern Kentucky • .................. 8 .......0 9 .......3EASTERN ILLINOIS ^ ............ 7 .......� 8 .......4Jacksonville State .................... 5 .......3 6 .......5Austin Peay ............................. 5 .......3 7 .......4Tennessee State ...................... 4 .......3 5 .......6Tennessee Martin .................... 4 .......4 4 .......7Samford ................................... 2 .......6 4 .......7Tennessee Tech ....................... 2 .......6 4 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 1 .......6 3 .......8Murray State ............................ 1 .......7 2 .......9

• - Automatic NCAA FCS Playoff Participant^ - At-Large NCAA FCS Playoff Berth

2006 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LEASTERN ILLINOIS ^ ............ 7 .......� 8 ......5Tennessee Martin • .................. 6 .......1 9 .......3Tennessee State ...................... 5 .......2 6 .......5Jacksonville State .................... 5 .......3 6 .......5Eastern Kentucky .................... 5 .......3 6 .......5Tennessee Tech ....................... 4 .......4 4 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 2 .......6 4 .......7Samford ................................... 1 .......7 3 .......8Murray State ............................ 0 .......8 1 ......10

• - Automatic NCAA FCS Playoff Participant^ - At-Large NCAA FCS Playoff Berth

2005 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LEASTERN ILLINOIS • ............ 8 ......0 9 ......3Eastern Kentucky .................... 7 .......1 7 .......4Jacksonville State .................... 6 .......2 6 .......5Tennessee-Martin .................... 4 .......4 6 .......5Samford ................................... 4 .......4 5 .......6Tennessee Tech ....................... 3 .......5 4 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 2 .......6 2 .......9Tennessee State ...................... 1 .......6 2 .......9Murray State ............................ 0 .......7 2 .......9

• - Automatic NCAA I-AA Playoff Participant

2004 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LJacksonville State .................... 7 .......1 9 .......2Murray State ............................ 6 .......2 7 .......4Eastern Kentucky .................... 6 .......2 6 .......5EASTERN ILLINOIS .............. 4 ......4 5 ......6Tennessee Tech ....................... 3 .......4 6 .......5Samford ................................... 3 .......5 4 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 3 .......5 3 .......8Tennessee State ...................... 2 .......5 4 .......7Tennessee-Martin .................... 1 .......7 2 .......9


2003 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LJacksonville State • ................. 7 .......1 8 .......4Eastern Kentucky .................... 6 .......2 7 .......5Samford ................................... 5 .......3 7 .......4Tennessee State ...................... 5 .......3 7 .......5Southeast Missouri .................. 5 .......3 5 .......7EASTERN ILLINOIS .............. 3 ......5 4 ......8Murray State ............................ 3 .......5 4 .......8Tennessee Tech ....................... 1 .......7 2 .......9Tennessee-Martin .................... 1 .......7 2 ......10


2002 FINAL STANDINgSOVCOVERALL W L W LEASTERN ILLINOIS ^ ........... 5 ......� 8 ......4Murray State • .......................... 5 .......1 7 .......5Southeast Missouri .................. 4 .......2 8 .......4Eastern Kentucky .................... 4 .......2 8 .......4Tennessee Tech ....................... 2 .......4 5 .......7Tennessee State ...................... 1 .......5 2 ......10Tennessee-Martin .................... 0 .......6 2 ......10

• - Automatic NCAA I-AA Playoff Participant^ - At-Large NCAA I-AA Playoff Berth

2001 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LEASTERN ILLINOIS • ............ 6 ......0 9 ......2Eastern Kentucky .................... 5 .......1 8 .......2Tennessee Tech ....................... 4 .......2 7 .......3Tennessee State ...................... 3 .......3 8 .......3Murray State ............................ 2 .......4 4 .......6Southeast Missouri .................. 2 .......5 4 .......7Tennessee-Martin .................... 0 .......6 1 ......10


2000 FINAL STANDINgS OVC OVERALL W L W LWestern Kentucky • ................. 7 .......0 11 ......2EASTERN ILLINOIS ^ ........... 6 ......� 8 ......4Tennessee Tech ....................... 5 .......2 8 .......3Murray State ............................ 4 .......3 6 .......5Eastern Kentucky .................... 3 .......4 6 .......5Tennessee State ...................... 2 .......5 3 .......8Southeast Missouri .................. 1 .......6 3 .......8Tennessee-Martin .................... 0 .......7 2 .......9


1999FINALSTANDINGS OVC OVERALL W L W LTennessee State • ................... 7 .......0 11 ......1Murray State ............................ 5 .......2 7 .......4Eastern Kentucky .................... 4 .......3 7 .......4Western Kentucky ................... 4 .......3 6 .......5Tennessee Tech ....................... 4 .......3 5 .......5Southeast Missouri .................. 2 .......5 3 .......8EASTERN ILLINOIS .............. 2 ......5 2 .....�0Tennessee-Martin .................... 0 .......7 1 ......10


1998FINALSTANDINGS OVC OVERALL W L W LTennessee State • ................... 6 .......1 9 .......3Murray State ............................ 5 .......2 7 .......4Middle Tennessee .................... 5 .......2 5 .......5EASTERN ILLINOIS .............. 4 ......3 6 ......5Eastern Kentucky .................... 4 .......3 6 .......5Tennessee Tech ....................... 2 .......5 4 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 2 .......5 3 .......8Tennessee-Martin .................... 0 .......7 0 ......11


1997FINALSTANDINGS OVC OVERALL W L W LEastern Kentucky • .................. 7 .......0 8 .......4EASTERN ILLINOIS .............. 5 ......2 8 ......3Murray State ............................ 5 .......2 7 .......4Tennessee Tech ....................... 4 .......3 6 .......5Tennessee State ...................... 4 .......3 4 .......7Middle Tennessee .................... 2 .......5 4 .......6Southeast Missouri .................. 1 .......6 4 .......7Tennessee-Martin .................... 0 .......7 1 ......10


1996FINALSTANDINGS OVC OVERALL W L W LMurray State • .......................... 8 .......0 11 ......2EASTERN ILLINOIS ^ ........... 6 ......2 8 ......4Eastern Kentucky .................... 6 .......2 6 .......5Middle Tennessee .................... 4 .......4 6 .......5Tennessee Tech ....................... 4 .......4 5 .......6Tennessee State ...................... 3 .......5 4 .......7Southeast Missouri .................. 3 .......5 3 .......8Austin Peay ............................. 1 .......7 1 ......10Tennessee-Martin .................... 1 .......7 1 ......10


PANTHER HISTORY IN THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE ... 1996-PRESENTEIU FOOTBALL HISTORY IN THE OVC

Right: Panthers head coach Bob Spoo earned his second OVC Coach of the Year Award after leading Eastern Illinois to the 2005 OVC title with an 8-0 OVC mark. Spoo also won the award in 2001.


EIU FOOTBALL HISTORYTHE BEGINNING Football at Eastern Illinois has also been a passion of the EIU student body along with the surrounding community dating back almost as long as the University has been in existence. While it may not have been a priority when the campus admitted its first student body in the fall of 1899, football quickly became one of the first extra curricular activities on campus. Three weeks into that opening semester, the athletic association was formed, and 45 days after the first doors opened EIU played its initial intercollegiate game. Oits Campbell, the university's auditor of accounting, was named the first head coach and EIU played its early games on a field located where the current Student Services Building resides. EIU played a team from neighboring Oakland in its first game and later played a game in Effingham against Austin College. EIU lost both contests.

THE FIRST COACH Until 1911 volunteer faculty coached the team. That year Charles Lantz from Harrisburg, Penn., was hired as the school's first athletic/physical education staff member. Lantz would coach football for 24 seasons during his 42 year stay on the Charleston campus. During his tenure Lantz was undefeated at home during his first eight seasons which included a 104-0 rout of Pana, the Panthers most lopsided victory. His 1928 team became the last undefeated squad in school history with a 7-0-1 record that earned a share of the Little 19 Conference title. Also during that time period, internationally known folk singer Burl Ives was a two-way lineman on the team. The Panthers also had their only fatality in an athletic event come in 1915 when Paul Root was injured on a hard tackle against Illinois State. He played one more down, collapsed on the field and later died at the hospital of a broken neck.

THE UNCROSSED GOAL LINE Lantz's 1930 team may have been one of the best defensive units in school history as the were known as the "uncrossed goal line club." EIU was 6-1-1 that season and did not allow an opponent to score a touchdown the entire season. The only loss was a 2-0 setback to Southern Illinois

as the lone score came when EIU's punter stepped back of the endzone line on a punt. The only other blemish on the record was a 0-0 tie with Bradley.

EIU'S FIRST ALL-AMERICAN EIU opened the 1940's with another solid season as the Panthers went 6-1-1 under the direction of senior quarterback Bill Glenn. Glenn earned second team Little All-American honors that year as he completed a then school record 65.1 percent of his passes. Glenn would go on to play two years with the Chicago Bears to become the first EIU player associated with a National Football League team.

THE CORN BOWL SQUAD The 1948 version of EIU football coached by Maynard (Pat) O'Brien appeared to be off to a slow start following a 1-1 showing in the first two games. However, EIU righted the ship to win six of its next seven contests including wins over in-state rivals Northern Illinois, Illinois State and Southern Illinois. Those wins landed EIU in the second annual Corn Bowl played on Thanksgiving Day in Bloomington, Illinois as EIU won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title. EIU would lose their only bowl game appearance to Illinois Wesleyan by a score of 6-0.

LEAN TIMES IN CHARLESTON Following EIU's 1948 appearance in the Corn Bowl, EIU had only three winning seasons over the next 30 years and only one of them came after 1951. During that 30-year span, EIU witnessed the break-up of the IIAC conference as many Illinois schools moved to offering scholarships while EIU did not. Despite not having a winning season on the field, EIU did produce several players who went on to professional careers. Included in that lot was Ray Fisher, who was an original member of the 1960 Dallas Cowboys expansion franchise. In 1969, EIU moved into a renovated Lincoln Field and offered athletic scholarships for the first time. Though the end of year records remained on the losing side, on the field performances increased as Nate Anderson became the first 1,000 yard running back in EIU history with back-to-back 1,200-plus yard performances in 1972 and 1973. Anderson would earn All-American honors both seasons becoming the first EIU player in more than 32 years to earn that honor. The early 1970's also produced two long time NFL products as center Ted Petersen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played on two Super Championship teams. Jeff Gossett also earned recognition at EIU going on to a 16-year career in the NFL that included one Pro Bowl appearance with the Oakland Raiders.

Initial Football Team in front of Old Main, 1899


EIU FOOTBALL HISTORYMUDRA SAVES PANTHER FOOTBALL Amid grumbling from students and faculty alike, EIU President Gilbert Fite withstood the pressure to disband football and decided one more coach would be given a chance to salvage EIU football. Athletic director Mike Mullally was able to convince Darrell Mudra to come out of his two-year retirement after being fired at Florida State in 1975. Mudra had performed miracles at other universities and was intrigued to take one more challenge. Mudra's first order of business was to hire a 25-year-old offensive wizard and EIU alumnus, Mike Shanahan as his offensive coordinator. Bringing in some junior college transfers and convincing the returning players they could win, EIU went from 1-10 in 1977 to 12-2 in 1978 capturing the NCAA Division II National Championship.

The 1978 season started at 4-0 and following back-to-back losses to Youngstown State and Akron, the Panthers would not lose again. EIU won the national championship over Delaware 10-9 as Mudra was tabbed "Dr. Victory" by the Chicago Tribune for curing a patient that appeared to be terminal. Included in the Mudra Years were the rushing of Poke Cobb, the pass catching of James Warring and defense of Pete Catan and Randy Melvin. Mudra would leave EIU after five seasons with a 47-15-1 record that also included a national runner-up finish in 1980 as they were ranked No. 1 in the nation all season, losing only to Cal Poly in the title game.

I-AA CALLING Following two National Championship game appearances in three years at the NCAA Division II level, EIU made the jump along with fellow members of the Mid-Continent Conference to the NCAA I-AA level in 1981. The Panthers faltered in their first season but rebounded with a 10-0-1 regular season in 1982 that saw EIU climb to No. 5 in the rankings. The Panthers would advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA I-AA playoffs that season in the first of 12 NCAA Division I playoff appearances.

INTO THE GATEWAY Darrell Mudra moved on from EIU in 1982, but his successor, Al Molde was equal to the task. Molde developed an early version of the run-and-shoot and had Sean Payton as the perfect quarterback to run it. Payton would pass for more than 10,000 yards in his career as the Panthers made two NCAA playoff appearances under Molde including a quarterfinal run in 1986, Payton's senior year. Under Molde the Panthers also became one of the founding members of the Gateway Football Conference (1985) which blended members of the old Mid-Continent Conference and football playing schools in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Panthers also added lights to O'Brien Stadium in 1985 as part of the "Brighten O'Brien" campaign. Molde also served as head coach in what most believe to be the most exciting game in EIU history. In front of a standing-room-only homecoming crowd of 11,000, Rich Ehmke hit a 58-yard field goal as time expired to lift EIU to a 31-30 win over Northern Iowa.

THE BOB SPOO ERA While Mudra and Molde combined to win 77 games in nine seasons, no other coach has become more recognized with EIU football than current leader Bob Spoo. Spoo took over the coaching reigns following the 1986 season and has since guided EIU football to 132 wins, nine post-season appearances and numerous All-American selections. With a philosophy based on a solid run game and sound kicking game, Spoo's program has churned out 12 1,000 yard rushers under his watch. The Panthers have also churned out several NFL products including former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman John Jurkovic, Buffalo Bills defensive back Chris Watson and current Dallas Cowboys pro bowl quarterback Tony Romo. Spoo also helped guide the Panthers into a new conference as EIU became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in 1996. Over that 12 year period, Panther football has won more than 60 percent of its games with six post-season appearances in the last nine years. EIU athletes have also excelled as members of the

OVC with Tony Romo winning three-straight Offensive Player of the Year awards (2000-02) that culminated in the winning of the 2002 Walter Payton Award. Other EIU players of the year have been Nick Ricks, Clint Sellers and Donald Thomas as OVC Defenders of the Year while Vincent Webb took home top OVC Offensive honors in 2006.

Poke Cobb rushed for 1,609 yards as a senior in 1979


2008.......... Pierre Walters ....................DE ............................................ AP 2nd Team ..Sports Network Honorable Mention . Chaz Millard ......................OG ......Sports Network Honorable Mention

2007.......... Pierre Walters ...................DE ............................................ AP 3rd Team . Drew Cairo-Gross ...............C ...........Sports Network Honorable Mention . Kevin Cook ........................ P ........Sports Network Honorable Mention . Chaz Millard ......................OG ......Sports Network Honorable Mention . Anthony Rubican ................OT ..........Sports Network Honorable Mention . Micah Rucker .................... WR ..........Sports Network Honorable Mention . Donald Thomas .................. LB ...........Sports Network Honorable Mention

2006.......... Tristan Burge ......................SS .........................................AFCA 1st Team ................ AP 3rd Team ................ Sports Network 3rd Team Jon Rueter ............................OG ............................................ AP 2nd Team Donald Thomas .................... LB ......................... Sports Network 2nd Team Micah Rucker....................... WR ......................... Sports Network 3rd Team ..

2005.......... Tristan Burge .....................SS ........................ Sports Network 2nd Team FB Gazette 2nd Team Clint Sellers ....................... LB ..........................................AFCA 1st Team FB Gazette 1st Team Sports Network 2nd Team AP 3rd Team Lucius Seymour ................ LB .................................FB Gazette 3rd Team

2004.......... Marcus Lorick ....................DT ........................ Sports Network 2nd Team

2002.......... Nick Eller ...........................TE ........................ Sports Network 2nd Team AP 3rd Team Kevin Hill ............................OG ............................. Walter Camp 1st Team Sports Network 1st Team FB Gazette 1st Team Andre Raymond ................TB ................ FB Gazette Honorable Mention Nick Ricks ......................... LB .............................................. AP 1st Team Sports Network 1st Team FB Gazette 1st Team Tony Romo .........................QB ............ Walter Payton 'Player of the Year' AP 1st Team AFCA 1st Team Walter Camp 1st Team Sports Network 1st Team FB Gazette Second Team J.R. Taylor ..........................TB ............................................. AP 1st Team Walter Camp 1st Team Sports Network 1st Team FB Gazette 1st Team

2001.......... Fred Miller ......................... LB ................................FB Gazette 2nd Team Nick Ricks ......................... LB ......................... Sports Network 2nd Team AP 3rd Team Tony Romo .........................QB .............................................AP 3rd Team FB Gazette Honorable Mention

2000.......... Tony Romo .........................QB ................ FB Gazette Honorable Mention Kourtney Young ..................CB ............................................. AP 3rd Team

1998.......... Ryan Shuff .........................OG .............................................AP 3rd Team

1997.......... Chris Dunkle .......................C ............................................. AP 2nd Team Sports Network 3rd Team Thomas Williams ................ LB .......................... Sports Network 3rd Team

1995.......... Tim Carver ......................... LB ............................................. AP 2nd Team FB Gazette 1st Team Sports Network 2nd Team Chris Anderson ...................C ..............................................AP 3rd Team Willie High ..........................RB ................................FB Gazette 1st Team

1994.......... Ray McElroy .......................DB ............................................. AP 3rd Team Tim Carver ......................... LB .............................................. AP 3rd Team

1992.......... Dan Dee .............................DT ............................. Walter Camp 1st Team AP 2nd Team Sports Network 2nd Team FB Gazette 2nd Team

1991.......... Brad Fichtel .........................C ......................... Sports Network 2nd Team

1990.......... Tim Lance ..........................DB ............................................. AP 1st Team Sports Network 1st Team Walter Camp 1st Team Kent McIntyre .....................DT ........................ Sports Network 2nd Team

1989.......... John Jurkovic .....................DT ............................................. AP 1st Team Kodak/AFCA 1st Team Tim Lance ..........................DB ............................................. AP 3rd Team

1988.......... John Jurkovic .....................DT ..............................AP Honorable Mention Daryl Holcombe .................DB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Dave Popp .........................OT ..............................AP Honorable Mention Jeff Rolson .........................DT ..............................AP Honorable Mention Scott Johnson ....................DB ..............................AP Honorable Mention

1987.......... DuWayne Pitts ...................RB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Rich Ehmke ........................PK ..............................AP Honorable Mention Ralph Stewart ................... WR ..............................AP Honorable Mention Daryl Holcombe .................CB ..............................AP Honorable Mention

1986.......... Roy Banks ......................... WR ............................................. AP 1st Team Kodak/AFCA 1st Team Football News HM Sean Payton ......................QB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Football News HM Calvin Pierce ..................... WR .......................... Football News 2nd Team AP Honorable Mention John Jurkovic .....................DT ..............................AP Honorable Mention Football News HM

1985.......... Roy Banks ......................... WR ..............................AP Honorable Mention Tom Moskal ........................DT ..............................AP Honorable Mention Sean Payton ......................QB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Calvin Pierce ..................... WR ..............................AP Honorable Mention

1984.......... Jerry Wright ....................... WR ..............................Kodak/AFCA 1st Team AP 3rd Team Roy Banks ......................... WR ..............................AP Honorable Mention Tyrone Covington ............... LB ...............................AP Honorable Mention Sean Payton ......................QB ..............................AP Honorable Mention

1983.......... Robert Williams ..................FS ............................................. AP 1st Team Kodak/AFCA 1st Team Chris Nicholson ..................DT ............................................. AP 1st Team Alvin McMurray ..................OT .............................................AP 3rd Team Kevin Staple .......................RB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Tyrone Covington ............... LB ...............................AP Honorable Mention Jerry Wright ....................... WR ..............................AP Honorable Mention

1982.......... Bob Norris ..........................OH ............................................. AP 1st Team Robert Williams ..................SS ..............................Kodak/AFCA 1st Team AP 2nd Team Jeff Christensen .................QB .............................The Sporting News HM AP Honorable Mention Greg Duncan ......................DE ............................................ AP 2nd Team Kevin Staple .......................RB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Keith Wojnowski .................DE ..............................AP Honorable Mention

1981.......... Kevin Gray .........................FS ..............................Kodak/AFCA 1st Team AP Honorable Mention Rob Mehalic .......................TE ..............................AP Honorable Mention Roger Holoman ................. WR ..............................AP Honorable Mention Scott Gilleland .....................C ...............................AP Honorable Mention Bob Norris ..........................OH ..............................AP Honorable Mention Keith Wojnowski .................DE ..............................AP Honorable Mention Tom Murray ........................ LB ...............................AP Honorable Mention Ira Jefferson ....................... LB ...............................AP Honorable Mention Wilbert James ....................CB ..............................AP Honorable Mention Don Manzke ........................ P ................................AP Honorable Mention

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION ALL-AMERICANS (formerly I-AA)


HONORS & AWARDS

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-EasternIllinoisquarterbackTonyRomowasnamedthe16thwinneroftheWalterPaytonAwardattheDivisionI-AACollegeFootballAwards,ontheeveofthe2002nationalchampionshipgame.

TheawardisgivenannuallytothemostoutstandingcollegefootballplayerontheDivisionI-AAlevelwasestablishedin1987byTheSportsNetwork.

Theseniorpassedfor3,165yardsand34touchdownsin2002,completing258of407passes(63.4percent)inleadingEasternIllinoistoan8-3record,theOhioValleyConferenceco-title,andaI-AAplayoffberth.

Romo headed one of the most prolific offenses in the nation during the 2002 season, as thePanthersaveraged37.7pointspergamedespitethepresenceoftwoI-Aopponentsandno sub-I-AA competition on its ’02 slate. The Burlington, WI native finished his career with85touchdownpasses,shatteringthepreviousschoolmarkof75heldbycurrentNewOrleansSaintsheadcoachSeanPayton.

“Walter Payton exemplified what dedication and commitment can accomplish,” said EasternIllinoiscoachBobSpoo.“TonyisaclassicexampleofwhatcanbeachievedbyfollowingPayton’squalities.Tonyearnedtherespectofhisteammatesbyhisworkethic.Nomatterhowmuchindividualsuccessheachieved,hestillwasoneofthehardestworkingplayers right up to his final collegiate game. That work ethic and leadership resulted in his teammates expecting to succeed.Tony is aqualityyoungmanwho ledhis team tovictories.”

Romobeganhis2002campaignbypassingfor319yardsandfourtouchdownsagainstI-AHawaii,andfollowedthatperformancebycompleting23of35passesagainstBig12powerKansasState.InOVCplay,Romoretainedhisform,completing28of38for373yardsandfour touchdownsinawinoverTennesseeTech,andcamebackthenextweekwith359yardsandtwotouchdownsagainstEasternKentucky.Inthelattergame,Romomadeperhapsthebiggestrushofhiscareer,boltingforaneight-yardtouchdownastimeexpiredtogiveEIUa25-24win.The6-3,224-pounderwouldn’tslowdownafterthat,throwingfor a combined 919 yards and 11 touchdowns against league foes Southeast Missouri,TennesseeStateandMurrayState.Forhisefforts,RomowasnamedOVCOffensivePlayerof the Year, becoming the first player in league history to win three straight such honors.

Romo was the seventh quarterback to win the Payton Award, and the first since Montana’s Dave Dickenson in 1995. The senior became the first player from the Ohio Valley Conference towin thePayton,andonly the second from the league tocaptureamajorI-AAAward.MurrayState’sHoustonNutt,nowtheheadcoachatMississippi,wontheEddieRobinsonAwardin1995.

Romo received 24 first-place votes and 268 points from the panel of 109 I-AA sports informationdirectorsandselectedmedia.FollowingRomointhevotingwereVillanovaquarterback Brett Gordon, who earned 18 first-place votes and 245 total points, and Grambling State’s Bruce Eugene, who had 21 first-place votes and 234 total points.

StoryreprintedandupdatedfromoriginalarticleinDecember2002.

Romo Wins 2002 WalteR Payton aWaRd

CAREERSTATISTICSFORTONYROMOYEAR G/GS A-C-INT PCT. YARDS TD LONG YDS/G EFFIC.1999 3/2 49-24-2 49.0 396 3 47 132.0 128.92000 11/11 278-164-12 59.0 2583 27 98 234.8 160.52001 10/10 207-138-6 66.7 2068 21 80 206.8 178.32002 12/12 407-258-16 63.4 3165 34 71 263.8 148.4TOTALS 36/35 94�-584-36 62.� 82�2 85 98 228.� �57.5

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HONORS & AWARDS

2008......Travors Bess ....................RB .................................... First Team Chaz Millard ................... OG ...................................First Team Pierre Walters ...................DE .................................... First Team Donovan Johnson ............DE ...............................Second Team Jeff Sobol .........................DT ...............................Second Team2007......Ademola Adeniji................RB .................................... First Team Chaz Millard .................... OG .................................... First Team Anthony Rubican ..............OT .................................... First Team Micah Rucker .................. WR .................................... First Team Donald Thomas ................ LB ..................................... First Team Pierre Walters ...................DE .................................... First Team Drew Cairo-Gross ..............C.................................Second Team Kevin Cook ....................... P ................................Second Team Rashad Haynes...............DB ..............................Second Team Ke'Andre Sams ................DB ...............................Second Team Kevin Mahoney.................OL .....................All-Newcomer Team2006......Donald Thomas ................ LB ......Defensive "Player of the Year" Vincent Webb ...................RB ......Offensive "Player of the Year" Tristan Burge ....................SS .................................... First Team Micah Rucker.................. WR .................................... First Team Jon Rueter ....................... OG .................................... First Team Anthony Rubican ..............OT .................................... First Team Lucius Seymour................ LB ..................................... First Team Eric Johnson.....................OT ...............................Second Team Adam Parsill .....................TE................................Second Team Pierre Walters ...................DE ...............................Second Team Jeff Sobol .........................DT .....................All-Newcomer Team Cole Stinson .....................QB .....................All-Newcomer Team2005......Bob Spoo ................................................. "Coach of the Year' Clint Sellers ..................... LB ......Defensive "Player of the Year" Tristan Burge ...................SS .................................... First Team Eric Johnson ....................OT .................................... First Team Jon Rueter ...................... OG .................................... First Team Anthony Rubican .............OT ...............................Second Team Lucius Seymour ............... LB ................................Second Team Vincent Webb ..................RB ...............................Second Team Zach Yates ......................PK .....................All-Newcomer Team2004......Jamarr Day ....................... LB ..................................... First Team Marcus Lorick ...................DL ..................................... First Team Ryan Voss ...................... WR .................................... First Team Ben Brown .......................DB ...............................Second Team Kory Lothe .......................DL ................................Second Team Pascal Matla .....................C.................................Second Team Matt Schabert ...................QB ...............................Second Team Steve Sobolewski ........... OG ...............................Second Team2003......Frank Castanoli ................OT .................................... First Team Nick Ricks ......................... LB ..................................... First Team Nick Eller ..........................TE................................Second Team Marcus Lorick ..................DL ................................Second Team Kory Lothe .......................DL ................................Second Team Fred Miller ........................ LB ................................Second Team2002......Tony Romo .......................QB ......Offensive "Player of the Year" Nick Ricks ........................ LB ......Defensive "Player of the Year" Mike Bujnak .....................OT .................................... First Team Nick Eller .........................TE..................................... First Team Kevin Hill ......................... OG .................................... First Team Andre Raymond ..............KR .................................... First Team Scott Sholl .........................C...................................... First Team J.R. Taylor ........................RB .................................... First Team Clint Alexander .................DL ................................Second Team Frank Castagnoli .............OT ...............................Second Team Obinno Coley....................DB ...............................Second Team Fred Miller ....................... LB ................................Second Team Andre Raymond ............. WR ...............................Second Team Chris Rosenlund .............. OG ...............................Second Team

2001......Bob Spoo ................................................ "Coach of the Year" Tony Romo ......................QB ......Offensive "Player of the Year" Bill Besenhofer ................ P/K .................................... First Team Mike Bujnak .....................OT .................................... First Team Kevin Hill ........................ OG .................................... First Team Fred Miller ....................... LB ..................................... First Team Nick Ricks ........................ LB ..................................... First Team J.R. Taylor .......................TB..................................... First Team Kourtney Young ................DB .................................... First Team Frank Cutolo .................... WR ...............................Second Team Scotty Gilkey ....................TE................................Second Team Andre Raymond ..............TB................................Second Team Scott Sholl ........................C.................................Second Team Brad Metzger ....................DT .......................Honorable Mention Gonzalo Segovia ..............DE .......................Honorable Mention2000......Tony Romo .......................QB ......Offensive "Player of the Year" Mike Carlin .......................DL ..................................... First Team Dan Fellows......................OT .................................... First Team Matt Gehrig...................... OG .................................... First Team Nathan Kreke ...................TE..................................... First Team Kourtney Young ................DB .................................... First Team Frank Cutolo .................... WR ...............................Second Team Nick Ricks ........................ LB ................................Second Team Bill Besenhofer .................. K .........................Honorable Mention Gonzalo Segovia ..............DL ........................Honorable Mention John Williams ...................DB .......................Honorable Mention1999......John Williams ...................DB .................................... First Team Anthony Buich ..................QB ...............................Second Team Bill Besenhoffer ................. P .................................Second Team Frank Cutolo .....................DL ........................Honorable Mention Steve Marcinkowski..........DL ........................Honorable Mention1998......Justin Lynch .....................TB..................................... First Team Ryan Shuff ....................... OG .................................... First Team Antwan Perry ..................... S ...................................... First Team Seth Willingham ...............TE..................................... First Team Steffan Nicholson .............CB ...............................Second Team Reggie Scott .....................DT ...............................Second Team Jerrell Smith .....................OT ...............................Second Team Fred Baker........................TE........................Honorable Mention Lance Lohrenz.................. LB ........................Honorable Mention Chris Watson ....................CB .......................Honorable Mention1997......Chris Dunkle ......................C...................................... First Team Chris Watson ....................CB .................................... First Team Pete Wilkes ..................... OG .................................... First Team Thomas Williams .............. LB ..................................... First Team Justin Lynch .....................TB................................Second Team Antwan Perry ....................CB ...............................Second Team Mike Simpson ...................QB ...............................Second Team Rodney Wilson ................. LB ................................Second Team Ethan Banning ..................DL ........................Honorable Mention Seth Willingham ...............TE........................Honorable Mention1996......Lemont Clark ................... OG .................................... First Team Travis Hunerburg ..............OT .................................... First Team Chris Westenberger ..........C...................................... First Team Shawn Denzer ................... P .................................Second Team Justin Lynch .....................RB ...............................Second Team John Moyer.......................DL ................................Second Team Hasheem Rasheed...........DB ...............................Second Team Bob Rosenstiel .................TE................................Second Team Mike Simpson ...................QB ...............................Second Team Chris Watson .................KR/PR ............................Second Team Rodney Wilson ................. LB .....................................Second Te

ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... 1996-PRESENT


HONORS & AWARDS

2008........Pierre Walters ...............DE ........ Texas vs. The Nation2006........Jon Rueter ....................OL......... Magnolia Grid-iron Classic1997........Thomas Williams .......... LB ......... Blue-Gray Classic1995........Aaron Hill ......................OL......... National All-Star Game1994........Ray McElroy .................DB ........ Blue-Gray Classic Duane Conway .............OL......... Blue-Gray Classic1991........Tim Lance .....................DB ........ Blue-Gray Classic1990........John Jurkovic ...............DT ........ Blue-Gray Classic King All Star Game

1980........Pete Catan .......................DE .................................AP 1st Team Kodak/AFCA 1st Team Randy Melvin....................DT ............................... AP 2nd Team Kevin Gray........................FS................................ AP 2nd Team Scott McGhee.................. WR ................................ AP 3rd Team1979........Poke Cobb........................RB .................................AP 1st Team Kodak-AFCA 1st Team Pete Catan .......................DE .................................AP 1st Team Jack Lafferty ......................C...................AP Honorable Mention Randy Melvin....................DT .................AP Honorable Mention1978........James Warring ................ WR .................................AP 1st Team Kodak/AFCA 1st Team Poke Cobb........................RB ............................... AP 2nd Team Pete Catan .......................DE .................AP Honorable Mention1976........Ted Petersen .....................C...................................AP 1st Team Wayne Ramsey ................DL ..................AP Honorable Mention1974........Alex Russell......................DT .................AP Honorable Mention1973........Nate Anderson..................RB ................................ AP 3rd Team1972........Nate Anderson..................RB .................Kodak/AFCA 1st Team AP Honorable Mention

1940........Bill Glenn ......................QB ........ 2nd Team

NCAA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICANS

LITTLE ALL-AMERICAN

ALL-STAR GAME PARTICIPANTS

1995 Tim Carver .................................LB ......... Defensive "Player of the Year" Willie High .................................RB...........................................1st Team Chris Anderson ...........................C ............................................1st Team Brian McGavock ........................DT ......................................... 2nd Team James Dorsey ...........................CB......................................... 2nd Team Pete Mauch .............................. QB ........................................ 2nd Team Steve Largent .............................K ............................Honorable Mention Charlie Roche ............................TE ...........................Honorable Mention Chris Hicks ................................RB...........................Honorable Mention Curtis Price ................................DE...........................Honorable Mention1994 Tim Carver ................................LB ...........................................1st Team Willie High .................................RB...........................................1st Team Kevin Zeng ................................DE...........................................1st Team Ray McElroy ..............................DE...........................................1st Team Greg Jensik .............................. WR ........................................ 2nd Team Mike Richart ..............................OT ......................................... 2nd Team Pete Mauch .............................. QB ..........................Honorable Mention Chris Wilkerson .........................DT ...........................Honorable Mention Mike Miller .................................LB ...........................Honorable Mention1993 Demetrius Lane .........................DT ...........................................1st Team Willie High .................................RB...........................................1st Team Ray McElroy ..............................CB...........................................1st Team Steve Largent ............................PK ......................................... 2nd Team Kevin Zeng ................................DE......................................... 2nd Team Tim Carver .................................LB ......................................... 2nd Team Duane Conway ...........................C ............................Honorable Mention Greg Jensik .............................. WR ..........................Honorable Mention Don Mensik .............................. OG ..........................Honorable Mention1992 Brad Fichtel ................................C ............................................1st Team Dan Dee ....................................DT ...........................................1st Team Ray McElroy ..............................CB...........................................1st Team Shavez Hawkins ........................SS ......................................... 2nd Team John Vakos ................................DT ......................................... 2nd Team Jeff Thorne ............................... QB ..........................Honorable Mention Mike Rummell ........................... WR ..........................Honorable Mention Jason Caldwell ...........................P ............................Honorable Mention1991 Brian Pindar ................................P ............................................1st Team Jamie Jones ..............................RB...........................................1st Team Tim Gleason ............................. OG ..........................................1st Team Kent McIntyre ............................DT ...........................................1st Team Tony Farrell .................................S ............................................1st Team Jeff Thorne ............................... QB ........................................ 2nd Team Tim Moore .................................TE ......................................... 2nd Team Brad Fichtel ................................C ............................Honorable Mention Brian Callahan .......................... OG ..........................Honorable Mention Dan Dee ....................................DT ...........................Honorable Mention

ALL-GATEWAY CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... 1986-19951990 Tim Lance ..................................DB......... Defensive "Player of the Year" Brian Pindar ................................P ............................................1st Team Jamie Jones ..............................RB......................................... 2nd Team Brad Fichtel .............................. OG ........................................ 2nd Team Kent McIntyre ............................DT ......................................... 2nd Team Tod Schwager .............................C ............................Honorable Mention Jeff Oetting ................................DE...........................Honorable Mention John Noll ...................................LB ...........................Honorable Mention1989 John Jurkovic ............................DT ......... Defensive "Player of the Year" Eric Thorsen ............................. OG ..........................................1st Team Brent Fischer .............................OT ...........................................1st Team Jeff Mills .....................................LB ...........................................1st Team Daryl Holcombe .........................DB...........................................1st Team Tim Lance ..................................DB...........................................1st Team Eric Arnold ................................ QB ........................................ 2nd Team Jamie Jones ..............................RB......................................... 2nd Team Tim Moore .................................TE ......................................... 2nd Team R. L. Reynolds ...........................CB......................................... 2nd Team Jason Cook .............................. WR ..........................Honorable Mention1988 John Jurkovic ............................DT ......... Defensive "Player of the Year" Dave Popp .................................OT ...........................................1st Team Jeff Rolson .................................DE...........................................1st Team Scott Johnson ............................DB...........................................1st Team Ralph Stewart ........................... WR ........................................ 2nd Team Jeff Mills .....................................LB ......................................... 2nd Team Daryl Holcombe .........................DB......................................... 2nd Team Sean O'Brien ..............................C ............................Honorable Mention1987 DuWayne Pitts ...........................RB...........................................1st Team Ralph Stewart ........................... WR ..........................................1st Team Rich Ehmke ...............................PK ...........................................1st Team Daryl Holcombe .........................CB...........................................1st Team Sean O'Brien ..............................C .......................................... 2nd Team Jeff Rolson .................................DE......................................... 2nd Team Carl Parker ................................DT ......................................... 2nd Team R. L. Reynolds ...........................DE......................................... 2nd Team Steve Tillotson ............................P .......................................... 2nd Team Dave Popp .................................OT ...........................Honorable Mention Jim Miteff .................................. OH ..........................Honorable Mention1986 Sean Payton ............................. QB ......... Offensive "Player of the Year" Roy Banks ................................ WR ..........................................1st Team Calvin Pierce ............................ WR ..........................................1st Team John Jurkovic ............................DT ...........................................1st Team James Marable ..........................RB......................................... 2nd Team Steve Bonnes ............................OT ......................................... 2nd Team Rich Ehmke ...............................PK ......................................... 2nd Team Aaron Thomas ...........................DT ......................................... 2nd Team Bob Bronaugh ...........................DB......................................... 2nd Team R. L. Reynolds ...........................DB......................................... 2nd Team

2005 Tom Schofield...............P ............. 2nd Team

1995 Tim Carver ..................LB ............ 1st Team Chris Anderson.............C ............. 2nd Team

1994 Tim Carver ..................LB ............ 2nd Team

1989 Eric Arnold ...................QB ........... 2nd Team

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS


TEAM RECORDS

Poke Cobb (1976-79), the greatest running back in Eastern Illinois Panther history, with 5,042 yards.

The most sure-handed receiver in EIU history, Roy Banks (1983-86), later went on to play with the Indianapolis Colts.

Al l -American ta i lback NateAnderson (1970-73).

QB SeanPayton (1983-86) holds virtually every EIU passing record as he directed the 1986 Panthers to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals.

All-American quarterback TonyRomo (1999-2002) was selected as the 2002 'Walter Payton Trophy' winner as the best player in NCAA I-AA football.

TOTAL OFFENSE: 683 ...... vs. Winona State .............. 1986

RUSHING YARDAGE: 398 ...... vs. St. Joseph .................. 1973 379 ...... vs. Florida Atlantic ............ 2002

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 72 ...... vs. Western Illinois ........... 1976

PASSING YARDAGE: 509 ...... vs. Saginaw Valley ........... 1985 486 ...... vs. Southwest Missouri .... 1984 482 ...... vs. Western Kentucky ...... 1984 452 ...... vs. Southern Illinois .......... 1986 444 ...... vs. Winona State .............. 1986

PASSING ATTEMPTS: 58 ...... vs. Saginaw Valley ........... 1985 58 ...... vs. Northern Iowa ............. 1984 58 ...... vs. Illinois State ................ 1981 58 ...... vs. Central Michigan ........ 1970

PASSES COMPLETED: 40 ...... vs. Saginaw Valley ........... 1985

TOUCHDOWNS: 12 ...... vs. Mecom Academy ........ 1920 10 ...... vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 6 ...... vs. Murray State ............... 2000 6 ...... vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 5 ...... vs. Southeast Missouri ..... 2002 5 ...... vs. Southwest Missouri .... 1986 5 ...... vs. Western Kentucky ...... 1984 5 ...... vs. Central State (OH) ...... 1981 5 ...... vs. Augustana (SD) .......... 1980 5 ...... vs. Northern Iowa ............. 1978

QUATERBACK SACKS: 12 ...... vs. Southwest Missouri .... 1986 12 ...... vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982

TURNOVERS: 8 ...... vs. Youngstown State ....... 1981

TURNOVERS CAUSED: 13 ...... vs. Northern Illinois .......... 1940 9 ...... vs. Northeast Missouri ..... 1983 9 ...... vs. Western Illinois ........... 1980

MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: 30 ...... vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982 30 ...... vs. Central State .............. 1981

MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: 102 ...... vs. Tennessee State ......... 2002 ...... (EIU 54; TSU 48)

LOWEST TOTAL OFFENSE BY AN OPPONENT: -12 ...... vs. Kentucky State ........... 1982

TEAM GAME BESTS

MISC. GAME BESTS

TOTAL OFFENSE: 5,431 .....................................2002 4,982 .....................................2000 4,931 .....................................1986 4,747 .....................................1996 4,671 .....................................1978

RUSHING YARDAGE: 2,882 .....................................1976 2,781 .....................................1978 2,739 .....................................1996

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 600 .....................................1976 589 .....................................1996

PASSING YARDAGE: 4,071 .....................................1984 3,587 .....................................1986 3,213 .....................................2002 3,205 .....................................1985 3,147 .....................................1999

PASSING ATTEMPTS: 503 .....................................1985

PASSES COMPLETED: 288 .....................................1984 263 .....................................2002

TOUCHDOWNS: 61 .....................................2002 58 .....................................2000 54 .....................................1986 53 .....................................1978 51 .....................................1996

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 34 .....................................2002 29 .....................................1984 28 .....................................1980 27 .....................................2000 24 .....................................1986

QUARTERBACK SACKS: 71 .....................................1982 52 .....................................1979

TURNOVERS: 56 .....................................1981

TURNOVERS CAUSED: 52 .....................................1980

CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION: 218 .....................................2007

TEAM SEASON BESTS


All eyes are on RichEhmke's(#6) record-setting 58 yard field goal that gave the No. 8 ranked Panthers a 31-30 victory over No. 11 Northern Iowa on the last play of the game in 1986. Often de-scribed as the "most exciting game in EIU history," the Homecoming win in front of 11,000 plus fans propelled the Panthers on to the conference championship that season.

TOTAL OFFENSE: Sean Payton ........... 507 vs. Saginaw Valley ......1985 Sean Payton ........... 498 vs. SW Missouri ..........1984 Sean Payton ........... 441 vs. W. Kentucky ..........1984 Anthony Buich ........ 440 vs. SE Missouri ...........1999 Jeff Christensen ..... 416 vs. SW Missouri ..........1985

RUSHING YARDAGE: J.R. Taylor .............. 308 vs. Florida Atlantic .......2002 Kevin Staple ........... 283 vs. Grand Valley ..........1983 Nate Anderson ....... 268 vs. St. Joseph .............1973 Nate Anderson ....... 259 vs. SW Missouri ..........1972 Willie High .............. 240 vs. NW Louisiana ........1993 J.R. Taylor .............. 241 vs. SE Missouri ...........2001

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: Willie High .............. 48 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1993

PASSING YARDAGE: Sean Payton ........... 509 vs. Saginaw Valley ......1985 Sean Payton ........... 486 vs. SW Missouri ..........1984 Sean Payton ........... 461 vs. W. Kentucky ..........1984 Anthony Buich ........ 435 vs. SE Missouri ...........1999 Tony Romo ............. 414 vs. Toledo ....................2000

PASSING ATTEMPTS: Tony Romo ............. 58 vs. Hawai'i .....................2002 Sean Payton ........... 58 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Sean Payton ........... 58 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1984

PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton ........... 40 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Sean Payton ........... 34 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1984 Sean Payton ........... 33 vs. SW Missouri ............1984 Anthony Buich ........ 36 vs. SE Missouri .............1999 Anthony Buich ........ 34 vs. Eastern Kentucky ....1999

RECEIVING (CATCHES): Willie White ............ 15 vs. Illinois State .............1971 Andre Raymond ..... 14 vs. Hawai'i .....................2002 Rob Mehalic ........... 14 vs. Delaware State ........1981 Jerry Wright ............ 12 vs. Indiana State ...........1984 Mark O’Donnell ...... 12 vs. Central Michigan .....1970 Calvin Pierce .......... 12 vs. NE Missouri .............1985 Calvin Pierce .......... 12 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Roy Banks .............. 12 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985

RECEIVING (YARDS): Frank Cutolo ........... 239 vs. Tennessee St. .......2001 Calvin Pierce .......... 238 vs. SW Missouri ..........1986 Ralph Stewart ......... 201 vs. S. Illinois ................1988 Calvin Pierce .......... 199 vs. S. Illinois ................1986 Willie White ............ 195 vs. SW Missouri ..........1971

ALL-PURPOSE RUSHING: Poke Cobb ............. 336 vs. Butler .....................1976 Andre Raymond ..... 335 vs. Hawai'i ...................2002

TOUCHDOWNS: Steve Turner ........... 6 vs. Mecom Academy .......1920 Kevin Staple ........... 5 vs. Kentucky State ..........1982 J.R. Taylor .............. 4 vs. Florida Atlantic ...........2002 J.R. Taylor .............. 4 vs. Tennessee-Martin ......2002 Kevin Staple ........... 4 vs. Grand Valley ..............1983 James Warring ....... 4 vs. Northern Michigan .....1978 Scott McGhee ........ 4 vs. Northern Iowa ............1978

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Tony Romo ............. 6 vs. Murray State ..............2000 Jeff Christensen ..... 6 vs. Kentucky State ..........1982 Tony Romo ............. 5 vs. SE Missouri ...............2002 Sean Payton ........... 5 vs. SW Missouri ..............1986 Sean Payton ........... 5 vs. Western Kentucky .....1984 Steve Turk .............. 5 vs. Northern Michigan .....1978

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Scott McGhee ........ 4 vs. Northern Iowa ............1978 James Warring ....... 4 vs. Northern Michigan .....1978

SOLO TACKLES: Thomas Williams .... 20 vs. St. Joseph ...............1997 Nick Ricks ............. 18 vs. E. Kentucky ............2002 Chris Nicholson ...... 17 vs. SW Missouri ............1983 Tim Lance ............... 17 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1987 John Noll ................ 15 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1987 Tim Lance ............... 15 vs. W. Kentucky ............1990 Jeff Mills ................. 14 vs. Western Illinois ........1988 Jeff Mills ................. 14 vs. SW Missouri ............1988

TOTAL TACKLES: Tim Carver .............. 31 vs. Texas-El Paso .........1994 Jeff Mills ................. 29 vs. SW Missouri ............1988 Thomas Williams .... 27 vs. St. Joseph ...............1997 Nick Ricks ............. 25 vs. E. Kentucky ............2002 Tyrone Covington ... 25 vs. Illinois State .............1984 John Noll ................ 23 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1988

TACKLES FOR LOSS: Pete Catan ............. 5 vs. Western Illinois ..........1978

QUARTERBACK SACKS: John Jurkovic ......... 6 vs. SW Missouri ..............1986 Pete Catan ............. 6 vs. Southern Illinois .........1979

PASSES INTERCEPTED: Bill Glenn ................ 5 vs. Northern Illinois .........1940

MOST PASS RECEPTIONS BY A RUNNING BACK: DuWayne Pitts ........ 9 vs. SW Missouri ..............1984

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS: Tony Romo to ......... 98 vs. E. Kentucky .............2000 Will Bumphus

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN: Poke Cobb ............. 96 vs. Tennessee Tech ......1976

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD: Roosevelt Williams . 98 vs. Tennessee St. .........2001

LONGEST FIELD GOAL: Rich Ehmke ............ 58 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1986 Steve Largent ......... 53 vs. SW Missouri ............1993

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: Chris Watson .......... 100 vs. Northern Iowa ........1995 Marcus Potts .......... 100 vs. Youngstown St. .....1977

LONGEST PUNT: Bob Babb ............... 100 vs. Illinois State ...........1946

LONGEST PUNT RETURN: Bob Babb ............... 100 vs. Millikin ...................1949

MOST BLOCKED KICKS: Kourtney Young ...... 3 vs. Illinois State ...............2000 Scott Johnson ........ 3 vs. Western Illinois ..........1988 Scott Johnson ........ 3 vs. Western Kentucky .....1988

MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton ........... 17 vs. Western Kentucky ...1986 Tony Romo ............. 16 vs. Indiana State ...........2001

MOST FIELD GOALS: Rich Ehmke ............ 5 vs. Winona State .............1986

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Tied by many .......... 2

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Jeff Thorne ............. 7 vs. McNeese State ..........1993

GAME RECORDSINDIVIDUAL BESTS MISC. INDIVIDUAL BESTSINDIVIDUAL BESTS


TOTAL OFFENSE: 1 ... Sean Payton ........ 3,661 .......1984 2 ... Sean Payton ........ 3,397 .......1986 3 ... Tony Romo ........... 3,149 .......2002 4 ... Sean Payton ........ 3,005 .......1985 5 ... Anthony Buich ...... 2,654 .......1999 6 ... Jeff Christensen ... 2,626 .......1981 7 ... Tony Romo ........... 2,563 .......2000 8 ... Steve Turk ............ 2,367 .......1978 9 ... Matt Schabert ...... 2,316 .......2004 10 ... Jeff Christensen ... 2,245 .......1982

RUSHING YARDAGE: 1 ... Poke Cobb ........... 1,609 .......1979 2 ... J.R. Taylor ............ 1,522 .......2002 3 ... Willie High ............ 1,487 .......1993 4 ... Willie High ............ 1,458 .......1995 5 ... Vincent Webb....... 1,405 .......2006 6 ... Jamie Jones ......... 1,403 .......1991 7 ... Poke Cobb ........... 1,330 .......1978 8 ... Nate Anderson ..... 1,261 .......1973 9 ... Nate Anderson ..... 1,255 .......1972 10 ... Ademola Adeniji ... 1,254 .......2007

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 1 ... Willie High ............... 314 .......1995 2 ... Willie High ............... 297 .......1994 3 ... Nate Anderson ........ 296 .......1973 4 ... Poke Cobb .............. 293 .......1979 5 ... Willie High ............... 273 .......1993 6 ... Poke Cobb .............. 267 .......1978 7 ... Vincent Webb.......... 264 .......2006 8 ... Vincent Webb.......... 262 .......2005 9 ... Nate Anderson ........ 261 .......1972 10 ... J.R. Taylor ............... 254 .......2002

PASSING YARDAGE: 1 ... Sean Payton ........ 3,843 .......1984 2 ... Sean Payton ........ 3,456 .......1986 3 ... Tony Romo ........... 3,165 .......2002 4 ... Sean Payton ........ 3,146 .......1985 5 ... Anthony Buich ...... 2,692 .......1999 6 ... Jeff Christensen ... 2,672 .......1981 7 ... Tony Romo ........... 2,583 .......2000 8 ... Steve Turk ............ 2,423 .......1978 9 ... Jeff Christensen ... 2,270 .......1982 10 ... Eric Arnold ........... 2,238 .......1989

PASSING ATTEMPTS: 1 ... Sean Payton ........... 494 .......1985 2 ... Sean Payton ........... 473 .......1984 3 ... Jeff Christensen ...... 430 .......1981 4 ... Sean Payton ........... 423 .......1986 5 ... Tony Romo .............. 407 .......2002 6 ... Anthony Buich ......... 356 .......1999 7 ... Eric Arnold .............. 346 .......1989 8 ... Matt Schabert ..........311 .......2004 9 ... Jeff Christensen ...... 301 .......1982 10 ... Bodie Reeder ......... 282 .......2008

PASSES COMPLETED: 1 ... Sean Payton ........... 270 .......1984 2 ... Tony Romo .............. 258 .......2002 3 ... Sean Payton ........... 256 .......1985 4 ... Sean Payton ........... 222 .......1986 5 ... Jeff Christensen ...... 222 .......1981 6 ... Anthony Buich ......... 216 .......1999 7 ... Eric Arnold .............. 194 .......1989 8 ... Matt Schabert ......... 190 .......2004 s ... Bodie Reeder ......... �77 .......2008 �0 ... Bodie Reeder ......... �70 .......2007

RECEIVING (CATCHES): 1 ... Jerry Wright .............. 76 .......1984 2 ... Andre Raymond ....... 70 ......2002 3 ... Roy Banks ................ 69 .......1984 4 ... Rob Mehalic .............. 67 .......1981 5 ... DuWayne Pitts .......... 65 .......1985 6 ... Willie White ............... 65 .......1971 7 ... Calvin Pierce ............. 65 .......1986 8 ... Calvin Pierce ............. 60 .......1985 9 ... James Warring .......... 59 .......1978 10 ... Nick Eller ................... 57 .......2002

RECEIVING (YARDS): 1 ... Roy Banks ........... 1,269 .......1984 2 ... Calvin Pierce ........ 1,200 .......1986 3 ... Jerry Wright ......... 1,029 .......1984 4 ... Roy Banks ........... 1,014 .......1986 5 ... James Warring ........ 980 .......1978 6 ... Micah Rucker .......... 966 .......2006 7 ... Willie White ............. 915 .......1971 8 ... Calvin Pierce ........... 900 .......1985 9 ... Scott McGhee ......... 878 .......1978 10 ... Roy Banks .............. 817 .......1985

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: 1 ... Andre Raymond .. 2,268 ......2002 2 ... Jamie Jones ......... 2,007 .......1991 3 ... Poke Cobb ........... 1,689 .......1978 4 ... Poke Cobb ........... 1,667 .......1979 5 ... Poke Cobb ........... 1,608 .......1976 6 ... Jamie Jones ......... 1,607 .......1990 7 ... J.R. Taylor ............ 1,591 .......2002 8 ... Vincent Webb....... 1,588 .......2006 9 ... Willie High ............ 1,537 .......1995 10 ... Willie High ............ 1,508 .......1993

TOUCHDOWNS: 1 ... J.R. Taylor ................ 20 .......2001 2 ... J.R. Taylor ................. 18 .......2002 3 ... Roy Banks ................ 17 .......1984 4 ... James Marable ......... 16 .......1986 5 ... Scott McGhee ........... 16 .......1980 6 ... Poke Cobb ................ 16 .......1978 7 ... Ademola Adeniji ........ 15 .......2007 8 ... Vincent Webb............ 15 .......2005 9 ... James Warring .......... 14 .......1978 10 ... Poke Cobb ................ 14 .......1978

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 1 ... Tony Romo ................ 34 .......2002 2 ... Sean Payton ............. 28 .......1984 3 ... Tony Romo ............... 27 .......2000 4 ... Steve Turk ................. 25 .......1978 5 ... Sean Payton ............. 23 .......1986 6 ... Sean Payton ............. 22 .......1985 7 ... Tony Romo ................ 21 .......2001 ... Jeff Thorne ................ 21 .......1991 ... Jeff Christensen ........ 21 .......1982 10 ... Mike Simpson ........... 19 .......1996

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: 1 ... Roy Banks ................ 17 .......1984 2 ... Scott McGhee ........... 16 .......1980 3 ... Micah Rucker ............ 13 .......2006 4 ... Will Bumphus ............ 13 .......2002 5 ... Roy Banks .................11 .......1986 6 ... Micah Rucker .............. 9 .......2007 7 ... Ralph Stewart ............. 9 .......1988 8 ... Roy Banks .................. 9 .......1985 9 ... Frank Cutolo ............... 8 .......2001 ... Roger Holoman ........... 8 .......1981

SOLO TACKLES: 1 ... Thomas Williams .... 102 .......1997 2 ... Nick Ricks ................ 98 ......2002 3 ... Tim Lance ................. 93 .......1990 4 ... Jeff Mills .................... 91 .......1988 5 ... Clint Sellers ............... 88 .......2005 6 ... Tim Carver ................ 87 .......1995 7 ... Nick Ricks ................ 85 ......2001 8 ... Randy Melvin ............ 85 .......1979 9 ... John Williams ............ 83 .......1999 10 ... Tim Carver ................ 82 .......1993

TOTAL TACKLES: 1 ... Tim Carver .............. 179 .......1994 2 ... Tyrone Covington .... 172 .......1984 3 ... Tim Lance ............... 152 .......1990 4 ... Thomas Williams .... 150 .......1997 5 ... Nick Ricks .............. 149 ......2002 6 ... Jeff Mills .................. 144 .......1988 7 ... Tim Carver .............. 138 .......1995 ... Tim Carver .............. 138 .......1993 9 ... John Noll ................. 129 .......1990 10 ... Bill Mines ................ 128 .......1982

TACKLES FOR LOSS: 1 ... Pete Catan ................ 19 .......1978 2 ... Pierre Walters ........ 16.5 .......2008 3 ... Nick Ricks ................ 16 ......2002 ... Mike Carlin ................ 16 .......2000 ... Aaron Thomas .......... 16 .......1986 ... Ira Jefferson .............. 16 .......1981 7 ... Pierre Walters ........... 15 .......2006 ... Dan Dee .................... 15 .......1992 9 ... Donovan Johnson ..... 14 .......2008 ... John Jurkovic ............ 14 .......1988 ... John Jurkovic ............ 14 .......1986 ... Pete Catan ................ 14 .......1979

QUARTERBACK SACKS: 1 ... Pete Catan ................ 21 .......1979 2 ... Keith Wojnowski ....... 16 .......1982 3 ... Pete Catan ................ 15 .......1978 4 ... Ira Jefferson .............. 15 .......1981 5 ... John Jurkovic ............ 13 .......1986 ... Greg Duncan ............ 13 .......1982 7 ... Pete Catan .................11 .......1980 8 ... Mike Carlin ................ 10 .......2000 ... Tom Moskal ............... 10 .......1984 10 ... Chris Nicholson ........ 8.5 .......1983 ... Bill Mines ................. 8.5 .......1981

PASSES INTERCEPTED: 1 ... Mike Grier ..................11 .......1971 2 ... Kourtney Young .......... 7 .......2000 ... Rodney Reynolds ....... 7 .......1986 ... Robert Williams ........... 7 .......1983 ... Randy McCue ............. 7 .......1982 ... Kevin Gray .................. 7 .......1980 ... Rich Brown ................. 7 .......1980 ... Rich Brown ................. 7 .......1978 9 ... Tim Lance ................... 6 .......1989 ... Tony Farrell ................. 6 .......1991

FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 ... Steve Largent ........... 16 .......1995 ... Dave Strauch ............ 16 .......1982 3 ... Tyler Wilke ................ 15 .......2008 ... Rich Ehmke .............. 15 .......1987 5 ... Henry Castellanos .... 14 .......1983 6 ... Zach Yates ................ 12 .......2006 ... Rich Ehmke .............. 12 .......1986 8 ... Steve Largent ............11 .......1993 ... Jeff Sanders ...............11 .......1976 10 ... Steve Largent ........... 10 .......1994 ... Ray D'Alessio............ 10 .......1989 ... Evan Arapostathis ..... 10 .......1985 ... Steve Berryman ........ 10 .......1984

BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: Kevin Cook................44.6 ....... 2007

FIELD GOAL PCT. (MIN. �0 MADE): Zach Yates .750 (12-16) ....... 2006

MOST BLOCKED KICKS: Scott Johnson ................6 ....... 1988

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Tyrone Covington ...........6 ....... 1984 Ortega Jackson ..............6 ....... 1982

PASS RECEP. BY A RUNNING BACK: DuWayne Pitts .............65 ....... 1985

MOST PATs SCORED: Bill Besenhofer .............49 ....... 2000 Rich Ehmke..................47 ....... 1986 Dan DiMartino ..............47 ....... 1978

MOST RUSHING YARDS BY QB: Joe Davis ...................432 ....... 1968

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS

MISC. IND. BESTS


TOTAL OFFENSE: 1 ... Sean Payton (1983-86) .....10,298 2 ... Tony Romo (1999-02) .........8,059 3 ... Jeff Thorne (1990-93) .........6,317 4 ... Jeff Christensen (1980-82) .6,185 5 ... Poke Cobb (1976-79) .........5,161 6 ... Anthony Buich (1998-99) ....4,523 7 ... Eric Arnold (1987-89) ..........4,431 8 ... Vincent Webb (2003-06) .....4,233 9 ... Willie High (1992-95) ..........4,231 10 ... Mike Simpson (1996-97) .....3,997

RUSHING YARDAGE: 1 ... Poke Cobb (1976-79) .........5,042 2 ... Vincent Webb (2003-06) .....4,233 3 ... Willie High (1992-95) ..........4,231 4 ... J.R. Taylor (1999-02) ..........3,705 5 ... Jamie Jones (1988-91) .......3,466 6 ... Kevin Staple (1980-83) .......3,296 7 ... Jabarey McDavid (1996-00) 2,837 8 ... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)....2,690 9 ... Justin Lynch (1995-98) .......2,658 10 ... Mark Stettner (1974-77) ......2,638

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 1 ... Poke Cobb (1976-79) ............930 2 ... Willie High (1992-95) .............913 3 ... Vincent Webb (2003-06) ........869 4 ... Jamie Jones (1988-91) ..........727 5 ... Kevin Staple (1980-83) ..........724 6 ... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87).......659 7 ... J.R. Taylor (1999-2000) .........635 8 ... Mark Stettner (1974-77) .........604 9 ... Jabarey McDavid (1996-00) ..574 10 ... Justin Lynch (1995-98) ..........568

PASSING YARDAGE: 1 ... Sean Payton (1983-86) .....10,655 2 ... Tony Romo (1999-02) .........8,212 3 ... Jeff Thorne (1990-93) .........6,578 4 ... Jeff Christensen (1980-82) .6,282 5 ... Eric Arnold (1987-89) ..........4,722 6 ... Anthony Buich (1998-99) ....4,493 7 ... Mike Simpson (1996-97) .....3,901 8 ... Ron Gustafson (1969-71) ...3,820 9 ... Steve Turk (1978-79) .......... 3,711 10 ... Bodie Reeder (2007-pres.) . 3,657

PASSING ATTEMPTS: 1 ... Sean Payton (1983-86) .......1,408 2 ... Jeff Thorne (1990-93) ............967 3 ... Tony Romo (1999-2002) ........941 4 ... Jeff Christensen (1980-82) ....925 5 ... Eric Arnold (1987-89) .............663 6 ... Anthony Buich (1998-99) .......596 7 ... Bodie Reeder (2007-pres.) ..542 8 ... Mike Simpson (1996-97) ........493 9 ... Pete Mauch (1992-95) ...........437 10 ... Mike Donato (2003-06) ..........341

PASSES COMPLETED: 1 ... Sean Payton (1983-86) ..........756 2 ... Tony Romo (1999-02) ............584 3 ... Jeff Thorne (1990-93) ............536 4 ... Jeff Christensen (1980-82) ....469 5 ... Eric Arnold (1987-89) .............395 6 ... Ron Gustafson (1969-71) ......389 7 ... Anthony Buich (1998-99) .......363 8 ... Roger Haberer (1962-65) ......354 9 ... Bodie Reeder (2007-pres.) ..347 10 ... Mike Simpson (1996-97) ........331

RECEIVING (CATCHES): 1 ... Roy Banks (1983-86) .............184 2 ... Willie White (1970-73) ...........164 3 ... Calvin Pierce (1983-86) .........163 4 ... Jerry Wright (1981-84) ...........150 5 ... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87).......148 6 ... Ryan Voss (2003-06) .............126 ... Rob Mehalic (1978-81) ..........126 8 ... Frank Cutolo (1998-2001) ...... 119 9 ... Andre Raymond (2000-03) .... 116 10 ... Mike Rummell (1989-92) ....... 115

RECEIVING (YARDS): 1 ... Roy Banks (1983-86) ..........3,177 2 ... Calvin Pierce (1983-86) ......2,629 3 ... Jerry Wright (1981-84) ........2,522 4 ... Willie White (1970-73) ........2,197 5 ... Frank Cutolo (1998-2001) ...2,182 6 ... Ryan Voss (2003-06) ..........1,925 7 ... Scott McGhee (1977-80) ....1,920 8 ... Rob Mehalic (1978-81) .......1,766 9 ... Micah Rucker (2006-07) .....1,743 10 ... Mike Rummell (1989-92) ....1,700

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: 1 ... Poke Cobb (1976-79) .........6,077 2 ... Andre Raymond (2000-03) 5,688 3 ... Jamie Jones (1988-91) .......5,583 4 ... Vincent Webb (2003-06) .....4,750 5 ... Kevin Staple (1980-83) .......4,651 6 ... J.R. Taylor (1999-2000) ......4,487 7 ... Willie High (1992-95) ..........4,379 8 ... DuWayne Pitts (1984-87)....3,949 9 ... Justin Lynch (1995-98) .......3,564 10 ... Jabarey McDavid (19997-00) .. 2,999

TOUCHDOWNS: 1 ... J.R. Taylor (1999-02) ...............51 2 ... Poke Cobb (1976-79) ..............49 3 ... Vincent Webb (2003-06) ..........43 4 ... Roy Banks (1983-86) ...............38 5 ... Willie High (1991-95) ...............37 6 ... Andre Raymond (2000-03) ......28 7 ... Justin Lynch (1995-98) ............27 8 ... Scott McGhee (1977-80) .........27 9 ... Will Bumphus (1999-2000) ......25 ... Kevin Staple (1980-83) ............25

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: 1 ... Roy Banks (1983-86) ...............38 2 ... Scott McGhee (1977-80) .........27 3 ... Will Bumphus (1999-2002) ......25 4 ... James Warring (1977-79) ........22 ... Micah Rucker (2006-07) ..........22 6 ... Jerry Wright (1981-84) .............21 ... Willie White (1970-73) .............21 8 ... Ryan Voss (2003-06) ...............18 9 ... Frank Cutolo (1998-2001) ........16 10 ... Jason Cook (1988-91) .............13 ... Calvin Pierce (1983-86) ...........13

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 1 ... Tony Romo (1999-02) ..............85 2 ... Sean Payton (1983-86) ............75 3 ... Jeff Christensen (1980-82) ......51 4 ... Jeff Thorne (1990-93) ..............44 5 ... Steve Turk (1978-79) ...............36 6 ... Mike Simpson (1996-97) ..........32 7 ... Ron Gustafson (1969-71) ........30 8 ... Anthony Buich (1998-99) .........27 9 ... Pete Mauch (1992-95) .............24 10 ... Bodie Reeder (2007-pres.) ....23 ... Roger Haberer (1962-65) ........23

SOLO TACKLES: 1 ... Tim Carver (1992-95).............320 2 ... Nick Ricks (2000-03) ............298 3 ... Tim Lance (1987-90)..............232 4 ... Jeff Mills (1985-89) ................ 211 5 ... Randy Melvin (1977-80) ........209 6 ... Fred Miller (2000-03) .............204 7 ... James Dorsey (1992-95) .......176 8 ... Bill Mines (1979-82) ...............169 9 ... John Noll (1987-90) ...............168 10 ... Donald Thomas (2004-07) .....156

TOTAL TACKLES: 1 ... Tim Carver (1992-95).............565 2 ... Nick Ricks (2000-03) ............478 3 ... Jeff Mills (1985-89) ................426 4 ... Tim Lance (1987-90)..............403 5 ... Bill Mines (1979-82) ...............367 6 ... Fred Miller (2000-03) .............344 ... Tyrone Covington (1981-84) ..344 8 ... John Jurkovic (1985-89) ........ 311 9 ... John Noll (1987-90) ...............307 10 ... Donald Thomas (2004-07) .....300 ... James Dorsey (1992-95) .......300

TACKLES FOR LOSS: 1 ... Pete Catan (1976-80) ..............45 2 ... Nick Ricks (2000-03) ..............43 3 ... Pierre Walters (2005-08).......42.5 4 ... John Jurkovic (1985-89) ..........41 5 ... Kory Lothe (2002-05) ...............36 6 ... Fred Miller (2000-03) ...............33 7 ... Mike Carlin (1997-2000) ..........32 8 ... Ira Jefferson (1978-81) ............30 9 ... Keith Wojnowski (1980-82) ......26 10 ... Dan Dee (1989-92) ..................25

QUARTERBACK SACKS: 1 ... Pete Catan (1976-80) ..............47 2 ... Ira Jefferson (1978-81) ............31 3 ... John Jurkovic (1985-89) ..........27 4 ... Kory Lothe (2002-05) ...............24 ... Mike Carlin (1997-2000) ..........24 ... Keith Wojnowski (1979-82) ......24 7 ... Tom Moskal (1982-85) .............19 8 ... Joe Remke (1988-91) ..............17 9 ... Chris Nicholson (1982-83) ....16.5 10 ... Pierre Walters (2005-08).......15.5

PASSES INTERCEPTED: 1 ... Rich Brown (1977-80) ..............17 2 ... Rodney Reynolds (1986-89) ....14 3 ... Mike Grier (1970-71) ................13 4 ... Scott Johnson (1985-88) .........12 ... Robert Williams (1980-83) .......12 ... Wilbert James (1978-81) .........12 7 ... Kevin Gray (1980-81) ..............10 ... Bob Ford (1968-70) .................10 9 ... Rashad Haynes (2007-pres.) ...9 ... Kourtney Young (1998-2001) .....9 ... Tony Farrell (1989-91) ...............9 ... Daryl Holcombe (1986-89) .........9 FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 ... Steve Largent (1992-95) ..........46 2 ... Rich Ehmke (1986-87) .............27 3 ... Tyler Wilke (2005-08) ...............26 ... Chad Larner (1996-99) ............26 5 ... Jeff Sanders (1974-77) ............22 6 ... Zach Yates (2005-08) ..............21 7 ... Steve Kuehn (2002-05) ............18 8 ... Dave Strauch (1982-83) ..........16 9 ... Ray D'Alessio (1989-90) ..........15

BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: Don Manzke (1979-82) ............. 40.4

MOST CONSECUTIVE PATs: Steve Largent (1992-94) .............. 73

MOST PATs: Chad Larner (1996-99) .............. 133

FIELD GOAL PCT. (MIN. �5 MADE): Zach Yates (2005-08) ...................... ............................... 72.4 (21-for-29)

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Randy Melvin (1977-80)................. 9

GAMES OVER �00 YARDS RUSHING: Poke Cobb (1976-79)................... 27 Vincent Webb (2003-06) .............. 20

PASS RECEP. BY A RUNNING BACK: DuWayne Pitts (1984-87) ........... 148

CAREER PASSING PERCENTAGE: Mike Simpson (1996-97) ............................67.1 (331-for-493)

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

MISC. IND. BESTS


YEAR PLAYER CMP ATT INT YDS TDs1963 .......Roger Haberer ......... 64 ........ 124 ..........5.........644 ........41964 .......Roger Haberer ........ 153 ....... 302 .........17.......1443 ......131965 .......Roger Haberer ........ 116 ....... 247 .........17.......1266 .......51966 .......Joe Davis ................. 36 ......... 96 ...........6.........338 ........81967 .......Joe Davis ................. 70 ........ 162 .........10........631 ........41968 .......Joe Davis ................. 76 ........ 167 ..........8.........931 ........51969 .......Terry Tuley ................ 74 ........ 163 ..........7.........870 ........8

1970 .......Ron Gustafson ........ 142 ....... 285 .........20.......1851 ......151971 .......Ron Gustafson ........ 138 ....... 308 .........11 .......1745 ......131972 .......Joe Hume ................. 86 ........ 193 .........12.......1214 .......91973 .......Steve Hagenbruch ... 31 ......... 75 ...........9.........528 ........41974 .......Kevin Hussey ........... 37 ......... 75 ...........4.........388 ........21975 .......Kevin Hussey ........... 31 ......... 59 ...........3.........282 ........01976 .......Andy Vogl ................. 20 ......... 42 ...........2.........314 ........21977 .......Andy Vogl ................. 30 ......... 77 ...........6.........387 ........11978 .......Steve Turk ............... 160 ....... 294 .........20.......2423 ......251979 .......Steve Turk ............... 108 ....... 243 .........14.......1288 ...... 11

1980 .......Jeff Christensen ....... 94 ........ 194 .........10.......1340 ......131981 .......Jeff Christensen ...... 222 ....... 430 .........22.......2672 ......171982 .......Jeff Christensen ...... 153 ....... 301 .........14.......2270 ......211983 .......John Rafferty ........... 123 ....... 221 .........17.......1504 ......101984 .......Sean Payton ............ 270 ....... 473 .........15.......3843 ......281985 .......Sean Payton ............ 256 ....... 494 .........23.......3146 ......221986 .......Sean Payton ............ 222 ....... 423 .........15.......3456 ......231987 .......Eric Arnold ................ 92 ........ 186 ..........7........1159 .......31988 .......Eric Arnold ............... 109 ....... 208 .........12.......1325 .......71989 .......Eric Arnold ............... 194 ....... 346 .........14.......2238 ......12

1990 .......Jeff Thorne ............... 86 ........ 165 ..........8........1054 .......21991 .......Jeff Thorne .............. 151 ....... 246 ..........6........1920 ......211992 .......Jeff Thorne .............. 155 ....... 277 ..........6........1944 ......101993 .......Jeff Thorne .............. 144 ....... 279 .........19.......1660 ...... 111994 .......Pete Mauch .............. 98 ........ 182 ..........7........1610 .......81995 .......Pete Mauch .............. 95 ........ 193 ..........4........1295 .......81996 .......Mike Simpson .......... 163 ....... 247 ..........7........1987 ......191997 .......Mike Simpson .......... 168 ....... 246 ..........8........1914 ......131998 .......Anthony Buich ......... 147 ....... 240 ..........5........1801 ......121999 .......Anthony Buich ......... 216 ....... 356 .........12.......2692 ......15

2000 .......Tony Romo .............. 164 ....... 278 .........12.......2583 ......272001 .......Tony Romo .............. 138 ....... 207 ..........6........2068 ......212002 .......Tony Romo .............. 258 ....... 407 .........16.......3165 ......342003 .......Andrew Harris ......... 264 ....... 160 ..........7........1456 .......82004 .......Matt Schabert .......... 190 ........311 .........10.......2153 ......152005 .......Mike Donato ........... 145 ...... 254 .........9 .......1747 ......92006 .......Cole Stinson ............ 122 ....... 224 .........11 .......1349 ......122007 .......Bodie Reeder ......... �70 ....... 260 ..........5........�726 ......�02008 .......Bodie Reeder ......... �77 ....... 282 ..........7........�93� ......�3

YEAR PLAYER(S) NO1963........Tad Heiminger .......... 291964........Tad Heiminger .......... 461965........Lynn Strack .............. 361966........Frank Farr ................... 71967........Bob Jensen .............. 251968........Ed Stephens ............. 401969........Bob Jensen .............. 24

1970........Mark O'Donnell ......... 521971........Willie White ............... 651972........Willie White ............... 491973........Willie White ............... 201974........Jim Young ................. 181975........Art Jackson............... 111976........Art Jackson............... 121977........Mark Francis ............... 8 Poke Cobb.................. 81978........James Warring ......... 591979........James Warring ......... 47

1980........Scott McGhee........... 441981........Rob Mehalic ............. 671982........Jerry Wright .............. 291983........Jerry Wright .............. 441984........Jerry Wright .............. 761985........DuWayne Pitts .......... 651986........Calvin Pierce ............ 651987........Ralph Stewart ........... 381988........Ralph Stewart ........... 371989........Jason Cook .............. 37

1990........Mike Rummell ........... 301991........Jamie Jones ............. 291992........Mike Rummell ........... 371993........Greg Jensik .............. 29 Bill Korosec .............. 291994........Greg Jensik .............. 381995........Chris Hicks ............... 181996........Chris Szarka ............. 351997........Donnie Davis ............ 311998........Phil Taylor ................. 311999........Paul Massat.............. 51

2000........Frank Cutolo ............. 332001........Frank Cutolo ............. 412002........Andre Raymond ...... 702003........Dawanzelle Hopson . 562004........Ryan Voss ............... 462005........Ryan Voss ............... 372006........Micah Rucker ........... 492007........Micah Rucker ........... 552008........Charles Graves ........ 40

YEAR PLAYER YDS1963.....Ray Schaljo ............... 3011964.....Tad Heiminger ........... 4151965.....Lynn Strack................ 4271966.....Curt Leonard ............... 861967.....Bob Jensen ............... 2551968.....Ed Stephens .............. 4831969.....Bob Jensen ............... 281

1970.....Mark O'Donnell .......... 7211971.....Willie White ................ 9151972.....Willie White ................ 7131973.....Roger Drach .............. 2601974.....Jim Young .................. 2341975.....Mark Francis .............. 1201976.....Doug Hiatt ................. 1701977.....Mark Francis .............. 1431978.....James Warring .......... 9801979.....James Warring .......... 548

1980.....Scott McGhee ............ 7631981.....Rob Mehalic .............. 7871982.....Jerry Wright ............... 7061983.....Jerry Wright ............... 7791984.....Roy Banks ............... 12691985.....Calvin Pierce ............. 9001986.....Calvin Pierce ........... 12001987.....Ralph Stewart ............ 6341988.....Ralph Stewart ............ 6451989.....Jason Cook ............... 730

1990.....Mike Rummell ............ 4401991.....Mike Rummell ............ 3731992.....Mike Rummell ............ 6331993.....Greg Jensik ............... 4381994.....Greg Jensik ............... 6921995.....Chris Hicks ................ 3071996.....Chris Szarka .............. 4751997.....Anton Manuel ............ 3821998.....Phil Taylor .................. 4371999.....Rahsaan Smith .......... 537

2000.....Frank Cutolo .............. 7102001.....Frank Cutolo .............. 7922002.....Andre Raymond ....... 6722003.....Dawanzelle Hopson .. 4662004.....Ryan Voss ................ 7842005.....Ryan Voss ................ 6102006.....Micah Rucker ............ 9662007.....Micah Rucker ............ 7772008.....Charles Graves ......... 561

ANNUAL LEADERSPASS RECEPTIONS PASS RECEIVING PASSING

WILLIE WHITE1970-73

JAMES WARRING1976-79

JERRY WRIGHT1981-84

TONY ROMO1999-2002

CALVIN PIERCE1983-86


YEAR PLAYER ATT YDS TDs1963............Jim Lynch ...................... 101 ..................309 .................31964............Lynn Strack .................... 78 ...................307 .................11965............Ken Heffley .................... 142 ..................554 .................41966............Dennis Bundy ................ 155 ..................542 .................71967............Larry Angelo .................. 171 ..................545 .................41968............Dennis Bundy ................ 155 ..................529 ................101969............Ken Werner .................... 94 ...................386 .................1

1970............Ken Werner ................... 131 ..................400 .................41971............Ken Werner ................... 203 ..................740 .................81972............Nate Anderson .............. 261 .................1255 ...............101973............Nate Anderson .............. 296 .................1261 ...............101974............Mark Stettner ................. 137 ..................484 .................41975............Mark Stettner ................. 201 ..................904 .................71976............Poke Cobb .................... 192 .................1152 ................121977............Poke Cobb .................... 178 ..................951 .................61978............Poke Cobb .................... 267 .................1330 ...............161979............Poke Cobb .................... 293 .................1609 ...............14

1980............Kevin Staple .................. 138 ..................576 .................11981............Kevin Staple .................. 137 ..................700 .................31982............Kevin Staple .................. 229 .................1012 ...............101983............Kevin Staple .................. 220 .................1008 ................81984............Bernard Holland ............. 35 ...................164 .................11985............DuWayne Pitts ............... 227 ..................968 .................51986............James Marble ................ 154 ..................884 .................41987............DuWayne Pitts ............... 228 ..................884 .................41988............James Marble ................ 153 ..................622 .................21989............Jamie Jones .................. 237 ..................887 .................5

1990............Jamie Jones .................. 228 .................1055 ................51991............Jamie Jones .................. 233 .................1403 ................41992............Bill Korosec ................... 142 ..................571 ................ 111993............Willie High ..................... 273 .................1487 ...............121994............Willie High ..................... 297 .................1154 ................ 111995............Willie High ..................... 314 .................1450 ...............121996............Justin Lynch .................. 201 ..................912 ................ 111997............Justin Lynch .................. 172 ..................930 .................91998............Justin Lynch .................. 193 ..................803 .................71999............Jabarey McDavid .......... 173 ..................755 .................1

2000............J.R. Taylor ..................... 129 ..................739 .................72001............J.R. Taylor ..................... 185 .................1177 ................182002............J.R. Taylor ..................... 254 .................1522 ...............182003............Vincent Webb ............... 115 .................593 ................52004............Vincent Webb ............... 228 ................1106 ...............122005............Vincent Webb ............... 262 ................1129 ...............152006............Vincent Webb ................ 264 .................1405 ................72007............Ademola Adeniji ............ 248 .................1254 ...............152008............Travorus Bess ............... 192 .................1086 ................3

YEAR PLAYER(S) TDs PAT FGM PTS1963 .......Jim Lynch .................. 4 ............................................241964 .......Ray Schaljo ............... 5 ............................................301965 .......Ken Heffley ................ 4 ............................................241966 .......Dennis Bundy ............ 7 ............................................421967 .......Larry Angelo .............. 4 ............................................241968 .......Dennis Bundy ........... 10 ...........................................601969 .......Vic Wicks ................... 3 ............. 1 ............................20

1970 .......Ken Werner ............... 6 ............. 3 ............................421971 .......Ken Werner ............... 8 ............................................481972 .......Nate Anderson ......... 10 ...........................................601973 .......Nate Anderson ......... 10 ...........................................601974 .......Mark Stettner ............. 4 ............................................241975 .......Andy Vogl .................. 2 .............. ............................121976 .......Poke Cobb ............... 13 ............ 1 ............................801977 .......Poke Cobb ................ 6 ............................................361978 .......Poke Cobb ............... 16 ...........................................961979 .......Poke Cobb ............... 14 ...........................................84

1980 .......Scott McGhee ......... 16 ...........................................961981 .......Tyrone Davis ............. 8 ............................................48 Roger Holoman ......... 8 ............................................481982 .......Kevin Staple ............. 13 ...........................................781983 .......Henry Castellanos .................... 14 ............14 ..........561984 .......Roy Banks ................ 17 ..........................................1021985 .......Roy Banks ................. 9 ............. 1 ............................561986 .......James Marble ........... 16 ...........................................961987 .......Rich Ehmke .............................. 12 ............15 ..........571988 .......Ralph Stewart ............ 9 ............................................541989 .......Ray D'Alesio ............................. 23 ............10 ..........53

1990 .......Ray D'Alesio ............................. 19 .............5 ...........341991 .......Edson Castillo .......... 10 ...........................................601992 .......Bill Korosec .............. 12 ...........................................721993 .......Willie High ................ 12 ...........................................721994 .......Willie High ................ 11 ...........................................661995 .......Steve Largent ........................... 35 ............16 ..........831996 .......Justin Lynch ............. 11 ...........................................661997 .......Justin Lynch .............. 9 ............................................541998 .......Justin Lynch ............. 10 ...........................................601999 .......Chad Larner ............................. 29 .............8 ...........53

2000 .......Bill Besenhofer ......................... 49 .............9 ...........762001 .......J.R. Taylor ................ 20 ..........................................1202002 .......J.R. Taylor ................ 18 ..........................................1122003 .......Vincent Webb ........... 6 ...........................................362004 .......Vincent Webb .......... 12 ..........................................722005 .......Vincent Webb .......... 15 ..........................................902006 .......Micah Rucker ........... 13 ...........................................782007 .......Ademola Adeniji ....... 15 ...........................................902008 .......Tyler Wilke ................................ 29 ............15 ..........74

ANNUAL LEADERSSCORING RUSHING

KEVIN HILL1999-2002

NICK ELLER2000-03

FRANK CASTAGNOLI2000-03

TED PETERSEN1972-75

JON RUETER2003-06


YEAR PLAYER NO YDS AVG1963 .......Roy Dillard ........................ 52 ..............2041............ 39.21964 .......Dick Wetzler ..................... 45 ..............1658............ 36.81965 .......Larry Baird ........................ 37 ..............1321............ 35.61966 .......Larry Baird ........................ 53 ..............1805............ 34.11967 .......Bill Crail ............................ 41 ..............1363............ 33.21968 .......Bill Crail ............................ 19 ...............593............. 31.21969 .......George Heintz .................. 61 ..............2292............ 37.6

1970 .......George Heintz .................. 48 ..............1762............ 36.71971 .......Joe Hume ......................... 32 ..............1110 ............ 34.61972 .......Joe Hume ......................... 35 ..............1124 ............ 32.11973 .......Rick Tsupros ..................... 53 ..............1730............ 32.61974 .......Dave Hoover .................... 66 ..............2320............ 35.11975 .......Dave Hoover .................... 60 ..............2220............ 37.01976 .......Jeff Gossett ...................... 28 ...............825............. 29.51977 .......Jeff Gossett ...................... 62 ..............2668............ 43.01978 .......Scott McGhee .................. 32 ...............973............. 30.41979 .......Jeff Gossett ...................... 51 ..............2036............ 39.9

1980 .......Don Manzke ..................... 65 ..............2641............ 40.61981 .......Don Manzke ..................... 52 ..............2157............ 41.51982 .......Don Manzke ..................... 65 ..............2595............ 39.91983 .......Henry Castellanos ............ 54 ..............2031............ 37.61984 .......Evan Arapostathis ............ 58 ..............1971............ 34.01985 .......Evan Arapostathis ............ 62 ..............2346............ 37.81986 .......Steve Tillotson .................. 39 ..............1507............ 38.61987 .......Steve Tillotson .................. 64 ..............2577............ 40.31988 .......Brian Pindar ..................... 68 ..............2410............ 35.41989 .......Brian Pindar ..................... 64 ..............2205............ 34.5

1990 .......Brian Pindar ..................... 70 ..............2835............ 40.51991 .......Brian Pindar ..................... 48 ..............1813............ 37.81992 .......Jason Caldwell ................. 58 ..............2352............ 40.61993 .......Darrell Rennels ................ 56 ..............2071............ 37.01994 .......Steve Largent ................... 53 ..............1844............ 34.81995 ......Shawn Denzer .................. 52 ..............1870............ 36.01996 .......Shawn Denzer .................. 38 ..............1562............ 41.11997 .......John Fowle ....................... 45 ..............1789............ 39.81998 .......Bill Besenhofer ................. 54 ..............1899............ 35.21999 .......Bill Besenhofer ................. 56 ..............2297............ 41.0

2000 .......Bill Besenhofer ................. 46 ..............1823............ 39.62001 .......Bill Besenhofer ................. 36 ..............1374............ 38.22002 .......Tom Schofield .................. 55 .............1924 ........... 35.02003 .......Tom Schofield .................. 66 .............2505 ........... 38.02004 .......Tom Schofield .................. 58 .............2235 ........... 38.52005 .......Tom Schofield ................... 69 ..............2709............ 39.32006 .......Zach Yates ....................... 59 ..............2128............ 36.12007 .......Kevin Cook ..................... 36 ..............�604............ 44.62008 .......Kevin Cook ..................... 40 ..............�587............ 39.7

PUNTINGANNUAL LEADERS

YEAR PLAYER RUSH REC PR KOR YDs1963 .....Rod Butler ................... 205 ...... 100 ......116 .........87 .......5081964 .....Wayne Stingley ........... 115 .......211 ......135........309 ......7701965 .....Lynn Strack ................. 211 ...... 427 ....................124 ......7621966 .....Dennis Bundy .............. 542 ..............................................5421967 .....Larry Angelo ................ 545 ...... 212 .......33.........267 .....10571968 .....Tom Walters ................ 392 ...... 140 ....................118 ......6501969 .....Steve Bell ..................... 92 ....... 237 .......24.........354 ......707

1970 .....Mark O'Donnell ......................... 721 .................................7211971 .....Willie White............................... 915 ....................269 ..... 11841972 .....Nate Anderson............ 1255 ...... 44 .................................12991973 .....Nate Anderson............ 1261 ...... 62 .................................13231974 .....Gerald Bell................... 279 ....... 28 .....................299 ......6061975 .....Mark Stettner ............... 904 ....... 17 ......................91 ......10121976 .....Poke Cobb.................. 1152 ..... 120 .......37.........299 .....16711977 .....Poke Cobb................... 951 .......117 .....................45 ...... 11131978 .....Poke Cobb.................. 1330 ..... 225 .......67.........134 .....17561979 .....Poke Cobb.................. 1609 ...... 58 .................................1667

1980 .....Kevin Staple ................ 576 ....... 34 .....................446 .....10561981 .....Kevin Staple ................ 700 ...... 365 ....................132 ..... 11971982 .....Kevin Staple ............... 1012 ..... 198 .....................36 ......12461983 .....Kevin Staple ............... 1008 ...... 96 ......................48 ...... 11521984 .....Roy Banks ............................... 1269 ......10.....................12791985 .....DuWayne Pitts ............. 968 ...... 458 ................................14261986 .....James Marble .............. 683 ...... 297 ....................260 .....12401987 .....DuWayne Pitts ............. 884 ...... 236 .......22.........142 .....12841988 .....James Marble .............. 622 ...... 268 .................................8901989 .....Jamie Jones ................ 887 ...... 184 .......14.........181 .....1266

1990 .....Jamie Jones ............... 1055 ..... 270 ....................282 .....16071991 .....Jamie Jones ............... 1403 ..... 299 ....................305 .....20071992 .....Bill Korosec ................. 571 ...... 336 .....................14 .......9211993 .....Willie High .................. 1487 ...... 21 .................................15081994 .....Willie High .................. 1154 ...... 39 ................................. 11931995 .....Willie High .................. 1458 ...... 79 .................................15371996 .....Justin Lynch ................ 912 ...... 201 ................................ 11131997 .....Justin Lynch ................ 930 ...... 240 ................................ 11701998 .....Justin Lynch ................ 803 ...... 210 ................................10131999 .....Frank Cutolo ................. 56 ....... 452 ......208........549 .....1265

2000 .....Frank Cutolo ............................. 710 ......296.........61 ......10672001 .....Andre Raymond ......... 717 ..... 309 ...................477 ....15032002 .....Andre Raymond ......... 612 ..... 672 .....112 .......872 ....22682003 .....Andre Raymond .......... 580 ...... 104 ....................229 ......9132004 .....Vincent Webb ............ 1106 .... 184 .....................8 ......12982005 .....Vincent Webb ............ 1129 ..... 52 ................................ 11812006 .....Vincent Webb ............. 1405 ..... 183 ................................15882007 .....Ademola Adeniji.......... 1254 ..... 148 ........0............0 .......14022008 .....Travorus Bess ............ 1086 ..... 172 ........0............0 .......1258

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE

BILL BESENHOFER1998-2001

JEFF GOSSETT1976-77, 1979

ANDRE RAYMOND2000-03

ROY BANKS1983-86

FRANK CUTOLO1998-2001


PETE CATAN1976-80

YEAR PLAYER(S) NO1978....Pete Catan ................... 191979....Pete Catan ................... 14

1980....Pete Catan ................... 121981....Ira Jefferson ................. 161982....Keith Wojnowski ............. 91983....Chris Nicholson .............. 91984....Tom Moskal .................. 121985....Scott Pilkerton ................ 81986....Aaron Thomas .............. 161987....Aaron Thomas ................ 7 Carl Parker .....................71988....John Jurkovic ............... 141989....John Jurkovic ............... 13

1990....Joe Remke ................... 10 Kent McIntyre 101991....Joe Remke ..................... 91992....Dan Dee ....................... 151993....Mike Miller ...................... 91994....Joe Pale ......................... 81995....Rodney Wilson ............... 51996....Rodney Wilson ............. 131997....Thomas Williams ............ 91998....Ryan Pace ...................... 91999....Mike Carlin ................... 10

2000....Mike Carlin ................... 162001....Fred Miller ................... 122002....Nick Ricks .................... 202003....Nick Ricks ..................... 102004....Kory Lothe ................... 102005....Clint Sellers ................. 132006....Pierre Walters ............... 152007....Jeff Sobol .................... 9.52008....Pierre Walters ............ 16.5

ANNUAL LEADERSTACKLES FOR LOSS

YEAR PLAYER(S) NO1978....Pete Catan ................... 151979....Pete Catan ................... 21

1980....Pete Catan ................... 111981....Ira Jefferson ................. 151982....Keith Wojnowski ........... 161983....Chris Nicholson .............. 91984....Tom Moskal .................. 101985....Tom Moskal ................... 71986....John Jurkovic ............... 131987....Tom Goven ..................... 41988....John Jurkovic ................. 71989....John Jurkovic ................. 6 Jim Sarver ...................... 6

1990....Joe Remke ..................... 71991....Joe Remke ..................... 61992....John Vakos ..................... 71993....Kevin Zeng ..................... 81994....Curtis Price ..................... 6 Mike Miller ...................... 61995....Brian McGavock ............. 81996....John Moyer ..................... 71997....Dave Thomas ................. 41998....Brian Jones .................... 4 Andy Lee1999....Mike Carlin ..................... 6

2000....Mike Carlin ................... 102001....Nick Ricks ...................... 62002....Kory Lothe ..................... 52003....Kory Lothe ..................... 82004....Kory Lothe ..................... 62005....Kory Lothe ...................... 52006....Pierre Walters ................. 62007....Pierre Walters ................. 42008....Donovan Johnson .......... 6

YEAR PLAYER NO1978....Tom Seward ............... 1181979....Randy Melvin .............. 119

1980....Ira Jefferson ............... 1071981....Ira Jefferson ................. 951982....Bill Mines .................... 1281983....Tyrone Covington ......... 991984....Tyrone Covington ....... 1721985....Derrick Wilhelms .......... 981986....Jeff Mills ..................... 1271987....Daryl Holcombe ............ 971988....Jeff Mills ..................... 1441989....Tim Lance ................... 120

1990....Tim Lance ................... 1521991....Jeff Miles ...................... 901992....Tim Carver .................. 1101993....Tim Carver .................. 1381994....Tim Carver .................. 1791995....Tim Carver .................. 1381996....Rodney Pontes ............. 821997....Thomas Williams ........ 1501998....Brian Jones .................. 901999....John Williams ............. 120

2000....Nick Ricks .................... 932001....Nick Ricks .................. 1252002....Nick Ricks .................. 1492003....Nick Ricks ....................1112004....Jamarr Day ................. 1152005....Clint Sellers ............... 1212006....Donald Thomas .......... 1272007....Donald Thomas ............ 912008....Ke'Andre Sams............. 74

YEAR PLAYER NO1978....Tom Seward ................. 411979....Randy Melvin ................ 68

1980....Ira Jefferson ................. 681981....Ira Jefferson ................. 731982....Robert Williams ............ 591983....Chris Nicholson ............ 601984....Tyrone Covington ......... 471985....Bob Bronaugh .............. 291986....Jeff Mills ....................... 391987....Daryl Holcombe ............ 591988....Jeff Mills ....................... 911989....Jeff Mills ....................... 67

1990....Tim Lance ..................... 931991....Jeff Miles ...................... 601992....Tim Carver ................... 741993....Tim Carver .................... 821994....Tim Carver .................... 771995....Tim Carver .................... 871996....Rodney Wilson ............. 501997....Thomas Williams ........ 1021998....Antwan Perry ................ 561999....John Williams ............... 83

2000....Corey Lewis .................. 512001....Nick Ricks .................... 852002....Nick Ricks .................... 982003....Nick Ricks ..................... 652004....Chad Cleveland ........... 442005....Clint Sellers ................. 882006....Donald Thomas ............ 492007....Adrian Arrington ......... 482008....Rashad Haynes ........... 44

TOTAL TACKLES SOLO TACKLES QB SACKS

THOMAS WILLIAMS1997

JEFF MILLS1985-89

KORY LOTHE2002-05

RANDY MELVIN1977-80

Left: Pete Catan led Eastern Illinoisin sacks and tackles for loss for threestraight seasons as the Panthers madeNCAA Division II Championship gameappearancesin1978and1980.EIUwonthetitleoverDelawarein1978.Right: Tristan Burge earned first team AFCA All-America honors in 2006 asthe Panthers earned back-to-back OhioValleyConferencechampionships.Burgeended his career with 17 tackles andone interception in the Panthers NCAAplayofflosstoIllinoisState.


KOURTNEY YOUNG1997-2000

NICK RICKS2000-03

2002 OVCDefender of the Year

JOHN JURKOVIC1985-891988 Gateway Conference

Defender of the Year1989 Gateway Conference

Defender of the Year

TIM LANCE1987-901990 Gateway Conference


ANNUAL LEADERSYEAR PLAYER(S) NO1978.....Rich Brown .................... 71979.....Tom Murray ................... 4

1980.....Rich Brown .................... 7 Kevin Gray ..................... 71981.....Wilbert James ................ 41982.....Randy McCue ................ 71983.....Robert Williams ............. 71984.....James Boyd ................... 41985.....Bob Bronaugh ............... 51986.....R.L. Reynolds ................ 71987.....Scott Johnson ................ 31987.....Daryl Holcombe ............. 31988.....Scott Johnson ................ 41989.....Tim Lance ...................... 6

1990.....Tony Farrell .................... 31991.....Tony Farrell .................... 61992.....Mike Martinez ................ 41993.....Ray McElroy .................. 41994.....Chris Brown ................... 2 James Dorsey ............... 21995.....Tim Carver ..................... 51996.....Hasheem Rasheem ....... 51997.....Ed Jackson .................... 3 Chris Watson ................. 31998.....Steffan Nicholson .......... 31999.....John Williams ................ 4

2000.....Kourtney Young ............. 72001.....Roosevelt Williams ........ 32002.....Nick Allison ................... 2 Chad Cleveland ............ 2 George Love ................. 22003.....George Love ................. 2 Fred Miller ..................... 2 Nick Ricks ...................... 2 Kevin Walz .................... 22004.....Ben Brown .................... 22005.....Clint Sellers .................. 52006.....Seymour Loftman ........ 42007.....Rashad Haynes ............ 52008.....Rashad Haynes ............ 4

YEAR PLAYER(S) NO1981....Tom Murray .................... 4 1982....Ortega Jackson .............. 61983....Greg Duncan .................. 41984....Tyrone Covington ........... 61985....Bob Bronaugh ................ 41986....Dan Polewski .................. 3 Bill Cochrane .................. 31987....Ben Stevenson ............... 3 Scott Johnson ................. 31988....Jim Sarver ...................... 41989....Jim Sarver ...................... 3

1990....Juan Cox ........................ 2 Dan Dee ......................... 2 Eric Dircks ...................... 21991....Dan Dee ......................... 2 Tony Farrell ..................... 2 Derrick Lane ................... 2 Joe Remke ..................... 21992....Seven tied ...................... 11993....Three tied ....................... 21994....Tim Carver ...................... 41995....Three tied ....................... 21996....John Moyer ..................... 41997....Thomas Williams ............ 2 Jay Grodecki .................. 21998....Ryan Pace ...................... 3 Chris Watson .................. 31999....Torrey Chambliss ............ 2 Terry Griffis ..................... 2 Kourtney Young .............. 2

2000....Nick Ricks ...................... 32001....Brad Metzger .................. 2 Fred Miller ..................... 2 Nick Ricks ...................... 22002....Roosevelt Williams ......... 42003....Ben Brown ..................... 42004....Jamarr Day .................... 22005....Tristan Burge ................. 3 Tim Kelly ........................ 3 Lucius Seymour ............. 32006....Donald Thomas .............. 42007....7 players tied with .......... 12008....Adrian Arrington ........... 2 Andre Lima .................... 2

INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLE RECOVERIES

TIM CARVER1992-951995 Gateway Conference


DONALD THOMAS2004-Present


CLINT SELLERS2005-06


easteRn illinois Football

ConFeRenCe deFendeRs oF the yeaR

DAN DEE1989-92


150.......... Jabarey McDavid .............at Illinois State ..........................9/20/97149.......... Justin Lynch .....................Pittsburg (KS) State ....................9/7/96148.......... Vincent Webb ..................at Southeast Missouri ..............10/8/05 J.R. Taylor ........................at Florida Atlantic .................... 11/10/01 Jamie Jones .....................at Western Illinois .....................10/6/90147.......... Vincent Webb ..................at Samford ............................. 11/20/04 J.R. Taylor ........................Southeast Missouri ................... 11/4/00 Kevin Staple .....................at Akron ....................................10/8/83146.......... Andre Raymond ..............Southeast Missouri ................... 11/4/00 DuWayne Pitts .................at Northeastern Missouri ..........9/12/87 Kevin Staple .....................at South Dakota ..........................9/5/81 Poke Cobb .......................Evansville ............................... 11/19/77145.......... Vincent Webb ..................Tennessee-Martin ..................10/29/05 Poke Cobb .......................Western Illinois .........................10/1/77143.......... Jamie Jones .....................at Northern Iowa .....................10/28/89 Poke Cobb .......................at Akron ....................................9/30/78142.......... J.R. Taylor ........................Indiana State ............................9/21/02 Jamie Jones .....................at Southern Illinois .................... 11/2/91 Poke Cobb .......................Central State ..........................10/23/76141.......... Kevin Staple .....................Western Illinois .......................10/22/83 Kevin Staple .....................Illinois State ................................9/4/82140.......... J.R. Taylor ........................Tennessee State .......................10/7/00 DuWayne Pitts .................Western Illinois .......................10/10/87 Ken Werner ......................Southwest Missouri ................10/30/71139.......... Willie High ........................Northern Iowa ...........................10/8/94 Willie High ........................Lock Haven ..............................9/17/94137.......... DuWayne Pitts .................Liberty .......................................9/20/87136.......... Ken Werner ......................Evansville ...............................10/17/71134.......... Andre Raymond ..............at Tennessee Tech....................10/5/02 J.R. Taylor ........................Murray State ........................... 11/17/01 Jabarey McDavid .............Middle Tennessee ..................10/18/97 Poke Cobb .......................at Northeastern Missouri ..........9/22/79 Poke Cobb .......................Central State ..............................9/2/78 Don Pittman .....................at Youngstown State ................. 11/5/77 Nate Anderson .................at Wisconsin-Milwaukee ...........9/22/73 Joe Davis .........................Bradley ...................................10/19/68133.......... Ibrahim Bawa ...................Murray State ...........................10/19/96 Willie High ........................at Illinois State .......................... 11/5/94 Wes Nixon ........................Illinois State ................................9/4/82132.......... J.R. Taylor ........................at Southeast Missouri .............10/19/02 Conrad Praamsma ...........Eastern Kentucky ................... 11/23/96 Jamie Jones .....................Indiana State ..........................10/13/90 Don Pittman .....................at Murray State ....................... 11/12/77 Nate Anderson .................Wisconsin-Milwaukee ...............9/23/72129.......... Willie High ........................at Southwest Missouri ..............10/1/94 Jamie Jones .....................Western Illinois .........................10/5/91128.......... Justin Lynch .....................St. Joseph's (IN) .......................9/13/97 Mark Stettner ...................at Butler .................................. 11/13/76 Mark Stettner ...................at Western Illinois ...................10/16/76127.......... Travorus Bess ..................at Tennessee State .................10/27/07126.......... Jabarey McDavid .............St. Joseph's (IN) .......................9/13/97 Justin Lynch .....................Eastern Kentucky ................... 11/23/96 Bill Korosec ......................Southern Illinois ........................10/3/92 Poke Cobb .......................Illinois State ............................ 11/20/76125.......... Willie High ........................Illinois State ............................10/28/95 Kevin Staple .....................Northeastern Missouri .............. 9/11/82 Cliff Thurman ...................at Youngstown State ................. 11/5/77124.......... Travorus Bess ..................vs. Southeast Missouri ...........10/18/08 Vincent Webb ...................at Eastern Kentucky ...............10/14/06 Jabarey McDavid .............at Southeast Missouri ............... 11/9/96 Poke Cobb .......................at Butler ......................................9/9/78 Mark Stettner ...................Central State ..........................10/23/76 Mark Stettner ...................at Central Missouri ...................10/4/75122.......... J.R. Taylor ........................Tennessee Tech .......................9/29/01 Jamie Jones .....................at Southern Illinois ....................9/16/89 James Marble ..................Austin Peay ..............................9/10/88121.......... Willie High ........................Western Kentucky .................. 11/12/94 Jamie Jones .....................Murray State .............................9/22/90 Larry Angelo .....................at Wisconsin-Milwaukee ...........9/23/67120.......... James Marble ..................Northern Iowa ......................... 10/11/86119 .......... Jabarey McDavid .............Eastern Kentucky ................... 11/23/96 Mark Stettner ...................at Northeastern Missouri .......... 9/11/76 Tom Meeks.......................Western Illinois .......................10/18/75118 .......... J.R. Taylor ........................Illinois State ..............................9/28/02 DuWayne Pitts .................Southwest Missouri ................10/24/87 DuWayne Pitts .................Western Illinois .......................10/26/85117 .......... Vincent Webb ...................at Hawai'i ..................................9/30/06 Justin Lynch ......................Illinois State ............................10/17/98 Justin Lynch .....................St. Joseph's (IN) .........................9/3/98116 .......... Wayne Brown ...................at Middle Tennessee ..............10/24/98 Willie High ........................at Southern Illinois ...................11/11/95 Edson Castillo ..................Illinois State ............................10/19/91

116 Kevin Staple .....................Illinois State ..............................10/4/80 Poke Cobb .......................Northern Michigan ..................10/30/76115 .......... Ron Jordan ......................at Southeast Missouri ...............9/29/07 Vincent Webb ..................at Jacksonville State .............. 11/19/05114 .......... Vincent Webb ..................at Eastern Michigan .................9/25/04 Justin Morris.....................at Tennessee-Martin ................. 11/1/01 Kevin Staple .....................Northeast Missouri ...................9/27/80 Poke Cobb .......................at Southern Illinois ....................9/29/79113 .......... Andre Raymond ..............Tennessee State .....................10/27/01 Poke Cobb .......................at Northern Iowa .....................10/27/79 Poke Cobb .......................at Central State ........................9/24/77112 .......... Justin Lynch .....................Indiana State ............................ 11/1/96 DuWayne Pitts .................Western Illinois .......................10/20/84111 .......... Shaun Grace ....................at Tennessee-Martin ............... 11/14/98 DuWayne Pitts .................at Northeastern Missouri ............9/7/85110 .......... Andre Raymond ...............Illinois State ..............................9/20/03 Andre Raymond ...............California (PA) ..........................8/30/03 J.R. Taylor ........................at Hawai'i ..................................8/31/02 Jabarey McDavid .............at Indiana State ........................8/31/00 Justin Lynch .....................at Southeast Missouri ............... 11/9/96 Willie High ........................at Indiana State ........................10/2/93 Poke Cobb .......................Northern Iowa ...........................9/16/78109.......... Chevon Walker ...............at Tennessee Tech ................ ��/22/08 Vincent Webb ..................Eastern Kentucky ..................10/15/05 Jabarey McDavid .............Kentucky Wesleyan ....................9/9/00 Kevin Staple .....................Youngstown State...................10/25/80 Poke Cobb .......................Butler ..........................................9/8/79 Tom Walters .....................at Illinois-Chicago ..................... 11/2/68108.......... Vincent Webb ..................at Indiana State .......................9/27/03 Jamie Jones .....................Eastern Washington .................9/14/91107.......... Vincent Webb ...................at Illinois State ..........................9/16/06 James Marable .................at Northern Michigan ................9/13/86 Ken Werner ......................at Fairmont State .................... 11/14/70106.......... Vincent Webb ...................at Tennessee Martin ...............10/28/06 Ademola Adeniji ................at Tennessee-Martin ...............10/23/04 Shaun Grace ....................at Eastern Kentucky ............... 11/21/98 Kevin Staple .....................at Northeastern Missouri ..........9/24/83 Tyrone Davis ....................Western Illinois .......................10/17/81105.......... Jamie Jones .....................at Illinois State ..........................9/29/90 Tom Meeks.......................at Northern Michigan ................9/13/75 Steve Hagenbruch ...........Illinois State ............................10/19/74104.......... Vincent Webb ..................Indiana State ........................... 9/11/04 Justin Lynch .....................at Northern Illinois ....................9/19/98 Jamie Jones .....................Lock Haven ..............................8/31/91103.......... Kevin Staple .....................Indiana State .......................... 11/14/81102.......... Andre Raymond ..............at Tennessee-Martin .................9/23/00 Justin Lynch .....................Southeast Missouri ...................10/3/98 Jabarey McDavid .............at Austin Peay .......................... 11/2/96 Willie High ........................Indiana State ..........................10/29/94 Edson Castillo ..................Northern Iowa ........................... 11/7/92 Jamie Jones .....................Northwestern State (La.) ............9/9/89 Nate Anderson .................Quantico Marines ..................... 11/4/72 Nate Anderson .................Illinois State ..............................10/7/72101.......... Justin Lynch .....................Indiana State ............................9/14/96 Jamie Jones .....................at Northwestern State (La.) ........9/8/90 Lonnie Denton..................Wayne State .............................9/16/79100.......... J.R. Taylor ........................at Tennessee State ................... 11/2/02 James Marable ................at Indiana State ........................10/1/88 Kevin Staple .....................at Western Illinois ...................10/23/82 Rod Slaughter ..................Illinois State ..............................10/4/80 Nate Anderson .................Wayne State ............................. 11/3/73

TOP PERFORMANCES100-150 YARD RUSHING GAMES

1 ...Poke Cobb ..............................5,042 ................................1976-79 2 ...Vincent Webb ........................4,233 ................................2003-06 3 ...Willie High ..............................4,231 ................................1992-95 4 ...J.R. Taylor...............................3,705 ................................1999-02 5 ...Jamie Jones ...........................3,466 ................................1988-91 6 ...Kevin Staple ...........................3,296 ................................1980-83 7 ...Jabarey McDavid ....................2,837 ................................1996-00 8 ...DuWayne Pitts ........................2,690 ................................1984-87 9 ...Justin Lynch ............................2,658 ................................1995-98 10 ...Mark Stettner ..........................2,635 ................................1974-77 11 ...Nate Anderson ........................2,516 ................................1971-73 12 ...Andre Raymond ....................2,342 ...............................2000-03 13 ...Ademola Adeniji ......................2,274 ................................2003-07 14 ...Travorus Bess ........................2,033 ................................2004-08 15 ...Ken Werner ............................1,536 ................................1969-71

CAREER 1,000-YARD RUSHING ... TOP 15


TOTAL YDS PLAYERS OPPONENT DATE377..........132 .....Conrad Praamsma ..... Eastern Kentucky ......... 11/23/96................126 .....Justin Lynch................119 ......Jabarey McDavid

308 ....... J.R. Taylor ........................Florida Atlantic ...................... 11/16/02

283.......... Kevin Staple .....................Grand Valley State ...................9/17/83268.......... Nate Anderson .................St. Joseph's ............................10/27/73259.......... Nate Anderson .................at Southwest Missouri ............10/28/72241.......... J.R. Taylor ........................Southeast Missouri .................10/13/01240.......... Willie High ........................Northwestern Louisiana ............ 11/6/93230.......... Poke Cobb .......................at Butler .................................. 11/13/76224.......... Willie High ........................at Northern Iowa .....................10/16/93221.......... Willie High ........................at Southern Illinois .................. 11/20/93215.......... Poke Cobb .......................Northern Michigan ..................10/20/79211 .......... Edson Castillo ..................Western Kentucky .................. 11/14/92208.......... Vincent Webb ...................at Samford ................................9/23/06 J.R. Taylor ........................Tennessee-Martin ..................... 11/9/02207.......... J.R. Taylor ........................at Illinois State .........................11/11/00206.......... Vincent Webb ..................Tennessee-Martin ..................10/25/03205.......... Mark Stettner ...................Murray State ........................... 11/15/75203.......... Jamie Jones .....................Murray State .............................9/21/91 Willie High ........................Southwest Missouri ................10/30/93202.......... Poke Cobb .......................Murray State ............................11/11/78

198.......... Justin Lynch .....................Middle Tennessee ..................10/19/97197.......... Poke Cobb .......................South Dakota ..............................9/1/79 Ademola Adeniji ...............at Murray State .......................10/13/07193.......... Nate Anderson .................at Illinois State ..........................9/30/72191.......... Vincent Webb ..................Murray State ..........................10/16/04189.......... Nate Anderson .................Indiana State ..............................9/6/72186.......... Ademola Adeniji ...............Eastern Kentucky .....................10/6/07184.......... Travorus Bess ..................at Illinois .....................................9/6/08183.......... Willie High ........................Western Kentucky ..................10/14/95182.......... Vincent Webb ...................Murray State ...........................10/21/06 Willie High ........................Western Illinois ......................... 11/4/95179.......... Vincent Webb ...................Indiana State ..............................9/9/06 Jabarey McDavid .............Tennessee-Martin .....................9/25/99 Nate Anderson .................Illinois-Chicago .........................9/28/73177.......... Jabarey McDavid .............at Tennessee Tech..................10/26/96174.......... J.R. Taylor ........................at Murray State ....................... 11/23/02 Wayne Brown ...................at Tennessee-Martin ............... 11/14/98 Poke Cobb .......................Wayne State .............................9/15/79173.......... Willie High ........................Tennessee-Martin .....................9/16/95................ Poke Cobb .......................Youngstown State..................... 11/3/79172.......... Willie High ........................Murray State ...............................9/1/93171.......... Willie High ........................Austin Peay ..............................8/31/95170.......... J.R. Taylor ........................at Southern Illinois ..................10/20/01 Ademola Adeniji ...............Samford .................................. 11/17/07169.......... Poke Cobb .......................at Northern Michigan ..............10/21/78 Poke Cobb .......................Tennessee Tech .......................10/9/76 DuWayne Pitts .................Saginaw Valley .........................9/21/85168.......... Jamie Jones .....................Northern Illinois ..........................9/1/90 Willie High ........................Southeast Missouri .....................9/9/95166.......... Jamie Jones .....................Southwest Missouri ................ 11/16/91165.......... Norris Smith .....................Indiana State ..............................9/9/06 Willie High ........................Southern Illinois ...................... 11/19/94164.......... Vincent Webb ..................at Murray State ......................10/22/05163.......... Travorus Bess ..................at Tennessee Tech.................. 11/22/08................ Poke Cobb .......................Western Illinois .........................10/6/79161.......... Andre Raymond ..............at Tennessee-Martin ................. 11/1/01 Poke Cobb .......................at Illinois State ........................ 11/10/79 Nate Anderson .................Central Missouri ......................11/11/72160.......... Jamie Jones .....................at Northern Iowa ..................... 11/23/91159.......... Willie High ........................Central State (OH) ....................9/30/95 Kevin Staple .....................at Youngstown State .................10/2/82 Nate Anderson .................Western Illinois ....................... 11/27/73158.......... DuWayne Pitts .................Northeast Missouri .....................9/6/86 Ademola Adeniji ...............at Jacksonville State ............... 11/10/07155.......... Vincent Webb ..................Southeast Missouri ..................10/2/04 Poke Cobb .......................Northeast Missouri ...................9/10/77 Justin Lynch .....................at Austin Peay .......................... 11/2/96 Ademola Adeniji ...............at Tennessee State .................10/27/07154.......... Norris Smith .....................Murray State ...........................10/21/06 J.R. Taylor ........................Indiana State ..............................9/8/01 Jamie Jones .....................Illinois State ............................10/19/91153.......... DuWayne Pitts .................Southern Illinois ........................ 11/7/87152.......... Poke Cobb .......................at Northern Iowa .......................9/17/77 Mark Stettner ...................at Southwest Missouri ..............9/25/76151.......... Vincent Webb ..................at Tennessee-Martin ..............10/23/04 Poke Cobb .......................Illinois State .............................. 11/4/78

TOP PERFORMANCES151-200 YARD RUSHING GAMES

201-299 YARD RUSHING GAMES

300+ YARD RUSHING GAMES

TRIPLE 100+ YARD RUSHING GAMES

358.......... 230 ......Poke Cobb ...................at Butler ......................... 11/13/76 128 ......Mark Stettner

344.......... 179 ......Vincent Webb .............. Indiana State .....................9/9/06 165 ......Norris Smith

336.......... 182 ......Vincent Webb ..............Murray State .................10/21/06 154 ......Norris Smith

334.......... 198 ......Justin Lynch .................Middle Tennessee .........10/18/97 136 ......Jabarey McDavid

293.......... 146 ......Andre Raymond .........Southeast Missouri ......... 11/4/00 147 ......J.R. Taylor

282.......... 155 ......Ademola Adeniji ...........at Tennessee State .......10/27/07 127 ......Travorus Bess

275.......... 161 ......Andre Raymond .........Tennessee-Martin ........... 11/1/01 114 ......Justin Morris

174 ......Wayne Brown ..............at Tennessee-Martin ...... 11/14/98 101 ......Shaun Grace

174 ......Poke Cobb ...................Wayne State ....................9/15/79 101 ......Lonnie Durham

274.......... 141 ......Kevin Staple ................ Illinois State .......................9/4/82 133 ......Wes Nixon

272.......... 163 ......Travorus Bess .............at Tennessee Tech ........ 11/22/08 109 ......Chevon Walker

270.......... 154 ......Jamie Jones ................ Illinois State ...................10/19/91 116 ......Edson Castillo

266.......... 142 ......Poke Cobb ...................Central State .................10/23/76 124 ......Mark Stettner

259.......... 134 ......Don Pittman .................at Youngstown State ....... 11/5/77 125 ......Cliff Thurman

257.......... 151 ......Vincent Webb ..............at Tennessee-Martin ......10/23/04 106 ......Ademola Adeniji

155 ......Justin Lynch .................at Austin Peay ................. 11/2/96 102 ......Jabarey McDavid

255.......... 128 ......Justin Lynch .................St. Josephs (IN) ..............9/13/97 127 ......Jabarey McDavid

234.......... 124 ......Jabarey McDavid .........at Southeast Missouri ..... 11/9/96 110 ......Justin Lynch

216.......... 116 ......Kevin Staples .............. Illinois State .....................10/4/80 100 ......Rod Slaughter

DOUBLE 100+ YARD RUSHING GAMES

DuWAYNE PITTS1984-87

JUSTIN LYNCH1995-98


YDS PLAYER OPPONENT C-A-I TDs DATE509 .....Sean Payton ........... Saginaw Valley ....... 40-58-3 ....4 ....9/21/85

486......Sean Payton ........... SW Missouri ........... 33-48-3 ....3 ..10/27/84461......Sean Payton ........... W. Kentucky ........... 22-36-0 ....5 .. 11/10/84435......Anthony Buich ........ SE Missouri ............ 36-49-1 ....3 .... 11/6/99414......Tony Romo ............. Toledo .................... 25-46-0 ....2 ....9/16/00412......Sean Payton ........... Northern Iowa ........ 34-58-1 ....3 .... 11/3/84409......Jeff Christensen ..... SW Missouri ........... 20-33-2 ....2 .... 11/6/82400......Sean Payton ........... Southern Illinois ..... 26-40-0 ....3 ....9/20/86

384......Sean Payton ........... S. Illinois ................. 27-54-3 ....4 ..10/13/84383......Sean Payton ........... SW Missouri ........... 27-52-2 ....3 ..10/19/85381......Tony Romo ............. Tennessee St. ........ 36-21-1 ....3 ..10/27/01379......Sean Payton ........... SW Missouri ........... 22-41-1 ....5 ..10/25/86373......Tony Romo ............. Tennessee Tech ..... 28-38-2 ....4 ....10/5/02370......Jeff Christensen ..... N. Michigan ............ 18-31-2 ....3 .... 11/1/80365......Sean Payton ........... Winona State ......... 22-35-0 ....2 .... 11/1/86359......Tony Romo ............. E. Kentucky ............ 19-38-2 ....2 ..10/12/02 Steve Turk .............. Youngstown St. ...... 25-51-6 ....2 ....10/7/78354......Sean Payton ........... W. Kentucky ........... 27-41-1 ....2 .. 11/15/86348......Ron Gustafson ....... C. Michigan ............ 28-56-2 ....3 ..10/24/70345......Sean Payton ........... Illinois State ............ 24-43-4 ....1 ....10/6/84343......Anthony Buich ........ E. Kentucky ............ 34-47-1 ....3 .. 11/20/99337......Sean Payton ........... NE Missouri ............ 31-56-4 ....1 ......9/7/85333......Sean Payton ........... Liberty .................... 25-46-1 ....1 ....10/4/86330......Anthony Buich ........ UT-Martin ............... 15-17-0 ....3 .. 11/14/98329......Jeff Christensen ..... Youngstown St. ...... 28-49-3 ....2 ..10/24/81327......Mike Donato ......... Tennessee Tech .... 16-24-1 ...2 . 11/12/05326......Sean Payton ........... NE Missouri ............ 23-41-1 ....3 ....9/15/84325......Sean Payton ........... Grand Valley .......... 21-31-0 ....3 ......9/1/84323......Sean Payton ........... Indiana State .......... 32-56-2 ....2 ......9/8/84322......Tony Romo ............. Tennessee St. ........ 17-31-1 ....4 .... 11/2/02321......Mike Simpson ......... W. Michigan ........... 24-35-0 ....4 ....8/29/96319......Tony Romo ............. Hawai'i ................... 30-53-2 ....4 ....8/31/02318......Sean Payton ........... NE Missouri ............ 18-33-3 ....2 ......9/6/86317......Matt Schabert ......... at Tenn. Tech .......... 32-45-0 ....2 ....10/2/04315......Matt Schabert ......... SE Missouri ............ 16-30-0 ....1 ....10/2/04 Pete Mauch ............ SW Missouri ........... 15-19-0 ....2 ....10/1/94314......Jeff Christensen ..... Wayne State........... 22-36-1 ....4 ....9/18/82313......Sean Payton ........... Ferris State ............ 14-28-0 ....3 ....9/29/84308......Cole Stinson ........... Tennessee Tech ..... 19-26-0 ....2 ....8/30/07 Mike Simpson ......... Middle Tenn. ........... 25-40-3 ....1 .. 11/16/96307......Anthony Buich ........ W. Kentucky ........... 22-35-1 ....1 ..10/30/99 Eric Arnold .............. Akron ...................... 28-40-1 ....1 ....9/17/89 John Rafferty .......... Youngstown St. ...... 21-36-1 ....3 ....10/1/83306......Tony Romo ............. Murray State .......... 21-15-0 ....3 .. 11/17/01302......Tony Romo ............. Murray State .......... 33-47-2 ....2 .. 11/23/02 Jeff Christensen ..... Indiana State .......... 32-51-1 ....2 .. 11/14/81301......Anthony Buich ........ SE Missouri ............ 16-24-0 ....0 ....10/3/98 Sean Payton ........... Indiana State .......... 17-32-2 ....2 .... 11/8/86300......Sean Payton ........... Illinois State ............ 22-45-3 ....2 ..10/12/85

TOP PERFORMANCES300+ YARD PASSING GAMES

SEAN PAYTON1983-86

JEFF CHRISTENSEN1980-82

1,000-YARD RUSHING ... SINGLE SEASON

NATE ANDERSON1972.............. 1,255 yards1973.............. 1,261 yards

POKE COBB1976.............. 1,152 yards1978.............. 1,330 yards1979.............. 1,609 yards

KEVIN STAPLE1982.............. 1,012 yards1983.............. 1,008 yards

JAMIE JONES1990.............. 1,055 yards1991.............. 1,403 yards

WILLIE HIGH1993.............. 1,487 yards1994.............. 1,154 yards1995.............. 1,450 yards

J.R. TAYLOR2001.............. 1,177 yards2002.............. 1,522 yards

VINCENT WEBB2004.............. 1,106 yards2005.............. 1,129 yards2006.............. 1,405 yards

ADEMOLA ADENIJI2007.............. 1,254 yards

TRAVORUS BESS2008.............. 1,086 yards

Travorus Bess became the 9th EIU running back to crack the 1,000 yard mark for a season in 2008 giving the Panthers five straight seasons with a running back over 1,000 yards.


199..........Calvin Pierce .................. Southern Illinois ......................9/20/86195..........Willie White ..................... Southwest Missouri ..............10/30/71193..........Roger Holoman .............. Central State ...........................9/26/81 Willie White ..................... Illinois Chicago .......................9/30/72186..........Calvin Pierce .................. Saginaw Valley State ..............9/21/85183..........Micah Rucker ................. Indiana State .............................9/9/06180..........Micah Rucker ................. Southeast Missouri .................10/7/06179..........Roy Banks ...................... at Grand Valley State ................9/1/84178..........Jerry Wright .................... at Southwest Missouri ............. 11/6/82 Mark O'Donnell ............... Central Michigan ...................10/24/70177..........Calvin Pierce .................. at Eastern Kentucky ................12/6/86175..........Frank Cutolo ................... at Toledo .................................9/16/00 Rob Mehalic ................... Delaware State ..................... 11/21/81172..........Roy Banks ...................... Northern Iowa ......................... 11/3/84170..........Scott McGhee................. Northern Iowa .........................9/16/78169..........Micah Rucker ................. Tennessee Tech ......................8/30/07 Jerry Wright .................... at Indiana State .........................9/8/84168..........Roy Banks ...................... Winona State .......................... 11/1/86166..........Calvin Pierce .................. at Northeast Missouri ................9/7/85163..........Roy Banks ...................... at Illinois State ........................8/30/86162..........Jerry Wright .................... at Northeast Missouri ..............9/24/83157..........Jerry Wright .................... Southern Illinois ....................10/30/82................James Warring ............... Northeast Missouri ..................9/23/78156..........Jerry Wright .................... Youngstown State ...................10/1/83154..........Roy Banks ...................... Illinois State ............................10/6/84 Jerry Wright .................... at Southwest Missouri ...........10/27/84153..........Micah Rucker ................. at Murray State .....................10/13/07151..........Scott McGhee................. at Youngstown State ...............10/7/78

151-200 YARD RECEIVING GAMES149..........Calvin Pierce .................. Murray State ......................... 11/29/86 James Warring ............... at Youngstown State ...............10/7/78147..........Calvin Pierce .................. Western Kentucky ................. 11/15/86146..........Jason Calabrese ............ Murray State .............................9/1/94145..........Roy Banks ...................... Saginaw Valley State ..............9/21/85143..........Rahsaan Smith ............... at Eastern Kentucky .............. 11/20/99 Greg Jensik .................... Western Kentucky ................. 11/12/94142..........Ryan Voss ...................... at Eastern Michigan ................9/25/04 Greg Jensik .................... at Southwest Missouri .............10/1/94139..........Roy Banks ...................... at Kansas ................................10/5/85137..........Devon O'Neal ................. Illinois State ............................9/28/02136..........Roy Banks ...................... Liberty .....................................10/4/86135..........Scott McGhee................. at Butler ....................................9/9/78133..........Jerry Wright .................... at Western Kentucky ............. 11/12/83130..........Roy Banks ...................... Northeast Missouri ..................9/15/84 Roger Holoman .............. Wayne State ...........................9/18/82 Jerry Wright .................... Jackson State ....................... 11/27/82129..........Ryan Voss ...................... Southeast Missouri .................10/2/04 Will Bumphus ................. Indiana State ...........................9/21/02128..........Andre Raymond ............. at Hawai'i ................................8/31/02 Roy Banks ...................... Northern Michigan .................. 11/2/85127..........Scott McGhee................. Northeast Missouri ..................9/23/78126..........Roy Banks ...................... Southern Illinois ....................10/13/84125..........Will Bumphus ................. Eastern Kentucky .................. 11/18/00 Roy Banks ...................... Western Kentucky ................. 11/10/84124..........Ryan Voss ...................... Tennessee Tech .................... 11/12/05 Jerry Wright .................... Southern Illinois ....................10/13/84121..........J.R. Taylor * .................... Western Kentucky .................10/30/99 Jason Cook .................... at Western Kentucky ............... 11/9/91 Roy Banks ...................... Murray State ......................... 11/29/86120..........Jerry Wright .................... Ferris State .............................9/29/84119 ..........Will Bumphus ................. at Tennessee State ................. 11/2/02 Roy Banks ...................... Southwest Missouri ...............10/19/85118 ..........Jason Cook .................... at Northwestern Louisiana ........9/9/89117 ..........Roy Banks ...................... at Eastern Kentucky ................12/6/86112 ..........Nick Eller ........................ at Southeast Missouri ...........10/19/02 Paul Massat.................... at Southeast Missouri ............. 11/6/99 Philip Taylor .................... St. Joseph's (IN) .......................9/3/98111 ..........Greg Jensik .................... at Texas El Paso .....................9/10/94 Obadiah Cooper ............. at Southwest Missouri ...........10/24/92 Roy Banks ...................... Ferris State .............................9/29/84 James Warring ............... Northern Iowa .........................9/16/78110 ..........Ralph Stewart ................. Western Illinois......................10/10/87 Willie Cain ...................... Southwest Missouri ...............10/19/85�09..........Charles Graves ............. at UT Martin ...........................�0/9/08108..........Frank Cutolo ................... at San Diego State ..................10/6/01 Frank Cutolo ................... at Illinois State ...................... 11/11/00106..........Micah Rucker ................. Jacksonville State ................. 11/18/06 Calvin Pierce .................. at Western Illinois..................10/18/86 Willie Cain ...................... Northeast Missouri ....................9/6/86105..........Micah Rucker ................. at Illinois ....................................9/2/06 Tom Hess ....................... Northern Iowa .........................10/7/95104..........Ryan Voss ...................... Tennessee State ...................10/30/04 Ralph Stewart ................. Southern Illinois ...................... 11/7/87 Calvin Pierce .................. Northeast Missouri ....................9/6/86103..........Ryan Voss ...................... at Southeast Missouri .............10/8/05 Jason Cook .................... Illinois State ............................9/30/89 Calvin Pierce .................. at Western Kentucky ............. 11/16/85 DuWayne Pitts * ............. at Southwest Missouri ...........10/27/84 Darryon White * .............. Illinois State ..............................9/4/82 Otis Grant ....................... at North Alabama ..................12/13/80102..........Jason Cook .................... at Liberty .................................10/7/89 James Warring ............... at Wayne State .....................10/28/78101..........Will Bumphus ................. at Central Florida ....................10/2/99 Chris Szarka * ................ Middle Tennessee ................. 11/23/96 James Warring ............... at Northern Michigan ............10/21/78100..........Dawanzel Hopson .......... at Jacksonville State ............. 11/15/03 Bob Jensen .................... at Northeast Missouri ............ 10/11/69

* Indicates player was a running back

100-150 YARD RECEIVING GAMES

239..........Frank Cutolo ................... Tennessee State ...................10/27/01238..........Calvin Pierce .................. at Southwest Missouri ...........10/25/86201..........Ralph Stewart ................. Southern Illinois ......................10/8/88

200-PLUS YARD RECEIVING GAMES

TOP PERFORMANCES

Top:FrankCutolosettheschoolrecordforreceivingyardsagainstTennesseeStateasthePanthersreceivercaughtpassesfor239yardsfromPantherssignalcallerTonyRomoina52-49shootoutwinonOctober27,2001.Cutolobrokethepreviousrecordof238heldbyCalvinPierceonOctober25,1986againstSoutheastMissouri.Bottom: Micah Rucker became the first EIU receiver to lead the Panthers in scoring since the 1988 season when Ralph Steward led EIU with 54 pointsscored.Ruckerhadateambest78pointsin2006.


EASTERN EARNS TITLE OF 'CRADLE OF COACHES' IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FORMER PANTHERS IN THE NFL From 2006-2008, Eastern Illinois University held the distinction of being the new ‘Cradle of Coaches’ in the National Football League with three alumni serving as head coaches in the NFL and four more former players serving as assistant coaches. In 2006 and 2007, EIU was matched with USC and San Diego State as the only three universities with three current NFL head coaches as alumni. In 2008 that number was trimmed down to just USC and EIU having three head coaches. With NFL changes in 2009, EIU now has two current NFL head coaches and three current NFL assistants as alumni. Former All-American quarterback Sean Payton, Class of 1987, became the newest member of the distinguished club when he was named head coach of the New Orleans Saints early in 2006. He was an All-American quarterback with Eastern from 1983-86, and threw for a school record 10,655 yards. He still holds 11 single game, season and career passing records. In 2006 he was named the NFL Coach of the Year guiding the Saints to the NFC Championship game. Brad Childress, a 1988 graduate, was named head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, following the 2005 season. In 2008 Childress led the Vikings to the NFC North Division championship. Mike Shanahan, Class of 1974, is the most recognized alumni who has served as a head coach. He led the Denver Broncos to a pair of Super Bowl championships in 1998 and 1999. He was a quarterback with the Panthers in the early 1970s, and then returned as offensive coordinator for the EIU team that won the 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship. Mike Heimerdinger, Class of 1974, is the offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans helping guide the team to a 13-3 record and AFC South Division title in 2008. A former three year letter winner for the Panther baseball team, he still holds the school career stolen base record. Greg McMahon, Class of 1983, is an assistant special teams coach, with the New Orleans Saints. John Teerlinck, Class of 1980, is the defensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts. Teerlinck earned a masters at EIU as an assistant coach for the 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship team. Eastern Illinois has been an NCAA Division football program since 1981 but it's relationship with the National Football League dates back to the early 1920's. Lenny High a former EIU Panther football player was a member of the 1920 Decatur Staleys and teammate of George Halas. The Staleys preceded the modern day Chicago Bears with High appearing in one game.

The Panthers have been well represented in the NFL with pro-bowl selections Jeff Gossett (Oakland Raiders) and Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys) to Super Bowl Champions in Ted Petersen (Pittsburgh).

Tony RomoDallas Cowboys

Quarterback

Romo was a free agent signee with the Dallas Cowboys in 2003. He started his first game with the Cowboys in 2006 earning All-Pro honors in 2006 and 2007 after guiding the team to back-to-back NFC playoff appearances including an NFC East title in 2007.

Sean PaytonNew Orleans Saints

Head Coach

Payton, a former EIU All-American, was hired by New Orleans in 2006. He made an immediate impact in 'post Katrina' New Orleans guiding the Saints to the NFC Championships game in 2006. He was named the NFL Coach of the Year for his efforts that season. Payton was on the 1987 Chicago Bears roster.

Brad ChildressMinnesota Vikings

Head Coach

Childress earned his first head coaching job with Minnesota in 2006 after several seasons as a top assistant in Philadelphia. In 2008 Childress led the Vikings to the NFC North title. In 2007 Childress coached NFL Rookie of the Year Adrian Peterson.

Mike ShanahanFormer Head Coach

Denver Broncos

Mike Shanahan ended his run as the Denver Broncos head coach in 2009. He was a two-time Super Bowl Champion winning the Lombardi Trophy with Denver in 1998 and 1999. Shanahan was an assistant coach on the Panthers 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship team.


FORMER PANTHERS IN THE NFLMike Heimerdinger

Assistant Coach Tennessee Titans

Mike Heimerdinger currently serves as the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans. He helped the team win the AFC South Division title in 2008. Heimerdinger played baseball at Eastern Illinois before joining the football coaching profession.

Greg McMahonAssistant Coach New Orleans Saints

Greg McMahon was promoted to special teams coordinator for the Saints in 2009. He enters his third season with the team. McMahon was a defensive back on Eastern Illinois 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship team.

John TeerlinckAssistant Coach Indianapolis Colts

John Teerlinck has been a defensive line coach with Indianapolis for eight years. Teerlinck earned a masters degree at EIU while serving as an assistant for the 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship team.

Randy MelvinFormer Assistant Coach Cleveland Browns

Randy Melvin recently served as the defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns on Romeo Crennel's staff. Melvin was an All-American defensive lineman at EIU and returned to the college ranks as a coach for the 2009 season.

Ken BakerNFLReplayOfficial

Ken Baker currently works as an NFL replay official after several years as an NFL referee. He worked the 2008 Super Bowl and served one year as EIU's interim athletic director. He is a former Panther baseball player.

Lenny HighDecatur Staleys

Lenny High was the first EIU player to play in the NFL. He was a member of the 1920 Decatur Staleys appearing in one game at end. He was a teammate of George Halas. The Staleys would later become the modern day Chicago Bears.

Bill GlennChicago Bears

Bill Glenn played quarterback for the Bears in 1944 appearing in four games for the team. He was a two-year member of the team after earning Little All-American honors at Eastern Illinois.

Ray FisherDallas Cowboys

Ray Fisher played tackle for two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1960 he would become an original member of the Dallas Texans playing defensive tackle.

Ted PetersenPittsburgh Steelers

Ted Petersen enjoyed a ten year NFL career playing center and offensive line for Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Indianapolis. He won Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980 as a member of the Steelers. He ended his career in 1987.

Jeff GossettOakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Jeff Gossett had a 15-year NFL career as a punter for Kansas City, Cleveland, Houston and the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 averaging 44.2 yards per punt. Gossett ended his career in 1996.

Jeff ChristensenCleveland Browns

Jeff Christensen was active on three NFL rosters as a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengles, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles. He saw action for both the Browns and Bengals ending his career with Cleveland in 1987.

Kevin GrayNew Orleans Saints

Kevin Gray played one season for the New Orleans Saints as a corner back and special teams player. He appeared in eight games in the 1982 season.


FORMER PANTHERS IN THE NFLSteve Parker

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts

Steve Parker played defensive end for the Colts for two seasons. He appeared in 16 games in the teams final season in Baltimore in 1983 and nine games in their first season in Indianapolis in 1984.

Robert WilliamsPittsburgh Steelers

Robert Williams played briefly with the Pittsburgh Steelers appearing in two games during the 1984 season. He played safety and special teams.

Evan AraposthathisSt. Louis Cardinals

Evan Araposthathis appeared in five games as a punter for the St. Louis Cardinals football franchise in 1986. He averaged 38 yards per punt.

Mel BlackNew England Patriots

Mel Black was a two-year member of the New England Patriots playing in six games at linebacker and special teams in the 1986 and 1987 seasons.

Chris GeileDetroit Lions

Chris Geile (#71) appeared in three games during the strike season of 1987 playing offensive line for the Detroit Lions.

Roy BanksIndianapolis Colts

Roy Banks enjoyed a two year career as a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts. He played in 15 games in the 1987 and 1988 seasons also seeing time as a kick returner.

John JurkovicGreen Bay Packers

John Jurkovic played nine seasons in the NFL as a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers (1991-95), Jacksonville Jaguars (96-98) and Cleveland Browns (99). In 1993 he registered 5.5 sacks for the Packers.

Brad FichtelLos Angeles Rams

Brad Fichtel was a two year member of the Los Angeles Rams appearing in three games at center in 1994.

Ray McElroyIndianapolis Colts

Ray McElroy had a six year NFL career as a defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. He played from 1995-98 with the Colts before retiring in 2001 as a Detroit Lion.

Bob RosenstielOakland Raiders

Bob Rosenstiel played in four games for the Oakland Raiders in 1997 as part of a two year career at tight end and special teams.

Chris WatsonBuffalo Bills

Chris Watson played four seasons at corner back first for the Denver Broncos and last for the Buffalo Bills from 2000-02. He was on the Detroit Lions roster in 2003 and Green Bay Packers roster in 2004 but did not play.

Micah Rucker - New York GiantsPierre Walters - Kansas City Chiefs

Micah Rucker was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008 and ended the season on the New York Giants practice squad. He has been invited to the Giants 2009 preseason camp.Pierre Walters was signed as a free agent by the Kansas Chiefs in 2009 and was invited to their 2009 preseason camp.

All pictures courtesy of NFL teams pictured


FORMER PANTHERS IN THE NFLOver the years Eastern Illinois football has sent a number of players on to play in several professional leagues in addition to the National Football League. This page lists former EIU players who have been drafted by the NFL, signed as free agents or appeared in another professional league. Players who appeared in at least on NFL regular-season contest have been listed on the prior pages with the teams they played for.

EastErn IllInoIs PlayErs sElEctEd In nFl draFt

• indicates played in NFL game

Player ..................................... Team ............................... Round ........Year• Bill Glenn, QB ....................... Chicago Bears ................ 19th ............1944Rob Butler, RB ........................ Chicago Bears ................ 16th ............1964Roger Haberer, QB ................. Chicago Bears ................ 19th ............1966Nate Anderson, RB ................. Washington Redskins ..... 16th ............1974• Ted Petersen, C.................... Pittsburgh Steelers.......... 4th ..............1977Tom Pettigrew, OT .................. Los Angeles Rams .......... 8th ..............1980• Jeff Christensen, QB ............ Cincinnati Bengals .......... 5th ..............1983• Roy Banks, WR .................... Indianapolis Colts............ 5th ..............1987Dave Popp, OT ....................... New York Giants ............. 7th ..............1989• Brad Fichtel, C ..................... Los Angeles Rams .......... 7th ..............1993• Ray McElroy, CB .................. Indianapolis Colts............ 4th ..............1995• Chris Watson, CB ................. Denver Broncos .............. 3rd ..............1999

EastErn IllInoIs PlayErs sIgnIng nFl FrEE agEnt contracts• indicates played in NFL game

+ indicates signed to practice squad

Player ..................................... Team ...................................................Year• Lenny High, End ................... Decatur Staleys ...................................1920Ed Soergel, QB....................... Cleveland Browns ...............................1951Lou Stivers, C ......................... Detroit Lions ........................................1951• Ray Fisher, DT ..................... Pittsburgh Steelers..............................1958Steve Turk, QB ....................... Green Bay Packers .............................1980James Warring, WR ............... Oakland Raiders .................................1980Jack Lafferty, C ....................... Seattle Seahawks ...............................1980• Jeff Gossett, P ...................... Kansas City Chiefs ..............................1981• Kevin Gray, FS ..................... New Orleans Saints ............................1982• Steve Parker, OT .................. Baltimore Colts ....................................1983Dirk Androff, TE ...................... New York Jets .....................................1983• Robert Williams, DB ............. Pittsburgh Steelers..............................1984Jerry Wright, FS ...................... Tampa Bay Buccaneers ......................1985• Evan Araposthathis, P .......... St. Louis Cardinals ..............................1986Tom Moskal, DT ...................... St. Louis Cardinals ..............................1986• Mel Black, LB ....................... New England Patriots .........................1986• Sean Payton, QB ................. Chicago Bears ....................................1987• Chris Geile, OL ..................... Detroit Lions ........................................1987• John Jurkovic, DT ................. Green Bay Packers .............................1990Tim Lance, DB ........................ Chicago Bears ....................................1991Duane Conway, OL................. Indianapolis Colts................................1995John Moyer, DE ...................... Indianapolis Cotls................................1997• Bob Rosenstiel, TE............... Los Angeles Raiders ...........................1997Dave Thomas, DT .................. Arizona Cardinals ................................2000Kourtney Young, DB ............... Detroit Lions ........................................2002Frank Cutolo, WR ................... New Orleans Saints ............................2002• Tony Romo, QB .................. Dallas Cowboys ................................2003# Pascal Matla, C ................... New Orleans Saints ............................2006Kory Lothe, DE ....................... St. Louis Rams ....................................2006+ Tristan Burge, SS ................ Green Bay Packers .............................2007+ Micah Rucker, WR ............. Pittsburgh Steelers ...........................2008Pierre Walters, LB ................. Kansas City Chiefs ...........................2009

** List includes first team that a player signed a free agent contract with. Bold indicates player still active in NFL as of July �, 2009# Pascal Matla played in NFL Europe for the 2006-07 season.

EastErn IllInoIs PlayErs In thE canadIan Football lEaguE

Player ..................................... Team ...................................................YearEd Soergel, QB....................... Toronto Argonauts ...............................1951Poke Cobb, RB ....................... Toronto Argonauts ...............................1980Pete Catan, DE....................... Winnipeg Blue Bombers .....................1981Scott McGhee, WR ................. Toronto Argonauts ...............................1981Kevin Gray, FS ....................... Ottawa Rough Riders..........................1983Sean Payton, QB .................... Ottawa Rough Riders..........................1987Cameron Brosseau, OT .......... Toronto Argonauts ...............................1994Brad Fichtel, C ........................ Memphis Mad Dogs ............................1995Chris Szarka, FB ................... Saskatchewan Rough Riders ...........�997Dave Thomas, LB ................... Hamilton Tiger-Cats ............................2002Kourtney Young, CB ............... Hamilton Tiger-Cats ............................2003Frank Cutolo, WR ................... Ottawa Rough Riders..........................2003

** Lists first team and year that player appeared in CFL. Bold indicates player still active as of July 1, 2009

EastErn IllInoIs PlayErs In arEna Football lEaguE

Player ..................................... Team ..................................................YearSean Payton, QB .................... Chicago Blitz ......................................1987John Moyer, DT ..................... Florida Bobcats ................................�999Ethan Banning, DE ................. Grand Rapids Rampage ....................2000Ryan Shuff, OG ...................... Houston Thunderbears ......................2000Phil Taylor, WR ....................... Toronto Phantoms ..............................2001Dave Thomas, LB ................... Detroit Fury ........................................2001Anthony Buich, QB ................. Grand Rapids Rampage ....................2004Nick Allison, DB .................... Orlando Predators ...........................2008

** Lists first team and year that player appeared in AFL. Bold players were active in 2008 season, AFL was not in operation for 2009 season.

EastErn IllInoIs PlayErs In thE usFl

Player ..................................... Team ...................................................YearSteve Turk, QB ....................... Denver Rush .......................................1983Pete Catan, DE....................... Houston Gamblers ..............................1983Scott McGhee, WR ................. Houston Gamblers ..............................1984Kevin Gray, FS ....................... Jacksonville Bulls ................................1984Jeff Gossett, P ........................ Chicago Blitz .......................................1984Randy McCue, DB .................. Memphis Showboats...........................1984

The USFL existed as a spring football league started in 1983 in several major markets across the country. It rivaled the NFL in its early ability to sign marquee players to its rosters. The league attempted to go head-to-head with the NFL in 1985 and quickly folded. Pete Catan was an All-League performer in 1984 for the Houston Gamblers.


PRE-NCAA I-AA YEARLY RESULTS1899Otis Caldwell, head coach .............. 0-2

1900Otis Caldwell, head coach .............. 3-3

1901Otis Caldwell, head coach ........... 6-0-3 W ....28-0 .... Illinois State W ....16-0 .... Indiana State

1902Thornton Smallwood, head coach . 2-4 L ......0-10 .... Northern Illinois W ....21-0 .... at Indiana State L ......0-10 .... Indiana State

1903Thomas Briggs, head coach ........ 5-2-2 W ....29-0 .... Northern Illinois

1904Joseph Brown, head coach ......... 6-�-� W ....12-6 .... Indiana State T.......5-5 ..... Indiana State

1905Joseph Brown, head coach ......... �-6-� L .......4-6 ..... Illinois State W ....11-0 .... at Indiana State

1906Joseph Brown, head coach ......... 2-�-� W ....11-5 .... Illinois State W ....23-0 .... Indiana State

1907Joseph Brown, head coach ......... 3-�-3 T.......6-6 ..... Illinois State W ....32-5 .... Indiana State

1908Joseph Brown, head coach ......... 6-2-� L ......0-30 .... Illinois State

1909Joseph Brown, head coach ............ 0-3

1910Harold Railsback, head coach ....... 2-3-1

1911Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 4-2

1912Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 6-� W ....32-3 .... at Illinois State

1913Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 6-2 W ....26-7 .... Illinois State

1914Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 8-0-� W ....13-6 .... Illinois State

1915Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 2-2-� T.......0-0 ..... Illinois State

1916Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 4-3 W ....24-7 .... at Illinois State

1917Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 4-�-� W ....69-6 .... Illinois College T.......0-0 ..... Illinois Wesleyan W ....13-7 .... Illinois State L ......7-55 .... Millikin W ....24-0 .... Southern Illinois W ....35-0 .... St. Viator

1918No contests played

1919Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 3-5-� W ....53-0 .... Hillsboro (HS) L .......0-4 ..... Shurtleff L ......0-25 .... Rose Poly L .....12-14 ... Illinois Wesleyan W ....53-0 .... McKendree W ....26-0 .... Lincoln L ......0-32 .... Millikin T.......0-0 ..... Blackburn L ......6-14 .... St. Viator

1920Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 2-3 L ......0-32 .... Shurtleff W ....18-3 .... Lincoln L ......0-28 .... Blackburn L ......7-20 .... Illinois State W ....81-0 .... Merom (IN)

1921Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 2-5-� L ......3-74 .... Illinois Wesleyan T.......0-0 ..... Rose Poly W ....59-6 .... Blackburn L .......3-6 ..... Shurtleff W ....28-0 .... Rose Poly L ......3-43 .... Illinois State L .......0-2 ..... Southern Illinois L ......6-14 .... Lincoln

1922Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 4-0-2 W .....7-0 ..... Rose Poly W ...25-13 ... Blackburn T.......0-0 ..... Shurtleff W ...28-12 ... Southern Illinois T.......0-0 ..... Illinois State W .....3-0 ..... Lincoln

1923Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 4-2-2 W ....15-0 .... Blackburn L .....10-12 ... Millikin W ...14-13 ... McKendree T.......0-0 ..... Shurtleff W ....16-0 .... at Indiana State L ......0-13 .... at Illinois State T.......0-0 ..... Lincoln W ....23-0 .... Southern Illinois

1924Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 6-2 L ......0-26 .... Millikin W ....45-0 .... Blackburn W ....15-0 .... Shurtleff L ......0-17 .... McKendree later forfeited to EIU W .....3-0 ..... Illinois State W ...25-13 ... Indiana State L .......0-7 ..... Southern Illinois W .....7-0 ..... Lincoln

1925Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 4-3-� W .....9-3 ..... Merom (IN) W .....7-0 ..... Rose Poly W ....60-0 .... Oakland City L ......7-23 .... Shurleff W .....7-6 ..... at Illinois State L ......0-13 .... Evansville T.....16-16 ... at Indiana State L ......3-21 .... Millikin

1926Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 3-5-� T.......0-0 ..... Indiana State L ......0-40 .... Millikin L ......7-14 .... Evansville L ......7-20 .... Shurtleff W ....14-0 .... Rose Poly L ......9-19 .... Saint Louis (Fr. Team) L ......0-23 .... Southern Illinois W .....7-0 ..... Lincoln W ....12-0 .... Illinois State

1927Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 5-2 W .....6-0 ..... at Illinois State L ......0-13 .... Shurtleff W ....25-0 .... Evansville W ....26-0 .... Rose Poly L .......6-7 ..... at Indiana State W ....14-2 .... Southern Illinois W ...33-13 ... Lincoln

1928Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 7-0-� T.....12-12 ... Millikin W ....30-7 .... Shurtleff W ....19-0 .... Indiana State W ....39-2 .... Rose Poly W ....26-0 .... St. Viator W ....19-0 .... Illinois State W ....18-0 .... Southern Illinois W ....75-0 .... Lincoln

1929Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 6-� W ....34-0 .... at Illinois State L ......0-13 .... Millikin W ...19-12 ... Shurtleff W ....19-0 .... McKendree W .....7-6 ..... at Indiana State W .....9-6 ..... Southern Illinois W .....6-0 ..... St. Viator

1930Charles Lantz, head coach .......... 6-�-� W ....15-0 .... Illinois State W ....26-0 .... Shurtleff T.......0-0 ..... Bradley W ....23-0 .... McKendree W ....34-0 .... Indiana State W ....13-0 .... St. Viator L .......0-2 ..... Southern Illinois W ....23-0 .... Western Illinois

1931Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 3-4 W ....24-0 .... Shurtleff W ....73-0 .... Indiana Central L .......0-6 ..... Indiana State L ......0-25 .... Millikin L ......9-14 .... St. Viator W .....7-6 ..... at Illinois State

1932Charles Lantz, head coach ............. �-7 L .....13-14 ... Shurtleff L ......0-39 .... at Illinois State W ....12-6 .... Indiana State L ......0-40 .... Millikin L ......0-26 .... St. Viator L ......6-50 .... McKendree L ......0-25 .... Southern Illinois L ......0-20 .... Hanover

1933Charles Lantz, head coach ............. �-8 L ......7-14 .... Indiana Central W ....28-6 .... Shurtleff L ......6-32 .... Illinois State L ......6-12 .... Northern Illinois L ......6-19 .... Indiana State L ......6-42 .... St. Viator L ......0-58 .... McKendree L ......0-19 .... Southern Illinois L ......0-33 .... Hanover

1934Charles Lantz, head coach ............. 3-4 W ....39-0 .... Oakland City L ......0-40 .... Millikin W ....19-0 .... Indiana State W .....7-3 ..... Western Illinois L ......0-13 .... Illinois State L ......6-13 .... Southern Illinois L .....12-18 ... Northern Illinois

1935Winfield Angus, head coach ........... �-7 W ....19-6 .... Oakland City L .....13-32 ... Indiana State L ......0-13 .... Illinois State L .......0-3 ..... Western Illinois L ......0-26 .... Illinois College L ......2-18 .... Indiana Central L ......9-13 .... Southern Illinois L ......0-49 .... Northern Illinois

1936Gilbert Carson, head coach ............ 4-4 L .......0-7 ..... Wheaton W ....19-7 .... Oakland City W ....12-0 .... Indiana State L ......0-13 .... at Illinois State W ....12-6 .... Illinois College L .......2-6 ..... Western Illinois L ......7-13 .... Southern Illinois W .....7-0 ..... Eureka

1937Gilbert Carson, head coach ......... 3-4-� L .......6-7 ..... Wheaton W ...20-13 ... Indiana State W ....39-0 .... Oakland City W ....48-0 .... Eureka T.......0-0 ..... Illinois State L ......6-24 .... Northern Illinois L ......0-31 .... Western Illinois L .......0-3 ..... Southern Illinois

1938Harold Ave, head coach .................. 5-3 W .....6-0 ..... Indiana Central L .......0-7 ..... Northern Illinois W ....22-0 .... McKendree L ......0-19 .... Illinois State L ......0-18 .... Western Illinois W ....19-7 .... at Indiana State W ....19-0 .... Southern Illinois W ....20-7 .... Rose Poly

1939Gilbert Carson, head coach ......... 4-3-� W ....16-0 .... Indiana Central W .....9-0 ..... Elmhurst W .....6-0 ..... Millikin T.......0-0 ..... Illinois State L ......7-20 .... Western Illinois L .......6-7 ..... Indiana State W ....12-7 .... Southern Illinois L ......6-22 .... Northern Illinois

1940Gilbert Carson, head coach ......... 6-�-� W .....7-6 ..... Indiana Central W ....19-6 .... Elmhurst W ....12-8 .... Millikin L .....12-30 ... at Illinois State W ....20-7 .... Western Illinois T.......7-7 ..... Indiana State W ....25-6 .... Southern Illinois W ....12-0 .... Northern Illinois

1941Gilbert Carson, head coach ............ 0-7 L ......6-19 .... Indiana Central L ......6-19 .... Indiana State L ......6-27 .... Illinois State L ......0-25 .... Western Illinois L ......0-61 .... Millikin L ......0-41 .... Southern Illinois L ......0-19 .... Northern Illinois

1942Clayton Miller, head coach ............. �-6 L ......0-20 .... Manchester L ......0-26 .... Indiana State W .....7-0 ..... Indiana Central L ......0-32 .... Illinois State L ......0-45 .... Western Illinois L ......6-56 .... Millikin L ......7-27 .... Southern Illinois

1943No contests played

1944Charles Lantz, head coach ............. �-3 W ....12-0 .... Western Illinois L .....12-15 ... Southern Illinois L ......6-25 .... Northern Illinois L ......7-40 .... Illinois Wesleyan

1945James Goff, head coach .............. 2-3-2 L ......6-26 .... Indiana State L ......12-7 .... Butler T.......0-0 ..... Southern Illinois L ......0-20 .... Illinois Wesleyan T.......6-6 ..... Western Illinois L ......6-12 .... at Illinois State W ...19-14 ... Northern Illinois

1946'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ................ 2-6 L .....12-19 ... Butler L ......0-26 .... Northern Illinois W ...20-12 ... Western Illinois W .....7-0 ..... Millikin L .....13-26 ... Illinois State L ......0-20 .... Southern Illinois L ......0-13 .... Indiana State L .....13-38 ... Murray State

1947'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ................ 2-6 L .....13-21 ... Ball State L .....13-14 ... Eastern Kentucky L ......6-25 .... Northern Illinois L .....13-33 ... Southern Illinois L .....13-14 ... Millikin W ....13-6 .... Illinois State L .....13-14 ... Indiana State W ....19-0 .... Western Illinois

1948'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ................ 7-3 W ....19-6 .... Saint Joseph L .....14-25 ... Eastern Kentucky W ....12-0 .... Ball State W .....7-0 ..... Western Illinois W ....15-6 .... Northern Illinois W ....13-7 .... at Illinois State L .....20-21 ... Indiana State W ....27-7 .... Millikin W ....38-0 .... Southern Illinois L .......0-6 ..... Illinois Wesleyan ++ - 'Corn Bowl' participant

1949'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ................ 3-5 L .....13-19 ... Quincy L ......6-12 .... Saint Joseph L .......7-6 ..... Illinois State W ...26-13 ... Southern Illinois W ....33-0 .... Indiana State L ......0-14 .... Western Illinois L .....14-40 ... Northern Illinois L .....13-47 ... Ball State

1950'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ................ 5-3 W ....35-6 .... Ball State W ...28-25 ... Quincy L ......0-18 .... Emporia L .....21-23 ... at Illinois State W ....47-0 .... Indiana State W ....21-7 .... Southern Illinois L ......0-13 .... Western Illinois W ...34-13 ... Northern Illinois

1951Rex Darling, head coach ...4-2-2 / 2-2-2 L ......7-21 .... Northern Illinois • W ...19-12 ... Eastern Michigan • L .....27-59 ... Central Michigan • W ...28-21 ... Northwest Missouri W ...47-19 ... Southern Illinois • T.....21-21 ... Western Illinois • T.....28-28 ... at Illinois State • W ....46-6 .... Millikin• - IIAC contest

1952'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ........ 2-7 / �-5 W ...28-19 ... Millikin L .....13-18 ... Scott Field L ......7-13 .... Eastern Michigan • L .....19-27 ... Northeast Missouri L ......7-22 .... Southern Illinois • L .......6-7 ..... Western Illinois • L ......0-41 .... Central Michigan • L .....26-27 ... Illinois • W .....7-0 ..... Northern Illinois •• - IIAC contest

1953'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ........ �-8 / 0-6 L ......0-30 .... Lincoln (MO) L ......6-33 .... Central Michigan • L ......6-34 .... Eastern Michigan • L .......2-7 ..... Northeast Missouri W ....20-6 .... Illinois-Chicago L .......0-6 ..... Southern Illinois • L .....12-19 ... Western Illinois • L ......0-20 .... at Illinois State • L ......6-19 .... Northern Illinois •• - IIAC contest

1954'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ..2-6-� / �-4-� L ......7-40 .... Indiana State L ......7-19 .... Kalamazoo L ......0-60 .... Central Michigan • L ......0-33 .... Eastern Michigan • W ....40-6 .... Illinois-Chicago L ......6-20 .... Southern Illinois • T.....13-13 ... Western Illinois • L ......7-13 .... Illinois State • W ....28-9 .... at Northern Illinois •• - IIAC contest

1955'Pat' O'Brien, head coach ........ 3-6 / �-5 S24 ...W .... 15-0 ...Kalamazoo O1 ....L ..... 7-40 ...at Evansville O8 ....L .... 13-16 ..at Illinois State • O15 ..L .... 13-26 ..at Southern Illinois • O22 ..W ... 33-13 .. Indiana State O29 ..L ..... 7-14 ...Eastern Michigan • N5 .....W .... 14-0 ...Northern Illinois • N12 ...L .... 14-48 ..at Central Michigan • N19 ...L ..... 7-13 ...Western Illinois •• - IIAC contest


PRE-NCAA I-AA YEARLY RESULTS1956Keith Smith, head coach ......... 2-7 / 2-4 S22 ...L ..... 7-14 ...at Indiana State S29 ...L .... 13-46 ..at Southeast Missouri O6 ....W .... 14-6 ... Illinois State • O13 ..L ..... 0-33 ...Southern Illinois • O20 ..L .... 21-29 ..Evansville O27 ..L ..... 0-65 ...at Eastern Michigan • N3 .....W .... 13-6 ...at Northern Illinois • N10 ...L ..... 7-38 ...Central Michigan • N17 ...L .... 14-58 ..at Western Illinois •• - IIAC contest

1957Ralph Kohl, head coach .......... 0-8 / 0-6 S21 ...L ..... 0-14 ...at Indiana State S28 ...L ..... 0-41 ...Southeast Missouri O5 ....L .... 20-27 ..Northern Illinois • O12 ..L ..... 6-27 ...Southern Illinois • O19 ..L ..... 0-39 ...Eastern Michigan • O26 ..L .... 13-21 ..Western Illinois • N2 .....L ..... 6-61 ...Central Michigan • N9 .....L ..... 7-39 ...at Illinois State •• - IIAC contest

1958Ralph Kohl, head coach .......... 2-6 / �-5 S20 ...W .... 30-8 ... Indiana State S27 ...L ..... 6-21 ...at Austin Peay O4 ....L .... 12-24 ..at Northern Illinois • O11 ...L ..... 8-29 ...Southern Illinois • O18 ..L ..... 0-33 ...at Eastern Michigan • O25 ..L ..... 0-34 ...at Western Illinois • N1 .....L ..... 8-27 ...Central Michigan • N8 .....W ... 20-12 .. Illinois State •• - IIAC contest

1959Ralph Kohl, head coach ....3-5-� / �-4-� S19 ...W ..... 7-6 ....at Indiana State S26 ...L ..... 8-12 ...Austin Peay O3 ....W .... 12-8 ...Ball State O10 ..L ..... 6-38 ...Northern Illinois • O17 ..L ...... 0-7 ....Southern Illinois • O24 ..L ..... 8-28 ...Western Illinois • O31 ..W .... 32-6 ...Eastern Michigan • N7 .....L ..... 0-26 ...Central Michigan • N14 ...T ...... 6-6 .... Illinois State •• - IIAC contest

1960Ralph Kohl, head coach .......... 2-7 / �-5 S17 ...W .... 14-0 ... Indiana State S24 ...L ..... 0-27 ...at Wittenberg (OH) O1 ....L ..... 6-14 ...at Ball State O8 ....L .... 20-28 ..at Northern Illinois • O15 ..L ..... 8-52 ...Southern Illinois • O22 ..W ..... 8-0 ....at Eastern Michigan • O29 ..L ..... 6-43 ...at Western Illinois • N5 .....L .... 12-35 ..Central Michigan • N12 ...L ..... 6-26 ... Illinois State •• - IIAC contest

1961Ralph Kohl, head coach ....4-3-� / 3-2-� S23 ...W ... 23-20 ..at Indiana State S30 ...L ..... 0-14 ... Illinois State • O7 ....L .... 16-20 ..Ferris State O14 ..T .... 20-20 ..Northern Illinois • O21 ..L ..... 6-34 ...Southern Illinois • O28 ..W ... 20-14 ..Eastern Michigan • N4 .....W .... 12-0 ...Western Michigan • N11 ...W ... 22-13 ..Central Michigan •• - IIAC contest

1962Ralph Kohl, head coach .......... �-7 / 0-5 S22 ...W .... 13-0 ... Indiana State S29 ...L ...... 0-6 .... Illinois State • O6 ....L ..... 0-28 ...at Bradley O13 ..L ..... 0-21 ...at Northern Illinois • O20 ..L ..... 7-28 ...Hope College O27 ..L ..... 0-14 ...at Eastern Michigan • N3 .....L ..... 0-44 ...at Western Illinois • N10 ...L .... 23-35 ..Central Michigan •• - IIAC contest

1963Ralph Kohl, head coach .......... 2-7 / �-3 S21 ...L ..... 6-14 ...at Indiana State S28 ...L .... 14-28 ..Central State (OH) O5 ....L .... 15-35 ..at Central Michigan • O12 ..W ... 14-13 ..at Illinois State • O19 ..W .... 20-6 ...Ferris State O26 ..L ..... 0-43 ...Northern Illinois • N2 .....L ..... 7-14 ...at Hillsdale N9 .....L ..... 6-15 ...at Hope College N16 ...L ..... 7-22 ...Western Illinois •• - IIAC contest

1964Ralph Kohl, head coach .......... 3-6 / �-3 S19 ...L .... 14-25 .. Indiana State S26 ...W ... 27-26 ..at Central State (OH) O3 ....W ... 17-14 ..Central Michigan • O10 ..L ...... 7-8 ....WI-Milwaukee O17 ..L .... 23-25 .. Illinois State • O24 ..L .... 14-35 ..at Northern Illinois • O31 ..L .... 14-41 ..Hillsdale N7 .....W .... 27-6 ...at Ferris State N14 ...L .... 14-30 ..at Western Illinois •• - IIAC contest

1965Clyde Biggers, head coach ..... 3-5 / �-3 S18 ...L ..... 0-17 ...at Indiana State S25 ...W ... 35-22 ..Ferris State O2 ....W ... 28-24 ..at WI-Milwaukee O9 ....W ..... 8-7 ....at Illinois State • O16 ..L ..... 7-42 ...Northwood Institute O23 ..L ..... 8-28 ...Western Illinois • O30 ..L .... 11-20 ..Northern Illinois • N6 .....L ..... 6-48 ...at Central Michigan •• - IIAC contest

1966Clyde Biggers, head coach �-6-� / �-�-� S17 ...L ..... 0-32 ... Indiana State S24 ...L ..... 7-17 ...at Ferris State O1 ....L ...... 3-7 ....WI-Milwaukee O8 ....T ...... 0-0 .... Illinois State • O15 ..L .... 27-34 ..at Northwood Institute O22 ..W .... 16-6 ...at Western Illinois • N5 .....L .... 10-30 ..Central Michigan • N12 ...L .... 13-17 ..at Eastern Michigan• - IIAC contest

1967Clyde Biggers, head coach ..2-6-� / �-2 S16 ...L ..... 6-41 ...at Indiana State S23 ...L ..... 6-31 ...at WI-Milwaukee S30 ...L .... 12-28 ..Eastern Michigan O7 ....L ..... 0-21 ...at Central Michigan • O14 ..L ..... 6-28 ... Illinois State • O21 ..L .... 12-20 ..at Bradley O28 ..L ..... 12-7 ...Western Illinois • N4 .....T ...... 6-6 ....at Illinois-Chicago N11 ...W ... 20-14 ..Wayne State• - IIAC contest

1968Clyde Biggers, head coach ..... 4-5 / �-2 S14 ...L ..... 0-23 ... Indiana State S21 ...W ... 15-14 ..WI-Milwaukee S28 ...L ...... 0-6 ....Fairmont State O5 ....L .... 16-23 ..Central Michigan • O12 ..L .... 14-41 ..at Illinois State • O19 ..L .... 28-37 ..Bradley O26 ..W .... 14-8 ...at Western Illinois • N2 .....W ..... 8-7 ....at Illinois-Chicago N9 .....W ... 60-19 ..at Wayne State• - IIAC contest

1969Clyde Biggers, head coach ............. 2-7 S14 ...L ..... 6-41 ...at Indiana State S20 ...L .... 20-21 ..at WI-Milwaukee S27 ...W .... 52-6 ... Illinois-Chicago O4 ....L .... 14-41 ..Central Missouri O11 ...W ..... 8-7 ....at Northeast Missouri O18 ..L ..... 0-37 ...at Illinois State O25 ..L ..... 0-44 ...at Central Michigan N1 .....L ..... 6-44 ...Western Illinois N8 .....L .... 14-24 ..Northern Michigan

1970Clyde Biggers, head coach ............. 2-8 S12 ...L .... 18-28 .. Indiana State S19 ...W ... 19-14 ..WI-Milwaukee S26 ...W .... 20-6 ...at Illinois-Chicago O3 ....L .... 17-27 ..at Central Missouri O10 ..L .... 14-28 ..Northeast Missouri O17 ..L .... 20-29 .. Illinois State O24 ..L .... 34-58 ..Central Michigan O31 ..L .... 14-31 ..at Western Illinois N7 .....L .... 22-35 ..at Northern Michigan N14 ...L .... 12-35 ..at Fairmont StateFirst season at O'Brien Stadium

1971Clyde Biggers, head coach ............. 4-6 S11 ...W ... 27-10 ..WI-Stevens Point S18 ...L ..... 7-28 ...at Indiana State S25 ...L .... 19-22 ..at WI-Milwaukee O2 ....W ... 43-21 .. Illinois-Chicago O9 ....L ..... 6-17 ...at Illinois State O16 ..W ... 19-14 ..Evansville O23 ..L .... 14-47 ..at Central Michigan O30 ..W ... 32-21 ..SW Missouri N6 .....L ..... 6-14 ...Western Illinois N13 ...L ..... 7-24 ...at Central Missouri

1972Jack Dean, head coach ................... �-9 S16 ...L .... 14-17 .. Indiana State S23 ...L .... 16-17 ..WI-Milwaukee S30 ...W ... 28-13 ..at Illinois-Chicago O7 ....L .... 11-38 .. Illinois State O14 ..L .... 20-31 ..at Evansville O21 ..L ..... 0-63 ...Central Michigan O28 ..L .... 37-41 ..at SW Missouri N4 .....L .... 14-56 ..at Quantico Marines N11 ...L .... 14-35 ..Central Missouri N18 ...L .... 13-42 ..at Western Illinois

1973Jack Dean, head coach ................... 2-9 S8 .....L .... 20-21 ..at WI-Stevens Point S15 ...L ..... 0-17 ... Indiana State S22 ...L .... 14-21 ..at WI-Milwaukee S29 ...W .... 40-8 ... Illinois-Chicago O6 ....L .... 17-47 ..at Delta State O13 ..L .... 14-27 ..at Youngstown State O20 ..L ..... 0-17 ...at Illinois State O27 ..W ... 34-14 ..Saint Joseph’s (IN) N3 .....L .... 10-14 ..Wayne State N10 ...L ..... 7-22 ...Northern Michigan N17 ...L .... 13-56 ..Western Illinois

1974Jack Dean, head coach ................ 3-6-� S7 .....L .... 14-19 ..at Central Missouri S14 ...L ..... 6-21 ...at Indiana State S21 ...L ..... 0-33 ...WI-Milwaukee O5 ....L ..... 3-28 ...at Western Illinois O12 ..W .... 13-3 ...Delta State O19 ..W .... 14-9 ... Illinois State O26 ..T .... 10-10 ..at Ferris State N2 .....L ..... 3-13 ...Youngstown State N9 .....W .... 17-0 ...Missouri-Rolla N16 ...L ..... 0-13 ...at Murray State

1975John Konstantinos, head coach . 3-5-2 S6 .....L ..... 8-14 ...at Northern Iowa S13 ...L .... 22-38 ..at Northern Michigan S27 ...T ...... 7-7 ....Southwest Missouri O4 ....L .... 18-23 ..at Central Missouri O11 ...L ..... 0-37 ...at Tennessee Tech O18 ..T ...... 3-3 ....Western Illinois O25 ..W .... 17-3 ...Ferris State N8 .....W ... 24-14 ..at Missouri-Rolla N15 ...W .... 14-6 ...Murray State N22 ...L .... 13-31 .. Illinois State

1976John Konstantinos, head coach .... 5-6 S4 .....W ... 17-16 ..Cameron S11 ...W ... 24-14 ..at Northeast Missouri S25 ...W .... 41-0 ...at Southwest Missouri O2 ....W ... 41-14 ..Central Missouri O9 ....L .... 14-41 ..Tennessee Tech O16 ..L .... 10-14 ..at Western Illinois O23 ..W .... 24-8 ...Central State (OH) O30 ..L .... 10-30 ..Northern Michigan N6 .....L .... 14-36 ..at Youngstown State N13 ...L .... 27-28 ..at Butler N20 ...L ..... 8-13 ... Illinois State

1977John Konstantinos, head coach .. �-�0 S3 .....L ..... 0-20 ...at Illinois State S10 ...L ..... 7-10 ...Northeast Missouri S17 ...L .... 21-31 ..at Northern Iowa S24 ...L .... 24-25 ..at Central State (OH) O1 ....L .... 14-28 ..Western Illinois O15 ..L .... 10-31 ..at Cameron (OK) O22 ..L .... 14-24 ..Wayne State O29 ..L .... 13-31 ..Butler N5 .....L .... 22-52 ..at Youngstown State N12 ...L ..... 7-35 ...at Murray State N19 ...W .... 17-0 ...Evansville

1978Darrell Mudra, head coach .... �2-2 / 3-2 S2 W ... 41-16 ..Central State (OH) S9 W .... 42-3 ...at Butler S16 W ... 38-22 ..Northern Iowa • S23 W ... 29-12 ..Northeast Missouri S30 L .... 16-17 ..at Akron • O7 L .... 24-40 ..at Youngstown State • O21 W ... 42-34 ..at Northern Michigan • O28 W ... 34-14 ..at Wayne State N4 W .... 42-7 ... Illinois State N11 W ... 35-14 ..Murray State N18 W ... 40-12 ..at Western Illinois • N25 W ... 35-31 ..at California-Davis + D2 W ... 26-22 ..Youngstown State + D9 W .... 10-9 ...vs. Delaware +• - AMCU contest+ - NCAA II National Championship

NCAA II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPEIU 35 • UC Davis 31November 25, 1978 • Davis, California

Leading just 14-10 at the half, the Panthers erupted for three third-quarter big-play touchdowns en route to a 35-31 first-round victory over California-Davis... in that quarter, Mark Campana returned a punt 72 yards for a TD, Scott McGhee caught a 42 yard halfback TD pass from Poke Cobb and Jeff Forster caught a 37 yarder from QB Steve Turk... earlier Turk (15-39-1 for 164 yards) had hit McGhee on a 25 yard TD pass... Cobb ran for 56 yards and caught three for 40 yards in addition to the TD pass... the Panthers' defense intercepted three passes and recovered three fumbles.

EIU 26 • Youngstown St. 22December 2, 1978 • O'Brien Stadium

Mark Campana's game opening 90-yard-TD kickoff return set the tone as the Panthers knocked off Mid-Continent rival Youngstown State, 26-22, on a rainy and blustery day before an ABC-TV regional audience... trailing 22-14, Steve Turk hit James Warring for a 12 yard TD, pulling to 22-20... then on the first play following the kick-off, Tom Pettigrew recovered a fumble at the YSU 9... three plays later, Poke Cobb scored the winning TD at 4:04 from the 3 yard line... Warring, ABC-TV offensive "Player of the Game" caught 10 passes for 107 yards, while DE Pete Catan, with 10 tackles and two QB sacks, was defensive "Player of the Game"... DT Randy Melvin led with 17 tackles.

EIU 10 • Delaware 9December 9, 1978 • Longview, Texas

The Panthers put the capstone on the most incredible season ever, winning the NCAA National Championship 10-9 in front of an ABC-TV national audience... EIU finished 12-2 after going 1-10 the previous year... Poke Cobb, who rushed for 101 yards, scored on a one yard TD run early in the fourth quarter to put the Panthers ahead but victory was not assured until Delaware's Brandt Kennedy missed a 45 FG with nine seconds... EIU's defense limited Delaware's vaunted Wing-T offense to just 155 yards rushing and forced five fumbles... LB Ray Jeske was in on 21 tack-les... altogether the Panthers set 25 school records with Cobb, James Warring, and Pete Catan named All-Americans.

1979Darrell Mudra, head coach ...... 7-4 / �-4 S1 .....W ... 24-15 ..South Dakota S8 .....W .... 38-0 ...Butler S15 ...W ... 58-21 ..Wayne State S22 ...W .... 46-3 ...at Northeast Missouri S29 ...W ... 22-14 ..at Southern Illinois O6 ....L ..... 7-10 ...Western Illinois • O20 ..W ... 39-21 ..at Northern Michigan • O27 ..L ..... 7-10 ...at Northern Iowa • N3 .....L .... 21-49 ..Youngstown State • N10 ...W .... 24-0 ...at Illinois State N17 ...L .... 16-27 ..Akron •• - AMCU contest

1980Darrell Mudra, head coach .... ��-3 / 4-0 S6 .....W ... 34-21 ..South Dakota S13 ...L .... 35-37 ..at Southern Illinois S20 ...L ..... 0-14 ...at Indiana State S27 ...W .... 41-7 ...Northeast Missouri O4 ....W ... 31-14 .. Illinois State O11 ...W ... 40-15 ..at Central State (OH) O18 ..W .... 37-7 ...at Western Illinois • O25 ..W .... 32-7 ...Youngstown State • N1 .....W ... 35-28 ..at Northern Michigan • N8 .....W .... 14-9 ...Northern Iowa • N15 ...W ... 52-13 ..Augustana (SD) N29 ...W ... 21-14 ..Northern Colorado + D6 .....W ... 56-31 ..at North Alabama + D13 ...L .... 13-21 ..vs. Cal Poly +• - AMCU contest+ - NCAA Division II National Runner-Up

NCAA II NATIONAL RUNNER-UPEIU 21 • Northern Colorado 14November 29, 1980 • O'Brien Stadium

The Panthers, ranked No. 1 in the nation and paced by a tenacious defense, held Northern Colorado to 144 yards and recorded 13 tackles for loss, including six QB sacks, in a 21-14 victory televised by ESPN... QB Chuck Wright threw a 13 yard TD pass to Scott McGhee and then scored on a one yard run...DT Randy Melvin had 11 tackles including three for a loss.

EIU 56 • North Alabama 31December 6, 1980 • Florence, Alabama

Top-ranked EIU outscored No. 3 North Alabama, 28-7, in the second half to roll to a 56-31 semifinal victory...the Panthers had 489 yards total offense...Kevin Staple ran for TDs of 3 and 7 yards and rushed for 120...Otis Grant caught eight for 103 yards and one TD while Scott McGhee had four for 91 yards with two TDs...North Alabama had only 66 yard of total offense in the second half... DT Randy Melvin led the Panthers with 13 tackles... OT Steve Parker was the ABC-TV Offensive "Player of the Game."

Cal Poly 21 • EIU 13December 13, 1980 • Albuquerque, NM

The dream of a second national title in three years came to an end as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo upset the Panthers 21-13...Cal Poly's Robbie Martin was a one-man wrecking crew...he returned eight punts for 97 yards including a 42 yarder for a TD, and then caught seven passes for 164 yards including TDs of 33 and 58 yards...the Panthers lost three scoring opportunities when they fumbled twice within the five yard line and were intercepted on the 15...Rod Slaughter caught six passes for 122 yards and ran for 75.

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the 1899-1916 seasons

KEY TO CONFERENCEAFFILIATIONS:

AMCU - Association ofMid-Continent Universities

IIAC - Interstate IntercollegiateAthletic Conference


A Cinderella Story... words that could easily describe the Eastern Illinois football program's rise from mediocrity to the top of the NCAA Division II football world. The Panthers entered the 1978 season much like any other season mired in a 16-year string of consecutive losing seasons with only two winning seasons since 1951. The first step in changing Panther football was the hiring of head coach Darrell Mudra who immediately hired former Eastern Illinois student and football team member Mike Shanahan as his offensive coordinator. EIU opened the season on a roll with convincing wins over Central State, 42-16 and Butler, 42-3. A strong 38-22 win over Northern Iowa in a conference football game gave the program some confidence that things were headed in the right direction. A 4-0 start followed the next week with a 29-12 win over Northeast Missouri giving the Panthers their second 4-0 start in three seasons. The 1976 squad also opened the year 4-0 but would win only one game the remainder of the year to finish at 5-6. Shades of that season resonated in Panther fans minds as EIU dropped back-to-back games in weeks five and six to Akron and Youngstown State. However unlike their 1976 counterparts, this Panther squad would regroup and not taste defeat again. Mike Shanahan's offensive unit continued to click as the Panthers put up 40 or more points in three of their next five victories with wins over Northern Michigan, Wayne State, Illinois State, Murray State and Western Illinois. The following week EIU received only its second post-season bid as the Panthers were invited to the NCAA Division II playoffs as only the top eight teams received invitations. The Panthers only other post-season experience had been way back in 1948 when they lost in the Corn Bowl to Illinois Wesleyan, 6-0. EIU hit the road to open the championship run with a 35-31 victory at UC Davis. The Panthers then returned home to face Youngstown State in the semifinals, a team that had defeated EIU earlier in the season 40-24 in Youngstown. This time EIU had the home field advantage and the Panthers were able to hang on for a 26-22 win in front of a national audience as the game was carried nationwide on ABC. Following the game EIU fans stormed the field and dismantled the goal posts. That win set up a meeting with Division II power Delaware and after a tightly fought contest the game came down to a field goal by Delaware's Brandt Kennedy that sailed right from 45-yards. With that, "David had beaten Goliath" and Eastern Illinois had done the impossible with a 10-9 national championship victory in Longview, Texas. Following the season EIU players earned All-American honors including running back Poke Cobb, wide receiver James Warring and defensive lineman Pete Catan. Catan, Cobb, Warring and quarterback Steve Turk all ranked among the national leaders in several statistical categories. Darrell Mudra was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

1978 NCAA Division II National Champions

Top: Eastern Illinois NCAA Division II National ChampionsMiddle: EIU Coaching Staff.Bottom: EIU team members shown here at the Governor's Mansion following Eastern's win over Delaware.


KEY TO CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS:AMCU - Association of Mid-Continent Universities

GFC - Gateway Football ConferenceOVC - Ohio Valley Conference

1981Darrell Mudra, head coach ..6-5 / 2-� S 5........ W ...... 19-17 ........at South Dakota S 12...... W ...... 24-13 ........Southwest Missouri • S 19...... L ....... 14-21 ........at Northeast Missouri S 26...... W ....... 58-0 .........Central State (OH) O 10 ..... L ........ 3-25 .........at Illinois State O 17 ..... W ....... 20-8 .........Western Illinois • O 24 ..... L ....... 16-48 ........at Youngstown State O 31 ..... L ....... 17-38 ........at Northern Iowa • N 7 ....... W ...... 42-14 ........Ferris State N 14 ..... L ....... 14-27 ........Indiana State N 21 ..... W ...... 24-16 ........Delaware State• - AMCU contestFirst season of competition in NCAA I-AA

1982Darrell Mudra, head coach ..��-�-� / 2-0-� S 4........ W ...... 27-14 ........Illinois State S 11 ...... W ...... 18-17 ........Northeast Missouri S 18...... W ....... 27-0 .........Wayne State S 25...... T ....... 10-10 ........at Northern Iowa • O 2 ....... W ...... 27-23 ........at Youngstown State O 9 ....... W ....... 18-0 .........Akron O 16 ..... W ...... 16-12 ........at Indiana State O 23 ..... W ....... 31-7 .........at Western Illinois • O 30 ..... W ....... 20-7 .........Southern Illinois N 6 ....... W ....... 36-7 .........at SW Missouri • N 13 ..... W ....... 73-0 .........Kentucky State N 27 ..... W .. 16-13 (OT) ...Jackson State + D 4 ....... L ....... 19-20 ........at Tennessee State +• - AMCU contest+ - NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist

NCAA I-AA QUARTERFINALISTEIU Panthers 16 • Jackson State 13 (overtime)November 27, 1982 • O'Brien Stadium

In their first year in NCAA I-AA, the Panthers took a 10-0-1 record and No. 5 ranking into the playoffs and relied on Dave Strauch's 23 yard field goal in overtime to knock off No. 8 Jackson State, 16-13. Strauch redeemed himself after a missed 22 yard attempt with four seconds left in regulation...QB Jeff Christensen completed 26-50, a NCAA I-AA tournament record for passes attempted, for 308 yards and one TD...Jerry Wright caught 10 for 130 yards.

Tennessee State 20 • EIU Panthers 19December 4, 1982 • Nashville, Tennessee

In another evenly matched playoff, the Panthers suffered a heartbreaking 20-19 loss to No. 4 ranked Tennessee State...QB Jeff Christensen (27-48-3 for 264 yards) had pulled the Panthers to within one with a six yard TD toss to Jerry Wright midway through the final quarter...but he was intercepted in the closing minutes on the TSU-20, and then the Panthers' Dave Strauch had a 44 yard field goal blocked with just seconds left...Kevin Staple ran for 112 yards, and Wright caught 19 for 136 yards... this game was later forfeited by TSU due to an ineligible player.

1983Al Molde, head coach .................................... 9-3 / 3-0 S 3........ W ....... 38-7 .........at Illinois State S 10...... L ....... 14-17 ........at Southern Illinois S 17...... W ...... 35-21 ........Grand Valley State S 24...... W ....... 42-0 .........at NE Missouri O 1 ....... W ...... 21-20 ........Youngstown State O 8 ....... W ....... 10-7 .........at Akron O 15 ..... W ....... 13-0 .........Northern Iowa • O 22 ..... W ....... 20-0 .........Western Illinois • O 29 ..... L ....... 13-17 ........Indiana State N 5 ....... W ....... 12-3 .........Southwest Missouri • N 12 ..... W ...... 34-14 ........at Western Kentucky N 26 ..... L .. 13-16 (2OT) ..at Indiana State +• - AMCU contest+ - NCAA I-AA First Round

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDIndiana State 16 • EIU Panthers 13 (double overtime)November 26, 1983 • Terre Haute, Indiana

In one of the most dramatic I-AA playoff games in history, Indiana State eliminated the Panthers in double overtime, 16-13...trailing 7-0 in the 4th, Sean Payton came off the bench to toss a game tying 20 yard TD pass to Roger Holoman...ISU's Scott Bridges kicked an 18 yard FG with 3:12 left, but EIU's Henry Castellanos sent it into overtime with a 33 yard pressure FG with one second remaining...ISU got the ball first and Bridges kicked a 26 yarder, but Castellanos countered with a 40 yarder to conclude the first OT...EIU obtained first possession and Payton was intercepted...Bridges' 25 yard FG then won the game.

1984Al Molde, head coach .................................... 6-5 / 2-� S 1........ W ....... 35-9 .........at Grand Valley State S 8........ L ....... 17-24 ........at Indiana State S 15...... W ....... 33-7 .........Northeast Missouri S 22...... L ....... 17-38 ........at Toledo S 29...... W ...... 44-33 ........Ferris State O 6 ....... L ....... 21-34 ........Illinois State O 13 ..... L ....... 40-48 ........Southern Illinois O 20 ..... W ....... 14-0 .........at Western Illinois • O 27 ..... L ....... 28-29 ........at Southwest Missouri • N 3 ....... W ...... 27-17 ........Northern Iowa • N 10 ..... W ...... 50-19 ........Western Kentucky• - AMCU contest

1985Al Molde, head coach .................................... 6-5 / 2-3 S 7........ L ....... 24-31 ........at Northeast Missouri S 14...... W ....... 39-7 .........Indiana State S 21...... W ...... 35-27 ........Saginaw Valley S 28...... L ....... 13-42 ........at Southern Illinois • O 5 ....... L ....... 20-44 ........at Kansas O 12 ..... W ...... 21-14 ........Illinois State • O 19 ..... W ...... 28-27 ........Southwest Missouri • O 26 ..... L ....... 20-34 ........Western Illinois • N 2 ....... W ...... 27-12 ........Northern Michigan N 9 ....... L ....... 20-21 ........at Northern Iowa • N 16 ..... W ...... 14-13 ........at Western Kentucky• - GFC contestAMCU renamed as Gateway Football Conference

1986Al Molde, head coach ...................................��-2 / 5-� A 30 ...... L ....... 20-23 ........at Illinois State • S 6........ W ...... 41-31 ........Northern Missouri S 13...... W ...... 24-21 ........at Northern Michigan S 20...... W ....... 52-7 .........Southern Illinois • O 4 ....... W ...... 40-15 ........Liberty O 11 ..... W ...... 31-30 ........Northern Iowa • O 18 ..... W ....... 37-3 .........at Western Illinois • O 25 ..... W ...... 34-20 ........at SW Missouri • N 1 ....... W ....... 64-0 .........Winona State N 8 ....... W ...... 31-14 ........at Indiana State • N 15 ..... W ...... 35-18 ........Western Kentucky N 29 ..... W ...... 28-21 ........Murray State + D 7 ....... L ....... 22-24 ........Eastern Kentucky +• - GFC contest+ - NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalists

NCAA I-AA QUARTERFINALISTEIU Panthers 28 • Murray State 21November 29, 1986 • O'Brien Stadium

After losing the season opener, the Panthers won ten straight to enter the playoffs ranked No. 3, the highest ever in I-AA, but still needed a James Marble seven yard TD run with seven minutes to go to pull out a 28-21 win over Murray State...Sean Payton was 30-54 for 398 yards as EIU rolled up 537 yards total offense...Marable ran for 110 yards, Calvin Pierce caught 11 for 149 and Roy Banks had eight for 121...Dan Polewski led with 14 tackles while Aaron Thomas had 13.

Eastern Kentucky 24 • EIU Panthers 22December 7, 1986 • O'Brien Stadium

The Panthers were eliminated in the closing seconds by Eastern Kentucky, 24-22, when a Sean Payton point after pass to DuWayne Pitts was incomplete...one official ruled a pass interference in the end zone, but another official overruled on the grounds the ball was not catchable...trailing 24-10, EIU rallied as Payton (24-40, 341 yards) hit Roy Banks on a 24 yard TD pass with 9:08 remaining...with 27 seconds left, Payton again hit Banks on a potential game-tying nine-yard TD pass...Banks caught nine for 117 and Calvin Pierce had eight catches for 177.

1987Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 5-6 / 3-3 S 5........ L ........ 3-24 .........at San Jose State S 12...... W ...... 16-10 ........at Northeast Missouri S 19...... W ....... 15-9 .........Illinois State • S 26...... W ...... 17-14 ........at Liberty O 3 ....... L ....... 10-24 ........at Akron O 10 ..... L ....... 12-21 ........Western Illinois • O 17 ..... W ...... 20-14 ........Indiana State • O 24 ..... W ........ 7-3 ..........Southwest Missouri • O 31 ..... L ....... 17-19 ........at Northern Iowa • N 7 ....... L ....... 27-32 ........Southern Illinois • N 14 ..... L ....... 15-30 ........at Western Kentucky• - GFC contest

1988Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 5-6 / 2-4 S3......... W ....... 16-7 .........at Illinois State • S 10...... W ....... 44-0 .........Austin Peay S 17...... W ...... 28-27 ........Liberty S 24...... L ....... 13-33 ........Youngstown State O 1 ....... L ....... 12-24 ........at Indiana State • O 8 ....... W ....... 34-3 .........Southern Illinois • O 15 ..... L ........ 8-45 .........at Western Illinois • O 22 ..... L ....... 15-17 ........Northern Iowa • O 29 ..... L ....... 21-41 ........at Southwest Missouri • N 5 ....... W ........ 6-0 ..........Western Kentucky N 12 ..... L ........ 7-12 .........at Boise State• - GFC contest

NCAA FCS YEARLY RESULTS

The 1982 Panthers run defense (shown here against Akron) set an NCAA record in EIU's final regular season win over Kentucky State. In that game, EIU held the Thorobreds offense to negative 12 yards of total offense during a 73-0 romp. That defensive unit registered 71 total sacks while ranking second in the NCAA in scoring defense at 8.8 points per game. The Panthers would climb to No. 5 in the final regular-season poll with six total All-Americans on that squad.


1989Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 9-4 / 4-2 S 2........ W ....... 36-0 .........at Austin Peay S 9........ W ...... 20-10 ........Northwestern State (La.) S 16...... L ....... 17-20 ........at Southern Illinois • S 23...... W ....... 21-7 .........Indiana State • S 30...... L ....... 14-13 ........Illinois State • O 7 ....... L ......... 7-9 ..........at Liberty O 14 ..... W ...... 21-17 ........Akron O 21 ..... W ....... 31-5 .........Western Illinois • O 28 ..... L ....... 28-31 ........at Northern Iowa • N 11 ...... W ...... 16-15 ........Southwest Missouri • N 18 ..... W ....... 10-7 .........at Western Kentucky N 25 ..... W ...... 38-21 ........at Idaho + D 2 ....... L ....... 19-25 ........at Montana +• - GFC contest+ - NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist

NCAA I-AA QUARTERFINALISTEIU Panthers 38 • Idaho 21November 25 • Moscow, Idaho

After two pressure-packed season-ending wins against SMS and WKU, the No. 15 ranked Panthers played one of their best games of the season, knocking off No. 4 ranked Idaho, 38-21 in the first round of the play-offs...Jamie Jones had a career high 154 yards rushing, 64 receiving, and 15 in kick-off returns to account for 233 all-purpose...EIU rushed for 230 and Eric Arnold passed for 211, including a game opening 74 yard TD to Jason Cook...the defense held Idaho to 14 points under its season average and intercepted four passes.

Montana 25 • EIU Panthers 19December 2, 1989 • Missoula, Montana

A stout Montana defense held the Panthers to 258 yards total offense and held on for a 25-19 quarterfinal win to eliminate EIU from the NCAA-I AA playoffs...Jeff Mills led the defense, getting in on 17 tackles...Ray D'Alesio kicked a 31 yard field goal with 1:16 left in the game, but an on-side kick attempt failed to go ten yards, and Montana ran out the clock.

1990Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 5-6 / 3-3 S 1........ L ....... 17-28 ........at Northern Illinois S 8........ W ...... 23-22 ........at Northwestern State (La.) S 15...... L ........ 7-15 .........McNeese State S 22...... L ....... 10-14 ........at Murray State S 29...... L ........ 7-28 .........at Illinois State • O 6 ....... W ...... 27-17 ........at Western Illinois • O 13 ..... W ...... 31-22 ........Indiana State • O 20 ..... W ....... 14-3 .........Southern Illinois • O 27 ..... L ....... 10-16 ........Northern Iowa • N 3 ....... W ....... 28-6 .........Western Kentucky N 10 ..... L ........ 6-48 .........at Southwest Missouri •• - GFC contest

1991Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 4-7 / 2-4 A 31 ...... W ...... 62-16 ........Lock Haven S 7........ L ....... 13-42 ........at Iowa State S 14...... W ...... 31-12 ........Eastern Washington S 21...... L ....... 27-28 ........at Murray State O 5 ....... L ....... 15-16 ........Western Illinois • O 12 ..... L ....... 15-16 ........at Indiana State • O 19 ..... W ...... 37-28 ........Illinois State • N 2 ....... L ....... 30-31 ........at Southern Illinois • N 9 ....... L ....... 26-28 ........at Western Kentucky N 16 ..... W ...... 35-29 ........Southwest Missouri • N 23 ..... L ....... 17-18 ........at Northern Iowa •• - GFC contest

1992Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 5-6 / 2-4 S 5........ W ....... 14-9 .........at Austin Peay S 12...... L ....... 28-63 ........at Marshall S 19...... W ....... 48-9 .........Murray State S 26...... L ........ 7-48 .........at Illinois State • O 3 ....... L ....... 46-47 ........Southern Illinois • O 10 ..... W ...... 31-28 ........Indiana State • O 17 ..... L ....... 24-28 ........at Western Illinois • O 24 ..... L ....... 10-13 ........at Southwest Missouri • O 31 ..... L ....... 19-28 ........at Youngstown State N 7 ....... W ...... 21-15 ........Northern Iowa • N 14 ..... W ....... 28-7 .........Western Kentucky• - GFC contest

1993Bob Spoo, head coach ............................3-7-� / 2-3-� S 2 ^ ..... W ...... 34-17 ........at Murray State S 11 ...... L ........ 7-49 .........at McNeese State S 18...... L ....... 10-31 ........at Navy S 25...... L ....... 14-28 ........Western Illinois • O 2 ....... L ....... 24-27 ........at Indiana State • O 16 ..... L ....... 27-31 ........at Northern Iowa • O 23 ..... T ....... 17-17 ........Illinois State • O 30 ..... W ...... 35-13 ........Southwest Missouri • N 6 ....... L ....... 26-34 ........Northwestern Louisiana N 13 ..... L ....... 14-28 ........at Western Kentucky N 20 ..... W ...... 42-35 ........at Southern Illinois •• - GFC contest^ - Thursday Game

1994Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 6-5 / 4-2 S 1 ^ ..... L ....... 15-31 ........Murray State S 10...... L ....... 20-22 ........at Texas-El Paso S 17...... W ...... 45-10 ........Lock Haven S 24...... L ....... 17-49 ........at Northern Illinois O 1 ....... W ...... 38-21 ........at Southwest Missouri • O 8 ....... L ........ 7-19 .........Northern Iowa • O 22 ..... L ....... 13-23 ........at Western Illinois • O 29 ..... W ...... 30-21 ........Indiana State • N 5 ....... W ...... 16-13 ........at Illinois State • N 12 ..... W ...... 28-20 ........Western Kentucky N 19 ..... W ....... 24-3 .........Southern Illinois •• - GFC contest^ - Thursday Game

1995Bob Spoo, head coach ................................ �0-2 / 5-� A 31 ^ .. W ...... 31-13 ........at Austin Peay S 9........ W ...... 34-18 ........Southeast Missouri S 16...... W ...... 30-22 ........Tennessee-Martin S 23...... W ........ 9-7 ..........Southwest Missouri • S 30...... W ...... 33-27 ........Central State (OH) O 7 ....... L ........ 7-17 .........at Northern Iowa • O 14 ..... W ....... 35-9 .........at Western Kentucky O 28 ..... W ...... 31-10 ........Illinois State • N 4 ....... W ...... 20-17 ........Western Illinois • N 11 ...... W ...... 42-21 ........at Southern Illinois • N 18 ..... W ....... 27-6 .........at Indiana State • N 25 ..... L ....... 29-34 ........at Stephen F. Austin +• - GFC contest^ - Thursday Game+ - NCAA I-AA First Round

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDStephen F. Austin 34 • EIU Panthers 29November 25, 1995 • Nacogdoches, Texas

The Panthers battled back from a 34-15 fourth quarter deficit but fell just short and were eliminated 34-29 in the first round of the I-AA playoffs...EIU scored twice in the last seven minutes and had the ball at midfield when Pete Mauch's pass was intercepted with 1:30 left...Willie High rushed 25 times for 182 yards and Mauch threw for 166 yards including the two fourth quarter TD passes of 10 and 25 yards to Charlie Roche and Tom Hess, respectively.

1996Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 8-4 / 6-2 A 29 ^ ... W ...... 28-20 ........at Western Michigan S 7........ W ...... 41-31 ........Pittsburg State (KS) S 14...... W ...... 35-16 ........Indiana State # S 28...... W ....... 38-0 .........at Tennessee-Martin • O 12 ..... L ........ 7-10 .........Western Illinois O 19 ..... L ....... 28-35 ........Murray State • O 26 ..... W ...... 35-27 ........at Tennessee Tech • N 2 ....... W ....... 42-7 .........at Austin Peay • N 9 ....... W ...... 41-21 ........at Southeast Missouri • N 16 ..... L ....... 24-31 ........at Middle Tennessee • N 23 ..... W ...... 45-21 ........Eastern Kentucky • N 30 ..... L ....... 14-21 ........at Northern Iowa +• - OVC contest# - substitute OVC opponent^ - Thursday Game+ - NCAA I-AA First RoundFirst season in the Ohio Valley Conference

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDNorthern Iowa 21 • EIU Panthers 14November 30, 1996 • Cedar Falls, Iowa

The Panthers again came up empty on their first round playoff game at the UNI-Dome, losing to Northern Iowa, 21-14...EIU had the ball for 41:20 minutes to UNI's 18:40, and had 80 plays to Northern Iowa's 51, but could not stop the big play...the Panthers turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter but still had a chance at the end as they had a first and goal from the four yard line but could not get the ball into the endzone in three tried before time expired.

1997Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 8-3 / 5-2 A 28 ^ ... L ........ 0-41 .........at Western Illinois S 6........ W ....... 42-6 .........Tennessee-Martin • S 13...... W ...... 41-20 ........Saint Joseph's (IN) S 20...... W ...... 25-14 ........at Illinois State S 27...... W ....... 10-7 .........at Tennessee Tech • O 4 ....... W ....... 32-7 .........at Southeast Missouri • O 18 ..... W ...... 30-17 ........Middle Tennessee • O 25 ..... W ...... 42-14 ........Austin Peay N 1 ....... W ...... 21-14 ........at Indiana State # N 8 ....... L ....... 17-24 ........at Murray State • N 22 ..... L ........ 7-49 .........Eastern Kentucky •• - OVC contest# - substitute OVC opponent^ - Thursday Game

1998Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 6-5 / 4-3 S 3 ^ ..... W ....... 24-7 .........Saint Joseph's (IN) S 12...... L ........ 0-48 .........at Central Florida S 19...... W ...... 24-10 ........at Northern Illinois S 26...... W ....... 13-6 .........Tennessee Tech • O 3 ....... W ...... 35-33 ........Southeast Missouri • O 17 ..... L ....... 22-36 ........Illinois State O 24 ..... W ...... 35-32 ........at Middle Tennessee • O 31 ..... L ....... 21-27 ........Tennessee State • N 7 ....... L ....... 21-35 ........Murray State • N 14 ..... W ...... 56-35 ........at Tennessee-Martin • N 21 ..... L ....... 24-28 ........at Eastern Kentucky •• - OVC contest^ - Thursday Game

1999Bob Spoo, head coach ................................ 2-�0 / 2-5 S 2 ^ ..... L ....... 17-33 ........at Central Michigan S 11 ...... L ....... 27-31 ........at Hawaii S 18...... L ........ 6-34 .........Southern Illinois S 25...... W ...... 42-21 ........Tennessee-Martin • O 2 ....... L ....... 21-31 ........at Central Florida O 9 ....... L ....... 25-43 ........at Tennessee State • O 16 ..... L ....... 32-37 ........at Murray State • O 23 ..... L ........ 7-14 .........Tennessee Tech • O 30 ..... L ....... 15-38 ........Western Kentucky • N 6 ....... L ....... 38-45 ........at Southeast Missouri • N 13 ..... L ....... 17-24 ........Illinois State N 20 ..... W ...... 20-14 ........at Eastern Kentucky •• - OVC contest ^ Thursday Game100th year of Panther Football



2000Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 8-4 / 6-� A 31 ^ ... W ...... 42-24 ........at Indiana State S 9........ W ....... 72-0 .........Kentucky Wesleyan S 16...... L ....... 26-31 ........at Toledo S 23...... W ....... 42-7 .........at Tennessee-Martin • O 7 ....... W ...... 33-19 ........Tennessee State • O 14 ..... W ....... 48-7 .........Murray State • O 21 ..... W ...... 27-16 ........at Tennessee Tech • O 28 ..... L ....... 12-34 ........at Western Kentucky • N 4 ....... W ....... 38-9 .........Southeast Missouri • N 11L .... 41-44 (2-OT) ......at Illinois State N 18 ..... W ....... 49-6 .........Eastern Kentucky • N 25 ..... L ....... 13-45 ........at Montana +• - OVC contest^ - Thursday Game + - NCAA I-AA First Round

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDMontana 45 • EIU Panthers 13November 25, 2000 • Missoula, Montana

No. 1 ranked Montana ended the Panthers trip to the 2000 NCAA I-AA playoffs as the Grizzlies scored four second half touchdowns en route to a 45-13 victory... Eastern's Tony Romo threw for 212 yards and two TDs but the Panthers could only generate 99 yards rushing...Andre Raymond had 108 all-purpose yards and Nick Ricks had 10 tackles including three for loss...Obinno Coley inter-cepted two passes and knocked down three.

2001Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 9-2 / 6-0 S 8........ W ...... 44-14 ........Indiana State S 15...... at Illinois State (cancelled due to 9/11 tragedy) S 22...... W ...... 21-14 ........at Eastern Kentucky • S 29...... W ...... 44-33 ........Tennessee Tech • O 6 ....... L ........ 7-40 .........at San Diego State O 13 ..... W ....... 12-0 .........Southeast Missouri • O 20 ..... W ...... 49-21 ........at Southern Illinois O 27 ..... W ...... 52-49 ........Tennessee State • N 1 ^ ..... W ...... 56-16 ........at Tennessee-Martin • N 10 ..... W ...... 38-10 ........at Florida Atlantic N 17 ..... W ....... 37-6 .........Murray State • N 24 ..... L ....... 43-49 ........Northern Iowa +• - OVC contest^ - Thursday Game+ - NCAA I-AA First Round

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDNorthern Iowa 49 • EIU Panthers 43December 1, 2001 • O’Brien Stadium

Both teams marched up and down the field all day long but the Panthers came up just short losing to Northern Iowa, 49-43, in the first round of the 2001 NCAA I-AA playoffs at O’Brien Stadium. The two teams combined for 92 points and 1001 total yards but EIU could not contain Adam Benge who rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns. Trailing 49-36, Eastern stopped the visiting purple Panthers at midfield with five minutes remaining and drove 49 yards in eight plays to score on a three yard pass from Tony Romo to Brandon Robinson to pull within six at 49-43 with 1:29 left in the game. But UNI recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. Romo completed 22-34-2 for 386 yards and five touchdown passes. Frank Cutolo caught 11 passes for 217 yards and three TDs. J.R. Taylor ran 22 times for 154 yards and Robinson returned six kickoffs for 142 yards. Fred Miller led the defense with 15 tackles.

2002Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 8-4 / 5-� A 31 ...... L ....... 36-61 ........at Hawai'i S 14...... L ....... 13-63 ........at Kansas State S 21...... W ...... 26-19 ........Indiana State S 28...... W ...... 45-10 ........Illinois State O 5 ....... W ...... 35-28 ........at Tennessee Tech • O 12 ..... W ...... 25-24 ........Eastern Kentucky • O 19 ..... W ...... 44-27 ........at Southeast Missouri • N 2 ....... W ...... 54-48 ........at Tennessee State • N 9 ....... W ...... 55-43 ........Tennessee-Martin • N 16 ..... W ....... 47-6 .........Florida Atlantic N 23 ..... L ....... 35-37 ........at Murray State • N 30 ..... L ........ 9-48 .........at Western Illinois +• - OVC contest+ - NCAA I-AA First Round

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDWestern Illinois 48 • EIU Panthers 9November 30, 2002 • Macomb, Illinois

The Panthers could not stop Western Illinois' No. 2 ranked Leathernecks resulting in a 48-9 first round loss in Macomb. The WIU defense held the Panthers offense to its lowest point total of the year. EIU had only 56 yards rushing and just one touchdown, a third quarter 30 yard pass from Tony Romo to Andre Raymond. He completed 21-44 passes for 220 yards but was sacked three times, fumbled once and threw an interception. Raymond had three kickoff returns for 108 yards and caught seven passes for 77 yards but had minus 29 yards rushing. J.R. Taylor, the nation’s No. 2 rusher, had 88 yards on 18 carries. WIU (11-1) scored two of its seven touchdowns on punt returns, one of which came on a blocked punt. The Leathernecks had 365 yards total offense to 276 for EIU. Western had significant field position all day due partially to the cold, windy weather conditions. WIU’s punter averaged 43.7 yards on six kicks while EIU had a 24.9 average for 12 punts. Nick Ricks led the defense with nine tackles while Terrance Sanders came off the bench to get eight.

2003Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 4-8 / 3-5 A 30 ...... W ....... 27-0 .........California (PA) S 13...... L ........ 0-37 .........at Missouri S 20...... L ....... 14-21 ........Illinois State S 27...... L ........ 7-23 .........at Indiana State O 4 ....... L ....... 17-30 ........at Southeast Missouri • O 11 ..... L ........ 0-41 .........Eastern Kentucky • O 18 ..... W ...... 27-17 ........at Murray State • O 25 ..... W ...... 29-12 ........Tennessee-Martin • N 1 ....... L ....... 14-24 ........at Tennessee State • N 8 ....... W ...... 37-10 ........Tennessee Tech • N 15 ..... L ....... 24-36 ........at Jacksonville State • N 22 ..... L ....... 14-17 ........Samford •• - OVC contest

2004Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 5-6 / 4-4 S 11 ...... L ... 30-33 (OT) ...Indiana State S 18...... L ....... 31-35 ........at Illinois State S 25...... W ...... 31-28 ........at Eastern Michigan O 2 ....... W ...... 35-28 ........Southeast Missouri • O 9 ....... L ........ 6-49 .........at Eastern Kentucky • O 16 ..... W ....... 24-9 .........Murray State • O 23 ..... L ....... 14-32 ........at Tennessee-Martin • O 30 ..... W ...... 34-24 ........Tennessee State • N 6 ....... L ... 37-40 (OT) ...at Tennessee Tech • N 13 ..... L ....... 21-31 ........Jacksonville State • N 20 ..... W ...... 28-14 ........at Samford •• - OVC contest

2005Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 9-3 / 8-0 S 1 ^ ..... W ...... 24-13 ........at Indiana State S 10...... L ....... 10-45 ........at Brigham Young S 17...... L ........ 6-27 .........Illinois State S 24...... W ...... 43-14 ........Samford • O 8 ....... W ...... 48-24 ........at Southeast Missouri • O 15 ..... W ...... 53-22 ........Eastern Kentucky • O 22 ..... W ...... 35-28 ........at Murray State • O 29 ..... W ....... 26-7 .........Tennessee-Martin • N 5 ....... W ....... 27-3 .........at Tennessee State • N 12 ..... W ...... 31-20 ........Tennessee Tech • N 19 ..... W ....... 10-6 .........at Jacksonville State • N 26 ..... L ........ 6-21 .........Southern Illinois +• - OVC contest^ - Thursday Game+ - NCAA I-AA First Round

NCAA I-AA FIRST ROUNDSouthern Illinois 21 • EIU Panthers 6November 26, 2005 • O'Brien Stadium

Eastern’s defense held Southern Illinois to just 298 yards total yards but tailback Arkee Whitlock ran for three touchdowns as the Salukis eliminated the Panthers, 21-6, in the first round of the NCAA I-AA playoffs. Eastern took the opening drive and got on the scoreboard first with a 32 yard field goal by Zach Yates at 10:13 of the first quarter. Whitlock, who rushed for 89 yards, scored on a six yard run with one minute left to give SIU a 7-3 lead. His five yard run early in the third quarter put Southern up 14-3. The Panthers responded again with a 34 yard field goal by Tyler Wilke to cut the lead to 14-6. SIU’s Craig Coffin missed a 39 yard field goal attempt but the Saluki defense forced Eastern into a fourth and five situation from its own 26 yard line with just under nine minutes remaining. The Panthers faked a punt but punter Tom Schofield’s pass was incomplete giving SIU the ball. The Salukis drove 26 yards in just five plays with Whitlock scoring on a three yard run with 5:13 left in the game. The Panthers ran 72 plays to Southern’s 55. Neither team could get much going on the ground as SIU had just 109 yards rushing compared to just 100 for the Eastern.

2006Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 8-5 / 7-� Mark Hutson - acting head coach S 2........ L ....... 17-42 ........at Illinois S 9........ W ...... 31-21 ........Indiana State S 16...... L ....... 30-44 ........at Illinois State S 23...... W ...... 24-13 ........at Samford • S 30...... L ........ 9-44 .........at Hawai'i O 7 ....... W ....... 21-0 .........Southeast Missouri • O 14 ..... W ...... 28-21 ........at Eastern Kentucky • O 21 ..... W ...... 20-10 ........Murray State • O 28 ..... L ........ 9-15 .........at Tennessee Martin • N 4 ....... W ....... 29-3 .........Tennessee State • N 11 ...... W ...... 38-14 ........at Tennessee Tech • N 18 ..... W ...... 28-24 ........Jacksonville State • N 25 ..... L ....... 13-24 ........Illinois State +• - OVC contest+ - NCAA FCS First Round

NCAA FCS FIRST ROUNDIllinois State 24, EIU Panthers 13November 25, 2006 • O'Brien Stadium

Eastern Illinois fans thought the Panthers had secured their first NCAA playoff win since the 1989 season when senior corner back Terrance Sanders scored on an 87 yard interception return in the fourth quarter. Illinois State (9-3) was able to battle back with a go ahead touchdown with just over two minutes remaining to crush the Panthers (8-5) dreams with a 24-13 win. In a day when offensive scoring was at a premium, Illinois State was able to score the game’s only offensive touchdown as Pierre Rembert capped a four play, 49-yard drive with a 18 yard run up the middle. That gave the Redbirds a 17-13 lead. Eastern Illinois attempted to mount a game winning drive of its own but Jesse Caesar picked off a Cole Stinson pass and raced 45 yards for an insurance touchdown. Jason Tate had scored on a 41-yard interception return with 5:35 left in the second quarter to give ISU a 10-6 halftime lead.



2007Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 8-4 / 7-� A 30^ .... W ...... 45-25 ........Tennessee Tech • S 8........ L ........ 6-52 .........at Purdue S 15...... L ....... 21-24 ........Illinois State S 22...... W ...... 54-20 ........at Indiana State S 29...... W ...... 31-16 ........at Southeast Missouri • O 6 ....... L ....... 21-28 ........Eastern Kentucky • O 13 ..... W ...... 27-24 ........at Murray State • O 20 ..... W ...... 29-23 ........Tennessee Martin • O 27 ..... W ...... 38-35 ........at Tennessee State • N 10 ..... W ...... 37-23 ........at Jacksonville State • N 17 ..... W ...... 33-17 ........Samford • N 24 ..... L ....... 11-30 ........at Southern Illinois +• - OVC contest ^ - Thursday Game+ - NCAA FCS First Round

NCAA FCS First RoundSouthern Illinois 30, Eastern Illinois 11November 24 • Carbondale, Illinois

Eastern Illinois made its third straight FCS playoff appearance and was matched against No. 4 national seed Southern Illinois. The Salukis converted two first half EIU turnovers into ten points and led 20-0 at the break en route to a 30-11 win. EIU scored on a Tyler Wilke field goal in the third quarter and Jordan Campanella touchdown reception midway through the fourth but never threatened. SIU outgained EIU 402-179 in total offense.

2008Bob Spoo, head coach .................................. 5-7 / 3-5 A 28^ .... L ....... 12-31 ........at Central Michigan S 5........ L ....... 21-47 ........at Illinois S 13...... W ....... 38-3 .........Indiana State S 20...... W ...... 25-21 ........at Illinois State S 27...... L ....... 10-23 ........Jacksonville State • O 9^ ..... L ....... 26-29 ........at UT Martin • O 18 ..... W ...... 24-21 ........Southeast Missouri • O 25 ..... L ........ 7-20 .........at Eastern Kentucky • N 1 ....... W ....... 34-6 .........Murray State • N 8 ....... L ....... 24-45 ........at Tennessee State • N 15 ..... L ....... 13-15 ........Austin Peay • N 22 ..... W ...... 38-20 ........at Tennessee Tech •• - OVC contest ^ - Thursday Game


SINGLE GAME RECORDS

PASSING YARDS 398 .......... Sean Payton vs. Murray State (Nov. 29, 1986)

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 5 .............. Tony Romo vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1, 2001)

PASSING COMPLETIONS 30 ............ Sean Payton vs. Murray State (Nov. 29, 1986)

RUSHING YARDS 182 .......... Willie High at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 25, 1995)

TOUCHDOWNS 3 .............. Frank Cutolo vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1, 2001)

RECEPTIONS 11 ............ Frank Cutolo vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1, 2001) ................ Calvin Pierce vs. Murray State (Nov. 29, 1986)

RECEIVING YARDS 217 .......... Frank Cutolo vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1, 2001)

LONGEST FIELD GOAL 47 ............ Zach Yates vs. Illinois State (Nov. 25, 2006)

TACKLES 17 ............ Tristan Burge vs. Illinois State (Nov. 25, 2006) ................ Jeff Mills at Montana (Dec. 2, 1989)

SOLO TACKLES 8 .............. Donald Thomas at Southern Illinois (Nov. 24, 2007) ................ Clint Sellers vs. Southern Illinois (Nov. 26, 2005) ................ Fred Miller vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1, 2001) ................ Nick Ricks vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 1, 2001) ................ Winston Taylor at Montana (Nov. 25, 2000)

SACKS 2 .............. Pierre Walters vs. Illinois State (Nov. 25, 2006)

INTERCEPTIONS 2 .............. Donald Thomas vs. Illinois State (Nov. 25, 2006) ................ Obinno Coley at Montana (Nov. 25, 2000)

CAREER RECORDS

PASSING YARDS 873 .......... Sean Payton (1983-86)

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 8 .............. Tony Romo (2000-02)

PASSING COMPLETIONS 63 ............ Ton Romo (2000-02)

RUSHING YARDS 194 .......... J.R. Taylor (2000-01)

TOUCHDOWNS 3 .............. Frank Cutolo (2000-01)

RECEPTIONS 23 ............ Jerry Wright (1982-83)

RECEIVING YARDS 326 .......... Calvin Pierce (1986)

FIELD GOALS MADE 5 .............. Dave Straugh (1982)

TACKLES 43 ............ Jeff Mills (1986-89)

SOLO TACKLES 21 ............ Nick Ricks (2000-02)

SACKS 2 .............. Pierre Walters (2006-07)

INTERCEPTIONS 2 .............. Donald Thomas (2006-07) ................ Obinno Coley (2000)

EASTERN ILLINOIS NCAA FCS PLAYOFF RECORDS


NCAA FCS Playoffs2007 (First Round @ Carbondale, Ill.)

SouthernIllinoisdef.EasternIllinois,30-11

2006 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)IllinoisStatedef.EasternIllinois,24-13

2005 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)SouthernIllinoisdef.EasternIllinois,21-6

2002 (First Round @ McComb, Ill.)WesternIllinoisdef.EasternIllinois,48-9

2001 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)NorthernIowadef.EasternIllinois,49-43

2000 (First Round @ Missoula, Mont.)Montanadef.EasternIllinois,45-13

1996 (First Round @ Cedar Falls, Iowa)NorthernIowadef.EasternIllinois,21-14

1995 (First Round @ Nacogdoches, Texas)StephenF.Austindef.EasternIllinois,34-29

1989 (First Round @ Moscow, Idaho)EasternIllinoisdef.Idaho,38-21

1989 (Quarterfinals @ Missoula, Mont.)Montanadef.EasternIllinois,25-19

1986 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)EasternIllinoisdef.MurrayState,28-21

1986 (Quarterfinals @ Charleston, Ill.)EasternKentuckydef.EasternIllinois,24-22

1983 (First Round @ Terre Haute, Ind.)IndianaStatedef.EasternIllinois,16-13(2OT)

1982 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)EasternIllinoisdef.JacksonState,16-13(OT)

1982 (Quarterfinals @ Nashville, Tenn.)TennesseeStatedef.EasternIllinois,20-19

win later vacated due to use of ineligible player

Division II Playoffs1978 (National Champions)

EasternIllinoisdef.UCDavis,35-31EasternIllinoisdef.YoungstownState,26-22

EasternIllinoisdef.Delaware,10-9

1980 (National Runners-up)EasternIllinoisdef.NorthernColorado,21-14EasternIllinoisdef.NorthernAlabama,56-31

CalPolydef.EasternIllinois,21-13

EASTERN ILLINOIS POST-SEASON RESULTS

Coach BobSpoo and the Panthers celebrate the first of four Ohio Valley Conference championships back in 2001. The 2001 EIU squad swept the OVC winning all six league games. It was Eastern's first undefeated conference title since the 1983 Panthers won every game in the former Mid-Continent Conference.

The Panthers repeated that undefeated feat in 2005, going 8-0 to run through the OVC and earn the league's automatic berth into the NCAA I-AA playoffs. EIU repeated as OVC Champions in 2006 giving them five playoff berths in seven years. The Panthers returned for a sixth playoff bid since 2000 with a 2007 appearance.

NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

School .................... # Appearances (Last)Montana......................................19(2008)EasternKentucky........................19(2008)AppalachianState...................... 16(2008)GeorgiaSouthern........................16(2005)Furman........................................15(2006)NorthernIowa.............................14(2008)Delaware.....................................14(2007)McNeeseState............................13(2007)EASTERN ILLINOIS ..............12 (2007)JacksonState...............................12(1997)YoungstownState....................... 11(2006)*Idaho........................................ 11(1995) Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level

The NCAA Football ChampionshipSubdivision playoffs (formerly I-AA) havebeen contested since 1978 when the NCAAbroke into different levels for Division Ifootball. Eastern Illinois played its first season ofNCAAI-AAfootballin1981andcurrentlyranks 9th among schools with 12 playoffappearances.


PANTHERS IN THE POLLS�982 (NCAA) 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Louisiana Tech 3. Delaware 4. Tennessee State 5. EASTERN ILLINOIS 6. Furman 7. South Carolina State 8. Jackson State 9. Colgate 10. Grambling 11. Idaho 12. Northern Illinois 13. Holy Cross 14. Bowling Green 15. Boise State 16. Western Michigan 17. Chattanooga 18. Northwestern State 19. Montana 20. Lafayette

�983 (NCAA) 1. Southern Illinois 2. Furman 3. Holy Cross 4. North Texas 5. Indiana State 6. EASTERN ILLINOIS 7. Colgate 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Western Carolina 10. Grambling 11. Nevada 12. Idaho State 13. Boston University Louisiana Monroe 15. Jackson State 16. Middle Tennessee 17. Tennessee State 18. South Carolina State 19. Mississippi Valley State 20. New Hampshire

�986 (NCAA) 1. Nevada 2. Arkansas State 3. EASTERN ILLINOIS 4. Georgia Southern 5. Holy Cross 6. Appalachian State 7. Penn 8. William & Mary 9. Jackson State 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Sam Houston State 12. Nicholls State 13. Delaware 14. Tennessee State 15. Furman 16. Idaho 17. Southern Illinois 18. Murray State 19. Connecticut 20. North Carolina A&T

�989 (NCAA) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Furman 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. Holy Cross 5. Idaho 6. Montana 7. Appalachian State 8. Maine 9. Southwest Missouri 10. Middle Tennessee William & Mary 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Grambling 14. Youngstown State �5. EASTERN ILLINOIS 16. Villanova 17. Jackson State 18. Connecticut 19. Nevada-Reno 20. Northern Iowa

�995 (Sports Network) 1. Montana 2. Marshall 3. McNeese State 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. Appalachian State 6. Delaware 7. Troy State 8. Southern 9. Murray State 10. Hofstra 11. Georgia Southern 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Northern Iowa �4. EASTERN ILLINOIS 15. James Madison 16. Jackson State 17. Florida A&M 18. Idaho 19. William & Mary 20. Richmond 21. Boise State 22. Northern Arizona 23. Connecticut 24. Indiana State 25. Middle Tennessee

�996 (Sports Network) 1. Marshall 2. Montana 3. Northern Iowa 4. Troy State 5. William & Mary 6. Murray State 7. E. Tennessee State 8. Northern Arizona 9. Furman 10. Delaware 11. Jackson State 12. Villanova 13. Western Illinois 14. Florida A&M 15. Nicholls State �6. EASTERN ILLINOIS 17. New Hampshire 18. Youngstown State 19. Dartmouth 20. Howard 21. Missouri State 22. Stephen F. Austin 23. James Madison 24. Dayton 25. Appalachian State

�997 Sports Network 1. Youngstown State 2. McNeese State 3. Delaware 4. Eastern Washington 5. Villanova 6. Western Illinois 7. Western Kentucky 8. Georgia Southern 9. Hampton 10. Florida A&M 11. Southern 12. Montana 13. Jackson State 14. Hofstra 15. Eastern Kentucky 16. Cal Poly 17. Northwestern State 18. Stephen F. Austin 19. South Carolina State 20. Liberty 21. EASTERN ILLINOIS 22. Appalachian State 23. Dayton 24. Northeastern 25. Colgate

2000 (Sports Network) 1. Georgia Southern 2. Montana 3. Delaware 4. Appalachian State 5. Western Kentucky 6. Richmond 7. Hofstra 8. Lehigh 9. Troy State 10. Furman 11. Youngstown State 12. Western Illinois 13. Grambling 14. Florida A&M 15. Portland State 16. McNeese State �7. EASTERN ILLINOIS 18. Weber State 19. Northern Iowa 20. Bethune-Cookman 21. North Carolina A&T 22. Tennessee Tech 23. Wofford 24. Illinois State 25. Texas State

200� Sports Network 1. Montana 2. Furman 3. Georgia Southern 4. Northern Iowa 5. Lehigh 6. Appalachian State 7. Sam Houston State 8. Grambling 9. EASTERN ILLINOIS 10. Maine 11. Hofstra 12. Western Kentucky 13. McNeese State 14. Northwestern State 15. Youngstown State 16. Northern Arizona 17. William & Mary 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Harvard 20. Villanova 21. Rhode Island 22. Florida A&M 23. Tennessee Tech 24. Penn 25. Tennessee State

2002 Sports Network 1. Western Kentucky 2. McNeese State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Villanova 5. Western Illinois 6. Maine 7. Montana 8. Grambling 9. Furman 10. Appalachian State 11. Northeastern 12. Fordham �3. EASTERN ILLINOIS 14. Wofford 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. Northwestern State 17. Penn 18. Idaho State 19. Montana State 20. Murray State 21. Eastern Kentucky 22. Gardner-Webb 23. Nicholls State 24. Southeast Missouri 25. Colgate

2005 Sports Network 1. Appalachian State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Furman 4. Texas State 5. New Hampshire 6. Cal Poly 7. Southern Illinois 8. Richmond 9. Georgia Southern 10. Hampton 11. Montana 12. Grambling 13. Eastern Washington 14. Youngstown State 15. Brown �6. EASTERN ILLINOIS 17. Nicholls State 18. Montana State 19. Massachusetts 20. South Carolina State 21. Lafayette 22. Illinois State 23. Colgate 24. Coastal Carolina 25. James Madison

2006 Sports Network 1. Appalachian State 2. Massachusetts 3. Montana 4. Youngstown State 5. North Dakota State 6. New Hampshire 7. Southern Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. James Madison 10. Montana State 11. Hampton 12. Furman 13. Tennessee Martin 14. Coastal Carolina �5. EASTERN ILLINOIS 16. Cal Poly 17. Northern Iowa 18. Princeton 19. Portland State 20. San Diego 21. McNeese State 22. South Dakota State 23. Wofford 24. Central Arkansas 25. Yale

2007 Sports Network 1. Appalachian State 2. Delaware 3. Southern Illinois 4. Northern Iowa 5. Richmond 6. Wofford 7. Massachusetts 8. Eastern Washington 9. North Dakota State 10. Montana 11. McNeese State 12. James Madison 13. Eastern Kentucky 14. New Hampshire 15. Delaware State 16. Youngstown State 17. Georgia Southern �8. EASTERN ILLINOIS 19. South Dakota State 20. Fordham 21. Harvard 22. Yale 23. Elon 24. Cal Poly 25. Grambling State

Listed are Final FCS (I-AA) polls that Eastern Illinois has been ranked in since moving to that Division. The NCAA ranked teams from �978 through �992 and rankings are from final regular-season games - no post-season is included. The Sports Network took over for the NCAA in �993 expanding the poll to 25 teams. Starting in �998, rankings were done following the NCAA Playoffs.

All rankings taken from NCAA Record Book


CLYDE BIGGERS1965-71

JACK DEAN1972-74

RALPH KOHL1957-64

CHARLES LANTZ1911-34, 1944

AL MOLDE1983-86

MAYNARD O'BRIEN1946-50, 1952-55

BOB SPOO1987-PRESENT

HEADCOACH YEARS TENURE W-L-T PCT.Otis Caldwell ................ 3 ...........1899-1901 .......... 9-5-3 ............ .618Thornton Smallwood .... 1 ............... 1902 ................. 2-4 .............. .333Thomas Briggs ............. 1 ............... 1903 ............... 5-2-2 ............ .666Joseph Brown ............... 6 .............1904-09 .......... 18-14-7 .......... .551Harold Railsback .......... 1 ............... 1910 ............... 2-3-1 ............ .420Charles Lantz .............. 25 ........... 1911-34, ......... 96-65-13 ......... .589 1944Winfield Angus .............. 1 ............... 1935 ................. 1-7 .............. .125Gilbert Carson .............. 5 ............ 1936-37, .......... 17-19-3 .......... .474 1939-41Harold Ave .................... 1 ............... 1938 ................. 5-3 .............. .625Clayton Miller ................ 1 ............... 1942 ................. 1-6 .............. .143James Goff ................... 1 ............... 1945 ............... 2-3-2 ............ .429Maynard O’Brien .......... 9 ............ 1946-50, .......... 27-50-1 .......... .353 1952-55

Referred to as "Dr. Victory," Darrell Mudra (1978-82) is credited with saving Panther football. Taking over a moribund program that was 1-10 prior to his arrival in 1977, he directed EIU to one of the most incredible turnarounds in sports history as the 1978 Panthers went 12-2 and won the NCAA Division II National Championship in his first season. He was inducted into the College Football 'Hall of Fame' in August, 2000.

HEADCOACH.... YEARS.....TENURE........ W-L-T........PCT.Rex Darling ................... 1 ............... 1951 ............... 4-2-2 ............ .625Keith Smith ................... 1 ............... 1956 ................. 2-7 .............. .222Ralph Kohl .................... 8 .............1957-64 .......... 17-49-2 .......... .265Clyde Biggers ............... 7 .............1965-71 .......... 18-43-2 .......... .302Jack Dean .................... 3 .............1972-74 ........... 6-24-1 ........... .210John Konstantinos ........ 3 .............1975-77 ........... 9-21-2 ........... .313Darrell Mudra ................ 5 .............1978-82 .......... 47-15-1 .......... .754Al Molde ....................... 4 .............1983-86 ............ 32-15 ............ .681BOB SPOO ................ 2� ........ �987-Pres. ..... �32-�09-� ....... .548* Mark Hutson ............... 1 ............... 2006 ................. 8-5 .............. .615

TOTALS .................... 106 ................ ............. 452-468-43 ..... ..491

* Hutson served as acting head coach for the 2006 season as head coach Bob Spoo missed the season with a medical surgery.

JOHN KONSTANTINOS1975-77

EIU COACHING HISTORY


FALL Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country Football Women’s Rugby Men’s Soccer ... associate member of the Missouri Valley Conference

Women’s Soccer Volleyball

WINTER Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Swimming ... associate member of the Summit League

Women’s Swimming ... associate member of the Summit League

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Women’s Indoor Track & Field

SPRING Baseball Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

“We are loyal EIU, we’re loyal and true ‘though the odds be great or small, we’ll still be cheering you - rah, rahSo fight you Panthers for the glory of our dear name fight on for Eastern, come on you Panthers win this game!”

EIU FIGHT SONG“For us arose thy walls and towers, their beauty, strength and grace are oursThy hills and prairies at thy feet for us in lovely landscape meetSo must our hearts remember thee, so may our lives a tribute beStrong, true and beautiful and brave and freeSo shall our hearts, our hearts, remember thee.”

EIU ALMA MATER

EIU QUICK FACTSName ................................. Eastern Illinois UniversityLocation ........................................ Charleston, IllinoisFounded / Enrollment ............................1895 / 12,040Nickname ..................................................... PanthersColors ...................................................Blue and GrayAffiliation .................. NCAA Division I (FCS in Football)Conference ....Ohio Valley Conference (since 1996-97)Website ...........................................EIUpanthers.com

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2007-2008Baseball .......................OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First RoundFootball ......................NCAA First Round (at-large berth)Women’s Rugby .....Historic NCAA game between two NCAA rugby programs as EIU hosted Div. II West Chester [Pa.]

2006-2007Football ............. OVC Co-Champion and NCAA First Round (at-large berth)

2005-2006Football .......................OVC Champion & NCAA First Round

2004-2005Women’s Soccer .........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

2003-2004Women’s Soccer .........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

2002-2003Football ......................NCAA First Round (at-large berth)Women’s Soccer .........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

2001-2002Football .......................OVC Champion & NCAA First RoundWomen’s Soccer .........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First RoundVolleyball .....................OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

2000-2001Men’s Basketball .........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First RoundFootball .......................OVC Champion & NCAA First Round

1998-1999Baseball .......................OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

1996-1997Football ......................NCAA First Round (at-large berth)

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Eastern Illinois athletics prides itself on success both on the playing surface and in the classroom. In addition to the Panthers numerous athletic All-Americans 34 student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom earning CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.

2009 ...Adam Gartner ... SoccerBrian Morrell ... Baseball

2008 ...Mike Lewis ... SoccerBrian Morrell ... BaseballMeghan Ryon ... Soccer

2007 ...Erik Huber ... BaseballAnthony Imburgia ... GolfNicole Marczewski ... Track & FieldDan Strackeljahn ... Track & Field

2005 ...Tom Schofield ... Football

2004 ...Erica Gerth ... VolleyballC.J. Weber ... Tennis

2003 ...Erica Gerth ... Volleyball

2001 ...Amanda Dore ... Swimming

1997 ...Jennifer Cherveny ... Softball

1996 ...Vanessa Wells ... Volleyball

1995 ...Chris Anderson ... FootballTim Carver ... FootballJennifer Cherveny ... Softball

1994 ...Tim Carver ... Football

1989 ...Eric Arnold ... FootballJennifer Berry ... SoftballTina Dawson ... Track & FieldMary Jo McCarthy ... SoftballDonna Sicher ... Volleyball

1986 ...Laura Bruce ... VolleyballTammi Rettig ... Softball

1983 ...Sharon Cizek ... SoftballNancy Kassebaum ... BasketballNancy Kassebaum ... SoftballKathy Richards ... SoftballMary Tieges ... Softball

1982 ...Nancy Kassebaum ... Basketball

1980 ...Linda Ellsworth ... Basketball

Pictured are five former Panthers who have been honored as OVC Scholar-Athletes out of approximately 3,000 student-athletes in the league: basketball player JAKE BYRNE (#1), pictured with interim A.D. Ken Baker, volleyball player ERICA GERTH (#4), track standout AARON GROBENGIESER (#5), baseball student-athlete BRIAN MORRELL (#10), and tennis player C.J. WEBER (#9) in action at far left. All-American guard HENRY DOMERCANT (#2) was the nation’s No. 2 scorer in 2003 and among an elite group that finished in the ‘Top Five’ in the nation in scoring three straight years, while RON WHITE (#3) earned NCAA All-American honors by placing sixth nationally in the javelin in 2002. Most recently, trackster NICOLE MARCZEWSKI (#7) won the prestigious OVC/HRC Post-Graduate Scholarship with a perfect 4.0 GPA, and golfer ANTHONY IMBURGIA (#8) also earned a 4.0 GPA while nabbing CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America honors. Current Dallas Cowboy quarterback, TONY ROMO (#6), earned All-American honors and won the prestigious Walter Payton Trophy as the best NCAA I-AA football player in the nation back in 2002.

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Eastern Illinois strives to be a vital member of its local and regional community, as Panther coaches, staff and student-athletes take it upon themselves to volunteer and help out with many worthy causes. Teams routinely visit local senior centers and hospitals, help with Habitat for Humanity construction, assist with local food drives and soup kitchens, read and visit local elementary schools and help raise money to for worthy causes like the fight against breast cancer.

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EIU’s athletic philosophy is steadfast and simple: student FIRST ... athlete SECOND. To ensure that commitment, the athletic department has established support services to assist student-athletes during their collegiate competitive experience. The EIU Academic Services staff provides students with academic guidance in regard to class scheduling and registration; declaration and selection of a major; degree and eligibility requirements; tutorial services; financial aid; and overall academic procedures.

COUNSELING SERVICES Members of the Academic Services Office staff meet with individual student-athletes on a variety of academic, athletic, career and personal issues. Time is also spent helping individuals improve time management, study skills, and assignment preparation. When necessary and appropriate, student-athletes are referred to specialized resources and services, both on and off-campus.

TUTORING SERVICES A variety of tutors are available through the academic departments on campus and are free of charge.

ACADEMIC CENTER In November of 2006, Eastern Illinois completed its new Academic Services Center which provides a study and academic help center for Panther student-athletes. The center provides a quiet study area for student-athletes, a computer lab and academic work area. The center also houses the EIU Academic Services staff for quick access by EIU athletes.

JASON HALLAssistant Athletic Director for

Compliance & AcademicServices

CINDY TOZERDirector of Academic

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LEVEASEY CARTERAssistant Director

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AARON HASELHORSTAthletic Trainer

ERIC CASHStrength and

Conditioning Coach

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING GAs: Joe Neihaus

ATHLETIC TRAINING GAs: Megan Davis ... Rugby and Softball

Jenna Radke .. Cross Country and Track & Field

Tom Wymer ... Football and Golf

TONY TAYLORAthletic Trainer

JENNIFER TYMKEWHead Athletic Trainer

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Eastern Illinois University offers 46 undergraduate majors in the following areas:

... College of Arts & Humanities ... Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences ... College of Sciences ... College of Education & Professional Studies

EIU also offers master’s and specialist’s degrees with options in the Graduate School.

EASTERN RATED ONE OF THEBEST IN THE MIDWEST

For the ninth consecutive year, EIU has been named one of the top Midwestern public universities in its class by U.S. News & World Report. Eastern is again ranked 14th among all Midwestern public universities offering a full range of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degree programs. The region encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The rankings – part of the magazine’s 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” – are based on schools’ academic reputations, student selectivity, faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, financial resources and alumni giving. The numbers show that EIU has retained its focus on personal attention. For example, the student-faculty ratio dropped to 15:1 and only 4 percent of all classes have 50 or more students. In addition, EIU touts the highest freshman retention rate and the highest graduation rate among all Illinois public universities in its class.

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1 EIU produces more doctoral students than any other master’s institution in Illinois; in fact, Eastern ranks among the top 5 percent nationwide.

2 The new multi-million dollar Doudna Fine Arts Center combines state-of-the-art facilities for art, music and theatre students with top-quality cultural activities for the entire region.

3 The number of EIU students studying aborad ranks second in Illinois and No. 50 in the nation.

4 Total costs consistently below national average.

5 Eastern is the first choice for more than 75 percent of new students in the Honors College, which attracts some of the best and brightest in the state..

6 Freshman students are assigned to Academic Advising and Learning Assistance Center, resulting in better academic performance.

7 Voice, data and video/cable television networking capabilities in residence halls/apartments provide high tech atmosphere for improved learning.

8 With its own police force of 28 officers, EIU is one of the safest public universities.

9 Textbook rental system can save students as much as $400-$600 per school year.

10M o r e t h a n 1 5 0 s t u d e n t s organizations, plus 26 fraternities and sororities, allow students to grow socially.

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DR. DANIEL NADLERVice-President for

Student Affairs

DR. JILL NILSENVice-President forExternal Relations

DR. BLAIR LORDVice-President forAcademic Affairs

BILL WEBERVice-President forBusiness Affairs

WILLIAM L. PERRY began serving Eastern Illinois University as president on July 1, 2007, following 36 years of service to higher education in Texas. Perry, who was born and raised in the Midwest, received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In his subsequent career at Texas A&M University, he proceeded through the tenured faculty ranks in mathematics, and then served in increasingly responsible administrative roles involving multiple areas of budget, personnel and planning for the university, academic affairs and facilities. While at Texas A&M, he received recognition for his service in teaching and in administration. As an undergrad, Perry attended Park College in Parkville, Missouri, where he majored in mathematics and history, and played basketball. In 1999, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Park. Perry’s past activities in community service include United Way, Boys Club, Arts Council of the Brazos Valley and Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center. Bill and his wife, Linda, reside in Charleston.

EIU BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bill O’Rourke (Chair) ........Springfield, Ill.

Roger Kratochvil .................Mt. Olive, Ill.

Julie Nimmons ................... LItchfield, Ill.

Dr. Robert Webb ..................Mattoon, Ill.

Leo Welch ........................... O’Fallon, Ill.

Eric Wilber (Student Member) ................

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.........Monticello, Ill.

Don Yost .......................... Charleston, Ill.

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“EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY consistently ranks well among our peers, and for good reason. Our dedicated faculty and staff make each student’s experience here an overwhelmingly positive one. We continue to improve the Eastern experience by enhancing our academic programs and integrating the academic and personal development of our students.”

... DR. WILLIAM PERRY

PANTHER ATHLETICS ... EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ... 600 LINCOLN AVENUE ... CHARLESTON, IL 61920www.EIUpanthers.com ... (217) 581-2319 (phone) ... (217) 581-7001 (fax)

BARBARA BURKE enters her second year as the athletic director at Eastern Illinois University. Working on a five year master plan, Burke made an immediate impact in her first season with several facility enhancement projects including new graphics in Lantz Arena. Already in year two she has secured funding for a video scoreboard at O’Brien Field, updated locker rooms for several sports teams and new fencing on the baseball, soccer and softball fields.She assumed her duties as the ninth full-time athletic director in the Panthers 109 years of athletic competition on June 1, 2008. Burke spent the previous 10 years at Wyoming, serving in a variety of capacities since first joining the staff in March 1998. Since July 2006, she has served as the deputy director of athletics and senior women’s administrator. In that role, she helped to oversee strategic planning for the department, as well as the day-to-day operations of Wyoming’s 17-sport, $19 million athletic program. In addition to her years of service at Wyoming as a senior administrator, Burke has had athletic administration experience at the University of Texas at El Paso (1997-98), Marshall University (1994-97), and West Virginia State University (1992-94). During stints at Wyoming and UTEP, Burke was named interim athletic director at the institutions, serving as both schools made transitions to new athletic directors. A member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA) and National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), Burke has served on numerous athletic committees, including the NCAA Division

I Women’s Basketball committee (2005-07), Mountain West Conference Championship committee (2004), and Southern Conference Softball Sports/Tournament committee (1995-96). She served as Wyoming’s representative on the Mountain

West Conference transition team as the new league was formed in 1998. Burke also brings years of coaching and playing experience to Eastern Illinois. She was a four-year member of both the softball and basketball teams at Western Michigan University (1976-80), leading the Broncos to the Women’s College Softball World Series in 1980. She was inducted into the WMU Hall of Fame in 1988. A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., Burke started her coaching career at Kalamazoo Central High School, with her first collegiate coaching job coming in 1980 as the head softball coach and assistant basketball coach at Tennessee Temple University. She followed that with coaching stops at Clearwater Christian College in Florida, Cornerstone College in Michigan, Indiana

University Southeast and West Virginia State College. Three times she was named the district coach of the year during her softball and basketball coaching career. Burke earned a bachelor of science degree from Western Michigan in 1980 and a master of education degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1984.

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JOEL MOERSCHAssistant Athletic Director

for Philanthropy

MARK BONNSTETTERAssociate Athletic Director

for Operations

JASON HALLAssistant Athletic Director

for Compliance &Academic Services

DAVID KIDWELLAssistant Athletic Director

for Special Projects

GO TO EIUPANTHERS.COM FOR COMPLETE EIU ATHLETIC NEWS: • Up-to-date news and notes for all 21 EIU sports teams. • Articles, statistics, schedules, photos, media guides, rosters and more. • Live statistics for all home and many away contests. • Live and archival video of home events and select away games. • Free live audio for many home and away events. • And much more!

BOB SPOOFootball

MIKE MONCELMen’s/Women’s Golf

ALAN SEGALVolleyball

KIM SCHUETTESoftball

SUMMER PERALAWomen’s Soccer

JIM SCHMITZBaseball

BRADY SALLEEWomen’s Basketball

TOM AKERSMen’s/Women’s

Track & Field Director

JOHN BLACKBURNMen’s/Women’s

Tennis

MATT BOSMen’s/Women’s

Swimming

ADAM HOWARTHMen’s Soccer

GEOFF MASANETMen’s/Women’sCross Country

MIKE MILLERMen’s Basketball

RYAN GILMOREDirector of Marketing

and Promotions

FRANK GRAZIANOWomen’s Rugby

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RICH MOSERDirector of Athletic Media

& Public Relations

MARY WALLACEAssistant Athletic Director &Senior Woman Administrator

JOHN SMITHAssociate Athletic Director

for Development

BOBBY BABICHAssistant Coach

Football

KIM BAGWELLBusiness Manager

CINDY BAYESTicket Manager

CLINT BAYSCoordinator of Equipment

ROC BELLANTONIAssociate Head Coach

Football

AMANDA BOSPhilanthropic Officer

JEFF BROWNAssistant Equipment

Manager

LEE BUCHANANAssociate Head Coach

Women’s Basketball

STEVE CALHOUNAssistant Equipment

Manager

CHAD ALTADONNAAssistant CoachMen’s Basketball

BEN TURNERAssistant Sports

Information Director

JEN TYMKEWHead Athletic Trainer

GRANT WILLIAMSAssistant CoachWomen’s Soccer

BRENDA WILSONOffice Manager

Men’s/Women’s Basketball

ROY WITTKEAssociate Head Coach

Football

JESSICA SOMMERFELDAssistant Head Coach

Track & Field

TONY TAYLORAthletic Trainer

QUACY TIMMONSAssistant Coach


JAROD TOBLERAssistant Coach

Track & Field

CINDY TOZERDirector of

Academic Services

LaVEASEY CARTERAssistant Director forAcademic Services

ERIC CASHStrength & Conditioning

Coach

BART RETTBERGAssistant Sports

Information Director

MATTHEW SMILEYAssistant Coach

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CHAD CLEVELANDAssistant Coach

Football

CHRISTY COBBAccount Tech

CHRYS CORNELIUSAssistant CoachMen’s Basketball

LISA DALLASEIU Pink Panther

Advisor

JASON DOREYAssistant Coach

Softball

MARSHA FIGGINSOffice ManagerPanther Club

JASON FISHERAssistant Coach

Football

JOYCE HARWOODAccount Clerk

AARON HASELHORSTAthletic Trainer

RICHELLE HEISEOffice Manager

JEFF HOOVERAssistant Coach

Football

BARRY HOUSERPanther Marching &Pep Band Director

FORREST JACKSONAssistant Coach

Football

SANDY KINGGraphic Designer& Photographer

MICHAEL LEWISAssistant CoachMen’s Basketball

MIKE LYNCHAssistant Coach

Football

SEAN LYONSAssistant Coach

Baseball

SKYLAR MEADEAssistant Coach

Baseball

JACKIE MOOREAssistant Coach


KATE PRICEAssistant Coach

Volleyball

DINO RASOAssistant Coach

Men’s Soccer

VICKY TUCKEROffice Systems

Specialist

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIONAthletic Director ...........................................Barbara Burke

[email protected] ... 581-2319Faculty Athletic Rep. ..................................Dr. Gail Richard

[email protected] ... 581-7453Associate AD/Operations ........................Mark Bonnstetter

[email protected] ... 581-7614Associate AD/Development ..............................John Smith

[email protected] ... 581-5831Assistant AD/Special Projects........................Dave Kidwell

[email protected] ... 581-2824Assistant AD/Compliance ..................................Jason Hall

[email protected] ... 581-6992Assistant AD/Philanthropy.............................Joel Moersch

[email protected] ... 581-5861Assistant AD/SWA .........................................Mary Wallace

[email protected] ... 581-7144Office Systems Specialist ..............................Vicky Tucker

[email protected] ... 581-2319

PANTHER CLUB / DEVELOPMENTAssistant AD/Philanthropy.............................Joel Moersch

[email protected] ... 581-5861Philanthropic Officer .......................................Amanda Bos

[email protected] ... 581-5726Office Manager ...........................................Marsha Figgins


COMPLIANCE & ACADEMICSAssistant AD/Compliance ..................................Jason Hall

[email protected] ... 581-6992Director of Academic Services .........................Cindy Tozer

[email protected] ... 581-7059Asst. Director of Academic Services ...... LaVeasey Carter

[email protected] ... 581-7798Graduate Assistant ................................. Brenton Emanuel

BUSINESS & TICKET OFFICEBusiness Manager ..........................................Kim Bagwell

[email protected] ... 581-7611Ticket Manager ............................................... Cindy Bayes

[email protected] ... 581-2106Account Clerk ............................................ Joyce Harwood

[email protected] ... 581-8585Account Tech ..................................................Christy Cobb


MARKETING & PROMOTIONSDirector of Marketing & Corporate Sales .... Ryan Gilmore

[email protected] ... 581-7151Graduate Assistant ...............................Anthony Terranova

SPORTS INFORMATIONDirector of Athletic Media/Public Relations ..... Rich Moser

[email protected] ... 581-7480Assistant Sports Information Director ...........Bart Rettberg

[email protected] ... 581-6408Assistant Sports Information Director ...............Ben Turner

[email protected] ... 581-7020Graphic Designer & Photographer ..................Sandy King


SPORTS MEDICINEHead Athletic Trainer ...................................... Jen Tymkew

[email protected] ... 581-7677Athletic Trainer ........................................ Aaron Haselhorst

[email protected] ... 581-5939Athletic Trainer ...................................................Tony Taylor

[email protected] ... 581-5939Athletic Trainer .............................................Sam LaningenGraduate Assistant ........................................ Megan DavisGraduate Assistant ........................................ Jenna RadkeGraduate Assistant .......................................... Tom Wymer

STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGStrength & Conditioning Coach ..........................Eric Cash

[email protected] ... 581-7025Graduate Assistant ......................................... Joe Neihaus

EQUIPMENT ROOMCoordinator of Equipment ...................................Clint Bays

[email protected] ... 581-5125Assistant Equipment Manager ...................Steve Calhoun

[email protected] ... 581-7613Assistant Equipment Manager ..........................Jeff Brown


BASEBALLHead Coach ..................................................... Jim Schmitz

[email protected] ... 581-2522Assistant Coach ...............................................Sean Lyons

[email protected] ... 581-7283Pitching Coach ............................................. Skylar Meade


MEN’S BASKETBALLHead Coach ........................................................Mike Miller

[email protected] ... 581-2511Assistant Coach ........................................Chad Altadonna

[email protected] ... 581-7760Assistant Coach ...........................................Michael Lewis

[email protected] ... 581-7759Assistant Coach ........................................Chrys Cornelius

[email protected] ... 581-7771Office Manager ............................................Brenda Wilson


WOMEN’S BASKETBALLHead Coach ....................................................Brady Sallee

[email protected] ... 581-6008Associate Head Coach ...............................Lee Buchanan

[email protected] ... 581-7617Assistant Coach .......................................Quacy Timmons

[email protected] ... 581-8505Assistant Coach ............................................Jackie Moore

[email protected] ... 581-3411Office Manager ............................................Brenda Wilson


M/W CROSS COUNTRYHead Coach .................................................Geoff Masanet

[email protected] ... 581-6647Graduate Assistant .........................................Megan Craig

FOOTBALLHead Coach .........................................................Bob Spoo

[email protected] ... 581-5031Associate Head Coach/Defensive .............. Roc Bellantoni

[email protected] ... 581-7765Associate Head Coach/Offensive..................... Roy Wittke

[email protected] ... 581-7764Assistant Coach/Offensive Line ....................... Jeff Hoover

[email protected] ... 581-7766Assistant Coach/Special Teams ...............Matthew Smiley

[email protected] ... 581-7024Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers .....................Mike Lynch

[email protected] ... 581-7769Assistant Coach/Secondary ........................Bobby Babich

[email protected] ... 581-7767Assistant Coach/Defensive Line ...............Forrest Jackson

[email protected] ... 581-3210Offensive Assistant .........................................Jason Fisher

[email protected] ... 581-3210Defensive Assistant ...................................Chad Cleveland

[email protected] ... 581-3210Coordinator of Equipment/Stadium Facilities .....Clint Bays

[email protected] ... 581-5125Office Manager ............................................ Richelle Heise


M/W GOLFHead Coach .................................................... Mike Moncel

[email protected] ... 581-6007Graduate Assistant ............................................ Craig Toler

WOMEN’S RUGBYHead Coach ................................................Frank Graziano

[email protected] ... 581-7135Graduate Assistant ...................................Eileen O’Rourke

MEN’S SOCCERHead Coach ................................................ Adam Howarth

[email protected] ... 581-6442Assistant Coach .................................................Dino Raso

[email protected] ... 581-8380Volunteer Assistant Coach ...................................Brad Earl


WOMEN’S SOCCERHead Coach ...............................................Summer Perala

[email protected] ... 581-7062Assistant Coach ..........................................Grant Williams


SOFTBALLHead Coach ...................................................Kim Schuette

[email protected] ... 581-2093Assistant Coach ............................................. Jason Dorey

[email protected] ... 581-8325Assistant Coach ...........................................................TBDVolunteer Assistant Coach ............................... Al Schuette

M/W SWIMMINGHead Coach ...........................................................Matt Bos

[email protected] ... 581-2612Graduate Assistant ............................................Holly HooeVolunteer Assistant Coach ............................Ray Padovan

M/W TENNISHead Coach ................................................John Blackburn

[email protected] ... 581-3326Graduate Assistant ................................Andres Weisskopf

M/W TRACK & FIELDDirector of Track & Field .....................................Tom Akers

[email protected] ... 581-2625Assistant Head Coach .......................Jessica Sommerfeld

[email protected] ... 581-5726Assistant Coach ..........................................Geoff Masanet

[email protected] ... 581-6647Assistant Coach ............................................ JaRod Tobler

[email protected] ... 581-8320Graduate Assistant .........................................Megan Craig

VOLLEYBALLHead Coach .......................................................Alan Segal

[email protected] ... 581-2924Assistant Coach .................................................Kate Price


PANTHER MARCHING/PEP BANDSDirector of Athletic Bands .............................. Barry Houser


PANTHER CHEER TEAMSCheer Team Coach/Advisor ...............................Brian Allen

[email protected] ... (309) 222-0500

EIU PINK PANTHERSDance Team Coach/Advisor .............................Lisa Dallas


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2009 EIU Football Media Guide