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Bleed Blue - Time To Shine • 11 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances • OVC Champs 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

Eastern Illinois at Tennessee StateSaturday - October 27 - 4:00 p.m. - LP Field

GAME 9

QUICK FACTS

COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIU Record .......... 124-101-1 (20th year) OVC Record ........................57-20 (11th) vs. Tennessee State ............................ 5-3

James Webster (North Carolina, 1972) TSU Record ...................11-18 (3rd year) OVC Record ............................. 8-9 (3rd) vs. EIU ............................................... 0-2

SERIES 11th meeting (EIU leads 6-4) LAST YEAR EIU 29, TSU 3 at O’Brien Stadium

RANKINGS Eastern Illinois ............................. RV/25 Tennessee State ................... Not Ranked .............................. Sports Network/FCS Coaches

RADIO Hit Mix 88.9 FM www.weiuhitmix.net Play-by-Play ........................ Mike Bradd Analyst ............................. Jack Ashmore

INTERNET Live Stats ............................ not available Live Video ............ www.OVCSports.TV

Panthers Face Another OVC ChallengerEIU Plays Tennessee State At LP Field

No. 25 Eastern Illinois (5-3, 4-1 OVC) at Tennessee State (3-4, 2-1 OVC)LP Field (68,798) • Nashville, Tenn.

October 27, 2007 • 4:00 p.m. • TV: None

THE GAME Last year Tennessee State entered their game against Eastern Illinois without star quarterback Antonio Heffner and the Panthers were able to gang up against the Tigers running game during a 29-3 win. This year Heffner will again be absent as he suffered a broken leg last Saturday at Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers again will be looking to shut down the Tigers running game during Saturday’s contest at LP Field as both teams need a win to keep pace in the OVC title chase. Game time at LP Field has been moved up and will now be a 4 p.m. start - different from many printed materials. Eastern Illinois enters with a two-game win streak after close calls at Murray State and home against Tennessee Martin. EIU is 5-3 on the year and 4-1 in the OVC, one game behind Eastern Kentucky. EIU has won 19 of its last 21 OVC games. Tennessee State suffered its fi rst OVC lost at Eastern Kentucky last week with the Colonels winning 49-7. TSU fell to 2-1 in the OVC and 3-4 overall. The Tigers will once again only play seven OVC games this season missing Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri on this rotation.

EASTERN ILLINOIS-TENNESSEE STATE SERIES This will be the 11th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State with the Panthers owning a 6-4 series lead. TSU won the fi rst two meetings when EIU joined the OVC in 1998 and 1999. Since that time EIU has held the series lead with a 6-1 advantage. Each of the last two seasons, EIU has held TSU to only a fi eld goal posting 27-3 and 29-3 wins. When playing at LP Field, EIU is 2-2 against the Tigers.

Eastern Illinois (5-3, 4-1 OVC)

Date Opponent Score/TimeAug. 30 * TENNESSEE TECH W 45-24Sept. 8 at Purdue L 6-52Sept. 15 ILLINOIS STATE L 21-24Sept. 22 at Indiana State W 54-20Sept. 29 * at Southeast Missouri W 31-16Oct. 6 * EASTERN KENTUCKY L 21-28Oct. 13 * at Murray State W 27-24Oct. 20 * TENNESSEE MARTIN W 29-23Oct. 27 * at Tennessee State 4 p.m.Nov. 3 Open DateNov. 10 * at Jacksonville State NoonNov. 17 * SAMFORD 1:30 p.m.Nov. 24 FCS Playoffs TBA * Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central

Tennessee State (3-4, 2-1 OVC)

Date Opponent Score/TimeSept. 1 ALABAMA A&M L 23-49Sept. 8 vs. Jackson State W 16-13Sept. 15 * at Ausitn Peay W 33-32 (ot)Sept. 22 at Southern Univ. L 34-41Sept. 29 vs. Florida A&M L 17-18Oct. 6 Open DateOct. 11 * at Tennessee Tech W 45-28Oct. 20 * at Eastern Kentucky L 7-49Oct. 27 * EASTERN ILLINOIS 4 p.m.Nov. 3 * MURRAY STATE 5 p.m.Nov. 8 * at Samford 5 p.m.Nov. 17 * TENNESSEE MARTIN 12:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Times Central

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2007 SPORTS NETWORKTOP 25

(Week 9)

Rk. Team 2007 Record 1. Northern Iowa (56) 7-0 2. North Dakota State (47) 7-0 3. Montana (11) 7-0 4. Massachusetts (4) 6-1 5. McNeese State (2) 7-0 6. James Madison 6-1 7. Southern Illinois 7-1 8. New Hampshire 5-2 9. Delaware 6-1 10. Appalachian State 5-2 11. Wofford 6-2 12. Delaware State 6-1 13. Yale 6-0 14. Richmond 5-2 15. Hofstra 6-1 16. Elon 5-2 17. Eastern Kentucky 6-2 18. Nicholls State 5-2 19. Montana State 5-2 20. Youngstown State 5-3 21. Grambling State 6-1 22. Georgia Southern 5-2 23. Norfolk State 6-1 24. Western Illinois 5-3 25. The Citadel 5-2

2007 FCS Coaches Poll (Week 9)

Rk. Team 2007 Record 1. North Dakota State (21) 7-0 2. Northern Iowa (2) 7-0 3. Montana (4) 7-0 4. Massachusetts (1) 6-1 5. McNeese State 7-0 6. James Madison 6-1 7. Southern Illinois 7-1 8. Delaware 6-1 9. New Hampshire 5-2 10. Appalachian State 5-2 11. Wofford 6-2 12. Delaware State 6-1 13. Yale 6-0 14. Richmond 5-2 15. Hofstra 6-1 16. Montana State 5-2 17. Elon 5-2 18. Eastern Kentucky 6-2 19. Nicholls State 5-2 20. Youngstown State 5-3 21. Grambling State 6-1 22. Georgia Southern 5-2 23. Norfolk State 6-1 24. San Diego 7-0 25. EASTERN ILLINOIS 5-3

OTHER POLL RANKINGSAnyGivenSaturday.com 22ndSME Broadcasters RV

EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo returns to the sidelines this season after missing all of last season due to a preseason surgery that was supposed to only sideline the long time face of the Panther program for 4-to-6 weeks. Spoo returned this year for his second run at his 20th season as the EIU head coach winning the season opener 45-24 over Tennessee Tech. His career record is 124-101-1 at EIU including a 57-20 mark in OVC action. He ranks third all-time in OVC wins trailing Eastern Kentucky’s Roy Kidd (207) and Tennessee Tech’s Don Wade (60). Spoo is a 1960 graduate of Purdue University.

TENNESSEE STATE HEAD COACH JAMES WEBSTER James Webster is in his third season as the head coach at Tennessee State after numerous years as an assistant coach at schools in the ACC and Big 12. Webster has compiled an 11-18 record at TSU including a 8-9 record in the OVC. Last year’s 6-5 record was only the second winning season in the last fi ve years for TSU. Webster is a 1972 graduate of North Carolina where he was the Tar Heel’s Defensive MVP in the 1971 Gator Bowl.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE The Tigers offense suffered a serious set back on Saturday at Eastern Kentucky when star quarterback Antonio Heffner suffered a broken leg in the fi rst half. As Heffner exited TSU was limited to only 84 yards of total offense the remainder of the game. Javarris Williams is the Tigers top rusher with 678 yards on the season while corner back Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is one of the best in the FCS level. Shaun Richardson has also developed into a force with six sacks and 11 tackles for loss.

NUMBER TO REMEMBER This week is nine -- that is the number of fi rst downs EIU allowed last year when the Panthers defeated Tennessee State, 29-3 at O’Brien Stadium. TSU played that game without the services of Antonio Heffner and EIU ganged up on the Tigers running attack allowing only 49 total yards including 38 by star Javarris Williams. Tennessee State will again be without Heffner when they host EIU this Saturday.

A LITTLE HISTORY This will be the seventh time that Eastern Illinois has played a game in an NFL Stadium. Starting in 1999 when Tennessee State moved into LP Field, EIU has played three different opponents at NFL venues. EIU is 2-2 all time against TSU when playing at the home of the Tennessee Titans. The Panthers lost to San Diego State in 2001 at Quallcomm Stadium (San Diego Chargers). They also rebounded to win against Florida Atlantic in 2001 with a 38-10 win at Pro Player Stadium (Miami Dolphins).

MATCH-UPS TO WATCH THIS WEEK

BATTLE OF TOP OFFENSES

On the stat sheet this week should be an offensive show case as it features the top two offensive teams in the Ohio Valley Conference. TSU ranks fi rst in the league in yards per game while EIU is second. While EIU’s offense should be at full strength, TSU enters with some questions at quarterback. Back-up quarterback Calvin McNairl was 6-for-12 for 42 yards in a back-up role at Eastern Kentucky. For the season McNairl is 7-for-16. Sophomore Julian Sample, who is listed as a defensive back in the TSU media guide, is slated to be the back-up.

QUARTERBACK PROTECTION

Eastern Illinois will be facing one of the top pass rushers in the OVC this week with TSU’s Shaun Richardson. He has six sacks on the year and 11 tackles for loss. As a unit TSU has 14 total sacks. While TSU features one stand out pass rusher, EIU’s entire defensive unit has been getting pressure on the quarterback coming up with six sacks in the last two games. Those six sacks have come by fi ve different players with four of them playing defensive line. Only Trevor Frericks has multiple sacks in the last two weeks with one each at Murray State and against Tennessee Martin.



TALE OF THE TAPE

Points Per Game ............................. 29.2 ........................25.0Average Points Allowed ................. 26.4 ........................32.9First Downs .................................... 162 ........................ 147Rushing Yards Per Game .............. 183.8 ......................199.4Rushing Touchdowns .......................20........................... 12Passing Yards Per Game ............... 219.5 ......................218.7Passing Touchdowns ........................11 ........................... 10Average Yards Per Game .............. 403.2 ......................418.1Interceptions Thrown ........................1............................. 9Fumbles Lost ....................................13........................... 12Turnovers Gained .............................13........................... 13Punting Average ............................. 44.3 ........................36.3Field Goals (ATT/MADE) ...........4-for-9 ................... 6-for-83rd Down Conversions ...........50/111 (45%) ......... 37/103 (36%)4th Down Conversions ............. 6/14 (43%) ............ 3/12 (25%)Sacks (Yards) ...............................11 (72) .................. 14 (126)Penalties (Yards) .........................43 (338) ................. 66 (626)Time of Possession (Game) ..........29:54 ......................31:30

SACKS STARTING TO COME

After back-to-back games without a sack, Eastern Illinois defense is fi nding its stride mid-season as the Panthers have sacked opposing quarterbacks six times in the last two games. Against both Murray State and Tennessee Martin, EIU was able to record three sacks in both contests. For the season EIU now has 11 sacks as eight different players have been credited with a sack. Over the past two games fi ve different players earned a sack with only Trevor Frericks recording more than one with 1.5 in those contests.

EIU SACK LEADERSPierre Walters - 2 sacks for 14 yardsMichael Torres - 2 sacks for 6 yards

Jeff Sobol 2 sacks for 15 yardsTrevor Frericks - 1.5 sacks for 16 yards

LAST TIME OUT Adrian Arrington made a tackle at the one yard line with one second left and Tennessee Martin spiked the ball as time expired to hand Eastern Illinois a 29-23 victory. The Panthers had take the lead as Bodie Reeder marched EIU down the fi eld hitting Micah Rucker and Ademola Adeniji on the drive. Travorus Bess broke a 25-yard run to put EIU in fi eld goal range, but Adeniji scored a touchdown two plays later to put EIU up for good. The Panthers trailed 20-7 at one point before rallying for the win. Rucker hauled in seven passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns. It was the eighth straight homecoming win for the Panthers.

THOMAS STILL A BUCHANAN CANDIDATE Senior Donald Thomas was still among the list of 16 candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award presented annually to the nation’s top FCS defensive player. The mid-season list was announced late last week and contained two players from the Ohio Valley Conference. Thomas was joined by Tennessee State corner back Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. For the season Thomas leads EIU with 55 tackles including four tackles for loss. Thomas missed Saturday’s game with a foot bruise but is expected back this week at Tennessee State.

FIRST PICK OF THE YEAR Eastern Illinois string of passes without an interception ended at 218 on Saturday afternoon as Tennessee Martin was able to end the streak in the third quarter. EIU signal callers Bodie Reeder and Cole Stinson had combined to set the school and OVC record for consecutive passes without an interception. The FCS record is 275 set by Lamar University in 1988, the Cardinals dropping football after the 1989 season. While EIU now holds the OVC record it may be broken later this year as Eastern Kentucky has put together a string of 175 straight passes without an interception. Western Kentucky holds the OVC record for games without an interception going the entire 2000 season without a pick off. That team only threw the ball 100 times. The Panthers are now tied with the University of San Diego as the nation’s leaders with both teams only have thrown one interception to date. Seven more schools sit right behind them with only two interceptions all season, one of those schools is New Hampshire which features last year’s Payton Award winner Ricky Santos.

Cradle of NFL Coaches Still Rockin’

Last season Eastern Illinois earned the distinction of being the new cradle for NFL head coaches as they became one of only three NCAA schools that could claim three current NFL head coaches as alumni. All three of those schools are still deadlocked but EIU now has a one-up on the other schools after former Panther quarterback and current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was named the 2006 NFL Coach of the Year.

EIU Head CoachesMike Shanahan ....................................................Denver BroncosSean Payton .................................................... New Orleans SaintsBrad Childress ..................................................Minnesota Vikings

San Diego State USCJoe Gibbs (Washington) Mike Holmgren (Seattle)John Fox (Carolina) Jeff Fisher (Tennessee)Herman Edwards (Kansas City) Jack Del Rio (Jacksonville)



2007 OVC Standings

Team ........................ OVC ......Pct............All ...... Pct.Eastern Kentucky .........5-0 ....1.000...........6-2 ..... .750Eastern Illinois ...........4-1 ..... .800...........5-3 ..... .625Jacksonville State .........4-1 ..... .800...........5-3 ..... .625Tennessee State ............2-1 ..... .667...........3-4 ..... .429Austin Peay ..................3-2 ..... .600...........5-3 ..... .625Tennessee Tech.............2-4 ..... .333...........4-4 ..... .500Samford ........................1-3 ..... .250...........3-4 ..... .429Murray State .................1-3 ..... .250...........2-5 ..... .286Tennessee Martin .........1-4 ..... .200...........1-7 ..... .125Southeast Missouri .......0-4 ..... .000...........2-4 ..... .286

This Week In The OVCSaturday - October 27Eastern Illinois @ Tennessee State *Eastern Kentucky @ Murray State *Samford @ Tennessee Tech *Southeast Missouri @ Tennessee Martin *

Next Week In The OVCSaturday - November 3Austin Peay @ Southeast Missouri *Jacksonville State @ Samford *Murray State @ Tennessee State *Tennessee Tech @ Auburn

OVC Predicted Order Of Finish

1. EASTERN ILLINOIS (8)2. Jacksonville State (6)3. Tennessee Martin (4)4. Eastern Kentucky (1)5. Tennessee State (1)6. Tennessee Tech7. Murray State8. Southeast Missouri9. Samford10. Austin Peay

Eastern Illinois Players OnAll-OVC Preseason Team

OffenseMicah Rucker - Wide ReceiverJordan Campanella - Tight EndAnthony Rubican - Offensive Tackle

DefensePierre Walters - Defensive EndDonald Thomas - LinebackerSeymour Loftman - Safety

Weekly OVC Award Winners(October 21)

Offense - Chris Fletcher (APSU)Defense - Derrick Huff (EKU)Special Teams - Sean O’Brien (MUR)Newcomer - Chris Evans (SAM)

THE EASTERN ILLINOIS 2-MINUTE DRILL....

• Senior Donald Thomas missed only the second game of his four year career on Saturday with a bruised foot he suffered at Murray State. Thomas last missed a game his freshman season against Murray State on October 16, 2004.

• While Donald Thomas streak of consecutive starts ended, EIU senior Tim Kelly has now started in all 44 games of his career. The defensive tackle has 130 career tackles with 24 this season. He also has six career sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss.

• Ademola Adeniji continues his pursuit of 1,000 yard season. Adeniji needs 305 yards over the Panthers fi nal three games to crack the century mark. This season he has two break out games of 186 and 197 yards. He ranks third in OVC games at 113 yards per game while averaging 86.9 yards per game in all contests, good for 51st in the nation.

• Micah Rucker hauled in seven more passes on Saturday to give him 48 on the year, one less than last year’s total. Rucker need’s three catches to give him 100 for his career. He also has 1,665 career receiving yards and 20 touchdown receptions.

• Freshman Alain Marcelin was called into duty on Saturday afternoon and stepped up to the task making a team high eight tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted). Marcelin now has 15 tackles for the season playing in all eight games.

• Jeff Sobol had one of his best days in an EIU uniform on Saturday wreaking havoc in the Skyhawks backfi eld. Sobol made four tackles with three for loss and one sack. He also was credited with two quarterback hurries. For the season Sobol is second on the team with seven tackles for loss and tied for fi rst with two sacks. His four quarterback hurries are also a team high.

• Eastern Illinois made it 25 straight weeks of being ranked in a major FCS poll. The Panthers landed at No. 25 in this week’s FCS Coaches poll. The current streak dates back to the 2005 season.

• Quarterback Bodie Reeder has moved into the NCAA Top 20 for passing effi ciency as Reeder has a rating of 145.8. Reeder currently leads the OVC in that category. The national leader is San Diego quarterback Josh Johnson at 225.4. Former EIU quarterback Tony Romo ranked in the Top 10 from 2000-02 with a high rating of 178.3 in 2001.

• Punter Kevin Cook dropped to third in the national punting race after a four punt average of 43.8 on Saturday. Cook is averaging 45.19 per punt this season as four national punters are averaging between 45 and 46 yards per kick. On the year Cook has punted 31 times with 12 kicks over 50 yards. He has pinned seven kicks inside the 20.

• EIU enters the week tied for 11th nationally in rushing touchdowns as the Panthers punched in their 20th score on the ground Saturday. Southern Illinois is the national leader with 28 rushing touchdowns. Ademola Adeniji ranks tied for 14th in the nation for rushing touchdowns. The national leader is Mike McLeod of Yale with 18.

• Tyler Wilke added to his streak of consecutive extra points with three more on Saturday making him a perfect 27-for-27 this season in that category. EIU’s only misses this season have come once by Zach Yates and two times on bobbled snaps that turned into failed runs for the conversion.

• Speaking of conversions, Eastern Illinois was successful on a two-point conversion on Saturday for the fi rst time since Nov. 13, 2004 as Bodie Reeder hit Trent Steckel for the conversion against Tennessee Martin. The last successful attempt in 2004 was in a loss at Jacksonville State. That two-point conversion was also a pass as Matt Schabert hit Ryan Voss following the Panthers fi nal score in the 31-21 set back.



OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all 10 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The fi rst teleconference will be Tuesday, August 28. EIU head coach will speak at 10:07 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information offi ce.

EXTRA POINT FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Each Wednesday throughout the football season Eastern Illinois will host an Extra Point Media Luncheon which will also be open to the public. The event will take place at Noon at the Panther Paw Bar & Grill in Charleston. Head coach Bob Spoo, a selected assistant coach and selected player will be available for media interviews along with some questions from the public. A lunch buffet will be available with a cost of $6 per person.

PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Monday night during the football season fans can listen to head coach Bob Spoo along with other special guests and players as they talk about the 2007 football season. The show will be broadcast on Hit Mix 88.9 FM with a live stream available at www.weiuhitmix.net. The show will also be simulcast live on Consolidated Channel Your 13 with tape delayed airings on WEIU TV on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and Consolidated Your 13 on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m.

OVCSPORTS.TV: For the second straight year, the Ohio Valley Conference will allow fans to watch live streams of its football games through the OVCSPORTS.TV website. Fans can purchase a season package or individual games to watch their favorite OVC team. This year EIU will have seven of its eleven games available on OVCSPORTS.TV. The only games not available will be road games at Purdue, Indiana State and Jacksonville State along with the home opener against Tennessee Tech.

LIVE STATS: Live stats of most EIU games can be found on the EIU athletics webpage at www.EIUpanthers.com

INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at www.weiuhitmix.net

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES

Category ................................... NCAA (Statistics) ......... OVC (Leader) .........................FCS LEADER (Statistics) Rush Offense ............................. 35th (183.75) ................. 4th (Southeast Missouri) ..........Georgia Southern (340.71)Pass Offense .............................. 44th (219.50) ................. 2nd (Tennessee Martin) ............Brown (344.17)Total Offense ............................. 32nd (403.25) ................ 2nd (Tennessee State) ...............San Diego (499.14)Scoring Offense......................... 33rd (29.25) ................... 3rd (Eastern Kentucky) ............San Diego (49.57)Rush Defense ............................ 48th (146.00) ................. 3rd (Jacksonville State) ............Morehead State (22.71)Pass Effi ciency Defense ............ 74th (130.52) ................. 6th (Eastern Kentucky) .............Norfolk State (89.12)Total Defense ............................ 61st (366.00) .................. 4th (Tennessee Tech) ................Lafayette (251.14)Scoring Defense ........................ 57th (26.38) ................... 4th (Jacksonville State) ............Prairie View (10.50)Turnover Margin ....................... 59th (-0.13) .................... 5th (Eastern Kentucky) .............Eastern Kentucky (2.13)Sacks ......................................... 99th (1.25) ..................... 8th (Jacksonville State) ............Dayton (4.50)Least Sacks Allowed ................. T 16th (1.00) .................. 2nd (Samford)...........................Pennsylvani (0.33)

WHERE THEY RANK IN 2007

RED ZONE SUCCESS Eastern Illinois has been one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference this year in scoring touchdowns in the red zone and also not allowing red zone touchdowns. The Panthers lead the OVC with 25 touchdowns scored while inside the red zone during 29 red zone scores. Eastern Kentucky is second with 20 touchdowns coming in their 30 converted red zone scoring drives. On the fl ip side, EIU has only allowed 15 touchdowns this season during 33 total red zone chances by opponents. Only Jacksonville State has done better limiting the opposition to only 10 touchdowns.

SEEING SOPHOMORES Eastern Illinois had a rarity on its offensive line during Saturday’s win over Tennessee Martin. Due to an early week injury to senior center Drew Cairo-Gross, EIU was forced to start fi ve sophomore offensive lineman for the game. Chris Vaccaro, who has missed most of the season with a leg injury, was called into action and did a solid job at center during his fi rst career start. The remainder of the sophomore unit included Chaz Millard, Will Norris and Kevin Mahoney all starters for every game this year. Inserted two weeks ago into the starting line-up was Mike Schiebel at tackle replacing Anthony Rubican who was injured at Southeast Missouri. Cairo-Gross may be out for the season while Rubican is expected to return for the game at Jacksonville State.

SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS In addition to naming starters on offense and defense, EIU special teams coordinator Justin Lustig has named three players as special teams starters. Those players are recognized for the contributions they make on special teams and to show what an important facet of the game special teams is. This year’s special teams starters are seniors Ademola Adeniji and Nick Kray along with junior Quinten Ponius. A special teams starter can not be a starter at an offensive or defensive position.

OUT FOR THE YEAR Eastern Illinois athletic training staff has announced that the following players will miss the entire season for a medical redshirt. The list includes junior wide receiver Adam Kesler, junior safety Seymour Loftman, senior linebacker Stephen Washington and senior offensive lineman William Hodor. Sophomore Nathan Shortridge was added to that list in week No. 2. Junior fullback Chip Keys who suffered a broken ankle at Southeast Missouri.



MICAH RUCKER - ALL-AMERICAN

Eastern Illinois senior wide receiver Micah Rucker has become one of the most prolifi c scoring and receiving threats in Panther history. As a junior transfer from Minnesota he earned All-American honors in 2006 with 49 catches for 966 yards and 13 touchdowns. The 966 yards ranks as the sixth best single season total at EIU while the 13 touchdowns tied for second on the single season list.

2007 Game TotalsOpponent ......................................Rec ............Yards ........... TD8/30 Tennessee Tech ........................9 ................169 ............... 29/8 at Purdue ....................................6 .................74 ................ 09/15 Illinois State .............................5 .................46 ................ 19/22 at Indiana State .........................5 .................86 ................ 09/29 at Southeast Missouri ...............3 .................60 ................ 110/6 Eastern Kentucky .....................2 .................13 ................ 010/13 at Murray State ......................11 ...............153 ............... 110/20 Tennessee Martin ...................7 .................98 ................ 2

Career 100-Yard GamesOpponent ......................................Rec ............Yards ........... TD10/13/07 at Murray State ................11 ...............153 ............... 18/30/07 Tennessee Tech ...................9 ................169 ............... 211/18/06 Jacksonville State ..............3 ................106 ............... 210/7/06 Southeast Missouri.............10 ...............180 ............... 39/9/06 Indiana State .........................6 ................183 ............... 29/2/06 at Illinois ...............................4 ................105 ............... 1

Multiple-TD GamesOpponent ......................................Rec ............Yards ........... TD10/20/07 Tennessee Martin ..............7 .................98 ................ 28/30/07 Tennessee Tech ...................9 ................169 ............... 211/18/06 Jacksonville State ..............3 ................106 ............... 211/11/06 at Tennessee Tech ..............6 .................99 ................ 210/7/06 Southeast Missouri.............10 ...............180 ............... 39/16/06 at Illinois State ....................3 .................56 ................ 29/9/06 Indiana State .........................6 ................183 ............... 2

THE RUCKER REPORTDONALD THOMAS - ALL-AMERICAN

Eastern Illinois senior linebacker Donald Thomas is the latest Panther defensive player to start the season as a Buck Buchana Award nominee. Thomas was the OVC Defensive Player of the Year last season making 127 tackles to lead EIU. He also added two interceptions, four fumble recoveries, one sack and 12 tackles for loss. Thomas had seven games with ten or more tackles last season including a career-high 16 in the conference championship win over Jacksonville State.

2007 Game TotalsOpponent ...................................Tackles .......... TFL .............FF8/30 Tennessee Tech ........................8 ..................1 ................. 09/8 at Purdue ...................................10 .................0 ................. 09/15 Illinois State .............................5 ..................1 ................. 09/22 at Indiana State ........................12 ............... 1.5 ................ 09/29 at Southeast Missouri ...............7 ..................0 ................. 010/6 Eastern Kentucky ....................11 .................1 ................. 010/13 at Murray State .......................2 ..................0 ................. 010/20 Tennessee Martin ......................... DNP Due To Injury ...

Career Double Digit Tackle GamesOpponent ...................................Tackles .......... TFL .............FF10/6/07 Eastern Kentucky ...............11 .................1 ................. 09/22/07 at Indiana State ..................12 ............... 1.5 ................ 09/8/07 at Purdue ..............................10 .................0 ................. 011/18/06 Jacksonville State .............16 .................2 ................. 011/11/06 at Tennessee Tech .............10 .................0 ................. 011/4/06 Tennessee State ..................12 .................3 ................. 010/28/06 at Tennessee Martin .........11 .................0 ................. 010/14/06 at Eastern Kentucky .........15 .................3 ................. 09/16/06 at Illinois State ...................10 .................0 ................. 09/2/06 at Illinois ..............................13 .................1 ................. 111/19/05 at Jacksonville St. ............11 .................0 ................. 010/22/05 at Murray State ................11 .................1 ................. 09/17/05 Illinois State .......................12 .................1 ................. 0

THE THOMAS FILE



Based on a late season hire and several fall camp additions the following players and one coach were not in the media guide. Listed below are key player bios that may see action this season. Other players not in the media guide are also listed at the bottom.

Bobby Babich - Defensive Secondary CoachBabich was hired in July as the newest member of the EIU staff... he worked last year as a graduate assistant coach at Kent State... Babich is a 2006 graduate of North Dakota State where he played defensive back for the Bison leading the team in interceptions as a senior.

23 John Gadson (WR, 5-10, 170, R-FR, Ocala, FL)Gadson was a Top 100 recruit in 2006 as rated by Rivals.com... redshirted at EIU last year as an NCAA non-qualifi er... set two records at Fleming Island HS including yards receiving in a season and a 97-yard kick off return.

36 Drew Spies (FB, 6-0, 215, JR, Barrington, IL)Spies made team as a walk-on in the fall and could see time on special teams... played at Barrington HS... also attended Phoenix College in Arizona for two years.

62 Ryan Keys (LB, 6-1, 225, JR, Paris, IL)Keys returns to the EIU team after being a scout team player for the 2005 OVC Championship team... brother Chip also plays for Panthers as a fullback on offense... was an All-Conference player at Paris HS.

87 Charles Graves (WR, 6-1, 175, SO, Aurora, IL)Graves joined team during fall camp after playing at NCAA Division II Upper Iowa College last season... may see playing time on special teams... All-Conference player at West Aurora HS.

29 Mike LaRocco (RB, 5-9, 191, R-FR, Chicago, IL)39 Nick McHenry (WR, 5-8, 160, FR, Oak Forest, IL)52 Haakim Lewis (DL, 6-0, 290, FR, Oswego, IL)79 Matt Buettner (OL, 6-2, 284, FR, Collinsville, IL)

EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTSLOCATION: .................................................... Charleston, IllinoisFOUNDED: .............................................................................1895ENROLLMENT: ..................................................................12,129COLORS: ................................................................... Blue & GrayCONFERENCE: ..........................................................Ohio ValleySTADIUM: ...........................................................O’Brien (10,000)SURFACE: .......................................................................Pro-GrassPRESIDENT: ..................................................Dr. William L. PerryATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ............................. Ken Baker (Interim)

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3 ..Ke’Andre Sams ................................. KEY-on-Dre’ 4 ..Bodie Reeder ............................................. Read-err 6 ..Sinque Turner ................................................. sin-Q 7 ..Alicus Nozinor .......................................Al-ah-cuss 8 ..Travorus Bess ........................................Tra-vore-us 12 ..Bobson Mercier .....................................Mur-see-air 15 ..Quinten Ponius .................................. Pony-knee-us 18 ..Joel Evers ....................................................... Joe-L 24 ..Irvin Jean-Charles ................. Jean (like blue jeans) 36 ..Drew Spies ................................................sp-EEZE 37 ..Ademola Adeniji ........................... Add-ah-nidge-E 51 ..Alain Marcelin .................................... mar-Sa-lynn 55 ..Corey Leman .............................................Lay-man 60 ..Seth Knolhoff ............................................. Noll-off 65 ..Trevor Frericks .................................... Fra-air-ricks 79 ..Matthew Buettner .........................................Bit-ner 89 ..Daniel Vehovic .....................................Va-hoe-vick 94 ..Andre Lima ................................................ lee-mah 96 ..Colin Luczynski ..................................Loo-chin-ski

Coach Jorge Munoz .....................................George

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide

EIU Roster By Home StateIllinois ......................................................................... 52Florida ......................................................................... 27Ohio............................................................................... 3Indiana ........................................................................... 2Missouri ........................................................................ 2Alabama ........................................................................ 1California ...................................................................... 1Idaho ............................................................................. 1

EIU Roster By Class(includes redshirts)

Senior .......................................................................... 18Junior........................................................................... 24Sophomore .................................................................. 15Freshman ..................................................................... 31

EIU 2007 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR

OFFENSE 63 ..Drew Cairo-Gross .........................................Center 80 ..Micah Rucker ...................................Wide Receiver

DEFENSE 54 ..Donald Thomas ..................................... Linebacker 90 ..Tim Kelly .....................................Defensive Tackle

2007 EASTERN ILLINOIS CAPTAINS



EASTERN ILLINOIS PLAYOFF HISTORY(FCS/I-AA Playoffs)

2006 (First Round @ Charleston, IL)Illinois State def. Eastern Illinois, 24-13

2005 (First Round @ Charleston, IL)Southern Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, 21-6

2002 (First Round @ McComb, IL)Western Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, 48-9

2001 (First Round @ Charleston, IL)Northern Iowa def. Eastern Illinois, 49-43

2000 (First Round @ Missoula, MT)Montana def. Eastern Illinois, 45-13

1996 (First Round @ Cedar Falls, IA)Northern Iowa def. Eastern Illinois, 21-14

1995 (First Round @ Nacogdoches, TX)Stephen F. Austin def. Eastern Illinois, 34-29

1989 (First Round @ Moscow, ID)Eastern Illinois def. Idaho, 38-21

1989 (Quarterfi nals @ Missoula, MT)Montana def. Eastern Illinois, 25-19

1986 (First Round @ Charleston, IL)Eastern Illinois def. Murray State, 28-21

1986 (Quarterfi nals @ Charleston, IL)Eastern Kentucky def. Eastern Illinois, 24-22

1983 (First Round @ Terre Haute, IN)Indiana State def. Eastern Illinois, 16-13 (2OT)

1982 (First Round @ Charleston, IL)Eastern Illinois def. Jackson State, 16-13 (OT)

1982 (Quarterfi nals @ Nashville, TN)Tennessee State def. Eastern Illinois, 20-19

*** Note *** Eastern Illinois has made the NCAA FCS Playoffs 11 times since joining that level of football in 1981. The 11 playoff appearances currently ranks 10th among active FCS level schools.

Division II Playoffs

1978 (National Champions)Eastern Illinois def. UC Davis, 35-31

Eastern Illinois def. Youngstown State, 26-22Eastern Illinois def. Delaware, 10-9

1980 (National Runners-up)Eastern Illinois def. Northern Colorado, 21-14Eastern Illinois def. Northern Alabama, 56-31

Cal Poly def. Eastern Illinois, 21-13

Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened....

Passed for more than 300 yards...Cole Stinson, 308 vs. Tennessee Tech (August 30, 2007)

Passed for more than 400 yards...Tony Romo, 414 at Toledo (Sept. 16, 2000)

Threw four touchdown passes...Tony Romo, 4 at Tennessee State (Nov. 2, 2002)

Rushed for more than 200 yards...Vincent Webb, 206 at Samford (Sept. 23, 2006)

Rushed for three touchdowns...Ademola Adeniji, 3 at Murray State (Oct. 13, 2007)

Rushed for four touchdowns...J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002)

Had 10 Receptions...Micah Rucker, 11 vs. Murray State (Oct. 13, 2007)

Had 3 touchdown receptions...Micah Rucker, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 7, 2006)

Had 200 yards receiving...Frank Cutolo, 239 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2001)

Returned a punt for a touchdown...Jermaine Mobley, 1 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 30, 2004)

Returned a kick-off for touchdown...Andre Raymond, 1 vs. Indiana State (Sept. 21, 2002)

Returned an interception for touchdown...Terrance Sanders, 1 vs. Illinois State (Nov. 25, 2006)

Returned a fumble for touchdown...Tristan Burge, 1 at Murray State (Oct. 22, 2005)

Blocked a punt...Rashad Haynes, 1 at Indiana State (Sept. 22, 2007)

Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by...Quinten Ponius, 1 at Indiana State (Sept. 22, 2007) - Rashad Haynes



QUARTERBACK 4 ...Bodie Reeder ................ 6-0 ...........203 .......... R-So 13 ...Cole Stinson .................. 6-5 ...........238 ...............SrRUNNING BACK 37 ...Ademola Adeniji ............ 5-10 ..........215 ........... R-Sr 8 ...Travorus Bess ............... 5-8 ...........176 ............R-Jr WIDE RECEIVER 80 ...Micah Rucker ................ 6-6 ...........221 ........... R-Sr 18 ...Joel Evers ...................... 6-1 ...........195 .......... R-SoWIDE RECEIVER 84 ...Jason Fisher .................. 6-2 ...........198 ........... R-Sr 15 ...Quinten Ponius .............. 5-9 ...........197 ............R-JrWIDE RECEIVER 7 ...Alicus Nozinor ............... 6-0 ...........172 ............R-Jr 15 ...Quinten Ponius .............. 5-9 ...........197 ............R-JrTIGHT END 43 ...Trent Steckel ................. 6-2 ...........230 ............R-Jr 88 ...Jordan Campanella ....... 6-3 ...........245 ...............SrLEFT TACKLE 72 ...Will Norris ...................... 6-9 ...........315 .......... R-So 66 ...Chris Campbell .............. 6-5 ...........319 .......... R-SoLEFT GUARD 75 ...Kevin Mahoney .............. 6-6 ...........315 .......... R-So 76 ...Ryan Spears .................. 6-5 ...........328 ........... R-Sr CENTER 70 ...Chris Vaccaro ................ 6-3 ...........303 .......... R-So 74 ...Chaz Millard .................. 6-3 ...........305 .......... R-SoRIGHT GUARD 74 ...Chaz Millard .................. 6-3 ...........305 .......... R-So 68 ...Mike Scheibel ................ 6-3 ...........303 .......... R-SoRIGHT TACKLE 68 ...Mike Scheibel ................ 6-3 ...........303 .......... R-So 75 ...Kevin Mahoney .............. 6-6 ...........315 .......... R-So

EIU OFFENSE

PLACEKICKER 33 ...Tyler Wilke ..................... 6-4 ...........194 ............R-Jr 27 ...Zach Yates .....................5-11...........175 ................JrPUNTER 41 ...Kevin Cook .................... 6-2 ...........184 ........... R-FrKICK OFFS 33 ...Tyler Wilke ..................... 6-4 ...........194 ............R-JrHOLDER 41 ...Kevin Cook .................... 6-2 ...........184 ........... R-FrLONG SNAPPER 50 ...Brady Woolverton .......... 5-9 ...........203 ............R-JrPUNT RETURNS 7 ...Alicus Nozinor ............... 6-0 ...........172 ............R-Jr 15 ...Quinten Ponius .............. 5-9 ...........197 ............R-JrKICK RETURNS 15 ...Quinten Ponius .............. 5-9 ...........197 ............R-Jr 21 ...CJ James ...................... 5-8 ...........170 ............... Fr

EIU SPECIALISTS

LEFT END 99 ...Michael Torres ............... 6-1 ...........255 ........... R-Sr 93 ...Ryan Bennett ................. 6-2 ...........267 ............R-JrLEFT TACKLE 90 ...Tim Kelly ........................ 6-4 ...........277 ...............Sr 94 ...Andre Lima .................... 6-0 ...........299 .......... R-SoRIGHT TACKLE 97 ...Jeff Sobol ...................... 6-3 ...........254 ............R-Jr 65 ...Trevor Frericks .............. 6-1 ...........266 .......... R-SoRIGHT END 91 ...Pierre Walters ................ 6-5 ...........261 ............R-Jr 30 ...Donovan Johnson ......... 6-1 ...........226 ............R-JrOUTSIDE LINEBACKER 28 ...Jack Kosinski .................5-11...........219 ............R-Jr 59 ...James Larson ................ 6-2 ...........217 ............R-JrMIDDLE LINEBACKER 54 ...Donald Thomas ............ 5-10 ..........237 ...............Sr 51 ...Alain Marcelin ................ 6-0 ...........215 ............... FrOUTSIDE LINEBACKER 47 ...Matt Westrick ................. 6-1 ...........241 ...............Sr 56 ...Nick Nasti ...................... 6-1 ...........227 ............... FrLEFT CORNERBACK 6 ...Sinque Turner ................ 5-8 ...........182 ...............Sr 12 ...Bobson Mercier ............ 5-10 ..........172 ........... R-Fr ROVER 3 ...Ke’Andre Sams .............5-11...........200 ................Jr 24 ...Irvin Jean-Charles .........5-11...........191 ................JrFREE SAFETY 1 ...Adrian Arrington .............5-11...........187 ................Jr 31 ...Louis Cairo .................... 6-1 ...........191 ........... R-FrRIGHT CORNERBACK 26 ...Rashad Haynes .............5-11...........164 ........... R-Fr 21 ...CJ James ...................... 5-8 ...........170 ............... Fr

EIU DEFENSE

EIU COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960 - 20th year) (Career Record 124-101-1; OVC Record 57-20)

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Roc Bellantoni (7th year)

Offensive Coordinator: Jorge Munoz (3rd year)Special Teams Coach: Justin Lustig (2nd year)Offensive Line Coach: Jeff Hoover (1st year)Wide Receivers: Mike Lynch (3rd year)Defensive Line: Shannon Jackson (3rd year)Secondary Coach: Bobby Babich (1st year)Offensive Assistant: Antoine Livingston (2nd year)Defensive Assistant: Forrest Jackson (4th year)Student Coach: Chad Cleveland (2nd year)Trainer: Jen Tymkew (2nd year)Strength Coach: Michael Hall (2nd year)

EASTERN ILLINOIS 2-DEEP vs. Tennessee State (October 27)



GAME 1 - August 30, 2007Tennessee Tech ............... 24Eastern Illinois .............. 45

Charleston, IL/O’Brien StadiumA: 6935

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalTennessee Tech.........10....... 0 ....... 7 ....... 7 .............24Eastern Illinois ..........7....... 17 ...... 7 ...... 14 ............45

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Gadson 13 run (Wilke kick) (12:14)TTU - Kraemer 27 fi eld goal (7:21)TTU - Shipp 15 pass from Sweeney (Kraemer kick) (1:03)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Wilke 29 fi eld goal (9:36)EIU - Rucker 31 pass from Stinson (Wilke kick) (2:26)EIU - Keys 3 run (Wilke kick) (2:07)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Rucker 18 pass from Stinson (Wilke kick) (11:29)TTU - Jackson 2 run (Kraemer kick) (1:06)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Keys 1 run (Wilke kick) (14:56)EIU - Adeniji 1 run (Wilke kick) (2:48)TTU - Waters 19 pass from Sweeney (Kraemer kick) (0:37)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... TTUFirst Downs ............................... 19 ......................25Rushes-Yards..........................30-109 ...............32-83Passing-Yards ........................... 308 ....................302Comp-Att-Int .........................19-26-0............. 28-41-2Total Offense ............................ 417 ....................385Fumbles-Lost ............................1-0 ....................1-1Penalties-Yards .........................9-75 ..................7-57Int Returns-Yards-TD.............2-31-0................ 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................27:12 ................32:48Sacks-Yards ...............................2-8 ....................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess 11-67-0, Gadson 3-17-1TTU - White 18-68-0, Jackson 3-6-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Stinson 26-19-0-308-2TTU - Sweeney 41-28-2-302-2

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Rucker 9-169-2, Nozinor 4-81-0TTU - Shipp 6-92-1, Solima 7-62-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Sams 4-5-0, Turner 5-3-1, Westrick 4-4-1TTU - Smith 6-5-0, Williams 2-7-1

RECAP

Senior Cole Stinson tossed for a career-high 308 yards hitting 19-of-26 passes with two touchdowns as the Panthers routed Tennessee Tech 45-24 in the conference opener for both teams. TTU lead 10-7 in the fi rst quarter as Lee Sweeney hit Larry Shipp for a 15-yard score with 1:03 left in the fi rst. EIU scored the next 24 points and put the contest out of reach as Micah Rucker hauled in 9 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Chip Keys also scored two short yardage touchdowns as the Panthers improved to 11-1 in Ohio Valley Conference openers. The EIU defense limited TTU to only 83 yards rushing including one yard rushing in the second quarter. The Panthers also forced three turnovers.

GAME 2 - Sept. 8, 2007Eastern Illinois .................. 6Purdue ............................ 52

West Lafayette, IN/Ross-Ade StadiumA: 52,504

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois ..........3........ 0 ....... 3 ....... 0 ...............6Purdue ......................17...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 14 ............52

FIRST QUARTERPUR - Standeford 13 pass from Painter (Summers kick) (12:30)PUR - Summers 39 fi eld goal (10:44)EIU - Wilke 24 fi eld goal (6:11)PUR - Orton 20 pass from Painter (Summers kick) (3:10)

SECOND QUARTERPUR - Keller 37 pass from Painter (Summers kick) (9:34)PUR - Keller 3 pass from Painter (Summers kick) (3:09)

THIRD QUARTERPUR - Bryant 10 pass from Painter (Summers kick) (8:18)EIU - Wilke 27 fi eld goal (2:26)

FOURTH QUARTERPUR - Wasikowski 1 pass from Painter (Summers kick) (12:37)PUR - Dierking 4 run (Summers kick) (3:45)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... PURFirst Downs ............................... 11 ......................34Rushes-Yards...........................22-83 ...............38-178Passing-Yards ........................... 153 ....................355Comp-Att-Int .........................19-38-0............. 39-51-0Total Offense ............................ 236 ....................533Fumbles-Lost ............................1-1 ....................1-0Penalties-Yards .........................6-30 ..................4-30Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................23:38 ................36:22Sacks-Yards ...............................1-6 ....................1-3

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess 11-67-0, Adeniji 5-14-0PUR - Taylor 16-85-0, Dierking 8-54-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Stinson 32-15-0-143-0PUR - Painter 49-38-0-346-6

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Rucker 6-74-0, Ponius 3-17-0PUR - Bryant 12-111-1, Orton 7-58-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Thomas 7-3-0, Turner 5-2-0, Walters 4-2-1PUR - Heygood 6-1-2, Ferguson 5-2-1

RECAP

All-American candidates Curtis Painter and Dorien Bryant both had big days as Purdue spoiled EIU head coach Bob Spoo’s homecoming to West Lafayette. Painter threw for six touchdowns while Bryant had 111 yards receiving during the 52-6 Boilermakers win. Tyler Wilke provided all of EIU’s scoring as he connected on fi eld goal attempts of 24 and 27 yards during the fi rst and third quarters. EIU was held to less than a 100 yards rushing for the second straight game as Purdue was able to put pressure on the EIU quarterbacks most of the afternoon. The game was slowed by a one hour lighting delay as both teams came out of the locker rooms for the second half.

GAME 3 - Sept. 8, 2007Illinois State ................... 24Eastern Illinois ................ 21

Charleston, IL/O’Brien StadiumA: 9,028 - Hall-of-Fame Day

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalIllinois State ..............7....... 10 ...... 0 ....... 7 .............24Eastern Illinois ..........7........ 7 ....... 0 ....... 7 .............21

FIRST QUARTERILST - Harcar 6 pass from Drone (Funk kick) (10:23)EIU - Adeniji 8 run (Wilke kick) (5:40)

SECOND QUARTERILST - Funk 23 fi eld goal (13:22)EIU - Rucker 7 pass from Stinson (Wilke kick) (8:54)ILST - Meredith 22-pass from Drone (Funk kick) (0:16)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Keys 1 run (Wilke kick) (13:05)ILST - Rice 2 run (Funk kick) (6:52)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... ILSTFirst Downs ............................... 21 ......................21Rushes-Yards..........................44-212 ..............37-143Passing-Yards ........................... 195 ....................267Comp-Att-Int .........................20-31-0............. 20-28-2Total Offense ............................ 407 ....................410Fumbles-Lost ............................3-2 ....................1-0Penalties-Yards .........................7-37 ..................5-52Int Returns-Yards-TD..............2-0-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................29:56 ................30:04Sacks-Yards ...............................0-0 ....................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess 21-99-0, Keys 7-58-1, Adeniji 11-48-1ILST - Rice 15-74-1, Drone 8-35-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Stinson 17-11-0-110-1; Reeder 11-9-0-85-0ILST - Drone 31-20-2-267-2

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Rucker 5-46-1, Fisher 3-53-0ILST - Horton 5-74-0, Meredith 3-59-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Arrington 8-2-1, Haynes 6-4-0, Sams 5-3-0ILST - Caesar 3-9-1, Stewart 3-7-0

RECAP

Illinois State’s Kaschiev Hunter recovered a fumble on the 20-yard line with 26 seconds remaining in the game that ended an Eastern Illinois potential game tying or winning drive. The fumble helped ISU secure a 24-21 win as the No. 17 Redbirds and No. 14 Panthers did battle in their annual rivalry game. EIU was driving down the fi eld under the direction of back-up quarterback Bodie Reeder who had already marched EIU down the fi eld early in the fourth quarter for a Chip Keys touchdown and 21-17 EIU lead. Rafael Rice scored what proved to be the game winning touchdown on a two-yard dive with 6:52 left in the game.



GAME 4 - Sept. 22, 2007Eastern Illinois .............. 54Indiana State ................... 20

Terre Haute, IN/Memorial StadiumA: 4,079

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois .........20...... 14 ..... 13 ...... 7 .............54Indiana State ..............0....... 20 ...... 0 ....... 0 .............20

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Ponius 14 block punt return (Pass failed) (11:11)EIU - Keys 2 run (Wilke kick) (7:01)EIU - Keys 1 run (Wilke kick) (1:49)

SECOND QUARTERINST - Robison 25 pass from Dowdell (kick failed) (14:55)INST - Woods 81 fumble return (Varnadore kick) (12:09)EIU - Bess 9 run (Wilke kick) (9:49)INST - Barcliff 2 run (Johansen kick) (5:22)EIU - Bess 4 run (Wilke kick) (0:42)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Adeniji 7 run (Pass failed) (11:41)EIU - Keys 2 run (Wilke kick) (5:58)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Jordan 35 run (Wilke kick) (10:59)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........INSTFirst Downs ............................... 32 ......................11Rushes-Yards..........................60-311 ..............40-157Passing-Yards ........................... 298 .....................59Comp-Att-Int .........................23-26-0.............. 5-12-1Total Offense ............................ 609 ....................216Fumbles-Lost ............................3-2 ....................2-0Penalties-Yards .........................4-19 ..................4-20Int Returns-Yards-TD..............1-5-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................37:32 ................22:28Sacks-Yards ...............................1-3 ....................1-9

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess 13-93-2, Jordan 9-80-1, Adeniji 11-64-1INST - McCulley 13-94-0, Barcliff 6-25-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Reeder 26-23-0-298-0INST - Dowdell 7-4-0-62-1, Murphy 4-1-1-(-3)-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Nozinor 8-93-0, Rucker 5-86-0INST - Jackson 2-23, Robinson 1-25

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Thomas 8-4-1.5, Walters 6-0-1, Torres 4-2-2.5INST - Scott 9-8-0.5, Pence 4-7-1

RECAP

Eastern Illinois dominated the Sycamores scoring seven rushing touchdowns in a 54-20 win over their local rivals. Bodie Reeder was sharp in his fi rst collegiate start hitting 23-of-26 passes for 298 yards. Chip Keys had three scores while Travorus Bess added two. Alicus Nozinor led the way with eight catches for 93 yards. Special teams and defense were also strong as Rashad Haynes set up two Panther scores with a blocked punt returned for touchdown and an interception. Donald Thomas led the way with 12 tackles.

GAME 5 - Sept. 29, 2007Eastern Illinois .............. 31Southeast Missouri.......... 16

Cape Girardeau, Mo./Houck StadiumA: 9925

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois ..........0....... 14 ..... 14 ...... 3 .............31Southeast Missouri ....0....... 13 ...... 3 ....... 0 .............16

SECOND QUARTERSEMO - Holloman 52 run (Spada kick) (14:50)EIU - Fisher 10 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (11:40)SEMO - Spada 27 fi eld goal (8:10)SEMO - Spada 26 fi eld goal (3:23)EIU - Campanella 5 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (0:49)

THIRD QUARTERSEMO - Spada 38 fi eld goal (5:19)EIU - Rucker 45 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (4:09)EIU - Adeniji 1 run (Wilke kick) (0:18)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Wilke 32 fi eld goal (9:20)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ........SEMOFirst Downs ............................... 19 ......................12Rushes-Yards..........................45-195 ..............41-196Passing-Yards ........................... 159 .....................60Comp-Att-Int .........................13-28-0.............. 7-25-2Total Offense ............................ 354 ....................256Fumbles-Lost ............................2-2 ....................2-1Penalties-Yards .........................2-30 ..................7-65Int Returns-Yards-TD.............2-86-0................ 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................31:18 ................28:42Sacks-Yards ...............................0-0 ...................3-16

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Jordan 16-115-0, Adeniji 24-92-1SEMO - Holloman 28-133-1, Anderson 8-44-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Reeder 28-13-0-159-3SEMO - Callanan 18-7-1-60-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Rucker 3-60-1, Nozinor 3-19-0, Fisher 2-42-1SEMO - Gugler 2-19-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Kosinski 6-4-0, Thomas 2-5-0, Wetrick 2-5-0SEMO - Casper 8-12-0.5, Ketelsleger 2-7-1.5

RECAP

Brady Woolverton recovered a muffed punt at the Southeast Missouri 3-yard line and Ademola Adeniji scored two plays later to help lift Eastern Illinois to a 31-16 victory. EIU overcame two fi rst half fumbles on its half of the fi eld as the Panthers defense limited the Redhawks to only two Doug Spada fi eld goals. Bodie Reeder hit Jordan Campanella on a 5-yard pass to give EIU a 14-13 halftime lead. Following another Spada fi eld goal that put SEMO up 16-14, Reeder hit Micah Rucker on a 45-yard fl y pattern to put EIU up for good. Rashad Haynes picked off his second pass of the game at the fi ve yard line to ice the game in the fourth.

GAME 5 - Oct. 6, 2007Eastern Kentucky ......... 28Eastern Illinois ................ 21

Charleston, Ill./O’Brien StadiumA: 9861 - Family Weekend

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Kentucky ......6........ 9 ....... 6 ....... 7 .............28Eastern Illinois ..........0....... 14 ...... 0 ....... 7 .............21

FIRST QUARTEREKU - Long 21 fi eld goal (13:23)EKU - Long 32 fi eld goal (9:12)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Fisher 29 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (14:25)EKU - Long 34 fi eld goal (6:09)EIU - Adeniji 73 run (Wilke kick) (2:54)EKU - Williams 20 pass from Holland (pass failed) (0:40)

THIRD QUARTEREKU - O’Connor 44 fi eld goal (11:52)EKU - Long 33 fi eld goal (2:46)

FOURTH QUARTEREKU - Barber 47 pass from Holland (Long kick) (10:59)EIU - Bess 1 run (Yates kick) (1:30)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... EKUFirst Downs ............................... 16 ......................20Rushes-Yards..........................33-173 ...............37-74Passing-Yards ........................... 237 ....................321Comp-Att-Int .........................20-33-0............. 30-44-0Total Offense ............................ 420 ....................395Fumbles-Lost ............................3-1 ....................2-0Penalties-Yards .........................7-58 ..................4-25Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................26:22 ................33:38Sacks-Yards ...............................0-0 ....................1-7

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Adeniji 25-186-1, Bess 2-2-1EKU - Washington 11-38-0, Dunn 13-16-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Reeder 33-20-0-247-1EKU - Holland 44-30-0-321-2

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Campanella 4-40-0, Fisher 3-71-1EKU - Williams 8-85-1, Barber 7-128-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Thomas 8-3-1, Arrington 6-2-0EKU - Curry 3-7-0, Gathof 5-3-1

RECAP

Eastern Illinois had an onside kick recovery overturned by penalty with 1:30 left in the game as Eastern Kentucky recovered the second attempt to hold on for a 28-21 win. Colonels quarterback Allan Holland was an effective 30-for-44 for 321 yards. Both of his touchdown passes came as he eluded a Panthers pass rush and hit open receivers while scrambling out of the pocket. EIU’s offense was led by Ademola Adeniji’s career-high 186 yards rushing. Adeniji had a 73-yard touchdown burst and added 58 yards on three pass receptions. EIU’s defense held one of the OVC’s top rushing games in check with only 74 yards.



GAME 7 - Oct. 13, 2007Eastern Illinois .............. 27Murray State ................... 24

Murray, Ky/Stewart StadiumA: 5843

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois ..........6........ 0 ...... 14 ...... 7 .............27Murray State ..............3........ 0 ....... 7 ...... 14 ............24

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Rucker 2 pass from Reeder (Yates kick failed) (7:58)MUR - Weiss 35 fi eld goal (1:00)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Adeniji 35 run (Wilke kick) (5:42)MUR - Jordan 35 run (Weiss kick) (4:05)EIU - Adeniji 10 run (Wilke kick) (0:02)

FOURTH QUARTERMUR - Jordan 5 run (Weiss kick) (12:42)EIU - Adeniji 18 run (Wilke kick) (9:07)MUR - Harper 20 pass from Ehrhardt (Weiss kick) (0:20)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........MURFirst Downs ............................... 23 ......................21Rushes-Yards..........................46-238 ..............37-168Passing-Yards ........................... 203 ....................192Comp-Att-Int .........................21-29-0............. 23-37-1Total Offense ............................ 441 ....................360Fumbles-Lost ............................3-3 ....................1-1Penalties-Yards .........................5-50 ..................6-50Int Returns-Yards-TD.............1-13-0................ 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................33:26 ................26:34Sacks-Yards ..............................3-23 ...................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Adeniji 35-197-3, Bess 7-32-0MUR - Jordan 20-127-2, Jones 4-16-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Reeder 29-21-0-203-1MUR - Ehrhardt 37-23-1-192-1

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Rucker 11-153-1, Nozinor 3-16-0MUR - Nelson 7-83-0, Harper 5-69-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Sams 7-1-1, Westrick 5-1-0, Frericks 5-0-1MUR - Marshall 12-0-0, Parrott 11-1-0

RECAP

Seniors Ademola Adeniji and Micah Rucker each posted career days as the Panthers escaped Murray State with a 27-24 win during the Racers homecoming game. Adeniji ran for 197 yards and three touchdowns. He just missed a fourth touchdown when the ball was stripped as he was reaching for the goal line. Rucker hauled in 11 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown as the Panthers made it seven straight games without an interception. Despite the big offensive numbers, Joel Evers had to recover an onside kick attempt with 20 seconds left to help preserve the win. Murray State was able to take advantage of three EIU fumbles including two on punt returns.

GAME 8 - Oct. 20, 2007Tennessee Martin ............ 23Eastern Illinois .............. 29

Charleston, Ill./O’Brien Stadium91st Homecoming/A: 8151

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalTennessee Martin ......6........ 7 ....... 7 ....... 3 .............23Eastern Illinoi ............7........ 0 ....... 7 ...... 15 ............29

FIRST QUARTERUTM - Thomas 24 pass from Anoka (Hansen kick failed) (6:49)EIU - Rucker 5 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (1:40)

SECOND QUARTERUTM - Chapman 25 run (Hansen kick) (4:30)

THIRD QUARTERUTM - Dawson 1 run (Hansen kick) (9:35)EIU - Rucker 17 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (2:49)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Campanella 11 pass from Reeder (Wilke kick) (11:19)UTM - Hansen 33 fi eld goal (3:09)EIU - Adeniji 3 run (Steckel pass from Reeder) (1:36)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........UTMFirst Downs ............................... 21 ......................22Rushes-Yards..........................43-149 ..............37-169Passing-Yards ........................... 193 ....................204Comp-Att-Int .........................18-27-1............. 21-29-1Total Offense ............................ 342 ....................373Fumbles-Lost ............................2-2 ....................1-1Penalties-Yards .........................3-39 ..................6-49Int Returns-Yards-TD.............1-12-0............... 1-11-0Time of Possession ..................29:46 ................30:14Sacks-Yards ..............................3-24 ..................2-13

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Adeniji 19-81-1, Bess 16-76-0UTM - Chapman 22-140-1, Dawson 7-20-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Reeder 26-17-1-189-3, Stinson 1-1-0-4-0UTM - Anoka 16-12-1-91-1, Thompson 11-9-0-113-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Rucker 7-98-4, Adeniji 3-26-0, Nozinor 3-16-0UTM - Thomas 4-51-1, Daniel 4-40-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Marcelin 4-4-0, Westrick 5-2-1, Torres 3-4-2UTM - Yarbrough 1-14-0, Arrington 4-4-0

RECAP

Adrian Arrington made a tackle at the one yard line with one second left and Tennessee Martin spiked the ball as time expired to hand Eastern Illinois a 29-23 victory. The Panthers had take the lead as Bodie Reeder marched EIU down the fi eld hitting Micah Rucker and Ademola Adeniji on the drive. Travorus Bess broke a 25-yard run to put EIU in fi eld goal range, but Adeniji scored a touchdown two plays later to put EIU up for good. The Panthers trailed 20-7 at one point before rallying for the win. Rucker hauled in seven passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns. It was the eighth straight homecoming win for the Panthers.



2007 EASTERN ILLINOIS STARTERS

OPPONENT WR LT LG C RG RT TE FL/H-Back WR QB RBTenn. Tech Nozinor Norris Mahoney Cairo-Gross Millard Rubican Steckel Fisher Rucker Stinson BessPurdue Nozinor Norris Spears Cairo-Gross Millard Rubican Steckel Keys Rucker Stinson BessIllinois State Nozinor Norris Spears Cairo-Gross Millard Rubican Steckel Keys Rucker Stinson BessIndiana State Nozinor Norris Spears Cairo-Gross Millard Rubican Steckel Fisher Rucker Reeder BessSEMO Nozinor Norris Spears Cairo-Gross Millard Rubican Steckel Keys Rucker Reeder AdenijiEKU Nozinor Norris Mahoney Cairo-Gross Millard Schiebel Steckel Fisher Rucker Reeder AdenijiMurray State Nozinor Norris Mahoney Cairo-Gross Millard Schiebel Steckel Fisher Rucker Reeder AdenijiTenn. Martin Nozinor Norris Mahoney Vaccaro Millard Schiebel Steckel Fisher Rucker Reeder Adeniji

OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SAM MLB WILL CB ROVER FS CBTenn. Tech. Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Turner Sams Arrington HaynesPurdue Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Turner Sams Arrington HaynesIllinois State Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Turner Sams Arrington HaynesIndiana State Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Mercier Sams Arrington HaynesSEMO Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Turner Sams Arrington HaynesEKU Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Turner Sams Arrington HaynesMurray State Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Thomas Westrick Turner Sams Arrington HaynesTenn. Martin Torres Sobol Kelly Walters Kosinski Marcelin Westrick Turner Sams Arrington Haynes

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Results

All games

Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ---- -------- ----- -------- -------- ---- ------ * Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH W 45-24 1- 0- 0 1- 0- 0 3:19 6935 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE 6-52 L 1- 1- 0 1- 0- 0 3:30 52504 Sep 15, 2007 #17 ILLINOIS STATE 21-24 L 1- 2- 0 1- 0- 0 2:10 9028 Sep 22, 2007 at INDIANA STATE W 54-20 2- 2- 0 1- 0- 0 2:53 4079 * Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 31-16 3- 2- 0 2- 0- 0 3:00 9925 * Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY 21-28 L 3- 3- 0 2- 1- 0 3:10 9861 * Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE W 27-24 4- 3- 0 3- 1- 0 3:04 5843 * Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN W 29-23 5- 3- 0 4- 1- 0 3:00 8151

* indicates conference game

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 20, 2007) All games

TEAM STATISTICS EIU OPP -------------------------------------------------------- SCORING....................... 234 211 Points Per Game............. 29.2 26.4 FIRST DOWNS................... 162 166 Rushing..................... 80 68 Passing..................... 76 89 Penalty..................... 6 9 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1470 1168 Yards gained rushing........ 1603 1334 Yards lost rushing.......... 133 166 Rushing Attempts............ 323 299 Average Per Rush............ 4.6 3.9 Average Per Game............ 183.8 146.0 TDs Rushing................. 20 9 PASSING YARDAGE............... 1756 1760 Att-Comp-Int................ 235-153-1 270-173-9 Average Per Pass............ 7.5 6.5 Average Per Catch........... 11.5 10.2 Average Per Game............ 219.5 220.0 TDs Passing................. 11 15 TOTAL OFFENSE................. 3226 2928 Total Plays................. 558 569 Average Per Play............ 5.8 5.1 Average Per Game............ 403.2 366.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 39-773 38-763 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 12-36 17-177 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 9-147 1-11 KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 19.8 20.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 3.0 10.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 16.3 11.0 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 18-13 11-4 PENALTIES-YARDS............... 43-338 43-348 Average Per Game............ 42.2 43.5 PUNTS-YARDS................... 35-1549 43-1714 Average Per Punt............ 44.3 39.9 Net punt average............ 37.5 38.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:54 30:06 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 50/111 56/129 3rd-Down Pct................ 45% 43% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 6/14 6/10 4th-Down Pct................ 43% 60% SACKS BY-YARDS................ 11-72 8-48 MISC YARDS.................... 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 32 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 4-9 13-14 ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES............... 29-38 76% 27-33 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... 25-38 66% 15-33 45% PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 28-29 97% 22-24 92% ATTENDANCE.................... 33975 72351 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 4/8494 4/18088 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total -------------------- --- --- --- --- --- EASTERN ILLINOIS.... 50 66 58 60 - 234 Opponents........... 49 73 37 52 - 211

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 20, 2007) All games

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

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ADENIJI, Ademola 8 140 714 19 695 5.0 9 73 86.9 NOZINOR, Alicus 8 -2 -0.2 0 9

BESS, Travorus 8 81 441 5 436 5.4 3 35 54.5 GADSON, John 2 -2 -1.0 0 1

JORDAN, Ron 6 27 208 2 206 7.6 1 41 34.3 JAMES, CJ 1 0 0.0 0 0

KEYS, Chip 5 22 121 0 121 5.5 6 32 24.2 HAYNES, Rashad 1 26 26.0 0 0

SMITH, Norris 2 7 41 2 39 5.6 0 11 19.5 PONIUS, Quinten 0 14 0.0 1 14

PONIUS, Quinten 8 3 33 0 33 11.0 0 18 4.1 Total.......... 12 36 3.0 1 14

GADSON, John 4 6 19 8 11 1.8 1 13 2.8 Opponents...... 17 177 10.4 0 32

STECKEL, Trent 8 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 0.6

NOZINOR, Alicus 8 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.5 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long

GRITZMAN, Tim 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 --------------------------------------------

STINSON, Cole 6 3 0 7 -7 -2.3 0 0 -1.2 HAYNES, Rashad 4 122 30.5 0 86

FISHER, Jason 8 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -1.1 WESTRICK, Matt 1 0 0.0 0 0

TEAM 7 10 0 22 -22 -2.2 0 0 -3.1 ARRINGTON, Adrian 1 0 0.0 0 0

REEDER, Bodie 8 19 17 59 -42 -2.2 0 4 -5.2 SAMS, Ke'Andre 1 13 13.0 0 13

Total.......... 8 323 1603 133 1470 4.6 20 73 183.8 JAMES, CJ 1 12 12.0 0 12

Opponents...... 8 299 1334 166 1168 3.9 9 52 146.0 MERCIER, Bobson 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total.......... 9 147 16.3 0 86

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Opponents...... 1 11 11.0 0 11

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REEDER, Bodie 8 145.80 106-158-1 67.1 1190 8 45 148.8 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

STINSON, Cole 6 136.00 46-76-0 60.5 565 3 50 94.2 --------------------------------------------

FISHER, Jason 8 108.40 1-1-0 100.0 1 0 1 0.1 PONIUS, Quinten 23 474 20.6 0 45

Total.......... 8 142.47 153-235-1 65.1 1756 11 50 219.5 GADSON, John 6 119 19.8 0 41

Opponents...... 8 130.50 173-270-9 64.1 1760 15 47 220.0 JORDAN, Ron 4 102 25.5 0 36

CAMPANELLA, Jordan 3 35 11.7 0 26

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G JAMES, CJ 1 21 21.0 0 21

------------------------------------------------------ MERCIER, Bobson 1 22 22.0 0 22

RUCKER, Micah 8 48 699 14.6 7 48 87.4 EVERS, Joel 1 0 0.0 0 0

NOZINOR, Alicus 8 25 265 10.6 0 50 33.1 Total.......... 39 773 19.8 0 45

FISHER, Jason 8 14 235 16.8 2 32 29.4 Opponents...... 38 763 20.1 0 40

CAMPANELLA, Jordan 8 12 134 11.2 2 25 16.8

ADENIJI, Ademola 8 12 117 9.8 0 29 14.6 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

BESS, Travorus 8 12 95 7.9 0 31 11.9 --------------------------------------------

PONIUS, Quinten 8 10 59 5.9 0 15 7.4 Total.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0

STECKEL, Trent 8 9 71 7.9 0 16 8.9 Opponents...... 1 81 81.0 1 81

KEYS, Chip 5 6 48 8.0 0 10 9.6

EVERS, Joel 8 3 23 7.7 0 19 2.9

GADSON, John 4 1 9 9.0 0 9 2.2

YATES, Zach 5 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2

Total.......... 8 153 1756 11.5 11 50 219.5

Opponents...... 8 173 1760 10.2 15 47 220.0


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SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

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ADENIJI, Ademola 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 REEDER, Bodie 8 177 -42 1190 1148 143.5

RUCKER, Micah 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 ADENIJI, Ademola 8 140 695 0 695 86.9

WILKE, Tyler 0 4-9 27-27 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 39 STINSON, Cole 6 79 -7 565 558 93.0

KEYS, Chip 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 BESS, Travorus 8 81 436 0 436 54.5

BESS, Travorus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 JORDAN, Ron 6 27 206 0 206 34.3

CAMPANELLA, Jordan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 KEYS, Chip 5 22 121 0 121 24.2

FISHER, Jason 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 SMITH, Norris 2 7 39 0 39 19.5

PONIUS, Quinten 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PONIUS, Quinten 8 3 33 0 33 4.1

JORDAN, Ron 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 GADSON, John 4 6 11 0 11 2.8

GADSON, John 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 STECKEL, Trent 8 2 5 0 5 0.6

STECKEL, Trent 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 NOZINOR, Alicus 8 1 4 0 4 0.5

YATES, Zach 0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 FISHER, Jason 8 2 -9 1 -8 -1.0

REEDER, Bodie 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 0 TEAM 7 10 -22 0 -22 -3.1

Total.......... 32 4-9 28-29 0-0 1 1-3 0 0 234 Total.......... 8 558 1470 1756 3226 403.2

Opponents...... 25 13-14 22-24 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 211 Opponents...... 8 569 1168 1760 2928 366.0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ----------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, Kevin 31 1401 45.2 61 2 1 7 0

WILKE 4-9 44.4 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-2 0-0 32 0 YATES, Zach 4 148 37.0 46 1 0 2 0

Total.......... 35 1549 44.3 61 3 1 9 0

FG SEQUENCE EASTERN ILLINOIS OPPONENTS Opponents...... 43 1714 39.9 65 2 10 11 1

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TENNESSEE TECH 36,(29) (27) KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn

PURDUE (24),(27) (39) -------------------------------------------------------------

ILLINOIS STATE - (23) WILKE, Tyler 44 2566 58.3 5 1

INDIANA STATE - - Total.......... 44 2566 58.3 5 1 763 38.7 31

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 44,(32) (27),(26),(38) Opponents...... 45 2562 56.9 1 4 773 39.3 30

EASTERN KENTUCKY 45,20 (21),(32),(34),(44),(33)

MURRAY STATE 34 (35),37

TENNESSEE MARTIN - (33)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.


ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G

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ADENIJI, Ademola 8 695 117 0 0 0 812 101.5

RUCKER, Micah 8 0 699 0 0 0 699 87.4

PONIUS, Quinten 8 33 59 14 474 0 580 72.5

BESS, Travorus 8 436 95 0 0 0 531 66.4

JORDAN, Ron 6 206 0 0 102 0 308 51.3

NOZINOR, Alicus 8 4 265 -2 0 0 267 33.4

FISHER, Jason 8 -9 235 0 0 0 226 28.2

KEYS, Chip 5 121 48 0 0 0 169 33.8

CAMPANELLA, Jordan 8 0 134 0 35 0 169 21.1

HAYNES, Rashad 8 0 0 26 0 122 148 18.5

GADSON, John 4 11 9 -2 119 0 137 34.2

STECKEL, Trent 8 5 71 0 0 0 76 9.5

SMITH, Norris 2 39 0 0 0 0 39 19.5

JAMES, CJ 8 0 0 0 21 12 33 4.1

EVERS, Joel 8 0 23 0 0 0 23 2.9

MERCIER, Bobson 8 0 0 0 22 0 22 2.8

SAMS, Ke'Andre 8 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.6

YATES, Zach 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2

STINSON, Cole 6 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -1.2

TEAM 7 -22 0 0 0 0 -22 -3.1

REEDER, Bodie 8 -42 0 0 0 0 -42 -5.2

Total.......... 8 1470 1756 36 773 147 4182 522.8

Opponents...... 8 1168 1760 177 763 11 3879 484.9

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 20, 2007) All games

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| BlkdDEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 THOMAS, Donald 7 31 24 55 4.0-11 . . 1 1 . . . .3 SAMS, Ke'Andre 8 28 20 48 1.0-3 . 1-13 1 . . . . .47 WESTRICK, Matt 8 25 19 44 2.5-8 . 1-0 2 3 . . . .1 ARRINGTON, Adrian 8 33 10 43 2.0-6 . 1-0 2 . . . . .91 WALTERS, Pierre 8 22 16 38 4.0-19 2.0-14 . 2 1 . 2 . .26 HAYNES, Rashad 8 27 9 36 1.0-7 1.0-7 4-122 3 . . 1 1 .28 KOSINSKI, Jack 8 20 15 35 1.5-4 . . 3 1 . . . .99 TORRES, Michael 8 12 16 28 7.5-20 2.0-6 . . 1 . . . .6 TURNER, Sinque 7 20 8 28 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .59 LARSON, James 8 14 14 28 1.5-6 0.5-5 . 1 . . . . .90 KELLY, Tim 8 13 11 24 3.5-8 1.0-5 . 1 1 . . . .97 SOBOL, Jeff 8 16 5 21 7.0-23 2.0-15 . . 4 . . . .65 FRERICKS, Trevor 8 14 7 21 5.5-24 1.5-16 . 1 1 1-0 . . .12 MERCIER, Bobson 8 13 6 19 1.0-2 . 1-0 3 . . 1 . .51 MARCELIN, Alain 8 10 5 15 . . . . . . . . .94 LIMA, Andre 8 5 10 15 1.5-4 1.0-4 . 1 . . 1 . .30 JOHNSON, Donovan 7 8 3 11 . . . . 2 . . . .24 JEAN-CHARLES, Irvin 7 9 1 10 . . . . . . . . .93 BENNETT, Ryan 8 3 6 9 1.5-1 . . 1 2 1-0 . . .25 PENROW, Shelton 8 6 2 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . .18 EVERS, Joel 8 4 3 7 . . . . . . 1 . .15 PONIUS, Quinten 8 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .37 ADENIJI, Ademola 8 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .56 NASTI, Nick 8 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .84 FISHER, Jason 8 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .21 JAMES, CJ 8 4 1 5 . . 1-12 . . . . . .50 WOOLVERTON, Brady 7 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .31 CAIRO, Louis 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .80 RUCKER, Micah 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .92 ADAMS, Mike 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .95 KRAY, Nick 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .57 HODOR, William 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .41 COOK, Kevin 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .33 WILKE, Tyler 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 JONES, James 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .68 SCHEIBEL, Mike 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .43 STECKEL, Trent 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .98 MEYERS, R.J. 4 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . Total.......... 8 364 224 588 46-147 11-72 9-147 24 18 4-0 6 1 . Opponents...... 8 307 324 631 40-122 8-48 1-11 20 10 13-81 10 . .

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 20, 2007) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| tot Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH......... 30 109 4 23 19 308 2 50 19- 26- 0 308 2 50 4 46 0 26 1 -3 0 0 417 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE.............. 22 83 0 35 19 153 0 25 19- 38- 0 153 0 25 9 191 0 41 0 0 0 0 236 Sep 15, 2007 ILLINOIS STATE......... 44 212 2 32 20 195 1 21 20- 28- 0 195 1 21 5 90 0 22 1 9 0 9 407 09/22/07 at INDIANA STATE....... 60 311 7 35 23 298 0 44 23- 26- 0 298 0 44 3 76 0 36 2 43 1 14 609 Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 45 195 1 41 13 159 3 45 13- 28- 0 159 3 45 3 64 0 34 4 7 0 9 354 Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY....... 33 173 2 73 20 247 1 29 20- 33- 0 247 1 29 7 146 0 33 2 -7 0 1 420 Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE........ 46 238 3 35 21 203 1 44 21- 29- 0 203 1 44 5 114 0 45 2 -13 0 0 441 Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN....... 43 149 1 25 18 193 3 31 18- 27- 1 193 3 31 3 46 0 18 0 0 0 0 342

Totals..............................323 1470 20 73 153 1756 11 50 153-235- 1 1756 11 50 39 773 0 45 12 36 1 14 3226 Opponent............................299 1168 9 52 173 1760 15 47 173-270- 9 1760 15 47 38 763 0 40 17 177 0 32 2928

Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 4.6 Avg per catch: 11.5 Pass efficiency: 142.47 Kick ret avg: 19.8 Punt ret avg: 3.0 All purpose avg/game: 522.8 Total offense avg/gm: 403.2 |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH......... 41 46 87 7.0-14 2.0-8 1 1-0 2-31 2 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE.............. 64 12 76 3.0-8 1.0-6 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Sep 15, 2007 ILLINOIS STATE......... 31 48 79 4.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-0 3 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 09/22/07 at INDIANA STATE....... 39 16 55 6.0-20 2.0-11 1 0-0 1-5 0 1 1 6-6 0 0 0 54 Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 38 28 66 6.0-14 0.0-0 0 1-0 2-86 3 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY....... 56 28 84 5.0-20 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 6 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE........ 56 4 60 8.0-34 3.0-23 1 1-0 1-13 0 1 0 4-3 0 0 0 27 Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN....... 39 42 81 7.0-31 3.0-24 1 1-0 1-12 4 2 0 3-3 0 1 0 29

Totals.............................. 364 224 588 46.0-147 11.0-72 6 4-0 9-147 18 24 1 29-28 0 1 0 234 Opponent............................ 307 324 631 40.0-122 8.0-48 10 13-81 1-11 10 20 0 24-22 0 0 0 211

|------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH......... 3 135 45.0 47 0 0 0 0 1 2-1 29 0 8 465 58.1 2 0 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE.............. 8 353 44.1 61 0 2 0 3 1 2-2 27 0 3 190 63.3 0 0 Sep 15, 2007 ILLINOIS STATE......... 5 202 40.4 54 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 4 218 54.5 0 0 09/22/07 at INDIANA STATE....... 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 9 520 57.8 1 0 Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 5 202 40.4 58 0 0 0 1 3 2-1 32 0 6 345 57.5 0 0 Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY....... 6 270 45.0 55 0 0 0 2 1 2-0 0 0 4 203 50.8 0 1 Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE........ 4 212 53.0 60 0 1 0 3 2 1-0 0 0 5 308 61.6 0 0 Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN....... 4 175 43.8 53 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 5 317 63.4 2 0

Totals.............................. 35 1549 44.3 61 0 3 1 12 9 9-4 32 0 44 2566 58.3 5 1 Opponent............................ 43 1714 39.9 65 1 2 10 8 11 14-13 44 0 45 2562 56.9 1 4

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 20, 2007) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| tot Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH......... 32 83 1 17 28 302 2 38 28- 41- 2 302 2 38 6 82 0 21 2 44 0 32 385 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE.............. 38 178 1 25 39 355 6 37 39- 51- 0 355 6 37 3 83 0 40 2 34 0 24 533 Sep 15, 2007 ILLINOIS STATE......... 37 143 1 16 20 267 2 31 20- 31- 2 267 2 31 4 76 0 26 1 2 0 2 410 09/22/07 at INDIANA STATE....... 40 157 1 23 5 59 1 25 5- 12- 1 59 1 25 8 181 0 31 0 0 0 0 216 Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 41 196 1 52 7 60 0 14 7- 25- 2 60 0 14 6 113 0 25 3 6 0 6 256 Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY....... 37 74 0 15 30 321 2 47 30- 44- 0 321 2 47 3 78 0 32 5 31 0 14 395 Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE........ 37 168 2 35 23 192 1 28 23- 37- 1 192 1 28 5 115 0 39 1 7 0 7 360 Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN....... 37 169 2 25 21 204 1 30 21- 29- 1 204 1 30 3 35 0 19 3 53 0 26 373

Opponent totals.....................299 1168 9 52 173 1760 15 47 173-270- 9 1760 15 47 38 763 0 40 17 177 0 32 2928 EASTERN ILLINOIS....................323 1470 20 73 153 1756 11 50 153-235- 1 1756 11 50 39 773 0 45 12 36 1 14 3226

Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 3.9 Avg per catch: 10.2 Pass efficiency: 130.50 Kick ret avg: 20.1 Punt ret avg: 10.4 All purpose avg/game: 484.9 Total offense avg/gm: 366.0 |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH......... 22 48 70 5.0-7 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE.............. 38 14 52 7.0-19 1.0-3 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 52 Sep 15, 2007 ILLINOIS STATE......... 35 52 87 4.0-17 0.0-0 0 2-0 0-0 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 09/22/07 at INDIANA STATE....... 47 56 103 6.0-22 1.0-9 3 2-81 0-0 0 1 0 3-2 0 0 0 20 Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 35 56 91 8.0-25 3.0-16 2 2-0 0-0 1 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 16 Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY....... 36 36 72 4.0-12 1.0-7 0 1-0 0-0 1 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 28 Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE........ 63 8 71 3.0-5 0.0-0 2 3-0 0-0 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN....... 31 54 85 3.0-15 2.0-13 2 2-0 1-11 3 2 0 3-2 0 0 0 23

Opponent totals..................... 307 324 631 40.0-122 8.0-48 10 13-81 1-11 10 20 0 24-22 0 0 0 211 EASTERN ILLINOIS.................... 364 224 588 46.0-147 11.0-72 6 4-0 9-147 18 24 1 29-28 0 1 0 234

|------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH......... 4 117 29.2 50 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 27 0 4 170 42.5 0 0 Sep 08, 2007 at PURDUE.............. 5 199 39.8 54 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 39 0 9 512 56.9 0 0 Sep 15, 2007 ILLINOIS STATE......... 4 163 40.8 50 0 0 1 1 2 1-1 23 0 5 302 60.4 0 0 09/22/07 at INDIANA STATE....... 4 134 33.5 46 1 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 236 59.0 0 1 Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.. 7 333 47.6 65 0 0 0 2 2 3-3 38 0 5 261 52.2 0 1 Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY....... 6 248 41.3 45 0 1 2 0 1 5-5 44 0 8 519 64.9 1 0 Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE........ 7 286 40.9 57 0 0 3 2 1 2-1 35 0 5 270 54.0 0 0 Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN....... 6 234 39.0 57 0 1 2 1 2 1-1 33 0 5 292 58.4 0 2

Opponent totals..................... 43 1714 39.9 65 1 2 10 8 11 14-13 44 0 45 2562 56.9 1 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS.................... 35 1549 44.3 61 0 3 1 12 9 9-4 32 0 44 2566 58.3 5 1

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2007) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 35 ADENIJI, Ademola at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Yards Rushing....... 197 ADENIJI, Ademola at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) TD Rushes........... 3 KEYS, Chip at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) ADENIJI, Ademola at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Long Rush........... 73 ADENIJI, Ademola vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Pass attempts....... 33 REEDER, Bodie vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Pass completions.... 23 REEDER, Bodie at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Yards Passing....... 308 STINSON, Cole vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) TD Passes........... 3 REEDER, Bodie at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) REEDER, Bodie vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Long Pass........... 50 STINSON, Cole vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Receptions.......... 11 RUCKER, Micah at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Yards Receiving..... 169 RUCKER, Micah vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) TD Receptions....... 2 RUCKER, Micah vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) RUCKER, Micah vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Long Reception...... 50 NOZINOR, Alicus vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Field Goals......... 2 WILKE, Tyler at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Long Field Goal..... 32 WILKE, Tyler at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Punts............... 7 COOK, Kevin at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Punting Avg......... 55.3 COOK, Kevin at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Long Punt........... 61 COOK, Kevin at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Long Punt Return.... 14 PONIUS, Quinten at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Long Kickoff Return. 45 PONIUS, Quinten at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Tackles............. 12 THOMAS, Donald at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Sacks............... 1.0 LIMA, Andre vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) SOBOL, Jeff vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) WALTERS, Pierre at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) WALTERS, Pierre at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) TORRES, Michael at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) HAYNES, Rashad at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) FRERICKS, Trevor at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) KELLY, Tim at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) SOBOL, Jeff vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) TORRES, Michael vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 SOBOL, Jeff vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Interceptions....... 2 HAYNES, Rashad at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007)


TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 60 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Yards Rushing....... 311 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Yards Per Rush...... 5.2 vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) TD Rushes........... 7 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Pass attempts....... 38 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions.... 23 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Yards Passing....... 308 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Yards Per Pass...... 11.8 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) TD Passes........... 3 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Total Plays......... 86 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Total Offense....... 609 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Yards Per Play...... 7.4 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Points.............. 54 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Sacks By............ 3 at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) First Downs......... 32 at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Penalties........... 9 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Penalty Yards....... 75 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Turnovers........... 3 at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Interceptions By.... 2 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) vs ILLINOIS STATE (Sep 15, 2007) at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007)


OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 28 Holloman, Timmy, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Yards Rushing....... 140 CHAPMAN, Don, vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) TD Rushes........... 2 JORDAN, Charlie, at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Long Rush........... 52 Holloman, Timmy, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Pass attempts....... 49 Painter,Curtis, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions.... 38 Painter,Curtis, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Passing....... 348 Painter,Curtis, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) TD Passes........... 6 Painter,Curtis, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Long Pass........... 47 HOLLAND, Allan, vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Receptions.......... 12 Bryant,Dorien, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Receiving..... 128 BARBER, Kyle, vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) TD Receptions....... 2 Keller,Dustin, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Long Reception...... 47 BARBER, Kyle, vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Field Goals......... 4 LONG, Taylor, vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Long Field Goal..... 44 O'CONNOR, L., vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Punts............... 7 Spada, Doug, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) O'BRIEN, Sean, at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) Punting Avg......... 47.6 Spada, Doug, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Long Punt........... 65 Spada, Doug, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Long Punt Return.... 32 OTTRIX, Bryon, vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) Long Kickoff Return. 40 Bryant,Dorien, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Tackles............. 20 Casper, Adam, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Sacks............... 1.0 Avril,Cliff, at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Brown, Nate, at INDIANA STATE (09/22/07) Stahlberg, Matt, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Ketelsleger, Ni, at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) COY, Chris, vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) WORTHEN, Craig, vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) WILSON, Nate, vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 COY, Chris, vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Oct 06, 2007) Interceptions....... 1 HARROLD, Dante, vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007)


OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 41 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Yards Rushing....... 196 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Yards Per Rush...... 4.8 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) TD Rushes........... 2 at MURRAY STATE (Oct 13, 2007) vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007) Pass attempts....... 51 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions.... 39 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Passing....... 355 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Per Pass...... 8.6 vs ILLINOIS STATE (Sep 15, 2007) TD Passes........... 6 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Total Plays......... 89 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Total Offense....... 533 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Per Play...... 6.0 vs ILLINOIS STATE (Sep 15, 2007) Points.............. 52 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Sacks By............ 3 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) First Downs......... 34 at PURDUE (Sep 08, 2007) Penalties........... 7 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Penalty Yards....... 65 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Turnovers........... 3 vs TENNESSEE TECH (Aug 30, 2007) at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 29, 2007) Interceptions By.... 1 vs TENNESSEE MARTIN (Oct 20, 2007)

2007 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 20, 2007) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES........... (4-1-0) (2-1-0) (2-0-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE.......... (4-1-0) (2-1-0) (2-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS EIU OPP ------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------ --------------------------------------------------- *Aug 30, 2007 TENNESSEE TECH W 45-24 6935 FIRST DOWNS.............. 98 100 *Sep 29, 2007 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 31-16 9925 Rushing................ 46 40 *Oct 06, 2007 EASTERN KENTUCKY L 21-28 9861 Passing................ 46 52 *Oct 13, 2007 at MURRAY STATE W 27-24 5843 Penalty................ 6 8 *Oct 20, 2007 TENNESSEE MARTIN W 29-23 8151 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 864 690 Yards gained rushing... 939 813 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Yards lost rushing..... 75 123 ----------------------------------------------------------- Rushing Attempts....... 197 184 ADENIJI 5 113 585 16 569 5.0 7 73 113.8 Average Per Rush....... 4.4 3.8 BESS 5 36 178 1 177 4.9 1 25 35.4 Average Per Game....... 172.8 138.0 JORDAN 4 18 127 1 126 7.0 0 41 31.5 TDs Rushing............ 11 6 GADSON 3 4 19 2 17 4.2 1 13 5.7 PASSING YARDAGE.......... 1110 1079 KEYS, C 2 4 10 0 10 2.5 2 3 5.0 Att-Comp-Int........... 143-91-1 176-109-6 PONIUS 5 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 1.4 Average Per Pass....... 7.8 6.1 GRITZMAN 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Catch...... 12.2 9.9 STINSON 3 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.3 Average Per Game....... 222.0 215.8 TEAM 4 4 0 7 -7 -1.8 0 0 -1.8 TDs Passing............ 10 6 REEDER 5 15 13 44 -31 -2.1 0 3 -6.2 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 1974 1769 Total.......... 5 197 939 75 864 4.4 11 73 172.8 Total Plays............ 340 360 Opponents...... 5 184 813 123 690 3.8 6 52 138.0 Average Per Play....... 5.8 4.9 Average Per Game....... 394.8 353.8 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 22-416 23-423 --------------------------------------------------------------- PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 9--16 14-141 REEDER 5 140.03 71-116-1 61.2 798 8 45 159.6 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 6-142 1-11 STINSON 3 195.59 20-27-0 74.1 312 2 50 104.0 FUMBLES-LOST............. 11-8 7-4 Total.......... 5 150.52 91-143-1 63.6 1110 10 50 222.0 PENALTIES-YARDS.......... 26-252 30-246 Opponents...... 5 117.86 109-176-6 61.9 1079 6 47 215.8 PUNTS-AVG................ 22-45.2 30-40.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 29:37 30:23 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 26/65 34/84 ------------------------------------------------- 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 3/7 2/4 RUCKER 5 32 493 15.4 6 48 98.6 NOZINOR 5 14 153 10.9 0 50 30.6 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long ADENIJI 5 10 100 10.0 0 29 20.0 --------------------------------------- BESS 5 7 66 9.4 0 31 13.2 HAYNES 3 117 39.0 0 86 CAMPANELLA 5 7 65 9.3 2 25 13.0 JAMES 1 12 12.0 0 12 STECKEL 5 7 58 8.3 0 16 11.6 WESTRICK 1 0 0.0 0 0 FISHER 5 6 123 20.5 2 32 24.6 SAMS 1 13 13.0 0 13 PONIUS 5 5 25 5.0 0 13 5.0 Total.......... 6 142 23.7 0 86 KEYS, C 2 2 18 9.0 0 10 9.0 Opponents...... 1 11 11.0 0 11 GADSON 3 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0 Total.......... 5 91 1110 12.2 10 50 222.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Opponents...... 5 109 1079 9.9 6 47 215.8 ----------------------------------------------------- COOK 19 865 45.5 60 0 1 5 0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk YATES 3 129 43.0 46 1 0 2 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Total.......... 22 994 45.2 60 1 1 7 0 WILKE 2-7 28.6 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-2 0-0 32 0 Opponents...... 30 1218 40.6 65 2 7 7 0

|------- PATs -------| PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- NOZINOR 6 -14 -2.3 0 9 ADENIJI 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 GADSON 2 -2 -1.0 0 1 RUCKER 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 JAMES 1 0 0.0 0 0 WILKE 0 2-7 18-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Total.......... 9 -16 -1.8 0 9 KEYS, C 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Opponents...... 14 141 10.1 0 32 CAMPANELLA 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 FISHER 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long GADSON 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 --------------------------------------- BESS 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PONIUS 13 296 22.8 0 45 STECKEL 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 CAMPANELLA 3 35 11.7 0 26 YATES 0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 GADSON 3 38 12.7 0 27 REEDER 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0 JORDAN 2 47 23.5 0 34 Total.......... 21 2-7 19-20 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 153 EVERS 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 12 11-12 10-11 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 115 Total.......... 22 416 18.9 0 45 Opponents...... 23 423 18.4 0 39 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total -------------------- --- --- --- --- --- ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G EASTERN ILLINOIS.... 20 45 42 46 - 153 ------------------------------------------------------ Opponents........... 25 29 30 31 - 115 ADENIJI 5 569 100 0 0 0 669 133.8 RUCKER 5 0 493 0 0 0 493 98.6 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G PONIUS 5 7 25 0 296 0 328 65.6 ---------------------------------------------- BESS 5 177 66 0 0 0 243 48.6 REEDER 5 131 -31 798 767 153.4 JORDAN 4 126 0 0 47 0 173 43.2 ADENIJI 5 113 569 0 569 113.8 Total.......... 5 864 1110 -16 416 142 2516 503.2 STINSON 3 28 -4 312 308 102.7 Opponents...... 5 690 1079 141 423 11 2344 468.8

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