Game 7: Missouri Valley Football Conference Release

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Conference Points Overall PointsTeam W L For Opp Pct. W L For Opp Pct.

Northern Iowa 3 0 139 41 1.000 5 1 251 65 .833Southern Illinois 3 0 97 47 1.000 4 1 184 85 .800South Dakota State 3 0 103 34 1.000 4 1 161 61 .800Youngstown State 2 1 66 38 .667 4 2 145 118 .667Missouri State 1 2 41 66 .333 3 3 110 138 .500Illinois State 1 2 67 105 .333 2 4 128 188 .333Western Illinois 0 2 31 61 .000 1 4 103 170 .200North Dakota State 0 3 65 93 .000 1 5 186 203 .167Indiana State 0 3 7 131 .000 0 6 37 218 .000

Last Week’s ResultsSaturday, Oct. 17 *Indiana State at Illinois State (Homecoming, MVFC TV) Normal, Ill. • 2 p.m. CT Series: ILS leads, 30-28-2 Last Year: ILS, 57-64 Note: Illinois State has won the last

four meetings, by a combined score of 238-71, and the Redbirds have won 10 of the last 11 meetings.

*Missouri State at Western Illinois (Homecoming) Macomb, Ill. • 3:05 p.m. CT Series: WIU leads, 15-12-1 Last Year: WIU, 33-214 Note: Western Illinois has won five of

the last seven meetings in the series since a 2001 home loss - Missouri State’s last win in Macomb.

*#5 Southern Illinois at #2 UNI (Homecoming, Mediacom, FCS Radio) Cedar Falls, Iowa • 4:05 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 15-12 Last Year: SIU, 27-244 Note: PK Kyle Dougherty kicked a

40-yard field goal at 0:00 for an SIU win last year. The home team has won the last 12 games in the series.

*N. Dakota State at #14 S. Dakota State Brookings, S.D. • 6 p.m. CT (Dakota Marker, NBC North Dakota) Series: NDSU leads, 51-39-5 Last Year: SDSU, 25-244 Note: The Jackrabbits have won the

last two games in the series, which is the most-played rivalry between two league schools (95 previous games).

*denotes conference game

Valley Football (Oct. 10)Players of the Week

Offense RB Deji Karim, Southern IllinoisDefense CB General Parnell, S. Dakota St.Special Teams P Dean Priddy, South Dakota StateOffensive Lineman TBD

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Oct. 10)

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results

Upcoming Schedule (Oct. 17) Last Week (Oct. 10)

Saturday, Oct. 10 Illinois State 23#6 Southern Illinois 43

RB Deji Karim leads Southern Illinois with 273 rushing yards and three scores -- including a school-record 93-yard TD run -- as SIU closes the game with 20 unanswered points. Illinois State QB Matt Brown has 321 yards passing with two TDs.

#19 South Dakota State 24Missouri State 17

A fourth-quarter rally by Missouri State fell just short as the Jackrabbit defense picked off a pass in the endzone with 38 seconds left. MSU QB Cody Kirby finished 29-for-46 for 288 yards -- all career highs. In his first career start, SDSU’s Thomas O’Brien was 14-for-21 for 211 yards and two TDs.

Western Illinois 21Youngstown State 31

RB Kevin Smith rushed for 113 yards on a ca-reer-high 28 carries with a touchdown for the Penguins, while the YSU defense forced four turnovers. The Leathernecks, who trailed 31-0 at the half, were led by Dre Gibbs who had 155 yards, 113 of those in the second half.

#3 UNI 42North Dakota State 27

Pat Grace passed for three scores, and WR D.J. Hord nabbed six catches for a career-high 105 receiving yards for the Panthers. NDSU QB Nick Mertens completed 29 of 44 passes for 308 yards -- all career-highs -- for the Bison.

• • Media Services • • Players of the Week Each week a panel will select players of the week for offense, defense, offensive line and special teams.

Valley Football Radio Report Each week’s games are previewed on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Radio Report, produced by Jim Pow-ers. The report can be heard on most schools’ network affiliate station.

VideoStreaming Through its partnership with JumpTV, the league has a conference-wide subscription service available to view a number of games. Visit the league web site for additional information.

Weekly Coaches Call Teleconferences featuring the league’s head coaches are each Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT. Replays are accessible on the league web site.

Brock Spack, ILS, 10:05 a.m.Trent Miles, INS, 10:10 a.m.Terry Allen, MSU, 10:15 a.m.Craig Bohl, NDSU, 10:20 a.m.Mark Farley, UNI, 10:25 a.m.John Stiegelmeier, SDSU, 10:30 a.m.Dale Lennon, SIU, 10:35 a.m.Mark Hendrickson, WIU, 10:40 a.m.Jon Heacock, YSU, 10:45 a.m.

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2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Oct. 12)

Tuning In Saturday’s game between Indiana State and Illinois State (2:07 p.m. CT) is part of the league’s television package. Tom Ackerman (PBP), Danan Hughes (analyst) and Erin Bajackson (sideline) will call the action from Hancock Stadium in Normal, Ill.Live: FS Midwest - 2 pm CTLive: FCS Pacific - 2 pm CT Delay: Comcast Chicago - 1:30 am CT (10/18)

Championship Tussle? UNI (3-0) hosts Southern Illinois (3-0) this Saturday in Cedar Falls. The winner of the SIU-UNI game has won the league in six of the past eight years. Since 2001, the two teams have combined for 11 playoff bids, four semifinal berths and one trip to the na-tional championship game (UNI-2005). The league’s other perfect team so far - South Dakota State (3-0) - hosts North Dakota State this weekend (and the Jackrabbits also have home games later with UNI and SIU.)

Have to Stop Meeting Like This UNI and Southern Illinois play one another this week, marking the first time this year that two ranked league teams will face one another. There have been 81 previous games in which two league teams ranked in the top 25 played one another. Of those 81, 19 times the meeting involved teams that were both ranked in the Top 10 at the same time. Two meetings have occurred in the playoffs. The home team has been 50-31, while the higher-ranked team is 45-36.

Long-Time Rivals The oldest series between current league members is 95 - between newest members South Dakota State and North Dakota State (starting in 1903), and those two play for the Dakota Marker on Saturday in Brookings.Most Played Rivalries, by number of games

110 - North Dakota State vs. North Dakota (began in 1894)104 - South Dakota State vs. South Dakota (began in 1889)*98 - Illinois State vs. Eastern Illinois (began in 1901)*95 - North Dakota St. vs. South Dakota St. (began in 1903)*90 - Illinois State vs. Western Illinois (began in 1904)83 - South Dakota State vs. North Dakota (began in 1906)*84 - Indiana State vs. Eastern Illinois (began in 1901)78 - Illinois State vs. Illinois Wesleyan (began in 1887)76 - North Dakota State vs. South Dakota (began in 1900)75 - South Dakota State vs. Morningside (began in 1922)*74 - Southern Illinois vs. SE Missouri State (began in 1913)74 - Missouri State vs. SE Missouri State (began in 1917)*72 - Illinois State vs. Southern Illinois (began in 1929)71 - North Dakota State vs. Morningside (began in 1922)65 - Western Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois (began in 1930)

*played or will play in 2009

4-0 League Starts Important A league team has started conference play with a 4-0 record on 24 occasions. All but one (Western Kentucky in 2005) finished second or better in the league standings. Nineteen of the 24 with 4-0 or better starts earned playoff berths, while 17 won the league title.

Doing It On Purpose Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim had a person-al-high 310 yards of all-purpose yardage in the Salukis’ 43-23 win against Illinois State. Karim’s figure ties for 14th-best all-time, and is the second-best this year in the MVFC. Karim already has 1,139 all-purpose yards through five games. He’s on an 11-game pace of 2,506, which would be a league re-cord (SIU’s Arkee Whitlock had 2,330 yards in 13 games in 2006.)410, Steven Rush, MSU, vs. Illinois State, 2003373, Aaron Stecker, WIU, vs. S. Illinois, 1997368, Travis Glasford, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2004353, Larry Warner, SIU, vs. Hampton, 2008344, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Indiana State, 2006331, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. W. Va. Tech, 2002329, Keith Williams, MSU, vs. Illinois State, 1985321, Larry Warner, SIU, vs. North Dakota, 2008317, Keith Williams, MSU, vs. Nicholls State, 1985316, Marquis Mosely, ILS, vs. UNI, 1997314, Pierre Rembert, ILS, vs. Missouri State, 2005314, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2007312, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. E. Michigan, 2002312, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. SF Austin, 2009310, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Illinois State, 2009305, Aveion Cason, ILS, vs. Missouri State, 1999

Karim Goes For 273 Yards SIU’s Deji Karim rushed for 273 yards and three touchdowns against Illinois State in the Salukis’ victory. It ties for the sixth-most rushing yards in a single game in conference history. It is his second 200-yard game of the season and the 94th 200-yard game in MVFC annals.328, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Indiana State, 2006314, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2007312, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. E. Michigan, 2002289, Aaron Stecker, WIU, vs. Southern Illinois, 1997286, Travis Glasford, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2004273, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2008273, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Illinois State, 2009272, Pierre Rembert, ILS, vs. Missouri State, 2005265, Marcus Mason, YSU, vs. Western Illinois, 2006264, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. W. Va. Tech, 2002

Offense

RB Deji Karim, Southern IllinoisSr., 5-11, 200, Oklahoma City, Okla. Karim had 310 all-purpose yards and a career-high 273 yards rushing with three TDs in SIU’s 43-23 win over Illinois State. Karim’s 273 yards were the third most in a single-game in school history and it was his second 200-yard rushing game of the season. One of his three TD runs was a 93-yarder, besting his 92-yard TD from the past week. Karim had four rushes that were 20-yards or more, including all three of his touchdown runs. He averaged 9.8 yards per carry, which is the third highest average for a Saluki back with at least 20 attempts (he had 28 carries).

Defense

CB General Parnell, South Dakota StateJr., 5-11, 195, San Bernardino, Calif. Parnell recorded two interceptions, including one in the end zone in the final minute, broke up another pass and add-ed seven tackles to help secure a 24-17 Jackrabbit victory at Missouri State. His first interception, which he returned 14 yards, came on Missouri State’s first drive of the fourth quarter, while his game-sav-ing pick was followed by a 63-yard return. One of Parnell’s seven tackles was for a loss of one yard.

Special TeamsP Dean Priddy, South Dakota State6-3, 210, Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn. Priddy punted four times for an average of 45.2 yards in South Dakota State’s 24-17 victory at Missouri State. Two of his punts traveled a season-best 56 yards and three of his punts pinned the Bears inside their own 20-yard line.

Players of the Week (Oct. 10)


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Network Air Time

Sept. 3 -- North Dakota State at Iowa State Mediacom (regional) 7 p.m. CT (LIVE)Sept. 3 -- Western Illinois at Sam Houston State Southland TV Network 6 p.m. CT (LIVE) FCS Central (Sept. 4) 6:30 p.m. CT (TD) Sept. 5 -- UNI at Iowa Big Ten Network 11 a.m. CT (LIVE)

Sept. 12 -- Illinois State at Illinois Big Ten Network 6 p.m. CT (LIVE)Sept. 12 -- South Dakota at UNI Panther Sports Network 4:05 p.m. CT (LIVE)Sept. 12 -- Western Illinois at Northern Illinois Comcast SportsNet Chicago 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE)

Sept. 19 -- Austin Peay at Illinois State Comcast Spotlight 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE)

Sept. 26 -- UNI at Missouri State MVFC Game of the Week 1 p.m. CT (LIVE)Sept. 26 -- Youngstown State at Indiana State WFXW TV (Fox) 12 p.m. ET (LIVE)

Oct. 3 -- Southern Illinois at Western Illinois MVFC Game of the Week 6:05 p.m. CT (LIVE)Oct. 3 -- Illinois State at North Dakota State NBC North Dakota 1 p.m. CT (LIVE)

Oct. 10 -- UNI at North Dakota State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE)

Oct. 17 -- Indiana State at Illinois State MVFC Game of the Week 2 p.m. CT (LIVE)Oct. 17 -- South Dakota State at North Dakota St. NBC North Dakota 6 p.m. CT (LIVE)Oct. 17 -- Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa Mediacom 4:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 24 -- UNI at South Dakota State Mediacom 2 p.m. CT (LIVE)

Oct. 31 -- North Dakota State at Western Illinois KVLY TV (NDSU) 1 p.m. CT (LIVE)Oct. 31 -- South Dakota State at Youngstown State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE)Oct. 31 -- Southern Illinois at Indiana State Mediacom 11 a.m. CT (LIVE)

Nov. 14 -- South Dakota State at Minnesota Big Ten Network (tentative) time TBDNov. 14 -- Western Illinois at UNI Panther Sports Network 6:35 p.m. CT (LIVE)Nov. 14 -- Missouri State at Southern Illinois Mediacom 2 p.m. CT (LIVE)

Nov. 21 -- Youngstown State at North Dakota State NBC North Dakota 1 p.m. CT (LIVE)Nov. 21 -- UNI at Illinois State Mediacom 12 p.m. CT (LIVE)

2009 Valley FB TelevisionHappy Birthday To Us Founded in 1985 as the Gateway Football Conference, the Missouri Valley Football Conference is celebrating its 25th season of FCS football in 2009. Fan voting is being conducted to help select a “Silver Anniver-sary Team,” recognizing the league’s all-time greats. Voting can be accessed at www.valley-football25.org. Fans can also vote to determine an Offensive and Defensive MVP of the league’s All-Select NFL Team.

Flag Football The UNI-North Dakota State contest on Oct. 10 featured a combined 27 penalties for a combined 272 yards, but neither team es-tablished a league record in either category. Western Illinois holds the all-time record for penalty yards, as the Leathernecks had 228 penalty yards in a game against Morgan State in 2008. Four different teams share the league record for most penalties in a game, with 18. Last week, UNI was penal-ized 14 times for 121 yards, while NDSU was flagged 13 times for 151 yards.

Two Approach 1,000 Yards Only eight times in the league’s 24-year history has a back reached 1,000 yards in seven or fewer games. Pat Paschall of North Dakota State has 869 yards in his first six games, while Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim has 834 yards in five games.Year Player Game *Total Season

2002 M. Abdulqaadir, SIU 5 1,012 1,3311998 Karlton Carpenter, SIU 6 1,003 1,892 2008 Herb Donaldson, WIU 7 1,091 1,7842006 Marcus Mason, YSU 7 1,071 1,8471996 Michael Cosey, MSU 7 1,070 1,453 1997 Aaron Stecker, WIU 7 1,046 1,9572006 Pierre Rembert, ILS 7 1,042 1,7432007 Herb Donaldson, WIU 7 1,033 1,4917 players reached 1,000 yards in their eighth game.

*indicates yardage total reached in milestone game

Karim Goes Long Distance RB Deji Karim of Southern Illinois reeled off the longest TD run in SIU history -- 93 yards -- against Illinois State. It’s the third-longest rush in league history. Coupled with his 92-yard jaunt against Western Illinois this year, Karim is now the only player in conference history with two 90+ rushes. The league has had three 90-yard TD runs this year (including Pat Paschall’s 91-yard scurry against Wagner).Longest Rushing Plays, MVFC History

99, Phillip Collins, MSU, vs. WIU, 1989 (TD)95, Marcus Mason, YSU, vs. WIU, 2006 (TD)93, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Illinois State, 2009 (TD)92, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. WIU, 2009 (TD)92, Aaron Stecker, WIU, vs. Truman State, 1997 (TD)91, Lerron Moore, WKU, vs. S. Illinois, 2003 (TD)91, Pat Paschall, NDSU, vs. Wagner, 2009 (TD)90, Donte Pimpleton, WKU, vs. ILS, 2001 (TD)86, Albert Brown, WIU, vs. Kansas State, 1986

What’s the Rush? Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim has three of the top five single-game rushing perfor-mances in the league this year and leads the FCS in rushing yards per game. Karim has eclipsed 100 yards in four of SIU’s five games, while North Dakota State’s Pat Pas-chall has 100+ yards in all six Bison games this year and ranks No. 2 nationally in rush-ing yards per game. 100-Yard Rushing Performances in the MVFC

273 -- Deji Karim, SIU vs. Illinois State, 010210 -- Deji Karim, SIU vs. Southwest Baptist, S19176 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. S. Houston State, S12167 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. Wagner, S19157 -- Deji Karim, SIU vs. Western Illinois, O3150 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. S. Illinois, S26146 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. Iowa State, S3146 -- Kyle Minett, SDSU vs. Illinois State, S26

No. of 100-Yard Rushing Performances in the MVFC

Pat Paschall, North Dakota State - 6Deji Karim, Southern Illinois - 4Kyle Minett, South Dakota State - 3

Team Pre S7 S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16 N23 Final

Illinois State rv -- -- -- -- rv --Indiana St. -- -- -- -- -- -- --MSU rv -- rv rv -- rv rvNDSU rv rv rv rv rv -- --UNI 4 4 3 3 3 3 2SDSU 22 21 18 17 15 19 14S. Illinois 7 8 8 8 8 6 5W. Illinois rv rv rv rv rv -- --Youngstown rv rv rv rv rv rv rv

*Rank represents highest position in either of two polls (Sports Network or FCS Coaches polls)

2009 Valley Football Teams in the Top 25


Salem’s Lot WR Eyad Salem of Illinois State hauled in 14 catches for the second-straight contest, getting 14 against SIU on Oct. 10. The 14 catches ties the school record (again) for receptions in a game held by Laurént Rob-inson, Dwayne Smith and Salem, and it ties him with four other players for the third-best performance by a player in MVFC history.MOST PASS RECEPTIONS, Game:

17, Sam Logan, INS, vs. Murray State, 200516, Eddie Galles, UNI, vs. Southern Illinois, 200314, Eyad Salem, ILS, vs. North Dakota State, 200914, Eyad Salem, ILS, vs. Southern Illinois, 200914, Eddie Berlin, UNI, vs. Western Illinois, 199914, Frisman Jackson, WIU, vs. Indiana St., 200114, Dwayne Smith, ILS, vs. Illinois, 200314, Laurént Robinson, ILS, vs. Indiana State, 2005

National Rushing Leaders Western Illinois RB Herb Donaldson, the league’s all-time leading rusher, led the nation in rushing and scoring as a senior in 2008. This year, the league has two candidates who are currently challenging for the nation’s rushing title, as SIU’s Deji Karim leads the nation while NDSU’s Pat Paschall ranks No. 2.Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders

1 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 166.80 2 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 144.833 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 129.60 4 Ryan White, Austin Peay, Jr. 116.335 Toddrick Pendland, McNeese State, Sr. 112.80 6 Trevyn Smith, Weber State, Sr. 111.337 LaMarcus Coker, Hampton, Sr. 110.608 Myles Russ, Robert Morris, Jr. 108.17 9 Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington, So. 106.8310 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 106.00

Four in MVFC Named Finalists Four Missouri Valley Football Conference student-athletes have been announced as semifinalist for the 2009 William V. Camp-bell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy). North Dakota State’s Nick Mertens, UNI’s Josh Mahoney, South Dakota State’s Casey Knips, and Ben Nowicki of YSU repre-sent the league on the list.

Bowman Chosen for Good Works North Dakota State CB Richard Bowman is one of 22 players selected to the 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The 22 were selected by a special selection com-mittee from 106 nominations. The award honors players that embody the true spirit of “teamwork” and “giving back” through self-less contributions and commendable acts of kindness. UNI’s Josh Mahoney and YSU’s Aaron Pitts were among the nominees.

Home: 9-3 / Away: 2-11

NCAA FCS Teams (10-5)Colonial .................................................. 1-0 Northeastern ..............................................1-0Great West ............................................. 1-1 Cal Poly .......................................................0-1 South Dakota ..............................................1-0Ohio Valley ............................................. 4-2 Austin Peay .................................................2-0 Eastern Illinois ............................................0-2 Murray State ...............................................1-0 Southeast Missouri State ..........................0-0 Tennessee-Martin ......................................1-0Northeast ............................................... 2-0 Saint Francis (Pa.) ......................................1-0 Wagner ........................................................1-0Southern ................................................ 1-0 Georgia Southern .......................................1-0Southland .............................................. 1-2 Sam Houston State ....................................1-1 Stephen F. Austin .......................................0-1

NCAA FBS Teams (0-8)Big East .................................................. 0-2 Louisville .....................................................0-1 Pittsburgh ...................................................0-1Big Ten ................................................... 0-2 Illinois ..........................................................0-1 Iowa .............................................................0-1 Minnesota ...................................................0-0Big 12 ..................................................... 0-1 Iowa State ...................................................0-1Conference USA .................................... 0-1 Marshall ......................................................0-1Mid-American ........................................ 0-1 Northern Illinois ..........................................0-1Southeastern ......................................... 0-1 Arkansas .....................................................0-1

Non-Division I Teams (1-1) Quincy .........................................................0-1 Southwest Baptist ......................................1-0

vs. Ranked (FCS) Teams (0-1) vs. #17 Cal Poly (South Dakota State) .........L, 14-21

vs. Ranked (FBS) Teams (0-1) vs. #21 Iowa (Northern Iowa) .......................L, 16-17

Vs. Non-League (11-14) Leading the Nation Several league players rank among the national leaders through six weeks in the season. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 3 nationally:

#1 - Deji Karim, SIU (227.8 all-purpose yards/game)#1 - Deji Karim, SIU (166.8 rushing yards/game)#2 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (144.8 rushing yards/game)#2 - Deji Karim, SIU (35.14 yards per kickoff return)#2 - Pat Grace, UNI (187.2 passer rating)#2 - Todd Speight, WIU (22.00 yds per punt return)#2 - Eyad Salem, ILS (8.67 receptions/game)#3 - Korey Lindsey, SIU (0.80 interceptions/game)#3 - Mike McElroy, SIU (0.80 interceptions/game)

#1 - UNI (pass efficiency)#1 - UNI (scoring defense)#2 - South Dakota State (scoring defense)#2 - Southern Illinois (rushing offense)#2 - UNI (scoring offense)#3 - Western Illinois (punt return average)

Panthers Picked to Win Title The Panthers received the top spot in the pre-season poll, conducted by coaches, me-dia and sports information directors.

Team (First-Place Votes) Points

1. Northern Iowa (26) 314 2. Southern Illinois (9) 281 3. South Dakota State 231 4. North Dakota State (1) 206 5. Western Illinois 174 6. Youngstown State 171 7. Missouri State 111 8. Illinois State 90 9. Indiana State 42

Five on FCS Lists Five Valley football players are among 32 nationwide players listed by The Sports Network as official “Payton Watch” and “Bu-chanan Battle” members. The honors will be presented at the 23rd annual FCS College Football Awards in Chattanooga.

QB Pat Grace, UNI (Payton)DE Danny Batten, South Dakota State (Buchanan)LB Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois (Buchanan)DE James Ruffin, UNI (Buchanan)DT Mychal Savage, Youngstown State (Buchanan)

FCS Game of the Week Two Valley Football games will be featured as part of the 4th annual FCS Game of the Week. The Oct. 3 Southern Illinois-Western Illinois contest (at Macomb) and the Oct. 17 Southern Illinois-UNI game (at Cedar Falls) are part of the 11-game schedule. The games will air at 10 pm CT and will be broadcast by WCKY, AM 1530, Cincinnati, over WCKY’s 50,000 watt nighttime sky-wave signal, which, geographically, covers the eastern half of the United States and Canada at night.


Sept. 5*Co-Offense -- QB Matt Barr, Western IllinoisCo-Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNIDefense -- ILB Brandin Jordan, S. IllinoisSp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. IllinoisLineman -- OL Mike Lamphear, W. IllinoisSept. 12*Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI*Defense -- LB Derek Domino, S. Dakota St.Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St.Lineman -- OL Austin Richard, N. Dakota St.Sept. 19Offense -- RB Cliffton Gordon, Illinois StateDefense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSUSp. Teams -- RS Todd Speight, W. IllinoisLineman -- C Bryan Boemer, S. IllinoisSept. 26Offense -- RB Kyle Minett, S. Dakota StateDefense -- DE Jake Steffen, S. Dakota StateSp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. IllinoisLineman -- OT Gerry Ebel, N. Dakota StateOct. 3Offense -- WR Eyad Salem, Illinois StateDefense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSUSp. Teams -- P Kevin Mazur, Illinois StateLineman -- OG David Arkin, Missouri StateOct. 10*Offense -- RB Deji Karim, Southern IllinoisDefense -- CB General Parnell, S. Dakota St.Sp. Teams -- P Dean Priddy, S. Dakota StateLineman -- Oct. 17Offense -- Defense -- Sp. Teams -- Lineman -- Oct. 24Offense -- Defense -- Sp. Teams -- Lineman -- Oct. 31Offense -- Defense -- Sp. Teams -- Lineman -- Nov. 7Offense -- Defense -- Sp. Teams -- Lineman -- Nov. 14Offense -- Defense -- Sp. Teams -- Lineman -- Nov. 21Offense -- Defense -- Sp. Teams -- Lineman --

* - denotes National Player of the Week

2009 Players of the WeekBlock Party North Dakota State and UNI both recorded touchdowns after blocked punts in their con-test on Oct. 10 -- in the same quarter. A total of three blocked punts have been returned for scores in the MVFC this season.

Top-5 Tussle This weekend’s game between UNI and Southern Illinois will mark the fifth time in conference history that two teams ranked in the Top 5 will play one another. Here’s the other four:Date Teams Result

10/19/96 #5 MSU at #3 UNI UNI, 38-3111/22/97 #2 WIU at #4 YSU WIU, 24-2110/4/03 #5 WKU at #2 WIU WIU, 33-2810/16/04 #4 WKU at #1 SIU SIU, 38-10

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25 Including the Oct. 12 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 85-straight regular-season polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (61), and it is also current. The league record for consecutive poll appearances is 96 (UNI, 1990-97).

Top-10 Teams Valley Football has had at least two teams in the Top 10 in 40 of the last 43 regular-season polls. UNI and Southern Illinois rep-resent the league this week in the Top 10.

Three Teams in Top 25 Three Missouri Valley Football Conference teams are ranked in the Top 25 this week, including UNI (3/2), Southern Illinois (5/5), and South Dakota State (14/14). [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.].

(Oct. 12) TSN Coaches

Richmond (CAA) 1 1Northern Iowa (MVFC) 2 3Montana (Big Sky) 3 2New Hampshire (CAA) 4 4Southern Illinois (MVFC) 5 5

Villanova (CAA) 6 6William & Mary (CAA) 7 7Elon (Southern) 8 9Appalachian State (Southern) 9 10Central Arkansas (Southland) 10 8

South Carolina State (MEAC) 11 12Jacksonville State (OVC) 12 13McNeese State (Southland) 13 11South Dakota State (MVFC) 14 14Weber State (Big Sky) 15 15

James Madison (CAA) 16 16Colgate (Patriot) 17 18Massachusetts (CAA) 18 20Cal Poly (Great West) 19 19Stephen F. Austin (Southland) 20 21

Eastern Washington (Big Sky) 21 17Florida A&M (MEAC) 22 22Delaware (CAA) 23 rvEastern Kentucky (OVC) 24 23Holy Cross (Patriot) 25 24Eastern Illinois (OVC) rv 25

Missouri State (MVFC) rv rvYoungstown State (MVFC) rv rv

Offense RB Dre Gibbs, WIU -- 155 rush yards, 1 TD in 31-21 loss at Youngstown State. QB Pat Grace, UNI -- 14-for-21 for 229 yards and three TD passes in win at NDSU. QB Cody Kirby, MSU -- 29-for-46 for 288 yards (all career highs) and 1 TD vs. SDSU. QB Nick Mertens, NDSU -- 29-for-44 for 308 yards (all career highs) and 1 TD vs. UNI. QB Thomas O’Brien, SDSU -- 14-for-21 for 211 yards and two TDs in win at Missouri State. WR Eyad Salem, ILS -- school-record tying 14 catches for 114 yards and a TD at SIU. RB Kevin Smith, YSU -- 113 yards on a career-high 28 carries and 1 TD vs. Western Illinois

Defense Coulter Boyer, NDSU -- 5 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1 forced fumble, fumble recovery and 3 QB hurries Kelvyn Hemphill, ILS -- 9 tackles, TFL, 1 interception at Southern Illinois Korey Lindsey, SIU -- momentum-swinging interception in 3rd Q, 6 tackles, 1 TFL Jamar Thompson, UNI -- 11 tackles (4 solo), 1 interception at NDSU Mike Stieren, WIU -- 6 tackles, two sacks (28 yds), 2.5 TFLs (29 yds), forced fumble, QB hurry Lenny Wicks, YSU -- 7 tackles, sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery Antoine Wilkinson, MSU -- 12 tackles, 3 pass break-ups, against SDSU

Special Teams Tre’Darrius Canady, UNI -- returned a blocked punt 10 yards for a TD, to give UNI a 14-7 lead. Kyle Dougherty, SIU -- 3 FGs (33, 45, 27) for second-straight game. Brian Egan, WIU -- Four kickoffs for 199 yards, averaging 49.8 yards per kick. Warren Holloway, NDSU -- blocked a punt that was returned for a TD. Also had eight catches for 134 yards as a wideout. Zach Kutch, ILS -- 3-for-3 on FGs (25, 33, 33) at Southern Illinois (8-for-12 for the season).

Last Week’s Other Top Stars

ILLINOIS STATE

Record: 2-4, 1-2Last Week: L, at S. Illinois, 43-23

This Week: Indiana State

A Case of Deja Vu For the second consecutive week, Illinois State senior wide out Eyad Salem grabbed a career-best and school-record-tying 14 receptions in Illinois State’s 43-23 loss at Southern Illinois. Salem is the Redbirds’ recep-tion leader with 52 grabs this season.

The Kid Can Play True freshman WR Tyrone Walker posted the first 100-yard receiving game of his career against Southern Illinois. Walker was the Redbirds’ second leading receiver in both re-ceptions and yards as he caught four balls for 112 yards. QB Matt Brown connected with Walker for an 81-yard strike in the second quarter, the lon-gest play of either players’ career.

(Insert) With a Catch Illinois State redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Brown connected with 10 different receivers in Satur-day’s game at Southern Illinois and it yielded a career-best 321 yards through the air. Brown hit both Red-bird running backs, two tight ends and six different wide outs against the Salukis. Brown has completed passes to nine different receivers twice, with a season-low of seven re-ceivers completed to. The Marion, Ill., native is averaging 25.2 completions in his five career starts.

Illinois State (2-4,1-2) ---------------------------------------------- 09-03 at Eastern Illinois, L, 6-31 09-12 at Illinois, L, 17-45 09-19 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-7 09-26 *#17 S. Dakota St., L, 17-38 10-03 *at N. Dakota St., W, 27-24 10-10 *at #6 S. Illinois, L, 23-43 10-17 *INDIANA STATE 10-31 *at Missouri State 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

INDIANA STATE

Record: 0-6, 0-3Last Week: idle

This Week: at Illinois State

Senior Class Indiana State has just 11 players on its roster who are seniors. Of those, Mike Woods and Elliott Thomas are fifth-year seniors, while Donye McCles-key, Jeramie Gray, Jerry Calvert, Dan Millington, Pat Burke, Bill McGrath and Nate Brown are in their fourth year. Antoine Brown and Gabe Mullane trans-ferred into the Sycamore program and are in their final season as well. Indiana State has the fourth fewest seniors on a 2009 roster nationally.

Looking for a Road Win Indiana State is in its 24th season as a member of the MVFC. ISU’s first sea-son as a league member came in 1986 when it went 1-5 through a six-game league schedule. The Sycamores are 39-109 in MVFC contests and have lost each of their last 20 league matchups. ISU’s last victory over a member of the league came on Oct. 21, 2006, against Missouri State (28-22). The Syca-mores’ last road victory over a MVFC opponent came on Nov. 9, 2002, at Southern Illinois, a 21-14 ISU victory.

Young Guns Of the 84 players on the current Indiana State roster, a total of 65 student-athletes are underclassmen -- or just over 76 percent. There are 38 true or redshirt freshmen on the roster currently. A total of 19 student-athletes have seen their first collegiate action this season, including 18 true or red-shirt freshmen.

Indiana State (0-6,0-3) ---------------------------------------------- 08-27 QUINCY, L, 20-26 (ot) 09-05 at Louisville, L, 10-30 09-12 EASTERN ILLINOIS, L, 0-31 09-19 *at #18 S. Dakota St., L, 0-41 09-26 *YOUNGSTOWN St., L, 0-28 10-03 *at #3 UNI, L, 7-62 10-17 *at Illinois State 10-24 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 10-31 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-07 *at Missouri State 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

Record: 3-3, 1-2Last Week: L, S. Dakota St., 24-17

This Week: at Western Illinois

Road Warriors Missouri State has won four of its last six road games against FCS opponents. This season, the Bears are 1-1 overall away from Plaster Field, including the season opener at Arkansas, but have claimed two straight road wins against FCS teams. Against this week’s op-ponent Western Illinois, the Bears are 7-7 all-time at Hanson Field, while Terry Allen is 3-2 there. Measuring Stick In Saturday’s 24-17 loss against South Dakota State, the Bears out-gained the visiting Jackrabbits, 404 to 344. It marked the first time since 9/8/08 (vs. Washburn) that Missouri State has had more yardage than its foe in a loss and the team’s first 400-yard output this season. MSU has been outgained in two of its wins this season. Harbor Continues to Climb TE Clay Harbor had six more recep-tions, giving him 119 catches for his ca-reer as he moved into the No. 3 spot on the school’s career receiving list, just 18 shy of tying the all-time MSU record (137). Harbor has 1,480 career yards, which is No. 7 all-time at MSU. Both marks are the most ever by a Bears’ tight end. This season, he has 13 more receptions and 65 more yards than New Hampshire’s Scott Sicko, the 2008 first-team AP All-America tight end.

Missouri State (3-3,1-2) ---------------------------------------------- 09-05 vs Arkansas, L, 10-48 09-12 TENN.-MARTIN, W, 24-14 09-19 MURRAY STATE, W, 35-10 09-26 *#3 UNI, L, 7-35 10-03 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-7 10-10 *#19 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 17-24 10-17 *at Western Illinois 10-24 *at North Dakota State 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-07 *INDIANA STATE 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 1-5, 0-3Last Week: L, UNI, 27-42

This Week: at South Dakota State

Paschall Reaches 2,000 Pat Paschall rushed 19 times for115 yards against UNI. It was Paschall’s sixth-straight 100-yard game and the 10th of his career. He became the 17th NDSU running back to reach 2,000 yards in career. In 25 career games, he has 311 carries for 2,000 yards and 13 TDs.

Mertens Now in Top 5 QB Nick Mertens moved to No. 5 all-time with 252 completions. He passed Ryan Johnson (1997-00), who had 240. In 23 career games, Mertens has completed 252 of 436 passes for 3,359 yards, 24 TDs and 21 interceptions. He needs 201 yards to pass No. 5 Graig Gorder (99-02), who had 3,559 yards passing.

Bison Offense Rolls North Dakota State had more than 500 yards against the third-ranked Panthers this past week and the Bison are 4th nationally in rushing offense (229.83 ypg), 12th in total offense (433.5 ypg) and 22nd in scor-ing offense (31 ppg).

Bison Bits North Dakota State ranks 6th in NCAA Division I FCS attendance, av-eraging 17,718 spectators over three home dates. North Dakota State is 1-5 for the first time since 1975.

North Dakota State (1-5,0-3) ---------------------------------------------- 09-03 at Iowa State, L, 17-34 09-12 at Sam Houston, L, 45-48 09-19 WAGNER, W, 59-28 09-26 *at #8 S. Illinois, L, 14-24 10-03 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 24-27 10-10 *#3 UNI, L, 27-42 10-17 *at South Dakota State 10-24 *MISSOURI STATE 10-31 *at Western Illinois 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 5-1, 3-0Last Week: W, N. Dakota St., 42-27

This Week: Southern Illinois

Ruffin Up the Record Book UNI senior DE James Ruffin put himself into a tie in the Panther re-cord book for tackles-for-loss in a ca-reer in Saturday’s 42-27 win at North Dakota State. Ruffin added tackles-for-loss to give him 37 in his Panther career and a tie atop that chart with Matt Mitchell (2000-2003). Two of Ruffin’s tackles-for-loss against the Bison came on quarterback sacks.

Career Best for Hord Senior WR D.J. Hord had career-bests in receptions and receiving yards in the Panthers’ 42-27 win at NDSU. Hord caught six passes for 105 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter to put UNI on top, 21-7. Hord, a transfer from Notre Dame, leads the Panther wideouts this season with 24 catches for 414 yards and four touchdowns.

Law Surges RB Derrick Law tallied his second 100-plus rushing effort of the season with a 122-yard effort in the win at NDSU. Law carried only nine times against the Bison, but made the most of his chances as his runs included bursts of 68 and 34 yards. Law added a 1-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth quarter to cap the Panther scoring against the Bison. Law ranks No. 32 in the nation in rushing yards per game at 84.60 in five games.

Northern Iowa (5-1,3-0) ---------------------------------------------- 09-05 at #21 Iowa, L, 16-17 09-12 SOUTH DAKOTA, W, 66-7 09-19 SAINT FRANCIS, W, 30-0 09-26 *at Missouri State, W, 35-7 10-03 *INDIANA STATE, W, 62-7 10-10 *at N. Dakota St., W, 42-27 10-17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10-24 *at South Dakota State 11-07 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 11-14 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-21 *at Illinois State

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 4-1, 3-0Last Week: W, at Missouri St., 24-17

This Week: North Dakota State

Fox Hunting WR Glen Fox led the receiving corps with seven catches for 87 yards at Missouri State. Fox moved into seventh place on the SDSU career receiving charts with 120 receptions, breaking a tie with Lionel Macklin (113 catches from 1977-79) and passing Mike Myers (116 receptions from 1990-93), Mike Ethier (118 re-ceptions from 1981-83) and Solomon Johnson (119 from 2001-04).

O’Brien Shines in Start Redshirt freshman QB Thomas O’Brien completed 14-of-21 passes for 211 yards, did not throw an inter-ception and recorded two touchdown passes to help lead South Dakota State to a 24-17 victory at Missouri State. He completed all seven of his pass attempts between the second and third quarters.

Pickin’ and Grinnin’ Conrad Kjerstad recorded the first interception of the game - and eighth of his career -- for SDSU early in the third quarter, while General Parnell - who had two against the Bears - and Kjerstad share the team lead with three interceptions.

Drawn and Quartered The Jackrabbits have outscored their opponents, 55-3, in the third quarter this season. South Dakota State (4-1,3-0) ---------------------------------------------- 09-12 GA. SOUTHERN, W, 44-6 09-19 *INDIANA STATE, W, 41-0 09-26 *at Illinois State, W, 38-17 10-03 at #17 Cal Poly, L, 14-21 10-10 *at Missouri St., W, 24-17 10-17 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 10-24 *NORTHERN IOWA 10-31 *at Youngstown State 11-07 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Record: 4-1, 3-0Last Week: W, Illinois State, 43-23

This Week: at UNI

Salukis Rolling Following a 43-23 victory against Il-linois State, Southern Illinois has won its last nine Missouri Valley Football Conference Games and its last 15 MVFC games at home.

Dieker Leads the Offense QB Chris Dieker had a career-high 274 yards passing against Illinois State with two touchdowns that were both over 40 yards. The Salukis had 613 yards of total offense against Il-linois State, which ranks as the fourth most in school history and it was the second time this season they’ve gained over 600 yards in a game.

Against the Top 5? The Dawgs have a 6-13 all-time re-cord against a team ranked in the Top five, as they are heading into Cedar Falls, Iowa to face UNI on Saturday.

Dougherty Leads Junior PK Kyle Dougherty made three field goals for the second game in a row against Illinois State. His lon-gest was a 45-yarder, which was also a season-long. His eight field goals are tied for the league lead, and his 9.2 points per game are most among kickers.

Southern Illinois (4-1,3-0) ---------------------------------------------- 09-05 at Marshall, L, 28-31 09-19 SW BAPTIST, W, 59-7 09-26 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 24-14 10-03 *at Western Illinois, W, 30-10 10-10 *ILLINOIS STATE, W, 43-23 10-17 *at Northern Iowa 10-24 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 10-31 *at Indiana State 11-07 *at South Dakota State 11-14 *MISSOURI STATE 11-21 at Southeast Mo. State

WESTERN ILLINOIS

Record: 1-4, 0-2Last Week: L, at Youngstown, 21-31

This Week: Missouri State

Second-Half Defense Still looking for its first Missouri Valley Football Conference win, Western’s defense held its opponent without a touchdown in the second half for the second-straight game. The Salukis pulled out a field goal (Oct. 3) while the Penguins were held score-less (Oct. 10).

Lunt Gets the Nod Redshirt-freshman QB Wil Lunt fin-ished his first career start at Western Illinois throwing for 109 yards, as he went 9-for-19 with two touchdowns and an interception. His 30-yard completion to Justin Rideau for a touchdown was a career-high.

Defensive Firsts for Western It was a night of firsts for Western’s defense at Youngstown State as Mike Stieren forced the first fumble of his career, Brandon Kreczmer recovered the first fumble of his career and Stephen Moore caught his first career interception.

Gibbs Comes on Strong RB Dre Gibbs led all rushing efforts with 155 yards, 113 of which came in the second half, and one touchdown.

Western Illinois (1-4,0-2) ---------------------------------------------- 09-03 at Sam Houston, W, 35-28 09-12 at Northern Illinois, L, 7-41 09-19 S.F. AUSTIN, L, 30-40 10-03 *#8 S. ILLINOIS, L, 10-30 10-10 *at Youngstown St., L, 21-31 10-17 *MISSOURI STATE 10-24 *at Indiana State 10-31 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11-07 *at Illinois State 11-14 *at Northern Iowa 11-21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Record: 4-2, 2-1Last Week: W, Western Illinois, 31-21

This Week: idle

Penguin Offense Erupts Against Western Illinois the Pen-guins erupted for 31 points in the first half. Entering the contest, YSU had scored a total of 48 points in five games. The Penguins had not scored on a game-opening drive before find-ing the end zone against the Leath-ernecks. YSU scored on its first five possessions of the game.

Jones Has Breakout Year Donald Jones caught eight passes for 94 yards against Western Illinois. For the season, Jones has 38 recep-tions for 414 yards and four TDs. Last season in 12 games played, Jones had 31 receptions. In three confer-ence games he has 24 receptions for 293 yards and two scores.

Turnovers = Wins The Youngstown State defense has forced four turnovers in three games so far this year. The Penguins are 3-0 in those games (WIU, Indiana State and Northeastern). Against Western Illinois, the Leathernecks lost three fumbles and YSU picked off a pass.

Math Tells Story In YSU’s four victories, the Pen-guins have averaged 33.8 points per game and at least 28 in those games. In the two losses, the Guins have scored a total of 10 points.

Youngstown State (4-2,2-1) ---------------------------------------------- 09-05 at Pittsburgh, L, 3-38 09-12 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-21 09-19 at Northeastern, W, 38-21 09-26 *at Indiana State, W, 28-0 10-03 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 7-17 10-10 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 31-21 10-24 *at Southern Illinois 10-31 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 11-07 *at Northern Iowa 11-14 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-21 *at North Dakota State

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference

Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 10

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 6 32 9 32 0 0 0 251 41.8

2. Southern Illinois 5 23 8 22 0 0 0 184 36.8

3. South Dakota State 5 20 7 20 0 0 0 161 32.2

4. North Dakota State 6 24 6 22 1 0 0 186 31.0

5. Youngstown State 6 19 4 19 0 0 0 145 24.2

6. Illinois State 6 15 8 14 0 0 0 128 21.3

7. Western Illinois 5 14 2 13 0 0 0 103 20.6

8. Missouri State 6 14 4 14 0 0 0 110 18.3

9. Indiana State 6 4 3 4 0 0 0 37 6.2

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 6 8 3 8 0 0 0 65 10.8

2. South Dakota State 5 7 4 7 0 0 0 61 12.2

3. Southern Illinois 5 10 5 10 0 0 0 85 17.0

4. Youngstown State 6 16 2 16 0 0 0 118 19.7

5. Missouri State 6 18 4 18 0 0 0 138 23.0

6. Illinois State 6 24 7 23 0 0 0 188 31.3

7. North Dakota State 6 26 7 26 0 0 0 203 33.8

8. Western Illinois 5 20 10 18 0 0 1 170 34.0

9. Indiana State 6 27 10 24 1 0 0 218 36.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 6 1299 1511 378 2810 7.4 29 468.3

2. Southern Illinois 5 1232 1084 327 2316 7.1 22 463.2

3. North Dakota State 6 1379 1222 393 2601 6.6 22 433.5

4. South Dakota State 5 740 1074 304 1814 6.0 20 362.8

5. Illinois State 6 498 1596 418 2094 5.0 14 349.0

6. Youngstown State 6 923 1102 409 2025 5.0 17 337.5

7. Western Illinois 5 494 1097 310 1591 5.1 12 318.2

8. Missouri State 6 721 1099 397 1820 4.6 12 303.3

9. Indiana State 6 302 491 311 793 2.5 4 132.2

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 6 534 1035 377 1569 4.2 7 261.5

2. South Dakota State 5 412 937 347 1349 3.9 4 269.8

3. Youngstown State 6 708 1002 372 1710 4.6 14 285.0

4. Southern Illinois 5 608 1092 359 1700 4.7 9 340.0

5. Western Illinois 5 914 998 341 1912 5.6 18 382.4

6. Missouri State 6 756 1557 415 2313 5.6 17 385.5

7. Indiana State 6 1231 1166 413 2397 5.8 24 399.5

8. Illinois State 6 1348 1104 362 2452 6.8 24 408.7

9. North Dakota State 6 941 1554 381 2495 6.5 24 415.8

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G

1. Southern Illinois 5 196 1232 6.3 93 13 246.4

2. North Dakota State 6 230 1379 6.0 91 14 229.8

3. Northern Iowa 6 232 1299 5.6 68 14 216.5

4. Youngstown State 6 248 923 3.7 73 7 153.8

5. South Dakota State 5 171 740 4.3 64 11 148.0

6. Missouri State 6 226 721 3.2 39 6 120.2

7. Western Illinois 5 157 494 3.1 24 5 98.8

8. Illinois State 6 177 498 2.8 42 6 83.0

9. Indiana State 6 183 302 1.7 30 2 50.3

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G


2. Northern Iowa 6 196 534 2.7 32 3 89.0



5. Missouri State 6 214 756 3.5 21 8 126.0



8. Indiana State 6 249 1231 4.9 54 15 205.2

9. Illinois State 6 227 1348 5.9 93 15 224.7

PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G

1. Illinois State 6 162-241-7 67.2 1596 6.6 8 266.0

2. Northern Iowa 6 98-146-2 67.1 1511 10.3 15 251.8

3. Western Illinois 5 79-153-6 51.6 1097 7.2 7 219.4

4. Southern Illinois 5 77-131-3 58.8 1084 8.3 9 216.8

5. South Dakota State 5 88-133-4 66.2 1074 8.1 9 214.8

6. North Dakota State 6 91-163-6 55.8 1222 7.5 8 203.7

7. Youngstown State 6 101-161-9 62.7 1102 6.8 10 183.7

8. Missouri State 6 104-171-10 60.8 1099 6.4 6 183.2

9. Indiana State 6 59-128-9 46.1 491 3.8 2 81.8

PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G


2. Northern Iowa 6 109-181-6 60.2 1035 5.7 4 172.5

3. Illinois State 6 78-135-8 57.8 1104 8.2 9 184.0


5. Indiana State 6 102-164-4 62.2 1166 7.1 9 194.3




9. Missouri State 6 127-201-8 63.2 1557 7.7 9 259.5

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.

1. Northern Iowa 6 98-146-2 67.1 1511 251.8 15 185.2




5. Illinois State 6 162-241-7 67.2 1596 266.0 8 128.0



8. Missouri State 6 104-171-10 60.8 1099 183.2 6 114.7

9. Indiana State 6 59-128-9 46.1 491 81.8 2 69.4

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.



3. Northern Iowa 6 109-181-6 60.2 1035 172.5 4 108.9



6. Missouri State 6 127-201-8 63.2 1557 259.5 9 135.1

7. Indiana State 6 102-164-4 62.2 1166 194.3 9 135.1

8. Illinois State 6 78-135-8 57.8 1104 184.0 9 136.6




KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

1. Southern Illinois 5 15 356 1 82 23.7

2. Missouri State 6 20 455 0 64 22.8

3. South Dakota State 5 16 339 0 51 21.2

4. Western Illinois 5 35 703 1 93 20.1

5. Indiana State 6 32 637 0 57 19.9

6. Northern Iowa 6 13 258 1 88 19.8

7. Youngstown State 6 18 346 0 33 19.2

8. Illinois State 6 30 573 0 44 19.1

9. North Dakota State 6 36 671 0 70 18.6

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg.


2. Indiana State 6 9 97 0 30 10.8

3. Northern Iowa 6 10 106 1 27 10.6


5. Illinois State 6 9 75 0 24 8.3




9. Missouri State 6 3 3 0 3 1.0

INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.




4. Illinois State 6 8 42 1 30 5.2

5. Missouri State 6 8 86 0 31 10.8

6. Northern Iowa 6 6 143 1 65 23.8

7. Indiana State 6 4 25 0 21 6.2



PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/R TB Net/P

1. Southern Illinois 5 21 895 42.6 16 0.8 3 39.0

2. Missouri State 6 29 1184 40.8 83 2.9 1 37.3

3. Illinois State 6 27 1044 38.7 56 2.1 1 35.9

4. North Dakota State 6 29 1150 39.7 103 3.6 2 34.7

5. South Dakota State 5 22 913 41.5 71 3.2 4 34.6

6. Western Illinois 5 26 1007 38.7 115 4.4 1 33.5

7. Indiana State 6 44 1569 35.7 138 3.1 1 32.1

8. Northern Iowa 6 18 685 38.1 50 2.8 3 31.9

9. Youngstown State 6 28 1083 38.7 170 6.1 5 29.0

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg

1. Northern Iowa 6 47 3012 64.1 809 2 46.0





6. Illinois State 6 29 1564 53.9 445 1 37.9

7. Missouri State 6 24 1523 63.5 543 4 37.5

8. Indiana State 6 13 750 57.7 274 0 36.6


FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct.

1. Southern Illinois 5 8 9 . 8 8 9

2. Northern Iowa 6 9 12 . 7 5 0

3. Illinois State 6 8 12 . 6 6 7

North Dakota State 6 6 9 . 6 6 7

Missouri State 6 4 6 . 6 6 7

6. South Dakota State 5 7 11 . 6 3 6

7. Youngstown State 6 4 8 . 5 0 0

Western Illinois 5 2 4 . 5 0 0

9. Indiana State 6 3 7 . 4 2 9

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct.

1. Northern Iowa 6 32 32 1.000

South Dakota State 5 20 20 1.000

Youngstown State 6 19 19 1.000

Missouri State 6 14 14 1.000

Illinois State 6 14 14 1.000

Western Illinois 5 13 13 1.000

Indiana State 6 4 4 1.000

8. North Dakota State 6 22 23 . 9 5 7

Southern Illinois 5 22 23 . 9 5 7

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G


2. South Dakota State 5 15 108 3.00

Southern Illinois 5 15 95 3.00

4. Missouri State 6 13 94 2.17

5. Youngstown State 6 12 68 2.00

6. Illinois State 6 11 85 1.83

7. Western Illinois 5 8 68 1.60

8. North Dakota State 6 7 64 1.17


SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G





5. Indiana State 6 11 72 1.83


North Dakota State 6 14 86 2.33



FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 6 60 68 6 134 22.3


3. Illinois State 6 25 83 10 118 19.7



6. Missouri State 6 44 49 11 104 17.3



9. Indiana State 6 22 18 7 47 7.8



OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G


2. Northern Iowa 6 37 49 8 94 15.7


Southern Illinois 5 39 53 7 99 19.8


6. Illinois State 6 65 42 12 119 19.8

7. Indiana State 6 57 54 11 122 20.3

8. Missouri State 6 45 73 6 124 20.7


3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct.





5. Southern Illinois 5 25 61 41.0





OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct.










4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct.









South Dakota State 5 0 1 0.0

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct.










PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G










OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G










TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possesion Avgerage/game

1. Youngstown State 6 192:42 32:07

2. Illinois State 6 190:14 31:42

3. North Dakota State 6 186:19 31:03

4. Northern Iowa 6 182:32 30:25

5. Missouri State 6 182:03 30:20

6. Western Illinois 5 148:38 29:43

7. South Dakota State 5 145:18 29:03

8. Southern Illinois 5 142:34 28:30

9. Indiana State 6 159:55 26:39

TURNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G

1. Northern Iowa 6 7 6 13 4 2 6 +7 1.17

2. Southern Illinois 5 2 10 12 4 3 7 +5 1.00

3. Youngstown State 6 7 9 16 2 9 11 +5 0.83

4. South Dakota State 5 1 9 10 2 4 6 +4 0.80

5. Illinois State 6 4 8 12 3 7 10 +2 0.33

6. Missouri State 6 4 8 12 3 10 13 -1 -0.17

7. North Dakota State 6 4 2 6 2 6 8 -2 -0.33

8. Western Illinois 5 6 3 9 8 6 14 -5 -1.00

9. Indiana State 6 3 4 7 7 9 16 -9 -1.50

RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO

1. Northern Iowa 6 26-27 96.3 18 13-5 8-8 0

2. North Dakota State 6 21-23 91.3 16 11-5 4-5 1

3. South Dakota State 5 22-25 88.0 17 10-7 5-7 1

4. Illinois State 6 17-20 85.0 13 6-7 4-4 2

5. Southern Illinois 5 15-18 83.3 11 7-4 4-5 1

6. Missouri State 6 11-16 68.8 9 6-3 2-2 2

7. Youngstown State 6 14-21 66.7 11 5-6 3-5 3

Indiana State 6 6-9 66.7 3 2-1 3-5 1

9. Western Illinois 5 7-11 63.6 6 5-1 1-3 1



RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO

1. South Dakota State 5 4-7 57.1 4 3-1 0-0 1

2. Northern Iowa 6 8-12 66.7 6 3-3 2-4 0

3. Youngstown State 6 13-17 76.5 11 6-5 2-2 2

4. Missouri State 6 16-20 80.0 12 8-4 4-6 1

5. Southern Illinois 5 13-16 81.2 7 3-4 5-6 1

Indiana State 6 26-32 81.2 16 11-5 10-13 1

7. Illinois State 6 17-20 85.0 11 8-3 6-7 1

8. Western Illinois 5 19-22 86.4 14 8-6 5-6 0

9. North Dakota State 6 19-19 100.0 16 11-5 3-3 0

ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success%





Missouri State 6 0 0 0.0



Northern Iowa 6 0 0 0.0


ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success%



Western Illinois 5 0 0 0.0





Northern Iowa 6 0 0 0.0



Individual Statistics through Saturday, Oct. 10

RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G

1. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 5 95 834 8.8 8 93 166.8

2. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 6 119 869 7.3 6 91 144.8

3. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 5 104 530 5.1 8 64 106.0

4. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 5 102 458 4.5 3 24 91.6

5. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 5 59 423 7.2 4 68 84.6

6. Smith, Kevin-YSU Sr 6 119 506 4.3 3 25 84.3

7. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 6 87 334 3.8 1 42 55.7

8. Anderson,Carlos-UNI Fr 6 72 324 4.5 3 23 54.0

9. Brown, Dana-YSU Sr 5 52 249 4.8 1 19 49.8

10. Strathman, Matt-UNI Jr 5 24 209 8.7 1 49 41.8

PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 6 95-141-2 1470 15 245.0

2. Barr,Matt-WIU Jr 4 59-104-3 914 5 228.5

3. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 6 131-204-6 1368 7 228.0

4. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 5 75-127-3 1063 9 212.6

5. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 6 90-162-6 1211 7 201.8

6. Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Sr 4 58-86-2 734 6 183.5

7. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 6 103-168-10 1083 6 180.5

Summers, B.-YSU Sr 6 100-160-9 1083 10 180.5

9. O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Fr 5 30-47-2 340 3 6 8 . 0

10. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 6 17-35-2 138 0 2 3 . 0

PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff.

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 6 95-141-2 1470 15 187.2

2. Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Sr 4 58-86-2 734 6 157.5

3. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 5 75-127-3 1063 9 148.0

4. Barr,Matt-WIU Jr 4 59-104-3 914 5 140.6

5. O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Fr 5 30-47-2 340 3 137.1

6. Summers, B.-YSU Sr 6 100-160-9 1083 10 128.7

7. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 6 131-204-6 1368 7 126.0

8. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 6 90-162-6 1211 7 125.2

9. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 6 103-168-10 1083 6 115.3

10. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 6 17-35-2 138 0 7 0 . 3

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/G

1. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 6 52 525 4 34 87.5 8.7

2. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 5 32 456 3 51 91.2 6.4

3. Jones, Donald-YSU Sr 6 38 414 4 32 69.0 6.3

4. Fox,Glen-SDSU Sr 5 30 349 2 62 69.8 6.0

5. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 6 31 374 4 36 62.3 5.2

6. Allaria, Joe-SIU Jr 5 24 357 2 77 71.4 4.8

7. Harbor,Clay-MSU Sr 6 28 303 2 52 50.5 4.7

8. Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 6 24 414 4 57 69.0 4.0

Steffen,Mike-SDSU Sr 5 20 405 3 62 81.0 4.0

Holloway,W.-NDSU So 6 24 349 0 35 58.2 4.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/G

1. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 5 32 456 3 51 14.2 91.2

2. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 6 52 525 4 34 10.1 87.5

3. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Sr 5 20 405 3 62 20.2 81.0

4. Allaria, Joe-SIU Jr 5 24 357 2 77 14.9 71.4

5. Fox,Glen-SDSU Sr 5 30 349 2 62 11.6 69.8

6. Jones, Donald-YSU Sr 6 38 414 4 32 10.9 69.0

Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 6 24 414 4 57 17.2 69.0

8. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 6 31 374 4 36 12.1 62.3

9. Eyman, D.P.-UNI Sr 6 22 366 3 47 16.6 61.0

10. Holloway,W.-NDSU So 6 24 349 0 35 14.5 58.2

TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 6 131 1470 178 1601 266.8

2. Barr,Matt-WIU Jr 4 7 914 125 921 230.2

3. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 6 -33 1368 221 1335 222.5

4. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 5 47 1063 153 1110 222.0

5. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 6 116 1211 218 1327 221.2

6. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 6 69 1083 223 1152 192.0

7. Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Sr 4 31 734 101 765 191.2

8. Summers, B.-YSU Sr 6 24 1083 197 1107 184.5

9. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 5 834 0 95 834 166.8

10. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 6 869 0 119 869 144.8

SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G

1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 5 9 0 0 0 54 10.8

Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 5 9 0 0 0 54 10.8

3. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 5 0 8 22 0 46 9.2

4. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 6 0 7 29 0 50 8.3

5. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Sr 6 0 6 22 0 40 6.7

6. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 6 0 8 14 0 38 6.3

7. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 6 6 0 0 0 36 6.0

8. Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 6 0 4 19 0 31 5.2

9. Gordon,Cliffton-ILS So 6 5 0 0 0 30 5.0

10. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 5 4 0 0 0 24 4.8

SCORING (TDs) Cl G TD Run Pass Ret Pat Pts Avg/G

1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 5 9 8 1 0 0 54 10.8

Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 5 9 8 0 1 0 54 10.8

3. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 6 6 6 0 0 0 36 6.0

4. Gordon,Cliffton-ILS So 6 5 4 1 0 0 30 5.0

5. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 5 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.8

6. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 6 4 4 0 0 1 26 4.3

7. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 6 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.0

Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 6 4 0 4 0 0 24 4.0

Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 6 4 0 4 0 0 24 4.0

Oordt, Schuylar-UNI Jr 6 4 0 4 0 0 24 4.0

SCORING (KICK) Cl G PAT FG Pts Avg/G

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 5 22-23 8-9 46 9.2

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 6 29-29 7-10 50 8.3

3. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Sr 6 22-23 6-9 40 6.7

4. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 6 14-14 8-12 38 6.3

5. Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 6 19-19 4-8 31 5.2

6. Harris,Kyle-SDSU So 5 8-8 5-8 23 4.6

7. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 4 12-12 2-3 18 4.5

8. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 6 14-14 4-6 26 4.3

9. Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 5 13-13 2-4 19 3.8

10. Martinez, Braul-INS So 6 4-4 3-7 13 2.2

PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 5 10 35 0 8 3.5

KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. Washington,S.-NDSU Sr 5 10 257 0 70 25.7

2. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 5 28 603 1 93 21.5

3. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 6 12 236 0 44 19.7



ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G

1. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 5 834 59 0 246 1139 227.8

2. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 6 869 139 0 0 1008 168.0

3. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 5 8 15 132 603 758 151.6

4. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 6 334 121 0 236 691 115.2

5. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 5 530 33 0 0 563 112.6

6. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 6 -6 374 0 218 586 97.7

7. Herring, Jarred-UNI So 6 86 267 29 197 579 96.5

8. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 5 458 16 0 0 474 94.8

9. Washington,S.-NDSU Sr 5 43 125 39 257 464 92.8

10. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 5 0 456 0 0 456 91.2

PUNTING Cl G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

1. Ravanesi, Scott-SIU Sr 5 20 878 67 9 4 3 43.9

2. Priddy,Dean-SDSU Jr 5 22 913 56 8 5 4 41.5

3. Nowicki, Ben-YSU Sr 6 24 994 67 5 4 5 41.4

4. Prelvitz,John-NDSU Jr 6 28 1150 57 10 6 2 41.1

5. Chiles,Jordan-MSU So 6 29 1184 72 9 4 1 40.8

6. Bernard, Kyle-UNI Fr 6 17 685 58 3 4 3 40.3

7. Fuchs,Chris-WIU Jr 5 26 1007 49 4 0 1 38.7

8. Mazur, Kevin-ILS Sr 6 27 1044 51 7 1 1 38.7

9. Mullane, Gabe-INS Jr 6 43 1569 57 10 3 1 36.5

FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 5 8 9 45 88.9 1.60

2. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 6 8 12 48 66.7 1.33

3. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 6 7 10 40 70.0 1.17

4. Harris,Kyle-SDSU So 5 5 8 44 62.5 1.00

Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Sr 6 6 9 52 66.7 1.00

6. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 6 4 6 53 66.7 0.67

Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 6 4 8 48 50.0 0.67

8. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 4 2 3 23 66.7 0.50

Martinez, Braul-INS So 6 3 7 40 42.9 0.50

10. Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 5 2 4 43 50.0 0.40

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct.

1. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 6 8 12 48 66.7

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct.

1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 6 29 29 100.0

Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 6 19 19 100.0

Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 6 14 14 100.0

Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 6 14 14 100.0

Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 5 13 13 100.0

Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 4 12 12 100.0

7. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Sr 6 22 23 95.7

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 5 22 23 95.7



TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. Archie, Aaron-INS Fr 6 LB 27 30 57 9.5

McCleskey, Dony-INS Sr 6 DB 30 27 57 9.5

3. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 5 17 30 47 9.4

4. Evans,Preston-NDSU So 6 LB 30 25 55 9.2

5. Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 6 22 31 53 8.8

6. Sewall, Alex-INS So 5 DB 17 27 44 8.8

7. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 4 LB 14 19 33 8.2

8. Bledsoe, S.-YSU So 6 SS 37 12 49 8.2

Smith,Skylar-MSU Jr 6 24 25 49 8.2

10. Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Jr 6 15 32 47 7.8

11. Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 5 18 21 39 7.8

12. Hodge, Elijah-UNI Sr 6 LB 17 28 45 7.5

13. Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 5 LB 13 23 36 7.2

14. Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Jr 6 27 15 42 7.0

Thompson, Jamar-UNI Jr 6 LB 20 22 42 7.0

16. Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 6 18 23 41 6.8

17. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 5 DB 20 14 34 6.8

Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 5 12 22 34 6.8

19. Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Sr 5 LB 16 17 33 6.6

Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 5 DL 14 19 33 6.6

21. Mahoney, Josh-UNI Sr 6 LB 12 24 36 6.0

Rodgers, Marty-SIU Sr 5 17 13 30 6.0

Brodie,Cole-SDSU Jr 5 DB 16 14 30 6.0

Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 5 CB 19 11 30 6.0

Johnson,Chris-SDSU Sr 5 LB 14 16 30 6.0

26. Fort, L.J.-UNI So 6 LB 16 19 35 5.8

Keck,Michael-MSU So 6 16 19 35 5.8

28. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 5 17 12 29 5.8

Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Sr 5 LB 10 19 29 5.8

30. Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 6 15 18 33 5.5

31. Wise,Anthony-SDSU So 5 DB 15 12 27 5.4

32. Washington, Jac-INS Fr 6 LB 18 14 32 5.3

33. Steffen,Jake-SDSU So 4 DL 10 11 21 5.2

34. Wright, Paul-ILS Jr 5 12 14 26 5.2

Roberts,Ed-WIU Sr 5 17 9 26 5.2

36. McBride,Terrell-UNI Fr 6 DB 14 17 31 5.2

37. Tate, Deonta-YSU So 6 LB 19 11 30 5.0

Carter, Larry-INS So 6 DB 16 14 30 5.0

Malcolm, J.-ILS Jr 6 14 16 30 5.0

Franken,Tim-WIU So 5 10 15 25 5.0

41. Brown, Nate-INS Sr 6 DE 11 18 29 4.8

42. Ross, Brandian-YSU Jr 6 CB 20 8 28 4.7

Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Jr 6 SS 16 12 28 4.7

44. Williams, B.-SIU Sr 5 CB 18 4 22 4.4

45. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 6 DL 11 15 26 4.3

46. James,Kieron-WIU Fr 5 13 8 21 4.2

Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 5 14 7 21 4.2

Blackmon, Andre-INS Fr 5 DB 14 7 21 4.2

49. Hill, Taylor-YSU Fr 6 LB 9 16 25 4.2

Kinney, Chuck-UNI Sr 6 DL 6 19 25 4.2

SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 6 DL 6 1 7 1.17

2. Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 5 DL 3 2 5 1.00

3. Lane, Wes-UNI Sr 6 DL 2 2 4 0.67

4. Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 5 4 0 4 0.80

5. Savage, Mychal-YSU Sr 6 DE 3 1 4 0.67

6. Walker, Kyle-SIU Sr 4 LB 4 0 4 1.00

7. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 6 DE 2 1 3 0.50

Outler, Na'eem-YSU Jr 6 LB 2 1 3 0.50

9. Bazata,Steven-SDSU Sr 5 DL 2 1 3 0.60

Daniels,Mike-MSU Sr 5 3 0 3 0.60

11. Phelps, Doni-ILS Sr 6 3 0 3 0.50

12. Russo, Kyle-SIU Fr 5 DE 0 3 3 0.60

13. Millington, Dan-INS Sr 6 DE 3 0 3 0.50

14. Kinney, Chuck-UNI Sr 6 DL 1 1 2 0.33

15. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 4 LB 1 1 2 0.50

16. Seaman, Jason-SIU Jr 5 DE 1 1 2 0.40

Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 5 2 0 2 0.40

18. Steffen,Jake-SDSU So 4 DL 2 0 2 0.50

19. Boothby, Ben-UNI So 6 DL 2 0 2 0.33

20. Johnson,Chris-SDSU Sr 5 LB 1 1 2 0.40

TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 6 DL 7 2 8.0 1.33

2. Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 5 DL 6 3 7.5 1.50

3. Hodge, Elijah-UNI Sr 6 LB 6 1 6.5 1.08

4. Savage, Mychal-YSU Sr 6 DE 5 2 6.0 1.00

5. Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 5 5 2 6.0 1.20

6. Lane, Wes-UNI Sr 6 DL 4 4 6.0 1.00

Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Jr 6 6 0 6.0 1.00

8. Steffen,Jake-SDSU So 4 DL 5 1 5.5 1.38

9. Outler, Na'eem-YSU Jr 6 LB 5 1 5.5 0.92

10. Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 6 5 0 5.0 0.83

Brown, Nate-INS Sr 6 DE 4 2 5.0 0.83

Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Jr 6 DT 3 4 5.0 0.83

13. Boothby, Ben-UNI So 6 DL 3 3 4.5 0.75

Phelps, Doni-ILS Sr 6 4 1 4.5 0.75

15. Walker, Kyle-SIU Sr 4 LB 4 1 4.5 1.12

16. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 6 DE 3 2 4.0 0.67

Davis, Austin-ILS Fr 6 3 2 4.0 0.67

Richardet,Waylo-MSU Jr 6 3 2 4.0 0.67

Evans,Preston-NDSU So 6 LB 4 0 4.0 0.67

20. Hardy, Rod-INS So 6 DL 3 1 3.5 0.58



PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G

1. Stoudamire,P.-WIU Sr 5 10 0 10 2.00

2. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 5 3 4 7 1.40

3. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 5 3 3 6 1.20

Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 5 2 4 6 1.20

5. Bowman,Richard-NDSU Sr 6 7 0 7 1.17

6. Garrett, Chris-ILS Sr 6 4 2 6 1.00

7. Bledsoe, S.-YSU So 6 4 1 5 0.83

Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 6 5 0 5 0.83

9. Parnell,General-SDSU Jr 5 1 3 4 0.80

James,Kieron-WIU Fr 5 4 0 4 0.80

11. Malcolm, J.-ILS Jr 6 3 1 4 0.67

Jones, E.J.-ILS Jr 6 1 3 4 0.67

Strong,Jimmie-MSU So 6 3 1 4 0.67

Alvis,Cedric-MSU Sr 6 3 1 4 0.67

Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 6 4 0 4 0.67

16. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 5 1 2 3 0.60

Williams, B.-SIU Sr 5 3 0 3 0.60

Graham, Rashad-SIU So 5 3 0 3 0.60

19. Elliott, Andre-YSU Jr 6 2 1 3 0.50

Thompson, Jamar-UNI Jr 6 2 1 3 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 5 4 40 0 40 0.80

Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 5 4 18 0 13 0.80

3. Parnell,General-SDSU Jr 5 3 83 0 63 0.60

Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 5 3 62 0 40 0.60

5. Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 6 3 25 0 15 0.50

Jones, E.J.-ILS Jr 6 3 0 0 0 0.50

7. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 5 2 30 0 16 0.40

8. Fort, L.J.-UNI So 6 2 65 0 65 0.33

Garrett, Chris-ILS Sr 6 2 30 1 30 0.33

10. Jeske,Corey-SDSU Jr 4 1 32 0 32 0.25

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 6 3 0.50

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 6 2 0.33

Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 6 2 0.33

Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Jr 6 2 0.33

Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 6 2 0.33

6. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 4 1 0.25

7. Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 5 1 0.20

Ribbing,Travis-MSU So 5 1 0.20

Spann, Robert-SIU Jr 5 1 0.20

Wood,Eric-SDSU So 5 1 0.20

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. Visoky,Victor-WIU Jr 5 2 0.40

2. Colletti, Tony-SIU Sr 5 1 0.20

Barney,Terry-WIU Jr 5 1 0.20

Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 5 1 0.20

Sankey, Ray-ILS So 5 1 0.20

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 5 1 0.20

Coda, Chance-SIU So 5 1 0.20

Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 5 1 0.20

9. Jemison,Brandon-NDSU Fr 6 1 0.17

Piton, Mike-ILS Jr 6 1 0.17

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