Week 10 Missouri Valley Football Conference Release

Illinois State • Indiana State • Missouri State • North Dakota State • Northern IowaSouth Dakota State • Southern Illinois • Western Illinois • Youngstown State

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

Southern Illinois 6 0 184 75 1.000 7 1 271 113 .875South Dakota State 6 0 172 64 1.000 7 1 230 91 .875Northern Iowa 3 2 173 92 .600 5 3 285 116 .625Illinois State 3 2 129 140 .600 4 4 190 223 .500Missouri State 3 3 93 123 .500 5 4 162 195 .556Youngstown State 2 3 77 82 .400 4 4 156 162 .500North Dakota State 1 5 109 149 .167 2 7 230 259 .222Indiana State 1 5 45 216 .167 1 8 75 303 .111Western Illinois 0 5 68 109 .000 1 7 140 218 .125

Last Week’s ResultsSaturday, Nov. 7 *Western Illinois at Illinois State (Family Day) Normal, Ill. • 1:05 p.m. CT Series: WIU leads, 49-38-3 Last Year: WIU, 48-454 Note: Western has won the past two

meetings in the series and five of the last seven against Illinois State. The Redbirds haven’t won at home against the Leathernecks since 1999.

*Indiana State at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. • 1 p.m. CT Series: MSU leads, 15-8 Last Year: MSU, 27-244 Note: Missouri State has won the

past two meetings in the series, and five of the last six. Indiana State has an all-time 2-9 record in games at MSU, last winning there in 2001.

*#3 S. Illinois at #9 S. Dakota State Brookings, S.D. • 1 p.m. CT Series: SIU leads, 1-0 Last Year: SIU, 38-354 Note: The Salukis posted a three-

point win in Carbondale last year in the only previous meeting between the two schools. Kyle Dougherty’s 28-yarder with 2:59 remaining pro-vided the winning margin for SIU.

*Youngstown State at #11 UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa • 4:05 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 17-6 Last Year: UNI, 21-204 Note: UNI has eight-straight wins ver-

sus the Penguins, and YSU has not won in the UNI-Dome in four-straight trips. The last Youngstown State win there was a 29-20 result in 1999.

*denotes conference game

Valley Football (Oct. 31)Players of the Week

Offense QB Paul McIntosh, S. IllinoisDefense DE Coulter Boyer, N. Dakota StateSpecial Teams WR Bryce Morris, Southern IllinoisOffensive Lineman LG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Oct. 31)

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results

Upcoming Schedule (Nov. 7) Last Week (Oct. 31)

Saturday, Oct. 31 #3 Southern Illinois 33Indiana State 0

Southern Illinois only allowed 90 yards of total offense in a 33-0 shutout victory over Indiana State. Freshman QB Paul McIntosh threw for 159 yards and rushed for another 57 with two TDs on the ground in his first career start.

#9 South Dakota State 17Youngstown State 3

South Dakota State posted a 17-3 road victory at Youngstown State behind a stout defense and two rushing TDs from Kyle Minett. The ninth-ranked Jackrabbits matched their best start since 1963, holding an opponent without a touchdown for the third time this season. Minett carried the ball 22 times for 87 yards and added two receptions for 32 yards.

North Dakota State 14Western Illinois 7

Pat Paschall scored on a 24-yard run with 3:10 left and the defense came up with eight sacks and four turnovers to lead North Dakota State. Paschall rushed 19 times for 111 yards. He went over 100 yards for the eighth time this season and for the 12th time in his career.

Illinois State 24Missouri State 14

Illinois State held Missouri State scoreless in the second half and added a fourth-quarter field goal to secure a 24-14 win. RB Cliffton Gordon carried 30 times for 122 yards, includ-ing 67 in a stalemate of a second half, while freshman QB Matt Brown added 133 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

• • 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 (Nov. 2)

For All the Marbles For the first time since 2005, the league will have a winner-take-all contest as South Dakota State hosts Southern Illinois on Saturday. The winning team will claim at least a share of the regular-season title and the conference’s automatic bid into the FCS playoffs. The game will be the first meeting between two teams with 6-0 league records.

The Last Time ...? The last time the league had a decisive Saturday similar to next weekend’s SDSU-SIU game in Brookings was in 2005, when UNI claimed the league’s automatic bid on the final weekend of the regular season with a 25-24 victory against SIU. That forced a three-way co-championship and UNI won a tiebreaker with the tri-champs (SIU, YSU).

Another Top-25 Battle Southern Illinois and South Dakota State play one another this week, marking the third time this year that two ranked league teams will face one another. There have been 83 previous games in which two league teams ranked in the Top 25 played one another. Of those 83, 20 times both teams were in the Top 10. Two meetings have oc-curred in the playoffs. The home team is 51-32, while the higher-ranked team is 45-38.Ranked vs. Ranked, This Season

Oct. 17 -- #5 Southern Illinois 27, at #2 UNI 20Oct. 24 -- #11 S. Dakota State 24, #6 UNI 14

UNI Looks for Nine in a Row Youngstown State plays at UNI this week-end, and the Panthers are looking to win for the ninth-straight time against the Penguins. YSU has not won in the UNI-Dome in four-straight trips. The last Youngstown State win there was a 29-20 result in 1999. The league record for consecutive wins between two league members is 18, set by Western Illinois -- vs. Southern Illinois -- from 1984 until 2002. Win Streaks, Valley FB vs. Valley FB

18 W. Illinois vs. S. Illinois (1984-2002) 13 Youngstown vs. Indiana State (1997-present) 11 UNI vs. Indiana State (1991-2002) 9 Indiana State vs. S. Illinois (1994-03) 9 W. Illinois vs. Indiana State (2000-09) 8 Youngstown St. vs. Missouri St. (1996-04) 8 Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State (1976-83) 8 Western Illinois vs. Illinois State (1956-63) 8 Missouri State vs. Illinois State (1986-93) 8 Missouri St. vs. Southern Illinois (1987-94) 8 UNI vs. Missouri State (1990-98) 8 UNI vs. Youngstown State (2001-present)

Title Town In the league’s first 24 seasons, UNI has won or shared the title a league-best 14 times. Western Illinois has the second-most Valley Football titles, with five. Southern Illinois has four titles:Previous Missouri Valley Football Champs

1985 - UNI* 1997 - Western Illinois1986 - Eastern Illinois 1998 - Western Illinois1987 - UNI 1999 - Illinois State1988 - Western Illinois 2000 - Western Illinois1989 - MSU 2001 - UNI1990 - UNI/MSU* 2002 - WIU/WKU*1991 - UNI 2003 - UNI/S. Illinois*1992 - UNI 2004 - Southern Illinois 1993 - UNI 2005 - UNI/SIU*/YSU1994 - UNI 2006 - Youngstown State1995 - UNI/E. Illinois* 2007 - UNI1996 - UNI 2008 - S. Illinois/UNI*

*denotes at-large NCAA Tournament qualifier, other Valley Football champs (except for YSU in 2005 who did not get a playoff bid) earned automatic bids

Long-Time Rivals The second-oldest series between current league members is 90 - between Illinois State and Western Illinois (starting in 1904). Those two play one another in Normal on Saturday, Nov. 7.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)*96 - North Dakota St. vs. South Dakota St. (began in 1903)*90 - Illinois State vs. Western Illinois (began in 1904)*84 - Indiana State vs. Eastern Illinois (began in 1901)83 - South Dakota State vs. North Dakota (began in 1906)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)

*played or will play in 2009

Blank Stares Southern Illinois shut out Indiana State last weekend (33-0). Valley Football teams have recorded a minimum of three shutouts in nine of the past 10 years. Since 1985, a total of 22 conference games have been shut-outs, and Southern Illinois has three of those (two of them coming in the past two seasons):Team Last Shutout Recorded

ILS Sept. 24, 2005 (42-0 vs. Murray State)INS Aug. 29, 1996 (48-0 vs. Mars Hill)MSU Sept. 18, 2004 (45-0 vs. Union)NDSU Sept. 17, 2005 (41-0 vs. Weber State)UNI Sept. 19, 2009 (30-0 vs. Saint Francis)SDSU Sept. 19, 2009 (41-0 vs. Indiana State)SIU Oct. 31, 2009 (33-0 vs. Indiana State)WIU Oct. 18, 2008 (56-0 vs. Indiana State)YSU Sept. 26, 2009 (28-0 vs. Indiana State)

Offense

QB Paul McIntosh, Southern IllinoisFr., 6-2, 205, Evansville (Ind.) Reitz High Redshirt freshman QB Paul McIntosh threw for 159 yards and ran for 57 with two rushing touchdowns while making his first career start. He completed 15-of-22 passes without an interception in SIU’s 33-0 win over Indiana State. McIntosh’s longest completion was for 37 yards to Bryce Morris and his long run on the day was a 32-yard scamper. He was not sacked once on the afternoon.

Defense

DE Coulter Boyer, North Dakota StateSo., 6-4, 255, Hurley (S.D.) High Boyer had three of North Dakota State’s seven sacks in the Bison 14-7 win over Western Illinois in Macomb. Boyer had five tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Two of Boyer’s sacks came during the Leathernecks final two drives of the game including a forced fumble on the last drive. NDSU’s defense held Western Illinois to 206 yards of total offense. The Bison had a season-high four takeaways – the previous high was two at Iowa State and vs. Wagner.

Special TeamsWR Bryce Morris, Southern Illinois6-1, 215, Sr., Olathe (Kan.) South High Morris blocked a punt late in the second quarter that was recovered by Beau Hoffman and returned four yards for a touchdown. It was the second-straight game that SIU has blocked a punt. Morris finished the day with four catches for a career-high 80 yards and the first blocked punt of his career.

Offensive LinemanLG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State6-2, 290, So., Wheeling (Ill.) High Bledsoe led the way for Illinois State’s first 100-yard rusher of the season and graded out at 91 percent in ISU’s 24-14 road win at Missouri State on Saturday. The Wheeling, Ill., native was also credited with a pancake block and two knockdowns against the Bears as the Redbirds racked up a season-high 178 yards on the ground thanks to Cliffton Gordon’s career-high 122 yards rushing. Bledsoe and his teammates also did not allow a sack in the game, marking the third time this season the unit has accomplished that feat.

Players of the Week (Oct. 31)


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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 TelevisionTwo Teams Reach 6-0 Counting South Dakota State and South-ern Illinois this year, only 10 teams in league history have started a season with at least six-straight conference victories. All of the previous eight 6-0 teams won the league:Year Team, Note (* - denotes playoffs)

1985 *UNI was 5-0, won league [at 5-0]^1987 *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ W. Illinois started 5-0, finished second1988 *W. Illinois was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^1989 *MSU started 5-0, won league1994 *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^1995 *UNI started 5-0, won league1996 *UNI was 5-0, won league [at 5-0]^1997 *W. Illinois was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^1998 *W. Illinois started 5-0, won league1999 *Illinois St. was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^2003 *UNI started 5-0, won league *S. Illinois started 6-0, won league2004 S. Illinois was 7-0, won league [at 7-0]^2007 *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^2009 Southern Illinois started 6-0 South Dakota State started 6-0^teams that went undefeated in league play

Perfect Seasons in the League In 2007, UNI (6-0) became the ninth team in league history to win the conference title with an undefeated record. Before that, Southern Illinois (2004) was the last to do it. Illinois State (1999), Western Illinois (1988 and 1997) and UNI (1985, 1987, 1994, and 1996) have also gone unbeaten. SIU in 2004 was the only to go 7-0; UNI was 5-0 in 1985 and 1996; and the others were 6-0.

Behind the Eight Ball The Missouri Valley Football Conference has had at least two eight-game winners for 15-straight seasons. In 23 previous Valley Football seasons, 46 teams have won eight or more games during the regular season, and all but five have made the playoffs: UNI (in 1989 and 1999), WIU (in 1994), and YSU (in 2001 and 2005) are the only league teams to win eight and not make it.

Road Warriors Last weekend all four league teams won on the road in conference play, marking the first time since Nov. 22 of last year that it had happened. Notably, it also happened on Oct. 25, 2008, but before that the league had not gone 4-0 on the road in conference play since 2004. The league also was per-fect on the road on Nov. 3, 2007, although only three league games were played.

Winning on the Road (Part II) Notably, eight of the past 18 league champs needed a perfect road record to clinch the title. YSU is the only previous con-ference champion to win four league road games in a single season:Year League Champion(s) Conf. Road

1996 UNI 5-0 2-01997 Western Illinois 6-0 3-01998 Western Illinois 5-1 2-11999 Illinois State 6-0 3-02000 Western Illinois 6-0 3-02001 UNI 6-1 3-12002 Western Illinois 6-1 3-1 Western Kentucky 6-1 3-02003 Southern Illinois 6-1 3-1 UNI 6-1 3-12004 Southern Illinois 6-0 3-02005 Southern Illinois 5-2 3-1 UNI 5-2 2-2 Youngstown State 5-2 1-22006 Youngstown State 6-1 4-02007 UNI 6-0 3-02008 UNI 7-1 3-1 Southern Illinois 7-1 3-1

Unchartered Waters On Oct. 13, 2003, Southern Illinois (6-0) faced UNI (5-0) in a battle of league unbeat-ens. It marked the first time in league his-tory that two perfect conference teams faced each other that late in a season. League unbeatens South Dakota State and Southern Illinois play each other Nov. 7 in Brookings.

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

2009 Valley Football Teams in the Top 25


Winning on the Road In 2007, UNI set a league record by winning six road games. Only 12 teams in league history have won five road games in a season and all of them reached the playoffs. No previous league team had claimed six road victories in a season, although both Western Kentucky (2002) and Youngstown State (1997) won six away from home in a season as each won the national title in those respective seasons. Southern Illinois (2-0) and SDSU (3-0) are perfect on the MVFC road this year, while Missouri State has won four league road games in a row, dating back to last year. SIU’s road winning streak in league games is at five games.Team (Season) Road Home Total

Western Illinois (1988)* 5-1 5-1 10-2Northern Iowa (1991)* 5-2 6-0 11-2Western Illinois (1996)* 5-2 4-1 9-3Western Illinois (1997)* 5-1 6-1 11-2Youngstown St. (1997)* 5-1 7-1 13-2^Illinois State (1999)* 5-3 6-0 11-3Northern Iowa (2001)* 5-3 6-0 11-3Western Illinois (2002)* 5-1 6-1 11-2Western Kentucky (‘02)* 5-2 6-1 12-3^Western Illinois (2003)* 5-2 4-2 9-4Illinois State (2006)* 5-3 4-1 9-4Northern Iowa (2007)* 6-0 6-1 12-1

*denotes team that earned FCS playoff berth;^includes win at neutral site (national championship)

Harbor Approaches MSU Mark TE Clay Harbor posted his third 100-yard receiving game of the season -- and second in three games -- in Saturday’s game against Illinois State, pulling in eight passes for 102 yards. His eight receptions matched a career high and pushed him into first place on Missouri State’s career pass receptions list at 138. His 47 receptions this season is already a career high and makes him just the second MSU player to record three seasons with 40 catches or more (Jason Cannon, 1995-96-97). He has at least one pass reception in 31-straight games. That streak is now the second-longest string in Bears’ history (the record is 33 by Jason Cannon, 1995-97). It’s the eighth-best streak in the league’s 25-year history.CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/CATCH, MVFC History

44, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 1997-0038, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1996-9935, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 2003-0633, Gunnard Twyner, Western Illinois, 1993-9533, Jason Cannon, Missouri State, 1995-9733, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1997-9932, Alan Turner, Southern Illinois, 2006-0731, Clay Harbor, Missouri State, 2006-current30, Kyle Smith, Youngstown State, 2003-05

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) Two Reach 1,000 Yards Only 10 times in the league’s 25-year his-tory has a league RB reached 1,000 yards in seven or fewer games. Pat Paschall of North Dakota State got 1,017 yards in his first sev-en games, while Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim had 1,025 yards through the Salukis’ first seven contests. It marks just the second time in league history that two RBs reached 1,000 yards through seven games during the same season (the other coming in 2006).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 1,4912009 Deji Karim, SIU 7 1,025 ?2009 Pat Paschall, NDSU 7 1,017 ?7 players reached 1,000 yards in their eighth game.

*indicates yardage total reached in milestone game

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 four candidates who are currently challenging for the nation’s rushing title, as NDSU’s Pat Pas-chall leads the nation while SIU’s Deji Karim ranks No. 2. Notably, four league rushers are in the Top 6 in the NCAA rankings.Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders

1 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 141.002 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 139.003 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 125.754 James Mallory, C. Conn, Sr. 113.505 Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois, Sr. 111.886 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 110.757 Ryan White, Austin Peay, Jr. 108.638 Chase Reynolds, Montana, Jr. 102.759 Curtis Pulley, Florida A&M, Sr. 101.2510 Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington, So. 100.33

Leading the Nation Several league players rank among the national leaders through nine weeks in the season. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 3 nationally:

#1 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (141.0 rushing yards/game)#2 - Deji Karim, SIU (139.0 rushing yards/game)#2 - Deji Karim, SIU (195.25 all-purpose yards/game)#3 - Eyad Salem, ILS (8.38 receptions/game)#3 - Korey Lindsey, SIU (.75 interceptions/game)

#1 - South Dakota State (scoring defense)#2 - UNI (pass efficiency)#3 - South Dakota State (pass efficiency defense)


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 -- OC Austin Steichen, UNIOct. 17Offense -- TE Clay Harbor, Missouri StateDefense -- CB Brandon Williams, S. IllinoisSp. Teams -- PK Matt Hottelman, MSULineman -- LT Josh Jellison, Indiana StateOct. 24Offense -- QB Ryan Roberts, Indiana State*Defense -- DB Korey Lindsey, S. IllinoisSp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OC Ryan McKnight, S. Dakota St.Oct. 31Offense -- QB Paul McIntosh, S. IllinoisDefense -- DE Coulter Boyer, N. Dakota St.Sp. Teams -- WR Bryce Morris, S. IllinoisLineman -- LG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois StateNov. 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 WeekSix on FCS Lists Six Valley football players are among 40 nationwide players listed by The Sports Net-work as official “Payton Watch” and “Buch-anan Battle” members. The honors will be presented at the 23rd annual FCS College Football Awards in Chattanooga.

QB Pat Grace, UNI (Payton)RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois (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)

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.

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25 Including the Nov. 2 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 88-straight regular-season polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (64), 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 43 of the last 46 regular-season polls. South Dakota State and Southern Illinois represent 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 Southern Illinois (3/3), South Da-kota State (9/9), and UNI (12/11) [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Net-work rankings.] Illinois State and Missouri State are among those schools receiving votes this week.

(Nov. 2) TSN Coaches

Richmond (CAA) [8-0] 1 1Montana (Big Sky) [8-0] 2 2Southern Illinois (MVFC) [7-1] 3 3Villanova (CAA) [7-1] 4 4William & Mary (CAA) [7-1] 5 5

Elon (Southern) [7-1] 6 6Appalachian State (Southern) [6-2] 7 8New Hampshire (CAA) [7-1] 8 7South Dakota State (MVFC) [7-1] 9 9South Carolina State (MEAC) [7-1] 10 10

Northern Iowa (MVFC) [5-3] 11 12McNeese State (Southland) [6-2] 12 11Holy Cross (Patriot) [7-1] 13 14Eastern Illinois (OVC) [7-2] 14 13Stephen F. Austin (Southland) [6-2] 15 18

Liberty (Big South) [6-2] 16 17Jacksonville State (OVC) [5-3] 17 15Colgate (Patriot) [8-1] 18 20Weber State (Big Sky) [5-4] 19 21Central Arkansas (Southland) [5-3] 20 19

Eastern Washington (Big Sky) [5-1] 21 16Prairie View A&M (SWAC) [5-1] 22 22Delaware (CAA) [5-3] 23 25Florida A&M (MEAC) [6-2] 24 23Lafayette (Patriot) [7-1] 25 24

Illinois State (MVFC) rv --Missouri State (MVFC) rv --

Offense RB Dre Gibbs, WIU -- 7th career 100-yard rushing game with 109 yards on 24 carries. RB Cliffton Gordon, ILS -- Career highs with 30 carries and 122 yards in win at Missouri State. TE Clay Harbor, MSU -- 8 catches, 102 yards vs. Illinois State RB Kyle Minett, SDSU -- 22 carries, 87 yards and two TDs, 2 catches, 32 yards in win at YSU. RB Pat Paschall, NDSU -- 19 carries, 111 yards and two TDs, 3 catches, 44 yards in win at WIU.

Defense DE Danny Batten, SDSU -- 8 tackles, 1 sack, YSU had only 1 play in the red zone in SDSU victory. LB CJ Cook, INS -- 10 tackles, career-high 3 TFLs vs. Southern Illinois LB Buddy Dudczak, WIU -- career-best 13 total tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs. LB Ryan Patton, SIU -- 6 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack as SIU limited Indiana State to 90 yards (ninth fewest yards allowed in school history) DL Bert Whigham, ILS -- 5 tackles, 2 sacks (career high), 2 PBUs LB Antoine Wilkinson, MSU -- Career-high 20 tackles (10 solo), 1 TFL, 1 PBU

Special Teams PK Zach Kutch, ILS -- 42-yard FG in 24-14 win at MSU. He is now 10-of-15 on the year. P Gabe Mullane, INS -- 9 punts (34.9 average) -- long of 50 yards, two inside the 20-yard line. P Dean Priddy, SDSU -- 5 punts (43.6 average) -- long of 54 yards and two inside the 20-yard line. RS Shamen Washington, NDSU -- 1 kickoff return (65 yards) to set up a TD in a 14-7 win at WIU.

Last Week’s Other Top Stars

ILLINOIS STATE

Record: 4-4, 3-2Last Week: W, Missouri State, 24-14

This Week: Western Illinois

Full Steam Ahead Through seven games, no Redbird had rushed for 100 yards or more in a game. Cliffton Gordon had 122 yards on 30 carries against the Bears. Both marks were new career highs for Gordon, who just missed out on a 100-yard effort earlier this season against Austin Peay (96).

Stopping The Run Illinois State entered Saturday’s game giving up 223 yards per game on the ground to its opponents. How-ever, that all changed as the Redbirds held the Bears to just 31 yards on 28 carries in a 24-14 win in Springfield. The 31 yards were the second fewest given up by the Redbirds defense, which held Austin Peay to just 14 yards on 32 carries in a 38-7 win.

Look What I Found ISU TE Brandon Venson stepped under a deflected hail-mary pass on the final play of the first half to score the go-ahead touchdown and give ISU a 21-14 lead at the half. The TD catch was the first of Venson’s career and the second of the game for QB Matt Brown, who has now thrown for two touchdowns in four-straight games.

Illinois State (4-4,3-2) ---------------------------------------------- 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, W, 38-21 10-31 *at Missouri State, W, 24-14 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

INDIANA STATE

Record: 1-8, 1-5Last Week: L, Southern Illinois, 0-33

This Week: at Missouri State

Going For More Indiana State won its first MVFC contest of the season on October 24 in a 17-14 Homecoming victory over West-ern Illinois. The Sycamores travel to Missouri State this week and conclude the season on Nov. 14 against North Dakota State. If the Sycamores earn a victory in either of those contest, ISU will finish the season with multiple wins for the first time since the 2004 cam-paign and with multiple league victories for the first time since 2002.

Youngest Team In research conducted nationally last week, it was determined that Indiana State has played 13 true freshmen this season, which is the second most in the nation, only behind Northwestern State. Included in that number is a nation-leading nine true freshmen who have started at least one contest during the 2009 campaign.

Archie Ranks No. 3 Indiana State redshirt freshman LB Aaron Archie ranks third in the league with a 10.1 tackles per game aver-age, which leads the Sycamores and is ranked 23rd nationally. He heads up a group of three Sycamore defen-sive starters, which rank in the top six league-wide for tackles per game and are in the top 64 nationally. Behind Archie is Donye McCleskey (8.8) and sophomore Alex Sewall (8.4).

Indiana State (1-8,1-5) ---------------------------------------------- 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, L, 21-38 10-24 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 17-14 10-31 *#3 S. ILLINOIS, L, 0-33 11-07 *at Missouri State 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

Record: 5-4, 3-3Last Week: L, Illinois State, 14-24

This Week: Indiana State

Kirby Ties MSU Record QB Cody Kirby threw two TD passes against Illinois State on Saturday, giving him 36 for his career and tying Mitch Ware (1976-79) and Jeremy Hoog (1994-97) for the all-time MSU lead. Kirby threw for 248 yards in the game, marking his 13th career 200-yard output and fifth this season. Kirby also extended his streak to 7 consecutive games with a TD pass and matched a career best by not throwing an intercep-tion for the second straight contest. Another Close Contest With a 10-point loss on Saturday, the Bears are now 4-2 this season in games decided by 10 points or less. Each of the Bears’ last five contests has been decided by 10 points or less, and MSU has gone 3-2 during that span. Home Sweet Home? The Bears are now 2-3 at Plaster Field in 2009, losing all three home MVFC games so far this season. The Bears were 1-4 at home last season, and have not posted back-to-back los-ing home records since 1994-95. Reaching Milestones Two Bears posted kicking milestones on Saturday. PK Matt Hottelman kicked off for the 200th time in his career during the ISU game, and punter Jordan Chiles notched his 100th career punt.

Missouri State (5-4,3-3) ---------------------------------------------- 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, W, 17-16 10-24 *at N. Dakota St., W, 21-17 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 14-24 11-07 *INDIANA STATE 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 2-7, 1-5Last Week: W, at W. Illinois, 14-7

This Week: idle

Paschall Continues to Lead RB Pat Paschall moved back into the lead in NCAA Division I FCS rushing. Through eight games played, Paschall is averaging 141 yards per game compared to 139 yards per game for Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim. Paschall has eight 100-yard rushing efforts this season and 12 in his career. In 27 ca-reer games, Paschall has rushed 356 times for 2,259 yards and 16 TDs. He ranks 13th in rushing on the Bison all-time charts, moving past Ken Rota (29g, 474-2219 yards, 33 TDs/1965-67). His dozen 100-yard games at tied for 8th on the NDSU career list.

Dominant Defense NDSU’s defense held Western Illinois to 206 yards of total offense. The Bison had a season-high four takeaways – the previous high was two at Iowa State and vs. Wagner. Cyrus Lemon’s interception was NDSU’s first pick since the Wagner game and Lemon’s third career interception. NDSU’s seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss were a season-high.

Crowd Control In the NCAA Division I FCS atten-dance figures thru games played Oct. 31, North Dakota State ranks 7th, averaging 17,069 fans over four home dates with one home game remaining Nov. 21 against Youngstown State.

North Dakota State (2-7,1-5) ---------------------------------------------- 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 #14 SDSU, L, 13-28 10-24 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 17-21 10-31 *at Western Illinois, W, 14-7 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 5-3, 3-2Last Week: idle

This Week: Youngstown State

Schedule Strength UNI has suffered three losses this season but the combined record of the teams the Panthers have lost to is 23-2. Iowa is ranked No. 4 in the latest BCS standings and has a perfect 8-0 record. Both Southern Illinois and South Dakota State enter this week’s action with identical 7-1 records.

Senior Laden Line The Panthers’ offensive line has been vital to the team’s success through seven games. Led by five starting seniors (Austin Howard, Nate Herrig, Austin Steichen, Jason Fiacco, and Jordan Limbaugh), UNI has only allowed seven total sacks on the season. Not only are the men up front keeping the Panthers from moving backwards, they have also been a force in the ground game. UNI’s 195.9 yards rushing per contest is the 11th-best mark in all of FCS football.

Farley is Perfect vs. YSU UNI and head coach Mark Farley have won eight straight games against Youngstown State, including a pair of one-point victories in each of the past two seasons. UNI holds a 16-7 all-time lead in the series, which included a 9-3 advantage in games played in the UNI-Dome.

Northern Iowa (5-3,3-2) ---------------------------------------------- 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 *#5 S. ILLINOIS, L, 20-27 10-24 *at #11 SDSU, L, 14-24 11-07 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 11-14 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-21 *at Illinois State

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 7-1, 6-0Last Week: W, Youngstown St, 17-3

This Week: Southern Illinois

Success in the MVFC The ninth-ranked Jackrabbits matched their best start since 1963, improving to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the MVFC by holding an opponent without a TD for the third time this season. SDSU is 12-2 in MVFC games since joining the league in 2008, and extended its league winning streak to seven after the 17-3 win at YSU.

Fox Moves Up the List Glen Fox caught four passes, mov-ing past both Dennis Thomas (127 receptions from 1982-85) and Darren Baartman (128 receptions from 1988-91) for fifth place on the SDSU career receptions chart with 130.

Minett Ranks No. 6 Kyle Minett upped his career rush-ing total to 2,651 yards, putting him in sixth place as he passed Darwin Gonnerman (2,598 yards from 1966-68). Minett has scored a touchdown either rushing or receiving in 18 of the 20 games the Jackrabbits have played since the start of 2008.

Defense Shines Again SDSU has allowed only one touch-down in each of the first and third quarters this season. Conrad Kjer-stad recorded his fourth interception of the year and ninth of his career on YSU’s final offensive play of the game. South Dakota State (7-1,6-0) ---------------------------------------------- 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 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 28-13 10-24 *#6 UNI, W, 24-14 10-31 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-3 11-07 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Record: 7-1, 6-0Last Week: W, Indiana State, 33-0This Week: at South Dakota State

Salukis Continue Streak Southern Illinois has won a league-leading 12-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference games and have won its last 17 regular-season home games.Consecutive Wins (league games only):13, UNI, 1993-9512, Southern Illinois, 2008-present11, Western Illinois, 1997-1998 9, UNI, 1987-88 9, Southern Illinois, 2004-05 8, Missouri State, 1988-89 8, UNI, 1991-92 8, UNI, 2006-08

Block Party Wide receiver Bryce Morris had a career-high 80 yards receiving as well as a blocked punt that Beau Hoffman returned four-yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter. Southern Illinois has blocked a punt in each of the last two games for the first time since late October of 2006.

Dominant Defense The 90 yards Indiana State gained against SIU last Saturday tied for the ninth fewest total yards allowed by a Saluki defense in program history. The Dawgs have allowed 50 yards or less rushing in their last two games. The Salukis have won 12-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference games and can tie the league record with a win at South Dakota State.

Southern Illinois (7-1,6-0) ---------------------------------------------- 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 #2 UNI, W, 27-20 10-24 *YOUNGSTOWN ST., W, 27-8 10-31 *at Indiana State, W, 33-0 11-07 *at South Dakota State 11-14 *MISSOURI STATE 11-21 at Southeast Mo. State

WESTERN ILLINOIS

Record: 1-7, 0-5Last Week: L, N. Dakota State, 7-14

This Week: at Illinois State

Holding Down the Bison North Dakota State averages 27 points per game and the Leatherneck defense was successful in holding the Bison below its typical scoring aver-age, allowing just 14 points.

Dudczak Leads the ‘D’ Linebacker Kyle Glazier has led or co-led Western Illinois’ defensive efforts in five games this season. Saturday, fellow captain and senior, Buddy Dudczak took on the leader-ship role as he registered a career-best 13 total tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs. Gibbs Reaches 100 Again Senior running back Dre Gibbs recorded his seventh career 100-yard rushing game against the Bison. He tallied 109 yards on 24 carries for his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game this season.

Western Illinois (1-7,0-5) ---------------------------------------------- 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, L, 16-17 10-24 *at Indiana State, L, 14-17 10-31 *N. DAKOTA STATE, L, 7-14 11-07 *at Illinois State 11-14 *at Northern Iowa 11-21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Record: 4-4, 2-3Last Week: L, S. Dakota State, 3-17

This Week: at UNI

Summers’ Impressive Starts Senior quarterback Brandon Sum-mers has been extremely sharp in the first halves of the last four games. Summers has completed 44-of-52 passes (84.6 percent) for 407 yards and three touchdowns.

Wins vs. Losses The difference between win-ning and losing can pretty much be dictated by turnovers and red-zone performance so far this year for the Guins. In the four victories, YSU has caused 14 turnovers while giving the ball up just five times. In the red zone of those victories, YSU is 14-of-18 (78 percent) while its opponents are 5-for-9 (56 percent). In the four defeats, YSU has committed 10 turn-overs while causing just two. In the red zone, the Guins are 0-of-6 while opponents are a 14-of-15, including 10 touchdowns. Also, in the wins, YSU has scored 18 touchdowns compared to just two in its four losses.

Dependable Duo Wide receivers Donald Jones and Dominique Barnes have combined for 99 receptions, 1,067 yards and eight touchdowns this season. In their two years together (20 games), they have 168 receptions for 1,945 yards and scored 18 times. Jones has 55 recep-tions this year, the most in a season by a Guin since 1999.

Youngstown State (4-4,2-3) ---------------------------------------------- 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 #3 S. Illinois, L, 8-27 10-31 *#9 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 3-17 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. 31

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

1. Northern Iowa 8 36 11 36 0 0 0 285 35.6

2. Southern Illinois 8 33 13 32 0 0 1 271 33.9

3. South Dakota State 8 28 11 27 1 0 0 230 28.8

4. North Dakota State 9 30 7 27 1 0 0 230 25.6

5. Illinois State 8 23 10 22 0 0 0 190 23.8

6. Youngstown State 8 20 5 19 1 0 0 156 19.5

7. Missouri State 9 21 5 21 0 0 0 162 18.0

8. Western Illinois 8 19 2 18 0 0 1 140 17.5

9. Indiana State 9 9 4 9 0 0 0 75 8.3

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

1. South Dakota State 8 11 5 10 0 0 0 91 11.4

2. Southern Illinois 8 13 7 12 1 0 0 113 14.1

3. Northern Iowa 8 13 8 12 1 0 0 116 14.5

4. Youngstown State 8 21 5 21 0 0 0 162 20.2

5. Missouri State 9 25 6 25 0 0 1 195 21.7

6. Western Illinois 8 26 12 24 0 0 1 218 27.2

7. Illinois State 8 29 7 28 0 0 0 223 27.9

8. North Dakota State 9 34 7 34 0 0 0 259 28.8

9. Indiana State 9 38 12 35 1 0 1 303 33.7

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

1. Northern Iowa 8 1567 1945 511 3512 6.9 33 439.0

2. Southern Illinois 8 1710 1626 528 3336 6.3 30 417.0

3. North Dakota State 9 1892 1575 575 3467 6.0 28 385.2

4. South Dakota State 8 1218 1656 503 2874 5.7 27 359.2

5. Illinois State 8 798 1972 559 2770 5.0 22 346.2

6. Youngstown State 8 1046 1579 537 2625 4.9 18 328.1

7. Missouri State 9 989 1792 588 2781 4.7 19 309.0

8. Western Illinois 8 920 1454 498 2374 4.8 16 296.8

9. Indiana State 9 806 711 481 1517 3.2 9 168.6

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

1. South Dakota State 8 719 1463 541 2182 4.0 8 272.8

2. Youngstown State 8 986 1348 499 2334 4.7 19 291.8

3. Northern Iowa 8 848 1495 515 2343 4.5 11 292.9

4. Southern Illinois 8 854 1657 543 2511 4.6 12 313.9

5. Western Illinois 8 1365 1470 526 2835 5.4 24 354.4

6. Missouri State 9 1273 1921 606 3194 5.3 23 354.9

7. North Dakota State 9 1457 1890 570 3347 5.9 31 371.9

8. Indiana State 9 1711 1747 619 3458 5.6 34 384.2

9. Illinois State 8 1597 1488 481 3085 6.4 29 385.6

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

1. Southern Illinois 8 323 1710 5.3 93 19 213.8

2. North Dakota State 9 342 1892 5.5 91 17 210.2

3. Northern Iowa 8 298 1567 5.3 68 16 195.9

4. South Dakota State 8 284 1218 4.3 64 16 152.2

5. Youngstown State 8 301 1046 3.5 73 7 130.8

6. Western Illinois 8 288 920 3.2 24 8 115.0

7. Missouri State 9 341 989 2.9 57 9 109.9

8. Illinois State 8 265 798 3.0 42 10 99.8

9. Indiana State 9 304 806 2.7 91 6 89.6

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


2. Northern Iowa 8 268 848 3.2 59 4 106.0



5. Missouri State 9 343 1273 3.7 21 11 141.4



8. Indiana State 9 380 1711 4.5 54 23 190.1

9. Illinois State 8 298 1597 5.4 93 17 199.6

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

1. Illinois State 8 199-294-7 67.7 1972 6.7 12 246.5

2. Northern Iowa 8 132-213-6 62.0 1945 9.1 17 243.1

3. South Dakota State 8 146-219-4 66.7 1656 7.6 11 207.0

4. Southern Illinois 8 125-205-5 61.0 1626 7.9 11 203.2

5. Missouri State 9 150-247-11 60.7 1792 7.3 10 199.1

6. Youngstown State 8 150-236-13 63.6 1579 6.7 11 197.4

7. Western Illinois 8 110-210-10 52.4 1454 6.9 8 181.8

8. North Dakota State 9 123-233-8 52.8 1575 6.8 11 175.0

9. Indiana State 9 81-177-11 45.8 711 4.0 3 79.0

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




4. Illinois State 8 107-183-8 58.5 1488 8.1 12 186.0

5. Northern Iowa 8 151-247-7 61.1 1495 6.1 7 186.9

6. Indiana State 9 150-239-8 62.8 1747 7.3 11 194.1



9. Missouri State 9 162-263-8 61.6 1921 7.3 12 213.4

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

1. Northern Iowa 8 132-213-6 62.0 1945 243.1 17 159.4



4. Illinois State 8 199-294-7 67.7 1972 246.5 12 132.7

5. Missouri State 9 150-247-11 60.7 1792 199.1 10 126.1




9. Indiana State 9 81-177-11 45.8 711 79.0 3 72.7

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



3. Northern Iowa 8 151-247-7 61.1 1495 186.9 7 115.7



6. Missouri State 9 162-263-8 61.6 1921 213.4 12 131.9

7. Indiana State 9 150-239-8 62.8 1747 194.1 11 132.7

8. Illinois State 8 107-183-8 58.5 1488 186.0 12 139.7




KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

1. Southern Illinois 8 23 527 1 82 22.9

2. Northern Iowa 8 22 501 1 88 22.8

3. South Dakota State 8 23 511 0 51 22.2

4. Indiana State 9 47 963 0 57 20.5

5. North Dakota State 9 45 902 0 70 20.0

6. Western Illinois 8 46 921 1 93 20.0

7. Missouri State 9 30 582 0 64 19.4

8. Illinois State 8 34 647 0 44 19.0

9. Youngstown State 8 26 467 0 33 18.0

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg.


2. Northern Iowa 8 13 145 1 33 11.2

3. Illinois State 8 14 132 0 24 9.4

4. Indiana State 9 11 99 0 30 9.0





9. Missouri State 9 6 32 0 3 5.3

INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.




4. Indiana State 9 8 78 0 26 9.8

5. Illinois State 8 8 42 1 30 5.2

6. Missouri State 9 8 86 0 31 10.8

7. Northern Iowa 8 7 170 1 65 24.3



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

1. Southern Illinois 8 35 1513 43.2 57 1.6 6 38.2

2. Illinois State 8 33 1256 38.1 59 1.8 2 35.1

3. South Dakota State 8 39 1615 41.4 110 2.8 7 35.0

4. Western Illinois 8 42 1574 37.5 113 2.7 2 33.8

5. Missouri State 9 42 1563 37.2 152 3.6 1 33.1

6. North Dakota State 9 46 1741 37.8 184 4.0 4 32.1

7. Northern Iowa 8 27 1004 37.2 64 2.4 5 31.1

8. Indiana State 9 66 2203 33.4 287 4.3 1 28.7

9. Youngstown State 8 36 1360 37.8 207 5.8 6 28.7

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

1. Northern Iowa 8 55 3480 63.3 926 3 45.3





6. Illinois State 8 40 2241 56.0 682 1 38.5

7. Missouri State 9 36 2272 63.1 786 6 37.9

8. Indiana State 9 22 1259 57.2 417 1 37.4


FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct.

1. Southern Illinois 8 13 16 . 8 1 2

2. Northern Iowa 8 11 14 . 7 8 6

3. Illinois State 8 10 15 . 6 6 7

4. South Dakota State 8 11 17 . 6 4 7

5. North Dakota State 9 7 13 . 5 3 8

6. Missouri State 9 5 10 . 5 0 0

7. Youngstown State 8 5 11 . 4 5 5

8. Indiana State 9 4 10 . 4 0 0

9. Western Illinois 8 2 7 . 2 8 6

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct.

1. Northern Iowa 8 36 36 1.000

South Dakota State 8 27 27 1.000

Illinois State 8 22 22 1.000

Missouri State 9 21 21 1.000

Youngstown State 8 19 19 1.000

Western Illinois 8 18 18 1.000

Indiana State 9 9 9 1.000

8. Southern Illinois 8 32 33 . 9 7 0

9. North Dakota State 9 27 29 . 9 3 1

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G

1. Southern Illinois 8 21 159 2.62


3. South Dakota State 8 18 128 2.25

4. Western Illinois 8 17 126 2.12


North Dakota State 9 17 112 1.89

7. Missouri State 9 15 110 1.67

8. Youngstown State 8 13 77 1.62

9. Indiana State 9 12 96 1.33

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G




4. Illinois State 8 12 86 1.50


6. North Dakota State 9 17 104 1.89




FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 8 74 85 10 169 21.1



4. Illinois State 8 42 106 10 158 19.8

5. Missouri State 9 66 73 16 155 17.2




9. Indiana State 9 43 29 9 81 9.0



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


2. Northern Iowa 8 52 71 10 133 16.6




6. Illinois State 8 79 56 14 149 18.6


8. Missouri State 9 73 94 8 175 19.4

9. Indiana State 9 86 83 12 181 20.1

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










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










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



Northern Iowa 8 4 8 50.0







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. Illinois State 8 253:37 31:42

2. Youngstown State 8 250:09 31:16

3. North Dakota State 9 273:09 30:21

4. Western Illinois 8 240:38 30:04

5. Northern Iowa 8 240:09 30:01

6. South Dakota State 8 239:55 29:59

7. Missouri State 9 269:29 29:56

8. Southern Illinois 8 238:37 29:49

9. Indiana State 9 244:25 27:09

TURNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G

1. South Dakota State 8 2 15 17 4 4 8 +9 1.12

Southern Illinois 8 3 16 19 5 5 10 +9 1.12

3. Northern Iowa 8 8 7 15 6 6 12 +3 0.38

4. Youngstown State 8 7 9 16 2 13 15 +1 0.12

Illinois State 8 4 8 12 4 7 11 +1 0.12

6. North Dakota State 9 8 3 11 5 8 13 -2 -0.22

Missouri State 9 6 8 14 5 11 16 -2 -0.22

8. Indiana State 9 4 8 12 7 11 18 -6 -0.67

9. Western Illinois 8 10 4 14 11 10 21 -7 -0.88

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

1. Northern Iowa 8 32-34 94.1 22 15-7 10-10 1

2. Southern Illinois 8 25-29 86.2 18 13-5 7-8 2

3. Illinois State 8 22-26 84.6 18 10-8 4-5 2

4. South Dakota State 8 30-37 81.1 22 14-8 8-11 2

5. North Dakota State 9 25-31 80.6 19 13-6 5-6 2

6. Indiana State 9 10-14 71.4 6 5-1 4-6 1

7. Missouri State 9 15-23 65.2 12 8-4 3-5 3

8. Youngstown State 8 14-24 58.3 11 5-6 3-6 4

9. Western Illinois 8 11-19 57.9 10 8-2 1-5 2



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

1. South Dakota State 8 7-11 63.6 7 5-2 0-0 1

2. Missouri State 9 21-29 72.4 16 11-5 5-8 2

3. Northern Iowa 8 14-19 73.7 9 4-5 5-7 1

4. Southern Illinois 8 17-23 73.9 9 3-6 7-9 3

5. Western Illinois 8 24-31 77.4 17 11-6 7-9 1

6. Youngstown State 8 19-24 79.2 15 10-5 4-5 2

7. Indiana State 9 35-44 79.5 24 19-5 11-16 2

8. Illinois State 8 19-23 82.6 13 10-3 6-7 1

9. North Dakota State 9 24-28 85.7 21 14-7 3-4 1

ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success%







Missouri State 9 0 0 0.0



ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success%


Southern Illinois 8 0 1 0.0









Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31

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

1. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 8 164 1128 6.9 9 91 141.0

2. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 8 154 1112 7.2 11 93 139.0

3. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 8 198 895 4.5 5 24 111.9

4. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 8 182 886 4.9 12 64 110.8

5. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 7 81 555 6.9 4 68 79.3

Smith, Kevin-YSU Sr 7 128 555 4.3 3 25 79.3

7. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 8 119 441 3.7 4 42 55.1

8. Anderson,Carlos-UNI Fr 8 91 423 4.6 3 23 52.9

9. Cooper-Falls,Mi-MSU Fr 7 65 307 4.7 2 57 43.9

10. Gordon,Cliffton-ILS So 8 87 350 4.0 5 17 43.8

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

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 8 129-207-5 1904 17 238.0

2. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 8 168-257-6 1744 11 218.0

3. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 9 149-244-11 1776 10 197.3

4. Summers, B.-YSU Sr 8 149-234-13 1560 11 195.0

5. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 7 96-162-4 1273 10 181.9

6. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 8 106-196-8 1348 9 168.5

7. Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Sr 6 77-114-2 912 6 152.0

8. O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Fr 7 69-105-2 744 5 106.3

9. Lunt,Wil-WIU So 6 51-102-7 540 3 9 0 . 0

10. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 9 38-83-4 360 1 4 0 . 0

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

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 8 129-207-5 1904 17 161.9

2. Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Sr 6 77-114-2 912 6 148.6

3. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 7 96-162-4 1273 10 140.7

4. O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Fr 7 69-105-2 744 5 137.1

5. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 8 168-257-6 1744 11 131.8

6. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 9 149-244-11 1776 10 126.7

7. Summers, B.-YSU Sr 8 149-234-13 1560 11 124.1

8. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 8 106-196-8 1348 9 118.8

9. Lunt,Wil-WIU So 6 51-102-7 540 3 9 0 . 5

10. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 9 38-83-4 360 1 7 6 . 6

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

1. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 8 67 686 5 34 85.8 8.4

2. Jones, Donald-YSU Sr 8 55 546 4 32 68.2 6.9

3. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 8 47 648 4 51 81.0 5.9

4. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 8 44 521 4 42 65.1 5.5

5. Harbor,Clay-MSU Sr 9 47 607 3 53 67.4 5.2

6. Allaria, Joe-SIU Jr 8 40 539 3 86 67.4 5.0

Fox,Glen-SDSU Sr 8 40 484 3 63 60.5 5.0

8. Eyman, D.P.-UNI Sr 8 33 474 3 47 59.2 4.1

9. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Sr 8 31 541 3 62 67.6 3.9

Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 8 31 525 5 57 65.6 3.9

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

1. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 8 67 686 5 34 10.2 85.8

2. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 8 47 648 4 51 13.8 81.0

3. Jones, Donald-YSU Sr 8 55 546 4 32 9.9 68.2

4. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Sr 8 31 541 3 62 17.5 67.6

5. Harbor,Clay-MSU Sr 9 47 607 3 53 12.9 67.4

6. Allaria, Joe-SIU Jr 8 40 539 3 86 13.5 67.4

7. Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 8 31 525 5 57 16.9 65.6

8. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 8 44 521 4 42 11.8 65.1

9. Fox,Glen-SDSU Sr 8 40 484 3 63 12.1 60.5

10. Eyman, D.P.-UNI Sr 8 33 474 3 47 14.4 59.2

TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 8 171 1904 268 2075 259.4

2. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 8 21 1744 290 1765 220.6

3. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 9 8 1776 323 1784 198.2

4. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 7 82 1273 199 1355 193.6

5. Summers, B.-YSU Sr 8 -12 1560 284 1548 193.5

6. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 8 173 1348 263 1521 190.1

7. Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Sr 6 53 912 133 965 160.8

8. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 8 1128 0 164 1128 141.0

9. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 8 1112 0 154 1112 139.0

10. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 8 895 0 198 895 111.9

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

1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 8 13 0 0 0 78 9.8

2. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 8 12 0 0 0 72 9.0

3. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 8 0 13 32 0 71 8.9

4. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 8 0 9 33 0 60 7.5

5. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 8 9 0 0 0 54 6.8

6. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 8 0 10 22 0 52 6.5

7. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 7 0 5 19 0 34 4.9

8. Gordon,Cliffton-ILS So 8 6 0 0 0 36 4.5

Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 8 6 0 0 0 36 4.5

10. Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 8 0 5 19 0 34 4.2

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

1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 8 13 12 1 0 0 78 9.8

2. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 8 12 11 0 1 0 72 9.0

3. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 8 9 9 0 0 0 54 6.8

4. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 8 6 6 0 0 0 36 4.5

Gordon,Cliffton-ILS So 8 6 5 1 0 0 36 4.5

6. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 8 5 5 0 0 0 30 3.8

Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 8 5 0 5 0 0 30 3.8

Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 8 5 0 5 0 0 30 3.8

9. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 7 4 4 0 0 0 24 3.4

10. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 9 5 4 1 0 0 30 3.3

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

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 8 32-33 13-16 71 8.9

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 8 33-33 9-12 60 7.5

3. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 8 22-22 10-15 52 6.5

4. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 7 19-19 5-7 34 4.9

5. Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 8 19-19 5-11 34 4.2

6. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 9 21-21 5-10 36 4.0

7. Harris,Kyle-SDSU So 8 8-8 6-10 26 3.2

8. Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 8 18-18 2-7 24 3.0

9. Martinez, Braul-INS So 9 9-9 4-10 21 2.3

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

1. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 8 12 181 1 88 15.1

2. Jones, E.J.-ILS Jr 7 9 84 0 24 9.3

3. Montague,S.-SDSU Sr 8 15 120 0 21 8.0

4. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 8 12 45 0 11 3.8

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

1. Gates, Darrius-INS Jr 9 13 367 0 57 28.2

2. Washington,S.-NDSU Sr 8 14 389 0 70 27.8

3. Herring, Jarred-UNI So 8 14 360 1 88 25.7

4. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 8 37 796 1 93 21.5

5. Saffold,Jermain-MSU So 9 11 235 0 45 21.4

6. Warren,Miguel-MSU Sr 9 11 233 0 64 21.2

7. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 8 13 255 0 44 19.6

8. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 8 16 312 0 29 19.5

9. Garrett, Chris-ILS Sr 8 12 206 0 32 17.2



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

1. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 8 1112 134 0 316 1562 195.2

2. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Sr 8 1128 183 0 0 1311 163.9

3. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 8 8 15 181 796 1000 125.0

4. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 8 886 107 0 0 993 124.1

5. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 8 895 25 0 0 920 115.0

6. Herring, Jarred-UNI So 8 86 375 35 360 856 107.0

7. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 8 441 137 0 255 833 104.1

8. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 8 -18 521 0 312 815 101.9

9. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 8 0 686 6 0 692 86.5

10. Smith, Kevin-YSU Sr 7 555 37 0 0 592 84.6

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

1. Ravanesi, Scott-SIU Sr 8 34 1496 67 15 9 6 44.0

2. Priddy,Dean-SDSU Jr 8 38 1610 64 15 8 7 42.4

3. Nowicki, Ben-YSU Sr 8 31 1271 67 6 5 6 41.0

4. Prelvitz,John-NDSU Jr 9 44 1741 57 14 7 4 39.6

5. Chiles,Jordan-MSU So 9 40 1563 72 10 4 1 39.1

6. Bernard, Kyle-UNI Fr 8 26 1004 58 7 4 5 38.6

7. Mazur, Kevin-ILS Sr 8 33 1256 51 8 1 2 38.1

8. Fuchs,Chris-WIU Jr 8 42 1574 49 12 0 2 37.5

9. Mullane, Gabe-INS Jr 9 62 2191 57 12 4 1 35.3

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

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 8 13 16 45 81.2 1.62

2. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 8 10 15 48 66.7 1.25

3. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 8 9 12 40 75.0 1.12

4. Harris,Kyle-SDSU So 8 6 10 49 60.0 0.75

5. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 7 5 7 26 71.4 0.71

6. Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 8 5 11 48 45.5 0.62

7. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 9 5 10 53 50.0 0.56

8. Martinez, Braul-INS So 9 4 10 40 40.0 0.44

9. Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 8 2 7 43 28.6 0.25

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct.

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 8 13 16 45 81.2

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 8 9 12 40 75.0

3. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 8 10 15 48 66.7

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct.

1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 8 33 33 100.0

Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 8 22 22 100.0

Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 9 21 21 100.0

Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 7 19 19 100.0

Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 8 19 19 100.0

Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 8 18 18 100.0

7. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 8 32 33 97.0



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

1. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 8 33 50 83 10.4

2. Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 9 39 53 92 10.2

3. Archie, Aaron-INS Fr 9 LB 42 49 91 10.1

4. Evans,Preston-NDSU So 8 LB 39 36 75 9.4

5. McCleskey, Dony-INS Sr 9 DB 40 39 79 8.8

6. Sewall, Alex-INS So 8 DB 27 40 67 8.4

7. Smith,Skylar-MSU Jr 9 39 35 74 8.2

8. Bledsoe, S.-YSU So 7 SS 45 12 57 8.1

9. Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 8 LB 28 36 64 8.0

10. Mahoney, Josh-UNI Sr 8 LB 22 41 63 7.9

11. Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Jr 9 21 49 70 7.8

12. Thompson, Jamar-UNI Jr 8 LB 27 35 62 7.8

13. Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 8 22 37 59 7.4

14. Hodge, Elijah-UNI Sr 8 LB 23 35 58 7.2

15. Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 8 27 30 57 7.1

16. Johnson,Chris-SDSU Sr 8 LB 24 32 56 7.0

17. Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 9 24 37 61 6.8

18. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 7 LB 19 28 47 6.7

19. Washington, Jac-INS Fr 9 LB 31 28 59 6.6

20. Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Jr 8 34 17 51 6.4

Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 8 DL 22 29 51 6.4

Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 8 DB 31 20 51 6.4

23. Fort, L.J.-UNI So 8 LB 21 27 48 6.0

24. Keck,Michael-MSU So 9 24 29 53 5.9

25. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 8 CB 28 19 47 5.9

26. Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Sr 7 LB 19 22 41 5.9

27. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 8 30 16 46 5.8

28. Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Sr 8 LB 16 28 44 5.5

29. Hill, Taylor-YSU Fr 8 LB 18 25 43 5.4

Brodie,Cole-SDSU Jr 8 DB 23 20 43 5.4

31. Rodgers, Marty-SIU Sr 8 25 17 42 5.2

32. Wicks, Lenny-YSU Sr 6 CB 18 13 31 5.2

33. Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 9 21 25 46 5.1

Carter, Larry-INS So 9 DB 24 22 46 5.1

35. Jemison,Brandon-NDSU Fr 9 LB 24 21 45 5.0

Elliott, Andre-YSU Jr 8 25 15 40 5.0

Wise,Anthony-SDSU So 8 DB 20 20 40 5.0

Kinney, Chuck-UNI Sr 8 DL 6 34 40 5.0

39. Eaves,Daniel-NDSU So 8 SS 22 17 39 4.9

40. Wright, Paul-ILS Jr 7 17 17 34 4.9

Tate, Deonta-YSU So 7 LB 22 12 34 4.9

Franken,Tim-WIU So 7 16 18 34 4.9

43. Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Jr 9 SS 25 18 43 4.8

44. Scott, Quentin-UNI Sr 8 DB 19 19 38 4.8

45. Zimmer, Michael-ILS Fr 6 13 15 28 4.7

46. Davis, Austin-ILS Fr 7 13 19 32 4.6

47. McBride,Terrell-UNI Fr 8 DB 17 19 36 4.5

Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 8 DL 14 22 36 4.5

49. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 9 DE 19 21 40 4.4

50. Ross, Brandian-YSU Jr 8 CB 26 9 35 4.4

SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 8 DL 6 2 8 1.00

2. Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 8 DL 4 2 6 0.75

3. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 9 DE 5 1 6 0.67

4. Phelps, Doni-ILS Sr 8 5 1 6 0.75

5. Walker, Kyle-SIU Sr 7 LB 5 1 6 0.86

6. Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 8 4 0 5 0.62

Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 8 5 0 5 0.62

8. Savage, Mychal-YSU Sr 8 DE 3 1 4 0.50

Lane, Wes-UNI Sr 8 DL 2 2 4 0.50

10. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 7 LB 2 2 4 0.57

Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 7 4 0 4 0.57

Johnson,Garrett-NDSU So 7 DE 4 0 4 0.57

13. Russo, Kyle-SIU Fr 8 DE 0 3 3 0.38

Kinney, Chuck-UNI Sr 8 DL 1 2 3 0.38

Outler, Na'eem-YSU Jr 8 LB 2 1 3 0.38

16. Whigham,Bert-ILS Sr 7 3 0 3 0.43

17. Phillips,Matt-NDSU Jr 9 DT 2 1 3 0.33

Millington, Dan-INS Sr 9 DE 3 0 3 0.33

19. Bazata,Steven-SDSU Sr 8 DL 2 1 3 0.38

20. Richardet,Waylo-MSU Jr 9 2 1 3 0.33

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

1. Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 8 DL 9 4 11.0 1.38

2. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 8 DL 8 3 9.5 1.19

3. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 9 DE 7 4 9.0 1.00

4. Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Jr 9 DT 6 5 8.5 0.94

Hardy, Rod-INS So 9 DL 7 3 8.5 0.94

6. Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 8 6 4 8.0 1.00

7. Lane, Wes-UNI Sr 8 DL 5 4 7.0 0.88

Phelps, Doni-ILS Sr 8 6 2 7.0 0.88

9. Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 9 7 0 7.0 0.78

10. Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Jr 8 7 0 7.0 0.88

11. Brown, Nate-INS Sr 9 DE 5 3 6.5 0.72

12. Hodge, Elijah-UNI Sr 8 LB 6 1 6.5 0.81

Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 8 6 1 6.5 0.81

14. Johnson,Garrett-NDSU So 7 DE 6 0 6.0 0.86

Walker, Kyle-SIU Sr 7 LB 5 2 6.0 0.86

Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 7 5 2 6.0 0.86

17. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 8 5 2 6.0 0.75

Savage, Mychal-YSU Sr 8 DE 5 2 6.0 0.75

19. Outler, Na'eem-YSU Jr 8 LB 5 1 5.5 0.69

20. Steffen,Jake-SDSU So 6 DL 5 1 5.5 0.92



PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G

1. Stoudamire,P.-WIU Sr 8 15 1 16 2.00

2. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 8 3 6 9 1.12

McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 8 4 5 9 1.12

4. Bowman,Richard-NDSU Sr 9 9 0 9 1.00

5. Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 9 8 0 8 0.89

6. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 8 3 4 7 0.88

7. Garrett, Chris-ILS Sr 8 4 2 6 0.75

8. Jones, E.J.-ILS Jr 7 2 3 5 0.71

Parnell,General-SDSU Jr 7 1 4 5 0.71

Bledsoe, S.-YSU So 7 4 1 5 0.71

11. Wicks, Lenny-YSU Sr 6 2 2 4 0.67

12. Williams, B.-SIU Sr 8 4 1 5 0.62

Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 8 1 4 5 0.62

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 8 3 2 5 0.62

Scott, Quentin-UNI Sr 8 3 2 5 0.62

16. James,Kieron-WIU Fr 7 4 0 4 0.57

17. Strong,Jimmie-MSU So 9 4 1 5 0.56

Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 9 5 0 5 0.56

19. Graham, Rashad-SIU So 8 3 1 4 0.50

Malcolm, J.-ILS Jr 8 3 1 4 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 8 6 27 0 13 0.75

2. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 8 5 49 0 40 0.62

3. Parnell,General-SDSU Jr 7 4 96 0 63 0.57

4. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 8 4 62 0 40 0.50

Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 8 4 20 1 16 0.50

6. Jones, E.J.-ILS Jr 7 3 0 0 0 0.43

7. Steffen,Jake-SDSU So 6 2 26 0 24 0.33

Caldwell, Lance-SIU Sr 6 2 26 0 26 0.33

Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 9 3 25 0 15 0.33

Wicks, Lenny-YSU Sr 6 2 16 0 16 0.33

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 9 4 0.44

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 8 2 0.25

Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 8 2 0.25

Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 8 2 0.25

5. Hardy, Rod-INS So 9 2 0.22

Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Jr 9 2 0.22

Keck,Michael-MSU So 9 2 0.22

Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 9 2 0.22

9. Wicks, Lenny-YSU Sr 6 1 0.17

Wood,Eric-SDSU So 6 1 0.17

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. Visoky,Victor-WIU Jr 8 2 0.25

2. Richardet,Waylo-MSU Jr 9 2 0.22

Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Jr 9 2 0.22

4. Morse, Steven-SIU So 6 1 0.17

Wicks, Lenny-YSU Sr 6 1 0.17

6. Jackson,Cameron-WIU So 7 1 0.14

Koroma,Abe-WIU Jr 7 1 0.14

Bledsoe, S.-YSU So 7 1 0.14

Blackmon, Andre-INS Fr 7 1 0.14

Colletti, Tony-SIU Sr 7 1 0.14

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