Week 8: Missouri Valley Football Conference Release

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

Southern Illinois 4 0 124 67 1.000 5 1 211 105 .833South Dakota State 4 0 131 47 1.000 5 1 189 74 .833Northern Iowa 3 1 159 68 .750 5 2 271 92 .714Youngstown State 2 1 66 38 .667 4 2 145 118 .667Missouri State 2 2 58 82 .500 4 3 127 154 .571Illinois State 2 2 105 126 .500 3 4 166 209 .429Western Illinois 0 3 47 78 .000 1 5 119 187 .167North Dakota State 0 4 78 121 .000 1 6 199 231 .143Indiana State 0 4 28 169 .000 0 7 58 256 .000

Last Week’s ResultsSaturday, Oct. 24 *#6 UNI at #11 South Dakota State (Homecoming, Mediacom) Brookings, S.D. • 2 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 25-16-2 Last Year: UNI, 34-204 Note: UNI has won the last three

meetings in the series, and the teams have played in each of the past three seasons (2006-07-08) after renewing a rivalry that had last played in 1979.

*Western Illinois at Indiana State (Homecoming) Terre Haute, Ind. • 3:05 p.m. ET Series: WIU leads, 20-12 Last Year: WIU, 56-04 Note: Western Illinois has won the

last nine meetings in the series. Indi-ana State’s last win came in 1999 - a triple overtime victory in Terre Haute.

*Youngstown St. at #3 Southern Illinois (Family Day) Carbondale, Ill. • 3 p.m. CT Series: YSU leads, 10-9-1 Last Year: SIU, 33-04 Note: The Salukis have won five

of the past six meetings against Youngstown State, but the ‘Guins haven’t won at SIU since 2001.

*Missouri State at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. • 6 p.m. CT Series: NDSU leads, 1-0 Last Year: NDSU, 48-274 Note: The Bison won the only game

in the series between the two schools last year in Springfield. This is MSU’s first trip to Fargo for a football game.

*denotes conference game

Valley Football (Oct. 17)Players of the Week

Offense TE Clay Harbor, Missouri StateDefense DB Brandon Williams, S. IllinoisSpecial Teams PK Matt Hottelman, Missouri StateOffensive Lineman LT Josh Jellison, Indiana State

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Oct. 17)

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results

Upcoming Schedule (Oct. 24) Last Week (Oct. 17)

Saturday, Oct. 17 #5 Southern Illinois 27#2 UNI 20

Two late turnovers in Panther territory led to a pair of Saluki touchdowns that decided the game. UNI outgained SIU 375-345, but the Panthers went 2-for-10 on third down conver-sion opportunities. QB Pat Grace was 13-of-28 passing for 219 yards and two TDs, while SIU’s Deji Karim had 24 carries for 125 yards.

North Dakota State 13#14 South Dakota State 28

Kyle Minett rushed a career-high 34 times for 164 yards and two touchdowns and the Jack-rabbit defense held North Dakota State off the board in the second half as 14th-ranked South Dakota State claimed the Dakota Marker for the third consecutive season.

Indiana State 21Illinois State 38

Illinois State WR Eyad Salem led all receivers with nine catches for 133 yards, while Geno Blow scored twice and QB Matt Brown was 19-of-26 for 243 yards with two touchdowns. Indiana State rushed for 218 yards as a team and were led by Antoine Brown (102 yards). QB Ryan Roberts rushed for 70 yards.

Missouri State 17Western Illinois 16

The game-winning, 37-yard field goal by Matt Hottelman with 36 seconds to go gave Missouri State its only lead of the game as it overcame a 16-0 deficit. QB Cody Kirby had a career-high 341 yards, including eight receptions for 171 yards by All-America TE Clay Harbor, also a career high.

• • 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. 19)

Another Top-25 Battle UNI and South Dakota State play one an-other this week, marking the second-straight week that two ranked league teams will face one another. There have been 82 previous games in which two league teams ranked in the Top 25 played one another. Of those 82, 20 times both teams were in the Top 10. Two meetings have occurred in the playoffs. The home team is 50-32, while the higher-ranked team is 45-37.

Top-5 Tussle Last weekend’s SIU-UNI game marked the fifth time in MVFC history that two teams ranked in the Top 5 played one another: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, 38-1010/17/09 #5 SIU at #2 UNI SIU, 27-20

4-0 League Starts Important Including South Dakota State and South-ern Illinois this year, a league team has started conference play with a 4-0 record 26 times. All but one (Western Kentucky in 2005) finished second or better in the league standings. Nineteen of the previous 24 with 4-0 or better starts earned playoff berths, while 17 won the league title.

And One for the Thumb? Only 15 teams in league history have started a season with at least five-straight conference victories - Southern Illinois and South Dakota State look to join that group this week as both are 4-0 in the MVFC. All of the previous 15 teams to start 5-0 finished second or better in the league standings. Fourteen of the 15 earned playoff berths; and 14 won the title. Nine of them went un-defeated in league play. Only twice in league history (1987, 2003) have two teams started 5-0 or better the same season: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]^^teams that went undefeated in league play

Western Looks for 10 in a Row Western Illinois plays at Indiana State this weekend, looking to win for the 10th-straight time against the Sycamores. 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-present) 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)

Bears Clip Leathernecks Missouri State rallied from a 16-0 deficit to defeat Western Illinois, 17-16, on the strength of a Matt Hottelman field goal in the last minute. It marked the second time that MSU and WIU have hooked up in a game decided by a single point. There have now been 34 league games decided by one point. In league history UNI has more one-point wins (11) in Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence games than any other league member:Eastern Illinois (4-6) UNI (11-3)Illinois State (1-4) South Dakota State (1-0)Indiana State (3-1) Southern Illinois (6-7)Missouri State (4-5) Western Illinois (5-3)N. Dakota State (0-1) Western Kentucky (0-2)Youngstown State (0-3)Missouri State vs. Western Illinois - one-point games:

9-26-87 Western Illinois 20, Missouri State 1910-17-09 Missouri State 17, Western Illinois 16

Harbor Approaches MSU Mark All-America TE Clay Harbor of Missouri State has at least one pass reception in 29-straight games. That streak is now the second-longest string in Bears’ history (the record is 33 by Jason Cannon, 1995-97). It’s tied for the ninth-best streak in the league’s 25-year history. Harbor had eight catches for a career-high 171 yards at Western.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, 2006-0730, Kyle Smith, Youngstown State, 2003-0529, Vito Golson, Illinois State, 1999-0229, Reggie Gray, Western Illinois, 2003-0529, Clay Harbor, Missouri State, 2006-current

Offense

TE Clay Harbor, Missouri StateSr., 6-4, 243, Dwight, Ill. Harbor had a career high 171 yards on eight receptions in Missouri State’s 17-16 win at Western Illinois on Saturday, including five catches for 130 yards in the second half. His eight receptions also matched a career high. He had five plays of 20 yards or more in the game, includ-ing a career-long reception of 53 yards in the fourth quarter that set up the Bears’ game-winning field goal four plays later.

Defense

CB Brandon Williams, Southern IllinoisSr., 5-10, 180, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Williams scored the winning points for No. 5 SIU in its 27-20 win at No. 2 UNI. Williams intercepted a Pat Grace pass and returned it 21 yards for the TD with 2:48 left in the game. The TD sealed the game for the Salukis and it came on Wil-liams’ first pick of the season. Williams and the SIU secondary held Grace, who came into the game ranked second in the nation in passing efficiency, to just 219 yards and only allowed him to complete 46 percent of his 28 pass attempts.

Special TeamsPK Matt Hottelman, Missouri State6-2, 195, Sr., O’Fallon, Mo. Hottelman’s 37-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining in the game sealed a 17-16 win for the Bears at Western Illinois. It marked the senior’s first-ever game-winning field goal and lifted the Bears over the Fighting Leathernecks in Macomb for the first time since 2001. He was also a perfect 2-for-2 on extra points. Perhaps even more impressive was his sensational tackle after kicking the game-winning field goal. He pinned one of the nation’s top kick return specialists, Todd Speight, in at his own 31-yard line, after Speight broke through the first line of defenders with the game on the line.

Offensive LinemanLT Josh Jellison, Indiana State6-5, 280, Jr., Plainfield (Ind.) High Jellison helped clear the way for senior Antoine Brown as he reached the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time this season and the Sycamores churned out over 200 yards on the ground versus the Redbirds.

Players of the Week (Oct. 17)


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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 TelevisionSalem’s Lot Over the past three weeks WR Eyad Salem of Illinois State has 37 catches for 419 yards and has reached 658 yards for the sea-son. He’s on pace to become just the 17th receiver in Missouri Valley Football history to reach 1,000 yards in a season:MOST RECEIVING YARDS, Season:

1,465, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 20051,419, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 19991,291, Mike Furrey, UNI, 19971,200, Calvin Pierce, Eastern Illinois, 19861,195, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 20001,179, Mike Furrey, UNI, 19991,169, Dedric Ward, UNI, 19961,164, Dedric Ward, UNI, 19951,154, Rickey Garrett, Illinois State, 19981,103, Stacy Coleman, W. Illinois, 2002 (13 games)1,074, Mike Furrey, UNI, 19981,071, Steve Elmlinger, Indiana State, 19881,041, Frisman Jackson, Western Illinois, 20011,036, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 19971,014, Roy Banks, Eastern Illinois, 19861,006, Dedric Ward, UNI, 1994

Ravanesi Boots ‘Em Southern Illinois’ punter Scott Ravanesi is having yet another great season for the Salukis. He leads the league in punting with 25 boots for 1,110 yards (44.4 yards). That number is challenging for one of the best single-season figures in league history.BEST PUNTING AVERAGE, Season:

48.0, Mike Scifres, W. Illinois, 2002 (13 games)45.8, Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois, 2007 (13 games)45.0, Mark Gagliano, Southern Illinois, 199644.4, Scott Ravanesi, Southern Illinois (2009)44.1, Mike McCabe, Illinois State, 198843.9, Ryan Hoffman, Illinois State, 200443.8, Jeff Baker, Western Illinois, 199843.6, Derrick Frost, UNI, 200243.6, Ryan Hoffman, Illinois State, 200343.4, Brian Claybourn, WKU, 2004 (12 games)43.3, Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois, 2008 (12 games)43.1, Mike Scifres, Western Illinois, 200043.1, Clay Netusil, UNI, 1986

Another Long Touchdown Patrick Stoudamire’s 88-yard fumble re-turn for a TD against Missouri State was the first touchdown of his career and the second-longest fumble return in school history as Cornell Middlebrook returned a 90 yarder in 2002 against UNI. The league has had five TD plays of longer than 90 yards this year. LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS:

90, Sam Wilkerson, SIU, vs. MSU, 199690, Cornell Middlebrook, WIU, vs. UNI, 200288, Daryl Warren, MSU, vs. SE Missouri, 200188, Patrick Stoudamire, WIU, vs. Missouri St., 200981, Mike Woods, INS, vs. Eastern Illinois, 200779, Tony Albrinck, INS, vs. Southern Illinois, 199977, Joe Woods, ILS, vs. Western Illinois, 1991

LONGEST TD PLAYS IN MVFC THIS YEAR:

95, Nick Mertens-Gary Williams, NDSU vs. ILS (pass)93, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Illinois State (rush)93, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. Sam Houston (kick return)92, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Western Illinois (rush)91, Pat Paschall, NDSU, vs. Wagner (rush)88, Patrick Stoudamire, WIU, vs. Missouri St. (fum)88, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. Sam Houston (punt return)88, Jarred Herring, UNI, vs. Saint Francis (kick return)

Karim Moving Up List Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim is on pace to set the league’s single-season record for all-purpose yards, and he’s on pace to do it in 11 games. Karim leads the league now with 1,330 all-purpose yards, and he’s on pace to reach 2,435 in SIU’s 11-game regular-season schedule. Here’s the all-time single-season leaders:ALL-PURPOSE YARDS, Season:

2,330, Arkee Whitlock, S. Illinois, 2006 (13 games)2,249, Larry Warner, S. Illinois, 2008 (12 games)2,245, Aaron Stecker, Western Illinois, 19972,178, Corey Lewis, UNI, 2007 (13 games)2,142, Karlton Carpenter, Southern Illinois, 19982,105, Arkee Whitlock, S. Illinois, 2005 (13 games)2,014, David Wright, Indiana State, 19922,008, Michael Cosey, Missouri State, 19962,007, Jamie Jones, Eastern Illinois, 19912,004, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 19991,943, Keith Williams, Missouri State, 1985

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

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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


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 959 yards in six 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

What’s the Rush? Two backs last week eclipsed 150 yards, including South Dakota State’s Kyle Minett (164) and Western Illinois’ Dre Gibbs (162). Top Rushing Performances in the MVFC in 2009

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, S19164 -- Kyle Minett, SDSU, vs. N. Dakota State, O17162 -- Dre Gibbs, WIU, vs. Missouri State, O17157 -- 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 - 5Kyle Minett, South Dakota State - 4

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. Notably, four league rushers are in the Top 11 in the NCAA rankings.Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders

1 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 159.832 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 144.833 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 130.504 Ryan White, Austin Peay, Jr. 116.335 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 115.676 Toddrick Pendland, McNeese State, Sr. 112.80 7 Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington, So. 112.298 Devon Moore, Appalachian St., Jr. 111.339 David McCarty, Albany, Sr. 107.4310 Trevyn Smith, Weber State, Sr. 103.4311 Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois, Sr. 103.33

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 (221.7 all-purpose yards/game)#1 - Deji Karim, SIU (159.8 rushing yards/game)#1 - Deji Karim, SIU (33.0 yards per kickoff return)#2 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (144.8 rushing yards/game)#2 - Eyad Salem, ILS (8.71 receptions/game)#2 - Pat Grace, UNI (177.5 passer rating)#3 - Kyle Minett, SDSU (11.0 points/game)#3 - Mike McElroy, SIU (0.83 interceptions/game)

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

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

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.


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 -- 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 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)

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25 Including the Oct. 19 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 86-straight regular-season polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (62), 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 41 of the last 44 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 Southern Illinois (3/3), UNI (6/6), and South Dakota State (13/11). [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.].

(Oct. 19) TSN Coaches

Richmond (CAA) 1 1Montana (Big Sky) 2 2Southern Illinois (MVFC) 3 3Villanova (CAA) 4 4William & Mary (CAA) 5 5

Northern Iowa (MVFC) 6 6Elon (Southern) 7 7Appalachian State (Southern) 8 9New Hampshire (CAA) 9 8South Carolina State (MEAC) 10 10

South Dakota State (MVFC) 11 13McNeese State (Southland) 12 11Jacksonville State (OVC) 13 12Massachusetts (CAA) 14 16Stephen F. Austin (Southland) 15 18

Weber State (Big Sky) 16 15Colgate (Patriot) 17 17Central Arkansas (Southland) 18 14Delaware (CAA) 19 23Cal Poly (Great West) 20 19

Eastern Kentucky (OVC) 21 20Holy Cross (Patriot) 22 22Liberty (Big South) 23 rvNorthern Arizona (Big Sky) 24 25Eastern Illinois (OVC) 25 24Eastern Washington (Big Sky) rv 21

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

Offense RB Dre Gibbs, WIU -- 39 carries, season-best 162 yards against Missouri State RB Deji Karim, SIU -- 24 carries, 125 yards (1 TD), 191 all-purpose yards in win at UNI RB Derrick Law, UNI -- 20 carries, 123 yards (6.2 average), long of 32 yards RB Kyle Minett, SDSU -- career-hgih 34 carries for 164 yards and two TDs vs. NDSU RB D.J. McNorton, NDSU -- career-high 57 yards on 17 carries vs. SDSU QB Ryan Roberts, INS -- 10-of-16 for season-best 136 yards (1 TD), and also rushed for two TDs WR Eyad Salem, ILS -- nine catches for 133 yards (1 TD), 100+ yards in 3-straight weeks

Defense LB Aaron Archie, INS -- game-high 10 tackles (6 solos), one TFL LB Derek Domino, SDSU -- 12 tackles, 2 interceptions, including one returned 16 yards for a TD LB Preston Evans, NDSU -- game-high 13 tackles, and one sack vs. SDSU LB Josh Howe, ILS -- in first career start, had career-high 8 tackles (5 solos), plus 1/2 TFL LB Josh Mahoney, UNI -- game-high 16 tackles (6 solos) against Southern Illinois DB Patrick Stoudamire, WIU -- 88-yard fumble return for TD vs. Missouri State

Special Teams RS Jarred Herring, UNI -- game-high 239 all-purpose yards (six kicks for 163 yards) vs. SIU P John Prelvitz, NDSU -- Matched a career best with eight punts (37.1 avg.) at SDSU P Scott Ravanesi, SIU -- 5 punts (46.4 average), three downed inside the 20-yard line DL Bert Whigham, ILS -- blocked a punt that led to a short field and TD in win against INS

Last Week’s Other Top Stars

ILLINOIS STATE

Record: 3-4, 2-2Last Week: W, Indiana State, 38-21

This Week: idle

Mr. Reliable Eyad Salem continues to leave his mark on the school record books. Sa-lem, who tied the school record with 14 catches in back-to-back games at North Dakota State and Southern Illinois, surpassed 100 yards for the third consecutive game to tie Lau-rènt Robinson’s 2005 tally. Salem had more than 100 yards receiving against the Bison and Salukis and caught nine passes for 133 yards and a score against the Sycamores.

Block Party Bert Whigham blocked a punt to set up a short field and touchdown for Illinois State during Saturday’s win over Indiana State at Hancock Stadium, but it was old hat for the senior. The block marked the third of Whigham’s career, as Sanford, Fla. native has reached out and got his hands on a punt in each of the past two seasons. Whigham has 22 tack-les on the season.

Step in the Right Direction It took Illinois State just seven games to reach the win total of the 2008 squad. The Redbirds moved to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play with a 38-21 win over Indiana State at Hancock Stadium Saturday. The 2008 Red-birds won just three of 11 games and mustered just two wins in the MVFC.

Illinois State (3-4,2-2) ---------------------------------------------- 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 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

INDIANA STATE

Record: 0-7, 0-4Last Week: L, Illinois State, 21-38

This Week: Western Illinois

Getting Down With Brown Antoine Brown became just the Sycamores’ second 100-yard rusher of the season with a 17 rush, 102-yard ef-fort versus the Redbirds. Darrius Gates opened the season a 102-yards on the ground against Quincy in the season opener. Brown broke off a team season-long rush of 39 yards against Illinois State and averaged six yards per carry.

Getting In the End Zone Making his third start this season as quarterback, sophomore Ryan Roberts had something to with all three of Indi-ana State’s three offensive touchdowns against Illinois State last week as the ISU scored a season-high 21 points versus the ‘Birds. Roberts became the first Sycamore since the 2008 season finale (Darrius Gates against Missouri State) to score two touchdowns in a single game. Roberts reached pay dirt on the ground from 17 yards out and then scored again from six yards away as the Sycamores fell 38-21 to Illinois State. Roberts also connected on a 39-yard scoring pass with Bryant Kent.

Leading Tacklers Indiana State redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Archie (9.6 per game) heads up a group of three Sycamore de-fensive starters, which rank in the Top six league-wide for tackles per game. Behind Archie is Donye McCleskey, who is averaging 9.3 stops per contest and is fourth in the league. Sophomore Alex Sewall is sixth with an 8.7 per game.

Indiana State (0-7,0-4) ---------------------------------------------- 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 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 10-31 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-07 *at Missouri State 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

Record: 4-3, 2-2Last Week: W, Western Illinois, 17-16

This Week: at North Dakota State

Cody in the Clutch QB Cody Kirby set a career high with 341 yards in the Bears’ win at WIU. His passing output was the most ever in the Terry Allen era at MSU, and the most by any Bears player signal caller since Scott Carroll’s 344-yard game at South-ern Illinois (2005). Kirby was 18-of-32 and posted his fifth career fourth-quar-ter comeback to win or tie the game in the final period. He collected his 11th career fourth-quarter touchdown pass, including 10 in his last 15 games. Road Warriors The Bears claimed their fifth win in their last seven FCS road games, including wins in 4 of their last 6 MVFC road games. Overall, the Bears were 3-3 away from Plaster Field last year and are 2-1 this year. MSU has not posted back-to-back seasons with three or more road wins since its playoff sea-sons of 1989 and 1990. Long Drivers MSU has outgained its last two op-ponents by a 762 to 606 margin, but has had to use the entire field to do so. During their last two games, the Bears have an average field position of their 18-yard line, but have compiled nine drives of 60 yards or more during that span and averaged 381 yards of total offense to secure a 4-3 start for just the second time under Terry Allen.

Missouri State (4-3,2-2) ---------------------------------------------- 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, W, 17-16 10-24 *at North Dakota State 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-07 *INDIANA STATE 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 1-6, 0-4Last Week: L, SDSU, 13-28This Week: Missouri State

Bison Among Nation’s Best In the NCAA FCS statistics, Pat Pas-chall is No. 2 in rushing (144.83 ypg) and 10th in all-purpose yards (168.00 ypg). Deji Karim of SIU is the leader in both rushing (159.83) and all-purpose (221.67). Nationally, NDSU is also 6th in rushing offense (214.43) and 18th in total offense (407.57), although the 122 rushing yards and 252 yards of total offense at South Dakota State was a season low.

Two With Nine Tackles Junior DT Matthew Gratzek made a career-high nine tackles including five solos and 2.5 tackles for loss. Gratzek’s previous high in solos was four vs. UNI, eight total tackles vs. Western Illinois, 2008, and two tackles for loss at Missouri State, 2008, and at Minnesota, 2007. And Sophomore FS Daniel Eaves had a career-high nine tackles including six solos. Eaves had a season-best six tackles in three previous games and five solos at Iowa State in the opener.

Bison Bits North Dakota State is 1-6 for the first time since the 1975 season, and despite not playing at home, North Dakota State moved up a spot to 5th in NCAA FCS attendance (17,781), and two Valley Football teams rank in the top 10 (Youngstown State).

North Dakota State (1-6,0-4) ---------------------------------------------- 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 10-31 *at Western Illinois 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 5-2, 3-1Last Week: L, Southern Illinois, 20-27

This Week: at South Dakota State

Dome Streak Snapped UNI had won 16 consecutive regular season contests in the UNI-Dome prior to Saturday’s 27-20 loss to No. 5-ranked Southern Illinois. UNI’s last home regular season loss had come against Western Illinois on Oct. 28, 2006, when the Leathernecks posted a 24-13 victory in the UNI-Dome.

Leading the Nation As a squad UNI boasts the nation’s No. 1 passing efficiency rating at 173.93. UNI senior quarterback Pat Grace ranks No. 2 in the nation indi-vidually in passing efficiency as he has tossed 17 touchdown passes against only three interceptions on 108-of-169 passing in 2009.

Ruff-Rider Buck Buchanan Award candidate James Ruffin leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference in quarterback sacks per game (1.00). Ruffin ranks No. 7 in the nation in sacks per game. He leads the Panthers with 7.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles-for-loss this season.

Scoring Machine The Panthers rank No. 2 in the na-tion in scoring offense (38.71 points per game) and have outscored the opposition 271-92 this season. UNI has been especially dominant in the first half of games outscoring the op-ponent, 163-26.

Northern Iowa (5-2,3-1) ---------------------------------------------- 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 South Dakota State 11-07 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 11-14 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-21 *at Illinois State

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 5-1, 4-0Last Week: W, N. Dakota St., 28-13

This Week: UNI

Dakota Marker Streak at 3 SDSU improved to 4-2 in Dakota Marker games and put together its first three-game winning streak against North Dakota State since the 1961-63 seasons, while the Jackrab-bits have won the last four meetings in Brookings against North Dakota State. The Bison still lead the all-time series by a 51-40-5 count.

Home Success With the win against North Da-kota State, SDSU improved to 10-2 in MVFC games and has won five in a row. The Jackrabbits improved to 55-17 at home under coach John Stiegelmeier and are 20-5 in home night games. SDSU is averaging 13,496 fans at home this year. Rabbit News The Jackrabbits’ leading receiver, Glen Fox, was limited to one catch for seven yards ... RB Kyle Minett posted the 11th 100-yard game of his career and fourth this season ... the Jackrab-bits have not allowed a third-quarter touchdown this season, outscoring their opponents 55-3. South Dakota State (5-1,4-0) ---------------------------------------------- 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 *NORTHERN IOWA 10-31 *at Youngstown State 11-07 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Record: 5-1, 4-0Last Week: W, UNI, 27-20

This Week: Youngstown State

Salukis Continue Streak Southern Illinois has won a league-leading 10-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference games and have won its last 15 league home games. Youngstown State comes to McAn-drew Stadium this weekend.Consecutive Wins (league games only):13, UNI, 1993-9511, Western Illinois, 1997-199810, Southern Illinois, 2008-present 9, UNI, 1987-88 9, Southern Illinois, 2004-05 8, Missouri State, 1988-89 8, UNI, 1991-92 8, UNI, 2006-08

An Historic Win SIU’s 27-20 win over Northern Iowa marked the first time in five games that the lower ranked team won a game between two Valley schools that were ranked in the Top 5.

Karim on Payton List Deji Karim has been added as a candidate for the Walter Payton Award and he has rushed for over 100 yards in five-straight games.

Pickin’ and Grinnin’ The Salukis have intercepted 12 passes this season, which is the third most in the nation.

Southern Illinois (5-1,4-0) ---------------------------------------------- 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 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: 1-5, 0-3Last Week: L, Missouri State, 16-17

This Week: at Indiana State

Stoudamire Scores Patrick Stoudamire’s 88-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Missouri State was the first touchdown of his career and the second-longest fumble return in school history as Cornell Middlebrook returned a 90 yarder in 2002 against Northern Iowa.

Gibbs Carries the Load The Leathernecks out-rushed the Bears, 157-17, with Dre Gibbs ac-counting for a season-best 162 yards on 39 carries, 11 yards shy of tying his career best. Gibbs’ 39 carries ties him with former Leathernecks Herb Donaldson and Aaron Stecker (twice) for the fourth-most carries in a game in Western Illinois history.

Paper, or Plastic? The Leatherneck defense recorded a season-high six sacks against Mis-souri State.

Success vs. Sycamores Western Illinois is in search of its first Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence win as it travels to Indiana State, Saturday. The Leathernecks have won nine-straight games in the series, while Indiana State has lost an FCS high 33-straight games overall.

Western Illinois (1-5,0-3) ---------------------------------------------- 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 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: idle

This Week: at Southern Illinois

Taking a Rare Saturday Off The Penguins have won six straight games following a bye week dating back to 1998 (a 14-0 loss at WIU). Historically the Guins have had suc-cess after a bye. Since 1975, YSU has won 24 of 27 games following an idle weekend. YSU did not play on a Satur-day in October for the first time since 1997 when it was off on the 17th.

Heacock Coaches 100th Coach Jon Heacock is coaching his 100th game at the Penguins head coach at Southern Illinois. Longevity has long been a strong suit of the program’s coaches. He is the fourth out of five coaches in YSU history to coach 100 games with the program. Dike Beede leads the way with 279, Jim Tressel ranks second with 194 and Bill Narduzzi is third 120.

The YSU Century Club YSU has two tailbacks on the roster who have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in their careers while wide re-ceiver Donald Jones is close to 1,000 in receiving yardage. Senior tailback Jabari Scott has rushed for 1,119 yards while fellow senior Kevin Smith has 1,116 yards. Jones has 924 yards receiving and could become the first wide out since Kyle Smith in 2005 to go over the 1,00-yard plateau.

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. 17

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

1. Northern Iowa 7 34 11 34 0 0 0 271 38.7

2. Southern Illinois 6 26 10 25 0 0 0 211 35.2

3. South Dakota State 6 24 7 24 0 0 0 189 31.5

4. North Dakota State 7 26 6 23 1 0 0 199 28.4

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

6. Illinois State 7 20 9 19 0 0 0 166 23.7

7. Western Illinois 6 16 2 15 0 0 1 119 19.8

8. Missouri State 7 16 5 16 0 0 0 127 18.1

9. Indiana State 7 7 3 7 0 0 0 58 8.3

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

1. South Dakota State 6 9 4 8 0 0 0 74 12.3

2. Northern Iowa 7 11 5 11 0 0 0 92 13.1

3. Southern Illinois 6 12 7 12 0 0 0 105 17.5

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

5. Missouri State 7 20 4 20 0 0 1 154 22.0

6. Illinois State 7 27 7 26 0 0 0 209 29.9

7. Western Illinois 6 22 11 20 0 0 1 187 31.2

8. North Dakota State 7 30 7 30 0 0 0 231 33.0

9. Indiana State 7 32 11 29 1 0 0 256 36.6

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

1. Northern Iowa 7 1455 1730 439 3185 7.3 31 455.0

2. Southern Illinois 6 1403 1258 395 2661 6.7 24 443.5

3. North Dakota State 7 1501 1352 456 2853 6.3 24 407.6

4. South Dakota State 6 943 1193 370 2136 5.8 23 356.0

5. Illinois State 7 620 1839 483 2459 5.1 19 351.3

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

7. Missouri State 7 738 1440 464 2178 4.7 14 311.1

8. Western Illinois 6 651 1202 367 1853 5.0 13 308.8

9. Indiana State 7 520 627 370 1147 3.1 7 163.9

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

1. South Dakota State 6 534 1067 410 1601 3.9 6 266.8

2. Northern Iowa 7 705 1209 445 1914 4.3 9 273.4

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

4. Southern Illinois 6 764 1311 420 2075 4.9 11 345.8

5. Missouri State 7 913 1662 472 2575 5.5 18 367.9

6. Western Illinois 6 931 1339 408 2270 5.6 20 378.3

7. Indiana State 7 1353 1409 478 2762 5.8 29 394.6

8. Illinois State 7 1566 1240 421 2806 6.7 27 400.9

9. North Dakota State 7 1144 1673 447 2817 6.3 27 402.4

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

1. Southern Illinois 6 235 1403 6.0 93 14 233.8

2. North Dakota State 7 262 1501 5.7 91 14 214.4

3. Northern Iowa 7 264 1455 5.5 68 14 207.9

4. South Dakota State 6 216 943 4.4 64 14 157.2

5. Youngstown State 6 248 923 3.7 73 7 153.8

6. Western Illinois 6 200 651 3.3 24 6 108.5

7. Missouri State 7 261 738 2.8 39 7 105.4

8. Illinois State 7 216 620 2.9 42 9 88.6

9. Indiana State 7 226 520 2.3 39 4 74.3

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


2. Northern Iowa 7 235 705 3.0 32 4 100.7



5. Missouri State 7 257 913 3.6 21 9 130.4



8. Indiana State 7 288 1353 4.7 54 18 193.3

9. Illinois State 7 270 1566 5.8 93 17 223.7

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

1. Illinois State 7 181-267-7 67.8 1839 6.9 10 262.7

2. Northern Iowa 7 111-175-4 63.4 1730 9.9 17 247.1

3. Southern Illinois 6 93-160-4 58.1 1258 7.9 10 209.7

4. Missouri State 7 122-203-11 60.1 1440 7.1 7 205.7

5. Western Illinois 6 87-167-6 52.1 1202 7.2 7 200.3

6. South Dakota State 6 101-154-4 65.6 1193 7.7 9 198.8

7. North Dakota State 7 106-194-8 54.6 1352 7.0 10 193.1

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

9. Indiana State 7 69-144-9 47.9 627 4.4 3 89.6

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


2. Northern Iowa 7 125-210-7 59.5 1209 5.8 5 172.7

3. Illinois State 7 88-151-8 58.3 1240 8.2 10 177.1


5. Indiana State 7 121-190-4 63.7 1409 7.4 11 201.3



8. Missouri State 7 135-215-8 62.8 1662 7.7 9 237.4


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

1. Northern Iowa 7 111-175-4 63.4 1730 247.1 17 174.0



4. Illinois State 7 181-267-7 67.8 1839 262.7 10 132.8



7. Missouri State 7 122-203-11 60.1 1440 205.7 7 120.2


9. Indiana State 7 69-144-9 47.9 627 89.6 3 78.9

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



3. Northern Iowa 7 125-210-7 59.5 1209 172.7 5 109.1


5. Missouri State 7 135-215-8 62.8 1662 237.4 9 134.1


7. Illinois State 7 88-151-8 58.3 1240 177.1 10 138.5

8. Indiana State 7 121-190-4 63.7 1409 201.3 11 140.9




KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

1. Northern Iowa 7 19 421 1 88 22.2

2. Southern Illinois 6 20 437 1 82 21.9

3. South Dakota State 6 19 410 0 51 21.6

4. Missouri State 7 23 495 0 64 21.5

5. Indiana State 7 38 811 0 57 21.3

6. Western Illinois 6 40 815 1 93 20.4

7. Youngstown State 6 18 346 0 33 19.2

8. Illinois State 7 32 592 0 44 18.5

9. North Dakota State 7 40 731 0 70 18.3

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg.


2. Northern Iowa 7 12 139 1 33 11.6

3. Illinois State 7 11 116 0 24 10.5

4. Indiana State 7 10 99 0 30 9.9





9. Missouri State 7 4 3 0 3 0.8

INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.




4. Illinois State 7 8 42 1 30 5.2

5. Missouri State 7 8 86 0 31 10.8

6. Northern Iowa 7 7 170 1 65 24.3

7. Indiana State 7 4 25 0 21 6.2



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

1. Southern Illinois 6 26 1127 43.3 49 1.9 3 39.2

2. Missouri State 7 32 1291 40.3 89 2.8 1 36.9

3. Illinois State 7 29 1121 38.7 58 2.0 1 36.0

4. South Dakota State 6 29 1185 40.9 89 3.1 4 35.0

5. Western Illinois 6 31 1210 39.0 115 3.7 1 34.7

6. North Dakota State 7 37 1447 39.1 155 4.2 2 33.8

7. Northern Iowa 7 21 803 38.2 50 2.4 5 31.1

8. Indiana State 7 48 1628 33.9 179 3.7 1 29.8

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 7 52 3297 63.4 890 2 45.5




5. Missouri State 7 29 1847 63.7 655 4 38.3


7. Indiana State 7 16 891 55.7 293 0 37.4

8. Illinois State 7 36 1981 55.0 619 1 37.3


FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct.

1. Southern Illinois 6 10 11 . 9 0 9

2. Northern Iowa 7 11 14 . 7 8 6

3. North Dakota State 7 6 9 . 6 6 7

4. Illinois State 7 9 14 . 6 4 3

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

6. Missouri State 7 5 8 . 6 2 5

7. Youngstown State 6 4 8 . 5 0 0

8. Indiana State 7 3 9 . 3 3 3

Western Illinois 6 2 6 . 3 3 3

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct.

1. Northern Iowa 7 34 34 1.000

South Dakota State 6 24 24 1.000

Illinois State 7 19 19 1.000

Youngstown State 6 19 19 1.000

Missouri State 7 16 16 1.000

Western Illinois 6 15 15 1.000

Indiana State 7 7 7 1.000

8. Southern Illinois 6 25 26 . 9 6 2

9. North Dakota State 7 23 25 . 9 2 0

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G


2. South Dakota State 6 16 114 2.67

3. Southern Illinois 6 15 95 2.50


5. Western Illinois 6 14 103 2.33

6. Illinois State 7 13 93 1.86

7. Youngstown State 6 12 68 2.00

8. Indiana State 7 9 75 1.29

9. North Dakota State 7 8 72 1.14

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G







North Dakota State 7 15 92 2.14

8. Missouri State 7 20 109 2.86


FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

1. Northern Iowa 7 68 74 9 151 21.6

2. Illinois State 7 33 96 10 139 19.9



5. Missouri State 7 51 60 15 126 18.0




9. Indiana State 7 31 24 8 63 9.0



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



3. Northern Iowa 7 46 58 9 113 16.1



6. Illinois State 7 74 48 13 135 19.3

7. Missouri State 7 54 78 6 138 19.7


9. Indiana State 7 65 67 11 143 20.4

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










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










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




Northern Iowa 7 3 6 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. Youngstown State 6 192:42 32:07

2. Illinois State 7 219:33 31:21

3. North Dakota State 7 214:37 30:39

4. Missouri State 7 210:36 30:05

5. Northern Iowa 7 210:28 30:04

6. Western Illinois 6 180:05 30:00

7. South Dakota State 6 177:00 29:30

8. Southern Illinois 6 174:38 29:06

9. Indiana State 7 190:36 27:13

TURNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G

1. Southern Illinois 6 3 12 15 4 4 8 +7 1.17

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

South Dakota State 6 1 11 12 3 4 7 +5 0.83

4. Northern Iowa 7 7 7 14 5 4 9 +5 0.71

5. Illinois State 7 4 8 12 3 7 10 +2 0.29

6. Western Illinois 6 8 4 12 8 6 14 -2 -0.33

7. North Dakota State 7 5 2 7 2 8 10 -3 -0.43

8. Missouri State 7 4 8 12 5 11 16 -4 -0.57

9. Indiana State 7 3 4 7 7 9 16 -9 -1.29

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

1. Northern Iowa 7 30-32 93.8 20 13-7 10-10 1

2. North Dakota State 7 22-24 91.7 17 11-6 4-5 1

3. Southern Illinois 6 18-21 85.7 13 8-5 5-6 1

4. Illinois State 7 20-24 83.3 16 9-7 4-5 2

5. South Dakota State 6 24-29 82.8 19 12-7 5-7 1

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

Indiana State 7 8-12 66.7 5 4-1 3-5 1

8. Missouri State 7 13-20 65.0 10 7-3 3-4 3

9. Western Illinois 6 8-14 57.1 7 6-1 1-4 1



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

1. South Dakota State 6 5-8 62.5 5 3-2 0-0 1

2. Northern Iowa 7 11-15 73.3 8 4-4 3-5 0

3. Missouri State 7 17-23 73.9 13 9-4 4-7 1

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

5. Indiana State 7 29-36 80.6 19 14-5 10-14 1

6. Western Illinois 6 21-26 80.8 15 9-6 6-8 1

7. Southern Illinois 6 17-21 81.0 9 3-6 7-8 2

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

9. North Dakota State 7 21-23 91.3 18 13-5 3-3 0

ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success%




Southern Illinois 6 0 1 0.0




Illinois State 7 0 0 0.0


ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success%




Southern Illinois 6 0 0 0.0




South Dakota State 6 0 0 0.0



Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 17

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

1. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 6 119 959 8.1 9 93 159.8

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

3. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 6 138 694 5.0 10 64 115.7

4. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 6 141 620 4.4 4 24 103.3

5. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 6 79 546 6.9 4 68 91.0

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

7. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 7 108 398 3.7 3 42 56.9

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

9. Anderson,Carlos-UNI Fr 7 78 344 4.4 3 23 49.1

10. Strathman, Matt-UNI Jr 6 24 209 8.7 1 49 34.8

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

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 7 108-169-3 1689 17 241.3

2. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 7 150-230-6 1611 9 230.1

3. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 6 91-156-4 1237 10 206.2

4. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 7 121-200-11 1424 7 203.4

5. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 7 105-193-8 1341 9 191.6

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

7. O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Fr 6 43-68-2 459 3 7 6 . 5

8. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 7 27-51-2 274 1 3 9 . 1

9. Gates, Darrius-INS Jr 7 1-2-1 75 1 1 0 . 7

10. Pitts, Aaron-YSU Sr 6 1-1-0 19 0 3 . 2

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

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 7 108-169-3 1689 17 177.5

2. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 6 91-156-4 1237 10 141.0

3. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 7 150-230-6 1611 9 131.7

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

5. O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Fr 6 43-68-2 459 3 128.6

6. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 7 121-200-11 1424 7 120.9

7. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 7 105-193-8 1341 9 119.9

8. Roberts, Ryan-INS So 7 27-51-2 274 1 9 6 . 7

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

1. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 7 61 658 5 34 94.0 8.7

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

3. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 6 36 518 3 51 86.3 6.0

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

Fox,Glen-SDSU Sr 6 31 356 2 62 59.3 5.2

6. Harbor,Clay-MSU Sr 7 36 474 2 53 67.7 5.1

7. Allaria, Joe-SIU Jr 6 30 401 2 77 66.8 5.0

8. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Sr 6 24 455 3 62 75.8 4.0

9. Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 7 27 466 5 57 66.6 3.9

Holloway,W.-NDSU So 7 27 396 0 35 56.6 3.9

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

1. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 7 61 658 5 34 10.8 94.0

2. Senatus,Lito-WIU Jr 6 36 518 3 51 14.4 86.3

3. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Sr 6 24 455 3 62 19.0 75.8

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

5. Harbor,Clay-MSU Sr 7 36 474 2 53 13.2 67.7

6. Allaria, Joe-SIU Jr 6 30 401 2 77 13.4 66.8

7. Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 7 27 466 5 57 17.3 66.6

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

9. Fox,Glen-SDSU Sr 6 31 356 2 62 11.5 59.3

10. Eyman, D.P.-UNI Sr 7 24 398 3 47 16.6 56.9

TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G

1. Grace, Pat-UNI Sr 7 144 1689 212 1833 261.9

2. Brown, Matt-ILS Fr 7 4 1611 257 1615 230.7

3. Dieker, Chris-SIU Jr 6 91 1237 192 1328 221.3

4. Mertens,Nick-NDSU Sr 7 170 1341 258 1511 215.9

5. Kirby,Cody-MSU Jr 7 10 1424 265 1434 204.9

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

7. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 6 959 0 119 959 159.8

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

9. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 6 694 0 138 694 115.7

10. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 6 620 0 141 620 103.3

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

1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 6 11 0 0 0 66 11.0

2. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 6 10 0 0 0 60 10.0

3. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 6 0 10 25 0 55 9.2

4. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 7 0 9 31 0 58 8.3

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

6. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 7 0 9 19 0 46 6.6

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 7 6 0 0 0 36 5.1

10. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 7 0 5 16 0 31 4.4

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

1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 6 11 10 1 0 0 66 11.0

2. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 6 10 9 0 1 0 60 10.0

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

4. Gordon,Cliffton-ILS So 7 6 5 1 0 0 36 5.1

5. Salem, Eyad-ILS Sr 7 5 0 5 0 0 30 4.3

Hord, D.J.-UNI Sr 7 5 0 5 0 0 30 4.3

7. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 6 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.0

Jones, Donald-YSU Sr 6 4 0 4 0 0 24 4.0

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

Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 6 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.0

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

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 6 25-26 10-11 55 9.2

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 7 31-31 9-12 58 8.3

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

4. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 7 19-19 9-14 46 6.6

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

6. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 7 16-16 5-8 31 4.4

7. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 5 16-16 2-3 22 4.4

8. Harris,Kyle-SDSU So 6 8-8 5-8 23 3.8

9. Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 6 15-15 2-6 21 3.5

10. Martinez, Braul-INS So 7 7-7 3-9 16 2.3

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

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

2. Montague,S.-SDSU Sr 6 13 101 0 21 7.8

3. Jones, Donald-YSU Sr 6 8 55 0 17 6.9

4. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 6 10 35 0 8 3.5

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

1. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 6 8 264 1 82 33.0

2. Gates, Darrius-INS Jr 7 13 367 0 57 28.2

3. Herring, Jarred-UNI So 7 14 360 1 88 25.7

4. Washington,S.-NDSU Sr 6 11 270 0 70 24.5

5. Saffold,Jermain-MSU So 7 9 203 0 45 22.6

6. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 6 33 715 1 93 21.7

7. Barnes, D.-YSU Jr 6 11 218 0 29 19.8

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

9. Garrett, Chris-ILS Sr 7 12 206 0 32 17.2



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

1. Karim, Deji-SIU Sr 6 959 107 0 264 1330 221.7

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

3. Speight,Todd-WIU Jr 6 8 15 138 715 876 146.0

4. Minett,Kyle-SDSU Jr 6 694 36 0 0 730 121.7

5. Herring, Jarred-UNI So 7 86 343 29 360 818 116.9

6. Blow, Geno-ILS Sr 7 398 135 0 255 788 112.6

7. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Sr 6 620 16 0 0 636 106.0

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

9. Gates, Darrius-INS Jr 7 239 70 0 367 676 96.6

10. Law, Derrick-UNI Sr 6 546 28 0 0 574 95.7

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

1. Ravanesi, Scott-SIU Sr 6 25 1110 67 12 7 3 44.4

2. Priddy,Dean-SDSU Jr 6 28 1180 64 13 6 4 42.1

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

4. Chiles,Jordan-MSU So 7 32 1291 72 9 4 1 40.3

5. Prelvitz,John-NDSU Jr 7 36 1447 57 11 7 2 40.2

6. Bernard, Kyle-UNI Fr 7 20 803 58 4 4 5 40.2

7. Fuchs,Chris-WIU Jr 6 31 1210 49 7 0 1 39.0

8. Mazur, Kevin-ILS Sr 7 29 1121 51 7 1 1 38.7

9. Mullane, Gabe-INS Jr 7 46 1628 57 10 3 1 35.4

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

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 6 10 11 45 90.9 1.67

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 7 9 12 40 75.0 1.29

Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 7 9 14 48 64.3 1.29

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

5. Harris,Kyle-SDSU So 6 5 8 44 62.5 0.83

6. Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 7 5 8 53 62.5 0.71

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

8. Martinez, Braul-INS So 7 3 9 40 33.3 0.43

9. Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 5 2 3 23 66.7 0.40

10. Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 6 2 6 43 33.3 0.33

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct.

1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 6 10 11 45 90.9

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 7 9 12 40 75.0

3. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Sr 6 6 9 52 66.7

4. Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 7 9 14 48 64.3

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct.

1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 7 31 31 100.0

Blose, Stephen-YSU Jr 6 19 19 100.0

Kutch, Zach-ILS Sr 7 19 19 100.0

Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Jr 5 16 16 100.0

Hottelman,Matt-MSU Sr 7 16 16 100.0

Egan,Brian-WIU Fr 6 15 15 100.0

7. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Jr 6 25 26 96.2

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



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

1. Evans,Preston-NDSU So 7 LB 36 32 68 9.7

2. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 6 23 35 58 9.7

3. Archie, Aaron-INS Fr 7 LB 33 34 67 9.6

4. McCleskey, Dony-INS Sr 7 DB 33 32 65 9.3

5. Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 7 26 36 62 8.9

6. Sewall, Alex-INS So 6 DB 22 30 52 8.7

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

8. Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 6 LB 18 30 48 8.0

9. Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 6 22 25 47 7.8

10. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 5 LB 16 23 39 7.8

11. Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Jr 7 18 35 53 7.6

Smith,Skylar-MSU Jr 7 27 26 53 7.6

Thompson, Jamar-UNI Jr 7 LB 25 28 53 7.6

14. Mahoney, Josh-UNI Sr 7 LB 18 34 52 7.4

15. Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 7 19 32 51 7.3

Hodge, Elijah-UNI Sr 7 LB 18 33 51 7.3

17. Johnson,Chris-SDSU Sr 6 LB 19 23 42 7.0

18. Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Jr 7 32 16 48 6.9

19. Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 6 16 25 41 6.8

20. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 6 DB 22 18 40 6.7

21. Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Sr 6 LB 19 19 38 6.3

Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 6 DL 16 22 38 6.3

23. Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 7 20 21 41 5.9

24. Fort, L.J.-UNI So 7 LB 18 22 40 5.7

25. Brodie,Cole-SDSU Jr 6 DB 19 15 34 5.7

Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 6 CB 22 12 34 5.7

Franken,Tim-WIU So 6 16 18 34 5.7

Wise,Anthony-SDSU So 6 DB 18 16 34 5.7

29. Keck,Michael-MSU So 7 20 19 39 5.6

30. Wright, Paul-ILS Jr 6 17 16 33 5.5

McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 6 20 13 33 5.5

Rodgers, Marty-SIU Sr 6 18 15 33 5.5

33. Washington, Jac-INS Fr 7 LB 20 16 36 5.1

Kinney, Chuck-UNI Sr 7 DL 6 30 36 5.1

35. Carter, Larry-INS So 7 DB 19 16 35 5.0

Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Sr 6 LB 10 20 30 5.0

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

38. Brown, Nate-INS Sr 7 DE 12 21 33 4.7

Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Jr 7 SS 20 13 33 4.7

Eaves,Daniel-NDSU So 7 SS 19 14 33 4.7

McBride,Terrell-UNI Fr 7 DB 16 17 33 4.7

42. Roberts,Ed-WIU Sr 6 17 11 28 4.7

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

44. Malcolm, J.-ILS Jr 7 15 16 31 4.4

45. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 7 DL 12 18 30 4.3

Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 7 DE 13 17 30 4.3

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

48. Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Jr 7 DT 15 14 29 4.1

49. Strong,Jimmie-MSU So 7 18 10 28 4.0

Scott, Quentin-UNI Sr 7 DB 14 14 28 4.0

SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

1. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 7 DL 6 2 8 1.14

2. Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 6 DL 3 2 5 0.83

3. Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 6 4 0 4 0.67

4. Phelps, Doni-ILS Sr 7 3 1 4 0.57

5. Walker, Kyle-SIU Sr 5 LB 4 0 4 0.80

6. Lane, Wes-UNI Sr 7 DL 2 2 4 0.57

7. Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 6 3 0 4 0.67

Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 6 4 0 4 0.67

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

10. Richardet,Waylo-MSU Jr 7 2 1 3 0.43

11. Russo, Kyle-SIU Fr 6 DE 0 3 3 0.50

Daniels,Mike-MSU Sr 6 3 0 3 0.50

13. Kinney, Chuck-UNI Sr 7 DL 1 2 3 0.43

14. Bazata,Steven-SDSU Sr 6 DL 2 1 3 0.50

15. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 7 DE 2 1 3 0.43

Millington, Dan-INS Sr 7 DE 3 0 3 0.43

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

18. Fischer,Brian-SDSU Jr 6 DL 2 0 2 0.33

19. Hardy, Rod-INS So 7 DL 2 0 2 0.29

Keck,Michael-MSU So 7 2 0 2 0.29

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

1. Batten,Danny-SDSU Sr 6 DL 8 4 10.0 1.67

2. Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 7 DL 8 3 9.5 1.36

3. Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Jr 7 DT 5 5 7.5 1.07

4. Hodge, Elijah-UNI Sr 7 LB 6 1 6.5 0.93

5. Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 7 6 0 6.0 0.86

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

7. Lane, Wes-UNI Sr 7 DL 4 4 6.0 0.86

Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Jr 7 6 0 6.0 0.86

9. Stieren,Mike-WIU Jr 6 5 2 6.0 1.00

10. Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 6 5 1 5.5 0.92

11. Brown, Nate-INS Sr 7 DE 4 3 5.5 0.79

Hardy, Rod-INS So 7 DL 5 1 5.5 0.79

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

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 6 5 1 5.5 0.92

15. Phelps, Doni-ILS Sr 7 4 2 5.0 0.71

16. Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 6 4 2 5.0 0.83

17. Evans,Preston-NDSU So 7 LB 5 0 5.0 0.71

Keck,Michael-MSU So 7 5 0 5.0 0.71

Richardet,Waylo-MSU Jr 7 4 2 5.0 0.71

20. Boothby, Ben-UNI So 7 DL 3 3 4.5 0.64



PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G

1. Stoudamire,P.-WIU Sr 6 11 1 12 2.00

2. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 6 3 5 8 1.33

3. Bowman,Richard-NDSU Sr 7 9 0 9 1.29

4. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 6 3 4 7 1.17

5. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 6 3 3 6 1.00

6. Garrett, Chris-ILS Sr 7 4 2 6 0.86

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

8. Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 7 5 0 5 0.71

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

Scott, Quentin-UNI Sr 7 3 2 5 0.71

11. James,Kieron-WIU Fr 6 4 0 4 0.67

Williams, B.-SIU Sr 6 3 1 4 0.67

Parnell,General-SDSU Jr 6 1 3 4 0.67

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 6 2 2 4 0.67

Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 6 1 3 4 0.67

16. Strong,Jimmie-MSU So 7 3 1 4 0.57

Washington,Teri-MSU Jr 7 4 0 4 0.57

Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 7 1 3 4 0.57

Alvis,Cedric-MSU Sr 7 3 1 4 0.57

Malcolm, J.-ILS Jr 7 3 1 4 0.57

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

1. McElroy, Mike-SIU Jr 6 5 49 0 40 0.83

2. Lindsey, Korey-SIU Jr 6 4 18 0 13 0.67

3. Parnell,General-SDSU Jr 6 3 83 0 63 0.50

Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jr 6 3 62 0 40 0.50

Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 6 3 20 1 16 0.50

6. Miller,Derek-MSU Jr 7 3 25 0 15 0.43

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

8. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 6 2 30 0 16 0.33

9. Scott, Quentin-UNI Sr 7 2 86 0 59 0.29

Fort, L.J.-UNI So 7 2 65 0 65 0.29

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU So 7 3 0.43

2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI Jr 7 2 0.29

Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Jr 7 2 0.29

Ruffin, James-UNI Sr 7 2 0.29

Keck,Michael-MSU So 7 2 0.29

Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Jr 7 2 0.29

7. Jordan, Brandin-SIU Sr 5 1 0.20

8. Boone,Chris-WIU So 6 1 0.17

Outler, Na'eem-YSU Jr 6 1 0.17

Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Sr 6 1 0.17

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G

1. Visoky,Victor-WIU Jr 6 2 0.33

2. Colletti, Tony-SIU Sr 6 1 0.17

Stoudamire,P.-WIU Sr 6 1 0.17

Marshall, Joe-YSU So 6 1 0.17

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Jr 6 1 0.17

Edwards, Jordan-YSU So 6 1 0.17

Domino,Derek-SDSU Jr 6 1 0.17

Koroma,Abe-WIU Jr 6 1 0.17

Smith,Landon-NDSU Jr 6 1 0.17

Kreczmer,B.-WIU Jr 6 1 0.17

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