Eastern Illinois at Indiana State Weekly Release by Ace Hunt

2009 INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL

Game 3: INDIANA STATE (0-2) vs. EASTERN ILLINOIS (1-0)

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 • Terre Haute, Ind. • Memorial Stadium • 12:05 p.m. ET • Radio: ESPN 1130/1300 AM

Setting The Stage

Sycamore Gameday Stadium: Memorial Stadium (12,764) TV: GoSycamores.com (PPV) Sycamores’ Radio Flagship: ESPN Radio 1130/1300 AM Brian Fritz, Brent Holl Live Stats: GoSycamores.com Series Information: Series Record: EIU leads 41-38-4 Last Meeting: EIU 38, ISU 3 (9/13/2008) Last Meeting in Terre Haute: EIU 54, ISU 20 (9/20/2007) (In Terre Haute, ISU leads 23-18-3) Last ISU Win: ISU 33, EIU 30 OT (9/11/2004) Last ISU Win in Terre Haute: ISU 23, EIU 7 (9/27/2003) Current Series Streak: EIU has won four straight games.

What’s Inside General Notes Indiana State and Eastern Illinois Schedules Media Services/Game Notes Game Notes/National Polls Eastern Illinois Series Information MVFC Standings Tracking the 2009 Opponents Tale of the Tape Head Coach Trent Miles Sycamore Depth Chart Numerical Roster The Last Time It Happened Gameday Recaps Game-By-Game Statistics Overall Statistics

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Indiana State continues year two of the Trent Miles Era on Saturday, Sept. 12, as the Sycamores return to Memorial Stadium to face off against long-time rival Eastern Illinois. Saturday afternoon’s game is set for a 12:05 p.m. (ET) kickoff at Memorial Stadium (12,764). The game will be carried live on ESPN Radio (1130 & 1300 AM), with Brian Fritz and Brent Holl calling the action for the Nelligan Sports Marketing Radio Network. Action can be heard live worldwide on ESPNSportsRadio.com, and live stats are available at GoSycamores.com. The game can be seen live on a pay-per-view basis on GoSycamores.com as well, with the cost being $6.95.

INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS

Date........Opponent.....................Time/Result Aug. 27.......Quincy.........................................L, 26-20 Sept. 5........at Louisville.................................L, 10-30 Sept. 12.... Eastern Illinois.................. 12:05 p.m. Sept. 19......at South Dakota State*...................7 p.m. Sept. 26......Youngstown State*..................12:05 p.m. Oct. 3.........at Northern Iowa*.....................5:05 p.m. Oct. 17.......at Illinois State*..............................3 p.m. Oct. 24.......Western Illinois*........................3:05 p.m. Oct. 31.......Southern Illinois*....................12:05 p.m. Nov. 7.........at Missouri State*...........................2 p.m. Nov. 14.......North Dakota State*................12:05 p.m. * Missouri Valley Football Conference Game • All Times Eastern

Date........Opponent.....................Time/Result Sept. 3........Illinois State................................. W, 31-6 Sept. 12.... at Indiana State................ 12:05 p.m. Sept. 19......at Southeast Missouri*...................7 p.m. Sept. 26......at Austin Peay*...............................7 p.m. Oct. 3.........Eastern Kentucky*.....................2:30 p.m. Oct. 10.......at Penn State..................................... TBA Oct. 17.......Tennessee Tech*........................2:30 p.m. Oct. 24.......at Jacksonville State*......................2 p.m. Oct. 31.......at Murray State*.............................2 p.m. Nov. 14.......UT Martin*.................................2:30 p.m. Nov. 19.......Tennessee State*.......................6;30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game • All Times Eastern

Head Coach: Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987) Record at Indiana State: 0-13 (2nd Year) Overall Record: 0-13 (2nd Year)

Head Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) Record at Eastern Illinois: 132-109-1 (22nd Year) Overall Record: 132-109-1 (22nd Year)

SID: Ace Hunt E-mail: ace.hunt@indstate.edu Office: (812) 237-4161 Cell: (812) 243-5568

SID: Rich Moser E-mail: rlmoser@eiu.edu Office: (217) 581-7480 Cell: (217) 508-8317

Assistant SID: Bonnie Ryan E-mail: bonnie.ryan@indstate.edu Office: (812) 237-4159 Cell: (402) 679-2912 GoSycamores.com

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Media Services

GoSycamores.com The Official Home of Sycamore Athletics ISU Athletics and Sycamore football information can be accessed online at all times. Complete statistics, notes, recaps, features and archives, as well as live video, are available at GoSycamores.com. Radio Show Head coach Trent Miles will join play-by-play voice Brian Fritz every Monday for the Trent Miles Radio Show at 6 p.m. The show will take place live from Beef O’ Brady’s in Terre Haute and will air on ESPN Radio 1130 and 1300 in the Wabash Valley. Interview Availability Each day on game weeks, ISU players will be available at Memorial Stadium 30 minutes after each practice session. Coach Trent Miles will be available at this time or upon prior arrangements with the ISU Athletics Media Relations Office. Please call Ace Hunt at (812) 237-4161 to confirm practice times or schedule an interview with Coach Miles. Please call Bonnie Ryan at (812) 237-4159 to schedule interviews with Sycamore student-athletes. Postgame Policies Ace Hunt and Bonnie Ryan will coordinate all postgame interviews for the Sycamores, as the locker room is closed to media. On the road, Coach Miles and selected players will be made available after a brief cooling off period in an area outside the locker room or a space designated by the host school. At home, both team’s head coaches as well selected players will be made available in the interview area located inside the Memorial Stadium Fieldhouse.

The Indiana State Head Coach Indiana State is led by head coach Trent Miles, a 1987 ISU graduate and Terre Haute native. Miles made his head coaching debut last season against Eastern Michigan and carries a record of 0-14 into Saturday’s game against Eastern Illinois. Miles previously spent three seasons (2005-07) as the running backs coach at Washington and three years at Notre Dame (2002-04) as the wide receivers coach. Miles is 0-1 against the Panthers as a head coach, and is 0-2 all-time against members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eastern Illinois Head Coach Eastern Illinois is led by legendary head coach Bob Spoo, who is in his 21st season at the Charleston, Ill., school. Spoo is 133-109-1 at EIU and compiled a record of 15-5 against Indiana State during his time at the helm of the Panther program. His teams have won each of the last four meetings against Indiana State. Scouting Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois is a member of the NCAA FCS Subdivision and competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. Saturday’s game against ISU marks the first road game of the season for the Panthers. EIU opened the season last Thursday with a convincing 31-6 victory over MVFC member Illinois State at home. The Panthers are led on offense by senior transfer quarterback Jake Christensen, who was 14-of-22 for 167 yards and three touchdowns in the opener against Illinois State. A Little History This marks the 105th season of football at Indiana State, dating back to 1896. The University did not field teams from 1899 to 1900, 1908 or from 1910 to 1919. ISU owns an all-time record of 338-457-22 and is competing for the 25th consecutive season as a member of the MVFC. We’ve Met Indiana State and Eastern Illinois meet for the 84th time on Saturday afternoon with the Panthers holding a 41-38-4 advantage in the all-time series. The Sycamores have not faced another opponent as many times as they have Eastern Illinois. Additionally, Indiana State owns 38 victories over Eastern Illinois, which is also the most victories that the Sycamores own over a single opponent in program history. Most Games vs. Indiana State 1. Eastern Illinois 83 2. Ball State 62 3. Illinois State 60 4. Southern Illinois 46 5. Evansville 37

Most Victories for Indiana State 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Illinois State 3. Ball State Southern Illinois Evansville

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What’s Transpired Indiana State opened the season with a 26-20 overtime loss against Quincy at Memorial Stadium. The game drew regional attention, as 7,216 fans were in attendance. The Sycamores bounced out to a quick 17-0 lead in the first quarter against the Hawks – ISU’s largest lead over an opponent since 2004 -- but Quincy came back to knot the score at 20 with 43 seconds left in regulation. Darrius Gates paced the Sycamores with 102 yards on the ground and also threw a 75-yard touchdown pass as the offense showed spark early in the game. The Sycamores enjoyed their closest game against a member of the NCAA Division I FBS Subdivision since 2003 with a 30-10 loss at Louisville last week. Santino Davis recorded a pair of interceptions in falling to the BIG EAST opponent. We Are Mostly...Young Of the 85 players on the current Indiana State roster, a total of 65 student-athletes are underclassmen -- or just over 76 percent. There are 38 true or redshirt freshmen on the roster currently. A total of 16 student-athletes saw their first action in a Sycamore uniform versus Quincy, including 11 true or redshirt freshmen. Few Seniors Indiana State has just nine players on its roster who are seniors. Of those, Mike Woods and Elliott Thomas are fifth-year seniors, while Donye McCleskey, Jeramie Gray, Jerry Calvert, Dan Millington, 2009 Indiana State Football • Weekly Release • Page 2

An Indiana State Win Over Eastern Illinois Would...

• Snap the Sycamores’ 28-game losing streak, dating back to a 28-22 Homecoming victory over Missouri Valley Football Conference rival Missouri State in 2006. • Give Trent Miles his first collegiate head coaching victory. • Break a four-game losing streak in the all-time series against Eastern Illinois, giving the Sycamores its first win over the Panthers since a 33-30 overtime victory in 2003. • Break a nine game losing streak against members of the Ohio Valley Conference. ISU’s last victory over a member of the OVC came on Sept. 25, 2004 when the Sycamores downed UTMartin, 41-24, at Memorial Stadium. • Give Indiana State their 39th all-time victory over Eastern Illinois, which is the most for the Sycamores against any one opponent in the history of the program. ISU and Eastern Illinois first faced off against each other in 1901. Pat Burke, Bill McGrath and Nate Brown are in their fourth year. Indiana State is tied with South Carolina and Duke for the fewest seniors in the nation. Boise State has the fewest in Division I with four. Working Overtime The Sycamores have played in 11 overtime contests since the rule was established for regular season games in the NCAA FCS Subdivision in 1996. The Sycamores are 6-5 in games that have used an extra period, including a 33-30 overtime win over Eastern Illinois in 2004. ISU has won each of its last two overtime contests, including a 26-20 setback against Quincy in the 2009 season opener. Sycamores vs. the Ohio Valley Conference The Sycamores own a 48-57-4 record all-time against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference. Indiana State was 0-2 against OVC foes last season, falling to both Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri State. The Sycamores own a nine game losing streak against members of the OVC, dating back to a 2004 victory over UT-Martin (41-24). Davis Does It Junior linebacker Santino Davis thwarted a pair of Louisville drives in the road opener against the Cardinals by hauling in a pair of interceptions off the arm of Louisville’s Justin Burke. Davis’ second pick came late in the first half with the Cardinals threatening to score before the half, but Davis pulled in a pass over the middle to keep the Sycamores within striking distance of U of L, 17-7. His first interception came off a tipped ball late in the first quarter, which set up an Indiana State touchdown and gave the Sycamores a 7-3 advantage over the Cardinals that they enjoyed until deep in the second stanza. Davis’ two interceptions against Louisville are the most in a single game for the Sycamores against an NCAA FBS opponent and the most by a Sycamore in any contest since 1979. Flood Gates Open Junior tailback Darrius Gates opened the season against Quincy by rushing for a team-best 102 yards on 11 carries. He closed out the 2008 campaign against Missouri State by rushing for 237 yards on 29 attempts en route to being named the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week. His performance in the season finale of 2008 against the Bears coupled with the effort versus the Hawks, makes Gates the first Sycamore to record back-to-back 100-yard single-game rushing performances since Jake Shields accomplished the feat in the first two games of 2003 (127 at Ball State; 213 vs. Florida International). To add to his success on the ground, Gates also completed a 75-yard TD pass to Bryant Kent in the first quarter against Quincy, which was the second pass completion of his career (both have gone for touchdowns). Up Next... The Sycamores will travel to Brookings, S.D., to open the MVFC schedule Saturday, Sept. 19 against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Game time is set for 7 p.m. (ET). South Dakota State leads the all-time series against Indiana State, 1-0. 2009 Indiana State Football • Weekly Release • Page 3

National Polls The Sports Network -- Top 25 (Sept. 7, 2009 -- Week 1)

Team..............................Record Points LW 1. Richmond (103)....................... 1-0 3,042 2 2. Appalachian State (10)............. 0-1 2,740 1 3. Villanova (3)............................. 1-0 2,705 5 4. Northern Iowa (3)...............0-1 2,651 4 5. Montana.................................. 1-0 2,615 3 6. James Madison......................... 0-0 2,235 6 7. William & Mary (3)................... 1-0 2,204 14 8. Southern Illinois.................0-1 1,980 7 9. New Hampshire........................ 1-0 1,952 8 10. Elon........................................ 1-0 1,846 11 11. Weber State............................ 0-1 1,826 9 12. Cal Poly................................... 0-0 1,453 12 13. Central Arkansas..................... 0-1 1,350 13 14. Wofford.................................. 0-1 1,262 10 15. South Carolina State (1)......... 1-0 1,229 16 16. McNeese State........................ 1-0 1,109 15 17. Massachusetts........................ 0-1 1,027 17 18. Eastern Washington............... 1-0 905 18 19. Texas State............................. 1-0 805 20 20. Maine..................................... 1-0 709 19 21. South Dakota State............0-0 475 22 22. Eastern Kentucky.................... 0-1 467 23 23. Jacksonville State................... 0-1 430 21 24. Harvard.................................. 0-0 361 23 25. Holy Cross............................... 1-0 348 25

FCS Coaches Poll -- Top 25 (Sept. 7, 2009 -- Week 1)

Team..............................Record Points LW 1. Richmond (24)......................... 1-0 696 2 2. Appalachian State (3)............... 0-1 636 1 3. Villanova.................................. 1-0 619 5 4. Montana.................................. 1-0 602 3 5. Northern Iowa....................0-1 595 4 6. James Madison......................... 0-0 555 6 7. William & Mary (1)................... 1-0 506 14 8. Southern Illinois.................0-1 493 7 9. New Hampshire........................ 1-0 481 8 10. Weber State............................ 0-1 447 9 11. Elon........................................ 1-0 413 11 12. Central Arkansas..................... 0-1 356 12 13. Cal Poly................................... 0-0 355 13 14. Wofford.................................. 0-1 313 10 15. South Carolina State............... 1-0 270 16 16. McNeese State........................ 1-0 253 15 17. Eastern Washington............... 1-0 235 17 18. Massachusetts........................ 0-1 234 18 19. Texas State............................. 1-0 189 21 20. Maine..................................... 1-0 164 19 21. Jacksonville State................... 0-1 100 19 22. Harvard.................................. 0-0 71 22 23. Eastern Kentucky.................... 0-1 65 NR 24. Liberty.................................... 0-1 57 NR 25. South Dakota State............0-0 52 23 2009 Opponents in Bold Italics

Series History with EIU

The Last Time They Met: Sept. 13, 2008

Year/Date........W/L/T......Score...........Home/Away 1901................... L...............0-16...................................A 1902................... L...............0-21...................................H 1902................... W.............10-0...................................A 1904................... L...............6-12...................................A 1904................... T...............5-5.....................................H 1906................... L...............0-11...................................H 1906................... L...............0-23...................................A 1907................... L...............5-32...................................H 1923................... L...............0-16...................................H 1924................... L...............13-25.................................A 1925................... T...............10-10.................................H 1926................... T...............0-0.....................................A 1927................... W.............7-6.....................................H 1928................... L...............0-19...................................A 1929................... L...............6-7.....................................H 1930................... L...............0-34...................................A 1931................... W.............6-0.....................................H 1932................... L...............6-12...................................A 1933................... W.............19-6...................................H 1934................... L...............0-19...................................A 1935................... W.............32-13.................................H 1936................... L...............0-12...................................A 1937................... L...............13-20.................................H 1938................... L...............7-19...................................H 1939................... W.............7-6.....................................A 1940................... T...............7-7.....................................H 1941................... W.............19-6...................................A 1942................... W.............26-0...................................H 1945................... W.............26-6...................................A 1946................... W.............13-0...................................H 1947................... W.............14-13.................................A 1948................... W.............21-20.................................H 1949................... L...............0-33...................................A 1950................... L...............0-47...................................H 1954................... W.............40-7...................................A 1955................... L...............13-33.................................A 1956................... W.............13-7...................................H 1957................... W.............14-0...................................H 1958................... L...............8-30...................................A 1959................... W.............7-6.....................................H 1960................... L...............0-30...................................A 1961................... L...............20-23.................................H 1962................... L...............0-13...................................A 1963................... W.............14-6...................................H 1964................... W.............25-14.................................A 1965................... W.............17-0...................................H 1966................... W.............32-0...................................A 09/14/67............ W.............41-6...................................H 09/14/68............ W.............23-0...................................A 09/13/69............ W.............41-6...................................H 09/12/70............ W.............28-18.................................A 09/18/71............ W.............28-7...................................H 09/16/72............ W.............17-14.................................A 09/15/73............ W.............17-0...................................A 09/07/74............ W.............21-6...................................H 09/20/80............ W.............14-0...................................H 11/14/81............ W.............27-14.................................A 10/16/82............ L...............12-16.................................H 10/29/83............ W.............17-13.................................A 11/26/83*.......... W.............16-13 (2 OT)......................H 09/08/84............ W.............24-17.................................H 09/14/85............ L...............7-39...................................A 11/08/86............ L...............14-31.................................H 10/17/87............ L...............14-20.................................H 10/01/88............ W.............24-12.................................H 09/23/89............ L...............7-21...................................A 10/13/90............ L...............22-31.................................H 10/12/91............ W.............16-15.................................H 10/10/92............ L...............28-31.................................A 10/02/93............ W.............27-24.................................H 10/29/94............ L...............21-30.................................A 11/18/95............ L...............6-27...................................H 09/14/96............ L...............16-35.................................A 11/01/97............ L...............14-21.................................H 08/31/00............ L...............24-42.................................H 09/08/01............ L...............14-44.................................A 09/21/02............ L...............19-26.................................A 11/27/03............ W.............23-7...................................H 09/11/04............ W.............33-30 (OT).........................A 09/01/05............ L...............13-24.................................H 09/09/06............ L...............21-31.................................A 09/22/07............ L...............20-54.................................H 09/13/08............ L...............3-38...................................A

The Sycamores started the game with the ball and moved down the field before Gabe Mullane came in to punt the ball away to the Panthers. As Mullane attempted to get the kick off, C.J. James blocked the punt, recovered the loose ball and ran it back down to the five yard line, where he then fumbled the ball and Mullane recovered to give the Sycamores the ball back deep in their half of the field.

Indiana State trails 38-41-4 Home: 23-18-3 • Away: 15-23-1 • Neutral: 0-0-0

Indiana State returned to the gridiron after an off-week and traveled to Charleston, Ill., to face No. 20 Eastern Illinois. The Sycamores (0-2) stiffened on defense in the second half, but the Panthers (1-2) were too much and secured a 38-3 victory at O’Brien Stadium.

However, ISU could not move the ball past its own 10-yard line and Mullane had to punt the ball away to the Panthers. EIU took the short punt and started the drive at the Indiana State 22-yard line. The Panthers could not produce a first down, though, as the Sycamore defense stopped the Panthers on three straight plays to force a 32-yard field goal by Tyler Wilke to give EIU a 3-0 lead with 7:55 left to play in the first quarter. That lead would quickly grow to 10-0 just five seconds later, as Rashad Haynes picked off the Chuck Dowdell pass on the first play of the drive and ran the ball back 23 yards for the touchdown with 7:50 left in the first quarter. The rest of the quarter passed with both defenses stiffening up and the score remained 10-0 into the second quarter. The score remained the same until Eastern Illinois put together an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive in the second quarter. Travorus Bess capped off the long drive with a 31-yard dash to the endzone, with the help of a spin move that moved him away from the ISU defense to give the Panthers a 17-0 lead with 5:49 left in the half. On the next ISU possession, Dowdell fumbled once again and EIU’s James Larson recovered the loose ball at the ISU 13 yard line to give the Panthers another prime scoring opportunity. On a third-and-five play, EIU quarterback Bodie Reeder connected with tight end Sean McGrath to extend the lead to 24-0 after Wilke’s third extra point conversion of the game. The score would stay that way, thanks to a late fumble recovery by ISU’s Nate Brown to take the score to 24-0. EIU opened the half with a methodical eight-play, 68 yard drive to widen its advantage. The Panthers kept the ball on the ground for most of the drive, but went to the air for the score as Reeder connected with Charles Graves on a 17-yard touchdown pass to make the score 31-0 with 11:41 left in the third quarter. The Panthers then tacked on a one-yard touchdown on a rush by Desmin Ward with 6:20 left in the third quarter to cap off an eight play, 48 yard drive to make the score 38-0 in favor of the Panthers. The score remained that way until the start of the fourth quarter, when Indiana State capped off a solid 14 play drive to score its first points of the season. After moving the ball to EIU five yard line, the Panther defense held and forced ISU to attempt the field goal. Braulio Martinez then lined up for the 22-yard field goal and booted it through the uprights for his first collegiate make and points to put the Sycamores on the scoreboard at 38-3 with 14:09 remaining. The score 38-3 stayed for the rest of the quarter, as EIU controlled the clock by running the ball. ISU was led on offense by Dowdell, who threw for 55 yards on 6-of-11 passing while carrying the ball 13 times for 52 yards. Darrius Gates added 48 yards on the ground on 10 carries, while Ryan Patrick hauled in four receptions for 35 yards. Alex Sewall paced the defense with nine tackles, including two solo, while Quinton Scott and Jayden Everett added seven stops each.

Highlights in the Indiana State-Eastern Illinois Series • Eastern Illinois leads 41-38-4 • Indiana State – at Home: 23-18-3 / Away: 15-23-1 / Neutral: 0-0 • First Meeting: 1901 / Away / Eastern Illinois 16, Indiana State 0 • Last Meeting: 2008 / Away / Eastern Illinois 38, Indiana State 3 • Most Points Scored vs. Eastern Illinois: Home: 41 (41-6 win, Sept. 14, 1967 & Sept. 13, 1969) Away: 40 (40-7 win, 1954) • Most Points Given Up vs. Eastern Illinois: Home: 54 (54-20 loss, Sept. 22, 2007) Away: 44 (44-14 loss, Sept. 8, 2001) • No. of Shutouts: ISU: 12 (last 14-0, Sept. 20, 1980 at ISU) EIU: 14 (last 30-0, 1960 at EIU) • Largest Margin Of Victory: ISU: 35 (41-6, Sept. 14, 1967 at ISU & Sept. 13, 1969 at ISU) • Largest Margin Of Defeat: EIU: 34 (54-20, Sept. 22, 2007 at ISU & 34-0, 1930 at EIU) 2009 Indiana State Football • Weekly Release • Page 4

Tale of the Tape Record Points/Game Points Allowed Avg. First Downs Rushing Yards Avg. Rushing Defense Avg. Passing Yards Avg. Passing Defense Avg. Total Offense Avg. Total Defense Avg. Interceptions-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Return-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possesion Avg.

ISU 0-2 15.0 28.0 20 70.5 152.5 108.5 195.0 179.0 347.5 2-25 6-81 10-215 3-3 18-158 30:28

EIU 1-0 31.0 6.0 24 217.0 20.0 167.0 166.0 384.0 186.0 0-0 2-19 2-50 1-1 4-40 30:39

2009 Statistical Leaders

Rushing GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G Darrius Gates 2 21 115 5 110 5.2 0 30 55.0 Antoine Brown 2 31 89 30 59 1.9 0 18 29.5

Rushing GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G Mon Williams 1 16 94 7 87 5.4 1 29 87.0 Chevon Walker 1 10 71 3 68 6.8 0 24 68.0

Passing GP Comp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G Chris Stutzriem 2 16 33 3 48.5 118 1 17 59.0 Travis Johnson 1 3 6 1 50.0 24 0 15 24.0

Passing GP Comp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G Jake Christensen 1 14 22 1 63.6 167 3 25 167.0 Bodie Reeder 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Receiving GP Ryan Roberts 2 Larry Lacotti 2

Receiving GP Jimmy Potempa 1 Chavar Watkins 1

Total Offense Darrius Gates Chris Stutzriem Defense Aaron Archie Donye McCleskey Alex Sewall Santino Davis

No 5 3 GP 2 2 GP 2 2 2 2

Yds 42 26

Avg 8.4 8.7

TD 1 0

Plays 22 47

Rush 110 -51

Pass 75 118

UA 12 12 6 4

A Tot 9 21 7 19 7 13 6 10

Lg 16 15

Avg/G 21.0 13.0 Total Avg/G 185 92.5 67 33.5

TFL Sack Int BrUp FF 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0

2009 Season Schedule / Results

August 27 Quincy L, 20-26 (ot) September 5 at Louisville L, 10-30 September 12 Eastern Illinois 12:05 p.m. September 19 at South Dakota State* 7:00 p.m. September 26 Youngstown State* 12:05 p.m. October 3 at Northern Iowa* 5:05 p.m. October 17 at Illinois State* 3:00 p.m. October 24 Western Illinois* 3:05 p.m. October 31 Southern Illinois* 12:05 p.m. November 7 at Missouri State* 2:00 p.m. November 14 North Dakota State* 12:05 p.m. *Denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference Game - All Times Eastern

Total Offense Jake Christensen Mon Williams

No 3 2 GP 1 1

Defense GP Nick Nasti 1 Cory Leman 1 CJ James 1 Adrian Arrington 1

Yds 22 39

Avg 7.3 19.5

TD 1 0

Plays 25 17

Rush -10 87

Pass 167 9

UA 4 1 5 4

A Tot TFL 5 9 0-0 7 8 0-0 0 5 1-8 1 5 1-24

Lg 10 23

Avg/G 22.0 39.0 Total Avg/G 157 157.0 96 96.0

Sack Int BrUp FF 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1-8 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0

2009 Season Schedule / Results

September 3 Illinois State September 12 at Indiana State September 19 at Southeast Missouri* September 26 at Austin Peay* October 3 Eastern Kentucky* October 10 at Penn State October 17 Tennessee Tech* October 24 at Jacksonville State* October 31 at Murray State* November 14 UT Martin* November 19 Tennessee State* *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game - All Times Eastern

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W, 31-6 12:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. TBA 2:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Charting ISU’s Opponents Date Opponent TIME/RESULT VS. ISU This Week Last Week Aug. 27 Quincy W, 26-20 vs. Walsh at Southeast Missouri Sept. 5 at Louisville W, 30-10 Idle vs. Indiana State Sept. 12 Eastern Illinois 12:05 p.m. vs. Illinois State vs. Illinois State Sept. 19 at South Dakota State 7 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern Idle Sept. 26 Youngstown State 12:05 p.m. vs. Austin Peay at Pittsburgh Oct. 3 at Northern Iowa 5:05 p.m. vs. South Dakota at Iowa Oct. 17 at Illinois State 3 p.m. at Illinois at Eastern Illinois Oct. 24 Western Illinois 3:05 p.m. at Northern Illinois at Sam Houston State Oct. 31 Southern Illinois 12:05 p.m. Idle at Marshall Nov. 7 at Missouri State 2 p.m. vs. UT Martin at Arkansas Nov. 14 North Dakota State 12:05 p.m. vs. Sam Houston State at Iowa State Opponent Combined Record ***Rankings are listed as FCS Coaches Poll/The Sports Network Poll

Missouri Valley Football Standings School Western Illinois South Dakota State Illinois State Missouri State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Youngstown State Indiana State

Conference W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2

MVFC Schedule and Results

Saturday, Sept. 12 Illinois State at Illinois..................................................................... 7 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Indiana State................................... 12:05 p.m. UT Martin at Missouri State............................................................. 4 p.m. North Dakota State at Sam Houston State....................................... 7 p.m. South Dakota at #4 Northern Iowa............................................. 5:05 p.m. Georgia Southern at #21 South Dakota State.................................. 7 p.m. Western Illinois at Northern Illinois................................................. 7 p.m. Austin Peay at Youngstown State.................................................... 4 p.m. All Times Eastern

Record Rank 1-1 NR 1-0 NR 1-0 NR 0-0 25/21 0-1 NR 0-1 5/4 0-1 NR 1-0 NR 0-1 8/8 0-1 NR 0-1 NR 4-7

Sycamore Trends Overall....................................................................................................0-2 Home......................................................................................................0-1 Road.......................................................................................................0-1 Grass.......................................................................................................0-0 Turf.........................................................................................................0-2 Leading after the first quarter...............................................................0-2 Tied after the first quarter.....................................................................0-0 Trailing after the first quarter................................................................0-0 Leading at halftime................................................................................0-1 Tied at halftime......................................................................................0-0 Trailing at halftime.................................................................................0-1 Leading after the third . ........................................................................0-1 Tied after the third quarter....................................................................0-0 Trailing after the third quarter...............................................................0-1 Scores first..............................................................................................0-1 Opponent scores first..............................................................................0-1 Scoring 20 or more points......................................................................0-1 Holding an opponent to 20 points or less.............................................0-0 Games decided by three points or less..................................................0-0 Games decided by 4-10 points..............................................................0-1 Games decided by 11-20 points............................................................0-1 Games decided by 21 points or more....................................................0-0 Rushing for 150 yards or more..............................................................0-0 Passing for 300 yards or more...............................................................0-0 Total 400 yards or more.........................................................................0-0 Opponent totals less than 200 yards rushing........................................0-2 Opponent totals less than 200 yards passing........................................0-1 Opponent totals less than 400 total yards.............................................0-1 Commit fewer turnovers than opponent...............................................0-0 Commit more turnovers than opponent................................................0-2 Turnovers equal......................................................................................0-0 Have fewer penalty yards than opponent.............................................0-1 Have more penalty yards than opponent..............................................0-1 Lead in time of possession.....................................................................0-1 Lead in first downs.................................................................................0-0

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Trent Miles Head Coach

0-14 (2nd Year) Indiana State, 1987 Head coach Trent Miles enters his second year at the helm of the Indiana State football program in 2009. Miles was named the Sycamores’ 23rd head football coach on Dec. 4, 2007. In his inaugural season on the job, Miles had three players earn All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as Jayden Everett, Donye McCleskey and Alex Sewall all took Honorable Mention plaudits. Additionally, Sewall, Larry Carter and Ryan Roberts took MVFC All-Newcomer status. Everett recorded 102 total tackles on the season, which ranked in the nation’s top 20 and was in the top five in the MVFC. He also had a key forced fumble and recovery in the season finale against Missouri State that allowed Indiana State to comeback from down 14-0 to force overtime. Everett posted six games in which he recorded double digit tackles, including a season-high 18 stops on Homecoming versus South Dakota State. McCleskey posted 98 total tackles last season, including 53 total stops. In the conference opener against Illinois State, McCleskey was credited with a career-high 17 total tackles. Known as a big-play defensive threat, McCleskey recovered a fumble and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown at Youngstown State. He had four games in which he recorded at least 10 tackles, including 13 against South Dakota State, 11 in the season finale versus Missouri State, 10 at Western Illinois and the season-best 17 versus the Redbirds. Sewall was Indiana State’s top newcomer on defense with 90 total tackles, including 52 solo stops as he played in all 12 of the Sycamores’ contests this season. He notched a season-best nine tackles in five different contests: at Eastern Illinois, at Northern Illinois, South Dakota State, at North Dakota State and in the season finale versus Missouri State. Carter played in 10 games in 2009 and recorded 34 total tackles, including one for a loss and was credited with one half of a sack. He broke up four passes this season and recovered one fumble at Southern Illinois. In the conference opener against Illinois State, Carter posted a team-high eight tackles. Roberts played in all 12 games this year, including the final six as the Sycamore quarterback after playing the first six games on the defensive side of the ball. He completed 39-of-84 passes for 294 yards, including a long of 20 yards. Roberts was strong on the ground with 107 rushes for 194 yards, plus three rushing touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Roberts was credited with nine total tackles. He posted a season-high 59 rushing yards at Youngstown State and was 15-of-24 for 124 yards passing against South Dakota State. Running a well-rounded program is an important concept for Miles, as evidenced by a trio of Sycamores being named to the MVFC All-Academic squad. Those Sycamores making the second team were tight end Josh Jones and punter Gabe Mullane, while offensive lineman Jack Byrne was an honorable mention selection. Jones, who holds 3.92 GPA in Exercise Science, was the Sycamores’ top pass catching tight end as he hauled in 11 passes for 83 yards, an average of 7.5 yards per catch. Jones also was credited with one rush and a pair of kickoff returns during the season. 2009 Indiana State Football • Weekly Release • Page 7

The Miles File PERSONAL Birthdate: July 29, 1963 Birthplace: Terre Haute, Ind. Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind. Family: Wife -- Bridget Children -- Kaylee, Anna & Charlie

EDUCATION High School: Terre Haute South, 1982 College: Indiana State, 1987 (B.S.)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE High School: Terre Haute South, 1980-82 College: Indiana State, 1983-87

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2008-present: Indiana State (Head Coach) 2005-07: Washington (Tailbacks) 2002-04: Notre Dame (Wide Receivers) 2001: Stanford (Wide Receivers) 2000: Green Bay Packers (Offensive Assistant) 1999: Seattle Seahawks (Intern) 1997-99: Fresno State (Wide Receivers) 1996: Hawaii (Defensive Backs) 1995: Hawaii (Wide Receivers) 1994: Northern Illinois (Defensive Backs) 1991-93: Northern Illinois (Wide Receivers) 1990: Oklahoma (Graduate Assistant) 1988-89: New Mexico State (Graduate Assistant) 1987: Indiana State (Graduate Assistant)

Mullane, who has earned a 3.93 GPA in Physical Education, punted 82 times on the year for a total of 2,948 yards. He averaged 36.0 yards per kick and recorded a long punt of 66 yards. Mullane only had two touchbacks in 82 punts and forced 10 fair catches. He was able to pin the opposition inside their own 20-yard line a total of 17 times and recorded six punts of 50 yards or more. Byrne, who has a 3.15 GPA in Business, played and started in all 12 games for the Sycamores at the center position. The Sycamore offense gained 1,539 yards on the ground and reached the end zone eight times. Byrne was the leader of a team which also had 881 yards through the air and reached the end zone through the air three times. The ISU Football team is also very involved in community service, including working tirelessly across the Wabash Valley in June of 2008 helping victims of the floods in the area. The football players at ISU also are committed to teaching young children how to read and visiting with local hospitals to help children that are ill. Miles is a native of Terre Haute, Ind., and a 1987 graduate of Indiana State. Miles was a wide receiver at Indiana State from 1982-86, where his 1983 and 1984 squads each won nine games and advanced to the NCAA FCS playoffs. The 1984 Sycamores were ranked No. 1 in the nation for most of the season. That team was inducted into the Indiana State University Hall of Fame on Sept. 7, 2002.

Prior to coming to Indiana State, Miles completed his third season as the Washington running backs coach in 2007 after having spent the previous three years on Tyrone Willingham’s staff at Notre Dame as the wide receivers coach. In 2007, Husky running back Louis Rankin rushed for 1,294 yards, becoming the first Washington player to tally a 1,000-yard rushing season since 1997. While at Notre Dame, he mentored future NFL standouts Maurice Stovall, Rhema McKnight and Arnaz Battle, as well as Jeff Samardzija, who is now playing professional baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization. Prior to coaching at Notre Dame, Miles worked under Willingham for one year at Stanford. That season Miles had the opportunity to coach some of the nation’s finest receivers including Luke Powell (whose 22.3yard average per catch set a school record) and Teyo Johnson (the 2001 Pacific-10 Co-Freshman of the Year and a second-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2003). Miles spent the 2000 campaign with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive assistant, working with the wide receivers and as a quality control coach. During his tenure with the Packers, he coached NFL all-pro receiver Antonio Freeman. Miles has 20 years of coaching experience on the collegiate level. He was the wide receivers coach at Fresno State for three years (1997-99), producing some of the greatest receivers in Bulldogs’ history. In 1999, two of his receivers, Rodney Wright and Charles Smith, combined to produce more than 1,600 yards and 14 touchdowns on 120 receptions. Their production helped the Bulldogs to a share of the Western Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl. He also recruited and coached Bernard Barien of the Minnesota Vikings. Throughout his career, Miles has coached on both sides of the ball including wide receivers, defensive backs and linebackers. Miles began his coaching career at Indiana State in 1987, tutoring the wide receivers and defensive backs as a graduate assistant. Another graduate assistant position followed at New Mexico (1988-89), where he worked with the receivers and linebackers. Miles then moved on to Oklahoma in 1990, working with the wide receivers as a graduate assistant. Following four seasons as an assistant at Northern Illinois (1991-93 as receivers coach, 1994 with defensive backs), Miles headed west to Hawaii for two seasons (1995-96), where he spent a season each with the wide receivers and defensive backs. Miles earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Indiana State in 1987. He was born July 29, 1963, in Terre Haute, Ind. Miles married the former Bridget Hogan on July 10, 2004. They have three daughters, Kaylee, Anna, and Charlie Elizabeth.

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Depth Chart Offense QB

18 Chris Stutzriem (6-4, 240, So.)

Defense DE

14 Travis Johnson (6-1, 185, Fr.) or 10 Matt Seliger (6-0, 205, So.) TB

33 Antoine Brown (5-9, 200, Jr.) or 29 Darrius Gates (5-9, 190, Jr.)

39 Reece Craig (5-8, 180, So.) WR

Larry Lacotti (5-10, 175, Jr.)

15 Ryan Roberts (6-4, 215, So.) or 12 Kyle Toney (6-1, 190, Jr.)

36 Robbie Aldridge (5-11, 215, Fr.)

40 Josh Jenkins (6-0, 235, Jr.)

88 Michael Mardis (6-3, 220, Fr.) or

Bryant Kent (6-0, 155, Jr.)

84 Luke Eckimovic (6-3, 255, Fr.) LT

47 Braulio Martinez (5-11, 185, So.)

76 Rod Hardy (6-2, 295, So.)

17 Gabe Mullane (6-2, 180, Jr.)

96 Jordan Scott (6-0, 255, Jr.)

47 Braulio Martinez (5-11, 185, So.)

90 Nate Brown (6-0, 260, Sr.)

17 Gabe Mullane (6-2, 180, Jr.)

54 Lawrence Young (6-3, 290, So.)

36 Robbie Aldridge (5-11, 215, Fr.)

92 Ben Obaseki (6-3, 235, Fr.)

36 Robbie Aldridge (5-11, 215, Fr.)

90 Nate Brown (6-0, 290, So.)

MLB 99 Aaron Archie (6-0, 230, Fr.) 55 C.J. Cook (6-0, 230, So.)

39 Reece Craig (5-8, 180, So.) KR

11 Mike Woods (5-10, 185, Sr.) 29 Darrius Gates (5-9, 190, Jr.) or 33 Antoine Brown (5-9, 200, Jr.)

31 Marcus Lewis (6-1, 220, So.) CB

Coaching Staff

8 Larry Carter (6-0, 185, So.) 30 Andrew Blackmon (6-1, 185, Fr.)

11 Mike Woods (5-10, 185, Sr.) 6 Julian Easterly (6-0, 190, So.)

66 Corey Bichey (6-0, 340, So.)

3 Alex Sewall (6-1, 210, So.)

77 Ben Geffert (6-3, 285, So.)

28 Jerry Calvert (5-7, 190, Sr.)

56 Justin Wood (6-4, 290, Fr.)

2 Donye McCleskey (6-0, 225, Sr.)

62 Evan Borchers (6-2, 295, So.)

Bryant Kent (6-0, 155, Jr.)

WLB 42 Santino Davis (6-1, 220, Jr.)

59 FN Lutz (6-3, 275, Fr.)

72 Casey Paswater (6-4, 285, Fr.) RT

97 Jordan Bright (6-7, 225, Fr.)

57 Brandon Foster (6-0, 200, Fr.)

73 Mike Smith (6-3, 310, So.) 61 Brad Hasdorff (6-5, 280, Fr.)

45 Dan Millington (6-2, 260, Sr.)

SLB 34 Jacolby Washington (6-1, 235, Fr.)

WR 21 Jeramie Gray (5-9, 160, Sr.)

Special Teams

11 Mike Woods (5-10, 185, Sr.)

Head Coach........................................Trent Miles Linebackers/Associate HC............Mike Denbrock Offensive Coordinator/WR...............Troy Walters Defensive Coordinator/DL........Shannon Jackson Offensive Line/Recruiting............ David Poinsett Quarterbacks................................Morgan Turner Tailbacks..........................................Jesse Minter Defensive Backs............................... Luke Powell Asst. Linebackers......................... Jayden Everett Football Development....................Dennis Raetz

67 Josh Jellison (6-5, 280, Jr.) 75 Odeh Farha (6-5, 320, So.)

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Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Bryant Kent WR 6-0 155 Jr.-1L Indianapolis, Ind./North Central 2 Donye McCleskey DB 6-0 225 Sr.-3L Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne 3 Alex Sewall DB 6-1 210 So. -1L Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township 4 Elliott Thomas DB 5-9 190 Sr.-2L Laplace, La./East St. John 5 Koby Kraemer WR 5-9 165 So. -1L Terre Haute, Ind. /South Vigo 6 Julian Easterly DB 6-0 190 So. -1L Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech 7 Larry Lacotti WR 5-10 175 Jr.-TR San Jose, Calif./San Jost City College 8 Larry Carter DB 6-0 185 So.-1L Middletown, Ohio/Middletown 9 Brock Lough FB 6-0 220 So. -1L Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo 10 Matt Seliger QB 6-0 205 So.-1L Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo 11 Mike Woods DB 5-10 185 Sr.-3L Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop 12 Kyle Toney WR 6-1 190 Jr.-1L Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo 14 Travis Johnson QB 6-1 185 Fr. -RS Marshall, Ill./Marshall 15 Ryan Roberts WR 6-4 215 So. -1L West York, Ill./Hutsonville 16 Marcus Etnier QB 6-0 190 Fr.-HS Bloomington, Ind./South 17 Gabe Mullane P 6-2 180 Jr.-1L Massalin, Ohio/Louisville 18 Chris Stutzriem QB 6-4 240 So.-TR Lawton, Okla./Wyoming 19 Matt King WR 6-1 190 Fr.-HS Rockville, Ind./Rockville 20 Dillon Painter DB 6-2 205 Fr.-HS Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider 21 Jeramie Gray WR 5-9 160 Sr.-1L Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville 22 Darien Donald WR 5-11 175 Fr.-HS Cahokia, Ill./Cahokia 23 Bryan Stefanik RB 5-10 205 Fr.-HS Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk 24 Leonard Riston WR 5-11 180 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow 25 John Hickerson DB 5-10 175 Jr.-SQ Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville 26 Cory Phillips QB 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Hammond, Ind./Morton 27 Luke Harris RB 5-11 210 Fr.-HS Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland 28 Jerry Calvert DB 5-7 190 Sr.-1L Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 29 Darrius Gates RB 5-9 190 Jr.-2L Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest 30 Andrew Blackmon DB 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 31 Marcus Lewis LB 6-1 220 So. -1L Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hills 32 Kenny Smith RB 5-10 175 Jr.-SQ Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville 33 Antoine Brown RB 5-9 200 Jr.-1L Portage, Ind./Kentucky 34 Jacolby Washington LB 6-1 235 Fr.-HS Deltona, Fla./Trinity Christian 35 Alex Jones TE 6-3 235 So. -1L Centerville, Ind. /Centerville 36 Robbie Aldridge FB 5-11 215 Fr.-HS Trussville, Ala./Hewitt Trussville 37 Tyler Williams RB 5-10 230 So.-1L Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda 38 Jameel High DB 5-10 185 Fr.-HS Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara 39 Reece Craig RB 5-8 180 So. -1L Bedford, Ind./North Lawrence 40 Josh Jenkins LB 6-0 235 Jr.-SQ Greenwood, Ind./Roncalli 41 CJ Ullysse DB 5-10 180 Fr.-HS Miami, Fla./Cypress Bay 42 Santino Davis LB 6-1 220 Jr.-TR Gulfport, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 43 LaVon Carter DB 5-9 191 So-SQ Jeffersonville, Ind./DuPont Manual 44 Larry King DB 6-2 205 Fr.-HS South Bend, Ind./Riley

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 45 Daniel Millington DE 6-2 260 Sr.-3L Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo 46 Dustin White RB 5-9 205 Fr.-HS South Bend, Ind./St. Joe 47 Braulio Martinez K 5-11 185 So-1L Frankfort, Ind./Frankfort 48 Austen Wozniak DE 6-2 235 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Hargrave Military 49 Alex Bettag LB 5-11 210 So.-1L Santa Claus, Ind./Heritage Hills 53 Nick Williams DL 6-4 275 Fr.-RS St. John, Ind./Lake Central 54 Lawrence Young DL 6-3 290 So. -1L Detroit, Mich./Renaissance 55 C.J Cook LB 6-0 230 So. -1L Columbus, Ind./North 56 Justin Wood OL 6-4 290 Fr. -RS Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove 57 Brandon Foster LB 6-0 200 Fr.-HS Haubstadt, Ind./Gibson Southern 58 Aaron Edwards LB 6-0 250 So.-SQ Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo 59 FN Lutz OL 6-3 275 Fr.-HS West Lafayette, Ind./Harrison 61 Brad Hasdorff OL 6-5 280 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain 62 Evan Borchers OL 6-2 295 So. -1L Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain 63 Taylor Brothwell OL 6-3 280 Fr.-HS Santa Claus, Ind./Heritage Hills 65 Tyler Howard OL 6-0 200 So.-SQ Marshall, Ill./Marshall 66 Corey Bichey OL 6-0 340 So. -1L Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge 67 Josh Jellison OL 6-5 280 Jr.-2L Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield 71 Matt Duke OL 6-5 315 Jr.-!L Jacksonville, Fla./Arizona Western 72 Casey Paswater OL 6-4 285 Fr. -RS Columbus, Ind./North 73 Mike Smith OL 6-3 310 So. -1L Mishawaka, Ind./Penn 74 Pat Burke OL 6-3 320 Sr.-3L Niles, Ill./Maine South 75 Odeh Farha OL 6-5 320 So.-SQ Ann Arbor, Mich./Fork Union 76 Rod Hardy DL 6-2 295 So. -1L Indianapolis, Ind. /Pike 77 Ben Geffert OL 6-3 285 So.-1L Griffith, Ind./Griffith 79 Milton Redwine DL 6-3 245 Jr.-1L Mishawaka, Ind./Penn 80 Tanner Riley WR 5-10 175 Fr.-HS Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove 82 Davyn Wright WR 5-9 191 Fr.-HS Fort Wayne, Ind./Elmhurst 83 Tyler Ricker WR 6-3 180 Fr.-HS Poseyville, Ind./North Posey 84 Luke Ecimovic TE 6-3 255 Fr.-HS Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge 85 Jeremy Turner WR 6-1 200 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 86 Julian Bogan WR 6-0 170 Fr.-HS Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee 87 Bill McGrath TE 6-5 280 Sr.-2L Saskatchewan, Canada/Temple 88 Michael Mardis TE 6-3 220 Fr.-HS Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo 89 Garrick Dikos TE 6-3 210 Fr.-HS Mishawaka, Ind./Penn 90 Nate Brown DE 6-0 260 Sr.-1L Ypsilanti, Mich./Willow Run 92 Ben Obaseki DE 6-3 235 Fr.-HS Washington, Ind./Washington 93 Wade Bush K 6-0 190 Fr.-HS Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo 96 Jordan Scott DL 6-0 255 Jr.-TR Fontana, Calif./Citrus C.C. 97 Jordan Bright DE 6-7 225 Fr. -HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming 99 Aaron Archie LB 6-0 230 Fr. -RS Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech

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The Last Time It Happened... The Last Time Indiana State... SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT: vs. Mars Hill, 48-0 (1996) WAS SHUT OUT: vs. Northern Iowa, 0-28 (2008) SCORED 50-59 POINTS: vs. Southern Illinois, 52-3 (1995) ALLOWED 50-59 POINTS: 56, vs. Western Illinois, 0-56 (2008) SCORED 60-69 POINTS: 66, vs. Southern Illinois, 66-44 (1999) ALLOWED 60-69 POINTS: 60, vs. Southern Illinois, 7-60 (2008) SCORED MORE THAN 70: 72, vs. Vincennes (1925) ALLOWED MORE THAN 70: 72, vs. Southern Illinois, 72-10 (2007) SCORED A SAFETY: vs. South Dakota State (2008) ALLOWED A SAFETY: Illinois State (2008) KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD: Cornell Johnson, 97 yds vs. Western Illinois (2005) ALLOWED KICKOFF TD: Nick Turner, at Murray State, 91 yds (2005) PUNT RETURN FOR TD: Larry Scally, 86 yds vs. St. Joseph’s (1996)

ALLOWED FUMBLE RETURN TD: Ken West, 11 yds at Northern Illinois (2006) HAD A PLAYER W/ 300 YARDS PASSING: 353, Blayne Baggett vs. Western Illinois (2005) PLAYER COMPLETE 30+ PASSES: 32, Blayne Baggett at Missouri State (2005) PLAYER COMPLETE 40+ PASSES: 42, Blayne Baggett vs. Western Illinois (2005) PLAYER RUSH FOR 100+ YDS: 102, Darrius Gates, vs. Quincy (2009) PLAYER RUSH FOR 200+ YDS: 237, Darrius Gates, vs. Missouri State (2008)

HAD PLAYER SCORE 4 TDS IN GAME Steve Brandenberg vs. Ball State (1961)

100+ PLAYS: 100, vs. Central Florida (1984)

HAD PLAYER PASS FOR 5 TDS: Jeff Miller vs. Ball State (1985)

SCORED 9 TDS: 9, vs. W.V. Tech (1994)

HAD PLAYER PASS FOR 4 TDs: Blayne Baggett vs. Western Illinois (2005)

The Last Time An Opponent...

HAD PLAYER RUSH FOR 3 TDs: Sidney Montfort vs. Murray State (2004)

HAD 300+ YDS PASSING: 340, Steve LaFalce vs. Western Illinois (2005)

HAD PLAYER CATCH 3 TD PASSES: James Braden at Missouri State (2001) HAD PLAYER KICK 4 FIELD GOALS: Kyle Hooper at Eastern Illinois (2004) HAD A PLAYER WITH 3 INT: John Allman vs. Illinois State (1979) HAD A PLAYER WITH 2 INT:

PLAYER RUSH FOR 250+ YDS: 253, Derrick Franklin vs. Murray State (1990) HAD TWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR 100+ YDS: Sidney Montfort & Jake Shields vs. UTMartin (2004) ONE PLAYER WITH 30+ RUSHES: 31, Tony West vs. Murray State (2006) HAD PLAYER WITH 100+ RECEIVING YDS: 130, Carl Berman at Western Illinois (2006) HAD PLAYER WITH 150+ RECEIVING YDS: 194, Sam Logan at Missouri State (2005)

ALLOWED PUNT RETURN TD: Eric Davis, 55 yds vs. Missouri State (2006)

HAD PLAYER WITH 200+ RECEIVING YDS: 253, Chris Johnson vs. Illinois State (1986)

INTERCEPTION RETURN TD: Bryan Jackson, 100 yards at Eastern Illinois (2006)

HAD PLAYER WITH 300+ RECEIVING YDS: 319, Bill Griffith vs. Evansville (1955)

ALLOWED INT RETURN TD: Larry Luster, 14 yds vs. Western Illinois (2007)

HAD PLAYER WITH 10+ PASS RECEPTIONS: 11, Carl Berman vs. Western Illinois (2005)

FUMBLE RETURN FOR TD: Donye McCleskey, 47 yds vs. Youngstown State (2008)

HAD PLAYER WITH 400 YDS TOTAL OFFENSE: 416, Blayne Baggett at Missouri State (2005)

HAD 300+ YDS RUSHING: 328, Herb Donaldson vs. Western Illinois (2006) HAD 150+ YDS RUSHING: 176, Terrence Blevins at Eastern Michigan (2008) HAD 150+ YDS RECIEVING: 153, James Hardy, at Indiana (2007)

Santino Davis at Louisville (2009) RUSHED FOR 5 TDs: 5, Gerald Davis, at Missouri State (2007) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL: Ryan Mosley, vs. Illinois State (2004) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL FOR A TD: Never BLOCKED PUNT FOR TD: Donye McCleskey at Purdue (2006) BLOCKED PAT RETURN: Larry Carter vs. South Dakota (2008) DIDN’T PUNT: vs. Lock Haven (1992) ALLOWED BLOCKED PAT FOR CONVERSION: at Kansas State (1991) POSTED 500 RUSH YDS: 1975 vs. Dayton POSTED 350 PASS YDS: 2005 at Missouri State GAINED 650+ YDS TOTAL: 675, at Dayton (1975) 15 OR MORE PENALITIES: 17, vs. Illinois State (1994)

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RUSHED FOR 6 TDs: 6, Herb Donaldson, at Western Illinois (2006)

Game 1: Quincy Recap TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State fell to Quincy by the score of 26-20 in overtime on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams in front of 7,216 fans at Memorial Stadium. The Sycamores opened the game with a barrage, taking a 17-0 lead out of the gate. ISU sophomore kicker Braulio Martinez hit a 40-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead with 7:44 left in the first quarter. Martinez’s kick capped a 10-play, 52-yard drive that took 4:59 off the clock. The lead grew on a five-yard pass to sophomore Ryan Roberts from Stutzriem for a 10-0 advantage with 5:50 left in the opening stanza. The four-play, nine-yard scoring drive was set up by a Sam Donatucci fumble which was forced by Nate Brown and recovered by Aaron Archie. Indiana State’s lead ballooned to 17-0 on the biggest play of the game when tailback Darrius Gates hit Bryant Kent on a 75-yard scoring strike with 1:01 left in the first period, a play which was a perfectly executed tailback pass. The Sycamores’ 17-0 advantage was its largest since a 28-7 lead over Illinois State on October 2, 2004. Quincy cut the Sycamore lead down to 17-3 with a 22-yard field goal by Alex Beard with 11:12 to go in the second quarter. The lead went down to 17-6 on a 30-yard field goal by Beard with 10:12 to go in the third quarter, the

Game One

period’s only score. That set up a wild fourth quarter in which Tyler Truttmann caught a 12-yard pass from Donatucci and then Donatucci found Chris Jenkins in the end zone for the two-point conversion to make it 17-14 with 14:09 to go.

Quincy 26 Indiana State 20 August 27, 2009 — Terre Haute, Ind. Score By Quarter Quincy Indiana State

1 0 17

2 3 0

3 3 0

4 14 3

OT 6 0

Final 26 20

INS: Martinez 40 yard field goal, 7:44 – 1st INS: Roberts 5 yard pass from Stutzriem (Martinez kick), 5:50 – 1st INS: Kent 75 yard pass from Gates (Martinez kick), 1:01 – 1st QU: Beard 22 yard field goal, 11:12 – 2nd QU: Beard 30 yard field goal, 10:12 – 3rd QU: Truttmann 12 yard pass from Donatucci (Jenkins pass from Donatucci), 14:09 – 4th INS: Martinez 27 yard field goal, 8:35 – 4th QU: Donatucci 1 yard run (Beard kick failed), 00:43 – 4th QU: Donatucci 1 yard run, 15:00 – OT

A — 7,216 86 degrees, Sunny Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yardage Passing Yardage Passes-Comp-Int. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yardage Punts-Avg. 3rd Down Conv. Time of Possession

Quincy 17 38-129 147 36-15-0 2-1 4-25 9-40.4 5-17 27:49

Indiana State 13 47-122 135 20-10-1 2-2 9-84 9-35.8 4-15 32:11

Individual Leaders Rushing: QU — Williams 9-59, Jacoby 6-48, Dry 10-15. INS — Gates 11-102, Brown 22-45, Roberts 4-13. Passing: QU — Donatucci 12-27-0, 111, 1 TD; Jacoby 2-6-0, 31. INS — Stutzriem 9-18-1, 60, 1 TD; Gates 1-1-0, 75, 1 TD. Receiving: QU — Harris 4-43; Truttman 4-38, 1 TD; Volstad 3-40. INS — Roberts 3-18, 1 TD; Lough 2-14; Gates 2-6; Kent 1-75, 1 TD.

The Sycamores answered back with a 27-yard Martinez field goal to make it 20-14 with 8:35 to go in regulation. Martinez connected on a pair of field goals against Quincy -- the first time in his career he has made more than field goal in a single game. Donatucci knotted the score with 43 seconds left at 20 with a one-yard plunge into the end zone. Beard’s kick failed after Quincy was flagged for a false start and had to make its attempt from the eight-yard line instead of the three. Quincy won the toss to begin overtime and elected to play defense. The Hawks held as the Sycamores lost the ball on a botched shotgun snap back to Stutzriem. Quincy marched down to the one-yard line and the Sycamore defense held on first and goal, but on second and goal, Donatucci plunged in from a yard out to earn the 26-20 overtime victory. Gates paced Indiana State with 102 yards on the ground while Stutzriem was 9-of-18 for 60 yards with an interception. Gates was the team’s leading passer with 75 yards in the air on the trick play in the first quarter. Ryan Roberts caught a team-high three passes for 18 yards while Kent paced the team with his 75-yard scoring catch from Gates. Defensively, Donye McCleskey and Aaron Archie each had 10 tackles on the night while Archie added a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery. Nate Brown paced ISU with three tackles for loss and forced a fumble. Lawrence Young recorded the team’s only sack while ISU combined for nine tackles for losses in the game.

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Game 2: Louisville Recap LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Indiana State took a 7-3 first-quarter lead but was held to 101 yards on the night by the Louisville defense in a 30-10 loss at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Saturday night. In front of 39,344 fans, the Sycamores dropped to 0-2 on the season, while UL improved to 1-0. The Sycamore defense proved that Louisville wouldn’t be the only defensive force on the evening as Indiana State put the stops to the Cardinal offense as well in their season opener. ISU defensive back Santino Davis highlighted the game for ISU by posting a pair of interceptions – the most over any FBS opponent in ISU history – including one that set up a touchdown drive that gave the Sycamores an early 7-3 lead. Davis’ two interceptions in one game are the fifth-best showing in school history, and is the best performance since John Allman against Illinois State on Oct. 27, 1979. Louisville produced a balanced offensive attack in its season opener, as Victor Anderson rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Justin Burke had a 17-for-31 passing night for 223 yards, and Ryan Payne also kicked three field goals of 28, 21 and 31 yards, respectively. For the Sycamores, Antoine Brown led the ground game with 14 yards on nine carries, and Darrius Gates produced eight yards on 10 tries. Larry Lacotti had three receptions for 26 yards, while Ryan Roberts totaled 24 yards on two receptions. Defensively, Aaron Archie had the most tackles of any player on either team with 9.5.

Game Two Indiana State 10 Louisville 30 September 5, 2009 — Louisville, Ky. Score By Quarter Indiana State Louisville

1 7 3

2 0 14

3 0 10

4 3 3

Final 10 30

UL: Payne 28 yard field goal, 9:44 – 1st INS: Stutzriem 3 yard run (Martinez kick), 1:30 – 1st UL: Powell 6 yard run (Payne kick), 9:57 – 2nd UL: Anderson 6 yard run (Payne kick), 5:03 – 2nd UL: Anderson 14 yard run (Payne kick), 5:36 – 3rd UL: Payne 21 yard field goal, 0:49 – 3rd INS: Martinez 30 yard field goal, 12:58 – 4th UL: Payne 31 yard field goal, 7:52 – 4th

The Cardinals rallied with two touchdowns in the second quarter, with Powell finding the end zone first on a six-yard touchdown run at 9:57, putting UL up 10-7. Louisville then worked its way down the field again, as Victor Anderson scored with 5:03 remaining in the half on a six-yard run. The Sycamores’ Davis intercepted his second pass of the game in the final minute, and ISU trailed 17-7 at halftime.

A — 39,344 82 degrees, Fair Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yardage Passing Yardage Passes-Comp-Int. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yardage Punts-Avg. 3rd Down Conv. Time of Possession

Indiana State 7 31-19 82 21-10-3 1-1 9-74 5-41.0 7-16 28:45

Louisville jumped on the board first with a field goal by Payne at 9:44 in the first quarter. The Sycamores responded with an interception by Davis just before the 6:00 mark, grabbing a Burke pass at the Louisville 33-yardline and returned it four yards to the UL 29. The pick set up a touchdown drive led by ISU quarterback Chris Stutzriem, who guided a seven-play, 29-yard drive. The sophomore faced a third-and-goal situation from the 3-yard-line before a short touchdown run – his first rushing TD of the season – with 1:30 remaining. Braulio Martinez added an extra-point kick to give ISU a 7-3 lead to finish the first quarter.

Louisville 22 30-176 243 35-20-2 0-0 14-128 3-37.0 1-9 31:15

In the third quarter, UL went up 24-7 on a 14-yard rushing touchdown by Anderson and a Payne kick. The Cardinals extended the lead with 49 seconds remaining in the quarter, with Payne’s field goal for a 27-7 score. Gates added a spark with a 55-yard kickoff return for ISU, bringing the ball to the UL 31 with 49 seconds to go. Travis Johnson entered the game in place of Stutzriem to begin the drive, tossing a 15-yard pass to Lacotti to take it to the UL 16 and later hitting Lacotti again for a five-yard completion at the 13 yardline. The drive allowed Martinez to kick a 30-yard field goal at 12:58 to chip the Cardinal lead to 27-10.

Individual Leaders Rushing: INS — Brown 9-14, Gates 10-8, Lough 2-6. UL — Anderson 14-93, 2 TD; Powell 15-76, 1 TD; Donnell 1-7. Passing: INS — Stutzriem 7-15-2, 58; Johnson 3-6-1, 24. UL — Burke 17-31-2, 223; Stein 3-4-0, 20. Receiving: INS — Lacotti 3-26; Roberts 2-24; Brown 2-4; Gates 1-16. UL — Beaumont 5-69; Long 4-68; Graham 3-43.

UL tacked on another field goal from Payne at 7:52, increasing the lead to 30-10 and giving the Cardinals their first win of the season. The Sycamores were efficient in the game, converting on 7-of-16 third down conversions while holding Louisville to just 1-of-9. Indiana State returns to Terre Haute to face off with Eastern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 12:05 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

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2009 Game-by-Game Statistics Game-by-Game Rushing QU Player Att.-Yds./TD Gates, D. 11-102/0 Brown, A. 22-45/0 Roberts, R. 4-13/0 Seliger, M. 1-8/0 Lough, B. 1-2/0 Stutzriem, C. 8-(-48)/0 Johnson, T. -- Craig, R. --

UL Att.-Yds./TD 10-8/0 9-14/0 --2-6/0 6-(-3)/0 1-(-2)/0 3-(-4)/0

EIU Att.-Yds./TD

SDSU Att.-Yds./TD

YSU Att.-Yds./TD

Game-by-Game Passing (Att-Comp-TD-INT-Yards) Player Stutzriem, C. Gates, D. Seliger, M. Johnson, T.

QU 18-9-1-1-60 1-1-1-0-75 1-0-0-0-0 --

UL 15-7-0-2-58 --6-3-0-1-24

EIU

SDSU

YSU

Field Goals (Made field goals in bold/Missed field goals in italics) Player Martinez, B.

QU 40, 28, 27, 43

UL 30

EIU

Game-by-Game Receiving

Player Roberts, R. Lough, B. Gates, D. Kent, B. Dikos, G. Gray, J. Lacotti, L. Brown, A. Mardis, M.

QU Rec.-Yds./TD 3-18/1 2-14/0 2-6/0 1-75/1 1-17/0 1-5/0 -- -- --

UL Rec.-Yds./TD 2-24/0 -1-16/0 --1-8/0 3-26/0 2-4/0 1-4/0

EIU Rec.-Yds./TD

UNI Att.-Yds./TD

ISU Att.-Yds./TD

WIU Att.-Yds./TD

SIU Att.-Yds./TD

MSU Att.-Yds./TD

NDSU Att.-Yds./TD

UNI

ISU

WIU

SIU

MSU

NDSU

SDSU

YSU

UNI

ISU

WIU

SIU

MSU

SDSU Rec.-Yds./TD

YSU Rec.-Yds./TD

UNI Rec.-Yds./TD

ISU Rec.-Yds./TD

WIU Rec.-Yds./TD

SIU Rec.-Yds./TD

MSU Rec.-Yds./TD

NDSU Rec.-Yds./TD

Game-by-Game Returns Punt Returns QU Player Att.-Yds.-TD Kent, B. 3-30-0 Woods, M. 2-51-0

UL Att.-Yds.-TD 1-0-0 --

EIU Att.-Yds.-TD

SDSU Att.-Yds.-TD

YSU Att.-Yds.-TD

UNI Att.-Yds.-TD

ISU Att.-Yds.-TD

WIU Att.-Yds.-TD

SIU Att.-Yds.-TD

MSU Att.-Yds.-TD

NDSU Att.-Yds.-TD

Kickoff Returns QU Player Att.-Yds.-TD Woods, M. 2-59-0 Gates, D. 1-13-0 Wozniak, A. --

UL Att.-Yds.-TD 3-42-0 3-97-0 1-4-0

EIU Att.-Yds.-TD

SDSU Att.-Yds.-TD

YSU Att.-Yds.-TD

UNI Att.-Yds.-TD

ISU Att.-Yds.-TD

WIU Att.-Yds.-TD

SIU Att.-Yds.-TD

MSU Att.-Yds.-TD

NDSU Att.-Yds.-TD

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2009 Game-by-Game Statistics Offense

Opponent Quincy at Louisville Eastern Illinois at South Dakota State Youngstown State at Northern Iowa at Illinois State Western Illinois Southern Illinois at Missouri State North Dakota State

Defense

Opponent Quincy at Louisville Eastern Illinois at South Dakota State Youngstown State at Northern Iowa at Illinois State Western Illinois Southern Illinois at Missouri State North Dakota State

WR R. Roberts L. Lacotti

LT M. Smith M. Smith

LG C. Bichey FN Lutz

C B. Geffert B. Geffert

DE D. Millington D. Millington

DT R. Hardy R. Hardy

DT N. Brown N. Brown

DT SLB B. Obaseki J. Washington B. Obaseki J. Washington

Game-by-Game Defensive Tackles QU Player Solo-Ast McCleskey, D. 5-5 Archie, A. 4-6 Sewall, A. 4-5 Brown, N. 4-3 Davis, S. 2-5 Thomas, E. 3-3 Blackmon, A. 3-2 Obaseki, B. 2-3 Carter, L. 0-4 Wozniak, A. 1-2 Redwine, M. 2-0 Millington, D. 1-1 Bettag, A. 0-2 Washington, J. 1-0 Young, L. 1-0 Calvert, J. 1-0 Kent, B. 1-0 Scott, J. 1-0 Easterly, J. 1-0 Woods, M. 0-1 Hardy, R. 0-1 Roberts, R. 0-1 Lough, B. -- Lacotti, L. --

UL Solo-Ast 7-2 8-3 2-2 1-1 2-1 3-0 3-1 -1-2 1-1 -2-0 -3-0 -----3-0 5-1 -1-0 1-0

EIU Solo-Ast

SDSU Solo-Ast

YSU Solo-Ast

RG E. Borchers E. Borchers

UNI Solo-Ast

RT TB J. Jellison A. Brown J. Jellison D. Gates

TE G. Dikos J. Wright

QB C. Stutzriem C. Stutzriem

FB B. Lough B. Lough

WR B. Kent B. Kent

MLB A. Archie A. Archie

CB L. Carter L. Carter

CB J. Easterly M. Woods

S A. Sewall A. Sewall

S D. McCleskey D. McCleskey

ISU Solo-Ast

WLB S. Davis S. Davis

WIU Solo-Ast

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SIU Solo-Ast

MSU Solo-Ast

NDSU Solo-Ast