Week 10 Missouri Valley Football Conference Release by Ace Hunt

For Immediate Release Nov. 2, 2009 Contact: Mike Kern

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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 Powers. 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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Valley Football (Oct. 31) Players of the Week Offense

QB Paul McIntosh, S. Illinois

Defense

DE Coulter Boyer, N. Dakota State

Special Teams

WR Bryce Morris, Southern Illinois

Offensive Lineman

LG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Oct. 31) Team

Conference W L

Southern Illinois South Dakota State Northern Iowa Illinois State Missouri State Youngstown State North Dakota State Indiana State Western Illinois

6 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 0

0 0 2 2 3 3 5 5 5

Points For Opp

Pct.

184 75 1.000 172 64 1.000 173 92 .600 129 140 .600 93 123 .500 77 82 .400 109 149 .167 45 216 .167 68 109 .000

Overall W L 7 7 5 4 5 4 2 1 1

1 1 3 4 4 4 7 8 7

Points For Opp

Pct.

271 113 230 91 285 116 190 223 162 195 156 162 230 259 75 303 140 218

.875 .875 .625 .500 .556 .500 .222 .111 .125

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results Upcoming Schedule (Nov. 7) Saturday, Nov. 7 *Western Illinois at Illinois State (Family Day) Normal, Ill. • 1:05 p.m. CT Series: WIU leads, 49-38-3 Last Year: WIU, 48-45 4 Note: Western has won the past two meetings in the series and five of the last seven against Illinois State. The Redbirds haven’t won at home against the Leathernecks since 1999. *Indiana State at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. • 1 p.m. CT Series: MSU leads, 15-8 Last Year: MSU, 27-24 4 Note: Missouri State has won the past two meetings in the series, and five of the last six. Indiana State has an all-time 2-9 record in games at MSU, last winning there in 2001. *#3 S. Illinois at #9 S. Dakota State Brookings, S.D. • 1 p.m. CT Series: SIU leads, 1-0 Last Year: SIU, 38-35 4 Note: The Salukis posted a threepoint win in Carbondale last year in the only previous meeting between the two schools. Kyle Dougherty’s 28-yarder with 2:59 remaining provided the winning margin for SIU. *Youngstown State at #11 UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa • 4:05 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 17-6 Last Year: UNI, 21-20 4 Note: UNI has eight-straight wins versus the Penguins, and YSU has not won in the UNI-Dome in four-straight trips. The last Youngstown State win there was a 29-20 result in 1999. *denotes conference game

Last Results LastWeek’s Week (Oct. 31) Saturday, Oct. 31 #3 Southern Illinois Indiana State

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

#9 South Dakota State Youngstown State

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

North Dakota State Western Illinois

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

Illinois State Missouri State

24 14

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 2) Players of the Week (Oct. 31) Offense QB Paul McIntosh, Southern Illinois Fr., 6-2, 205, Evansville (Ind.) Reitz High Redshirt freshman QB Paul McIntosh threw for 159 yards and ran for 57 with two rushing touchdowns while making his first career start. He completed 15-of-22 passes without an interception in SIU’s 33-0 win over Indiana State. McIntosh’s longest completion was for 37 yards to Bryce Morris and his long run on the day was a 32-yard scamper. He was not sacked once on the afternoon.

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

Special Teams WR Bryce Morris, Southern Illinois 6-1, 215, Sr., Olathe (Kan.) South High Morris blocked a punt late in the second quarter that was recovered by Beau Hoffman and returned four yards for a touchdown. It was the second-straight game that SIU has blocked a punt. Morris finished the day with four catches for a career-high 80 yards and the first blocked punt of his career.

Offensive Lineman LG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State 6-2, 290, So., Wheeling (Ill.) High Bledsoe led the way for Illinois State’s first 100-yard rusher of the season and graded out at 91 percent in ISU’s 24-14 road win at Missouri State on Saturday. The Wheeling, Ill., native was also credited with a pancake block and two knockdowns against the Bears as the Redbirds racked up a season-high 178 yards on the ground thanks to Cliffton Gordon’s career-high 122 yards rushing. Bledsoe and his teammates also did not allow a sack in the game, marking the third time this season the unit has accomplished that feat.

For All the Marbles

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

The Last Time ...?

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

Another Top-25 Battle

Southern Illinois and South Dakota State play one another this week, marking the third time this year that two ranked league teams will face one another. There have been 83 previous games in which two league teams ranked in the Top 25 played one another. Of those 83, 20 times both teams were in the Top 10. Two meetings have occurred in the playoffs. The home team is 5132, while the higher-ranked team is 45-38. Ranked vs. Ranked, This Season Oct. 17 -- #5 Southern Illinois 27, at #2 UNI 20 Oct. 24 -- #11 S. Dakota State 24, #6 UNI 14

UNI Looks for Nine in a Row

Youngstown State plays at UNI this weekend, and the Panthers are looking to win for the ninth-straight time against the Penguins. YSU has not won in the UNI-Dome in fourstraight trips. The last Youngstown State win there was a 29-20 result in 1999. The league record for consecutive wins between two league members is 18, set by Western Illinois -- vs. Southern Illinois -- from 1984 until 2002. Win Streaks, Valley FB vs. Valley FB 18 13 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

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

Title Town

In the league’s first 24 seasons, UNI has won or shared the title a league-best 14 times. Western Illinois has the second-most Valley Football titles, with five. Southern Illinois has four titles: Previous Missouri Valley Football Champs 1985 - UNI* 1986 - Eastern Illinois 1987 - UNI 1988 - Western Illinois 1989 - MSU 1990 - UNI/MSU* 1991 - UNI 1992 - UNI 1993 - UNI 1994 - UNI 1995 - UNI/E. Illinois* 1996 - UNI

1997 - Western Illinois 1998 - Western Illinois 1999 - Illinois State 2000 - Western Illinois 2001 - UNI 2002 - WIU/WKU* 2003 - UNI/S. Illinois* 2004 - Southern Illinois 2005 - UNI/SIU*/YSU 2006 - Youngstown State 2007 - UNI 2008 - S. Illinois/UNI*

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

Long-Time Rivals

The second-oldest series between current league members is 90 - between Illinois State and Western Illinois (starting in 1904). Those two play one another in Normal on Saturday, Nov. 7. Most Played Rivalries, by number of games 110 - North Dakota State vs. North Dakota (began in 1894) 104 - South Dakota State vs. South Dakota (began in 1889) *98 - Illinois State vs. Eastern Illinois (began in 1901) *96 - North Dakota St. vs. South Dakota St. (began in 1903) *90 - Illinois State vs. Western Illinois (began in 1904) *84 - Indiana State vs. Eastern Illinois (began in 1901) 83 - South Dakota State vs. North Dakota (began in 1906) 78 - Illinois State vs. Illinois Wesleyan (began in 1887) 76 - North Dakota State vs. South Dakota (began in 1900) 75 - South Dakota State vs. Morningside (began in 1922) *played or will play in 2009

Blank Stares

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

Last Shutout Recorded

ILS INS MSU NDSU UNI SDSU SIU WIU YSU

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 2) Two Teams Reach 6-0

Counting South Dakota State and Southern Illinois this year, only 10 teams in league history have started a season with at least six-straight conference victories. All of the previous eight 6-0 teams won the league: Year

Team, Note (* - denotes playoffs)

1985 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2003 2004 2007 2009

*UNI was 5-0, won league [at 5-0]^ *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ W. Illinois started 5-0, finished second *W. Illinois was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *MSU started 5-0, won league *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *UNI started 5-0, won league *UNI was 5-0, won league [at 5-0]^ *W. Illinois was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *W. Illinois started 5-0, won league *Illinois St. was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *UNI started 5-0, won league *S. Illinois started 6-0, won league S. Illinois was 7-0, won league [at 7-0]^ *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ Southern Illinois started 6-0 South Dakota State started 6-0

^teams that went undefeated in league play

Perfect Seasons in the League

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

Behind the Eight Ball

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

Road Warriors

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

Winning on the Road (Part II)

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)

League Champion(s)

Conf.

Road

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

UNI Western Illinois Western Illinois Illinois State Western Illinois UNI Western Illinois Western Kentucky Southern Illinois UNI Southern Illinois Southern Illinois UNI Youngstown State Youngstown State UNI UNI Southern Illinois

5-0 6-0 5-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-2 5-2 5-2 6-1 6-0 7-1 7-1

2-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 2-2 1-2 4-0 3-0 3-1 3-1

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

Unchartered Waters

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

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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 TBD Nov. 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 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 2) Vs. Non-League (11-14) Home: 9-3 / Away: 2-11

NCAA FCS Teams (10-5) Colonial................................................... 1-0

Northeastern...............................................1-0

Great West.............................................. 1-1

Cal Poly........................................................0-1 South Dakota...............................................1-0

Ohio Valley.............................................. 4-2

Austin Peay..................................................2-0 Eastern Illinois.............................................0-2 Murray State................................................1-0 Southeast Missouri State...........................0-0 Tennessee-Martin.......................................1-0

Northeast................................................ 2-0

Saint Francis (Pa.).......................................1-0 Wagner.........................................................1-0

Southern................................................. 1-0

Georgia Southern........................................1-0

Southland............................................... 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....................................................0-1

Big Ten.................................................... 0-2

Illinois...........................................................0-1 Iowa..............................................................0-1 Minnesota....................................................0-0

Big 12...................................................... 0-1

Iowa State....................................................0-1

Conference USA..................................... 0-1

Marshall.......................................................0-1

Mid-American......................................... 0-1

Northern Illinois...........................................0-1

Southeastern.......................................... 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

Winning on the Road

In 2007, UNI set a league record by winning six road games. Only 12 teams in league history have won five road games in a season and all of them reached the playoffs. No previous league team had claimed six road victories in a season, although both Western Kentucky (2002) and Youngstown State (1997) won six away from home in a season as each won the national title in those respective seasons. Southern Illinois (2-0) and SDSU (3-0) are perfect on the MVFC road this year, while Missouri State has won four league road games in a row, dating back to last year. SIU’s road winning streak in league games is at five games. Team (Season) Western Illinois (1988)* Northern Iowa (1991)* Western Illinois (1996)* Western Illinois (1997)* Youngstown St. (1997)* Illinois State (1999)* Northern Iowa (2001)* Western Illinois (2002)* Western Kentucky (‘02)* Western Illinois (2003)* Illinois State (2006)* Northern Iowa (2007)*

Road Home Total 5-1 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-1 5-3 5-3 5-1 5-2 5-2 5-3 6-0

5-1 6-0 4-1 6-1 7-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 4-2 4-1 6-1

10-2 11-2 9-3 11-2 13-2^ 11-3 11-3 11-2 12-3^ 9-4 9-4 12-1

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

Harbor Approaches MSU Mark

TE Clay Harbor posted his third 100-yard receiving game of the season -- and second in three games -- in Saturday’s game against Illinois State, pulling in eight passes for 102 yards. His eight receptions matched a career high and pushed him into first place on Missouri State’s career pass receptions list at 138. His 47 receptions this season is already a career high and makes him just the second MSU player to record three seasons with 40 catches or more (Jason Cannon, 1995-96-97). He has at least one pass reception in 31-straight games. That streak is now the second-longest string in Bears’ history (the record is 33 by Jason Cannon, 1995-97). It’s the eighth-best streak in the league’s 25-year history. CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/CATCH, MVFC History 44, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 1997-00 38, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1996-99 35, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 2003-06 33, Gunnard Twyner, Western Illinois, 1993-95 33, Jason Cannon, Missouri State, 1995-97 33, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1997-99 32, Alan Turner, Southern Illinois, 2006-07 31, Clay Harbor, Missouri State, 2006-current 30, Kyle Smith, Youngstown State, 2003-05

Two Reach 1,000 Yards

Only 10 times in the league’s 25-year history has a league RB reached 1,000 yards in seven or fewer games. Pat Paschall of North Dakota State got 1,017 yards in his first seven games, while Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim had 1,025 yards through the Salukis’ first seven contests. It marks just the second time in league history that two RBs reached 1,000 yards through seven games during the same season (the other coming in 2006). Year Player

Game *Total Season

2002 M. Abdulqaadir, SIU 5 1,012 1,331 1998 Karlton Carpenter, SIU 6 1,003 1,892 2008 Herb Donaldson, WIU 7 1,091 1,784 2006 Marcus Mason, YSU 7 1,071 1,847 1996 Michael Cosey, MSU 7 1,070 1,453 1997 Aaron Stecker, WIU 7 1,046 1,957 2006 Pierre Rembert, ILS 7 1,042 1,743 2007 Herb Donaldson, WIU 7 1,033 1,491 2009 Deji Karim, SIU 7 1,025 ? 2009 Pat Paschall, NDSU 7 1,017 ? 7 players reached 1,000 yards in their eighth game. *indicates yardage total reached in milestone game

National Rushing Leaders

Western Illinois RB Herb Donaldson, the league’s all-time leading rusher, led the nation in rushing and scoring as a senior in 2008. This year, the league has four candidates who are currently challenging for the nation’s rushing title, as NDSU’s Pat Paschall leads the nation while SIU’s Deji Karim ranks No. 2. Notably, four league rushers are in the Top 6 in the NCAA rankings. Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders 1 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 141.00 2 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 139.00 3 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 125.75 4 James Mallory, C. Conn, Sr. 113.50 5 Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois, Sr. 111.88 6 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 110.75 7 Ryan White, Austin Peay, Jr. 108.63 8 Chase Reynolds, Montana, Jr. 102.75 9 Curtis Pulley, Florida A&M, Sr. 101.25 10 Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington, So. 100.33

Leading the Nation

Several league players rank among the national leaders through nine weeks in the season. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 3 nationally: #1 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (141.0 rushing yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (139.0 rushing yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (195.25 all-purpose yards/game) #3 - Eyad Salem, ILS (8.38 receptions/game) #3 - Korey Lindsey, SIU (.75 interceptions/game) #1 - South Dakota State (scoring defense) #2 - UNI (pass efficiency) #3 - South Dakota State (pass efficiency defense)

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 2) Six on FCS Lists

Six Valley football players are among 40 nationwide players listed by The Sports Network as official “Payton Watch” and “Buchanan Battle” members. The honors will be presented at the 23rd annual FCS College Football Awards in Chattanooga. QB Pat Grace, UNI (Payton) RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois (Payton) DE Danny Batten, South Dakota State (Buchanan) LB Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois (Buchanan) DE James Ruffin, UNI (Buchanan) DT Mychal Savage, Youngstown State (Buchanan)

Four in MVFC Named Finalists

Four Missouri Valley Football Conference student-athletes have been announced as semifinalist for the 2009 William V. Campbell 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 represent the league on the list.

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25

Including the Nov. 2 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 88-straight regularseason polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (64), and it is also current. The league record for consecutive poll appearances is 96 (UNI, 1990-97).

Top-10 Teams

Valley Football has had at least two teams in the Top 10 in 43 of the last 46 regularseason polls. South Dakota State and Southern Illinois represent the league this week in the Top 10.

2009 Players of the Week

Three Teams in Top 25

Three Missouri Valley Football Conference teams are ranked in the Top 25 this week, including Southern Illinois (3/3), South Dakota State (9/9), and UNI (12/11) [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.] Illinois State and Missouri State are among those schools receiving votes this week. (Nov. 2)

TSN

Coaches

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

1 2 3 4 5

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

6 7 8 9 10

6 8 7 9 10

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

11 12 13 14 15

12 11 14 13 18

Liberty (Big South) [6-2] Jacksonville State (OVC) [5-3] Colgate (Patriot) [8-1] Weber State (Big Sky) [5-4] Central Arkansas (Southland) [5-3]

16 17 18 19 20

17 15 20 21 19

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

21 22 23 24 25

16 22 25 23 24

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Last Week’s Other Top Stars Offense RB Dre Gibbs, WIU -- 7th career 100-yard rushing game with 109 yards on 24 carries. RB Cliffton Gordon, ILS -- Career highs with 30 carries and 122 yards in win at Missouri State. TE Clay Harbor, MSU -- 8 catches, 102 yards vs. Illinois State RB Kyle Minett, SDSU -- 22 carries, 87 yards and two TDs, 2 catches, 32 yards in win at YSU. RB Pat Paschall, NDSU -- 19 carries, 111 yards and two TDs, 3 catches, 44 yards in win at WIU. Defense DE Danny Batten, SDSU -- 8 tackles, 1 sack, YSU had only 1 play in the red zone in SDSU victory. LB CJ Cook, INS -- 10 tackles, career-high 3 TFLs vs. Southern Illinois LB Buddy Dudczak, WIU -- career-best 13 total tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs. LB Ryan Patton, SIU -- 6 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack as SIU limited Indiana State to 90 yards (ninth fewest yards allowed in school history) DL Bert Whigham, ILS -- 5 tackles, 2 sacks (career high), 2 PBUs LB Antoine Wilkinson, MSU -- Career-high 20 tackles (10 solo), 1 TFL, 1 PBU Special Teams PK Zach Kutch, ILS -- 42-yard FG in 24-14 win at MSU. He is now 10-of-15 on the year. P Gabe Mullane, INS -- 9 punts (34.9 average) -- long of 50 yards, two inside the 20-yard line. P Dean Priddy, SDSU -- 5 punts (43.6 average) -- long of 54 yards and two inside the 20-yard line. RS Shamen Washington, NDSU -- 1 kickoff return (65 yards) to set up a TD in a 14-7 win at WIU.

Sept. 5 *Co-Offense -- QB Matt Barr, Western Illinois Co-Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI Defense -- ILB Brandin Jordan, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OL Mike Lamphear, W. Illinois Sept. 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. 19 Offense -- RB Cliffton Gordon, Illinois State Defense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSU Sp. Teams -- RS Todd Speight, W. Illinois Lineman -- C Bryan Boemer, S. Illinois Sept. 26 Offense -- RB Kyle Minett, S. Dakota State Defense -- DE Jake Steffen, S. Dakota State Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OT Gerry Ebel, N. Dakota State Oct. 3 Offense -- WR Eyad Salem, Illinois State Defense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSU Sp. Teams -- P Kevin Mazur, Illinois State Lineman -- OG David Arkin, Missouri State Oct. 10 *Offense -- RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois Defense -- CB General Parnell, S. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- P Dean Priddy, S. Dakota State Lineman -- OC Austin Steichen, UNI Oct. 17 Offense -- TE Clay Harbor, Missouri State Defense -- CB Brandon Williams, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- PK Matt Hottelman, MSU Lineman -- LT Josh Jellison, Indiana State Oct. 24 Offense -- QB Ryan Roberts, Indiana State *Defense -- DB Korey Lindsey, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OC Ryan McKnight, S. Dakota St. Oct. 31 Offense -- QB Paul McIntosh, S. Illinois Defense -- DE Coulter Boyer, N. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- WR Bryce Morris, S. Illinois Lineman -- LG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State Nov. 7 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Nov. 14 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Nov. 21 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman - * - denotes National Player of the Week

ILLINOIS STATE

INDIANA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

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

Record: 1-8, 1-5 Last Week: L, Southern Illinois, 0-33 This Week: at Missouri State

Full Steam Ahead

Going For More

Kirby Ties MSU Record

Youngest Team

Another Close Contest

Through seven games, no Redbird

had rushed for 100 yards or more in a game. Cliffton Gordon had 122 yards on 30 carries against the Bears. Both marks were new career highs for Gordon, who just missed out on a 100yard effort earlier this season against Austin Peay (96).

Stopping The Run

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

Look What I Found

ISU TE Brandon Venson stepped under a deflected hail-mary pass on the final play of the first half to score the go-ahead touchdown and give ISU a 21-14 lead at the half. The TD catch was the first of Venson’s career and the second of the game for QB Matt Brown, who has now thrown for two touchdowns in four-straight games. Illinois State (4-4,3-2) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Eastern Illinois, L, 6-31 09-12 at Illinois, L, 17-45 09-19 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-7 09-26 *#17 S. Dakota St., L, 17-38 10-03 *at N. Dakota St., W, 27-24 10-10 *at #6 S. Illinois, L, 23-43 10-17 *INDIANA STATE, W, 38-21 10-31 *at Missouri State, W, 24-14 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

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

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

Archie Ranks No. 3

Indiana State redshirt freshman LB Aaron Archie ranks third in the league with a 10.1 tackles per game average, which leads the Sycamores and is ranked 23rd nationally. He heads up a group of three Sycamore defensive starters, which rank in the top six league-wide for tackles per game and are in the top 64 nationally. Behind Archie is Donye McCleskey (8.8) and sophomore Alex Sewall (8.4).

Indiana State (1-8,1-5) ---------------------------------------------08-27 QUINCY, L, 20-26 (ot) 09-05 at Louisville, L, 10-30 09-12 EASTERN ILLINOIS, L, 0-31 09-19 *at #18 S. Dakota St., L, 0-41 09-26 *YOUNGSTOWN St., L, 0-28 10-03 *at #3 UNI, L, 7-62 10-17 *at Illinois State, L, 21-38 10-24 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 17-14 10-31 *#3 S. ILLINOIS, L, 0-33 11-07 *at Missouri State 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

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

QB Cody Kirby threw two TD passes against Illinois State on Saturday, giving him 36 for his career and tying Mitch Ware (1976-79) and Jeremy Hoog (1994-97) for the all-time MSU lead. Kirby threw for 248 yards in the game, marking his 13th career 200-yard output and fifth this season. Kirby also extended his streak to 7 consecutive games with a TD pass and matched a career best by not throwing an interception for the second straight contest.

With a 10-point loss on Saturday, the Bears are now 4-2 this season in games decided by 10 points or less. Each of the Bears’ last five contests has been decided by 10 points or less, and MSU has gone 3-2 during that span.

Home Sweet Home?

The Bears are now 2-3 at Plaster Field in 2009, losing all three home MVFC games so far this season. The Bears were 1-4 at home last season, and have not posted back-to-back losing home records since 1994-95.

Reaching Milestones

Two Bears posted kicking milestones on Saturday. PK Matt Hottelman kicked off for the 200th time in his career during the ISU game, and punter Jordan Chiles notched his 100th career punt.

Missouri State (5-4,3-3) ---------------------------------------------09-05 vs Arkansas, L, 10-48 09-12 TENN.-MARTIN, W, 24-14 09-19 MURRAY STATE, W, 35-10 09-26 *#3 UNI, L, 7-35 10-03 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-7 10-10 *#19 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 17-24 10-17 *at Western Illinois, W, 17-16 10-24 *at N. Dakota St., W, 21-17 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 14-24 11-07 *INDIANA STATE 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

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

Paschall Continues to Lead

RB Pat Paschall moved back into the lead in NCAA Division I FCS rushing. Through eight games played, Paschall is averaging 141 yards per game compared to 139 yards per game for Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim. Paschall has eight 100-yard rushing efforts this season and 12 in his career. In 27 career games, Paschall has rushed 356 times for 2,259 yards and 16 TDs. He ranks 13th in rushing on the Bison all-time charts, moving past Ken Rota (29g, 474-2219 yards, 33 TDs/196567). His dozen 100-yard games at tied for 8th on the NDSU career list.

Dominant Defense

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

Crowd Control

In the NCAA Division I FCS attendance figures thru games played Oct. 31, North Dakota State ranks 7th, averaging 17,069 fans over four home dates with one home game remaining Nov. 21 against Youngstown State. North Dakota State (2-7,1-5) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Iowa State, L, 17-34 09-12 at Sam Houston, L, 45-48 09-19 WAGNER, W, 59-28 09-26 *at #8 S. Illinois, L, 14-24 10-03 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 24-27 10-10 *#3 UNI, L, 27-42 10-17 *at #14 SDSU, L, 13-28 10-24 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 17-21 10-31 *at Western Illinois, W, 14-7 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 5-3, 3-2 Last Week: idle This Week: Youngstown State

Schedule Strength

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

Senior Laden Line

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

Farley is Perfect vs. YSU

UNI and head coach Mark Farley have won eight straight games against Youngstown State, including a pair of one-point victories in each of the past two seasons. UNI holds a 16-7 all-time lead in the series, which included a 9-3 advantage in games played in the UNI-Dome. Northern Iowa (5-3,3-2) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at #21 Iowa, L, 16-17 09-12 SOUTH DAKOTA, W, 66-7 09-19 SAINT FRANCIS, W, 30-0 09-26 *at Missouri State, W, 35-7 10-03 *INDIANA STATE, W, 62-7 10-10 *at N. Dakota St., W, 42-27 10-17 *#5 S. ILLINOIS, L, 20-27 10-24 *at #11 SDSU, L, 14-24 11-07 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 11-14 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-21 *at Illinois State

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

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

Success in the MVFC

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

Fox Moves Up the List

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

Minett Ranks No. 6

Kyle Minett upped his career rushing total to 2,651 yards, putting him in sixth place as he passed Darwin Gonnerman (2,598 yards from 196668). Minett has scored a touchdown either rushing or receiving in 18 of the 20 games the Jackrabbits have played since the start of 2008.

Defense Shines Again

SDSU has allowed only one touchdown in each of the first and third quarters this season. Conrad Kjerstad recorded his fourth interception of the year and ninth of his career on YSU’s final offensive play of the game. South Dakota State (7-1,6-0) ---------------------------------------------09-12 GA. SOUTHERN, W, 44-6 09-19 *INDIANA STATE, W, 41-0 09-26 *at Illinois State, W, 38-17 10-03 at #17 Cal Poly, L, 14-21 10-10 *at Missouri St., W, 24-17 10-17 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 28-13 10-24 *#6 UNI, W, 24-14 10-31 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-3 11-07 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

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

Salukis Continue Streak

Southern Illinois has won a leagueleading 12-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference games and have won its last 17 regular-season home games. Consecutive Wins (league games only): 13, UNI, 1993-95 12, Southern Illinois, 2008-present 11, Western Illinois, 1997-1998 9, UNI, 1987-88 9, Southern Illinois, 2004-05 8, Missouri State, 1988-89 8, UNI, 1991-92 8, UNI, 2006-08

Block Party

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

Dominant Defense

The 90 yards Indiana State gained against SIU last Saturday tied for the ninth fewest total yards allowed by a Saluki defense in program history. The Dawgs have allowed 50 yards or less rushing in their last two games. The Salukis have won 12-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference games and can tie the league record with a win at South Dakota State. Southern Illinois (7-1,6-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Marshall, L, 28-31 09-19 SW BAPTIST, W, 59-7 09-26 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 24-14 10-03 *at Western Illinois, W, 30-10 10-10 *ILLINOIS STATE, W, 43-23 10-17 *at #2 UNI, W, 27-20 10-24 *YOUNGSTOWN ST., W, 27-8 10-31 *at Indiana State, W, 33-0 11-07 *at South Dakota State 11-14 *MISSOURI STATE 11-21 at Southeast Mo. State

WESTERN ILLINOIS

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

Holding Down the Bison

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

Dudczak Leads the ‘D’

Linebacker Kyle Glazier has led or co-led Western Illinois’ defensive efforts in five games this season. Saturday, fellow captain and senior, Buddy Dudczak took on the leadership role as he registered a careerbest 13 total tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs.

Gibbs Reaches 100 Again

Senior running back Dre Gibbs recorded his seventh career 100-yard rushing game against the Bison. He tallied 109 yards on 24 carries for his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game this season. Western Illinois (1-7,0-5) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Sam Houston, W, 35-28 09-12 at Northern Illinois, L, 7-41 09-19 S.F. AUSTIN, L, 30-40 10-03 *#8 S. ILLINOIS, L, 10-30 10-10 *at Youngstown St., L, 21-31 10-17 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 16-17 10-24 *at Indiana State, L, 14-17 10-31 *N. DAKOTA STATE, L, 7-14 11-07 *at Illinois State 11-14 *at Northern Iowa 11-21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

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

Summers’ Impressive Starts

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

Wins vs. Losses

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

Dependable Duo

Wide receivers Donald Jones and Dominique Barnes have combined for 99 receptions, 1,067 yards and eight touchdowns this season. In their two years together (20 games), they have 168 receptions for 1,945 yards and scored 18 times. Jones has 55 receptions this year, the most in a season by a Guin since 1999. Youngstown State (4-4,2-3) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Pittsburgh, L, 3-38 09-12 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-21 09-19 at Northeastern, W, 38-21 09-26 *at Indiana State, W, 28-0 10-03 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 7-17 10-10 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 31-21 10-24 *at #3 S. Illinois, L, 8-27 10-31 *#9 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 3-17 11-07 *at Northern Iowa 11-14 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-21 *at North Dakota State

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 SCORING OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. North Dakota State 5. Illinois State 6. Youngstown State 7. Missouri State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 9

36 33 28 30 23 20 21 19 9

11 13 11 7 10 5 5 2 4

36 32 27 27 22 19 21 18 9

0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

SCORING DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Northern Iowa 4. Youngstown State 5. Missouri State 6. Western Illinois 7. Illinois State 8. North Dakota State 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9

11 13 13 21 25 26 29 34 38

5 7 8 5 6 12 7 7 12

10 12 12 21 25 24 28 34 35

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. North Dakota State 4. South Dakota State 5. Illinois State 6. Youngstown State 7. Missouri State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

Rush

8 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 9

1567 1710 1892 1218 798 1046 989 920 806

TOTAL DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Youngstown State 3. Northern Iowa 4. Southern Illinois 5. Western Illinois 6. Missouri State 7. North Dakota State 8. Indiana State 9. Illinois State

Rush

8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8

719 986 848 854 1365 1273 1457 1711 1597

RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Southern Illinois 2. North Dakota State 3. Northern Iowa 4. South Dakota State 5. Youngstown State 6. Western Illinois 7. Missouri State 8. Illinois State 9. Indiana State

8 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 9

Pass Plays

1945 1626 1575 1656 1972 1579 1792 1454 711

511 528 575 503 559 537 588 498 481

Pass Plays

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

285 271 230 230 190 156 162 140 75

35.6 33.9 28.8 25.6 23.8 19.5 18.0 17.5 8.3

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

91 113 116 162 195 218 223 259 303

11.4 14.1 14.5 20.2 21.7 27.2 27.9 28.8 33.7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yards

3512 3336 3467 2874 2770 2625 2781 2374 1517 Yards

2182 2334 2343 2511 2835 3194 3347 3458 3085

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

Avg/P TD

6.9 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8 3.2

33 30 28 27 22 18 19 16 9

Avg/P TD

4.0 4.7 4.5 4.6 5.4 5.3 5.9 5.6 6.4

8 19 11 12 24 23 31 34 29

Avg/G

439.0 417.0 385.2 359.2 346.2 328.1 309.0 296.8 168.6 Avg/G

1463 1348 1495 1657 1470 1921 1890 1747 1488

541 499 515 543 526 606 570 619 481

272.8 291.8 292.9 313.9 354.4 354.9 371.9 384.2 385.6

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

323 342 298 284 301 288 341 265 304

1710 1892 1567 1218 1046 920 989 798 806

5.3 5.5 5.3 4.3 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.7

93 91 68 64 73 24 57 42 91

19 17 16 16 7 8 9 10 6

213.8 210.2 195.9 152.2 130.8 115.0 109.9 99.8 89.6

RUSHING DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Southern Illinois 4. Youngstown State 5. Missouri State 6. North Dakota State 7. Western Illinois 8. Indiana State 9. Illinois State

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8

255 268 267 294 343 349 316 380 298

719 848 854 986 1273 1457 1365 1711 1597

2.8 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.5 5.4

21 59 42 28 21 68 92 54 93

5 4 3 10 11 17 14 23 17

89.9 106.0 106.8 123.2 141.4 161.9 170.6 190.1 199.6

PASS OFFENSE 1. Illinois State 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State 4. Southern Illinois 5. Missouri State 6. Youngstown State 7. Western Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. Indiana State

G Comp-Att-Int

PASS DEFENSE 1. Youngstown State 2. South Dakota State 3. Western Illinois 4. Illinois State 5. Northern Iowa 6. Indiana State 7. Southern Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. Missouri State

G Comp-Att-Int

PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 3. Southern Illinois 4. Illinois State 5. Missouri State 6. Youngstown State 7. North Dakota State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

G Comp-Att-Int

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Northern Iowa 4. Youngstown State 5. Western Illinois 6. Missouri State 7. Indiana State 8. Illinois State 9. North Dakota State

G Comp-Att-Int

8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9

8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 9

8 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 9

8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9

199-294-7 132-213-6 146-219-4 125-205-5 150-247-11 150-236-13 110-210-10 123-233-8 81-177-11

122-205-9 162-286-15 119-210-4 107-183-8 151-247-7 150-239-8 155-276-16 138-221-3 162-263-8

132-213-6 146-219-4 125-205-5 199-294-7 150-247-11 150-236-13 123-233-8 110-210-10 81-177-11

162-286-15 155-276-16 151-247-7 122-205-9 119-210-4 162-263-8 150-239-8 107-183-8 138-221-3

Pct.

Yds

67.7 62.0 66.7 61.0 60.7 63.6 52.4 52.8 45.8

1972 1945 1656 1626 1792 1579 1454 1575 711

Pct.

Yds

59.5 56.6 56.7 58.5 61.1 62.8 56.2 62.4 61.6

1348 1463 1470 1488 1495 1747 1657 1890 1921

Pct.

Yds

62.0 66.7 61.0 67.7 60.7 63.6 52.8 52.4 45.8

1945 1656 1626 1972 1792 1579 1575 1454 711

Pct.

Yds

56.6 56.2 61.1 59.5 56.7 61.6 62.8 58.5 62.4

1463 1657 1495 1348 1470 1921 1747 1488 1890

Avg/A TD

6.7 9.1 7.6 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.9 6.8 4.0

12 17 11 11 10 11 8 11 3

Avg/A TD

6.6 5.1 7.0 8.1 6.1 7.3 6.0 8.6 7.3

9 3 10 12 7 11 9 14 12

Avg/G TD

243.1 207.0 203.2 246.5 199.1 197.4 175.0 181.8 79.0

17 11 11 12 10 11 11 8 3

Avg/G TD

182.9 207.1 186.9 168.5 183.8 213.4 194.1 186.0 210.0

3 9 7 9 10 12 11 12 14

Avg/G

246.5 243.1 207.0 203.2 199.1 197.4 181.8 175.0 79.0 Avg/G

168.5 182.9 183.8 186.0 186.9 194.1 207.1 210.0 213.4 Effic.

159.4 143.1 140.4 132.7 126.1 124.1 118.3 113.6 72.7 Effic.

92.6 105.8 115.7 120.5 127.4 131.9 132.7 139.7 152.5

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State 4. Indiana State 5. North Dakota State 6. Western Illinois 7. Missouri State 8. Illinois State 9. Youngstown State

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8 8

23 22 23 47 45 46 30 34 26

527 501 511 963 902 921 582 647 467

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

82 88 51 57 70 93 64 44 33

22.9 22.8 22.2 20.5 20.0 20.0 19.4 19.0 18.0

PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Western Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. Illinois State 4. Indiana State 5. Youngstown State 6. Southern Illinois 7. South Dakota State 8. North Dakota State 9. Missouri State

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 9

12 13 14 11 15 17 17 20 6

181 145 132 99 132 133 129 136 32

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

88 33 24 30 31 18 21 33 3

15.1 11.2 9.4 9.0 8.8 7.8 7.6 6.8 5.3

INTERCEPTIONS 1. Southern Illinois 2. South Dakota State 3. Youngstown State 4. Indiana State 5. Illinois State 6. Missouri State 7. Northern Iowa 8. Western Illinois 9. North Dakota State

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

8 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 9

16 15 9 8 8 8 7 4 3

122 236 121 78 42 86 170 45 54

1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

40 63 37 26 30 31 65 16 27

7.6 15.7 13.4 9.8 5.2 10.8 24.3 11.2 18.0

PUNTING 1. Southern Illinois 2. Illinois State 3. South Dakota State 4. Western Illinois 5. Missouri State 6. North Dakota State 7. Northern Iowa 8. Indiana State 9. Youngstown State

No.

Yards

Avg/P

Ret. Avg/R

8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8

35 33 39 42 42 46 27 66 36

1513 1256 1615 1574 1563 1741 1004 2203 1360

43.2 38.1 41.4 37.5 37.2 37.8 37.2 33.4 37.8

57 59 110 113 152 184 64 287 207

KICKOFF COVERAGE 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 3. Youngstown State 4. North Dakota State 5. Southern Illinois 6. Illinois State 7. Missouri State 8. Indiana State 9. Western Illinois

No.

Yards

Avg.

Ret.

NetAvg

8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 8

55 46 31 46 53 40 36 22 29

3480 2853 1964 2733 3125 2241 2272 1259 1643

63.3 62.0 63.4 59.4 59.0 56.0 63.1 57.2 56.7

926 610 647 815 945 682 786 417 609

3 9 1 1 2 1 6 1 1

45.3 44.8 41.8 41.3 40.4 38.5 37.9 37.4 35.0

Net/P

6 2 7 2 1 4 5 1 6

38.2 35.1 35.0 33.8 33.1 32.1 31.1 28.7 28.7

1.6 1.8 2.8 2.7 3.6 4.0 2.4 4.3 5.8

FIELD GOALS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. Illinois State 4. South Dakota State 5. North Dakota State 6. Missouri State 7. Youngstown State 8. Indiana State 9. Western Illinois

Made

Att

Pct.

8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8

13 11 10 11 7 5 5 4 2

16 14 15 17 13 10 11 10 7

.812 .786 .667 .647 .538 .500 .455 .400 .286

PAT KICKING 1. Northern Iowa

Made

Att

Pct.

8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 9

36 27 22 21 19 18 9 32 27

36 27 22 21 19 18 9 33 29

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .970 .931

No.

Yards

Avg/G

8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9

21 19 18 17 17 17 15 13 12

159 139 128 126 124 112 110 77 96

2.62 2.38 2.25 2.12 2.12 1.89 1.67 1.62 1.33

No.

Yards

Avg/G

8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8

7 9 9 12 16 17 21 26 30

46 53 57 86 107 104 189 146 190

0.88 1.12 1.12 1.50 1.78 1.89 2.62 2.89 3.75

South Dakota State Illinois State Missouri State Youngstown State Western Illinois Indiana State 8. Southern Illinois 9. North Dakota State SACKS BY 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State 4. Western Illinois

Illinois State North Dakota State 7. Missouri State 8. Youngstown State 9. Indiana State SACKS AGAINST 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

South Dakota State Illinois State Indiana State North Dakota State Youngstown State Missouri State Western Illinois

FIRST DOWNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. North Dakota State 3. Southern Illinois 4. Illinois State 5. Missouri State 6. Youngstown State 7. South Dakota State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 9

74 84 83 42 66 62 55 59 43

85 73 70 106 73 74 80 67 29

10 11 9 10 16 9 5 12 9

169 168 162 158 155 145 140 138 81

21.1 18.7 20.2 19.8 17.2 18.1 17.5 17.2 9.0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Youngstown State 4. Southern Illinois 5. Western Illinois 6. Illinois State 7. North Dakota State 8. Missouri State 9. Indiana State

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9

43 52 60 54 70 79 73 73 86

74 71 64 74 61 56 91 94 83

10 10 10 12 17 14 8 8 12

127 133 134 140 148 149 172 175 181

15.9 16.6 16.8 17.5 18.5 18.6 19.1 19.4 20.1

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Illinois State 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State 4. Youngstown State 5. Missouri State 6. Southern Illinois 7. North Dakota State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

8 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 9

58 43 47 48 51 41 42 34 28

122 93 109 116 128 104 119 99 120

47.5 46.2 43.1 41.4 39.8 39.4 35.3 34.3 23.3

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. Western Illinois 5. Illinois State 6. Missouri State 7. Youngstown State 8. Indiana State 9. North Dakota State

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 9

35 38 45 44 38 49 44 53 51

115 116 123 113 97 121 104 123 117

30.4 32.8 36.6 38.9 39.2 40.5 42.3 43.1 43.6

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Illinois State

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

8 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 9

4 6 4 7 4 3 3 1 2

5 12 8 15 12 9 11 4 10

80.0 50.0 50.0 46.7 33.3 33.3 27.3 25.0 20.0

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 9

5 3 2 7 3 5 8 4 3

17 9 6 19 8 12 18 9 6

29.4 33.3 33.3 36.8 37.5 41.7 44.4 44.4 50.0

4. 5. 7. 8. 9.

Northern Iowa Missouri State Youngstown State Indiana State Western Illinois South Dakota State North Dakota State

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT 1. Southern Illinois 2. Illinois State 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

Western Illinois Missouri State Indiana State Northern Iowa South Dakota State Youngstown State North Dakota State

PENALTIES 1. South Dakota State 2. Missouri State 3. Indiana State 4. Youngstown State 5. North Dakota State 6. Illinois State 7. Western Illinois 8. Southern Illinois 9. Northern Iowa

No.

Yards

Avg/G

8 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 8

30 45 63 53 60 54 61 53 62

299 392 505 487 549 515 526 529 549

37.4 43.6 56.1 60.9 61.0 64.4 65.8 66.1 68.6

OPPONENT PENALTIES 1. Indiana State 2. Western Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. Missouri State 5. Northern Iowa 6. Youngstown State 7. Southern Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. South Dakota State

No.

Yards

Avg/G

9 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 8

66 54 52 59 48 48 49 44 43

591 491 489 524 462 416 406 415 357

65.7 61.4 61.1 58.2 57.8 52.0 50.8 46.1 44.6

TIME OF POSSESSION 1. Illinois State 2. Youngstown State 3. North Dakota State 4. Western Illinois 5. Northern Iowa 6. South Dakota State 7. Missouri State 8. Southern Illinois 9. Indiana State

Total possesion

Avgerage/game

8 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 9

253:37 250:09 273:09 240:38 240:09 239:55 269:29 238:37 244:25

31:42 31:16 30:21 30:04 30:01 29:59 29:56 29:49 27:09

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. South Dakota State 3. 4. 6. 8. 9.

Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Youngstown State Illinois State North Dakota State Missouri State Indiana State Western Illinois

RED ZONE OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. South Dakota State 5. North Dakota State 6. Indiana State 7. Missouri State 8. Youngstown State 9. Western Illinois

Gained Fum Int Tot

8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8

2 15 3 16 8 7 7 9 4 8 8 3 6 8 4 8 10 4

G Scores

8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8

32-34 25-29 22-26 30-37 25-31 10-14 15-23 14-24 11-19

17 19 15 16 12 11 14 12 14

Fum

Lost Int

4 5 6 2 4 5 5 7 11

4 5 6 13 7 8 11 11 10

Tot Margin

Per/G

8 10 12 15 11 13 16 18 21

1.12 1.12 0.38 0.12 0.12 -0.22 -0.22 -0.67 -0.88

+9 +9 +3 +1 +1 -2 -2 -6 -7

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

94.1 86.2 84.6 81.1 80.6 71.4 65.2 58.3 57.9

22 18 18 22 19 6 12 11 10

15-7 13-5 10-8 14-8 13-6 5-1 8-4 5-6 8-2

10-10 7-8 4-5 8-11 5-6 4-6 3-5 3-6 1-5

TurnO

1 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 2

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 RED ZONE DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Missouri State 3. Northern Iowa 4. Southern Illinois 5. Western Illinois 6. Youngstown State 7. Indiana State 8. Illinois State 9. North Dakota State

G Scores

ON-SIDE KICKS BY 1. South Dakota State 2. Youngstown State 3. Southern Illinois

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 9

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

8 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Indiana State Western Illinois Northern Iowa Missouri State Illinois State North Dakota State ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST 1. Illinois State

Southern Illinois Indiana State Western Illinois Northern Iowa North Dakota State Youngstown State South Dakota State 9. Missouri State

8 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 9

7-11 21-29 14-19 17-23 24-31 19-24 35-44 19-23 24-28

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

63.6 72.4 73.7 73.9 77.4 79.2 79.5 82.6 85.7

7 16 9 9 17 15 24 13 21

5-2 11-5 4-5 3-6 11-6 10-5 19-5 10-3 14-7

0-0 5-8 5-7 7-9 7-9 4-5 11-16 6-7 3-4

TurnO

1 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 1

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 RUSHING

Att.

Paschall,Pat-NDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Gibbs,Dre-WIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Law, Derrick-UNI Smith, Kevin-YSU Blow, Geno-ILS Anderson,Carlos-UNI Cooper-Falls,Mi-MSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS

Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Fr Fr So

8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 8

164 154 198 182 81 128 119 91 65 87

PASSING AVG/GAME

Grace, Pat-UNI Brown, Matt-ILS Kirby,Cody-MSU Summers, B.-YSU Dieker, Chris-SIU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Lunt,Wil-WIU Roberts, Ryan-INS

Sr Fr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Fr So So

8 129-207-5 8 168-257-6 9 149-244-11 8 149-234-13 7 96-162-4 8 106-196-8 6 77-114-2 7 69-105-2 6 51-102-7 9 38-83-4

PASS EFFICIENCY

Grace, Pat-UNI Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Dieker, Chris-SIU O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Brown, Matt-ILS Kirby,Cody-MSU Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Lunt,Wil-WIU Roberts, Ryan-INS

Sr Sr Jr Fr Fr Jr Sr Sr So So

8 129-207-5 6 77-114-2 7 96-162-4 7 69-105-2 8 168-257-6 9 149-244-11 8 149-234-13 8 106-196-8 6 51-102-7 9 38-83-4

RECEPTIONS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Salem, Eyad-ILS Jones, Donald-YSU Senatus,Lito-WIU Barnes, D.-YSU Harbor,Clay-MSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Fox,Glen-SDSU 8. Eyman, D.P.-UNI 9. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Hord, D.J.-UNI

Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr

8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8

67 55 47 44 47 40 40 33 31 31

686 546 648 521 607 539 484 474 541 525

5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5

34 32 51 42 53 86 63 47 62 57

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Salem, Eyad-ILS Senatus,Lito-WIU Jones, Donald-YSU Steffen,Mike-SDSU Harbor,Clay-MSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Hord, D.J.-UNI Barnes, D.-YSU Fox,Glen-SDSU Eyman, D.P.-UNI

Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr

8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8

67 47 55 31 47 40 31 44 40 33

686 648 546 541 607 539 525 521 484 474

34 51 32 62 53 86 57 42 63 47

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Yds Avg. TD

1128 1112 895 886 555 555 441 423 307 350

Comp-Att-Int

Yds TD

1904 1744 1776 1560 1273 1348 912 744 540 360

Comp-Att-Int

17 11 10 11 10 9 6 5 3 1

Yds TD

1904 912 1273 744 1744 1776 1560 1348 540 360

5 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 3

17 6 10 5 11 10 11 9 3 1

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass

Grace, Pat-UNI Brown, Matt-ILS Kirby,Cody-MSU Dieker, Chris-SIU Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Gibbs,Dre-WIU

Sr Fr Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr

8 8 9 7 8 8 6 8 8 8

SCORING

G TD FG

XPT

Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr So Sr Jr

8 13 0 8 12 0 8 0 13 8 0 9 8 9 0 8 0 10 7 0 5 8 6 0 8 6 0 8 0 5

0 0 32 33 0 22 19 0 0 19

SCORING (TDs)

G TD Run Pass Ret Pat

Pts Avg/G

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Grace, Pat-UNI Gordon,Cliffton-ILS 6. Gibbs,Dre-WIU Salem, Eyad-ILS Hord, D.J.-UNI 9. Law, Derrick-UNI 10. Roberts, Ryan-INS

Jr Sr Sr Sr So Sr Sr Sr Sr So

8 13 12 8 12 11 8 9 9 8 6 6 8 6 5 8 5 5 8 5 0 8 5 0 7 4 4 9 5 4

78 72 54 36 36 30 30 30 24 30

SCORING (KICK)

PAT

Pts

Avg/G

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Kutch, Zach-ILS Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU Harris,Kyle-SDSU Egan,Brian-WIU Martinez, Braul-INS

Jr Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr So Fr So

8 8 8 7 8 9 8 8 9

32-33 33-33 22-22 19-19 19-19 21-21 8-8 18-18 9-9

13-16 9-12 10-15 5-7 5-11 5-10 6-10 2-7 4-10

71 60 52 34 34 36 26 24 21

8.9 7.5 6.5 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.3

PUNT RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

Speight,Todd-WIU Jones, E.J.-ILS Montague,S.-SDSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU

Jr Jr Sr Jr

8 7 8 8

12 9 15 12

181 84 120 45

KICK RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

Gates, Darrius-INS Washington,S.-NDSU Herring, Jarred-UNI Speight,Todd-WIU Saffold,Jermain-MSU Warren,Miguel-MSU Blow, Geno-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Garrett, Chris-ILS

Jr Sr So Jr So Sr Sr Jr Sr

9 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8

13 14 14 37 11 11 13 16 12

367 389 360 796 235 233 255 312 206

Avg/G

6.9 9 91 141.0 7.2 11 93 139.0 4.5 5 24 111.9 4.9 12 64 110.8 6.9 4 68 79.3 4.3 3 25 79.3 3.7 4 42 55.1 4.6 3 23 52.9 4.7 2 57 43.9 4.0 5 17 43.8

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Avg/G

238.0 218.0 197.3 195.0 181.9 168.5 152.0 106.3 90.0 40.0

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Paschall,Pat-NDSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Grace, Pat-UNI 10. Blose, Stephen-YSU 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Eff.

161.9 148.6 140.7 137.1 131.8 126.7 124.1 118.8 90.5 76.6

1. 2. 3. 4.

Yds/G Rec/G

85.8 68.2 81.0 65.1 67.4 67.4 60.5 59.2 67.6 65.6

8.4 6.9 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.1 3.9 3.9

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Avg/C Yds/G

1. 2. 3. 4.

10.2 13.8 9.9 17.5 12.9 13.5 16.9 11.8 12.1 14.4

85.8 81.0 68.2 67.6 67.4 67.4 65.6 65.1 60.5 59.2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

171 21 8 82 -12 173 53 1128 1112 895

Plays

Total

Yds/G

268 290 323 199 284 263 133 164 154 198

2075 1765 1784 1355 1548 1521 965 1128 1112 895

259.4 220.6 198.2 193.6 193.5 190.1 160.8 141.0 139.0 111.9

2XP

Pts

Pts/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

78 72 71 60 54 52 34 36 36 34

9.8 9.0 8.9 7.5 6.8 6.5 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.2

1904 1744 1776 1273 1560 1348 912 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD Long

1 0 0 0

9.8 9.0 6.8 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.3

Avg/G

88 24 21 11

15.1 9.3 8.0 3.8

TD Long

Avg/G

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

57 70 88 93 45 64 44 29 32

28.2 27.8 25.7 21.5 21.4 21.2 19.6 19.5 17.2

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 ALL PURPOSE

G Rush

Rcv PR KR

Yds

Avg/G

Karim, Deji-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Speight,Todd-WIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Gibbs,Dre-WIU Herring, Jarred-UNI Blow, Geno-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Salem, Eyad-ILS Smith, Kevin-YSU

Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr So Sr Jr Sr Sr

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7

134 0 316 183 0 0 15 181 796 107 0 0 25 0 0 375 35 360 137 0 255 521 0 312 686 6 0 37 0 0

1562 1311 1000 993 920 856 833 815 692 592

195.2 163.9 125.0 124.1 115.0 107.0 104.1 101.9 86.5 84.6

PUNTING

G No.

Ravanesi, Scott-SIU Priddy,Dean-SDSU Nowicki, Ben-YSU Prelvitz,John-NDSU Chiles,Jordan-MSU Bernard, Kyle-UNI Mazur, Kevin-ILS Fuchs,Chris-WIU Mullane, Gabe-INS

Sr Jr Sr Jr So Fr Sr Jr Jr

8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 9

FIELD GOALS

G Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

FG/G

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Kutch, Zach-ILS Hallgren, Billy-UNI Harris,Kyle-SDSU Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU Martinez, Braul-INS Egan,Brian-WIU

Jr Sr Jr So Jr Jr Sr So Fr

8 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 8

16 15 12 10 7 11 10 10 7

45 48 40 49 26 48 53 40 43

81.2 66.7 75.0 60.0 71.4 45.5 50.0 40.0 28.6

1.62 1.25 1.12 0.75 0.71 0.62 0.56 0.44 0.25

FIELD GOAL PCT 1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU 2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI 3. Kutch, Zach-ILS

Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

Jr Jr Sr

8 8 8

13 9 10

16 12 15

45 40 48

81.2 75.0 66.7

PAT KICKING PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Made

Att.

Pct.

Jr Sr Sr Jr Jr Fr Jr

8 8 9 7 8 8 8

33 22 21 19 19 18 32

33 22 21 19 19 18 33

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Kutch, Zach-ILS Hottelman,Matt-MSU Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Egan,Brian-WIU 7. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU

1112 1128 8 886 895 86 441 -18 0 555

34 38 31 44 40 26 33 42 62

Yds

1496 1610 1271 1741 1563 1004 1256 1574 2191

13 10 9 6 5 5 5 4 2

Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

67 64 67 57 72 58 51 49 57

15 15 6 14 10 7 8 12 12

9 8 5 7 4 4 1 0 4

6 7 6 4 1 5 2 2 1

44.0 42.4 41.0 39.6 39.1 38.6 38.1 37.5 35.3

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 31. 32. 33. 35.

39. 40.

43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 49. 50.

TACKLES (All positions)

G Pos

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Archie, Aaron-INS Evans,Preston-NDSU McCleskey, Dony-INS Sewall, Alex-INS Smith,Skylar-MSU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Domino,Derek-SDSU Mahoney, Josh-UNI Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Thompson, Jamar-UNI Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Hodge, Elijah-UNI Kreczmer,B.-WIU Johnson,Chris-SDSU Miller,Derek-MSU Jordan, Brandin-SIU Washington, Jac-INS Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Batten,Danny-SDSU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Fort, L.J.-UNI Keck,Michael-MSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Kittelson,Matt-NDSU McElroy, Mike-SIU Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Hill, Taylor-YSU Brodie,Cole-SDSU Rodgers, Marty-SIU Wicks, Lenny-YSU Washington,Teri-MSU Carter, Larry-INS Jemison,Brandon-NDSU Elliott, Andre-YSU Wise,Anthony-SDSU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Eaves,Daniel-NDSU Wright, Paul-ILS Tate, Deonta-YSU Franken,Tim-WIU Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Scott, Quentin-UNI Zimmer, Michael-ILS Davis, Austin-ILS McBride,Terrell-UNI Ruffin, James-UNI Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Ross, Brandian-YSU

Jr Jr Fr So Sr So Jr So Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Fr Jr Sr Jr So So Jr Sr Jr Sr Fr Jr Sr Sr Jr So Fr Jr So Sr So Jr So So Jr Sr Fr Fr Fr Sr So Jr

8 9 9 8 9 8 9 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 7 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 8 6 7 8 8 9 8

LB LB DB DB SS LB LB LB LB LB LB LB DL DB LB CB LB LB LB DB CB DB LB DB DL SS LB SS DB

DB DL DE CB

Solo

Ast

Total

Avg/G

33 39 42 39 40 27 39 45 28 22 21 27 22 23 27 24 24 19 31 34 22 31 21 24 28 19 30 16 18 23 25 18 21 24 24 25 20 6 22 17 22 16 25 19 13 13 17 14 19 26

50 53 49 36 39 40 35 12 36 41 49 35 37 35 30 32 37 28 28 17 29 20 27 29 19 22 16 28 25 20 17 13 25 22 21 15 20 34 17 17 12 18 18 19 15 19 19 22 21 9

83 92 91 75 79 67 74 57 64 63 70 62 59 58 57 56 61 47 59 51 51 51 48 53 47 41 46 44 43 43 42 31 46 46 45 40 40 40 39 34 34 34 43 38 28 32 36 36 40 35

10.4 10.2 10.1 9.4 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10.

13.

16. 17. 19. 20.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14.

17. 19. 20.

SACKS

G Pos

Ruffin, James-UNI Batten,Danny-SDSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Phelps, Doni-ILS Walker, Kyle-SIU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Savage, Mychal-YSU Lane, Wes-UNI Jordan, Brandin-SIU Stieren,Mike-WIU Johnson,Garrett-NDSU Russo, Kyle-SIU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Outler, Na'eem-YSU Whigham,Bert-ILS Phillips,Matt-NDSU Millington, Dan-INS Bazata,Steven-SDSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU

Sr Sr So Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr So Fr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Jr

8 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 9 9 8 9

TACKLES FOR LOSS

G Pos

Batten,Danny-SDSU Ruffin, James-UNI Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Hardy, Rod-INS Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Lane, Wes-UNI Phelps, Doni-ILS Washington,Teri-MSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Brown, Nate-INS Hodge, Elijah-UNI Kreczmer,B.-WIU Johnson,Garrett-NDSU Walker, Kyle-SIU Stieren,Mike-WIU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Savage, Mychal-YSU Outler, Na'eem-YSU Steffen,Jake-SDSU

Sr Sr So Jr So Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr So Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr So

8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6

DL DL DE LB

DE DL LB DE DE DL LB DT DE DL

DL DL DE DT DL DL

DE LB DE LB

DE LB DL

Solo Ast

6 4 5 5 5 4 5 3 2 2 4 4 0 1 2 3 2 3 2 2

2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1

Solo Ast

9 8 7 6 7 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5

4 3 4 5 3 4 4 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1

Total

Avg/G

8 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1.00 0.75 0.67 0.75 0.86 0.62 0.62 0.50 0.50 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.43 0.33 0.33 0.38 0.33

Total

Avg/G

11.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5

1.38 1.19 1.00 0.94 0.94 1.00 0.88 0.88 0.78 0.88 0.72 0.81 0.81 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.75 0.75 0.69 0.92

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 31 PASSES DEFENDED 1. Stoudamire,P.-WIU 2. Lindsey, Korey-SIU 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

11. 12.

16. 17. 19.

BrUp

Int.

Total

Avg/G

McElroy, Mike-SIU Bowman,Richard-NDSU Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Garrett, Chris-ILS Jones, E.J.-ILS Parnell,General-SDSU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Wicks, Lenny-YSU Williams, B.-SIU Domino,Derek-SDSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Scott, Quentin-UNI James,Kieron-WIU Strong,Jimmie-MSU Washington,Teri-MSU Graham, Rashad-SIU Malcolm, J.-ILS

Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr Jr So Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Fr So Jr So Jr

8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 8 8 8 8 7 9 9 8 8

15 3 4 9 8 3 4 2 1 4 2 4 1 3 3 4 4 5 3 3

1 6 5 0 0 4 2 3 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 1

16 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4

2.00 1.12 1.12 1.00 0.89 0.88 0.75 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.67 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS

No.

Yds

1. 2. 3. 4.

Lindsey, Korey-SIU McElroy, Mike-SIU Parnell,General-SDSU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Domino,Derek-SDSU 6. Jones, E.J.-ILS 7. Steffen,Jake-SDSU Caldwell, Lance-SIU Miller,Derek-MSU Wicks, Lenny-YSU

Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr So Sr Jr Sr

8 8 7 8 8 7 6 6 9 6

6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 2

27 49 96 62 20 0 26 26 25 16

FUMBLES FORCED 1. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU 2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

No.

Avg/G

So Jr Sr Jr So Jr So Jr Sr So

9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 6

4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

0.44 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.17 0.17

No.

Avg/G

Jr Jr Jr So Sr So Jr So Fr Sr

8 9 9 6 6 7 7 7 7 7

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.25 0.22 0.22 0.17 0.17 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14

Ruffin, James-UNI Kreczmer,B.-WIU 5. Hardy, Rod-INS Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Keck,Michael-MSU Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU 9. Wicks, Lenny-YSU Wood,Eric-SDSU FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Visoky,Victor-WIU 2. Richardet,Waylo-MSU

Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU 4. Morse, Steven-SIU

Wicks, Lenny-YSU 6. Jackson,Cameron-WIU

Koroma,Abe-WIU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Blackmon, Andre-INS Colletti, Tony-SIU

TD Long

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

13 40 63 40 16 0 24 26 15 16

Avg/G

0.75 0.62 0.57 0.50 0.50 0.43 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33