Missouri Valley Football Conference Release by Ace Hunt

For Immediate Release Sept. 28, 2009 Contact: Mike Kern

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• • Media Services • • Players of the Week

Each week a panel will select players of the week for offense, defense, offensive line and special teams.

Valley Football Radio Report

Each week’s games are previewed on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Radio Report, produced by Jim 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 (Sept. 26) Players of the Week Offense

RB Kyle Minett, S. Dakota State

Defense

DE Jake Steffen, S. Dakota State

Special Teams

P Scott Ravanesi, Southern Illinois

Offensive Lineman

OT Gerry Ebel, North Dakota State

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Sept. 26) Team

Conference W L

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

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2

Points For Opp 79 35 28 24 0 7 14 17 0

17 7 0 14 0 35 24 38 69

Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Overall W L 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 0

0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5

Points For Opp

Pct.

123 23 1.000 147 31 .750 107 80 .750 111 52 .667 72 109 .333 76 107 .500 135 134 .250 78 121 .250 30 156 .000

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results Upcoming Schedule (Oct. 3) Saturday, Oct. 3 *Indiana State at #3 UNI (Family Day) Cedar Falls, Iowa • 4:05 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 21-4 Last Year: UNI, 28-0 4 Note: The Panthers have won the past six meetings in the series, while Indiana State has only 1 win in Cedar Falls (24-6 in 1988). *Illinois State at North Dakota State (Homecoming, NBC North Dakota) Fargo, N.D. • 1 p.m. CT Series: NDSU leads, 2-0 Last Year: NDSU, 25-7 4 Note: The Bison won the first-ever meeting, in Fargo, in 2007, 54-28. *Missouri State at Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio • 6 p.m. ET Series: YSU leads, 11-2 Last Year: MSU, 42-28 4 Note: The Bears have never won a game at Stambaugh Stadium, as YSU has gone 6-0 vs. MSU at home. *#8 Southern Illinois at Western Illinois (FCS Radio, MVFC TV) Macomb, Ill. • 6 p.m. CT Series: WIU leads, 33-17-4 Last Year: SIU, 24-14 4 Note: SIU has won seven-straight games in the series after snapping a league-record 18-game series win streak by Western Illinois. #15 South Dakota State at #17 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. • 8 p.m. CT Series: Cal Poly leads, 3-2 Last Year: Cal Poly, 42-28 4 Note: The teams have played every year since 2004, with SDSU posting victories in 2006 and 2007. *denotes conference game

Last Results Last Week’s Week (Sept. 26) Saturday, Sept. 26 North Dakota State #8 Southern Illinois

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The nation’s top two rushers in terms of yards per game were featured Saturday. NDSU’s Pat Paschall finished with 150 yards rushing on 28 carries, but never found the end zone. SIU’s Deji Karim had 96 of his 127 yards in the second half and scored one touchdown.

Youngstown State Indiana State

28 0

Youngstown State scored 21 fourth-quarter points to blow open a close contest as Indiana State was shut out for the third-consecutive game. YSU beat Indiana State for the 13thstriaght time in the series -- Kevin Smith had 78 yards in 16 attempts for the Penguins.

#3 UNI Missouri State

35 7

The Panther defense was dominant again - not allowing Missouri State to score until there were seven seconds remaining. Pat Grace was 17-for-24 for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also accounted for a game-high 65 rushing yards.

#17 South Dakota State Illinois State

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Kyle Minett rushed 21 times for 146 yards and the SDSU defense did not surrender a touchdown until the final 10 seconds in upping its record to 2-0 in league play. The Jackrabbits improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2000.

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 28) Players of the Week (Sept. 26) Offense RB Kyle Minett, South Dakota State Jr., 5-10, 215, Ruthton (Minn.) R-T-R High Minett rushed 21 times for a seasonhigh 146 yards and scored two touchdowns in SDSU’s 38-17 win at Illinois State. He scored from 11 yards out in the second quarter, then broke off a careerlong 64-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. In posting his ninth career 100-yard game, Minett moved into 10th place on the Jackrabbit career rushing chart with 2,134 yards.

Defense DE Jake Steffen, South Dakota State So., 6-5, 250, Mount Vernon (S.D.) High Steffen recorded 10 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and added an interception in the Jackrabbits’ 38-17 win at Illinois State. His interception and subsequent 24-yard return late in the second quarter shifted the momentum firmly in the Jackrabbits’ favor and set up a touchdown that put SDSU ahead 21-10 at halftime.

Special Teams P Scott Ravanesi, Southern Illinois Sr., 6-0, 195, Carol Stream (Ill.) Glenbard North High SIU punter Scott Ravanesi averaged 46.4 yards on eight punts, and three were downed inside the 20-yard line in the Salukis’ 24-14 win against visiting North Dakota State. He had a long of 67, and two more of his punts were good for over 50 yards. The Salukis netted 41.4 yards on his eight punts and half of them were fair caught.

Offensive Lineman OT Gerry Ebel, North Dakota State 6-6, 316, Sr., Yankton, S.D. Ebel recovered a blocked field goal attempt in the end zone for a TD in the fourth quarter at Southern Illinois. He graded out to 97 percent and had six knockdowns as NDSU running back Pat Paschall rushed a career-high 28 times for 150 yards. Paschall remained ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I FCS in rushing, averaging 159.75 yards per game and is 5th in all-purpose yards (189.75 ypg). Overall, North Dakota State is 2nd in rushing offense (238.75 ypg), 13th in scoring offense(33.75 ppg) and 16th in total offense (415.5 ypg).

Tuning In

Saturday’s game between Southern Illinois at Western Illinois (6:07 p.m. CT) is part of the league’s television package. Scott Warmann (PBP), Danan Hughes (analyst) and Mick Shaffer (sideline) will call the action from Hanson Field in Macomb, Ill.

FCS Game of the Week

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

Patterson Steps Aside

On Friday, Sept. 24, Western Illinois coach Don Patterson announced he will step down from his head coaching role due to personal health concerns. Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Mark Hendrickson takes over as acting head coach. Hendrickson served as acting head coach for the first seven games of the 2008 season while Patterson was undergoing cancer treatments. VALLEY FB COACHING RECORDS, League Games 51 47 43 33 31 30

All games at league institutions (all-time list): Randy Ball, WIU (90-98); MSU (99-05) Terry Allen, UNI (89-96); MSU (06- ) Mark Farley, UNI (2001- ) Don Patterson, Western Illinois (1999-09) Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois (2001-07) Jesse Branch, Missouri State (1986-94)

Wrapping It Up, Almost

South Dakota State battles nationally ranked Cal Poly on Saturday, Oct. 3. Since

1996, Valley Football has 66 non-conference top-25 wins, including 18 victories in the past four years. Here’s how the league has fared in recent years. Year

Live: FS Midwest - 6 pm CT Live: Fox College Sports (FCS Central) - 6 pm CT

Randy Ball, WIU (90-98); MSU (99-05), 16 yrs. Terry Allen, UNI (89-96); MSU (06- ), 11+ yrs. Mark Farley, UNI (2001- ), 8+ years Don Patterson, WIU (1999-09), 10+ years Jesse Branch, MSU (1986-94), 9 years Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois (2001-07), 7 years

Against the Top 25

98-83-1 89-49 78-29 63-47 55-32 55-44-1

South Dakota State plays at Cal Poly on Saturday, Oct. 3; and the league will have just two non-conference games after that. The MVFC has combined for an 11-13 non-conference record, but that includes eight games at FBS sites. The league is an impressive 10-4 against teams from the FCS. In 2008, the MVFC was 11-8 at home against non-conference teams while posting a 3-12 road record.

Rec. ‘Biggest’ Win

1996 7-5 1997 8-9 1998 5-8 1999 9-5 2000 4-5 2001 3-6 2002 5-4 2003 7-4 2004 0-2 2005 5-2 2006 5-4 2007 6-5 2008 2-7

MSU, 12-7, vs. No. 3 McNeese UNI, 38-12, vs. No. 3 SF Austin *YSU, 37-34, vs. No. 1 Villanova *WIU, 24-21, vs. No. 2 Florida A&M *ILS, 37-20, vs. No. 4 Hofstra YSU, 42-35, vs. No. 8 Hofstra *UNI, 49-43, vs. No. 3 E. Illinois *WKU, 34-14, vs. No. 1 McNeese *WIU, 43-40, at No. 11 Montana *UNI, 24-21, at No. 1 N. Hampshire YSU, 35-31, vs. No. 6 J. Madison *SIU, 34-27, vs. No. 7 UMass *UNI, 36-34, vs. No. 10 N. Hampshire

24-YRS 91-122-2

*denotes playoff game

Open Season

Western Illinois opens its conference slate this weekend against Southern Illinois. Southern Illinois, which beat North Dakota State in its 2009 conference opener on Sept. 26, has won eight-straight Missouri Valley Football openers. UNI (18) has won the most league-opening games. Team

Record

Home

Away

Streak

Illinois State 10-15 Indiana State 7-17 Missouri St. 12-13 NDSU 0-2 UNI 18-7 SDSU 2-0 S. Illinois 13-12 W. Illinois 14-10 Youngstown 10-3

5-6 6-7 5-7 -- 10-2 2-0 9-5 8-3 6-0

5-9 1-10 7-6 0-2 8-5 -- 4-7 6-7 4-3

L1 L5 L5 L2 W5 W2 W8 L1 W1

Defensive-Minded

UNI saw its string of scoreless quarters reach nearly 11 as Missouri State scored with seven seconds left in UNI’s 35-7 win at Springfield. Meanwhile, South Dakota State’s defense allowed its first TD of the season with just 10 seconds remaining against Illinois State. South Dakota State and UNI are the top-ranked defenses in the FCS, through games of Saturday, Sept. 26: Scoring Defense 1 South Dakota St. 2 UNI 3 Eastern Illinois 4 Cornell 5 Florida A&M

TDs

2 4 6 2 6

3 1 0 2 2

Pts.

PPG

23 7.67 31 7.75 40 10.00 21 10.50 44 11.00

W-L 3-0 3-1 4-0 2-0 4-0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 28) Happy Birthday To Us

Founded in 1985 as the Gateway Football Conference, the Missouri Valley Football Conference is celebrating its 25th season of FCS football in 2009. During the season, fan voting will be conducted to help select a “Silver Anniversary Team,” recognizing the league’s alltime greats. Voting can be accessed at www. valley-football25.org. Fans can also vote to determine an Offensive and Defensive MVP of the league’s All-Select NFL Team.

Blank Stares

Youngstown State shut out Indiana State last weekend (28-0). And now Valley Football teams have recorded a minimum of three shutouts in nine of the past 10 years. Since 1985, a total of 21 conference games have been shutouts, and Youngstown State has four of those (three of those four coming at the expense of Indiana State): VALLEY FB SHUTOUTS (League Games Only) Southern Illinois 13, Illinois State 0 (1985) Missouri State 42, Indiana State 0 (1987) UNI 13, Illinois State 0 (1990) UNI 22, Missouri State 0 (1991) Illinois State 17, Western Illinois 0 (1994) UNI 13, Southern Illinois 0 (1995) Illinois State 25, Indiana State 0 (1995) Youngstown State 31, Indiana State 0 (1997) Youngstown State 13, Illinois State 0 (1997) Western Illinois 14, Youngstown State 0 (1998) Illinois State 21, Indiana State 0 (2000) Western Illinois 14, Western Kentucky 0 (2002) Western Illinois 19, Youngstown State 0 (2002) Western Kentucky 9, Illinois State 0 (2002) Youngstown State 45, Indiana State 0 (2005) Western Illinois 56, Indiana State 0 (2008) Southern Illinois 33, Youngstown State 0 (2008) UNI 42, Missouri State 0 (2008) UNI 28, Indiana State 0 (2008) South Dakota State 41, Indiana State 0 (2009) Youngstown State 28, Indiana State 0 (2009)

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. 18, 2008 (33-0 vs. Youngstown State) Oct. 18, 2008 (56-0 vs. Indiana State) Sept. 26, 2009 (28-0 vs. Indiana State)

YSU Continues Streak

Following last week’s 28-0 victory in Terre Haute, Ind., Youngstown State has won 13straight in the series against Indiana State and has won 18 of the 19 all-time meetings between the programs. The league record for consecutive wins between two league members is 18, set by Western Illinois -- vs. Southern Illinois -- from 1984 until 2002. Win Streaks, Valley FB vs. Valley FB 18 W. Illinois vs. S. Illinois (1984-2002) 13 Youngstown vs. Indiana State, 1997-present 11 UNI vs. Indiana State (1991-2002)

What’s the Rush?

North Dakota State’s Pat Paschall has four of the top five single-game rushing performances in the league this year and leads the FCS in rushing yards per game.

Network

Air Time

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

11 a.m. CT (LIVE)

Sept. 12 -- Illinois State at Illinois Big Ten Network 6 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 12 -- South Dakota at UNI Panther Sports Network 4:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 12 -- Western Illinois at Northern Illinois Comcast SportsNet Chicago 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 19 -- Austin Peay at Illinois State Comcast Spotlight 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 26 -- UNI at Missouri State MVFC Game of the Week 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 26 -- Youngstown State at Indiana State WFXW TV (Fox) 12 p.m. ET (LIVE) Oct. 3 -- Southern Illinois at Western Illinois MVFC Game of the Week 6:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 3 -- Illinois State at North Dakota State NBC North Dakota 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 10 -- UNI at North Dakota State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE)

210 -- Deji Karim, SIU vs. Southwest Baptist, S19 176 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. S. Houston State, S12 167 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. Wagner, S19 150 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. S. Illinois, S26 146 -- Pat Paschall, NDSU vs. Iowa State, S3 146 -- Kyle Minett, SDSU vs. Illinois State, S26

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)

No. of 100-Yard Rushing Performances in the MVFC Pat Paschall, North Dakota State - 4 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois - 2 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State - 2 Darrius Gates, Indiana State - 1 Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois - 1 Derrick Law, Northern Iowa - 1 Kevin Smith, Youngstown State - 1

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Illinois State Indiana St. MSU NDSU UNI SDSU S. Illinois W. Illinois Youngstown

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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 (Sept. 28) Vs. Non-League (11-13) Home: 9-3 / Away: 2-10

NCAA FCS Teams (10-4) Colonial................................................... 1-0

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

Great West.............................................. 1-0

Cal Poly........................................................0-0 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 (0-0) x

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

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 three candidates who are currently challenging for the nation’s rushing title. Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders 1 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 2 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 3 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 4 Toddrick Pendland, McNeese State, Sr. 5 Ray Rangel, Columbia, Sr. 6 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 7 Ulysses Banks, Alabama A&M, Sr. 8 Tony Nelson, Massachusetts, Sr.

159.75 134.67 131.00 129.25 124.00 123.00 119.00 114.00

Doing It On Purpose

Two of the nation’s top all-purpose yardage performers will be facing one another in the Western Illinois-Southern Illinois contest on Saturday, Oct. 3. WIU’s Todd Speight ranks No. 3 nationally in all-purpose yards, while SIU’s Deji Karim is No. 7. Missouri Valley Football has three of the Top 7, including North Dakota State’s Pat Paschall, at No. 5. All-Purpose Yards Per Game, National Leaders 1 Ulysses Banks, Alabama A&M, Sr. 2 Terrence Holt, Austin Peay, Jr. 3 Todd Speight, Western Illinois, Jr. 4 Aaron Woods, Portland State, Sr. 5 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 6 LaMarcus Coker, Hampton, Sr. 7 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr.

224.5 YPG 213.5 YPG 194.7 YPG 192.8 YPG 189.8 YPG 186.3 YPG 182.3 YPG

Leading the Nation

Several league players rank among the national leaders through three weeks in the season. Notably, RB Pat Paschall of North Dakota State and DB Korey Lindsey of Southern Illinois are No. 1 in their respective statistical categories. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 3 nationally: #1 - Korey Lindsey, SIU (1.00 interceptions/game) #1 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (159.75 rush yards/game) #2 - Pat Grace, UNI (171.85 passer rating) #2 - Scott Ravanesi, SIU (44.79 yards/punt) #2 - Lilo Senatus, WIU (130.0 receiving yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (134.67 rush yards/game) #3 - Todd Speight, WIU (194.67 all-purpose/game) #3 - Todd Speight, WIU (23.2 yards/punt return) #1 - South Dakota State (rushing defense) #1 - South Dakota State (scoring defense) #2 - UNI (scoring defense) #2 - North Dakota State (rushing offense) #2 - South Dakota State (total defense) #3 - South Dakota State (pass efficiency defense) #3 - UNI (pass efficiency offense) #3 - South Dakota State (scoring offense)

Climbing the Tackle Charts

Southern Illinois’ Brandin Jordan is No. 3 among all FCS players with 307 career tackles (courtesy NCAA statistics database), while SDSU’s Jimmy Rogers ranks ninth with 265 career stops. Neither will catch the MVFC’s all-time leader -- Illinois State’s Boomer Grigsby finished his career in 2004 with 580 career tackles. 1 Jacque Roman, Appalachian State, Sr. 2 Luke Bonus, Hofstra, Sr. 3 Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois, Sr. 4 Scott Lewis, St. Francis (PA), Jr. 5 D.J. Smith, Appalachian State, Jr. 6 Robert Takeno, Southern Utah, Sr. 7 Tamar Butler, Murray State, Sr. 8 Daniel Becker, Austin Peay, Sr. 9 Jimmy Rogers, South Dakota State, Sr. 10 Tommy Connors, Southeastern La., Sr. 10 Eric McBride, Richmond, Jr.

326 308 307 302 282 280 279 268 265 256 256

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

Six Among Nation’s Top 50

Six Missouri Valley Football Conference players are among the Top 50 players in the FCS in rankings compiled by Josh Buchanan, who provides an NFL scouting service, working in conjunction with coaches and scouts to compile the lists. FCS TOP 50 OVERALL 11. DE James Ruffin, Northern Iowa, Sr. 12. TE Clay Harbor, Missouri State, Sr. 20. DT Mychal Savage, Youngstown State, Sr. 26. DE Danny Batten, South Dakota State, Sr. 41. C Austin Steichen, Northern Iowa, Sr. 50. CB Korey Lindsey, Southern Illinois, Jr.

Five on FCS Lists

Five Valley football players are among 32 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) DE Danny Batten, South Dakota State (Buchanan) LB Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois (Buchanan) DE James Ruffin, UNI (Buchanan) DT Mychal Savage, Youngstown State (Buchanan)

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 28) Panthers Picked to Win Title

Missouri Valley Football Conference defending co-champions UNI and Southern Illinois have been picked at the top of the league again in 2009. The Panthers received the top spot in a poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors. Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Northern Iowa (26) 2. Southern Illinois (9) 3. South Dakota State 4. North Dakota State (1) 5. Western Illinois 6. Youngstown State 7. Missouri State 8. Illinois State 9. Indiana State

Points 314 281 231 206 174 171 111 90 42

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25

Including the Sept. 28 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 83-straight polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (59), and it is also current. The league record is 96 (UNI, 1990-97).

Top-10 Teams

Valley Football has had at least two teams in the Top 10 in 38 of the last 41 regularseason polls. UNI 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 UNI (4/3), Southern Illinois (8/8), and South Dakota State (15/16). [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.]. (Sept. 28)

TSN

Coaches

Richmond (CAA) Villanova (CAA) Northern Iowa (MVFC) Montana (Big Sky) William & Mary (CAA)

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 4 3 5

New Hampshire (CAA) James Madison (CAA) Southern Illinois (MVFC) McNeese State (Southland) Appalachian State (Southern)

6 7 8 9 10

7 6 8 9 10

Weber State (Big Sky) Elon (Southern) Central Arkansas (Southland) Massachusetts (CAA) South Carolina State (MEAC)

11 12 13 14 15

11 13 12 16 14

South Dakota State (MVFC) Eastern Washington (Big Sky) Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Cal Poly (Great West) Jacksonville State (OVC)

16 17 18 19 20

15 18 21 17 20

Holy Cross (Patriot) Texas State (Southland) Eastern Illinois (OVC) Florida A&M (MEAC) Colgate (Patriot) Montana State

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Last Week’s Other Top Stars Offense WR Dominique Barnes, YSU -- 7 catches for 86 yards and a TD vs. Indiana State QB Pat Grace, UNI -- team-high 65 rush yards and rush TD, 202 pass yards and two TDs RB Deji Karim, SIU -- 23 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD, long rush of 35 yards RB Pat Paschall, NDSU -- career-high 28 carries for 150 yards against S. Illinois WR Eyad Salem, ILS -- six catches for 66 yards against South Dakota State Defense LB Aaron Archie, INS -- 12 tackles, 2 TFLs for four yards against Youngstown State LB Preston Evans, NDSU -- 7 tackles, 1 TFL at Southern Illinois CB Chris Garrett, ILS -- 30-yard interception return for TD, six tackles, one TFL LB Josh Mahoney, UNI -- team-high 10 tackles; UNI limited Missouri State to 185 total yards LB Na’eem Outler, YSU -- 37-yard interception return for TD, four tackles, one sack OLB Kyle Walker, SIU -- career-high 3 sacks vs. NDSU (entered the game with 2 career sacks) 5 tackles and helped SIU hold NDSU to 14 points (NDSU was averaging over 40 a game) LB Antoine Wilkinson, MSU -- Game-high 13 tackles, fumble recovery, and one PBU Special Teams P Kyle Bernard, UNI -- 4 punts (42.2 average), long of 58, two downed inside the 20 CB/KR Cole Brodie, SDSU -- 41.5 yards on two kickoff returns. 51-yard return set up a TD P Jordan Chiles, MSU -- 8 punts (43.2 average), long of 72, two downed inside the 20 RB/WR D.J. McNorton, NDSU -- 39.5 yards on two kickoff returns P Gabe Mullane, INS -- 10 punts (37.5 average), long of 54, one downed inside the 20 P Ben Nowicki, YSU -- five punts (44.2 average), long of 67 yards, two inside the 20

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 -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Oct. 10 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Oct. 17 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Oct. 24 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Oct. 31 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -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

Record: 1-3, 0-1 Last Week: L, S. Dakota State, 17-38 This Week: at North Dakota State

Pick Six

Illinois State senior CB Chris Garrett

nabbed his second career interception in Saturday’s loss to South Dakota State and turned it into his first career TD. The 30-yard interception return for a touchdown was the Redbirds’ first defensive touchdown since Jesse Caesar’s 45-yard interception return in the playoffs at Eastern Illinois in 2006. The Redbirds have intercepted a pass in all four games this season and have seven picks as a team.

First For Everything

Illinois State freshman QB Matt Lancaster scrambled for a seven-yard touchdown late in the Redbirds 38-17 loss to South Dakota State Saturday. The score was the first of any kind for Lancaster and marked the first offensive TD scored against the nationally-ranked Jackrabbits in their first three games.

On Target

Illinois State has completed 104 passes, twice the amount of their opposition. The 26.0 completions per game have the Redbirds on pace to finish with one of the highest single-season totals in school history. The 1999 Redbirds hold the current mark with 295 but played an extended 14-game season because of a deep playoff run. That squad averaged 21.07 completions per game. In 1996, the Redbirds completed 244 passes in 11 games (22.18).

Illinois State (1-3,0-1) ---------------------------------------------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 North Dakota State 10-10 *at Southern Illinois 10-17 *INDIANA STATE 10-31 *at Missouri State 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

INDIANA STATE

Record: 0-5, 0-2 Last Week: L, Youngstown St., 0-28 This Week: at UNI

Taking On Ranked Foes

Indiana State will face nationally ranked UNI this Saturday. ISU will be looking to down its first top-25 opponent since downing No. 19 Western Illinois on October 23, 1999. The Sycamores are 8-67 all-time against FCS nationally-ranked opponents, including a mark of 6-48 against league members that are nationally ranked.

Mullane Approaches Mark

Gabe Mullane was extremely busy against Youngstown State as he averaged 37.5 yards per kick on 10 attempts. His longest boot on the busy day was 54 and he pinned YSU inside their own 20-yard line once and only had one touchback in the 10 attempts. His 10 punts were just two shy of the school record of 12. For the season he has punted 35 times and has pinned the opposition deep in their own territory (inside the 20) a total of eight times, or 22.8 percent of his attempts.

Defense Shuts Down YSU

The Sycamore defense held YSU to just seven points into the fourth quarter, continuing to improve as the season progresses. In fact, the Sycamore defense did not surrender a first down in the entire third quarter against the Penguins. The Sycamores forced YSU into nine consecutive drives without surrendering a score, spanning from the 5:37 mark of the first quarter until the 10:03 mark of the fourth.

Indiana State (0-5,0-2) ---------------------------------------------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 Northern Iowa 10-17 *at Illinois State 10-24 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 10-31 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-07 *at Missouri State 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

Record: 2-2, 0-1 Last Week: L, UNI, 7-35 This Week: at Youngstown State

Saffold Steps Up

Sophomore WR Jermaine Saffold has emerged as one of the Bears’s top receivers over the team’s last two games. During that span, he has seven catches for 91 yards, second on the team only to tight end Clay Harbor. Saffold earned his first career start in Saturday’s game against Northern Iowa.

Yawning in Youngstown

With last year’s 42-28 win over the Penguins at Plaster Field in Springfield, Missouri State improved to 2-11 all-time against Youngstown State. Even though the Bears have won two of the last five meetings in the series, MSU has never won in Youngstown in six previous tries and has been outscored 217 (36.2) to 82 (13.7) on the road.

Harbor Cruise

TE Clay Harbor posted a game and season-high seven receptions against Northern Iowa, giving him 107 career catches and pushing him to sixth on the Bears’ career receptions list. Harbor needs 30 receptions over the team’s final seven games to catch career leader Chance Thurman (1996-99). His 1,326 receiving yards ranks 10th all-time at Missouri State.

Missouri State (2-2,0-1) ---------------------------------------------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 State 10-10 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 10-17 *at Western Illinois 10-24 *at North Dakota State 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-07 *INDIANA STATE 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 1-3, 0-1 Last Week: L, at S. Illinois, 14-24 This Week: Illinois State

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 3-1, 1-0 Last Week: W, at Missouri St., 35-7 This Week: Indiana State

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 3-0, 2-0 Last Week: W, at Illinois St., 38-17 This Week: at Cal Poly

Paschall Shines Again

Score, Score, Score

Success in the MVFC

Slow Starts Rare

with 7.2 seconds remaining in the game, UNI had scored 124 straight points against its last three opponents. Following a South Dakota flea-flicker for a touchdown pass in week two, UNI tallied 59 consecutive points against the Coyotes. UNI then tallied a 30-0 shutout win over Saint Francis. The Panthers scored the first 35 points of Saturday’s game against the Bears.

Strong Defense

Pat Paschall rushed a career-high 28 times for 150 yards in North Dakota State’s 24-14 loss at No. 8 Southern Illinois. He has rushed for over 100-yards four times this season and eight times in his career. Paschall remained ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I FCS in rushing, averaging 159.75 yards per game and is 5th in all-purpose yards (189.75 ypg).

North Dakota State starts the season 1-3 for the first time since the Bison started 1-4 2002. Three of the first four games for the Bison this year have been on the road.

Career Day for Holloway

Sophomore wide receiver Warren Holloway made a career-high five receptions for 63 yards. His previous best was four catches achieved twice this season. Holloway leads North Dakota State with 14 receptions for 186 yards (13.3 ypc).

A First For Ebel

North Dakota State offensive tackle Gerry Ebel recovered a blocked field goal attempt in the end zone for a touchdown. Southern Illinois’ Chance Coda blocked Shawn Bibeau’s 25-yard field goal attempt. However, another SIU defensive player touched the ball past the line of scrimmage and Ebel fell on the loose ball in the end zone.

North Dakota State (1-3,0-1) ---------------------------------------------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 10-10 *NORTHERN IOWA 10-17 *at South Dakota State 10-24 *MISSOURI STATE 10-31 *at Western Illinois 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Prior to Missouri State’s touchdown

What a Defense

UNI has held its opposition to 31 points through the first four games of the season for a 7.8 per game average. The Panthers gave up 17 points to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first week of the season and have allowed only 14 points to FCS competition. UNI is allowing only 238.2 yards per game, which ranks among the top-15 teams in the nation.

Herring is a Triple Threat

Jarred Herring has proven to be a triple threat this season as he has scored a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown and a kick return touchdown. Herring scored on a three-yard touchdown run against Missouri State in the Panthers’ 35-7 victory over the Bears. Herring returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown in UNI’s 30-0 win over Saint Francis (9/19). And he has also caught a 75-yard TD pass in the 66-7 win over South Dakota (9/12).

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

SDSU improved to 8-2 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play since joining the league in 2008. The Jackrabbits have won their two MVFC openers by a combined score of 81-7, defeating Youngstown State, 40-7, last season and Indiana State 41-0 this year. The Jackrabbits are 3-0 for the first time since 2000. Through three games, SDSU has outscored its opponents, 123-23, and out-rushed its opponents, 518-94. The Jackrabbits lead the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, and rank No. 2 in total defense and No. 3 in pass efficiency defense. Illinois State scored a TD with 10 seconds, marking the first TD allowed by the SDSU defense this season.

Sack Man

With two sacks at Illinois State, DE Danny Batten, a Buck Buchanan Award finalist, upped his season sack total to 3.5 and his career total to 17.5. South Dakota State (3-0,2-0) ---------------------------------------------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 Cal Poly 10-10 *at Missouri State 10-17 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 10-24 *NORTHERN IOWA 10-31 *at Youngstown State 11-07 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Record: 2-1, 1-0 Last Week: W, N. Dakota St., 24-14 This Week: at Western Illinois

Ravanesi Kicks ‘Em

Against North Dakota State, Scott Ravanesi averaged 46.4 yards on eight punts and three were downed inside the 20-yard line. He had a long of 67 and two more of his punts were good for over 50 yards. He is the league’s active leader for career punts, yards and average, and his 42.8-yard average is No. 2 all-time in the MVFC, behind only Mike Scifres of WIU (43.35) - now with the Chargers.

Quick Starters

Southern Illinois extended its MVFC-leading streak to eight-consecutive conference opening victories with a 24-14 win over North Dakota State.

Player Plaudits

LB Brandin Jordan became the 13th player in Southern Illinois history to record over 300 career tackles, while Joe Alaria has caught 13 balls for 234 yards and two touchdowns in the last two games. Southern Illinois (2-1,1-0) ---------------------------------------------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 10-10 *ILLINOIS STATE 10-17 *at Northern Iowa 10-24 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 10-31 *at Indiana State 11-07 *at South Dakota State 11-14 *MISSOURI STATE 11-21 at Southeast Mo. State

WESTERN ILLINOIS

Record: 1-2, 0-0 Last Week: idle This Week: Southern Illinois

Glazier Leads on Defense

Against Stephen F. Austin, Anthony D’Astice tipped a Jeremy Moses pass into the hands of Kyle Glazier for the second interception of his career and Leatherneck possession. Glazier led Western’s defense in the game against the Lumberjacks with 13 total tackles, including one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. Glazier has compiled 30 total tackles this season and is the Leathernecks leading tackler.

Streak Snapped

Stephen F. Austin was the first game in nine games that the Leatherneck defense did not force a fumble.

NFL Pipeline

Western Illinois annually has one of the country’s highest number of alumni on active NFL rosters. Six of the last seven Super Bowl championship teams have included former Leathernecks. Super Bowl XLII featured a Leatherneck on each sideline - Giants starting OG Rich Seubert and Patriots starting safety Rodney Harrison. The newest Leathernecks in the league for the 2009 season are Jason Williams and Herb Donaldson. Williams was the first FCS player taken in the 2009 NFL Draft, selected as the Dallas Cowboys’ first pick of the draft. Donaldson went as an undrafted free agent to the New Orleans Saints. Western Illinois (1-2,0-0) ---------------------------------------------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 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10-10 *at Youngstown State 10-17 *MISSOURI STATE 10-24 *at Indiana State 10-31 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11-07 *at Illinois State 11-14 *at Northern Iowa 11-21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Record: 3-1, 1-0 Last Week: W, at Indiana St., 28-0 This Week: Missouri State

No Fumbles Lost

The Penguins are one of seven teams on the FCS level who have not lost a fumble so far this season. The Guins are joined by Brown, GardnerWebb, Lafayette, New Hampshire, Princeton and Tennessee Tech.

Interceptions Up

Youngstown State is tied for eighth in the FCS with seven interceptions after four games. The Guins are averaging nearly two interceptions per game. It is a dramatic improvement from last year when they had 12 in 12 games. Only three times since 2001 has YSU finished the year with more interceptions then games played. The Guins had 18 in 11 games in 2005, 13 in 12 games in 2003 and 14 in 11 games in 2001.

INT for TD in Two Straight

The Penguins have returned interceptions for touchdowns in two consecutive games -- Andre Elliott 30 yards at Northeastern and Na’eem Outler 37 yards at Indiana State. It is the first time since 2006 that the Guins returned interceptions for scores in consecutive games. The school record for interceptions returned for touchdowns in a year is three set in 1991. The program has had two INT returns for scores in 2006, 1997, 1994 and 1977. Youngstown State (3-1,1-0) ---------------------------------------------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 10-10 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 10-24 *at Southern Illinois 10-31 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 11-07 *at Northern Iowa 11-14 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-21 *at North Dakota State

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 SCORING OFFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Northern Iowa 4. North Dakota State 5. Youngstown State 6. Western Illinois 7. Illinois State 8. Missouri State 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 5

15 15 18 18 14 10 10 10 3

6 2 7 3 3 1 3 2 3

15 15 18 16 14 9 9 10 3

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

XPT

2XP

3 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3

2 4 7 11 14 16 19 17 13

3 1 1 1 3 3 8 5 6

2 4 7 11 14 16 16 17 11

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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

Rush

Pass Plays

4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 5

727 1117 257 1844 679 656 196 1335 955 707 255 1662 518 647 186 1165 242 848 186 1090 631 717 269 1348 275 955 279 1230 505 565 256 1070 260 431 269 691

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

Rush

3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3

94 518 197 612 286 667 252 953 459 647 253 1106 398 631 225 1029 791 623 237 1414 825 1001 339 1826 476 1095 282 1571 659 1005 261 1664 555 710 214 1265

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

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5

157 115 142 106 165 159 87 125 158

955 679 727 518 631 505 242 275 260

6.1 5.9 5.1 4.9 3.8 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.6

91 61 39 64 73 39 24 14 30

11 8 8 8 5 4 3 5 1

238.8 226.3 181.8 172.7 157.8 126.2 80.7 68.8 52.0

Pass Plays

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

123 111 147 135 107 72 78 76 30

41.0 37.0 36.8 33.8 26.8 24.0 19.5 19.0 6.0

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

23 31 52 80 107 121 156 134 109

7.7 7.8 17.3 20.0 26.8 30.2 31.2 33.5 36.3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yards

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Avg/P TD

7.2 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.0 4.4 4.2 2.6

17 14 17 15 8 12 9 8 3

Avg/P TD

3.1 3.8 4.4 4.6 6.0 5.4 5.6 6.4 5.9

1 4 9 6 16 17 13 16 11

Avg/G

461.0 445.0 415.5 388.3 363.3 337.0 307.5 267.5 138.2 Avg/G

204.0 238.2 276.5 343.0 353.5 365.2 392.8 416.0 421.7

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

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

3 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4

80 132 145 141 119 156 185 110 149

94 286 459 476 398 659 825 555 791

1.2 2.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.5 5.0 5.3

21 28 28 21 19 38 54 60 68

1 1 4 7 2 9 11 5 10

31.3 71.5 114.8 119.0 132.7 164.8 165.0 185.0 197.8

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

3 56-99-2 4 76-115-2 4 104-154-5 3 48-81-1 3 56-80-2 4 66-104-5 4 51-98-4 4 56-97-6 5 53-111-8

4 4 4 3 5 3 3 4 4

52-88-7 60-108-7 74-120-3 65-117-5 94-154-4 62-106-5 63-104-1 61-105-2 90-141-5

4 76-115-2 3 56-80-2 3 48-81-1 3 56-99-2 4 66-104-5 4 51-98-4 4 104-154-5 4 56-97-6 5 53-111-8

3 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4

65-117-5 60-108-7 62-106-5 74-120-3 94-154-4 52-88-7 63-104-1 90-141-5 61-105-2

Pct.

Yds

56.6 848 66.1 1117 67.5 955 59.3 656 70.0 647 63.5 717 52.0 707 57.7 565 47.7 431 Pct.

Yds

59.1 623 55.6 647 61.7 667 55.6 518 61.0 1001 58.5 631 60.6 710 58.1 1005 63.8 1095 Pct.

Yds

Avg/A TD

8.6 9.7 6.2 8.1 8.1 6.9 7.2 5.8 3.9

Avg/A TD

7.1 6.0 5.6 4.4 6.5 6.0 6.8 9.6 7.8

Yds

6 5 3 0 6 4 6 7 6

Avg/G TD

66.1 1117 279.2 70.0 647 215.7 59.3 656 218.7 56.6 848 282.7 63.5 717 179.2 52.0 707 176.8 67.5 955 238.8 57.7 565 141.2 47.7 431 86.2 Pct.

5 9 4 6 7 7 6 4 2

9 7 6 5 7 6 4 4 2

Avg/G TD

55.6 518 172.7 55.6 647 161.8 58.5 631 210.3 61.7 667 166.8 61.0 1001 200.2 59.1 623 155.8 60.6 710 236.7 63.8 1095 273.8 58.1 1005 251.2

0 5 4 3 6 6 6 6 7

Avg/G

282.7 279.2 238.8 218.7 215.7 179.2 176.8 141.2 86.2 Avg/G

155.8 161.8 166.8 172.7 200.2 210.3 236.7 251.2 273.8 Effic.

170.0 161.8 149.3 141.1 134.0 124.7 121.7 107.9 71.9 Effic.

84.2 108.2 111.5 111.6 123.3 125.1 135.0 136.0 156.7

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. Missouri State 5. North Dakota State 6. Western Illinois 7. Indiana State 8. Illinois State 9. Youngstown State

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

4 3 3 4 4 3 5 4 4

6 7 8 15 23 22 21 17 12

165 190 209 365 536 476 442 333 225

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

88 82 51 64 70 93 57 32 24

27.5 27.1 26.1 24.3 23.3 21.6 21.0 19.6 18.8

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

3 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 4

5 4 9 7 7 8 5 1 5

116 56 97 58 54 45 20 0 -1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

88 27 30 17 24 15 6 0 8

23.2 14.0 10.8 8.3 7.7 5.6 4.0 0.0 -0.2

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 3

7 7 5 5 5 4 3 2 1

42 102 102 4 68 25 59 54 14

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 37 40 5 31 21 59 27 14

6.0 14.6 20.4 0.8 13.6 6.2 19.7 27.0 14.0

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

No.

Yards

Avg/P

Ret. Avg/R

3 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4

15 644 20 825 19 789 14 573 17 702 19 696 36 1312 10 405 23 864

42.9 41.2 41.5 40.9 41.3 36.6 36.4 40.5 37.6

16 32 54 1 72 24 138 61 154

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

No.

Yards

Avg.

Ret.

NetAvg

3 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 3

24 29 20 25 19 11 16 17 14

1542 1892 1300 1568 1098 669 1027 950 794

64.2 65.2 65.0 62.7 57.8 60.8 64.2 55.9 56.7

335 528 414 489 338 259 375 335 284

5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1

46.1 45.7 43.3 42.4 40.0 37.3 37.0 36.2 35.0

Net/P

3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3

37.9 37.7 37.6 36.6 35.9 34.3 32.1 30.4 28.3

1.1 1.6 2.8 0.1 4.2 1.3 3.8 6.1 6.7

FIELD GOALS 1. Southern Illinois 2. North Dakota State 3. Northern Iowa 4. South Dakota State 5. Indiana State

Illinois State Youngstown State Missouri State 9. Western Illinois PAT KICKING 1. Northern Iowa

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

Youngstown State 8. North Dakota State

Western Illinois SACKS AGAINST 1. Southern Illinois

4. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

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

Made

Att

Pct.

3 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3

2 3 7 6 3 3 3 2 1

2 4 10 9 6 6 6 4 3

1.000 .750 .700 .667 .500 .500 .500 .500 .333

Made

Att

Pct.

4 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 4

18 15 15 14 10 9 9 3 16

18 15 15 14 10 9 9 3 17

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .941

No.

Yards

Avg/G

4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 3

15 13 11 10 9 7 7 5 5

119 101 77 63 73 62 45 44 29

3.75 4.33 2.75 3.33 2.25 1.40 1.75 1.25 1.67

No.

Yards

Avg/G

3 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4

5 5 5 9 9 10 11 12 13

27 26 24 75 62 71 61 92 70

1.67 1.25 1.67 3.00 2.25 2.00 2.75 3.00 3.25

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5

31 42 19 36 30 35 23 16 21

51 32 49 32 26 28 30 33 15

5 2 6 5 11 1 4 6 6

87 76 74 73 67 64 57 55 42

21.8 19.0 18.5 18.2 16.8 21.3 19.0 18.3 8.4

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Southern Illinois 4. Western Illinois 5. Youngstown State 6. Illinois State 7. North Dakota State 8. Missouri State 9. Indiana State

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5

9 26 29 29 34 42 35 29 35

26 30 30 29 26 26 43 52 48

5 4 3 6 7 8 4 6 11

40 60 62 64 67 76 82 87 94

13.3 15.0 20.7 21.3 16.8 19.0 20.5 21.8 18.8

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

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 5

20 23 15 20 23 22 22 12 17

39 49 36 50 58 57 60 37 68

51.3 46.9 41.7 40.0 39.7 38.6 36.7 32.4 25.0

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

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 4

17 14 18 19 17 17 28 20 24

59 45 51 53 47 44 70 47 53

28.8 31.1 35.3 35.8 36.2 38.6 40.0 42.6 45.3

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

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5

2 2 2 5 1 1 1 0 0

2 3 3 9 4 4 5 0 4

100.0 66.7 66.7 55.6 25.0 25.0 20.0 0.0 0.0

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3

0 1 2 3 1 5 4 2 2

4 7 7 9 3 10 8 2 2

0.0 14.3 28.6 33.3 33.3 50.0 50.0 100.0 100.0

4. 5. 7. 8.

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

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT 1. Indiana State 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. Northern Iowa

Illinois State 6. Missouri State

Youngstown State 8. North Dakota State

Western Illinois

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

No.

Yards

Avg/G

3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4

14 23 23 17 21 30 28 40 35

129 184 196 163 171 251 265 340 315

43.0 46.0 49.0 54.3 57.0 62.8 66.2 68.0 78.8

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

No.

Yards

Avg/G

5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4

42 29 29 24 20 23 18 12 17

356 268 255 185 160 188 133 154 147

71.2 67.0 63.8 61.7 53.3 47.0 44.3 38.5 36.8

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

Total possesion

Avgerage/game

4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 3

129:06 127:56 91:50 91:33 120:56 120:44 120:11 139:49 82:58

32:16 31:59 30:36 30:31 30:14 30:11 30:02 27:57 27:39

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Youngstown State 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State

Illinois State 5. Southern Illinois 6. North Dakota State

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

Gained Fum Int Tot

4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 5

4 6 1 4 1 3 3 4 2

G Scores

4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 3

17-18 14-15 16-18 10-12 9-11 5-7 9-13 7-11 3-6

7 3 5 7 5 2 5 1 4

Fum

Lost Int

11 9 6 11 6 5 8 5 6

0 2 1 2 3 2 3 5 6

5 2 2 5 1 4 6 2 8

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

TurnO

94.4 93.3 88.9 83.3 81.8 71.4 69.2 63.6 50.0

11 12 12 9 9 2 7 6 3

8-3 8-4 7-5 6-3 5-4 1-1 3-4 4-2 3-0

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

0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0

Tot Margin

Per/G

5 4 3 7 4 6 9 7 14

1.50 1.25 1.00 1.00 0.67 -0.25 -0.25 -0.67 -1.60

+6 +5 +3 +4 +2 -1 -1 -2 -8

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 RED ZONE DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Youngstown State 4. Indiana State 5. Southern Illinois 6. Western Illinois 7. Illinois State 8. Missouri State 9. North Dakota State

G Scores

ON-SIDE KICKS BY 1. Youngstown State 2. Western Illinois

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

4 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 3

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

4 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Southern Illinois Illinois State Missouri State North Dakota State Indiana State Northern Iowa South Dakota State ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST 1. Youngstown State

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

3 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 4

1-3 3-5 9-12 20-26 7-9 11-13 12-14 12-13 12-12

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

TurnO

33.3 60.0 75.0 76.9 77.8 84.6 85.7 92.3 100.0

1 3 8 12 5 8 9 9 10

1-0 1-2 4-4 8-4 2-3 5-3 6-3 7-2 8-2

0-0 0-0 1-1 8-11 1-2 3-4 3-3 3-4 2-2

0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009

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

RUSHING

Att.

Yds Avg. TD

Paschall,Pat-NDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Smith, Kevin-YSU Law, Derrick-UNI Gibbs,Dre-WIU Anderson,Carlos-UNI Blow, Geno-ILS Warren,Miguel-MSU Brown, Dana-YSU

Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Fr Sr Sr Sr

4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3

79 49 61 75 38 55 55 55 34 27

639 404 369 313 223 219 206 198 173 128

91 159.8 61 134.7 64 123.0 21 78.2 28 74.3 24 73.0 23 51.5 14 49.5 39 43.2 17 42.7

PASSING AVG/GAME

Comp-Att-Int

Barr,Matt-WIU Grace, Pat-UNI Dieker, Chris-SIU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Brown, Matt-ILS Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Kirby,Cody-MSU Johnson, Travis-INS Stutziem, Chri-INS

Jr Sr Jr Sr Fr Sr Sr Jr Fr So

3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

52-90-2 74-111-2 46-77-1 53-76-2 73-118-4 65-103-5 50-97-4 55-94-6 22-48-3 19-42-3

PASS EFFICIENCY

Comp-Att-Int

Grace, Pat-UNI Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Dieker, Chris-SIU Barr,Matt-WIU Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Lancaster, Matt-ILS Brown, Matt-ILS Kirby,Cody-MSU Roberts, Ryan-INS

Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Fr Jr So

4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 5

74-111-2 53-76-2 46-77-1 52-90-2 65-103-5 50-97-4 11-14-1 73-118-4 55-94-6 11-18-1

No.

Yds TD

Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr So Jr Sr Sr Sr

3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

24 24 18 17 16 21 19 19 17 16

390 239 198 272 277 159 233 190 269 271

51 130.0 8.0 34 59.8 6.0 62 66.0 6.0 77 90.7 5.7 62 92.3 5.3 36 39.8 5.2 36 58.2 4.8 20 47.5 4.8 47 67.2 4.2 57 67.8 4.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Avg/C Yds/G

Senatus,Lito-WIU Steffen,Mike-SDSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Hord, D.J.-UNI Eyman, D.P.-UNI Fox,Glen-SDSU Herring, Jarred-UNI Salem, Eyad-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Warner,Matt-WIU

Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr So Sr Jr Sr

3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3

24 16 17 16 17 18 12 24 19 5

390 277 272 271 269 198 259 239 233 158

51 62 77 57 47 62 75 34 36 60

16.2130.0 17.3 92.3 16.0 90.7 16.9 67.8 15.8 67.2 11.0 66.0 21.6 64.8 10.0 59.8 12.3 58.2 31.6 52.7

RECEPTIONS/GAME 1. Senatus,Lito-WIU 2. Salem, Eyad-ILS

Fox,Glen-SDSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Steffen,Mike-SDSU Graves, Ben-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Jones, Donald-YSU 9. Eyman, D.P.-UNI 10. Hord, D.J.-UNI 4. 5. 6. 7.

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

8.1 8.2 6.0 4.2 5.9 4.0 3.7 3.6 5.1 4.7

4 3 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Yds TD

824 1084 635 616 727 698 696 549 152 126

5 9 6 6 3 7 5 4 0 1

Yds TD

1084 616 635 824 698 696 88 727 549 78

2 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 3

2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 2

9 6 6 5 7 5 0 3 4 0

Avg/G

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

Avg/G

274.7 271.0 211.7 205.3 181.8 174.5 174.0 137.2 38.0 31.5

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

Eff.

171.9 158.6 152.1 148.6 132.7 120.6 117.1 115.2 108.8 86.4

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass

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

Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Fr Sr Jr Sr

4 96 1084 3 5 824 3 28 635 3 28 616 4 70 696 4 60 698 4 -53 727 4 639 0 4 7 549 3 404 0

SCORING

G TD FG

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Karim, Deji-SIU Harris,Kyle-SDSU Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Paschall,Pat-NDSU Steffen,Mike-SDSU

Jr Jr Sr So Jr Sr Sr So Sr Sr

3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3

SCORING (TDs)

6 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 4 3

0 7 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0

Plays

Total

Yds/G

136 1180 295.0 109 829 276.3 90 663 221.0 89 644 214.7 134 766 191.5 132 758 189.5 132 674 168.5 79 639 159.8 131 556 139.0 49 404 134.7

XPT

2XP

Pts

Pts/G

0 17 0 8 15 0 16 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

36 38 24 23 21 26 25 24 24 18

12.0 9.5 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0

G TD Run Pass Ret Pat

Pts Avg/G

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Steffen,Mike-SDSU Dieker, Chris-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Grace, Pat-UNI 9. Eyman, D.P.-UNI Herring, Jarred-UNI

Jr Sr Sr So Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr So

3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4

36 24 26 24 18 18 24 24 18 18

SCORING (KICK)

1. 2. 3. 4.

Yds/G Rec/G

6 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3

5 3 4 4 0 3 4 4 0 1

1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12.0 8.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.5

PAT

Pts

Avg/G

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

Hallgren, Billy-UNI Harris,Kyle-SDSU Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Hottelman,Matt-MSU Egan,Brian-WIU 9. Martinez, Braul-INS

Jr So Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Fr So

4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 5

17-17 8-8 15-15 16-17 14-14 9-9 10-10 9-9 3-3

7-10 5-8 2-2 3-4 3-6 3-6 2-4 1-3 3-6

38 23 21 25 23 18 16 12 12

9.5 7.7 7.0 6.2 5.8 4.5 4.0 4.0 2.4

PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Montague,S.-SDSU

No.

Yds

KICK RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

Washington,S.-NDSU Speight,Todd-WIU Saffold,Jermain-MSU Sigers,Mike-NDSU Barnes, D.-YSU

Sr Jr So Fr Jr

3 3 4 3 4

7 19 9 6 8

226 452 203 117 144

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

TD Long

Avg/G

8.0

TD Long

Avg/G

0 1 0 0 0

70 93 45 27 24

32.3 23.8 22.6 19.5 18.0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 ALL PURPOSE

G Rush

Yds

Avg/G

Speight,Todd-WIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Herring, Jarred-UNI Senatus,Lito-WIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Washington,S.-NDSU Barnes, D.-YSU Steffen,Mike-SDSU

Jr Sr Sr So Jr Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr

3 8 8 116 452 584 4 639 120 0 0 759 3 404 14 0 129 547 4 86 259 29 165 539 3 0 390 0 0 390 3 369 14 0 0 383 3 3 272 0 39 314 3 7 63 14 226 310 4 -6 233 0 144 371 3 0 277 0 0 277

194.7 189.8 182.3 134.8 130.0 127.7 104.7 103.3 92.8 92.3

PUNTING

G No.

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

Sr So Jr Jr Fr Sr Jr Jr Sr

3 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 4

G Made

Att.

Jr So Sr Jr Sr Jr So Sr Fr

4 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 3

7 5 3 3 3 2 3 2 1

10 8 4 6 6 2 6 4 3

FIELD GOAL PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI 2. Harris,Kyle-SDSU

Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

Jr So

4 3

7 5

10 8

40 44

70.0 62.5

PAT KICKING PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Made

Att.

Pct.

Jr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr So Sr

4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4

17 15 14 10 9 9 8 16

17 15 14 10 9 9 8 17

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.1

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

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

FIELD GOALS 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI 2. Harris,Kyle-SDSU 3. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU

6. 7. 8. 9.

Blose, Stephen-YSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Martinez, Braul-INS Hottelman,Matt-MSU Egan,Brian-WIU

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Blose, Stephen-YSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Egan,Brian-WIU Harris,Kyle-SDSU 8. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU

14 19 17 20 14 19 10 35 19

Rcv PR KR

Yds

627 789 702 825 573 775 405 1312 696

Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

67 72 49 56 58 67 51 57 47

4 6 2 6 2 5 2 8 4 Long

4 2 0 4 4 3 2 3 0

3 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1

44.8 41.5 41.3 41.2 40.9 40.8 40.5 37.5 36.6

Pct.

FG/G

40 70.0 44 62.5 52 75.0 48 50.0 48 50.0 44 100.0 40 50.0 53 50.0 43 33.3

1.75 1.67 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.67 0.60 0.50 0.33

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 TACKLES (All positions) 1. Glazier,Kyle-WIU 2. McCleskey, Dony-INS 3. Archie, Aaron-INS 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.

18. 20. 22.

25. 26.

29. 31. 32.

36.

39. 41.

44.

48.

Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Evans,Preston-NDSU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Thompson, Jamar-UNI Smith,Skylar-MSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Sewall, Alex-INS Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Hodge, Elijah-UNI Mahoney, Josh-UNI Keck,Michael-MSU Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Malcolm, J.-ILS Miller,Derek-MSU Fort, L.J.-UNI McElroy, Mike-SIU Wright, Paul-ILS Tate, Deonta-YSU Domino,Derek-SDSU Batten,Danny-SDSU Steffen,Jake-SDSU Anderson,Matt-NDSU Ross, Brandian-YSU Carter, Larry-INS Wise,Anthony-SDSU Rodgers, Marty-SIU Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Roberts,Ed-WIU Washington, Jac-INS Brown, Nate-INS Franken,Tim-WIU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Washington,Teri-MSU Elliott, Andre-YSU McBride,Terrell-UNI Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Johnson,Chris-SDSU Stieren,Mike-WIU Stoudamire,P.-WIU Brodie,Cole-SDSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Phelps, Doni-ILS Ruffin, James-UNI

G Pos

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

3 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

DB LB SS LB LB CB DB

LB LB LB DB

LB LB DL DL LB CB DB DB LB LB DE DL

DB SS LB

DB DE DL

Solo

Ast

Total

Avg/G

6 25 23 16 24 19 8 16 16 14 10 11 16 8 9 8 14 4 8 10 14 10 11 6 14 6 5 7 14 15 13 8 10 11 9 15 11 8 5 11 11 10 13 5 8 12 6 10 8 6

24 21 22 20 9 13 15 14 14 8 19 18 12 12 17 18 12 15 11 15 11 14 7 12 9 11 12 10 8 7 14 8 6 5 7 10 14 7 14 8 7 8 5 8 5 1 7 7 9 11

30 46 45 36 33 32 23 30 30 22 29 29 28 20 26 26 26 19 19 25 25 24 18 18 23 17 17 17 22 22 27 16 16 16 16 25 25 15 19 19 18 18 18 13 13 13 13 17 17 17

10.0 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14.

17.

SACKS

G Pos

Ruffin, James-UNI Batten,Danny-SDSU Lane, Wes-UNI Millington, Dan-INS Boothby, Ben-UNI Savage, Mychal-YSU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Phelps, Doni-ILS Bazata,Steven-SDSU Washington,Teri-MSU Seaman, Jason-SIU Russo, Kyle-SIU Outler, Na'eem-YSU Stieren,Mike-WIU Richardet,Waylo-MSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Daniels,Mike-MSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Johnson,Chris-SDSU McCleskey, Dony-INS

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

4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 5

TACKLES FOR LOSS

G Pos

Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Brown, Nate-INS Lane, Wes-UNI Steffen,Jake-SDSU Ruffin, James-UNI Boothby, Ben-UNI Washington,Teri-MSU Batten,Danny-SDSU Outler, Na'eem-YSU Stieren,Mike-WIU Savage, Mychal-YSU Phelps, Doni-ILS Archie, Aaron-INS Davis, Austin-ILS Evans,Preston-NDSU Keck,Michael-MSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU McBride,Terrell-UNI Bledsoe, S.-YSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU

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

4 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

DL DL DL DE DL DE DL DL DE DE LB

LB DB

DE DL DL DL DL DL LB DE LB LB

DB SS DE

Solo Ast

Total

Avg/G

1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

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

1.25 1.33 1.00 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.67 0.50 0.67 0.67 0.50 0.67 0.50 0.50 0.67 0.50 0.67 0.20

Solo Ast

Total

Avg/G

5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

1.25 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.12 1.00 1.00 1.33 0.88 1.17 0.88 0.88 0.60 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62

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

5 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2

0 2 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 26, 2009 PASSES DEFENDED

BrUp

Int.

Total

Avg/G

1. 2. 3. 4.

Stoudamire,P.-WIU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Garrett, Chris-ILS Bledsoe, S.-YSU McElroy, Mike-SIU Graham, Rashad-SIU Jones, E.J.-ILS 9. Bowman,Richard-NDSU Strong,Jimmie-MSU Washington,Teri-MSU 12. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Scott, Garrett-UNI Domino,Derek-SDSU Rodgers, Marty-SIU Williams, B.-SIU Gaiters, Bryan-YSU James,Kieron-WIU Steffen,Jake-SDSU Kolstad,Isaac-NDSU

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

3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

7 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1

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

7 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2.33 1.67 1.33 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67

INTERCEPTIONS 1. Lindsey, Korey-SIU 2. Jones, E.J.-ILS 3. Garrett, Chris-ILS

No.

Yds

Jr Jr Sr Jr Jr Jr Fr So Jr Fr

3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

5 0 30 15 40 32 27 24 14 7

No.

Avg/G

Sr Jr So Jr Fr Fr Fr Sr So So

4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

No.

Avg/G

Jr Jr Sr Jr Jr Jr Jr So Sr Sr

4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.50 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

Miller,Derek-MSU 5. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU

Jeske,Corey-SDSU Kolstad,Isaac-NDSU Steffen,Jake-SDSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Gaiters, Bryan-YSU FUMBLES FORCED 1. Ruffin, James-UNI

Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Hallgren, Billy-UNI 5. Broome, Nick-ILS James,Kieron-WIU Day,Joe-MSU Stoudamire,P.-WIU Boone,Chris-WIU Wood,Eric-SDSU FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Anderson,Matt-NDSU 2. Visoky,Victor-WIU

Colletti, Tony-SIU Barney,Terry-WIU Domino,Derek-SDSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU 7. Smith,Skylar-MSU Sankey, Ray-ILS Savage, Mychal-YSU Lane, Wes-UNI

TD Long

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 0 30 15 40 32 27 24 14 7

Avg/G

1.00 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33