Missouri Valley Football Conference ... Week 5 by Ace Hunt

For Immediate Release Sept. 21, 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. Don Patterson, WIU, 10:40 a.m. Jon Heacock, YSU, 10:45 a.m.

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Valley Football (Sept. 19) Players of the Week Offense

RB Cliffton Gordon, Illinois State

Defense

DE Waylon Richardet, Missouri St.

Special Teams

RS Todd Speight, Western Illinois

Offensive Lineman

C Bryan Boemer, Southern Illinois

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Sept. 19) Team

Conference W L

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

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Points For Opp 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 41 .000

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

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Points For Opp

Pct.

85 6 1.000 112 24 .667 79 80 .667 69 72 .667 87 38 .500 121 110 .333 72 109 .333 61 83 .333 30 128 .000

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results Upcoming Schedule (Sept. 26) Saturday, Sept. 26 *Youngstown State at Indiana State (Family Day, WFXW TV) Terre Haute, Ind. • 12:05 p.m. ET Series: YSU leads, 17-1 Last Year: YSU, 35-21 4 Note: Youngstown State has won 12-straight games against Indiana State. ISU’s only win came in 1995 at Stambaugh Stadium. *#3 UNI at Missouri State (Family Day, MVFC TV) Springfield, Mo. • 1 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 24-5 Last Year: UNI, 42-0 4 Note: The Panthers have won the last three games in the series and are 17-2 against MSU since 1989. *North Dakota St. at #8 Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. • 6 p.m. CT Series: SIU leads, 2-1 Last Year: NDSU, 35-27 4 Note: Southern Illinois ranks third nationally in scoring offense, and North Dakota State ranks No. 6. The Salukis are 2-0 in games played at McAndrew Stadium. *#17 South Dakota State at Illinois State Normal, Ill. • 7 p.m. CT Series: SDSU leads, 1-0 Last Year: SDSU, 52-21 4 Note: South Dakota State leads the nation in scoring defense (3.0 ppg) and rushing defense (18.0 ypg). In their only previous meeting, then-QB Ryan Berry of SDSU set a league record with seven TD passes. *denotes conference game

Last Results Last Week’s Week (Sept. 19) Saturday, Sept. 19 Indiana State #18 South Dakota State

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The SDSU defense holds Indiana State to just 90 yards of total offense.

Austin Peay Illinois State

7 38

RB Cliffton Gordon - 4 rushing TDs for ISU

Murray State Missouri State

10 35

Bears score a pair of defensive touchdowns.

Wagner North Dakota State

28 59

RB Pat Paschall -- 167 yards and two TDs

St. Francis (Pa.) #3 UNI

0 30

UNI outgains Red Flash 382-147 in total yards

Southwest Baptist #8 Southern Illinois

7 59

RB Deji Karim -- 290 all-purpose yards, 3 TDs

Stephen F. Austin Western Illinois

30 40

Todd Speight - KO return & punt return for TDs

Youngstown State Northeastern QB Brandon Summers rushes for 3 scores.

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2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 21) Players of the Week (Sept. 19) Offense RB Cliffton Gordon, Illinois State So., 6-0, 210, Chicago Heights (Ill.) Marian Catholic High Gordon rushed for 96 yards on 17 carries and had four rushing TDs, all of which were career highs. His four rushing TDs were the most by an ISU back since 2005 and also tied the Hancock Stadium record. Gordon had entered the game with 11 total yards on eight carries for the season.

Defense DE Waylon Richardet, Missouri State Jr., 6-1, 269, Perryville (Mo.) St. Vincent’s HS Richardet was everywhere for the Bears in Saturday’s win over Murray State. He recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, was in on two sacks, and recorded 2.5 tackles for loss. He ran two plays at fullback and also was an integral part of the MSU kickoff return game as the Bears averaged 39.0 yards per return. The Bears’ held a second straight opponent under 20 points for the first time since the 2006 season.

Special Teams RS/WR Todd Speight, Western Illinois Jr., 5-8, 165, Bradenton (Fla.) Southeast Speight became just the third player in league history to record two TD returns in the same game as he had a punt return and kickoff return for touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin. It marks the first time in school history that a player had returned one of each for a score. Speight’s 88-yard punt return for a touchdown was the fourth-longest in league history, and the second-longest punt return in school history and the longest since 2003.

Offensive Lineman C Bryan Boemer, Southern Illinois 6-2, 305, So., St. Louis (Mo.) Vianney HS Boemer, making just his second career start, helped the Saluki offense rack up the second-highest offensive output in school history. SIU finished with 699 yards of total offense, with 435 of that coming on the ground and the rushing attacked produced five rushing touchdowns. Boemer and the Saluki offensive line allowed the running game to average 8.1 yards per carry and helped running back Deji Karim set a new school record for the most yards per carry.

Tuning In

Blank Stares

Live: Cedar Falls, IA (KWWL TV) Live: Springfield, Mo. (Mediacom) Live: Fox College Sports (FCS Pacific) Delay: FS Midwest (1 a.m. - Sept. 27)

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. 13, 2008 (38-0 vs. Central State)

Saturday’s game between UNI and Missouri State (1:07 p.m. CT) is part of the league’s television package. Scott Warmann (PBP), Danan Hughes (analyst) and Erin Bajackson (sideline) will call the action from Plaster Field in Springfield, Mo.

Open Season

Last weekend, Indiana State and South Dakota State played the first conference game of 2009. And four league games are on the slate this weekend. Southern Illinois, which hosts North Dakota State, has won seven-straight Missouri Valley Football openers. UNI (17) has won the most league-opening games. The Panthers have won their last four, and are playing at Missouri State, which has lost its last four league lid-lifters. Team

Record

Home

Away

Streak

Illinois State 10-14 Indiana State 7-17 Missouri St. 12-12 NDSU 0-1 UNI 17-7 SDSU 2-0 S. Illinois 12-12 W. Illinois 14-10 Youngstown 9-3

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

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

W1 L5 L4 L1 W4 W2 W7 L1 L1

Wrapping It Up, Almost

Only three regular-season non-conference games remain. After a 6-1 slate Sept. 19, the Missouri Valley Football Conference 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 had an 11-8 record at home against non-conference teams while posting just a 3-12 mark away from home. The MVFC is 9-3 in home non-league games this year.

YSU Looks To Continue Streak

Youngstown State plays at Indiana State on Saturday. YSU has won 12-straight in the series against Indiana State and has won 17 of the 18 all-time meetings between the programs. The league record for consecutive wins between two league members is 18, set by Western Illinois -- against Southern Illinois -- from 1984 until 2002. Win Streaks, Valley FB vs. Valley FB 18 W. Illinois vs. S. Illinois (1984-2002) 12 Youngstown vs. Indiana State, 1997-present 11 UNI vs. Indiana State (1991-2002)

South Dakota State (41-0 vs. Indiana State) and Northern Iowa (30-0 vs. Saint Francis) recorded shutouts last weekend. Valley Football teams have recorded a minimum of three shutouts in eight of the past nine years: (2009-2; 2008-6; 2007-1; 2006-3; 2005-4; 2004-4; 2003-4; 2002-6; 2001-3; 2000-4). Since 1985, a total of 20 conference games have been shutouts:

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)

Totally Offensive

Southern Illinois’ 699 total offensive yards against Southwest Baptist (Sept. 19) is No. 6 all-time in the league’s 24-year history. 752, Missouri State, vs. Missouri Southern, 1988 733, Illinois State, vs. West Virginia Tech, 2000 727, Illinois State, vs. Southern Illinois, 1999 712, UNI, vs. South Dakota, 2009 708, Illinois State, vs. Indiana State, 2005 699, Southern Illinois vs. Southwest Baptist, 2009

Speight Can’t Wait

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 21) Fourth-Longest in History

Todd Speight’s 88-yard punt return for a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin ties for the fourth-longest in league history. 95, Joseph Jefferson, WKU, vs. Illinois St., 2001 95, James Norris, WIU, vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003 89, Milo Popovic, UNI, vs. Illinois State, 1989 88, Eric Davis, MSU, vs. Central Arkansas, 2006 88, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. SF Austin, 2009 86, Jamaine Blalock, WIU, vs. Alcorn State, 1996 86, Larry Scally, INS, vs. St. Joseph’s, 1996 86, Ashlee Frazier, WIU, vs. Mississippi Valley, 1999 86, Antonio Veals, WKU, vs. Murray State, 2002

Fourth-Longest, Part II

Pat Paschall’s 91-yard TD rush for North Dakota State in its win against Wagner ties for the fourth-longest rush in league history. 99, Phillip Collins, MSU, vs. WIU, 1989 (TD) 95, Marcus Mason, YSU, vs. WIU, 2006 (TD) 92, Aaron Stecker, WIU, vs. Truman State, 1997 (TD) 91, Lerron Moore, WKU, vs. S. Illinois, 2003 (TD) 91, Pat Paschall, NDSU, vs. Wagner, 2009 (TD) 90, Donte Pimpleton, WKU, vs. ILS, 2001 (TD)

Doing It On Purpose

Two MVFC student-athletes had phenomenal numbers last weekend, finishing their respective games with two of the top-20 single-game all-purpose yardage figures. Todd Speight of Western Illinois accounted for 312 yards of total offense, while Deji Karim had 290 yards for Southern Illinois. Speight’s figure ties for 13th-best all-time. 410, Steven Rush, MSU, vs. Illinois State, 2003 373, Aaron Stecker, WIU, vs. S. Illinois, 1997 368, Travis Glasford, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2004 353, Larry Warner, SIU, vs. Hampton, 2008 344, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Indiana State, 2006 331, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. W. Va. Tech, 2002 329, Keith Williams, MSU, vs. Illinois State, 1985 321, Larry Warner, SIU, vs. North Dakota, 2008 317, Keith Williams, MSU, vs. Nicholls State, 1985 316, Marquis Mosely, ILS, vs. UNI, 1997 314, Pierre Rembert, ILS, vs. Missouri State, 2005 314, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Missouri State, 2007 312, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. E. Michigan, 2002 312, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. SF Austin, 2009 305, Aveion Cason, ILS, vs. Missouri State, 1999

Four Score ...

Sophomore RB Cliffton Gordon scored his first-ever rushing TD for Illinois State in the Redbirds’ 38-7 victory against Austin Peay last weekend. He then added three more. Only five players in league history (WIU’s Travis Glasford did it twice) have rushed for more than 4 TDs in a game previously. 6, Travis Glasford, WIU, vs. Cheyney, 2004 6, Pierre Rembert, ILS, vs. Missouri State, 2005 6, Herb Donaldson, WIU, vs. Indiana State, 2006 5, M. Abdulqaadir, SIU, vs. W. Virginia Tech, 2002 5, Travis Glasford, WIU, vs. Youngstown State, 2003 5, Gerald Davis, MSU, vs. Indiana State, 2007 4, several players

What’s the Rush?

RB Deji Karim set a Southern Illinois record for the most rushing yards per carry, averaging 21.0 yards on 10 carries for 210 yards against Southwest Baptist. Karim led the Dawgs with 290 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns. And His 61-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter was the longest run of his career. It’s the first 200-yard rushing game of the season in the league and marks the 93rd time a back has rushed for more than 200 yards in a game.

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.

2009 Valley Football Teams in the Top 25 Team

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

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2009 Valley FB Television (includes only the MVFC -produced package and others targeted for regional or national distribution)

Network

Air Time

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

11 a.m. CT (LIVE)

Sept. 12 -- Illinois State at Illinois Big Ten Network 6 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 12 -- South Dakota at UNI Panther Sports Network 4:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 12 -- Western Illinois at Northern Illinois Comcast SportsNet Chicago 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 19 -- Austin Peay at Illinois State Comcast Spotlight 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 26 -- UNI at Missouri State MVFC Game of the Week 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 26 -- Youngstown State at Indiana State WFXW TV (Fox) 12 p.m. ET (LIVE) Oct. 3 -- Southern Illinois at Western Illinois MVFC Game of the Week 6:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 3 -- Illinois State at North Dakota State NBC North Dakota 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 10 -- UNI at North Dakota State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 17 -- Indiana State at Illinois State MVFC Game of the Week 2 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 17 -- South Dakota State at North Dakota St. NBC North Dakota 6 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 17 -- Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa Mediacom 4:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 24 -- UNI at South Dakota State Mediacom 2 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 31 -- North Dakota State at Western Illinois KVLY TV (NDSU) 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 31 -- South Dakota State at Youngstown State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 31 -- Southern Illinois at Indiana State Mediacom 11 a.m. CT (LIVE) Nov. 14 -- South Dakota State at Minnesota Big Ten Network (tentative) time 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. 21) 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

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 (1.50 interceptions/game) #1 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (163.0 rush yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (138.5 rush yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (210.0 all-purpose yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (43.0 yards/kickoff return) #2 - Kyle Harris, SDSU (2.50 FG/game) #3 - Billy Hallgren, UNI (2.33 FG/game) #3 - Kyle Minett, SDSU (12.0 points/game) #3 - Lilo Senatus, WIU (130.0 receiving yards/game) #3 - Todd Speight, WIU (23.2 yards/punt return) #1 - Southern Illinois (kickoff return yardage) #1 - Southern Illinois (rushing offense) #1 - South Dakota State (rushing defense) #1 - South Dakota State (scoring defense) #2 - South Dakota State (pass efficiency defense) #2 - South Dakota State (total defense) #2 - Southern Illinois (total offense) #3 - North Dakota State (net punting) #3 - Northern Iowa (scoring defense) #3 - Southern Illinois (scoring offense)

Career Kickers

Three Missouri Valley Football Conference placekickers are in the Top 10 for career field goals made (for active players). North Dakota State’s Shawn Bibeau, who made a 52-yarder against Wagner last week is the active career leader, with 48 made. Player Shawn Bibeau, NDSU Andrew Howard, Richmond Billy Hallgren, UNI Jeff Turner, Southeastern La. Jeremy Licea, Alabama A&M Brandon Hellevang, UND Eric Perri, Jackson St. Ryan Gates, Gardner-Webb Doug Spada, SEMO Kyle Dougherty, S. Illinois

FGM-A

Pct.

36 44 30 32 38 37 35 24 37 28

48-67 45-65 43-63 40-54 38-51 37-63 37-49 32-44 31-51 31-43

71.64 69.23 68.25 74.07 74.51 58.73 75.51 72.73 60.78 72.09

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)

12 Pre-Season All-Americans

Southern Illinois reeled in four of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s 12 selections to The Sports Network pre-season All-America Team. Southern Illinois leads the league with four selections, while SIU LB Brandin Jordan is the Salukis’ representative on the first team. UNI also grabbed three selections, with center Austin Steichen on the first team. Youngstown State’s Mychal Savage is the league’s other first-team pick. OC Austin Steichen, Northern Iowa (1st) DT Mychal Savage, Youngstown State (1st) LB Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois (1st) TE Clay Harbor, Missouri State (2nd) DE James Ruffin, Northern Iowa (2nd) DE Danny Batten, South Dakota State (2nd) LB Josh Mahoney, Northern Iowa (3rd) OG David Arkin, Missouri State (3rd) OG Keith Buckman, North Dakota State (3rd) LB Chauncey Mixon, Southern Illinois (3rd) CB Korey Lindsey, Southern Illinois (3rd) P Scott Ravanesi, Southern Illinois (3rd)

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 21) Three Chosen for Good Works

North Dakota State’s Richard Bowman, Northern Iowa’s Joshua Mahoney, and Youngstown State’s Aaron Pitts have been chosen for the 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The 22 college football players awarded this prestigious honor are 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.

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25

Including the Sept. 21 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 82-straight polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (58), 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 37 of the last 40 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 (8/9), and South Dakota State (18/17). [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.]. (Sept. 21)

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) McNeese State (Southland) Southern Illinois (MVFC) Appalachian State (Southern)

6 7 8 9 10

7 6 9 8 10

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

11 12 13 14 15

11 12 13 16 15

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

16 17 18 19 20

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Holy Cross (Patriot) Jacksonville State (OVC) Texas State (Southland) Eastern Illinois (OVC) Liberty (Big South) Florida A&M (MEAC)

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Last Week’s Other Top Stars Offense QB Ryan Crawford, SDSU -- 21-of-27 for a career-high 239 yards, two TDs vs. Indiana State. RB Deji Karim, SIU -- 10 carries, 210 yards, 2 rushing TDs, 82-yard kickoff return for TD. Set school record with his 21.0 yard-per-carry average. 3 TDs, 290 all-purpose yards vs. SBU RB Derrick Law, UNI -- Career-high 139 yards on 19 carries vs. St. Francis. RB Pat Paschall, NDSU -- 167 rush yards, 2 TDs on just 10 carries - school-record 91-yard TD run QB Brandon Summers, YSU -- 3 rushing TDs (1, 1, 73) and 32-yard TD pass (16-of-24 for 159 yds) RB Miguel Warren, MSU -- Game-high/career-high 79 rush yards, 64-yard kickoff return. Defense Andre Elliott, YSU -- interception return for TD (30 yards), also had 7 tackles and PBU L.J. Fort, UNI -- 8 tackles, 1 sack, Panthers limited St. Francis to 147 yards of total offense. LB Kyle Glazier, WIU -- 13 tackles, 1.5 TFL’s, 1 sack (3 yards) and an interception. LB Chris Johnson, SDSU -- 7 tackles, 1 sack. SDSU limited Indiana State to 90 total yards. CB E.J. Jones, ILS -- 2 interceptions, 2 tackles in win against Austin Peay CB Korey Lindsey, SIU -- 2 interceptions, 5 tackles against Southwest Baptist DB Donye McCleskey, INS -- 15 tackles (7 solo), also added 1 TFL (six yards) and one INT. Special Teams PK Stephen Blose - 36-yard FG, 5-of-5 PATs, converted successful onside kick to start 2nd half PK Shawn Bibeau, NDSU -- career-long 52-yard field goal, 8-of-8 PATs vs. Wagner RB Tyler Duffy, SDSU -- blocked a punt late in 1st half, setting up a TD to give SDSU a 10-0 lead RB/KR Deji Karim, SIU -- 82-yard kickoff return for a TD, 290 all-purpose yards against SBU PK Zach Kutch, ILS -- 48-yard FG (career long) RS Jarred Herring, UNI -- 88-yard kickoff return for a TD, also 1 punt return for 10 yards P Gabe Mullane, INS -- 8 punts (39.2 avg.), long of 57 yards, one downed inside the 20-yard line

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 -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -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: 1-2, 0-0 Last Week: W, Austin Peay, 38-7 This Week: South Dakota State

Cliff’s Notes

INDIANA STATE

Record: 0-4, 0-1 Last Week: L, at S. Dakota St., 0-41 This Week: Youngstown State

For Openers

the first touchdown of his career in the Redbirds 38-7 win over Austin Peay on Saturday, but he didn’t stop there. Gordon added three more scores to tie the Hancock Stadium record with four total rushing TDs. Gordon rushed for 96 yards on 17 carries, both career highs.

Indiana State dropped its league opener at South Dakota State. It marked the fifth consecutive loss for the Sycamores in a league opener and gave ISU a 1-10 mark all-time in MVFC openers on the road. The Sycamores last won a MVFC opener on the road in 1996 at Western Illinois.

Takeaway Artists

An ISU First

Sophomore RB Cliffton Gordon ran for

The interception drought in Normal, Ill., seems to be over. Illinois State picked off four passes in Saturday’s 38-7 win over Austin Peay. The single game total surpassed the entire 2008 season mark, when the Redbirds intercepted just three passes. ISU has six picks through three games, led by E.J. Jones’ three interceptions. The three picks are the first of the junior cornerback’s career.

Spreading the Red

QB Matt Brown, who took over for injured starter Drew Kiel, completed passes to nine different receivers in Illinois State’s 38-7 win over Austin Peay. Brown was also able to distribute the ball to nine different receivers at Illinois during the previous week (Sept. 12). Illinois State’s new spread offense has contributed to that, as the Redbirds completed passes to seven different receivers at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 3).

Illinois State (1-2,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Eastern Illinois, L, 6-31 09-12 at Illinois, L, 17-45 09-19 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-7 09-26 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 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

The Sycamores were shut out for the second consecutive week when ISU fell 41-0 at South Dakota State after dropping a 31-0 decision in the previous game to Eastern Illinois. It marked the first time that Indiana State has been shutout in consecutive weeks since 1999. ISU’s 95 yards of total offense against the Panthers coupled with its 90 yards of offense against the Jackrabbits is the first time the Sycamores have failed to reach the 100 yards of total offense mark in consecutive games in the history of the program.

McCleskey Leads Defense

The ISU defense continues to shine led by senior DB Donye McCleskey, who had a season-best 15 tackles against South Dakota State, including one for a loss. McCleskey also recorded his third career interception. Sophomore CJ Cook was impressive as well in his return from injury, as he posted 12 total tackles and a pair of pass breakups at SDSU. Of the 10 ISU defenders who posted multiple tackles against SDSU, seven are sophomore or younger.

Indiana State (0-4,0-1) ---------------------------------------------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 STATE 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: 2-1, 0-0 Last Week: W, Murray State, 35-10 This Week: Northern Iowa

Run Reversal

After giving up 301.2 yards per game on the ground in 2008, Missouri State has dramatically improved this season in its ground defense. Through three games, the Bears have allowed just 99.3 yards per game and 3.1 yards per carry.

Ten Is Enough

Cody Kirby had his first 200-yard passing game in four tries in Saturday’s win over Murray State. His 17 completions in the game went to 10 different receivers, and his three TD passes were his most since Oct. 4, 2008.

Moving On Up

Cody Kirby also moved up Missouri State’s career passing list this week. His 223 passing yards pushed him over the 4,000-yard mark for his career, making him just the fourth Bear to achieve that milestone. He now stands at 4,189 yards which is No. 3 all-time at MSU, surpassing Valley Football Player of the Decade DeAndre Smith this week. His ninth career 200-yard passing game ties him for second all-time in that category.

Missouri State (2-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 vs Arkansas, L, 10-48 09-12 TENN.-MARTIN, W, 24-14 09-19 MURRAY STATE, W, 35-10 09-26 *NORTHERN IOWA 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: 1-2, 0-0 Last Week: W, Wagner, 59-28 This Week: at Southern Illinois

Forcing Turnovers

NDSU forced four first half fumbles including one recovered by true freshman linebacker Brandon Jemison, who was making his first collegiate start. Sophomore linebacker Preston Evans (Sioux Falls, S.D.) led the Bison defense with 10 tackles, while sophomore defensive end Coulter Boyer (Hurley, S.D.) had 1.5 sacks, and redshirt freshman Isaac Kolstad (Mankato, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate interception.

Home Sweet Home

The 59 points are the most scored by NDSU since 2006 when the Bison defeated Concordia-St. Paul 66-7 in the season opener. The Bison have now won 11 straight home-openers, dating back to 1998 when Emporia State defeated NDSU 23-21.

Quick Strikes

Wagner held a 38:18 to 21:42 edge in time of possession as the Bison scored three TDs in less than a minute and six touchdowns in less than 1:45.

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 2-1, 0-0 Last Week: W, Saint Francis, 30-0 This Week: at Missouri State

Billy Boots ‘Em

Junior placekicker Billy Hallgren tied

a career high with three made field goals in UNI’s 30-0 win over St. Francis. Hallgren drilled three-pointers from 40, 27 and 31 yards in the triumph. Hallgren leads the team in scoring through three games with 33 points. He has made 7-of-10 field goals and all 12 extra points he has attempted.

Hord Finds the Zone Twice

Senior wide receiver D.J. Hord found the endzone twice in UNI’s 30-0 victory over St. Francis. Hord hauled in touchdown passes of 2 yards and 57 yards from senior quarterback Pat Grace. Hord leads the squad this season with three touchdown receptions. Hord, a transfer from Notre Dame, caught 15 passes for 149 yards in 2008 but did not find the endzone.

Stingy Defense

NDSU avoided its first 0-3 start since 1962. The Bison started 0-2 for the first time since 1981. It was the 50th career win for head coach Craig Bohl, who has compiled a 50-19 record. Bohl is in his seventh season at NDSU.

The Panther defense has been downright stingy through three games. UNI has limited the opposition to only 8.0 points per game and held opposing offenses to 256.0 yards per contest. Through three games, UNI has allowed only three touchdowns and has a streak of seven straight scoreless quarters heading into Saturday’s game at Missouri State.

North Dakota State (1-2,0-0) ---------------------------------------------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 Southern Illinois 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

Northern Iowa (2-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------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 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

Bohl-ing Them Over

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 2-0, 1-0 Last Week: W, Indiana State, 41-0 This Week: at Illinois State

Success in the MVFC

SDSU improved to 2-0 all-time against Indiana State and 7-2 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

Strong Defense

SDSU has allowed 36 net yards rushing in its two games this season and has not allowed an opponent into the red zone. Defensively, SDSU limited Indiana State to five first downs for the entire game. The Jackrabbits did not allow a first down by rushing, tying a school record set against Hamline (Minn.) in 1975. The Jackrabbits lead the FCS in rushing defense and scoring defense, and rank No. 2 in the FCS in pass efficiency defense and total defense.

Pitching a Shutout

South Dakota State shut out Indiana State, 41-0 last week, and the Jackrabbits’ last shutout was a 45-0 home victory over Stephen F. Austin. Notably, the Jackrabbits improved to 24-19 in Beef Bowl games, winning for the fourth consecutive year and ninth time in 11 tries. South Dakota State (2-0,1-0) ---------------------------------------------09-12 GA. SOUTHERN, W, 44-6 09-19 *INDIANA STATE, W, 41-0 09-26 *at Illinois State 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: 1-1, 0-0 Last Week: W, SW Baptist, 59-7 This Week: North Dakota State

Totally Offensive

SIU’s 699 yards of total offense against Southwest Baptist was the second most in school history and the sixth most in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Of SIU’s eight TDs against Southwest Baptist, four of them went for 39 yards or more.

Record-Breaker

Senior running back Deji Karim beat the old school record by nearly seven yards for the most yards per carry by a back with at least 10 attempts (21.0 on 10 rushing attempts). Karim’s 210 yards rushing beat his old personal best by 109 yards and it was his third multi-touchdown game.

Pin-Point Accuracy

Quarterback Chris Dieker’s 82.4 completion percentage (14-of-17) against SBU is the fifth highest in program history.

Pickin’ and Grinnin’ Korey Lindsey intercepted two

passes in the game against Southwest Baptist and finished with five tackles. Lindsey’s two picks give him 10 for his career, which is tied for the seventh most in school history. Southern Illinois (1-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Marshall, L, 28-31 09-19 SW BAPTIST, W, 59-7 09-26 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 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: L, SF Austin, 30-40 This Week: idle

Rare Home-Opening Loss

Under head coach Don Patterson, Western Illinois holds a perfect 9-1 record for home-opening games. Last season’s home opener resulted in a 63-0 shutout over Quincy with Mark Hendrickson in place as acting head coach. Prior to last Saturday, the last time the Leathernecks dropped the home-opening game was in the 1993 season when Montana State took a 29-16 victory from Western, under then-head coach Randy Ball.

Patterson Two Wins Away

In his 11th season at Western Illinois, head coach Don Patterson (6347) is two wins shy of becoming the schools’ all-time winningest coach. Former head coach Randy Ball (199098) currently holds the position with a 64-41-1 record.

Speight Sets Record

Western Illinois’ Todd Speight became just the third player in league history to record two TD returns in the same game as he had a punt return and kickoff return for touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin. It marks the first time in school history that a player had returned one of each for a score. Speight accounted for 312 yards of total offense -- 13th-best alltime in league history. 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: 2-1, 0-0 Last Week: W, Northeastern, 38-21 This Week: at Indiana State

History in League Openers

YSU is 9-3 all-time in MVFC openers since joining the conference in 1997. Of those 12 games, seven have come on the road. YSU is 4-3 in those games. This is the third time the Guins have opened a league slate versus Indiana State (1997 and 1998 - the first two).

Summers Scoots for 3 TDs

QB Brandon Summers became the first YSU quarterback since Ray Isaac in 1990 to have three rushing scores in the same game. Last Saturday at Northeastern, Summers had two oneyard scoring runs and a career-long 73 yard jaunt in the fourth quarter. Isaac had three rushing scores on Nov. 17, 1990, against Maine. He had scoring runs of seven, nine and 11 yards versus the Black Bears. Isaac also passed for a touchdown like Summers did versus the Huskies.

Seen This Score Before

YSU has won its past two games by an identical score of 38-21. It is the first time in school history that YSU won consecutive games by the same exact score. Ironically, YSU trailed 7-0 before the defense took the field in both games. The second half was the difference in both games. YSU outscored APSU 21-7 and Northeastern 24-7. In both games, YSU led 17-14 and 24-14 at some point. Youngstown State (2-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------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 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 thru Saturday, Sept. 19 SCORING OFFENSE 1. Southern Illinois 2. South Dakota State 3. North Dakota State 4. Northern Iowa 5. Youngstown State 6. Western Illinois 7. Missouri State 8. Illinois State 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

12 10 16 13 10 10 9 8 3

1 5 3 7 3 1 2 2 3

12 10 14 13 10 9 9 7 3

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

XPT

2XP

2 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3

0 3 5 9 11 11 15 13 14

2 1 1 3 1 2 8 6 4

0 3 5 9 11 11 12 11 14

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 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

Yards

2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4

540 533 736 342 238 478 217 436 190

470 915 602 450 848 523 734 449 353

140 190 178 128 186 197 206 192 215

1010 1448 1338 792 1086 1001 951 885 543

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

Rush

Pass Plays

Yards

2 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3

36 217 389 615 179 672 298 555 520

297 551 569 426 526 807 893 710 819

333 768 958 1041 705 1479 1191 1265 1339

RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Southern Illinois 2. North Dakota State 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

2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4

82 103 99 76 126 125 87 90 127

540 736 533 342 478 436 238 217 190

6.6 7.1 5.4 4.5 3.8 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.5

61 91 39 46 73 39 24 14 30

7 10 5 5 4 4 3 4 1

270.0 245.3 177.7 171.0 159.3 145.3 79.3 72.3 47.5

124 188 199 179 148 267 215 214 205

DXP Saf

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

Avg/G

0 87 0 85 0 121 0 112 0 79 0 72 0 69 0 61 0 30

43.5 42.5 40.3 37.3 26.3 24.0 23.0 20.3 7.5

DXP Saf

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

Avg/G

0 6 0 24 0 38 0 72 0 80 0 83 0 128 1 109 0 110

3.0 8.0 19.0 24.0 26.7 27.7 32.0 36.3 36.7

Avg/P TD

7.2 7.6 7.5 6.2 5.8 5.1 4.6 4.6 2.5

11 12 16 10 8 9 8 7 3

Avg/P TD

2.7 4.1 4.8 5.8 4.8 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.5

0 3 9 11 5 14 8 11 13

Avg/G

505.0 482.7 446.0 396.0 362.0 333.7 317.0 295.0 135.8 Avg/G

166.5 256.0 319.3 347.0 352.5 369.8 397.0 421.7 446.3

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

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

2 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 3

45 98 65 97 114 146 123 110 119

36 217 179 298 389 672 520 555 615

0.8 2.2 2.8 3.1 3.4 4.6 4.2 5.0 5.2

21 28 19 21 28 54 38 60 68

0 1 1 4 4 10 8 5 7

18.0 72.3 89.5 99.3 129.7 168.0 173.3 185.0 205.0

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4

3 2 3 3 4 3 2 3 3

2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4

2 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 3

59-91-1 56-99-2 81-116-3 38-58-1 39-52-1 42-75-3 45-71-4 39-67-5 42-88-5

35-60-6 42-79-3 57-90-2 49-85-4 73-121-3 63-104-1 53-83-4 51-82-2 73-118-4

39-52-1 59-91-1 38-58-1 42-75-3 56-99-2 45-71-4 81-116-3 39-67-5 42-88-5

42-79-3 57-90-2 35-60-6 73-121-3 53-83-4 49-85-4 73-118-4 63-104-1 51-82-2

Pct.

Yds

64.8 56.6 69.8 65.5 75.0 56.0 63.4 58.2 47.7

915 848 734 470 450 602 523 449 353

Pct.

Yds

58.3 53.2 63.3 57.6 60.3 60.6 63.9 62.2 61.9

426 297 551 569 807 710 526 819 893

Avg/A TD

10.1 8.6 6.3 8.1 8.7 8.0 7.4 6.7 4.0

7 5 4 4 5 6 5 3 2

Avg/A TD

7.1 3.8 6.1 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.3 10.0 7.6

4 0 2 5 4 6 4 5 4

Pct.

Yds

Avg/G TD

75.0 64.8 65.5 56.0 56.6 63.4 69.8 58.2 47.7

450 915 470 602 848 523 734 449 353

225.0 305.0 235.0 200.7 282.7 174.3 244.7 149.7 88.2

5 7 4 6 5 5 4 3 2

Pct.

Yds

Avg/G TD

53.2 63.3 58.3 60.3 63.9 57.6 61.9 60.6 62.2

297 551 426 807 526 569 893 710 819

148.5 183.7 142.0 201.8 263.0 189.7 297.7 236.7 273.0

0 2 4 4 4 5 4 6 5

Avg/G

305.0 282.7 244.7 235.0 225.0 200.7 174.3 149.7 88.2 Avg/G

142.0 148.5 183.7 189.7 201.8 236.7 263.0 273.0 297.7 Effic.

175.6 172.5 152.9 141.8 141.1 137.2 129.2 114.4 77.6 Effic.

77.1 117.6 120.0 122.3 123.4 123.9 129.8 135.0 161.3

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. Missouri State 4. South Dakota State 5. North Dakota State 6. Western Illinois 7. Indiana State 8. Illinois State 9. Youngstown State

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

2 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3

4 5 10 4 18 22 17 11 11

146 145 280 109 396 481 361 226 203

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

82 88 64 44 70 93 57 28 24

36.5 29.0 28.0 27.2 22.0 21.9 21.2 20.5 18.5

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

3 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 3

5 4 7 7 2 4 3 0 5

116 56 83 58 10 17 11 0 -1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

88 27 30 17 5 7 7 0 8

23.2 14.0 11.9 8.3 5.0 4.2 3.7 0.0 -0.2

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 3

6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

12 5 61 46 25 78 0 54 14

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 5 30 31 21 40 0 27 14

2.0 1.2 15.2 11.5 8.3 26.0 0.0 27.0 14.0

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

No.

Yards

Avg/P

Ret. Avg/R

3 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3

12 7 10 17 11 15 26 5 16

531 313 404 702 443 540 937 210 579

44.2 44.7 40.4 41.3 40.3 36.0 36.0 42.0 36.2

22 16 1 72 54 24 110 18 140

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

No.

Yards

Avg.

Ret.

NetAvg

2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3

17 14 23 15 22 10 13 14 14

1126 822 1480 969 1393 609 708 889 794

66.2 58.7 64.3 64.6 63.3 60.9 54.5 63.5 56.7

228 198 443 333 445 237 235 355 284

5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1

46.9 44.6 44.2 42.4 42.2 37.2 36.4 35.3 35.0

Net/P

0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2

42.4 39.6 36.3 35.9 35.4 34.4 31.8 30.4 24.9

1.8 2.3 0.1 4.2 4.9 1.6 4.2 3.6 8.8

FIELD GOALS 1. North Dakota State

Southern Illinois Youngstown State Northern Iowa Illinois State South Dakota State Indiana State Missouri State 9. Western Illinois 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

PAT KICKING 1. Northern Iowa

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

Indiana State 7. Youngstown State

Western Illinois 9. North Dakota State SACKS AGAINST 1. Northern Iowa 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9.

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

FIRST DOWNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. North Dakota State 3. Illinois State 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

Made

Att

Pct.

3 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 3

3 1 3 7 2 5 3 2 1

3 1 4 10 3 8 6 4 3

1.000 1.000 .750 .700 .667 .625 .500 .500 .333

Made

Att

Pct.

3 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 3

13 12 10 10 9 9 7 3 14

13 12 10 10 9 9 7 3 15

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .933

No.

Yards

Avg/G

3 2 3 3 2 4 3 3 3

11 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 4

91 82 47 64 37 42 36 29 38

3.67 5.00 2.67 2.33 3.00 1.50 1.67 1.67 1.33

No.

Yards

Avg/G

3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3

3 3 4 6 7 7 8 9 11

12 15 21 43 40 35 62 75 72

1.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.33 2.33 2.00 3.00 3.67

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4

23 29 14 29 16 24 29 14 16

40 26 39 23 33 19 21 21 12

2 2 3 4 6 9 0 3 4

65 57 56 56 55 52 50 38 32

21.7 19.0 18.7 18.7 18.3 17.3 25.0 19.0 8.0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Northern Iowa 4. Youngstown State 6. 7. 8. 9.

Illinois State Western Illinois Missouri State North Dakota State Indiana State

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. South Dakota State

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

4 16 20 29 33 29 21 29 28

16 24 23 23 17 29 41 36 39

2 3 2 5 7 6 3 3 10

22 43 45 57 57 64 65 68 77

11.0 21.5 15.0 19.0 19.0 21.3 21.7 22.7 19.2

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

13 12 17 15 16 16 17 12 15

26 24 37 34 40 41 44 37 55

50.0 50.0 45.9 44.1 40.0 39.0 38.6 32.4 27.3

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

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

3 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 3

11 12 9 10 12 21 17 20 21

43 39 29 31 31 52 40 47 41

25.6 30.8 31.0 32.3 38.7 40.4 42.5 42.6 51.2

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Southern Illinois

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4

2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0

2 2 6 2 2 3 4 0 4

100.0 100.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 33.3 25.0 0.0 0.0

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

0 0 1 1 3 4 4 2 2

3 4 5 3 7 9 8 2 2

0.0 0.0 20.0 33.3 42.9 44.4 50.0 100.0 100.0

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

6. 7. 8.

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

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

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT 1. Indiana State 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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

PENALTIES 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. North Dakota State 4. Missouri State 5. Western Illinois

No.

Yards

Avg/G

2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3

10 12 17 17 21 21 32 23 26

70 85 134 135 171 171 271 224 230

35.0 42.5 44.7 45.0 57.0 57.0 67.8 74.7 76.7

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

No.

Yards

Avg/G

3 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3

20 33 25 24 15 12 15 11 7

204 271 196 185 119 83 119 86 76

68.0 67.8 65.3 61.7 59.5 41.5 39.7 28.7 25.3

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

Total possesion

Avgerage/game

2 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3

64:32 96:24 95:34 92:13 91:33 60:32 88:42 111:47 83:22

32:16 32:08 31:51 30:44 30:31 30:16 29:34 27:56 27:47

Northern Iowa 7. Indiana State 8. Illinois State 9. Youngstown State

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Northern Iowa

Illinois State 3. Youngstown State 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

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

Gained Fum Int Tot

3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4

5 4 3 1 1 3 2 4 2

G Scores

3 3 3 2 4 2 3 3 3

14-15 12-13 8-9 12-14 5-6 9-11 8-11 6-9 3-6

2 6 4 3 4 2 4 1 3

Fum

Lost Int

7 10 7 4 5 5 6 5 5

1 2 0 1 3 2 2 5 5

1 3 4 1 1 3 5 2 5

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

TurnO

93.3 92.3 88.9 85.7 83.3 81.8 72.7 66.7 50.0

8 11 8 9 2 8 6 5 3

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

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

0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0

Tot Margin

2 5 4 2 4 5 7 7 10

Per/G

+5 1.67 +5 1.67 +3 1.00 +2 1.00 +1 0.50 +0 0.00 -1 -0.33 -2 -0.67 -5 -1.25

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19 RED ZONE DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Southern Illinois 4. Indiana State 5. Illinois State 6. Youngstown State 7. Western Illinois 8. Missouri State 9. North Dakota State

G Scores

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

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2

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%

3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2

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

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

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

2 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3

0-1 2-3 5-7 19-24 8-10 9-11 11-13 9-10 11-11

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

TurnO

0.0 66.7 71.4 79.2 80.0 81.8 84.6 90.0 100.0

0 2 4 11 6 8 8 6 9

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

0-0 0-0 1-2 8-10 2-2 1-1 3-4 3-4 2-2

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19

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

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 Gibbs,Dre-WIU Anderson,Carlos-UNI Blow, Geno-ILS Warren,Miguel-MSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Cooper-Falls,Mi-MSU

Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr Sr So Fr

3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

51 26 40 59 55 44 38 20 25 20

489 277 223 235 215 169 140 139 107 107

91 163.0 61 138.5 46 111.5 18 78.3 24 71.7 23 56.3 14 46.7 39 46.3 14 35.7 25 35.7

PASSING AVG/GAME

Comp-Att-Int

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

Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr Jr Fr So

3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

57-87-1 52-90-2 36-54-1 36-48-1 41-74-3 56-86-2 44-70-4 38-64-5 22-46-2 19-40-3

PASS EFFICIENCY

Comp-Att-Int

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

Fr Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Jr So

2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

3-4-0 57-87-1 36-48-1 36-54-1 52-90-2 41-74-3 44-70-4 56-86-2 38-64-5 19-40-3

RECEPTIONS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Jr Sr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Sr Sr So

3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3

24 15 18 11 15 9 9 13 13 12

390 124 173 182 115 187 115 218 137 259

51 130.0 8.0 19 62.0 7.5 27 57.7 6.0 77 91.0 5.5 36 38.3 5.0 62 93.5 4.5 23 57.5 4.5 47 72.7 4.3 20 45.7 4.3 75 86.3 4.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Avg/C Yds/G

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

Jr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr

3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3

24 9 11 12 13 11 15 18 9 5

390 187 182 259 218 210 124 173 115 158

51 62 77 75 47 57 19 27 23 60

16.2130.0 20.8 93.5 16.5 91.0 21.6 86.3 16.8 72.7 19.1 70.0 8.3 62.0 9.6 57.7 12.8 57.5 31.6 52.7

Senatus,Lito-WIU Fox,Glen-SDSU Salem, Eyad-ILS Allaria, Joe-SIU Graves, Ben-ILS Steffen,Mike-SDSU Morris, Bryce-SIU 8. Eyman, D.P.-UNI Jones, Donald-YSU 10. Herring, Jarred-UNI 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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

9.6 10.7 5.6 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 6.9 4.3 5.3

4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1

Yds TD

Avg/G

882 824 449 419 591 543 504 433 152 126

294.0 274.7 224.5 209.5 197.0 181.0 168.0 144.3 50.7 42.0

7 5 4 4 5 3 5 3 0 1

Yds TD

31 882 419 449 824 591 504 543 433 126

2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 1

2 3 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2

Avg/G

1 7 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 1

Eff.

222.6 174.9 171.7 157.3 148.6 136.7 135.5 125.0 116.1 67.2

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

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass

Plays

Total

Yds/G

Grace, Pat-UNI Barr,Matt-WIU Dieker, Chris-SIU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU 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

3 31 882 3 5 824 2 22 449 3 58 591 2 11 419 3 49 504 3 -19 543 3 489 0 3 23 433 2 277 0

100 109 64 100 56 93 95 51 93 26

913 829 471 649 430 553 524 489 456 277

304.3 276.3 235.5 216.3 215.0 184.3 174.7 163.0 152.0 138.5

SCORING

G TD FG

1. 2. 3. 4.

Jr So Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr So Sr

2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

SCORING (TDs) 1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU 2. Dieker, Chris-SIU

G TD Run Pass Ret Pat

Pts Avg/G

Steffen,Mike-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU 5. Mertens,Nick-NDSU 6. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS 8. Grace, Pat-UNI Summers, B.-YSU Hord, D.J.-UNI

Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr So Sr Sr Sr

2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3

24 18 18 18 26 24 24 18 18 18

SCORING (KICK)

PAT

Pts

Avg/G

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

So Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr So

2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4

8-8 12-12 14-15 12-12 10-10 9-9 7-7 9-9 3-3

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

23 33 23 15 19 15 13 12 12

11.5 11.0 7.7 7.5 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.0

PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Montague,S.-SDSU

No.

Yds

KICK RETURN AVG 1. Speight,Todd-WIU 2. Sigers,Mike-NDSU 3. Barnes, D.-YSU

No.

Yds

Jr Fr Jr

3 3 3

19 6 7

452 117 122

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Harris,Kyle-SDSU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Karim, Deji-SIU Steffen,Mike-SDSU Dieker, Chris-SIU 7. Mertens,Nick-NDSU 8. Paschall,Pat-NDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS 10. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU

Yds/G Rec/G

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

4 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 0

0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

3 3 0 2 4 4 4 3 3 0

XPT

2XP

Pts

Pts/G

0 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

24 23 33 18 18 18 26 24 24 23

12.0 11.5 11.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.7

1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

TD Long

12.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

Avg/G

8.0

TD Long

Avg/G

1 0 0

93 27 24

23.8 19.5 17.4

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19 ALL PURPOSE

G Rush

Rcv PR KR

Yds

Avg/G

Karim, Deji-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Speight,Todd-WIU Herring, Jarred-UNI Senatus,Lito-WIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Blow, Geno-ILS Allaria, Joe-SIU Warren,Miguel-MSU Steffen,Mike-SDSU

Sr Sr Jr So Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr

2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2

14 0 129 112 0 0 8 116 452 259 29 145 390 0 0 14 0 0 93 0 71 182 0 17 0 0 147 187 0 0

420 601 584 481 390 237 304 202 286 187

210.0 200.3 194.7 160.3 130.0 118.5 101.3 101.0 95.3 93.5

PUNTING

G No.

Yds

Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

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

Jr Sr Jr Jr Fr So Sr Jr Sr

3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3

531 256 210 702 404 443 554 937 540

56 50 51 49 55 52 54 57 47

G Made

Att.

So Jr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Jr Fr

2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3

5 7 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

8 10 3 4 6 3 4 1 3

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

Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

Jr So

3 2

7 5

10 8

40 44

70.0 62.5

PAT KICKING PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Made

Att.

Pct.

Jr Jr Jr Fr Sr So Sr Sr

3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3

12 12 10 9 9 8 7 14

12 12 10 9 9 8 7 15

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.3

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

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

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

Blose, Stephen-YSU 5. Martinez, Braul-INS 6. Kutch, Zach-ILS

Hottelman,Matt-MSU 8. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU 9. Egan,Brian-WIU

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

277 489 8 48 0 223 140 3 139 0

12 6 5 17 10 11 14 25 15

5 1 1 2 0 4 3 7 4 Long

3 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 0

0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0

44.2 42.7 42.0 41.3 40.4 40.3 39.6 37.5 36.0

Pct.

FG/G

44 62.5 40 70.0 52 100.0 48 75.0 40 50.0 48 66.7 53 50.0 21 100.0 43 33.3

2.50 2.33 1.00 1.00 0.75 0.67 0.67 0.50 0.33

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19 TACKLES (All positions) 1. Glazier,Kyle-WIU 3. 4. 5. 6.

10. 11.

15.

19. 21.

24.

28. 30.

33.

37.

40. 41.

46.

Bledsoe, S.-YSU McCleskey, Dony-INS Evans,Preston-NDSU Archie, Aaron-INS Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Smith,Skylar-MSU Thompson, Jamar-UNI Kreczmer,B.-WIU Sewall, Alex-INS Malcolm, J.-ILS Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Domino,Derek-SDSU Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Tate, Deonta-YSU Keck,Michael-MSU Fort, L.J.-UNI Hodge, Elijah-UNI Anderson,Matt-NDSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Wise,Anthony-SDSU Rodgers, Marty-SIU Davis, Santino-INS Ross, Brandian-YSU Elliott, Andre-YSU Miller,Derek-MSU Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Batten,Danny-SDSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Roberts,Ed-WIU Mahoney, Josh-UNI Phelps, Doni-ILS Washington,Teri-MSU Franken,Tim-WIU Jones, E.J.-ILS Blackmon, Andre-INS Washington, Jac-INS Brown, Nate-INS Siskowic, Kyle-ILS Carter, Larry-INS Williams, B.-SIU James, Connor-SIU Brodie,Cole-SDSU Johnson,Chris-SDSU Stoudamire,P.-WIU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Stieren,Mike-WIU Lane, Wes-UNI

G Pos

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

3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

SS DB LB LB

LB DB

CB LB LB LB LB LB DB LB CB

LB DL DE LB

DB LB DE DB CB LB DB LB DL SS DL

Solo

Ast

Total

Avg/G

6 23 20 13 19 12 14 12 8 11 8 9 9 5 8 14 11 7 8 11 12 6 7 8 14 10 10 2 3 9 9 6 7 10 8 11 13 11 10 5 8 7 7 4 4 12 3 9 8 4

24 7 19 12 14 11 9 11 15 18 13 12 5 9 12 6 9 13 11 8 6 6 5 9 3 7 7 9 8 7 7 10 8 5 7 4 6 8 9 9 10 2 2 5 5 1 10 4 5 9

30 30 39 25 33 23 23 23 23 29 21 21 14 14 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 12 12 17 17 17 17 11 11 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 19 19 19 14 18 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13

10.0 10.0 9.8 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

SACKS 1. Lane, Wes-UNI 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. 11. 12. 14.

19. 20.

Ruffin, James-UNI Kinney, Chuck-UNI Millington, Dan-INS Johnson,Chris-SDSU Stieren,Mike-WIU Phelps, Doni-ILS Russo, Kyle-SIU Seaman, Jason-SIU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Batten,Danny-SDSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU Hagen,Ricky-NDSU Hightower,Byron-MSU Outler, Na'eem-YSU Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Boothby, Ben-UNI Wozniak, Austen-INS Mahoney, Josh-UNI

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Brown, Nate-INS 2. Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS 3. Outler, Na'eem-YSU

7. 9.

15. 17. 18.

Ruffin, James-UNI Stieren,Mike-WIU Lane, Wes-UNI Washington,Teri-MSU Davis, Austin-ILS McBride,Terrell-UNI Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Boothby, Ben-UNI Bledsoe, S.-YSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU Phelps, Doni-ILS Rivas, Dave-ILS Anderson,Matt-NDSU McCleskey, Dony-INS Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Evans,Preston-NDSU Savage, Mychal-YSU

G Pos

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

3 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3

G Pos

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

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

DL DL DL DE LB

DE DE DL DE DE LB SS DL LB LB

DE LB DL DL

DB DE DL SS

LB DB LB DE

Solo Ast

Total

Avg/G

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

4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1.33 1.33 0.67 0.50 1.00 0.67 0.67 1.00 1.00 0.67 1.00 0.67 0.67 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.25 0.33

Solo Ast

Total

Avg/G

4.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

1.12 1.33 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.00 1.00 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.67 0.67 0.50 0.67 0.67 0.67

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

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

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 19 PASSES DEFENDED

BrUp

Int.

Total

Avg/G

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Stoudamire,P.-WIU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jones, E.J.-ILS Bledsoe, S.-YSU Strong,Jimmie-MSU McElroy, Mike-SIU Bowman,Richard-NDSU Graham, Rashad-SIU Washington,Teri-MSU 11. Hightower,Byron-MSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Martin, Andre-UNI Garrett, Chris-ILS James,Kieron-WIU Ruder,Mikel-MSU Colvin,Derrius-NDSU Malcolm, J.-ILS Kolstad,Isaac-NDSU Ross, Brandian-YSU

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

3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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

0 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1

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

2.33 2.00 1.50 1.33 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.67 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. Davis, Santino-INS

No.

Yds

Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr So Jr

2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

5 0 25 15 40 32 6 0 31 30

No.

Avg/G

Jr Jr So So Sr Fr Sr Sr Jr So

3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.67 0.67 0.67 0.50 0.50 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

No.

Avg/G

Jr Jr Sr Jr Fr Jr So Jr Jr Jr

3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.67 0.50 0.50 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

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

Jeske,Corey-SDSU Parnell,General-SDSU McElroy, Mike-SIU 9. Strong,Jimmie-MSU Elliott, Andre-YSU FUMBLES FORCED 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU 4. Wood,Eric-SDSU Batten,Danny-SDSU 6. James,Kieron-WIU Savage, Mychal-YSU Roberts,Ed-WIU Ross, Brandian-YSU Ribbing,Travis-MSU FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Anderson,Matt-NDSU 2. Domino,Derek-SDSU

Colletti, Tony-SIU 4. Visoky,Victor-WIU

Jemison,Brandon-NDSU Smith,Skylar-MSU Boothby, Ben-UNI Glazier,Kyle-WIU Barney,Terry-WIU Trujillo, Tony-ILS

TD Long

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

5 0 21 15 40 32 6 0 31 30

Avg/G

1.50 1.00 0.67 0.67 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.33 0.33