Missouri Valley Football Conference Release by Ace Hunt

For Immediate Release Oct. 26, 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 (Oct. 24) Players of the Week Offense

QB Ryan Roberts, Indiana State

Defense

CB Korey Lindsey, S. Illinois

Special Teams

PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota State

Offensive Lineman

OC Ryan McKnight, S. Dakota St.

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Oct. 24) Team

Conference W L

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

5 5 3 3 2 2 1 0 0

0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 5

Points For Opp

Pct.

151 75 1.000 155 61 1.000 173 92 .600 79 99 .600 74 65 .500 105 126 .500 45 183 .200 61 95 .000 95 142 .000

Overall W L 6 6 5 5 4 3 1 1 1

1 1 3 3 3 4 7 6 7

Points For Opp

Pct.

238 113 213 88 285 116 148 171 153 145 166 209 75 270 133 204 216 252

.857 .857 .625 .625 .571 .429 .125 .143 .125

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results Upcoming Schedule (Oct. 31) Saturday, Oct. 31 *#3 Southern Illinois at Indiana State (Mediacom) Terre Haute, Ind. • 12:05 p.m. ET Series: Tied, 23-23 Last Year: SIU, 60-7 4 Note: SIU has won the last six meetings in the series to bring the all-time series to a 23-23 tie. SIU has outscored Indiana State, 187-20, in the past three meetings. *Illinois State at Missouri State (Homecoming) Springfield, Mo. • 1 p.m. CT Series: Tied, 14-14-1 Last Year: MSU, 34-28 4 Note: Missouri State has won the past two meetings in the series, but the Redbirds had a five-game win streak prior to the last two years. *North Dakota State at Western Illinois (Hall of Fame, KVLY TV-Fargo) Macomb, Ill. • 1:05 p.m. CT Series: Tied, 1-1 Last Year: WIU, 27-22 4 Note: Both teams have won on the other teams’ home fields in the young series, as the Bison beat Western in 2007 at Macomb, 41-28. *#9 South Dakota St. at Youngstown St. (Homecoming, MVFC TV) Youngstown, Ohio • 4 p.m. ET Series: Tied, 5-5 Last Year: SDSU, 40-7 4 Note: The series is knotted up, home and away, while the teams are 3-3 in games played in Youngstown. *denotes conference game

Last Results LastWeek’s Week (Oct. 24) Saturday, Oct. 24 #5 UNI #11 South Dakota State

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RB Carlos Anderson of UNI had a game-high 196 all-purpose yards, and QB Thomas O’Brien of SDSU set career highs on 26-of-37 for 285 yards and two TDs in win, as he improved to 3-0 as a starter for the Jackrabbits.

Western Illinois Indiana State

14 17

Indiana State Sycamores used a pair of TD runs by QB Ryan Roberts to end the nation’s longest losing streak at 33 games. His 91-yard TD run in the second quarter was the longest scoring rush in the history of the program.

Youngstown State #3 Southern Illinois

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SIU starting QB Chris Dieker was knocked out of the game late in the first quarter with an injury, but redshirt freshman Paul McIntosh completed 10-of-14 passes for 133 yards and he led Southern Illinois with 81 yards rushing.

Missouri State North Dakota State

21 17

The Bears won in their first-ever trip to Fargo, claimed their fourth straight league road win, dating back to last season. It was just the second Harvest Bowl loss for the Bison in 35 tries. RB Mikael Cooper-Falls had 16 carries for 105 yards and 57-yard game-winning TD

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Oct. 26) Players of the Week (Oct. 24) Offense QB Ryan Roberts, Indiana State So., 6-4, 215, West York, Ill. (Hutsonville) Roberts scored twice against Western Illinois, including a school-record 91yard scamper in the second quarter, as Indiana State ended the nation’s longest losing streak with a 17-14 victory against the Fighting Leathernecks. Roberts also scored on a four-yard run in the fourth quarter that helped give ISU a come-frombehind victory. In the week’s previous games, Roberts also reached the end zone twice and threw for another score. Roberts is the first Indiana State player to score multiple touchdowns in consecutive games since 2004. His 160 rush yards are the fourth-most in ISU history for a QB.

Defense CB Korey Lindsey, Southern Illinois Jr., 6-0, 190, Baton Rouge, La. Lindsey had a game-high 12 tackles, a half sack and two interceptions in No. 3 Southern Illinois’ 27-8 victory over Youngstown State. In the last five minutes of the game, Lindsey recorded both of his interceptions and shared a sack with Dolapo Adubifa for a loss of 17 yards when Youngstown State had the ball at the SIU two-yard line. Lindsey’s twointerception game was his second of the season and the fourth of his career.

Special Teams PK Kyle Harris, South Dakota State 5-10, 160, So., Florissant, Mo. Harris kicked the go-ahead field goal in South Dakota State’s 24-14 victory over #6 UNI. Harris connected on a 49yarder in the third quarter that gave the Jackrabbits a 17-14 lead. Harris also helped the Jackrabbits keep UNI’s kickoff return game in check as he recorded two touchbacks and also made a tackle on the opening kickoff.

Offensive Lineman OC Ryan McKnight, South Dakota State 6-2, 295, Jr., Sioux Falls (S.D.) Washington McKnight led an offensive line that helped the 11th-ranked Jackrabbits to 429 yards of total offense in a 24-14 victory over sixth-ranked Northern Iowa. SDSU did not allow a sack in 37 passing attempts and averaged 6.1 yards per play.

Tuning In

Saturday’s game between South Dakota State and Youngstown State (3:07 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 Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. MyYTV (Youngstown, Ohio) -- LIVE KDLT (NBC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota) -- LIVE Comcast SportsNet Chicago -- LIVE FCS Central (10:30 pm CT) -- Delay FS Midwest (2 am CT) -- Delay

Sycamores Snap Streak

Indiana State beat Western Illinois this past week to snap the nation’s longest Division I FCS losing streak at 33 games. Georgetown and Idaho State share the nation’s current longest losing streak in the FCS -- at 8 in a row. Here are the nation’s all-time longest in FCS: 80 -- Prairie View A&M 44 -- Columbia 33 -- Indiana State 30 -- Saint Francis (Pa.) 27 -- North Carolina

Roberts Rules

Indiana State QB Ryan Roberts had a 160 yards and two TDs against Western Illinois. The 160 rushing yards are the fourth most in the history of the program for an ISU QB. Julian Reese holds the record (207 in 2001). The 160-yard game is the third-best in the past 10 seasons for an MVFC QB (13 have rushed for 100+ yards since 2000). Here are the 13 rushing performances by a league QB since the 2000 campaign. 245, Donte Pimpleton, WKU vs. Illinois St., 11/3/01 207, Julian Reese, INS vs. Illinois State, 11/10/01 160, Ryan Roberts, INS vs. W. Illinois, 10/24/09 152, Matt Rycraft, YSU vs. W. Illinois, 10/11/03 150, Jason Johnson, WKU vs. W. Illinois, 8/30/01 129, Joel Sambursky, SIU vs. E. Michigan, 9/28/02 125, Jeff Ryan, YSU vs. Hofstra, 11/4/000 115, Julian Reese, INS vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/21/02 114, Matt Barr, Western Illinois vs. SDSU, 8/30/07 113, Jason Johnson, WKU vs. Missouri St., 9/22/01 110, Tom Zetts, YSU vs. Illinois State, 10/28/06 107, Nick Hill, SIU vs. Lock Haven, 8/31/06 107, Donte Pimpleton, WKU vs. UNI, 11/10/01

Fit to Be Tied?

All four league games this week feature series that are knotted up. Southern Illinois and Indiana State have a 23-23 all-time series heading into the weekend; Missouri State and Illinois State are tied in their series at 14-14-1; Youngstown State and South Dakota State have each won five games in their 10 previous meetings; while Western Illinois and North Dakota State have split their first two games in their series.

Two Teams Reach 5-0

Counting South Dakota State and Southern Illinois this year, only 17 teams in league history have started a season with at least five-straight conference victories. All of the previous 15 teams to start 5-0 finished second or better in the league standings. Fourteen of the 15 earned playoff berths; and 14 won the title. Nine of them went undefeated in league play. Only three times in league history (1987, 2003, 2009) have two teams started 5-0 or better the same season: Year

Team, Note (* - denotes playoffs)

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

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

^teams that went undefeated in league play

Unchartered Waters

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

Will 2 Do?

Two losses, historically, has eliminated teams from the league title chase. However, 10 league teams have had two league losses and made the playoffs. No league team, however, has had four losses (overall) and earned at at-large playoff bid. SIU, in 2006, became the first league school to have three league losses and make the playoffs: Year

Team

1996 Western Illinois 1998 Illinois State 2000 Youngstown State 2001 Western Kentucky 2003 Western Kentucky Western Illinois 2005 UNI Southern Illinois 2006 Illinois State Southern Illinois #pre-playoff record

Conf.

All#

FCS

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

8-3 8-3 9-2 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-3

0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 3-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Oct. 26) Winning on the Road

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

Road Home Total

Western Illinois (1988)* Northern Iowa (1991)* Western Illinois (1996)* Western Illinois (1997)* Youngstown St. (1997)* Illinois State (1999)* Northern Iowa (2001)* Western Illinois (2002)* Western Kentucky (‘02)* Western Illinois (2003)* Illinois State (2006)* Northern Iowa (2007)*

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

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

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

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

Six on FCS Lists

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

Harbor Approaches MSU Mark

All-America TE Clay Harbor of Missouri State has at least one pass reception in 30-straight games. That streak is now the second-longest string in Bears’ history (the record is 33 by Jason Cannon, 1995-97). It’s tied for the eighth-best streak in the league’s 25-year history. Harbor had three catches for 31 yards and a TD at North Dakota State. CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/CATCH, MVFC History 44, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 1997-00 38, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1996-99 35, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 2003-06 33, Gunnard Twyner, Western Illinois, 1993-95 33, Jason Cannon, Missouri State, 1995-97 33, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1997-99 32, Alan Turner, Southern Illinois, 2006-07 30, Clay Harbor, Missouri State, 2006-current 30, Kyle Smith, Youngstown State, 2003-05 29, Vito Golson, Illinois State, 1999-02 29, Reggie Gray, Western Illinois, 2003-05

Salem’s Lot

Over the past three ISU games, WR Eyad Salem of Illinois State has 37 catches for 419 yards and has reached 658 yards for the season. He’s on pace to become just the 17th receiver in Missouri Valley Football history to reach 1,000 yards in a season: MOST RECEIVING YARDS, Season: 1,465, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 2005 1,419, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1999 1,291, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1997 1,200, Calvin Pierce, Eastern Illinois, 1986 1,195, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 2000 1,179, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1999 1,169, Dedric Ward, UNI, 1996 1,164, Dedric Ward, UNI, 1995 1,154, Rickey Garrett, Illinois State, 1998 1,103, Stacy Coleman, W. Illinois, 2002 (13 games) 1,074, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1998 1,071, Steve Elmlinger, Indiana State, 1988 1,041, Frisman Jackson, Western Illinois, 2001 1,036, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1997 1,014, Roy Banks, Eastern Illinois, 1986 1,006, Dedric Ward, UNI, 1994

2009 Valley Football Teams in the Top 25 Team

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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 (Oct. 26) Vs. Non-League (11-14) Home: 9-3 / Away: 2-11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Southland............................................... 1-2

Sam Houston State.....................................1-1 Stephen F. Austin........................................0-1

NCAA FBS Teams (0-8) Big East................................................... 0-2

Louisville......................................................0-1 Pittsburgh....................................................0-1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Southeastern.......................................... 0-1

Arkansas......................................................0-1

Non-Division I Teams (1-1) Quincy..........................................................0-1 Southwest Baptist.......................................1-0

Another Long Touchdown

Indiana State QB Ryan Roberts’ 91-yard touchdown run against Western Illinois set an Indiana State record for longest rushing score, and it matched the third-longest rushing TD this season in the MVFC. The league has had six touchdown plays of longer than 90 yards this year, including four rushes. LONGEST TD PLAYS IN MVFC THIS YEAR: 95, Nick Mertens-Gary Williams, NDSU vs. ILS (pass) 93, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Illinois State (rush) 93, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. Sam Houston (kick return) 92, Deji Karim, SIU, vs. Western Illinois (rush) 91, Pat Paschall, NDSU, vs. Wagner (rush) 91, Ryan Roberts, INS vs. Western Illinois (rush) 88, Patrick Stoudamire, WIU, vs. Missouri St. (fum) 88, Todd Speight, WIU, vs. Sam Houston (punt return) 88, Jarred Herring, UNI, vs. Saint Francis (kick return)

Karim Moving Up List

Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim is nearly on pace to set the league’s single-season record for all-purpose yards. Karim leads the league now with 1,420 all-purpose yards, and he’s on pace to reach 2,228 in SIU’s 11-game regular-season schedule, which would rank No. 4 all-time for a single season in MVFC history. Here’s the all-time bests: ALL-PURPOSE YARDS, Season: 2,330, Arkee Whitlock, S. Illinois, 2006 (13 games) 2,249, Larry Warner, S. Illinois, 2008 (12 games) 2,245, Aaron Stecker, Western Illinois, 1997 2,178, Corey Lewis, UNI, 2007 (13 games) 2,142, Karlton Carpenter, Southern Illinois, 1998 2,105, Arkee Whitlock, S. Illinois, 2005 (13 games) 2,014, David Wright, Indiana State, 1992 2,008, Michael Cosey, Missouri State, 1996 2,007, Jamie Jones, Eastern Illinois, 1991 2,004, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1999

Two Reach 1,000 Yards vs. Ranked (FCS) Teams (0-1) vs. #17 Cal Poly (South Dakota State)..........L, 14-21

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

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

Game *Total Season

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

National Rushing Leaders

Western Illinois RB Herb Donaldson, the league’s all-time leading rusher, led the nation in rushing and scoring as a senior in 2008. This year, the league has four candidates who are currently challenging for the nation’s rushing title, as SIU’s Deji Karim leads the nation while NDSU’s Pat Paschall ranks No. 2. Notably, four league rushers are in the Top 6 in the NCAA rankings. Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders 1 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 2 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 3 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 4 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 5 Ryan White, Austin Peay, Jr. 6 Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois, Sr. 7 Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington, So. 8 Trevyn Smith, Weber State, Sr. 9 David McCarty, Albany, Sr. 10 Nick Schwieger, Dartmouth, So.

146.43 145.29 123.86 114.14 113.86 112.29 105.13 103.43 102.00 101.33

Leading the Nation

Several league players rank among the national leaders through eight weeks in the season. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 3 nationally: #1 - Deji Karim, SIU (146.4 rushing yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (202.9 all-purpose yards/game) #2 - Korey Lindsey, SIU (.86 interceptions/game) #2 - Eyad Salem, ILS (8.71 receptions/game) #2 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (145.3 rushing yards/game) #3 - South Dakota State (pass efficiency defense) #3 - UNI (pass efficiency)

Four in MVFC Named Finalists

Four Missouri Valley Football Conference student-athletes have been announced as semifinalist for the 2009 William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy). North Dakota State’s Nick Mertens, UNI’s Josh Mahoney, South Dakota State’s Casey Knips, and Ben Nowicki of YSU represent the league on the list.

Panthers Picked to Win Title

The Panthers received the top spot in the pre-season poll, conducted by 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 (Oct. 26) 2009 Players of the Week

Bowman Chosen for Good Works Three Teams in Top 25 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.

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25

Including the Oct. 26 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 87-straight regularseason polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (63), and it is also current. The league record for consecutive poll appearances is 96 (UNI, 1990-97).

Top-10 Teams

Valley Football has had at least two teams in the Top 10 in 42 of the last 45 regularseason polls. South Dakota State and Southern Illinois represent the league this week in the Top 10.

Three Missouri Valley Football Conference teams are ranked in the Top 25 this week, including Southern Illinois (3/3), South Dakota State (9/9), and UNI (14/12) [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.]. (Oct. 26)

TSN

Coaches

Richmond (CAA) Montana (Big Sky) Southern Illinois (MVFC) Villanova (CAA) William & Mary (CAA)

1 2 3 4 5

Elon (Southern) Appalachian State (Southern) New Hampshire (CAA) South Dakota State (MVFC) South Carolina State (MEAC)

6 7 8 9 10

6 8 7 9 10

Stephen F. Austin (Southland) Northern Iowa (MVFC) McNeese State (Southland) Weber State (Big Sky) Central Arkansas (Southland)

11 12 13 14 15

15 14 11 13 12

Delaware (CAA) Holy Cross (Patriot) Cal Poly (Great West) Massachusetts (CAA) Eastern Illinois (OVC)

16 17 18 19 20

18 17 16 23 19

Northern Arizona (Big Sky) Jacksonville State (OVC) Liberty (Big South) Colgate (Patriot) Prairie View A&M (SWAC) Eastern Washington (Big Sky)

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Last Week’s Other Top Stars Offense RB Carlos Anderson, UNI -- Game-high 196 all-purpose yards vs. SDSU. 79 yards on 13 carries. RB Mikael Cooper-Falls, Missouri State -- 16 carries, 105 yards and 57-yard game-winning TD RB Dre Gibbs, WIU -- Sixth career 100-yard game and fourth-straight game with rushing TD. QB Paul McIntosh, SIU -- Threw for 133 yards with 1 TD, coming in for an injured Chris Dieker. QB Thomas O’Brien, SDSU -- Career highs on 26-of-37 for 285 yards and two TDs in win against UNI. Connected with eight different receivers as he improved to 3-0 as a starter. RB Pat Paschall, NDSU -- Rushed 26 times for 148 yards and one TD vs. Missouri State. QB Brandon Summers, YSU -- 30-of-45 passes (career-high 45 attempts), 296 yards and a TD. Defense LB Eddie Beson, NDSU -- Career-high 12 tackles (8 solos), forced fumble LB CJ Cook, INS -- 11 tackles (2 solo), 1 TFL, 1 interception (25-yard return) L.J. Fort, UNI -- 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 PBU LB Kyle Glazier, WIU -- led WIU defense with a career-high 16 tackles LB Jimmy Rogers, SDSU -- 6 tackles, 1/2 TFL, fumble recovery, PBU, QB hurry SS Skylar Smith, MSU -- 11 tackles (7 solos), 1 PBU, 1 TFL Special Teams WR Warren Holloway, NDSU -- blocked a punt (second of the season), also 3 catches, 30 yards OLB Fred Wright, SIU -- Blocked a punt to set up an SIU TD, also had six tackles.

Sept. 5 *Co-Offense -- QB Matt Barr, Western Illinois Co-Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI Defense -- ILB Brandin Jordan, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OL Mike Lamphear, W. Illinois Sept. 12 *Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI *Defense -- LB Derek Domino, S. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OL Austin Richard, N. Dakota St. Sept. 19 Offense -- RB Cliffton Gordon, Illinois State Defense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSU Sp. Teams -- RS Todd Speight, W. Illinois Lineman -- C Bryan Boemer, S. Illinois Sept. 26 Offense -- RB Kyle Minett, S. Dakota State Defense -- DE Jake Steffen, S. Dakota State Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OT Gerry Ebel, N. Dakota State Oct. 3 Offense -- WR Eyad Salem, Illinois State Defense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSU Sp. Teams -- P Kevin Mazur, Illinois State Lineman -- OG David Arkin, Missouri State Oct. 10 *Offense -- RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois Defense -- CB General Parnell, S. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- P Dean Priddy, S. Dakota State Lineman -- OC Austin Steichen, UNI Oct. 17 Offense -- TE Clay Harbor, Missouri State Defense -- CB Brandon Williams, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- PK Matt Hottelman, MSU Lineman -- LT Josh Jellison, Indiana State Oct. 24 Offense -- QB Ryan Roberts, Indiana State Defense -- DB Korey Lindsey, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OC Ryan McKnight, S. Dakota St. Oct. 31 Offense -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: 3-4, 2-2 Last Week: idle This Week: at Missouri State

That’s a Ton of Yards

Seniors Geno Blow and Eyad Salem

have piled up yards throughout their careers at Illinois State. This week, both have the chance to eclipse a big milestone by going over 2,000 yards in their time at ISU. Blow sits just 28 rushing yards away from going over 2,000 yards rushing. Salem sits just 39 receiving yards away from going over 2,000 in his three-year career.

That Didn’t Take Long

Just seven games into his career, QB Matt Brown has already put his name in the Redbirds record books. He has already cracked the school’s Top 20 in career completions and passing yards. Brown currently sits 18th in career completions with 150 and is 20th on the all-time passing yards list with 1,611. With four games left, those numbers could go up significantly and leave Brown near the middle of both lists in just one season.

Walking Into the Endzone

Freshman Tyrone Walker ranks second on the team with 25 catches for 344 yards and three TDs. He has caught long passes from QB Matt Brown in the last two games, an 81yard connection at Southern Illinois and a 28-yard strike against Indiana State, and is now averaging 13.7 yards per catch on the season. Illinois State (3-4,2-2) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Eastern Illinois, L, 6-31 09-12 at Illinois, L, 17-45 09-19 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-7 09-26 *#17 S. Dakota St., L, 17-38 10-03 *at N. Dakota St., W, 27-24 10-10 *at #6 S. Illinois, L, 23-43 10-17 *INDIANA STATE, W, 38-21 10-31 *at Missouri State 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

INDIANA STATE

Record: 1-7, 1-4 Last Week: W, Western Illinois, 17-14 This Week: Southern Illinois

The Streak is Over

The Indiana State Sycamores ended the nation’s longest losing streak with a 17-14 victory over Western Illinois. ISU had dropped each of its previous 33 games prior to its Homecoming victory against the Fighting Leathernecks. The Sycamores last victory prior to Saturday’s was in a Homecoming contest against Missouri State in 2006. ISU improved to a perfect 6-0 all-time against Western Illinois when playing them on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium.

Picking Them Off

The Sycamores recorded three interceptions on Saturday against Western Illinois, including the first in the young career of Andrew Blackmon and CJ Cook. Senior Donye McCleskey also added in a pick as well as the Sycamore defense stood tall in the 17-14 victory over Western Illinois. Indiana State had just four interceptions on the season prior to Saturday’s three picks against the Fighting Leathernecks, including the game clincher by Blackmon as time expired.

ISU Faces No. 3 SIU

The Sycamores face top five nationally-ranked Southern Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 31. ISU looks to down its first opponent in the Top 25 since downing No. 19 Western Illinois on Oct. 23, 1999. The Sycamores are 8-68 all-time against FCS nationally-ranked opponents, including a mark of 6-49 against league members.

Indiana State (1-7,1-4) ---------------------------------------------08-27 QUINCY, L, 20-26 (ot) 09-05 at Louisville, L, 10-30 09-12 EASTERN ILLINOIS, L, 0-31 09-19 *at #18 S. Dakota St., L, 0-41 09-26 *YOUNGSTOWN St., L, 0-28 10-03 *at #3 UNI, L, 7-62 10-17 *at Illinois State, L, 21-38 10-24 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 17-14 10-31 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-07 *at Missouri State 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

Record: 5-3, 3-2 Last Week: W, at NDSU, 21-17 This Week: Illinois State

20 Years in the Making

Missouri State has won two of its last three homecoming contests and has posted back-to-back wins over the Redbirds. However, the last time MSU hosted ISU on its homecoming was in 1989 when Bears’ quarterbacks DeAndre Smith and Paul Carney combined to rush for 216 yards and all five MSU touchdowns in a 42-7 victory.

Have Ball, Will Travel

MSU has now won four straight MVFC road games. The four-game road winning streak is the team’s best in conference play during its Division I era (1982-present). The all-time MSU road winning streak in conference games is seven (Oct. 30, 1965 to Oct. 28, 1967) when the Bears played in the MIAA. The Bears have won three road games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since their Division I FCS playoff runs in 1989 and 1990.

Turn the Beat Around

Missouri State played turnover-free football in its win Saturday at North Dakota State, marking the first time the team has done so this season. Likewise, the Bears forced a key turnover in the fourth quarter of the NDSU game, marking the first take-away by MSU in three games (at Youngstown State, 10/3/09). For the season, MSU is 3-0 when winning the turnover battle and 2-3 when the surrender more turnovers.

Missouri State (5-3,3-2) ---------------------------------------------09-05 vs Arkansas, L, 10-48 09-12 TENN.-MARTIN, W, 24-14 09-19 MURRAY STATE, W, 35-10 09-26 *#3 UNI, L, 7-35 10-03 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-7 10-10 *#19 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 17-24 10-17 *at Western Illinois, W, 17-16 10-24 *at N. Dakota St., W, 21-17 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-07 *INDIANA STATE 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 1-7, 0-5 Last Week: L, Missouri State, 17-21 This Week: at Western Illinois

Paschall Continues to Lead

Pat Paschall remains No. 2 in rushing (145.29 ypg) and No. 10 in all-purpose (165.14 ypg) in the FCS statistics thru Oct. 24. Paschall has seven 100-yard rushing efforts this season and 11 in his career. He moved up to 14th on NDSU’s all-time rushing list with 2,148 yards and 14 TDs on 337 carries in 26 career games. He moved past Bruce Reimer (2,095, 1970-74), Mike Kasowski (2,100, 1978-81) and Tim Mjos (2,143, 1967-69).

Bison Leaders

In the NCAA Division I FCS team statistics, North Dakota State is 8th in rushing offense (213 ypg) and 21st in total offense (397.75 ypg). Other individuals ranked in the NCAA FCS statistics, John Prelvitz is 19th in punting (40.40 avg.) and Shamen Washington is 24th in kickoff returns (24.92 avg.).

Beson Stars in Sub Role

Redshirt freshman linebacker Eddie Beson (Appleton, Wis.) had a careerhigh 12 tackles including eight solos and a forced fumble in less than two quarters replacing Preston Evans, who left with an injury late in the third quarter. True freshman linebacker Brandon Jemison (Fargo, N.D.) had a season-high 10 tackles. North Dakota State (1-7,0-5) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Iowa State, L, 17-34 09-12 at Sam Houston, L, 45-48 09-19 WAGNER, W, 59-28 09-26 *at #8 S. Illinois, L, 14-24 10-03 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 24-27 10-10 *#3 UNI, L, 27-42 10-17 *at #14 SDSU, L, 13-28 10-24 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 17-21 10-31 *at Western Illinois 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 5-3, 3-2 Last Week: L, S. Dakota State, 14-24 This Week: idle

Grace Moves Up UNI List

Senior QB Pat Grace rushed for a pair of touchdowns against No. 11ranked South Dakota State to increase his career rushing touchdown total to 20. Grace is tied for eighth on the Panthers’ all-time rushing touchdown list with Panther offensive coordinator Bill Salmon, who tallied 20 rushing scores from 1972-75.

Rare Back-to-Back Losses

UNI lost back-to-back league games for the first time since the 2004 season. After dropping consecutive conference games in 2004 to Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky, UNI ran off six straight wins to close the season. Since the inception of the league in 1985, UNI has lost consecutive conference games only seven times (1986 - EIU, SIU; 1988 - MSU, WIU; 1998 - MSU, ILS; 2002 - WKU, SIU & ILS, INS, WIU; 2004 - SIU, WKU; 2009 - SIU, SDSU).

Lowest Since 2006

UNI’s 14-point effort against No. 11-ranked South Dakota State was the Panthers’ lowest scoring output in a loss since a 24-13 loss to Western Illinois on Oct. 28, 2006 - a span of 40 games. UNI did score a 14-13 victory over Youngstown State on Oct. 27, 2007. The Panthers still rank No. 6 in the nation in scoring this season with a 35.63 per game average. Northern Iowa (5-3,3-2) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at #21 Iowa, L, 16-17 09-12 SOUTH DAKOTA, W, 66-7 09-19 SAINT FRANCIS, W, 30-0 09-26 *at Missouri State, W, 35-7 10-03 *INDIANA STATE, W, 62-7 10-10 *at N. Dakota St., W, 42-27 10-17 *#5 S. ILLINOIS, L, 20-27 10-24 *at #11 SDSU, L, 14-24 11-07 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 11-14 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-21 *at Illinois State

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 6-1, 5-0 Last Week: W, UNI, 24-14 This Week: at Youngstown State

Streak Snappers

SDSU ended a three-game losing streak to UNI, defeating the Panthers for the first time since a 14-7 victory at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in 1979, and although UNI leads the all-time series 25-17-2, the Jackrabbits improved to 11-2 in MVFC games since joining the league in 2008.

General Leads the Troops

General Parnell recorded his teamleading fourth interception in the first quarter, but left the game in the second half due to injury.

No Doubting Thomas

QB Thomas O’Brien improved to 3-0 as a starter and has not thrown an interception since taking over the reins Oct. 10 at Missouri State. He set career highs with 26-of-37 for 285 yards and two TDs in the victory against the Panthers, connecting with eight different receivers.

Crowd Control

SDSU is averaging 14,002 fans through four home games this year, with the only regular-season game left a Nov. 7 matchup with co-league leader Southern Illinois. Saturday’s attendance was two more than attended the 2008 Hobo Day game against McNeese State. South Dakota State (6-1,5-0) ---------------------------------------------09-12 GA. SOUTHERN, W, 44-6 09-19 *INDIANA STATE, W, 41-0 09-26 *at Illinois State, W, 38-17 10-03 at #17 Cal Poly, L, 14-21 10-10 *at Missouri St., W, 24-17 10-17 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 28-13 10-24 *#6 UNI, W, 24-14 10-31 *at Youngstown State 11-07 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Record: 6-1, 5-0 Last Week: W, Youngstown, 27-8 This Week: at Indiana State

Salukis Continue Streak

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

Pickin’ and Grinnin’

The Salukis are averaging a leaguebest 2.0 interceptions per game Interceptions, 2009 Southern Illinois, 14, 122 yards South Dakota State, 13, 236 yards Youngstown State, 9, 121 yards Illinois State, 8, 42 yards

Karim Reaches 1,000

RB Deji Karim became the third fastest Saluki to surpass 1,000 yards rushing, as he eclipsed the mark on his 132 carry of the season. He did it in the seventh game of the season, which ties for the third fastest in Missouri Valley Football history. Southern Illinois (6-1,5-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Marshall, L, 28-31 09-19 SW BAPTIST, W, 59-7 09-26 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 24-14 10-03 *at Western Illinois, W, 30-10 10-10 *ILLINOIS STATE, W, 43-23 10-17 *at #2 UNI, W, 27-20 10-24 *YOUNGSTOWN ST., W, 27-8 10-31 *at Indiana State 11-07 *at South Dakota State 11-14 *MISSOURI STATE 11-21 at Southeast Mo. State

WESTERN ILLINOIS

Record: 1-6, 0-4 Last Week: L, Indiana State, 14-17 This Week: North Dakota State

Gibbs Gets 100, Again

RB Dre Gibbs recorded his sixth career 100-yard rushing game and fourth straight game with a rushing touchdown. Behind Gibbs, freshman Marva Carley recorded 45 yards rushing on nine carries and a touchdown in only his second game as a Leatherneck. Carley had a career-long 21 yard rush.

Glazier Sets Career High

LB Kyle Glazier led the Leatherneck defense with a career-high 16 tackles. Just behind Glazier as another defensive leader, nose tackle Abe Koroma registered a career-high 10 tackles (4 solo).

Not Bad, For Openers

RB Dre Gibbs capped a 16-play, 69-yard opening drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown for a 7-0 lead in the Fighting Leathernecks’ opening drive, it was the first time Western had scored on its opening drive all season. Western Illinois (1-6,0-4) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Sam Houston, W, 35-28 09-12 at Northern Illinois, L, 7-41 09-19 S.F. AUSTIN, L, 30-40 10-03 *#8 S. ILLINOIS, L, 10-30 10-10 *at Youngstown St., L, 21-31 10-17 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 16-17 10-24 *at Indiana State, L, 14-17 10-31 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11-07 *at Illinois State 11-14 *at Northern Iowa 11-21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Record: 4-3, 2-2 Last Week: L, Southern Illinois, 8-27 This Week: South Dakota State

Jones Holds School Mark

Senior WR Donald Jones is the only player in school history to catch 11 passes in two different games. He is also the only player to have two double-figure reception games. Jones had 11 receptions in a game for the second time this past Saturday at Southern Illinois.

Defense Slows the Salukis

Southern Illinois came into the YSU game averaging 433.6 yards of total offense and 233.8 yards rushing a game. The Penguins held the Salukis to 315 total offensive yards and 147 on the ground. SIU tailback Deji Karim entered the game as the FCS’ top rusher averaging 159.8 yards per contest, but YSU put the clamps on him for just 67 yards on 20 attempts.

Passing Penguins

This year, YSU has thrown for 1,398 yards while rushing for 973. The Guins have tried to rush the football, having 272 attempts compared to 206 attempted passes, but the yardage is in favor of the passing game. Last season was the first time since 1995 that the program passed for more yardage (2,045) than it rushed for (1,988). The last time YSU had more yards passing than rushing in consecutive years was 1986-1987. Youngstown State (4-3,2-2) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Pittsburgh, L, 3-38 09-12 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-21 09-19 at Northeastern, W, 38-21 09-26 *at Indiana State, W, 28-0 10-03 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 7-17 10-10 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 31-21 10-24 *at #3 S. Illinois, L, 8-27 10-31 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 11-07 *at Northern Iowa 11-14 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-21 *at North Dakota State

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24 SCORING OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. North Dakota State 5. Illinois State 6. Youngstown State 7. Western Illinois 8. Missouri State 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

8 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8

36 29 26 28 20 20 18 19 9

11 12 10 7 9 4 2 5 4

36 28 25 25 19 19 17 19 9

0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

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

XPT

2XP

7 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 8

11 13 13 19 22 24 27 33 34

4 8 7 4 5 12 7 7 11

10 12 12 19 22 22 26 33 31

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

Rush

8 7 8 7 7 7 8 7 8

1567 1549 1704 1087 620 973 958 836 760

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

Rush

7 7 8 7 8 7 8 8 7

646 855 848 814 1116 1171 1538 1364 1566

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. Indiana State 9. Illinois State

7 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 7

Pass Plays

1945 1427 1478 1478 1839 1398 1544 1341 661

511 459 514 440 483 478 528 439 426

Pass Plays

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

285 238 213 216 166 153 133 148 75

35.6 34.0 30.4 27.0 23.7 21.9 19.0 18.5 9.4

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

88 116 113 145 171 204 209 252 270

12.6 14.5 16.1 20.7 21.4 29.1 29.9 31.5 33.8

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yards

3512 2976 3182 2565 2459 2371 2502 2177 1421 Yards

1928 2025 2343 2421 2904 2544 3086 3141 2806

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Avg/P TD

6.9 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.3

33 27 26 25 19 18 17 15 9

Avg/P TD

4.0 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.7

8 17 11 12 20 22 31 30 27

Avg/G

439.0 425.1 397.8 366.4 351.3 338.7 312.8 311.0 177.6 Avg/G

1282 1170 1495 1607 1788 1373 1548 1777 1240

482 436 515 489 530 464 550 511 421

275.4 289.3 292.9 345.9 363.0 363.4 385.8 392.6 400.9

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

279 299 298 249 272 313 248 268 216

1549 1704 1567 1087 973 958 836 760 620

5.6 5.7 5.3 4.4 3.6 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.9

93 91 68 64 73 57 24 91 42

16 15 16 14 7 9 8 6 9

221.3 213.0 195.9 155.3 139.0 119.8 119.4 95.0 88.6

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

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

7 8 7 7 8 7 8 8 7

226 268 232 259 294 272 309 336 270

646 848 814 855 1116 1171 1364 1538 1566

2.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.6 5.8

21 59 42 28 21 92 68 54 93

5 4 3 8 10 12 17 20 17

92.3 106.0 116.3 122.1 139.5 167.3 170.5 192.2 223.7

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

7 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 8

7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 7

8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 8

7 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 8

181-267-7 132-213-6 127-191-4 108-180-4 131-206-11 131-215-11 99-191-9 115-215-8 73-158-9

103-177-9 88-151-8 143-256-13 151-247-7 133-214-7 111-192-4 127-202-2 144-236-8 147-257-14

132-213-6 127-191-4 108-180-4 181-267-7 131-206-11 131-215-11 115-215-8 99-191-9 73-158-9

143-256-13 147-257-14 151-247-7 103-177-9 111-192-4 144-236-8 133-214-7 88-151-8 127-202-2

Pct.

Yds

67.8 62.0 66.5 60.0 63.6 60.9 51.8 53.5 46.2

1839 1945 1478 1427 1398 1544 1341 1478 661

Pct.

Yds

58.2 58.3 55.9 61.1 62.1 57.8 62.9 61.0 57.2

1170 1240 1282 1495 1548 1373 1777 1788 1607

Pct.

Yds

62.0 66.5 60.0 67.8 63.6 60.9 53.5 51.8 46.2

1945 1478 1427 1839 1398 1544 1478 1341 661

Pct.

Yds

55.9 57.2 61.1 58.2 57.8 61.0 62.1 58.3 62.9

1282 1607 1495 1170 1373 1788 1548 1240 1777

Avg/A TD

6.9 9.1 7.7 7.9 6.8 7.2 7.0 6.9 4.2

10 17 11 11 11 8 7 11 3

Avg/A TD

6.6 8.2 5.0 6.1 7.2 7.2 8.8 7.6 6.3

9 10 3 7 11 10 13 10 9

Avg/G TD

243.1 211.1 203.9 262.7 199.7 193.0 184.8 191.6 82.6

17 11 11 10 11 8 11 7 3

Avg/G TD

183.1 229.6 186.9 167.1 196.1 223.5 193.5 177.1 222.1

3 9 7 9 10 10 11 10 13

Avg/G

262.7 243.1 211.1 203.9 199.7 193.0 191.6 184.8 82.6 Avg/G

167.1 177.1 183.1 186.9 193.5 196.1 222.1 223.5 229.6 Effic.

159.4 146.3 142.3 132.8 127.5 123.3 120.7 113.5 76.2 Effic.

91.6 110.4 115.7 120.3 130.9 131.9 133.3 138.5 156.0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. Indiana State 5. Western Illinois 6. Missouri State 7. North Dakota State 8. Illinois State 9. Youngstown State

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

8 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 7

22 21 21 41 43 26 43 32 23

501 457 446 864 869 519 807 592 423

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

88 82 51 57 93 64 70 44 33

22.8 21.8 21.2 21.1 20.2 20.0 18.8 18.5 18.4

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7

11 13 11 10 13 17 16 5 13

180 145 116 99 117 138 124 31 67

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

88 33 24 30 31 33 21 3 11

16.4 11.2 10.5 9.9 9.0 8.1 7.8 6.2 5.2

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 8

14 13 9 8 8 7 7 4 2

122 236 121 42 86 170 78 45 54

1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0

40 63 37 30 31 65 26 16 27

8.7 18.2 13.4 5.2 10.8 24.3 11.1 11.2 27.0

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

No.

Yards

Avg/P

Ret. Avg/R

7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 7

31 29 34 37 36 42 27 56 32

1346 1121 1397 1441 1380 1616 1004 1889 1200

43.4 38.7 41.1 38.9 38.3 38.5 37.2 33.7 37.5

57 58 95 136 115 183 64 221 202

KICKOFF COVERAGE 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 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

8 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 7

55 42 29 43 47 20 33 36 27

3480 2608 1832 2556 2777 1146 2093 1981 1532

63.3 62.1 63.2 59.4 59.1 57.3 63.4 55.0 56.7

926 566 582 763 846 347 731 619 514

3 8 1 1 2 1 5 1 1

45.3 44.8 42.4 41.2 40.2 39.0 38.2 37.3 37.0

Net/P

5 1 6 1 2 4 5 1 5

38.4 36.0 34.8 34.7 34.0 32.2 31.1 29.4 28.1

1.8 2.0 2.8 3.7 3.2 4.4 2.4 3.9 6.3

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

Made

Att

Pct.

7 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 7

12 11 7 10 9 5 4 4 2

13 14 10 15 14 9 9 10 7

.923 .786 .700 .667 .643 .556 .444 .400 .286

PAT KICKING 1. Northern Iowa

Made

Att

Pct.

8 7 7 7 8 7 8 7 8

36 25 19 19 19 17 9 28 25

36 25 19 19 19 17 9 29 27

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .966 .926

No.

Yards

Avg/G

7 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 8

19 19 16 15 15 13 13 12 10

143 139 114 114 110 77 93 96 78

2.71 2.38 2.29 2.14 1.88 1.86 1.86 1.50 1.25

No.

Yards

Avg/G

8 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 7

7 9 9 12 14 15 19 22 23

46 57 53 86 91 92 175 115 156

0.88 1.29 1.29 1.71 1.75 1.88 2.71 2.75 3.29

South Dakota State Illinois State Youngstown State Missouri State Western Illinois Indiana State 8. Southern Illinois 9. North Dakota State SACKS BY 1. Southern Illinois 3. 4. 6. 8. 9.

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

SACKS AGAINST 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

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

Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 8

74 76 73 61 33 57 51 52 39

85 68 61 65 96 65 67 60 27

10 9 8 15 10 9 5 11 9

169 153 142 141 139 131 123 123 75

21.1 19.1 20.3 17.6 19.9 18.7 17.6 17.6 9.4

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Youngstown State 3. Western Illinois 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

7 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8

38 56 62 52 50 74 64 66 76

65 51 56 71 72 48 84 84 74

10 10 15 10 12 13 8 7 11

113 117 133 133 134 135 156 157 161

16.1 16.7 19.0 16.6 19.1 19.3 19.5 19.6 20.1

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

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 8

43 46 39 42 37 45 38 30 27

93 103 94 102 90 113 104 86 105

46.2 44.7 41.5 41.2 41.1 39.8 36.5 34.9 25.7

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 3. Missouri State

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

8 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8

35 39 37 37 32 36 40 49 47

115 109 102 102 82 89 97 109 104

30.4 35.8 36.3 36.3 39.0 40.4 41.2 45.0 45.2

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

7 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 8

3 5 6 4 4 3 1 2 1

4 10 12 8 10 10 4 10 7

75.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 14.3

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

7 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8

3 2 2 2 6 5 4 8 3

15 7 6 6 17 12 9 16 5

20.0 28.6 33.3 33.3 35.3 41.7 44.4 50.0 60.0

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

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

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT 1. Southern Illinois 2. Indiana State 3. Illinois State 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

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

No.

Yards

Avg/G

7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7

28 43 57 52 47 46 47 62 55

284 378 459 469 437 445 474 549 508

40.6 47.2 57.4 58.6 62.4 63.6 67.7 68.6 72.6

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

No.

Yards

Avg/G

7 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 7

50 60 51 46 48 46 43 38 37

475 536 475 411 462 401 360 376 307

67.9 67.0 59.4 58.7 57.8 57.3 51.4 47.0 43.9

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

Total possesion

Avgerage/game

7 7 8 7 8 8 7 7 8

222:45 219:33 243:33 212:17 241:30 240:09 207:19 204:35 218:27

31:49 31:21 30:26 30:19 30:11 30:01 29:37 29:13 27:18

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

Gained Fum Int Tot

7 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 8

3 14 2 13 7 9 8 7 4 8 5 8 5 2 8 4 3 7

G Scores

8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 7

32-34 21-24 24-28 20-24 27-33 10-14 15-23 14-23 10-17

Fum

Lost Int

Tot Margin

Per/G

8 8 13 12 10 16 11 17 16

1.29 1.00 0.43 0.38 0.29 -0.38 -0.50 -0.71 -0.75

17 15 16 15 12 13 7 12 10

4 4 4 4 2 11 6 6 3 7 5 11 3 8 8 9 7 9

+9 +7 +3 +3 +2 -3 -4 -5 -6

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

94.1 87.5 85.7 83.3 81.8 71.4 65.2 60.9 58.8

22 15 18 16 20 6 12 11 9

15-7 10-5 12-6 9-7 12-8 5-1 8-4 5-6 8-1

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

TurnO

1 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 1

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24 RED ZONE DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Missouri State 3. Northern Iowa 4. Southern Illinois 5. Indiana State 6. Youngstown State 7. Western Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. North Dakota State

G Scores

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

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 8

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

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

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

7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 8

7-10 19-27 14-19 17-23 31-39 16-20 23-28 19-23 23-26

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

70.0 70.4 73.7 73.9 79.5 80.0 82.1 82.6 88.5

7 14 9 9 21 13 16 13 20

5-2 10-4 4-5 3-6 16-5 8-5 10-6 10-3 14-6

0-0 5-8 5-7 7-9 10-15 3-3 7-9 6-7 3-4

TurnO

1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24

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

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

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

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

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

RUSHING

Att.

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

Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Fr Fr Sr

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 6 6

139 145 160 174 128 81 108 91 54 57

PASSING AVG/GAME

Grace, Pat-UNI Brown, Matt-ILS Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Kirby,Cody-MSU Dieker, Chris-SIU O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Roberts, Ryan-INS Gates, Darrius-INS Pitts, Aaron-YSU

Sr Fr Sr Sr Jr Jr Fr So Jr Sr

8 129-207-5 7 150-230-6 7 130-205-11 7 105-193-8 8 130-212-11 7 96-162-4 7 69-105-2 8 31-65-2 8 1-2-1 7 1-1-0

PASS EFFICIENCY

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

Sr Jr Fr Fr Sr Jr Sr So

8 129-207-5 7 96-162-4 7 69-105-2 7 150-230-6 7 130-205-11 8 130-212-11 7 105-193-8 8 31-65-2

RECEPTIONS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

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

Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr

7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8

61 49 43 38 36 35 39 29 33 31

658 510 608 428 455 510 505 514 474 525

34 32 51 36 63 86 53 62 47 57

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

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

Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr

7 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 7 8

61 43 29 35 49 31 36 39 38 33

658 608 514 510 510 525 455 505 428 474

34 51 62 86 32 57 63 53 36 47

Yds Avg. TD

1025 1017 799 786 555 555 398 423 284 263

Avg/G

7.4 10 93 146.4 7.0 7 91 145.3 5.0 10 64 114.1 4.5 5 24 112.3 4.3 3 25 79.3 6.9 4 68 79.3 3.7 3 42 56.9 4.6 3 23 52.9 5.3 2 57 47.3 4.6 1 19 43.8

Comp-Att-Int

Yds TD

Avg/G

1904 17 238.0 1611 9 230.1 1379 11 197.0 1341 9 191.6 1528 8 191.0 1273 10 181.9 744 5 106.3 308 1 38.5 75 1 9.4 19 0 2.7

Comp-Att-Int

Yds TD

Eff.

1904 17 161.9 1273 10 140.7 744 5 137.1 1611 9 131.7 1379 11 126.9 1528 8 123.9 1341 9 119.9 308 1 86.4

5 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5

5 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 4 3

Yds/G Rec/G

94.0 72.9 86.9 61.1 65.0 72.9 63.1 73.4 59.2 65.6

8.7 7.0 6.1 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.1 3.9

Avg/C Yds/G

10.8 14.1 17.7 14.6 10.4 16.9 12.6 12.9 11.3 14.4

94.0 86.9 73.4 72.9 72.9 65.6 65.0 63.1 61.1 59.2

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

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass

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

Sr Fr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr

8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7

G TD FG

XPT

Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr So Jr Sr

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

0 0 28 33 22 19 0 0 17 0

G TD Run Pass Ret Pat

Pts Avg/G

Karim, Deji-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Grace, Pat-UNI Gibbs,Dre-WIU Salem, Eyad-ILS Hord, D.J.-UNI Roberts, Ryan-INS Mertens,Nick-NDSU

Jr Sr Sr So Sr Sr Sr Sr So Sr

7 11 10 7 11 10 7 7 7 7 6 5 8 6 6 7 5 5 7 5 0 8 5 0 8 5 4 7 4 4

66 66 42 36 36 30 30 30 30 26

SCORING (KICK)

PAT

Pts

Avg/G

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

Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr So Fr So

7 8 6 7 6 7 8 7 7 8

28-29 33-33 22-23 19-19 17-17 19-19 19-19 8-8 17-17 9-9

12-13 9-12 6-9 9-14 4-5 4-9 5-9 6-10 2-7 4-10

64 60 40 46 29 31 34 26 23 21

9.1 7.5 6.7 6.6 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.3 2.6

PUNT RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

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

Jr Jr Sr Jr

7 7 7 7

11 9 14 12

180 84 115 45

KICK RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

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

Jr So Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr

8 8 7 7 7 7 7

13 14 13 35 15 13 12

367 360 324 759 295 255 206

SCORING 1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Karim, Deji-SIU Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Paschall,Pat-NDSU Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Grace, Pat-UNI

SCORING (TDs) 1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10.

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

1. 2. 3. 4.

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

171 4 170 30 -17 82 1025 1017 799 786

Plays

Total

Yds/G

268 257 258 285 248 199 139 145 160 174

2075 1615 1511 1558 1362 1355 1025 1017 799 786

259.4 230.7 215.9 194.8 194.6 193.6 146.4 145.3 114.1 112.3

2XP

Pts

Pts/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

66 66 64 60 40 46 42 36 29 36

9.4 9.4 9.1 7.5 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.1 4.8 4.5

1904 1611 1341 1528 1379 1273 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 1 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

TD Long

1 0 0 0

9.4 9.4 6.0 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.7

Avg/G

88 24 21 11

16.4 9.3 8.2 3.8

TD Long

Avg/G

0 1 0 1 0 0 0

57 88 70 93 29 44 32

28.2 25.7 24.9 21.7 19.7 19.6 17.2

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24

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

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

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

1. 2. 3. 4.

ALL PURPOSE

G Rush

Rcv PR KR

Yds

Avg/G

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

Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr So Jr Sr Jr

7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8

131 0 264 139 0 0 15 180 759 75 0 0 25 0 0 135 0 255 375 35 360 428 0 295 658 0 0 70 0 367

1420 1156 962 874 811 788 856 717 658 698

202.9 165.1 137.4 124.9 115.9 112.6 107.0 102.4 94.0 87.2

PUNTING

G No.

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

Sr Jr Sr Jr So Sr Fr Jr Jr

7 7 7 8 8 7 8 7 8

FIELD GOALS

G Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

FG/G

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

Jr Sr Jr Sr So Jr Sr Jr So Fr

7 7 8 6 7 6 8 7 8 7

13 14 12 9 10 5 9 9 10 7

45 48 40 52 49 26 53 48 40 43

92.3 64.3 75.0 66.7 60.0 80.0 55.6 44.4 40.0 28.6

1.71 1.29 1.12 1.00 0.86 0.67 0.62 0.57 0.50 0.29

FIELD GOAL PCT

Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Kutch, Zach-ILS

Jr Jr Sr Sr

7 8 6 7

12 9 6 9

13 12 9 14

45 40 52 48

92.3 75.0 66.7 64.3

Made

Att.

Pct.

Jr Sr Sr Jr Fr Jr Jr Sr

8 8 7 7 7 6 7 6

33 19 19 19 17 17 28 22

33 19 19 19 17 17 29 23

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.6 95.7

PAT KICKING PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Hottelman,Matt-MSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Blose, Stephen-YSU Egan,Brian-WIU Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU 7. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU 8. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU

1025 1017 8 799 786 398 86 -6 0 261

30 33 27 40 36 29 26 36 53

Yds

1329 1392 1111 1616 1441 1121 1004 1380 1877

12 9 9 6 6 4 5 4 4 2

Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

67 64 67 57 72 51 58 49 57

14 13 5 13 9 7 7 10 10

8 6 4 7 4 1 4 0 3

5 6 5 4 1 1 5 2 1

44.3 42.2 41.1 40.4 40.0 38.7 38.6 38.3 35.4

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24

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

22. 23. 25. 26. 28. 29. 31. 32. 33. 34. 36. 37. 39. 40. 41. 42. 44. 46. 47. 49. 50.

TACKLES (All positions)

G Pos

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

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

7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 6 8 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 6

LB LB DB DB LB SS LB LB LB LB LB

CB DB DL LB LB LB

DB LB DL DB SS LB DB SS LB DL DB LB DE

DT LB

Solo

Ast

Total

Avg/G

30 39 39 37 29 24 24 45 34 22 27 21 18 24 23 22 21 32 18 28 26 18 27 21 19 26 24 20 20 17 22 22 13 6 19 22 16 22 19 22 25 14 17 15 14 16 16 19 15 14

44 43 36 37 43 36 35 12 30 41 35 39 27 28 35 35 28 16 28 18 20 25 21 27 22 14 16 19 24 16 21 20 23 34 16 17 18 12 19 15 7 22 19 16 17 19 14 11 19 11

74 82 75 74 72 60 59 57 64 63 62 60 45 52 58 57 49 48 46 46 46 43 48 48 41 40 40 39 44 33 43 42 36 40 35 39 34 34 38 37 32 36 36 31 31 35 30 30 34 25

10.6 10.2 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2

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

10. 11.

14.

18. 20.

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

SACKS

G Pos

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

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

8 7 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8

TACKLES FOR LOSS

G Pos

Batten,Danny-SDSU Ruffin, James-UNI Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Hardy, Rod-INS Lane, Wes-UNI Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Hodge, Elijah-UNI Stieren,Mike-WIU Washington,Teri-MSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Savage, Mychal-YSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Brown, Nate-INS Outler, Na'eem-YSU Walker, Kyle-SIU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Richardet,Waylo-MSU Keck,Michael-MSU Evans,Preston-NDSU

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

7 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 8 8

DL DL LB DE DL

LB DL DE DE DL LB DL DE

DL DL DT DL DL LB

DE DE DE LB LB

Solo Ast

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

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

Solo Ast

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

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

Total

Avg/G

8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

1.00 0.71 0.83 0.57 0.50 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.67 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.38 0.38 0.25

Total

Avg/G

10.0 9.5 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0

1.43 1.19 0.94 0.88 0.88 0.93 0.81 0.86 0.75 0.86 0.86 0.69 0.79 0.69 0.79 0.92 0.79 0.62 0.62 0.62

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Oct. 24 PASSES DEFENDED 1. Stoudamire,P.-WIU 2. McElroy, Mike-SIU

BrUp

Int.

Total

Avg/G

Parnell,General-SDSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Williams, B.-SIU Jones, E.J.-ILS James,Kieron-WIU Scott, Quentin-UNI Strong,Jimmie-MSU Washington,Teri-MSU Domino,Derek-SDSU Malcolm, J.-ILS Pierre,Brendin-NDSU Alvis,Cedric-MSU

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

7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 8 8 8 7 7 6 8

12 4 3 9 7 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 3 4 5 1 3 3 3

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

13 9 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4

1.86 1.29 1.29 1.12 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.67 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.57 0.57 0.50 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS

Lindsey, Korey-SIU 4. Bowman,Richard-NDSU 5. Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU 6. Garrett, Chris-ILS

Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU 8. Bledsoe, S.-YSU

13. 14.

17. 19.

No.

Yds

1. 2. 3. 4.

Lindsey, Korey-SIU McElroy, Mike-SIU Parnell,General-SDSU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Domino,Derek-SDSU Jones, E.J.-ILS 7. Miller,Derek-MSU 8. Glazier,Kyle-WIU Garrett, Chris-ILS 10. Scott, Quentin-UNI

Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Sr Sr

7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8

6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

27 49 96 62 20 0 25 30 30 86

FUMBLES FORCED 1. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU 2. Keck,Michael-MSU

No.

Avg/G

So So Jr Jr Sr Jr So Sr Fr Fr

8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6

3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

0.38 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17

No.

Avg/G

Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Jr So Jr So Sr

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.29 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14

Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Ruffin, James-UNI Hallgren, Billy-UNI 7. Wood,Eric-SDSU Jordan, Brandin-SIU James,Kieron-WIU Broome, Nick-ILS FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Visoky,Victor-WIU 2. Piton, Mike-ILS

Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Savage, Mychal-YSU Stoudamire,P.-WIU Trujillo, Tony-ILS Bledsoe, S.-YSU Smith,Landon-NDSU Edwards, Jordan-YSU Colletti, Tony-SIU

TD Long

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

13 40 63 40 16 0 15 16 30 59

Avg/G

0.86 0.71 0.57 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.38 0.29 0.29 0.25