Missouri Valley Conference Official Weekly Release by Ace Hunt

For Immediate Release Sept. 14, 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. Don Patterson, WIU, 10:40 a.m. Jon Heacock, YSU, 10:45 a.m.

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Valley Football (Sept. 12) Players of the Week Offense

QB Pat Grace, UNI

Defense

LB Derek Domino, S. Dakota State

Special Teams

PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota State

Offensive Lineman

OL Austin Richard, N. Dakota State

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Sept. 12) Team

Conference W L

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Points For Opp

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

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

0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3

Points For Opp 44 34 82 42 41 28 23 62 30

Pct.

6 1.000 62 .500 24 .500 69 .500 59 .500 31 .000 76 .000 82 .000 87 .000

2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results Upcoming Schedule (Sept. 19) Saturday, Sept. 19 *Indiana State at #18 S. Dakota State 4 Brookings, S.D. • 6 p.m. CT Series: SDSU leads, 1-0 Last Year: SDSU, 49-9 Austin Peay at Illinois State 4 Normal, Ill. • 6:30 p.m. CT TV: Comcast Spotlight Series: Illinois leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: ISU, 13-9 (1990) Murray State at Missouri State 4 Springfield, Mo. • 3 p.m. CT Series: Murray State leads, 5-0 Last: Murray State, 36-21 (1985) Wagner at North Dakota State 4 Fargo, N.D. • 6 p.m. CT Series: First Meeting St. Francis (Pa.) at #3 UNI 4 Cedar Falls, Iowa • 4:05 p.m. CT Series: First Meeting

Last Results Last Week’s Week (Sept. 12) Saturday, Sept. 12 Illinois State Illinois

QB Matt Brown -- 27-of-47 for 312 yards, 2 TDs

Eastern Illinois Indiana State

31 0

EIU limits Indiana State to 95 total yards

Tennessee-Martin Missouri State

14 24

Fewest points allowed by MSU in 15 games

North Dakota State Sam Houston State

45 48

FG with :26 remaining lifts Sam Houston State

South Dakota #4 UNI

7 66

Panthers post 712 yards of total offense

Southwest Baptist at #8 Southern Illinois 4 Carbondale, Ill. • 6 p.m. CT Series: First Meeting

Georgia Southern #21 South Dakota State

Stephen F. Austin at Western Illinois 4 Macomb, Ill. • 6:05 p.m. CT Series: WIU leads, 2-1 Last Meeting: WIU, 34-14 (2008)

Western Illinois Northern Illinois

Youngstown State at Northeastern 4 Boston, Mass • 1 p.m. ET Series: YSU leads, 6-3 Last Meeting: YSU, 35-16 (2005)

Austin Peay Youngstown State

*denotes conference game

17 45

6 44

SDSU defense records nine sacks of GSU

7 41

QB Matt Barr - 14 of 22 for 117 yards

21 38

Brandon Summers: 17 of 24, 232 yards, 4 TDs Southern Illinois was idle on Sept. 12.

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 14) Players of the Week (Sept. 12) Offense QB Pat Grace, UNI Sr., 6-2, 240, Sioux City (Iowa) Heelan High Grace accounted for 7 TDs, passed for 455 yards and led UNI to a 66-7 victory over South Dakota, while only playing only three plays into the second half. Grace passed for four scores and ran for three others in guiding the Panthers to a 52-7 lead with 8:23 left in the third quarter before departing the game. In addition to his 4 TD passes, Grace also had scoring runs of 1, 11 and 3 yards in the triumph. Grace’s total offense figure of 477 yards is fifth-best all-time in league history, while his passing yardage figure of 455 yards ranks No. 7 all-time.

Defense LB Derek Domino, South Dakota State Jr., 6-3, 230, Spring Lake Park (Minn.) High Domino recorded a game-high 11 tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss, in South Dakota State’s 44-6 victory over Georgia Southern on Sept. 19. It marked the first-ever win against Georgia Southern for South Dakota State (in four tries). Domino also recovered a fumble as SDSU forced four turnovers, notched nine sacks and held the Eagles to their lowest point total since 1995.

Special Teams PK Kyle Harris, South Dakota State So., 5-10, 185, Florissant (Mo.) Hazelwood Central High Filling in for all-conference kicker Peter Reifenrath, Harris connected on 3-of-4 field goal attempts and all five extra-point tries for 14 points in the Jackrabbits’ 44-6 victory over Georgia Southern. Harris’ field goals covered 44, 37 and 40 yards, missing from 46 yards. His field goal attempts were the first of his career.

Offensive Lineman C Austin Richard, North Dakota State 6-2, 319, So., Fargo (N.D.) South High Graded out at 98 percent and had eight knockdowns in the Bison 48-45 loss at Sam Houston State. Richard, who moved into the starting role at center this season, helped NDSU rush for 188 yards and three TDs on 33 attempts for an average of 5.7 ypc. That performance was highlighted by Pat Paschall’s career-high 176 yard effort. The Bison had 419 yards of total offense.

Open Season

Indiana State and South Dakota State open the league schedule this Saturday in Brookings, S.D. Southern Illinois has won seven-straight Missouri Valley Football openers. UNI (17) has won the most leagueopening games, and the Panthers have won their last four. Team

Record Home

Illinois State 10-14 Indiana State 7-16 Missouri St. 12-12 NDSU 0-1 UNI 17-7 SDSU 1-0 S. Illinois 12-12 W. Illinois 14-10 Youngstown 9-3

Away Streak

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

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

W1 L4 L4 L1 W4 W1 W7 L1 L1

First Things First

The Sept. 19 start date of the conference schedule is early for the league, but nowhere near the earliest in MVFC annals. The earliest date for a conference game was Aug. 30 -- and that’s happened twice previously. Notably, the conference season has only started earlier than Sept. 16 three times since 1990 (Western Illinois hosted Western Kentucky in the Hilltoppers first league game in 2001.) Last year, two league games were played before Sept. 16. Aug. 30, 1986 -- Eastern Illinois at Illinois State Aug. 30, 2001 -- Western Ky. at Western Illinois Sept. 1, 1990 -- Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa Sept. 3, 1988 -- Southern Illinois at Western Illinois Sept. 6, 1986 -- Missouri State at Illinois State 4Sept. 6, 2008 -- Youngstown State at SDSU Sept. 7, 1985 -- Missouri State at Southern Illinois* *first-ever conference game

Wrapping It Up, Almost

After this weekend (Sept. 19), only three regular-season non-conference games remain. So far, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has combined for a 5-12 nonconference record, but that includes eight games at FBS sites. 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.

Missouri Valley vs. Ohio Valley

Two league games this week are against a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Since 1985, the MVFC is 102-52-1 against the OVC, including a 2-2 record in 2009. Valley Football has a streak of seven-straight .500+ seasons against the OVC, going 38-15 in that span. Notably, Valley Football teams have won seven-straight playoff meetings against OVC members, dating back to 2001.

Tuning In

One game this week will be on a regional cable system on Saturday, Sept. 19: Austin Peay at ILS (Comcast Spotlight), 6:30 p.m. CT

Saving Grace

QB Pat Grace threw for 445 yards in UNI’s 66-7 win against South Dakota. It marks just the 20th time in league history that a QB had thrown for 400+ yards. It ranks seventhbest in league history. 541, Ryan Helming, UNI, vs. Western Illinois, 1999 509, Sean Payton, EIU, vs. Saginaw Valley, 1985 472, Sam Clemons, WIU, vs. Indiana State, 2001 460, A.J. Porter, MSU, vs. Illinois State, 2003 457, Kevin Glenn, ILS, vs. UNI, 1998 446, Kevin Glenn, ILS, vs. Western Illinois, 1997 445, Pat Grace, UNI, vs. South Dakota, 2009 440, Luke Drone, ILS, vs. Indiana State, 2005 437, Matt Barr, WIU, vs. Sam Houston State, 2009 436, Nick Hill, SIU, vs. UNI, 2007

Totally Offensive

Pat Grace’s 477 yards of total offense is the fifth-best single-game figure in league history, while the Panthers’ 712 total offensive yards against South Dakota (Sept. 12) is No. 4 all-time in the league’s 24-year history. 548, Ryan Helming, UNI, vs. Western Illinois, 1999 517, Kevin Glenn, ILS, vs. UNI, 1998 507, Sean Payton, EIU, vs. Saginaw Valley, 1985 483, Sam Clemons, WIU, vs. Indiana State, 2001 477, Pat Grace, UNI, vs. South Dakota, 2009 475, Luke Drone, ILS, vs. Indiana State, 2005 470, Kevin Glenn, ILS, vs. Western Illinois, 1997 469, DeAndre Smith, MSU, vs. Tulsa, 1990 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 691, Missouri State, vs. Drake, 2001

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 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 14) Leading the Nation

Several league players rank among the national leaders through two weeks in the season. Notably, RB Pat Paschall of North Dakota State and WR Lilo Senatus of Western Illinois are No. 1 in their respective statistical categories. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 4 nationally: #1 - Lilo Senatus, WIU (151.0 receiving yards/game) #1 - Pat Paschall, NSDU (161.0 rushing yards/game) #2 - Kyle Harris, SDSU (3.0 FG/game) #2 - Scott Ravanesi, SIU (45.5 yards/punt) #3 - Pat Grace, UNI (372.0 total offense/game) #4 - Kyle Harris, SDSU (14.0 points/game) #4 - Danny Batten, SDDU (1.5 sacks/game) #1 - net punting (Missouri State -- 42.50) #1 - rushing defense (South Dakota State -- 11.0) #2 - total offense (UNI - 533.0 yards/game) #3 - net punting (North Dakota State - 42.42) #3 - passing offense (UNI - 374.0 yards/game) #4 - turnover margin (UNI - +3.0/game) #4 - turnover margin (SDSU - +3.0/game)

New Name, Same Game

In June 2008, presidents of the ninemember Gateway Football Conference and the 10-member Missouri Valley Conference approved a rebranding initiative that changed the football conference name from the Gateway Football Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

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.

Southern Gentlemen?

South Dakota State’s victory over Georgia Southern marked the first for the Jackrabbits in four tries against GSU. Notably, Missouri Valley Football Conference members have had small success against members of the Southern Conference, going 3-13 all-time against members of that league. Western Kentucky has the league’s only two other wins against the Southern Conference, beating Chattanooga (2006) and Georgia Southern (2002). Notably, 12 of the 13 MVFC losses have come in the playoffs and only one of those 12 was at home.

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)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Good Sports

The NCAA and AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) decided to promote sportsmanship during the opening week of 2009, calling college football’s opening slate of games Respect Weekend. The NCAA encouraged teams to meet at midfield prior to the start of the game and have the teams participate in a pregame hand shake. Valley Football has taken a leadership role in the area of sportsmanship by becoming the first league in the NCAA to institute a full-team, pre-game handshake before all conference games. The handshake, done for one game in 2003 and as a conference-wide program in 2004, involves head coaches and all players meeting at midfield.

2009 Valley Football Teams in the Top 25 Team

Pre

S7 S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26

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

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N16 N23 Final

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*Rank represents highest position in either of two polls (Sports Network or FCS Coaches polls)

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) 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. 14) Vs. Non-League (5-12) Home: 4-2 / Away: 1-10

NCAA FCS Teams (5-3) Colonial................................................... 0-0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (0-1)

Quincy..........................................................0-1 St. Francis (Pa.)...........................................0-0 Southwest Baptist.......................................0-0 Wagner.........................................................0-0

vs. Ranked (FCS) Teams (0-0) x

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

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.

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)

Crowd Control

UNI played in front of 70,585 fans at Iowa in the season opener, matching a school record for its largest road crowd. Missouri State played in front of 55,572 at Arkansas (the second-largest road crowd ever for MSU), while North Dakota State’s crowd of 48,831 at Iowa State was the third-largest road crowd for the Bison: ALL-GAME ATTENDANCE MARKS (current members only) Illinois State -- 56,304 at Illinois (2003) Indiana State -- 74,199 at Oklahoma (1999) Missouri State -- 66,424 at Arkansas (2005) North Dakota State -- 63,008 at Minnesota (2007) UNI -- 70,585 at Iowa (2005, 2009) South Dakota State -- 46,617 at Iowa State (2008) Southern Illinois -- 51,233 at Florida St. (1992) Western Illinois -- 87,164 at LSU (2003) Youngstown State -- 105,038 at Ohio State (2007)

League Expands for 2008

In March 2007, conference presidents voted to extend membership to both North Dakota State and South Dakota State, effective for the 2008 season. NDSU and -SDSU previously competed in the Great West Conference. With the addition of the two Dakota schools, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has its largest membership (nine schools) in its history.

Working Overtime

Indiana State lost its season opener to Quincy in overtime, yet the Sycamores still have more OT wins than any other league member (6). Here are the overtime records for current league members (only counts their OT records while playing in the league). Team

Record Last OT result

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

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

lost, vs. S. Illinois, 2008 lost, vs. Quincy, 2008 won, vs. Indiana St., 2008 none as MVFC member won, vs. Western Ky., 2005 lost, vs. McNeese St., 2008 won, vs. Missouri St., 2005 won, vs. Illinois State, 2008 lost, Fla. International, 2004

FCS Game of the Week

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Sept. 14) Panthers Picked to Win Title

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

Points 314 281 231 206 174 171 111 90 42

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25

Including the Sept. 14 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 81-straight polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (57), 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 36 of the last 39 regularseason polls. UNI and Southern Illinois represent the league this week in the Top 10 as the Panthers hold the No. 3 spot, while Southern Illinois is ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network rankings.

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 (21/18). [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.] Missouri State, North Dakota State, Western Illinois, and Youngstown State all received votes in the Sports Network poll. (Sept. 14)

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 10 8 9

Elon (Southern) Cal Poly (Great West) Weber State (Big Sky) Wofford (Southern) South Carolina State (MEAC)

11 12 13 14 15

11 14 12 15 16

Central Arkansas (Southland) Massachusetts (CAA) South Dakota State (MVFC) Texas State (Southland) Maine (CAA)

16 17 18 19 20

13 17 21 18 19

Eastern Washington (Big Sky) Eastern Kentucky (OVC) Holy Cross (Patriot) Jacksonville State (OVC) Harvard (Ivy) Liberty

21 22 23 24 25 rv

20 23 rv 22 25 24

Missouri State (MVFC) North Dakota State (MVFC) Western Illinois (MVFC) Youngstown State (MVFC)

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Last Week’s Other Top Stars Offense

QB Matt Brown, ILS -- 27-of-47 for 312 yards and two TDs against Illinois. RB Pat Paschall, NDSU -- 20 carries, 176 yards, including a 51-yard TD run at SHSU. QB Brandon Summers, YSU -- tied a school record with 4 TD passes, 17-of-24, 232 yards Defense

LB Matt Anderson, NDSU -- career-high 12 tackles, including seven solo stops at SHSU. Sir Demarco Bledsoe, YSU -- game-high 15 tackles (10 solo), 1 sack, 1 PBU S Kelvyn Hemphill, ILS -- 14 tackles, a sack, 2 TFLs against Illinois. LB Michael Keck, MSU -- 8 tackles (5 solo) and had a team-high two tackles for loss. DE James Ruffin, UNI -- 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, five tackles against South Dakota. LB Jacolby Washington, INS -- 10 tackles (5 solo) against Eastern Illinois.

Special Teams

Andre Elliott, YSU -- key punt block in victory vs. Austin Peay. Also 7 tackles, 1 sack. PK Billy Hallgren, UNI -- 8-for-8 XP, 1 FG (27), 4 special teams tackles, 2 forced fumbles PK Zach Kutch, ILS -- career-best 45-yard FG in loss at Illinois. P Gabe Mullane, INS -- 6 punts, long of 55, three inside the 20-yard line vs. Eastern Illinois. P John Prelvitz, NDSU -- punted four times for a 49.8 avg., including three inside the 20.

Sept. 5 *Co-Offense -- QB Matt Barr, Western Illinois Co-Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI Defense -- ILB Brandin Jordan, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OL Mike Lamphear, W. Illinois Sept. 12 *Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI *Defense -- LB Derek Domino, S. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OL Austin Richard, N. Dakota St. Sept. 19 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -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: 0-2, 0-0 Last Week: L, at Illinois, 17-45 This Week: Austin Peay

What a Debut!

Despite being the first Redbird signal

caller since 1999 to start as a freshman, Matt Brown completed 27-of-47 pass attempts and threw for 312 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Illinois State’s 45-17 loss to Illinois. It’s the first 300-yard passing game at ISU since Luke Drone threw for 305 yards against Missouri State, Nov. 4, 2006, and the most passing yards since Drone torched Indiana State for 440 yards Nov. 12, 2005.

INDIANA STATE

Record: 0-3, 0-0 Last Week: L, Eastern Illinois, 0-31 This Week: at South Dakota State

Senior Class

Indiana State has just nine players on its roster who are seniors. Of those, Mike Woods and Elliott Thomas are fifth-year seniors, while Donye McCleskey, Jeramie Gray, Jerry Calvert, Dan Millington, Pat Burke, Bill McGrath and Nate Brown are in their fourth year. Indiana State is tied with South Carolina and Duke for the second fewest amount of seniors in the nation. Boise State has the fewest in Division I with four.

League Slate Begins

With seven catches for 103 yards and two scores, Illinois State senior WR Eyad Salem did some climbing up the Redbird leader boards. Salem moved into eighth place all-time with 106 career receptions and the two touchdown grabs moved him into fifth all-time with 14 career touchdown catches. It was the sixth time that Salem has gone over 100 yards receiving in his career.

Indiana State’s 24th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference begins on Saturday when the Sycamores travel to South Dakota State for a 7 pm kickoff on the road versus the Jackrabbits. ISU is 6-17 in league lid-lifting contests, including 1-10 all-time when opening league play on the road. The only time the Sycamores earned a league opening victory on the road was a 10-7 victory at Western Illinois on October 5, 1996.

That’s More Like It

Panther Defense Shines

Moving On Up

Kelvyn Hemphill, a 2008 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection, didn’t make a tackle in Illinois State’s season-opening loss to Eastern Illinois, but the junior safety recorded a team-best 14 tackles against Illinois. Hemphill proved to be a pest to Illinois’ Eddie McGee, bringing down the quarterback twice in the backfield for both of his tackles-for-loss.

Illinois State (0-2,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Eastern Illinois, L, 6-31 09-12 at Illinois, L, 17-45 09-19 AUSTIN PEAY 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 mustered just 95 yards of total offense in a 31-0 defeat at the hands of Eastern Illinois in the third game of the 2009 campaign. It marked the first time since the 2003 season that Indiana State was not able to top the 100-yard mark in total offense. ISU last recorded less than 100 yards of total offense on Nov. 1, 2003 when they were only able to record 48 yards of total offense at Missouri State.

Indiana State (0-3,0-0) ---------------------------------------------08-27 QUINCY, L, 20-26 (ot) 09-05 at Louisville, L, 10-30 09-12 EASTERN ILLINOIS, L, 0-31 09-19 *at South Dakota State 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: 1-1, 0-0 Last Week: W, UT-Martin, 24-14 This Week: Murray State

Doing It Without the Pass The Bears threw just 16 passes in

the win over UT Martin, marking the team’s fewest pass attempts since throwing 14 in the home win over Youngstown State on Oct. 11, 2008. Likewise, Cody Kirby’s 103 passing yards was his second-lowest total at Plaster Field as a starter, second only to an 86-yard output against UNI on Nov. 3, 2007.

Defense Shuts ‘Em Down

Missouri State’s 14 points allowed in week two was its fewest surrendered since the team’s 63-7 victory over Indiana State on Oct. 27, 2007.

Against the Racers

The Bears host another Ohio Valley Conference foe this week when Murray State comes to Plaster Field for the first time since 1985. The Bears are 0-5 alltime against the Racers and have never faced OVC opponents in back-to-back weeks.

Missouri State (1-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 vs Arkansas, L, 10-48 09-12 TENN.-MARTIN, W, 24-14 09-19 MURRAY STATE 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: 0-2, 0-0 Last Week: L, at Sam Houston, 45-48 This Week: Wagner

Turning the Tide

North Dakota State starts a season 0-2 for the first time since 1981 when the Bison lost at Northern Michigan and Northern Arizona. That team went 10-3 and advanced to the Palm Bowl.

Sam Houston Thru the Air

The 482 passing yards allowed at Sam Houston State were the most in school history. The previous high-water mark was vs. Mankato State in 1997. The 610 yards of total offense were also the most allowed. The previous high was 592 vs. Mankato State in 1996.

Most Since 2002

The 48-45 shootout with Sam Houston State was the most points allowed since 2002 when the Bison lost 49-42 at Nebraska-Omaha.

Paschall Shines In Loss

Senior running back Pat Paschall rushed 20 times for 176 yards including a 51-yard TD run in the 48-45 loss. Paschall also caught two passes for 34 yards. It was the second week in a row he topped his career highs in rushing and all-purpose running (210 yards). Paschall now has six career 100-yard efforts. He currently is 1st in rushing (161 avg./g) and 7th in all-purpose running (194 avg./g) in NCAA FCS.

North Dakota State (0-2,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Iowa State, L, 17-34 09-12 at Sam Houston, L, 45-48 09-19 WAGNER 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

Record: 1-1, 0-0 Last Week: W, South Dakota, 66-7 This Week: Saint Francis (Pa.)

Eyman Is the Man

Senior wide receiver D.P. Eyman entered Saturday’s game against South Dakota with eight career catches for 88 yards and one TD. Against the Coyotes, Eyman had a day to remember as he made nine receptions for 197 yards and added a 47-yard touchdown to help the Panthers to a 66-7 victory in the UNI-Dome. Eyman was listed as the Panthers’ backup quarterback one week earlier against the Hawkeyes and made three catches for 15 yards against Iowa.

UNI Records Nearly Fall

The Panthers came close to a pair of all-time records on Saturday in their 66-7 triumph over the South Dakota Coyotes. UNI gained 712 yards of total offense - only 14 yards of the school record. The Panthers also gained 30 first downs - only three short of the school record. Senior quarterback Pat Grace passed for 445 yards - only 12 short of the UNI-Dome record held by Illinois State’s Kevin Green (1998 457 yards).

Turn ‘Em Over

UNI forced five turnovers in the victory over South Dakota. The Panthers picked off two passes and recovered three fumbles. UNI is +6 on the season in turnover margin. Northern Iowa (1-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at #21 Iowa, L, 16-17 09-12 SOUTH DAKOTA, W, 66-7 09-19 SAINT FRANCIS 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

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 1-0, 0-0 Last Week: W, Ga. Southern, 44-6 This Week: Indiana State

Milk With Your Cereal?

The 44-6 victory over the Eagles marked SDSU’s first over Georgia Southern in four tries. The Jackrabbits improved to 11-3 in Cereal Bowl games. The victory also ended a three-game losing streak in season openers, while SDSU is now 9-4 in season openers under head coach John Stiegelmeier.

Balanced Attack

RB Kyle Minett posted the eighth 100-yard game of his career, while SDSU featured a balanced offensive attack with 193 yards rushing and 185 through the air, while Mike Steffen’s 98 yards receiving were a career high and his 62-yard touchdown reception was a career long.

Open Season

South Dakota State opens its conference schedule this week as it hosts Indiana State. The Jackrabbits won their only previous meeting with Indiana State, 49-9, last season in Terre Haute. South Dakota State (1-0,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-12 GA. SOUTHERN, W, 44-6 09-19 *INDIANA STATE 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: 0-1, 0-0 Last Week: idle This Week: Southwest Baptist

Good After “Bye” Weeks

The Salukis are coming off a bye week as they host Southwest Baptist in their home-opener on Saturday. In the last four seasons, SIU has won its game coming off a bye week, but all four wins have been by seven points or less.

Continuing a Streak

Senior right tackle Shawn Smith has started in 39 straight games.

Dieker Has Career Day

QB Chris Dieker had his first career four-touchdown game (two pass, two rush) in the season opener against Marshall. Southern Illinois (0-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Marshall, L, 28-31 09-19 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 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: 1-1, 0-0 Last Week: L, at N. Illinois, 7-41 This Week: Stephen F. Austin

Defense Forces Fumbles

With less than one minute in the game, Victor Visoky forced a fumble, marking the sixth-straight game the Leatherneck defense has forced a fumble with a streak continuing from the 2008 season. The fumble was the second of Visoky’s career and the first since the 2007 season.

Raising the Barr

Matt Barr had a 14-yard run for Western’s only touchdown at the 4:45 mark in the first quarter. It was Barr’s first rushing touchdown of the season, seventh of his career and first in the last nine games. Barr threw for 117 yards going 14-22 with no interceptions. It was his fifth-straight 100-yard passing game.

Lunt Makes Debut

Redshirt-freshman quarterback Wil Lunt appeared in his first game as a Leatherneck as he played the fourth quarter for the Leathernecks.

Western Takes on Huskies

The Huskies were Western’s only FBS opponent this season. The game is just the 10th (of 26) FBS games where an opponent held Western to seven or less points. Western Illinois (1-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Sam Houston, W, 35-28 09-12 at Northern Illinois, L, 7-41 09-19 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 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: 1-1, 0-0 Last Week: Austin Peay, 38-21 This Week: at Northeastern

Playing the CAA

YSU’s last road game against a CAA team, which was formerly the Atlantic 10, was at Richmond in 2000 playoffs. Since that time, the Guins have played three CAA opponents at home - Northeastern in 2005, Maine in 2006 and James Madison in the 2006 playoffs. YSU won all three. The Guins’ last road win over a CAA squad was in 1999 - a 28-21 win at Villanova. In the playoffs last year, the MVFC was 2-2 vs. the CAA.

Bledsoe’s Big Game

Safety Sir Demarco Bledsoe finished with 15 tackles, including 10 solo stops in the Penguins’ win over Austin Peay. It was the most tackles by a Guin since Jeremiah Wright had 18 at Missouri State in 2004. It was the most solo stops in a contest since Marty Hutchinson was credited with 10 at McNeese State in 2004. Bledsoe’s 15 stops were the most by a member of the secondary since Mike Bracken’s 15 vs. UNI in 2002.

Defense Shows Improvement Through two games this year the YSU defense has allowed 612 total offensive yards. That’s a far cry from last year when the Guins had allowed 1,001 yards after two contests. In 2007, the Penguins surrendered 673 yards through two games. In 2006, YSU allowed just 520. Youngstown State (1-1,0-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Pittsburgh, L, 3-38 09-12 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-21 09-19 at Northeastern 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. 12 SCORING OFFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. North Dakota State 4. Southern Illinois 5. Western Illinois 6. Youngstown State 7. Missouri State 8. Illinois State 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3

5 10 8 4 6 5 4 3 3

3 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 3

5 10 6 4 6 5 4 2 3

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SCORING DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Indiana State 4. Youngstown State 5. Missouri State

XPT

2XP

1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2

0 3 10 8 8 4 9 10 10

2 1 6 1 2 1 2 2 4

0 3 7 8 8 4 9 10 10

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Rush

Pass Plays

2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3

318 398 199 193 105 251 64 267 165

748 409 578 185 206 345 520 226 288

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

Rush

Pass Plays

1 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2

11 251 200 523 422 72 271 601 342

232 361 444 542 347 316 643 331 720

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

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2

71 40 61 81 82 28 66 103 46

398 193 318 267 251 105 199 165 64

5.6 4.8 5.2 3.3 3.1 3.8 3.0 1.6 1.4

62 46 39 25 19 19 24 30 14

4 2 5 4 1 2 3 1 0

199.0 193.0 159.0 133.5 125.5 105.0 99.5 55.0 32.0

Southern Illinois 7. Western Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. North Dakota State

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 82 62 28 42 41 34 23 30

44.0 41.0 31.0 28.0 21.0 20.5 17.0 11.5 10.0

DXP Saf

Pts

Avg/G

6 24 87 59 62 31 69 76 82

6.0 12.0 29.0 29.5 31.0 31.0 34.5 38.0 41.0

Avg/P TD

Avg/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yards

134 1066 124 807 122 777 63 378 66 311 128 596 128 584 119 493 166 453 Yards

75 243 121 612 130 644 202 1065 117 769 72 388 143 914 127 932 145 1062

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8.0 10 533.0 6.5 8 403.5 6.4 6 388.5 6.0 5 378.0 4.7 4 311.0 4.7 5 298.0 4.6 3 292.0 4.1 4 246.5 2.7 3 151.0 Avg/P TD

Avg/G

3.2 0 243.0 5.1 7 306.0 5.0 3 322.0 5.3 9 355.0 6.6 7 384.5 5.4 4 388.0 6.4 7 457.0 7.3 10 466.0 7.3 10 531.0

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

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

21 36 65 74 67 78 110 71 87

11 72 200 251 271 342 523 422 601

0.5 2.0 3.1 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.8 5.9 6.9

21 11 28 28 21 21 54 60 68

0 1 1 3 4 6 7 5 6

11.0 72.0 100.0 125.5 135.5 171.0 174.3 211.0 300.5

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

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

G Comp-Att-Int

2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3

2 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 2

1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3

1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

49-73-0 36-56-1 56-82-2 22-38-1 29-53-2 16-23-0 28-46-2 22-38-3 31-63-5

27-40-2 28-46-0 29-47-2 50-92-2 42-65-2 31-54-3 27-36-1 52-76-2 41-67-1

16-23-0 49-73-0 36-56-1 28-46-2 29-53-2 56-82-2 22-38-1 22-38-3 31-63-5

31-54-3 50-92-2 42-65-2 28-46-0 29-47-2 52-76-2 27-40-2 41-67-1 27-36-1

Pct.

Yds

67.1 64.3 68.3 57.9 54.7 69.6 60.9 57.9 49.2

748 578 520 206 409 185 345 226 288

Pct.

Yds

67.5 60.9 61.7 54.3 64.6 57.4 75.0 68.4 61.2

331 347 361 542 444 232 316 643 720

Avg/A TD

10.2 10.3 6.3 5.4 7.7 8.0 7.5 5.9 4.6

5 3 3 2 4 3 4 0 2

Avg/A TD

8.3 7.5 7.7 5.9 6.8 4.3 8.8 8.5 10.7

4 2 4 2 2 0 3 3 4

Pct.

Yds

Avg/G TD

69.6 67.1 64.3 60.9 54.7 68.3 57.9 57.9 49.2

185 748 578 345 409 520 206 226 288

185.0 374.0 289.0 172.5 204.5 260.0 206.0 113.0 96.0

3 5 3 4 4 3 2 0 2

Pct.

Yds

Avg/G TD

57.4 54.3 64.6 60.9 61.7 68.4 67.5 61.2 75.0

232 542 444 347 361 643 331 720 316

232.0 180.7 222.0 173.5 180.5 321.5 165.5 360.0 316.0

0 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 3

Avg/G

374.0 289.0 260.0 206.0 204.5 185.0 172.5 113.0 96.0 Avg/G

165.5 173.5 180.5 180.7 222.0 232.0 316.0 321.5 360.0 Effic.

180.2 175.8 165.1 143.9 136.9 128.8 115.5 92.1 82.2 Effic.

82.4 106.7 126.0 138.6 145.8 147.3 160.0 168.2 170.7

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Indiana State 3. Missouri State 4. Southern Illinois 5. North Dakota State 6. Illinois State 7. Western Illinois 8. Youngstown State 9. Northern Iowa

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2

3 12 7 3 15 9 13 7 4

80 289 163 64 301 180 245 130 57

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 57 45 26 32 27 27 24 19

26.7 24.1 23.3 21.3 20.1 20.0 18.8 18.6 14.2

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

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2

7 2 4 2 4 3 2 0 0

83 19 28 10 15 10 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 21 11 5 7 7 5 0 0

11.9 9.5 7.0 5.0 3.8 3.3 1.0 0.0 0.0

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2

3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0

78 0 0 31 31 25 5 27 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

40 0 0 31 24 21 5 27 0

26.0 0.0 0.0 15.5 15.5 12.5 5.0 27.0 0.0

Ret. Avg/R

Illinois State INTERCEPTIONS 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa

Illinois State 4. Missouri State 6. 7. 8. 9.

Youngstown State Indiana State Southern Illinois North Dakota State Western Illinois

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

No.

Yards

Avg/P

2 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 2

12 7 4 8 7 17 11 3 11

531 289 182 356 269 623 379 126 381

44.2 41.3 45.5 44.5 38.4 36.6 34.5 42.0 34.6

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

No.

Yards

Avg.

Ret.

NetAvg

1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1

9 16 9 12 8 6 9 8 4

588 1012 591 770 515 313 499 479 221

65.3 63.2 65.7 64.2 64.4 52.2 55.4 59.9 55.2

156 296 218 254 188 87 168 166 84

2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

43.6 43.5 41.4 41.3 38.4 37.7 36.8 36.6 34.2

22 -2 16 15 1 67 24 18 64

Net/P

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

42.4 41.6 41.5 40.1 38.3 32.7 32.3 29.3 28.8

1.8 -0.3 4.0 1.9 0.1 3.9 2.2 6.0 5.8

FIELD GOALS 1. North Dakota State

Missouri State 3. South Dakota State 4. Northern Iowa

Youngstown State 6. Indiana State

Illinois State 8. Western Illinois

Southern Illinois PAT KICKING 1. Northern Iowa

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

Indiana State 5. Illinois State 6. Southern Illinois

Western Illinois 8. North Dakota State

Missouri State SACKS AGAINST 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa

Southern Illinois Missouri State Western Illinois Illinois State North Dakota State Indiana State 9. Youngstown State 4. 5. 6. 7.

FIRST DOWNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. Western Illinois 3. Youngstown State 4. Illinois State 5. North Dakota State

Missouri State 7. Indiana State 8. Southern Illinois 9. South Dakota State

Made

Att

Pct.

2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 1

2 2 3 4 2 3 1 0 0

2 2 4 6 3 6 2 2 0

1.000 1.000 .750 .667 .667 .500 .500 .000 .000

Made

Att

Pct.

2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 2

10 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 6

10 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 7

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .857

No.

Yards

Avg/G

1 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2

9 7 4 4 3 2 2 1 1

72 58 27 33 25 13 18 8 6

9.00 3.50 2.00 1.33 1.50 2.00 1.00 0.50 0.50

No.

Yards

Avg/G

1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2

1 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 8

6 7 10 24 35 43 35 52 46

1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 2.33 4.00

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1

12 13 19 6 15 16 16 9 9

35 22 15 28 18 11 9 11 7

1 4 3 1 1 7 2 0 2

48 39 37 35 34 34 27 20 18

24.0 19.5 18.5 17.5 17.0 17.0 9.0 20.0 18.0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Youngstown State 4. Western Illinois 6. 7. 8. 9.

Northern Iowa Illinois State Missouri State North Dakota State Indiana State

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

4 6 18 19 17 28 18 17 23

13 14 13 13 17 15 30 31 25

0 3 4 4 2 5 2 3 9

17 23 35 36 36 48 50 51 57

17.0 23.0 17.5 18.0 18.0 24.0 25.0 25.5 19.0

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3

8 13 7 12 12 10 10 9 13

14 26 14 26 28 24 27 25 42

57.1 50.0 50.0 46.2 42.9 41.7 37.0 36.0 31.0

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

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

2 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2

8 8 15 9 6 7 11 8 16

27 24 40 23 14 16 25 18 28

29.6 33.3 37.5 39.1 42.9 43.8 44.0 44.4 57.1

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Youngstown State

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3

1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 2

100.0 100.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

2 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2

0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 2

0 2 3 0 6 2 5 6 2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 50.0 60.0 66.7 100.0

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

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

Southern Illinois 3. Northern Iowa 4. Western Illinois 5. Missouri State South Dakota State Illinois State North Dakota State Indiana State OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT 1. Illinois State

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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

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

No.

Yards

Avg/G

1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2

5 11 13 12 8 13 15 26 19

30 82 94 95 60 125 126 228 180

30.0 41.0 47.0 47.5 60.0 62.5 63.0 76.0 90.0

OPPONENT PENALTIES 1. Illinois State 2. Indiana State 3. South Dakota State 4. Missouri State 5. Western Illinois 6. Youngstown State

No.

Yards

Avg/G

2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2

17 28 9 14 12 12 6 4 5

155 231 76 128 93 90 45 41 40

77.5 77.0 76.0 64.0 46.5 45.0 45.0 20.5 20.0

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

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Northern Iowa

South Dakota State 3. Youngstown State 4. Illinois State

North Dakota State Western Illinois 7. Southern Illinois 8. Missouri State 9. Indiana State RED ZONE OFFENSE 1. Missouri State 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9.

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

Total possesion

Avgerage/game

2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 1

66:51 63:54 61:40 30:17 60:31 60:20 58:54 86:02 24:52

33:25 31:57 30:50 30:17 30:15 30:10 29:27 28:40 24:52

Gained Fum Int Tot

2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3

5 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 2

2 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2

7 4 3 4 3 4 2 2 4

Fum

Lost Int

1 1 0 2 1 3 2 2 5

0 0 2 2 2 1 1 3 5

Tot Margin

1 1 2 4 3 4 3 5 10

Per/G

+6 3.00 +3 3.00 +1 0.50 +0 0.00 +0 0.00 +0 0.00 -1 -1.00 -3 -1.50 -6 -2.00

G Scores

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

TurnO

2 5-5 1 4-4 2 11-12 2 6-7 3 5-6 1 5-6 2 3-4 2 5-7 2 3-6

100.0 100.0 91.7 85.7 83.3 83.3 75.0 71.4 50.0

4 4 7 5 2 4 3 4 3

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

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

0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12 RED ZONE DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Indiana State 4. Southern Illinois

Illinois State 6. Youngstown State

Western Illinois Missouri State 9. North Dakota State ON-SIDE KICKS BY 1. Southern Illinois

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

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

G Scores

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

TurnO

1 0-1 2 2-3 3 12-16 1 4-5 2 8-10 2 8-9 2 8-9 2 8-9 2 9-9

0.0 66.7 75.0 80.0 80.0 88.9 88.9 88.9 100.0

0 2 6 3 6 7 6 6 7

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

0-0 0-0 6-7 1-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 2-3 2-2

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 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

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12

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

RUSHING

Att.

Yds Avg. TD

Paschall,Pat-NDSU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Smith, Kevin-YSU Gibbs,Dre-WIU Karim, Deji-SIU Anderson,Carlos-UNI Blow, Geno-ILS Gates, Darrius-INS Cooper-Falls,Mi-MSU Strathman, Matt-UNI

Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Fr Sr Jr Fr Jr

2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2

41 22 37 43 16 31 22 27 13 5

322 128 163 161 67 102 83 119 72 69

62 161.0 46 128.0 18 81.5 24 80.5 12 67.0 12 51.0 13 41.5 30 39.7 25 36.0 39 34.5

PASSING AVG/GAME

Comp-Att-Int

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

Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr So Jr

2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3

47-69-0 32-48-1 22-37-1 29-53-2 15-21-0 28-46-2 32-53-1 21-36-3 19-40-3 1-1-0

PASS EFFICIENCY

Comp-Att-Int

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

Fr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr Jr So

1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3

1-2-0 32-48-1 47-69-0 15-21-0 28-46-2 29-53-2 32-53-1 22-37-1 21-36-3 19-40-3

No.

Yds TD

Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr So So Sr Sr Jr

2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1

17 8 12 12 6 11 11 10 4 4

302 57 212 120 69 229 88 116 98 38

51 151.0 8.5 16 57.0 8.0 47 106.0 6.0 27 60.0 6.0 17 69.0 6.0 75 114.5 5.5 36 44.0 5.5 20 58.0 5.0 62 98.0 4.0 24 38.0 4.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Avg/C Yds/G

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

Jr So Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr

2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2

17 11 12 4 6 12 7 10 8 2

302 229 212 98 69 120 117 116 57 109

51 75 47 62 17 27 22 20 16 60

17.8151.0 20.8114.5 17.7106.0 24.5 98.0 11.5 69.0 10.0 60.0 16.7 58.5 11.6 58.0 7.1 57.0 54.5 54.5

RECEPTIONS/GAME 1. Senatus,Lito-WIU 2. Fox,Glen-SDSU 3. Eyman, D.P.-UNI

Salem, Eyad-ILS Morris, Bryce-SIU 6. Herring, Jarred-UNI Graves, Ben-ILS 8. Jones, Donald-YSU 9. Steffen,Mike-SDSU Allaria, Joe-SIU

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

7.9 5.8 4.4 3.7 4.2 3.3 3.8 4.4 5.5 13.8

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

Yds TD

Avg/G

715 554 206 409 180 345 338 210 126 75

357.5 277.0 206.0 204.5 180.0 172.5 169.0 105.0 42.0 25.0

5 3 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 1

Yds TD

5 554 715 180 345 409 338 206 210 126

2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 0

2 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1

Avg/G

1 3 5 2 4 4 2 2 0 1

Eff.

236.0 180.1 179.1 174.9 143.9 136.9 122.6 118.7 90.7 67.2

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

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass

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

Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr Sr Jr Jr

2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2

G TD FG

So Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr So

1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1

G TD Run Pass Ret Pat

Pts Avg/G

Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr So Sr Jr

1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2

2 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2

12 12 12 18 14 6 12 6 12 12

SCORING 1. Harris,Kyle-SDSU 2. Dieker, Chris-SIU

5. 6. 7. 8.

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Steffen,Mike-SDSU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Grace, Pat-UNI Mertens,Nick-NDSU Salem, Eyad-ILS Jones, Donald-YSU Goode, John-SIU

SCORING (TDs) 1. Minett,Kyle-SDSU

Dieker, Chris-SIU Steffen,Mike-SDSU 4. Grace, Pat-UNI 5. Mertens,Nick-NDSU 6. Cheatham, Marc-SIU Davis,Jonathan-MSU Kavanagh,Sam-SDSU Salem, Eyad-ILS Senatus,Lito-WIU SCORING (KICK)

Yds/G Rec/G

29 27 24 19 9 -15 322 -24 128 35

0 2 2 2 0 3 2 2 2 1

Plays

Total

Yds/G

79 60 45 72 25 61 41 60 22 55

744 581 230 428 189 323 322 321 128 245

372.0 290.5 230.0 214.0 189.0 161.5 161.0 160.5 128.0 122.5

715 554 206 409 180 338 0 345 0 210 XPT

2XP

Pts

Pts/G

5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

14 12 12 12 21 18 14 12 12 6

14.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 10.5 9.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0

0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

12.0 12.0 12.0 9.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

PAT

Pts

Avg/G

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

Harris,Kyle-SDSU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Martinez, Braul-INS 8. Egan,Brian-WIU 9. Kutch, Zach-ILS

So Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr So Fr Sr

1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2

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

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

14 21 12 11 10 4 12 6 5

14.0 10.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.5

PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Speight,Todd-WIU 2. Lindsey, Korey-SIU 3. Montague,S.-SDSU

No.

Yds

Jr Jr Sr

2 1 1

4 2 4

28 10 15

KICK RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

Monke,Adam-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Warren,Miguel-MSU Sigers,Mike-NDSU Speight,Todd-WIU Blow, Geno-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Herring, Jarred-UNI

Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr Sr Jr So

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 2 4 6 13 4 4 4

80 47 83 117 245 71 70 57

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

TD Long

0 0 0

Avg/G

11 5 7

7.0 5.0 3.8

TD Long

Avg/G

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 26 37 27 27 21 24 19

26.7 23.5 20.8 19.5 18.8 17.8 17.5 14.2

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12 ALL PURPOSE

G Rush

Paschall,Pat-NDSU Herring, Jarred-UNI Senatus,Lito-WIU Speight,Todd-WIU Karim, Deji-SIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Blow, Geno-ILS Gates, Darrius-INS Eyman, D.P.-UNI Monke,Adam-SDSU

Sr So Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr

2 322 66 0 0 388 194.0 2 48 229 19 57 353 176.5 2 0 302 0 0 302 151.0 2 0 -1 28 245 272 136.0 1 67 16 0 47 130 130.0 1 128 0 0 0 128 128.0 2 83 76 0 71 230 115.0 3 119 34 0 167 320 106.7 2 0 212 0 0 212 106.0 1 24 0 0 80 104 104.0

PUNTING

G No.

Yds

Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

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

Sr Jr Jr Jr So Fr Sr Jr Sr

1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2

182 356 531 126 289 269 381 623 379

50 49 56 51 52 55 49 55 44

G Made

So Jr Sr Sr Jr So Sr

1 2 2 2 2 3 2

3 4 2 2 2 3 1

FIELD GOAL PCT 1. Harris,Kyle-SDSU 2. Hallgren, Billy-UNI 3. Martinez, Braul-INS

Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

So Jr So

1 2 3

3 4 3

4 6 6

44 39 40

75.0 66.7 50.0

PAT KICKING PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Made

Att.

Pct.

Jr Fr So Jr Jr Sr Sr

2 2 1 2 1 2 2

9 6 5 5 4 4 6

9 6 5 5 4 4 7

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 85.7

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

Hottelman,Matt-MSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Martinez, Braul-INS 7. Kutch, Zach-ILS

Egan,Brian-WIU Harris,Kyle-SDSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Hottelman,Matt-MSU 7. Bibeau,Shawn-NDSU

4 8 12 3 7 7 10 17 11

Rcv PR KR

Att.

1 1 5 1 3 0 2 6 1

1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0

Long

4 6 2 2 3 6 2

Yds

Avg/G

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

45.5 44.5 44.2 42.0 41.3 38.4 38.1 36.6 34.5

Pct.

FG/G

44 75.0 39 66.7 39 100.0 53 100.0 48 66.7 40 50.0 45 50.0

3.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12 TACKLES (All positions) 1. Bledsoe, S.-YSU 3.

6. 7. 8. 10.

14. 16.

22. 23.

26.

34. 35.

40.

44. 46.

Jordan, Brandin-SIU Thompson, Jamar-UNI Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Domino,Derek-SDSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Archie, Aaron-INS Anderson,Matt-NDSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU McCleskey, Dony-INS Malcolm, J.-ILS Evans,Preston-NDSU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Smith,Skylar-MSU Keck,Michael-MSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Hodge, Elijah-UNI Miller,Derek-MSU Henry,Tyler-NDSU Rodgers, Marty-SIU Caldwell, Lance-SIU Sewall, Alex-INS Jones, E.J.-ILS Phelps, Doni-ILS Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Fort, L.J.-UNI Trujillo, Tony-ILS Brodie,Cole-SDSU Wise,Anthony-SDSU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Franklin, S.-SIU Williams, B.-SIU Davis, Santino-INS Belmont,Kyle-NDSU McBride,Terrell-UNI Tate, Deonta-YSU Mahoney, Josh-UNI Eaves,Daniel-NDSU Strong,Jimmie-MSU Elliott, Andre-YSU Colvin,Derrius-NDSU Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Blackmon, Andre-INS Washington, Jac-INS Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Kociuba, Casey-ILS Washington,Teri-MSU Siskowic, Kyle-ILS Davis, Austin-ILS

G Pos

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

2 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

SS LB LB LB CB LB LB DB LB

LB LB

DE LB DB DB DB LB CB LB SS DB LB LB SS

CB LB DB LB LB

Solo

Ast

Total

Avg/G

18 3 10 11 3 5 16 10 4 13 7 9 6 9 10 9 6 9 4 2 1 9 9 6 3 6 2 5 2 3 2 3 4 8 7 6 9 4 8 9 9 9 2 10 9 6 3 6 4 2

6 9 10 9 7 4 10 7 13 11 9 7 10 6 5 5 8 5 10 5 6 11 4 7 10 6 10 7 4 3 4 3 2 9 4 5 2 7 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 6 3 5 7

24 12 20 20 10 9 26 17 17 24 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 7 7 20 13 13 13 12 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 17 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 5 14 14 9 9 9 9 9

12.0 12.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

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

15. 16. 17. 18. 20.

SACKS

G Pos

Lane, Wes-UNI Ruffin, James-UNI Batten,Danny-SDSU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Mink,Andy-SDSU Wozniak, Austen-INS Elliott, Andre-YSU Domino,Derek-SDSU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Mahoney, Josh-UNI Moore,Levi-MSU Boothby, Ben-UNI Piton, Mike-ILS Jordan, Brandin-SIU Young, Lawrence-INS Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Thompson,Tony-SDSU Wood,Eric-SDSU Savage, Mychal-YSU

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

2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 2

G Pos

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

3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Brown, Nate-INS 2. Lane, Wes-UNI

Bledsoe, S.-YSU 4. Stoudamire,P.-WIU

8. 9.

14. 16. 17. 19.

Ruffin, James-UNI Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Keck,Michael-MSU Jordan, Brandin-SIU Rivas, Dave-ILS Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Evans,Preston-NDSU Savage, Mychal-YSU Boothby, Ben-UNI Outler, Na'eem-YSU Rach, David-YSU Hardy, Rod-INS Phelps, Doni-ILS Davis, Austin-ILS Archie, Aaron-INS Davis, Santino-INS

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

DE DL SS DL LB LB

LB DE DL LB LB DL

LB LB

Solo Ast

Total

Avg/G

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1.50 1.00 2.00 0.50 1.00 0.33 0.50 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.00 0.33 0.50 1.00 1.00 0.50

Solo Ast

Total

Avg/G

3.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

1.17 1.25 1.25 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.50

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

3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Saturday, Sept. 12 PASSES DEFENDED

BrUp

Int.

Total

Avg/G

1. 2. 3. 4.

Stoudamire,P.-WIU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Bowman,Richard-NDSU Fischer,Brian-SDSU Garrett, Chris-ILS Feller,Erich-SDSU Strong,Jimmie-MSU Colvin,Derrius-NDSU Batten,Danny-SDSU Brodie,Cole-SDSU James,Kieron-WIU Jones, E.J.-ILS Matthews,Rodkem-SDSU Martin, Andre-UNI Walker, Kyle-SIU Graham, Rashad-SIU 17. Merrill, Otis-ILS Boone,Chris-WIU Ruder,Mikel-MSU Kreczmer,B.-WIU

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

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2

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

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS 1. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU

No.

Yds

Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr So Jr Jr Sr So

1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

40 32 6 5 25 31 27 24 0 0

No.

Avg/G

Sr Jr So Sr Sr So Jr Sr So Fr

1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

No.

Avg/G

Jr Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr Fr Jr

1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

Jeske,Corey-SDSU Parnell,General-SDSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU 5. Davis, Santino-INS 6. Strong,Jimmie-MSU Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Ross, Brandian-YSU Garrett, Chris-ILS Fort, L.J.-UNI FUMBLES FORCED 1. Jordan, Brandin-SIU

Hallgren, Billy-UNI Wood,Eric-SDSU Batten,Danny-SDSU 5. Savage, Mychal-YSU Boothby, Ben-UNI Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU Stoudamire,P.-WIU Boone,Chris-WIU James,Kieron-WIU FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Domino,Derek-SDSU

Anderson,Matt-NDSU Colletti, Tony-SIU 4. Barney,Terry-WIU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Glazier,Kyle-WIU Savage, Mychal-YSU Trujillo, Tony-ILS Johnson, Timmy-UNI Visoky,Victor-WIU

TD Long

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

40 32 6 5 21 31 27 24 0 0

Avg/G

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.67 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50