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Eastern Illinois at Tennessee StateSaturday - November 8 - 1 p.m. - LP Field (68,798)

GAME 10

QUICk FACTS

COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIURecord...........131-107-1(21styear) OVCRecord................58-27(12thyear) vs.TennesseeState............................ 6-3

James Webster (North Carolina, 1972) TSURecord...................20-22(4thyear) OverallRecord...............................Same OVCRecord..................14-12(4thyear) vs.EIU............................................... 0-3

SERIES 12thmeeting(EIUleads7-4) LAST MEETING EIU38,TSU35onOct.27,2007 atNashville’sLPField

RANkINGS EasternIllinois................................. --/-- TennesseeState..............................22/22 .............................. SportsNetwork/FCSCoaches

RADIO HitMix88.9FM www.weiuhitmix.net Play-by-Play........................ MikeBradd Analyst............................. JackAshmore

TELEVISION None

INTERNET LiveStats..................www.tsutigers.com VidoeStream........ www.OVCSports.TV

Eastern Illinois Looks To Play OVC SpoilerPanthers Travel To Tennessee State

Eastern Illinois (4-5, 2-3 OVC) at No. 22 Tennessee State (7-2, 4-1 OVC)LP Field (68,798) • Nashville, Tenn.

November 8, 2008 • 1 p.m. • TV: None

THE GAME Inoneofseveralpreseasonpublicationsthisweek’sOhioValleyConferenceclashbetweenEasternIllinoisandTennesseeStatewaspickedastheOVCgameoftheyearthatcoulddecidetheconferencechampion.WhileEIUisnolongerintheracetowinthetitleforthemselvesthisgamewillstillgoalongwaytowardsdeterminingtheOVCchampionasTennesseeStateiscurrentlyoneofthreeOVCteamswithjustoneconferenceloss.EIUhashadsuccessagainsttheTigerswinningsevenofthelastmeetings. EIUenterstheweekendplayingtheroleofspoilerasthePantherslooktofinishouttheseasonstronginsearchofafourthstraightwinningseason.ThePanthersrolledoverMurrayStateonSaturdayastheyrushedforaseasonhigh226yardswiththreebacksfinishingwithmorethan80yardsrushing. Tennessee State improved to 4-1 in the OVC on Saturday with an easy win overTennessee Tech. TSU features the league’s top rusher in Javarris Williams who had125yardsagainstTTU.TransferquarterbackDominicGroomswasalsocalledtodutythrowingfor138yardsandtwoscoreswitha15-for-19effort.

EASTERN ILLINOIS - TENNESSEE STATE SERIES Thiswill be the12thmeetingbetweenEastern Illinois andTennesseeState. Thetwo schools firstmet in 1982withTSUknocking offEIU20-19 in theNCAA I-AAquarterfinals. Since joining the OVC in 1998, EIU has won seven of ten meetingsincludingfourinarow.ThePanthersare3-2againstTennesseeStateingamesplayedatLPFieldincludinga38-35victorylastseasonasTylerWilkewonthecontestwitha30yardfieldgoalastimeexpired.

Eastern Illinois (4-5, 2-3 OVC)

Date Opponent Score/TimeAug. 28 atCentralMichigan L12-31Sept. 6 atIllinois L21-47Sept. 13 INDIANASTATE W38-3Sept.20 atIllinoisState W25-21Sept.27 *JACKSONVILLEST. L10-23Oct. 9 *atUTMartin L26-29Oct. 18 *SOUTHEASTMISSOURI W24-21Oct. 25 *atEasternKentucky L7-20Nov. 1 *MURRAYSTATE W34-6Nov. 8 * at Tennessee State 1 pmNov. 15 *AUSTINPEAY 1:30pmNov.22 *atTennesseeTech 1:30p *OhioValleyConferenceGame AllTimesCentral

Tennessee State (7-2, 4-1 OVC)

Date Opponent Score/TimeAug. 30 atAlabamaA&M W34-13Sept. 6 SOUTHERN W34-32Sept. 13 vs.JacksonState W41-18Sept. 20 *EASTERNKENTUCKY W34-20Sept. 27 vs.FloridaA&M L21-28Oct. 4 *atUTMartin W30-27(o)Oct. 18 *AUSTINPEAY W37-34Oct. 25 *atSoutheastMissouri L20-27(o)Nov. 1 *TENNESSEETECH W41-14Nov. 8 * EASTERN ILLINOIS 1 pmNov. 15 *atJacksonvilleState 2pmNov. 22 *atMurrayState 1pm *OhioValleyConferenceGame TimesCentral

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2008 SPORTS NETWORkTOP 25

(Week 10)

Rk. Team 2008 Record 1. JamesMadison(91) 8-1 2. AppalachianState(17) 7-2 3. CalPoly(1) 6-1 4. NorthernIowa 7-2 5. Montana 8-1 6. Villanova 6-2 7. Richmond 6-3 8. NewHampshire 7-1 9. WeberState 8-2 10. Wofford 6-2 11. Elon 7-2 12. SouthernIllinois 6-2 13. Massachusetts 6-3 14. William&Mary 6-2 15. Furman 7-3 16. CentralArkansas 7-2 17. WesternIllinois 5-3 18. McNeeseState 5-3 19. SouthCarolinaState 7-2 20. UTMartin 7-2 21. Harvard 6-1 22. TennesseeState 7-2 23. NorthernArizona 6-3 24. Colgate 7-2 25. Liberty 7-2

2008 FCS Coaches Poll (Week 10)

Rk. Team 2008 Record 1. JamesMadison(28) 8-1 2. AppalachianState 7-2 3. CalPoly 6-1 4. NorthernIowa 7-2 5. Montana 8-1 6. Richmond 6-3 7. NewHampshire 7-1 8. Villanova 6-2 9. SouthernIllinois 6-2 10. WeberState 8-2 11. Elon 7-2 12. Wofford 6-2 13. Massachusetts 6-3 14. CentralArkansas 7-2 15. McNeeseState 5-3 16. William&Mary 6-2 17. Furman 7-3 18. SouthCarolinaState 7-2 19. WesternIllinois 5-3 20. UTMartin 7-2 21. Harvard 6-1 22. TennesseeState 7-2 23. NorthDakotaState 5-4 24. NorthernArizona 5-3 25. Liberty 7-2

EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO ThedeanofOhioValleyConferenceCoaches,EasternIllinoisheadcoachBobSpooreturnstothesidelinesforhis21stseasononthesidelinesand22ndseasonoverall.Spoomissed the 2006 season with a medical illness. His career record is 131-107-1 at EIUincludinga58-27markinOVCaction.Sincetakingovertheprogramin1987,Spoohasbecomeoneofthemostrespectedcoachesinthegamewithnumerousassistantsmovingontosucceedatalllevelsofthecoachingbusiness.Hewasthe1995FootballGazetteI-AACoachoftheYearandrunner-upfortheEddieRobinsonCoachoftheYearAwardin2000.A1960graduateofPurdueUniversity,Spoohas coached thePanthers to8NCAAFCSplayoffberthsandtenTop25nationalrankings.

TENNESSEE STATE HEAD COACH JAMES WEBSTER JamesWebster is in his fourth season as theTennessee State head coach and entersNovemberwithhisTigerssquadincontentionfortheOhioValleyConferencechampionship.Websterhascompileda20-22overallrecordincludinga14-12markintheOVC.A1972graduateofNorthCarolina,WebsterservedasanassistantcoachatseveralschoolsincludingUNC,Florida,Kansas,ColoradoandNorthwesternpriortotakingovertheTSUprogram.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE TennesseeStatefeaturesadiverseoffensethatranks18thinthecountryinpassingand25thinthenationoverall.SeniorJavarrisWilliamsleadstheOVCinrushingat104.9yardspergamewhilequarterbackAntonioHeffnerisadualthreatranking14thinthenationintotaloffense.HeffnerwashurtinthelosstoSoutheastMissourianddidnotplayagainstTennesseeTech. TheTigersdefensehasalsosteppedupranking28thinthenationwithKellanWoodardcollectingfivesacksontheyear.

NUMBER TO REMEMBER Thisweek’snumbertorememberis60,thatistheaveragenumberofyardsthePanthersdefensehasheldJavarrisWilliamstoduringhisthreepreviousgamesagainstEIU.WilliamsisoneofthebestrunningbacksinthehistoryoftheOhioValleyConferencerushingfor4,236yards,anaverageof100.8yardspergame.In2005theEIUdefensestuffedWilliamsfor57yardswhilehewaslimitedtoonly38yardsin2006.LastyearatLPField,Williamsdidbreakfreefor86yardsasbothteamscombinedfor517yardsontheground.

A LITTLE HISTORY EasternIllinoiswilltraveltoLPFieldforthesixthtimeonSaturdayasthePanthershaveposteda3-2recordatthehomeoftheTennesseeTitans.IncludingTennesseeState,EIUhasplayedthreedifferentopponentsatNationalFootballLeagueStadiumswithacombinedrecordof4-3alltime.ThePantherslosttoSanDiegoStatein2001atQuallcommStadium(SanDiegoChargers)andreboundedtowinagainstFloridaAtlanticin2001witha38-10winatProPlayerStadium(MiamiDolphins).

MATCH-UP TO WATCH THIS WEEk

EastErn IllInoIs run DEfEnsE VErsus tEnnEssEE statE offEnsE

EasternIllinoishadoneofitsbestrunstoppingdaysoftheseasononSaturdayafternoonagainstMurrayStateasthePanthersallowedonly88yardsontheground.ThatmarkedthethirdstraightgamethattheEIUdefensehasclampeddownontherunallowingonly133yardstoSoutheastMissouriand108yardstoEasternKentucky.

ThisweekEIUwillonceagainhaveitshandsfullwitharunningoffenseasTSUrankssecondintheOVCinrushingand18thinthenation.JavarrisWilliamsisaveraging104.9yardspercontestandranks18thinthenation.ShouldtheTigershavequarterbackAntonioHeffnerbackthentheyhaveadoublethreatasHeffneristhesecondrankedTSUrusherat48yardspergamealongwith throwingfor224yardspergame. AgainstTennesseeTechlastweektransferDominicGroomswentthedistanceasmoreofadropbackpassercompleting15-of-19for138yardswhilerushingforonly16yardson11attempts.



TALE OF THE TAPE

PointsPerGame............................. 21.9........................32.4AveragePointsAllowed................. 22.3........................23.7FirstDowns.....................................144......................... 190RushingYardsPerGame.............. 128.9......................194.6RushingTouchdowns.......................11........................... 22PassingYardsPerGame............... 157.9......................214.8PassingTouchdowns........................10........................... 11AverageYardsPerGame.............. 286.8......................409.2InterceptionsThrown........................6............................ 11Fumbles-Lost...............................15-9....................... 10-7TurnoversGained.............................20........................... 19PuntingAverage............................. 39.6........................33.9FieldGoals(ATT/MADE)......... 11-for-15............... 12-for-143rdDownConversions.......... 51-123(41%)........ 50-110(45%)4thDownConversions....................2-6........................ 7-10Sacks(Yards)...............................10(62).................. 20(124)Penalties(Yards).........................46(436)................. 84(868)TimeofPossession(Game)..........29:44......................33:29

WARD CHASING SCORING TITLE

EasternIllinoisfreshmanrunningbackDesminWardiscurrentlyinaheatedbattlewithseniorkickerTylerWilkefortheindividualscoringtitleonthePantherfootballteam.Wilkecurrentlyholdsaslightleadwith53pointsmaking20extrapointsand11fieldgoals.Ward has scored 48 points all coming on rushing touchdownsincludingsixinthelastthreegames.ShouldWardwintheteamscoring title he would become the fourth freshman to lead thePanthers inscoringforaseason. ThelastwasVincentWebbin2003with36pointswhilePokeCobbin1976andMarkStettnerin1974weretheothers.ShouldWilkewintheteamscoringtitlehewouldbecomethefirstkickersinceBillBesenhoferin2000towinthetitleandtheeighthkickersince1963toleadthesquad.InadditiontobeingintheteamscoringraceWardalsoranksinthetop15 in theFCS ranks for scoringby freshmanand second intheOVC.OnlyTimBenfordofTennesseeTechwith54pointsisaheadofWardfortopfreshmanOVCscoringhonors.

LAST TIME OUT ForthesecondtimeinthreeweeksfreshmanDesminWardscoredthreerushingtouchdownsasthePanthersbuiltanearly21-0leadandrolledtoa34-6winoverMurrayState.Wardscoredonrunsof1,3,and1yardstogivethePantherstheearlycushion.EIUthenmadeagoal line stand to end the secondquarter asWilliamHodor stoppedRacersquarterbackJeffEhrhardtshortofthegoallineonfourthdown.EIUwould add a pair of second halfTylerWilke field goals and aChevonWalker touchdown for the finalmargin of victory. MurrayStatewaslimitedtoapairofKienanCullenfieldgoalsinthesecondandthirdquarters.

WALTERS OFF BUCHANAN LIST Senior defensive endPierreWalterswas dropped from themid-seasonlistoffinalistsforBuckBuchananAwardafteropeningasoneof the sixteen preseason selections. Walters was a 2007AssociatedPress All-American and selected as the OVC Preseason DefensivePlayeroftheYear.Despitenotputtingupnationalleadingnumbers,Waltershas35tackleswithateam-high10.5tacklesforlossandthreesacks.Healsohadonepassbreak-up,fivequarterbackpressuresandoneforcedfumble.

SCORING STREAkS With Desmin Ward’s one yard plunge in the first quarter thePanthers have now scored a touchdown in 19 straight games datingbacktothelossatPurduelastyear.EIU’sstreakofconsecutivegameswithoutbeingshutoutwasalsoextendedto63gamesasthelasttimeEIU’soffensewasheldscorelesswasOctober11,2003-a41-0lossversus Eastern Kentucky. EIU longest streak of consecutive gameswithoutbeingshutoutwas197from1977-1996whichranksfourthall-timeamongFCSschools.

NOVEMBER STREAk CONTINUES Eastern Illinoisextended its streakof regular-seasonwins in themonthofNovember to10straightwithSaturday’swinoverMurrayState.ThePantherslastregular-seasonlossinNovembercamebackin2004whenEIUdroppeda31-21gameagainst JacksonvilleStateonNov.13.EIUwouldcloseoutthatregular-seasonwithawinoverSamfordbeforegoing3-0in2005,3-0in2006and2-0in2007.EIUwillplayfourNovemberregular-seasongamesthisyear.

CradleofNFLCoachesStillRockin’

WiththeretirementofWashingtonRedskinsheadcoachJoeGibbs,Eastern Illinois and USC stand out as the lone schools that canclaimthetitle-NFLCradleofCoaches.ThePanthershavethreeformeralumninowworkingthesidelinesforNFLteams.In2006,SeanPaytonwasnamedtheNFLCoachoftheYearduringhisfirstseasonwhileDenverBroncosheadcoachMikeShanahanhastwoSuperBowltitlestohiscredit.

EIU Head CoachesMikeShanahan....................................................DenverBroncosSeanPayton.................................................... NewOrleansSaintsBradChildress..................................................MinnesotaVikings

USCMikeHolmgren(Seattle),JeffFisher(Tennessee),JackDelRio(Jacksonville)



2008 OVC Standings

Team ........................ OVC ......Pct............All ...... Pct.#19UTMartin.............5-1.......833...........7-2...... .778EasternKentucky.........5-1.......833...........6-3...... .667#22TennesseeState.....4-1.......800...........7-2...... .778JacksonvilleState.........4-2.......667...........6-3...... .667EasternIllinois.............2-3.......400...........4-5...... .444MurrayState.................2-3.......400...........3-6...... .333SoutheastMissouri.......1-4.......200...........3-6...... .333TennesseeTech.............1-5.......167...........3-7...... .300AustinPeay..................1-5.......167...........1-8...... .111

This Week In The OVC

Saturday - November 8EASTERN ILLINOIS at Tennessee State •SoutheastMissouriatMurrayState•JacksonvilleStateatTennesseeTech•UTMartinatAuburn

AustinPeay-OpenEasternKentucky-Open

LAST WEEK’S OVC RESULTSEasternKentucky29,SoutheastMissouri16EasternIllinois34,MurrayState6JacksonvilleState35,AustinPeay22TennesseeState41,TennesseeTech14

UTMartin-Open

OVC Predicted Order Of Finish1.JacksonvilleState(6)2.EasternKentucky(6)3. EASTERN ILLINOIS (6)4.TennesseeState5.UTMartin6.TennesseeTech7.AustinPeay8.MurrayState9.SoutheastMissouri(first place votes in parenthesis)

Eastern Illinois Players OnAll-OVC Preseason TeamOffenseChazMillard-OffensiveGuard

DefensePierreWalters-DefensiveEndRashadHaynes-CornerBackKe’AndreSams-Rover

Walters Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

THE EASTERN ILLINOIS 2-MINUTE DRILL....

•SophomoreRashadHaynesmoveduponespotontheEIUcareerinterceptionslistonSaturdayashepickedoffhisfifthpassoftheseasonandninthofhiscareer.HaynesleapeduptoseventhplaceonthecareerlisttiedwithKourtneyYoung(1998-2001)andDarylHolcombe(1986-89).Haynesalsomovedupto12thontheFCSactiveleadersforcareerinterceptions.

•SeniorTravorusBesskeepschuggingawayatthe1,000yardmarkfortheseasonasheincreasedhisseasontotalto759yardswithan83yardeffortagainstMurrayState.Bessneedstoaverage80.3yardspergameoverhisfinalthreegamestomakehimjustthe9thrunningbackinEIUhistorywith1,000yardsforaseason.Bessincreasedhiscareerrushingtotalto1,706yardsmakinghim14thontheEIUcareercharts.

•SeniorTylerWilkemovedupthecareerfieldgoalslistonSaturdaywithkicksfrom39and27yardsagainstMurrayState.Wilkenowhas22careerfieldgoalswhichtiesJeffSanders(1974-77)forfourthplaceonthecareerlist.WilkejumpedovercurrentteammateZachYateswhowas5thonthecareerlistwith21makes.With11madefieldgoalsontheseasonWilkealsomovedinto7thonthesingleseasonlist.

•SeniorPierreWaltersaddedonetackleforlosstohiscareertotalagainstMurrayStatewhichallowedWalterstomoveuptofourthplaceonthePantherscareertacklesforlosslistwith36.5tacklesforloss.WaltersmovedpastKoryLothe(2002-05)andisnowchasingJohnJurkovicforthirdplace.Walters10.5tacklesforlossthisseasonalsoputhiminstrikingdistanceofcrackingthesingleseasontoptenlistwhichhasthreeplayerstiedfor8thwith14tacklesforloss.

•PlacekickerTylerWilkewascalledintoemergencydutyasthePantherspunteronSaturdayasnormalpunterKevinCookhadaleginjury.Wilkeonlyhadonechancetopuntgoingfor36yards.LastseasonWilkewascalledintodutylateintheyearwhenCooksufferedatornACL.In10puntslastyearWilkeaveraged46.1yardsperpuntwithfivepuntsdownedinsidethe20yardline.

•EasternIllinoisaddedtwomoresackstoitsseasontotalonSaturdaywithtwonewplayersrecordingsacks.With10totalteamsacksregisteredontheyear,sevendifferentplayershavebeencreditedwithsackswithPierreWaltersrankingfirstwith3sacksandDonovanJohnsonissecondwith2.5sacks.FreshmanPerryBurgeandseniorWilliamHodorwerethetwoplayerswhocollectedsacksagainstMurrayState.

•EIU’sdefensecontinuestoswarmandmeetopposingplayersinthebackfieldasthePanthersrank15thinthenationintacklesforloss.EIUadded9moretacklesforlossonSaturdayagainstMurrayStatewithnoplayerregisteringmorethan1.5tacklesforloss.ThisseasonittrulyhasbeenateameffortasnoEIUplayerranksintheTop50intheFCSintacklesforlossasanindividual.ThehighestindividualeffortthisseasonwasbyDonovanJohnsonwith3tacklesforlossagainstIndianaState.

•ThePanthers226yardsrushingonSaturdayagainstMurrayStatewasthebesteffortoftheseasonforEIU.Itwasalsothehighestteamrushingtotalin11gamesdatingbacktolastyearswinoverTennesseeState.InthatgameEIUrushedfor351yardsduringa38-35winovertheTigers.EIUalsoscoredfourtimesonthegroundagainstMurrayState,thebesteffortsincea7rushingtouchdownperformanceagainstIndianaStatein2007.

•WithhistwoOVCwinsthisseasonEIUheadfootballcoachBobSpooincreasedhisOVCfootballwintotalto58.SpoorankssixthalltimeincareerOVCfootballwinsandtrailsformerTennesseeTechheadcoachDonWadebytwowins.ShouldthePantherswinoverTennesseeStateandAustinPeay,theseasonfinaleisagainstTennesseeTechinagamethatcouldhaveSpoopassingWadeonthecareerOVCwinslist.

•KickoffspecialistAustinSignormoveduptothirdintheNCAAFCSranksovertheweekendinkickoffssailedbackfortouchback.Signornowhas16touchbacksontheseasonafterfiveofsevenkickswentthedistanceagainstMurrayState.SignoronlytrailskickersfromWeberStateandNorthernArizona(bothwith20)inthenationalrace.TheaveragestartingfieldpositionforEIUopponentsthisyearhasbeenthe23yardline.



MILLARD A PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN EasternIllinoisjuniorguardChazMillardhasbeennameda preseason first team All-American by the Sporting Newsfootballmagazine.MillardwasafirstteamAll-OVCselectionlastseasonafteranchoringanoffensivelinethatranked4thinthenationintheleastamountofsacksallowed.MillardendedtheyearalsoearninghonorablementionAll-AmericanhonorsbytheSportsNetwork.

COOk A PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN EasternIllinoissophomorepunterKevinCookwillopentheseasonwith threepreseasonAll-Americannodsas theSportsNetworklistedCookasapreseasonthirdteamselection.EarlyinthesummerCookwastabbedapreseasonfirstteamselectionby the Sporting News and a second team All-American byLindy’sFootball.LastseasonCookrankedfourthintheNCAAFCSranksinpuntingaverage.

OUT FOR THE YEAR Beforethefirstsnapofthe2008seasonofficiallyarrives,severalEastern Illinoishavealreadyhad theirseasonsputonthe shelf with season ending injuries suffered either duringspringorfallpractices.SeniordefensiveendRyanBennettwillmisshisfinalseasonofeligibilityaftersufferingabrokenleginthefirstweekofcamp.Bennetthadmade30tacklesin25gamesoverthepasttwoseasons.FreshmanwidereceiverVonWisewillhavetowaitonemoreseasontostarthiscareeraftersufferingatornACLontheseconddayoffallcamp.WisewasexpectedtobeapossiblecontributorasatruefreshmanoutofCincinnati,Ohio.Thefinalcasualtytostarttheyearisredshirtsophomore Louis Cairo who suffered a tornACL during thespringworkouts.Cairohadappearedin10gamesmakingfourspecialteamstackleslastseason.

WELCOME BACk EIUwillregaintheservicesofseveralplayerswhomissedthe2007seasonduetomedicalredshirts.Returningthisseasonare free safetySeymourLoftman, linebackerSeanCampbell,defensive tackle William Hodor, wide receiverAdam Keslerand linebackerNathanShortridge. Allfivemissed theentireyearwithinjuryaftercontributingduringthe2006season.

SPECIAL AWARD NOTES

Category ................................... NCAA (Statistics) ......... OVC (Leader) .........................FCS LEADER (Statistics) RushOffense............................. 72nd(128.9).................. 6th(UTMartin)........................Wofford(354.4)PassOffense.............................. 95th(157.9)................... 8th(MurrayState)....................PortlandState(413.3)TotalOffense............................. 108th(286.8)................. 9th(UTMartin)........................CalPoly(487.7)ScoringOffense......................... 80th(21.9)..................... 6th(UTMartin)........................CalPoly(45.4)RushDefense............................ 98th(188.5)................... 8th(TennesseeState)................NorthernArizona(41.4)PassDefense............................. 24th(170.1)................... 1st(EasternIllinois).................NorthDakotaState(104.2)TotalDefense............................ T63rd(358.7)................. 4th(TennesseeState)................MorganState(207.9)ScoringDefense........................ T41st(22.3)................... 2nd(EasternKentucky)............Yale(13.1)TurnoverMargin....................... 30th(0.56)..................... 3rd(EasternKentucky)............Grambling(1,67)Sacks......................................... 102nd(1.11).................. 8th(UTMartin)........................NorthernArizona(4.56)LeastSacksAllowed................. 79th(2.22)..................... 8th(UTMartin)........................Wofford(0.25)

WHERE THEY RANk IN 2008 - (Week 10)

MORE EIU 2-MINUTE DRILL...

• For the fourth time this season Eastern Illinois was perfect inred zone scoring opportunities as the Panthers scored points onallfivetripsintotheredzone.DesminWardscoredthreerushingtouchdowns, Chevon Walker added one rushing score and TylerWilkeafieldgoal.EIUaveraged6.2pointsonredzonechances.FortheseasonEIUisaveraging4.2pointswhenventuringintotheredzonescoringon25of32chances(78.1percent).

• Thanks in large part to an electrifying 68 yard punt return byfreshmanShawnWilliamsonSaturday,EasternIllinoismoveduptofifthintheFCSranksinpuntreturnaverage.ThisseasonEIUisaveraging17.7yardsperpuntwhichdoes include twoblockedpuntsreturned.WithhispuntreturnonSaturdayWilliamsisnowaveraging32.7yardsperreturnfortheseason.

•ThePantherdefenseaddedthreemoreturnoversonSaturdayversusMurray State to increase its season total to 20. EIU ranks 22ndin thecountryin turnoversgainedwithMorganState thenationalleaderwith27turnoversgained.12ofthose20turnovershavebeengainedviainterceptionswhichranksEIU20thinthenationinthatcategory.

•JuniorquarterbackBodieReederhadoneofhismosteffectivedaysoftheseasonpassingtheballagainstMurrayStatedespitehiseffortsnotreallybeingneeded.Reedercompleted10of11passesforonly68yardswithsixofhiscompletionscomingon thirddownplayswhichturnedintofirstdowns.FortheseasonReederiscompleting63.7percentofhispasses.

• The race for individual team tackles leader continues to comedowntothreeplayersasthePanthersenterthefinalthreegamesoftheseason.SeniorKe’AndreSamsholdsaslightteamleadwith59tacklesontheyear.SeymourLoftmanissecondonthesquadwith53stopswhilecornerbackRashadHaynesisthirdwith50tackles.Haynesistheteamleaderwith39solotackles.

• Eastern Illinois held an opponent without a touchdown for thesecondtimethisseasonasMurrayStatewasheldtotwofieldgoalsina34-6losstoEIU.EIUrankssecondinscoringdefenseintheOhioValleyConferenceallowing22.3pointspergame.Whenyouthrow out the two contests against FBS schools, the Panthers areallowingonly17.5pointspergame.



PIERREWALTERS-ALL-AMERICAN

Eastern Illinois senior defensive end Pierre Waltersenters the season as a preseason All-American asnamed by the Sports Network. Walters was namedtheOVCPreseasonDefensivePlayeroftheYearafterearningfirstteamAll-OVCandthirdteamAssociatedPressAll-Americanhonors last season. Walterswasapreseasoncandidate for theBuckBuchananAwardwhichishandedouttothetopdefensiveplayerintheNCAAFCSranks.Waltersiscurrentlytiedfor6thonthecareertacklesforlosschartwith32.AgainstIllinoisStatehejumpedintothecareerTop10forsackswith14passingformerOVCDefensivePlayeroftheYearNickRickswhohad13careersacks.Waltersranks6thamongactiveFCSplayersincareersacks.

Pierre Walters Career Sack GamesOpponent ..................................................Tackles ... SACkS..... YardsOct.8,2005vs.SoutheastMissouri............... 2..............1.............. 4Sept.2,2006atIllinois................................... 1..............1.............. 7Sept.9,2006vs.IndianaState........................ 8..............2............. 13Sept.23,2006atSamford............................... 5..............1.............. 6Nov.25,2006vs.IllinoisState....................... 2..............2............. 15Sept.8,2007atPurdue................................... 6..............1.............. 6Sept.22,2007atIndianaState........................ 6..............1.............. 8Nov.10,2007atJacksonvilleState................ 3..............1.............. 9Nov.24,2007atSouthernIllinois.................. 1..............1.............. 5Aug.28,2008atCentralMichigan................. 8..............1.............. 7Sept.20,2008atIllinoisState........................ 5..............2............. 12

SackTotals......................................................--.............14............ 92

PIERRE WALTERS - ON TAP 3..Ke’AndreSams................................. KEY-on-Dre’ 4..BodieReeder............................................. Read-err 7..AlicusNozinor.......................................Al-ah-cuss 8..TravorusBess........................................Tra-vore-us12..BobsonMercier.........................................Mur-sear15..QuintenPonius.....................................Poe-knee-us18..JoelEvers....................................................... Joe-L24..IrvinJean-Charles................. Jean(likebluejeans)51..AlainMarcelin.................................... mar-Sa-lynn55..CoryLeman.............................coor-EE*Lay-man58..AlexLuhring............................................ lure-Ring60..SethKnolhoff............................................ knoll-off89..DanielVehovic.....................................Va-hoe-vick90..SpyrosBazigos..................Spear-ros*bah-zah-gos94..AndreLima................................................ lee-mah96..ColinLuczynski..................................Loo-chin-ski99..TrevorFrericks.................................... Fra-air-ricks

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide

EIU Roster By Home StateIllinois......................................................................... 46Florida......................................................................... 27Ohio............................................................................... 5Wisconsin...................................................................... 4Indiana........................................................................... 2Alabama........................................................................ 1California...................................................................... 1Idaho............................................................................. 1Iowa............................................................................... 1Missouri........................................................................ 1Texas............................................................................. 1

EIU Roster By ClassSenior.......................................................................... 19Junior........................................................................... 17Sophomore.................................................................. 16RedshirtFreshman...................................................... 12Freshman..................................................................... 23

EIU 2008 ROSTER BREAkDOWN BY STATE/YEAR

OFFENSE 4..BodieReeder........................................Quarterback74..ChazMillard.................................OffensiveGuard

DEFENSE 3..Ke’AndreSams..............................................Rover91..PierreWalters...................................DefensiveEnd

2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS CAPTAINS

#36 - Shannon Cobb (Linebacker)5-11, 220, Jr., Normal, Ill. (Joliet JC)

2008: Signed with EIU in summer and is eligible... JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE: Two year starter at linebacker for Joliet Junior College... first team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference East selection... member of defense that ranked 8th in the NJCAA in rush defense and 17th in total defense... team posted a 10-2 record defeating North Iowa Area CC in Graphic Printing Bowl Game...

had 39 tackles including seven for loss as a sophomore... added 1.5 sacks... had 20 tackles with three tackles for loss and three sacks as a freshman... HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Normal Community High School helping team to a Class 6A state runner-up finish in 2005... 2005 1st Team All State Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News Gazzette... 1st Team All State Rivals.com, Defense MVP of the 2006 Ilinois Shriner State All Star Game, three time 1st Team All Big 12 Conference selection... team captain and MVP... PERSONAL: Father David Cobb was a reserve defensive back on EIU’s 1978 National Championship team... majoring in business marketing.

#48 - Austin Signor (Kicker)6-4, 230, R-Jr., Urbandale, Iowa (Iowa)

2008: Transferred to Eastern Illinois and is eligible to play... IOWA: Played two seasons at the University of Iowa in 2006 and 2007... redshirted 2005 season with the Hawkeyes... handled most of the kick off duties averaging 60.8 yards per kick off in 2007 with six touchbacks on 29 kickoffs... also was 3-of-6 on field goal attempts in 2007 with a long of 41 yards... converted 8-of-10

PAT’s... averaged 62.0 yards during 48 kickoff attempts with 16 touchbacks... also connected on 2-of-2 on field goal attempts with a long of 41... 5-of-5 on PAT’s... HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Conference as a junior and senior... set school record for career PAT’s and career field goals... averaged 68 yards on kickoffs and 85 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks... connected on 12-of-19 career field goal attempts and 90-of-93 PAT’s... career best 49-yard field goal as a senior... lettered as a kicker and defensive end... lettered in basketball and soccer helping soccer team place third in state tournament as a junior... played for coach Sam Anderson... PERSONAL: Son of Trish and Tom Signor... majoring in International Business... Academic All-Big Ten Conference pick.

#63 - Otis Hudson (Offensive Line)6-5, 300, R-Jr., Barrington, Ill. (Minnesota)

2008: Transferred to Eastern Illinois and is eligible... MINNESOTA: Played 2006 and 2007 seasons at the University of Minnesota... redshirted the 2005 season... played in four games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2007 before moving to offensive line.. on defense had tackles against Florida Atlantic and Indiana... appeared in five games in 2006 making first career appearance versus Kent State... played 31 snaps

against Temple... had three tackles and forced a fumble versus Ohio State... HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Joe Sanchez at Barrington HS... All-Conference and All-Area performer.. named to Chicago Tribune’s Top 100 list... four year letterwinner in track and basketball... PERSONAL: Son of Otis and Lottie Neal.

#92 - D’Angelo McCray (Defensive Line)6-4, 333, R-Fr., Jacksonville, Fla. (Illinois)

2008: Transferred to Eastern Illinois and is eligible for the season... ILLINOIS: Redshirted at the University of Illinois... HIGH SCHOOL: Second team USA Today All-American... rated the 45th-best player in the country by Rivals.com... ranked 43rd on PrepStar’s Top 100 team... 2006 East U.S. Army All-American... SuperPrep All-American... rated the No. 14 recruit in the state of Florida by SuperPrep... PrepStar Dream

Team... ranked No. 64 on ESPN’s Top 150 list... named the 16th best player in the state of Florida by the Orlando Sentinel... earned All-State and All-Conference honors as a senior posting 40 tackles, eight sacks in just six games... five-star recruit, ranking as the fourth best defensive tackle nationally by Scout.com... listed among the top 100 players in the South... record 80 tackles as a junior, including 26 for loss and 13 sacks... high school won three district and one conference championship... played for coach Kevin Sullivan... high school teammate of Torie Haywood... PERSONAL: Son of Reggie McCray and Michelle Davis.

NEW PLAYERS ON THE EIU ROSTER





QUARTERBACK 4 ...Bodie Reeder ................ 6-0 ...........208 ............R-Jr 10 ...Luke Hockaday .............. 6-2 ...........181 ........... R-FrRUNNING BACK 8 ...Travorus Bess ............... 5-8 ...........181 ........... R-Sr 5 ...Chevon Walker ............. 5-10 ..........197 .......... R-SoH-BACK 44 ...Chip Keys ...................... 6-2 ...........259 ........... R-Sr 43 ...Trent Steckel ................. 6-2 ...........224 ........... R-SrFLANKER 7 ...Alicus Nozinor ............... 6-0 ...........172 ........... R-Sr 15 ...Quinten Ponius .............. 5-9 ...........201 ........... R-SrWIDE RECEIVER 87 ...Charles Graves ............. 6-1 ...........179 .......... R-So 81 ...Lorence Ricks ................ 6-1 ...........184 ........... R-FrTIGHT END 85 ...Sean McGrath ............... 6-5 ...........233 .......... R-So 43 ...Trent Steckel ................. 6-2 ...........224 ........... R-SrLEFT TACKLE 68 ...Mike Scheibel ................ 6-3 ...........319 ............R-Jr 66 ...Chris Campbell .............. 6-5 ...........327 ............R-JrLEFT GUARD 70 ...Chris Vaccaro ................ 6-3 ...........285 ............R-Jr 78 ...Eric Rettke ..................... 6-3 ...........330 ........... R-FrCENTER 61 ...Willie Henderson ........... 6-2 ...........270 ........... R-Fr 70 ...Chris Vaccaro ................ 6-3 ...........285 ............R-JrRIGHT GUARD 74 ...Chaz Millard .................. 6-3 ...........289 ............R-Jr 60 ...Seth Knolhoff ................. 6-5 ...........304 ........... R-FrRIGHT TACKLE 63 ...Otis Hudson ................... 6-5 ...........300 ............R-Jr 77 ...Ryan Grossman ............ 6-4 ...........295 ........... R-Fr

EIU OFFENSE

PLACEKICKER 33 ...Tyler Wilke ..................... 6-4 ...........223 ........... R-Sr 27 ...Zach Yates .....................5-11...........176 ...............SrPUNTER 41 ...Kevin Cook .................... 6-2 ...........195 .......... R-SoKICK OFFS 48 ...Austin Signor ................. 6-4 ...........230 ............R-JrHOLDER 41 ...Kevin Cook .................... 6-2 ...........195 .......... R-SoLONG SNAPPER 50 ...Brady Woolverton .......... 5-9 ...........206 ........... R-SrPUNT RETURNS 19 ...Adam Kesler .................. 5-9 ...........181 ............R-Jr 2 ...Shawn Williams ............ 5-10 ..........170 ............... FrKICK RETURNS 15 ...Quinten Ponius .............. 5-9 ...........201 ........... R-Sr 19 ...Adam Kesler .................. 5-9 ...........181 ............R-Jr 5 ...Chevon Walker ............. 5-10 ..........197 .......... R-So

EIU SPECIALISTS

LEFT END 30 ...Donovan Johnson ......... 6-1 ...........225 ........... R-Sr 96 ...Colin Luczynski ............. 6-1 ...........226 .......... R-SoLEFT TACKLE 94 ...Andre Lima .................... 6-0 ...........275 ............R-Jr 57 ...William Hodor ................ 6-2 ...........294 ........... R-SrRIGHT TACKLE 97 ...Jeff Sobol ...................... 6-3 ...........273 ........... R-Sr 92 ...D’Angelo McCray .......... 6-4 ...........333 ........... R-FrRIGHT END 91 ...Pierre Walters ................ 6-5 ...........269 ........... R-Sr 98 ...Perry Burge ................... 6-2 ...........225 ............... FrOUTSIDE LINEBACKER 59 ...James Larson ................ 6-2 ...........225 ........... R-Sr 49 ...Sean Campbell .............. 6-1 ...........213 .......... R-SoMIDDLE LINEBACKER 55 ...Cory Leman ................... 6-0 ...........216 ........... R-Fr 51 ...Alain Marcelin ................ 6-0 ...........222 .............. So OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 56 ...Nick Nasti ...................... 6-1 ...........230 .............. So 28 ...Jack Kosinski .................5-11...........219 ........... R-SrLEFT CORNERBACK 26 ...Rashad Haynes .............5-11...........175 .......... R-So 12 ...Bobson Mercier ............ 5-10 ..........183 .......... R-SoROVER 3 ...Ke’Andre Sams .............5-11...........202 ...............Sr 6 ...Carlos Reyna ................. 6-0 ...........185 ............... FrFREE SAFETY 9 ...Seymour Loftman ..........5-11...........197 ............R-Jr 1 ...Adrian Arrington .............5-11...........205 ...............SrRIGHT CORNERBACK 25 ...Shelton Penrow ............ 5-10 ..........172 ...............Sr 21 ...CJ James ...................... 5-8 ...........175 .............. So

EIU DEFENSE

EIU COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960 - 21st year) (Career Record 131-107-1; OVC Record 58-27)

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Roc Bellantoni (8th year)

Offensive Coordinator: Roy Wittke (14th year)Special Teams Coach: Justin Lustig (3rd year)Offensive Line Coach: Jeff Hoover (2nd year)Wide Receivers: Mike Lynch (4th year)Linebackers: Forrest Jackson (5th year)Secondary Coach: Bobby Babich (2nd year)Offensive Assistant: Antoine Livingston (3rd year)Defensive Assistant: Chad Cleveland (1st year)Quality Control Coaches: Nick Kray & Jason FisherTrainer: Jen Tymkew (3rd year)Strength Coach: Michael Hall (3rd year)



Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened....

Passed for more than 300 yards...ColeStinson,308vs.TennesseeTech(August30,2007)

Passed for more than 400 yards...TonyRomo,414atToledo(Sept.16,2000)

Threw four touchdown passes...TonyRomo,4atTennesseeState(Nov.2,2002)

Rushed for more than 200 yards...VincentWebb,206atSamford(Sept.23,2006)

Rushed for three touchdowns...DesminWard,3vs.MurrayState(Nov.1,2008)DesminWard,3vs.SoutheastMissouri(Oct.18,2008)

Rushed for four touchdowns...J.R.Taylor,4vs.FloridaAtlantic(Nov.16,2002)

Had 10 Receptions...MicahRucker,11vs.MurrayState(Oct.13,2007)

Had 3 touchdown receptions...MicahRucker,3vs.SoutheastMissouri(Oct.7,2006)

Had 200 yards receiving...FrankCutolo,239vs.TennesseeState(Oct.27,2001)

Returned a punt for a touchdown...JermaineMobley,1vs.TennesseeState(Oct.30,2004)

Returned a kick-off for touchdown...QuintenPonius,1atJacksonvilleState(Nov.10,2007)

Returned an interception for touchdown...RashadHaynes,1vs.IndianaState(Sept.13,2008)

Returned a fumble for touchdown...IrvinJean-Charles,1atIllinois(Sept.6,2008)

Recorded a safety...TrevorFrericks,1vs.Samford(Nov.17,2007)

Blocked a punt...KennyKinchen,1vs.JacksonvilleState(Sept.27,2008)

Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by...AdrianArrington,1vs.JacksonvilleState(Sept.27,2008)-KennyKinchen

Blocked a field goal...DonovanJohnson,1atUTMartin(Oct.9,2008)

Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - block by...RashadHaynes,1vs.Samford(Nov.17,2007)-TrevorFrericks

Won a game on a field goal...TylerWilke,30-yardsatTennesseeState(Oct.27,2007)

Had 15 or more tackles on defense...SeymourLoftman,15atIllinois(Sept.6,2008)

Had 3 or more sacks on defense...KoryLothe,4vs.TennesseeTech(Nov.8,2003)

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL INSIDE THE NUMBERSEASTERN ILLINOIS QUICk FACTS

LOCATION:.............................................. Charleston,IllinoisFOUNDED:....................................................................... 1895ENROLLMENT:............................................................ 12,129COLORS:............................................................. Blue&GrayCONFERENCE:....................................................OhioValleySTADIUM:..................................................... O’Brien(10,000)SURFACE:................................................................. Pro-GrassPRESIDENT:............................................ Dr.WilliamL.PerryATHLETIC DIRECTOR:.................................BarbaraBurke

O’BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:................... (217)581-7770EIU TICkET OFFICE:................................... (217)581-2106EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:.................... (217)581-7480EIU WEBSITE:....................................www.EIUpanthers.com

OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the footballseason all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference willtakepartinaweeklyteleconferenceonTuesdaymornings.ThefirstteleconferencewillbeTuesday,August26.EIUheadcoachwillspeakat10:07a.m.(Central)eachTuesday.MediamemberscanobtainthephonenumberandpasscodefromtheEIUSportsInformationoffice.

EXTRA POINT FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS:EachWednesdaythroughoutthefootballseasonEasternIllinoiswillhostanExtraPointMediaLuncheonwhichwillalsobeopentothepublic.TheeventwilltakeplaceatNoonatthePantherPawBar&GrillinCharleston.HeadcoachBobSpoo,aselectedassistantcoachandselectedplayerwillbeavailableformediainterviewsalongwithsomequestionsfromthepublic.

PANTHER SPORTS TALk: Each Monday night during thefootball season fans can listen to head coach Bob Spoo alongwithotherspecialguestsandplayersastheytalkaboutthe2008footballseason.TheshowwillbebroadcastonHitMix88.9FMwithalivestreamavailableatwww.weiuhitmix.net.TheshowwillalsobesimulcastliveonConsolidatedChannelYour13withtapedelayedairingsonConsolidatedYour13onWednesdaysat10:30p.m.

OVCSPORTS.TV:Forthesecondstraightyear,theOhioValleyConferencewillallowfanstowatchlivestreamsofitsfootballgamesthroughtheOVCSPORTS.TVwebsite.FanscanpurchaseaseasonpackageorindividualgamestowatchtheirfavoriteOVCteam.ThisyearEIUwillhavetenofitstwelvegamesavailableonOVCSPORTS.TV.TheonlygamesnotavailablewillberoadgamesatCentralMichiganandIllinois.

LIVE STATS:LivestatsofmostEIUgamescanbefoundontheEIUathleticswebpageatwww.EIUpanthers.com

INTERNET RADIO:LivestreamingofallEIUfootballgamescanbeheardatwww.weiuhitmix.net

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES



EASTERN ILLINOIS PLAYOFF HISTORY(FCS/I-AA Playoffs)

2007 (First Round @ Carbondale, Ill.)SouthernIllinoisdef.EasternIllinois,30-11

2006 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)IllinoisStatedef.EasternIllinois,24-13

2005 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)SouthernIllinoisdef.EasternIllinois,21-6

2002 (First Round @ McComb, Ill.)WesternIllinoisdef.EasternIllinois,48-9

2001 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)NorthernIowadef.EasternIllinois,49-43

2000 (First Round @ Missoula, Mont.)Montanadef.EasternIllinois,45-13

1996 (First Round @ Cedar Falls, Iowa)NorthernIowadef.EasternIllinois,21-14

1995 (First Round @ Nacogdoches, Texas)StephenF.Austindef.EasternIllinois,34-29

1989 (First Round @ Moscow, Ida.)EasternIllinoisdef.Idaho,38-21

1989 (Quarterfinals @ Missoula, Mont.)Montanadef.EasternIllinois,25-19

1986 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)EasternIllinoisdef.MurrayState,28-21

1986 (Quarterfinals @ Charleston, Ill.)EasternKentuckydef.EasternIllinois,24-22

1983 (First Round @ Terre Haute, Ind.)IndianaStatedef.EasternIllinois,16-13(2OT)

1982 (First Round @ Charleston, Ill.)EasternIllinoisdef.JacksonState,16-13(OT)

1982 (Quarterfinals @ Nashville, Tenn.)TennesseeStatedef.EasternIllinois,20-19

All-TimePlayoffRecord:3-12HomeRecord:2-4RoadRecord:1-8

NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

School ....................... # Appearances (Last)Montana.........................................18(2007)EasternKentucky...........................18(2007)GeorgiaSouthern...........................16(2005)Furman...........................................15(2006)AppalachianState......................... 15(2007)Delaware........................................14(2007)McNeeseState...............................13(2007)NorthernIowa................................13(2007)EASTERN ILLINOIS .................12 (2007)JacksonState..................................12(1997)YoungstownState.......................... 11(2006)*Idaho........................................... 11(1995) Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level

ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

School ...................................# AppearancesMontana.....................................................15NewHamsphire...........................................4SouthernIllinois...........................................4EASTERN ILLINOIS ...............................3AppalachianState........................................3

Division II Playoffs

1978 (National Champions)EasternIllinoisdef.UCDavis,35-31

EasternIllinoisdef.YoungstownState,26-22EasternIllinoisdef.Delaware,10-9

1980 (National Runners-up)EasternIllinoisdef.NorthernColorado,21-14EasternIllinoisdef.NorthernAlabama,56-31

CalPolydef.EasternIllinois,21-13



GAME 1 - August 28, 2008EasternIllinois................ 12Central Michigan .......... 31

MountPleasant,Mich.Kelly/ShortsStadium(A:19,732)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........3........ 0....... 3....... 6.............12CentralMichigan......3....... 14...... 7....... 7.............31

FIRST QUARTERCMU-Aguila20fieldgoal(11:48)EIU-Wilke29fieldgoal(2:06)

SECOND QUARTERCMU-Sneed23run(Aguilakick)(11:58)CMU-Pitts18passfromLeFevour(Aguilakick)(1:57)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Wilke29fieldgoal(5:51)CMU-Anderson5passfromLeFevour(Aguilakick)(2:11)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-McGrath15passfromReeder(runfailed)(12:29)CMU-Skergan11passfromLeFevour(Aguilakick)(8:02)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........CMUFirstDowns............................... 18......................26Rushes-Yards...........................31-83...............34-172Passing-Yards........................... 201....................217Comp-Att-Int.........................19-28-0............. 21-31-0TotalOffense............................ 284....................389Fumbles-Lost............................1-1....................0-0Penalties-Yards.........................6-59..................6-59IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................29:26................30:34Sacks-Yards..............................2-10..................4-17

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Ward9-33-0,Bess6-23-0CMU-Sneed13-88-1,LeFevour11-42-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder28-19-0201-1CMU-LeFevour31-21-0-217-3

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-McGrath6-66-0,Graves5-66-0CMU-Anderson9-66-1,Sneed4-43-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Kosinski6-4-0,James3-5-1,Walters2-6-2CMU-Bellore5-11-1,Gordy4-4-0

RECAP

Central Michigan used two quick half scoring strikes inthesecondquartertopushthehalftimeleadto17-3astheChippewaspulledawayfora31-12victory.EIUclosedtowithin24-12inthefourthquarterandSeymourLoftmanhadapotentialinterceptionfortouchdownslipthroughhishandsonthenextdrivethatwouldhavebroughtEIUtowithinfivepoints.BodieReederconnectedon19-of-28passesfor201yardsintheloss.

GAME 2 - Sept. 6, 2008EasternIllinois................ 21Illinois............................. 47

Champaign,Ill.MemorialStadium(A:60,131)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........7........ 0....... 0...... 14............21Illinois.......................7....... 19..... 14...... 7.............47

FIRST QUARTERILL-Duvalt16passfromWilliams(Ellerkick)(10:31)EIU-Ward5run(Wilkekick)(9:20)

SECOND QUARTERILL-Eller21fieldgoal(14:57)ILL-Eller42fieldgoal(10:04)ILL-Williams7run(rushfailed)(2:44)ILL-Williams1run(Ellerkick)(0:20)

THIRD QUARTERILL-Benn4run(Ellerkick)(7:28)ILL-Benn13run(Ellerkick)(5:42)

FOURTH QUARTERILL-Pollard25run(Ellerkick)(11:52)EIU-Ricks15passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(8:43)EIU-Jean-Charles9fumblereturn(Wilkekick)(8:24)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .......... ILLFirstDowns............................... 11......................29Rushes-Yards..........................37-176..............53-399Passing-Yards........................... 102....................134Comp-Att-Int..........................7-17-2.............. 17-27-2TotalOffense............................ 278....................533Fumbles-Lost............................2-1....................4-3Penalties-Yards.........................3-34..................3-30IntReturns-Yards-TD.............2-39-0............... 2-27-0TimeofPossession..................24:40................35:20Sacks-Yards...............................0-0...................4-34

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess15-184-0,Ward9-18-1ILL-Williams16-174-2,Dufrene13-99-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder17-7-2-102-1ILL-Williams25-16-2-124-1

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves2-35-0,Bess1-40-0,Ricks1-15-1ILL-Benn7-36-0,Duvault2-31-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Loftman9-6-0,Luczynski4-2-1ILL-Miller5-6-2.5,Wilson5-4-1

RECAP

Eastern Illinois had twochances to takefirst half leads atIllinoisbutthePantherswatcheda52-yardfieldgoalattemptsailwideleftandwerestuffedonafourthandoneatthesixyard line on another attempt. Following the failed fourthandoneattempt,JuiceWilliamsmarchedIllinois93yardsfor a touchdown which put the Fighting Illini up 19-7 asthey pulled away for a 47-21 win. Williams would rushfor174yardsand throwfor124. EIU’sgroundgamedidfindsomelifewithTravorusBessrushingfor183yardson15carries.ThedefensewasledbySeymourLoftmanwith15tacklesandoneinterceptionasthePanthersforcedfiveIllinoisturnovers.

GAME 3 - Sept. 13, 2008IndianaState..................... 3Eastern Illinois .............. 38

Charleston,Ill.O’BrienField(A:5,507)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalIndianaState..............0........ 0....... 0....... 3...............3EasternIllinois.........10...... 14..... 14...... 0.............38

FIRST QUARTEREIU-Wilke32fieldgoal(7:55)EIU-Haynes23interceptionreturn(Wilkekick)(7:50)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Bess31run(Wilkekick)(5:49)EIU-McGrath8passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(2:51)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Graves17passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(11:41)EIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(6:20)

FOURTH QUARTERINS-Martinez22fieldgoal(14:09)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .......... INSFirstDowns............................... 16......................18Rushes-Yards..........................37-175..............51-176Passing-Yards........................... 107.....................82Comp-Att-Int..........................9-15-0............... 9-18-1TotalOffense............................ 282....................258Fumbles-Lost............................3-2....................4-1Penalties-Yards.........................4-35..................3-10IntReturns-Yards-TD.............1-23-1................ 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................24:48................35:12Sacks-Yards...............................0-0....................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess13-93-1;Ward11-41-1INS-Dowdell13-52-0;Gates10-48-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder15-9-0-107-2INS-Dowdell15-6-1-55-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves4-62-1;Nozinor2-15-0INS-Patrick4-35-0;Browns1-15-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Johnson3-5-3;Marcelin1-7-1INS-Sewall2-7-0;Scott2-5-0

RECAP

EasternIllinoisheldtheballforonly1:39ofthefirstquarterbutwasable to takeadvantageof somebig special teamsanddefensiveplaytotakeanearly10-0lead.ThePantherswouldroll toa24-0halftimecushionbeforepullingaway38-3. Rashad Haynes scored the game’s first touchdownwith a 23-yard interception return while CJ James alsoscored blocking a punt and returning it to the five yardline. QuarterbackBodieReedercompleted9-of-15passesfor 107 yards hitting Charles Graves and Sean McGrathfortouchdowns.ThePantherdefensemade15tacklesforlossholdingIndianaStatetoonly258yardsoftotaloffense.TheloneSycamoresscorewasa22-yardfieldgoalbyBraulMartinezinthefourthquarter.



GAME 4 - Sept. 20, 2008Eastern Illinois .............. 25IllinoisState.................... 21

Normal,Ill.HancockStadium(A:14,023)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........7........ 0....... 3...... 15............25IllinoisState.............14....... 0....... 7....... 0.............21

FIRST QUARTERILST-Salem15passfromBrockway(Fetzerkick)(8:07)EIU-Bess25passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(4:44)ILST-Chandler43passfromBrockway(Fetzerkick)(3:26)

THIRD QUARTERILST-Blow3run(Fetzerkick)(8:57)EIU-Wilke20fieldgoal(5:01)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Nozinor44passfromReeder(passfailed)(9:37)EIU-Keys4run(passfailed)(7:06)EIU-Wilke44fieldgoal(1:54)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... ILSTFirstDowns............................... 14......................19Rushes-Yards...........................36-92...............35-120Passing-Yards........................... 221....................240Comp-Att-Int.........................17-28-0............. 19-34-3TotalOffense............................ 313....................360Fumbles-Lost............................1-0....................4-2Penalties-Yards.........................5-46..................3-21IntReturns-Yards-TD.............3-10-0................ 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................31:16................28:44Sacks-Yards..............................3-19...................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess20-79-0,Walker8-13-0,Keys2-5-1ILST -Blow17-67-1,Fisher7-37-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder28-17-0-221-2ILST-Brockway33-19-3-240-2

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Bess4-45-1,Keys3-41-0ILST-Salem7-105-1,Chandler4-77-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Kosinski5-3-0,Hyanes6-1-0,James5-2-0ILST-Hemphill7-3-0,Wright2-7-1

RECAP

EasternIllinoisscored18unansweredsecondhalfpointsasthe Panthers rallied for a 25-21 come-from-behind win toendasixyeardraughtagainstIllinoisState.EIUstartedtherallyconvertingthreeIllinoisStateturnoversintopointslateinthegame.JamesLarsonandJackKosinskieachhadbiginterceptionswhileD’AngeloMcCrayrecovereda fumblethatledtoEIU’sgoaheadscore.OnthegoaheadtouchdowndriveBodieReederhitastreakingChipKeysfor25yardstoplacetheballatthe4yardline.Keysscoredfrom4yardsoutonthenextplacetogiveEIUthelead.Reederfinishedwith 221 yards passing as he also hit Travorus Bess andAlicusNozinor for scores. Kosinski led thedefensewitheighttacklestogoalongwithhisinterception.

GAME 5 - Sept. 27, 2008Jacksonville State .......... 23EasternIllinois................ 10


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalJacksonvilleState......7....... 14...... 2....... 0.............23EasternIllinois..........0........ 0....... 3....... 7.............10

FIRST QUARTERJSU-Wilkerson17passfromPerrilloux(Hallfordkick)(3:27)

SECOND QUARTERJSU-Perrilloux16run(Hallfordkick)(11:19)JSU-Perrilloux2run(Hallfordkick)(2:39)

THIRD QUARTERJSU-Teamsafety(10:03)EIU-Wilke27fieldgoal(4:09)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Arrington16blockedpuntreturn(Wilkekick)(8:03)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........JSUFirstDowns............................... 13......................23Rushes-Yards...........................23-20...............41-201Passing-Yards........................... 206....................281Comp-Att-Int.........................19-32-1............. 20-25-2TotalOffense............................ 226....................482Fumbles-Lost............................2-1....................1-0Penalties-Yards.........................8-60..................7-75IntReturns-Yards-TD............. 2-11-0................ 1-0-0TimeofPossession..................26:39................33:30Sacks-Yards..............................2-12...................1-6

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess14-25-0,Ward6-21-0JSU -Jackson10-68-0,Freeney7-68-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder32-19-1-206-0JSU-Perrilloux25-20-2-281-1

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Nozinor6-62-0,Graves5-50-0JSU-Dupree4-84-0,Wilkerson4-55-1

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Haynes10-0-1,Larson2-6-0.5JSU-Bonner4-4-1.5,Elston3-7-2

RECAP

Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux rushed fortwo secondquarter touchdownsandpassed for another astheGamecocks racedout toa21-0halftime leaden routetoa23-10winoverEasternIllinois.ThePanthersmarcheddownthefieldontheirfirstpossessiononlytolosetheballinsidetheJSU10yardlineonafumble.PerrillouxwouldguideJSUontouchdowndrivesof99,90and88yardsinthefirsthalffinishingwith281yardspassingand19yardsrushing.BodieReederkeptthePanthersinthecontestgoing19-for-32for206yardsbuttheEIUoffensefailedtoreachtheendzone.ThePantherslonescorewasonablockedpuntby Kenny Kinchen thatAdrianArrington scooped up andreturned16yardsforascore.EIU’srungamewaslimitedtoonly20yardsnetrushing.

GAME 6 - Oct. 9, 2008EasternIllinois................ 26UT Martin ...................... 29

Martin,Tenn.GrahamStadium(A:1,293)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois.........10....... 6....... 3....... 7.............26UTMartin.................7........ 0....... 7...... 15............29

FIRST QUARTERUTM-Young3run(Hansenkick)(9:24)EIU-Wilke22fieldgoal(3:41)EIU-Walker29passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(2:06)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Ricks17passfromReeder(kickfailed)(2:51)

THIRD QUARTERUTM-Young94run(Hansenkick)(10:30)EIU-Wilke41fieldgoal(2:02)

FOURTH QUARTERUTM-Young8run(ThomaspassfromThompson)(12:18)UTM-Young15run(Hansenkick)(9:02)EIU-Graves58passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(8:44)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........UTMFirstDowns............................... 18......................17Rushes-Yards..........................29-108..............39-300Passing-Yards........................... 284....................134Comp-Att-Int.........................24-31-1............. 12-20-0TotalOffense............................ 392....................434Fumbles-Lost............................1-0....................0-0Penalties-Yards.........................5-59...................1-5IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 1-0-0TimeofPossession..................32:44................27:16Sacks-Yards...............................0-0....................1-2

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess16-63-0,Ward2-33-28UTM -Young28-213-4,Thomas2-63-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder31-24-1-284-3UTM-Thompson20-12-0-134-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves7-109-1,Walker5-86-1UTM-Thomas2-30-0,Hicks2-20-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Marcelin7-4-1,Sams5-3-0UTM-Bey4-8-2;Acker6-3-2

RECAP

Dante Harrold intercepted a Bodie Reeder pass with justunder threeminutes remaining tohelpUTMartinholdonfora29-26winoverEasternIllinois. EIUhadbuilta16-7 halftime lead with Reeder hitting Chevon Walker andLorenceRickswithtouchdownstrikes.Skyhawksrunningback Brandyn Young opened the second half with a 94yard run fromscrimmage togiveUTMsome life. Youngwouldfinishwith 213 yards rushingfinding the end zonefourtimesforUTM.ReederwouldkeepthePanthersinthecontestthrowingfor284yardsandthreetouchdowns.AlainMarcelin led the EIU defense with 11 tackles includingsevensolostops.



GAME 7 - Oct. 18, 2008SoutheastMissouri.......... 21Eastern Illinois .............. 24


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalSoutheastMissouri....0....... 14...... 0....... 7.............21EasternIllinois..........7........ 7....... 7....... 3.............24

FIRST QUARTEREIU-Ward3run(Wilkekick)(7:22)

SECOND QUARTERSEMO-Harris10run(Spadakick)(14:54)EIU-Ward4run(Wilkekick)(9:41)SEMO-Holloman6run(Spadakick)(0:56)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(3:08)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Wilke40fieldgoal(9:02)SEMO-Holloman2run(Spadakick)(6:26)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ........SEMOFirstDowns............................... 17......................14Rushes-Yards..........................47-199..............39-133Passing-Yards............................ 76......................64Comp-Att-Int.........................10-18-1.............. 9-21-2TotalOffense............................ 275....................197Fumbles-Lost............................0-0....................3-1Penalties-Yards.........................5-50..................5-32IntReturns-Yards-TD..............2-6-0................ 1-10-0TimeofPossession..................34:22................25:38Sacks-Yards...............................0-0...................2-11

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess20-124-0,Walker15-66-0,Ward6-15-3SEMO -Holloman23-84-2,Scheible6-40-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder18-10-1-76-0SEMO-Scheible16-6-0-54-0,Lillard5-3-2-10-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-McGrath3-18-0,Graves2-31-0SEMO-Peoples4-33-0,Holloman2-13-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Nasti2-7-0,Sams1-7-1,Leman2-5-1SEMO-Stauffer5-8-1,Klaproth2-10-0

RECAP

FreshmanDesminWardfoundtheendzonethreetimesandTylerWilkeaddedaninsurancefieldgoalinfourthquarterasthePanthersheldonfora24-21homecomingwinoverSoutheastMissouri.Wardscoredfrom3,4and1yardoutwith15yardsonsixtotalcarries.ThePanthersdefenseshutdowntheOVC’sleadingpasserinHoustonLillardlimitingthesignalcallertoonlythreecompletionsonfiveattempts.EIU intercepted twoofhisfiveattempts forcing freshmanMikeScheibletogomostofthedistanceforSEMO.RashadHaynesandAdrianArringtonbothcollected theINT’s. ItwastheninthstraighthomecomingwinforEasternIllinois.

GAME 8 - Oct. 25, 2008EasternIllinois.................. 7Eastern kentucky ......... 20

Richmond,Ky.RoyKiddStadium(A:8,800)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEasternIllinois..........0........ 0....... 7....... 0...............7EasternKentucky......7....... 10...... 0....... 3.............20

FIRST QUARTEREKU-Holland7run(Longkick)(1:52)

SECOND QUARTEREKU-Bradley2run(Longkick)(9:17)EKU-Long42fieldgoal(0:32)

THIRD QUARTEREIU-Nozinor5passfromReeder(Wilkekick)(7:11)

FOURTH QUARTEREKU-Long50fieldgoal(10:24)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... EkUFirstDowns............................... 17......................21Rushes-Yards...........................33-81...............38-108Passing-Yards........................... 156....................206Comp-Att-Int.........................15-24-0............. 19-31-0TotalOffense............................ 237....................314Fumbles-Lost............................4-3....................1-0Penalties-Yards.........................6-53..................4-41IntReturns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0TimeofPossession..................28:22................31;38Sacks-Yards..............................1-10..................5-36

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Bess15-87-0,Walker7-20-0EkU -Walker16-44-0,Bradley10-35-1

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder24-15-0-156-1EkU-Holland29-18-0-193-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Graves3-44-0,Kesler3-36-0,Nozinor3-17-1EkU -David6-76-0,Phelps3-37-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Loftman3-3-0,Arrington3-3-0,Nasti3-3-1.5EkU-Fredrick1-9-0.5,Denton4-2-0,Jones3-3-2

RECAP

EasternIllinoissawitsrunatafourthstraightFCSplayoffberthevaporateas thePanthershadaseriesofmiscues ina20-7lossatEasternKentucky.ThePantherswouldmissa22-yardfieldgoalattemptinthefirstquarterandfumbletwice inside the EKU 25 yard line preventing additionalscores. Eastern Kentucky used a short passing attack byAllanHollandwhofinished18-of-29for193yards.Hollandwouldscoreona7yardrunandTaylorLongaddedtwofieldgoalstogiveEKUthepointsneededtowin.ThePanthersentered thegameleading theOVCin turnovermarginbutcouldnotforceanyagainsttheColonelswhilesurrenderingthreefumblesoftheirown.

GAME 9 - Nov. 1, 2008MurrayState..................... 6Eastern Illinois .............. 34


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalMurrayState..............0........ 3....... 3....... 0...............6EasternIllinois..........7....... 14..... 10...... 3.............34

FIRST QUARTEREIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(4:43)

SECOND QUARTEREIU-Ward3run(Wilkekick)(12:39)EIU-Ward1run(Wilkekick)(6:31)MUR-Cullen19fieldgoal(1:50)

THIRD QUARTERMUR-Cullen34fieldgoal(10:12)EIU-Wilke39fieldgoal(5:38)EIU-Walker13run(Wilkekick)(3:07)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU-Wilke27fieldgoal(12:25)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........MURFirstDowns............................... 20......................16Rushes-Yards..........................53-226...............32-88Passing-Yards............................ 68.....................173Comp-Att-Int......................... 10-11-1............. 21-32-2TotalOffense............................ 294....................261Fumbles-Lost............................1-1....................3-1Penalties-Yards.........................4-40..................4-28IntReturns-Yards-TD..............2-1-0................ 1-45-0TimeofPossession..................35:32................24:28Sacks-Yards..............................2-11..................3-18

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Ward20-94-3,Bess13-83-0,Walker14-80-1MUR -McKinnis6-32-0,Jordan14-32-0

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU-Reeder11-10-1-68-0MUR-Ehrhardt31-21-1-173-0,Jordan1-0-1-0-0

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU-Keys3-13-0,McGrath2-17-0,Kesler2-11-0MUR -Harris7-53-0,Townsel5-55-0

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU-Haynes5-3-0,Leman1-5-0.5,Larson1-5-0MUR-Williams8-13-1,Werner2-7-0

RECAP

ForthesecondtimeinthreeweeksfreshmanDesminWardscored three rushing touchdowns as the Panthers builtan early 21-0 lead and rolled to a 34-6 win over MurrayState.Wardscoredonrunsof1,3,and1yardstogivethePantherstheearlycushion.EIUthenmadeagoallinestandtoendthesecondquarterasWilliamHodorstoppedRacersquarterback Jeff Ehrhardt short of the goal line on fourthdown.EIUwouldaddapairofsecondhalfTylerWilkefieldgoalsandaChevonWalkertouchdownforthefinalmarginof victory. Murray State was limited to a pair of KienanCullenfieldgoalsinthesecondandthirdquarters.



2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS STARTERS

OPPONENT WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB H-BackCentralMich. Nozinor Grossman Mahoney Vaccaro Millard Scheibel McGrath Graves Reeder Jordan KeysIllinois Nozinor Grossman Scheibel Vaccaro Millard Hudson McGrath Graves Reeder Bess KeysIndianaState Nozinor Campbell Scheibel Vaccaro Millard Grossman McGrath Graves Reeder Bess KeysIllinoisState Nozinor Campbell Scheibel Vaccaro Millard Hudson McGrath Graves Reeder Bess KeysJacksonvilleSt. Nozinor Campbell Scheibel Vaccaro Millard Hudson McGrath Graves Reeder Bess KeysUTMartin Nozinor Campbell Vaccaro Henderson Millard Hudson Steckel Graves Reeder Bess KeysSEMissouri Nozinor Grossman Vaccaro Henderson Millard Hudson McGrath Graves Reeder Bess KeysEasternKy. Nozinor Grossman Vaccaro Henderson Millard Scheibel McGrath Graves Reeder Bess KeysMurrayState Nozinor Grossman Scheibel Vaccaro Millard Hudson McGrath Graves Reeder Bess Keys

OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SAM MLB WILL CB ROVER FS CBCentralMich. Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Nasti Marcelin Larson James Sams Loftman HaynesIllinois Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Campbell Marcelin Larson James Sams Loftman HaynesIndianaState Johnson Sobol Frericks Walters Kosinski Marcelin Larson James Sams Loftman HaynesIllinoisState Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Kosinski Marcelin Larson James Sams Loftman HaynesJacksonvilleSt. Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Kosinski Marcelin Larson James Sams Loftman HaynesUTMartin Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Kosinski Marcelin Leman Penrow Sams Loftman HaynesSEMissouri Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Nasti Leman Larson James Sams Loftman HaynesEasternKy. Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Nasti Leman Larson Mercier Sams Loftman HaynesMurrayState Johnson Sobol Lima Walters Nasti Leman Larson Penrow Sams Loftman Haynes

2008 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Results

All games

Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ---- -------- ----- -------- -------- ---- ------ Aug 28, 2008 at Central Michigan 12-31 L 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:01 19732 Sep 6, 2008 at Illinois 21-47 L 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 3:09 60131 Sep 13, 2008 INDIANA STATE W 38-3 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 2:33 5507 Sep 20, 2008 at Illinois State W 25-21 2- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 2:55 14023 * Sep 27, 2008 JACKSONVILLE STATE 10-23 L 2- 3- 0 0- 1- 0 2:45 7996 * Oct 9, 2008 at UT Martin 26-29 L 2- 4- 0 0- 2- 0 2:42 1293 * Oct 18, 2008 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 24-21 3- 4- 0 1- 2- 0 2:50 5942 * Oct 25, 2008 at Eastern Kentucky 7-20 L 3- 5- 0 1- 3- 0 2:45 8800 * Nov 1, 2008 MURRAY STATE W 34-6 4- 5- 0 2- 3- 0 2:30 4083 * indicates conference game

2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALLEastern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 01, 2008)

All games

Team Statistics EIU OPPSCORING 197 201 Points Per Game 21.9 22.3FIRST DOWNS 144 183 R u s h i n g 63 95 P a s s i n g 70 77 P e n a l t y 11 11RUSHING YARDAGE 1160 1697 Yards gained rushing 1396 1975 Yards lost rushing 236 278 Rushing Attempts 326 372 Average Per Rush 3.6 4.6 Average Per Game 128.9 188.6 TDs Rushing 11 18PASSING YARDAGE 1421 1531 A t t - C o m p - I n t 204-130-6 239-147-12 Average Per Pass 7.0 6.4 Average Per Catch 10.9 10.4 Average Per Game 157.9 170.1 TDs Passing 10 7TOTAL OFFENSE 2581 3228 Total Plays 530 611 Average Per Play 4.9 5.3 Average Per Game 286.8 358.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 31-597 26-563PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-248 16-162INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-90 6-82KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.3 21.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.7 10.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.5 13.7FUMBLES-LOST 15-9 20-8PENALTIES-Yards 46-436 36-301 Average Per Game 48.4 33.4PUNTS-Yards 38-1505 33-1174 Average Per Punt 39.6 35.6 Net punt average 34.3 26.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 4 4 3 0 : 1 63RD-DOWN Conversions 51/123 54/122 3rd-Down Pct 41% 44%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/6 5/16 4th-Down Pct 33% 31%SACKS BY-Yards 10-62 20-124MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 25FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-15 8-10ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES 25-32 78% 26-32 81%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 16-32 50% 21-32 66%PAT-ATTEMPTS 20-21 95% 23-23 100%ATTENDANCE 23528 103979 Games/Avg Per Game 4/5882 5/20796 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalEastern Illinois 51 41 50 55 0 197Opponents 45 74 40 42 0 201

2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALLEastern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 01, 2008)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gBESS, Travorus 9 132 777 18 759 5.8 1 55 84.3WARD, Desmin 9 71 276 7 269 3.8 8 28 29.9WALKER, Chevon 5 52 222 30 192 3.7 1 23 38.4JORDAN, Ron 3 22 59 3 56 2.5 0 7 18.7WILLIAMS, Shawn 4 4 36 5 31 7.8 0 20 7.8KEYS, Chip 9 9 17 1 16 1.8 1 5 1.8PONIUS, Quinten 9 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.8HOCKADAY, Luke 2 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -3.0TEAM 6 7 0 6 -6 -0.9 0 0 -1.0BROWN, D.J. 2 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -4.5COOK, Kevin 9 1 0 20 -20 -20.0 0 0 -2.2REEDER, Bodie 9 24 2 131 -129 -5.4 0 1 -14.3Total 9 326 1396 236 1160 3.6 11 55 128.9Opponents 9 372 1975 278 1697 4.6 18 94 188.6

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gREEDER, Bodie 9 132.53 130-204-6 63.7 1421 10 58 157.9HOCKADAY, Luke 2 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 9 132.53 130-204-6 63.7 1421 10 58 157.9Opponents 9 114.94 147-239-12 61.5 1531 7 66 170.1

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gGRAVES, Charles 9 31 443 14.3 2 58 49.2McGRATH, Sean 8 18 163 9.1 2 21 20.4NOZINOR, Alicus 9 17 193 11.4 2 44 21.4BESS, Travorus 9 13 122 9.4 1 40 13.6RICKS, Lorence 8 11 144 13.1 2 45 18.0WALKER, Chevon 5 11 133 12.1 1 29 26.6KEYS, Chip 9 10 87 8.7 0 25 9.7PONIUS, Quinten 9 9 46 5.1 0 15 5.1KESLER, Adam 9 8 80 10.0 0 20 8.9JONES, Alex 6 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.7STECKEL, Trent 8 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 9 130 1421 10.9 10 58 157.9Opponents 9 147 1531 10.4 7 66 170.1

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgKESLER, Adam 8 58 7.2 0 18WILLIAMS, Shawn 3 98 32.7 0 68JAMES, CJ 1 51 51.0 0 40KINCHEN, Kenny 1 14 14.0 0 0PONIUS, Quinten 1 11 11.0 0 11ARRINGTON, Adrian 0 16 0.0 1 16Total 14 248 17.7 1 68Opponents 16 162 10.1 0 33

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgHAYNES, Rashad 4 36 9.0 1 23LOFTMAN, Seymour 3 18 6.0 0 17ARRINGTON, Adrian 2 22 11.0 0 22LARSON, James 1 5 5.0 0 5MARCELIN, Alain 1 4 4.0 0 4KOSINSKI, Jack 1 5 5.0 0 5Total 12 90 7.5 1 23Opponents 6 82 13.7 0 45

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgPONIUS, Quinten 18 385 21.4 0 44KESLER, Adam 7 113 16.1 0 32JAMES, CJ 2 31 15.5 0 28LUCZYNSKI, Colin 2 41 20.5 0 21WILLIAMS, Shawn 1 27 27.0 0 27McGRATH, Sean 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 31 597 19.3 0 44Opponents 26 563 21.7 0 37

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgJEAN-CHARLES, Irvin 1 9 9.0 1 9LARSON, James 1 7 7.0 0 7ARRINGTON, Adrian 1 17 17.0 0 17Total 3 33 11.0 1 17Opponents 2 8 4.0 0 7


All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsWILKE, Tyler - 11-15 20-21 - - - - - 53WARD, Desmin 8 - - - - - - - 48McGRATH, Sean 2 - - - - - - - 12GRAVES, Charles 2 - - - - - - - 12WALKER, Chevon 2 - - - - - - - 12NOZINOR, Alicus 2 - - - - - - - 12RICKS, Lorence 2 - - - - - - - 12BESS, Travorus 2 - - 0-1 - - - - 12JEAN-CHARLES, Irvin 1 - - - - - - - 6ARRINGTON, Adrian 1 - - - - - - - 6HAYNES, Rashad 1 - - - - - - - 6KEYS, Chip 1 - - - - - - - 6REEDER, Bodie - - - - - 0-2 - - 0Total 24 11-15 20-21 0-1 - 0-2 - - 197Opponents 25 8-10 23-23 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 201

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gREEDER, Bodie 9 228 -129 1421 1292 143.6BESS, Travorus 9 132 759 0 759 84.3WARD, Desmin 9 71 269 0 269 29.9WALKER, Chevon 5 52 192 0 192 38.4JORDAN, Ron 3 22 56 0 56 18.7WILLIAMS, Shawn 4 4 31 0 31 7.8KEYS, Chip 9 9 16 0 16 1.8PONIUS, Quinten 9 1 7 0 7 0.8HOCKADAY, Luke 2 2 -6 0 -6 -3.0TEAM 6 7 -6 0 -6 -1.0BROWN, D.J. 2 1 -9 0 -9 -4.5COOK, Kevin 9 1 -20 0 -20 -2.2Total 9 530 1160 1421 2581 286.8Opponents 9 611 1697 1531 3228 358.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkWILKE, Tyler 11-15 73.3 0-0 6-8 2-3 3-3 0-1 44 0

FG Sequence Eastern Illinois OpponentsCentral Michigan (29),(29) (20)Illinois 52,36 (21),(42)Indiana State (32) (22)Illinois State (20),(44) -Jacksonville State (27) -UT Martin (22),(41) 28Southeast Missouri 23,(40) -Eastern Kentucky 22 (42),39,(50)Murray State (39),(27) (19),(34)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkCOOK, Kevin 37 1469 39.7 62 2 2 14 6 0WILKE, Tyler 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 0 0 0Total 38 1505 39.6 62 2 2 14 6 0Opponents 33 1174 35.6 57 3 8 5 3 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnSIGNOR, Austin 45 3033 67.4 16 3Total 45 3033 67.4 16 3 21.7 47.8 22Opponents 42 2561 61.0 8 2 19.3 43.0 27


All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBESS, Travorus 9 759 122 0 0 0 881 97.9PONIUS, Quinte 9 7 46 11 385 0 449 49.9GRAVES, Charl 9 0 443 0 0 0 443 49.2WALKER, Chev 5 192 133 0 0 0 325 65.0WARD, Desmin 9 269 0 0 0 0 269 29.9KESLER, Adam 9 0 80 58 113 0 251 27.9NOZINOR, Alicu 9 0 193 0 0 0 193 21.4McGRATH, Sea 8 0 163 0 0 0 163 20.4WILLIAMS, Sha 4 31 0 98 27 0 156 39.0RICKS, Lorence 8 0 144 0 0 0 144 18.0KEYS, Chip 9 16 87 0 0 0 103 11.4JAMES, CJ 8 0 0 51 31 0 82 10.2JORDAN, Ron 3 56 0 0 0 0 56 18.7LUCZYNSKI, Co 9 0 0 0 41 0 41 4.6ARRINGTON, A 9 0 0 16 0 22 38 4.2HAYNES, Rasha 9 0 0 0 0 36 36 4.0LOFTMAN, Sey 9 0 0 0 0 18 18 2.0KINCHEN, Kenn 8 0 0 14 0 0 14 1.8JONES, Alex 6 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.7KOSINSKI, Jack 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.8LARSON, Jame 8 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6MARCELIN, Alai 8 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.5HOCKADAY, Lu 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0TEAM 6 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -1.0BROWN, D.J. 2 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -4.5COOK, Kevin 9 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -2.2REEDER, Bodie 9 -129 0 0 0 0 -129 -14.3Total 9 1160 1421 248 597 90 3516 390.7Opponents 9 1697 1531 162 563 82 4035 448.3

2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALLEastern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 01, 2008)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf3 SAMS, Ke'Andre 9 28 31 59 2.5-3 . . 1 2 . . . .9 LOFTMAN, Seymour 9 28 25 53 1.0-1 . 3-18 1 1 . . . .26 HAYNES, Rashad 9 39 11 50 1.0-9 . 4-36 7 . . . . .51 MARCELIN, Alain 8 17 25 42 2.0-6 . 1-4 2 1 . . . .30 JOHNSON, Donovan 9 21 19 40 9.5-22 2.5-13 . . 2 1-0 . 1 .28 KOSINSKI, Jack 6 20 19 39 2.0-5 . 1-5 . 1 . . . .59 LARSON, James 8 13 25 38 2.0-12 . 1-5 . 1 1-7 1 . .55 LEMAN, Cory 9 17 19 36 1.5-7 0.5-5 . 1 1 . . . .91 WALTERS, Pierre 9 11 24 35 10.5-45 3.0-19 . 1 5 . 1 . .1 ARRINGTON, Adrian 9 17 14 31 1.5-8 . 2-22 1 1 2-17 . . .94 LIMA, Andre 9 8 22 30 6.5-23 1.0-7 . . 3 1-0 . . .21 JAMES, CJ 8 18 11 29 1.5-5 . . 1 . . 2 1 .97 SOBOL, Jeff 9 3 25 28 5.0-14 1.0-7 . . 4 . . . .56 NASTI, Nick 6 12 13 25 1.5-3 . . 1 . . . . .25 PENROW, Shelton 9 14 2 16 1.0-2 . . 5 . . 1 . .49 CAMPBELL, Sean 5 8 5 13 . . . . . . . . .57 HODOR, William 8 4 9 13 3.0-7 1.0-3 . . . . . . .99 FRERICKS, Trevor 6 6 6 12 4.0-17 . . 1 1 . . . .12 MERCIER, Bobson 8 5 7 12 . . . 1 . . 1 . .98 BURGE, Perry 7 4 6 10 4.0-17 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . .46 KICKELS, Gordy 8 5 4 9 3.0-4 . . . . . . . .96 LUCZYNSKI, Colin 9 6 2 8 2.0-4 . . . . . . . .92 McCRAY, D'Angelo 8 2 5 7 1.5-2 . . . . 1-0 . . .23 KINCHEN, Kenny 8 3 4 7 . . . . . . . 1 .84 DUNN, Taylor 6 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .35 SHORTRIDGE, Nathan 4 . 5 5 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .6 REYNA, Carlos 6 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .15 PONIUS, Quinten 9 2 3 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . .40 MARTINEZ, Nick 7 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .36 COBB, Shannon 7 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .95 GALAN, Nathan 5 2 . 2 . . . . 2 . . . .87 GRAVES, Charles 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .32 RIGSBY, Rashaad 3 2 . 2 1.0-13 . . . . . . . .18 EVERS, Joel 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .74 MILLARD, Chaz 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .77 GROSSMAN, Ryan 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .81 RICKS, Lorence 8 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .16 REYNOLDS, Doug 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 NOZINOR, Alicus 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .88 QUILL, Mitch 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .44 KEYS, Chip 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .20 JORDAN, Ron 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .24 JEAN-CHARLES, Irvin 2 . . . . . . . . 1-9 . . .

Total 9 332 354 686 68-230 10-62 12-90 24 26 8-33 6 3 .Opponents 9 253 422 675 54-202 20-124 6-82 23 22 9-8 10 . 1

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