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1 Football Report Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin September 25, 2017 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, TN Phone: (615) OVCSports.com / OVCDigitalNetwork.com kschwartz@ovc.org OVC STANDINGS (In games through Sept. 23) OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak UT Martin W2 Austin Peay W2 Eastern Illinois W1 Eastern Kentucky W1 Jacksonville State W1 Tennessee State L1 Murray State L3 Southeast Missouri L4 Tennessee Tech L4 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Saturday, September 30 Murray State at #17 Louisville, 2:30 p.m. (FOX Sports South) *Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 6 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) *#5 Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) *Eastern Illinois at #24 Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *#18 UT Martin at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, September 23 *@#24 UT Martin 31, #20 Tennessee State 16 *@Eastern Kentucky 24, Tennessee Tech 21 *Austin Peay State 7 *@Eastern Illinois 19, Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State 31, #16 Liberty 10 * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES Conference play began last week with Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin picking up wins...after snapping a 29-game losing streak a week prior, Austin Peay made it two wins in a row by winning 27-7 at Murray State...It marked the team s fi rst OVC win since 2014 (snapping a 21-game losing streak) and fi rst road victory since Sept. 18, 2010 (snapping a 41-game losing streak)...it also marked the fi rst back-to-back wins for the APSU program since UT Martin made it backto-back wins over nationally-ranked opponents with a win at home versus No. 20 Tennessee State (the fi rst time since 2013 the team topped two ranked teams in the same season)...with the win the Skyhawks jumped to No. 18 in the STATS Top 25, its highest ranking since the 2008 season...jacksonville State topped Liberty to run its regular season winning streak against non-fbs opponents to 33 games, while head coach John Grass is now 12-3 all-time against ranked FCS opponents; both of JSU s wins this season have been against ranked teams...jsu set a new Burgess-Snow Field attendance record with 23,944 fans at the game against Liberty...JSU is ranked No. 5 in both major Top 25 polls this week while Tennessee State remained ranked despite its loss to UT Martin...EKU safety Kobie Grace was named National Defensive Player of the Week after netting seven tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in the team s win over Tennessee Tech...This week s games including UT Martin hosting Austin Peay, Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri and Tennessee State hosting Eastern Illinois in the OVC Game of the Week on ESPN OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 1

2 adidas OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CO-OFFENSIVE Roc Thomas, RB 5-11, 193, Sr. Oxford, Ala. Jacksonville State Thomas carried the ball 18 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes as Jacksonville State topped No. 16 Liberty Liberty, who topped Baylor in the season opener, is in its fi rst year of transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The victory was the 33rd-straight for the Gamecocks in the regular season over non-fbs opponents. Thomas scored on an 11-yard run early in the third quarter and tacked on a 13-yard score with 5:04 to play to put the game out of reach. Thomas currently ranks 23rd nationally in rushing yards/game (98.3). CO-OFFENSIVE Ladarius Galloway, RB 5-9, 205, Jr. Indianola, Miss. UT Martin Against a team that was ranked No. 15 nationally in rush defense, Galloway carried the ball 25 times for 90 yards and two touchdowns while also catching a pair of passes for 28 yards as UT Martin topped No. 20 Tennessee State The transfer from Copiah-Lincoln Community College fi nished with 118 all-purpose yards, the third time this season he has eclipsed the 100-yard mark. Galloway scored on a three-yard run in the fi rst quarter to open the scoring and capped the scoring and solidifi ed the win with a 12-yard score with three minutes to play. Galloway currently ranks second nationally in rushing yards (514), sixth in rushing yards/game (128.5), 12th in rushing touchdowns (4) and 13th in all-purpose yards (152.0/game). Others Nominated: JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay; Scott Gilkey, Jr., Eastern Illinois; Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech. DEFENSIVE Kobie Grace, S 5-9, 191, Sr. Winter Park, Fla. Eastern Kentucky Grace had seven tackles, an interception, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles in a win over Tennessee Tech. The senior forced and recovered a fumble on TTU s fi rst possession which Eastern Kentucky turned into three points. On the fi rst play of the fourth quarter, Grace intercepted a pass at the EKU 19-yard line to end a Tennessee Tech drive. The Colonels offense would score six plays later in what proved to be the game-winning score. Grace is currently tied for fi rst nationally with two fumble recoveries on the season. Others Nominated: Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay; Bradley Dewberry, Eastern lllinois; Jonathan Hagler, Jacksonville State; Lamont Crittendon, Murray State; Kendall Donnerson, Southeast Missouri; Justin North, Tennessee State; James Gilleylen, UT Martin. SPECIALIST Keith Wrzuszczak, P 5-11, 212, Sr. Geelong, Victoria, Australia Eastern Kentucky In a game decided by three points, Wrzuszczak s punting proved to be an important difference maker, as he averaged 48.1 yards/punt on nine attempts. The senior booted a career-long 76-yard punt (the longest in the FCS this season) and three of his attempts were longer than 50 yards. On a series of three punts in the fi rst half, he pinned Tennessee Tech at the 4, 7 and 15-yard lines to start their drives. Wrzuszczak currently ranks 10th nationally in punting (44.4 yards/punt) while the EKU team is seventh nationally in net punting (41.17 yards/punt). It marks the second time this season he has been named OVC Specialist of the Week. Others Nominated: Logan Birchfi eld, Austin Peay; Cody Edwards, Eastern Illinois; Cade Stinnett, Jacksonville State; Cameron Sanders, Southeast Missouri; DeVon Johnson, Tennessee State; TJ Jefferson, UT Martin. NEWCOMER Ladarius Galloway, RB 5-9, 205, Jr. Indianola, Miss. UT Martin Against a team that was ranked No. 15 nationally in rush defense, Galloway carried the ball 25 times for 90 yards and two touchdowns while also catching a pair of passes for 28 yards as UT Martin topped No. 20 Tennessee State The transfer from Copiah-Lincoln Community College fi nished with 118 all-purpose yards, the third time this season he has eclipsed the 100-yard mark. Galloway scored on a three-yard run in the fi rst quarter to open the scoring and capped the scoring and solidifi ed the win with a 12-yard score with three minutes to play. Galloway currently ranks second nationally in rushing yards (514), sixth in rushing yards/game (128.5), 12th in rushing touchdowns (4) and 13th in all-purpose yards (152.0/game). OVC MEDIA INFORMATION Kyle Schwartz Asst. Commissioner/Strategic Communications Phone: (615) Cell: (615) kschwartz@ovc.org Web: ONLINE PRESS BOX: The OVC Football Online Press Box is a one-stop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its member schools. Media can access it at footballpressbox or through links at OVCSports.com. SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by following the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at and com/ovcsports. Also check out and the league s blog at OVCExtra.com. WEEKLY NOTES: The OVC will release its Players of the Week each Sunday afternoon throughout the season. The full weekly notes report will be released each Monday throughout the season by 5 p.m. CT. The report is available via , and is posted on the league s Web site in text and PDF versions. Statistics are updated after each gameday on the OVC Web site adidas PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 DEFENSIVE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 SPECIALIST Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 NEWCOMER Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay Troy Cook, UT Martin Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin Chris Collins, Tennessee State Jonathan Hagler, Jacksonville State Jeffrey Canady, Eastern Kentucky Anthony Brown, UT Martin Kobie Grace, Eastern Kentucky Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky Gabriel Vicente, Murray State Patrick Smith, Tennessee State Lane Clark, Tennessee State Nick Madonia, Tennessee Tech Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky Vincent Sellers, Tennessee State Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin Treon Harris, Tennessee State Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin Bold indicates player went on to be named National Player of the Week (STATS, HERO Sports or NCAA.com). Others Nominated: Scotty Gilkey, Jr., Eastern Illinois; LJ Scott, Eastern Kentucky; Trae Barry, Jacksonville State; Kenney Wooten, Murray State; DeVon Johnson, Tennessee State OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 2

3 NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRON Coach to Cure MC Program: On September 30, several OVC schools will be wearing special arm patches in honor of the AFCA s Coach to Cure MD program. This is the 10th year coaches around the country join together to raise funds and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Fans are encouraged to donate by texting CURE to or visiting CoachtoCureMD.org. Grace Named National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25): Eastern Kentucky senior safety Kobie Grace was named National Defensive Player of the Week by STATS on Sept. 25 following his play in the Colonels win over Tennessee Tech. Grace had seven tackles, an interception, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles in the win. The senior forced and recovered a fumble on TTU s first possession which Eastern Kentucky turned into three points. On the fi rst play of the fourth quarter, Grace intercepted a pass at the EKU 19-yard line to end a Tennessee Tech drive. The Colonels offense would score six plays later in what proved to be the game-winning score. Three OVC Teams Ranked in National FCS Polls: For the second-straight week, three OVC teams were ranked in the Top 25 polls (after the OVC began the season with only one ranked team). Jacksonville State is once again No. 5 in both Top 25 polls. UT Martin, who entered the poll for the fi rst time since 2013 a week ago, jumped up to No. 18 in the STATS poll after a win over No. 20 Tennessee State. It marks the highest ranking for the Skyhawks since also being ranked 18th on Nov. 17, UTM also entered the FCS Coaches poll at No. 21, its fi rst time ranked in that poll since Tennessee State slipped to No. 24 in both polls after a loss to nationally-ranked UT Martin. Tennessee State Tops FBS Georgia State In Week 1: For the fi fth time in the past six years and sixth time in the past eight seasons, an OVC beat has beaten a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as Tennessee State topped Georgia State on Aug. 31. It marked the fi rst win for the Tigers over a FBS team since 1984 (prior to joining the OVC). OVC teams are now all-time against FBS opponents. The recent success is impressive considering OVC teams went from 2004 to 2010 without a win over a FBS team (a 50-game losing streak). Here is a list of OVC wins over FBS teams over the past eight years: Jacksonville State 49, Ole Miss 48 (2OT) (2010) UT Martin 20, Memphis 17 (2012) Eastern Illinois 40, San Diego State 19 (2013) Jacksonville State 32, Georgia State 26 (OT) (2013) Eastern Kentucky 17, Miami (Ohio) 10 (2014) Eastern Illinois 21, Miami (Ohio) 17 (2016) Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10 (2017) #FearTheFCS: So far in 2017 nine Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams have topped opponents from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10 (Aug. 31) James Madison 34, East Carolina 14 (Sept. 2) Liberty 48, Baylor 45 (Sept. 2) Howard 43, UNLV 40 (Sept. 2) New Hampshire 22, Georgia Southern 12 (Sept. 9) South Dakota 35, Bowling Green 27 (Sept. 9) North Carolina A&T 35, Charlotte 31 (Sept. 16) Idaho State 30, Nevada 28 (Sept. 16) Western Illinois 52, Coastal Carolina 10 (Sept. 23) OVC in NCAA Statistical Leaders: Entering this week, UT Martin s Ladarius Galloway ranks second nationally in total rushing yards (514), sixth in rushing yards/game (128.5), 12th in rushing touchdowns (4) and 13th in all-purpose yards (152.0 yards/game). Austin Peay s JaVaughn Craig is fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns (6), Eastern Kentucky s Tim Boyle is ninth in completions/game (24.67) and 10th in completion percentage (67.9%) and Tennessee Tech s Andre Sale is 10th in total passing yards (1,063). Tennessee Tech s Dontez Byrd is seventh in total receiving yards (447), ninth in receiving yards/game (111.8), 10th in all-purpose yards ( yards/game) and 11th in receptions/game (7.3). EKU s L.J. Scott is seventh in kickoff returns (31.3 yards/return). Tennessee Tech s Nick Madonia is fi fth in punting (45.4 yards/punt) while EKU s Keith Wrzuszczak is 10th (44.4 yards/punt). UT Martin s Tae Martin and Murray State s D Montre Wade are tied for sixth in interceptions (0.8/game) while Murray State s Kenney Wooten is sixth in sacks (1.25/game) and EKU s Luder Jean Louis is 10th (1.0/game). SEMO s Mike Ford is fi fth in passes defended/game (1.8). In the team rankings Austin Peay is sixth in total defense (241.5 yards/game), seventh in rushing offense (289.5 yards/game) and 10th in pass defense (154.0 yards/game). UT Martin is sixth in rushing defense (63.3 yards/game) and red zone defense (54.5%), seventh in punt return defense (0.67 yards/return) and 10th in fourth down conversion defense (14.3%). Eastern Kentucky is second in kickoff returns (30.57 yards/return), seventh in net punting (41.17 yards/punt) and ninth in interceptions thrown (1) and sacked allowed/game (0.67). Tennessee Tech is third in net punting (42.85 yards/punt), Tennessee State is third in tackles-for-loss allowed (3.25/game), Murray State is third in interceptions (8) and Southeast Missouri is eighth in kickoff returns (27.19 yards/return). Attendance: Jacksonville State currently ranks third in the FCS in average attendance (23,944 for one home game). The 23,944 fans for the team s home opener against Liberty marked the largest crowd in Burgess-Snow Field history. Conference Winning Streaks: Jacksonville State has won 24 consecutive Conference games (dating back to the end of the 2013 season) which is the longest active streak nationally in the FCS. Below is a list of active Conference winning streaks in the FCS. The all-time OVC record for consecutive Conference wins is 26 by Eastern Kentucky from Alabama has the longest active conference winning streak in the FBS (18 games) Jacksonville State 16 - North Carolina Central 14 - San Diego 13 - Sam Houston State 12 - James Madison, Grambling Austin Peay Streaks: With an improved team this season, Austin Peay has snapped several long streaks. On Sept. 23 the Governors topped Morehead State to snap an overall 29-game losing streak, which was the longest in OVC history and the longest active streak in Division I at the time. A week later (Sept. 30) the Govs beat Murray State 27-7 to snap a 21-game OVC losing streak dating back to 2014, and a 41- game road losing streak dating back to Sept. 18, It also marked the team s fi rst back-to-back victories since Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, COACHES TELECONFERENCE During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the league s nine head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The fi rst teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Aug 29. A schedule of what times coaches will appear weekly is below. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Offi ce ( or kschwartz@ovc.org). 10:00 - Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:07 - Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 10:14 - Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois 10:21 - John Grass, Jacksonville State 10:28 - Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 10:35 - Will Healy, Austin Peay 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 - Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 - Marcus Satterfi eld, Tennessee Tech OVC SID DIRECTORY AUSTIN PEAY Cody Bush (931) Cell Phone (931) bushc@apsu.edu Web site LetsGoPeay.com Press Box Number (931) EASTERN ILLINOIS Rich Moser (217) Cell Phone (217) rlmoser@eiu.edu Web site EIUpanthers.com Press Box Number (217) EASTERN KENTUCKY Kevin Britton (859) Cell Phone (859) kevin.britton@eku.edu Web site EKUSports.com Press Box Number (859) JACKSONVILLE STATE Josh Underwood (256) Cell Phone (256) underwood@jsu.edu Web site JSUGamecockSports.com Press Box Number (256) /5586 MURRAY STATE Parker Griffith (270) Cell Phone (662) pgriffith2@murraystate.edu Web site GoRacers.com Press Box Number (270) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Jeff Honza (573) Cell Phone (618) jhonza@semo.edu Web site GoSoutheast.com Press Box Number (573) TENNESSEE STATE Jose Garcia (615) Cell Phone (615) jgarcia1@tnstate.edu Web site TSUTigers.com Press Box Number (615) TENNESSEE TECH Thomas Corhern (931) Cell Phone (931) tcorhern@tntech.edu Web site TTUSports.com Press Box Number (931) /6031 UT MARTIN Alex Boggis 731) Cell Phone (618) daboggis@utm.edu Web site UTMSports.com Press Box Number (731) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 3

4 OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3: For the fi fth-straight year the OVC is producing a Game of the Week package that will air on ESPN3 this fall. The eight-game schedule is once again in conjunction with Tupelo Raycom (formerly WebStream Sports), an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation Kevin Ingram, host of The Wake Up Zone on The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at FM/ AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past fi ve years in the league s TV package. Four of the eight contests are Wildcard Selections which will be announced 12 days before the game, guaranteeing the top matchups will be broadcast. Sept Tennessee State at UT Martin, 4 p.m. Sept Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 6 p.m. Oct Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. Oct Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. Oct Wildcard Selection Nov. 4 - Wildcard Selection Nov Wildcard Selection Nov Wildcard Selection Three OVC Players on Buck Buchanan Award Watch List: Three OVC players begin the 2017 season on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. The award, sponsored by STATS, is given to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the winner following the regular season. The three OVC players are Jacksonville State senior defensive lineman Darius Jackson (who fi nished fourth in balloting last year, tying the highest-ever fi nish by an OVC player) and sophomore defensive back Marlon Bridges as well as Tennessee State senior defensive lineman Ebenezer Ogundeko. The three selections were the second-most of any FCS conference. UTM s Cook Named to CFPA Performer of the Year Watch List: UT Martin senior quarterback Troy Cook was the lone OVC player (and one of 42 nationally) on the preseason FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA). The goal of the CFPA is to provide the most scientifi cally rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientifi c rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. The 2017 FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal trophy with 8-inch crystal football on top. All FCS players are eligible for the award. The award winner will be announced January 10, Two OVC Kickers Named to Fred Mitchell Award Watch List: Tennessee State senior Lane Clark and Tennessee Tech junior Nick Madonia have been named to the 2017 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List. The Fred Mitchell Award is given to the nation s top collegiate place-kicker and takes into consideration excellence on the fi eld and in the community. Overall 35 kickers were named to the initial watch list, including just six from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The winner will be announced in December. Five OVC Players Named to Reece s Senior Bowl Watch List: Five OVC football student-athletes have been named to the Reese s Senior Bowl Watch List. The selections included Jacksonville State running back Roc Thomas, defensive end Darius Jackson and defensive back Reggie Hall and Tennessee State wide receiver Patrick Smith and defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko. The fi ve are among 31 FCS players on the watch list which includes over 400 total players form nearly every level of college football. These players are looking to fi ll the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation s premier all-star game. The game will be played on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. and will be televised on the NFL Network. Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee Enters 11th Season: This year marks the 11th of the Sgt. York Trophy presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee. The trophy (founded in 2007 by the Nashville Sports Council and OVC) goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four OVC football-playing schools located in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River- Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. The trophy goes to the team with the best record against the other schools (in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will be retained by the defending champion if they are involved in the tie or if the defending champion is not involved in the tie it will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy). Austin Peay Sets OVC Single-Game Record for Rushing Touchdowns: Austin Peay established a new OVC IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK (STATS/FCS COACHES) AP EIU EKU JSU MUR SEMO TSU TTU UTM Preseason -/- RV/RV RV- 6/5 -/- -/- RV/RV -/- RV/- Sept. 4 -/- RV/RV RV/- 5/5 -/- -/- 23/24 -/- RV/- Sept. 11 -/- RV/- -/- 5/6 -/- -/- 22/24 -/- RV/- Sept. 18 -/- -/- RV/- 5/7 -/- -/- 20/20 -/- 24/RV Sept. 25 -/- -/- RV/- 5/5 -/- -/- 24/24 -/- 18/21 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Final NATIONAL POLLS STATS No. Team Record Pts. 1. James Madison (154) 4-0 4, North Dakota State (5) 3-0 3, Sam Houston State (2) 3-0 3, South Dakota State (1) 3-0 3, Jacksonville State 2-1 3, Youngstown State 2-1 3, Wofford 3-0 2, The Citadel 3-0 2, Eastern Washington 2-2 2, South Dakota 3-0 2, Central Arkansas 2-1 2, Illinois State 3-0 2, Western Illinois 3-0 1, Villanova 2-2 1, New Hampshire 3-1 1, Richmond 2-2 1, North Carolina A&T 4-0 1, UT Martin 3-1 1, Albany 3-1 1, Weber State Grambling State Liberty Elon Tennessee State Samford Others (OVC Only): Eastern Kentucky (1) FCS COACHES POLL No. Team Record Pts. 1. James Madison (25) North Dakota State (1) Sam Houston State South Dakota State Jacksonville State Youngstown State Wofford Illinois State Eastern Washington South Dakota The Citadel Central Arkansas North Carolina A&T New Hampshire Richmond Western Illinois Villanova Weber State Grambling State Northern Iowa UT Martin Albany Samford Tennessee State McNeese Others (OVC Only): UT Martin (20) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 4

5 OVC single-game record for team rushing touchdowns with 10 in its victory over Morehead State on Sept. 16. It broke the previous mark of nine by UT Martin against Bethel in Week Zero Games: Jacksonville State became the fi rst OVC team to compete in Week Zero this season when they opened the season with a win over No. 12 ranked Chattanooga on Aug. 26 at the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The FCS Kickoff began in 2014 and allows teams to play a game a week ahead of the start of the season if the game is broadcast on national television. It was one of three FCS games (and fi ve FBS games) to be played in Week Zero. JSU will also play in the second annual Guardian Kickoff Classic on Aug. 25, 2018, against an opponent yet to be announced. Collins Named National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4): Tennessee State senior linebacker Chris Collins was named National Defensive Player of the Week by STATS on September 4 after his play in the Tigers win over FBS Georgia State. Collins recorded 12 tackles (9 solo), had three tackles-for-loss, a sack and forced a fumble in the win. With GSU driving on the opening series of the game, Collins knocked the ball loose two yards behind the scrimmage, allowing TSU to recover the ball on its own 25-yard line. In the third quarter the senior stopped a Georgia State runner at the four-yard line on fourth and goal to give TSU possession of the ball. NCAA Division I Playoff Information: This season marks the fi fth of an expanded 24-team fi eld for the NCAA Division I Football Championship; in 2010 the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff fi eld expanded to 20 teams, up from 16 previously, and in 2013 the fi eld increased to 24 for the fi rst time. The expansion in 2010 to 20 teams was the fi rst since the fi eld grew from 12 to 16 teams in The 24-team fi eld is comprised of 10 automatic bids and 14 at-large berths. There are eight fi rst round matchups (16 total teams), while eight (8) teams receive a bye into the second round. For the eighth time in 2017, the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium, a 20,500-seat multi-purpose stadium. The Southland Conference will serve as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 6. Academic Success: During the past academic year ( ) there were 114 OVC football student-athletes who were named to the Commissioner s Honor Roll for having a 3.25 grade point average or higher. In addition, 10 student-athletes were awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for achieving perfect 4.0 GPAs. The OVC also awards a Team Academic Award for the football program with the highest percentage of players with a 3.25 grade point average or higher; that award went to Eastern Illinois for A Look at the Coaches: For the fi rst time since 2011, all nine OVC head football coaches returned this season. Two OVC coaches, Jacksonville State s John Grass and Tennessee State s Rod Reed, are currently coaching at their alma mater. The longest tenured coach in the league is UT Martin s Jason Simpson who enters his 12th season with the Skyhawks in Simpson now has 75 overall victories in his career, seventh-most in OVC history. Preseason Forecasts: For the fourth-straight year and sixth time in the past eight years, Jacksonville State has been picked the preseason football favorite in the OVC in a vote of league head coaches and sports information directors. The Gamecocks, who have won three-straight OVC Championships and 24-straight Conference games, received 16 of a possible 18 fi rst-place votes in a poll of league head coaches and sports information directors. The Gamecocks totaled 128 total points to out-distance UT Martin, who picked up the other two fi rst-place votes and was tabbed second (107 points). Tennessee State was picked third (96) and followed by Eastern Illinois (81), who was the last league team to beat Jacksonville State (at the end of the 2013 season). Eastern Kentucky was picked fi fth (68) and followed by Tennessee Tech (64), Southeast Missouri (42), Murray State (41) and Austin Peay (21). TSU s Smith and JSU s Jackson Headline Preseason All-OVC Team: Tennessee State senior wide receiver Patrick Smith and Jacksonville State senior defensive lineman Darius Jackson were named the 2017 OVC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in a vote of by the league s head football coaches and sports information directors. Jacksonville State led the way with nine total preseason selections. UT Martin had six picks, followed by fi ve picks from Tennessee State, two picks apiece from Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and Southeast Missouri and one apiece from Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech. Returning players who were fi rst-team All-OVC selections last year (17 in total) were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included fi ve players who were second-team picks in Of the 28 total selections, 19 were seniors, six were juniors and three were sophomores. Instant Replay: Beginning this season the OVC will have instant replay for all non-conference and conference home football contests. The league has partnered with DVSport to implement replay which is defi ned by Rule 12 of the NCAA Football Rule Book. NFL Connections: As of September 11, there are 14 former Ohio Valley Conference players on NFL rosters (8 active, 2 practice squad, 4 injured reserve). Those players include former Eastern Illinois standout quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who has won two Super Bowl Championship with the Patriots, and Tennessee State s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, a former First Round Draft pick who was a starter for the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII and who has been a Pro Bowl selection. Seven of the nine current OVC football schools have at least one player in the NFL. Let s Get It Started: The 70th season of Ohio Valley Conference football got underway earlier than usual this season as Jacksonville State played in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Week Zero on Saturday, August 26. Six other OVC teams will play on Thursday, August 31 while the fi nal two teams will play on Saturday, September 2. The OVC is made up of nine football-playing schools in Since its beginning, 15 of the 18 total schools that have played football in the league have claimed at least one championship. I-AA No More: Although some people may still refer to it as I-AA football, the term that represents the level of Division I football in which the Ohio Valley Conference competes has been long retired. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) is to be used. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (Football Bowl Subdivision teams can offer 85) and compete in a 24-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion. OVC VS. OTHER CONFERENCES FCS Opponents Big Sky 0-0 Big South 1-1 CAA 0-0 Independent 0-0 Ivy 0-0 MEAC 1-0 Missouri Valley 1-4 NEC 0-0 Patriot 0-0 Pioneer 1-1 Southern 2-0 Southland 0-1 SWAC 1-0 FCS Total 7-7 FBS Opponents American Athletic 0-1 Atlantic Coast 0-1 Big Ten 0-0 Big Conference USA 0-0 MAC 0-3 Mountain West 0-0 Pac SEC 0-2 Sun Belt 1-0 FBS Total 1-9 Non-Division I 2-0 Total Non-Conference Record SCORING STREAKS Murray State currently has a streak of scoring in 136 consecutive games, the longest streak of any OVC school. Below is a list of each OVC school and their current scoring streak; that list is followed by the longest FCS scoring streaks in NCAA history. # Team Last Shutout 136 Murray State 42-0 vs. Illinois St. (9/24/05) 84 UT Martin 50-0 vs. Tennessee (9/4/10) 70 Southeast Missouri 59-0 vs. Purdue (9/17/11) 57 Jacksonville State 23-0 vs. Florida (11/17/12) 42 Tennessee State 44-0 vs. Eastern Ky. (11/2/13) 29 Austin Peay 56-0 vs. Jacksonville St. (11/1/14) 25 Eastern Illinois 41-0 vs. Northwestern (9/12/15) 6 Tennessee Tech 55-0 vs. Tennessee (11/5/16) 3 Eastern Kentucky 24-0 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/19/16) Longest All-Time FCS Streaks Without Being Shutout # Team Years 374 Montana* 1989-present 291 Hampton Lehigh Dayton* % 1993-present 230 Georgia Southern (left FCS) 220 Delaware Eastern Washington Eastern Illinois # UNI McNeese State * Active Streak # Streak began before FCS was formed in 1978 % Overall streak is 458 (194 games were as a DIII team) ACTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Below is a list of 100-yard rushing games for active players in the OVC. Totals are for the players careers while in the OVC and are updated through Week 4 of the 2017 season. Active OVCer s With 100-Yard Rushing Games Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State 5 Kentel Williams, Austin Peay 3 JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay 3 Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin 2 Jaimiee Bowe, UT Martin 2 Yeedee Thaenrat, Tennessee Tech 2 Earl Harrison, Tennessee State 2 Ethan Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 1 Daryl McCleskey, Eastern Kentucky 1 Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri 1 OVC Digital Network: The OVC launched the OVC Digital Network (OVCDN) in August The OVCDN is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. Overall marks the 12th year the OVC has streamed live events. Starting with the re-branding of the streaming in , events were offered free of charge and in an HD format and featured improved quality thanks to an investment in new equipment conference-wide. Fans also fi nd it easier to log onto OVCDigitalNetwork.com and access the streams and can do so without any registration. The events are available on any computer, tablet or smart phone without needing any special downloads or apps; the league has also launched a Roku channel so fans can watch even more easily on their televisions. The games are also available on-demand immediately following the end of the contest. Approximately 36 OVC football games will be available on the OVCDN this season OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 5

6 2017 SUPERLATIVES 200-Yard Rushing Games Kentel Williams, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (Sept. 16) 100-Yard Rushing Games Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin at Ole Miss (Sept. 9) Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin vs. Clarion (Aug. 31) Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State vs. #12 Chattanooga (Aug. 26) Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri at Dayton (Sept. 9) JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay at Murray State (Sept. 23) 300-Yard Passing Games Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) Andre Sale, Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 23) 250-Yard Passing Games Andre Sale, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Jesse Hosket, Southeast Missouri at Dayton (Sept. 9) 100-Yard Receiving Games Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 23) Trevon Billington, Southeast Missouri at Dayton (Sept. 9) Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 23) Alexander Hollins, Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 23) Steven Newbold, Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 16) Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) Londell Lee, UT Martin at #15 Chattanooga (Sept. 16) 10-Reception Games Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (Sept. 9) 200-Yard All-Purpose Games Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Kentel Williams, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (Sept. 16) LJ Scott, Louisville at Kentucky (Sept. 9) 50-Yard Field Goals Lucas Williams, Eastern Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23) 15-Tackle Games Elliott Normand, Tennessee Tech vs. #25 Western Illinois (Aug. 31) Kobie Grace, Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (Sept. 9) Multiple Defensive Interception Games 1... D Montre Wade, Murray State Last at Missouri State (Sept. 16) Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games 1... Jeremiah Oatsvall, Austin Peay Last vs. Morehead State (Sept. 16) 1... JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay Last vs. Morehead State (Sept. 16) 1... LJ Scott, Eastern Kentucky Last vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23) 1... Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin Last vs. #20 Tennessee State (Sept. 23) 1... Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State Last vs. #16 Liberty (Sept. 23) Multiple Receiving Touchdown Games 1... Jordon Gandy, Murray State Last vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Aug. 31) 1... Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky Last at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) 1... D.J. Wilkes, Tennessee Tech Last at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) 1... Alexander Hollins, Eastern Illinois Last vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 23) Multiple Passing Touchdown Games 3... Andre Sale, Tennessee Tech Last at Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 23) 2... Jesse Hosket, Southeast Missouri Last at Dayton (Sept. 9) 2... Troy Cook, UT Martin Last at #15 Chattanooga (Sept. 16) 1... Shuler Bentley, Murray State Last vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Aug. 31) 1... Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky Last vs. Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) 1... Corey Newble, Murray State Last at Missouri State (Sept. 16) SGT. YORK TROPHY The 2017 season marks the 11th of competition for the Sergeant York Trophy, an award created by the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference. The trophy is contested between the four OVC football-playing schools in the state of Tennessee - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin - and goes to the team with the best combined record versus those schools in a given year. The 2017 season is the fourth that the award has been presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee. In the event of a tie, the award will be shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the war York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. Last season Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin were each 2-1 to share the Sgt. York Championship. After tiebreakers UT Martin took home the traveling trophy for the third-straight year. All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners Tennessee State*, Austin Peay Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State*, UT Martin Tennessee State UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tenn. Tech TBD *Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker 2017 Sgt. York Trophy Contests Sept Tennessee State at UT Martin Sept UT Martin at Austin Peay Oct Austin Peay at Tennessee State Oct Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech Nov. 4 - Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Nov UT Martin at Tennessee Tech 2017 Sgt. York Trophy Standings Team AP TSU TTU UTM Record Austin Peay Tenn. State -- L 0-1 Tenn. Tech UT Martin W All-Time Record in Sgt. York Games Austin Peay 7-23 Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 6

7 2017 SUPERLATIVES 1... Treon Harris, Tennessee State Last vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 16) 1... Scotty Gilkey, Jr., Eastern Illinois Last vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 23) OVC PLAYERS IN THE NFL There are currently 14 former Ohio Valley Conference football players (8 active, 2 practice squad, 4 injured reserve) on NFL rosters for the 2017 season. That includes former EIU quarterback standout Jimmy Garoppolo as well as Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, a 2008 First Round Draft pick and Super Bowl XLIII out of Tennessee State. Active Players (8) Jordan Berry, Pittsburgh Steelers (Eastern Kentucky) Jimmy Garoppolo, New England Patriots (Eastern Illinois) Kamu Grugier-Hill, Philadelphia Eagles (Eastern Illinois) Jaylen Hill, Baltimore Ravens (Jacksonville State) Anthony Levine, Baltimore Ravens (Tennessee State) Walt Powell, Buffalo Bills (Murray State) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, NY Giants (Tennessee State) Noah Spence, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Eastern Kentucky) Practice Squad (2) Paul McRoberts, Los Angeles Rams (Southeast Missouri) Robert Myers, Seattle Seahawks (Tennessee State) Injured Reserve (4) Jeremy Butler, UT Martin (Buffalo Bills) Jessamen Dunker, New York Giants (Tennessee State) Chris Landrum, San Diego Chargers (Jacksonville State) Matt Lengel, New England Patriots (Eastern Kentucky) Head Coaches (1) Sean Payton - New Orleans Saints (Eastern Illinois) General Managers (3) Ryan Pace - Chicago Bears (Eastern Illinois) Jerry Reese - New York Giants (UT Martin) Jon Robinson - Tennessee Titans (Southeast Missouri) NFL Head Coaches Who Were Assistants in the OVC (1) John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens (Morehead State) ALL-TIME FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES The FCS playoffs began in 1978, when four teams competed for the national championship. The OVC did not have a team in the playoffs that season but have every year since. Only Montana has made more playoff appearances than Eastern Kentucky, who won national championships in 1979 and The Colonels have been in 21 playoffs. Team Appearances (Last) 1. Montana 23 (2015) 2. Eastern Kentucky 21 (2014) 3. Appalachian State* 20 (2012) 4. Georgia Southern* 19 (2012) 5. UNI 18 (2015) 6. Eastern Illinois 16 (2015) Furman 16 (2013) McNeese State 16 (2015) 9. Delaware 15 (2010) New Hampshire 15 (2016) 11. James Madison 13 (2016) 12. Eastern Washington 12 (2016) Jackson State 12 (1997) Villanova 12 (2016) Youngstown State 12 (2016) 16. Idaho* 11 (1995) Richmond 11 (2016) 18. Western Illinois 10 (2015) William & Mary 10 (2015) Colgate 10 (2015) Lehigh 10 (2016) Sam Houston State 10 (2016) 23. Marshall* 8 (1996) Massachusetts* 8 (2007) Montana State 8 (2014) Southern Illinois 8 (2009) Western Kentucky* 8 (2004) 28. Jacksonville State 7 (2016) 42. Murray State 5 (2002) 52. Tennessee State # 4 (2013) 82. Southeast Missouri 1 (2010) Tennessee Tech 1 (2011) UT Martin 1 (2006) * - Team no longer competes at FCS level # - 2 additional appearances (1981, 1982) vacated 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 7

8 OVC PLAYERS AMONG NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS The below list contains any Ohio Valley Conference players ranked in the Top 50 of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national leaders. Rankings are through games played on Sept. 23. Updated statistics can always be found here: ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YDS/GAME) 10. Dontez Byrd, TTU Ladarius Galloway, UTM Roc Thomas, JSU LJ Scott, EKU RUSHING (YDS/GAME) 6. Ladarius Galloway, UTM Roc Thomas, JSU Marquis Terry, SEMO Kentel Williams, APSU JaVaughn Craig, APSU 71.5 RUSHING YARDS/CARRY 12. Kentel Williams, APSU JaVaughn Craig, APSU Treon Harris, TSU Ladarius Galloway, UTM Seth Rowland, TSU Roc Thomas, JSU 5.36 TOTAL RUSHING YARDS 2. Ladarius Galloway, UTM Marquis Terry, SEMO Kentel Williams, APSU Roc Thomas, JSU JaVaughn Craig, APSU Treon Harris, TSU 244 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 4. JaVaughn Craig, APSU Ladarius Galloway, UTM Scotty Gilkey, Jr., EIU Treon Harris, TSU LJ Scott, EKU Marquis Terry, SEMO Roc Thomas, JSU 3 PASSING EFFICIENCY none TOTAL OFFENSE 31. Andre Sale, TTU Tim Boyle, EKU PASSING YARDS/GAME 16. Andre Sale, TTU Tim Boyle, EKU Jesse Hosket, SEMO PASSING YARDS/COMPLETION 22. Bryant Horn, JSU Treon Harris, TSU TOTAL PASSING YARDS 10. Andre Sale, TTU 1, Jesse Hosket, SEMO 836 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 36. Troy Cook, UTM Andre Sale, TTU 6 COMPLETIONS/GAME 9. Tim Boyle, EKU Shuler Bentley, MUR Jesse Hosket, SEMO Andre Sale, TTU Mitch Kimble, EIU COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 10. Tim Boyle, EKU 67.9% 17. Shuler Bentley, MUR 65.3% 31. Andre Sale, TTU 63.0% RECEPTIONS PER GAME 11. Dontez Byrd, TTU Kristian Wilkerson, SEMO Ryan Markush, EKU Neiko Creamer, EKU Demetric Johnson, MUR 5.5 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 9. Dontez Byrd, TTU Ryan Markush, EKU Kristian Wilkerson, SEMO Trevon Billington, SEMO 76.5 TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS 7. Dontez Byrd, TTU Kristian Wilkerson, SEMO Trevon Billington, SEMO Jordon Gandy, MUR Ryan Markush, EKU 262 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 9. Jordon Gandy, MUR 4 9. Ryan Markush, EKU 4 SCORING (PTS/GAME) 18. JaVaughn Craig, APSU Ryan Markush, EKU 8.0 POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR/GAME 42. JaVaughn Craig, APSU 12.0 PUNT RETURNS (YARDS/RETURN) 15. Shabari Davis, SEMO Zack Smith, SEMO Patrick Smith, TSU Marquez Sanford, MUR 5.3 KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 7. LJ Scott, EKU Cameron Sanders, SEMO Peyton Logan, UTM 22.5 COMBINED KICK RETURNS 13. Cameron Sanders, SEMO Roderick Napper, TTU 214 FIELD GOALS (MADE/GAME) 19. Cade Stinnett, JSU Gabriel Vicente, MUR Lucas Williams, EKU 1.00 FIELD GOALS PERCENTAGE 1. Gabriel Vicente, MUR 100% 1. Cade Stinnett, JSU 100% 34. Nicholas Litang, SEMO 75.0% 34. Lucas Williams, EKU 75.0% 47. Ryan Courtright, UTM 66.7% PUNTING (YDS/PUNT) 5. Nick Madonia, TTU Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU Cody Edwards, EIU Austin Rowley, TSU Brett Arkelian, UTM Landon Stratton, MUR 40.2 INTERCEPTIONS (PER GAME) 6. Tae Martin, UTM D Montre Wade, MUR Dylan Boone, MUR Mark Williams, EIU 0.5 TACKLES/GAME 33. Elliott Normand, TTU Chris Collins, TSU Aderick Moore, TTU Kobie Grace, EKU Jeffrey Canady, EKU 9.0 SACKS/GAME 6. Kenney Wooten, MUR Luder Jean Louis, EKU 1.00 FORCED FUMBLES/GAME 11. Malik Boynton, APSU Omar Pierre-Louis, SEMO Players Tied With 0.33 PASSES DEFENDED/GAME 5. Mike Ford, SEMO Joseph Este, UTM Shabari Davis, SEMO Marico Paige, MUR A.J. Flemister, TTU 1.3 TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 15. Luder Jean Louis, EKU Kendall Donnerson, SEMO Kevin Prather, Jr., UTM Jonathan Hagler, JSU 1.5 FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Malik Boynton, APSU 2 1. Kobie Grace, EKU Players Tied With 1 BLOCKED KICKS 2. Jason Morrow, TSU OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 8

9 OVC TEAMS AMONG NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS The below list contains any Ohio Valley Conference teams ranked in the Top 50 of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national leaders. Rankings are through games played on Sept. 23. Updated statistics can always be found here: RUSHING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 7. Austin Peay Tennessee State UT Martin PASSING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 22. Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky PASSING YARDS/COMPLETION 32. Tennessee State Jacksonville State TOTAL OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 37. Austin Peay SCORING OFFENSE 40. Austin Peay 30.0 RUSHING DEFENSE 6. UT Martin Tennessee State Austin Peay Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky PASS DEFENSE 10. Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State TOTAL DEFENSE 6. Austin Peay Tennessee State UT Martin Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri SCORING DEFENSE 19. UT Martin Tennessee State Austin Peay Jacksonville State 20.0 NET PUNTING 3. Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State UT Martin PUNT RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 20. Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri UT Martin Tennessee Tech 9.00 KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 2. Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee State TURNOVER MARGIN (PER GAME) 15. Eastern Kentucky Murray State UT Martin FUMBLES RECOVERED 17. Eastern Illinois Austin Peay UT Martin Eastern Kentucky 4 PASSES INTERCEPTED 3. Murray State Austin Peay UT Martin Eastern Illinois 4 FUMBLES LOST 15. Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Murray State UT Martin 2 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 9. Eastern Kentucky 1 9. Tennessee State 1 TURNOVERS GAINED 11. Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois UT Martin 8 TURNOVERS LOST 14. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State UT Martin 5 PASSING EFFICIENCY none PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE 21. Tennessee State Jacksonville State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois UT Martin FEWEST PENALTIES PER GAME 16. Murray State Tennessee Tech 5.75 FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED PER GAME 14. Murray State Tennessee Tech PUNT RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 7. UT Martin Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky 4.75 KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 11. Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri SACKS/GAME 28. Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Murray State 2.25 TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 26. Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay UT Martin Southeast Missouri Murray State 6.5 SACKS ALLOWED/GAME 9. Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay UT Martin Tennessee State Southeast Missouri 1.50 TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED 3. Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State UT Martin 5.75 BLOCKED KICKS 2. Tennessee State 3 2. Eastern Illinois 3 9. Austin Peay UT Martin Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri 1 BLOCKED PUNTS 8. Eastern Illinois 1 8. Tennessee State 1 8. UT Martin 1 3RD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 30. Tennessee State 43.1% 36. UT Martin 41.4% 45. Eastern Kentucky 40.0% 4TH DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 22. Murray State 66.7% 22. Eastern Kentucky 66.7% 35. Tennessee Tech 60.0% 35. Southeast Missouri 60.0% 3RD DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 13. UT Martin 27.1% 21. Austin Peay 29.8% 26. Eastern Illinois 31.7% 34. Murray State 34.5% 39. Jacksonville State 35.6% 4TH DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 10. UT Martin 14.3% 27. Tennessee Tech 33.3% TIME OF POSSESSION 11. UT Martin 34: Austin Peay 32: Tennessee State 31:35 RED ZONE OFFENSE 15. Murray State 90.9% 27. Jacksonville State 87.5% RED ZONE DEFENSE 6. UT Martin 54.5% 23. Tennessee State 71.4% 27. Austin Peay 72.7% 29. Eastern Illinois 73.7% 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 9

10 2017 PRESEASON HONORS/AWARDS OVC PRESEASON HONORS (COACHES/SID S) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (16) UT Martin (2) Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay 21 Preseason All-OVC Team Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Patrick Smith (WR), Tennessee State Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Jackson (DL), Jacksonville State Offense QB - Troy Cook, UT Martin RB - Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State RB - Jaimiee Bowe, UT Martin RB - Yeedee Thaenrat, Tennessee Tech WR - Patrick Smith, Tennessee State WR - Jordon Gandy, Murray State TE - Addison Bounds, Eastern Illinois C - Thomas Burton, Tennessee State OG - Justin Lea, Jacksonville State OG - Robert Burleigh, UT Martin OT - Dylan Cline, Jacksonville State OT - Kadarren Bond, UT Martin Defense DL - Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State DL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky DL - Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State LB - Siran Neal, Jacksonville State LB - Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State LB - Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State DB - Kahlid Hagens, UT Martin DB - Reggie Hall, Jacksonville State DB - D Montre Wade, Murray State DB - Tae Martin, UT Martin Special Teams K - Lane Clark, Tennessee State P - Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky RS - Cameron Sanders, Southeast Missouri RS - Chris Rowland, Tennessee State OVC PRESEASON HONORS (MEDIA) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (13) UT Martin (1) Tennessee State (2) Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Murray State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay 25 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Patrick Smith (WR), Tennessee State Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Jackson (DL), Jacksonville State LINDY S MAGAZINE Preseason First-Team All-American DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Preseason Second-Team All-American OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State OL Robert Burleigh, UT Martin OVC Preseason Players of the Year Offensive: Patrick Smith, Tennessee State Defensive: Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 4 2. Tennessee State 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Murray State 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay STATS Preseason All-American First-Team OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State K Lane Clark, Tennessee State Preseason All-American Second-Team DL Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State DB Kahlid Hagens, UT Martin P Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky RS Londell Lee, UT Martin Preseason All-American Third-Team WR Patrick Smith, Tennessee State LB Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri ATHLON MAGAZINE Preseason Top Jacksonville State Preseason All-American OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State K Lane Clark, Tennessee State STREET & SMITH Preseason All-American Team DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 5 2. Tennessee State UT Martin 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Murray State 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay HERO Sports Preseason All-American OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State OVC COACHING RECORDS OVC-Only Games All Games* Overall Career Record Coach, School Yrs. W L Pct. W L Pct. Yrs. W L Pct. Will Healy, Austin Peay Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky John Grass, Jacksonville State Mitch Stewart Murray State Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri Rod Reed, Tennessee State Marcus Satterfi eld, Tennessee Tech Jason Simpson, UT Martin *Indicates overall record while at current OVC school in years school was a member of the Conference OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 10

11 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (2-2, 1-0) Home: 1-0, Away: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) L, ,831 SEPTEMBER 9 at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) L, , Morehead State (OVC Digital Network) W, , at Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) W, , #18 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 14 at Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 21 Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 28 at Central Florida TBA NOVEMBER 4 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. 11 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 12:00 p.m. 18 Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (2-2, 1-0) Home: 1-1, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 at Indiana State (ESPN3) W, ,670 SEPTEMBER 9 at Northern Illinois (ESPN3) L, , #14 Illinois State (OVC Digital Network) L, , Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) W, , at #24 Tennessee State* (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 14 at Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. 21 Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 28 at UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 18 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (1-2, 1-0) Home: 1-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 2 at Western Kentucky L, ,614 9 at Kentucky (SEC Network) L, , Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) W, , at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 5:00 p.m. 14 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 21 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 28 at Murray State (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 12:00 p.m. 18 Saint Francis (OVC Digital Network) 12:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (2-1, 0-0) Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0 AUGUST 26 vs. #12 Chattanooga (ESPN) # W, ,952 SEPTEMBER 9 at Georgia Tech L, , #16 Liberty (OVC Digital Network) W, , at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 14 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 21 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 28 Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 at UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 16 Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game # - Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 11

12 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES MURRAY STATE RACERS (1-3, 0-1) Home: 1-2, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 Kentucky Wesleyan (OVC Digital Network) W, ,693 SEPTEMBER 9 #15 Central Arkansas (OVC Digital Network) L, , at Missouri State L, , Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) L, , at #17 Louisville (FOX Sports South) 2:30 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 14 Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. 28 Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 18 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (0-4, 0-1) Home: 0-1, Away: 0-3, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 2 at Kansas (ESPN3) L, ,134 9 at Dayton L, , Southern Illinois (OVC Digital Network) L, , at Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) L, , Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 14 Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 21 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 28 at Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 at Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 18 Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (3-1, 0-1) Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 2-0 AUGUST 31 at Georgia State (ESPN3) W, ,333 SEPTEMBER 9 vs. Jackson State $ W, , vs. Florida A&M % W, , at #24 UT Martin* (ESPN3) L, , Eastern Illinois* # (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 5:00 p.m. 14 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 28 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Virginia Univ. of (OVCDN) 2:00 p.m. 11 Southeast (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 16 at Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.) % - Tampa Classic (Tampa, Fla.) # - John Merritt Classic (Nissan Stadium - Nashville, - Game played at Hale Stadium on TSU campus (Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (0-4, 0-1) Home: 0-1, Away: 0-3, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 #25 Western Illinois (OVC Digital Network) L, ,886 SEPTEMBER 9 at Kennesaw State L, , at Ball State (ESPN3) L, , at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) L, , #5 Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 14 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 28 Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. 11 at Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 18 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 12

13 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (3-1, 1-0) Home: 2-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 Clarion (OVC Digital Network) W, ,103 SEPTEMBER 9 at Ole Miss (SEC Network Alternate) L, , at #15 Chattanooga W, , #20 Tennessee State* (ESPN3) W, , at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 21 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 28 Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 18 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 13

14 2017 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, August 26 #5 Jacksonville State 27, #12 Chattanooga 13 (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Montgomery, Ala.) Thursday, August 31 Eastern Illinois State State 67, Kentucky Wesleyan 7 Tennessee State State Martin 36, Clarion 26, Austin Peay 14 #25 Western Illinois Tech 14 Saturday, September Kentucky 31, Eastern Kentucky 38, Southeast Missouri 16 Saturday, September 27, Eastern Kentucky Miss 45, UT Martin Tech 37, #5 Jacksonville State 25, Southeast Missouri (Ohio) 31, Austin Peay Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 10 #15 Central Arkansas State State 27, Tennessee Tech 14 #23 Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15 (Memphis, Tenn.) Saturday, September State 28, Tennessee Tech 13 #14 Illinois State Illinois State 28, Murray State 21 #22 Tennessee State 24, Florida A&M 13 (Tampa, Fla.) UT Martin Chattanooga 7 Southern Illinois Missouri Peay 69, Morehead State 13 Saturday, September 23 *@#24 UT Martin 31, #20 Tennessee State 16 *@Eastern Kentucky 24, Tennessee Tech 21 *Austin Peay State 7 *@Eastern Illinois 19, Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State 31, #16 Liberty 10 Saturday, September 30 Murray State at Louisville, 2:30 p.m. (FOX Sports South) *Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *UT Martin at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7 *Murray State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 21 *Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28 *Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. Austin Peay at Central Florida, TBA Saturday, November 4 *Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. *Murray State at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. Virginia University of Lynchburg at Tennessee State, 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11 *Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 16 *Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 18 Saint Francis at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. *Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 25 FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites) Saturday, December 2 FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites) Friday, December 8/Saturday, December 9 FCS Playoffs Quarterfi nals (campus sites) Friday, December 15/Saturday, December 16 FCS Playoffs Semifi nals (campus sites) Saturday, January 6 Division I National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas) * - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change All Conference games and home non-conference games featuring OVC schools will be available live on the OVC Digital Network at OVCDigitalNetwork.com. Saturday, October 14 *Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 14

15 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME APSU-EIU EIU lead APSU, 21-6 (H) 1959 APSU, 12-8 (A) 1988 EIU, 44-0 (H) 1989 EIU, 36-0 (A) 1992 EIU, 14-9 (A) 1995 EIU, (A) 1996 EIU, 42-7 (A) 1997 EIU, (H) 2008 APSU, (A) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 EIU, (H) 2011 EIU, (A) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, 63-7 (A) 2014 EIU, 63-7 (H) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 EIU, (H) APSU-EKU EKU leads EKU, 21-7 (H) 1960 EKU, (A) 1961 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1962 EKU, 14-7 (A) 1963 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, 26-0 (H) 1965 APSU, 30-25* (A) 1966 EKU, (A) 1967 EKU, 37-0 (H) 1968 EKU, (A) 1969 EKU, (H) 1970 EKU, 38-7 (A) 1971 EKU, 14-9 (H) 1972 EKU, 21-6 (A) 1973 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1974 EKU, 22-7 (A) 1975 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1976 EKU, (A) 1977 APSU, (A) 1978 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1979 EKU, (H) 1980 EKU, (A) 1981 EKU, (H) 1982 EKU, (A) 1983 EKU, (H) 1984 EKU, 20-3 (A) 1985 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (A) 1987 EKU, 50-7 (H) 1988 EKU, (A) 1989 EKU, (H) 1990 EKU, (A) 1991 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1992 EKU, (A) 1993 EKU, 48-7 (H) 1994 EKU, (A) 1995 EKU, 28-0 (H) 1996 EKU, (A) 1997 EKU, 56-3 (H) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (OT) (H) 2009 APSU, (H) 2010 EKU, 17-3 (H) 2011 APSU, (H) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 EKU, 38-3 (H) 2014 EKU, 31-0 (A) 2015 EKU, (H) 2016 EKU, (A) * - APSU won by forfeit APSU-JSU JSU leads JSU, 7-6 (H) 1948 APSU, (H) 1949 JSU, 19-7 (H) 1950 Tie, (at AP) 1951 Tie, 6-6 (at JSU) 1952 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1953 APSU, (A) 1954 Tie, (at AP) 1955 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1956 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1957 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1958 JSU, 8-6 (A) 1959 JSU, (H) 1960 JSU, 14-8 (A) 1961 JSU, 21-6 (H) 1962 JSU, (A) 1979 APSU, (A) 2007 JSU, 42-9 (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, (A) 2010 JSU, 56-3 (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, 56-0 (H) 2015 JSU, 27-7 (A) 2016 JSU, (H) APSU-MUR MUR leads MUR, (A) 1954 MUR, 44-7 (H) 1955 MUR, (A) 1956 MUR, (H) 1963 MUR, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, (H) 1965 APSU, 23-6 (A) 1966 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1967 APSU, (A) 1968 APSU, (H) 1969 MUR, (H) 1970 APSU, 45-7 (H) 1971 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1972 APSU, (H) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 MUR, 16-8 (A) 1975 MUR, (H) 1976 MUR, (A) 1977 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1978 APSU, (H) 1979 MUR, (H) 1980 APSU, 24-0 (H) 1981 MUR, (H) 1982 MUR, 21-7 (A) 1983 APSU, (H) 1984 MUR, (2OT) (H) 1985 MUR, 14-6 (A) 1986 MUR, (A) 1987 MUR, 40-0 (H) 1988 MUR, 19-3 (A) 1989 MUR, (H) 1990 MUR, (3OT) (A) 1991 APSU 27-9 (H) 1992 MUR, (H) 1993 MUR, (H) 1994 MUR, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, 51-7 (H) 1997 MUR, 51-0 (H) 2005 MUR, 42-6 (H) 2007 APSU, (A) 2008 MUR, (A) 2009 MUR, (H) 2010 MUR, (A) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 MUR, (A) 2013 MUR, 31-3 (H) 2014 APSU, (H) 2015 MUR, (H) 2016 MUR, (A) 2017 APSU, 27-7 (A) APSU-SEMO SEMO leads SEMO, APSU, APSU, APSU, (H) 1992 APSU, (A) 1993 SEMO, 17-7 (A) 1994 SEMO, (H) 1995 SEMO, (A) 1996 SEMO, (H) 1997 SEMO, 31-0 (A) 2006 SEMO, (A) 2007 APSU, (2OT ) (A) 2008 SEMO, (A) 2009 APSU, (A) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 SEMO, (H) 2012 SEMO, (A) 2013 SEMO, (A) 2014 SEMO, 42-7 (H) 2015 SEMO, (A) 2016 SEMO, (H) APSU-TSU TSU leads APSU, (H) 1989 TSU, (H) 1990 TSU, 33-7 (A) 1991 APSU, (H) 1992 TSU, (H) 1993 TSU, (A) 1994 TSU, (H) 1995 APSU, 28-6 (H) 1996 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (OT) (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 APSU, (H) 2010 APSU, (A) 2011 APSU, (H) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 TSU, 31-6 (H) 2014 TSU, (A) 2015 TSU, 20-6 (H) 2016 TSU, (A) APSU-TTU TTU leads TTU, TTU, TTU, TTU, 37-6 (H) 1956 TTU, 17-7 (A) 1963 TTU, (H) 1964 APSU, 29-0 (H) 1965 APSU, (A) 1966 APSU, (H) 1967 TTU, (H) 1968 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1969 TTU, (H) 1970 APSU, 10-6 (H) 1971 TTU, (H) 1972 TTU, 19-7 (A) 1973 TTU, (H) 1974 TTU, 28-7 (A) 1975 TTU, 20-0 (H) 1976 TTU, (A) 1977 APSU, (A) 1978 TTU, (A) 1979 TTU, (H) 1980 APSU, (H) 1981 TTU, (H) 1982 APSU, (H) 1983 APSU, 21-7 (A) 1984 APSU, 27-7 (H) 1985 APSU, (A) 1986 APSU, (A) 1987 TTU, 14-9 (A) 1988 APSU, 10-6 (A) 1989 TTU, (A) 1990 TTU, (OT) (H) 1991 TTU, 32-7 (H) 1992 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1993 TTU, (A) 1994 APSU, (A) 1995 APSU, 20-7 (A) 1996 TTU, (A) 1997 TTU, 36-3 (A) 2007 APSU, (A) 2008 APSU, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 TTU, (A) 2011 TTU, 49-7 (H) 2012 APSU, (H) 2013 TTU, 34-0 (H) 2014 TTU, (A) 2015 TTU, (H) 2016 TTU, 41-7 (A) APSU-UTM UTM leads UTM, 32-0 (A) 1931 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1932 Tie, 6-6 (at AP) 1936 UTM, 19-0 (H) 1936 UTM, 33-0 (A) 1937 UTM, (H) 1938 APSU, (H) 1939 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1940 APSU, 20-0 (H) 1941 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1946 APSU, 33-0 (H) 1946 APSU, 14-6 (A) 1947 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1948 APSU, 39-0 (A) 1959 UTM, (A) 1960 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1961 UTM, 14-7 (A) 1962 UTM, 16-0 (H) 1963 APSU, 20-6 (H) 1964 APSU, 35-0 (A) 1965 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1966 APSU, 17-3 (A) 1967 UTM, 47-6 (A) 1968 APSU, 9-7 (A) 1969 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1970 UTM, (H) 1971 UTM, 17-3 (A) 1972 APSU, (A) 1973 UTM, 26-0 (A) 1974 UTM, (H) 1975 UTM, (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (H) 1977 UTM, (A) 1978 APSU, (A) 1979 APSU, 24-7 (H) 1980 UTM, (H) 1981 APSU, (H) 1982 UTM, (A) 1983 APSU, 45-6 (A) 1984 APSU, (H) 1985 APSU, 13-7 (A) 1986 APSU, 36-0 (H) 1987 UTM, (H) 1989 UTM, 21-0 (H) 1990 UTM, (A) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 APSU, (H) 1993 UTM, (2OT) (A) 1994 APSU, (A) 1995 UTM, (H) 1996 APSU, (H) 1997 UTM, (A) 2003 UTM, (H) 2004 UTM, (A) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 APSU, (H) 2008 UTM, (A) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 UTM, (A) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, 31-6 (A) 2013 UTM, (A) 2014 UTM, 37-7 (H) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) EIU-EKU EKU leads EKU, (A) 1948 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (A) 1996 EIU, (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1998 EKU, (H) 1999 EIU, (A) 2000 EIU, 49-6 (H) 2001 EIU, (A) 2002 EIU, (H) 2003 EKU, 41-0 (A) 2004 EKU, 49-6 (H) 2005 EIU, (H) 2006 EIU, (A) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, 20-7 (H) 2009 EKU, (A) 2010 EKU, 35-7 (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EIU, 24-7 (A) 2013 EIU, 42-7 (H) 2014 EKU, (OT)(H) 2015 EIU, 21-7 (H) 2016 EIU, 24-0 (A) EIU-JSU JSU leads JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 EIU, 10-6 (A) 2006 EIU, (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 JSU, (A) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 JSU, (A) 2011 JSU, (H) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 JSU, (H) 2015 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2016 JSU, (H) EIU-MUR EIU leads MUR, (H) 1974 MUR, 13-0 (H) 1975 EIU, 14-6 (H) 1977 MUR, 35-7 (H) 1978 EIU, (H) 1986 EIU, (H) 1990 MUR, (H) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 EIU, 48-9 (H) 1993 EIU, 34-7 (A) 1994 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, (A) 1997 MUR, (H) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 EIU, 48-7 (H) 2001 EIU, 37-6 (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 EIU, (A) 2004 EIU, 24-9 (H) 2005 EIU, (A) 2006 EIU, (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 EIU, 34-6 (H) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 MUR, (A) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 EIU, (OT)(H) 2013 EIU, (A) 2014 EIU, (H) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 MUR, (A) EIU-SEMO EIU leads SEMO, (H) 1957 SEMO, 41-0 (A) 1995 EIU, (H) 1996 EIU, (A) 1997 EIU, 32-7 (A) 1998 EIU, (H) 1999 SEMO, (H) 2000 EIU, 38-9 (H) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 SEMO, (H) 2004 EIU, (H) 2005 EIU, (A) 2006 EIU, 21-0 (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 EIU, (H) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 SEMO, (H) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, (A) 2015 EIU, (H) 2016 SEMO, (H) 2017 EIU, (H) EIU-TSU EIU leads TSU, (H) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 EIU, (H) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 TSU, H) 2004 EIU, (H) 2005 EIU, 27-3 (A) 2006 EIU, 29-3 (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TSU, (A) 2010 EIU, (OT) (A) 2011 TSU, (A) 2013 EIU, (A) EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, 28-3 (H) 2015 EIU, (OT)(A) 2016 EIU, (H) EIU-TTU EIU leads TTU, 37-0 (H) 1976 TTU, (A) 1996 EIU, (A) 1997 EIU, 10-7 (A) 1998 EIU, 13-6 (A) 1999 TTU, 14-7 (A) 2000 EIU, 27-6 (A) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 EIU, (H) 2004 TTU, (OT) (H) 2005 EIU, (H) 2006 EIU, (A) 2007 EIU, (H) 2008 EIU, (A) 2009 EIU, (H) 2010 TTU, (H) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 EIU, (A) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, (A) 2015 EIU, (H) 2016 EIU, (A) EIU-UTM EIU leads EIU, (H) 1996 EIU, 38-0 (A) 1997 EIU, 42-6 (H) 1998 EIU, (A) 1999 EIU, (H) 2000 EIU, 42-7 (A) 2001 EIU, (A) 2002 EIU, (H) 2003 EIU, (H) 2004 UTM, (H) 2005 EIU, 26-7 (H) 2006 UTM 15-9 (H) 2007 EIU, (H) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 EIU, (H) 2010 UTM, (H) 2011 UTM, (A) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 EIU, (A) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 UTM, (A) EKU-JSU JSU leads JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 EKU, (A) 2006 JSU, 28-0 (A) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (H) 2009 JSU, (H) 2010 EKU, (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 JSU, (H) 2014 JSU, 20-6 (A) 2015 JSU, 34-0 (H) 2016 JSU, 24-7 (A) EKU-MUR EKU leads MUR, 46-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 52-0 (A) 1941 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 Tie, 6-6 (at MUR) 1945 Tie, 7-7 (at EKU) 1946 EKU, (A) 1947 MUR, (H) 1948 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1949 EKU, 20-0 (A) 1950 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1951 MUR, 9-0 (H) 1952 MUR, 20-0 (A) 1953 EKU, (A) 1954 EKU, 25-6 (H) 1955 EKU, 21-6(A) 1956 MUR, 14-7 (A) 1957 EKU, (A) 1958 EKU, 14-6 (H) 1959 EKU, 7-0 (A) 1960 MUR, (A) 1961 EKU, (A) 1962 MUR, (A) 1963 MUR, 20-0 (H) 1964 Tie, 6-6 (at EKU) 1965 Tie, (at MUR) 1966 EKU, 27-6 (H) 1967 EKU, 28-7 (A) 1968 EKU, (H) 1969 EKU, (A) 1970 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1971 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1972 MUR, 7-3 (A) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 EKU, (H) 1975 MUR, 26-7 (H) 1976 EKU, (H) 1977 MUR, (H) 1978 EKU, (H) 1979 MUR, 24-7 (H) 1980 EKU, (H) 1981 EKU, (A) 1982 EKU, (H) 1983 MUR, (H) 1984 EKU, (H) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (H) 1987 EKU, (H) 1988 EKU, (OT) (A) 1989 EKU, (H) 1990 EKU, 42-0 (A) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, (OT) (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, (H) 1995 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1996 MUR, 17-14(A) 1997 EKU, 29-8 (A) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, (A) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 EKU, 31-7 (H) 2003 EKU, (A) 2004 MUR, (OT) (A) 2005 EKU, 43-7 (A) 2006 EKU, (H) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, 34-7 (H) 2009 EKU, (A) 2010 EKU, (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 MUR, (OT)(H) 2014 EKU, (H) 2015 EKU, (2OT)(A) 2016 MUR, (A) EKU-SEMO EKU leads EKU, 45-0 (H) 1991 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1992 EKU, (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, 34-6 (H) 1995 EKU, (A) 1996 EKU, 45-0 (H) 1997 EKU, (A) 1998 EKU, 19-7 (H) 1999 EKU, (A) 2000 EKU, (H) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 SEMO, (A) 2003 SEMO, (A) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, (H) 2006 EKU, (A) 2007 EKU, (H) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, 20-6 (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2013 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2014 EKU, (H) 2015 EKU, (A) 2016 EKU, (H) EKU-TSU EKU leads EKU, 13-7 (H) 1988 EKU, 10-0 (H) 1989 EKU, 21-9 (A) 1990 EKU, (H) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, (H) 1995 EKU, (A) 1996 EKU, (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 EKU, 28-0 (H) 2001 EKU, (H) 2002 EKU, (A) 2003 EKU, (A) 2004 EKU, (H) 2005 EKU, 49-0 (A) 2006 EKU, 20-3 (H) 2007 EKU, 49-7 (H) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TSU, (A) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 EKU, 44-0 (H) 2014 EKU, (A) 2015 EKU, (H) 2016 TSU, (H) EKU-TTU EKU leads EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 EKU, 13-0 (A) 1945 EKU, (A) EKU, 32-0 (H) 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 15

16 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME 1946 TTU, 20-7 (A) EKU, 13-0 (A) 1950 EKU, 47-7 (H) 1951 EKU, (A) 1952 TTU, (A) 1953 TTU, 7-0 (H) 1954 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1955 TTU, 13-7 (H) 1956 EKU, (H) 1957 TTU, (H) 1958 TTU, (A) 1959 TTU, (H) 1960 TTU, 20-0 (A) 1961 TTU, 14-8 (H) 1962 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1963 TTU, (H) 1964 TTU, 27-7 (A) 1965 EKU, (A) 1966 TTU, 7-3 (A) 1967 EKU, 24-0 (H) 1968 EKU, (A) 1969 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1970 EKU, (A) 1971 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1972 TTU, 14-0 (H) 1973 EKU, (H) 1974 EKU, (A) 1975 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1976 EKU, (A) 1977 EKU, (H) 1978 EKU, (A) 1979 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1980 EKU, 48-7 (A) 1981 EKU, (H) 1982 EKU, (A) 1983 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1984 EKU, (A) 1985 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (H) 1987 EKU, 44-8 (A) 1988 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1989 EKU, (A) 1990 EKU, (H) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1993 EKU, 10-7 (H) 1994 EKU, 23-3 (A) 1995 EKU, 21-3 (A) 1996 EKU, 28-7 (H) 1997 EKU, 26-7 (H) 1998 TTU, (3OT) (H) 1999 EKU, (2OT) (A) 2000 TTU, 9-3 (A) 2001 EKU, (H) 2002 EKU, 19-0 (A) 2003 EKU, (H) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU 52-3 (H) 2006 TTU, (H) 2007 EKU, (H) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, 17-7 (H) 2010 EKU, (A) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 EKU, (A) 2013 EKU, (H) 2014 TTU, (H) 2015 EKU, (*) 2016 TTU, (OT)(H) 2017 EKU, (H) * Georgetown, Ky. EKU-UTM EKU leads EKU, (H) 1974 EKU, 24-9 (A) 1991 EKU, (H) 1992 EKU, 35-9 (A) 1993 EKU, 30-0 (H) 1994 EKU, (A) 1995 EKU, (H) 1996 EKU, 45-7 (A) 1997 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1998 EKU, (A) 1999 EKU, 54-7 (H) 2000 EKU, 27-0 (A) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 EKU, 58-3 (H) 2003 EKU, (H) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, (H) 2006 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, (H) 2010 UTM, 10-7 (H) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 EKU, (A) 2013 UTM, 16-7 (A) 2014 EKU, (A) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, 33-3 (H) JSU-MUR JSU leads MUR, (OT) (H) 2004 JSU, (H) 2005 JSU, (A) 2006 JSU, (H) 2007 JSU, (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, 41-7 (A) 2010 JSU, (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 MUR, (OT)(A) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2016 JSU, (A) JSU-SEMO JSU leads SEMO, (H) 1962 JSU, 6-0 (H) 1963 SEMO, 10-7 (H) 1964 SEMO, 24-0 (A) 1965 JSU, (A) 1969 SEMO, (H) 1971 JSU, 57-0 (H) 2003 JSU, (A) 2004 JSU, 47-9 (H) 2005 JSU, (A) 2006 JSU, 38-7 (H) 2007 SEMO, (H) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2010 JSU, (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 JSU, (H) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2016 JSU, (A) JSU-TSU JSU leads JSU, 34-7 (A) 2004 JSU, (H) 2005 JSU, 33-3 (A) 2006 TSU, (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2010 JSU, 24-0 (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (OT)(H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) JSU-TTU JSU leads TTU, TTU, (H) 1979 JSU, 23-7 (H) 1980 JSU, 7-3 (A) 2001 TTU, (A) 2002 JSU, (A) 2003 JSU, (H) 2004 TTU, (H) 2005 JSU, (H) 2006 JSU, (OT) (A) 2007 JSU, (H) 2008 JSU, (A) 2009 JSU, (H) 2010 TTU, (H) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 JSU, (A) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, 49-3 (H) 2015 JSU, (A) 2016 JSU, (H) JSU-UTM JSU leads UTM, 38-0 (A) 1968 JSU, (H) 1969 JSU, (H) 1970 JSU, (A) 1971 JSU, (H) 1972 JSU, 20-6 (A) 1973 JSU, 50-7 (H) 1974 JSU, 17-0 (A) 1975 JSU, 11-3 (H) 1976 JSU, 24-3 (A) 1977 JSU, (H) 1978 JSU, (A) 1979 UTM, (A) 1980 JSU, (A) 1981 JSU, 44-7 (H) 1982 JSU, (A) 1983 JSU, (H) 1984 JSU, (A) 1985 JSU, (H) 1986 JSU, (A) 1987 UTM, (A) 1988 UTM, (H) 1989 JSU, 63-0 (H) 1990 JSU, 21-7 (A) 2003 JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 JSU, (H) 2006 UTM, (H) 2007 JSU, (H) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 JSU, 52-7 (H) 2010 JSU, (A) 2011 JSU, (H) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, (H) 2015 JSU, (A) 2016 JSU, 33-7 (H) MUR-SEMO MUR leads MUR, 3-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1928 MUR, 12-0 (H) 1929 SEMO, 13-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (H) 1931 MUR, 32-6 (A) 1948 MUR, 40-0 (A) 1960 MUR, (H) 1961 MUR, 22-7 (A) 1962 MUR, (A) 1968 MUR, (A) 1969 MUR, (H) 1976 MUR, 14-3 (H) 1977 MUR, 13-6 (A) 1978 SEMO, (A) 1979 Tie, (at SEMO) 1980 MUR, 19-6 (H) 1981 MUR, (A) 1982 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1983 MUR, (A) 1984 MUR, 42-3 (H) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (A) 1987 MUR, (H) 1988 SEMO, (H) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 SEMO, (H) 1993 MUR, (H) 1994 MUR, (A) 1995 MUR, 34-0 (H) 1996 MUR, 16-0 (A) 1997 MUR, 17-3 (H) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, (A) 2001 MUR, (A) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 MUR, (A) 2004 MUR, (H) 2005 SEMO, (H) 2006 SEMO, (A) 2007 MUR, (A) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 SEMO, (H) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 MUR, (A) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 SEMO, (3OT)(H) 2014 MUR, (2OT)(H) 2015 SEMO, (H) 2016 SEMO, (A) MUR-TSU MUR leads MUR, 22-7 (H) 1989 MUR, (H) 1990 TSU, (A) 1991 TSU, 28-7 (H) 1992 TSU, (A) 1993 TSU, (H) 1994 TSU, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, (H) 1997 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 MUR, (H) 2001 TSU, (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 TSU, (A) 2004 MUR, (A) 2006 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (H) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 MUR, 9-6 (A) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 TSU, (H) 2014 TSU, (A) 2015 MUR, (OT)(A) 2016 MUR, (H) MUR-TTU TTU leads TTU, 26-6 (A) 1931 TTU, 19-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at MUR) 1933 MUR, 9-6 (A) 1934 MUR, 40-7 (H) 1935 MUR, 13-0 (A) 1936 MUR, 47-0 (A) 1937 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1941 TTU, 14-6 (*) 1942 TTU, 14-6 (**) 1945 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1946 MUR, (***) 1947 MUR, 7-2 (A) 1948 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1949 MUR, 26-7 (A) 1950 MUR, 6-0 (H) 1951 MUR, 20-7 (A) 1952 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1953 TTU, 9-0 (H) 1954 MUR, (H) 1955 TTU, 20-7 (H) 1956 MUR, 34-7 (H) 1957 TTU, (H) 1958 TTU, (A) 1959 TTU, (H) 1960 TTU, (A) 1961 TTU, 27-8 (H) 1962 TTU, (A) 1963 MUR, (A) 1964 MUR, (H) 1965 TTU, (H) 1966 TTU, (A) 1967 TTU, (A) 1968 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1969 TTU, (A) 1970 TTU, 21-7 (H) 1971 TTU, 27-3 (A) 1972 TTU, 10-0 (H) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 TTU, 26-0 (H) 1975 TTU, 14-7 (A) 1976 TTU, 24-7 (H) 1977 TTU, (A) 1978 TTU, (H) 1979 MUR, 24-3 (H) 1980 MUR, 10-3 (A) 1981 MUR, (H) 1982 TTU, 10-3 (H) 1983 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1984 MUR, 37-0 (A) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (H) 1987 MUR, (A) 1988 TTU, (OT) (A) 1989 TTU, (H) 1990 TTU, 16-3 (A) 1991 TTU, 45-7 (H) 1992 TTU, (A) 1993 TTU, (H) 1994 TTU, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, 41-3 (H) 1997 TTU, (OT) (H) 1998 MUR, 23-3 (H) 1999 MUR, (A) 2000 TTU, (A) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 TTU, (H) 2004 MUR, (H) 2005 TTU, (H) 2006 TTU, (OT) (A) 2007 TTU, (H) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 MUR, (A) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 MUR, (H) 2014 TTU, (OT)(H) 2015 TTU, (A) 2016 TTU, (H) * Owensboro, Ky. ** Henderson, Ky. *** Paducah, Ky. MUR-UTM MUR leads MUR, 13-0 (H) 1925 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1926 MUR, 25-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1928 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1929 MUR, 13-7 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (A) 1961 MUR, (H) 1962 MUR, (A) 1963 MUR, 19-8 (H) 1964 MUR, (A) 1965 UTM, 17-7 (A) 1966 UTM, (H) 1967 UTM, 16-9 (H) 1968 Tie, 7-7 (at MUR) 1971 UTM, 41-0 (H) 1972 MUR, 14-7 (H) 1973 MUR, (A) 1974 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1975 MUR, (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (A) 1977 UTM, (H) 1978 MUR, 21-7 (H) 1979 MUR, 24-0 (A) 1980 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1981 MUR, 10-7 (A) 1982 UTM, 10-7 (A) 1987 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1988 UTM, (A) 1989 MUR, 24-3 (A) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1993 MUR, (OT) (A) 1994 MUR, (H) 1995 MUR, 33-9 (H) 1996 MUR, (A) 1997 MUR, 45-7 (A) 1998 MUR, (H) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, 48-3 (A) 2001 MUR, (H) 2002 MUR, 42-3 (A) 2003 MUR, (A) 2004 MUR, 38-0 (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 UTM, (A) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, (A) 2013 UTM, (H) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 UTM, (H) 2016 UTM, (A) SEMO-TSU TSU leads SEMO, (H) 1992 TSU, (H) 1993 SEMO, (H) 1994 SEMO, (A) 1995 SEMO, (H) 1996 SEMO, (A) 1997 TSU, (A) 1998 TSU, 38-7 (A) 1999 TSU, (A) 2000 TSU, (H) 2001 TSU, (H) 2002 SEMO, (H) 2003 SEMO, (H) 2004 TSU, (H) 2005 SEMO, (H) 2006 TSU, 31-0 (H) 2008 SEMO, (OT) (H) 2009 TSU, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 TSU, 55-3 (H) 2012 TSU, (A) 2013 TSU, (H) 2014 SEMO, (H) 2016 TSU, (A) SEMO-TTU TTU leads SEMO, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, 24-3 (A) 1994 SEMO, (A) 1995 SEMO, (H) 1996 TTU, (H) 1997 TTU, (A) 1998 SEMO, (A) 1999 TTU, 21-7 (A) 2000 TTU, 31-6 (H) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 SEMO, (H) 2003 SEMO, (A) 2004 SEMO, (OT) (H) 2005 TTU, (H) 2006 TTU, (A) 2008 TTU, (A) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 TTU, (H) 2012 SEMO, (2OT)(H) 2013 TTU, (A) 2014 TTU, (H) 2015 SEMO, (H) 2016 TTU, (H) SEMO-UTM UTM leads UTM, (A) 1967 UTM, 39-0 (H) 1984 UTM, 21-7 (H) 1985 SEMO, (H) 1986 SEMO, (A) 1987 UTM, (A) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 SEMO, (H) 1993 UTM, (H) 1994 SEMO, 10-0 (H) 1995 SEMO, (A) 1996 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1997 SEMO, 42-7 (A) 1998 SEMO, (H) 1999 SEMO, 36-7 (A) 2000 SEMO, (H) 2001 SEMO, (H) 2002 SEMO, (A) 2003 SEMO, 20-7 (A) 2004 SEMO, 35-7 (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 UTM, (H) 2008 UTM, (A) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, (A) 2013 UTM, 17-7 (A) 2014 SEMO, (A) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) TSU-TTU TSU leads TSU, 33-3 (A) 1985 TSU, (H) 1988 TSU, (H) 1989 TSU, (A) 1990 TSU, (H) 1991 TSU, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, (A) 1994 TTU, (H) 1995 TTU, (A) 1996 TTU, (H) 1997 TSU, (H) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 TTU, (H) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 TTU, (A) 2003 TSU, (A) 2005 TSU (A) 2006 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 TTU, (A) 2011 TSU, (A) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 TSU, 10-7 (H) 2015 TTU, (H) 2016 TTU, (A) TSU-UTM TSU leads UTM, (H) 1977 TSU, 55-7 (H) 1992 TSU, 23-15(H) 1993 UTM, (H) 1994 TSU, 20-3 (H) 1995 UTM, 28-7 (H) 1996 TSU, (H) 1997 TSU, (A) 1998 TSU, 76-0 (H) 1999 TSU, 43-7 (A) 2000 TSU, 33-6 (H) 2001 TSU, 55-7 (H) 2002 TSU, 26-8 (H) 2003 TSU, (H) 2004 TSU, (A) 2005 UTM, (H) 2007 UTM, (H) 2008 TSU, (OT) (A) 2009 UTM, 28-7 (A) 2010 UTM, 37-0 (H) 2011 TSU, (H) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 UTM, (H) 2016 TSU, (H) 2017 UTM, (H) TTU-UTM TTU leads TTU, 12-0 (H) 1927 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1928 TTU, (H) 1931 TTU, 26-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1970 TTU, 17-6 (A) 1971 TTU, 10-7 (H) 1972 TTU, (A) 1973 TTU, 16-9 (H) 1980 TTU, (A) 1981 UTM, (A) 1982 UTM, (H) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, 20-3 (H) 1994 UTM, (H) 1995 UTM, (H) 1996 TTU, (2OT) (H) 1997 TTU, 33-2 (H) 1998 TTU, (OT) (A) 1999 TTU, 45-9 (A) 2000 TTU, 46-6 (H) 2001 TTU, 41-7 (A) 2002 TTU, 68-7 (H) 2003 UTM, (OT) (A) 2004 TTU, (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 TTU, (A) 2008 UTM, 35-7 (A) 2009 TTU, (A) 2010 UTM, (A) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 TTU, (OT)(H) 2013 UTM, (A) 2014 UTM, (H) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 16

17 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Murray State Racers (1-3, 0-1 OVC) at #17 Louisville Cardinals (3-1, 1-1 ACC) Saturday, September 30 2:30 p.m. CT Papa John s Cardinal Stadium (55,000) Louisville, Ky. TV:...FOX Sports South Live Stats:... Series Record:... Louisville leads 13-6 Last Meeting:...Louisville won (9/6/14) Mitch Stewart at Murray State: (3 yrs.) Mitch Stewart Overall:... same Bobby Petrino at Louisville: (8 yrs.) Bobby Petrino Overall: (13 yrs.) Murray State Last Week:... L, 27-7 vs. Austin Peay Louisville Last Week:... W, 42-3 vs. Kent State GAME NOTES: Murray State steps out of Conference play for the fi nal time this season when it makes the short trip to play nationally-ranked Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Louisville. It will be the 20th all-time meeting between the schools and fi rst since the 2014 season. The Racers are all-time against FBS opponents; its last win came against Louisville (26-23) during the 1984 season. During the 2014 game, the No. 25 ranked Cardinals had 603 yards of total offense on its way to a victory. UofL rushed for 325 yards, 126 by freshman LJ Scott (who is now a member of the Eastern Kentucky football team). The Racers were limited to 41 rushing yards, but quarterback KD Humphries passed for 158 yards and a pair of scores. Travis Taylor had a game-high 12 tackles in the loss. Louisville is 24-6 under head coach Bobby Petrino during the month of September. SCOUTING MURRAY STATE: Murray State was limited to just fi ve total yards of offense in the fi rst half (and 88 for the game) as the team opened Conference play with a 27-7 loss to rival Austin Peay. Freshman quarterback Corey Newble completed 18-of-29 passes and a touchdown while rushing for a team-high 44 yards on 13 carries. Newble s touchdown went to D.J. Penick midway through the third quarter. On the defensive side of the ball, Lamont Crittendon had a game-high 11 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Marico Paige had seven tackles, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. Kenney Wooten picked up his fi fth sack of the season in the game, to go along with fi ve tackles and a quarterback hurry, while Dylan Boone picked off his second pass of the year. As a team, Murray State has eight interceptions, which ranks third nationally. The team also ranks fi rst in the OVC and 15th nationally in red zone offense (90.9%). SCOUTING LOUISVILLE: Louisville is off to a 3-1 start this season, with its lone loss coming to defending national champion Clemson. The Cardinals enter the week ranked seventh nationally in passing offense (365.5 yards/ game) and eighth in total offense (550.3 yards/game). Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson has completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,387 yards and 10 touchdowns while also rushing for 337 yards and four additional scores. He ranks second nationally in total offense (431.0 yards/ game), fourth in passing yards, fi fth in points responsible for (84) and sixth in passing yards/game (346.8). Jackson played three quarters in his team s win over Kent State last Saturday; in that time he had 333 yards of total offense, including going 18-of-22 through the air for 299 yards. In the process Jackson broke the UofL record for career touchdown responsibility (88). Ten different UofL receivers caught passes in the game with Seth Dawkins leading the way with 75 yards and four catches. The UofL defense held Kent State to just 11 yards passing, the fewest against the Cardinals since The defense also tallied 14 tackles for loss, with nine different players recording at least one stop for negative yards. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-2, 1-0 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-4, 0-1 OVC) Saturday, September 30 6:00 p.m. CT Houck Stadium (10,000) Cape Girardeau, Mo. TV:...OVC Digital Network Live Stats:... Series Record:...Eastern Kentucky leads 24-3 Last Meeting:...Eastern Kentucky won (10/8/16) Mark Elder at Eastern Kentucky: (2 yrs.) Mark Elder Overall:... same Tom Matukewicz at Southeast Missouri: (4 yrs.) Tom Matukewicz Overall: (5 yrs.) Eastern Kentucky Last Week:... W, vs. Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Last Week:... L, at Eastern Illinois GAME NOTES: Fresh off its fi rst victory of the season, Eastern Kentucky will travel to Southeast Missouri for a Saturday night game. It marks the 28th all-time meeting between the schools with EKU having won six in a row and 12 of the past 13 against Southeast. The Redhawks lone win during the stretch was a victory during its OVC Championship season of Last season, Eastern Kentucky racked up 527 yards of total offense on its way to a victory at home. In that game Bennie Coney passed for 337 yards and four touchdowns (three to Devin Borders) while Ethan Thomas rushed for 92 yards for the Colonels. The Redhawks were paced by Jesse Hosket who passed for 291 yards and a score while Will Young had 81 rushing yards. This marks the annual Family Weekend game for Southeast Missouri. SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY: After two close games against talented Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents to open the season, Eastern Kentucky notched its fi rst win of the year, besting Tennessee Tech despite being out-gained 416 to 288 in total offense. The difference in the game was defense, as EKU forced fi ve turnovers and scored 10 points off those miscues. Senior safety Kobie Grace was named National Defensive Player of the Week had making seven tackles, notching an interception, forcing a fumble and recovering two fumbles in the victory. Grace is averaging 9.0 tackles/game (47th nationally) while his two fumble recoveries are tied for fi rst in the FCS. Big position also proved to be key, as punter Keith Wrzuszczak was named OVC Specialist of the Week after averaging 48.1 yards on nine attempts, including a career-long punt of 76 yards and three that were downed inside the TTU 20-yard line. Wrzuszczak currently ranks 10th nationally in punting (44.4 yards/punt). Newcomer LJ Scott rushed for a pair of touchdowns and also caught two passes; his 35-yard touchdown run in the fi rst quarter was the longest rush by an EKU player this season. Tim Boyle completed 21-of-28 passes and currently ranks ninth nationally in completions/game (24.67) and 10th in completion percentage (67.9%). SCOUTING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: Southeast Missouri is still in search of its first victory of the season after a loss at Eastern Illinois. Overall it was the team s seventh-straight loss dating back to last season. The Redhawks pulled to within three points with 11 minutes to go but came up short on its fi nal two possessions. On the fi nal possession of the game, Southeast got to the EIU 16-yard line but quarterback Jesse Hosket s pass was intercepted at the one-yard line in the fi nal 30 seconds of the game. Hosket fi nished the game with 249 passing yards (surpassing the 3,000 passing yards mark for his career), but was intercepted twice and failed to throw a touchdown for the first time in a game this season. Sophomore Kristian Wilkerson caught seven passes for 134 yards to go over 1,000 career receiving yards; he currently ranks 11th nationally in receptions/game (7.3) and 24th in total receiving yards (316). Marquis Terry added 68 rushing yards; he is third in the OVC and 28th nationally in rushing (89.0 yards/game) through four weeks. Junior Cameron Sanders returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown during the fourth quarter; he has now scored on a kickoff return in each of his three collegiate seasons. Sanders ranks 12th nationally in kickoff return average (28.3 yards/return). Senior linebacker Kendall Donnerson had a career-high 12 tackles against EIU; he is averaging 1.5 tackles-for-loss/game in OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 17

18 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS #5 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2-1, 0-0 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-4, 0-1 OVC) Saturday, September 30 6:00 p.m. CT Tucker Stadium (16,500) Cookeville, Tenn. TV:...OVC Digital Network Live Stats:... Series Record:... Jacksonville State leads 14-7 Last Meeting:...Jacksonville State won (10/8/16) John Grass at Jacksonville State: (4 yrs.) John Grass Overall:... same Marcus Satterfi eld at Tennessee Tech: (2 yrs.) Marcus Satterfi eld Overall:... same Jacksonville State Last Week:... W, vs. #16 Liberty Tennessee Tech Last Week:...L, at Eastern Kentucky GAME NOTES: Jacksonville State has won the last fi ve and 10 of the last 12 games against Tennessee Tech. Over that stretch JSU has topped TTU by a margin of 24.6 points/game. Last year the Gamecocks opened up a 30-7 lead at halftime on its way to a victory. The Gamecocks fi nished with 446 yards of total offense while limiting the Golden Eagles to just 229 yards (including only 62 on the ground). Eli Jenkins passed for 157 yards and rushed for 76 yards and a score while Josh Clemons ran for a game-high 110 yards and three scores for Jax State. Tech was led by Michael Birdsong who passed for 167 yards and a score. JSU has won 24-straight games against OVC teams; that is two wins away from tying the all-time OVC record. The Gamecocks are 7-3 all-time in Cookeville. SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE STATE: Jacksonville State ran its streak of regular season victories against non-fbs opponents to 33 games with a victory over nationally-ranked Liberty (who is in its first year of transition to the FBS). In the process head coach John Grass increased his record against ranked FCS teams to 12-3, having topped two this season. Liberty made a field goal to begin the game before Jacksonville State scored 24 unanswered points to put the game out of reach. The Gamecocks defense limited Liberty to just 31 rushing yards for the game. Jonathan Hagler had a game-high nine tackles while Darius Jackson had 2.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack. Jackson has 21.5 career sacks, the sixth-most among any active FCS player. The JSU offense saw senior Roc Thomas rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns and ranks 23rd nationally in rushing (98.3 yards/game). Bryant Horn passed for 181 yards and a score while backup Kendrick Doss completed 8-of-10 passes for 64 yards and rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Kicker Cade Stinnett remains perfect on the season with fi eld goals, including hitting a career-long 49 yards against the Flames. The Liberty game was played in front of 23,944 fans, the largest crowd in Burgess-Snow Field history. SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Playing its third-consecutive road game, Tennessee Tech fell behind 24-7 at Eastern Kentucky before scoring a pair of late touchdowns to trim the fi nal margin to Tech would force an EKU punt but was unable to advance the ball during the fi nal 1:23 of the game. The Tennessee Tech defense limited the Colonels to just 288 yards of total offense on the game, as Elliott Normand and Aderick Moore led the way with nine tackles apiece. Normand currently leads the OVC and ranks 33rd nationally in tackles/game (9.8). Freshman Andre Sale passed for a career-high 304 yards on 26-of-40 passing; he leads the OVC and ranks 16th nationally in passing (265.8 yards/game). He found senior Dontez Byrd nine times, as Byrd fi nished the game with 169 receiving yards, the highest output by an OVC player this season. Byrd currently ranks seventh nationally in total receiving yards (447), ninth in receiving yards/game (11.8) and 11th in receptions/game (7.3). Yeedee Thaenrat rushed for a game-high 56 yards and a touchdown while Andrew Goldsmith added 47 rushing yards. Punter Nick Madonia averaged 46.8 yards/punt, including a long of 59 yards and two downed inside the EKU 20-yard line. Madonia is fi rst in the OVC and ninth nationally in punting (45.4 yards/punt). As a team Tech is third nationally in net punting (42.85 yards/punt). TTU is looking for its fi rst win over a ranked opponent since Oct. 18, 2014 (39-31 vs. No. 12 Eastern Kentucky). Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-2, 1-0 OVC) at #24 Tennessee State Tigers (3-1, 0-1 OVC) Saturday, September 30 6:00 p.m. CT Nissan Stadium (69,143) Nashville, Tenn. TV:... ESPN3 Live Stats:... Series Record:...Eastern Illinois leads 13-7 Last Meeting:... Eastern Illinois won (10/8/16) Kim Dameron at Eastern Illinois: (4 yrs.) Kim Dameron Overall:... same Rod Reed at Tennessee State: (8 yrs.) Rod Reed Overall:... same Eastern Illinois Last Week:... W, vs. Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Last Week:... L, at #24 UT Martin GAME NOTES: After four games away from home, Tennessee State opens its home season on Saturday by hosting Eastern Illinois in the annual John Merritt Classic. The JMC is usually the fi rst game of the season, but this year the 19th annual event was moved due to the Tigers schedule, marking only the third time (and fi rst since 2008) that the event will not open the season for TSU. Tennessee State is 13-5 all-time in the JMC including a 44-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last year. TSU and EIU have played 20 previous times, with the Panthers having won fi ve in a row, including a year ago when both teams were nationally-ranked. In that game, Devin Church scored on a four-yard reception with nine minutes to play to give EIU the lead for good. Church caught seven passes for 37 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 94 yards and an additional score in the win. Ronald Butler passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers; Patrick Smith caught seven of those passes for 160 yards. SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS: Eastern Illinois snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over Southeast Missouri on Saturday. The Panthers led 19-9 early in the fourth quarter after redshirt freshman quarterback Scotty Gilkey, Jr. (playing in place of the injured Mitch Kimble) connected with Alexander Hollins on a 38-yard touchdown pass. But Southeast would return the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to trim the margin to three points. The Redhawks later got the ball back with 3:01 to play and marched to the EIU 16-yard line before Bradley Dewberry intercepted a pass on the 1-yard line and returned it 49 yards to midfi eld to secure the victory. Dewberry also had seven tackles and a pass breakup in the victory. Tray Mitchell added a team-high nine tackles while Mark Williams also had an interception to go along with six tackles. In his fi rst career start, Gilkey passed for 142 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 98 yards and a score. Isaiah Johnson added 77 rushing yards as the EIU team finished with a season-best 230 yards on the ground. The Panthers had only totaled 150 rushing yards in the fi rst three games of the season combined. SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE: Tennessee State suffered its fi rst loss of the season on Saturday, falling at No. 24 UT Martin in the OVC opener for both teams. The Tigers fell behind 24-0 and were able to pull to within eight points with nine minutes to go in the third quarter but unable to score on either of its fi nal four possessions, despite getting to the UTM 12- yard line with six minutes to go. Despite the loss, the Tigers remain ranked in both national Top 25 polls. Against the Skyhawks, Seth Rowland rushed for 66 yards while Treon Harris added 25 rushing yards and a touchdown while passing for 118 yards. Patrick Smith had a game-high fi ve receptions for 63 yards. Junior newcomer DeVon Johnson returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter; the return is the fourth-longest in the FCS this season. Johnson averaged 48.0 yards/return on three returns during the game and as a team TSU is averaging yards/return this season (third in the OVC). Justin North had a team-high 11 tackles, including 2.0 for loss, and also forced a fumble. Chris Collins added eight stops and is second in the OVC and 44th nationally in tackles/game (9.3). The TSU defense allowed only 240 yards of total offense and enters this week ranked No. 12 nationally in total defense (269.5 yards/game), 11th in rush defense (75.5 yards/game) and 21st in scoring defense (17.3 points/game allowed) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 18

19 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS #18 UT Martin Skyhawks (3-1, 1-0 OVC) at Austin Peay Governors (2-2, 1-0 OVC) Saturday, September 30 6:00 p.m. CT Fortera Stadium (8,000) Clarksville, Tenn. TV:...OVC Digital Network Live Stats:... Series Record:... UT Martin leads Last Meeting:... UT Martin won (10/8/16) Jason Simpson at UT Martin: (12 yrs.) Jason Simpson Overall:... same Will Healy at Austin Peay: (2 yrs.) Will Healy Overall:... same UT Martin Last Week:... W, vs. #20 Tennessee State Austin Peay Last Week:...W, 27-7 at Murray State GAME NOTES: Austin Peay and UT Martin will play for the 66th time on Saturday night. The game is part of the Sgt. York Trophy series which is contested between the four football-playing schools in the state of Tennessee. UTM has won or shared the title in each of the past three years. UT Martin has won the past nine meetings with Austin Peay dating back to The last Austin Peay victory in the series came in 2007 which was the Govs fi rst year back in the OVC after playing non-scholarship football for a decade. A year ago the teams combined for 982 yards of total offense in a Skyhawk victory. Troy Cook was 17-of-21 for 253 yards and three touchdowns while Jaimiee Bowe rushed for 92 yards and a score. APSU got 103 rushing yards from Kendall Morris while Timarious Mitchell passed for 227 yard and a pair of touchdowns. APSU s Gunnar Scholato and UTM s Kahlid Hagens each had 13 tackles. SCOUTING UT MARTIN: UT Martin knocked off its second-straight nationallyranked opponent, following up its win over No. 15 Chattanooga with a win over No. 20 Tennessee State in its OVC opener. The Skyhawks, off to its best start since 2013, are now ranked No. 18 in the STATS Top 25, its highest ranking since 2008 (when they were also No. 18 on Nov. 17). UTM is also ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll (No. 21), the first time they have been ranked in that poll since The Skyhawks scored the fi rst 24 points against TSU on Saturday, including recovering a fumble on TSU s fi rst possession and later blocking a punt in the end zone which was recovered for a touchdown. The Skyhawk offense once against turned to junior running back Ladarius Galloway, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns and caught a pair of passes. Galloway currently ranks second nationally in total rushing yards (514), sixth in rushing yards/game (128.5), 12th in rushing touchdowns (4) and 13th in all-purpose yards (152.0 yards/game). Troy Cook completed 20- of-32 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown; he completed four passes to each Caylon Weathers, Brett Thompson and Jaylon Moore. Junior linebacker James Gilleylen had seven tackles and forced and recovered a fumble while Tae Martin (who is sixth nationally in interceptions) added 13 tackles. As a team UT Martin is sixth nationally in rushing defense (63.3 yards/game) and red zone defense (54.5%), seventh in punt return defense (0.67 yards/return) and 10th in fourth down conversion defense (14.3%). UTM is 15-2 against in-state opponents since SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY: A week after ending the longest active losing streak in Division I, Austin Peay snapped two more streaks by winning a road Conference game in besting Murray State That snapped a 21- game OVC losing streak dating back to 2014 and was the team s fi rst road victory since Sept. 18, 2010 (snapping a 41-game streak). It also marked the team s fi rst back-to-back victories since Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, The Govs will have a shot to snap another streak on Saturday, when they take on a nationally-ranked team; APSU s last win over a ranked team came on Oct. 24, 2009 (24-20 vs. No. 20 Eastern Kentucky). The Govs were stout on defense once again, limiting Murray State to just 88 yards of total offense (including 38 rushing yards). It was the fewest yards allowed by the program since 2012 (41 vs. non-di school Culver-Stockton). Malik Boynton had a team-best seven tackles while Gunnar Scholato added six stops and picked off a pass. Offensively, sophomore quarterback Gunnar Scholato rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown and threw for 84 yards and an additional score. Craig ranks fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns (6) and 18th in scoring (9.0 points/game). Kentel Williams added 74 rushing yards and also caught a touchdown pass. The Govs currently rank sixth nationally in total defense (241.5 yards/game) and seventh in rushing offense (289.5 yards/game) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 25 19

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