Southeast Missouri State University Sports Information. Football Game Information Tennessee-Martin at Southeast Missouri State

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1 Southeast Missouri State University Sports Information Football Game Information Tennessee-Martin at Southeast Missouri State Date: Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001 Time: 6:00 p.m. (CDT) Location: Houck Stadium, Cape Girardeau, Mo. (10,000) Playing Surface: FieldTurf Affiliations: Ohio Valley Conference Series: Southeast Missouri leads 9-7 and has won four straight Last Meeting: Southeast Missouri won at Martin 2001 Records: Southeast Missouri 2-3, 0-1 OVC, Tennessee-Martin 1-4, 0-1 OVC The Coaches: Tim Billings is 5-11 in his 2 nd season at Southeast Missouri Sam McCorkle is 3-13 in his 2 nd season at UTM, in 8 th year as collegiate head coach Radio: Southeast Radio Network anchored by K-103 FM in Cape Girardeau. Other network stations include KSIM in Sikeston and KWOC in Poplar Bluff. Erik Sean will do play-by-play with Rick Wieser as the color analyst. Internet: Southeast Radio Network broadcast can be heard over the internet at Southeast Schedule/Results Sept. 1 E. Mich. 16, SE 12 Sept. 8 - SE 24, SIU 5 Sept. 15 -SW Mo. 31, SE 28 Sept SE 38, Ill. St. 33 Sept. 29 Tenn. St. 20, SE 14 Oct. 6 Tenn.-Martin, 6:00 Oct. 13 at Eastern Ill., 1:30 Oct. 10 Murray State, 1:00 Oct. 27 at Tenn. Tech, 2:00 Nov. 3 Eastern Ky., 6:00 Nov. 10 Quincy, 6:00 This Week in the OVC Murray Tenn. Tech Tenn. State vs. Howard Eastern San Diego St. Glenville Eastern Ky. SOUTHEAST NOTES THE TEAMS: Southeast is 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the OVC after a loss at Tennessee State. The Indians opened the season with road loss at I-A Eastern Michigan, a 24-5 home win over SIU, a home loss to Southwest Missouri and a road win at Illinois St Tennessee-Martin is 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the OVC. THE COACHES: Tim Billings, a former assistant at Marshall, Missouri and Oklahoma, is 5-11 in his second season at Southeast Missouri. He is 1-0 vs. UTM. Sam McCorkle is 3-13 in his second year at UTM. He is in his eighth year as a collegiate head coach. THE SERIES: Southeast leads 9-7.

2 LAST SEASON: Southeast rolled up 409 yards in total offense in gaining a win over the Skyhawks at Houck Stadium.. It was the Indians fourth straight win in the series. Southeast led at the half. Rashad West was passing for 150 yards and one TD and also ran for a TD. Ricky Farmer had 20 tackles. LAST WEEK: Southeast had three plays inside the Tennessee State oneyard line in the final 14-seconds, but could not score as the Tigers held on for a victory. The Indians used three quarterbacks with starter Bobby Brune followed by Rashad West and Jeromy McDowell. West drove the Indians 56 yards in six plays late in the second quarter with the touchdown coming on a four-yard pass to Willie Ponder. McDowell came on in the third quarter and his first pass was a 39-yard scoring strike to Ponder. For the game, Brune was 9-14 for 81 yards with 2 interceptions, West was 4-6 for 27 yards and one TD while McDowell, playing with a sprained knee, was 9-16 for 139 yards with one TD and one interception. Tennessee State passed for 344 yards while gaining 470 yards in total offense. COOPER HAS BIG DAY: Curtis Cooper, who had 245 all-purpose yards against Illinois State, had another big day against Tennessee State with 250 all-purpose yards. Cooper rushed the ball 22 times for 146 yards, caught nine passes for 70 yards and returned one kickoff for 34 yards. He continues to lead the OVC in all purpose yards with yards per He ranks fifth nationally in allpurpose running. Cooper is second in the OVC and 17 th nationally in rushing with yards per SOUTHEAST TOPS OVC IN PASSING AND TOTAL OFFENSE: Southeast leads the OVC in passing offense with yards per game and in total offense with yards per SOUTHEAST IN NCAA STATS: The Indians rank eighth nationally in passing offense and rank 16th nationally in total offense. PONDER, SANDERS LEAD OVC: Southeast junior college transfers Willie Ponder and Adrian Sanders rank onetwo in every OVC receiving category. In receptions per game, Ponder ranks first with 7.2 catches per game while Sanders is second with 5.2 catches per Cooper is third with 5.0 catches per In receiving yards per game, Ponder is first with while Sanders is second with 86.2 and in total receiving yards, Ponder is first with 694 and Sanders is second with 431. Nationally, Ponder ranks third in receiving yards per game and eighth in receptions per He also ranks 14 th nationally in all-purpose running with 164 yards per game and ranks 18 th nationally in scoring with 9.6 points per McDOWELL INJURY: Quarterback Jeromy McDowell suffered a knee injury in the first quarter of the Illinois State An MRI on the injured knee revealed no structural damage. He came off the bench in the third quarter of the Tennessee State game and played the rest of the

3 McDowell has 1,163 yards passing after just five games as he closes in the school record for a freshman passer. He needs just 111 yards to break the record of 1,273 yards by Lance Brune in The season passing record at Southeast is 2,580 yards by Jason Liley in McDowell had a sensational second half against SIU and an equally sensational first half against Southwest Missouri. In the second half against SIU, he completed passes for 317 yards and three TD s and in the first half of the SMS game he completed passes for 257 yards and three TD s. That gave him consecutive half totals of completions for 567 yards and six touchdowns For the season, McDowell is for 1,163 yards and eight TD s but has been intercepted seven times. McDowell is second in the OVC and ranks 37 th nationally in total offense with yards per Seniors West, who has been hampered by a knee injury, and Brune backup McDowell. Brune is this season for 267 yards. He now has 3,662 yards passing in his fourth season at Southeast. West, who played for the first time this season at Tennessee State, has thrown for 1,855 yards and rushed for 681 yards in his three seasons at Southeast. FRESHMAN KICKERS: Southeast kicking duties are being handled by a pair of true freshmen. Derek Kutz is kicking PAT s and field goals while Brian Emmendorfer kicks off. Kutz, who is 4-5 in field goals and in extra points, ranks 32nd nationally and fifth in the OVC with an average of 0.80 field goals per He holds five Missouri high school records including PAT s last season, the best career PAT percentage with 98-99, 93 straight PAT s and 28 career field goals. He is tied for the state record for kicking points with 81 last season. His long field goal in high school was 46 yards. Emmendorfer has two of the longest field goals in Missouri high school history, 57 and 58 yards. INJURIES: Defensive tackle James Jennette suffered an ankle injury in the Tennessee State He is probable for the UTM Michael Irving did not play against TSU because of a shoulder injury but he is probable this week. OVC HONORS: Corey Mathis, Def. Player of Week 9-8 Jeromy McDowell, Newcomer of Week 9-8 Kyle East, Special Teams Player of Week 9-22 Curtis Cooper, Off. Player of the Week YOUNG SQUAD: The current Indian squad has 47 freshman and sophomores on the 76 man squad. There are 37 freshmen including redshirt freshmen and 9 sophomores. There are 19 juniors and only 11 seniors. ESPN FEATURES SOUTHEAST PLAY: ESPN featured the Adrian Sanders to Willie Ponder end-around pass play from the Illinois State game during halftime of the nationally televised game between Miami and Pittsburgh on Thursday night. SOUTHEAST 2-1 VS. GATEWAY: Southeast was 2-1 vs. Gateway Conference teams this season after also going 2-1 vs. the Gateway last season.

4 ANXIOUS TIME: The sister of Southeast linebacker Michael Irving was at work on the seventh floor of the World Trade Center when it was hit by a hijacked American Airlines plane on Sept. 11. She was able to escape unhurt, but it was several hours before Irving learned that his sister was safe. Irving had a cousin who worked on the 95 th floor of the World Trade Center and he has not been heard from. The parents of Tarik Simpson and Kelvin Jones work in downtown Manhattan but were not near the World Trade Center. They did have to walk over 100 blocks to return to their homes ROBINSON CLEARED TO PLAY: Freshman offensive tackle Taurean Robinson has been cleared to play this season. Robinson, 6-4, 300, will be a backup at both offensive tackle positions. He missed the season opener because he had not been cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Last season he was a member of the Alabama 6-A state championship team from Hoover High School in Birmingham, Ala. SIX CAPTAINS SELECTED: The Indian squad has elected six captains for the 2001 season. Serving as offensive captains will be senior running back Curtis Cooper and junior wide receivers Willie Ponder and Adrian Sanders. Defensive captains will be junior linemen James Jennette and Jermaine Motley along with sophomore linebacker Ricky Farmer. returning starter in the defensive line while his younger brother, sophomore Jeremy Motley, will battle for playing time at defensive end. Jeremy, 6-4, 260, was a quarterback in high school. UNCLES: Former NFL standout Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions is the uncle of Southeast wide receiver Adrian Sanders. Barry Sanders attended the Indians season opener at Eastern Michigan. Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is the uncle of Southeast defensive back Marco Tipton. Holyfield attended last year s Southeast game at Tennessee State and talked to the team in the dressing room after the ACADEMIC HONORS: Five members of the football team have been honored as members of the OVC Commissioner s Honor Roll. Alex Alameda, Andy Dunaway, Mike Gross, Chuck McElroy and Justen Meyer were honored for having a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher. NEXT WEEK: Southeast Missouri will travel to Charleston, Ill. to take on OVC leader Eastern Illinois. Kickoff will be at 1:30 p.m. BROTHERS: The Southeast defensive line could have two Motleys. Junior defensive tackle Jermaine Motley is a

5 Southeast Missouri vs. Eastern Illinois (10/13/01) Southeast Missouri Offense TIGHT END 82 - Charles McElroy LEFT TACKLE 79 - Justen Meyer LEFT GUARD 54 - Eugene Amano CENTER ( So. Tupelo, Miss.) ( So. Chesterfield, Mo.) ( So. San Pedro, Calif..) ( Jr. Chesterfield, Mo.) RIGHT GUARD 76 - Dan Bieg ( Fr. St. Louis, Mo.) RIGHT TACKLE 74 - Dan Connolly ( Fr. St. Louis, Mo.) 18 - Adrian Sanders ( Jr. Wichita, Kan.) 17 -Ray Goodson ( Fr. Jackson, Mo.) ( Jr. Chesterfield, Mo.) 77 - Taurean Robinson ( Fr. Birmingham, Ala.) 73 - Brett Swann ( Fr. Lake Mary, Fla.) 57 - Corey Bryant ( Fr. Groveland, Fla.) ( Jr. Chesterfield, Mo.) 2 - Chris Brawley ( Fr. Leighton, Ala.) PUNTER: KO's: PAT, FG: 37 - Kyle East ( Jr. Paducah, Ky.) 42 - Brian Emmendorfer ( Fr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 42 - Brian Emmendorfer ( Fr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) PUNT/KICK RETURNS: 3 - Curtis Cooper ( Sr. Toledo, Ohio) 88 - Willie Ponder ( Jr. Tulsa, Okla.) 22 - Corey Kinsey ( Fr. Miami, Fla.) DEEP SNAPS: 91 - Travis Bucher ( So. Huntsville, Ala.) HOLDER: 80 - Andy Dunaway ( Sr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) QUARTERBACK 10 - Jeromy McDowell ( Fr.-RS Bonne Terre, Mo.) 11 - Bobby Brune ( Sr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 8 -- Rashad West ( Sr. Bradenton, Fla.) RUNNING BACK 3 - Curtis Cooper ( Sr. Toledo, Ohio) 6 - Mark Blissett ( Jr. Sikeston, Mo.) 4 - Iven Brown ( Jr. Gosnell, Ark.) 22 - Corey Kinsey ( Fr. Miami, Fla.) 7 - Tarik Simpson ( Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y.) 80 - Andy Dunaway ( Sr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 86 - Bill Coleman ( Fr. Tulsa, Okla.) 88 - Willie Ponder ( Jr. Tulsa, Okla.) 81 - Mark McCluney ( Fr.-RS Colleyville, Texas) 89 - Jerl Huling ( Jr. Florissant, Mo.) Southeast Missouri Defense LEFT END 56 - John Paul Usrey ( Fr.-RS Midland,Texas) LEFT TACKLE 91 - Travis Bucher ( So. Huntsville, Ala.) RIGHT TACKLE 52 - James Jennette ( Jr. St. Louis, Mo.) RIGHT END 97 - Cal Jillson ( Fr.-RS Stephenville, Texas) 44 - Tatum Kitchen ( Jr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 90 - Jermaine Motley ( Jr. Danville, Va.) 72 - Caleb Daniel ( Fr. Jackson, Mo.) 98 - Adam Jones ( Fr. Bonne Terre, Mo.) WEAK LINEBACKER 36 - O.J. Turner ( Fr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 99 - Mike Irving ( So. St. Louis, Mo.) MIDDLE LINEBACKER 53 - Ricky Farmer ( So. Fort Myers, Fla.) 34 - Todd Frazier ( Jr. Fullerton, Calif.) STRONG LINEBACKER 47 - Corey Mathis ( Sr. Lawton, Okla.) 12 - Kelvin Jones ( Jr. Brooklyn, Ny.) LEFT CORNERBACK 5 - Dimitri Patterson ( Fr. Orlando, Fla.) FREE SAFETY 1 - Prince Anderson ( Jr. Muskogee, Okla.) STRONG SAFETY 9 - Leotis Belcher ( Sr. St. Louis, Mo.) RIGHT CORNERBACK 35 - Demar Winston ( Jr. St. Louis, Mo.) 31 - Isaac Huddleston ( Jr. St. Louis, Mo.) 16 - Mike Gross ( Sr. Jackson, Mo.) 23 - Bruce Tanner ( Fr.-RS Orlando, Fla.) 28 - Mike Miller ( Fr. Melbourne, Fla.)