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1 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser (217) Fax (217) Game 7 Panthers Return To O Brien Field For Homecoming Game Against Tennessee Tech No. 25 Eastern Illinois (4-2, 2-1 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (3-2, 2-1 OVC) O Brien Field (10,000) Charleston, Ill. October 17, :30 p.m. TV: WEIU Channel 51 Quick Facts COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIU Record (22nd year) OVC Record (13th year) vs. Tennessee Tech Watson Brown (Vanderbilt, 1973) TTU Record (3rd year) Overall Record (25th year) OVC Record (5th year) vs. EIU SERIES EIU leads 11-4 Last meeting, EIU won on Nov. 22, 2008 at Cookeville, Tenn. RANKINGS Eastern Illinois... RV / 25 Penn State...RV / NR... Sports Network/FCS Coaches The Game Eastern Illinois returns to Ohio Valley Conference action on Saturday afternoon as the Panthers host Tennessee Tech at O Brien Field. Both teams enter the contest with a 2-1 record in the OVC and sit tied for third in the conference race. The game will serve as the Panthers homecoming contest and athletic hall of fame game. During the game Eastern Illinois will retire the No. 17 formerly worn by All-American quarterback Tony Romo. Eastern Illinois enters the game on a two game losing skid following a home loss to Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 3 and last weekend s loss at Penn State. The Panthers were limited to only three points against the Nittany Lions during the 52-3 set back in Happy Valley. EIU has not lost a homecoming game since 1999, that loss was to Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech enters the weekend with two straight OVC wins as they knocked off Austin Peay on Oct. 3 before winning on the road at UT Martin over the weekend. In their two OVC wins TTU has won by eight points or less on both occasions. Their one OVC loss this year was a 17-7 loss at Eastern Kentucky. THE SERIES This will be the 16th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech with the Panthers holding an 11-4 all-time series lead. EIU has won four straight in the series and 11- of-13 since joining the Ohio Valley Conference. One of the two losses was to Tennessee Tech in 1999 during the Panthers homecoming contest, the last EIU loss during homecoming. Last year in Cookeville, EIU churned out 296 rushing yards during a win over the Golden Eagles. In that game Trevorus Bess (163) and Chevon Walker (109) both rushed for more than 100 yards while Desmin Ward scored three rushing touchdowns. RADIO Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM - flagship station WHOW 1510 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore TELEVISION WEIU - Channel 51 Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore Sideline...John Twork INTERNET Live Stats... Video Stream... Eastern Illinois (4-2, 2-1 OVC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 3 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-6 Sept. 12 at Indiana State W 31-0 Sept. 19 * at Southeast Missouri W Sept. 26 * at Austin Peay W Oct. 3 * EASTERN KENTUCKY L Oct. 10 at Penn State L 3-52 Oct. 17 * TENNESSEE TECH (HC) 1:30 pm Oct. 24 * at Jacksonville State 1 pm Oct. 31 * at Murray State 1 pm Nov. 14 * UT MARTIN 1:30 pm Nov. 19 * TENNESSEE STATE 5:30 pm * Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central Tennessee Tech (3-2, 2-1 OVC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 10 PIKEVILLE COLLEGE W Sept. 19 * at Eastern Kentucky L 7-17 Sept. 26 at Kansas State L 7-49 Oct. 3 * AUSTIN PEAY W Oct. 10 * at UT Martin W Oct. 17 * at Eastern Illinois 1:30 pm Oct. 24 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1:30 pm Oct. 31 * TENNESSEE STATE 1:30 pm Nov. 7 at Georgia Noon Nov. 14 * at Jacksonville State Noon Nov. 21 * MURRAY STATE 1:30 pm * Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central

2 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO The dean of Ohio Valley Conference Coaches, Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo returns to the sidelines for his 22nd season on the sidelines and 23rd season overall. Spoo missed the 2006 season with a medical illness. His career record is at EIU including a mark in OVC action. Since taking over the program in 1987, Spoo has become one of the most respected 2009 SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 (Week 6) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (119) Northern Iowa (11) Montana New Hampshire (1) Southern Illinois Villanova William & Mary Elon Appalachian State Central Arkansas South Carolina State Jacksonville State McNeese State South Dakota State Weber State James Madison Colgate Massachusetts Cal Poly Stephen F. Austin Eastern Washington Florida A&M Delaware Eastern Kentucky Holy Cross 4-1 Also Receiving Votes EASTERN ILLINOIS FCS Coaches Poll (Week 6) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (28) Montana Northern Iowa New Hampshire Southern Illinois Villanova William & Mary Central Arkansas Elon Appalachian State McNeese State South Carolina State Jacksonville State South Dakota State Weber State James Madison Eastern Washington Colgate Cal Poly Massachusetts Stephen F. Austin Florida A&M Eastern Kentucky Holy Cross EASTERN ILLINOIS 4-2 Longest Tenured Division I Head Coaches (at same school) 1...Joe Paterno (Penn State)...since Bob Ford (Albany)...since Bobby Bowden (Florida State)...since Andy Talley (Villanova)...since Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech)...since Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois)... since 1987 coaches in the game with numerous assistants moving on to succeed at all levels of the coaching business. He was the 1995 Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year and runnerup for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in A 1960 graduate of Purdue University, Spoo has coached the Panthers to 8 NCAA FCS playoff berths and ten Top 25 national rankings. This season EIU will play at Penn State matching two of the longest tenured head coaches head-to-head on Oct. 10. TENNESSEE TECH HEAD COACH WATSON BROWN Watson Brown enters his 25th year as a collegiate head coach this year and his third season as the head man at Tennessee Tech. A native of Cookeville, Tenn., Brown had previously served as the head coach at Austin Peay, Cincinnati, Rice, Vanderbilt and UAB before taking over at Tennessee Tech in His career record is while his record at TTU is Brown is a 1973 graduate of Vanderbilt where he played both football and baseball for the Commodores. SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH Tennessee Tech has one of the best quarterbacks in the Ohio Valley Conference in senior Lee Sweeney. This season he has passed for 957 yards and 7 touchdowns spreading the ball out to 14 different receivers. Last Saturday at UT Martin Sweeney became the Tennessee Tech career leader in passing yards with 6,346. His favorite target is Tim Benford with 19 catches for 355 yards. The defense is led by OVC Defensive Player of the Week Dustin Dillehay with 41 tackles. Dedrick Miley is the team leader in sacks with three. ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY October 17, 1970 Eastern Illinois failed on three point-after conversions and allowed a 90-yard kickoff return by Billy Lewis late in the third quarter as the Panthers dropped their first homecoming game at Lincoln Field (later O Brien Field) to Illinois State Ron Gustafson passed for two touchdowns and Ken Werner rushed for one score and caught another touchdown pass for EIU. PANTHERS ON HOMECOMING Eastern Illinois will be playing its 93rd homecoming game this year when the Panthers host Tennessee Tech. This will mark only the second time that the Golden Eagles have been the opponent for EIU s homecoming contest with TTU winning that game 14-7 in Eastern Illinois has posted a record all-time in homecoming games including nine straight wins. The first EIU homecoming game was in 1915 with the Panthers picking up a 52-6 win over Shurtleff College. Since moving to O Brien Field for the 1970 season Eastern Illinois has posted a record in homecoming games. hall of fame HONOREES As part of the weekend festivities Eastern Illinois will also be inducting five people into its athletics hall of fame. Being inducted prior to the game at a brunch on Saturday morning and then honored during halftime of the game will be: long time athletic supporter and 2006 Glen Hesler Award winner Ed Corley; former men s basketball All-American and EIU career leading scorer Henry Domercant; former baseball standout and All-OVC selection Sean Lyons; 1965 NAIA National Champion wrestler Don Neece; and former All-American quarterback and 2002 Walter Payton Award winner Tony Romo.

3 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 3 COOK NAMED TOP SPECIALIST Eastern Illinois punter Kevin Cook was named the Ohio Valley Conference Specialist of the Week following his efforts at Penn State. The junior averaged 48.2 yards per punt on six attempts with a long punt of 58 yards and another punt pinned inside the 20. For the season Cook is averaging 43.4 yards per punt which leads the OVC and would rank 10th in the FCS if he had enough attempts to qualify for the national standings. Cook has had four punts of more than 50 yards with another four pinned inside the 20. Two years ago Cook was an honorable mention All-American as he broke Jeff Gossett s season punting record with an average of 44.6 yards per punt. ROMO TO GET RETIRED As part of Saturday s contest Eastern Illinois will officially retire the No. 17 previously worn by quarterback Tony Romo. Romo will become the first Eastern Illinois player to have his number retired and only the fifth former EIU athlete to be honored in that manner. Romo was the Panthers starting quarterback from leading the team to three straight FCS playoff berths while winning three straight OVC Player of the Year Awards. In 2002 he was named the Walter Payton Award winner ending his career the OVC career leader in touchdown passes with 85. Romo joins former baseball star Marty Pattin, basketball star Kevin Duckworth, women s basketball star Nancy Kassebaum and men s soccer player Erik Proffitt as players formerly recognized. PANTHERS PLAY TO BIG CROWD Eastern Illinois played not only to a national audience on ESPN Classic on Saturday at Penn State but the Panthers also played in front of the biggest crowd to ever watch an Eastern Illinois game. The Beaver Stadium crowd was announced at 104,488 which easily surpassed the previous high of 60,131 that watched in 2008 when the Panthers played at Memorial Stadium in Illinois. The crowd of 100,000-plus was also the largest crowd ever to see an OVC team play passing the mark of 85,754 when Tennessee Tech played at Auburn in TALE OF THE TAPE Points Per Game Average Points Allowed First Downs Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Per Game Passing Touchdowns Average Yards Per Game Interceptions Thrown Fumbles - Lost Turnovers Gained Punting Average Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...7-for for-5 3rd Down Conversions (49%) (40%) 4th Down Conversions Sacks (Yards)...14 (92)... 6 (42) Penalties (Yards)...33 (305) (310) Time of Possession (Game)...30: :54 Statistical Leaders RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Mon Williams Chevon Walker Dontey Gay Tremaine Hudson PANTHERS DRAW A BIG CROWD AT HOME While the crowd that Eastern Illinois drew in its last home game against Eastern Kentucky paled in comparison to what the Panthers played in front of at Penn State, the crowd was still noteworthy. During the Panthers game on Oct. 3 against the Colonels, EIU drew a crowd of 11,271 which ranked as the 9th largest crowd ever to witness a game at O Brien Field. It marked only the 10th time that a crowd of 11,000 or more had attended a game and the third time that has happened since the Panthers joined the OVC. The previous crowd of 11,000-plus was Oct. 27, 2001 when EIU quarterbacked by Tony Romo won a shoot out with Tennessee State, HALFWAY TO A 1,000 Running back Mon Williams seemed to get slightly back on track on Saturday at Penn State as he finished the day with 64 yards on 14 carries for a 4.6 yards per carry average. That effort pushed Williams over the 500 yard mark for the season giving him 505 yards in six games. Williams is looking to give the Panthers a running back over a 1,000 yards for the sixth straight season and become the 10th running back to accomplish that feat. Williams is averaging 84.2 yards per game which ranks 34th in the country and 3rd in the OVC. This season he has had two games with more than 100-yards rushing. PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Jake Christensen Lee Sweeney RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Jimmy Potempa...21 Kenny Whittaker...18 Chris Wright...12 EASTERN ILLINOIS Cory Leman...55 Gordy Kickels...30 Nick Nasti...29 Tim Benford...19 Antonio Robinson...13 Tremaine Hudson...11 TACKLES TENNESSEE TECH Dustin Dillehay...41 Caleb Mitchell...30 Howard Griffin...29 INTERCEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH CJ James...2 Carlos Reyna...1 Dustin Dillehay...2 Travid Adkins...1

4 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page OVC Standings Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech UT Martin Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State This Week In The OVC Saturday - October 17 Tennessee Eastern Illinois -- 1:30 p.m. UT Eastern Kentucky -- 2 p.m. Murray Tennessee State -- 6 p.m. Austin Peay - Open Date Jacksonville State - Open Date Southeast Missouri - Open Date LAST WEEK S OVC Penn State 52, Eastern Illinois 3 Jacksonville State Murray State 7 Tennessee Tech UT Martin 28 Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky 17 Austin Peay Southeast Missouri 14 OVC Predicted Order Of Finish 1. Eatern Kentucky (10) 2. UT Martin (4) 3. EASTERN ILLINOIS (2) 4. Tennessee State (1) 5. Murray State (1) 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay 8. Southeast Missouri * Jacksonville State (first place votes in parenthesis) JSU is not eligible for the OVC Championship or the NCAA FCS playoffs due to an NCAA APR penalty. They can receive votes for both national polls. Eastern Illinois Players On All-OVC Preseason Team Offense Chaz Millard - Offensive Guard MILLARD STREAK CONTINUES Senior center Chaz Millard continues his streak of consecutive games without allowing a sack as he played against Penn State. Millard has not allowed a sack for 32 straight games playing right guard the last two seasons and center the first six games this year. That streak dates back to Nov. 4, 2006 when Millard allowed a sack to Tennessee State. PANTHER INJURY REPORT Eastern Illinois lost the services of sophomore linebacker Cory Leman on Saturday after he suffered an MCL injury to his knee which will keep him out of the line-up for 4-to-6 weeks. Leman was the Panthers leading tackler with 55 stops which ranked 44th in the nation. Junior Nate Galan will be a game time decision after getting banged up in the game at Penn State. The Panthers should have redshirt freshman tight end Keagan Robinson available to play after he missed the last four weeks with a hamstring injury. NO TACKLES FOR LOSS Eastern Illinois was held without a tackle for loss on Saturday at Penn State marking the first time in more than 22 years that had happened. The last time EIU was held without a tackle for loss was on Sept. 5, 1987 during a 24-3 loss at San Jose State. On the season Eastern Illinois is averaging 6.33 tackles for loss per game which ranks 51st overall and 6th in the OVC. signor sends two more out Though he was limited to only two chances to kick off at Penn State, senior Austin Signor made the most of both chances as he sailed both kicks into the end zone. Signor continues to lead the FCS ranks with 14 kicks for touchback this season. The only other kicker in double digits this year is Ryan Griffith with ten kicks for touchback. Signor is also handling the field goal duties this season and ranks first in the OVC in field goals converting 7-of-10 this year. reeder sees time Bodie Reeder was able to see some time on the field at Penn State completing 2-of- 4 passes for 10 yards. Those completions move his career total up to 350 which places him four shy of tying Roger Haberer for 8th place on the career list. HOLDING THEM UNDER 100 Eastern Illinois was able to hold a running back to less than 100 yards in a game for the sixth straight game this season as Penn State s top rusher Evan Royster finished with 94 yards against the Panthers. Dating back to last season EIU had not allowed a 100 yard rusher in seven straight games. On the season EIU ranks 45th against the run allowing only yards per contest. another turnover gained Eastern Illinois added to its season turnover mark on Saturday with Nick Nasti getting an interception for the defense. The Panthers now have 13 turnovers gained this season with interceptions in five straight games and at least one turnover gained in all six contests. Dating back to last year EIU now has a streak of ten straight games with at least one turnover gained. whittaker becoming target For the second straight week freshman Kenny Whittaker has become the Panthers favorite target at wide receiver making five catches in each of the last two games. For the season Whittaker has hauled in 18 passes for a team-high 199 yards. He is averaging 11.1 yards per catch with two touchdowns on the year. first down catches When Eastern Illinois hits one of its receivers this season more often that not it has resulted in a first down. Entering the game with Tennessee Tech this weekend seven of the Panthers top eight receivers are averaging more than 10 yards per reception. Chavar Watkins and Lorence Ricks have been the two deep threats with both averaging over 20 yards per catch. The Panthers leading receiver in terms of number of catches, Jimmy Potempa, is the lone receiver in the top eight under ten yards per reception at only 6.4. haynes on the break-up Junior Rashad Haynes added another pass break-up to his career stats on Saturday giving him 20 pass break-ups for his career and a team-high six on the season. Haynes is among a group of players who are tied for 50th in the nation in pass break-ups this season while he ranks third in the OVC behind T.J. Heath of JSU and Jeremy Caldwell of EKU.

5 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 5 Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats (2009 stats) TEAM NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (137.50)...63rd...6th Passing Offense (207.33)... 47th...4th Passing Efficiency (137.46)... 32nd...3rd Total Offense (344.83)... 50th...4th Scoring Offense (24.83)... 48th...3rd Rushing Defense (126.67)... 45th...4th Pass Defense (187.50)... 50th...3rd Pass Efficiency Def. (121.94)... 62nd...3rd Total Defense (314.17)... 39th...3rd Scoring Defense (21.33)... 47th...4th Net Punting (34.00)... 54th...5th Punt Returns (8.00)... 52nd...8th Kickoff Returns (21.87)...33rd...6th Turnover Margin (-0.33)... 75th...7th Turnovers Gained (13)... 22nd...3rd Sacks (2.33)... 36th...3rd Tackles For Loss (6.33)...51st...6th Sacks Allowed (2.83)... 98th...7th 3rd Down Conversion (48.72)... 6th... 1st 4th Down Conversion (33.33)... 80th...6th 3rd Down Defense (42.31)... 97th...8th Red Zone Offense th...9th Red Zone Defense... 59th...5th Time of Possession (30:39)... 44th...4th INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) NCAA...OVC Mon Williams (Rushing)... 34th...3rd Jake Christensen (Pass. Eff.)...23rd...3rd Austin Signor (Field Goals)...33rd... 1st Cory Leman (Tackles)... 44th...3rd Perry Burge (Sacks)... 47th...4th DECADES BEST Eastern Illinois enters the final season of the decade tied with Eastern Kentucky for the most wins of any OVC school over the last nine years with 68 wins. Overall among FCS schools, EIU ranks 28th tied with Eastern Kentucky. Wins Since Eastern Illinois 68 - Eastern Kentucky 61 - Jacksonville State 48 - Tennessee State 46 - Tennessee Tech 39 - Murray State 38 - UT Martin 37 - Southeast Missouri 34 - Austin Peay AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT Eastern Illinois enters this week with a streak of 72 straight games without being shutout. The last time EIU was held scoreless was Oct. 11, a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers did have a streak of 26 straight games in which they have scored a touchdown snapped in the loss at Penn State. EIU s longest streak of consecutive games without being shutout was 197 from which ranks fourth all-time among FCS schools. Longest OVC Active Streaks 95 - Jacksonville State 72 - Eastern Illinois 52 - UT Martin 47 - Murray State ncaa fbs transfers Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, Eastern Illinois has its share of NCAA FBS level transfers into the program. This season EIU added three more FBS players giving them a total of ten FBS transfers. EIU FBS Transfers 2 - Jimmy Potempa (Michigan) 4 - Bodie Reeder (Wyoming) 5 - Chevon Walker (Florida) 7 - Mon Williams (Florida) 11 - Jake Christensen (Iowa) 25 - Shelton Penrow (Florida International) 48 - Austin Signor (Iowa) 63 - Otis Hudson (Minnesota) 92 - Michael Letton (Navy) 99 - Trevor Frericks (Bowling Green) same face, new number Several Eastern Illinois players changed uniforms numbers during the off season including starters Charles Graves and Lorence Ricks. Below are the six players who will be donning a new number for the Panthers this season. Player...New...Old Lorence Ricks Cory Leman Charles Graves Nick Martinez James Cooper Alain Marcelin panthers to play on ESPNU EIU will make its first ever football appearance on ESPNU this season when the Panthers host Tennessee State in the regular season finale. The game was moved to Thursday, Nov. 19 for television purposes and will be a 5:30 p.m. kick off. EIU currently has every home game televised in the Central Illinois region by WEIU TV. The last nationally televised contest was on ESPN Classic on Oct. 10 this year at Penn State. making the big ten rounds The Panthers will continue to make their trip around the Big Ten Conference this season as they play at Penn State on Oct. 10. After not playing a Big Ten school for more than 100 years of football, EIU will be facing a Big Ten opponent for the fourth straight year. That string will continue over the next two years with a trip to Iowa set for 2010 and Northwestern in WALTERS MAKES THE CUT The Panthers will have yet another face in the National Football League this season as 2008 graduate Pierre Walters was among those players named to the 53-man roster for the Kansas City Chiefs prior to the 2009 NFL season. Walters was a multiple time All-American at Eastern Illinois ending his career third in career tackles for loss at He joins current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo as active players in the NFL while EIU also has several coaching alumni in the NFL ranks with head coach Sean Payton in New Orleans and head coach Brad Childress in Minnesota.

6 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 6 HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide 2...Jimmy Potempa...poe-TIM-pah 8...Cory Leman...coor-EE * Lay-man 12...Bobson Mercier...Mur-sear 30...Sean Sobolewski...so-bo-lou-ski 44...Alain Marcelin... mar-sa-lynn 58...Alex Luhring...lure-Ring 60...Seth Knolhoff... knoll-off 89...Daniel Vehovic...Va-hoe-vick 90...Spyros Bazigos... Spear-ro * bah-zee-gos 94...Andre Lima... lee-mah 95...Nathan Galan... gah-lon 96...Colin Luczynski...Loo-chin-ski 97...Judes Amilcar... jewd-es * AH-mil-car 99...Trevor Frericks... Fra-air-ricks EIU 2008 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR EIU Roster By Home State Illinois Florida Ohio... 5 Wisconsin... 5 Indiana... 3 Arizona... 2 Texas... 2 California... 1 Kentucky... 1 Iowa... 1 EIU Roster By Class Graduate... 1 Senior Junior Sophomore Redshirt Freshman Freshman EASTERN ILLINOIS CAPTAINS OFFENSE 4...Bodie Reeder...Quarterback 74...Chaz Millard...Offensive Guard DEFENSE 1...Adrian Arrington...Rover 9...Seymour Loftman...Free Safety PANTHERS INSTALL NEW VIDEO SCOREBOARD Home games at O Brien Field will have a little different feel this season as the Panthers have installed a new video scoreboard in the north end of the field. The video board also includes a new stateof-the-art sound system. The scoreboard system was purchased from Daktronics, Inc., and will provide a new dimension to the Panthers home game experience. The only catch is that Panther fans will now have to get accustomed to turning north instead of south were the previous scoreboards have stood for 40 years. o brien field turns 40 Eastern Illinois will play its 40th season of intercollegiate football at O Brien Field this season. The field was originally opened as Lincoln Field in 1970 with the Panthers losing the dedication game on Sept. 12 against Indiana State, The field complex was later renamed O Brien Field in honor of former football, track and cross country coach Maynard Pat O Brien. In the 40 years at O Brien, EIU has posted a record (68 percent) with seven undefeated seasons. MILLARD NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Senior Chaz Millard has been named a preseason All- American by several publications after earning honorable mention All-American honors each of the past two seasons at right guard. During the spring due to injuries on the offensive line Millard moved over to the center position and played so well he won the starting job at that spot. He enters the 2009 season with a streak of 26 games without allowing a sack. He graded out at 93 percent last season with 57 decleater blocks. FATHER/SON COMBO When Jake Christensen suits up at quarterback for Eastern Illinois he will join his father as one of two recent Panther father/ son combinations. Christensen s father Jeff played quarterback at EIU from and left as the school s career leading passer with 6,282 yards. He has since fallen to fourth but does still rank in many single season and career top ten lists at EIU. Last season linebacker Shannon Cobb was a member of the Panthers team after his father David was a defensive back on the 1978 EIU Division II National Championship team. LORA REPRESENTS TEAM USA Incoming freshman wide receiver Erik Lora got a little extra football in this summer as he was selected as a member of the junior U.S. National Football Team. Lora competed in the Junior World Football Games helping the USA win gold as he made six catches for 75 yards and one touchdown in the three game tournament. panthers picked 3rd in ovc Eastern Illinois was selected to finish third in the OVC preseason coaches poll that was released mid-summer. The Panthers received two first place votes as five teams received at least one first place vote. Eastern Kentucky was selected to finish first with UT Martin picked second. Probable league favorite Jacksonville State was not eligible for the OVC title based on an NCAA APR penalty for this season.

7 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 7 #11 - Jake Christensen (Quarterback) 6-1, 215, Grad., Lockport, Ill. (Iowa) NEW PLAYERS ON THE EIU ROSTER IOWA: 2008: Started two games against Maine and Pittsburgh as Iowa finished the season playing the Outback Bowl... appeared in eight games passing for 396 yards and two touchdowns... was 36-of-63 with one interception Listed as first team quarterback following spring practice... started at quarterback and played every offensive play in opening win over Northern Illinois as offense rushed for 250 yards and gained 383 yards total offense... completed passes for 133 yards and one touchdown, a five-yard toss in the second quarter... started at quarterback in win over Syracuse as offense gained 408 yards total offense... completed passes for 278 yards vs. Syracuse, with four touchdown passes and one interception... scoring strikes covered 52, 36, five and six yards... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Iowa State, completing attempts for 118 yards, with no turnovers... scored Iowa s only touchdown on 11-yard run in the third period for first career rushing touchdown... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Wisconsin... completed passes for 169 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions... also rushed eight times for 11 yards... scoring strike covered 21 yards with four seconds remaining in second period... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss to Indiana... completed passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception... scoring passes covered 33, 10 and 18 yards... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Penn State... completed passes for 146 yards, with an 11-yard touchdown strike and no interceptions... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win over 18thranked Illinois... completed passes for 182 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions, vs. Illinois... completed 20-yard scoring strike in final minute of third period for only touchdown of the game in 10-6 win... started at quarterback in loss at Purdue... completed passes for 177 yards at Purdue, with one interception, stopping a streak of 111 passes between interceptions... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in double OT win over Michigan State... completed 5-15 passes for 53 yards and one score vs. MSU, with the TD pass covering 23 yards in the first overtime period... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win at Northwestern as offense gained 299 passing yards and 369 yards total offense... completed passes for 299 yards and one touchdown at Northwestern, with no interceptions... scoring pass covered 20 yards for Iowa s first score of the game... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win over Minnesota... completed passes for 157 yards and one touchdown, with one interception... connected with TE Brandon Myers on eight-yard scoring pass for first touchdown of the game... started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss to Western Michigan as offense gained 397 yards total offense... completed passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns vs. Western Michigan, with two interceptions and 45 yards on 12 rushing attempts Listed as third team quarterback following spring practice... saw action in 41-7 win over Montana as offense gained 416 yards total offense... competed all three pass attempts for 19 yards vs. Montana in first action of career... did not see action in win at Syracuse... did not see action in win over Iowa State... did not see action in win at Illinois... did not see action in loss to top-ranked Ohio State... saw action in win over Purdue as offense reached season high marks in points (47) and rushing yards (286)... did not see action in loss at Indiana... did not see action in loss at Michigan... started first game of his career in Northern Illinois, leading offense to 405 yards total offense in win... completed passes for 256 yards and two scores, with one interception... completed scoring passes of six and 10 yards, with final TD pass sealing the victory in the fourth quarter... did not see action in loss to Northwestern... did not see action in loss to Wisconsin... saw action in loss at Minnesota, completing 1-2 passes for 10 yards, with one interception, as offense gained season-best 546 yards total offense... saw action vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, gaining one yard on two rushing attempts Redshirted... Team Leader Award, offense. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-american recognition from USA Today, SuperPrep, Rivals.com and Parade Magazine... named Illinois Player of the Year by Champaign News-Gazette... was first team all-state and all-conference as a senior... earned first team allconference, all-area and all-state honors as a junior after leading prep team to second straight Class 8A state title... Career - - career totals include for 6,555 yards and 69 touchdowns... completed attempts as a senior for 2,874 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior, with 11 interceptions... passed for 3,681 yards and 33 touchdowns, with five interceptions as a junior, completing pass attempts... earned three letters in football and three letters as baseball outfielder... PERSONAL: - - parents are Linda Freveletti and Jeff Christensen... member of prep Honor Roll for four years... father played with Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Cleveland in the NFL... high school coach was Bret Kooi. #2 - Jimmy Potempa (Running Back) 5-7, 171, R-So., Mundelein, Ill. (Michigan) MICHIGAN: Sophomore (2008): Redshirted at Michigan... Freshman (2007)... played in three games at tailback... made career debut vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15), rushing twice for nine yards... carried three times for six yards against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6)... had a one-yard carry vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27)... HIGH SCHOOL: attended Carmel Catholic High School (2007)... National Honor Society member... four-year varsity letterman... played on kickoff team for state championship squad as a freshman... Key Statistics... set school records for career rushing yards and career touchdowns... carried the ball 150 times for 1,368 yards and scored 21 touchdowns as a senior... gained 976 rushing yards and scored 12 TDs junior year... gained 1,203 rushing yards and scored 15 TDs as a sophomore... Honors and Rankings... Class 7A All-State selection from the Illinois High School Coaches Association as a senior... Class 7A Academic All-State senior year... Tom Lemming s Prep Football Report All-Area selection as a sophomore, junior and senior... East Suburban Catholic Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... earned All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honors as sophomore, junior and senior... three-time team MVP... Daily Herald All- Area selection three straight seasons... Other Sports... two-year letterman in track... fourth-place finisher in the 100-meter dash and a fifth-place finisher in the 200-meter dash at the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship senior year... member of 4x200-meter relay team that won conference title... earned varsity letters in basketball and baseball... PERSONAL: father, Gary, played football at Notre Dame ( )... brother, Dan, played football at Iowa State ( ) and Millikin University ( ).

8 EIU OFFENSE October. 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 8 QUARTERBACK 11...Jake Christensen Grad 4...Bodie Reeder R-Sr RUNNING BACK 7...Mon Williams R-Jr 5...Chevon Walker R-Jr SPLIT 3...Lorence Ricks R-So 81...Chris Wright Fr FLANKER 15...Kenny Whittaker Fr 86...Chavar Watkins R-Fr 22...Erik Lora Fr SLOT 18...Charles Graves R-Jr 2...Jimmy Potempa R-So TIGHT END 45...Keagan Robinson R-Fr or 89...Danny Vehovic R-Jr LEFT TACKLE 66...Chris Campbell R-Sr 77...Ryan Grossman R-So LEFT GUARD 76...Eric Zink So 67...Mike O Neill R-Fr CENTER 74...Chaz Millard R-Sr 61...Willie Henderson R-So RIGHT GUARD 61...Willie Henderson R-So 70...Chris Vaccaro R-Sr RIGHT TACKLE 63...Otis Hudson R-Sr 66...Chris Campbell R-Sr EIU COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, st year) (Career Record ; OVC Record 61-30) Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Roc Bellantoni (9th year) Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Roy Wittke (15thth year) Special Teams Coach: Matthew Smiley (1st year) Offensive Line Coach: Jeff Hoover (3rd year) Wide Receivers: Mike Lynch (5th year) Defensive Line: Forrest Jackson (6th year) Secondary Coach: Bobby Babich (3rd year) Offensive Assistant: Jason Fisher (1st year) Defensive Assistant: Chad Cleveland (2nd year) Quality Control Coaches: Nick Kray Trainer: Jen Tymkew (4th year) Strength Coach: Eric Cash (1st year) Volunteer Football Operations: Cole Spencer (1st year) EIU DEFENSE LEFT END 96...Colin Luczynski R-Jr or 95...Nathan Galan R-Jr 32...Artavious Dowdell Fr LEFT TACKLE 94...Andre Lima R-Sr 92...Michael Letton R-Fr RIGHT TACKLE 99...Trevor Frericks R-Sr 90...Spyros Bazigos R-Jr RIGHT END 98...Perry Burge So 84...Taylor Dunn Sr OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 49...Sean Campbell R-Jr or 44...Alain Marcelin Jr MIDDLE LINEBACKER 46...Gordy Kickels So 43...Ryan Turner Fr OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 56...Nick Nasti Jr 54...Perry Maynard R-Fr LEFT CORNERBACK 26...Rashad Haynes R-Jr 24...James Cooper R-Fr ROVER 1...Adrian Arrington R-Sr or 12...Bobson Mercier R-Jr FREE SAFETY 9...Seymour Loftman R-Sr 6...Carlos Reyna So RIGHT CORNERBACK 21...CJ James Jr 25...Shelton Penrow R-Sr EIU SPECIALISTS PLACEKICKER 48...Austin Signor R-Sr 38...Jason Baker Fr PUNTER 41...Kevin Cook R-Jr KICK OFFS 48...Austin Signor R-Sr HOLDER 41...Kevin Cook R-Jr LONG SNAPPER 46...Gordy Kickels So 51...Adam Baker Fr PUNT RETURNS 26...Rashad Haynes R-Jr 2...Jimmy Potempa R-So KICK RETURNS 21...CJ James Jr 26...Rashad Haynes R-Jr

9 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL INSIDE THE NUMBERS Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened... Passed for more than 300 yards... Cole Stinson, 308 vs. Tennessee Tech (August 30, 2007) Passed for more than 400 yards... Tony Romo, 414 at Toledo (Sept. 16, 2000) Threw four touchdown passes... Tony Romo, 4 at Tennessee State (Nov. 2, 2002) Rushed for more than 200 yards... Vincent Webb, 206 at Samford (Sept. 23, 2006) Rushed for three touchdowns... Desmin Ward, 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Rushed for four touchdowns... J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) Had 10 Receptions... Micah Rucker, 11 vs. Murray State (Oct. 13, 2007) Had 3 touchdown receptions... Micah Rucker, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 7, 2006) Had 200 yards receiving... Frank Cutolo, 239 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2001) Returned a punt for a touchdown... Jermaine Mobley, 1 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 30, 2004) Returned a kick-off for touchdown... Quinten Ponius, 1 at Jacksonville State (Nov. 10, 2007) Returned an interception for touchdown... CJ James, 1 at Indiana State (Sept. 12, 2009) Returned a fumble for touchdown... Irvin Jean-Charles, 1 at Illinois (Sept. 6, 2008) Recorded a safety... Trevor Frericks, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) Team vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS LOCATION:...Charleston, Illinois FOUNDED: ENROLLMENT:... 12,129 COLORS:...Blue & Gray CONFERENCE:... Ohio Valley STADIUM:... O Brien Field (10,000) SURFACE:... Pro-Grass PRESIDENT:...Dr. William L. Perry ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:... Barbara Burke O BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:... (217) EIU TICKET OFFICE:... (217) EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:... (217) EIU WEBSITE:... MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will be Tuesday, Sept. 1. EIU head coach will speak at 10:07 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information office. EXTRA POINT FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Each Wednesday throughout the football season Eastern Illinois will host an Extra Point Media Luncheon which will also be open to the public. The event will take place at Noon at the Panther Paw Bar & Grill in Charleston. Head coach Bob Spoo, assistant coaches and selected players will be available for media interviews along with some questions from the public. PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Monday night during the football season fans can listen to head coach Bob Spoo along with other special guests and players as they talk about the 2008 football season. The show will be broadcast on Hit Mix 88.9 FM with a live stream available at The show will also be simulcast live on Consolidated Channel Your 13 with tape delayed airings on Consolidated Your 13 on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. Blocked a punt... Lorence Ricks, 1, vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 3, 2009) Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Adrian Arrington, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) - Kenny Kinchen Blocked a field goal... Pierre Walters, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 15, 2008) Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - block by... Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks OVCSPORTS.TV: For the third straight year, the Ohio Valley Conference will allow fans to watch live streams of its football games through the OVCSPORTS.TV website. Fans can purchase a season package or individual games to watch their favorite OVC team. LIVE STATS: Live stats of most EIU games can be found on the EIU athletics webpage at INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at Won a game on a field goal... Tyler Wilke, 30-yards at Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2007) Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Cory Leman, 16 at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the Voice of the Panthers Mike Bradd with color commentary by Jack Ashmore and sideline reporting of home games by John Twork. Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU is the flagship station with games also being carried on WHOW 1510 AM and WMKR 94.3 FM.

10 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS PLAYOFF HISTORY (FCS/I-AA Playoffs) 2007 (First Carbondale, Ill.) Southern Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, (First Charleston, Ill.) Illinois State def. Eastern Illinois, (First Charleston, Ill.) Southern Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, (First McComb, Ill.) Western Illinois def. Eastern Illinois, (First Charleston, Ill.) Northern Iowa def. Eastern Illinois, (First Missoula, Mont.) Montana def. Eastern Illinois, (First Cedar Falls, Iowa) Northern Iowa def. Eastern Illinois, (First Nacogdoches, Texas) Stephen F. Austin def. Eastern Illinois, (First Moscow, Ida.) Eastern Illinois def. Idaho, Missoula, Mont.) Montana def. Eastern Illinois, (First Charleston, Ill.) Eastern Illinois def. Murray State, NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES School... # Appearances (Last) Montana...19 (2008) Eastern Kentucky...19 (2008) Georgia Southern...16 (2005) Appalachian State (2008) Furman...15 (2006) Northern Iowa...14 (2008) Delaware...14 (2007) McNeese State...13 (2007) EASTERN ILLINOIS...12 (2007) Jackson State...12 (1997) Youngstown State...11 (2006) * Idaho...11 (1995) Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level Division II Playoffs 1978 (National Champions) Eastern Illinois def. UC Davis, Eastern Illinois def. Youngstown State, Eastern Illinois def. Delaware, (National Runners-up) Eastern Illinois def. Northern Colorado, Eastern Illinois def. Northern Alabama, Cal Poly def. Eastern Illinois, Charleston, Ill.) Eastern Kentucky def. Eastern Illinois, (First Terre Haute, Ind.) Indiana State def. Eastern Illinois, (2OT) 1982 (First Charleston, Ill.) Eastern Illinois def. Jackson State, (OT) 1982 Nashville, Tenn.) Tennessee State def. Eastern Illinois, All-Time Playoff Record: 3-12 Home Record: 2-4 Road Record: 1-8

11 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 11 GAME 1 - Sept. 3, 2009 Illinois State... 6 Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. O Brien Field (A: 10,013) Scoring Final Illinois State Eastern Illinois SECOND QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 6 run (Signor kick) (11:59) EIU - Potempa 10 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (0:14) THIRD QUARTER EIU - Wright 12 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (8:01) ILS - Graves 3 pass from Kiel (run failed) (3:58) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Ricks 25 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (14:53) EIU - Signor 18 field goal (4:18) GAME 2 - Sept. 12, 2009 Eastern Illinois Indiana State... 0 Terre Haute, Ind. Memorial Stadium (A: 2,977) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois Indiana State FIRST QUARTER EIU - Watkins 20 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (9:30) EIU - James 26 interception return (Signor kick) (9:12) SECOND QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 54 run (Signor kick) (4:41) EIU - Signor 31 field goal (0:00) THIRD QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 30 run (Signor kick) (7:58) GAME 3 - Sept. 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. Houck Stadium (A: 9,053) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri FIRST QUARTER EIU - Ricks 42 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (10:26) SEMO - Scheible 1 run (Spada kick) (4:44) SECOND QUARTER SEMO - Harris 9 run (Spada kick) (1:31) THIRD QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 65 run (Signor kick) (10:33) EIU - Team Safety (10:18) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Lora 3 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (13:28) TEAM STATS...EIU... ILS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...30: :21 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Walker ( ) ILS - Blow ( ), Gordon (3-8-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ) ILS - Kiel ( ). Brown ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Potempa (3-22-1), Watkins (2-39-0) ILS - Cline (6-69-0), Graves (5-23-1) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Nasti (4-5-0), Leman (1-7-0), James (5-0-1) ILS - Malcolm (3-7-0), Phelps ( ) RECAP Transfers Jake Christensen and Mon Williams helped carry the load as Eastern Illinois opened with a convincing 31-6 win over rival Illinois State. Christensen passed for 167 yards completing three touchdowns to three different receivers. Williams paced the Panthers ground game with 87 yards on 16 carries including a score in the second quarter. The Panthers used a two-minute drill drive to end the second quarter as Christensen hit Jimmy Potempa on a 10-yard strike to put EIU up 14-0 at the break. He would connect with Chris Wright in the third quarter as the Panthers extended the lead to The EIU defense was strong against the run limiting the Redbirds to just 20 yards on 26 carries. TEAM STATS...EIU... INS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...34: :06 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Ward ( ) INS - Brown ( ), Gates (6-9-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ) INS - Johnson ( ), Stutzriem ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Ricks (4-55-0), Graves (3-32-0), Wright (3-26-0) INS - Brown (4-29-0), Gates (3-12-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Arrington (2-5-2), Nastin (1-6-0), Leman (0-5-1) INS - Washington (5-5-0), Davis (4-3-2) RECAP Eastern Illinois slammed the door on the Indiana State offense allowing only 24 yards on the ground and 95 yards of total offense during a 31-0 victory. It was the first shutout for the Panther defense since Oct. 7, Jake Christensen hit Chavar Watkins on a 20-yard score to cap EIU s opening drive. CJ James then picked off an Indiana State pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to put the Panthers up 14-0 in the first six minutes. Mon Williams helped close out the game with 113 yards on the ground including touchdown runs from 54 and 30 yards out. TEAM STATS...EIU...SEMO First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...32: :15 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Walker (8-63-0) SEMO - Scheible ( ), Harris ( ) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ) SEMO - Scheible ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Whittaker (5-55-0), Potempa (5-48-0), Ricks ( ) SEMO - Peoples (4-57-0), Ahamefule (3-16-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Leman ( ), Frericks ( ), Lima (1-5-0) SEMO - Klaproth ( ), Woodlief (6-4-0) RECAP Eastern Illinois overcame four offensive fumbles inside the Southeast Missouri 25 yard line as the Panthers responded late for a win. EIU lost fumbles at the SEMO 22 and SEMO 20 before coughing it up twice at the SEMO 1 yard line. Jake Christensen was composed enough to lead the Panthers back from a 14-7 halftime deficit as he finished 19-of-26 for 292 yards. He connected on scoring strikes of 42 yards with Lorence Ricks and 3 yards with Erik Lora. Mon Williams broke loose in the second half for a 65-yard touchdown finishing with 119 yards while Cory Leman led the EIU defense with 16 tackles.

12 October 17, 2009 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech Page 12 GAME 4 - Sept. 26, 2009 Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. Governors Stadium (A: 4,618) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois Austin Peay FIRST QUARTER EIU - Vehovic 2 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (10:37) EIU - Whittaker 4 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (7:28) SECOND QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 3 run (Signor kick) (11:07) AP - Holt 13 run (Stansell kick) (4:00) EIU - Signor 34 field goal (0:18) THIRD QUARTER AP - Holt 1 run (Stansell kick) (9:59) EIU - Signor 42 field goal (2:36) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Signor 28 field goal (1:12) AP - Thomas 3 pass from Orr (Orr pass failed) (0:35) GAME 5 - Oct. 3, 2009 Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. O Brien Field (A: 11,271) Scoring Final Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois FIRST QUARTER EKU - Aldrin 4 pass from Pryor (O Connor kick) (6:11) EKU - Team Safety (6:00) EIU - M. Williams 1 run (Signor kick) (1:34) SECOND QUARTER EKU - Pryor 4 run (O Connor kick) (11:15) EIU - Signor 42 field goal (7:52) EIU - Watkins 45 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (2:42) THIRD QUARTER EIU - Wright 22 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (11:30) EKU - Harris 31 pass from Pryor (O Connor kick) (5:20) EKU - Walker 1 run (Pryor run failed) (0:23) FOURTH QUARTER EKU - Caldwell 10 interception return (O Connor kick) (11:09) EIU - Whittaker 44 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (5:05) GAME 6 - Oct. 10, 2009 Eastern Illinois... 3 Penn State University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (A: 104,488) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois Penn State FIRST QUARTER PSU - Clark 1 run (Wagner kick) (7:01) PSU - Wagner 25 fied goal (0:35) SECOND QUARTER PSU - Brackett 25 pass from Clark (Wagner kick) (7:27) PSU - Powell 51 pass from Clark (Wagner kick) (4:33) PSU - Moye 25 pass from Clark (Wagner kick) (2:09) PSU - Bowman 91 fumble return (Wagner kick) (0:05) THIRD QUARTER EIU - Signor 43 field goal (9:35) PSU - Green 26 run (Wagner kick) (6:17) FOURTH QUARTER PSU - Newsome 9 run (Wagner kick) (12:47) TEAM STATS...EIU...AP First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...29: :18 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Cook (1-11-0) AP - White ( ), Holt ( ) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ) AP - Orr ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Potempa (6-17-0), Graves (4-46-0) AP - Holt (5-51-0), Thomas (2-31-1) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Leman (3-9-0), S. Campbell ( ) AP - Hartsfield ( ), A. Smith (4-2-0) RECAP Eastern Illinois jumped on Austin Peay for an early 21-0 lead but the Panthers had to hang on to enjoy a victory. The Governors scored with 35 seconds remaining as Gary Orr hit Scott Thomas on a 3-yard pass. Cory Leman broke up Orr s two-point conversion pass to keep APSU from pulling to within one score. The Panthers opened up with two possessions inside the APSU 30 yard line. CJ James blocked a punt to give EIU the ball on the 9-yard line on the first score while a bad APSU punt on the next possession gave EIU the ball at the 30-yard line. Jake Christensen connected with Danny Vehovic and Kenny Whittaker to score on each of those drives while Austin Signor added on three field goals. TEAM STATS...EIU... EKU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...25: :30 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Walker (3-20-0) EKU - Walker ( ), Pryor ( ) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ) EKU - Pryor ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Whittaker (5-82-1), Potempa (4-30-0) EKU - Harris ( ), Phelps (4-69-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Leman (4-5-0), Nasti (3-5-0), James (6-0-1) EKU - Fredrick ( ), Dalrymple ( ) RECAP Jeremy Caldwell forced a Jake Christensen fumble with six seconds left in the game to end the Panthers final drive near midfield as Eastern Kentucky won over Eastern Illinois. The two teams combined for nine turnovers and three blocked kicks as the two top teams in the OVC battled down to the final drive. EIU led at the half after Mon Williams scored from 1 yard out and Christensen connected with Chavar Watkins for a 45-yard touchdown. EIU went up on the first drive of the second half as Christensen hit Chris Wright from 22 yards out. However the Panthers could not hold the lead as C.J. Walker gave EKU a lead with a 1-yard run late in the third quarter and Caldwell picked off a Christensen pass and returned it for a score to give the Colonels their final total. TEAM STATS...EIU...PSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...30: :39 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Walker (6-5-0) PSU - Royster (8-94-0), Greeen (8-58-1) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ), Reeder ( ) PSU - Clark ( ), Newsome ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Whittaker (5-41-0), Lora (3-35-0) PSU - Powell (4-79-1), Brown (3-45-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Leman (4-4-0), Kickels (2-4-0), Nasti (2-3-0) PSU - Hull (3-8-0), Wallace (4-3-0), Odrick (3-2-2) RECAP Two of the longest tenured head coaches at the Division I level met with Penn State coached by Joe Paterno picking up a 52-3 win over Eastern Illinois coached by Bob Spoo. Paterno ranks first on the list of Division I active coaches at the same school serving at Penn State since Spoo is fifth on that same list working at EIU since Penn State quickly jumped on the board scoring on their first five possessions. Daryll Clark scored on a one yard run with 7:01 to go in the first quarter and tossed three second quarter touchdown passes. EIU has a chance to score going into the half but the Nittany Lions forced a Jake Christensen fumble at the nine yard line that Navarro Brown returned 91-yards to make it 38-3 at the half. The Panthers lone score of the game was a 43-yard field goal by Austin Signor at the 9:35 mark of the third quarter.