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1 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser (217) Fax (217) Game 3 Eastern Illinois Look To Open Season 3-0 Start OVC Play At Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois (2-0, 0-0 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (1-1, 0-0 OVC) Houck Stadium (10,000) Cape Girardeau, Mo. September 19, p.m. TV: None Quick Facts COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIU Record (22nd year) OVC Record (13th year) vs. Southeast Missouri Tony Samuel (Nebraska, 1981) SEMO Record (4th year) Overall Record (12th year) OVC Record (2nd year) vs. EIU SERIES 17th meeting (EIU leads series 12-4) last MEETING EIU on Oct. 18, 2008 at EIU s O Brien Field RANKINGS Eastern Illinois... RV/RV Southeast Missouri Sports Network/FCS Coaches 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 No Live Television INTERNET Live Stats... Video Stream... The Game Eastern Illinois will look to open the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2001 season as they travel to Southeast Missouri on Saturday evening. The game will serve as the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both schools. EIU was selected to finish third in the OVC preseason poll was SEMO was picked to finish last. EIU enters the game at 2-0 following a 31-0 victory over Indiana State on Saturday in Terre Haute. The Panther defense allowed just 24 yards rushing for the Sycamores as they ended the long standing Battle On The Border with ISU having won five straight in the series. SEMO enters the game at 1-1 after falling at FBS member Cincinnati, 70-3, on Saturday in the Queen City. The Redhawks had posted a nearly identical score in their opening week victory as they crushed NAIA member Quincy This will be the first FCS level contest this season for SEMO. THE SERIES This is the 17th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri with the Panthers holding a 12-4 all-time series lead. The first meeting between the two schools was back in 1956 with SEMO winning easily EIU has won 12 of 14 meetings since both schools moved to the Division I level. The Panthers have won four straight in the series, the last loss coming on October 4, 2003 in Cape Girardeau, a Redhawks victory. Eastern Illinois (2-0, 0-0 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 6 pm Sept. 26 * at Austin Peay 6 pm Oct. 3 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 1:30 pm Oct. 10 at Penn State TBA 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 Non-FCS Meetings With OVC School... First Meeting Murray State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri (1-1, 0-0 OVC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 3 QUINCY W 72-3 Sept. 12 at Cincinnati L 3-70 Sept. 19 * EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 pm Sept. 26 * at UT Martin 6 pm Oct. 3 * at Tennessee State 6 pm Oct. 10 * AUSTIN PEAY 1 pm Oct. 24 * at Tennessee Tech 1:30 pm Oct. 31 * at Eastern Kentucky Noon Nov. 7 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 1 pm Nov. 14 * MURRAY STATE 1 pm Nov. 21 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1 pm * Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central

2 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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 2) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (122) Villanova (13) Northern Iowa (6) Montana William & Mary (2) New Hampshire (1) James Madison McNeese State (1) Southern Illinois Appalachian State Elon Cal Poly Weber State Wofford South Carolina State (1) Central Arkansas Massachusetts South Dakota State Texas State Maine Eastern Washington Eastern Kentucky Holy Cross Jacksonville State Harvard 0-0 Also receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 2009 FCS Coaches Poll (Week 2) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (26) Villanova Montana Northern Iowa William & Mary James Madison New Hampshire Southern Illinois Appalachian State McNeese State (1) Elon Weber State Central Arkansas Cal Poly Wofford South Carolina State Massachusetts Texas State Maine Eastern Washington South Dakota State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Liberty Harvard 0-0 Also receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 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. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HEAD COACH tony SAMUEL Tony Samuel enters his fourth season as the head coach at Southeast Missouri. Samuel has posted a record in three plus seasons at SEMO including a 5-18 OVC mark. Samuel previously served as the head coach at New Mexico State compiling a mark at the school from A former player at Nebraska, Samuel earned his degree in 1981 and later returned to his alma mater coaching under Tom Osborne for 11 years. SCOUTING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Southeast Missouri features a physical style of play of both sides of the football. The offense is led by running back Henry Harris with 129 yards in two games and three touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Matt Scheible has won the starting quarterback job after starting two games last season. This year he is 26-of-45 for 345 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Junior linebacker Joshua Jackson is the team s top tackler with 16 stops so far this season. ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY September 19, Eastern Illinois picked up its second win over an NCAA Division I FBS opponent as the Panthers handed Northern Illinois its 21st straight loss with a win over the Huskies. Chris Watson returned a fumble for a touchdown early in the second quarter while Anthony Buich tossed two second half touchdowns to finish 15-for-24 for 124 yards in the win. QUICKLY OUT OF THE GATE Eastern Illinois running back Mon Williams has quickly broken out of the gate in his first two games of the season. Williams cracked the 100 yard mark for the first time in his career on Saturday at Indiana State finishing with 113 yards. He was named the OVC Newcomer of the Week for his effort which took place on just 15 carries (7.5 per carry) with two scores. On the season Williams now has 200 yards which ranks him 17th in the nation and second in the OVC entering this weeks game at Southeast Missouri. 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 Recent EIU Leading Rushers Through First 2 Games Year... Running Back...Total Yards Mon Williams Travorus Bess Travorus Bess Vincent Webb Vincent Webb Vincent Webb Andre Raymond J.R. Taylor J.R. Taylor Jabarey McDavid PANTHER INJURY REPORT Eastern Illinois will be without the services of sophomore tight end Keagan Robinson for the next four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury during Saturday s win at Indiana State. Starting linebacker Nick Nasti will be a game day decision on his playing status.

3 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri Page 3 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Eastern Illinois took home two of the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week honors following the Panthers win over Indiana State. Kicker Austin Signor was tabbed the OVC Specialist of the Week while Mon Williams was named the Newcomer of the Week. Signor was 1-of-2 on field goal attempts while averaging 68 yards on kick offs with three touchbacks. For the season he leads the NCAA with six kicks for touchback. Williams rushed for 113 yards and two scores in the win over the Sycamores as he moved into 17th place in the NCAA in rushing this season. OFF TO A 2-0 START Eastern Illinois opened the season with a 2-0 record for the first time since the 2001 season. That year the Panthers won their opening three games before losing in game number four at San Diego State. EIU would go on to finish that season 9-2 including a 6-0 mark in the OVC. The Panthers also started at 2-0 in 2000 before falling in game number three at Toledo. Under head coach Bob Spoo the Panthers have started a season with two or more wins in six previous seasons making the FCS playoffs in five of those six years. a touchdown or less Eastern Illinois posted its first shutout against an opponent since Oct. 7, 2006 when the Panthers won 31-0 at Indiana State on Saturday. The last shutout was a 21-0 decision against Southeast Missouri in Charleston. In addition to posting a shutout, EIU limited its first two opponents to less than a touchdown each as the Panthers have vaulted to the No. 1 scoring defense in FCS at 3.0 points per game. The last time EIU held an opponent to 7 points or less during back-to-back games was in 1997 when they won 10-7 and 32-7 over Tennessee Tech and Southeast Missouri. The last time EIU held back-to-back opponents to 6 points or less was back in 1983 when the Panthers shutout Northern Iowa and Western Illinois on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. TOP OVC PUNTERS FACE OFF Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri will each feature one of the nation s best punters when the teams meet on Saturday. EIU junior kicker Kevin Cook was an honorable mention All-American as a freshman when he ranked 4th in the nation in punting average. He was a second team All-OVC selection finishing behind Southeast Missouri punter Doug Spada. Over the past three seasons Spada has twice been named first team All-OVC and last season was a first team All-American by the AFCA. Entering the weekend Cook is averaging 41.8 yards per punt on five attempts which would rank 18th nationally if he had enough punt attempts. Spada is the national leader averaging 45.8 yards put punt on ten attempts. 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)...2-for for2 3rd Down Conversions (61%)...15/29 (52%) 4th Down Conversions Sacks (Yards)...7 (46)... 2 (16) Penalties (Yards)...14 (118) (99) Time of Possession (Game)...32: :53 Statistical Leaders RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Mon Williams Chevon Walker...85 Henry Harris Renard Celestin...70 PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Jake Christensen Matt Scheible RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Lorence Ricks...5 Chris Wright...5 Jimmy Potempa...5 Walter Peoples...9 Miles Edwards...5 THREE PLAYERS LEAD RECEIVING RACE Eastern Illinois continued to spread the ball around to different offensive weapons on Saturday at Indiana State as quarterback Jake Christensen connected with six different receivers for 152 yards. Catching their first passes of the season were last year s top receiver Charles Graves and transfer tight end Cody Bruns. Through two games this season three players have become favorite targets with Lorence Ricks, Chris Wright and Jimmy Potempa all tied for the team lead at five receptions each. All three have scored one touchdown with Ricks pulling down the longest reception at 27 yards this season. EASTERN ILLINOIS Nick Nasti...16 Cory Leman...13 TACKLES SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Joshua Jackson...16 Blake Peiffer...13 INTERCEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CJ James...1 Tyler Epstein...1

4 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri Page OVC Standings Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Jacksonville State This Week In The OVC Saturday - September 19 Eastern Southeast Missouri -- 6 p.m. Murray Missouri State -- 3 p.m. Jacksonville Alabama A&M -- 6 p.m. Tennessee Southern -- 6 p.m. Tennessee Eastern Kentucky -- 6 p.m. Austin Illinois State -- 6:30 p.m. UT Memphis -- 7 p.m. LAST WEEK S OVC RESULTS Eastern Illinois 31, Indiana State 0 Florida State 19, Jacksonville State 9 Missouri State 24, UT Martin 14 Youngstown State 38, Austin Peay 21 North Carolina State 65, Murray State 7 Tennessee State 14, Jackson State 7 Tennessee Tech 51, Pikeville College 10 Cincinnati 70, Southeast Missouri 3 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 james has a pick six CJ James picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown in the opening quarter against Indiana State giving the Panthers their first defensive touchdown of the season. For James it was the second interception of his EIU career. The last player to score on an interception was Rashad Haynes who returned an interception for touchdown last season also against Indiana State. nationally ranked D Eastern Illinois brings one of the nation s top defensive units into Saturday s contest at Southeast Missouri. The Panthers rank first nationally in scoring defense and third nationally in total defense allowing just yards per game. EIU s rushing defense is fourth in the nation allowing just 22 yards per game on the ground. The Panthers allowed just 20 yards to Illinois State and 24 yards to Indiana State. Opponents are averaging 0.9 yards per carry against EIU. Top 5 Ranking Rushing Defenses 1. South Dakota State ypg 2. Butler ypg 3. Lafayette ypg 4. Eastern Illinois ypg 5. Morehead State ypg OVC OPENERS Eastern Illinois will open the Ohio Valley Conference portion of its 2009 schedule this Saturday at Southeast Missouri. Eight the Panthers remaining nine games will be against OVC opponents with the lone exception an Oct. 10 trip to Penn State. EIU is 11-2 in its previous conference openers since joining the league in The Panthers are 5-1 in league openers on the road, the lone loss coming at Southeast Missouri in TH QUARTER MAN Sophomore running back Desmin Ward has become the Panthers fourth quarter man this season as he has helped EIU close out two games against Illinois State and Indiana State. On Saturday, Ward had 12 straight carries for 50 yards on the final drive to run out the clock against the Sycamores. For the season Ward has 71 yards on 19 carries with a 3.7 yards per carry average. Last season he rushed for 322 yards and a team high 11 touchdowns. EVERYONE GETTING A SACK Eastern Illinois has turned in two straight games with multiple sacks as the Panthers rank 11th in the nation in recording 3.5 sacks per game. Seven different players have recorded one sack each on the season with Cory Leman, Trevor Frericks and freshman Roosevelt Holliday adding their names to the season sacks race at Indiana State. EIU ranks 31st nationally in tackles for loss this season with Trevor Frericks the team leader at 2.5 TFL. MILLARD STREAK CONTINUES Senior center Chaz Millard continues his streak of consecutive games without allowing a sack as he played a good portion of the win over Indiana State. Millard has not allowed a sack for 28 straight games playing right guard the last two seasons and center the first two games this year. That streak dates back to Nov. 4, 2006 when Millard allowed a sack to Tennessee State. HENDERSON MOVES TO GUARD Redshirt sophomore Willie Henderson will start this week at right guard after splitting time with senior Chris Vaccaro in the win over Indiana State. Henderson played in three games last season as the starting center and ended the game against the Sycamores as the man in the middle. Vaccaro will see some time at the guard position and also serve as a back-up at center, if needed. NO SHOW-ME PLAYERS Eastern Illinois will play at Southeast Missouri without any players from the state of Missouri on the Panthers roster. This marks the first time since the 1990 season that EIU has not had at least one player from Missouri on its roster. The last three players from the Show Me State all earned All-Conference honors with Vincent Webb and Donald Thomas both winning OVC Player of the Year Awards with Jeff Sobol a second team All- OVC honoree. 200 yard day Eastern Illinois posted its second straight 200 yard rushing day to rank 12th nationally in rushing offense. It was the first time since Oct. 27 (TSU) and Nov. 10 (JSU), 2007 that EIU had posted back-toback 200 yard rushing games.

5 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri Page 5 Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats (2009 final stats) TEAM NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (217.50)... 12th...2nd Passing Offense (159.50)... 70th...6th Passing Efficiency (152.25)...23rd...3rd Total Offense (377.0)... 32nd...3rd Scoring Offense (31.0)... 26th...5th Rushing Defense (22.0)... 4th... 1st Pass Defense (118.50)... 16th...3rd Pass Efficiency Def. (109.98)...43rd...3rd Total Defense (140.50)...3rd...2nd Scoring Defense (3.0)...1st... 1st Net Punting (33.40)... 56th...5th Punt Returns (8.33)...43rd...8th Kickoff Returns (26.00)... 15th...2nd Turnover Margin (0.50)...33rd...4th Turnovers Gained (4)... 30th...2nd Sacks (3.50)... 11th... 1st Tackles For Loss (7.00)...31st...3rd Sacks Allowed (2.0)... 50th...4th 3rd Down Conversion (60.87)...3rd...2nd 4th Down Conversion (0.00)... 75th...6th 3rd Down Defense (30.43)... 37th...2nd Red Zone Offense... 82nd...9th Red Zone Defense... 87th...7th Time of Possession (32:47)... 19th... 1st INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) NCAA...OVC Mon Williams (Rushing)... 17th...2nd Jake Christensen (Pass. Eff.)... 20th...3rd Rashad Haynes (Kick Returns)... 27th...2nd Austin Signor (Field Goals)... 27th...2nd Mon Williams (Scoring)...31st...3rd CJ James (Interceptions)... 45th...4th DECADES BEST Eastern Illinois enters the final season of the decade with the most wins of any OVC school over the last nine years with 66 wins following their Saturday victory over Indiana State. Overall among FCS schools, EIU ranks 27th tied with Villanova. Wins Since Eastern Illinois 65 - Eastern Kentucky 57 - Jacksonville State 46 - Tennessee State 44 - Tennessee Tech 39 - Murray State 37 - UT Martin 37 - Southeast Missouri 33 - Austin Peay AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT Eastern Illinois enters this week with a streak of 68 straight games without being shutout. The last time EIU was held scoreless was Oct. 11, a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers also have a streak of 24 straight games in which they have scored a touchdown. 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 91 - Jacksonville State 68 - Eastern Illinois 48 - UT Martin 44 - 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 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 CSTV during the 2007 season opener against Tennessee Tech. 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 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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 86...Chavar Watkins R-Fr 22...Erik Lora Fr SLOT 18...Charles Graves R-Jr 2...Jimmy Potempa R-So 15...Kenny Whittaker Fr TIGHT END 89...Danny Vehovic R-Jr 83...Alex Jones R-So 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 59-29) 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 95...Nathan Galan R-Jr 84...Taylor Dunn Sr 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 96...Colin Luczynski R-Jr OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 8...Cory Leman R-So 49...Sean Campbell R-Jr MIDDLE LINEBACKER 46...Gordy Kickels So 43...Ryan Turner Fr OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 44...Alain Marcelin Jr 54...Perry Maynard R-Fr LEFT CORNERBACK 26...Rashad Haynes R-Jr 24...James Cooper R-Fr ROVER 1...Adrian Arrington R-Sr 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 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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) Blocked a punt... Kenny Kinchen, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Adrian Arrington, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) - Kenny Kinchen 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. 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. 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 Won a game on a field goal... Tyler Wilke, 30-yards at Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2007) Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Seymour Loftman, 15 at Illinois (Sept. 6, 2008) Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) 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 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 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri 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) 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.

12 September 19, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri Page EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Results All games Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend Sep 3, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE W : Sep 12, 2009 at Indiana State W : * indicates conference game 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS STARTERS OPPONENT SLOT LT LG C RG RT TE SPLIT FLANK QB RB Illinois State Whittaker Campbell Zink Millard Vaccaro Hudson Vehovic Ricks Watkins Christensen Walker Indiana State Graves Campbell Zink Millard Vaccaro Hudson Vehovic Ricks Watkins Christensen M. Williams OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SAM MLB WILL CB ROVER FS CB Illinois State Burge Lima Frericks Galan Nasti Kickels Leman James Arrington Loftman Haynes Indiana State Luczynski Lima Frericks Galan Nasti Kickels Leman James Arrington Loftman Haynes

13 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2009) All games Team Statistics EIU OPP SCORING 62 6 Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing 22 7 Passing Penalty 4 1 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 3 0 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 4 1 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:47 27:14 3RD-DOWN Conversions 14/23 7/23 3rd-Down Pct 61% 30% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/2 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 8 1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES % % RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS % % PAT-ATTEMPTS % 0-0 0% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 1/ /2977 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Eastern Illinois Opponents