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1 Contact: Rich Moser (217) Fax (217) Game 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Eastern Illinois Faces Big Road Test Panthers Travel To Jacksonville State No. 24 Eastern Illinois (5-2, 3-1 OVC) at No. 12 Jacksonville State (4-2) Paul Snow Stadium (15,000) Jacksonville, Ala. October 24, p.m. TV: None Quick Facts COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIU Record (22nd year) OVC Record (13th year) vs. Jacksonville State Jack Crowe (UAB, 1970) JSU Record (10th) Overall Record (16th) OVC Record (7th year) vs. EIU SERIES Series tied 3-3 Last meeting, JSU won on Sept. 27, 2008 at O Brien Field RANKINGS Eastern Illinois...25 / 24 Jacksonville State / Sports Network/FCS Coaches The Game Eastern Illinois will travel to Jacksonville State for the second to last road game of the season on Saturday afternoon. This will mark the third time in four weeks that Eastern Illinois has played a nationally ranked opponent, two of them nationally ranked in the FCS while Penn State was ranked No. 14 in the FBS polls. Following the weekend, EIU found themselves in second place in the OVC standings as one of three teams who have suffered only one OVC loss this year. The game against JSU will count in the standings as either a win or a loss despite the Gamecocks not being eligible for the OVC regular-season title. The Panthers are coming off a win over Tennessee Tech that ended a two game slide. EIU has won in their last two visits to Paul Snow Stadium with each previous win helping the Panthers secure a post-season playoff berth. Jacksonville State comes into the game as one of the hottest teams in the FCS. After narrowly missing an upset of Florida State, JSU has reeled off four straight FCS wins with an average score of This will be homecoming for Jacksonville State as they have played five of their first six contests on the road. THE SERIES This will be the 7th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State. The series is currently tied 3-3 with the Gamecocks picking up a win in Charleston last season. In the first five meetings in the series the winner of the contest went on to either win the OVC regular-season title or earn an at-large NCAA FCS playoff berth. This season EIU is again in the hunt for the OVC regular-season title and playoff berth while JSU is playing for the chance to win an unofficial OVC title with two wins over OVC foes already in the bank. 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 - NONE NATIONAL RADIO WCKY AM 1530 Play-by-Play... Frank Santore Analyst... Chris Goforth INTERNET Live Stats. Video Stream... Eastern Illinois (5-2, 3-1 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) W 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 Jacksonville State (4-2) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 5 at Georgia Tech L Sept. 12 at Florida State L 9-19 Sept. 19 at Alabama A&M W Sept. 26 at Nicholls State W Oct. 3 * UT MARTIN W 52-7 Oct. 10 * at Murray State W 41-7 Oct. 17 * EASTERN ILLIOIS (HC) 1 pm Oct. 31 * at Austin Peay 6 pm Nov. 7 * at Southeast Missouri 1 pm Nov. 14 * TENNESSEE TECH Noon Nov. 21 * EASTERN KENTUCKY Noon * Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central

2 October 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State Page SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 (Week 7) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (131) Montana (5) Southern Illinois (1) Villanova William & Mary Northern Iowa Elon Appalachian State New Hampshire South Carolina State South Dakota State McNeese State Jacksonville State Massachusetts Stephen F. Austin Weber State Colgate Central Arkansas Delaware Cal Poly Eastern Kentucky Holy Cross Liberty Northern Arizona EASTERN ILLINOIS FCS Coaches Poll (Week 7) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Richmond (28) Montana Southern Illinois Villanova William & Mary Northern Iowa Elon New Hampshire Appalachian State South Carolina State McNeese State Jacksonville State South Dakota State Central Arkansas Weber State Massachusetts Colgate Stephen F. Austin Cal Poly Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Holy Cross Delaware EASTERN ILLINOIS Northern Arizona 4-2 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 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. jacksonville state HEAD COACH jack crowe Jack Crowe enters his tenth season coaching Jacksonville State having compiled a record in his time with the Gamecocks. Crowe took over the JSU program in 2000 when the team was a member of the Southland Conference. In 2003 they joined the OVC winning back-to-back league championships in 2003 and His career OVC record is in seven years. A 1970 graduate of UAB, Crowe also had head coaching stops at Livingston (now West Alabama) and Arkansas. His career record is SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE STATE The Gamecocks feature one of the most talented offensive players in recent Ohio Valley Conference history with senior quarterback Ryan Perrilloux. The second year transfer from LSU is one of 20-players on the mid-season Walter Payton Award Watch List. He currently leads the nation in passing efficiency at completing 71-of-116 passes for 1,284 yards. He has tossed 15 touchdowns compared to only one interception. Perrilloux is also dangerous on the ground ranking third on the team with 175 yards rushing. The defense which has allowed just 14 points to OVC opponents this year is led by Kevin Dix with five sacks and T.J. Heath with five interceptions. ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY October 24, 1987 Eastern Illinois quarterback Eric Arnold hit tight end Mike Macek for a 14-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds remaining to lift Eastern Illinois to a 7-3 win over Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) in Springfield, Mo. Arnold was 19-of- 38 for 210 yards in the win. HIGH PROFILE QUARTERBACKS Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State will both start former high school All-American quarterbacks under center on Saturday afternoon as Jake Christensen goes for the Panthers while Ryan Perrilloux will start for the Gamecocks. Both players started their careers at different FBS schools but both transferred into the Ohio Valley Conference with Christensen coming to EIU from Iowa in August and Perrilloux going to JSU from LSU prior to the 2008 season. This will be the second time that teams quarterbacked by Christensen and Perrilloux have faced off. Both players competed in the 2005 US Army All-American Bowl with the West team quarterbacked by Perrilloux winning over the East quarterbacked by Christensen, Also playing quarterback for the West were current New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and Jim Barnes (Arizona State). The other quarterbacks on the East squad included Greg Paulus, currently at Syracuse and Jonathan Crompton, currently at Tennessee. NATIONAL RADIO This week s contest will be featured as the FCS National Game of the Week and carried on WCKY AM 1530 based in Cincinnati. The game will be aired taped delayed beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday night on the 50,000 watt station. More information at

3 October 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State Page 3 CJ JAMES GETS ANOTHER PICK Junior CJ James collected his third interception of the season on Saturday against Tennessee Tech extending his team lead. James was one of two Panthers to record an interception against TTU quarterback Lee Sweeney (Shelton Penrow had the other). James now has four career interceptions. He ranks 47th in the NCAA in interceptions this year and third in the OVC. Earlier this season James returned an interception for touchdown against Indiana State. HOLDING THE BALL Eastern Illinois held the ball for 43:10 on Saturday against Tennessee Tech as they were able to keep a banged up defense fresh on the sidelines. This season EIU is averaging 32:26 in time of possession which ranks first in the OVC and 16th nationally. To date this year, EIU has held the ball more than its opponents in five out of seven games. In those five games, the Panthers are 4-1, the lone loss coming at Penn State. The last time EIU held the ball for more than 40 minutes in a game was back on Sept. 19, 1998 when the Panthers controlled the ball for 40:10 of the game during a win over FBS member Northern Illinois. CREATING TURNOVERS The Panther defense forced five turnovers on Saturday against Tennessee Tech, a team that had only given up four turnovers in the first five games of the season. The Panthers had two interceptions against TTU quarterback Lee Sweeney while recovering three Golden Eagle fumbles. The Panthers now have 18 turnovers gained this season and are tied for the OVC lead with Jacksonville State. EIU has now gained at least one turnover in a game in 11 straight games dating back to last season. SIGNOR BIG SCORING WEAPON Senior kicker Austin Signor continues to be one of the Panthers top scoring weapons this season as he ranks first on the squad with 50 points. Signor has converted all 20 extra point attempts this season and is 10-of-16 on field goal attempts. With his three field goals made on Saturday he moved into a tie for 10th place on the EIU single season field goals made list. His average of 7.14 points per game is 33rd in the NCAA and second in the OVC behind Terrence Holt of Austin Peay. In terms of field goals made this season Signor leads the OVC while ranking 18th in the nation. On Saturday he knocked home two field goals of more than 40 yards giving him five field goals over that distance this season. Signor also serves as the Panthers kick off specialist with 17 of 38 kicks this season going for a touchback. 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)...10-for for-7 3rd Down Conversions (48%) (44%) 4th Down Conversions Sacks (Yards)...14 (92) (81) Penalties (Yards)...38 (364) (361) Time of Possession (Game)...32: :28 Statistical Leaders RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE STATE Mon Williams Chevon Walker Calvin Middleton Jamal Young PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE STATE Jake Christensen Ryan Perrilloux RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE STATE Jimmy Potempa...21 Kenny Whittaker...21 Charles Graves...15 James Wilkerson...22 James Shaw...14 Greg Smith...13 DIFFERENT TARGETS STEP UP The Eastern Illinois offense continues to use a variety of receivers as nine different Panthers hauled in at least one pass on Saturday against Tennessee Tech. Charles Graves was the top target with four receptions for 28 yards while Kenny Whittaker was second on the team with three catches for 45 yards. With those three catches Whittaker moved into a tie for the team lead with 21 catches with a team-high 244 yards. Also tied for the team lead is Michigan transfer Jimmy Potempa with 21 catches for 134 yards. On the season 12 different players have made at least three catches for the season with seven different players accounting for a touchdown reception. The Panthers are averaging 11.7 yards per reception and yards per game receiving. EASTERN ILLINOIS Cory Leman...55 Nick Nasti...37 Gordy Kickels...34 TACKLES JACKSONVILLE STATE Alexander Henderson...46 Kevin Dix...30 Josh Cain...27 INTERCEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE STATE CJ James...3 Carlos Reyna...1 T.J. Heath...5 Josh Cain...1

4 October 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State Page OVC Standings Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State UT Martin Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State This Week In The OVC Saturday - October 24 Eastern Jacksonville State -- 1 p.m. Southeast Tennessee Tech -- 1:30 p.m. Eastern Austin Peay -- 6 p.m. Murray UT Martin -- 6 p.m. Tennessee State - Open Date LAST WEEK S OVC Eastern Illinois 23, Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky 31, UT Martin 25 Murray State Tennessee State 6 Austin Peay - Open Date Jacksonville State - Open Date Southeast Missouri - Open Date 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 Tennessee Tech. Millard has not allowed a sack for 33 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. stepping in on defense Eastern Illinois had four players step in to starting roles for the Panthers defense on Saturday against Tennessee Tech. Alain Marcelin earned his first start of the season and 8th of his career filling in for the injured Cory Leman at outside linebacker. Spyros Bazigos earned his second start at defensive tackle for Trevor Frericks with both players seeing time on the field. Colin Luczynski saw his second start of the season at defensive end startign for Nathan Galan. He made a start for Perry Burge earlier in the season at Indiana State. Bobson Mercier had his first of the season at rover playing in place of the injured Adrian Arrington. The only injured starter who will not be available at Jacksonville State is Leman who is out for 4-to-6 weeks with an MCL injury. BAKER MAKES A RECOVERY True freshman Adam Baker earned his first career playing time two weeks ago at Penn State moving into the starting long snapper role. Against Tennessee Tech on Saturday he made one his first big plays recovering a fumble on a punt. mon second in the ovc Junior running back Mon Williams moved up to second in the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing yards per game with an 81-yard effort against Tennessee Tech. Williams now has 586 on the season for an average of 83.7 yards per game. He ranks 29th nationally. The OVC leader in rushing is Ryan White of Austin Peay at The only Eastern Illinois running back to ever lead the OVC in rushing yards per game was J.R. Taylor in 2002 with a yards per game average. Taylor is also the only EIU player to ever lead the OVC in scoring as he was the conference s top man in 2001 and This year EIU has two players in the top five for league scoring this year. rushing defense Eastern Illinois held an opposing running back to less than 100 yards for the seventh straight game this season and eighth game overall dating back to last year. On the season EIU ranks 40th in rushing defense allowing just yards per game. In addition EIU has kept four teams to under a 100 total yards rushing picking up a win in each of those four contests. HAYNES CONTINUES TO COVER Rashad Haynes added two more pass defense break-ups to his season total on Saturday against Tennessee Tech as the Panthers recorded nine total break-ups in the game. Haynes now has eight pass break-ups this season and 22 for his career. That total of eight ranks 43rd in the nation this season spoo coaching game 250 Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo will be on the sidelines as a head coach for the 250th game of his career on Saturday at Jacksonville State. He has been the Panthers career leader in wins (137) since 2002 and moved into fourth place on the OVC career wins list earlier this year. Games 1-9/5/87 at San Jose State (L 3-24) 50-9/21/91 at Murray State (L 27-28) /11/95 at SIU (W 42-21) 150-9/9/00 vs. Ky. Wesleyan (W 72-0) /9/04 at EKU (L 6-49) /24/09 at Jacksonville State without a sack Eastern Illinois went its second straight game without a quarterback sack on Saturday against Tennessee Tech despite getting nine quarterback hurries on TTU s Lee Sweeney. The Panthers have recorded 14 sacks on the season for 92 yards. The team leader is sophomore Perry Burge with three sacks. Burge also leads the team in quarterback pressures with five. Freshman Artavious Dowdell is second on the team with two sacks. move the chains Eastern Illinois converted on 44 percent of its third down chances on Saturday against TTU as the Panthers continue to rank first in the OVC and fourth nationally in 3rd down conversion percentage. EIU is converting at a 47.8 percent clip this season.

5 October 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State Page 5 Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats (2009 stats) TEAM NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (141.57)... 55th...6th Passing Offense (203.71)... 49th...4th Passing Efficiency (133.36)... 38th...3rd Total Offense (345.29)... 48th...4th Scoring Offense (24.57)... 49th...3rd Rushing Defense (119.71)... 40th...4th Pass Defense (189.00)...53rd...3rd Pass Efficiency Def. (113.93)...33rd...2nd Total Defense (308.71)... 35th...2nd Scoring Defense (20.43)... 38th...4th Net Punting (33.23)... 62nd...5th Punt Returns (6.38)...73rd...7th Kickoff Returns (22.04)... 30th...6th Turnover Margin (0.14)... 56th...4th Turnovers Gained (18)... 7th... 1st Sacks (2.00)...51st...5th Tackles For Loss (5.71)... 65th...7th Sacks Allowed (2.71)... 97th...7th 3rd Down Conversion (47.87)... 4th... 1st 4th Down Conversion (33.33)...83rd...7th 3rd Down Defense (38.46)... 75th...7th Red Zone Offense th...9th Red Zone Defense... 42nd...3rd Time of Possession (32.26)... 16th... 1st INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) NCAA...OVC Mon Williams (Rushing)... 29th...2nd Jake Christensen (Pass. Eff.)... 26th...2nd Jake Christensen (Total Offense)... 49th...4th Austin Signor (Field Goals)... 18th... 1st Austin Signor (Scoring)...33rd...2nd Cory Leman (Tackles)... 40th...3rd CJ James (Interceptions)... 47th...3rd 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 69 wins. Overall among FCS schools, EIU ranks 28th tied with Eastern Kentucky. Wins Since Eastern Illinois 69 - Eastern Kentucky 61 - Jacksonville State 48 - Tennessee State 46 - Tennessee Tech 40 - Murray State 38 - UT Martin 37 - Southeast Missouri 34 - Austin Peay AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT Eastern Illinois enters this week with a streak of 73 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 73 - Eastern Illinois 53 - UT Martin 48 - 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 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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 (69 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 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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. 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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 62-30) 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 or 90...Spyros Bazigos R-Jr RIGHT END 98...Perry Burge So 84...Taylor Dunn Sr OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 44...Alain Marcelin Jr 49...Sean Campbell R-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 51...Adam Baker Fr 77...Ryan Grossman R-So PUNT RETURNS 26...Rashad Haynes R-Jr 2...Jimmy Potempa R-So KICK RETURNS 3...Lorence Ricks R-So 26...Rashad Haynes R-Jr

9 October 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State 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.

13 October 24, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State Page 13 GAME 7 - Oct. 17, 2009 Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. O Brien Field (A: 8,708) Scoring Final Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois FIRST QUARTER EIU - Signor 48 field goal (13:26) EIU - Wright 20 pass from Christensen (Signor kick) (0:42) THIRD QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 1 run (Signor kick) (8:38) EIU - Signor 30 field goal (2:24) TTU - Team safety (0:44) FOURTH QUARTER TTU - Olverson 29 pass from Sweeney (kick failed) (13:42) TTU - Allen 11 pass from Sweeney (Donegan kick) (3:54) EIU - Signor 46 field goal (0:53) TEAM STATS...EIU... TTU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...43: :50 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - M. Williams ( ), Christensen (9-40-0) TTU - Gay (5-64-0), Hudson (6-16-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Christensen ( ) TTU - Sweeney ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Graves (4-28-0), Whittager (3-45-0) TTU - Allen (6-80-1), Gay (4-34-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Nasti (4-4-0), Haynes (3-1-0), Kickels (2-2-0) TTU - Ordu ( ), Ryce (4-4-1), Dillehay (5-2-1) RECAP Eastern Illinois held the ball for more than 43 minutes but had to make a defensive stand in the final 35 seconds to pull out a win over Tennessee Tech. EIU built an early 20-0 lead on a pair of Austin Signor field goals, a Mon Williams run and Chris Wright touchdown reception and seemed to have the game in hand. Following a TTU punt that was pinned at the 1 yard line, the Golden Eagles recorded a safety with 44 seconds left in the third quarter. They later kept another drive alive as EIU was called for a roughing the kicker call on a punt. Lee Sweeney completed two fourth quarter touchdown passes to bring TTU to within Signor added a field goal with 53 seconds left to give EIU an eight point lead. TTU had an 81-yard kick return to get the ball at the EIU 18 with 35 seconds left, but the Panthers defense shut the door on four straight plays.