OVC STANDINGS (Through games on October 17)

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1 Football Report Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin October 19, 2009 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contacts: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, Tennessee Phone: (615) OVC STANDINGS (Through games on October 17) OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak Eastern Kentucky W1 Eastern Illinois W1 Tennessee State L1 Tennessee Tech L1 Austin Peay W1 Murray State W1 UT Martin L3 Southeast Missouri L5 Jacksonville State # W4 # - Due to NCAA APR penalties, Jacksonville State is ineligible for NCAA postseason and therefore is ineligible for the OVC Championship. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Saturday, October 24 *#24 Eastern Illinois at #12 Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV) *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV) *#20 Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV) *Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV) LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, October 17 *@#25 Eastern Illinois 23, Tennessee Tech 15 *@#23 Eastern Kentucky 31, UT Martin 25 *Murray State State 6 * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES Last week saw only three Conference games as three teams (Austin Peay, Jacksonville State, Southeast Missouri) were on byes...in each the winning team snapped a losing streak with the victory...eastern Illinois held off a late rally from Tennessee Tech as did Eastern Kentucky who topped UT Martin...Tennessee State fell from the ranks of the unbeatens in OVC play, as TSU lost 9-6 to Murray State at home...that leaves Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State in a three-way tie for first place, as each have only one Conference loss...eastern Kentucky defensive back Patrick McClellan picked off two passes, recovered a fumble that led to a Colonel score and had seven tackles in his team s win over UT Martin; that performance earned him National Defensive Player of the Week honors by each the Sports Network and College Sporting News...It marks the third straight week the OVC has had the National Defensive Player of the Week...The Sports Network released its updated Payton and Buchanan Award Watch Lists on Friday, and JSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux and Murray State defensive lineman Austen Lane remained on their respective lists; both were on the initial watch lists released in the preseason...in the latest national polls, three OVC teams are ranked for the fifth-straight week; Jacksonville State is now No. 12, Eastern Kentucky is No. 20 and Eastern Illinois is No After not having two ranked teams match off with each other in nearly three years until nationally-ranked EKU and EIU played earlier this season, the OVC will see it again this week as No. 24 Eastern Illinois travels to No. 12 Jacksonville State on Saturday...Jax State s ranking is tied for the best in Division I school history...eastern Kentucky will travel to Austin Peay, Murray State heads to UT Martin and Tennessee Tech hosts Southeast Missouri OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 1

2 THIS WEEK'S OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Garnett Phelps, WR Sr., 5-10, 170 Louisville, Ky. Eastern Kentucky Phelps had career-highs in both receptions (7) and receiving yards (118) as No. 23 Eastern Kentucky topped UT Martin on Saturday. Phelps also hauled in two more catches for 12 yards that were ruled laterals and counted towards his rushing total and not his receiving stats. In the first quarter he pulled in a pass from T.J. Pryor and went 45-yards for a touchdown to put EKU up For the day, five of his seven receptions resulted in Colonel first downs. He is the first wide receiver named OVC Offensive Player of the Week since Oct. 5 of last season. Others Nominated: Charlie Jordan, Murray State; Cade Thompson, UT Martin. DEFENSIVE Patrick McClellan, DB So., 6-3, 204 Maineville, Ohio Eastern Kentucky McClellan was involved in three of Eastern Kentucky s five takeaways in the nationally-ranked Colonels win over UT Martin. That included netting his first two collegiate interceptions, including one at his team s own 14-yard line in the third quarter. His other interception came in the first quarter as EKU built a 14-0 advantage. Late in the fourth quarter McClellan recovered a fumble on a muffed Skyhawk punt, grabbing the ball at the UTM four-yard line and setting up the team s final (and game-winning) score. McClellan also added a season-high seven tackles. Others Nominated: CJ James, Eastern Illinois; Austen Lane, Murray State; Taron Ryce, Tennessee Tech; Rico Council, Tennessee State. SPECIALIST Kienan Cullen, P/K So., 6-3, 224 Louisville, Ky. Murray State Cullen accounted for all nine points in Murray State s 9-6 road victory over Tennessee State on Saturday. He hit a 36-yarder on the team s opening drive and later added a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter. His most important field goal of the night came with 2:29 left in the game, as he nailed a 40-yarder to seal the victory. Cullen also handled punting duties, punting six times for an average of 34.3 yards, including a pair of punts that were downed at the TSU two and six-yard line. He had a long punt of 51 yards in the fourth quarter. Others Nominated: Jason Lenartz, Tennessee Tech. NEWCOMER T.J. Pryor, QB R-Fr., 6-2, 181 Louisville, Ky. Eastern Kentucky Pryor completed 19-of-33 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in leading No. 23 Eastern Kentucky to a victory over UT Martin on Saturday. Pryor led the Colonels on a scoring drive to open the game, connecting on a 12-yard touchdown pass with Shannon Davis. Later in the quarter he hit Garnett Phelps for a 45-yard touchdown to put EKU up On the day Pryor completed passes to seven different receivers as Eastern jumped back into a tie for first place in the OVC. Pryor ranks 27th nationally in passing efficiency (140.90) and 40th nationally in total offense ( yards/game). It marks the second time he has been named Newcomer of the Week this season (Oct. 4 was the other time). Others Nominated: Nathan Brinkley, Murray State; Bryant Milligan, UT Martin. OVC MEDIA INFORMATION Kyle Schwartz Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations Phone: (615) kschwartz@ovc.org Web: ONLINE PRESS BOX: New for 2009, the OVC Football Online Press Box is a one-stop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its member schools. Media can access it on the Football page at OVCSports.com and will find important related files and links. SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by following the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at and WEEKLY NOTES: The OVC will release its Players of the Week each Sunday afternoon throughout the season. The full weekly notes report will be released each Monday throughout the season by 5 p.m. CT. The report is available via , and is posted on the league's Web site in text and PDF versions. Statistics are updated after each gameday on the OVC Web site PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Sept. 6 Jake Christensen, Eastern Illinois Sept. 13 Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Sept. 20 Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Sept. 27 Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Oct. 4 Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Oct. 11 Ryan White, Austin Peay Oct. 18 Garnett Phelps, Eastern Kentucky Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 DEFENSIVE Sept. 6 Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky Sept. 13 Jawaan Booker, Jacksonville State Sept. 20 Andre Evans, Eastern Kentucky Sept. 27 Bryan Blanfort, Southeast Missouri Oct. 4 Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky T.J. Heath, Jacksonville State Oct. 11 Dustin Dillehay, Tennessee Tech Oct. 18 Patrick McClellan, Eastern Kentucky Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 SPECIALIST Sept. 6 Marcus Harris, Murray State Sept. 13 Austin Signor, Eastern Illinois Sept. 20 Alan Bonner, Jacksonville State Sept. 27 Patrick Tatum, Jacksonville State Oct. 4 Patrick Tatum, Jacksonville State Oct. 11 Kevin Cook, Eastern Illinois Oct. 18 Kienan Cullen, Murray State Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 NEWCOMER Sept. 6 Jason McNair, UT Martin Sept. 13 Mon Williams, Eastern Illinois Sept. 20 Jake Christensen, Eastern Illinois Sept. 27 Jake Christensen, Eastern Illinois Jamal Young, Jacksonville State Oct. 4 T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky Oct. 11 Jeremy Ross, Austin Peay Oct. 18 T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 2

3 NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRON Three OVC Teams Ranked For Fifth Straight Week; Jacksonville State Equals Highest Ranking Ever: For the fifth straight week, three OVC teams are ranked in the national polls. In this week s FCS Coaches Poll Jacksonville State is No. 12, Eastern Kentucky is No. 20 and Eastern Illinois is No. 24. In the Sports Network poll Jacksonville State is No. 13, Eastern Kentucky is No. 21 and Eastern Illinois is No. 25. The OVC is one of just five Conferences to have three or more ranked teams in the poll. The No. 12 nationally ranking for Jacksonville State matches its highest ranking since joining the FCS/I-AA ranks in The Gamecocks were also ranked 12th on Oct. 18, 2004 (a year they went on to win the OVC Championship). It is the highest an OVC team has been ranked since Eastern Kentucky was No. 9 in the Nov. 19, 2007 Sports Network poll. Two Ranked OVC Foes to Square Off This Week (Second Time It Has Happened This Season): For the second time this season two nationally-ranked OVC foes will square off on the gridiron. This week is it No. 24 Eastern Illinois traveling to No. 12 Jacksonville State for a 1 p.m. CT kickoff. Earlier this season it was No. 18 Eastern Kentucky who went to Charleston, Ill. and topped No. 23 Eastern Illinois on Oct. 3. The very competitive game saw EKU lead 16-7 early and EIU come back to take a in the third quarter. But the Colonels would eventually pull ahead and hold off a late Panther rally to secure the victory. Prior to this season two OVC ranked foes had not squared off against each other since Oct. 28, 2006 (when No. 12 UT Martin topped No. 14 Eastern Illinois 15-9). Jacksonville State/Eastern Illinois Game to Be Featured as FCS Game of the Week Radio Broadcast: In a change from the original schedule, this week s game between Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State has been selected for the FCS Game of the Week radio broadcast as announced by David Brody, president and co-founder of Broadcaster Marketing Services. This marks the fourth year for the FCS Game of the Week series. The games are brought to the public by Clear Channel Communications, Gino Communications and Broadcaster Marketing Services and heard on the 50,000-watt WCKY AM 1530 out of Cincinnati (on a delayed basis at 9 p.m. CT the night of the game and online at Frank Santore returns for his fourth year as play-byplay voice and will be joined by Chris Goforth. The broadcast was originally to be Murray State at UT Martin, but due to some logistics issues, the game was switched to EIU/JSU. EKU s McClellan Named National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19): Eastern Kentucky defensive back Patrick McClellan was named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Sports Network and a National All-Star by College Sporting News on Oct. 19 after his outing in the Colonels win over UT Martin. McClellan was involved in three of Eastern Kentucky s five takeaways against the Skyhawks, including netting his first two collegiate interceptions. One pick came on his team s own 14-yard line in the third quarter and the other interception came in the first quarter as EKU built a 14-0 advantage. Late in the fourth quarter McClellan recovered a fumble on a muffed Skyhawk punt, grabbing the ball at the UTM four-yard line and setting up the team s final (and game-winning) score. McClellan also added a season-high seven tackles. It marks the third straight week the OVC has had the National Defensive Player of the Week. EIU Retires Tony Romo s No. 17: Eastern Illinois retired Tony Romo s No. 17 jersey on Oct. 17 in a game against Tennessee Tech. Romo, the two-time All Pro quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, was on-hand in Charleston for the Hall of Fame weekend during his bye week with the Cowboys. He was the first EIU football player to have his number retired. Romo was the Panthers starting quarterback from , leading the team to three straight FCS playoff berths and winning three straight OVC Player of the Year awards. In 2002 he was named the Walter Payton Award winner (top Offensive Player in FCS/I-AA) and finished his OVC career with 85 touchdown passes. JSU s Perrilloux Remains on Updated Walter Payton Award Watch List: Jacksonville State senior quarterback Ryan Perrilloux was one of 20 players named to the updated Walter Payton Award Watch List released on Oct. 16. He was also on the preseason watch list for the award which is presented to the FCS Offensive Player of the Year. Perrilloux ranks first nationally in passing efficiency and points responsible for and has been named OVC Offensive Player of the Week four straight weeks in 2009, becoming the first player in OVC history to accomplish that feat. In 2008 Perrilloux completed 187-of-297 for 2,318 yards on his way to second-team All-OVC honors. The LaPlace, La, native was named OVC Player or Newcomer of the Week seven times during the 2008 season after he led the Gamecocks to an 8-3 record. The watch list will be revised again in November before the final ballot is announced. Voting from a panel of FCS sports information directors, writers, broadcasters and other football experts will be conducted after the regular season ends. Three finalists will be announced on Nov. 30 and will be invited to the 23rd annual Sports Network Awards banquet on Dec. 17 in Chattanooga, Tenn., the night prior to the NCAA Division I championship game. The Eddie Robinson Award (top FCS Coach) and Buck Buchanan Award (top FCS Defensive Player) will also be presented that night. Murray State s Lane Remains on Buck Buchanan Award Watch Lists: Murray State senior defensive end Austen Lane is one of 20 players named to the updated Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Oct. 16. He was also on the preseason watch list for the award which honors the best defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Lane ranks in the Top 10 nationally in both sacks and tackles-for-loss per game this season. Last season Lane has garnered national attention after putting together a 2008 campaign that consisted of school records in sacks (12.0) and tackles-for-loss (22.0), both of which ranked among the national leaders. The efforts earned him Sporting News Fabulous 50 All-America honors, as well as Third-Team All-America honors from the Associated Press. The award, established in 1995, is named after Junious Buck Buchanan, the NAIA All-American and Pro Football Hall of Fame, defensive lineman who played for Grambling State from 1959 through He was selected to the NFL s All-Time Roster, indicative of his standing as one of the greatest football players of all time. Buchanan died of cancer July 16, His uniform number, 86, was retired by Kansas City in Voting from a panel of FCS sports information directors, writers, broadcasters and other football experts will be conducted after the regular season ends. Three finalists will be announced on Nov. 30 and will be invited to the 23rd annual Sports Network Awards banquet on Dec. 17 in Chattanooga, Tenn., the night before the COACHES TELECONFERENCE During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the league s 10 head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The first teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 1. A schedule of what times coaches will appear weekly is below. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Office ( or kschwartz@ovc.org). 10:00 - Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech 10:07 - Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois 10:14 - Jack Crowe, Jacksonville State 10:21 - Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri 10:28 - James Webster, Tennessee State 10:35 - Rick Christophel, Austin Peay 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 - Matt Griffin, Murray State 10:56 - Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky OVC SID DIRECTORY AUSTIN PEAY Brad Kirtley (931) Cell Phone (931) kirtleyb@apsu.edu Web site LetsGoPeay.com Press Box Number (931) EASTERN ILLINOIS Rich Moser (217) Cell Phone (217) rlmoser@eiu.edu Web site EIUpanthers.com Press Box Number (217) EASTERN KENTUCKY Michael Clark (859) Cell Phone (859) michael.clark@eku.edu Web site EKUSports.com Press Box Number (859) JACKSONVILLE STATE Greg Seitz (256) Cell Phone (256) gseitz@jsu.edu Web site JSUGamecockSports.com Press Box Number (256) /5586 MURRAY STATE John Brush (270) Cell Phone (270) john.brush@murraystate.edu Web site GoRacers.com Press Box Number (270) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Jeff Honza (573) Cell Phone (618) jhonza@semo.edu Web site GoSoutheast.com Press Box Number (573) TENNESSEE STATE Wallace Dooley (615) Cell Phone (615) wdooley@tnstate.edu Web site TSUTigers.com Press Box Number (615) TENNESSEE TECH Rob Schabert (931) Cell Phone (931) rschabert@tntech.edu Web site TTUSports.com Press Box Number (931) /6031 UT MARTIN Joe Lofaro (731) Cell Phone (731) jlofaro@utm.edu Web site UTMSports.com Press Box Number (731) / OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 3

4 NCAA Division I championship game. The Walter Payton Award and the Eddie Robinson Award will also be presented that night. APSU s White Nets Third-Highest Rushing Game in FCS This Season: Austin Peay sophomore Ryan White rushed for a career-best 228 yards on 32 carries in the Governors win at Southeast Missouri on Oct. 10. The output was the second-highest in APSU history (trailing only a 244-yard effort by Floyd Jones in 1981) and is the third highest among Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players in The only two performances better than White s so far this season is a 273-yard outing by Southern Illinois Deji Karim and a 229-yard effort by Savannah State s Justin Babb. White also rushed for 210 yards earlier this season against Newberry, the sixth-highest total among FCS players this year. White now has five 100-plus yard rushing games in his two-year career, tied for most among active OVC rushers. Perrilloux Becomes Mr. Efficient: Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux has a passing efficiency this season, which is tops at the Division I level (both FCS and FBS). In his five starts he has completed 71-of-116 passes for 15 touchdowns and just one interception. His passing efficiency rating against UT Martin on Oct. 3 was the highest in the OVC since Jax State joined the league in 2003 and fifth-highest in FCS football this season (and second-highest against FCS opponents this year). NCAA Stat Leaders: In the latest set of NCAA statistical rankings Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux continues to rank first nationally in passing efficiency (195.13), a mark that leads all of Division I (FCS and FBS). He also ranks first in points responsible for (21.60/game) and 10th in total offense ( yards/game). Austin Peay running back/return specialist Terrence Holt is second nationally in all-purpose yards (207.33/game) while his teammate and backfield mate, sophomore running back Ryan White, is fourth nationally in rushing (116.3 yards/game). Jacksonville State defensive back T.J. Heath is first nationally in passes defended (2.00/game) and third nationally in interceptions (0.83/game). Eastern Kentucky defensive back Jeremy Caldwell is second nationally in interceptions (1.00 interceptions/game) and fifth in passes defended (1.83/ game). Murray State s Austen Lane is seventh in sacks (1.00/game) and fourth in tackles-for-loss (1.92/game) while his teammate Derrick Townsel ranks fourth in punt returns (20.13 yards/ return) and fellow teammate Marcus Harris is eighth in kickoffs (29.33 yards/return). In national team rankings Jacksonville State is fourth in scoring offense (37.33 points/game), fourth in turnover margin (+2.00/game), second in fumbles recovered (12), third in interceptions thrown (2), seventh in turnovers gained (18) and second in passing efficiency (173.49). Eastern Kentucky is fifth in rushing defense (74.33 yards/game) and ninth in tackles for loss (8.00/game). Murray State ranks sixth in kick returns (19.13 yards/return), second in punt returns (22.27 yards/game) and seventh in red zone offense (92%). Eastern Illinois is fourth in third down conversions (47.87%) and third in fumbles recovered (11). Spoo Now Fifth All-Time in OVC Wins: With a victory over Austin Peay on Sept. 26, Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo moved into fifth place on the OVC all-time career Conference victory list. Spoo has won 62 OVC games in his tenure at EIU, which has spanned the school s entire time in the OVC (1996 through the present, although he was not on the sidelines for the 2006 season). Spoo trails only Roy Kidd (207 OVC wins at EKU), Boots Donnelly (102 wins at Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee), Charles Murphy (73 wins at Middle Tennessee) and Jimmy Feix (67 wins at Western Kentucky) on the all-time list Marks Third Season For Sgt. York Trophy; Tennessee Tech Takes Early Lead: The 2009 season marks the third season for the Sgt. York Trophy, a challenge trophy which will go to the annual winner of the quadrangular season series between the four OVC institutions in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the trophy, which is only the second traveling trophy involving more than two schools nationwide (the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy). It is named after Sgt. Alvin C. York, a native of Pall Mall, Tenn. and a Soldier who was one of the most honored of World War I. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor after the war and returned to his home state to dedicate his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. The trophy goes to the team with the best record against the other schools, and in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. In 2007, Tennessee State and Austin Peay finished in a tie for the trophy with identical 2-1 records; both shared the award but Tennessee State went home with the hardware due to a 1- point win in the head-to-head meeting during the season. Tennessee State went 3-0 in Sgt. York OVC IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK (SPORTS NETWORK/FCS COACHES) AP EIU EKU JSU MUR SEMO TTU TSU UTM Preseason -/- RV/RV 24/RV 21/19 RV/- -/- -/- RV/RV RV/RV Sept. 7 -/- RV/RV 22/23 23/21 RV/- RV/- RV/- RV/- RV/RV Sept. 14 -/- RV/RV 22/23 24/22 RV/- -/- RV/- RV/RV RV/- Sept. 21 -/- 24/RV 20/22 22/21 -/- -/- RV/- RV/- RV/- Sept. 28 -/- 23/24 18/21 20/20 -/- -/- RV/- -/- RV/- Oct. 5 -/- 25/25 16/17 18/18 -/- -/- RV/- -/- -/- Oct. 12 -/- RV/25 24/23 12/13 -/- -/- RV/- RV/RV -/- Oct. 19 -/- 25/24 21/20 13/12 RV/- -/- RV/- -/- -/- Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Final NATIONAL POLLS SPORTS NETWORK No. Team Record Pts. 1. Richmond (131) 6-0 3, Montana (5) 6-0 3, Southern Illinois (1) 5-1 3, Villanova 6-1 2, William & Mary 5-1 2, UNI 5-2 2, Elon 5-1 2, Appalachian State 4-2 2, New Hampshire 5-1 2, South Carolina State 5-1 1, South Dakota State 5-1 1, McNeese State 4-2 1, Jacksonville State 4-2 1, Massachusetts 4-2 1, Stephen F. Austin 5-1 1, Weber State 4-3 1, Colgate 7-0 1, Central Arkansas 4-2 1, Delaware Cal Poly Eastern Kentucky Holy Cross Liberty Northern Arizona Eastern Illinois Others (OVC Only): Tennessee Tech (5), Murray State (1). FCS COACHES POLL No. Team Record Pts. 1. Richmond (28) Montana Southern Illinois Villanova William & Mary UNI 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 Others (OVC Only): none OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 4

5 play in 2009 to claim its second trophy; the Tigers are 5-1 all-time in Sgt. York games. The first Sgt. York contest of 2009 was on Oct. 3 when Tennessee Tech topped Austin Peay and that was followed by a win by Tennessee Tech over UT Martin. Tennessee Tech is now 2-0 in the competition and can clinch the title on Oct. 31 when they host Tennessee Tech. OVC Teams Against FBS Opponents: OVC schools are 0-8 this season against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly I-A) opponents, although two of those games went down to the wire with a chance for the OVC team to pull off a win. In week No. 1 Eastern Kentucky had the ball on Indiana s 5-yard line before a fumble ended what looked like to be a for-sure scoring drive. IU held on for a victory. During week No. 2 Jacksonville State led Florida State 9-7 for most of the contest before the Seminoles came up with two scores in the final 35 seconds to win All-time the OVC is against FBS opponents. The last time an OVC team knocked off a FBS school was during the 2004 season when Eastern Illinois beat Eastern Michigan The next games (and final ones of the season) against an FBS school for an OVC team is Nov. 7 when Eastern Kentucky is at Kentucky and Tennessee Tech is at Georgia. Crowd of 104,488 Witnesses Eastern Illinois/Penn State Game: When Eastern Illinois played at Penn State on Oct. 10, a crowd of 104,488 witnessed the game. That marked the largest crowd to ever see an OVC team play football besting the previous mark of 85,754 that saw Tennessee Tech play at Auburn during the 200 season. Several other OVC teams have played in front of big crowds this season, including Jacksonville State who played in front of 71,420 fans at Florida State on Sept. 12. That is the sixth largest crowd to ever see an OVC team play. On that same day Murray State played in front of 55,510 at N.C. State and on Sept. 26 Tennessee State played Florida A&M in front of 51,950 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Two of the Longest Tenured Division I Coaches Meet: When Eastern Illinois played at Penn State on Oct. 10, the matchup showcased two of the top five longest tenured coaches with the same school at the Division I level. Penn State coach Joe Paterno is the longest tenured active coach in Division I (at the same school), having been at Penn State since Eastern Illinois coach Bob Spoo is the fifth longest tenured coach, having been at Eastern Illinois since The two coaches have combined for over 500 victories. Penn State won the game OVC RECORD BOOK WATCH CAREER COMPLETIONS 1. Chris Swartz, MOR ( ) Stewart Childress, MUR ( ) Tony Romo, EIU ( ) 584 Brady Wahlberg, UTM ( ) Michael Proctor, MUR ( ) Lee Sweeney, TTU (2006-present) Jefferson Adcock, SAM ( ) Kelly Holcomb, MTSU ( ) Ray Nelson, SAM ( ) Josh Greco, EKU ( ) 478 CAREER PASSING YARDS 1. Chris Swartz, MOR ( ) 9, Michael Proctor, MUR ( ) 8, Tony Romo, EIU ( ) 8, Stewart Childress, MUR ( ) 7, Leon Murray, TSU ( ) 7, Kelly Holcomb, MTSU ( ) 7, James Wade, TSU ( ) 6, Justin Fuente, MUR ( ) 6, Lee Sweeney, TTU (2006-present) 6, Brady Wahlberg, UTM ( ) 6,247 Dillehay Named National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 12): Tennessee Tech junior defensive back Dustin Dillehay was named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Sports Network and a National All-Star by College Sporting News on Oct. 12 after his outing against UT Martin. Dillehay had 14 tackles (10 solo) and intercepted a pass that he returned 41 yards for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in the Golden Eagles road victory. With his team leading 28-21, Dillehay picked off UTM quarterback Cade Thompson and returned the ball 41 yards for a score to put the Golden Eagles up with 8:11 to play. It marks the second straight week the OVC has had the National Defensive Player of the Week. Heath Named National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 5): Jacksonville State defensive back T.J. Heath was named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Sports Network on Oct. 5 after a three interception performance against UT Martin. On the fourth play from scrimmage, the junior intercepted UT Martin quarterback Cade Thompson and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown. Just eight plays later Heath did the same thing, this time taking it 55 yards for a touchdown making the score 14-0 before Jacksonville State even ran an offensive play from scrimmage. He added his third interception in the fourth quarter and finished the game with three tackles and a pass break-up. The three interceptions was the most by a JSU player in the school s Division I era. Caldwell Named National All-Star By College Sporting News (Oct. 5): Eastern Kentucky defensive back Jeremy Caldwell was named a National All-Star (Defensive Player of the Week) after his performance in the Colonels road win over nationally-ranked Eastern Illinois. The sophomore intercepted two passes, including returning one for a touchdown in what proved to be the game-winning score, and forced a fumble at the end of the game to preserve the victory. Caldwell picked off a pass in the third quarter, an interception that led to an EKU score as the Colonels trimmed the EIU lead to With 11 minutes to play in the game, he picked off another pass and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown. With 12 seconds left in the game he forced Panther quarterback Jake Christensen to fumble as EKU recovered and took a knee to end the game. Caldwell added seven tackles, a pass break-up and 78 kickoff return yards in the game. JSU s Perrilloux Named National Weekly All-Star By College Sporting News (Sept. 28): Jacksonville State s Ryan Perrilloux was named a National Weekly All-Star by the College Sporting News on Sept. 28. In the return to his native Louisiana, Perrilloux accounted for five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) for the second straight week as Jacksonville State pounded Nicholls State He finished the game 14-of-22 for 250 yards and four touchdowns (of 17, 44, 14 and 6 yards) and added 58 rushing yards and a score (38 yard rush) to account for 308 total yards of offense in just three quarters of play (he sat out the fourth quarter). He finished with a passing efficiency of , the third best total in school history. He became the first Gamecock to post back-to-back five-touchdown games in school history. Murray State s Harris Named National Specialist of the Week (Sept. 7): Murray State junior Marcus Harris was honored by The Sports Network on Sept. 7 as the FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week. Harris was honored after becoming the first Racer to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game. He accomplished the task by taking a kickoff back 86 yards with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter to put the Racers ahead After hauling in a 13-yard touchdown reception on the next Racers possession, Harris fielded a punt on his own 25 and raced untouched up the middle for the 75-yard touchdown. Harris finished the game with 83 yards on two punt returns and 125 yards on two kickoff returns. He added 17 yard receiving and finished the game with 225 all-purpose yards. The Safety Dance: No we are not talking about the Men Without Hats song, but the Murray State defense. In the Racers season-opening victory over Kentucky Wesleyan, the defense recorded OVC PLAYERS IN THE NFL As of the 2009 Opening Weekend rosters, 15 former Ohio Valley Conference football players are on NFL rosters for the 2009 season (12 active, 2 practice squad members, 1 IR). That includes former EIU standout Tony Romo, who is the starting signal caller for the Dallas Cowboys, All-Pro Cortland Finnegan, a defensive back with the Tennessee Titans, and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, a 2008 First Round Draft pick and Super Bowl XLIII out of Tennessee State. Players Tony Romo - Dallas Cowboys (Eastern Illinois) Pierre Walters - Kansas City Chiefs (Eastern Illinois) Yeremiah Bell - Miami Dolphins (Eastern Kentucky) Antwaun Molden - Houston Texans (Eastern Kentucky) Shane Andrus - Tampa Bay Bucs (Murray State) Rod Harper - New Orleans Saints (Murray State) Cortland Finnegan - Tennessee Titans (Samford) Eugene Amano - Tennessee Titans (Southeast Missouri) Dan Connolly - New England Patriots (SE Missouri) Edgar Jones - Baltimore Ravens (Southeast Missouri) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - Arizona (Tennessee St.) Frank Omiyale - Chicago Bears (Tennessee Tech) Practice Squad Cecil Newton - Jacksonville Jaguars (Tennessee State) Javarris Williams - Kansas City Chiefs (Tennessee St.) On Injured Reserve (IR) Lamar Divens - Baltimore Ravens (Tennessee State) Head Coaches Brad Childress - Minnesota Vikings (Eastern Illinois) Sean Payton - New Orleans Saints (Eastern Illinois) General Managers Jerry Reese - New York Giants (UT Martin) 2009 OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 5

6 two safeties which tied the OVC (and Murray State) single-game record done three other times (most recently in 1996 by Middle Tennessee). To put it into perspective on how rare that is, only two OVC schools have had two safeties during an entire season over the last four years. Three OVC Student-Athletes Named Semifinalists for Campbell Trophy: Three Ohio Valley Conference student-athletes have been named semifinalists for the 20th Anniversary William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced Thursday. The three student-athletes are Daniel Becker (Austin Peay), Derek Hardman (Eastern Kentucky) and Josh Cain (Jacksonville State). The three are among 154 semifinals for the Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), endowed by HealthSouth, and are three of just 37 candidates from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Nominated by their respective schools, which are limited to one nominee each, semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in his final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a firstteam player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. Renamed this fall in honor of Bill Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF s Gold Medal, the award comes with a 25- pound bronze trophy and a $25,000 post- graduate scholarship. The NFF Awards Committee will select and announce up to 15 finalists, Oct. 29. Each finalist will be recognized as part of the 2009 NFF National Scholar- Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The Campbell Trophy winner, who will have his scholarship increased to $25,000, will be announced live at the NFF s Annual Awards Dinner, Dec. 8 at the prestigious Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. A total distribution of $277,000 in scholarships will be awarded that evening. From Navy Pilot to Assistant Coach: Austin Peay s new offensive graduate assistant coach Craig Candeto has spent the last six years in the Navy as a fighter pilot, a member of Strike Fighter Squadron 106 Gladiators stationed in Virginia Beach, Va., flying T-34, T-45 and F/A-18 jets. The former lieutenant retired from the Navy earlier this year and now is going from piloting a $57 million Super Hornet aircraft to taking flight as the Governors quarterbacks coach. But before his military career, Candeto was a sports star in his own right who shares an NCAA record. The Deland, Fla., native was a two-sport prep star, earning the A Florida State High School Player of the Year award. He earned an appointment to the Naval Academy, where he enjoyed a storied athletic career. It was at quarterback where Candeto achieved his greatest stardom. In 2002, he rushed for six touchdowns in Navy s win against Army those six rushing TDs matched the NCAA record for rushing TDs by a quarterback. In total, he accounted for seven TDs in the game. Candeto is one of just 26 FBS quarterback to have rushed and pass for 1,000 or more yards, respectively. He earned the 2002 and 2003 Rubino Memorial Silver Helmet award as the Outstanding Football Player at the Naval Academy. As co-captain in 2003, he quarterbacked a Navy football team that won three games in the previous three seasons and guided it to an 8-5 record and its first bowl appearance in seven years. That same Navy team led the nation in rushing. Candeto also is a member of the Navy Athletic Hall of Fame. Jacksonville State Ineligible for OVC Championship/Postseason Play: In May the NCAA announced the Jacksonville State University received a postseason ban due to an occasion three historic penalty of the APR (Academic Progress Rate). In accordance with OVC by-laws, since Jax State is not eligible for the NCAA postseason, they are also not eligible for the OVC Championship. Jacksonville State will still play a full Conference schedule in 2009 with wins and losses counting for both teams. They will just not be eligible for the title and will be listed at the bottom of the standings with an asterisk. Eastern Kentucky Tabbed Preseason Favorite: In what was one of the most balanced votes in the history of preseason OVC balloting (five different teams got at least one first-place votes), defending champion Eastern Kentucky was tabbed the preseason favorite by the league head coaches and sports information directors. EKU received 10 of the 18 first-place votes followed by UT Martin (4 first-place votes), Eastern Illinois (2), Tennessee State (1) and Murray State (1). It marks the 17th time that the Colonels have been picked to win the OVC Championship in the preseason poll. But is being picked first in the preseason poll necessarily a good thing? In the past 30 years of preseason polls (all that were available), the preseason predicted champion has only gone on to win the OVC Championship 12 times (40.0%). In each of the last six years, the predicted champion has failed to claim the regular season title. The last time the preseason predicted champion went on to win the title was in 2002 when Eastern Illinois accomplished the feat (EIU also did that same thing in 2001). Year Predicted Champion Actual Champion 2002 Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois 2003 Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State 2004 Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State 2005 Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois 2006 Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois/UT Martin 2007 Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky 2008 Eastern Kentucky? Thompson and Lane Headline Preseason All-OVC Team: UT Martin senior quarterback Cade Thompson, the 2008 OVC Offensive Player, was tabbed the Preseason Player of the Year this season after throwing for 2,680 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior. Murray State senior defensive end Austen Lane was picked as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after ranking fourth nationally in both sacks (1.0) and tackles-for-loss (1.83) per game last season. Those two players led the selections of this season s Preseason All-OVC Teams. Murray State had six selections to the team, the most of any OVC school. The Racers were followed by UT Martin who had five selections and Jacksonville State who had four picks. Returning players who were first-team All-OVC picks last season (8 in total) were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included nine players who were second-team selections in Of the 26 total selections, 21 were seniors (including the entire offensive unit), four were juniors and there was one sophomore pick. All nine teams had at least one player appear on the squad. Head Coaches All Return: For the first time since the 2004 season, every head coach in the OVC SCORING STREAKS Jacksonville State currently has a streak of scoring in 95 consecutive games, the longest streak of any OVC school. Eastern Ilinois (73) is second followed by UT Martin (53) and Murray State (48). Below is a list of each OVC school and their current scoring streak; that list is followed by the longest FCS scoring streaks in NCAA history. # Team Last Shutout 95 Jacksonville St vs. Troy (11/18/00) 73 Eastern Illinois 41-0 vs. EKU (10/11/03) 53 UT Martin 38-0 vs. Murray St. (11/13/04) 48 Murray State 42-0 vs. Illinois St. (9/24/05) 46 Austin Peay 54-0 vs. Drake (9/24/05) 42 Tennessee State 49-0 vs. EKU (11/19/05) 36 Tennessee Tech 44-0 vs. Middle Tenn. (9/14/06) 36 Eastern Kentucky 28-0 vs. Jax State (9/30/06) 30 Southeast Missouri 31-0 vs. Tenn. St. (11/11/06) Longest All-Time FCS Streaks Without Being Shutout # Team Years 286 Hampton* 1984-present 274 Montana* 1989-present 199 Eastern Washington Eastern Illinois # Georgia Southern* 1996-present 167 Delaware* 1996-present 165 UNI McNeese State Delaware Western Illinois Nevada * Active Streak # Streak began before FCS was formed in 1978 ALL-TIME FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES The FCS playoffs began in 1978, when four teams competed for the national championship. The OVC did not have a team in the playoffs that season but have in 29 years since then. No team has made more playoff appearances than Eastern Kentucky, who won national championships in 1979 and The Colonels have been in 19 playoffs (tied with Montana). Eastern Illinois is 9th all-time (12 appearances) while Murray State is 31st (5 trips). Team Appearances (Last) 1. Eastern Kentucky 19 (2008) Montana 19 (2008) 3. Georgia Southern 16 (2005) 4. Appalachian State 16 (2008) 5. Furman 15 (2006) 6. Delaware State 14 (2007) UNI 14 (2008) 8. McNeese State 13 (2007) 9. Eastern Illinois 12 (2007) Jackson State 12 (1997) 11. Idaho* 11 (1995) Youngstown State 11 (2006) 13. James Madison 9 (2008) 14. Marshall* 8 (1996) Western Illinois 8 (2003) Western Kentucky* 8 (2004) Massachusetts 8 (2007) Colgate 8 (2008) 18. Five Schools Tied With Murray State 5 (2002) 43. Tennessee State # 3 (1999) 55. Jacksonville State 2 (2004) 63. UT Martin 1 (2006) * - Team no longer competes at FCS level # - 2 additional appearances (1981, 1982) vacated CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS Eastern Kentucky is looking for its 32nd consecutive winning season in The Colonels have not had a non-winning season since finishing 5-5 overall in 1977 (the second longest streak in Division I). You have to go back to 1972 to find a year they had a losing record (5-6), the program s only losing season in the past 42 years (now the longest streak in Division I after Michigan had a losing season in 2008). Current Most Consecutive Winning Seasons (Div. I) 1. Florida State Eastern Kentucky Montana Florida 21 Current Most Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons (Div. I) 1. Eastern Kentucky Florida State Florida Montana OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 6

7 returns to coach the same team they did last season. All nine coaches are back including the Dean of OVC Coaches, Bob Spoo of Eastern Illinois. Spoo is beginning his 22nd season on the sidelines with the Panthers in 2009 (23rd season overall after missing 2006 with an illness). Spoo is the fifth longest active tenured head coach at the Division I level (tied with Virginia Tech s Frank Beamer) and trails only Joe Paterno (at Penn State since 1966), Bob Ford (at Albany since 1973), Bobby Bowden (at Florida State since 1976) and Andy Talley (at Villanova since 1985). Six OVC Schools Have Former FBS Quarterbacks Under Center This Season: This season there are currently six OVC schools with at least one former Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) quarterback competing for the starting job. Three of the quarterbacks are for sure the starter, including Ryan Perrilloux (LSU) starting for the second year at Jacksonville State and 2008 OVC Player of the Year Cade Thompson (South Carolina) starting for the third year at UT Martin. Two other schools have a pair of former FBS signal callers on the depth chart. That includes Eastern Illinois who has Jake Christensen (Iowa) as the starter and Bodie Reeder (Wyoming) as the backup while Tennessee Tech who has Lee Sweeney (Louisville) as the starter with Clint Brewster (Minnesota) on the bench. At Tennessee State Dominic Grooms (Missouri) is in the mix at quarterback while T.C. Jennings (Arkansas State) is the backup at Austin Peay. FCS Playoffs: For the 13th straight season, the FCS Championship game was held in Chattanooga, Tenn., this year on Friday, Dec. 18 at Finley Stadium/ Davenport Field. The playoffs will begin on Saturday, Nov. 28 and continue with second round games on Dec. 5 and semifinal contests on Dec. 11/Dec. 12 before the title game. This will mark the final year under the 16-team playoff format. In April 2008 the NCAA Board of Directors approved a new budget for the Division I Football Championships, which allowed the postseason bracket to expand from 16 to 20 teams beginning in the 2010 season. It marks the first expansion since the playoff field grew from 12 to 16 in In 2010, the field will be comprised of 10 automatic bids (up from 8 now) and 10 at-large berths (up from 8 now). FCS Playoffs - Part 2: The OVC will be looking to get multiple teams into the FCS Playoffs for the third time in four years this season. Last year marked the first time since 2005 that just one OVC team (league champion Eastern Kentucky) made the 16-team playoff field. Two other teams (Jacksonville State and Tennessee State) finished with eight Division I victories but did not receive an at-large bid. It marked the first time since the playoffs expanded to 16 teams in 1986 that an OVC team with eight Division I teams did not receive an at-large bid. EKU lost to eventual national champion Richmond in the first round last season. Eastern Kentucky Searches For 32nd Consecutive Winning Season, 37th Consecutive Non-Losing Season: Eastern Kentucky enters the 2009 season looking for its 32nd consecutive winning season. The team s current streak of 31 consecutive winning season is second in Division I only to the 32-straight by Florida State. Eastern has not had a non-winning season since finishing 5-5 in The Colonels also have now had 36 consecutive non-losing seasons, as you have to go back all the way to 1972 to find a year EKU had a losing season (they were 5-6 that year, the only time in the last 42 years they have had a losing season). That streak is currently the longest in all of Division I, as the team overtook Michigan who suffered a losing season for the first time in 41 years in The 62nd Season of Football: The 62nd season of Ohio Valley Conference football is underway this season. The OVC is made up of nine footballplaying schools in Since its beginning, 14 of the 18 total schools that have played football in the OVC have claimed at least one championship. A Look Back at the 2008 Season: For the first time in 61 years of competition, the OVC finished the 2008 season with four teams with eight overall victories. The OVC was one of just two FCS conferences to have four or more teams with eight wins (the CAA was the other, who had five teams reach eight or more wins; each of those five CAA teams made the playoffs while only one OVC school made the field). Eastern Kentucky claimed its 20th OVC Championship (the second most crowns in FCS history trailing only the CAA s UMass who has 21; however, EKU s 16 outright conference crowns are the most in FCS history) and second in a row. The Colonels made their 19th FCS Playoff berth (tied for most all-time with Montana) and lost to eventual national champion Richmond in the first round. I-AA No More: Although some people may accidentally still refer to it as I-AA football, the term that represents the level of Division I football in which the Ohio Valley Conference competes has been retired. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) is to be used. FCS is the only Division I football rank to host a NCAA-sponsored national championship (one of 88 championships the NCAA sponsors). The division formerly known as I-A was changed to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and those teams compete for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (FBS teams can offer 85) and compete in a 16-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion. OVC and SportsUnlimited Announce Launch of OVC Football Magazine: The Ohio Valley Conference has announced the launch and production of "Ohio Valley Conference Football 2009" a full-color, limited edition football magazine that previews the 2009 football season. The venture with SportsUnlimited ships in late August. Detailed feature articles on all nine OVC teams are included in the publication. For the first time, OVC football will be featured in a full-color magazine dedicated to its nine schools and suitable for display on your coffee table year round. To order your copy log onto The cost of the publication is $4.99 plus tax and shipping. OVCSports.TV: For the fourth consecutive year, fans can watch every Conference matchup and all non-conference home contests at OVCSports.TV. The venture with JumpTV Sports allows fans to access live and on-demand streaming video and audio of all conference matchups on their home computer. The premium Web site was launched in July 2006 and streamed over a thousand events in its first three seasons, including all Conference matchups in football and men s and women s basketball as well as select baseball, soccer, softball and volleyball games and OVC Championship events. Packages are available on a yearly, seasonally, monthly or per-event basis. NFL Connections: As of the start of the 2009 season, 15 former Ohio Valley Conference football players are on NFL rosters for the season (12 active, 2 practice squad members, one IR). Those players include former Eastern Illinois standout Tony Romo, who is the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys and two-time Pro Bowl pick, defensive back Cortland Finnegan (Samford) who was a Pro Bowl selection with the Tennessee Titans last year and Tennessee State s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who was a starter with the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII in February. There is one player on a NFL roster who played in the OVC last season, Pierre Walters (Eastern Illinois) who is with the Kansas City Chiefs. Javarris Williams (Tennessee State) is also with the Chiefs but as a member of the practice squad to start the season, as is former Tennessee State offensive lineman Cecil Newton who is on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.. Six of nine current OVC schools have at least one player on a NFL roster with Southeast Missouri State leading the way with three. Several NFL coaches also have connections to OVC schools, including two current ones who played at Eastern Illinois - Brad Childress (Minnesota) and Sean Payton (New Orleans). Another EIU alumni - Mike Shanahan - is out of coaching this year but should be back with a team in UT Martin graduate and former assistant coach Jerry Reese made waves in 2007 when he led the New York Giants to the Super Bowl XLII Championship in his first season as General Manager with the franchise OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 7

8 2009 SUPERLATIVES 200-Yard Rushing Games Ryan White, Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 10) Ryan White, Austin Peay vs. Newberry (Sept. 5) 100-Yard Rushing Games Terrence Holt, Austin Peay vs. Newberry (Sept. 5) Calvin McNairl, Tennessee State vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 3) Calvin Middleton, Jacksonville State vs. UT Martin (Oct. 3) Mon Williams, Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19) Charlie Jordan, Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 3) Miguel Barnes, UT Martin vs. Iowa Wesleyan (Sept. 3) Mon Williams, Eastern Illinois at Indiana State (Sept. 12) Miguel Barnes, UT Martin at Memphis (Sept. 19) Miguel Barnes, UT Martin vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 26) Mike Jones, Southeast Missouri at UT Martin (Sept. 26) Calvin McNairl, Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (Sept. 12) Terrence Holt, Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 10) Ryan White, Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 3) 300-Yard Passing Games Cade Thompson, UT Martin at #23 Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 17) Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State at Murray State (Oct. 10) Lee Sweeney, Tennessee Tech at UT Martin (Oct. 10) 200-Yard Passing Games Jake Christensen, Eastern Illinois vs. #18 Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 3) Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State at Alabama A&M (Sept. 19) T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky at #23 Eastern Illinois (Oct. 3) Jake Christensen, Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19) Cade Thompson, UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (Oct. 10) Cade Thompson, UT Martin vs. Iowa Wesleyan (Sept. 3) Jeff Ehrhardt, Murray State at Missouri State (Sept. 19) Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State at Nicholls State (Sept. 26) Cade Thompson, UT Martin vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 26) T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky vs. UT Martin (Oct. 17) Lee Sweeney, Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 3) Matt Scheible, Southeast Missouri vs. Quincy (Sept. 3) Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State at Florida State (Sept. 12) Cade Thompson, UT Martin at Memphis (Sept. 19) Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State vs. UT Martin (Oct. 3) 100-Yard Receiving Games Tim Benford, Tennessee Tech at UT Martin (Oct. 10) James Wilkerson, Jacksonville State vs. UT Martin (Oct. 3) Antonio Robinson, Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 3) Evan Cromer, Eastern Kentucky at Indiana (Sept. 3) Orlandus Harris, Eastern Kentucky at #23 Eastern Illinois (Oct. 3) Garnett Phelps, Eastern Kentucky vs. UT Martin (Oct. 17) Eunique Williams, UT Martin at Memphis (Sept. 19) Dexter Anoka, UT Martin vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 26) Derrick Townsel, Murray State vs. #20 Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 26) Mike Hicks, UT Martin vs. Iowa Wesleyan (Sept. 3) Garnett Phelps, Eastern Kentucky at Indiana (Sept. 3) Lorence Ricks, Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19) 200-Yard All-Purpose Games Terrence Holt, Austin Peay vs. Newberry (Sept. 5) Ryan White, Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 10) Derrick Townsel, Murray State at Missouri State (Sept. 19) Marcus Harris, Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 3) Terrence Holt, Austin Peay vs. #24 Eastern Illinois (Sept. 26) Jamal Young, Jacksonville State at Nicholls State (Sept. 26) Terrence Holt, Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 3) Ryan White, Austin Peay vs. Newberry (Sept. 5) SGT. YORK TROPHY The 2009 season marks the third of competition for the Sergeant York Trophy, an award created by the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference. The trophy is contested between the four OVC schools in the state of Tennessee - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin - and go to the team with the best combined record versus those schools in a given year. In the event of a tie, the award will be shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the war York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. The award will be presented annually at the Nashville Sports Council s O Charley s Dinner of Champions (held in March of each year). Tennessee State and Austin Peay shared the inaugural award after compiling 2-1 records in round robin play last year. Tennessee State took home the trophy, however, by winning the individual matchup with Austin Peay by one point in overtime. Tennessee State claimed the 2008 trophy after going 3-0 in Sgt. York games Sgt. York Trophy Contests Oct. Tech 31, Austin Peay 23 Oct. 10 Tennessee Tech Martin 28 Oct. 31 Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech Nov. 7 UT Martin at Tennessee State Nov. 14 Tennessee State at Austin Peay Nov. 21 Austin Peay at UT Martin 2009 Sgt. York Trophy Standings Team AP TSU TTU UTM Record Austin Peay -- L 0-1 Tenn. State -- Tenn. Tech W -- W 2-0 UT Martin L -- All-Time Record in Sgt. York Games Austin Peay 3-4 Tennessee State 5-1 Tennessee Tech 3-5 UT Martin Tackle Games Tamar Butler, Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 3) Cory Leman, Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19) Bryan Blanfort, Southeast Missouri at UT Martin (Sept. 26) Dustin Dillehay, Tennessee Tech at UT Martin (Oct. 10) Philip Klaproth, Southeast Missouri vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 10) Justin Woodlief, Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State (Oct. 3) Dustin Dillehay, Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 3) Josh Bey, UT Martin at Missouri State (Sept. 12) 2009 OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 8

9 2009 SUPERLATIVES Tamar Butler, Murray State vs. #18 Jacksonville State (Oct. 10) Caleb Mitchell, Tennessee Tech at UT Martin (Oct. 10) Kelechi Ordu, Tennessee Tech at #25 Eastern Illinois (Oct. 17) Taron Ryce, Tennessee Tech at UT Martin (Oct. 10) Jeremy Ross, Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 3) Richmond Tooley, Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 3) Multiple Defensive Interception Games 3... Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky Last vs. UT Martin (Oct. 17) 1... Justin Bell, Eastern Kentucky Last at Murray State (Sept. 26) 1... T.J. Heath, Jacksonville State Last vs. UT Martin (Oct. 3) 1... Patrick McClellan, Eastern Kentucky Last vs. UT Martin (Oct. 17) Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games 4... Terrence Holt, Austin Peay Last at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 10) 3... Miguel Barnes, UT Martin Last vs. Tennessee Tech (Oct. 10) 1... Preston Brown, Tennessee State Last at #16 Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 10) 1... Dontey Gay, Tennessee Tech Last vs. Pikeville (Sept. 10) 1... Henry Harris, Southeast Missouri Last vs. Quincy (Sept. 3) 1... Charlie Jordan, Murray State Last vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 3) 1... Jason McNair, UT Martin Last vs. Iowa Wesleyan (Sept. 3) 1... Calvin McNairl, Tennessee State Last vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 3) 1... Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Last at Alabama A&M (Sept. 19) 1... C.J. Walker, Eastern Kentucky Last at Murray State (Sept. 26) 1... Cedric Wilkerson, Tennessee Tech Last vs. Pikeville (Sept. 10) 1... Mon Williams, Eastern Illinois Last at Indiana State (Sept. 12) 1... Jamal Young, Jacksonville State Last at Murray State (Oct. 10) Multiple Receiving Touchdown Games 1... Justin Howard, Jacksonville State Last at Nicholls State (Sept. 26) 1... Antonio Robinson, Tennessee Tech Last vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 3) 1... James Wilkerson, Jacksonville State Last vs. UT Martin (Oct. 3) Multiple Passing Touchdown Games 4... Jake Christensen, Eastern Illinois Last vs. #18 Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 3) 4... Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Last at Murray State (Oct. 10) 3... Lee Sweeney, Tennessee Tech Last at #25 Eastern Illinois (Oct. 17) 3... Cade Thompson, UT Martin Last at #23 Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 17) 2... T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky Last vs. UT Martin (Oct. 17) 2... Matt Scheible, Southeast Missouri Last at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 3) 1... Jeff Ehrhardt, Murray State Last vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 3) 1... Marques Ivory, Jacksonville State Last at #15 Georgia Tech (Sept. 5) Overtime Games none OVC VS. OTHER CONFERENCES FCS Opponents Big Sky 0-0 Big South 0-0 CAA 0-0 Great West 0-0 Ivy 0-0 MEAC 0-1 Missouri Valley 2-4 NEC 0-0 Patriot 0-0 Pioneer 0-0 Southern 0-0 Southland 1-0 SWAC 2-2 FCS Total 5-7 FBS Opponents Atlantic Coast 0-3 Big East 0-1 Big Ten 0-2 Big Conference USA 0-1 MAC 0-0 Mountain West 0-0 Pac SEC 0-0 Sun Belt 0-0 WAC 0-0 FBS Total 0-8 Non-Division I 5-0 Total Non-Conference Record OVC OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS Since the league expanded to include Jacksonville State in 2003, three teams are at the top of the winning list in OVC games in the last seven years. Eastern Kentucky has won 43 conference games, five more than Jacksonville State (38) and eight more than Eastern Illinois (35). Below is a list of team s records in Conference games dating back to the beginning of the 2003 season (Austin Peay just re-joined the OVC in 2007 after a 10-year period of being away from the league). 1. Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State UT Martin Tennessee Tech Murray State Southeast Missouri Austin Peay OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct. 19 9

10 OVC PLAYERS AMONG NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS The below list contains any Ohio Valley Conference players ranked in the Top 50 of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national leaders. Rankings are through games played on October 17. ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YDS/GAME) 2. Terrence Holt, APSU Derrick Townsel, MUR Marcus Harris, MUR Ryan White, APSU RUSHING (YDS/GAME) 4. Ryan White, APSU Mon Williams, EIU Calvin McNairl, TSU Miguel Barnes, UTM PASSING EFFICIENCY 1. Ryan Perrilloux, JSU Jake Christensen, EIU T.J. Pryor, EKU Lee Sweeney, TTU TOTAL OFFENSE 10. Ryan Perrilloux, JSU Cade Thompson, UTM T.J. Pryor, EKU Jake Christensen, EIU PASSING YARDS/GAME 14. Ryan Perrilloux, JSU Cade Thompson, UTM Jake Christensen, EIU T.J. Pryor, EKU Lee Sweeney, TTU COMPLETIONS/GAME 15. Cade Thompson, UTM Jake Christensen, EIU Lee Sweeney, TTU RECEPTIONS PER GAME 40. Derrick Townsel, MUR 5.20 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 27. Garnett Phelps, EKU James Wilkerson, JSU TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS 32. Garnett Phelps, EKU James Wilkerson, JSU 427 SCORING (PTS/GAME) 21. Terrence Holt, APSU Austin Signor, EIU Miguel Barnes, UTM 6.86 POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR (PER GAME) 1. Ryan Perrilloux, JSU Jake Christensen, EIU Cade Thompson, UTM Lee Sweeney, TTU PUNT RETURNS (YARDS/RETURN) 4. Derrick Townsel, MUR Jeremy Caldwell, EKU Alan Bonner, JSU Eugene Clifford, TSU 6.80 KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 8. Marcus Harris, MUR James Wilkerson, JSU Derrick Townsel, MUR Jeremy Caldwell, EKU Terrence Holt, APSU FIELD GOALS (MADE/GAME) 18. Austin Signor, EIU Kienan Cullen, MUR Logan O Connor, EKU 1.00 PUNTING (YDS/PUNT) 13. Doug Spada, SEMO Kienan Cullen, MUR Patrick Tatum, JSU Taylor Cisneros, TSU INTERCEPTIONS (PER GAME) 2. Jeremy Caldwell, JSU T.J Heath, JSU CJ James, EIU 0.43 TACKLES/GAME 23. Josh Bey, UTM Tamar Butler, MUR Cory Leman, EIU Justin Woodlief, SEMO 9.00 SACKS/GAME 7. Austen Lane, MUR Kevin Dix, JSU Josh Bey, UTM 0.79 FORCED FUMBLES/GAME 4. Monte Lewis, JSU Andrew Ridgeway, JSU Bryan Blanfort, SEMO Cory Leman, EIU Kevin Dix, JSU 0.33 PASSES DEFENDED/GAME 1. T.J. Heath, JSU Jeremy Caldwell, EKU Richmond Tooley, TTU Marquez Hall, TSU Rashad Haynes, EIU Kevis Buckley, APSU 1.14 TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 4. Austen Lane, MUR Josh Bey, UTM Andrew Soucy, EKU 1.33 FUMBLES RECOVERED/GAME 2. Jawaan Booker, JSU Maurice Lyles, SEMO Jeremy Ross, APSU Jason Horton, JSU Cory Leman, EIU Patrick McClellan, EKU Eugene Clifford, TSU Chris Murray, UTM Spyros Bazigos, EIU OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct

11 OVC TEAMS AMONG NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS The below list contains any Ohio Valley Conference teams ranked in the Top 50 of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national leaders. Rankings are through games played on October 17. RUSHING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 17. Austin Peay Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State UT Martin PASSING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 15. Jacksonville State UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois TOTAL OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 10. Jacksonville State UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois SCORING OFFENSE 4. Jacksonville State UT Martin Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech RUSHING DEFENSE 5. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois PASS DEFENSE 26. Jacksonvillle State Tennessee Tech Murray State TOTAL DEFENSE 34. Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State SCORING DEFENSE 13. Jacksonville State Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois NET PUNTING 26. Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State UT Martin PUNT RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 2. Murray State Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky UT Martin 8.10 KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 6. Murray State Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky 8.76 TURNOVER MARGIN (PER GAME) 4. Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri FUMBLES RECOVERED 2. Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri UT Martin 8 PASSES INTERCEPTED 4. Eastern Kentucky Murray State Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech 7 FUMBLES LOST 18. Tennessee State Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech 4 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 3. Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech 5 TURNOVERS GAINED 7. Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri UT Martin 13 TURNOVERS LOST 7. Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech 9 PASSING EFFICIENCY 2. Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE 19. Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois FEWEST PENALTIES PER GAME 23. Eastern Illinois Murray State Tennessee Tech 6.50 FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED PER GAME 31. Eastern Illinois Murray State PUNT RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 5. UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Austin Peay 6.92 KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 47. Eastern Kentucky UT Martin SACKS/GAME 14. Eastern Kentucky Murray State Jacksonville State Tennessee State 2.29 TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 9. Eastern Kentucky Murray State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Tennessee State 6.57 SACKS ALLOWED/GAME 8. Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech UT Martin 1.57 TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED/GAME 23. Southeast Missouri UT Martin RD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 4. Eastern Illinois 47.87% 13. UT Martin 44.66% 19. Jacksonville State 44.30% 31. Southeast Missouri 42.35% 43. Austin Peay 40.74% 4TH DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 11. Tennessee Tech 66.67% 21. Southeast Missouri 60.00% 40. Austin Peay 52.94% 3RD DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 23. Jacksonville State 30.49% 46. Austin Peay 35.00% 4TH DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 5. Jacksonville State 12.50% 28. Eastern Illinois 30.77% TIME OF POSSESSION 16. Eastern Illinois 32: UT Martin 32: Jacksonville State 30: Tennessee State 30:27 RED ZONE OFFENSE 7. Murray State 92% 15. Southeast Missouri 88% 22. Jacksonville State 86% 33. Tennessee Tech 83% 46. Austin Peay 80% 49. UT Martin 79% RED ZONE DEFENSE 12. Southeast Missouri 65% 34. Eastern Kentucky 73% 42. Tennessee State 74% 42. Tennessee Tech 74% 42. Eastern Illinois 74% 2009 OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct

12 2009 PRESEASON HONORS/AWARDS OVC PRESEASON HONORS (COACHES/SID S) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Eastern Kentucky (10) UT Martin (4) Eastern Illinois (2) Tennessee State (1) Murray State (1) Tennessee Tech Austin Peay 33 Southeast Missouri 33 - Jacksonville State NR Preseason All-OVC Team Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Cade Thompson (QB), UT Martin Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Austen Lane (DE), Murray State Offense QB - Cade Thompson, UT Martin RB - Brandyn Young, UT Martin RB - C.J. Walker, Eastern Kentucky WR - Mike Hicks, UT Martin WR - Derrick Townsel, Murray State WR - Walter Peoples, Southeast Missouri TE - DeAngelo Nelson, Murray State C - Reggie Wade, Jacksonville State OG - Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois OG - Eric Ornella, Murray State OT - Derek Hardman, Eastern Kentucky OT - Joe Gibbs, UT Martin Defense DL - Austen Lane, Murray State DL - Brandt Thomas, Jacksonville State DL - Chris Hall, Eastern Kentucky DL - Charlie Seivers, Tennessee Tech LB - Alexander Henderson, Jacksonville State LB - Daniel Becker, Austin Peay LB - Josh Bey, UT Martin DB - Kevis Buckley, Austin Peay DB - Carnell Clark, Jacksonville State DB - Eugene Clifford, Tennessee State DB - Taylor Lanigan, Murray State Specialists K - Kienan Cullen, Murray State P - Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri RS - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay LINDY S MAGAZINE Preseason First-Team All-American LB Alexander Henderson, Jacksonville State DB Kevis Buckley, Austin Peay Preseason Second-Team All-American OL Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois OL Derek Hardman, Eastern Kentucky DL Austen Lane, Murray State OVC Preseason Players of the Year Offensive: Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State UT Martin Eastern Kentucky 4. Tennessee State 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Murray State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay SPORTING NEWS Preseason All-Americans DL Austen Lane, Murray State DB Carnell Clark, Jacksonville State P Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri OVC Preseason Players of the Year Offensive: Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State Defensive: Austen Lane, Murray State Newcomer: Mon Williams, Eastern Illinois Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State UT Martin 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Austin Peay 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Tennessee Tech SPORTS NETWORK Preseason All-American First-Team DE Austin Lane, Murray State P Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri Preseason All-American Second-Team OT Derek Hardman, Eastern Kentucky OG Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois Preseason All-American Third-Team DB Carnell Clark, Jacksonville State RS Henry Sailes, Tennessee Tech COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS Preseason All-American First-Team DB Carnell Clark, Jacksonville State P Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri Preseason All-American Third-Team OG Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois DL Austen Lane, Eastern Kentucky Preseason All-American Third-Team OL Derek Hardman, Eastern Kentucky LB Alexander Henderson, Jacksonville St. RS Henry Sailes, Tennessee Tech PHIL STEELE Preseason All-American First-Team DL Austen Lane, Murray State P Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri Preseason All-American Second-Team OL Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois OVC COACHING RECORDS OVC-Only Games All Games* Overall Career Record Coach, School Yrs. W L Pct. W L Pct. Yrs. W L Pct. Rick Christophel, Austin Peay Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois ** Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky Jack Crowe, Jacksonville State Matt Griffin, Murray State Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri James Webster, Tennessee State Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech ** Jason Simpson, UT Martin *Indicates overall record while at current OVC school in years school was a member of the Conference **Spoo and Brown s career records also includes a tie Note: Brown s two years at Austin Peay ( ) and Griffin s three years at UT Martin ( ) are not figured into their OVC totals; those years are only figured into their overall career totals OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct

13 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (2-4, 1-2) Home: 1-1, Away: 1-3, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 5 Newberry (OVCSports.TV) W, , at Youngstown State L, , at Illinois State (OVCSports.TV) L, , Eastern Illinois* (OVCSports.TV) L, ,618 OCTOBER 3 at Tennessee Tech* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE) L, , at Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV) W, , Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV) 6:00 p.m. 31 Jacksonville State* (HC) (OVCSports.TV) 4:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 at Murray State* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. 14 Tennessee State* (OVCSports.TV) 4:00 p.m. 21 at UT Martin* (OVCSports.TV/WLJT-TV) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (5-2, 3-1) Home: 2-1, Away: 3-1, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 3 Illinois State (OVCSports.TV/WEIU-TV) W, , at Indiana State (OVCSports.TV) W, , at Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV) W, , at Austin Peay* (OVCSports.TV) W, ,618 OCTOBER 3 #18 Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV/WEIU) L, , at #12 Penn State (ESPN Classic) L, , Tennessee Tech* (HC) (OVCSports.TV/WEIU) W, , at #12 Jacksonville State* (OVCSports.TV/WJXS) 1:00 p.m. 31 at Murray State* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 14 UT Martin* (OVCSports.TV/WEIU-TV) 1:30 p.m. 19 Tennessee State* (ESPNU) 5:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (4-2, 4-1) Home: 2-1, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 3 at Indiana (Big Ten Network) L, , Tennessee Tech* (OVCSports.TV) W, , at Murray State* (OVCSports.TV) W, ,966 OCTOBER 3 at #23 Eastern Illinois* (OVCSports.TV/WEIU) W, , Tennessee State* (OVCSports.TV) L, , UT Martin* (HC) (OVCSports.TV) W, , at Austin Peay* (OVCSports.TV) 6:00 p.m. 31 Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV) 12:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 at Kentucky TBD 14 Western Carolina (OVCSports.TV) 12:00 p.m. 21 at Jacksonville State (OVCSports.TV/WJXS) 12:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (4-2, 2-0) Home: 1-0, Away: 3-2, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 5 at #15 Georgia Tech (ESPN360) L, , at Florida State (ESPN360) L, , at Alabama A&M W, , at Nicholls State W, ,213 OCTOBER 3 UT Martin* (OVCSports.TV/WJXS-TV) W, , at Murray State* (OVCSports.TV) W, , #25 Eastern Illinois* (HC) (OVCSports.TV/WJXS) 1:00 p.m. 31 at Austin Peay* (OVCSports.TV) 4:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 at Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. 14 Tennessee Tech* (OVCSports.TV/WJXS) 12:00 p.m. 21 Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV/WJXS) 12:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2009 OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct

14 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES MURRAY STATE RACERS (2-4, 1-2) Home: 1-2, Away: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 3 Kentucky Wesleyan (OVCSports.TV) W, , at North Carolina State L, , at Missouri State L, , #20 Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV) L, ,966 OCTOBER 10 #20 Jacksonville State* (HC) (OVCSports.TV) L, , at Tennessee State* (OVCSports.TV) W, 9-6 5, at UT Martin* (OVCSports.TV/WLJT-TV) 6:00 p.m. 31 Eastern Illinois* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 Austin Peay* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. 14 at Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. 21 at Tennessee Tech* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (1-5, 0-4) Home: 1-2, Away: 0-3, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 3 Quincy (OVCSports.TV) W, , at #23 Cincinnati (Fox Sports Ohio) L, , Eastern Illinois* (OVCSports.TV) L, , at UT Martin* (OVCSports.TV/WLJT-TV) L, ,269 OCTOBER 3 at Tennessee State* (OVCSports.TV) L, , Austin Peay* (HC) (OVCSports.TV) L, , at Tennessee Tech* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE) 1:30 p.m. 31 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV) 12:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 Jacksonville State* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. 14 Murray State* (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. 21 Southern Illinois (OVCSports.TV) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (3-4, 2-1) Home: 1-2, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 1-1 SEPTEMBER 5 Alabama A&M # (OVCSports.TV) L, , vs. Jackson State $ (SportSouth) W, , at Southern L, , vs. #25 Florida A&M % (VERSUS) L, ,950 OCTOBER 3 Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV) W, , at #16 Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV) W, , Murray State* (OVCSports.TV) L, 9-6 5, at Tennessee Tech* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE) 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 UT Martin* (HC) (OVCSports.TV) 5:00 p.m. 14 at Austin Peay* (OVCSports.TV) 4:00 p.m. 19 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPNU) 5:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game # - John Merritt Classic (LP Field - Nashville, Tenn.) $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.) % - Atlanta Classic (Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Ga.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (3-3, 2-2) Home: 2-0, Away: 1-3, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 10 Pikeville College (OVCSports.TV) W, , at #22 Eastern Kentucky* (OVCSports.TV) L, , at Kansas State L, ,094 OCTOBER 3 Austin Peay* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE-TV) W, , at UT Martin* (OVCSports.TV/WLJT-TV) W, , at #25 Eastern Illinois* (OVCSports.TV/WEIU) L, , Southeast Missouri* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE)1:30 p.m. 31 Tennessee State* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE) 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 at Georgia 12:00 p.m. 14 at Jacksonville State* (OVCSports.TV/WJXS) 12:00 p.m. 21 Murray State* (OVCSports.TV/WCTE-TV) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2009 OVC Football Weekly Release - Oct