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1 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 1 #EIUBleedBlue EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser rlmoser@eiu.edu (217) Fax (217) GAME 6 Two Nationally Ranked Teams Square Off At O Brien No. 19 EIU Hosts No. 25 TSU for Hall of Fame Game No. 19 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 25 Tennessee State O Brien Field (10,000) Charleston, Ill. October 8, p.m. TV: OVC Digital Network COACHES: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) EIU Record (3rd year) OVC Record (3rd year) vs. Tennessee State Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1989) TSU Record (7th year) OVC Record (7th year) Overall Record...Same vs. Eastern Illinois SERIES 20th meeting, EIU leads 12-7 Last: EIU 22 (ot) on Oct. 17, 2015 RANKINGS Eastern Illinois / 20 / 19 Tennessee State... RV / RV / 25...STATS Media/FCS Coaches/Hero Sports RADIO Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM, WSVZ 98.3 FM, WHOW 1520 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore NOTES TO KNOW Eastern Illinois had its three game win streak snapped last Saturday at Southeast Missouri as the Panthers lost Following the loss EIU dropped to No. 19 in the national rankings after climbing to No. 13 last week. Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State will be meeting for the fifth time in which both teams have been nationally ranked in the contest. EIU holds a 3-1 lead in those games with the last meeting EIU s win in 2013 FCS playoffs second round. TSU s win was in the FCS playoffs in 1982 winning EIU won regular season games in 2001 (52-49) and 2013 (34-16). Senior Pono Choy returned a fumble 22-yards for a touchdown at Southeast Missouri. It was the Panthers first defensive touchdown this season after scoring four defensive touchdowns last season. EIU s last defensive touchdown was a fumble returned by Nick Horne on November 21 against Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State rank among the top teams in the Ohio Valley Conference in forcing turnovers. EIU is currently fourth in the league with eight turnovers gained (44th nationally). TSU is one of three teams tied for first in the OVC with ten turnovers gained. Eastern Illinois will be honoring its 2016 Athletic Hall of Fame Class at halftime of the football game. Set to be inducted this year are former football quarterback Jeff Christensen, Brett Nommensen (baseball), Sandyn Short Connolly (softball), Gabe Spezia (track) and Dr. Gail Richard (administrator). Christensen played for the Panthers in the early 1980s leading the team to the NCAA Division II National Championship game in 1980 and FCS quarterfinal playoff round in He passed for 6,282 yards and 51 touchdowns in his career. THE SERIES Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State will be meeting for 20th time this Saturday with the Panthers leading the all-time series EIU has won four straight games in the series including a overtime victory at Nissan Stadium in Nashville last season. TSU s last win in the series did come at O Brien Field during the 2011 season as the Tigers won in the final home game for long time head coach Bob Spoo. Eastern Illinois (3-2, 1-1 OVC) Tennessee State (4-0, 1-0 OVC) TELEVISION OVC Digital Network Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore FOLLOW-US Live Stats... eiupanthers.com Live Video... OVCDigitalNetwork.com Facebook... /EIUPanthers Twitter...@EIU_Panthers Instagram...eiupanthernation SnapChat... EIUPanthers #EIUBleedBlue Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS L Sept. 10 at Miami (Ohio) W Sept. 17 at Illinois State W Sept. 24 AUSTIN PEAY W Oct. 1 at Southeast Missouri L Oct. 8 TENNESSEE STATE 6 pm Oct. 15 at Tennessee Tech 6 pm Oct. 22 MURRAY STATE (HC) 1 pm Oct. 29 at Jacksonville State 2 pm Nov. 5 UT MARTIN 1 pm Nov. 19 at Eastern Kentucky TBA Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 3 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W 44-0 Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State W Sept. 17 at Bethune-Cookman W Oct. 1 UT MARTIN W Oct. 8 at Eastern Illinois 6 pm Oct. 15 EASTERN KENTUCKY 6 pm Oct. 22 at Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 29 at Murray State 3 pm Nov. 5 at Austin Peay 4 pm Nov. 12 TENNESSEE TECH 3 pm Nov. 19 at Southeast Missouri 1 pm Ohio Valley Conference Games All Times Central EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

2 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 2 #EIUBleedBlue 2016 STATS FCS MEDIA -- (Oct. 3 - Week 5) Rk. Team 2016 Record 1. North Dakota State (164) Sam Houston State Jacksonville State Eastern Washington Chattanooga Richmond James Madison Charleston Southern The Citadel Montana Northern Iowa South Dakota State Western Illinois Villanova Youngstown State Albany Coastal Carolina North Carolina A&T EASTERN ILLINOIS McNeese State Cal Poly Harvard Illinois State North Dakota Central Arkansas FCS COACHES -- (Oct. 3 - Week 5) Rk. Team 2016 Record 1. North Dakota State (26) Sam Houston State Chattanooga Jacksonville State Eastern Washington James Madison Richmond Charleston Southern The Citadel Montana Northern Iowa Villanova Youngstown State South Dakota State Western Illinois Harvard Albany North Carolina A&T McNeese State EASTERN ILLINOIS North Dakota Cal Poly Illinois State Central Arkansas Grambling State HERO SPORTS -- (Oct. 3 - Week 5) Rk. Team 2016 Record 1. North Dakota State (35) Sam Houston State Jacksonville State Eastern Washington Chattanooga Richmond James Madison Charleston Southern The Citadel Montana Northern Iowa South Dakota State Villanova Western Illinois Youngstown State Albany Coastal Carolina North Carolina A&T EASTERN ILLINOIS McNeese State Cal Poly Illinois State Harvard Central Arkansas Tennessee State 4-0 Devin Church rushed for 86 yards on Saturday at Southeast Missouri on 15 carries as he averaged over five yards per carry for the third straight week. In the win over Austin Peay, Church rushed for 139 yards on 16 carries (8.7 ypc). Against APSU Church became the 28th player in school history to pass the 1,000 yard mark for his career. The senior back now has 1,124 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. This season he ranks 30th in the NCAA and second in the OVC with 381 rushing yards. Devin Church has also been one of the Panthers top receiving threats this season as he currently leads the team with 16 receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns. At Southeast Missouri he caught four passes for 45 yards. Church has 52 career receptions during his two seasons at EIU. The school record was set by DuWayne Pitts between catching 148 passes out of the backfield. Austin Green has started the last two games for injured starter Mitch Kimble. In those two games Green has gone 43-of-63 for 451 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Green enters this week ranked ninth in the NCAA in pass completion percentage and second in the OVC. He has completed 68 percent of his passes for the season. Green has added 30 yards rushing with one touchdown in those two games. Pono Choy added to his senior season highlights with Saturday s 22-yard fumble return for touchdown at Southeast Missouri. Earlier this season in the Panthers win at Miami (Ohio), Choy made a career high 15 tackles. For the season Choy is second on the team with 40 tackles. Entering the season Choy had made 87 career tackles with five pass break-ups and 2.5 tackles for loss. Nick Bruno was successful on both extra point attempts at Southeast Missouri. The junior kicker is now fourth on the EIU career extra points made list with 94. For his career Bruno is 94-of-96 on extra point attempts. He has made 44 straight PAT s dating back to last season. His last miss was at Austin Peay on Oct. 3, Bruno is 25-of- 36 on career field goal attempts missing a 46-yard attempt at SEMO on Saturday. Eastern Illinois defense has been able to be disruptive in their opponents backfield this season as the Panthers currently rank 28th in the NCAA in team tackles for loss per game. EIU has 34 total tackles for loss resulting in 134 yards lost from scrimmage. Three Panthers rank in the top ten in the OVC with Jarvis Williams, Josh Price and Nick Horne all landing on that list. Williams is currently 32nd in the nation and fourth in the OVC. Price is 50th nationally and fifth in the OVC. Nick Horne ranks seventh in the conference. Jarvis Williams added a half tackle for loss to his season total as the senior defensive tackle has been the Panthers leader up front this season. Williams currently has a team high 7.5 tackles for loss and a team high three sacks. He is 32nd in the NCAA in tackles for loss and 75th in sacks. Both of his totals do rank him in the top five in the OVC in both statistical categories. Williams has 26 tackles for the season. Nick Horne led the Panthers with nine tackles on Saturday at Southeast Missouri including one tackle for loss. Horne has been involved with three of the Panthers turnovers gained this year ranking 44th in the nation in interceptions with two and also forcing one fumble at Illinois State. Horne is currently third on the Panthers defense with 33 tackles including six tackles for loss and two sacks. Eastern Illinois defense is ranked 17th in the nation in red zone defense this season entering the Tennessee State game. The Panthers have allowed just 12 scores in 17 red zone chances this season including holding Southeast Missouri to 1-of-3 on red zone chances last Saturday. EIU hosts a TSU team that is second in the OVC in red zone offense having scored on 14 of 17 trips inside the 20 this year. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

3 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 3 #EIUBleedBlue 2016 OVC Standings Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois UT Martin Murray State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay This Week In OVC Football Saturday - October 8 Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State... 1 pm Austin Peay at UT Martin... 2 pm Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky... 5 pm Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois... 6 pm Saturday - October 15 Austin Peay at Jacksonville State... 1 pm UT Martin at Murray State... 6 pm Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State... 6 pm Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech... 6 pm Eastern Illinois 2016 Captains Offense Evan Kanz - Offensive Line Devin Church - Running Back Defense Jarvis Williams - Defensive Line Seth McDonald - Linebacker OVC Predicted Order Of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (16) Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois (2) UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay (first place votes in parenthesis) Eastern Illinois Players On All-OVC Preseason Team Devin Church - Running Back Seth McDonald - Linebacker Bradley Dewberry - Safety 2016 OVC Players of the Week Mitch Kimble...Offensive/Newcomer...Sept. 11 David Johnson......Defensive... Sept. 25 Christopher Anderson... Newcomer... Sept. 25 Eastern Illinois offense converted on just under 50 percent of its 3rd down opportunities on Saturday at Southeast Missouri. For the season the Panthers have been one of the best in the nation on 3rd down converting at 51.9 percent which ranks EIU fifth in the NCAA and first in the OVC. During EIU s three game win streak the Panthers converted 26-of-46 on 3rd down for 56.5 percent. In the two EIU losses, EIU has converted 14-of-29 for 48.2 percent. Eastern Illinois continued to spread the passing attack around on Saturday at Southeast Missouri as the Panthers had eight receivers catch at least one pass. EIU has now had eight or more receivers catch a pass in each game this season. The high is 12 accomplished by Mitch Kimble in the season opener against Western Illinois and by Austin Green at home against Austin Peay. A total of 16 players have caught at least one pass this season with four players hauling in two touchdowns each. Eastern Illinois had several streaks come to an end on Saturday at Southeast Missouri. The loss ended EIU s three game win streak this season. It was the first Ohio Valley Conference road loss for the Panthers since November 2014 snapping a four-game OVC road win streak. The loss also ended EIU s consecutive regular season road win streak which was six dating back to the Northwestern game in September of The six consecutive regular season road wins had tied the school record set during 1978, 1979 seasons. Eastern Illinois scored on a Christopher Anderson touchdown in the first quarter Saturday at Southeast Missouri to extend the Panthers consecutive quarters scoring streak to 12 games. It marked the third straight year that a coach Kim Dameron team has scored in ten or more straight quarters. Last season EIU strung together 11 straight quarters with a score. In 2014 the streak was ten quarters. The last time EIU had scored in 12 or more straight quarters was 33 straight quarters in 2013 between the Austin Peay regular season game and second quarter of the FCS playoff quarterfinal game with Towson. Korliss Marshall had one kickoff return on Saturday at Southeast Missouri as the transfer from Arkansas continues to rank among the top return men in the OVC. Marshall is averaging 23.4 yards per kickoff return which ranks him 48th in the NCAA and fourth in the OVC. As a team EIU is averaging yards per kick return. The Panthers average starting position after a kickoff has been at the 25 yard line. David Johnson played in his second game this season finishing with five tackles and a tackle for loss at Southeast Missouri. In his first game this season against Austin Peay, the transfer from South Carolina had seven tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and a half sack. Johnson was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week following that debut. Shawn Mitchell had three catches for 30 yards on Saturday at Southeast Missouri. A transfer from Southern Illinois that is playing during his final year of eligibility, Mitchell has cracked the EIU starting line-up and is tied for fourth on the team with nine catches for 78 yards. He has one touchdown against Austin Peay as he picked up an offensive fumble and ran it into the end zone. Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State will be meeting for the fifth time with both schools ranked. EIU holds a 3-1 advantage in those meetings which are listed below. Dec. 4, No. 4 Tennessee State No. 5 Eastern Illinois - 19 (FCS Playoffs) Oct. 27, No. 8 Eastern Illinois No. 14 Tennessee State - 49 Oct. 25, No. 2 Eastern Illinois No. 21 Tennessee State - 16 Dec. 7, No. 2 Eastern Illinois No. 17 Tennessee State - 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

4 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 4 #EIUBleedBlue EIU HEAD COACH KIM DAMERON Kim Dameron is in his third season as the Eastern Illinois head football coach. Dameron led the Panthers to the FCS playoffs in 2015 as EIU was ranked 23rd in the final FCS Coaches poll. Dameron was the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech prior to taking the EIU head job and has more than 15 years of experience as a defensive coordinator with more than 30 years of experience as a college coach. Dameron served as the EIU defensive coordinator in 2000 helping the program rebound from a 2-10 season in 1999 to an 8-4 record and FCS playoff appearance in Dameron played football at Arkansas appearing in four bowl games between He is a 1983 graduate of Arkansas. Complete Coach Kim Dameron bio available on page 6 of EIU game notes... TENNESSEE STATE HEAD COACH ROD REED Rod Reed took over as head coach of his alma mater in 2010 and has had success with the Tigers program posting a record. TSU advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs in A former defensive standout for TSU, Reed is again emphasizing a hard hitting defensive approach. Reed played at TSU in the 1980 s earning his degree in As a player he set the school record for tackles and was part of TSU s 1986 NCAA I-AA playoff team. He was the defensive coordinator and associate head coach in 2009 for the program before taking over as head coach following that season. SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE Tennessee State is off to a 4-0 start as the Tigers once again feature a top defensive unit led by preseason OVC Player of the Year Ebenezer Ogundeko. Ogundeko leads TSU with 30 tackles including 8.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. On offense Patrick Smith has been the top target for two TSU quarterbacks with 20 catches for 246 yards and five touchdowns. Erick Evans has 271 rushing yards and four touchdowns. ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY October 8, Special teams played a deciding role as Eastern Illinois beat Illinois State, 7-6. John Horsley blocked a punt late in the third quarter that EIU recovered at the 5-yard line. Two plays later Jerry Curtis scored and Bill Musselman knocked home the extra point. ISU would score with 1:30 remaining in the fourth quarter but had its extra point attempt miss wide right. EIU WELCOMES NEW COACHES Eastern Illinois added six new coaches to its staff with Mike Simmonds and DeMarcus Covington part of the coaching staff in the spring. Four new coaches were added late in the summer with Keith Scott, Greg Peterson, Tyler Stevens and Greg Carroll. Simmonds will coach the offensive line and was a member of the staff at North Texas last season. Covington will serve as the co-defensive coordinator and coach the defensive line. He worked at UT Martin last season. Peterson will coach the wide receivers and worked most recently as the offensive coordinator at Tulsa. 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)...1-of of-9 3rd Down Conversions of-79 (52%)...21-of-46 (46%) 4th Down Conversions... 3-of-6 (50%)...2-of-2 (100%) Sacks By (Yards)...8 (51) (63) Penalties (Yards)...40 (369) (449) Time of Possession (Game)...27: :40 Statistical Leaders (Returning) RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE STATE Devin Church Erick Evans Christopher Anderson Earl Harrison PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE STATE Mitch Kimble O Shay Ackerman-Carter Austin Green Ronald Butler RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE STATE Devin Church...16 Patrick Smith...20 Paul Gossage...13 Steven Newbold...15 Aaron Gooch...13 Chris Rowland...5 TACKLES EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE STATE Seth McDonald...43 Ebenezer Ogundeko...30 Pono Choy...40 Chris Collins...24 Nick Horne...33 Laquarius Cook...23 Bradley Dewberry...29 Trevion Duncan...23 Josh Price...28 Ezra Robinson...15 Scott will coach the linebackers and served as the defensive coordinator at Arkansas Monticello last season. Stevens will coach the running backs. He was a student assistant at EIU last season and worked on the staff at Snow College during the spring. Carroll will coach the Huskies and was a graduate assistant coach at EIU last year. TACKLES FOR LOSS / SACKS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE STATE Jarvis Williams Ebenezer Ogundeko Josh Price Chris Collins Nick Horne Jason Morrow EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

5 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 5 #EIUBleedBlue Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats 2016 TEAM... NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (167.6)...48th... 3rd Passing Offense (233.2)...45th... 6th Passing Efficiency (138.53)...29th... 4th Total Offense (400.8)... 42nd... 4th Scoring Offense (27.2)...60th... 5th Rushing Defense (156.6)...54th... 6th Pass Defense (222.2)...63rd... 4th Pass Efficiency Def. (146.56)... 92nd... 8th Total Defense (378.8)...50th... 4th Scoring Defense (26.4)...48th... 4th Net Punting (36.18)...44th... 6th Punt Returns (4.00)...95th... 8th Kickoff Returns (21.08)...56th... 6th Turnover Margin (0.20)... 51st... 2nd Turnovers Gained (8)...48th... 4th Sacks (8)...76th... 7th Tackles For Loss (34)...28th... 3rd Sacks Allowed (7)... 31st... 2nd 3rd Down Conversion (51.9)...5th...1st 4th Down Conversion (50.0)...56th... 5th 3rd Down Defense (47.3)...106th... 8th Red Zone Offense (13-of TDs)...102nd...9th Red Zone Defense (12-of TDs)...17th... 3rd Time of Possession (27:36)...100th... 7th Blocked Kicks (0)...NR...NR INDIVIDUAL (Top 50)... NCAA...OVC Austin Green (Pass Effciency)... 41st... 6th Mitch Kimble (Passing TDs)...36th... 4th Austin Green (Completion Pct)...9th... 2nd Devin Church (Rushing Yards)...30th... 2nd Korliss Marshall (Kick Returns)...48th... 4th Jarvis Williams (Tackles for Loss)... 32nd... 4th Josh Price (Tackles for Loss)...50th... 5th Nick Horne (Interceptions)...44th... 2nd Tayler Arterburn (Fumbles Recovered)...29th... 3rd Seth McDonald (Fumbles Recovered)...29th... 3rd Pono Choy (Fumbles Recovered)...29th... 3rd SHUT OUT STREAK ENDS Eastern Illinois had a 139 game streak of not being shut out in a game end Sept. 12, 2015 at Northwestern during 41-0 loss. The last time EIU had been shut out was Oct. 11, 2003 during a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. In the 2015 season opener EIU had its streak of consecutive games scoring a touchdown end at 65 after the Panthers were held out of the end zone. The last time EIU had failed to score a touchdown was October 10, 2009 at Penn State. EIU s longest streak of consecutive games without being shutout was 197 from which ranks fourth alltime among FCS schools. Longest EIU Streaks 197 ( ) ended 8/28/97 at Western Illinois 139 ( ) ended 9/12/15 at Northwestern OVC SUCCESS Eastern Illinois was the OVC s most successful school in terms of wins during the first decade of the 2000 s as the Panthers posted 72 wins during that span. EIU leads the conference with the most post-season appearances since the Panthers joined the league in (FCS Playoff Appearances Since 1996) 11 - Eastern Illinois 6 - Jacksonville State 5 - Eastern Kentucky 3 - Tennessee State 2 - Murray State 1 - UT Martin 1 - Southeast Missouri 1 - Tennessee Tech 1 - Western Kentucky EIU NCAA FBS TRANSFERS 2 - Tyrin Stone-Davis (Illinois) 5 - Brandon Neverdon (Toledo) 6 - Dennis Turner (Florida International) 8 - Bud Martin (Florida International) 8 - Mack Weaver (Vanderbilt) 9 - Devin Church (Illinois) 13 - Mitch Kimble (Syracuse) 22 - Korliss Marshall (Arkansas) 23 - Tyree Stone-Davis (Western Michigan) 32 - Javon Turner (Penn State) 55 - David Johnson (South Carolina) 59 - Jareem Fleming (Northern Illinois) 77 - Josh Doyle (Northern Illinois) 84 - Andre Harris (Iowa) 91 - Jarvis Williams (Troy) NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES School...# Appearances (Last) Montana (2015) Eastern Kentucky (2014) Appalachian State* (2012) Georgia Southern* (2012) Northern Iowa (2015) EASTERN ILLINOIS (2015) McNeese State (2015) Furman (2013) Delaware (2010) New Hampshire (2015) Jackson State (1997) Youngstown State (2006) * moved to the FBS level in 2013 FCS Division I Playoffs Quarterfinals First Round Quarterfinals Quarterfinals First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round Quarterfinals First Round Division II Playoffs 1978 (National Champions) 1980 (National Runners-up) FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SINCE 2000 School...# Appearances (Last) Montana...13 (2015) New Hampshire...12 (2015) Appalachian State * (2012) EASTERN ILLINOIS...10 (2015) McNeese State...9 (2015) Northern Iowa...9 (2015) * moved to the FBS level in 2013 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

6 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 6 #EIUBleedBlue THE COACH DAMERON FILE EDUCATION University of Arkansas...Bachelor's, 1983 KIM DAMERON (Arkansas, 1983) -- 3rd Season Kim Dameron was hired as the 24th head coach in program history and the fifth in the NCAA Division I era in January of Dameron returned the Panthers to the FCS playoffs in 2015 as EIU won seven of their last eight regular season games to finish with a 7-4 regular season record. EIU lost in the opening round of the FCS playoffs at Northern Iowa. The Panthers were ranked No. 23 in the final FCS Coaches poll after making their 16th all-time FCS playoff appearance. During the season Dameron s team produced six All- OVC players including co-defensive Player of the Year Dino Fanti. Dameron would have his first player from Eastern Illinois drafted in May of 2016 when linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill became a sixth round selection of the New England Patriots. In his first season Dameron coached the Panthers to a 5-7 record including 5-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Panthers were in the championship race until the final weeks of the season. Dameron s first career victory came on Sept. 20 against Austin Peay as the Panthers won In the game EIU tied a school record for rushing yards with 413. The team featured three All-American selections including first team offensive lineman Collin Seibert and freshman All-American kicker Nick Bruno. Dameron s squad had five first team All-OVC selections and five second team All-OVC honorees. The team was among the best on both sides of the ball in the OVC ranking second in total offense (11th nationally) and third in total defense. PLAYING CAREER Arkansas...4-year player ( ) COACHING CAREER Jan. 10, 2014-present...Eastern Illinois University Head Coach Louisiana Tech (Def. Coordinator) Cornell (Def. Coordinator) Cornell (Assistant) Mississippi (Assistant) Louisiana Monroe (Def. Coordinator) Stephen F. Austin (Def. Coordinator) Eastern Illinois (Def. Coordinator) Toronto - CFL (Assistant) Cincinnati (Def. Coordinator) Cincinnati (Assistant) Murray State (Def. Coordinator) UNLV (Assistant) Missouri State (Assistant) Arkansas (Graduate Assistant) PLAYOFFS & BOWL GAMES AS A COACH FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) - HC Cotton Bowl (Mississippi) Cotton Bowl (Mississippi) FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) Humanitarian Bowl (Cincinnati) FCS Playoffs (Murray State) FCS Playoffs (Missouri State) FCS Playoffs (Missouri State) Bluebonnet Bowl (Arkansas) Gator Bowl (Arkansas) Hall of Fame Classic (Arkansas) Sugar Bowl (Arkansas) Dameron spent the 2013 season as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech where he directed a much improved defensive unit. The Bulldogs finished ranked 69th in the nation in total defense under Dameron s direction after being ranked 120th the previous season. Dameron s defense was the fourth most-improved squad in the FBS last season. An experienced defensive coach with more than 15 years as a defensive coordinator Dameron will take over an Eastern Illinois program that advanced to the FCS playoff quarterfinals last season. It will be Dameron s second stint in Charleston as he previously worked as the defensive coordinator at EIU in 2000 as a member of head coach Bob Spoo s staff. During that 2000 season, Dameron helped transform the Panthers defense as they rebounded from a 2-10 season in 1999 to 8-4 and Ohio Valley Conference Champions in Dameron spent three seasons as the safeties coach at Ole Miss as the team appeared in two Cotton Bowls. Two of his players were selected in the NFL draft as his pass defense unit ranked 11th in the NCAA in pass efficiency defense and 15th in pass defense. Prior to his stint at Ole Miss, Dameron was the defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe as the program became bowl eligible at the FBS level for the first time in 2007 while also picking up a win over Alabama. The ULM defense led the Sun Belt Conference in fewest points allowed and ranking third nationally in turnovers gained. Dameron has previous stops as the defensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin and as the secondary coach at Cincinnati and UNLV. He spent the 1999 season as the secondary coach in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts. He has previous FCS coaching experience on the staffs of Murray State and Missouri State where he helped coach both teams to FCS playoff appearances. Dameron began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lou Holtz at Arkansas, his alma mater, after earning his degree. He was a four-year player for the Razorbacks from at wide receiver and defensive back. As a Razorback he participated in four bowl games including the 1979 Sugar Bowl. Dameron and his wife Debbie, have one daughter Krystle. Krystle and her husband Mike, gave birth to daughter Emma the day prior to Dameron coaching his first collegiate game as a head coach on August 28, 2014 at Minnesota. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

7 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 7 #EIUBleedBlue Kim Dameron Head Coach (3rd year) Arkansas, 1983 Greg Stevens Asst HC / Off. Coordinator (3rd year) Eastern Oregon, 1992 Michael Hodges Def. Coordinator / Safeties (3rd year) Texas A&M, 2010 DeMarcus Covington co-def. Coord./ Def. Line (1st year) Samford, 2011 Tony Gilbert Corners (3rd year) Missouri State, 1989 Micah Smith Tight Ends (3rd year) Chadron State, 2008 Greg Peterson Wide Receivers (1st year) Nebraska Wesleyan, 1984 Mike Simmonds Offensive Line (1st year) Indiana State, 1984 Keith Scott Linebackers (1st year) Arkansas Pine Bluff, 2005 Tyler Stevens Running Backs (1st year) Eastern Illinois, 2015 Greg Carroll Huskies (1st year) Eastern Illinois, 2015 Ty Webb Strength Coach (2nd year) Louisiana College, 2010 Jason Heiar Football Athletic Trainer (3rd year) Iowa, 2000 Clint Bays Equipment Manager (9th year) Eastern Illinois Lucas Stortzum Dir. Football Operations (3rd year) Eastern Illinois, 2010 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

8 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 8 #EIUBleedBlue EIU LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened... Passed for more than 300 yards... Mitch Kimble, 323, vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 1, 2016) Passed for more than 400 yards... Jimmy Garoppolo, 477 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Garoppolo has passed for 400 or more yards five times in 2013 Threw four touchdown passes... Jalen Whitlow, 4, at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 1, 2014) Jimmy Garoppolo, 7, vs. Illinois State (Sept. 14, 2013) Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013) Garoppolo had four or more touchdown passes eight times in 2013 Rushed for more than 200 yards... Shepard Little, 245 vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 16, 2013) Rushed for three touchdowns... Jalen Whitlow, 3, at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 18, 2014) Rushed for four touchdowns... J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) Had 12 Receptions... Adam Drake, 13 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 11, 2014) Erik Lora, 21 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** OVC & EIU Single Game Record Erik Lora, 18 vs. Towson (Dec. 13, 2013) ** FCS Playoff Single Game Record Had 3 touchdown receptions... Adam Drake, 3, at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 1, 2014) Had 200 yards receiving... Erik Lora, 269 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** EIU Single Game Record Adam Drake, 225 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Returned a punt for a touchdown... Erik Lora, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (80 yards) Shepard Little, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (75 yards) Shepard Little, 1 at San Diego State (Aug. 31, 2013) - (60 yards) Returned a kick-off for touchdown... Tray Mitchell, 1 at Murray State (Oct. 31, 2015) - (94 yards) Returned an interception for touchdown... Jarvis Williams, 1 vs. Tennessee Tech (Oct. 24, 2015) - (24 yards) Seth McDonald, 1 vs. Illinois State (Sept. 19, 2015) - (20 yards) 2016 EASTERN ILLINOIS TOUCHDOWNS Qtr...Play...Opponent 1...Mitch Kimble 19 run...western Illinois 3...Ben Odugbesan 53 pass from Mitch Kimble...Western Illinois 3...Korliss Marshall 79 pass from Mitch Kimble...Western Illinois 2...Addison Bounds 3 pass from Mitch Kimble... Miami 4...Dennis Turner 3 pass from Mitch Kimble... Miami 4...Devin Church 7 pass from Mitch Kimble... Miami 2...Addison Bounds 4 pass from Mitch Kimble...Illinois State 3...Ben Odugbesan 34 pass from Mitch Kimble...Illinois State 4...Devin Church 30 run...illinois State 1...Korliss Marshall 11 pass from Austin Green...Austin Peay 1...Korliss Marshall 1 run...austin Peay 2...Devin Church 50 run...austin Peay 3...Christopher Anderson 14 run...austin Peay 3...Austin Green 8 run...austin Peay 4...Devin Church 12 pass from Austin Green...Austin Peay 4...Shawn Mitchell 2 run...austin Peay 4...Christopher Anderson 6 run...austin Peay 1...Christopher Anderson 18 run... Southeast Missouri 3...Pono Choy 22 fumble return... Southeast Missouri Returned a fumble for touchdown... Pono Choy, 1 at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 1, 2016) - (22 yards) Recorded a safety... Robert Haynes, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 13, 2014) - combined with Taylor Laquesse Taylor, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 13, 2014) - combined with Haynes Team at UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2015) - blocked punt out of end zone Blocked a punt... Ben Odugbesan at Northern Iowa (Nov. 28, 2015) Brandon Neverdon at UT Martin (Nov. 15, 2015) - resulted in a team safety Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Antoine Johnson, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 20, 2014)... - Antonie Johnson Blocked a field goal... LeQuince McCall, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 15, 2012) Pat Wertz, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 13, 2012) Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - blocked by... Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks ***Returned a point after attempt for 2-point conversion... Bradley Dewberry at Western Illinois (Sept. 3, 2015) - first in school history EIU scored a two-point converion - (Rush) - J.R. Taylor, 2, at Murray State (Nov. 23, 2002) - (Pass) - Addison Bounds from Jalen Whitlow at Tennessee State (Oct. 17, 2015) Won a game on a field goal... Cameron Berra, 36 yards at Southern Illinois (Sept. 7, 2013) EASTERN ILLINOIS NFL CONNECTION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Jimmy Garoppolo - Quarterback DALLAS COWBOYS Tony Romo - Quarterback PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Kamu Grugier-Hill - Linebacker NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Sean Payton - Head Coach CHICAGO BEARS Ryan Pace - General Manager Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Pono Choy, 15, at Miami of Ohio (Sept. 10, 2016) Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) Recovered an onside kick... Jeff LePak, 1, at Minnesota (August 28, 2014) Offensive Lineman Scored a Touchdown Scott Taylor 1, at Austin Peay (Oct. 3, 2015) --- picked up fumble for 12-yard TD rush EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

9 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 9 #EIUBleedBlue TEAM GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE: vs. Illinois State...Sept. 14, at UT Martin... Nov. 23, vs. Winona State... Nov. 1, vs. Saginaw State...Sept. 21, vs. Austin Peay...Sept. 29, vs. Southeast Missouri...Oct. 19, vs. Illinois-Chicago...Sept. 27, vs. Murray State... Nov. 8, vs. Austin Peay...Sept. 24, at UT Martin... Nov. 14, 1998 RUSHING YARDAGE: vs. Austin Peay...Sept. 20, vs. Jacksonville State... Nov. 16, vs. St. Joseph...Oct. 27, vs. Grand Valley State...Sept. 17, at UT Martin... Nov. 1, vs. Florida Atlantic... Nov. 16, vs. Northern Michigan...Oct. 20, 1979 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: vs. Western Illinois PASSING YARDAGE: vs. Austin Peay...Sept. 29, vs. Saginaw Valley...Sept. 21, at UT Martin... Nov. 23, vs. Illinois State...Sept. 14, at Missouri State...Oct. 27, vs. Western Kentucky... Nov. 10, 1984 PASSING ATTEMPTS: vs. Murray State...Sept. 22, vs. Illinois State...Sept. 15, at Southern Illinois...Sept. 7, (4 other games with 58 attempts) PASSES COMPLETED: vs. Murray State...Sept. 22, vs. Saginaw Valley...Sept. 21, 1985 TOUCHDOWNS: vs. Merom Academy at UT Martin... Nov. 23, vs. Kentucky State... Nov. 13, 1982 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 7...vs. Illinois State...Sept. 14, vs. Southern Illinois at UT Martin... Nov. 23, at Northern Illinois...Sept. 21, (3 other games with 6 TD passes) MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: vs. Jacksonville State... Nov. 16, vs. Kentucky State... Nov. 13, vs. Central State...Sept. 26, 1981 MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: at Illinois State...Sept. 15, (ISU 54, EIU 51-2OT) vs. Tennessee State... Nov. 2, (EIU 54; TSU 48) POINTS Merom Academy... Nov. 18, Kentucky State... Nov. 13, at UT Martin... Nov. 23, Illinois College Austin Peay...Sept. 29, Winona State... Nov. 1, Austin Peay...Sept. 20, at Austin Peay...Oct. 10, Lock Haven...Aug. 31, at Wayne State... Nov. 9, Oakland City...Oct. 17, 1925 EIU LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: 76...at Youngstown State... Oct. 13, Central Arkansas...Sept. 11, at Central Michigan... Oct. 25, at Northwestern...Sept. 12, Illinois State...Nov. 25, at McNeese State...Sept. 11, at San Jose State...Sept. 5, at Northern Iowa...Sept. 6, 1975 EIU FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: at Northern Iowa... Oct. 7, Tennessee Tech...Sept. 17, UT Martin...Oct. 22, at San Jose State...Sept. 5, at Toledo...Sept. 22, Illinois State... Oct. 6, 1984 EIU FEWEST PASSING YARDS: -1...at Murray State (2-of-6) +...Nov. 16, Southeast Missouri *... Oct. 13, Truman State (0-of-9)...Sept. 10, at Central Missouri (2-of-7)... Oct. 4, at Truman State (1-of-4)...Sept. 11, Fairmount State (1-of-13)...Sept. 28, at Indiana State (2-of-11)...Nov. 18, 1995 * EIU did not attempt a pass in the game + EIU completed one pass for 5 yards and one pass for negative 6 yards in the game. QUATERBACK SACKS: vs. Southwest Missouri vs. Kentucky State TURNOVERS: 8...vs. Youngstown State TURNOVERS CAUSED: vs. Northern Illinois vs. Northeast Missouri vs. Western Illinois EIU OVERTIME GAMES DOUBLE OVERTIME + Nov. 26, 1983 at Indiana State... L Nov. 11, 2000 at Illinois State... L Sept. 15, 2012 at Illinois State... L Sept. 14, 2013 at Southern Illinois...W OVERTIME + Nov. 27, 1982 vs. Jackson State...W Sept. 11, 2004 vs. Indiana State... L Nov. 6, 2004 at Tennessee Tech... L Nov. 6, 2010 at Tennessee State...W Sept. 22, 2012 vs. Murray State...W Oct. 11, 2014 at Eastern Kentucky... L Sept. 19, 2015 vs. Illinois State... L Oct. 17, 2015 at Tennessee State...W & 1983 games in FCS playoffs MOST PLAYS IN A GAME: at UT Martin...Nov. 23, at Illinois State vs. Murray State...Nov. 8, 2014 MOST PLAYS IN A GAME BY BOTH TEAMS: vs. Murray State Murray State (110), EIU (100) OPPONENTS AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS TOTAL OFFENSE: Tennessee State...Nov. 2, at Illinois State... Oct. 18, at Marshall...Sept. 12, at Western Michigan...Sept. 8, at San Diego State... Oct. 6, at Northern Illinois...Sept. 24, 1994 RUSHING YARDAGE: at Central Michigan... Oct. 23, Towson...Dec, 13, at Illinois State... Oct. 18, at South Dakota State...Nov. 24, Eastern Michigan... Oct. 21, Southern Illinois...Nov. 7, Central Michigan... Oct. 24, at Northern Illinois...Sept. 24, at Southeast Missouri...Oct. 1, 2011 PASSING YARDAGE: Hawai i...sept. 30, Illinois State...Sept. 15, Hawai i...aug. 31, Hawai i...sept. 11, Idaho...Nov. 25, Tennessee State...Nov. 2, Murray State...Sept. 22, Truman State (NEMo.)...Sept. 6, 1986 POINTS 74...Illinois Wesleyan...Sept. 30, at Kansas State...Sept. 14, at Marshall...Sept. 12, at Hawai i...aug. 31, Central Michigan...Nov. 2, Millikin...Nov. 1, Central Michigan... Oct. 2, 1954 LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: vs. Kentucky State...Nov. 13, Butler...Sept. 8, UT Martin...Sept. 25, California (Pa.)...Aug. 30, Central State (Ohio)...Sept. 26, Illinois State...Nov. 10, 1979 OPPONENT FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: Kentucky State...Nov. 13, Eastern Kentucky...Nov. 18, Southeast Missouri...Nov. 9, Southern Illinois...Sept. 10, Northern Michigan...Nov. 1, 1980 OPPONENT FEWEST PASSING YARDS: 5...Central State (OH) (4-of-16)..Sept. 26, Youngstown State (1-of-12)...Dec. 2, Missouri State... Oct. 24, Northwestern (La.) State...Sept. 8, Butler...Sept. 8, Cameron (Okla.)... Oct. 15, Austin Peay...Nov. 2, 1996 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

10 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 10 #EIUBleedBlue INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE: Sean Payton vs. Saginaw Valley Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Austin Peay Sean Payton vs. SW Missouri Jimmy Garoppolo at UT Martin Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Illinois State Jimmy Garoppolo at Southern Illinois Sean Payton vs. W. Kentucky Anthony Buich vs. SE Missouri RUSHING YARDAGE: J.R. Taylor vs. Florida Atlantic Kevin Staple vs. Grand Valley Nate Anderson vs. St. Joseph Nate Anderson vs. SW Missouri Shepard Little vs. Jacksonville State RUSHING ATTEMPTS: Willie High vs. Northern Iowa PASSING YARDAGE: Sean Payton vs. Saginaw Valley Sean Payton vs. SW Missouri Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Illinois State Jimmy Garoppolo at UT Martin Sean Payton vs. W. Kentucky Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Austin Peay Jimmy Garoppolo at Northern Illinois Jimmy Garoppolo at Southern Illinois PASSING ATTEMPTS: Jimmy Garoppolo at Illionis State Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Murray State Tony Romo vs. Hawai'i Sean Payton vs. Saginaw Valley Sean Payton vs. Northern Iowa PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton vs. Saginaw Valley Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Murray State Jimmy Garoppolo at Illinois State Jimmy Garoppolo at UT Martin Anthony Buich vs. SE Missouri RECEIVING (CATCHES): Erik Lora vs. Murray State * OVC Record Erik Lora vs. Towson Erik Lora at UT Martin Erik Lora vs. SE Missouri Willie White vs. Illinois State Adam Drake at UT Martin Erik Lora at Northern Illinois Andre Raymond vs. Hawai'i Rob Mehalic vs. Delaware State RECEIVING (YARDS): Erik Lora vs. Murray State Frank Cutolo vs. Tennessee St Calvin Pierce vs. SW Missouri Adam Drake at UT Martin Chris Wright at Tennessee State Frank Cutolo vs. Northern Iowa Erik Lora at UT Martin Ralph Stewart vs. S. Illinois ALL-PURPOSE RUSHING: Poke Cobb vs. Butler Andre Raymond vs. Hawai'i TOUCHDOWNS: Steve Turner... 6 vs. Mecom Academy KSevin Staple... 5 vs. Kentucky State Erik Lora... 4 vs. Tennessee Tech J.R. Taylor... 4 vs. Florida Atlantic J.R. Taylor... 4 vs. Tennessee-Martin Kevin Staple... 4 vs. Grand Valley James Warring... 4 vs. Northern Michigan Scott McGhee... 4 vs. Northern Iowa TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Jimmy Garoppolo... 7 vs. Illinois State Jimmy Garoppolo, 4 at UT Martin Jimmy Garoppolo, 6 at Northern Illinois Tony Romo... 6 vs. Murray State Jeff Christensen... 6 vs. Kentucky State Others (5 touchdown passes in a game) Jimmy Garoppolo 4 times, Sean Payton 2 times Tony Romo 1 time, Steve Turk 1 time SOLO TACKLES: Thomas Williams vs. St. Joseph Nick Ricks vs. E. Kentucky Chris Nicholson vs. SW Missouri Tim Lance vs. Northern Iowa John Noll vs. Northern Iowa Tim Lance vs. W. Kentucky Jeff Mills vs. Western Illinois Jeff Mills vs. SW Missouri TOTAL TACKLES: Tim Carver vs. Texas-El Paso Jeff Mills vs. SW Missouri Thomas Williams vs. St. Joseph Nick Ricks vs. E. Kentucky Tyrone Covington vs. Illinois State John Noll vs. Northern Iowa Ray Jeske vs. Delaware TACKLES FOR LOSS: Trevor Frericks vs. Tennessee State QUARTERBACK SACKS: John Jurkovic... 6 vs. SW Missouri Pete Catan... 6 vs. Southern Illinois PASSES INTERCEPTED: Bill Glenn... 5 vs. Northern Illinois MOST PASS RECEPTIONS BY A RUNNING BACK: Devin Church at Northern Iowa DuWayne Pitts... 9 vs. SW Missouri LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS: Tony Romo to vs. E. Kentucky Will Bumphus LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN: Jimmy Lera...96 at Southeast Missouri Poke Cobb vs. Tennessee Tech LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD: Roosevelt Williams.. 98 vs. Tennessee St LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN FOR TD: Anthony Goodman, 70 vs. Eastern Kentucky LONGEST FIELD GOAL: Rich Ehmke vs. Northern Iowa Steve Largent vs. SW Missouri LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: Chris Watson vs. Northern Iowa Marcus Potts vs. Youngstown St LONGEST PUNT: Bob Babb vs. Illinois State Kevin Cook vs. Southeast Missouri (EIU Division I record) LONGEST PUNT RETURN: Bob Babb vs. Millikin Erik Lora vs. Tennessee Tech Jermaine Mobley vs. Tennessee State Frank Cutolo at Central Florida MOST BLOCKED KICKS: Kourtney Young... 3 vs. Illinois State Scott Johnson... 3 vs. Western Illinois Scott Johnson... 3 vs. Western Kentucky MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton vs. Western Kentucky Tony Romo vs. Indiana State MOST FIELD GOALS: Rich Ehmke... 5 vs. Winona State MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Tied by many... 2 MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Jeff Thorne... 7 vs. McNeese State TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Scott McGhee... 4 vs. Northern Iowa James Warring... 4 vs. Northern Michigan RUSHING YARDS BY A QB: Jalen Whitlow at UT Martin All eyes are on Rich Ehmke's (#6) record-setting 58 yard field goal that gave the No. 8 ranked Panthers a victory over No. 11 Northern Iowa on the last play of the game in Often described as the "most exciting game in EIU history," the Homecoming win in front of 11,000 plus fans propelled the Panthers on to the conference championship that season. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

11 October 8, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee State Page 11 #EIUBleedBlue HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide HC... Kim Dameron...dam-wren 5...Brandon Neverdon...nah-ver-done 12...Dysaun Smith...dah-shawn 13...Xzavier Shugars... X-ZAVIER 29...Elven Walker...L-vin 34...Tony Elias... ee-ly-us Chibuike Nwuda...CHEEB-uh-key WOO-duh Michael Hollingshed...Hollin-shed Spenser Eversole...EVER-sole (rhymes with never) Derrek Tiburzi... Tih-BURR-zee 56...Taylon Shepard... TAY-lin 59...Jareem Fleming...jah-rheem Drew Walega... wall-lee-guh 70...Louis Vailopa... Vi-low-pah 73...Evan Kanz...rhymes with Fans Cal Ibanez...ih-BAWN-yezz 80...Ben Odugbesan... oh-duh-bess-in Aaron Gooch...goo-ch Nick Atoyebi... uh-toy-uh-bee Khaliff Alao... kuh-leef Allow Inoke Tuai...ih-NOKE-ay too-eye 94...Stephen Davis... Steffen Terrell Greer... Tuh-RELL EIU 2016 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR EIU Roster By Home State Illinois...41 Florida...8 Missouri...8 Arkansas...5 California...4 Georgia...4 Hawai i...3 Kentucky...3 Wisconsin...2 Maryland...2 Oklahoma...2 Pennsylvania...2 Tennessee...2 Alabama...1 Arizona...1 Indiana...1 Michigan...1 Mississippi...1 New York...1 North Carolina...1 South Carolina...1 Texas...1 EIU Roster By Class Graduate Student... 2 Senior Junior Sophomore Redshirt Freshmen Freshmen MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS LOCATION:...Charleston, Illinois FOUNDED: ENROLLMENT:...7,876 COLORS:...Blue & Gray CONFERENCE:...Ohio Valley STADIUM:...O Brien Field (10,000) SURFACE:...Matrix Turf PRESIDENT:... Dr. David Glassman ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:... Tom Michael O BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:...(217) EIU TICKET OFFICE:...(217) EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:...(217) EIU WEBSITE:... WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Kim Dameron and EIU players will be available for media interviews following Tuesday practices each game week. Additional interview opportunities may be set throug the EIU Media Relations Office. 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, August 30. EIU head coach Kim Dameron will speak at 10:14 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information office.. LIVE STATS: Live stats for EIU football games can be found via links found on the internet at INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the Voice of the Panthers Mike Bradd with color commentary by Jack Ashmore. Games will be carried on Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU in the Charleston/Coles County Market. Network stations include WHOW 1520 AM (Clinton), WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville) and WSVZ 98.3 FM (Shelbyville / Effingham). Eastern Illinois will have all five of its 2016 home games and all four road Ohio Valley Conference games televised on the free streaming platform - In addition this year all five home games will be televised in the region on WEIU TV, Check you local cable listings for WEIU station channel on your provider. The Panthers road games at Miami of Ohio and Illinois State will also be available through broadcast avenues. The Miami game will be streamed on ESPN3. The Mid-America Classic against Illinois State will be televised on Comcast Sports Net Chicago. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001