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1 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Football Report Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin September 11, 2017 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, TN Phone: (615) OVCSports.com / OVCDigitalNetwork.com kschwartz@ovc.org OVC STANDINGS (In games through Sept. 9) OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak Tennessee State W2 Eastern Illinois L1 Jacksonville State L1 Murray State L1 UT Martin L1 Austin Peay L2 Eastern Kentucky L2 Southeast Missouri L2 Tennessee Tech L2 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Saturday, September 16 Tennessee Tech at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) #14 Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) Murray State at Missouri State, 2:00 p.m. #22 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M, 5:00 p.m. (Tampa, Fla.) UT Martin at #15 Chattanooga, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) Morehead State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, September 27, Eastern Kentucky Miss 45, UT Martin Tech 37, #5 Jacksonville State 25, Southeast Missouri (Ohio) 31, Austin Peay Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 10 #15 Central Arkansas State State 27, Tennessee Tech 14 #23 Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15 (Memphis, Tenn.) * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES Tennessee State scored the lone victory of the week for OVC teams during a difficult Week 2 schedule that featured fi ve FBS opponents...the Tigers topped Jackson State in front of over 47,000 fans in the Southern Heritage Classic played at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis...With the win Tennessee State moved up one spot to No. 22 in the STATS Top 25 poll (they are No. 24 in the FCS Coaches poll)...jacksonville State is the only other team ranked (No. 5/6 entering their off week) while UT Martin and Eastern Illinois are among the others receiving votes...ovc teams have four victories away from home this season...ut Martin junior running back Ladarius Galloway followed his 157-yard performance from Week 1 by rushing for 188 yards against Ole Miss; he became the fi rst UTM player to have back-to-back 150-plus yard rushing games since Galloway currently ranks second nationally in rushing yards (345) and rushing yards/game (172.5), fi fth in all-purpose yards (197.5/game) and ninth in rushing yards/carry (8.41)...Austin Peay limited its second-straight FBS opponent to less than 300 yards of total offense, the fi rst time in school history the program had achieved that feat...apsu s Malik Boynton recovered a pair of fumbles against Miami (Ohio) and now ranks fi rst nationally in that category...this week s schedule features seven games including one against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent...the schedule also includes a pair of nationally-ranked FCS opponents (No. 14 Illinois State, No. 15 Chattanooga) and three total home games (each of which can be seen on the OVC Digital Network) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 1

2 adidas OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Ladarius Galloway, RB 5-9, 205, Jr. Indianola, Miss. UT Martin Playing at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent Ole Miss, Galloway carried the ball 24 times for 188 yards (7.8 ypc) and a touchdown as the Skyhawks led early (16-7) before falling The 188 yards are the seventh-most by a FCS player in a game this season. After having 157 yards in Week 1, Galloway is the fi rst UT Martin player to tally back-to-back 150-plus yard rushing games since Galloway currently ranks second nationally in rushing yards (345) and rushing yards/game (172.5), fi fth in all-purpose yards (197.5/game) and ninth in rushing yards/carry (8.41). Others Nominated: Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky; Krenwick Sanders, Jacksonville State; Trevon Billington, Southeast Missouri; Treon Harris, Tennessee State; Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech. DEFENSIVE Jeffrey Canady, LB 6-0, 232, R-Sr. Barbourville, Ky. Eastern Kentucky Canady had 13 tackles (7 solo) and 1.5 sacks in Eastern Kentucky s loss at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent Kentucky. The senior had a solo sack on 3rd and 8 during UK s fi rst possession of the second quarter with EKU leading 7-3. The Wildcats were forced to punt and the Colonels would score to go up Canady currently ranks 49th nationally in tackles/game (9.5). Others Nominated: Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay; Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State; Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri; Chris Collins, Tennessee State; Aderick Moore, Tennessee Tech; Tae Martin, UT Martin. SPECIALIST Patrick Smith, RS/WR 6-0, 190, Sr. Memphis, Tenn. Tennessee State Playing in his hometown, Smith returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown with 5:03 to play to give Tennessee State a 17-9 lead and proved to be the game-winning score of Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic. The play allowed the No. 23 ranked Tigers to win and top Jackson State for the sixth time in a row. Smith also had three receptions for 46 yards. Smith is one of nine FCS players to return a punt for a touchdown this season and his 13.7 yards/punt average ranks 12th nationally. Others Nominated: LJ Scott, Eastern Kentucky; Cade Stinnett, Jacksonville State; Gabriel Vicente, Murray State. NEWCOMER Ladarius Galloway, RB 5-9, 205, Jr. Indianola, Miss. UT Martin Playing at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent Ole Miss, Galloway, the transfer from Copiah-Lincoln Community College, carried the ball 24 times for 188 yards (7.8 ypc) and a touchdown as the Skyhawks led early (16-7) before falling The 188 yards are the seventh-most by a FCS player in a game this season. After having 157 yards in Week 1, Galloway is the fi rst UT Martin player to tally back-to-back 150-plus yard rushing games since Galloway currently ranks second nationally in rushing yards (345) and rushing yards/game (172.5), fi fth in all-purpose yards (197.5/game) and ninth in rushing yards/carry (8.41). Others Nominated: Kordell Jackson, Austin Peay; Dytarious Johnson, Eastern Illinois; LJ Scott, Eastern Kentucky; Gabriel Vicente, Murray State; Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri; Treon Harris, Tennessee State; Andre Sale, Tennessee Tech. OVC MEDIA INFORMATION Kyle Schwartz Asst. Commissioner/Strategic Communications Phone: (615) Cell: (615) kschwartz@ovc.org Web: ONLINE PRESS BOX: 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 at footballpressbox or through links at OVCSports.com. SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by following the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at and com/ovcsports. Also check out and the league s blog at OVCExtra.com. 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 adidas PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 DEFENSIVE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 SPECIALIST Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 NEWCOMER Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin Chris Collins, Tennessee State Jonathan Hagler, Jacksonville State Jeffrey Canady, Eastern Kentucky Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky Gabriel Vicente, Murray State Patrick Smith, Tennessee State Vincent Sellers, Tennessee State Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin Bold indicates player went on to be named National Player of the Week (STATS, HERO Sports or NCAA.com) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 2

3 NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRON Tennessee State Tops FBS Georgia State In Week 1: For the fi fth time in the past six years and sixth time in the past eight seasons, an OVC beat has beaten a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as Tennessee State topped Georgia State on Aug. 31. It marked the fi rst win for the Tigers over a FBS team since 1984 (prior to joining the OVC). OVC teams are now all-time against FBS opponents. The recent success is impressive considering OVC teams went from 2004 to 2010 without a win over a FBS team (a 50-game losing streak). Here is a list of OVC wins over FBS teams over the past eight years: Jacksonville State 49, Ole Miss 48 (2OT) (2010) UT Martin 20, Memphis 17 (2012) Eastern Illinois 40, San Diego State 19 (2013) Jacksonville State 32, Georgia State 26 (OT) (2013) Eastern Kentucky 17, Miami (Ohio) 10 (2014) Eastern Illinois 21, Miami (Ohio) 17 (2016) Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10 (2017) #FearTheFCS: So far in 2017 six Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams have topped opponents from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10 (Aug. 31) James Madison 34, East Carolina 14 (Sept. 2) Liberty 48, Baylor 45 (Sept. 2) Howard 43, UNLV 40 (Sept. 2) New Hampshire 22, Georgia Southern 12 (Sept. 9) South Dakota 35, Bowling Green 27 (Sept. 9) Jacksonville State, Tennessee State Ranked in National FCS Polls: Jacksonville State enters this week ranked No. 5 in the STATS poll and No. 6 in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll. Tennessee State jumped one spot to No. 22 in the STATS poll and remained No. 24 in the FCS Coaches poll. Two other OVC teams (UT Martin and Eastern Illinois) were among others receiving votes. OVC in NCAA Statistical Leaders: Entering this week, UT Martin s Ladarius Galloway ranks second nationally in rushing (172.5 yards/game), fi fth in all-purpose yards (197.5/game) and ninth in rushing yards/carry (8.41). Eastern Kentucky quarterback Tim Boyle is fourth in completions/game (26.5) while teammate LJ Scott is fifth in kickoff returns (31.3 yards/return). Tennessee Tech s Dontez Byrd is ninth in all-purpose yards (168.0 yards/game) while Southeast Missouri s Kristian Wilkerson is third in receptions/game (9.0). Eastern Kentucky s Luder Jean Louis and Murray State s Kenney Wooten are tied for fi fth in sacks (1.5) UT Martin s Joseph Este is third in passes defended/game (2.5) while Austin Peay s Malik Boynton is first in fumbles recovered (2). In the team rankings Eastern Kentucky is second in kickoff returns (30.57 yards/return), seventh in sacks (3.5/game) and ninth in tackles-for-loss/game (9.0). Tennessee Tech is fi rst in fourth down conversion percentage (100%), fi fth in punt return defense (0.0 yards/return) and net punting (42.2 yards/return) and eighth in pass defense (120.5 yards/game). Tennessee State is seventh in sacks/game (3.5), tackles-for-loss allowed (3.5/game) and eighth in turnovers gained (6) and turnover margin (+2.0/game). Murray State is third in passes intercepted (5) while Eastern Illinois is third in blocked kicks (2). Conference Winning Streaks: Jacksonville State has won 24 consecutive Conference games (dating back to the end of the 2013 season) which is the longest active streak nationally. Below is a list of active Conference winning streaks in the FCS. The all-time OVC record for consecutive Conference wins is 26 by Eastern Kentucky from Jacksonville State 15 - North Carolina Central 13 - San Diego 12 - Sam Houston State 11 - North Dakota 10 - James Madison OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3: For the fi fth-straight year the OVC is producing a Game of the Week package that will air on ESPN3 this fall. The eight-game schedule is once again in conjunction with Tupelo Raycom (formerly WebStream Sports), an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation Kevin Ingram, host of The Wake Up Zone on The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past fi ve years in the league s TV package. Four of the eight contests are Wildcard Selections which will be announced 12 days before the game, guaranteeing the top matchups will be broadcast. Sept Tennessee State at UT Martin, 4 p.m. Sept Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 6 p.m. Oct Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. Oct Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. Oct Wildcard Selection Nov. 4 - Wildcard Selection Nov Wildcard Selection Nov Wildcard Selection COACHES TELECONFERENCE During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the league s nine head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The fi rst teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Aug 29. 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 - Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:07 - Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 10:14 - Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois 10:21 - John Grass, Jacksonville State 10:28 - Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 10:35 - Will Healy, Austin Peay 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 - Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 - Marcus Satterfi eld, Tennessee Tech OVC SID DIRECTORY AUSTIN PEAY Cody Bush (931) Cell Phone (931) bushc@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 Kevin Britton (859) Cell Phone (859) kevin.britton@eku.edu Web site EKUSports.com Press Box Number (859) JACKSONVILLE STATE Josh Underwood (256) Cell Phone (256) underwood@jsu.edu Web site JSUGamecockSports.com Press Box Number (256) /5586 MURRAY STATE Parker Griffith (270) Cell Phone (662) pgriffith2@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 Jose Garcia (615) Cell Phone (615) jgarcia1@tnstate.edu Web site TSUTigers.com Press Box Number (615) TENNESSEE TECH Thomas Corhern (931) Cell Phone (931) tcorhern@tntech.edu Web site TTUSports.com Press Box Number (931) /6031 UT MARTIN Three OVC Players on Buck Buchanan Award Watch List: Three OVC players begin the 2017 Alex Boggis 731) Cell Phone (618) season on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. The award, sponsored by STATS, is given to the daboggis@utm.edu FCS Defensive Player of the Year. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations Web site UTMSports.com directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the winner following the regular season. The three OVC players are Jacksonville State senior defensive lineman Darius Jackson (who Press Box Number (731) fi nished fourth in balloting last year, tying the highest-ever fi nish by an OVC player) and sophomore 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 3

4 defensive back Marlon Bridges as well as Tennessee State senior defensive lineman Ebenezer Ogundeko. The three selections were the second-most of any FCS conference. UTM s Cook Named to CFPA Performer of the Year Watch List: UT Martin senior quarterback Troy Cook was the lone OVC player (and one of 42 nationally) on the preseason FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA). The goal of the CFPA is to provide the most scientifi cally rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientifi c rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. The 2017 FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal trophy with 8-inch crystal football on top. All FCS players are eligible for the award. The award winner will be announced January 10, Two OVC Kickers Named to Fred Mitchell Award Watch List: Tennessee State senior Lane Clark and Tennessee Tech junior Nick Madonia have been named to the 2017 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List. The Fred Mitchell Award is given to the nation s top collegiate place-kicker and takes into consideration excellence on the fi eld and in the community. Overall 35 kickers were named to the initial watch list, including just six from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The winner will be announced in December. Five OVC Players Named to Reece s Senior Bowl Watch List: Five OVC football student-athletes have been named to the Reese s Senior Bowl Watch List. The selections included Jacksonville State running back Roc Thomas, defensive end Darius Jackson and defensive back Reggie Hall and Tennessee State wide receiver Patrick Smith and defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko. The fi ve are among 31 FCS players on the watch list which includes over 400 total players form nearly every level of college football. These players are looking to fi ll the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation s premier all-star game. The game will be played on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. and will be televised on the NFL Network. Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee Enters 11th Season: This year marks the 11th of the Sgt. York Trophy presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee. The trophy (founded in 2007 by the Nashville Sports Council and OVC) goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four OVC football-playing schools located in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). 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. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. The trophy goes to the team with the best record against the other schools (in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will be retained by the defending champion if they are involved in the tie or if the defending champion is not involved in the tie it will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy). Week Zero Games: Jacksonville State became the fi rst OVC team to compete in Week Zero this season when they opened the season with a win over No. 12 ranked Chattanooga on Aug. 26 at the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The FCS Kickoff began in 2014 and allows teams to play a game a week ahead of the start of the season if the game is broadcast on national television. It was one of three FCS games (and fi ve FBS games) to be played in Week Zero. JSU will also play in the second annual Guardian Kickoff Classic on Aug. 25, 2018, against an opponent yet to be announced. Collins Named National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4): Tennessee State senior linebacker Chris Collins was named National Defensive Player of the Week by STATS on September 4 after his play in the Tigers win over FBS Georgia State. Collins recorded 12 tackles (9 solo), had three tackles-for-loss, a sack and forced a fumble in the win. With GSU driving on the opening series of the game, Collins knocked the ball loose two yards behind the scrimmage, allowing TSU to recover the ball on its own 25-yard line. In the third quarter the senior stopped a Georgia State runner at the four-yard line on fourth and goal to give TSU possession of the ball. OVC IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK (STATS/FCS COACHES) AP EIU EKU JSU MUR SEMO TSU TTU UTM Preseason -/- RV/RV RV- 6/5 -/- -/- RV/RV -/- RV/- Sept. 4 -/- RV/RV RV/- 5/5 -/- -/- 23/24 -/- RV/- Sept. 11 -/- RV/- -/- 5/6 -/- -/- 22/24 -/- RV/- Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Final NATIONAL POLLS STATS No. Team Record Pts. 1. James Madison (148) 2-0 3, North Dakota State (10) 2-0 3, Sam Houston State 2-0 3, South Dakota State (1) 2-0 3, Jacksonville State 1-1 3, Youngstown State 1-1 3, Villanova 1-1 2, Richmond 1-1 2, New Hampshire 2-0 2, North Dakota 1-1 2, Wofford 2-0 2, Eastern Washington 0-2 1, The Citadel 2-0 1, Central Arkansas 1-1 1, Chattanooga 0-2 1, Charleston Southern 0-1 1, Samford 2-0 1, Illinois State 1-0 1, Liberty 2-0 1, Western Illinois Northern Iowa Tennessee State South Dakota Grambling State North Carolina A&T Others (OVC Only): UT Martin (54), Eastern Illinois (4). FCS COACHES POLL No. Team Record Pts. 1. James Madison (24) North Dakota State (2) Sam Houston State South Dakota State Youngstown State Jacksonville State Richmond Villanova Wofford North Dakota New Hampshire Eastern Washington The Citadel Illinois State Chattanooga Central Arkansas Samford Northern Iowa Charleston Southern North Carolina A&T Weber State Western Illinois South Dakota Tennessee State Grambling State Others (OVC Only): none OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 4

5 NCAA Division I Playoff Information: This season marks the fi fth of an expanded 24-team fi eld for the NCAA Division I Football Championship; in 2010 the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff fi eld expanded to 20 teams, up from 16 previously, and in 2013 the fi eld increased to 24 for the fi rst time. The expansion in 2010 to 20 teams was the fi rst since the fi eld grew from 12 to 16 teams in The 24-team fi eld is comprised of 10 automatic bids and 14 at-large berths. There are eight fi rst round matchups (16 total teams), while eight (8) teams receive a bye into the second round. For the eighth time in 2017, the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium, a 20,500-seat multi-purpose stadium. The Southland Conference will serve as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 6. Academic Success: During the past academic year ( ) there were 114 OVC football studentathletes who were named to the Commissioner s Honor Roll for having a 3.25 grade point average or higher. In addition, 10 student-athletes were awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for achieving perfect 4.0 GPAs. The OVC also awards a Team Academic Award for the football program with the highest percentage of players with a 3.25 grade point average or higher; that award went to Eastern Illinois for A Look at the Coaches: For the fi rst time since 2011, all nine OVC head football coaches returned this season. Two OVC coaches, Jacksonville State s John Grass and Tennessee State s Rod Reed, are currently coaching at their alma mater. The longest tenured coach in the league is UT Martin s Jason Simpson who enters his 12th season with the Skyhawks in Simpson now has 73 overall victories in his career, seventh-most in OVC history. Preseason Forecasts: For the fourth-straight year and sixth time in the past eight years, Jacksonville State has been picked the preseason football favorite in the OVC in a vote of league head coaches and sports information directors. The Gamecocks, who have won three-straight OVC Championships and 24-straight Conference games, received 16 of a possible 18 fi rst-place votes in a poll of league head coaches and sports information directors. The Gamecocks totaled 128 total points to out-distance UT Martin, who picked up the other two fi rst-place votes and was tabbed second (107 points). Tennessee State was picked third (96) and followed by Eastern Illinois (81), who was the last league team to beat Jacksonville State (at the end of the 2013 season). Eastern Kentucky was picked fi fth (68) and followed by Tennessee Tech (64), Southeast Missouri (42), Murray State (41) and Austin Peay (21). TSU s Smith and JSU s Jackson Headline Preseason All-OVC Team: Tennessee State senior wide receiver Patrick Smith and Jacksonville State senior defensive lineman Darius Jackson were named the 2017 OVC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in a vote of by the league s head football coaches and sports information directors. Jacksonville State led the way with nine total preseason selections. UT Martin had six picks, followed by fi ve picks from Tennessee State, two picks apiece from Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and Southeast Missouri and one apiece from Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech. Returning players who were fi rst-team All-OVC selections last year (17 in total) were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included fi ve players who were second-team picks in Of the 28 total selections, 19 were seniors, six were juniors and three were sophomores. Instant Replay: Beginning this season the OVC will have instant replay for all non-conference and conference home football contests. The league has partnered with DVSport to implement replay which is defi ned by Rule 12 of the NCAA Football Rule Book. NFL Connections: As of September 11, there are 14 former Ohio Valley Conference players on NFL rosters (8 active, 2 practice squad, 4 injured reserve). Those players include former Eastern Illinois standout quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who has won two Super Bowl Championship with the Patriots, and Tennessee State s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, a former First Round Draft pick who was a starter for the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII and who has been a Pro Bowl selection. Seven of the nine current OVC football schools have at least one player in the NFL. Let s Get It Started: The 70th season of Ohio Valley Conference football got underway earlier than usual this season as Jacksonville State played in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Week Zero on Saturday, August 26. Six other OVC teams will play on Thursday, August 31 while the fi nal two teams will play on Saturday, September 2. The OVC is made up of nine football-playing schools in Since its beginning, 15 of the 18 total schools that have played football in the league have claimed at least one championship. I-AA No More: Although some people may 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 long retired. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) is to be used. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (Football Bowl Subdivision teams can offer 85) and compete in a 24-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion. OVC VS. OTHER CONFERENCES FCS Opponents Big Sky 0-0 Big South 0-1 CAA 0-0 Independent 0-0 Ivy 0-0 MEAC 0-0 Missouri Valley 1-1 NEC 0-0 Patriot 0-0 Pioneer 0-1 Southern 1-0 Southland 0-1 SWAC 1-0 FCS Total 3-4 FBS Opponents American Athletic 0-1 Atlantic Coast 0-1 Big Ten 0-0 Big Conference USA 0-0 MAC 0-2 Mountain West 0-0 Pac SEC 0-2 Sun Belt 1-0 FBS Total 1-8 Non-Division I 2-0 Total Non-Conference Record 6-12 SCORING STREAKS Murray State currently has a streak of scoring in 134 consecutive games, the longest streak of any OVC school. 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 134 Murray State 42-0 vs. Illinois St. (9/24/05) 82 UT Martin 50-0 vs. Tennessee (9/4/10) 68 Southeast Missouri 59-0 vs. Purdue (9/17/11) 56 Jacksonville State 23-0 vs. Florida (11/17/12) 40 Tennessee State 44-0 vs. Eastern Ky. (11/2/13) 27 Austin Peay 56-0 vs. Jacksonville St. (11/1/14) 23 Eastern Illinois 41-0 vs. Northwestern (9/12/15) 4 Tennessee Tech 55-0 vs. Tennessee (11/5/16) 2 Eastern Kentucky 24-0 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/19/16) Longest All-Time FCS Streaks Without Being Shutout # Team Years 372 Montana* 1989-present 291 Hampton Lehigh Dayton* % 1993-present 230 Georgia Southern (left FCS) 220 Delaware Eastern Washington Eastern Illinois # UNI McNeese State * Active Streak # Streak began before FCS was formed in 1978 % Overall streak is 456 (194 games were as a DIII team) ACTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Below is a list of 100-yard rushing games for active players in the OVC. Totals are for the players careers while in the OVC and are updated through Week 2 of the 2017 season. Active OVCer s With 100-Yard Rushing Games Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State 5 Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin 2 Jaimiee Bowe, UT Martin 2 JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay 2 Yeedee Thaenrat, Tennessee Tech 2 Earl Harrison, Tennessee State 2 Kentel Williams, Austin Peay 2 Ethan Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 1 Daryl McCleskey, Eastern Kentucky 1 Marquis Terry, SEMO 1 OVC Digital Network: The OVC launched the OVC Digital Network (OVCDN) in August The OVCDN is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. Overall marks the 12th year the OVC has streamed live events. Starting with the re-branding of the streaming in , events were offered free of charge and in an HD format and featured improved quality thanks to an investment in new equipment conference-wide. Fans also fi nd it easier to log onto OVCDigitalNetwork.com and access the streams and can do so without any registration. The events are available on any computer, tablet or smart phone without needing any special downloads or apps; the league has also launched a Roku channel so fans can watch even more easily on their televisions. The games are also available on-demand immediately following the end of the contest. Approximately 36 OVC football games will be available on the OVCDN this season OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 5

6 2017 SUPERLATIVES 100-Yard Rushing Games Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin at Ole Miss (Sept. 9) Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin vs. Clarion (Aug. 31) Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State vs. #12 Chattanooga (Aug. 26) Marquis Terry, Southeast Missouri at Dayton (Sept. 9) 300-Yard Passing Games Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) 250-Yard Passing Games Andre Sale, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Jesse Hosket, Southeast Missouri at Dayton (Sept. 9) 100-Yard Receiving Games Trevon Billington, Southeast Missouri at Dayton (Sept. 9) Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) 10-Reception Games Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (Sept. 9) 200-Yard All-Purpose Games Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) LJ Scott, Louisville at Kentucky (Sept. 9) 50-Yard Field Goals none 15-Tackle Games Elliott Normand, Tennessee Tech vs. #25 Western Illinois (Aug. 31) Kobie Grace, Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (Sept. 9) Multiple Defensive Interception Games none Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games none Multiple Receiving Touchdown Games 1... Jordon Gandy, Murray State Last vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Aug. 31) 1... Ryan Markush, Eastern Kentucky Last at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) 1... D.J. Wilkes, Tennessee Tech Last at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) Multiple Passing Touchdown Games 2... Jesse Hosket, Southeast Missouri Last at Dayton (Sept. 9) 2... Andre Sale, Tennessee Tech Last at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9) 1... Shuler Bentley, Murray State Last vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Aug. 31) 1... Troy Cook, UT Martin Last vs. Clarion (Aug. 31) 1... Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky Last vs. Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) SGT. YORK TROPHY The 2017 season marks the 11th 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 football-playing schools in the state of Tennessee - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin - and goes to the team with the best combined record versus those schools in a given year. The 2017 season is the fourth that the award has been presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee. 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. Last season Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin were each 2-1 to share the Sgt. York Championship. After tiebreakers UT Martin took home the traveling trophy for the third-straight year. All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners Tennessee State*, Austin Peay Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State*, UT Martin Tennessee State UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tenn. Tech TBD *Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker 2017 Sgt. York Trophy Contests Sept Tennessee State at UT Martin Sept UT Martin at Austin Peay Oct Austin Peay at Tennessee State Oct Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech Nov. 4 - Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Nov UT Martin at Tennessee Tech 2017 Sgt. York Trophy Standings Team AP TSU TTU UTM Record Austin Peay Tenn. State Tenn. Tech UT Martin All-Time Record in Sgt. York Games Austin Peay 7-23 Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 6

7 2017 SUPERLATIVES OVC PLAYERS IN THE NFL There are currently 14 former Ohio Valley Conference football players (8 active, 2 practice squad, 4 injured reserve) on NFL rosters for the 2017 season. That includes former EIU quarterback standout Jimmy Garoppolo as well as Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, a 2008 First Round Draft pick and Super Bowl XLIII out of Tennessee State. Active Players (8) Jordan Berry, Pittsburgh Steelers (Eastern Kentucky) Jimmy Garoppolo, New England Patriots (Eastern Illinois) Kamu Grugier-Hill, Philadelphia Eagles (Eastern Illinois) Jaylen Hill, Baltimore Ravens (Jacksonville State) Anthony Levine, Baltimore Ravens (Tennessee State) Walt Powell, Buffalo Bills (Murray State) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, NY Giants (Tennessee State) Noah Spence, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Eastern Kentucky) Practice Squad (2) Paul McRoberts, Los Angeles Rams (Southeast Missouri) Robert Myers, Seattle Seahawks (Tennessee State) Injured Reserve (4) Jeremy Butler, UT Martin (Buffalo Bills) Jessamen Dunker, New York Giants (Tennessee State) Chris Landrum, San Diego Chargers (Jacksonville State) Matt Lengel, New England Patriots (Eastern Kentucky) Head Coaches (1) Sean Payton - New Orleans Saints (Eastern Illinois) General Managers (3) Ryan Pace - Chicago Bears (Eastern Illinois) Jerry Reese - New York Giants (UT Martin) Jon Robinson - Tennessee Titans (Southeast Missouri) NFL Head Coaches Who Were Assistants in the OVC (1) John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens (Morehead State) 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 every year since. Only Montana has made more playoff appearances than Eastern Kentucky, who won national championships in 1979 and The Colonels have been in 21 playoffs. Team Appearances (Last) 1. Montana 23 (2015) 2. Eastern Kentucky 21 (2014) 3. Appalachian State* 20 (2012) 4. Georgia Southern* 19 (2012) 5. UNI 18 (2015) 6. Eastern Illinois 16 (2015) Furman 16 (2013) McNeese State 16 (2015) 9. Delaware 15 (2010) New Hampshire 15 (2016) 11. James Madison 13 (2016) 12. Eastern Washington 12 (2016) Jackson State 12 (1997) Villanova 12 (2016) Youngstown State 12 (2016) 16. Idaho* 11 (1995) Richmond 11 (2016) 18. Western Illinois 10 (2015) William & Mary 10 (2015) Colgate 10 (2015) Lehigh 10 (2016) Sam Houston State 10 (2016) 23. Marshall* 8 (1996) Massachusetts* 8 (2007) Montana State 8 (2014) Southern Illinois 8 (2009) Western Kentucky* 8 (2004) 28. Jacksonville State 7 (2016) 42. Murray State 5 (2002) 52. Tennessee State # 4 (2013) 82. Southeast Missouri 1 (2010) Tennessee Tech 1 (2011) UT Martin 1 (2006) * - Team no longer competes at FCS level # - 2 additional appearances (1981, 1982) vacated 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 7

8 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 Sept. 9. Updated statistics can always be found here: ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YDS/GAME) 5. Ladarius Galloway, UTM Dontez Byrd, TTU L.J. Scott, EKU Roc Thomas, JSU RUSHING (YDS/GAME) 2. Ladarius Gallloway, UTM Roc Thomas, JSU Marquis Terry, SEMO Treon Harris, TSU 91.0 RUSHING YARDS/CARRY 9. Ladarius Galloway, UTM Treon Harris, TSU JaVaughn Craig, APSU Roc Thomas, JSU D.J. Penick, MUR 5.14 TOTAL RUSHING YARDS 2. Ladarius Galloway, UTM Roc Thomas, JSU Marquis Terry, SEMO Treon Harris, TSU 182 PASSING EFFICIENCY 29. Andre Sale, TSU Shuler Bentley, MUR TOTAL OFFENSE 28. Tim Boyle, EKU Andre Sale, TTU PASSING YARDS/GAME 20. Tim Boyle, EKU Andre Sale, TTU Jesse Hosket, SEMO Shuler Bentley, MUR PASSING YARDS/COMPLETION 31. Treon Harris, TSU Troy Cook, UTM Andre Sale, TTU TOTAL PASSING YARDS 20. Tim Boyle, EKU Andre Sale, TTU Jesse Hosket, SEMO Shuler Bentley, MUR 394 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 13. Shuler Bentley, MUR Jesse Hosket, SEMO Andre Sale, TTU 4 COMPLETIONS/GAME 4. Tim Boyle, EKU Jesse Hosket, SEMO Shuler Bentley, SEMO Andre Sale, TTU Mitch Kimble, EIU RECEPTIONS PER GAME 3. Kristian Wilkerson, SEMO Ryan Markush, EKU Neiko Creamer, EKU Dontez Byrd, TTU Demetric Johnson, MUR Trevon Billington, SEMO 5.0 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 14. Ryan Markush, EKU Dontez Byrd, TTU Trevon Billington, SEMO Jordon Gandy, MUR Neiko Creamer, EKU 80.5 TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS 13. Ryan Markush, EKU Dontez Byrd, TTU Trevon Billington, SEMO Jordon Gandy, MUR Neiko Creamer, EKU 161 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 4. Jordon Gandy, MUR 3 4. Ryan Markush, EKU Trevon Billington, SEMO Kristian Wilkerson, SEMO D.J. Wilkes, TTU 2 SCORING (PTS/GAME) 20. Jordon Gandy, MUR Ryan Markush, EKU 9.0 POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR/GAME 23. Shuler Bentley, MUR Jesse Hosket, SEMO Andre Sale, TTU 12.0 PUNT RETURNS (YARDS/RETURN) 9. Shabari Davis, SEMO Londell Lee, UTM Patrick Smith, TSU Marquez Sanford, MUR 9.7 KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 5. L.J. Scott, EKU Peyton Logan, UTM Dontez Byrd, TTU 21.6 COMBINED KICKOFF RETURNS 14. L.J. Scott, EKU Dontez Byrd, TTU 151 FIELD GOALS (MADE/GAME) 8. Cade Stinnett, JSU Gabriel Vicente, MUR Lane Clark, TSU Ryan Courtwright, UTM Nicholas Litang, SEMO Lucas Williams, EKU Nick Wilson, EIU 1.00 PUNTING (YDS/PUNT) 12. Nick Madonia, TTU Landon Stratton, MUR Cody Edwards, EIU Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU Brett Arkelian, UTM Austin Rowley, TSU 40.0 INTERCEPTIONS (PER GAME) 3. Tae Martin, UTM Players Tied With 0.5 TACKLES/GAME 15. Chris Collins, TSU Elliott Normand, TTU Kobie Grace, EKU Gunnar Scholato, APSU Jeffrey Canady, EKU 9.5 SACKS/GAME 5. Luder Jean Louis, EKU Kenney Wooten, MUR Chris Collins, TSU James Gilleylen, UTM Ebenzer Ogundeko, TSU Jaison Williams, APSU 1.00 FORCED FUMBLES/GAME Players Tied With 0.50 PASSES DEFENDED/GAME 3. Joseph Este, UTM Mike Ford, SEMO Marquez Sanford, MUR Justin Jackson, UTM Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU 1.5 TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 9. James Gilleylen, UTM Chris Collins, TSU Kendall Donnerson, SEMO Luder Jean Louis, EKU Players Tied With 1.5 FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Malik Boynton, APSU Players Tied With 1 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 14. Andre Sale, TTU 65.6% 15. Tim Boyle, EKU 65.4% 20. Bryant Horn, JSU 64.7% 21. Shuler Bentley, MUR 64.6% 42. Jesse Hosket, SEMO 60.0% FIELD GOALS PERCENTAGE 1. Cade Stinnett, JSU 100% 1. Gabriel Vicente, MUR 100% 1. Ryan Courtwright, UTM 100% 1. Lucas Williams, EKU 100% 40. Nicholas Litang, SEMO 66.7% 40. Nick Wilson, EIU 66.7% 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 8

9 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 Sept. 9. Updated statistics can always be found here: RUSHING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 17. UT Martin Tennessee State Austin Peay Jacksonville State PASSING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 16. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Southeast Missouri PASSING YARDS/COMPLETION 32. UT Martin Tennessee State TOTAL OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 39. UT Martin Murray State 36.5 SCORING OFFENSE 15. Murray State UT Martin 29.5 RUSHING DEFENSE 15. UT Martin Tennessee State Murray State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State PASS DEFENSE 8. Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois TOTAL DEFENSE 17. Austin Peay Tennessee State Jacksonville State Murray State UT Martin Southeast Missouri SCORING DEFENSE 10. Tennessee State UT Martin Murray State Jacksonville State 25.0 NET PUNTING 5. Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State PUNT RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 12. Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Tennessee State UT Martin Murray State Eastern Illinois 8.00 KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 2. Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Southeast Missouri TURNOVER MARGIN (PER GAME) 8. Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Murray State Southeast Missouri FUMBLES RECOVERED 9. Eastern Illinois 3 9. Austin Peay 3 9. Tennessee State Teams Tied With 1 PASSES INTERCEPTED 3. Murray State UT Martin Tennessee State Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri 2 FUMBLES LOST 30. Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee State 1 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 19. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Teams Tied With 1 TURNOVERS GAINED 8. Tennessee State Murray State Eastern Illinois UT Martin Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Austin Peay 3 TURNOVERS LOST 16. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri 3 PASSING EFFICIENCY 26. Murray State Tennessee Tech PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE 26. Tennessee State Tennessee Tech FEWEST PENALTIES PER GAME 21. Murray State Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State 5.50 FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED PER GAME 19. Murray State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech PUNT RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 5. Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois 4.75 KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 14. Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri UT Martin Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Murray State SACKS/GAME 7. Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Murray State Southeast Missouri 2.00 TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 9. Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois UT Martin Tennessee State Murray State 6.5 SACKS ALLOWED/GAME 5. UT Martin Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee State 1.00 TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED 7. Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Murray State Southeast Missouri 5.50 BLOCKED KICKS 3. Eastern Illinois 2 3RD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 19. Eastern Kentucky 48.3% 40. Murray State 39.3% 42. Jacksonville State 39.1% 4TH DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 1. Tennessee Tech 100% 23. Eastern Kentucky 66.7% 23. Murray State 66.7% 34. UT Martin 60.0% 38. Southeast Missouri 50.0% 38. Tennessee State 50.0% 3RD DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 14. UT Martin 26.1% 42. Jacksonville State 37.0% 4TH DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 1. Tennessee Tech 0.0% 1. Murray State 0.0% 1. Eastern Illinois 0.0% 1. UT Martin 0.0% 1. Jacksonville State 0.0% TIME OF POSSESSION 16. UT Martin 33: Austin Peay 31: Tennessee State 30: Eastern Illinois 30: Murray State 30:23 RED ZONE OFFENSE 45. Murray State 85.7% RED ZONE DEFENSE 11. Tennessee State 57.1% 15. UT Martin 62.5% 32. Austin Peay 75.0% 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 9

10 2017 PRESEASON HONORS/AWARDS OVC PRESEASON HONORS (COACHES/SID S) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (16) UT Martin (2) Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay 21 Preseason All-OVC Team Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Patrick Smith (WR), Tennessee State Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Jackson (DL), Jacksonville State Offense QB - Troy Cook, UT Martin RB - Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State RB - Jaimiee Bowe, UT Martin RB - Yeedee Thaenrat, Tennessee Tech WR - Patrick Smith, Tennessee State WR - Jordon Gandy, Murray State TE - Addison Bounds, Eastern Illinois C - Thomas Burton, Tennessee State OG - Justin Lea, Jacksonville State OG - Robert Burleigh, UT Martin OT - Dylan Cline, Jacksonville State OT - Kadarren Bond, UT Martin Defense DL - Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State DL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky DL - Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State LB - Siran Neal, Jacksonville State LB - Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State LB - Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State DB - Kahlid Hagens, UT Martin DB - Reggie Hall, Jacksonville State DB - D Montre Wade, Murray State DB - Tae Martin, UT Martin Special Teams K - Lane Clark, Tennessee State P - Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky RS - Cameron Sanders, Southeast Missouri RS - Chris Rowland, Tennessee State OVC PRESEASON HONORS (MEDIA) Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (13) UT Martin (1) Tennessee State (2) Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Murray State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay 25 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Patrick Smith (WR), Tennessee State Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Jackson (DL), Jacksonville State LINDY S MAGAZINE Preseason First-Team All-American DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Preseason Second-Team All-American OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State OL Robert Burleigh, UT Martin OVC Preseason Players of the Year Offensive: Patrick Smith, Tennessee State Defensive: Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 4 2. Tennessee State 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Murray State 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay STATS Preseason All-American First-Team OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State K Lane Clark, Tennessee State Preseason All-American Second-Team DL Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State DB Kahlid Hagens, UT Martin P Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky RS Londell Lee, UT Martin Preseason All-American Third-Team WR Patrick Smith, Tennessee State LB Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri ATHLON MAGAZINE Preseason Top Jacksonville State Preseason All-American OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State K Lane Clark, Tennessee State STREET & SMITH Preseason All-American Team DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank 1. Jacksonville State 5 2. Tennessee State UT Martin 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Murray State 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay HERO Sports Preseason All-American OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State OVC COACHING RECORDS OVC-Only Games All Games* Overall Career Record Coach, School Yrs. W L Pct. W L Pct. Yrs. W L Pct. Will Healy, Austin Peay Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky John Grass, Jacksonville State Mitch Stewart Murray State Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri Rod Reed, Tennessee State Marcus Satterfi eld, Tennessee Tech Jason Simpson, UT Martin *Indicates overall record while at current OVC school in years school was a member of the Conference OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 10

11 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (0-2, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) L, ,831 SEPTEMBER 9 at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) L, , Morehead State (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 23 at Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 30 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 14 at Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 21 Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. 11 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 12:00 p.m. 18 Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (1-1, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 at Indiana State (ESPN3) W, ,670 SEPTEMBER 9 at Northern Illinois (ESPN3) L, , #14 Illinois State (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 23 Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 30 at Tennessee State* (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 14 at Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. 21 Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 28 at UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 18 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (0-2, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 2 at Western Kentucky L, ,614 9 at Kentucky (SEC Network) L, , Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 5:00 p.m. 30 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 5:00 p.m. 14 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 21 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 28 at Murray State (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 12:00 p.m. 18 Saint Francis (OVC Digital Network) 12:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (1-1, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0 AUGUST 26 vs. #12 Chattanooga (ESPN) # W, ,952 SEPTEMBER 9 at Georgia Tech L, , Liberty (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 30 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 14 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 21 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 28 Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 at UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 16 Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game # - Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 11

12 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES MURRAY STATE RACERS (1-1, 0-0) Home: 1-1, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 Kentucky Wesleyan (OVC Digital Network) W, ,693 SEPTEMBER 9 #15 Central Arkansas (OVC Digital Network) L, , at Missouri State 2:00 p.m. 23 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 30 at Louisville TBD OCTOBER 7 at UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 14 Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. 28 Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 18 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (0-2, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 0-0 SEPTEMBER 2 at Kansas (ESPN3) L, ,134 9 at Dayton L, , Southern Illinois (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 23 at Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 30 Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 14 Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 21 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 4:00 p.m. 28 at Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 at Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 18 Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (2-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0 AUGUST 31 at Georgia State (ESPN3) W, ,333 SEPTEMBER 9 vs. Jackson State $ W, , vs. Florida A&M % 5:00 p.m. 23 at UT Martin* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m. 30 Eastern Illinois* # (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 5:00 p.m. 14 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 28 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Virginia Univ. of (OVCDN) 2:00 p.m. 11 Southeast (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 16 at Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.) % - Tampa Classic (Tampa, Fla.) # - John Merritt Classic (Nissan Stadium - Nashville, - Game played at Hale Stadium on TSU campus (Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (0-2, 0-0) Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 #25 Western Illinois (OVC Digital Network) L, ,886 SEPTEMBER 9 at Kennesaw State L, , at Ball State (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 23 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 5:00 p.m. 30 Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. 14 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 28 Tennessee State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. 11 at Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 18 UT Martin* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 12

13 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (1-1, 0-0) Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 AUGUST 31 Clarion (OVC Digital Network) W, ,103 SEPTEMBER 9 at Ole Miss (SEC Network Alternate) L, , at #15 Chattanooga 5:00 p.m. 23 Tennessee State* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m. 30 at Austin Peay* (OVC Digital Network) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 7 Murray State* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 21 at Eastern Kentucky* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 28 Eastern Illinois* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Southeast Missouri* (OVC Digital Network) 1:00 p.m. 11 Jacksonville State* (OVC Digital Network) 2:00 p.m. 18 at Tennessee Tech* (OVC Digital Network) 1:30 p.m. * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 13

14 2017 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, August 26 #5 Jacksonville State 27, #12 Chattanooga 13 (Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Montgomery, Ala.) Thursday, August 31 Eastern Illinois State State 67, Kentucky Wesleyan 7 Tennessee State State Martin 36, Clarion 26, Austin Peay 14 #25 Western Illinois Tech 14 Saturday, September Kentucky 31, Eastern Kentucky 38, Southeast Missouri 16 Saturday, September 27, Eastern Kentucky Miss 45, UT Martin Tech 37, #5 Jacksonville State 25, Southeast Missouri (Ohio) 31, Austin Peay Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 10 #15 Central Arkansas State State 27, Tennessee Tech 14 #23 Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15 (Memphis, Tenn.) Saturday, September 16 Tennessee Tech at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. Murray State at Missouri State, 2:00 p.m. Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M, 5:00 p.m. (Tampa, Fla.) UT Martin at Chattanooga, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. Morehead State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 23 *Tennessee State at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Liberty at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30 *Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *UT Martin at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. Murray State at Louisville, TBA Saturday, October 7 *Murray State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 21 *Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28 *Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4 *Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. *Murray State at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. Virginia University of Lynchburg at Tennessee State, 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11 *Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 16 *Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 18 Saint Francis at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. *Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 25 FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites) Saturday, December 2 FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites) Friday, December 8/Saturday, December 9 FCS Playoffs Quarterfi nals (campus sites) Friday, December 15/Saturday, December 16 FCS Playoffs Semifi nals (campus sites) Saturday, January 6 Division I National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas) * - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change All Conference games and home non-conference games featuring OVC schools will be available live on the OVC Digital Network at OVCDigitalNetwork.com. Saturday, October 14 *Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 14

15 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME APSU-EIU EIU lead APSU, 21-6 (H) 1959 APSU, 12-8 (A) 1988 EIU, 44-0 (H) 1989 EIU, 36-0 (A) 1992 EIU, 14-9 (A) 1995 EIU, (A) 1996 EIU, 42-7 (A) 1997 EIU, (H) 2008 APSU, (A) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 EIU, (H) 2011 EIU, (A) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, 63-7 (A) 2014 EIU, 63-7 (H) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 EIU, (H) APSU-EKU EKU leads EKU, 21-7 (H) 1960 EKU, (A) 1961 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1962 EKU, 14-7 (A) 1963 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, 26-0 (H) 1965 APSU, 30-25* (A) 1966 EKU, (A) 1967 EKU, 37-0 (H) 1968 EKU, (A) 1969 EKU, (H) 1970 EKU, 38-7 (A) 1971 EKU, 14-9 (H) 1972 EKU, 21-6 (A) 1973 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1974 EKU, 22-7 (A) 1975 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1976 EKU, (A) 1977 APSU, (A) 1978 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1979 EKU, (H) 1980 EKU, (A) 1981 EKU, (H) 1982 EKU, (A) 1983 EKU, (H) 1984 EKU, 20-3 (A) 1985 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (A) 1987 EKU, 50-7 (H) 1988 EKU, (A) 1989 EKU, (H) 1990 EKU, (A) 1991 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1992 EKU, (A) 1993 EKU, 48-7 (H) 1994 EKU, (A) 1995 EKU, 28-0 (H) 1996 EKU, (A) 1997 EKU, 56-3 (H) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (OT) (H) 2009 APSU, (H) 2010 EKU, 17-3 (H) 2011 APSU, (H) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 EKU, 38-3 (H) 2014 EKU, 31-0 (A) 2015 EKU, (H) 2016 EKU, (A) * - APSU won by forfeit APSU-JSU JSU leads JSU, 7-6 (H) 1948 APSU, (H) 1949 JSU, 19-7 (H) 1950 Tie, (at AP) 1951 Tie, 6-6 (at JSU) 1952 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1953 APSU, (A) 1954 Tie, (at AP) 1955 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1956 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1957 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1958 JSU, 8-6 (A) 1959 JSU, (H) 1960 JSU, 14-8 (A) 1961 JSU, 21-6 (H) 1962 JSU, (A) 1979 APSU, (A) 2007 JSU, 42-9 (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, (A) 2010 JSU, 56-3 (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, 56-0 (H) 2015 JSU, 27-7 (A) 2016 JSU, (H) APSU-MUR MUR leads MUR, (A) 1954 MUR, 44-7 (H) 1955 MUR, (A) 1956 MUR, (H) 1963 MUR, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, (H) 1965 APSU, 23-6 (A) 1966 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1967 APSU, (A) 1968 APSU, (H) 1969 MUR, (H) 1970 APSU, 45-7 (H) 1971 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1972 APSU, (H) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 MUR, 16-8 (A) 1975 MUR, (H) 1976 MUR, (A) 1977 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1978 APSU, (H) 1979 MUR, (H) 1980 APSU, 24-0 (H) 1981 MUR, (H) 1982 MUR, 21-7 (A) 1983 APSU, (H) 1984 MUR, (2OT) (H) 1985 MUR, 14-6 (A) 1986 MUR, (A) 1987 MUR, 40-0 (H) 1988 MUR, 19-3 (A) 1989 MUR, (H) 1990 MUR, (3OT) (A) 1991 APSU 27-9 (H) 1992 MUR, (H) 1993 MUR, (H) 1994 MUR, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, 51-7 (H) 1997 MUR, 51-0 (H) 2005 MUR, 42-6 (H) 2007 APSU, (A) 2008 MUR, (A) 2009 MUR, (H) 2010 MUR, (A) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 MUR, (A) 2013 MUR, 31-3 (H) 2014 APSU, (H) 2015 MUR, (H) 2016 MUR, (A) APSU-SEMO SEMO leads SEMO, APSU, APSU, APSU, (H) 1992 APSU, (A) 1993 SEMO, 17-7 (A) 1994 SEMO, (H) 1995 SEMO, (A) 1996 SEMO, (H) 1997 SEMO, 31-0 (A) 2006 SEMO, (A) 2007 APSU, (2OT ) (A) 2008 SEMO, (A) 2009 APSU, (A) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 SEMO, (H) 2012 SEMO, (A) 2013 SEMO, (A) 2014 SEMO, 42-7 (H) 2015 SEMO, (A) 2016 SEMO, (H) APSU-TSU TSU leads APSU, (H) 1989 TSU, (H) 1990 TSU, 33-7 (A) 1991 APSU, (H) 1992 TSU, (H) 1993 TSU, (A) 1994 TSU, (H) 1995 APSU, 28-6 (H) 1996 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (OT) (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 APSU, (H) 2010 APSU, (A) 2011 APSU, (H) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 TSU, 31-6 (H) 2014 TSU, (A) 2015 TSU, 20-6 (H) 2016 TSU, (A) APSU-TTU TTU leads TTU, TTU, TTU, TTU, 37-6 (H) 1956 TTU, 17-7 (A) 1963 TTU, (H) 1964 APSU, 29-0 (H) 1965 APSU, (A) 1966 APSU, (H) 1967 TTU, (H) 1968 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1969 TTU, (H) 1970 APSU, 10-6 (H) 1971 TTU, (H) 1972 TTU, 19-7 (A) 1973 TTU, (H) 1974 TTU, 28-7 (A) 1975 TTU, 20-0 (H) 1976 TTU, (A) 1977 APSU, (A) 1978 TTU, (A) 1979 TTU, (H) 1980 APSU, (H) 1981 TTU, (H) 1982 APSU, (H) 1983 APSU, 21-7 (A) 1984 APSU, 27-7 (H) 1985 APSU, (A) 1986 APSU, (A) 1987 TTU, 14-9 (A) 1988 APSU, 10-6 (A) 1989 TTU, (A) 1990 TTU, (OT) (H) 1991 TTU, 32-7 (H) 1992 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1993 TTU, (A) 1994 APSU, (A) 1995 APSU, 20-7 (A) 1996 TTU, (A) 1997 TTU, 36-3 (A) 2007 APSU, (A) 2008 APSU, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 TTU, (A) 2011 TTU, 49-7 (H) 2012 APSU, (H) 2013 TTU, 34-0 (H) 2014 TTU, (A) 2015 TTU, (H) 2016 TTU, 41-7 (A) APSU-UTM UTM leads UTM, 32-0 (A) 1931 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1932 Tie, 6-6 (at AP) 1936 UTM, 19-0 (H) 1936 UTM, 33-0 (A) 1937 UTM, (H) 1938 APSU, (H) 1939 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1940 APSU, 20-0 (H) 1941 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1946 APSU, 33-0 (H) 1946 APSU, 14-6 (A) 1947 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1948 APSU, 39-0 (A) 1959 UTM, (A) 1960 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1961 UTM, 14-7 (A) 1962 UTM, 16-0 (H) 1963 APSU, 20-6 (H) 1964 APSU, 35-0 (A) 1965 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1966 APSU, 17-3 (A) 1967 UTM, 47-6 (A) 1968 APSU, 9-7 (A) 1969 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1970 UTM, (H) 1971 UTM, 17-3 (A) 1972 APSU, (A) 1973 UTM, 26-0 (A) 1974 UTM, (H) 1975 UTM, (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (H) 1977 UTM, (A) 1978 APSU, (A) 1979 APSU, 24-7 (H) 1980 UTM, (H) 1981 APSU, (H) 1982 UTM, (A) 1983 APSU, 45-6 (A) 1984 APSU, (H) 1985 APSU, 13-7 (A) 1986 APSU, 36-0 (H) 1987 UTM, (H) 1989 UTM, 21-0 (H) 1990 UTM, (A) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 APSU, (H) 1993 UTM, (2OT) (A) 1994 APSU, (A) 1995 UTM, (H) 1996 APSU, (H) 1997 UTM, (A) 2003 UTM, (H) 2004 UTM, (A) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 APSU, (H) 2008 UTM, (A) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 UTM, (A) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, 31-6 (A) 2013 UTM, (A) 2014 UTM, 37-7 (H) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) EIU-EKU EKU leads EKU, (A) 1948 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (A) 1996 EIU, (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1998 EKU, (H) 1999 EIU, (A) 2000 EIU, 49-6 (H) 2001 EIU, (A) 2002 EIU, (H) 2003 EKU, 41-0 (A) 2004 EKU, 49-6 (H) 2005 EIU, (H) 2006 EIU, (A) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, 20-7 (H) 2009 EKU, (A) 2010 EKU, 35-7 (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EIU, 24-7 (A) 2013 EIU, 42-7 (H) 2014 EKU, (OT)(H) 2015 EIU, 21-7 (H) 2016 EIU, 24-0 (A) EIU-JSU JSU leads JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 EIU, 10-6 (A) 2006 EIU, (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 JSU, (A) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 JSU, (A) 2011 JSU, (H) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 JSU, (H) 2015 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2016 JSU, (H) EIU-MUR EIU leads MUR, (H) 1974 MUR, 13-0 (H) 1975 EIU, 14-6 (H) 1977 MUR, 35-7 (H) 1978 EIU, (H) 1986 EIU, (H) 1990 MUR, (H) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 EIU, 48-9 (H) 1993 EIU, 34-7 (A) 1994 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, (A) 1997 MUR, (H) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 EIU, 48-7 (H) 2001 EIU, 37-6 (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 EIU, (A) 2004 EIU, 24-9 (H) 2005 EIU, (A) 2006 EIU, (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 EIU, 34-6 (H) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 MUR, (A) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 EIU, (OT)(H) 2013 EIU, (A) 2014 EIU, (H) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 MUR, (A) EIU-SEMO EIU leads SEMO, (H) 1957 SEMO, 41-0 (A) 1995 EIU, (H) 1996 EIU, (A) 1997 EIU, 32-7 (A) 1998 EIU, (H) 1999 SEMO, (H) 2000 EIU, 38-9 (H) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 SEMO, (H) 2004 EIU, (H) 2005 EIU, (A) 2006 EIU, 21-0 (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 EIU, (H) 2009 EIU, (A) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 SEMO, (H) 2012 EIU, (H) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, (A) 2015 EIU, (H) 2016 SEMO, (H) EIU-TSU EIU leads TSU, (H) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 EIU, (H) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 TSU, H) 2004 EIU, (H) 2005 EIU, 27-3 (A) 2006 EIU, 29-3 (H) 2007 EIU, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TSU, (A) 2010 EIU, (OT) (A) 2011 TSU, (A) 2013 EIU, (A) EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, 28-3 (H) 2015 EIU, (OT)(A) 2016 EIU, (H) EIU-TTU EIU leads TTU, 37-0 (H) 1976 TTU, (A) 1996 EIU, (A) 1997 EIU, 10-7 (A) 1998 EIU, 13-6 (A) 1999 TTU, 14-7 (A) 2000 EIU, 27-6 (A) 2001 EIU, (H) 2002 EIU, (A) 2003 EIU, (H) 2004 TTU, (OT) (H) 2005 EIU, (H) 2006 EIU, (A) 2007 EIU, (H) 2008 EIU, (A) 2009 EIU, (H) 2010 TTU, (H) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 EIU, (A) 2013 EIU, (H) 2014 EIU, (A) 2015 EIU, (H) 2016 EIU, (A) EIU-UTM EIU leads EIU, (H) 1996 EIU, 38-0 (A) 1997 EIU, 42-6 (H) 1998 EIU, (A) 1999 EIU, (H) 2000 EIU, 42-7 (A) 2001 EIU, (A) 2002 EIU, (H) 2003 EIU, (H) 2004 UTM, (H) 2005 EIU, 26-7 (H) 2006 UTM 15-9 (H) 2007 EIU, (H) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 EIU, (H) 2010 UTM, (H) 2011 UTM, (A) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 EIU, (A) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 EIU, (A) 2016 UTM, (A) EKU-JSU JSU leads JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 EKU, (A) 2006 JSU, 28-0 (A) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (H) 2009 JSU, (H) 2010 EKU, (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 JSU, (H) 2014 JSU, 20-6 (A) 2015 JSU, 34-0 (H) 2016 JSU, 24-7 (A) EKU-MUR EKU leads MUR, 46-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 52-0 (A) 1941 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 Tie, 6-6 (at MUR) 1945 Tie, 7-7 (at EKU) 1946 EKU, (A) 1947 MUR, (H) 1948 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1949 EKU, 20-0 (A) 1950 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1951 MUR, 9-0 (H) 1952 MUR, 20-0 (A) 1953 EKU, (A) 1954 EKU, 25-6 (H) 1955 EKU, 21-6(A) 1956 MUR, 14-7 (A) 1957 EKU, (A) 1958 EKU, 14-6 (H) 1959 EKU, 7-0 (A) 1960 MUR, (A) 1961 EKU, (A) 1962 MUR, (A) 1963 MUR, 20-0 (H) 1964 Tie, 6-6 (at EKU) 1965 Tie, (at MUR) 1966 EKU, 27-6 (H) 1967 EKU, 28-7 (A) 1968 EKU, (H) 1969 EKU, (A) 1970 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1971 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1972 MUR, 7-3 (A) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 EKU, (H) 1975 MUR, 26-7 (H) 1976 EKU, (H) 1977 MUR, (H) 1978 EKU, (H) 1979 MUR, 24-7 (H) 1980 EKU, (H) 1981 EKU, (A) 1982 EKU, (H) 1983 MUR, (H) 1984 EKU, (H) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (H) 1987 EKU, (H) 1988 EKU, (OT) (A) 1989 EKU, (H) 1990 EKU, 42-0 (A) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, (OT) (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, (H) 1995 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1996 MUR, 17-14(A) 1997 EKU, 29-8 (A) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, (A) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 EKU, 31-7 (H) 2003 EKU, (A) 2004 MUR, (OT) (A) 2005 EKU, 43-7 (A) 2006 EKU, (H) 2007 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, 34-7 (H) 2009 EKU, (A) 2010 EKU, (H) 2011 EKU, (A) 2012 EKU, (H) 2013 MUR, (OT)(H) 2014 EKU, (H) 2015 EKU, (2OT)(A) 2016 MUR, (A) EKU-SEMO EKU leads EKU, 45-0 (H) 1991 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1992 EKU, (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, 34-6 (H) 1995 EKU, (A) 1996 EKU, 45-0 (H) 1997 EKU, (A) 1998 EKU, 19-7 (H) 1999 EKU, (A) 2000 EKU, (H) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 SEMO, (A) 2003 SEMO, (A) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, (H) 2006 EKU, (A) 2007 EKU, (H) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, 20-6 (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2013 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2014 EKU, (H) 2015 EKU, (A) 2016 EKU, (H) EKU-TSU EKU leads EKU, 13-7 (H) 1988 EKU, 10-0 (H) 1989 EKU, 21-9 (A) 1990 EKU, (H) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, (H) 1993 EKU, (A) 1994 EKU, (H) 1995 EKU, (A) 1996 EKU, (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 EKU, 28-0 (H) 2001 EKU, (H) 2002 EKU, (A) 2003 EKU, (A) 2004 EKU, (H) 2005 EKU, 49-0 (A) 2006 EKU, 20-3 (H) 2007 EKU, 49-7 (H) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TSU, (A) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 EKU, 44-0 (H) 2014 EKU, (A) 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - 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16 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME 2015 EKU, (H) 2016 TSU, (H) EKU-TTU EKU leads EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 EKU, 13-0 (A) 1945 EKU, (A) EKU, 32-0 (H) 1946 TTU, 20-7 (A) EKU, 13-0 (A) 1950 EKU, 47-7 (H) 1951 EKU, (A) 1952 TTU, (A) 1953 TTU, 7-0 (H) 1954 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1955 TTU, 13-7 (H) 1956 EKU, (H) 1957 TTU, (H) 1958 TTU, (A) 1959 TTU, (H) 1960 TTU, 20-0 (A) 1961 TTU, 14-8 (H) 1962 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1963 TTU, (H) 1964 TTU, 27-7 (A) 1965 EKU, (A) 1966 TTU, 7-3 (A) 1967 EKU, 24-0 (H) 1968 EKU, (A) 1969 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1970 EKU, (A) 1971 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1972 TTU, 14-0 (H) 1973 EKU, (H) 1974 EKU, (A) 1975 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1976 EKU, (A) 1977 EKU, (H) 1978 EKU, (A) 1979 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1980 EKU, 48-7 (A) 1981 EKU, (H) 1982 EKU, (A) 1983 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1984 EKU, (A) 1985 EKU, (H) 1986 EKU, (H) 1987 EKU, 44-8 (A) 1988 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1989 EKU, (A) 1990 EKU, (H) 1991 EKU, (A) 1992 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1993 EKU, 10-7 (H) 1994 EKU, 23-3 (A) 1995 EKU, 21-3 (A) 1996 EKU, 28-7 (H) 1997 EKU, 26-7 (H) 1998 TTU, (3OT) (H) 1999 EKU, (2OT) (A) 2000 TTU, 9-3 (A) 2001 EKU, (H) 2002 EKU, 19-0 (A) 2003 EKU, (H) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU 52-3 (H) 2006 TTU, (H) 2007 EKU, (H) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, 17-7 (H) 2010 EKU, (A) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 EKU, (A) 2013 EKU, (H) 2014 TTU, (H) 2015 EKU, (*) 2016 TTU, (OT)(H) * Georgetown, Ky. EKU-UTM EKU leads EKU, (H) 1974 EKU, 24-9 (A) 1991 EKU, (H) 1992 EKU, 35-9 (A) 1993 EKU, 30-0 (H) 1994 EKU, (A) 1995 EKU, (H) 1996 EKU, 45-7 (A) 1997 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1998 EKU, (A) 1999 EKU, 54-7 (H) 2000 EKU, 27-0 (A) 2001 EKU, (A) 2002 EKU, 58-3 (H) 2003 EKU, (H) 2004 EKU, (A) 2005 EKU, (H) 2006 EKU, (A) 2008 EKU, (A) 2009 EKU, (H) 2010 UTM, 10-7 (H) 2011 EKU, (H) 2012 EKU, (A) 2013 UTM, 16-7 (A) 2014 EKU, (A) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, 33-3 (H) JSU-MUR JSU leads MUR, (OT) (H) 2004 JSU, (H) 2005 JSU, (A) 2006 JSU, (H) 2007 JSU, (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, 41-7 (A) 2010 JSU, (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 MUR, (OT)(A) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2016 JSU, (A) JSU-SEMO JSU leads SEMO, (H) 1962 JSU, 6-0 (H) 1963 SEMO, 10-7 (H) 1964 SEMO, 24-0 (A) 1965 JSU, (A) 1969 SEMO, (H) 1971 JSU, 57-0 (H) 2003 JSU, (A) 2004 JSU, 47-9 (H) 2005 JSU, (A) 2006 JSU, 38-7 (H) 2007 SEMO, (H) 2008 JSU, (H) 2009 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2010 JSU, (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (H) 2013 JSU, (H) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) 2016 JSU, (A) JSU-TSU JSU leads JSU, 34-7 (A) 2004 JSU, (H) 2005 JSU, 33-3 (A) 2006 TSU, (A) 2008 JSU, (H) 2010 JSU, 24-0 (H) 2011 JSU, (A) 2012 JSU, (OT)(H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 JSU, (A) 2015 JSU, (H) JSU-TTU JSU leads TTU, TTU, (H) 1979 JSU, 23-7 (H) 1980 JSU, 7-3 (A) 2001 TTU, (A) 2002 JSU, (A) 2003 JSU, (H) 2004 TTU, (H) 2005 JSU, (H) 2006 JSU, (OT) (A) 2007 JSU, (H) 2008 JSU, (A) 2009 JSU, (H) 2010 TTU, (H) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 JSU, (A) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, 49-3 (H) 2015 JSU, (A) 2016 JSU, (H) JSU-UTM JSU leads UTM, 38-0 (A) 1968 JSU, (H) 1969 JSU, (H) 1970 JSU, (A) 1971 JSU, (H) 1972 JSU, 20-6 (A) 1973 JSU, 50-7 (H) 1974 JSU, 17-0 (A) 1975 JSU, 11-3 (H) 1976 JSU, 24-3 (A) 1977 JSU, (H) 1978 JSU, (A) 1979 UTM, (A) 1980 JSU, (A) 1981 JSU, 44-7 (H) 1982 JSU, (A) 1983 JSU, (H) 1984 JSU, (A) 1985 JSU, (H) 1986 JSU, (A) 1987 UTM, (A) 1988 UTM, (H) 1989 JSU, 63-0 (H) 1990 JSU, 21-7 (A) 2003 JSU, (H) 2004 JSU, (A) 2005 JSU, (H) 2006 UTM, (H) 2007 JSU, (H) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 JSU, 52-7 (H) 2010 JSU, (A) 2011 JSU, (H) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 JSU, (A) 2014 JSU, (H) 2015 JSU, (A) 2016 JSU, 33-7 (H) MUR-SEMO MUR leads MUR, 3-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1928 MUR, 12-0 (H) 1929 SEMO, 13-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (H) 1931 MUR, 32-6 (A) 1948 MUR, 40-0 (A) 1960 MUR, (H) 1961 MUR, 22-7 (A) 1962 MUR, (A) 1968 MUR, (A) 1969 MUR, (H) 1976 MUR, 14-3 (H) 1977 MUR, 13-6 (A) 1978 SEMO, (A) 1979 Tie, (at SEMO) 1980 MUR, 19-6 (H) 1981 MUR, (A) 1982 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1983 MUR, (A) 1984 MUR, 42-3 (H) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (A) 1987 MUR, (H) 1988 SEMO, (H) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 SEMO, (H) 1993 MUR, (H) 1994 MUR, (A) 1995 MUR, 34-0 (H) 1996 MUR, 16-0 (A) 1997 MUR, 17-3 (H) 1998 MUR, (A) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, (A) 2001 MUR, (A) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 MUR, (A) 2004 MUR, (H) 2005 SEMO, (H) 2006 SEMO, (A) 2007 MUR, (A) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 SEMO, (H) 2010 SEMO, (A) 2011 MUR, (A) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 SEMO, (3OT)(H) 2014 MUR, (2OT)(H) 2015 SEMO, (H) 2016 SEMO, (A) MUR-TSU MUR leads MUR, 22-7 (H) 1989 MUR, (H) 1990 TSU, (A) 1991 TSU, 28-7 (H) 1992 TSU, (A) 1993 TSU, (H) 1994 TSU, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, (H) 1997 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 MUR, (H) 2001 TSU, (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 TSU, (A) 2004 MUR, (A) 2006 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (H) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 MUR, 9-6 (A) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 MUR, (H) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 TSU, (H) 2014 TSU, (A) 2015 MUR, (OT)(A) 2016 MUR, (H) MUR-TTU TTU leads TTU, 26-6 (A) 1931 TTU, 19-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at MUR) 1933 MUR, 9-6 (A) 1934 MUR, 40-7 (H) 1935 MUR, 13-0 (A) 1936 MUR, 47-0 (A) 1937 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1941 TTU, 14-6 (*) 1942 TTU, 14-6 (**) 1945 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1946 MUR, (***) 1947 MUR, 7-2 (A) 1948 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1949 MUR, 26-7 (A) 1950 MUR, 6-0 (H) 1951 MUR, 20-7 (A) 1952 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1953 TTU, 9-0 (H) 1954 MUR, (H) 1955 TTU, 20-7 (H) 1956 MUR, 34-7 (H) 1957 TTU, (H) 1958 TTU, (A) 1959 TTU, (H) 1960 TTU, (A) 1961 TTU, 27-8 (H) 1962 TTU, (A) 1963 MUR, (A) 1964 MUR, (H) 1965 TTU, (H) 1966 TTU, (A) 1967 TTU, (A) 1968 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1969 TTU, (A) 1970 TTU, 21-7 (H) 1971 TTU, 27-3 (A) 1972 TTU, 10-0 (H) 1973 MUR, (H) 1974 TTU, 26-0 (H) 1975 TTU, 14-7 (A) 1976 TTU, 24-7 (H) 1977 TTU, (A) 1978 TTU, (H) 1979 MUR, 24-3 (H) 1980 MUR, 10-3 (A) 1981 MUR, (H) 1982 TTU, 10-3 (H) 1983 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1984 MUR, 37-0 (A) 1985 MUR, (H) 1986 MUR, (H) 1987 MUR, (A) 1988 TTU, (OT) (A) 1989 TTU, (H) 1990 TTU, 16-3 (A) 1991 TTU, 45-7 (H) 1992 TTU, (A) 1993 TTU, (H) 1994 TTU, (A) 1995 MUR, (A) 1996 MUR, 41-3 (H) 1997 TTU, (OT) (H) 1998 MUR, 23-3 (H) 1999 MUR, (A) 2000 TTU, (A) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 MUR, (H) 2003 TTU, (H) 2004 MUR, (H) 2005 TTU, (H) 2006 TTU, (OT) (A) 2007 TTU, (H) 2008 MUR, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 MUR, (A) 2012 MUR, (H) 2013 MUR, (H) 2014 TTU, (OT)(H) 2015 TTU, (A) 2016 TTU, (H) * Owensboro, Ky. ** Henderson, Ky. *** Paducah, Ky. MUR-UTM MUR leads MUR, 13-0 (H) 1925 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1926 MUR, 25-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1928 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1929 MUR, 13-7 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (A) 1961 MUR, (H) 1962 MUR, (A) 1963 MUR, 19-8 (H) 1964 MUR, (A) 1965 UTM, 17-7 (A) 1966 UTM, (H) 1967 UTM, 16-9 (H) 1968 Tie, 7-7 (at MUR) 1971 UTM, 41-0 (H) 1972 MUR, 14-7 (H) 1973 MUR, (A) 1974 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1975 MUR, (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (A) 1977 UTM, (H) 1978 MUR, 21-7 (H) 1979 MUR, 24-0 (A) 1980 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1981 MUR, 10-7 (A) 1982 UTM, 10-7 (A) 1987 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1988 UTM, (A) 1989 MUR, 24-3 (A) 1991 MUR, (H) 1992 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1993 MUR, (OT) (A) 1994 MUR, (H) 1995 MUR, 33-9 (H) 1996 MUR, (A) 1997 MUR, 45-7 (A) 1998 MUR, (H) 1999 MUR, (H) 2000 MUR, 48-3 (A) 2001 MUR, (H) 2002 MUR, 42-3 (A) 2003 MUR, (A) 2004 MUR, 38-0 (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 UTM, (A) 2008 UTM, (H) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 MUR, (H) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, (A) 2013 UTM, (H) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 UTM, (H) 2016 UTM, (A) SEMO-TSU TSU leads SEMO, (H) 1992 TSU, (H) 1993 SEMO, (H) 1994 SEMO, (A) 1995 SEMO, (H) 1996 SEMO, (A) 1997 TSU, (A) 1998 TSU, 38-7 (A) 1999 TSU, (A) 2000 TSU, (H) 2001 TSU, (H) 2002 SEMO, (H) 2003 SEMO, (H) 2004 TSU, (H) 2005 SEMO, (H) 2006 TSU, 31-0 (H) 2008 SEMO, (OT) (H) 2009 TSU, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 TSU, 55-3 (H) 2012 TSU, (A) 2013 TSU, (H) 2014 SEMO, (H) 2016 TSU, (A) SEMO-TTU TTU leads SEMO, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, 24-3 (A) 1994 SEMO, (A) 1995 SEMO, (H) 1996 TTU, (H) 1997 TTU, (A) 1998 SEMO, (A) 1999 TTU, 21-7 (A) 2000 TTU, 31-6 (H) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 SEMO, (H) 2003 SEMO, (A) 2004 SEMO, (OT) (H) 2005 TTU, (H) 2006 TTU, (A) 2008 TTU, (A) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 TTU, (H) 2012 SEMO, (2OT)(H) 2013 TTU, (A) 2014 TTU, (H) 2015 SEMO, (H) 2016 TTU, (H) SEMO-UTM UTM leads UTM, (A) 1967 UTM, 39-0 (H) 1984 UTM, 21-7 (H) 1985 SEMO, (H) 1986 SEMO, (A) 1987 UTM, (A) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 SEMO, (H) 1993 UTM, (H) 1994 SEMO, 10-0 (H) 1995 SEMO, (A) 1996 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1997 SEMO, 42-7 (A) 1998 SEMO, (H) 1999 SEMO, 36-7 (A) 2000 SEMO, (H) 2001 SEMO, (H) 2002 SEMO, (A) 2003 SEMO, 20-7 (A) 2004 SEMO, 35-7 (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 UTM, (H) 2008 UTM, (A) 2009 UTM, (H) 2010 SEMO, (H) 2011 UTM, (H) 2012 UTM, (A) 2013 UTM, 17-7 (A) 2014 SEMO, (A) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) TSU-TTU TSU leads TSU, 33-3 (A) 1985 TSU, (H) 1988 TSU, (H) 1989 TSU, (A) 1990 TSU, (H) 1991 TSU, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, (A) 1994 TTU, (H) 1995 TTU, (A) 1996 TTU, (H) 1997 TSU, (H) 1998 TSU, (A) 1999 TSU, (H) 2000 TTU, (H) 2001 TTU, (H) 2002 TTU, (A) 2003 TSU, (A) 2005 TSU (A) 2006 TSU, (H) 2007 TSU, (A) 2008 TSU, (H) 2009 TTU, (H) 2010 TTU, (A) 2011 TSU, (A) 2012 TSU, (H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 TSU, 10-7 (H) 2015 TTU, (H) 2016 TTU, (A) TSU-UTM TSU leads UTM, (H) 1977 TSU, 55-7 (H) 1992 TSU, 23-15(H) 1993 UTM, (H) 1994 TSU, 20-3 (H) 1995 UTM, 28-7 (H) 1996 TSU, (H) 1997 TSU, (A) 1998 TSU, 76-0 (H) 1999 TSU, 43-7 (A) 2000 TSU, 33-6 (H) 2001 TSU, 55-7 (H) 2002 TSU, 26-8 (H) 2003 TSU, (H) 2004 TSU, (A) 2005 UTM, (H) 2007 UTM, (H) 2008 TSU, (OT) (A) 2009 UTM, 28-7 (A) 2010 UTM, 37-0 (H) 2011 TSU, (H) 2012 UTM, (H) 2013 TSU, (A) 2014 UTM, (A) 2015 UTM, (H) 2016 TSU, (H) TTU-UTM TTU leads TTU, 12-0 (H) 1927 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1928 TTU, (H) 1931 TTU, 26-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1970 TTU, 17-6 (A) 1971 TTU, 10-7 (H) 1972 TTU, (A) 1973 TTU, 16-9 (H) 1980 TTU, (A) 1981 UTM, (A) 1982 UTM, (H) 1991 UTM, (H) 1992 TTU, (H) 1993 TTU, 20-3 (H) 1994 UTM, (H) 1995 UTM, (H) 1996 TTU, (2OT) (H) 1997 TTU, 33-2 (H) 1998 TTU, (OT) (A) 1999 TTU, 45-9 (A) 2000 TTU, 46-6 (H) 2001 TTU, 41-7 (A) 2002 TTU, 68-7 (H) 2003 UTM, (OT) (A) 2004 TTU, (H) 2005 UTM, (H) 2006 UTM, (A) 2007 TTU, (A) 2008 UTM, 35-7 (A) 2009 TTU, (A) 2010 UTM, (A) 2011 TTU, (A) 2012 TTU, (OT)(H) 2013 UTM, (A) 2014 UTM, (H) 2015 UTM, (A) 2016 UTM, (H) 2017 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 16

17 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (1-1, 0-0 OVC) at Ball State Cardinals (1-1, 0-0 MAC) Saturday, September 16 2:00 p.m. CT Scheumann Stadium (22,500) Muncie, Ind. TV:... ESPN3 Live Stats:... Series Record:... First meeting Last Meeting:...n/a Marcus Satterfi eld at Tennessee Tech: (2 yrs.) Marcus Satterfi eld Overall:... same Mike Neu at Ball State: (2 yrs.) Mike Neu Overall:... same Tennessee Tech Last Week:...L, at Kennesaw State Ball State Last Week:...W, vs. UAB GAME NOTES: Tennessee Tech will travel to Ball State for the fi rst-ever meeting between the two schools. Ball State is the lone Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent on TTU s schedule this season. The Golden Eagles are 2-33 all-time against FBS teams, last winning against Western Carolina in Ball State is playing a team from the OVC for the second-straight season (they defeated Eastern Kentucky last year). SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Tennessee Tech fell to 0-2 on the season with a loss at Kennesaw State on Saturday. The Golden Eagles fell behind 27-0 after three quarters, but scored 14 points (in less than three minutes) to open the fourth quarter and cut down the fi nal margin. Redshirt freshman Andre Sale connected with D.J. Wilkes for on both touchdown passes and now has multiple passing touchdowns in both games this season. Sale completed 31-of-42 passes for 297 yards (the second-most by an OVC player this season) in the game. Sale now ranks fi rst in the OVC and 29th nationally in passing effi ciency (142.0) and 22nd in total passing yards (520). After only having three catches in the season-opener, senior Dontez Byrd caught 10 passes (tied for the most by an OVC player this season) for 109 yards in the game. He has now broken the century mark in receiving yards in four of the last fi ve games dating back to last season. Byrd currently ranks 16th nationally in receptions/game (6.5) and 25th in receiving yards/ game (92.5). After rushing for zero net yards in the opener against Western Illinois, TTU fi nished with 123 yards against KSU, with Andrew Goldsmith leading the way with 57 yards on nine carries. Yeedee Thaenrat added 32 yards. Sophomore linebacker Aderick Moore had a game-high 13 tackles (10 solo) and a sack in the loss. As a team, TTU ranks eighth nationally in passing defense (120.5 yards/game allowed) and on special teams is fi fth in the FCS in net punting (42.20 yards/punt). SCOUTING BALL STATE: After suffering a last-minute loss to Illinois in the season-opener, Ball State rebounded to top UAB at home on Saturday. The Cardinals put the game out of reach with a 93-yard kickoff return at the end of the third quarter, a score that led to 20 unanswered points for BSU. The 51 points was the most for the team since scoring 55 during the 2013 season. Three different running backs scored a touchdown, with James Gilbert scoring twice and finishing with 41 yards, while Caleb Huntley (89 yards) and Malik Dunner (19 yards) also reaching the end zone. Huntley leads the team with 131 total rushing yards (65.5/game) on the ground through two games. Quarterback Riley Neal completed 23-of-34 passes for 217 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Neal has completed 64.7 percent of his passes in two games. Anthony Winbush had six tackles, including 3.0 tackles-forloss, 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. That followed his season-opening performance where he was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week following a seven-tackle, 3.0 sacks performance. Winbush currently ranks fi rst nationally in sacks (4.5). #14 Illinois State Redbirds (1-0, 0-0 MVFC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-1, 0-0 OVC) Saturday, September 16 2:00 p.m. CT O Brien Field (10,000) Charleston, Ill. TV:...OVC Digital Network Live Stats:... Series Record:...Illinois State leads Last Meeting:... Eastern Illinois won (9/17/16) Brock Spack at Illinois State: (9 yrs.) Brock Spack Overall:... same Kim Dameron at Eastern Illinois: (4 yrs.) Kim Dameron Overall:... same Illinois State Last Week:... Idle Eastern Illinois Last Week:...L, at Northern Illinois GAME NOTES: Saturday marks the 106th playing of the Mid-American Classic between Eastern Illinois and Illinois State. The rivalry began in 1901 and six years ago was re-branded with the Mid-American Classic moniker. Illinois State holds a advantage in the all-time series, although EIU pulled off the victory a season ago, knocking off No. 5 ranked ISU by a margin. In that game the Panthers jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead and were up 24-7 early in the fourth quarter when Devin Church scored on a 30-yard run. Illinois State scored twice in the fi nal 5:12 of the game but were unable to recover the ensuing onside kick. EIU won despite being out-gained 443 to 263 in total offense, thanks in part to scoring 10 points of Illinois State turnovers. Church fi nished the game with 76 rushing yards while Mitch Kimble passed for 108 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers. Jake Kolbe passed for 275 yards and two touchdowns for the Redbirds and rushed for 57 yards and an additional score. Illinois State head coach Brock Spack spent four years as an assistant coach at EIU under Hall of Famer Bob Spoo. SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATE: Illinois State, ranked No. 14 in the FCS Coaches poll and No. 18 in the STATS Top 25, opened the season with a 45-0 home victory over Butler before having a bye week. The Redbirds limited the Bulldogs to just 41 yards of total offense in the game, setting a new Hancock Stadium record, while also holding Butler to just three fi rst downs for the game. Illinois State currently ranks fi rst nationally in total defense. The ISU offense racked up 519 yards of total offense in the win, with 320 of those yards coming on the ground. That balanced rushing attack saw seven different players gain 17 or more rushing yards, with Markel Smith leading the way with 88 yards and a score. Junior quarterback Jake Kolbe completed 18-of-29 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to senior Christian Gibbs. After going 6-6 a season ago, including a fi rst round playoff loss, Illinois State was picked fi fth in the preseason Missouri Valley Football Conference poll. SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS: Playing at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Northern Illinois, Eastern Illinois threw a pair of fi rst half interceptions that led by two touchdowns. The Panthers were limited to just a fi rst quarter fi eld goal until the fourth frame when redshirt freshman quarterback Scott Gilkey rushed for a touchdown to make the fi nal margin For the game EIU fi nished with 187 yards of total offense while the Huskies totaled 499 on the day. Gilkey fi nished with 20 yards rushing while Isaiah Johnson added 24 and Darshon McCullough added 19 on the ground. Johnson is the team s leading rusher through two weeks (44.5 yards/game). Mitch Kimble passed for 127 yards through the air. Nick Horne had a team-high eight tackles, including 2.0 for loss, while Bradley Dewberry added seven stops and Joe Caputo had fi ve tackles and an interception. Eastern Illinois is fi rst in the OVC and ninth nationally in fumbles recovered (3) this season and third nationally in blocked kicks (2) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 17

18 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Murray State Racers (1-1, 0-0 OVC) at Missouri State Bears (0-2, 0-0 MVFC) Saturday, September 16 2:00 p.m. CT Robert W. Plaster Stadium (17,500) Springfield, Mo. TV:...KOZL Live Stats:... Series Record:...Murray State leads 7-2 Last Meeting:...Missouri State won (9/10/16) Mitch Stewart at Murray State: (3 yrs.) Mitch Stewart Overall:... same Dave Steckel at Missouri State: (3 yrs.) Dave Steckel Overall:... same Murray State Last Week:...L, vs. #15 Central Arkansas Missouri State Last Week:...L, 34-0 at #11 North Dakota GAME NOTES: Murray State will travel to Missouri State as the teams meet for the second-straight season and 10th time overall. The teams played annually from and then did not play again until 2009 in Springfield, where Missouri State claimed its fi rst series victory. After the Racers won three in a row, the Bears pulled off a victory in last year s meeting. In that matchup Missouri State led from start-to-fi nish in pulling out the win. The two teams combined for 897 yards of total of offense with KD Humphries passing for 356 yards and a touchdown for the Racers while Demetric Johnson rushed for 68 yards. The Bears were led by Breck Ruddick who passed for 295 yards and three scores and Calan Crowder rushed for 97 yards and a score. Dylan Cole, now a member of the Houston Texans, had 14 tackles for Missouri State. SCOUTING MURRAY STATE: Playing its second-straight home game to open the season, Murray State dropped a decision to No. 15 ranked Central Arkansas. UCA scored 24 unanswered points to open the game and fi nished the contest with 486 yards of total offense. The Racers were led by Shuler Bentley who passed for 232 yards and a touchdown, but who was sacked four times. Freshman D.J. Penick carried the ball 18 times for 74 yards and is averaging 72.0 yards/game over his fi rst two career games. Jordon Gandy hauled in fi ve passes for 74 yards and currently ranks fourth nationally in receiving touchdowns (3) and 20th in scoring (9.0 points/game). Marquez Sanford picked off a pass and had fi ve tackles in the game. As a team Murray State currently ranks third nationally with fi ve interceptions in Junior newcomer Gabriel Vicente is now 3-for-3 on fi eld goal attempts to start the season after connecting from 38 and 42 yards against UCA. SCOUTING MISSOURI STATE: Missouri State s schedule has included a loss to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Missouri and a 34-0 blanking against the No. 11 ranked FCS squad North Dakota. In the seasonopener against Mizzou, the Bears racked up 492 yards of total offense and scored 35 first half points in the high scoring game. Newcomer Peyton Huslig completed 24-of-35 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns (the highest single-game total for the program in fi ve years) while Calan Crowder rushed for 124 yards and two scores. Huslig followed that performance with 132 passing yards against UND while Crowder added 63 rushing yards on 10 carries. Through two games Malik Earl is the team s top receiver, hauling in eight passes for 163 yards while Erik Furmanek has caught six passes for 152 yards. Titus Wall currently leads the team with 14 tackles. UT Martin Skyhawks (1-1, 0-0 OVC) at #15 Chattanooga Mocs (0-2, 0-0 Southern) Saturday, September 16 5:00 p.m. CT Finley Stadium (20,668) Chattanooga, Tenn. TV:... ESPN3 Live Stats:... Series Record:...Chattanooga leads 3-1 Last Meeting:... UT Martin won (8/29/13) Jason Simpson at UT Martin: (12 yrs.) Jason Simpson Overall:... same Tom Arth at Chattanooga: (1 yr.) Tom Arth Overall: (5 yrs.) UT Martin Last Week:...L, at Ole Miss Chattanooga Last Week:...L, at #12 LSU GAME NOTES: UT Martin travels to nationally-ranked Chattanooga on Saturday for the fi fth all-time meeting between the schools and fi rst since The programs played three-straight years from 1991 through 1993 until taking a 20-year break. Chattanooga won the fi rst three meetings but UT Martin pulled out the last meeting, winning in Chattanooga. In that meeting the Skyhawks had 451 yards of total offense to top the No. 24 ranked Mocs. Jarod Neal and Dylan Favre combined to go 19-of-27 for 162 yards and a touchdown for UTM while the Skyhawks fi nished with 289 rushing yards, 134 by DJ McNeil and 116 from Trent Garland. Then sophomore Jacob Huesman passed for 226 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 90 yards for UTC. SCOUTING UT MARTIN: UT Martin led Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Ole Miss 16-7 with four minutes to play in the second quarter and were down at halftime before eventually falling Newcomer Ladarius Galloway earned OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors after carrying the ball 24 times for 188 yards (7.8 ypc) and a touchdown and also catching a nine-yard pass. Galloway currently ranks second nationally in rushing (172.5 yards/game), fi fth in all-purpose yards (197.5 yards/game) and ninth in rushing yards/carry (8.41). After tallying 157 yards on the ground in week one, Galloway became the fi rst UTM player to have back-to-back 150-plus yard games since 2006 (Don Chapman). Troy Cook added 92 passing yards in the contest. Tae Martin had six tackles and an interception (he now has two on the season) while Kahlid Hagens added 10 tackles and a pair of pass breakups. UT Martin currently leads the OVC and ranks 15th nationally in rush defense (73.5 yards/game) while leading the OVC and ranking 17th nationally in rushing offense (242.0 yards/game). UTM has allowed just one sack in two games this season (ranking them fi fth nationally). SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA: Chattanooga has had a diffi cult schedule to start the season, falling to No. 5 Jacksonville State in the FCS Kickoff during Week Zero before dropping a decision to FBS No. 12 LSU this past Saturday. Senior Darrell Bridges tallied 88 yards on the ground on 15 carries while also scoring the team s lone touchdown. Quarterback Nick Tiano completed 15-of-32 passes for 174 yards but was intercepted twice and sacked fi ve times against one of the top defenses in the nation (which had limited BYU to just 97 yards in the opening week of the season). Joseph Parker had six catches for 104 yards, including a 67-yard reception in the fourth quarter. Senior linebacker Tae Davis had a career-high 13 tackles and recorded his fi rst career sack. Senior defensive back Lucas Webb added a career-high 11 stops. Chattanooga is currently ranked No. 15 in both FCS Top 25 polls OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 18

19 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS #22 Tennessee State Tigers (2-0, 0-0 OVC) vs. Florida A&M Rattlers (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) Saturday, September 16 5:00 p.m. CT Raymond James Stadium (65,890) Tampa, Fla. TV:...none Live Stats:...TBD Series Record:... Tennessee State leads Last Meeting:...Tennessee State won (9/26/15) Rod Reed at Tennessee State: (8 yrs.) Rod Reed Overall:... same Alex Wood at Florida A&M: (3 yrs.) Alex Wood Overall: (7 yrs.) Tennessee State Last Week:... W, vs. Jackson State (Memphis) Florida A&M Last Week:... Idle GAME NOTES: After not playing a season ago, Tennessee State and Florida A&M renew their long-standing rivalry on Saturday at the Tampa Classic at Raymond James Stadium (home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers). It will mark the 56th meeting between the schools, who played each other for many years as part of the Atlanta Football Classic at the Georgia Dome. Tennessee State has won the last fi ve meetings in the series, including on campus in Tallahassee in In that contest FAMU held a 14-7 advantage early in the fourth quarter before TSU scored the fi nal 23 points of the game to secure the victory. The Tigers gained 407 yards of total offense while limiting the Rattlers to just 184 yards (including only 24 on the ground). Ronald Butler threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 67 yards for Tennessee State while Telvin Hooks added 81 rushing yards. Patrick Smith caught eight passes for 157 yards and two scores in the win. Carson Royal had 160 passing yards and a touchdown for Florida A&M. SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE: Tennessee State remained perfect on the season with a victory over Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic on Saturday. Overall it marked the sixth-straight win for TSU and JSU. The win allowed the Tigers to move up one spot to No. 22 in the STATS Top 25 poll (they remained No. 24 in the coaches poll). The Tigers were clinging to a 10-9 lead near the end of the fourth quarter before senior Patrick Smith returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown to account for the game-winning score. It marks one of nine punts returned for a touchdown in the FCS this season. Jackson State added an 89-yard kickoff return for a score on the ensuing play but missed a 47-yard fi eld goal short at the buzzer which would have won the game. Quarterback Treon Harris was named the Offensive MVP after passing for 48 yards and rushing for a game-high 91 yards and a touchdown. In addition to returning the punt for a score (which earned him OVC Specialist of the Week honors), Smith caught three passes for 46 yards. Defensively, Blair Edwards had a game-high 12 tackles and a sack while Chris Collins had 10 tackles and a sack. Collins currently leads the OVC and ranks 15th nationally in tackles (11.0/game) and 19th in tackles-for-loss (2.0/ game). As a team TSU did not allow an offensive touchdown in the contest and currently ranks fi rst in the OVC and 10th nationally in scoring defense (12.5 points/game allowed) while also ranking 18th nationally in total defense (288.0 yards/game allowed). SCOUTING FLORIDA A&M: Florida A&M opened the 2017 season with a Week Zero victory over Texas Southern before dropping a 49-7 decision to Football Bowl Subdivision foe Arkansas. In the win over Texas Southern, quarterback Ryan Stanley passed for 217 yards and a score to Brandon Norwood. The FAMU rushing attack fi nished the game with a combined 193 rushing yards, including 81 from redshirt freshman Ricky Henrilus while Devin Bowers added 41 yards and a score. After netting 415 yards of total offense in that game, Florida A&M was limited to just 175 yards against Arkansas. Henrilus was once again the team s top rusher, netting 30 yards. Terry Jefferson had eight tackles and an interception against the Razorbacks. Southern Illinois Salukis (1-0, 0-0 MVFC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-2, 0-0 OVC) Saturday, September 16 6:00 p.m. CT Houck Stadium (10,000) Cape Girardeau, Mo. TV:...OVC Digital Network Live Stats:... Series Record:... Southeast Missouri leads Last Meeting:... Southern Illinois won (9/10/16) Nick Hill at Southern Illinois: (2 yrs.) Nick Hill Overall:... same Tom Matukewicz at Southeast Missouri: (4 yrs.) Tom Matukewicz Overall: (5 yrs.) Southern Illinois Last Week:...W, 55-3 vs. Mississippi Valley State Southeast Missouri Last Week:... L, at Dayton GAME NOTES: Regional rivals meet for the 85th overall time on Saturday in the home opener for Southeast Missouri. Overall it is the ninth-straight season the teams have met on the gridiron with SIU winning six of the last eight and nine of the last 11 overall. The last win for Southeast came two seasons ago at Houck Stadium. In last year s meeting Southeast Missouri pulled to within eight points late in the fourth quarter and got the ball back but was unable to score a fi nal touchdown. Jesse Hosket passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns for the Redhawks while Will Young had a gamehigh 100 rushing yards. Adrian Davis hauled in six catches for 103 yards for Southeast while Ryan McCrum converted on a trio of fi eld goals. Josh Straughan passed for 265 yards and a score for the Salukis. SIU is 34-4 in regular season non-conference games against non-fbs opponents since Southeast Missouri head coach Tom Matukewicz spent seven years ( ) as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois. SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: After not playing a game during the fi rst week of the season, Southern Illinois opened the 2017 campaign with a 55-3 victory over Mississippi Valley State this past Saturday. The Salukis rolled up 521 yards of total offense as Sam Straub passed for 191 yards and two scores. On the ground Daquan Isom had a game-high 97 yards and a touchdown while D.J. Davis added 58 yards and a pair of scores. Overall Southern Illinois finished with 285 rushing yards in the contest. Overall seven different players scored the eight Saluki touchdowns. The SIU defense limited MVSU to just a fi eld goal, marking the fi rst time since the 2012 season the program had held a Division I opponent without a touchdown. The six netted six total sacks with Anthony Knighton making two to go along with four tackles. Mississippi Valley State fi nished the game with -8 net rushing yards thanks in part to the sacks. SCOUTING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: Southeast Missouri dropped to 0-2 on the season with a loss at Dayton in the fi rst-ever matchup between the two schools. Dayton jumped out to an early advantage but Southeast gained the lead at midway through the third quarter. UD then added 10-straight points before a fi nal drive narrowed the margin. Jesse Hosket connected with Kristian Wilkerson for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 46 seconds remaining to cap an 87-yard drive, but the potential game-tying two-point conversion was unsuccessful. The Southeast offense out-gained Dayton 390 to 292 for the game as Hosket threw a pair of touchdown passes for the second-straight week. Wilkerson caught one, and finished with nine catches for 88 yards, while fellow sophomore Trevon Billington had six catches for 135 yards, including a 68-yard score. Wilkerson currently ranks third nationally in receptions/game (9.0) while Billington is 30th in receiving yards/game (89.5). Marquis Terry had 111 rushing yards and a touchdown and currently ranks third in the OVC and 21st nationally in rushing (99.0 yards/ game). Senior Chad Meredith led Southeast in tackles for the second-straight game (11); he needs just seven more tackles to reach 200 for his career. As a team Southeast ranks 12th nationally in punt returns (17.2 yards/return) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 19

20 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS Morehead State Eagles (1-1, 0-0 Pioneer) at Austin Peay Governors (0-2, 0-0 OVC) Saturday, September 16 6:00 p.m. CT Fortera Stadium (8,000) Clarksville, Tenn. TV:...OVC Digital Network Live Stats:... Series Record:...Morehead State leads Last Meeting:... Austin Peay won (11/11/06) Rob Tenyer at Morehead State: (5 yrs.) Rob Tenyer Overall:... same Will Healy at Austin Peay: (2 yrs.) Will Healy Overall:... same Morehead State Last Week:...L, at #20 Liberty Austin Peay Last Week:... L, at Miami (Ohio) GAME NOTES: Austin Peay and Morehead State will play for the 45th time on Saturday and fi rst since the 2006 season when both were members of the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League. The two teams played all but one season from 1962 to 2006 until the recent hiatus. Austin Peay won the last meeting to snap a 10-game losing streak in the all-time series. Austin Peay is looking to snap a 29-game losing streak overall dating back to October 2014 (it is currently the longest losing streak in OVC history). SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE: After opening the season with a home victory over Kentucky Christian, Morehead State dropped a decision to No. 20 ranked Liberty this past weekend. Liberty, who is currently transitioning to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), had 523 yards of total offense in the victory. Junior quarterback Lawson Page fi nished the game 18-of-31 for 187 yards and a touchdown; through two games this season he has completed 72.2 percent of his passes for 471 yards and fi ve touchdowns. Logan Holbrook had a team-best 44 rushing yards and is averaging 74.0 yards/game on the ground. Sophomore linebacker Jerome Brooks had eight tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and recovered a fumble against Liberty while Sayyid Kanu had a game-high nine stops. Brooks has a team-high 16 tackles, including 4.0 for loss, on the season. MSU punter Bradley Boone averaged 41.9 yards/punt in the game, including a 56-yarder; on the season he is averaging 46.7 yards/punt, which currently ranks third nationally. SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY: Playing against its second-consecutive Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent of the season, Austin Peay trailed Miami (Ohio) entering the fourth quarter before eventually falling The Governors have been competitive in both FBS games of the season, holding both opponents to less than 300 yards of total offense, a fi rst in program history against a higher division opponent. Miami fi nished with 295 yards while Austin Peay had 270 for the contest. The Govs rushed for 160 yards, marking the 11th-straight game the team has rushed for at least 100 yards in a game. Quarterback JaVaughn Craig led the way with 54 yards and a touchdown before exiting the game while Ahmaad Tanner added 51 rushing yards. Craig passed for 35 yards and in place of him freshman Jeremiah Oatsvall completed 7-of-12 pases for 75 yards while being intercepted once. The Govs defense accounted for four sacks, the most in a single game since the 2011 season; Jaison Williams had two of those sacks for APSU. Junior Gunnar Scholato had 11 tackles against Miami (after recording nine in the season-opener). Scholato currently ranks 38th nationally in tackles/game (10.0). Senior Malik Boynton recovered two fumbles in the game and currently ranks fi rst nationally in that category. Overall the Austin Peay defense ranks 17th nationally in total defense (271.5 yards/game) and 11th in pass defense (148.0 yards/game) OVC Football Weekly Release - September 11 20

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