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1 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 1 #EIUBleedBlue EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser rlmoser@eiu.edu (217) Fax (217) GAME 1 Eastern Illinois Hosts Western Illinois To Open 2016 Season Under The Lights Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois O Brien Field (10,000) Charleston, Ill. Sept. 1, p.m. TV: OVC Digital Network & WEIU COACHES: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) EIU Record (3rd year) OVC Record (3rd year) vs. Western Illinois Charlie Fisher (Springfield College, 1981) WIU Record (1st year) MVFC Record...Same Overall Record (8th year) vs. Eastern Illinois...First Meeting SERIES 67th meeting - WIU leads , EIU 5 on Sept. 3, 2015 RANKINGS Eastern Illinois... RV / RV Northern Iowa...20 / STATS Media/FCS Coaches RADIO Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM, WSVZ 98.3 FM, WHOW 1520 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore NOTES TO KNOW Eastern Illinois made its 16th FCS playoff appearance last season as the Panthers rank sixth all-time in FCS playoff appearances. EIU has made ten appearances since the 2000 season which ranks fourth most in that time span. Head coach Kim Dameron became the sixth EIU coach to guide EIU to the FCS playoffs finishing 7-5 overall last year. He joins former coaches Darrell Mudra, Al Molde, Bob Spoo, Mark Hutson (interim 2006) and Dino Babers in leading EIU to the FCS playoffs. Eastern Illinois will be opening a season on a Thursday night for the 17th time in school history. EIU is 10-6 all-time in those games with a 9-3 record against FCS opponents. EIU is 4-1 in Thursday night home openers at O Brien Field including four straight wins. Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois will open the season against each other after both advanced to the FCS playoffs last season. It marks just the second time in school history that EIU will open the year against another playoff team when both played in post season the previous year. Ironically the other time was also against Western Illinois in 1997 and the previous playoff season EIU had lost in the opening round at Northern Iowa. WIU won Eastern Illinois was picked to finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason and coaches polls released during the summer. The Panthers finished second last year with a 7-1 OVC mark. Jacksonville State was picked to repeat as OVC Champions in both polls. Eastern Illinois had three players named to the preseason All-OVC team with seniors Seth McDonald (LB), Devin Church (RB) and junior Bradley Dewberry (Safety) being selected. THE SERIES This will be the 67th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois as the two former conference rivals complete a home-and-home series. WIU holds a all-time series lead including a 33-5 win over EIU in Macomb last season. It was the first time the two schools had met in the regular season since the 1997 season. EIU s last win in the series was in 1995, a home win over WIU. Western Illinois has won four straight in the series including a win in the 2002 FCS playoffs. The series began in Eastern Illinois (7-5, 7-1 OVC) Western Illinois (7-6, 5-3 MVFC) TELEVISION OVC Digital Network & WEIU Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore FOLLOW-US Live Stats... eiupanthers.com Live Video... OVCDigitalNetwork.com Facebook... /EIUPanthers Twitter...@EIU_Panthers Instagram...eiupanthernation SnapChat... EIUPanthers #EIUBleedBlue Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 1 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6 pm Sept. 10 at Miami (Ohio) 2:30 pm Sept. 17 at Illinois State 2 pm Sept. 24 AUSTIN PEAY 1 pm Oct. 1 at Southeast Missouri 6 pm Oct. 8 TENNESSEE STATE 6 pm Oct. 15 at Tennessee Tech 6 pm Oct. 22 MURRAY STATE (HC) 1 pm Oct. 29 at Jacksonville State 2 pm Nov. 5 UT MARTIN 1 pm Nov. 19 at Eastern Kentucky TBA Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 1 at Eastern Illinois 6 pm Sept. 10 NORTHERN ARIZONA 3 pm Sept. 24 at Northern Illinois TBA Oct. 1 at South Dakota State 6 pm Oct. 8 INDIANA STATE 3 pm Oct. 15 at Missouri State 2 pm Oct. 22 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6 pm Oct. 29 at South Dakota 2 pm Nov. 5 ILLINOIS STATE 1 pm Nov. 12 NORTHERN IOWA 1 pm Nov. 19 at Southern Illinois 2 pm Missouri Valley Football Conference Game All Times Central EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

2 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 2 #EIUBleedBlue FCS TOP STATS FCS MEDIA (PRESEASON) Rk. Team 2015 Record 1. North Dakota State (152) Sam Houston State (2) Jacksonville State (4) Richmond Northern Iowa Chattanooga Charleston Southern South Dakota State William & Mary Illinois State McNeese State James Madison Montana Eastern Washington The Citadel Coastal Carolina Portland State Northern Arizona North Dakota Western Illinois Colgate New Hampshire Villanova Towson North Carolina A&T 10-2 Receiving Votes (OVC & 2016 EIU opponents): Eastern Kentucky, EASTERN ILLINOIS, UT Martin, Southeast Missouri, Tennessee State FCS COACHES (PRESEASON) Rk. Team 2015 Record 1. North Dakota State (25) Sam Houston State Jacksonville State Richmond Northern Iowa Charleston Southern Chattanooga Illinois State McNeese State William & Mary James Madison Portland State Montana South Dakota State The Citadel Colgate Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Harvard Fordham North Dakota Villanova Southern Utah Western Illinois North Carolina A&T 10-2 Receiving Votes (OVC & 2016 EIU opponents): EASTERN ILLINOIS, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois offensive line returns three starters from last season. The Panthers ranked fifth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed with just nine. EIU closed out the season with a streak of 636 straight plays without allowing a sack. The last sack was by Austin Peay on the first play from scrimmage in the Ohio Valley Conference opener on Oct. 3, Running back Devin Church was a jack of all trades last season for the Panthers leading the team in rushing yards with 743, pass receptions with 36 and ranking second on the team in kick return yards. Church as a second team All-OVC selection last year and named to the preseason squad this year. In the Panthers FCS playoff game at Northern Iowa, he set the EIU single game record for receptions by a running back with ten. Eastern Illinois had a quarterback battle through fall camp for the starting position with both Austin Green and Mitch Kimble slated to take snaps in the opener against Western Illinois. Transfer Bud Martin is listed as third on the depth chart and will get on the field as the holder for field goals. Green had 16 pass attempts last season in back-up action throwing for 74 yards and one touchdown. Kimble was hurt last fall after transferring from Syracuse where he played in three games as a redshirt freshman. Senior Seth McDonald led the Panthers in tackles last season finishing the year with 109 tackles. He ranked fourth in the OVC in tackles and was named a preseason All-OVC selection for McDonald became the 38th player in school history to record 100 or more tackles in a season. He was twice named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week for his performances against Western Illinois and Illinois State. Bradley Dewberry was named a preseason All-OVC selection at safety. Dewberry was the Panthers second leading tackler last year finishing with 73 stops. He was second on the team with four interceptions with two of those picks coming in the regular season finale over Eastern Kentucky which helped secure an FCS playoff bid for EIU. Dewberry was second on the team in solo tackles with 53. Eastern Illinois defense tied for third in the nation in turnovers gained last season as the Panthers forced 31 turnovers. The national lead was 32 by Dartmouth and Grambling State. EIU finished the year with 19 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries. The Panthers turned four of those turnovers into touchdowns with Seth McDonald, Jarvis Williams and Thomas Coronado all returning interceptions for touchdowns. Nick Horne returned a fumble 62 yards for a touchdown, the fourth longest fumble return in school history. Eastern Illinois defense will be young in terms of returning starters this season as the Panthers return Seth McDonald, Bradley Dewberry, Jarvis Williams and Vincent Speller as full-time starters last year. EIU does have some experience moving into those starting roles with Pono Choy, DySaun Smith and Nick Horne each earning at least one career start prior to this season. The Panthers return six starters on offense this season with another four players listed in the two deep that started at least one game last season. Four of the five starters on the offensive line started at points during the 2015 season. Wide receiver Anthony Taylor and tight end Addison Bounds both started last season with Isaiah Nelson and Paul Gossage also starting games. Eastern Illinois had a balanced passing attack last season with a good number of those weapons back this year. The Panthers return their top four receivers from last season and return players that hauled in ten of EIU s 11 touchdown receptions. Addison Bounds was the team leader in touchdown receptions last season with four. Devin Church was the team s top receiver in terms of receptions with 36. Isaiah Nelson was the Panthers top receiver in receiving yards with 347. Kicker Nick Bruno enters the season ranked fifth in career field goals made with 24 and seventh in career extra points made with 75. He is 24-of-32 in career field goals and 75-of-77 in point-after-attempts. His career long field goal is 45 yards in 2014 at Southeast Missouri. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

3 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 3 #EIUBleedBlue 2015 OVC Standings Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Murray State Tennessee State Austin Peay This Week In OVC Football FCS Playoffs 1st Round Thursday, September 1 Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois... 6 pm Wofford at Tennessee Tech... 6 pm North Alabama at Jacksonville State... 6 pm UT Martin at Cincinnati... 6 pm Saturday, September 3 Eastern Kentucky at Purdue...11 am Murray State at Illinois...2:30 pm Austin Peay at Troy... 5 pm Southeast Missouri at Memphis... 6 pm Arkansas Pine Bluff at Tennessee State... 6 pm Eastern Illinois 2016 Captains Offense Evan Kanz - Offensive Line Devin Church - Running Back Defense Jarvis Williams - Defensive Line Seth McDonald - Linebacker OVC Predicted Order Of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (16) Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois (2) UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay (first place votes in parenthesis) Eastern Illinois head coach Kim Dameron named his 2016 team captains at the end of fall camp. The Panthers two offensive captains will be offensive tackle Evan Kanz and running back Devin Church. EIU s two defensive captains will be linebacker Seth McDonald and defensive lineman Jarvis Williams. Eastern Illinois has had several players make position changes since last season. Mack Weaver moved from tight end last year and will start at defensive end this season. Tray Mitchell moved from wide receiver to safety. Josh Doyle moved from defensive line to offensive line. Brandon Neverdon moved from wide receiver to running back. Most recently Derrik Tiburzi moved from linebacker to fullback and Jared Pilson moved from quarterback to wide receiver. Eastern Illinois has won five straight Thursday night home openers at O Brien Field as the Panthers get set to host Western Illinois. The Panthers have home Thursday wins over Southern Illinois (2012), Illinois State (2011), Illinois State (2009), Tennessee Tech (2007) and Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (1998) in that streak. EIU s only home Thursday night loss to open a season was in 1994 when the Panthers lost to Murray State with current EIU head coach Kim Dameron the Racers defensive coordinator. EIU will be playing a ranked opponent for the 81st time in the school s FCS history. EIU has 22 wins over nationally ranked opponents including a 21-7 victory over No. 23 Eastern Kentucky to close out the 2015 regular season. This will be the just the second time in school history that EIU opens a season facing a nationally ranked FCS team. The last time was also against Western Illinois in Eastern Illinois will open the 2016 season ranked just outside of both FCS polls. The Panthers were the first team also receiving votes in the FCS Coaches Top 25. EIU was ranked 31st in the FCS STATS Media Top 25 rankings. The Panthers finished the 2015 season ranked in both polls finishing 23rd in the coaches poll and 25th in the media rankings. It was the 17th time EIU had been ranked in the final poll. This year s Panthers team has two legacy players on the roster as both Jared Pilson and Scott Gilkey are sons of former EIU football players. Pilson s dad Jamie was a fullback for the Panthers in the mid-1990 s as EIU made the FCS playoffs as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. Gilkey s dad Scotty senior was a tight end for the Panthers in the early 2000 s making the FCS playoffs from the Ohio Valley Conference. In addition to Pilson and Gilkey, freshman tight end Cole Hoover is the son of the late Jeff Hoover, the Panthers offensive line coach from Tray Mitchell became Eastern Illinois primary kick returner midway through the 2015 season finishing the year with 503 yards on 21 returns for an average of 24 yards per return. He broke a 94-yard return for touchdown at Murray State. Mitchell will split time on kick returns this season with Arkansas transfer Korliss Marshall who redshirted last season at EIU. Marshall returned kicks at Arkansas where he had one 97-yard touchdown return against Northern Illinois. Eastern Illinois Players On All-OVC Preseason Team Offense Devin Church - Running Back Defense Seth McDonald - Linebacker Bradley Dewberry - Safety Every season several true freshmen make the travel squad and see playing time. This season three true freshmen are currently listed on the two-deep with Aaron Miller and Luther Harris listed as back-ups on the offensive line. Raymond Crittenden is listed as a back-up at free safety. Miller is the latest product from Hawai i on the EIU roster having played at St. Louis Prep in Honolulu. Harris may be the biggest player on the EIU roster at 6-6, 370 pounds, he played high school football in Oklahoma City. Crittenden is a safety from Hallandale, Florida. Eastern Illinois is 9-2 when opening a season at home at O Brien Field during the program s NCAA Division history. The last time EIU opened a football season at home was 2012 when the Panthers beat Southern Illinois, EIU would go on to win the Ohio Valley Conference that season ending the year with a 7-5 record and appearance in the FCS playoffs. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

4 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 4 #EIUBleedBlue EIU HEAD COACH KIM DAMERON Kim Dameron is in his third season as the Eastern Illinois head football coach. Dameron led the Panthers to the FCS playoffs in 2015 as EIU was ranked 23rd in the final FCS Coaches poll. Dameron was the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech prior to taking the EIU head job and has more than 15 years of experience as a defensive coordinator with more than 30 years of experience as a college coach. Dameron served as the EIU defensive coordinator in 2000 helping the program rebound from a 2-10 season in 1999 to an 8-4 record and FCS playoff appearance in Dameron played football at Arkansas appearing in four bowl games between He is a 1983 graduate of Arkansas. Complete Coach Kim Dameron bio available on page 6 of EIU game notes... WESTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH CHARLIE FISHER Charlie Fisher is in his first season as the head coach at Western Illinois. Fisher served as the offensive coordinator at Richmond in 2015 prior to taking over the Leathernecks head coach. He has previous experience as a head coach at West Georgia leading the program to two NCAA Division II playoff appearances. Fisher is a 1981 graduate of Springfield College and has more than 30 years of coaching experience at all levels of the NCAA. SCOUTING WESTERN ILLINOIS Western Illinois became the first team in the FCS playoff era to make the playoffs with a 6-5 record. The Leathernecks return a bulk of that team that advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs. Linebacker Brett Taylor is a preseason All-American after leading the team with close to 150 tackles last season. On offense Lance Lenoir leads a potent wide receiver corps and was named preseason All- Missouri Valley Football Conference. ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY September 1, In the 100th playing of the Mid-America Classic and the first contest in which a traveling trophy was awarded, Nick Martinez picked off two passes in the final 2:26 of the game as Eastern Illinois beat Illinois State, at O Brien Field. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo rushed for one touchdown and passed for two more to help EIU rally in the fourth quarter for a late lead. EIU WELCOMES NEW COACHES Eastern Illinois added six new coaches to its staff with Mike Simmonds and DeMarcus Covington part of the coaching staff in the spring. Four new coaches were added late in the summer with Keith Scott, Greg Peterson, Tyler Stevens and Greg Carroll. Simmonds will coach the offensive line and was a member of the staff at North Texas last season. Covington will serve as the co-defensive coordinator and coach the defensive line. He worked at UT Martin last season. Peterson will coach the wide receivers and worked most recently as the offensive coordinator at Tulsa. TALE OF THE TAPE Points Per Game Average Points Allowed First Downs Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Per Game Passing Touchdowns Average Yards Per Game Interceptions Thrown Fumbles - Lost Turnovers Gained Punting Average Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...10-of of-19 3rd Down Conversions of-178 (30%)...89-of-214 (42%) 4th Down Conversions... 8-of-24 (33%)...10-of-23 (43%) Sacks By (Yards)...26 (161) (129) Penalties (Yards)...98 (816) (693) Time of Possession (Game)...28: :53 Statistical Leaders (Returning) RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN ILLINOIS Devin Church Steve McShane Austin Green...23 Devon Moore PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN ILLINOIS Austin Green...74 Trenton Norvell...2, Sean McGuire...1,159 RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN ILLINOIS Devin Church...36 Lance Lenoir...83 Anthony Taylor...23 Joey Borsellino...62 Isaiah Nelson...22 J Vaughn Williams...25 TACKLES EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN ILLINOIS Seth McDonald Brett Taylor Bradley Dewberry...73 Adam Brott...84 Vince Speller...50 David Griffith...77 Jarvis Williams...34 Xavier Rowe...64 Nick Horne...34 Aaron Diggs...54 Scott will coach the linebackers and served as the defensive coordinator at Arkansas Monticello last season. Stevens will coach the running backs. He was a student assistant at EIU last season and worked on the staff at Snow College during the spring. Carroll will coach the Huskies and was a graduate assistant coach at EIU last year. TACKLES FOR LOSS / SACKS EASTERN ILLINOIS WESTERN ILLINOIS Nick Horne Brett Taylor Jarvis Williams Adam Brott Seth McDonald Pete Swenson EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

5 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 5 #EIUBleedBlue Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats 2015 TEAM... NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (182.1)...40th... 3rd Passing Offense (154.5) st... 8th Passing Efficiency (100.92)...104th... 8th Total Offense (336.5)...84th... 6th Scoring Offense (24.2)...74th... 7th Rushing Defense (161.3)... 61st... 4th Pass Defense (191.2)... 32nd... 2nd Pass Efficiency Def. (97.67)...4th...1st Total Defense (352.5)...39th... 3rd Scoring Defense (24.2)...49th... 2nd Net Punting (30.39) th... 9th Punt Returns (11.67)...26th...1st Kickoff Returns (19.71)... 82nd... 6th Turnover Margin (0.82)...13th... 2nd Turnovers Gained (29)...3rd...1st Sacks (23)...53rd... 5th Tackles For Loss (90)...10th... 2nd Sacks Allowed (9)...5th...1st 3rd Down Conversion (30.9) st... 7th 4th Down Conversion (40.0)...85th... 8th 3rd Down Defense (33.5)... 22nd... 2nd Red Zone Offense (26-of TDs)...77th...6th Red Zone Defense (30-of TDs)...8th... 1st Time of Possession (28:37)...85th... 6th Blocked Kicks (7)...4th...1st Passes Intercepted (19)... 2nd...1st INDIVIDUAL (Top 50)... NCAA...OVC Devin Church (All-Purpose)... 42nd... 3rd Isaiah Nelson (Yards Per Catch)... 51st... 3rd Nick Bruno (Field Goals)...49th... 4th Ben Odugbesan (Blocked Kicks)...13th...1st Tray Mitchell (KOR Touchdowns)...9th...1st Tray Mitchell (Kick Returns)...26th... 2nd Dino Fanti (Forced Fumbles)... 2nd...1st Mike Gunter (Fumbles Recovered)... 21st...1st Dylan Chatman (Interceptions)...26th... 2nd Bradley Dewberry (Interceptions)...26th... 2nd Antonie Johnson (Passes Defended)...33rd... 2nd Dylan Chatman (Passes Defended)... 41st... 4th Dino Fanti (Tackles for loss)...7th... 2nd Kamu Grugier-Hill (Tackles for loss)...15th... 3rd Seth McDonald (Tackles)...36th... 3rd Dino Fanti (Sacks)...26th... 2nd Kamu Grugier-Hill (Sacks)...44th... 4th SHUT OUT STREAK ENDS Eastern Illinois had a 139 game streak of not being shut out in a game end Sept. 12, 2015 at Northwestern during 41-0 loss. The last time EIU had been shut out was Oct. 11, 2003 during a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. In the 2015 season opener EIU had its streak of consecutive games scoring a touchdown end at 65 after the Panthers were held out of the end zone. The last time EIU had failed to score a touchdown was October 10, 2009 at Penn State. EIU s longest streak of consecutive games without being shutout was 197 from which ranks fourth alltime among FCS schools. Longest EIU Streaks 197 ( ) ended 8/28/97 at Western Illinois 139 ( ) ended 9/12/15 at Northwestern OVC SUCCESS Eastern Illinois was the OVC s most successful school in terms of wins during the first decade of the 2000 s as the Panthers posted 72 wins during that span. EIU leads the conference with the most post-season appearances since the Panthers joined the league in (FCS Playoff Appearances Since 1996) 11 - Eastern Illinois 6 - Jacksonville State 5 - Eastern Kentucky 3 - Tennessee State 2 - Murray State 1 - UT Martin 1 - Southeast Missouri 1 - Tennessee Tech 1 - Western Kentucky EIU NCAA FBS TRANSFERS 2 - Tyrin Stone-Davis (Illinois) 5 - Brandon Neverdon (Toledo) 6 - Dennis Turner (Florida International) 8 - Bud Martin (Florida International) 8 - Mack Weaver (Vanderbilt) 9 - Devin Church (Illinois) 13 - Mitch Kimble (Syracuse) 22 - Korliss Marshall (Arkansas) 23 - Tyree Stone-Davis (Western Michigan) 32 - Javon Turner (Penn State) 55 - David Johnson (South Carolina) 59 - Jareem Fleming (Northern Illinois) 77 - Josh Doyle (Northern Illinois) 84 - Andre Harris (Iowa) 91 - Jarvis Williams (Troy) NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES School...# Appearances (Last) Montana (2015) Eastern Kentucky (2014) Appalachian State* (2012) Georgia Southern* (2012) Northern Iowa (2015) EASTERN ILLINOIS (2015) McNeese State (2015) Furman (2013) Delaware (2010) New Hampshire (2015) Jackson State (1997) Youngstown State (2006) * moved to the FBS level in 2013 FCS Division I Playoffs Quarterfinals First Round Quarterfinals Quarterfinals First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round Quarterfinals First Round Division II Playoffs 1978 (National Champions) 1980 (National Runners-up) FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SINCE 2000 School...# Appearances (Last) Montana...13 (2015) New Hampshire...12 (2015) Appalachian State * (2012) EASTERN ILLINOIS...10 (2015) McNeese State...9 (2015) Northern Iowa...9 (2015) * moved to the FBS level in 2013 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

6 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 6 #EIUBleedBlue THE COACH DAMERON FILE EDUCATION University of Arkansas...Bachelor's, 1983 KIM DAMERON (Arkansas, 1983) -- 3rd Season Kim Dameron was hired as the 24th head coach in program history and the fifth in the NCAA Division I era in January of Dameron returned the Panthers to the FCS playoffs in 2015 as EIU won seven of their last eight regular season games to finish with a 7-4 regular season record. EIU lost in the opening round of the FCS playoffs at Northern Iowa. The Panthers were ranked No. 23 in the final FCS Coaches poll after making their 16th all-time FCS playoff appearance. During the season Dameron s team produced six All- OVC players including co-defensive Player of the Year Dino Fanti. Dameron would have his first player from Eastern Illinois drafted in May of 2016 when linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill became a sixth round selection of the New England Patriots. In his first season Dameron coached the Panthers to a 5-7 record including 5-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Panthers were in the championship race until the final weeks of the season. Dameron s first career victory came on Sept. 20 against Austin Peay as the Panthers won In the game EIU tied a school record for rushing yards with 413. The team featured three All-American selections including first team offensive lineman Collin Seibert and freshman All-American kicker Nick Bruno. Dameron s squad had five first team All-OVC selections and five second team All-OVC honorees. The team was among the best on both sides of the ball in the OVC ranking second in total offense (11th nationally) and third in total defense. PLAYING CAREER Arkansas...4-year player ( ) COACHING CAREER Jan. 10, 2014-present...Eastern Illinois University Head Coach Louisiana Tech (Def. Coordinator) Cornell (Def. Coordinator) Cornell (Assistant) Mississippi (Assistant) Louisiana Monroe (Def. Coordinator) Stephen F. Austin (Def. Coordinator) Eastern Illinois (Def. Coordinator) Toronto - CFL (Assistant) Cincinnati (Def. Coordinator) Cincinnati (Assistant) Murray State (Def. Coordinator) UNLV (Assistant) Missouri State (Assistant) Arkansas (Graduate Assistant) PLAYOFFS & BOWL GAMES AS A COACH FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) - HC Cotton Bowl (Mississippi) Cotton Bowl (Mississippi) FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) Humanitarian Bowl (Cincinnati) FCS Playoffs (Murray State) FCS Playoffs (Missouri State) FCS Playoffs (Missouri State) Bluebonnet Bowl (Arkansas) Gator Bowl (Arkansas) Hall of Fame Classic (Arkansas) Sugar Bowl (Arkansas) Dameron spent the 2013 season as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech where he directed a much improved defensive unit. The Bulldogs finished ranked 69th in the nation in total defense under Dameron s direction after being ranked 120th the previous season. Dameron s defense was the fourth most-improved squad in the FBS last season. An experienced defensive coach with more than 15 years as a defensive coordinator Dameron will take over an Eastern Illinois program that advanced to the FCS playoff quarterfinals last season. It will be Dameron s second stint in Charleston as he previously worked as the defensive coordinator at EIU in 2000 as a member of head coach Bob Spoo s staff. During that 2000 season, Dameron helped transform the Panthers defense as they rebounded from a 2-10 season in 1999 to 8-4 and Ohio Valley Conference Champions in Dameron spent three seasons as the safeties coach at Ole Miss as the team appeared in two Cotton Bowls. Two of his players were selected in the NFL draft as his pass defense unit ranked 11th in the NCAA in pass efficiency defense and 15th in pass defense. Prior to his stint at Ole Miss, Dameron was the defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe as the program became bowl eligible at the FBS level for the first time in 2007 while also picking up a win over Alabama. The ULM defense led the Sun Belt Conference in fewest points allowed and ranking third nationally in turnovers gained. Dameron has previous stops as the defensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin and as the secondary coach at Cincinnati and UNLV. He spent the 1999 season as the secondary coach in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts. He has previous FCS coaching experience on the staffs of Murray State and Missouri State where he helped coach both teams to FCS playoff appearances. Dameron began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lou Holtz at Arkansas, his alma mater, after earning his degree. He was a four-year player for the Razorbacks from at wide receiver and defensive back. As a Razorback he participated in four bowl games including the 1979 Sugar Bowl. Dameron and his wife Debbie, have one daughter Krystle. Krystle and her husband Mike, gave birth to daughter Emma the day prior to Dameron coaching his first collegiate game as a head coach on August 28, 2014 at Minnesota. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

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

8 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 8 #EIUBleedBlue EIU LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened... Passed for more than 300 yards... Jalen Whitlow, 312, vs. Murray State (Nov. 8, 2014) Passed for more than 400 yards... Jimmy Garoppolo, 477 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Garoppolo has passed for 400 or more yards five times in 2013 Threw four touchdown passes... Jalen Whitlow, 4, at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 1, 2014) Jimmy Garoppolo, 7, vs. Illinois State (Sept. 14, 2013) Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013) Garoppolo had four or more touchdown passes eight times in 2013 Rushed for more than 200 yards... Shepard Little, 245 vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 16, 2013) Rushed for three touchdowns... Jalen Whitlow, 3, at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 18, 2014) Rushed for four touchdowns... J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) Had 12 Receptions... Adam Drake, 13 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 11, 2014) Erik Lora, 21 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** OVC & EIU Single Game Record Erik Lora, 18 vs. Towson (Dec. 13, 2013) ** FCS Playoff Single Game Record Had 3 touchdown receptions... Adam Drake, 3, at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 1, 2014) Had 200 yards receiving... Erik Lora, 269 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** EIU Single Game Record Adam Drake, 225 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Returned a punt for a touchdown... Erik Lora, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (80 yards) Shepard Little, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (75 yards) Shepard Little, 1 at San Diego State (Aug. 31, 2013) - (60 yards) Returned a kick-off for touchdown... Tray Mitchell, 1 at Murray State (Oct. 31, 2015) - (94 yards) Returned an interception for touchdown... Jarvis Williams, 1 vs. Tennessee Tech (Oct. 24, 2015) - (24 yards) Seth McDonald, 1 vs. Illinois State (Sept. 19, 2015) - (20 yards) 2015 EASTERN ILLINOIS TOUCHDOWNS Qtr...Play...Opponent 1...Anthony Taylor 23 pass from Jalen Whitlow...Illinois State 1...Devin Church 5 run...illinois State 2...Seth McDonald 20 interception return...illinois State 4...Jalen Whitlow 5 run...illinois State 1...Devin Church 13 run...at Austin Peay 2...Shepard Little 6 run...at Austin Peay 2...Devin Church 21 pass from Jalen Whitlow...at Austin Peay 2...Isaiah Nelson 31 yard pass from Jalen Whitlow...at Austin Peay 2...Devin Church 1 yard run...at Austin Peay 4...Scott Taylor 12 yard run...at Austin Peay 1...Devin Church 3 yard run... SE Missouri 3...Addison Bounds 11 pass from Jalen Whitlow... SE Missouri 3...Addison Bounds 65 pass from Jalen Whitlow... SE Missouri 4...Devin Church 6 pass from Jalen Whitlow... SE Missouri 1...Devin Chruch 8 run... at Tenn. State 2...Addison Bounds 62 pass from Jalen Whitlow... at Tenn. State 4...Devin Church 25 run... at Tenn. State 1...Shepard Little 5 run... Tenn. Tech 2...James Brooks 16 pass from Jalen Whitlow... Tenn. Tech 3...Devin Chruch 1 run... Tenn. Tech 3...Shepard Little 12 run... Tenn. Tech 4...Jarvis Williams 24 interception return... Tenn. Tech 4...Paul Gossage 33 pass from Austin Green... Tenn. Tech 4...Malik Harrison 83 run... Tenn. Tech 1...Tray Mitchell 94 kickoff return... at Murray State 2...Shepard Little 1 run... at Murray State 3...Ben Odugbesan 80 pass from Jalen Whitlow... at Murray State 4...Shepard Little 40 run... at Murray State 1...Shepard Little 5 run...at UT Martin 2...Devin Church 2 run...at UT Martin 4...Thomas Coronado 45 interception return...at UT Martin 2...Jalen Whitlow 9 run...eastern Kentucky 3...Nick Horne 62 fumble return...eastern Kentucky 3...Malik Harrison 9 run...eastern Kentucky 1...Devin Church 1 run...at Northern Iowa 3...Addison Bounds 2 pass from Jalen Whitlow...at Northern Iowa Returned a fumble for touchdown... Nick Horne, 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 21, 2015) - (62 yards) Recorded a safety... Robert Haynes, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 13, 2014) - combined with Taylor Laquesse Taylor, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 13, 2014) - combined with Haynes Team at UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2015) - blocked punt out of end zone Blocked a punt... Ben Odugbesan at Northern Iowa (Nov. 28, 2015) Brandon Neverdon at UT Martin (Nov. 15, 2015) - resulted in a team safety Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Antoine Johnson, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 20, 2014)... - Antonie Johnson Blocked a field goal... LeQuince McCall, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 15, 2012) Pat Wertz, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 13, 2012) Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - blocked by... Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks ***Returned a point after attempt for 2-point conversion... Bradley Dewberry at Western Illinois (Sept. 3, 2015) - first in school history EIU scored a two-point converion - (Rush) - J.R. Taylor, 2, at Murray State (Nov. 23, 2002) - (Pass) - Addison Bounds from Jalen Whitlow at Tennessee State (Oct. 17, 2015) EASTERN ILLINOIS NFL CONNECTION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Jimmy Garoppolo - Quarterback Kamu Grugier-Hill - Linebacker DALLAS COWBOYS Tony Romo - Quarterback NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Sean Payton - Head Coach CHICAGO BEARS Ryan Pace - General Manager Won a game on a field goal... Cameron Berra, 36 yards at Southern Illinois (Sept. 7, 2013) Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Seth McDonald, 17 vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 7, 2015) Seth McDonald, 17 at Western Illinois (Sept. 3, 2015) Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) Recovered an onside kick... Jeff LePak, 1, at Minnesota (August 28, 2014) Offensive Lineman Scored a Touchdown Scott Taylor 1, at Austin Peay (Oct. 3, 2015) --- picked up fumble for 12-yard TD rush EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001

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

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

11 September 1, 2016 Eastern Illinois vs. Western Illinois Page 11 #EIUBleedBlue HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide HC... Kim Dameron...dam-wren 5...Brandon Neverdon...nah-ver-done 12...Dysaun Smith...dah-shawn 13...Xzavier Shugars... X-ZAVIER 29...Elven Walker...L-vin 34...Tony Elias... ee-ly-us Chibuike Nwuda...CHEEB-uh-key WOO-duh Michael Hollingshed...Hollin-shed Spenser Eversole...EVER-sole (rhymes with never) Derrek Tiburzi... Tih-BURR-zee 56...Taylon Shepard... TAY-lin 59...Jareem Fleming...jah-rheem Drew Walega... wall-lee-guh 70...Louis Vailopa... Vi-low-pah 73...Evan Kanz...rhymes with Fans Cal Ibanez...ih-BAWN-yezz 80...Ben Odugbesan... oh-duh-bess-in Aaron Gooch...goo-cha Nick Atoyebi... uh-toy-uh-bee Khaliff Alao... kuh-leef Allow Inoke Tuai...ih-NOKE-ay too-eye 94...Stephen Davis... Steffen Terrell Greer... Tuh-RELL EIU 2016 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR EIU Roster By Home State Illinois...42 Florida...8 Missouri...8 Arkansas...5 California...4 Georgia...4 Hawai i...3 Kentucky...3 Wisconsin...3 Maryland...2 Oklahoma...2 Pennsylvania...2 Tennessee...2 Alabama...1 Arizona...1 Indiana...1 Michigan...1 Mississippi...1 New York...1 North Carolina...1 South Carolina...1 Texas...1 EIU Roster By Class Graduate Student... 2 Senior Junior Sophomore Redshirt Freshmen Freshmen MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS LOCATION:...Charleston, Illinois FOUNDED: ENROLLMENT:...7,876 COLORS:...Blue & Gray CONFERENCE:...Ohio Valley STADIUM:...O Brien Field (10,000) SURFACE:...Matrix Turf PRESIDENT:... Dr. David Glassman ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:... Tom Michael O BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:...(217) EIU TICKET OFFICE:...(217) EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:...(217) EIU WEBSITE:... WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Kim Dameron and EIU players will be available for media interviews following Tuesday practices each game week. Additional interview opportunities may be set throug the EIU Media Relations Office. OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will be Tuesday, August 30. EIU head coach Kim Dameron will speak at 10:14 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information office.. LIVE STATS: Live stats for EIU football games can be found via links found on the internet at INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the Voice of the Panthers Mike Bradd with color commentary by Jack Ashmore. Games will be carried on Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU in the Charleston/Coles County Market. Network stations include WHOW 1520 AM (Clinton), WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville) and WSVZ 98.3 FM (Shelbyville / Effingham). Eastern Illinois will have all five of its 2016 home games and all four road Ohio Valley Conference games televised on the free streaming platform - In addition this year all five home games will be televised in the region on WEIU TV, Check you local cable listings for WEIU station channel on your provider. The Panthers road games at Miami of Ohio and Illinois State will also be available through broadcast avenues. The Miami game will be streamed on ESPN3. The Mid-America Classic against Illinois State will be televised on Comcast Sports Net Chicago. EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 16 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances OVC Champs 2013, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001