Week 11: Missouri Valley Football Conference Release by Ace Hunt

For Immediate Release Nov. 9, 2009 Contact: Mike Kern

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Each week a panel will select players of the week for offense, defense, offensive line and special teams.

Valley Football Radio Report

Each week’s games are previewed on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Radio Report, produced by Jim Powers. The report can be heard on most schools’ network affiliate station.

VideoStreaming

Through its partnership with JumpTV, the league has a conference-wide subscription service available to view a number of games. Visit the league web site for additional information.

Weekly Coaches Call

Teleconferences featuring the league’s head coaches are each Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT. Replays are accessible on the league web site. Brock Spack, ILS, 10:05 a.m. Trent Miles, INS, 10:10 a.m. Terry Allen, MSU, 10:15 a.m. Craig Bohl, NDSU, 10:20 a.m. Mark Farley, UNI, 10:25 a.m. John Stiegelmeier, SDSU, 10:30 a.m. Dale Lennon, SIU, 10:35 a.m. Mark Hendrickson, WIU, 10:40 a.m. Jon Heacock, YSU, 10:45 a.m.

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Valley Football (Nov. 7) Players of the Week Offense

RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois

Defense

S Lance Caldwell, Southern Illinois

Special Teams

PK Zach Kutch, Illinois State

Offensive Lineman

OG David Arkin, Missouri State

2009 Valley Football Standings (thru Nov. 7) Team

Conference W L

Southern Illinois South Dakota State Northern Iowa Illinois State Missouri State Youngstown State North Dakota State Indiana State Western Illinois

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Points For Opp 218 187 201 154 124 84 109 52 75

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90 1.000 98 .857 99 .667 147 .667 130 .571 110 .333 149 .167 247 .143 134 .000

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2009 Upcoming Schedule, Last Week’s Results Upcoming Schedule (Nov. 14) North Dakota State at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. • 12:05 p.m. ET Series: NDSU leads, 1-0 Last Year: NDSU, 34-7 4 Note: The Bison won the only previous meeting in the series (2008). The game Saturday is ISU’s season finale. Illinois State at Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio • 1 p.m. ET Series: Tied, 9-9 Last Year: ISU, 54-44 4 Note: Illinois State has won the last two games vs. the Penguins, but six of the last seven meetings (and 12 of the 18 overall games in the series) have been decided by 10 points or fewer. Missouri State at #1 Southern Illinois (Mediacom) Carbondale, Ill. • 2 p.m. CT Series: MSU leads, 16-15 Last Year: SIU, 23-17 4 Note: It’s the final-ever regular-season game at McAndrew Stadium. SIU has won the last six meetings, including last year on the final play of the game (Chris Dieker to Marc Cheatham pass). Western Illinois at #11 UNI (Panther Sports Network) Cedar Falls, Iowa • 6:35 p.m. CT Series: UNI leads, 25-12 Last Year: UNI, 30-6 4 Note: The Panthers have won six of the last eight meetings in the series, but Western has won three of its last four games played in the UNI-Dome. #12 South Dakota State at Minnesota (Big Ten Network) Minneapolis, Minn. • 11:05 a.m. CT Series: UM leads, 6-0 Last Meeting: UM, 19-6 (1933) 4 Note: Since, 1985, Valley Football schools are a combined 27-178 against FBS schools, including a 1-26 record against Big Ten members.

Last Results LastWeek’s Week (Nov. 7) #3 Southern Illinois #9 South Dakota State

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Southern Illinois dominated South Dakota State to secure at least a share of SIU’s fifth conference championship and its seventhstraight playoff appearance. The win was the 13th conference victory in a row for the Salukis, as they tied UNI’s MVFC record for the most consecutive league victories.

Youngstown State #11 UNI

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UNI redshirt freshman RB Carlos Anderson posted his first career 100-yard game, racking up 113 yards on 17 carries. Derrick Law carried 12 times for 58 yards and senior quarterback Pat Grace had 13 carries for 42 yards, finding the endzone twice in the contest.

Indiana State Missouri State

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Missouri State was able to convert three Indiana State turnovers into 14 points and accumulated five sacks to turn back the visiting Sycamores. QB Cody Kirby became the all-time leader in MSU history by connecting on his 37th career TD in the first half.

Western Illinois Illinois State

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Illinois State kicker Zach Kutch set a new career, school, and Missouri Valley Football Conference record by kicking six field goals in the Redbird’s 25-7 win over Western Illinois. RB Cliffton Gordon scored the ‘Birds only TD of the day on his way to rushing for 124 yards.

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 9) Players of the Week (Nov. 7) Offense RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois Sr., 5-11, 200, Oklahoma City, Okla. Karim became the first all season to rush for over 100 yards against South Dakota State, as he had 127 yards on 21 carries in SIU’s 34-15 victory. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry and had long runs of 27 and 41 yards. The Jackrabbits came into the game only allowing 89 rushing yards a game, but behind Karim the Salukis marched to the tune of 280 yards on the ground. He went over 1,500 career yards rushing in the game, as he became the 19th Saluki ever to do so.

Defense S Lance Caldwell, Southern Illinois Sr., 6-1, 215, Detroit (MI) Bishop Gallagher Caldwell accounted for both of SIU’s interceptions in the 34-15 win at South Dakota State on Saturday. His first one came late in the second quarter and he was able to return it 75 yards for a TD. It was the fifth-longest interception return for a scored in Saluki history. Caldwell’s second interception came in the third quarter when SDSU had the ball in the red zone. On a fourth-and-five at the SIU nine, Caldwell picked off Thomas O’Brien in the end zone to prevent a score.

Special Teams PK Zach Kutch, Illinois State 5-9, 175, Sr., Milton (Fla.) Auburn Kutch set a school and conference record with six field goals made in Illinois State 25-7 win over Western Illinois. The Milton, Fla., broke the school record (4) and league record (5) with those six field goals, which included a career-long 48yarder in the second quarter. Three of Kutch’s field goals were 40 yards or longer (48, 40, 45) and four out of the six were made in the third quarter.

Offensive Lineman OG David Arkin, Missouri State 6-5, 298, Jr., Wichita, Kan. Because of injuries on the Missouri State offensive line, David Arkin moved from his usual spot at right guard -- where he had started the previous 31 straight games -- to his first-ever start at left tackle in Saturday’s 31-7 win over Indiana State. He graded out at an amazing 87-percent and recorded six knockdown blocks while helping the Bears secure their fourth winning season this decade.

We’re No. 1

After a convincing win at South Dakota State last week, SIU jumped two spots from No. 3 to No. 1 in the polls. Six Valley Football teams have been No. 1, and the league has had a No. 1-ranked team in seven of the past eight years (2002-03-04-05-07-08-09). All but one league school (South Dakota State) has been No. 3 or better at one time in their history, with Indiana State, Southern Illinois and Youngstown State also achieving No. 1 rankings prior to membership.

Crowd Control

UNI played in front of 70,585 fans at Iowa in the season opener, matching a school record for its largest road crowd. Missouri State played in front of 55,572 at Arkansas (the second-largest road crowd ever for MSU), while North Dakota State’s crowd of 48,831 at Iowa State was the third-largest road crowd for the Bison. SDSU’s all-time record is 46,617 (at Iowa State in 2008): ALL-GAME ATTENDANCE MARKS (current members)

North Dakota State - 2 weeks (2 weeks in 2008) UNI -- 11 weeks (5 weeks in 1992, 6 weeks in 2007) Southern Illinois - 14 weeks (2004, 2005, 2009) Western Illinois - 1 week (Sept. 8, 2003) Western Kentucky - 4 weeks (end-2002, and in ‘05) Youngstown State - 8 weeks (in 1997 and in 1998)

Illinois State -- 56,304 at Illinois (2003) Indiana State -- 74,199 at Oklahoma (1999) Missouri State -- 66,424 at Arkansas (2005) North Dakota State -- 63,008 at Minnesota (2007) UNI -- 70,585 at Iowa (2005, 2009) South Dakota State -- 46,617 at Iowa State (2008) Southern Illinois -- 51,233 at Florida St. (1992) Western Illinois -- 87,164 at LSU (2003) Youngstown State -- 105,038 at Ohio State (2007)

Back in the Saddle Again

Kutch in the Clutch

Valley Football’s No. 1-ranked Teams

Southern Illinois claimed the league’s automatic berth for the FCS playoffs with Saturday’s win at South Dakota State. The 2009 season will mark the seventh-straight playoff trip for SIU, matching UNI’s league record for consecutive post-season berths. CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, MVFC: 7 - Southern Illinois (2003-current) 7 - UNI (1990-96) 4 - Western Kentucky (2001-04) 3 - Western Illinois (1996-98) CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCES, NCAA History: 16 - Montana (1993-current) - does not count 2009 10 - Eastern Kentucky (1986-95) 7 - Southern Illinois (2003-current) - counts 2009 7 - UNI (1990-96)

Wrapping It Up, Almost

South Dakota State travels to Minnesota this Saturday in the second-to-last regularseason non-conference game for the MVFC in 2009. The league has combined for an 11-14 non-conference record, but that includes eight games at FBS sites. The league is an impressive 10-5 against teams from the FCS. In 2008, the MVFC was 11-8 at home against non-conference teams while posting a 3-12 road record.

Success Against the FBS

The MVFC has 27 victories against FBS schools since 1985, including at least one every year from 1996 through 2003, and three in the past three years. Southern Illinois (at Indiana in 2006, and at Northern Illinois in 2007) became the first league school since Western Illinois (2002 and 2003) to win against an FBS opponent in back-to-back years. SIU’s win at Indiana is the only for the MVFC against the Big Ten (1-26 all-time).

PK Zach Kutch of Illinois State had six field goals in ISU’s 25-7 victory against Western Illinois (Nov. 7). He’s the first player in league history to connect on six treys in a game: MOST FIELD GOALS, Game: 6, Zach Kutch, Illinois State, vs. W. Illinois, 2009 5, Rich Ehmke, E. Illinois, vs. Winona St., 1986 5, Brian Mitchell, UNI, vs. Idaho, 1991 5, Mackenzie Hoambrecker, UNI, vs. Cal Poly, 2002 5, Mackenzie Hoambrecker, UNI, vs. YSU, 2002 5, Matt Lange, WKU, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2003 5, Justin Langan, WIU, vs. Montana, 2003 5, Taylor Rowan, WIU, vs. South Dakota State, 2007

Salem’s Lot

WR Eyad Salem of Illinois State continues to move up the Missouri Valley Football Conference career charts, as he now ranks No. 7 all-time for career catches. With 2,116 yards, he’s the 14th player in league history to reach 2,000 receiving yards: MOST RECEPTIONS, Career: 249, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 1997-00 242, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1997-99 207, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1996-99 196, Sam Logan, Indiana State, 2002-06 192, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 2003-06 176, Dedric Ward, UNI, 1993-96 169, Eyad Salem, Illinois State, 2007-present MOST RECEIVING YARDS, Career: 3,876, Dedric Ward, UNI, 1993-96 3,735, Eddie Berlin, UNI, 1997-00 3,544, Mike Furrey, UNI, 1997-99 3,508, Cornell Craig, Southern Illinois, 1996-99 3,007, Laurént Robinson, Illinois State, 2003-06 2,558, Rickey Garrett, Illinois State, 1996-99 2,426, Reggie Gray, Western Illinois, 2002-05 2,385, Sam Logan, Indiana State, 2002-06 2,303, Brent Little, Southern Illinois, 2002-05 2,243, Kenny Shedd, UNI, 1989-92 2,243, Gunnard Twyner, Western Illinois, 1993-95 2,116, Eyad Salem, Illinois State, 2007-present

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 9) Cody Slings ‘Em

Junior QB Cody Kirby of Missouri State became the school’s all-time record holder after throwing for his 37th career TD in the Bears’ victory, topping Jeremy Hoog’s 36. Kirby ranks No. 18 all-time in MVFC history, and he’s 17th all-time for career pass yards. MOST PASSING YARDS, Career: 1 -- 9,089, Ryan Helming, UNI, 1997-00 2 -- 9,012, Eric Sanders, UNI, 2004-07 3 -- 8,123, Luke Drone, Illinois State, 2004-07 4 -- 8,032, Kevin Glenn, Illinois State, 1997-00 5 -- 7,929, Justin Haddix, Western Ky., 2003-06

Nine in a Row

15 -- 6,434, Russ Michna, Western Illinois, 2000-03 16 -- 5,770, Jeff Hecklinski, Western Illinois, 1995-97 17 -- 5,690, Cody Kirby, Missouri State, 2007-present

Title Town

In the league’s first 25 seasons, UNI has won or shared the title a league-best 14 times. Western Illinois has the second-most Valley Football titles, with five. Southern Illinois, with its title this year, has five titles: Previous Missouri Valley Football Champs 1985 - UNI* 1986 - Eastern Illinois 1987 - UNI 1988 - Western Illinois 1989 - MSU 1990 - UNI/MSU* 1991 - UNI 1992 - UNI 1993 - UNI 1994 - UNI 1995 - UNI/E. Illinois* 1996 - UNI

was the first meeting between two teams with 6-0 league records. The last time the league had a decisive Saturday similar to last weekend’s SDSU-SIU game in Brookings was in 2005, when UNI claimed the league’s automatic bid on the final weekend of the regular season with a 25-24 victory against SIU. That forced a three-way co-championship and UNI won a tiebreaker with the tri-champs (SIU, YSU).

1997 - Western Illinois 1998 - Western Illinois 1999 - Illinois State 2000 - Western Illinois 2001 - UNI 2002 - WIU/WKU* 2003 - UNI/S. Illinois* 2004 - Southern Illinois 2005 - UNI/SIU*/YSU 2006 - Youngstown State 2007 - UNI 2008 - S. Illinois/UNI* 2009 - S. Illinois

*denotes at-large NCAA Tournament qualifier, other Valley Football champs (except for YSU in 2005 who did not get a playoff bid) earned automatic bids

For All the Marbles

For the first time since 2005, the league had a winner-take-all contest as Southern Illinois defeated South Dakota State, 34-15, on Nov. 7 to claim the league’s AQ. The game

Sept. 3 -- North Dakota State at Iowa State Mediacom (regional) 7 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 3 -- Western Illinois at Sam Houston State Southland TV Network 6 p.m. CT (LIVE) FCS Central (Sept. 4) 6:30 p.m. CT (TD) Sept. 5 -- UNI at Iowa Big Ten Network

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Sept. 19 -- Austin Peay at Illinois State Comcast Spotlight 6:30 p.m. CT (LIVE)

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W. Illinois vs. S. Illinois (1984-2002) Youngstown vs. Indiana State (1997-present) UNI vs. Indiana State (1991-2002) Indiana State vs. S. Illinois (1994-03) W. Illinois vs. Indiana State (2000-09) UNI vs. Youngstown State (2001-present) Youngstown St. vs. Missouri St. (1996-04) Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State (1976-83) Western Illinois vs. Illinois State (1956-63) Missouri State vs. Illinois State (1986-93) Missouri St. vs. Southern Illinois (1987-94) UNI vs. Missouri State (1990-98)

Perfect Seasons in the League

Southern Illinois (7-0) will be looking to join nine others to record a perfect conference season when the Salukis host Missouri State on Saturday, Nov. 14. In 2007, UNI (6-0) became the ninth team in league history to win the conference title with an undefeated record. Before that, Southern Illinois (2004) was the last to do it. Illinois State (1999), Western Illinois (1988 and 1997) and UNI (1985, 1987, 1994, and 1996) have also gone unbeaten. SIU is the only to go 7-0 (2004 and 2009); UNI was 5-0 in 1985 and 1996; and the others were 6-0.

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UNI beat Youngstown State for the ninthstraight time on Nov. 7. The league record for consecutive wins between two league members is 18, set by Western Illinois -- vs. Southern Illinois -- from 1984 until 2002.

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Sept. 26 -- UNI at Missouri State MVFC Game of the Week 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Sept. 26 -- Youngstown State at Indiana State WFXW TV (Fox) 12 p.m. ET (LIVE) Oct. 3 -- Southern Illinois at Western Illinois MVFC Game of the Week 6:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 3 -- Illinois State at North Dakota State NBC North Dakota 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 10 -- UNI at North Dakota State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 17 -- Indiana State at Illinois State MVFC Game of the Week 2 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 17 -- South Dakota State at North Dakota St. NBC North Dakota 6 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 17 -- Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa Mediacom 4:05 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 24 -- UNI at South Dakota State Mediacom 2 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 31 -- North Dakota State at Western Illinois KVLY TV (NDSU) 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 31 -- South Dakota State at Youngstown State MVFC Game of the Week 3 p.m. CT (LIVE) Oct. 31 -- Southern Illinois at Indiana State Mediacom 11 a.m. CT (LIVE) Nov. 14 -- South Dakota State at Minnesota Big Ten Network 11 a.m. CT (LIVE) Nov. 14 -- Western Illinois at UNI Panther Sports Network 6:35 p.m. CT (LIVE) Nov. 14 -- Missouri State at Southern Illinois Mediacom 2 p.m. CT (LIVE) Nov. 21 -- Youngstown State at North Dakota State NBC North Dakota 1 p.m. CT (LIVE) Nov. 21 -- UNI at Illinois State Mediacom 12 p.m. CT (LIVE)

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 9) Vs. Non-League (11-14)

Two Teams at 6-0 -- a First

Colonial................................................... 1-0

Counting South Dakota State and Southern Illinois this year, only 10 teams in league history have started a season with at least six-straight conference victories. All of the previous eight 6-0 teams won the league:

Great West.............................................. 1-1

Year

Team, Note (* - denotes playoffs)

1985 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2003 2004 2007 2009

*UNI was 5-0, won league [at 5-0]^ *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ W. Illinois started 5-0, finished second *W. Illinois was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *MSU started 5-0, won league *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *UNI started 5-0, won league *UNI was 5-0, won league [at 5-0]^ *W. Illinois was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *W. Illinois started 5-0, won league *Illinois St. was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ *UNI started 5-0, won league *S. Illinois started 6-0, won league S. Illinois was 7-0, won league [at 7-0]^ *UNI was 6-0, won league [at 6-0]^ Southern Illinois started 7-0 South Dakota State started 6-0

Home: 9-3 / Away: 2-11

NCAA FCS Teams (10-5) Northeastern...............................................1-0 Cal Poly........................................................0-1 South Dakota...............................................1-0

Ohio Valley.............................................. 4-2

Austin Peay..................................................2-0 Eastern Illinois.............................................0-2 Murray State................................................1-0 Southeast Missouri State...........................0-0 Tennessee-Martin.......................................1-0

Northeast................................................ 2-0

Saint Francis (Pa.).......................................1-0 Wagner.........................................................1-0

Southern................................................. 1-0

Georgia Southern........................................1-0

Southland............................................... 1-2

Sam Houston State.....................................1-1 Stephen F. Austin........................................0-1

NCAA FBS Teams (0-8) Big East................................................... 0-2

Louisville......................................................0-1 Pittsburgh....................................................0-1

Big Ten.................................................... 0-2

Illinois...........................................................0-1 Iowa..............................................................0-1 Minnesota....................................................0-0

Big 12...................................................... 0-1

Iowa State....................................................0-1

Conference USA..................................... 0-1

Marshall.......................................................0-1

Mid-American......................................... 0-1

Northern Illinois...........................................0-1

Southeastern.......................................... 0-1

Arkansas......................................................0-1

Non-Division I Teams (1-1) Quincy..........................................................0-1 Southwest Baptist.......................................1-0

vs. Ranked (FCS) Teams (0-1) vs. #17 Cal Poly (South Dakota State)..........L, 14-21

vs. Ranked (FBS) Teams (0-1) vs. #21 Iowa (Northern Iowa)........................L, 16-17

^teams that went undefeated in league play

Winning on the Road

Western Illinois (1988)* Northern Iowa (1991)* Western Illinois (1996)* Western Illinois (1997)* Youngstown St. (1997)* Illinois State (1999)* Northern Iowa (2001)* Western Illinois (2002)* Western Kentucky (‘02)* Western Illinois (2003)* Illinois State (2006)* Northern Iowa (2007)*

Road Home Total 5-1 5-2 5-2 5-1 5-1 5-3 5-3 5-1 5-2 5-2 5-3 6-0

Only 10 times in the league’s 25-year history has a league RB reached 1,000 yards in seven or fewer games. Pat Paschall of North Dakota State got 1,017 yards in his first seven games, while Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim had 1,025 yards through the Salukis’ first seven contests. It marks just the second time in league history that two RBs reached 1,000 yards through seven games during the same season (the other coming in 2006). Year Player

Game *Total Season

2002 M. Abdulqaadir, SIU 5 1,012 1,331 1998 Karlton Carpenter, SIU 6 1,003 1,892 2008 Herb Donaldson, WIU 7 1,091 1,784 2006 Marcus Mason, YSU 7 1,071 1,847 1996 Michael Cosey, MSU 7 1,070 1,453 1997 Aaron Stecker, WIU 7 1,046 1,957 2006 Pierre Rembert, ILS 7 1,042 1,743 2007 Herb Donaldson, WIU 7 1,033 1,491 2009 Deji Karim, SIU 7 1,025 ? 2009 Pat Paschall, NDSU 7 1,017 ? 7 players reached 1,000 yards in their eighth game. *indicates yardage total reached in milestone game

In 2007, UNI set a league record by winning six road games. Only 12 teams in league history have won five road games in a season and all of them reached the playoffs. No previous league team had claimed six road victories in a season, although both Western Kentucky (2002) and Youngstown State (1997) won six away from home in a season as each won the national title in those respective seasons. Southern Illinois (3-0) and SDSU (3-0) are perfect on the MVFC road this year, while Missouri State has won four league road games in a row, dating back to last year. SIU’s road winning streak in league games is at six games, and the Salukis are 4-1 on the road this year. Team (Season)

Two Reach 1,000 Yards

5-1 6-0 4-1 6-1 7-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 4-2 4-1 6-1

10-2 11-2 9-3 11-2 13-2^ 11-3 11-3 11-2 12-3^ 9-4 9-4 12-1

*denotes team that earned FCS playoff berth; ^includes win at neutral site (national championship)

National Rushing Leaders

Western Illinois RB Herb Donaldson, the league’s all-time leading rusher, led the nation in rushing and scoring as a senior in 2008. This year, the league has four candidates who are currently challenging for the nation’s rushing title, as NDSU’s Pat Paschall leads the nation while SIU’s Deji Karim ranks No. 2. Notably, four league rushers are in the Top 7 in the NCAA rankings. Rushing Yards Per Game, National Leaders 1 Pat Paschall, North Dakota State, Sr. 2 Deji Karim, Southern Illinois, Sr. 3 David Sinisi, Monmouth, Sr. 4 James Mallory, C. Conn, Sr. 5 Kyle Minett, South Dakota State, Jr. 6 Chase Reynolds, Montana, Jr. 7 Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois, Sr. 7 Rudell Small, Jacksonville, Jr. 9 LaMarcus Coker, Hampton, Sr. 10 Ryan White, Austin Peay, Jr.

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Leading the Nation

Several league players rank among the national leaders through games of Saturday, Nov. 7. Here are league players and teams who rank in the Top 3 nationally: #1 - Pat Paschall, NDSU (141.0 rushing yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (137.7 rushing yards/game) #2 - Deji Karim, SIU (187.67 all-purpose yards/game) #3 - Zach Kutch, ILS (1.87 FG/game) #3 - Eyad Salem, ILS (8.33 receptions/game) #2 - South Dakota State (pass efficiency defense)

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Nov. 9) Six on FCS Lists

Six Valley football players are among 40 nationwide players listed by The Sports Network as official “Payton Watch” and “Buchanan Battle” members. The honors will be presented at the 23rd annual FCS College Football Awards in Chattanooga. QB Pat Grace, UNI (Payton) RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois (Payton) DE Danny Batten, South Dakota State (Buchanan) LB Brandin Jordan, Southern Illinois (Buchanan) DE James Ruffin, UNI (Buchanan) DT Mychal Savage, Youngstown State (Buchanan)

Head of the Class

A total of 23 student-athletes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference have been named to CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Teams, as announced by CoSIDA on Thursday (Nov. 5). Seventeen of the 23 are on first-team all-district units and are now eligible for Academic All-America honors.

Consecutive Ranks in Top 25

Including the Nov. 9 poll, Southern Illinois has been ranked in 89-straight regularseason polls. It’s the second-longest-such streak in league history. UNI, meanwhile, has the third-longest streak (65), and it is also current. The league record for consecutive poll appearances is 96 (UNI, 1990-97).

Top-10 Teams

Valley Football has had at least two teams in the Top 10 in 43 of the last 47 regularseason polls. Southern Illinois is the onyl league school in the Top 10, although UNI and South Dakota State are 11 and 12.

2009 Players of the Week

Three Teams in Top 25

Three Missouri Valley Football Conference teams are ranked in the Top 25 this week, including Southern Illinois (2/1), UNI (11/11) and South Dakota State (12/12) [Coaches poll is listed first, followed by The Sports Network rankings.] Illinois State and Missouri State are among those schools receiving votes this week. (Nov. 9)

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Coaches

Southern Illinois (MVFC) [8-1] Montana (Big Sky) [9-0] Villanova (CAA) [8-1] Richmond (CAA) [8-1] William & Mary (CAA) [8-1]

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Elon (Southern) [8-1] Appalachian State (Southern) [7-2] New Hampshire (CAA) [8-1] South Carolina State (MEAC) [8-1] McNeese State (Southland) [7-2]

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Northern Iowa (MVFC) [6-3] South Dakota State (MVFC) [7-2] Holy Cross (Patriot) [8-1] Eastern Illinois (OVC) [7-2] Stephen F. Austin (Southland) [7-2]

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Liberty (Big South) [7-2] Jacksonville State (OVC) [6-3] Eastern Washington (Big Sky) [6-3] Weber State (Big Sky) [5-4] Lafayette (Patriot) [8-1]

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Prairie View A&M (SWAC) [6-1] Florida A&M (MEAC) [7-2] Delaware (CAA) [6-3] Colgate (Patriot) [8-2] Texas State (Southland) [6-3]

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Illinois State (MVFC) Missouri State (MVFC)

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Last Week’s Other Top Stars Offense RB Carlos Anderson, UNI -- career-high 113 rush yards, 12-yard TD run in 28-7 win vs. YSU. RB Chris Douglas, MSU -- career-high 72 yards, 2 touchdowns, one catch for 8 yards WR Glen Fox, SDSU -- career-high 12 catches for 101 yards -- both game-highs -- against SIU. RB Cliffton Gordon, ILS -- 106 yards on 28 carries, including one-yard TD run vs. Western Illinois. WR Lilo Senatus, WIU -- eight catches for 83 yards and a TD against Illinois State. QB Brandon Summers, YSU -- 22-of-31 for 164 yards and a TD, also rushed for 26 yards. Defense DL Eric Brunner, ILS -- Career-high 9 tackles (4 solos). Tied career high with 1.5 TFLs vs. WIU. LB Kyle Glazier, WIU -- Had 13 tackles (6 solos), 1 TFL (2 yards) and two QB hurries at Illinois St. LB Jamar Thompson, UNI -- game-high 12 tackles (5 solos). 1/2 TFL and an INT vs. YSU. LB Antoine Wilkinson, MSU -- game-high 13 tackles, 1 interception, 1 TFL against Indiana State LB Austen Wozniak, INS -- Team-high 11 tackles (7 solos) -- both career highs. 2 sacks (11 yds) Special Teams RS Carlos Anderson, UNI -- 204 all-purpose (two KO returns, 91 yards), 48-yarder set up a TD. PK Matt Hottelman, MSU -- 27-yard FG, 4-of-4 PATs, 62.0 yards per kickoff, 2 touchbacks. PK Kyle Dougherty, SIU -- two FGs (49, 22) in the 34-15 win against South Dakota State.

Sept. 5 *Co-Offense -- QB Matt Barr, Western Illinois Co-Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI Defense -- ILB Brandin Jordan, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OL Mike Lamphear, W. Illinois Sept. 12 *Offense -- QB Pat Grace, UNI *Defense -- LB Derek Domino, S. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OL Austin Richard, N. Dakota St. Sept. 19 Offense -- RB Cliffton Gordon, Illinois State Defense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSU Sp. Teams -- RS Todd Speight, W. Illinois Lineman -- C Bryan Boemer, S. Illinois Sept. 26 Offense -- RB Kyle Minett, S. Dakota State Defense -- DE Jake Steffen, S. Dakota State Sp. Teams -- P Scott Ravanesi, S. Illinois Lineman -- OT Gerry Ebel, N. Dakota State Oct. 3 Offense -- WR Eyad Salem, Illinois State Defense -- DE Waylon Richardet, MSU Sp. Teams -- P Kevin Mazur, Illinois State Lineman -- OG David Arkin, Missouri State Oct. 10 *Offense -- RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois Defense -- CB General Parnell, S. Dakota St. Sp. Teams -- P Dean Priddy, S. Dakota State Lineman -- OC Austin Steichen, UNI Oct. 17 Offense -- TE Clay Harbor, Missouri State Defense -- CB Brandon Williams, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- PK Matt Hottelman, MSU Lineman -- LT Josh Jellison, Indiana State Oct. 24 Offense -- QB Ryan Roberts, Indiana State *Defense -- DB Korey Lindsey, S. Illinois Sp. Teams -- PK Kyle Harris, S. Dakota St. Lineman -- OC Ryan McKnight, S. Dakota St. Oct. 31 Offense -- QB Paul McIntosh, S. Illinois Defense -- DE Coulter Boyer, N. Dakota St. *Sp. Teams -- WR Bryce Morris, S. Illinois Lineman -- LG Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State Nov. 7 Offense -- RB Deji Karim, Southern Illinois Defense -- S Lance Caldwell, S. Illinois *Sp. Teams -- PK Zach Kutch, Illinois State Lineman -- OG David Arkin, Missouri State Nov. 14 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman -Nov. 21 Offense -Defense -Sp. Teams -Lineman - * - denotes National Player of the Week

ILLINOIS STATE

Record: 5-4, 4-2 Last Week: W, Western Illinois, 25-7 This Week: at Youngstown State

In Elite Company

WR Eyad Salem hauled in eight

passes for 127 yards and moved over 2,000 yards receiving for his career at ISU. Salem now has 2,116 career receiving yards, good for fourth place on the all-time list to pass Vito Golson (2,014). Salem has five games over 100 yards receiving this season, one shy of tying Laurént Robinson’s tally of six games over the century mark set in 2005, and has 10 100-yard receiving games in his career.

He Did it Again

RB Cliffton Gordon surpassed the 100-yard mark for the second consecutive game with 28 carries for 124 yards. Gordon became the first Redbird running back to run for more than 100 yards with 30 carries for 122 yards last week at Missouri State. The sophomore also scored the Redbirds’ lone touchdown against the Leathernecks and leads the team with seven touchdowns scored this season.

The Wins Keep Coming

The Redbirds have now won three in a row. It’s the first three-game winning streak for Illinois State since 2006, when the ‘Birds rattled off six wins in a row after a season-opening loss at Kansas State. Saturday’s win over Western Illinois also marked the first win by the Redbirds at home against the Leathernecks since 1999. Illinois State (5-4,4-2) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Eastern Illinois, L, 6-31 09-12 at Illinois, L, 17-45 09-19 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-7 09-26 *#17 S. Dakota St., L, 17-38 10-03 *at N. Dakota St., W, 27-24 10-10 *at #6 S. Illinois, L, 23-43 10-17 *INDIANA STATE, W, 38-21 10-31 *at Missouri State, W, 24-14 11-07 *WESTERN ILLINOIS, W, 25-7 11-14 *at Youngstown State 11-21 *NORTHERN IOWA

INDIANA STATE

Record: 1-9, 1-6 Last Week: L, Missouri State, 7-31 This Week: North Dakota State

Going For More

Senior DE Daniel Millington has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V First Team. Millington advances to the national ballot for ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. A graduate of Terre Haute North Vigo High School, Millington carries a 3.91 grade-point average in exercise science.

Special Teams

Indiana State has been solid in special teams, as the punt return squad ranks 56th nationally with an 7.8 yardsper-return average. That mark is good enough for sixth in the MVFC. Individually, Darrius Gates averages 27.21 yards per kickoff return which is second in the league and eighth-best nationally.

Closing Out With A Win?

The Indiana State football team won its first Missouri Valley Football Conference contest of the season on October 24 in a 17-14 Homecoming victory over Western Illinois. The Sycamores conclude the season on Nov. 14 against North Dakota State. If the Sycamores earn a victory in that contest, ISU will finish the season with multiple wins for the first time since the 2004 campaign and with multiple league victories for the first time since 2002.

Indiana State (1-9,1-6) ---------------------------------------------08-27 QUINCY, L, 20-26 (ot) 09-05 at Louisville, L, 10-30 09-12 EASTERN ILLINOIS, L, 0-31 09-19 *at #18 S. Dakota St., L, 0-41 09-26 *YOUNGSTOWN St., L, 0-28 10-03 *at #3 UNI, L, 7-62 10-17 *at Illinois State, L, 21-38 10-24 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 17-14 10-31 *#3 S. ILLINOIS, L, 0-33 11-07 *at Missouri State, L, 7-31 11-14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE

MISSOURI STATE

Record: 6-4, 4-3 Last Week: W, Indiana State, 31-7 This Week: at Southern Illinois

Close By No Shutout

The Bears were within five-and-a-half minutes of securing their first shutout since 2004 in an eventual 31-7 win over Indiana State. The defensive gem marked just the third time in the Terry Allen era (2006-present) that MSU had allowed less than 10 points in a game and second time this season. The last MSU shutout against an FCS foe was 9/21/91 vs. Prairie View A&M (61-0).

Ruder Awakening

MSU defensive end Mikel Ruder had a break-out game against Indiana State with a career-high 10 tackles, including 2.5 sacks. He was in on three of the team’s five sacks in the contest and his 5 solo tackles was a team high in the win over the Sycamores.

History in the Making

With a 6-4 ledger, the Bears have secured their fourth winning season this decade and second in four seasons under Terry Allen. MSU has not had a seven-win season since 1996 and has posted seven or more wins in a season just four times in its Division I era (1982-present). Likewise, Saturday’s win over Indiana State pulled the Bears’ all-time record even at 438-438-39 and secured the team’s fourth conference win for the first time since 1993. The club has won five conference games in a season just twice since joining the MVFC (1989, 1990).

Missouri State (6-4,4-3) ---------------------------------------------09-05 vs Arkansas, L, 10-48 09-12 TENN.-MARTIN, W, 24-14 09-19 MURRAY STATE, W, 35-10 09-26 *#3 UNI, L, 7-35 10-03 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-7 10-10 *#19 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 17-24 10-17 *at Western Illinois, W, 17-16 10-24 *at N. Dakota St., W, 21-17 10-31 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 14-24 11-07 *INDIANA STATE, W, 31-7 11-14 *at Southern Illinois

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 2-7, 1-5 Last Week: idle This Week: at Indiana State

Paschall Continues to Lead

RB Pat Paschall remains No. 1 in NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) rushing. Through eight games played, Paschall is averaging 141 yards per game compared to 137.67 yards per game for Southern Illinois’ Deji Karim. Paschall is also 9th in all-purpose yards, averaging 163.88 yards per game. He ranks 13th in rushing on the Bison all-time charts, moving past Ken Rota (29g, 474-2219 yards, 33 TDs/1965-67). His dozen 100-yard games at tied for 8th on the NDSU career list.

Among the Leaders

In the NCAA Division I FCS statistics, North Dakota State is 9th in rushing offense (210.22 ypg). Nationally, senior wide receiver Shamen Washington is 7th in kickoff returns averaging 27.79 yards per return.

Attendance is No. 8

North Dakota State is 8th in NCAA Division I FCS attendance figures, averaging 17,069 spectators over four home games with one remaining against Youngstown State on Nov. 21. North Dakota State (2-7,1-5) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Iowa State, L, 17-34 09-12 at Sam Houston, L, 45-48 09-19 WAGNER, W, 59-28 09-26 *at #8 S. Illinois, L, 14-24 10-03 *ILLINOIS STATE, L, 24-27 10-10 *#3 UNI, L, 27-42 10-17 *at #14 SDSU, L, 13-28 10-24 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 17-21 10-31 *at Western Illinois, W, 14-7 11-14 *at Indiana State 11-21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE

NORTHERN IOWA

Record: 6-3, 4-2 Last Week: W, Youngstown St., 28-7 This Week: Western Illinois

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Record: 7-2, 6-1 Last Week: L, Southern Illinois, 15-34 This Week: at Minnesota

Anderson Reaches Century

Jacks Finish Non-Conference

Nine in a Row

Pass Happy

Redshirt freshman Carlos Anderson surpassed the century mark in rushing yards for the first time in his collegiate career against Youngstown State. Anderson rushed 17 times for 113 yards and scored on a 12-yard jaunt in the first quarter. Anderson was just as effective returning kicks as he tallied returns of 48 and 43 yards for 204 allpurpose yards against the Penguins. The Panthers’ 28-7 victory over the Penguins was UNI’s ninth-straight win in the series. The nine-straight victories in a series ties a Panther school record against an opponent. UNI defeated Augustana nine-straight times from 1947-1955 and from 19601968. The Panthers also beat Morningside (1959-1967), North Dakota (1947-1955) and South Dakota State (1964-1972) nine-straight times.

Long Scoring Drives

The Panther offense got back on track against Youngstown State. All four of UNI’s scoring drives were at least eight plays long. UNI had scoring drives of 12 plays, nine plays, eight plays and 15 plays. All four scoring drives ended in touchdowns. Northern Iowa (6-3,4-2) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at #21 Iowa, L, 16-17 09-12 SOUTH DAKOTA, W, 66-7 09-19 SAINT FRANCIS, W, 30-0 09-26 *at Missouri State, W, 35-7 10-03 *INDIANA STATE, W, 62-7 10-10 *at N. Dakota St., W, 42-27 10-17 *#5 S. ILLINOIS, L, 20-27 10-24 *at #11 SDSU, L, 14-24 11-07 *YOUNGSTOWN ST., W, 28-7 11-14 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 11-21 *at Illinois State

SDSU will play its final non-conference game of the season next Saturday (Nov. 14), traveling to Minnesota. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The teams have not met since 1933, but the Gophers lead the all-time series, 6-0, outscoring SDSU, 265-13.

In the loss to Southern Illinois (the first home conference loss for SDSU in two seasons), the Jackrabbits ran a season-high 83 plays, compared to 62 by SIU. SDSU’s 54 pass attempts were three shy of the school record set in 1985 at Northern Arizona. Against SIU, nine different receivers caught at least one pass for the Jackrabbits.

Sly as a Fox

WR Glen Fox became the first SDSU player to top 100 receiving yards this season, and moved into fourth place on the Jackrabbit career receiving charts with 142 receptions as he passed Rusty Lenners (137 receptions from 1993-96). Fox also moved into 10th place in career receiving yards with 1,630. He had a careerhigh 12 catches for 101 yards against Southern Illinois last Saturday. South Dakota State (7-2,6-1) ---------------------------------------------09-12 GA. SOUTHERN, W, 44-6 09-19 *INDIANA STATE, W, 41-0 09-26 *at Illinois State, W, 38-17 10-03 at #17 Cal Poly, L, 14-21 10-10 *at Missouri St., W, 24-17 10-17 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 28-13 10-24 *#6 UNI, W, 24-14 10-31 *at Youngstown St., W, 17-3 11-07 *#3 S. ILLINOIS, L, 15-34 11-14 at Minnesota 11-21 *at Western Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Record: 8-1, 7-0 Last Week: W, S. Dakota St., 34-15 This Week: Missouri State

Salukis Continue Streak

Southern Illinois has won a leagueleading 13-straight Missouri Valley Football games -- matching UNI’s conference record for consecutive MVFC wins -- and SIU has won its last 17 regular-season home games. Consecutive Wins (league games only): 13, UNI, 1993-95 13, Southern Illinois, 2008-present 11, Western Illinois, 1997-1998 9, UNI, 1987-88 9, Southern Illinois, 2004-05 8, Missouri State, 1988-89 8, UNI, 1991-92 8, UNI, 2006-08

Back in the Playoffs Again

Southern Illinois has clinched the

MVFC’s automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs, which will be its seventh-straight playoff appearance. Only Montana has a longer streak of consecutive playoff appearances. The Salukis have earned at least a share of the MVFC title for the fifth time since 2003

Sensational ‘D’ in Last 3

Combining the stats from the last three games, Southern Illinois’ defense has only allowed 104 yards rushing in three wins and they held SDSU to just 14 yards rushing this past weekend.

Southern Illinois (8-1,7-0) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Marshall, L, 28-31 09-19 SW BAPTIST, W, 59-7 09-26 *N. DAKOTA STATE, W, 24-14 10-03 *at Western Illinois, W, 30-10 10-10 *ILLINOIS STATE, W, 43-23 10-17 *at #2 UNI, W, 27-20 10-24 *YOUNGSTOWN ST., W, 27-8 10-31 *at Indiana State, W, 33-0 11-07 *at #9 S. Dakota St., W, 34-15 11-14 *MISSOURI STATE 11-21 at Southeast Mo. State

WESTERN ILLINOIS

Record: 1-8, 0-6 Last Week: L, Illinois State, 7-25 This Week: at UNI

Lunt Gets Career High

Western stepped up its passing game as redshirt-freshman QB Wil Lunt threw for a career-high 188 yards and a TD against the Redbirds.

Tough in the Red Zone

The Leatherneck defensive force was able to stop Illinois State from scoring twice in the red zone and only allowed one touchdown as field goals accounted for the rest of their points.

Homecoming, of Sorts

This week’s game at UNI is familiar territory for acting head coach Mark Hendrickson as a former panther player and 1980 graduate of UNI. Coaches Hendrickson and Terry Allen of Missouri State actually played together for three seasons at UNI as Allen served as quarterback and Hendrickson started at wide receiver. Current UNI mentor Mark Farley followed the pair at UNI as a linebacker, earning league defensive player of the year honors in 1985.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Record: 4-5, 2-4 Last Week: L, UNI, 7-28 This Week: Illinois State

Ball Security

The Penguins and Lafayette are the only two FCS teams who have lost just two fumbles this season. YSU did not lose a fumble for the first 18 quarters of the year before Kevin Smith lost a fumble at the start of the third quarter against MSU. Brandon Summers lost a fumble vs. WIU on Oct. 10.

Wins vs. Losses

In four victories, YSU has caused 14 turnovers while giving the ball up just five times. In the red zone of those victories, YSU is 14-of-18 (78 percent) while its opponents are 5-for-9 (56 percent). In the five defeats, YSU has committed 11 turnovers while causing just three. In the red zone, the Guins are 1-of-7 while opponents are a 18-of-19, including 14 TDs. In the wins, YSU has 18 TDs compared to just three in its losses.

Dependable Duo

UNI has had recent success against the Leathernecks in the series, winning six of the past eight games, but Western Illinois has won three of the past four meetings in the UNI-Dome.

Wide receivers Donald Jones and Dominique Barnes have combined for 107 receptions, 1,150 yards and nine touchdowns this season. Last year in a 12-game regular season, the two combined for 69 catches, 878 yards and 10 scores. In their two years together (21 games), they have 177 receptions for 2,020 yards and scored 19 times.

Western Illinois (1-8,0-6) ---------------------------------------------09-03 at Sam Houston, W, 35-28 09-12 at Northern Illinois, L, 7-41 09-19 S.F. AUSTIN, L, 30-40 10-03 *#8 S. ILLINOIS, L, 10-30 10-10 *at Youngstown St., L, 21-31 10-17 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 16-17 10-24 *at Indiana State, L, 14-17 10-31 *N. DAKOTA STATE, L, 7-14 11-07 *at Illinois State, L, 7-25 11-14 *at Northern Iowa 11-21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Youngstown State (4-5,2-4) ---------------------------------------------09-05 at Pittsburgh, L, 3-38 09-12 AUSTIN PEAY, W, 38-21 09-19 at Northeastern, W, 38-21 09-26 *at Indiana State, W, 28-0 10-03 *MISSOURI STATE, L, 7-17 10-10 *W. ILLINOIS, W, 31-21 10-24 *at #3 S. Illinois, L, 8-27 10-31 *#9 S. DAKOTA ST., L, 3-17 11-07 *at #11 UNI, 7-28 11-14 *ILLINOIS STATE 11-21 *at North Dakota State

Home Sweet Dome

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9 SCORING OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. North Dakota State 5. Illinois State 6. Missouri State 7. Youngstown State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State SCORING DEFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 3. Southern Illinois 4. Missouri State 5. Youngstown State 6. Illinois State 7. Western Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. Indiana State TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. North Dakota State 4. South Dakota State 5. Illinois State 6. Youngstown State 7. Missouri State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State TOTAL DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Youngstown State 4. Southern Illinois 5. Missouri State 6. Western Illinois 7. Illinois State 8. North Dakota State 9. Indiana State RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Southern Illinois 2. North Dakota State 3. Northern Iowa 4. South Dakota State 5. Youngstown State 6. Missouri State 7. Illinois State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

XPT

2XP

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10

40 37 30 30 24 25 21 20 10

11 15 12 7 16 6 5 2 4

40 36 27 27 23 25 20 19 10

0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

XPT

2XP

9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 10

14 15 15 26 25 30 27 34 42

8 7 8 6 5 7 18 7 13

13 14 12 26 25 29 25 34 39

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Rush

9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10

1797 1990 1892 1232 944 1120 1153 942 922

Rush

9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10

999 922 1216 868 1389 1511 1619 1457 1875

Pass Plays

2049 1734 1575 1984 2213 1743 1977 1642 903

579 590 575 586 637 599 650 562 556

Pass Plays

1571 1659 1452 1985 2113 1711 1676 1890 1932

603 577 567 626 681 604 545 570 681

DXP Saf

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Pts

Avg/G

313 305 245 230 215 193 163 147 82

34.8 33.9 27.2 25.6 23.9 19.3 18.1 16.3 8.2

Pts

Avg/G

123 125 128 202 190 230 243 259 334

13.7 13.9 14.2 20.2 21.1 25.6 27.0 28.8 33.4

DXP Saf

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yards

3846 3724 3467 3216 3157 2863 3130 2584 1825 Yards

2570 2581 2668 2853 3502 3222 3295 3347 3807

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

Avg/P TD

6.6 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 3.3

37 33 28 29 23 19 23 17 10

Avg/P TD

4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.6

11 12 23 14 24 25 30 31 38

Avg/G

427.3 413.8 385.2 357.3 350.8 318.1 313.0 287.1 182.5 Avg/G

285.6 286.8 296.4 317.0 350.2 358.0 366.1 371.9 380.7

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10

366 342 346 313 328 380 304 316 345

1990 1892 1797 1232 1120 1153 944 942 922

5.4 5.5 5.2 3.9 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.7

93 91 68 64 73 57 42 24 91

20 17 20 16 7 12 11 8 7

221.1 210.2 199.7 136.9 124.4 115.3 104.9 104.7 92.2

RUSHING DEFENSE 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State 4. Youngstown State 5. Missouri State 6. North Dakota State 7. Western Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. Indiana State PASS OFFENSE 1. Illinois State 2. Northern Iowa 3. South Dakota State 4. Missouri State 5. Youngstown State 6. Southern Illinois 7. Western Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. Indiana State PASS DEFENSE 1. Youngstown State 2. South Dakota State 3. Northern Iowa 4. Illinois State 5. Western Illinois 6. Indiana State 7. North Dakota State 8. Missouri State 9. Southern Illinois PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. Illinois State 5. Missouri State 6. Youngstown State 7. North Dakota State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. 1. South Dakota State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Northern Iowa 4. Youngstown State 5. Western Illinois 6. Missouri State 7. Illinois State 8. Indiana State 9. North Dakota State

Att.

Yards

Avg/A

Long

Avg/G

9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10

296 295 298 342 384 349 355 326 419

868 922 999 1216 1389 1457 1511 1619 1875

2.9 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.5

42 59 41 28 21 68 92 93 54

3 4 6 14 12 17 15 17 26

96.4 102.4 111.0 135.1 138.9 161.9 167.9 179.9 187.5

G Comp-Att-Int

9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 10

218-333-7 144-233-7 177-273-6 167-270-13 172-271-14 136-224-5 129-246-12 123-233-8 99-211-13

G Comp-Att-Int

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9

134-225-10 173-305-15 173-282-8 126-219-10 138-249-4 167-262-10 138-221-3 180-297-10 186-330-18

G Comp-Att-Int

9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10

144-233-7 136-224-5 177-273-6 218-333-7 167-270-13 172-271-14 123-233-8 129-246-12 99-211-13

G Comp-Att-Int

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9

173-305-15 186-330-18 173-282-8 134-225-10 138-249-4 180-297-10 126-219-10 167-262-10 138-221-3

Pct.

Yds

65.5 61.8 64.8 61.9 63.5 60.7 52.4 52.8 46.9

2213 2049 1984 1977 1743 1734 1642 1575 903

Pct.

Yds

59.6 56.7 61.3 57.5 55.4 63.7 62.4 60.6 56.4

1452 1571 1659 1676 1711 1932 1890 2113 1985

Pct.

Yds

61.8 60.7 64.8 65.5 61.9 63.5 52.8 52.4 46.9

2049 1734 1984 2213 1977 1743 1575 1642 903

Pct.

Yds

56.7 56.4 61.3 59.6 55.4 60.6 57.5 63.7 62.4

1571 1985 1659 1452 1711 2113 1676 1932 1890

Avg/A TD

6.6 8.8 7.3 7.3 6.4 7.7 6.7 6.8 4.3

12 17 13 11 12 13 9 11 3

Avg/A TD

6.5 5.2 5.9 7.7 6.9 7.4 8.6 7.1 6.0

9 5 8 13 10 12 14 12 11

Avg/G TD

227.7 192.7 220.4 245.9 197.7 193.7 175.0 182.4 90.3

17 13 13 12 11 12 11 9 3

Avg/G TD

174.6 220.6 184.3 161.3 190.1 211.3 186.2 193.2 210.0

5 11 8 9 10 12 13 12 14

Avg/G

245.9 227.7 220.4 197.7 193.7 192.7 182.4 175.0 90.3 Avg/G

161.3 174.6 184.3 186.2 190.1 193.2 210.0 211.3 220.6 Effic.

153.7 140.4 137.2 129.0 127.2 121.8 118.3 110.8 75.2 Effic.

95.6 107.0 114.5 118.1 123.2 127.0 132.3 133.2 152.5

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9 KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. South Dakota State 4. Indiana State 5. Western Illinois 6. North Dakota State 7. Illinois State 8. Missouri State 9. Youngstown State PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Western Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. Illinois State 4. Youngstown State 5. South Dakota State 6. Indiana State 7. Southern Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. Missouri State INTERCEPTIONS 1. Southern Illinois 2. South Dakota State 3. Youngstown State 4. Indiana State 5. Illinois State 6. Missouri State 7. Northern Iowa 8. Western Illinois 9. North Dakota State PUNTING 1. Southern Illinois 2. South Dakota State 3. Illinois State 4. Western Illinois 5. Missouri State 6. North Dakota State 7. Northern Iowa 8. Indiana State 9. Youngstown State KICKOFF COVERAGE 1. Northern Iowa 2. South Dakota State 3. North Dakota State 4. Southern Illinois 5. Youngstown State 6. Illinois State 7. Missouri State 8. Indiana State 9. Western Illinois

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 9

24 24 28 50 50 45 36 31 30

592 531 598 1021 1010 902 696 593 572

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

88 82 51 57 93 70 44 64 37

24.7 22.1 21.4 20.4 20.2 20.0 19.3 19.1 19.1

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10

14 15 16 15 19 13 20 20 8

197 161 151 132 149 101 138 136 34

1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

88 33 24 31 21 30 18 33 3

14.1 10.7 9.4 8.8 7.8 7.8 6.9 6.8 4.2

No.

Yards

Long

Avg.

9 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 9

18 15 10 10 10 10 8 4 3

197 236 129 76 42 112 170 45 54

2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

75 63 37 26 30 31 65 16 27

10.9 15.7 12.9 7.6 4.2 11.2 21.2 11.2 18.0

No.

Yards

Avg/P

Ret. Avg/R

9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 9

39 44 39 50 45 46 30 69 42

1653 1817 1445 1861 1681 1741 1085 2298 1605

42.4 41.3 37.1 37.2 37.4 37.8 36.2 33.3 38.2

77 115 75 132 154 184 64 289 223

Net/P

6 7 2 2 1 4 5 1 9

37.3 35.5 34.1 33.8 33.5 32.1 30.7 28.8 28.6

No.

Yards

Avg.

Ret.

NetAvg

9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9

60 50 46 60 33 48 42 23 31

3805 3049 2733 3526 2078 2788 2644 1297 1770

63.4 61.0 59.4 58.8 63.0 58.1 63.0 56.4 57.1

1031 614 815 1032 738 771 844 428 658

4 11 1 2 1 5 8 1 1

44.9 44.3 41.3 40.9 40.0 39.9 39.0 36.9 35.2

2.0 2.6 1.9 2.6 3.4 4.0 2.1 4.2 5.3

FIELD GOALS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. Illinois State 4. South Dakota State 5. Missouri State 6. North Dakota State 7. Youngstown State 8. Indiana State 9. Western Illinois PAT KICKING 1. Northern Iowa

South Dakota State Missouri State Illinois State Youngstown State Western Illinois Indiana State 8. Southern Illinois 9. North Dakota State SACKS BY 1. Southern Illinois 2. Illinois State 3. Missouri State

Northern Iowa 5. South Dakota State

Western Illinois 7. North Dakota State 8. Indiana State 9. Youngstown State SACKS AGAINST 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. South Dakota State 5. North Dakota State 6. Indiana State 7. Youngstown State 8. Missouri State 9. Western Illinois FIRST DOWNS 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. Missouri State 5. North Dakota State 6. South Dakota State 7. Youngstown State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State

Made

Att

Pct.

9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 9

15 11 16 12 6 7 5 4 2

19 15 22 19 11 13 11 11 7

.789 .733 .727 .632 .545 .538 .455 .364 .286

Made

Att

Pct.

9 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9

40 27 25 23 20 19 10 36 27

40 27 25 23 20 19 10 37 29

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .973 .931

No.

Yards

Avg/G

9 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 9

27 23 20 20 18 18 17 15 13

184 171 135 145 128 141 112 117 77

3.00 2.56 2.00 2.22 2.00 2.00 1.89 1.50 1.44

No.

Yards

Avg/G

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9

7 9 13 15 17 21 22 29 36

46 53 101 82 104 132 195 167 237

0.78 1.00 1.44 1.67 1.89 2.10 2.44 2.90 4.00

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 10

88 96 49 78 84 59 67 62 50

92 75 117 82 73 98 84 76 40

12 10 13 16 11 7 11 14 11

192 181 179 176 168 164 162 152 101

21.3 20.1 19.9 17.6 18.7 18.2 18.0 16.9 10.1

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. South Dakota State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Youngstown State 4. Illinois State 5. Southern Illinois 6. Western Illinois 7. North Dakota State 8. Missouri State 9. Indiana State 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Northern Iowa 2. Illinois State 3. South Dakota State 4. Southern Illinois 5. Youngstown State 6. Missouri State 7. North Dakota State 8. Western Illinois 9. Indiana State OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. Western Illinois 5. South Dakota State 6. Missouri State 7. Indiana State 8. North Dakota State 9. Youngstown State 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1. Southern Illinois 2. Northern Iowa 3. Missouri State 4. Illinois State 5. Youngstown State 6. Indiana State 7. Western Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. South Dakota State OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT 1. Illinois State 2. Southern Illinois 3. Western Illinois 4. Missouri State 5. Northern Iowa 6. South Dakota State 7. North Dakota State

Indiana State Youngstown State

Rush

Pass

Pen

Total

Avg/G

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10

56 57 74 82 58 77 73 80 98

79 81 71 65 92 72 91 105 92

11 12 12 16 14 20 8 10 12

146 150 157 163 164 169 172 195 202

16.2 16.7 17.4 18.1 18.2 18.8 19.1 19.5 20.2

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10

53 62 55 48 52 54 42 36 37

108 140 127 118 129 139 119 112 138

49.1 44.3 43.3 40.7 40.3 38.8 35.3 32.1 26.8

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9

39 46 40 48 52 58 56 51 54

128 134 110 131 137 139 134 117 119

30.5 34.3 36.4 36.6 38.0 41.7 41.8 43.6 45.4

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

9 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 9

4 5 10 6 4 3 3 2 1

5 9 19 13 13 12 14 10 6

80.0 55.6 52.6 46.2 30.8 25.0 21.4 20.0 16.7

Conv.

Att.

Pct.

9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 9

3 5 2 7 5 8 3 6 5

12 19 7 22 13 18 6 12 10

25.0 26.3 28.6 31.8 38.5 44.4 50.0 50.0 50.0

PENALTIES 1. South Dakota State 2. Missouri State 3. Indiana State 4. Youngstown State 5. North Dakota State 6. Southern Illinois 7. Western Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. Northern Iowa

No.

Yards

Avg/G

9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9

33 49 65 58 60 57 66 62 68

344 437 515 537 549 564 581 589 591

38.2 43.7 51.5 59.7 61.0 62.7 64.6 65.4 65.7

OPPONENT PENALTIES 1. Indiana State 2. Western Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. Northern Iowa 5. Missouri State 6. Youngstown State 7. Southern Illinois 8. North Dakota State 9. South Dakota State

No.

Yards

Avg/G

10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9

70 62 57 53 61 54 52 44 47

636 565 544 512 534 458 451 415 392

63.6 62.8 60.4 56.9 53.4 50.9 50.1 46.1 43.6

TIME OF POSSESSION 1. Illinois State 2. Youngstown State 3. North Dakota State 4. Northern Iowa 5. South Dakota State 6. Missouri State 7. Western Illinois 8. Southern Illinois 9. Indiana State

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Southern Illinois 2. South Dakota State 3. Illinois State 4. Northern Iowa 5. Youngstown State 6. Missouri State 7. North Dakota State 8. Indiana State 9. Western Illinois RED ZONE OFFENSE 1. Northern Iowa 2. Southern Illinois 3. Illinois State 4. North Dakota State 5. South Dakota State 6. Missouri State 7. Indiana State 8. Western Illinois 9. Youngstown State

Total possesion

Avgerage/game

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10

286:24 278:06 273:09 272:12 271:04 299:06 267:51 267:28 274:48

31:49 30:54 30:21 30:14 30:07 29:54 29:45 29:43 27:28

Gained Fum Int Tot

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9

3 2 5 8 7 7 8 4 10

G Scores

9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9

36-38 27-32 26-32 25-31 32-40 19-28 11-17 12-20 15-26

18 15 10 8 10 10 3 10 4

21 17 15 16 17 17 11 14 14

Fum

Lost Int

5 4 4 6 2 5 5 8 12

5 6 7 7 14 13 8 13 12

Tot Margin

Per/G

10 10 11 13 16 18 13 21 24

1.22 0.78 0.44 0.33 0.11 -0.10 -0.22 -0.70 -1.11

+11 +7 +4 +3 +1 -1 -2 -7 -10

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

94.7 84.4 81.2 80.6 80.0 67.9 64.7 60.0 57.7

26 19 19 19 23 15 7 11 12

19-7 13-6 11-8 13-6 14-9 10-5 6-1 8-3 5-7

10-10 8-10 7-9 5-6 9-12 4-6 4-7 1-5 3-6

TurnO

1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 5

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9 RED ZONE DEFENSE 1. South Dakota State 2. Missouri State 3. Northern Iowa 4. Southern Illinois 5. Western Illinois 6. Indiana State 7. Youngstown State 8. Illinois State 9. North Dakota State ON-SIDE KICKS BY 1. South Dakota State 2. Youngstown State 3. Indiana State

Southern Illinois Western Illinois Northern Iowa Missouri State Illinois State North Dakota State ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST 1. Illinois State

Southern Illinois Indiana State Western Illinois Northern Iowa North Dakota State Youngstown State South Dakota State 9. Missouri State

G Scores

9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9

9-14 22-32 15-21 19-26 28-37 39-49 23-28 20-24 24-28

Pct.

TDs

(R-P)

FGs

64.3 68.8 71.4 73.1 75.7 79.6 82.1 83.3 85.7

8 17 10 10 18 27 19 14 21

5-3 12-5 4-6 3-7 12-6 21-6 14-5 10-4 14-7

1-2 5-9 5-7 8-10 10-13 12-17 4-5 6-7 3-4

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

9 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Recovered

Attempts

Success%

9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0

TurnO

1 3 2 4 1 2 2 1 1

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

RUSHING

Att.

Paschall,Pat-NDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Gibbs,Dre-WIU Law, Derrick-UNI Smith, Kevin-YSU Anderson,Carlos-UNI Blow, Geno-ILS Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Cooper-Falls,Mi-MSU

Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Fr Sr So Fr

8 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 8

164 175 193 207 93 130 108 119 115 79

PASSING AVG/GAME

Grace, Pat-UNI Brown, Matt-ILS Kirby,Cody-MSU Summers, B.-YSU Dieker, Chris-SIU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Lunt,Wil-WIU Roberts, Ryan-INS

Sr 9 141-224-6 Fr 9 186-294-6 Jr 10 165-266-13 Sr 9 171-269-14 Jr 7 96-162-4 Sr 8 106-196-8 Sr 7 92-143-3 Fr 8 85-130-3 So 7 70-138-9 So 10 47-101-5

PASS EFFICIENCY

Grace, Pat-UNI Dieker, Chris-SIU O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Brown, Matt-ILS Kirby,Cody-MSU Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Lunt,Wil-WIU Roberts, Ryan-INS

Sr 9 141-224-6 Jr 7 96-162-4 Fr 8 85-130-3 Sr 7 92-143-3 Fr 9 186-294-6 Jr 10 165-266-13 Sr 9 171-269-14 Sr 8 106-196-8 So 7 70-138-9 So 10 47-101-5

RECEPTIONS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Salem, Eyad-ILS Jones, Donald-YSU Senatus,Lito-WIU Fox,Glen-SDSU Barnes, D.-YSU Harbor,Clay-MSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Eyman, D.P.-UNI Steffen,Mike-SDSU Hord, D.J.-UNI

Sr 9 Sr 9 Jr 9 Sr 9 Jr 9 Sr 10 Jr 9 Sr 9 Sr 9 Sr 9

75 60 55 52 47 48 41 38 35 32

813 587 731 585 563 618 548 510 629 530

5 4 5 3 5 3 3 3 4 5

41 32 51 63 42 53 86 47 62 57

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

No.

Yds TD

Salem, Eyad-ILS Senatus,Lito-WIU Steffen,Mike-SDSU Jones, Donald-YSU Fox,Glen-SDSU Barnes, D.-YSU Harbor,Clay-MSU Allaria, Joe-SIU Hord, D.J.-UNI Eyman, D.P.-UNI

Sr 9 Jr 9 Sr 9 Sr 9 Sr 9 Jr 9 Sr 10 Jr 9 Sr 9 Sr 9

75 55 35 60 52 47 48 41 32 38

813 731 629 587 585 563 618 548 530 510

41 51 62 32 63 42 53 86 57 47

Yds Avg. TD

1128 1239 947 927 613 558 536 441 456 366

Avg/G

6.9 9 91 141.0 7.1 11 93 137.7 4.9 12 64 105.2 4.5 5 24 103.0 6.6 4 68 76.6 4.3 3 25 69.8 5.0 4 23 59.6 3.7 4 42 55.1 4.0 6 24 50.7 4.6 2 57 45.8

Comp-Att-Int

Yds TD

2008 1967 1934 1724 1273 1348 1059 925 728 442

Comp-Att-Int

17 11 11 12 10 9 6 7 4 1

Yds TD

2008 1273 925 1059 1967 1934 1724 1348 728 442

5 5 4 4 3 5 3 3 5 3

17 10 7 6 11 11 12 9 4 1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Avg/G

223.1 218.6 193.4 191.6 181.9 168.5 151.3 115.6 104.0 44.2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Eff.

157.9 140.7 138.3 136.2 127.7 127.0 121.7 118.8 91.6 76.7

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Yds/G Rec/G

90.3 65.2 81.2 65.0 62.6 61.8 60.9 56.7 69.9 58.9

8.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Avg/C Yds/G

1. 2. 3. 4.

10.8 13.3 18.0 9.8 11.2 12.0 12.9 13.4 16.6 13.4

90.3 81.2 69.9 65.2 65.0 62.6 61.8 60.9 58.9 56.7

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass

Plays

Total

Yds/G

Grace, Pat-UNI Brown, Matt-ILS Dieker, Chris-SIU Kirby,Cody-MSU Summers, B.-YSU Mertens,Nick-NDSU Crawford,Ryan-SDSU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Karim, Deji-SIU O'Brien,Thomas-SDSU

Sr 9 213 2008 Fr 9 53 1967 Jr 7 82 1273 Jr 10 -2 1934 Sr 9 14 1724 Sr 8 173 1348 Sr 7 28 1059 Sr 8 1128 0 Sr 9 1239 0 Fr 8 -38 925

298 334 199 351 328 263 168 164 175 137

2221 2020 1355 1932 1738 1521 1087 1128 1239 887

246.8 224.4 193.6 193.2 193.1 190.1 155.3 141.0 137.7 110.9

SCORING

G TD FG

XPT

2XP

Pts

Pts/G

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Kutch, Zach-ILS Hallgren, Billy-UNI Paschall,Pat-NDSU Grace, Pat-UNI Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU

Jr 9 0 15 Jr 9 13 0 Sr 9 12 0 Sr 9 0 16 Jr 9 0 9 Sr 8 9 0 Sr 9 8 0 So 9 7 0 Jr 8 0 6 Sr 10 0 6

36 0 0 23 37 0 0 0 19 25

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

81 78 72 71 64 54 48 42 37 43

9.0 8.7 8.0 7.9 7.1 6.8 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.3

SCORING (TDs)

G TD Run Pass Ret Pat

Pts Avg/G

Minett,Kyle-SDSU Karim, Deji-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Grace, Pat-UNI Gordon,Cliffton-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Hord, D.J.-UNI Salem, Eyad-ILS Anderson,Carlos-UNI Gibbs,Dre-WIU

Jr Sr Sr Sr So Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr

9 13 12 9 12 11 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 7 6 9 5 0 9 5 0 9 5 0 9 5 4 9 5 5

78 72 54 48 42 30 30 30 30 30

SCORING (KICK)

Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Kutch, Zach-ILS Hallgren, Billy-UNI Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Harris,Kyle-SDSU Egan,Brian-WIU Martinez, Braul-INS

Jr 9 36-37 Sr 9 23-23 Jr 9 37-37 Jr 8 19-19 Sr 10 25-25 Jr 9 20-20 So 9 8-8 Fr 9 19-19 So 10 10-10

PUNT RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

Speight,Todd-WIU Jones, E.J.-ILS Montague,S.-SDSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU

Jr Jr Sr Jr

9 8 9 9

14 11 17 15

197 103 140 50

KICK RETURN AVG

No.

Yds

Washington,S.-NDSU Gates, Darrius-INS Herring, Jarred-UNI Speight,Todd-WIU Blow, Geno-ILS Barnes, D.-YSU Garrett, Chris-ILS

Sr 8 Jr 10 So 9 Jr 9 Sr 8 Jr 9 Sr 9

14 14 14 41 13 16 12

389 381 360 885 255 312 206

1 0 0 0 1 5 5 5 1 0

PAT

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8.7 8.0 6.8 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Pts

Avg/G

15-19 16-22 9-13 6-8 6-11 5-11 6-11 2-7 4-11

81 71 64 37 43 35 26 25 22

9.0 7.9 7.1 4.6 4.3 3.9 2.9 2.8 2.2

TD Long

1 0 0 0

Avg/G

88 24 21 11

14.1 9.4 8.2 3.3

TD Long

Avg/G

0 0 1 1 0 0 0

70 57 88 93 44 29 32

27.8 27.2 25.7 21.6 19.6 19.5 17.2

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

ALL PURPOSE

G Rush

Rcv PR KR

Yds

Avg/G

Karim, Deji-SIU Paschall,Pat-NDSU Speight,Todd-WIU Minett,Kyle-SDSU Gibbs,Dre-WIU Blow, Geno-ILS Herring, Jarred-UNI Anderson,Carlos-UNI Barnes, D.-YSU Salem, Eyad-ILS

Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr So Fr Jr Sr

9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9

134 0 316 183 0 0 15 197 885 118 0 0 27 0 0 137 0 255 391 51 360 105 0 217 563 0 312 813 6 0

1689 1311 1105 1065 954 833 888 858 857 819

187.7 163.9 122.8 118.3 106.0 104.1 98.7 95.3 95.2 91.0

PUNTING

G No.

Ravanesi, Scott-SIU Priddy,Dean-SDSU Nowicki, Ben-YSU Prelvitz,John-NDSU Chiles,Jordan-MSU Bernard, Kyle-UNI Fuchs,Chris-WIU Mazur, Kevin-ILS Mullane, Gabe-INS

Sr 9 38 1636 67 16 Jr 9 43 1812 64 15 Sr 9 37 1516 67 7 Jr 9 44 1741 57 14 So 10 43 1681 72 12 Fr 9 29 1085 58 8 Jr 9 50 1861 49 12 Sr 9 39 1445 51 10 Jr 10 65 2286 57 13

FIELD GOALS

Kutch, Zach-ILS Dougherty, Kyle-SIU Hallgren, Billy-UNI Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU Harris,Kyle-SDSU Hottelman,Matt-MSU Blose, Stephen-YSU Martinez, Braul-INS Egan,Brian-WIU

Sr 9 Jr 9 Jr 9 Jr 8 So 9 Sr 10 Jr 9 So 10 Fr 9

1239 1128 8 947 927 441 86 536 -18 0

Yds

G Made

16 15 9 6 6 6 5 4 2

Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

9 8 6 7 4 4 0 1 4

6 7 9 4 1 5 2 2 1

43.1 42.1 41.0 39.6 39.1 37.4 37.2 37.1 35.2

Att.

Long

Pct.

FG/G

22 19 13 8 11 11 11 11 7

48 49 40 26 49 53 48 40 43

72.7 78.9 69.2 75.0 54.5 54.5 45.5 36.4 28.6

1.78 1.67 1.00 0.75 0.67 0.60 0.56 0.40 0.22

FIELD GOAL PCT 1. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU 2. Kutch, Zach-ILS

Made

Att.

Long

Pct.

Jr Sr

9 9

15 16

19 22

49 48

78.9 72.7

PAT KICKING PCT 1. Hallgren, Billy-UNI

Made

Att.

Pct.

Jr 9 Sr 10 Sr 9 Jr 9 Fr 9 Jr 8 Jr 9

37 25 23 20 19 19 36

37 25 23 20 19 19 37

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.3

Hottelman,Matt-MSU Kutch, Zach-ILS Blose, Stephen-YSU Egan,Brian-WIU Reifenrath, Peter-SDSU 7. Dougherty, Kyle-SIU

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 36. 38.

41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46.

49. 50.

TACKLES (All positions)

Glazier,Kyle-WIU Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Archie, Aaron-INS Evans,Preston-NDSU McCleskey, Dony-INS Smith,Skylar-MSU Thompson, Jamar-UNI Sewall, Alex-INS Domino,Derek-SDSU Mahoney, Josh-UNI Kreczmer,B.-WIU Beauchamp,Adam-MSU Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Hodge, Elijah-UNI Batten,Danny-SDSU Miller,Derek-MSU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Johnson,Chris-SDSU Jordan, Brandin-SIU Keck,Michael-MSU McElroy, Mike-SIU Fort, L.J.-UNI Washington, Jac-INS Kittelson,Matt-NDSU Rogers,Jimmy-SDSU Wicks, Lenny-YSU Hill, Taylor-YSU Brodie,Cole-SDSU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Davis, Austin-ILS Elliott, Andre-YSU Wise,Anthony-SDSU Jemison,Brandon-NDSU Washington,Teri-MSU Carter, Larry-INS Sasson, John-YSU Scott, Quentin-UNI Rodgers, Marty-SIU Eaves,Daniel-NDSU Franken,Tim-WIU Belmont,Kyle-NDSU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Zimmer, Michael-ILS Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Ross, Brandian-YSU Ruffin, James-UNI Ruder,Mikel-MSU Koroma,Abe-WIU

Jr Jr Fr So Sr Jr Jr So Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr So Jr So Fr Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr Jr Fr Jr So Fr Jr So So Sr Sr So So Jr Sr Fr So Jr Sr So Jr

G Pos

9 10 10 8 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 10 9 9 10 7 9 7 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 10 8

LB LB DB LB DB LB LB

DB SS LB DL

LB LB

LB LB LB LB CB LB DB CB

DB LB DB LB DB SS SS DL DE CB DL

Solo

Ast

Total

Avg/G

39 42 47 39 43 42 32 30 29 24 31 23 25 39 45 23 24 27 42 24 22 28 35 22 31 19 22 23 21 24 30 16 27 22 24 22 27 21 21 26 22 16 25 6 16 19 29 15 16 17

57 63 54 36 44 41 42 44 43 47 40 53 43 27 12 39 37 39 17 34 29 33 19 32 28 22 30 17 30 26 19 27 20 23 21 27 22 23 23 18 17 18 18 36 16 21 11 25 28 18

96 105 101 75 87 83 74 74 72 71 71 76 68 66 57 62 61 66 59 58 51 61 54 54 59 41 52 40 51 50 49 43 47 45 45 49 49 44 44 44 39 34 43 42 32 40 40 40 44 35

10.7 10.5 10.1 9.4 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4

SACKS 1. Ruffin, James-UNI 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

G Pos

Walker, Kyle-SIU Phelps, Doni-ILS Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Batten,Danny-SDSU Russo, Kyle-SIU Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Jordan, Brandin-SIU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Stieren,Mike-WIU Daniels,Mike-MSU Savage, Mychal-YSU Whigham,Bert-ILS Ruder,Mikel-MSU Lane, Wes-UNI Johnson,Garrett-NDSU Hightower,Byron-MSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU Kinney, Chuck-UNI Bazata,Steven-SDSU

Sr 9 DL Sr 8 LB Sr 9 So 9 DE Sr 9 DL Fr 9 DE Sr 9 Sr 8 LB Jr 9 Jr 8 Sr 9 Sr 9 DE Sr 8 So 10 Sr 9 DL So 7 DE Jr 8 Jr 10 Sr 9 DL Sr 9 DL

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Batten,Danny-SDSU Ruffin, James-UNI Hardy, Rod-INS Lane, Wes-UNI Dudczak,Buddy-WIU Boyer,Coulter-NDSU Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU Phelps, Doni-ILS Walker, Kyle-SIU Hemphill,Kelvyn-ILS Stieren,Mike-WIU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Washington,Teri-MSU Kreczmer,B.-WIU Brown, Nate-INS Jordan, Brandin-SIU Archie, Aaron-INS Hodge, Elijah-UNI Johnson,Garrett-NDSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU

Sr Sr So Sr Sr So Jr Sr Sr Jr Jr Jr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr So Jr

G Pos

9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 10 9 10 8 10 9 7 10

DL DL DL DL DE DT LB

DE LB LB LB DE

Solo Ast

7 6 6 5 4 2 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 2 1 2

2 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 1

Solo Ast

9 9 9 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 5 5 7 6 5 4 4 6 6 5

4 3 3 5 5 4 5 2 3 0 4 4 0 2 3 5 5 1 0 2

Total

Avg/G

9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

1.00 1.00 0.78 0.67 0.67 0.56 0.56 0.62 0.56 0.50 0.44 0.44 0.50 0.40 0.44 0.57 0.38 0.30 0.33 0.33

Total

Avg/G

11.0 10.5 10.5 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0

1.22 1.17 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.00 0.94 0.89 0.94 0.78 0.88 0.78 0.70 0.78 0.65 0.81 0.65 0.72 0.86 0.60

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Individual Statistics thru Monday, Nov. 9 PASSES DEFENDED 1. Stoudamire,P.-WIU 2. Garrett, Chris-ILS

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13.

16.

Bowman,Richard-NDSU McElroy, Mike-SIU Lindsey, Korey-SIU Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU Williams, B.-SIU Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU Jones, E.J.-ILS Wicks, Lenny-YSU Parnell,General-SDSU Bledsoe, S.-YSU Glazier,Kyle-WIU Scott, Quentin-UNI Domino,Derek-SDSU Strong,Jimmie-MSU Washington,Teri-MSU Alvis,Cedric-MSU Smith,Skylar-MSU James,Kieron-WIU

INTERCEPTIONS 1. Lindsey, Korey-SIU 2. Caldwell, Lance-SIU

Parnell,General-SDSU 4. McElroy, Mike-SIU 5. Jones, E.J.-ILS 6. Kjerstad,Conrad-SDSU

Domino,Derek-SDSU 8. Garrett, Chris-ILS 9. Miller,Derek-MSU 10. Steffen,Jake-SDSU FUMBLES FORCED 1. Boyer,Coulter-NDSU 2. Lemon,Cyrus-NDSU

Hallgren, Billy-UNI Ruffin, James-UNI Kreczmer,B.-WIU 6. Hardy, Rod-INS Keck,Michael-MSU Wilkinson,Antoi-MSU 9. Harris,Dwight-WIU Wicks, Lenny-YSU FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Gratzek,Matthew-NDSU

Visoky,Victor-WIU 3. Keck,Michael-MSU Richardet,Waylo-MSU 5. Wicks, Lenny-YSU Morse, Steven-SIU 7. Colletti, Tony-SIU Blackmon, Andre-INS Jackson,Cameron-WIU Edwards, Jordan-YSU

BrUp

Int.

Total

Avg/G

Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr Jr So Jr Sr Jr So Jr Sr Jr Fr

9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8

16 6 9 4 3 8 7 3 2 3 1 4 3 3 1 4 5 3 5 4

1 3 0 5 6 1 1 4 4 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 0

17 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4

1.89 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.90 0.89 0.78 0.75 0.71 0.71 0.62 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

No.

Yds

Jr 9 Sr 7 Jr 7 Jr 9 Jr 8 Jr 9 Jr 9 Sr 9 Jr 10 So 7

6 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 2

27 101 96 49 0 62 20 30 25 26

No.

Avg/G

So 9 Jr 9 Jr 9 Sr 9 Jr 9 So 10 So 10 Jr 10 So 7 Sr 7

4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

0.44 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.14 0.14

No.

Avg/G

Jr 9 Jr 9 So 10 Jr 10 Sr 7 So 7 Sr 8 Fr 8 So 8 So 8

2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.22 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12

TD Long

0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

13 75 63 40 0 40 16 30 15 24

Avg/G

0.67 0.57 0.57 0.56 0.50 0.44 0.44 0.33 0.30 0.29