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NO. PLAYER 2. DEUCE ROBINSON 3. STEVEN MILLER 4. RODGER WALKER 5. JAMILL LOTT 6. TACOI SUMLER 7. MALACHI JONES 8. ROD CHISHOLM 9. TROY SANDERS 10. DEMETRUIS MCCRAY 11. ANDREW PEACOCK 12. JAMAL JACKSON 13. GREG HALL 13. SETH SLOAN 14. SEAN PRICE 15. TONY WASHINGTON 16. LOGAN HALLOCK 17. CHRIS SHAFFER 17. KAMERON BRYANT 18. JAMAL WARE 19. JEY YOKELEY 19. NICK SHRINER 20. HENRY BARNES 21. DOUG MIDDLETON 22. BRANDON MCGOWAN 24. BRANDON GRIER 25. ALEX GRAY 26. JOEL ROSS 27. SAM MARTIN 28. RICKY FERGUSON 29. AARON KRAH 30. TYSEAN HOLLOWAY 30. MO GORE 31. KEVIN WALTON 33. JEREMY KIMBROUGH 34. PATRICK BLALOCK 35. JOHN LAW 36. ROMMEL ANDRE 36. OLAWALE DADA 37. JAMIL THOMAS 39. MATT WATSON 40. DREW STEWART 41. TASHION SINGLETON 42. MICHAEL FRAZIER 43. DREW DAVIS 44. DREW BAILEY 45. KARL ANDERSON 47. MARK MILL 48. STEPHEN MACHANIC 49. RONALD BLAIR 50. MATT ROPER 51. BRENDAN LOUGH 52. RON HENDERSON 53. BRETT HEIMRICH 54. DARIAN SMALL 55. GRAHAM FISHER 56. THOMAS BRONSON 57. ZACH BROWN 58. IAN RURAK 59. ZACH MATICS 60. JESSE CHAPMAN 61. JAMIE COLLMAR 62. MURPHY SWANCY 63. SHAQ COUNTS 64. WILL CORBIN 65. TUCKER LEE 66. DEREK EVANS 67. IAN BARNARD 70. MATT PRIVETTE 72. REGAN DUFORT 73. TYSON FERNANDEZ 74. KENDALL LAMM 75. KALAN JONES 76. NATHANIEL PARK 77. ALEX ACEY 78. JACKSON SMIGIEL 79. ALEX COULTHARD 80. CHRIS STARKS 81. BOBO BEATHARD 83. SIMMS MCELFRESH 84. ZAC BAKER 85. BARRETT BURNS 86. MARK POWELL 87. TREY KAVANAUGH 88. JONATHAN SHIVELY 89. JOSH ANDING 90. NIC CANEPA 91. WIL SMITH 92. DAVANTE HARRIS 93. DEW DOWDY 94. JACOB MCCANN 95. MICHAEL MOLL 96. WILL WALKER 97. DANIEL DAVIS 98. DERRICK SHUEMAKE 99. STEPHEN BURNS

POS. LB/DL RB DBV DB WR WR RB DB DB WR QB LB/DL WR WR WR QB DB QB LB TE LB DB DB LB LB DB DB P/PK RB DB RB WR DB LB DB LB RB LB DB RB K DL RB DB TE LB LB LB DL OL OL OL LS DL OL DL OL LS K OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL LS OL OL OL WR WR WR TE TE P/PK WR WR TE DL LB DL LB TE LB LS DL DL DL

HT. 6-5 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-8 6-5 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-6 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2

WT. 246 180 174 195 173 180 201 214 185 190 208 235 175 210 200 185 198 210 213 235 200 202 198 231 232 210 178 205 180 175 193 180 190 240 200 225 185 210 185 205 175 245 207 205 250 210 235 220 271 280 285 300 285 285 285 275 285 220 186 270 280 290 295 311 320 271 277 280 315 315 280 285 230 268 245 310 170 191 173 238 220 199 180 200 250 258 215 285 229 235 225 180 250 298 280

CL. SO. SR. JR. JR. FR. FR. SR. SR. SR. JR. JR. FR. FR. FR. JR. SO. FR. FR. SO. SR. SO. FR. SO. SO. SR. FR. SO. SR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. SR. JR. FR. SO. FR. FR. SR. JR. FR. JR. FR. SO. JR. JR. FR. SO. JR. FR. FR. SO. FR. SO. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. SO. SO. FR. JR. FR. JR. FR. SO. SO. FR. SO. FR. SO. FR. FR. FR. JR. FR. SO. FR. SR. JR. SR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. FR. SR. FR.

HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL (COLLEGE) BLYTHEWOOD, S.C./BLYTHWOOD PISCATAWAY, N.J./LYNBROOK MILITARY THOMASVILLE, GA./BROOKWOOD KANNAPOLIS/A.L. BROWN MIAMI, FLA./C. COLUMBUS (OREGON) ROSWELL, GA./CENTRAL GWINNETT CHARLOTTE/INDEPENDENCE CHESTER, S.C./CHESTER COVINGTON, GA./NEWTON DURHAM/NORTHERN DURHAM ATLANTA/NORTH ATLANTA BOGART, GA./NORTH OCONE BOONE/WATAUGA RESTON, VA./SOUTH LAKES HIGH POINT/T.W. ANDREWS FERGUSON/WEST WILKES CHARLOTTE/PROVIDENCE CARY/PANTHER CREEK TYRONE, GA./SANDY CREEK CHARLOTTE/SOUTH MECKLENBURG HILLSBORO/ORANGE NEWTON GROVE/HOBBTON WINSTON-SALEM/PARKLAND SUWANEE, GA./NORTH GWINNETT CHARLOTTE/WEST CHARLOTTE SUWANEE, GA./PEACHTREE RIDGE DAMASCUS, MD./DAMASCUS FAYETTEVILLE, GA./STARR’S MILL FUQUAY-VARINA/FUQUAY-VARINA DURHAM/HILLSIDE ASHEVILLE/ASHEVILLE BOONE/WATAUGA GREENSBORO/GRIMSLEY DECATUR, GA./CEDAR GROVE ASHEVILLE/A.C. REYNOLDS ATLANTA/GRADY RAEFORD/HOKE COUNTY COLUMBUS, VA./SHAW WINSTON-SALEM/CARVER BAILEY/SOUTHERN NASH GASTONIA/N. GASTON (MARSHALL) CHARLOTTE/WEST MECKLENBURG CONWAY, S.C./CONWAY CHARLOTTE/ARDREY KELL SPARTANBURG, S.C./DORMAN PILOT POINT TEXAS/PILOT POINT CHARLOTTE/CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC SUMMERFIELD/NORTHERN GUILFORD GREENSBORO, GA./GREENE COUNTY RALEIGH/BROUGHTON RALEIGH/LEESVILLE ROAD GREENVILLE, S.C./BEREA SOUTHERN PINES/PINECREST HAMPTON, GA./DUTCHTOWN WAYNESVILLE/TUSCOLA BROOKSVILLE, FLA./HERNANDO MOORESVILLE/MOORESVILLE GRANITE FALLS/EAST BURKE JACKSONVILLE/SOUTHWEST ONSLOW COOKEVILLE, TENN./COOKEVILLE GASTONIA/FORESTVIEW CHARLOTTE/CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC IRMO, S.C./IRMO DUNN/TRITON PINEHURST/PINEHURST ALCOA, TENN./ALCOA NORCROSS, GA./WESLEYAN SCHOOL MARSHVILLE/FOREST HILLS FREDRICKSBURG, VA./STAFFORD FUQUAY-VARINA/FUQUAY-VARINA CHARLOTTE/BUTLER CORNELLA, GA./HABERSHAM CENT. GOOSE CREEK, S.C./STRATFORD CLAY, ALA./CLAY-CHALKVILLE VALRICO, FLA./BLOOMINGDALE HAMLET/RICHMOND SENIOR (N.CAROLINA) LITHONIA, GA./MILLER GROCE HAYMARKET, VA./BATTLEFIELD CHARLOTTE/CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN TUNNEL HILL, GA./NORTHWEST WHITEFIELD WOODSTOCK, GA./ETOWAH ASHEVILLE/ASHEVILLE BOONE/WATAUGA HAYESVILLE/HAYESVILLE VALLEY VIEW, TEXAS/VALLEY VIEW (NAVARRO) HUBERT/SWANSBORO CHARLOTTE/PROVIDENCE DAY BLYTHEWOOD, S.C./BLYTHEWOOD LEWISBURG, W.VA./GREENBRIER EAST GREENSBORO/NORTHEAST GUILFORD CHARLOTTE/CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC MEBANE/EASTERN ALAMANCE WAYNESBURG, PA./WAYNESBURG CENTRAL SWAINSBORO, GA./SWAINSBORO (GA MIL.) TAYLORSVILLE/ALEXANDER CENTRAL

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CAPITOL illinois state roster BOOT OF THE HIGH COUNTRY THE

NO. PLAYER 73. JOSH ALADENOYE 50. ANDRE ALLEN 5. TEVIN ALLEN 71. ROCCO AMMONS 78. VINCE ARVIS 46. BRIAN ATHEY 95. NICK AUSSIEKER 60. KYLE AVALOY 24. MIKE BANKS 45. TYLER BARNES 70. JEREMY BARTON 43. NICK BELLAMY 68. CHARLIE BOOTH 13. MATT BROWN 27. JOSH BURCH 94. CODY CAMERON 55. SAM CAMPBELL 65. PETE CARY 21. CHICK CHATHAM 20. DOMINIC CLARKE 83. MILTON COLBERT 25. MARSHAUN COPRICH 87. TEDDY CORWIN 75. CHARLES COWLEY 23. AUSTIN DAVIS 31. WILL DAVIS 91. TIM DAWSON 40. ALEX DONNELLY 62. DANIEL DONNELLY 58. PATRICK DOUGHERTY 18. PHIL DUDLEY 37. DARRELYNN DUNN 7. BEN ERICKSON 42. SONIEL ESTIME 84. JOE FARMER 47. TYLER FINKBEINER 3. EVAN FRIERSON 56. RYAN GELBER 14. MATT GOLDSMITH 67. KERRY GUEST 6. DONOVAN HARDEN 93. SHELBY HARRIS 96. CHRIS HIGHLAND 90. CALVIN HOWELL 28. CAMERON HUNT 41. JOEY IPPOLITO 51. C.J. IRVIN 39. BRYCE KISER 88. SCOTT KUEHN 59. MICHAEL LIEDTKE 49. TYLER LOVGREN 44. ZACK MARSHALL 30. DONTAE MCCOY 33. PAT MEEHAN 19. CAMERON MEREDITH 2. JONATHAN MILLER 81. ROBERT MOORE 85. LECHEIN NEBIETT 38. STEVE NELSON 48. JORDAN NEUKIRCH 86. BRANDON NEWBERN 80. JAMES O’SHAUGHNESSY 36. ERIK OTTOSEN 4. NATE PALMER 76. DAN PAWLAK 17. ADAM PITTSER 99. BRADON PRATE 16. ADAM REBHOLZ 26. COREY SHANDRICK 53. RICKEY SIMPSON 34. BRENT SPACK 92. ALBERT SPARKS 54. MARK SPELMAN 22. EZRA THOMPSON 35. COLTON UNDERWOOD 12. TYRONE WALKER 74. JERRFEY WEHMHOEFER 29. BRANDON WESTPHAL 52. JAKE WEINHOFF 11. BLAKE WINKLEY 98. PATRICK WRIGHT 69. TIM WIGHT 9. MIKE ZIMMER

POS OL LB DB OL DL TE K OL DB DL OL RB LS QB S DL OL OL WR DB WR RB DL OL LB DL DL LB OL LB WR RB S S TE HB LB OL S DL WR DL LS DT RB LB OL DL WR OL DB DL S LB QB RB WR WR DB HB WR TE DB DL OL QB DL S WR DL LB DL OL S DL WR DB LB OL QB P OL LB

HT 6-6 6-1 5-9 6-5 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-5 5-7 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-4 5-9 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-3

WT. 325 190 165 325 290 225 185 315 175 280 310 225 220 220 190 225 230 305 195 190 210 190 240 285 220 200 270 215 300 215 185 220 195 175 250 220 240 285 200 265 170 225 215 290 215 200 300 225 200 270 185 225 200 220 195 205 185 185 200 235 205 240 170 240 260 215 265 210 185 240 205 325 255 210 255 200 195 225 275 185 200 355 230

CL. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL JR. MESQUITE, TEXAS/OKLAHOMA FR BOLINGBROOK, ILL./BOLINGBROOK SO. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA./ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SO. WARREN, ILL/WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH SO. RIVERSIDE, ILL./RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD FR. EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN./WEST VIRGINIA SO. WILDWOOD, MO./LAFAYETTE FR. LOMBARD, ILL./GLENBARD SOUTH SO. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL./MOUNT CARMEL FR. ROCK FALLS, ILL/ROCK FALLS SO. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA./MIAMI FR. NEW LENOX, ILL./LINCOLN-WAY WEST SO. HOMER GLEN, ILL./LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP SR. MARION, ILL./MARION FR. ST. PETERSBURG, FLA./NAVY PREP FR. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL./LAKE ZURICH JR. LAKE VIEW TERRACE, CALIF./GLENDALE COL. SR. CINCINNATI, OHIO/TURPIN JR. HOUSTON, TEXAS/CITRUS COLLEGE JR. FREDERICK, MD./OHIO STATE SR. VILLA PARK, ILL./MICHIGAN STATE FR. VICTORVILLE, CALIF./OAK HILLS FR. ST. LOUIS, MO./DESMET JESUIT SO. BOCA RATON, FLA./BOCA RATON CHRISTIAN SR. NORMAL, ILL./NORMAL COMMUNITY FR. WHEATON, ILL./WARRENVILLE SOUTH SR. CRAWFORDVILLE, FLA./IOWA CENTRAL CC FR. KIRKLAND, WASH./LAKE WASHINGTON FR. COCONUT CREEK, FLA./MONARCH SO. CHICAGO, ILL./LOYOLA ACADEMY JR. PITTSBURGH, PA./BALL STATE SR. BLOOMINGTON, ILL./IOWA CENTRAL CC SR. GREENDALE, WIS./GREENDALE FR. BOYNTON BEACH, FLA./SANTALUCES FR. SNOQUALMIE, WASH./MOUNT SI SO. CHAMPAIGN, ILL./CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL SR. WASHINGTON, D.C./ILLINOIS FR. SPRINGFIELD, ILL./SPRINGFIELD JR. CLINTON, MD./BISHOP MCNAMARA JR. EDWARDSVILLE, ILL./JOLIET JC SO. RIALTO, CALIF./RANCHO CUCAMONGA JR. MILWAUKEE, WIS./WISCONSIN SO. NORMAL, ILL./CENTRAL CATHOLIC JR. SAN ANTONIO TEXAS/TEXAS JR. SAMMAMISH, WASH./EASTLAKE SO. NAPERVILLE, ILL./COLLEGE OF DUPAGE FR. MANTENO, ILL./MANTENO SO. ROYAN CENTER, IND/PIONEER JR. AURORA, ILL./WAUBONSIE VALLEY SO. WOODSTOCK, ILL/WESTERN MICHIGAN SO. ROCKTON, ILL./HONOEGAH FR. GLEN ELLYN, ILL./GLENBARD WEST SO. PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL./SHEPARD FR. FRANKFORT, ILL./LINCOLN-WAY EAST SO. WESTCHESTER, ILL./ST. JOSEPH’S JR. GARLAND, TEXAS/OKLAHOMA FR. MIAMI, FLA./HIALEAH SO. MADISON, WIS./JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL SO. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL./HERSEY JR. ALGONQUIN, ILL./HUNTLEY SR. INDIANAPOLIS, IND./GRAND RAPIDS, CC SO. NAPERVILLE, ILL./NAPERVILLE NORTH SR. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL./ELK GROVE SR. CHICAGO/ILLINOIS FR. LINDENHURST, ILL./LAKES FR. RICHMOND, ILL./WYOMING SO. WAUCONDA, ILL./WAUCONDA JR. BLOOMINGTON, ILL./ILLINOIS JR. WEST LAFAYETTE, IND./HARRISON JR. NAPERVILLE, ILL./WAUBONSIE VALLEY FR. BLOOMINGTON, ILL/NORMAL CC JR. IRVING, TEXAS/BUFFALO FR. WAUKESHA, WIS./MARQUETTE JR. TINLEY PARK, ILL./COLORADO STATE JR. WASHINGTON, ILL./WASHINGTON SR. INDIANAPOLIS, IND./CARDINAL RITTER SO. OREGON, ILL./OREGON JR. BOLLINGBROOK, ILL./BOILLINGBROOK FR. CHATHAM, ILL./GLENWOOD FR. FRANKFORT, ILL./LINCOLN-WAY EAST JR. LEMONT, ILL./ST. FRANCIS SO. MINOOKA, ILL./MINOOKA WHEELING, ILL./WHEELING SR.

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tale of the tape APPALACHIAN STATE (8-3, 6-2 SoCon) NO. 7 TSN, No. 6 AFCA

ILLINOIS STATE (8-3, 5-3 MVFC) No. 16 TSN, No. 15 AFCA

APPALACHIAN STATE .....................................................................vs. ............................................................................ ILLINOIS STATE Boone, N.C. .............................................................................. Location ..............................................................................Normal, Ill. 17,344 .................................................................................. Enrollment ................................................................................. 21,080 1899 ....................................................................................... Founded ...................................................................................... 1857 Mountaineers/Black and Gold........................................... Nickname/Colors ..................................................Redbirds/Red and White Southern Conference ..............................................................Conference ........................................MIssouri Valley Football Conference Kidd Brewer (24,050) ..................................................... Stadium (Capacity) ............................................................ Hancock (7,200) Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961) ................................................... Head Coach .................................................Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) 215-86 (24rd season) ................................................Coach’s Record at School ....................................................27-17 (4th season) 242-134-2 (31th season) .............................................Coach’s Overall Record.......................................................................... Same 8-3 .....................................................................................Overall Record.................................................................................... 8-3 6-2 (T-1st) ............................................................Conference Record (Standing) ............................................................5-3 (T-3rd) No. 7/6 (Sports Network, AFCA) ....................................... National Ranking................................... No. 16/15 (Sports Network, AFCA) Multiple Spread ....................................................................Basic Offense.............................................................................. Multiple 32.5 (2nd/22nd) .....................................Points Per Game (Conference/National Rank).....................................29.1 (3rd/42nd) 181.1 (4th/34th)..............................Rushing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank).............................136.3 (6th/75th) 285.6 (2nd/14th) .............................Passing Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ............................. 247.4 (1st/29th) 466.7 (1st/10th) ................................ Total Yards Per Game (Conference/National Rank) ..................................383.6 (3rd/53) Multiple ..............................................................................Basic Defense..................................................................................... 4-3 28.5 (6th/73rd) ..............................Points Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .............................. 22.8 (6th/41st) 199.2 (6th/100rd) ...................Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................135.2 (6th/37th) 213 (8th/58nd) ........................ Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank) .....................175.5 (4th/20th) 412.7 (8th/92nd) ........................Total Yards Allowed Per Game (Conference/National Rank)........................310.6 (5th/16th)

2012 appalachian state SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME SERIES RECORD (ASU-OPP.)/NOTES Sat, Sept. 1 at East Carolina L. 13-35 Pirates score 14 points in fourth quarter Sat, Sept. 8 MONTANA W. 35-27 ASU beats Grizzlies for first time in program history Sat, Sept. 15 THE CITADEL* L. 28-52 Mountaineers suffer worst SoCon loss since 2004 Sat, Sept. 22 at Chattanooga * W. 34-17 ASU scores 24 points in fourth quarter Sat, Sept. 29 COASTAL CAROLINA W. 55-14 Mountaineers ambush Chanticleers in first half Sat, Oct. 6 ELON * W. 35-23 Appalachian State has not lost to Phoenix since 1964 Sat, Oct. 13 at Samford * W. 28-25 Mountaineers drive length of the field for winning TD Sat, Oct. 20 WOFFORD * L. 28-38 Giving up big plays costly to ASU Sat, Oct. 27 at Western Carolina * W. 38-27 Hallock completes 20-of-21 passes in Jackson’s absence Sat, Nov. 3 at Georgia Southern * W. 31-28 Mountaineers back in SoCon title race with victory Sat, Nov. 10 FURMAN * W. 33-28 ASU grabs share of Southern Conference championship Sat. Dec. 1 ILLINOIS STATE 2 p.m.

Mountaineers eye return to FCS championship game ALL CAPS denotes a home game, * denotes Southern Conference game, kickoff times are subject to change.

2012 illinois state SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME SERIES (ISU-OPP.)/NOTES Sat, Sept. 1 DAYTON W. 56-14 Redbirds roll up 510 yards of total offense Sat, Sept. 8 at Eastern Michigan W. 31-14 First win over FBS team since 1991 Sat, Sept. 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS W. 54-51 (2OT) Brown throws for 473 yards, 5 TDs Sat, Sept. 22 at Western Illinois * W. 23-3 Dunn runs for 114 yards in victory Sat, Sept. 29 at South Dakota* W. 34-31 5-0 best start for Redbirds since 1967 Sat, Oct. 6 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * L. 0-17 ISU held to 257 total yards in Homecoming loss Sat, Oct. 13 YOUNGSTOWN STATE * W. 28-25 Redbirds rally from 21-point deficit Sat, Oct. 20 MISSOURI STATE * L. 17-24 Missouri State outscores Birds 15-3 in fourth quarter Sat, Oct. 27 at Northern Iowa * W. 33-21 Defense forces four turnovers Sat, Nov. 3 at Indiana State * W. 17-10 ISU finishes with 5-0 road record Sat, Nov. 17 NORTH DAKOTA STATE * L. 20-38 Bison rallies after trailing 20-14 Sat. Dec. 1 at Appalachian State 2 p.m.

Illinois State returns to playoffs for first time since 2006 ALL CAPS denotes a home game, * denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game, kickoff times are subject to change.

SoCON FINAL STANDINGS

TEAM GEORGIA SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN STATE WOFFORD SAMFORD THE CITADEL CHATTANOOGA FURMAN ELON WESTERN CAROLINA

CONFERENCE 6 2 .750 6 2 .750 6 2 .750 5 3 .625 5 3 .625 5 3 .625 2 6 .250 1 7 .125 0 8 .000

OVERALL 8 3 .727 8 3 .727 8 3 .727 7 4 .636 7 4 .636 6 5 .545 3 8 .272 3 8 .272 1 10 .091

FCS PLAYOFFS, DEC. 2 GAMES: ILLINOIS STATE AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 2 P.M. NEW HAMPSHIRE AT WOFFORD, 2 P.M. CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 2 P.M.

MVFC

FINAL STANDINGS TEAM NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS YOUNGSTOWN STATE NORTHERN IOWA MISSOURI STATE WESTERN ILLINOIS SOUTH DAKOTA

CONFERENCE 7 1 .750 6 2 .750 5 3 .750 5 3 .625 5 3 .625 4 4 .625 4 4 .250 3 5 .125 1 7 .000 0 8 .000

OVERALL 10 1 .727 9 3 .727 8 3 .727 7 4 .636 6 5 .636 7 4 .545 5 6 .272 3 8 .272 3 8 .091 1 10 .091

FCS PLAYOFFS, DEC. 2 GAMES: ILLINOIS STATE AT APPALACHIAN STATE, 2 P.M. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 4 P.M.

LEADING passers

APPAPACHIAN STATE PLAYER

G

COM-ATT-INT PCT.

YARDS

TDS

JAMAL JACKSON

11

235-361-7

2,905

19

65.1

LOGAN HALLOCK

5

20-21-0

95.2

230

2

TEAM TOTALS

11

257-384-7

66.9

3,142

22

PLAYER

G

COM-ATT-INT PCT.

YARDS

TDS

MATT BROWN

11

225-359-10

62.7

2,676

20

PHIL DUDLEY

11

2-2-0

1.000

TEAM TOTALS

11

227-362-10

62.7

ILLINOIS STATE

45

0

2,721

20

LEADING RUSHERS

APPAPACHIAN STATE PLAYER (TEAM)

G

ATT

YDS

STEVEN MILLER

11

222

1,307 5.9

11 75

118.8

JAMAL JACKSON

11

108

334

3.1

5

20

30.4

153

3.9

1

20

ROD CHISHOLM TEAM TOTALS

8

39

AVG. TDS LONG AVG.

19.1

11

420

1,192 4.7

20 75

181.1

DARRELYNN DUNN

10

221

850

3.8

12 34

85.0

CAMERON HUNT JONATHAN MILLER TEAM TOTALS

10 4 11

61 29 405

275 4.5 115 4.0 1,499 3.7

2 82 1 58 21 82

27.5 29.0 136.3

ILLINOIS STATE

LEADING Receivers APPAPACHIAN STATE PLAYER (TEAM)

G

REC.

YDS

TDS

LNG

AVG

SEAN PRICE

9

68

1,029

8

69

15.1

ANDREW PEACOCK

11

68

716

3

36

10.5

TEAM TOTALS

11

257

3,142

22

69

12.2

TYRONE WALKER

11

71

995

6

76

14.0

LECHEIN NEBLETT

11

43

566

4

50

13.2

TEAM TOTALS

11

227

2,721

20

79

12.0

ILLINOIS STATE